UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
05 september 2024 - 20:28:45New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died [...] Full text...
Members of fake Ghana paralympic team disappear in Oslo
21 july 2024 - 10:49:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nine members of a fake paralympic team from Ghana are on the run after they arrived [...] Full text...
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‘All for Health, Health for All’ sets the stage for 77th World Health Assembly
23 may 2024 - 13:03:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a [...] Full text...
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Two mega cruise liners visit Cape Town
15 april 2024 - 09:37:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – For the first time ever, two major cruise liners were docked in Cape Town [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Olympic champion Kipchoge to attempt third-back-to-back victory in Paris
04 april 2024 - 18:45:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two-time Olympic Marathon Champion Eliud Kipchoge and former world marathon holder Brigid Kosgei have been named [...] Full text...
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WHO head calls for signing of Pandemic Treaty
19 march 2024 - 05:13:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency issued an appeal on Monday to the international community [...] Full text...
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A study of 100 inflation shocks since the 1970s provides valuable pointers for policymakers today (IMF Blog By Anil Ari and Lev Ratnovski)
10 february 2024 - 08:40:09Washington, United States (PANA) - In the early 1970s, conflict in the Middle East set off a spike in oil [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian Chef Failatu completes attempt to set Guinness record in cooking
10 january 2024 - 14:16:57Tamale, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian chef Failatu Abdul-Razak has completed a 227-hour attempt to set a Guinness World Record in [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian woman concludes attempt to break Guinness World Record for longest individual singing
29 december 2023 - 18:06:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A 33-year-old Ghanaian woman on Friday concluded a singing marathon as she attempted to set a [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Heavyweight woes as Morocco win, Ghana and South Africa stumble
22 november 2023 - 05:24:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco made a winning start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying but several African heavyweights endured [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa's hopeful ready for tough qualifying marathon
15 november 2023 - 11:52:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's marathon 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign kicks off on Wednesday, 15 November, with 40 nations [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: IFRC launches 100 million Swiss Francs emergency appeal to scale up relief efforts
13 september 2023 - 08:24:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an emergency appeal [...] Full text...
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Athletics: Double gold medalist earns 46 million Kenyan Shillings in three months
30 august 2023 - 10:47:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan long distance runner, Faith Kipyegon, earned a whopping Ksh46 millions in just three months, accruing [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 FIFA WC: African quartet handed interesting draws
23 april 2023 - 03:43:33Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - At this year's FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina, Africa has been handed interesting groups with [...] Full text...
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New funding for countries to strengthen resilience of smallholder farmers
20 march 2023 - 14:16:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) on Monday announced USD$220 million in new [...] Full text...
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Marwan al-Bakai wins the 2022 Tripoli Half Marathon
26 november 2022 - 16:17:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Runner Marwan al-Bakai was the first to cross the finishing line of the 2022 Tripoli Half [...] Full text...
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Former top UN official in Libya says elections will not produce miracle
12 november 2022 - 13:12:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The former Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has reiterated that [...] Full text...
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Is an intra-Libyan consensus possible and can it lead to a lasting solution in Libya?
20 october 2022 - 19:19:28= Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The conflicting parties in Libya have, throughout the past decade, held dozens of meetings and participated [...] Full text...
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Success for Abdoulaye Bathily despite the complications of the crisis in Libya
16 october 2022 - 20:18:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...
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South African running legend dead at 65
05 october 2022 - 08:49:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Samuel Tshabalala, who made history in 1989 by becoming the first black Comrades Marathon [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: End of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO
14 september 2022 - 17:29:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, [...] Full text...
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Mali gets Sports Medicine Centre in Bamako
18 july 2022 - 15:37:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has acquired, for the first time, a Sports Medicine Centre, built within the Modibo Keita [...] Full text...
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Libyans commemorate 11th anniversary of revolution on Thursday in anticipation of snap elections
15 february 2022 - 19:29:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The eleventh anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution, which will be celebrated by Libyans on [...] Full text...
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EU renews call for investigations into police use of force against Sudanese demonstrators
07 january 2022 - 12:52:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has renewed its call for the Khartoum government to avoid excessive use [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State calls for dialogue in appointment of new PM, cabinet
05 january 2022 - 11:36:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – U.S Secretary Antony Blinken has urged Sudanese stakeholders to immediately engage in dialogue for the country [...] Full text...
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Libya's 24 December election,: uncertainties and challenges (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
17 december 2021 - 09:56:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With less than 10 days to go before the presidential elections scheduled for 24 December, it [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw breaks half marathon world record
30 august 2021 - 16:52:03Belfast, Northern Ireland (PANA) - Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw set a new world half-marathon record in Larne, Northern Ireland, on Sunday [...] Full text...
