Political parties of all stripes are pushing for higher government spending: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Enrico Di Gregorio, and Yongquan Cao

17 september 2024 - 10:49:24
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Conservative politics has traditionally been defined by its emphasis on fiscal prudence and the [...] Full text...

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MSP calls for strengthening role of the UN for solution of Western Sahara dispute

24 september 2022 - 11:29:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) pleaded Friday for the strengthening of confidence in the role [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for protection of health and mitigation of climate crisis on World Health Day

07 april 2022 - 05:39:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Health Day is marked on Thursday, the UN health agency has made an urgent [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Day: Libyan FM emphasises freedom of expression

10 december 2021 - 19:07:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla al-Mangoush, on Friday [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International wants Gambian president-elect to end impunity of past crimes

07 december 2021 - 17:30:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty says ending impunity of past crimes must be part of human rights priorities [...] Full text...

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AI wants rights manifesto signed ahead of Gambian polls

10 november 2021 - 13:27:09
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - The London-based human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday challenged Gambia's political leaders to [...] Full text...

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Libya sets up Press Reform Committee

18 june 2021 - 17:21:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has announced the setting up of a Press Reform Committee, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's former president Magufuli laid to rest with full military honours

26 march 2021 - 18:03:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania's former president John Pombe Magufuli was on Friday laid to rest with full [...] Full text...

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New CAF President outlines his vision

16 march 2021 - 15:33:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Newly-elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe on Tuesday outlined his plans [...] Full text...

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Strengthen ‘One Health approach’ to prevent future pandemics – WHO chief

18 february 2021 - 05:27:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “intimate” linkages between the health of humans, animals and ecosystems, as zoonotic [...] Full text...

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Congo: Africa called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice

27 october 2020 - 22:41:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African presidents Tuesday called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice and other evils that destroy African [...] Full text...

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Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni sentenced on appeal to two years in prison

16 september 2020 - 14:28:30
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algiers Court of Appeal on Tuesday sentenced local  journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison, [...] Full text...

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ZImbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on his party to implement 2018 election promises

04 march 2020 - 16:06:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered government and the ruling ZANU PF party departments to implement [...] Full text...

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ANC candidate promises "deep political reforms" to establish rule of law in Togo

19 february 2020 - 13:03:58
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - If elected in the 22 February presidential election, the candidate of National Alliance for Change (ANC) [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian collective for redistribution of agricultural land

10 february 2020 - 17:04:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Manifesto for the Political, Economic and Social Rights of the Haratines (MDPESH - components of [...] Full text...

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Kenya deputy president walks tightrope as land fraud case re-opens

22 january 2020 - 12:44:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The re-opening  of investigations in a land fraud case, in which Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Mauritius parliamentary election

07 november 2019 - 06:39:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Voting in the 2019 parliamentary election in Mauritius began at 6.00 am (0200 GMT) on [...] Full text...

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Botswana govt to reform economy - President Masisi

28 october 2019 - 19:04:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's newly-reelected President, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, says that his government intends to formulate legislation that will [...] Full text...

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Resounding victory for ruling party in Botswana

25 october 2019 - 14:45:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s ruling party, popularly known as BDP-Tsholetsa Domkrag - has won the country’s 12th general election [...] Full text...

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Botswana Democratic Party launches Braille party manifesto

08 october 2019 - 18:52:44
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has launched a Braille party manifesto in a bid to [...] Full text...

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'Innovative thinking marks AfDB's Africa jobs manifesto'

14 september 2019 - 08:06:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)    -   Innovative thinking about Africa’s conventional employment issues marked the launch here Thursday of  the African [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s national carrier readies for inaugural flight

26 august 2019 - 17:06:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Preparations for the re-launch of Uganda Airlines, the national carrier for the East African country, are [...] Full text...

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AI urges new Mauritanian president to prioritise human rights

01 august 2019 - 11:59:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s new President must commit to addressing the country’s appalling human rights record, by taking meaningful [...] Full text...

