Mandela’s funeral dome to serve as temporary Parliament
18 october 2024 - 07:44:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Plans are underway to use the dome structure that was constructed for Nelson Mandela’s [...] Full text...
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Plans are underway to use the dome structure that was constructed for Nelson Mandela’s [...] Full text...
South Africa attends Africa Urban Forum in Ethiopia
04 september 2024 - 09:36:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Tandi Mahambehlala, on Wednesday led a South African delegation [...] Full text...
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Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares
04 august 2024 - 06:08:11New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it [...] Full text...
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Minister says South Africans have failed Mandela
01 august 2024 - 07:55:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has encouraged citzens to [...] Full text...
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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly
01 june 2024 - 11:25:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa reflects on Rwanda's 1994 genocide
08 april 2024 - 16:15:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged the international community not to close its eyes [...] Full text...
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Rwanda genocide: UN chief says this should 'never be forgotten, never repeated anywhere'
07 april 2024 - 17:13:40New York, US (PANA) - As the world on Sunday marks the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide [...] Full text...
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Rwanda commemorates genocide victims
07 april 2024 - 15:09:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans and friends of the East African nation on Sunday started activities to mark the 30th [...] Full text...
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South African theatre production celebrates Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
03 april 2024 - 07:55:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Six years since her death, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is being honoured with a production at [...] Full text...
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Remembering Holocaust victims, Guterres urges a stand against division
28 january 2024 - 06:04:11New York, US (PANA) - In remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians
30 october 2023 - 13:03:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday highlighted the mounting [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister inaugurates Memorial to Great Battle of Al-Hani in Tripoli
25 october 2023 - 16:31:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba , Tuesday inaugurated [...] Full text...
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South African retail giant Raymond Ackerman dies
07 september 2023 - 08:40:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Retail giant Raymond Ackerman died at his Cape Town home on Thursday morning. He [...] Full text...
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UN pushes disarmament talks amid fears that drums of nuclear war are beating again
06 august 2023 - 07:34:37New York, US (PANA) - As United Nations-led talks on nuclear disarmament continued in Geneva, New York and Vienna, UN [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers ‘a beacon of hope and protection’: Guterres Play video
25 may 2023 - 17:43:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection” for vulnerable civilians [...] Full text...
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Macron's message about end of "Françafrique", indicates France is a new "Neo-colonial" power -Newspaper says
10 march 2023 - 15:27:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During his recent African tour which too him to four African countries, namely Gabon, the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Ghana confirms two cases of Lassa fever
27 february 2023 - 12:49:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that two cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed [...] Full text...
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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ at deaths from South Africa gas tanker explosion
03 january 2023 - 05:07:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwean opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days
21 september 2022 - 06:36:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey [...] Full text...
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Libyan Deputy chairman signs Queen Elizabeth II's book of condolences in London
19 september 2022 - 14:46:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Monday delivered a memorial speech on [...] Full text...
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Ghana declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak
17 september 2022 - 05:42:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Friday declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly [...] Full text...
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Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala dies
15 august 2022 - 12:32:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala died in the early hours of Monday. The founding [...] Full text...
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Former President Mbeki warns South Africa faces an Arab Spring
22 july 2022 - 11:31:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Thabo Mbeki has warned that if the current state of unemployment, poverty, [...] Full text...
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Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease
18 july 2022 - 20:08:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Ghana detects two suspected cases of Marburg Virus Disease
08 july 2022 - 08:07:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and if confirmed [...] Full text...
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UN chief honours staff who died in service
23 june 2022 - 05:29:45New York, US (PANA) - In a solemn ceremony, the UN chief on Wednesday honoured the memory of 485 UN [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony honours service, sacrifice of UN blue helmets
27 may 2022 - 05:48:26New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago
08 february 2022 - 05:47:56Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Monday that a group of local and foreign [...] Full text...
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Pretoria secures Mandela's prison door key
07 january 2022 - 07:18:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has secured the release of former President Nelson Mandela’s Robben Island prison [...] Full text...
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Funeral service held for South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
01 january 2022 - 11:22:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A funeral service was held on Saturday for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at Cape [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral to be held Saturday
28 december 2021 - 08:42:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cathedral bells around South Africa are ringing in recognition of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African President Ramaphosa in isolation after testing positive
13 december 2021 - 13:02:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa is in isolation and recovering at his Cape Town home after [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Africa's last white leader
12 december 2021 - 17:52:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday saluted Africa’s last white leader, FW De [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Strong security ahead of De Klerk's memorial service
11 december 2021 - 07:47:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There are concerns that former President F.W. De Klerk’s memorial in Cape Town on [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa begins mourning period for FW De Klerk
17 november 2021 - 13:12:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Wednesday began a national period of mourning for former President FW [...] Full text...
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Home-based Super Eagles face Mexico in Los Angeles
29 june 2021 - 20:00:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) would literally be on trial when a full complement of players [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Airforce and Army Chiefs parley on joint operations against terrorism, banditry
02 june 2021 - 19:04:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday held his maiden meeting [...] Full text...
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UN salutes ‘dedication and bravery’ of peacekeepers
28 may 2021 - 06:22:18New York, US (PANA) - With a focus for this year’s International Day if UN Peacekeepers on youth, peace and security, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB President calls for global vaccine solidarity and justice for Africa
16 march 2021 - 14:15:54Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at [...] Full text...