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African migrants volunteer to tackle huge fires in northern Athens
06 august 2021 - 15:49:06Athens, Greece (PANA) - Dozens of African migrants in Greece volunteered on Friday to support firefighting teams on a number [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Ex-Junta member sentenced to death by hanging
14 july 2021 - 21:08:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A High Court presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh Wednesday sentenced Yankuba Touray, former member of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Jepchirchir's women-only world half marathon record ratified
02 july 2021 - 10:50:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has ratified Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir’s women-only world half marathon record. Jepchirchir set the 1:05:16 world [...] Full text...
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Africa Cross Country Championships postponed
26 february 2021 - 15:27:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Africa Cross Country Championships set for 6-7 March in Lome, Togo, has been postponed. Athletics Kenya [...] Full text...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Kenya names star-studded marathon team
26 february 2021 - 15:10:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya has named the East African country's team of four men and four women to [...] Full text...
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Olunga, Chepchirchir named 2020 Kenya's top sports personalities
22 february 2021 - 11:14:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya senior national football team forward Michael Olunga has been named the most outstanding male sports [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament passes vote of confidence in new Tunisian gov't of PM Mechichi
27 january 2021 - 10:11:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After marathon debates of almost 14 hours almost without interruption, the Tunisian Parliament on Tuesday passed [...] Full text...
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Mali publishes its electoral timeline to end of Transition
24 december 2020 - 13:59:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Presidential election in Mali will be held during the first quarter of 2022, according to a [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution
16 december 2020 - 20:40:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...
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Swedish Duplantis, Venezuelan Rojas elected athletes of the year
06 december 2020 - 10:51:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - World pole vaulting record-holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden was Saturday named the men's athlete of the [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Cheptegei makes the World Athletics top male athlete award final list
23 november 2020 - 18:01:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei is the only African to make the 2020 Male World Athlete of the [...] Full text...
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Obiri, Yeshaneh shortlisted for World Athletics top female athlete award
04 november 2020 - 08:42:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya's Hellen Obiri and Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh are among the 10 athletes shortlisted for Female [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces Macron's "offensive" statements toward the Islamic world
26 october 2020 - 14:18:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Accord has denounced statements by French President Emmanuel [...] Full text...
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Libyan papers highlight preps for Political Talks Forum, flare of coronavirus infections
17 october 2020 - 19:17:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparations for resumption of the Inclusive Forum of Libyan Political Talks under the auspices of the [...] Full text...
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World Athletics ratifies Jepchirchir, Hassan world records
12 october 2020 - 23:49:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics Monday ratified Peres Jepchirchir’s and Sifan Hassan's recent world record-breaking feats. Jepchirchir and Hassan are [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's 2020 International Peace Marathon postponed to December
10 october 2020 - 16:27:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 16th annual Kigali International Peace Marathon has been postponed for the second time from October [...] Full text...
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Athletics: Ugandan, Ethiopian set new world records in 10,000m and 5,000m respectively
08 october 2020 - 14:51:13Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei and Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey were the big stars of Wednesday's track and field [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Kitata wins London Marathon; Kenyan world record holder Eliud Kipchoge a distant eighth
04 october 2020 - 12:42:46London, UK (PANA) - Shura Kitata of Ethiopia on Sunday won the 2020 London Marathon in a thrilling finish as [...] Full text...
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Nigerian trades unions suspend planned strike as govt reverses electricity tariff hike
28 september 2020 - 11:17:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian trade unions have suspended the nationwide strike scheduled to commence on Monday to protest electricity [...] Full text...
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Kenya to upgrade more sports facilities to meet global standards, says President Kenyatta
26 september 2020 - 15:26:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta re-opened a refurbished national stadium in Nairobi Saturday with the Government’s pledge to [...] Full text...
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Doping: AIU sanctions Kenyan athlete Siele
24 september 2020 - 14:09:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s long-distance athlete Patrick Siele has been slapped with a ban of three years and six [...] Full text...
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UN and partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism
19 september 2020 - 05:53:52New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the [...] Full text...
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Athletics Kenya, World Athletics partner to enhance road runners' dope testing
04 september 2020 - 17:36:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) is working with World Athletics in increasing testing of Kenyan road runners following [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament approves new government
02 september 2020 - 11:42:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Wednesday approved the new government led by Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, by [...] Full text...
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Standard Chartered Marathon cancelled due to pandemic outbreak
31 august 2020 - 14:14:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Organizers of the Standard Chartered Marathon, launched 17 year ago, said they have called off the [...] Full text...