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Two remaining incarcerated civil society leaders freed in Zimbabwe

10 june 2019 - 13:53:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Women’s rights activist, Stabile Dewa, and director of the Female Prisoners Support Trust, Dr. Rita Nyampinga, [...] Full text...

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Five civil society leaders released on bail in Zimbabwe

09 june 2019 - 17:16:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Five of the seven civil society activists detained on charges of plotting to overthrow Zimbabwe President [...] Full text...

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AI urges presidential candidates in Mauritania defend human rights

05 june 2019 - 13:42:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI), in a statement issued on Wednesday, urged candidates for the presidential election in [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwe activists

31 may 2019 - 05:15:43
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is calling on the Zimbabwe authorities to immediately release seven activists and drop [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch joins calls for release of recently arrested civic leaders in Zimbabwe

30 may 2019 - 14:45:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has joined growing calls to release seven recently incarcerated civic leaders and [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian legislator wants voting right for compatriots living abroad

23 may 2019 - 18:15:00
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A Tanzanian Member of Parliament (MP) on Thursday asked the government to allow citizens [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s liquidity shortages to slow growth - Fitch Solutions

22 may 2019 - 18:26:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s liquidity shortages will continue to act as a constraint on economic activity in the coming [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian presidential candidates declare solidarity with cause of country's former slaves

29 april 2019 - 23:22:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   Several candidates in the Mauritanian presidential election scheduled for 22 June 2019 Monday declared their solidarity [...] Full text...

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Black nationalist movement candidate nominated for Mauritania’s presidential election

26 april 2019 - 22:42:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   Kane Hamidou Baba, leader of the Movement for Refoundation (MPR) was officially elected Friday as candidate [...] Full text...

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Mbeki campaigns for ANC saying the party has recognised past mistakes

24 april 2019 - 08:09:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has said it would have been dishonest of him [...] Full text...

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Nelson Mandela linked to Christchurch massacre

17 march 2019 - 19:25:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The gunman who killed 50 worshippers in a Christchurch mosque referred to former world [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa delivers ruling party's 2019 election manifesto

12 january 2019 - 14:04:06
Durban, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday told 85,000 supporters that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) [...] Full text...

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Collective pleads for end of ‘’marginalisation’’ of ex-slaves in Mauritania

27 november 2018 - 19:16:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The manifesto for the political, economic and social rights for (MDPESH- a Mauritanian community) has seized [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's elections offer chance to break with gross human rights violations - Rights group

10 july 2018 - 06:55:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's election at the end of this month will take place in the context of decades [...] Full text...

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Barrow launches Gambia’s development blueprint

06 february 2018 - 17:47:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Tuesday launched his government’s development blueprint at a ceremony held in [...] Full text...

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Former Gambian minister forms new party

26 december 2017 - 12:32:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh, a former Gambian Information Minister, has signaled the formation of a new [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean presidential candidate declares personal assets publicly

25 october 2017 - 17:47:24
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - In gesture of personal transparency, Sierra Leone's presidential candidate, Mohamed Kamaraimba Mansaray, on Wednesday declared [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Rights body lauds establishment of asset declaration committee

29 september 2017 - 19:12:04
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Campaign for Human Rights and Developments International (CHRDI) has welcomed the establishment of the Asset [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo’s first 100 days, controversial bond reported in Ghana

22 april 2017 - 06:53:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media once again focused on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s first 100 days in [...] Full text...

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Hungary: Sepp Blatter critical of Infantino's 48-team World Cup

30 march 2017 - 13:51:38
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, says FIFA has blundered by expanding the World Cup finals from [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO underlines need for more women in engineering, computer science

10 february 2017 - 19:10:12
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report on Friday stressed the need for more women engineers and computer [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Opposition names team to 'craft winning formula'

31 january 2017 - 17:32:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a major step forward Kenya's opposition leaders on Tuesday put together an 11-member national co-ordinating [...] Full text...