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World Athletics ratifies world records of Yeshaneh, Duplantis
21 august 2020 - 12:27:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Friday ratified the women's half marathon world record set by Ababel Yeshaneh on 21 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa marks six months of pandemic
14 august 2020 - 06:16:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa marks six months on 14 August since COVID-19 was first detected on the continent. While the virus [...] Full text...
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Child trafficking in sport: FIFA backs new initiative to safeguard children
30 july 2020 - 16:23:27Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football Governing body, FIFA, is supporting a new initiative to end child trafficking in sport [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament rejects motion demanding apology from France on crimes during colonial era
10 june 2020 - 10:59:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament rejected a motion on Tuesday evening by the Coalition Al Karama (Dignity), a [...] Full text...
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Tunisian parliament rejects motion against foreign intervention in Libya
04 june 2020 - 15:27:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Parliament on Wednesday rejected a draft motion on any foreign intervention in Libya and the [...] Full text...
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Election fever cools in Burundians after announcement of presidential poll results
26 may 2020 - 15:26:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Calm reaction characterised the political atmosphere in Burundi on Tuesday following the announcement of provisional results [...] Full text...
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Ruling party declared winner of Burundi's legislative elections
25 may 2020 - 18:05:42Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The ruling National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) has [...] Full text...
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Athletics: Nairobi to host Continental Tour in September
12 may 2020 - 17:03:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nairobi will host a one-day Continental Tour Gold event in September, World Athletics announced Tuesday as [...] Full text...
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Senegal Football Federation still undecided whether to restart or stop the championship
05 may 2020 - 15:12:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After deciding a few weeks ago to cancel the Senegal Cup and League matches altogether due [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya embarks on marathon testing for isolated arrivals as confirmed cases reach 42
29 march 2020 - 21:02:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has embarked on mandatory testing of some 2,050 citizens who returned home recently and are [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya closes athletics training camps
18 march 2020 - 19:17:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) on Wednesday ordered the closure of all athletics camps in the country in [...] Full text...
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Burundian opposition leader calls for "free, transparent and fair" presidential election
27 february 2020 - 17:36:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The leader of the National Congress for Liberty (CNL) and leader of the opposition, Agathon Rwasa, [...] Full text...
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World Athletics ratifies Kenyan Kosgei's marathon record
27 february 2020 - 13:11:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Thursday ratified Kenyan athlete Brigid Kosgei's 2:14:04 world marathon record. Kosgei, who celebrated her [...] Full text...
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Tunisia's new govt wins Parliamentary vote of confidence
27 february 2020 - 10:50:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's new government led by Prime Minister-designate Elyès Fakhfakh on Thursday won a confidence vote in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian athlete sets half marathon world record in Dubai
21 february 2020 - 13:36:29Al Khaimah(PANA) - Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh on Friday smashed the world record to win the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, [...] Full text...
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Libyans celebrate 9th anniversary of 17 February 2011Revolution
17 february 2020 - 12:31:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans are commemorating on Monday the ninth anniversary of the February 17, 2011 Revolution, after festivities [...] Full text...
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Air quality measuring to take off at World U20 Championships in Nairobi
15 february 2020 - 13:23:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi 2020 will be the first global track and field championships [...] Full text...
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Fallout from meeting between top Sudanese official and Israeli PM continues to rock gov't
07 february 2020 - 06:30:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers on Thursday reiterated that the Prime Minister was not aware nor [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM welcomes statement by his boss on Israel meeting, but remains critical
05 february 2020 - 10:07:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Abdallah Hamdouk, has welcomed the statement issued by the President of the [...] Full text...
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Tokyo Olympics: History-makers Kipchoge, Kosgei in Kenya marathon team
04 february 2020 - 14:56:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World record holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei have both been named in the Kenyan line-up [...] Full text...
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Rural teachers reject Zim Govt's offer to increase wages by between 133% and 172%
30 january 2020 - 15:20:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has rejected government’s wage increase of between 133 [...] Full text...
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CAA Celebrates Africa's Best Athletes 2019, April 7 in Lomé
23 january 2020 - 19:58:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) on Thursday released a list of the best athletes of [...] Full text...
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Kenya’s Kosgei to lead star-studded field at Al Khaimah Half Marathon
22 january 2020 - 13:30:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World marathon record-holder Brigid Kosgei is the standout name in the women’s field for the Ras [...] Full text...
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End-year analysis: Libyan oil sector achieved strong performance in 2019 (By Youssef Ba)
27 december 2019 - 11:54:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - 2019 was a pivotal year, in all respects, for Libya's oil sector, which managed to achieve [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Rudisha world record run voted best moment
26 december 2019 - 14:12:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan athlete David Rudisha’s 2012 Olympic 800m world record triumph has been chosen as the athletics [...] Full text...
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Analysis: Kenyan athletes fly flag on top of the world
25 december 2019 - 17:08:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Eliud Kipchoge's exploits in marathon and Kenya's exceptionally good performance at the 2019 Doha World Athletics remain the [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Cherono to defend Boston Marathon title
18 december 2019 - 14:32:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono will defend his Boston Marathon title next year after organizers confirmed he will [...] Full text...
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Kipchoge to defend London Marathon title
16 december 2019 - 12:58:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eliud Kipchoge has confirmed that he will defend his London Marathon title in April 2019. This ends [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj discusses with Total officials about the company's projects in Libya
15 december 2019 - 11:09:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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NOC sells shares of Libya Marathon Oil to Total for $ 650 million
11 december 2019 - 00:11:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The board of directors of the Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC) announced here Tuesday its approval [...] Full text...
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Cape Verdean Samuel Freire wins Macao Half marathon
02 december 2019 - 17:44:23Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde international athlete, Samuel Freire, on Sunday won the 38th Macao International Men's Semifinal [...] Full text...
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Sudan abrogates infamous Public Order Law, bans Bashir's party
29 november 2019 - 17:21:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Friday approved a law officially banning the National Congress party, chaired by the deposed [...] Full text...
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Farah returns to track, seeks Tokyo Olympics 10,000m gold
29 november 2019 - 15:28:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah has announced he will return to the 10,000m on the [...] Full text...
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4th edition of international camel race ends in Tunisia
25 november 2019 - 18:40:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The fourth edition of the international camel racing festival ended on Sunday in Douz, southern Tunisia [...] Full text...
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3,000 runners to take part in Tripoli Half Marathon on Saturday
22 november 2019 - 16:34:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fourth edition of the Tripoli Half Marathon will begin Saturday in the Libyan capital, with [...] Full text...
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World Athletics to step up anti-doping fight in Kenya
20 november 2019 - 11:49:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to curb doping among Kenyan athletes, World Athletics is requesting Athletics Kenya to [...] Full text...
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Kamworor's world half marathon record ratified
20 november 2019 - 11:11:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has ratified Kenyan athlete Geoffrey Kamworor's world half marathon record of 58:01. Kamworor chopped 22 [...] Full text...
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Kenyan John Kipkorir Komen wins Athens Marathon
10 november 2019 - 16:05:01Athens-Greece (PANA) - Kenyan runner John Kipkorir Komen, 42, won the 37th Athens Authentic Marathon on Sunday, PANA reported here. This [...] Full text...
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Voting for IAAF 2019 top male athlete ends November 4 - IAAF
29 october 2019 - 14:26:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the 2019 IAAF Male Athlete of The Year ends on November 4, the global [...] Full text...
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Kipkorir, Changwony win StanChart Nairobi Marathon
27 october 2019 - 10:32:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Favourable weather partly contributed to the victory of Brimin Kipkorir and Pauline Changwony in the 2019 [...] Full text...
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Kenya gears up for Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon
22 october 2019 - 15:01:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Just a few days after President Uhuru Kenyatta honoured phenomenal long distance runner, Eliud Kipchoge, Nairobi [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyatta decorates Kipchoge, hails journalists
20 october 2019 - 17:26:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday decorated the first human being to run the marathon in under [...] Full text...
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Phenomenal Kenyan legend Kipchoge set to be honoured
19 october 2019 - 15:27:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A week after being the first human to beat the sub-two hour marathon barrier, Eliud Kipchoge [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kosgei targets Tokyo Olympics gold
16 october 2019 - 15:53:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Female World marathon record holder, Brigid Kosgei of Kenya, now eyes the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kosgei shortlisted for IAAF Female Athlete of the Year award
16 october 2019 - 15:24:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two days after setting a new marathon world record in Chicago, Brigid Kosgei, has been shortlisted for the [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Kenyan Eliud Kipchoege becomes first person to run marathon under two hours
12 october 2019 - 09:08:38Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday in Vienna, Austria, became the first person to run a marathon [...] Full text...
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Kenya picks 45 athletes for World Championships
13 september 2019 - 13:48:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto dropped out of the men's 3000 metres final but still made the Team [...] Full text...
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Kenyan president hails high riding sports teams
31 august 2019 - 12:48:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday congratulated Kenyan teams representing the country in various international sporting events [...] Full text...
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‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife
29 august 2019 - 06:58:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries [...] Full text...