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UN: Global banks, UN set standards for sustainable development

31 january 2017 - 17:15:39
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 20 leading global banks and investors, totalling US$6.6 trillion in assets, have launched a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Disqualification of presidential candidates, opposition manifesto launch reported in Ghana

15 october 2016 - 05:53:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unexpected disqualification of 12 presidential candidates that has thrown the political landscape into turmoil and [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Mahama’s UN address, manifesto ‘war’ reported in Ghana

24 september 2016 - 05:55:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Last Wednesday’s speech by Ghana’s president John Dramani Mahama at the 71st UN General Assembly during [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana media report highlights of ruling party’s manifesto

17 september 2016 - 04:48:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday presented the highlights of the ruling National Democratic Party’s (NDC) [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana media report ruling party's campaign launch, commissioning of new oil field

20 august 2016 - 07:54:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The campaign launch of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) last Sunday, and the commissioning of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Empower young people in their fight for equality, says new Oxfam report

12 august 2016 - 10:35:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite there being more young people in the world today than ever before, they [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Accra floods, power debate, ruling party's anniversary reported in Ghana

11 june 2016 - 08:00:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The perennial flooding in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, which inflicts havoc and pain on residents the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies launch campaign to promote sustainable cities

26 may 2016 - 13:53:00
New York, US (PANA) - Two UN entities have launched a global initiative to advocate for public policy to promote [...] Full text...

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Benin: Benin's 6th presidential election holds Sunday

06 march 2016 - 10:32:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - With about 5 million voters ready, 7,000 polling stations in place and 33 candidates rearing to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ongoing racism undermines the Mandela miracle (A PANA feature by Craig Urquhart)

08 january 2016 - 11:23:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Twenty-two years after Nelson Mandela was swept into power on a ticket of racial [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Television presenter suspended after mocking South African minister

07 january 2016 - 13:44:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A national television presenter has been suspended after mocking Education Minister Angie Motshekga live [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Grand coalition accuses govt of scheming against Zambia constitution bill

08 december 2015 - 18:19:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's Grand Coalition on the campaign for a people-driven constitution Tuesday accused the ruling Patriotic [...] Full text...

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UN: UN emphasizes impact of young, future generations to tackle climate change

03 december 2015 - 15:56:02
New York, US (PANA) - Halls of the UN climate change conference (COP21) in Paris, France, grew livelier [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Buhari determined to clear financial mess by Jonathan Administration in Nigeria'

30 august 2015 - 12:51:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the corruption mess that characterized the Administration [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari's US visit, major declarations reported in Nigeria

25 july 2015 - 10:35:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - This week's visit to the US by President Muhammadu Buhari and his declaration on the war [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'Developmental state imperative in Africa'

21 july 2015 - 12:01:51
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – An academician at the University of Botswana has underscored the importance of Africa building democratic [...] Full text...

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Togo: Civil society demands constitutional reform before presidential poll in Togo

22 february 2015 - 14:33:00
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Two civil society organizations have called for institutional and constitutional reforms in Togo before the holding [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Politicians make promises to woo voters in Mauritius (Feature by Nasseem Ackbarally, PANA correspondent)

29 november 2014 - 13:56:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The two main political alliances contesting the next legislative elections scheduled for 10 December in Mauritius [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Sebastian Coe to gun for IAAF presidency

28 november 2014 - 13:10:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sebastian Coe on Thursday declared his candidacy for the president of track and field's world governing [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Late President Sata’s wife to contest for party's nomination

19 november 2014 - 19:22:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s late President Michael Sata’s widow Dr Christine Kaseba Sata has filed her nomination papers to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Authorities prohibit rally of Mauritanian opposition movement

28 august 2014 - 19:45:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Administrative authorities here have banned a public rally of African Liberation Forces in Mauritania (FLAM), a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma slammed for "lack-lustre" state-of-the-nation address

18 june 2014 - 08:46:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s opposition political parties have criticised President Jacob Zuma over his “lack-lustre” state-of-the-nation [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma’s new Cabinet sworn in

26 may 2014 - 13:55:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng Monday administered the oath of office on the [...] Full text...

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New York Forum Africa returns to Libreville

03 december 2013 - 14:48:22
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Libreville, the capital of Gabon, will again host the New York Forum AFRICA (NYFA), this time [...] Full text...

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Ghana media highlight disagreements in ruling party, deputy minister's sack

09 november 2013 - 09:31:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week feasted on loud disagreements in the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's leading opposition party ceases to exist, votes for merger with others

18 april 2013 - 15:19:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's leading opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Thursday voted for a merger with some [...] Full text...

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Football, Siamese twins, opposition’s ‘state of the nation’ dominate Ghana media

02 march 2013 - 08:01:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Jolts in Ghana’s football following the “temporary” resignation of the Ayew brothers from the national football [...] Full text...

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Presidential candidates hold televised debate in Kenya (Updated)

11 february 2013 - 08:36:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the first time in Kenya's electioneering history, a debate by presidential candidates will be aired [...] Full text...

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Malian political parties reject MNLA autonomy demand

05 december 2012 - 20:28:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – About 20 political parties and civil society organizations under the umbrella Alliance of Patriotic Democrats to [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President urged to step down as party chair

13 november 2012 - 10:20:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As Tanzania’s ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party got close to the end of [...] Full text...

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Launch of ruling party’s manifesto, creation of 45 constituencies highlighted in Ghana media

06 october 2012 - 08:05:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The launch on Thursday of the manifesto of Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), creation of [...] Full text...

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Mahama’s endorsement, launch of NPP’s manifesto highlighted in Ghana media

01 september 2012 - 09:40:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The overwhelming endorsement of President John Dramani Mahama as presidential candidate of the ruling National Democratic [...] Full text...

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Workers' Day: Economic growth has not created jobs - Ghanaian workers

01 may 2012 - 18:02:06
Sunyani, Ghana (PANA) - As the world marks Workers' Day Tuesday, Ghanaian workers have pointedly told the government that the [...] Full text...

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Mills’ State of the Nation address, arrest of drug barons reported in Ghana

18 february 2012 - 08:15:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills’ State of the Nation address to Parliament on Thursday and [...] Full text...

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10 presidential candidates to contest Zambia's 20 Sept. polls

12 august 2011 - 18:16:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Ten candidates have submitted their nomination papers to contest Zambia's presidential elections, slated for 20 September, [...] Full text...

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Minimum wage, Jonathan's single-term proposal dominate Nigerian Media

30 july 2011 - 08:16:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The minimum wage palava and knocks for President Goodluck Jonathan's single-term proposal for the president and [...] Full text...

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President Jonathan's single-tenure proposal fraudulent, self-serving - ACN

27 july 2011 - 15:26:26
Ibadan, Nigeria (PANA) - The Opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as patently fraudulent, deceptively self serving and [...] Full text...

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13-party coalition to run on single ticket in Egypt's legislative polls September

15 june 2011 - 16:09:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A 13-party coalition has been formed in Egypt to contest the first post-Mubarak legislative polls in [...] Full text...

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Aftershocks of acquittal of alleged murderers of prominent chief dominate Ghana media

09 april 2011 - 06:52:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – More than one week after the High Court in Accra, the Ghana capital, freed 15 suspects [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria may witness Egypt-type revolution if...'

16 february 2011 - 15:13:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The presidential candidate of Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party to flag off campaign with Colloquium

13 february 2011 - 12:35:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition party Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) announced on Sunday that it will flag [...] Full text...