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Benin and Ghana are winners of the 3rd Porto-Novo marathon
17 august 2019 - 16:46:46Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese, Bentille Alassane, and Ghanaian John Kudanu, are the two winners of the third edition [...] Full text...
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Sudanese reach full agreement on constitutional document
03 august 2019 - 11:26:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese military and opposition have finally concluded the constitutional document as mediated by the African Union [...] Full text...
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Burundi sports journalists undergo training in Bujumbura
31 july 2019 - 14:20:16Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Members of the Association of Sports Journalists of Burundi (AJSB) began a six-week training on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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AIU slams 8-year ban on Kenyan athlete
18 july 2019 - 14:58:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has slapped an 8-year ban on Kenyan long-distance runner ,Salome Biwott, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: AIU hands Biwott eight-year ban for doping
18 july 2019 - 14:03:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Thursday handed Kenyan athlete Salome Biwott an eight-year ban for [...] Full text...
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Kenya rewards elite athletes for winning Olympics, intl competition gold medals
31 may 2019 - 15:58:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya on Friday awarded 3,338 local athletes who competed successfully in 32 international sporting events. The events [...] Full text...
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Wambui is Kenya's top favourite as 2019 World Mountain running guns off
23 may 2019 - 12:25:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Mountain running champion Lucy Wambui Murigi starts as the favourite in the 2019 World Mountain Running [...] Full text...
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Mauritius set to become a sports destination
07 may 2019 - 16:27:07Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian acting Youth and Sports minister, Mr Eddy Boissézon, on Tuesday told Parliament that in [...] Full text...
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Protest threatens South Africa's world famous marathon
19 april 2019 - 08:47:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The threat of protest action at a major Cape Town informal settlement has resulted in [...] Full text...
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Kenya anti-doping welcomes AIU, WMM anti-drug cheating initiative
03 april 2019 - 15:50:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's anti-doping agency on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the global athletics governing body, IAAF, to [...] Full text...
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Presidents Barrow, Sall honored for sub-regional integration
30 march 2019 - 15:22:39Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Presidents Adama Barrow of the Gambia and his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, have been honoured for [...] Full text...
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SeneGambia Run for Integration launched in The Gambia
30 march 2019 - 15:11:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Second edition of the SeneGambia Run for Integration was lacuned on Friday launched at the [...] Full text...
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IAAF extends 2020 Tokoyo Olympics qualifying period
12 march 2019 - 13:28:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has extended by two months the 2020 Tokyo Olympic [...] Full text...
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Kenyan First Lady marks Int'l Womens' Day fundraising for Women healthcare needs
08 march 2019 - 23:21:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, was among dignitaries who participated in the annual celebration of [...] Full text...
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MAURITEL employees in Nouakchott on partial strike
06 february 2019 - 21:20:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Employees of MAURITEL, a Mauritania-based telecommunications operator and a subsidiary of Maroc Telecom, embarked on a [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's Nyungwe Marathon to attract over 2,000 runners
04 february 2019 - 14:18:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 2,500 runners, including 500 foreigners, are expected to take part in Rwanda's inaugural Nyungwe [...] Full text...
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Kipchoge named Kenya's top sports personality
12 january 2019 - 12:33:42Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has once again clinched top honours in Kenya, this time [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Kipchoge wins Male World Athlete of the Year award
05 december 2018 - 12:35:02Monaco, Monaco (PANA) - Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and Colombian Caterine Ibarguen have been named the male and female World Athletes [...] Full text...
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Adel al-Ferjani wins 3rd edition of Tripoli half-marathon
02 december 2018 - 16:00:59Tripoli , Libya (PANA) - Adel al-Ferjani on Sunday won the third edition of the Tripoli half-Marathon in a time [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Kipchoge makes IAAF top athlete final list
20 november 2018 - 16:59:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's World Marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge is the only African who made the 2018 IAAF [...] Full text...
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Kenyan, Ethiopian athletes dominate Athens Marathon
11 november 2018 - 20:01:03Athens, Greece (PANA) - Kenyan athlete Brimin Kipkorir Misoi finished first in the 36th Authentic Athens Marathon on Sunday, clocking [...] Full text...
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'Africa Investment Forum exceeds expectations as the curtain falls'
10 november 2018 - 13:13:49Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The curtain fell on a three-day marathon investment marketplace on Friday, with transactions worth billions [...] Full text...
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Kipchoge, Cherono win 2018 AIMS Awards
08 november 2018 - 14:23:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World record holder, Eliud Kipchoge, and three-time Berlin Marathon champion, Gladys Cherono, have been named the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan, Ethiopian win New York City Marathon races
05 november 2018 - 04:52:39New York, US (PANA) - Kenya’s Mary Keitany and Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa won the women's and men's races at the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kamwororlook forward to retaining NY Marathon title
02 november 2018 - 19:27:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Defending champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya will be hoping for a sweet sense of deja vu [...] Full text...
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Radcliffe joins UN Clean Air campaign
31 october 2018 - 11:57:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe has joined fellow IAAF Ambassador Haile Gebrselassie as a UN Environment [...] Full text...
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IAAF ratifies Kipchoge's marathon World record
26 october 2018 - 18:20:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World athletics governing body, IAAF, on Friday ratified the 2:01:39 men's marathon global record set by [...] Full text...
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Three Kenyans make IAAF 'best male athlete' nomination shortlist
23 october 2018 - 11:23:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge is among Kenyan male athletes shortlisted for the 2018 [...] Full text...
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Athletics governors to change IAAF Label road race regulations
08 october 2018 - 13:00:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Significant changes have been made to the regulations for IAAF Label road races from 2019 to [...] Full text...
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UN Assembly wraps up annual general debate
02 october 2018 - 06:23:12New York, US (PANA) - In the end, after all was said and done in the marathon of speeches from [...] Full text...
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IAAF releases 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships system
01 october 2018 - 15:44:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With one year to go to the start of the IAAF World Athletics Championships (Doha 2019), [...] Full text...
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Individual athletes, not institutions to blame for doping in Kenya - WADA
28 september 2018 - 16:55:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said individual athletes and not institutions are to blame for sports [...] Full text...
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Kipchoge stiil targets sub-2 hour marathon run after Berlin feat
17 september 2018 - 14:30:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After breaking the men's marathon world record with a 2:01:39 timing at Sunday's BMW Berlin Marathon, [...] Full text...
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Dibaba leads elite women's field for Berlin marathon
01 august 2018 - 15:45:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Multiple world and Olympic gold medallist, Tirunesh Dibaba, leads the elite women’s field for the BMW [...] Full text...
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'Join us in anti-doping fight,' AK chief tells stakeholders
27 july 2018 - 15:20:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - All stakeholders, including athletes, should join hands with the authorities in the fight against doping, Athletics [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian runner Bekele signs up for Amsterdam Marathon
25 july 2018 - 12:42:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Multiple world and Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele will run the TCS Amsterdam Marathon, an IAAF Gold [...] Full text...
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Kenya Tourist Board rewards marathon champions
13 june 2018 - 12:45:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has rewarded three Kenyan marathoners with a fully-paid vacation. 2017 Boston [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Kipchoge targets lifetime best in Berlin
12 june 2018 - 13:33:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Eliud Kipchoge takes to the startline for the BMW Berlin Marathon on 16 September, his [...] Full text...
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Inadequate funding hinders sports development in Kenya - Official
21 may 2018 - 15:17:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A top government official on Monday blamed the slow down in the development of sports on [...] Full text...
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IAAF ratifies women half marathon world Record
17 may 2018 - 15:33:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified Netsanet Gudeta's 1:06:11 women's half marathon World Record, [...] Full text...
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Nearly 8,000 runners for Kigali International Peace Marathon
16 may 2018 - 16:25:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Top marathon runners from different countries are expected to arrive in Rwanda this weekend for the [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Kipchoge determined to break marathon world record
05 may 2018 - 13:11:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Breaking the men's marathon world record remains Kenyan Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge's key target. Kipchoge, three-time London [...] Full text...
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Kenyans win men's and women's London Marathon
22 april 2018 - 19:56:52London, UK (PANA) - Kenyans on Sunday won this year's London Marathon with Eliud Kipchoge clinching victory in the men's [...] Full text...
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FAO calls for increased labour safety for dangerous agricultural, forestry jobs
17 april 2018 - 09:46:34Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged governments and the private sector to improve [...] Full text...
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Kenyans sweep Paris Marathon
08 april 2018 - 19:22:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans won the men's and women’s Paris Marathon titles on Sunday. Paul Lonyangata retained his men’s crown [...] Full text...
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New Sierra Leonean president commits to unity, disciplined leadership
06 april 2018 - 12:00:55Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - As world leaders acknowledge his victory in a bitterly fought election, Sierra Leone’s new President [...] Full text...
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World Champ Obiri, Nyairera head Kenya team to IAAF World Indoor Championships
19 february 2018 - 16:06:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rio Olympics 5000m women silver medallist Hellen Obiri is among athletes picked by Athletics Kenya [...] Full text...