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Gambian Olympic Commitee candidate pledges to create sports development fund

09 february 2011 - 22:12:20
Banjul , Gambia (PANA) – A candidate in the first credible Gambia National Olympic Committee presidential election in 21 years, [...] Full text...

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Court orders registration of rejected party

22 january 2011 - 18:52:43
Blantyre , Malawi (PANA) - The High Court in the northern city of Mzuzu has ordered the Office of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania trains marine force to fight piracy on Lake Victoria

24 august 2010 - 09:38:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Campaigning for his re-election for a second fi ve-year term, President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete [...] Full text...

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Zuma's approval rating soars

18 august 2010 - 07:54:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- An opinion poll conducted by TNS Research Surve ys, released on Tuesday, has shown [...] Full text...

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Benin to host talks on 50th anniversary of African independence

17 july 2010 - 12:50:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Benin will host an international symposium on the 50th a nniversary of African nations' independence from [...] Full text...

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World Cup battles politics, economy for dominance in Malawi media

19 june 2010 - 12:25:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- With 'Africa's' football World Cup happening only two hours' flight away, it is difficult for the [...] Full text...

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African Commission on Human Rights ends meeting in Gambia

27 may 2010 - 15:50:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Experts at the 47th Ordinary Session of the African Comm ission on Human and Peopleâ?s Rights [...] Full text...

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Konan Bأ©diأ© announces manifesto for election

07 january 2010 - 21:44:00
Abidjan- Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The candidate of the Democratic Party of Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PDCI) for the next presidential election, [...] Full text...

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Fire at slum, 'order' to stop demolition of unauthorised structures dominate new

26 december 2009 - 09:23:00
spapers Accra- Ghana (PANA) â“ A huge fire that c-onsumed property at a sprawling slum i n Accra and confusion [...] Full text...

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Info Bill, smooth hajj take-off given priority in Ghana media

14 november 2009 - 09:14:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Cabinet's decision to approve the Right to Information Bill, the first smooth take-off of hajj in [...] Full text...

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Jailing of 'the beast', Ghanaians in Libyan morgue hit headlines

22 august 2009 - 09:06:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Ghanaian media this week highlighted the jailing of a 28-year-old man who raped a young [...] Full text...

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S/Africa's media spotlight on Zuma's maiden State of the Nation address

06 june 2009 - 10:29:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's media spotlight was firmly on Pr esident Jacob Zuma, who delivered his [...] Full text...

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Malawi presidency: ‘let my work speak for me’

14 may 2009 - 17:39:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- On Tuesday, 19 May, Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharik a faces the political test of his [...] Full text...

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Zuma announces major changes in government

10 may 2009 - 19:03:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday an nounced major changes to the structure [...] Full text...

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Ghana media capture requirements for energy sector

25 april 2009 - 20:39:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- As Ghana continues to find ways to overcome its energy pro blems, the media have once [...] Full text...

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Ghana says energy generation programme on course

21 april 2009 - 22:30:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Ghana said on Tuesday that e-nergy generation programme was on course to deliver 5,000 megawatts (mw)of [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition leader predicts victory in 2009 polls

24 march 2009 - 18:31:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The leader of the Congolese People's Congress (CP, opposi tion), Marcel Guitikoulou, has declared that the [...] Full text...

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Defiant Malawi ex-president hits campaign trail despite poll shock

21 march 2009 - 17:51:00
Mangochi- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi's former president Bakili Muluzi on Saturday went ahead with the unveiling of himself as presidential [...] Full text...

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Ghana Media discuss reversal to 3-year Senior High School course

31 january 2009 - 08:59:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – A statement by the minister--designate for education, Mr. A lex Tetteh-Enyo, that the government would [...] Full text...

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Malawi's ruling party fields president for second term

17 january 2009 - 19:02:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Sat urday presented President Bingu wa Mutharika as its presidential [...] Full text...

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Outcry over Zuma ruling

13 january 2009 - 12:05:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Lawyers for African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma have sent a letter to [...] Full text...

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