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South Africa's ruling party confirms Zuma's recall
13 february 2018 - 13:24:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ace Magashule, Secretary-General of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday confirmed [...] Full text...
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President Zuma recalled by ruling party
13 february 2018 - 07:38:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – It appears that President Jacob Zuma’s chaotic term in office is coming to an [...] Full text...
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Kenya picks team to African Cross Country Championships
12 february 2018 - 17:47:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - IAAF Junior World and Senior African 3,000m steeplechase record holder Cellphine Chespol is among athletes [...] Full text...
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Kenyans Kasait, Tirop poised to run down Jebet in Seville Cross Country
20 january 2018 - 14:52:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan pair of Lilian Kasait and Agnes Tirop will seek to run down Bahrain’s 3,000m [...] Full text...
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Kenya hails IAAF for recognising field athletes
05 december 2017 - 11:17:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) President, Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Jack Tuwei, on Tuesday hailed the International Association of [...] Full text...
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Graca Machel to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela in Heroes Marathon
04 december 2017 - 09:37:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former president Nelson Mandela's widow, Graca Machel, has confirmed that she will participate in [...] Full text...
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Historic heart transplant commemorated in Cape Town
01 december 2017 - 13:45:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading surgeons from around the world have gathered in Cape Town, South Africa, to [...] Full text...
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Misoi, Chepchirchir clinch Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon
26 november 2017 - 09:47:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Brimin Misoi clocked 02:12:39 to win the15th edition of Standard Chartered men's 42 km race in [...] Full text...
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Kenya Tourism Board launches marathon champions reward programme
23 november 2017 - 10:22:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) on Thursday unveiled a programme to reward the achievements of Kenya’s [...] Full text...
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Kenya gears up for Kakamega Forest Marathon
18 november 2017 - 11:17:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is gearing up for the third edition of the Kakamega Forest Marathon on 25 November [...] Full text...
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Kirui, Ayana predict fast times at Delhi Half Marathon
18 november 2017 - 10:46:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fast times will be the obvious target of all the top runners at the 13th edition [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Supreme Court retreats to write ruling on election annulment
16 november 2017 - 18:03:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court, David Maraga on Thursday announced the finalization [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Supreme Court to begin full hearing of presidential election petition
15 november 2017 - 07:21:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Supreme Court in Kenya is set on Wednesday to begin the full hearing a [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Supreme Court hears arguments in new bid to nullify presidential petition
14 november 2017 - 17:54:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya's Supreme Court on Tuesday kicked off a marathon hearing of applications seeking to nullify the [...] Full text...
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Kenya athletics body launches anti-doping day
24 october 2017 - 17:14:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to curb cheating and doping in athletics, Athletics Kenya (AK) has launched its [...] Full text...
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Kenya: New National Olympic Chief promises new area in Kenyan sport
30 september 2017 - 16:46:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ending wrangles, a complete eradication of doping in sports and sound management of national federations are [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyans prevail as Kipchoge retains Berlin Marathon title
24 september 2017 - 15:12:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It was a race that had been billed as the ultimate clash between three men's marathon [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan long distance champ named Isuzu East Africa brand ambassador
13 september 2017 - 16:40:06Nairobi, Kenya PANA) -Truck and bus manufacturer, Isuzu East Africa (Isuzu EA) on Wednesday signed a one-year brand ambassador partnership [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Confident Kenyans off to Cape Town Marathon
13 september 2017 - 15:49:19Nairobi, Kenya PANA) - Agnes Kiprop and Laban Mutai are among the elite Kenyan athletes set for this weekend's Sanlam [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Keino opts out of NOCK chair race
07 september 2017 - 10:11:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) chairman Kipchoge Keino says he will not stand for re-election [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Elite Kenyan runners for Cape Town Marathon
06 september 2017 - 14:42:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A crop of local elite marathon runners, among them Agnes Kiprop and Doris Chengeywo, have confirmed [...] Full text...
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Kenya: 'Coping with high expectation is my greatest challenge' - Kipchoge
28 august 2017 - 14:35:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The world’s fastest marathon runner and Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has enjoyed a dazzling career for the best [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya to upscale exports to Central Asia, Eastern Europe
22 august 2017 - 17:07:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will use the 2017 World Mini Expo in Astana, Kazakhstan, to consolidate its exports to [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan Kimetto, defending champion Kirui to face off in Chicago
17 august 2017 - 18:30:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Defending champions Abel Kirui and Florence Kiplagat will line up alongside world record-holder Dennis Kimetto, half [...] Full text...
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Kenya: 'Six African countries capable of hosting IAAF World Championships'
15 august 2017 - 09:24:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six African countries have the capacity to host the IAAF World Championships, a top Athletics Kenya [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rudisha confident to retain world title at London marathon
24 june 2017 - 15:53:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Full of hope and confident he can retain his world title at this year's IAAF World [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IAAF ratifies Jepkosgei's World Records
02 june 2017 - 14:13:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Associations of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified the wiomen's 10km world record set by [...] Full text...
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India: Deliberations at AfDB Annual Meetings underscore win-win, Africa-India cooperation
23 may 2017 - 15:56:50Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - The 52nd Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Tergat 'captures' Kenya Olympic body chair
26 april 2017 - 14:21:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of the forthcoming elections of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK), Paul Tergat has [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IAAF approves Athletics Integrity Unit
16 april 2017 - 16:15:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has approved the composition of the Athletics Integrity Unit [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Tergat seeks presidency of Kenya Olympic body
04 april 2017 - 16:39:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan five-time World Cross Country champion Paul Tergat had a major boost to his bid for [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IAAF ratifies Kenya's Jepchirchir half marathon record
17 march 2017 - 16:10:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified the women 20km 1:01:54 world record set by [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya's Jepchirchir smashes women's half marathon world record
10 february 2017 - 15:20:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir broke the world women's half marathon on Friday in the United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Global champs set for Lisbon Half Marathon
04 february 2017 - 11:53:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong, world marathon champion Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia and Olympic 5000m [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Olympic champ Sumgong to defend London Marathon title
17 january 2017 - 12:06:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Jemima Sumgong will defend her crown at the Virgin Money London Marathon, an IAAF Gold [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Baysa, Berhanu to defend 2017 Boston Marathon titles
15 december 2016 - 09:30:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Atsede Baysa and Lemi Berhanu Hayle will each face a pair of former champions when [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kipchoge, Cheruiyot scoop best Kenya athletes titles
08 december 2016 - 11:07:54Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - Rio Olympics long distance gold-winning athletes Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot on Wednesday night scooped the 2016 [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Mombasa to host East African Half Marathon
17 november 2016 - 13:10:19Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's port city of Mombasa will host the 2016 edition of the Afrika Mashariki Fest Mombasa Half [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Two Africans make IAAF top athlete finals list
10 november 2016 - 16:01:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana and South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk are the only Africans who made the [...] Full text...
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Kenya; Makau gears up for third Fukuoka Marathon title
03 november 2016 - 09:31:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former world record-holder, Patrick Makau, will aim for a hat-trick of Fukuoka Marathon titles when he [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Bigwig Ndereba for Standard Chartered Marathon
27 october 2016 - 11:12:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 20,000 athletes led by veteran long distance runner Catherine Ndereba converge at the Nyayo National [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kipchoge for Delhi Half Marathon
17 october 2016 - 10:43:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will have his first race since his memorable triumph in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Climate negotiators reach landmark deal in phasing-down Ozone-Depleting Substances (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA correspondent, Kigali)
15 october 2016 - 17:51:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The week-long negotiations aimed at the amendment to the legally-binding Montreal Protocol has been the first [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Tributes pour for woman who accused Zuma of rape
10 october 2016 - 09:34:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for President Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser who died this weekend [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: CITES world conference in South Africa hailed as 'game changer'
05 october 2016 - 18:46:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - After two weeks of marathon negotiations in Johannesburg, South Africa, world governments have adopted [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Olympic champion Kipruto for Gaa Marathon
05 october 2016 - 13:32:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rio Olympics men's 30000m steeplechase winner, Conseslus Kipruto, is among the bigwigs set for the forthcoming [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana investment arm to lure FDI from South Africa
04 october 2016 - 19:08:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Investment and Trade Centre ( BITC), the government arm for promoting the country’s trade [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CPJ calls for immediate release of Ethiopian blogger
04 october 2016 - 16:28:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release prominent blogger Seyoum Teshome, the Committee to Protect Journalists [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya's kemboi leads Sanlam Cape Town Run field
17 september 2016 - 13:12:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Kenyan marathon runner Shadrack Kemboi is set to defend his Sanlam Cape Town Marathon title as he [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyans gearing up for Family Bank 21km-run
16 september 2016 - 14:57:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sponsors and organizers of next month's 10th Family Bank Half Marathon are targeting over 1,000 runners [...] Full text...
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Kenya: 'We are proud of our Rio exploits,' says AK chief
16 september 2016 - 14:49:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is taking pride in the fact that all its athletes who participated in the recent [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan sports Federations ban national Olympic officials fingered in Rio fiasco
10 september 2016 - 17:02:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan sports federations have suspended seven National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) officials over the 2016 [...] Full text...
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