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AfDB President Adesina calls for African financial stabilisation mechanism
16 march 2021 - 14:06:50Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina, recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, and [...] Full text...
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President Ramaphosa salutes the South African military
21 february 2021 - 16:54:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday saluted the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for [...] Full text...
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Congolese president to build memorial tomb in honour of former presdent Patrice Lumumba
18 january 2021 - 16:26:16Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese President, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, says he erect a tomb where the relics [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s Simba SC part ways with Belgian head coach
08 january 2021 - 09:56:45Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian soccer champions, Simba SC, have parted ways with their head coach, Sven Vandebroeck, [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF CL: Tanzanian champions host FC Platinum of Zimbabwe in return leg
05 january 2021 - 12:31:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian football champions, Simba SC, are set to host their Zimbabwean counterparts, FC Platinum, [...] Full text...
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Gambia's justice minister says Myanmar-Rohingya ICJ case represents voice of the 'Islamic Ummah’
29 november 2020 - 14:08:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian minister of justice, Dawda Jallow, has said the Myanmar-Rohingya case at the International Court [...] Full text...
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Congo: Africa called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice
27 october 2020 - 22:41:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African presidents Tuesday called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice and other evils that destroy African [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara's widow seeks justice for late husband
15 october 2020 - 17:56:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mariam Sankara, the widow of Captain Thomas Sankara, assassinated on October 15, 1987, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso commemorates 33 years of the assassination of Thomas Sankara
14 october 2020 - 18:16:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On October 15, 1987, Captain Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso, was assassinated along with [...] Full text...
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Tanzania to host Burundi in international football friendly on Sunday
10 october 2020 - 19:01:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s national football team will take on their Burundian counterparts in an international friendly [...] Full text...
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South African family barred from burying corpse near Mandela's grave
08 october 2020 - 11:29:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla has secured a court order barring a burial [...] Full text...
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Senegal commemorates 18th anniversary of sinking 'Le Joola'
26 september 2020 - 16:44:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Saturday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the sinking "Le Joola" ferry, off the coast [...] Full text...
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Mandela's lawyer dead at 92
10 september 2020 - 05:41:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in from around the world for acclaimed South African human rights [...] Full text...
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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)
10 august 2020 - 17:03:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...
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Niger needs strong democratic institutions to meet security challenge, says President Issoufou
03 august 2020 - 12:58:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger needs strong democratic institutions for its long-term transformation, but especially in the immediate future to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pooling samples boosts Ghana’s testing (A WHO Africa Regional Office feature)
02 august 2020 - 08:46:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) – “We are pleased to inform you that after the recent COVID-19 test conducted, your results came out [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases cross 20,000-mark at 20,085
05 july 2020 - 11:37:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s coronavirus case count has crossed the 20,000-mark to hit 20,085, as the pandemic continues to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's president goes into self-isolation after exposure to someone with virus
05 july 2020 - 07:38:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday went into a 14-day self-isolation after getting exposed to [...] Full text...
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Coromnavirus: Four Ghanaian doctors succumb to virus, over 150 test positive
04 july 2020 - 18:43:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said here Saturday that over 150 of its members had tested [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana sees record daily rise as several testing sites run out of reagents
04 july 2020 - 09:16:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have seen a record daily jump of 758 to take [...] Full text...
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Simba SC retain Tanzanian soccer championship
28 june 2020 - 20:52:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (PANA) - Simba SC Sunday retained Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League (VPL) championship after amassing 79 points [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso unveils 'new' Thomas Sankara statute
18 may 2020 - 05:33:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A new giant statute of Thomas Sankara, who is described as the father of the [...] 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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Coronavirus: Ghana scientists obtain 'critical information' about virus
12 april 2020 - 07:01:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Scientists at the University of Ghana in Accra say they have obtained "critical information" about the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records second death, three new cases bringing total to 27
24 march 2020 - 04:49:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Monday night announced its second death due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). The Ghana Health Service (GHS) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's confirmed cases up again at 24
22 march 2020 - 19:45:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Sunday announced that three more cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have [...] Full text...
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South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era massacre
21 march 2020 - 12:16:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans on Saturday commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases go up again by two to 11
19 march 2020 - 16:00:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed COVID-19 cases have gone up again on Thursday by two to 11, the Ghana [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's confirmed cases up by two to nine
19 march 2020 - 10:48:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Thursday confirmed two more cases of COVID-19 or coronavirus bringing the total number to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana confirms two cases
13 march 2020 - 05:17:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has confirmed two cases of coronavirus, the Minister of Health Kwaku Agyeman-Manu announced on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Burial of departed Kenyan President Moi set for 12 February
06 february 2020 - 17:52:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenyan President Daniel Moi who died on Tuesday will be buried on February 12 following [...] Full text...
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Tests on suspected coronavirus patients in Ghana prove negative
06 february 2020 - 13:14:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tests on patients in Ghana who exhibited symptoms of coronavirus have proved negative of the virus, [...] Full text...
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Ghana health authorities say two suspected coronavirus cases recorded in the capital
06 february 2020 - 08:56:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian health authorities say two foreign nationals on Wednesday reported at the country's biggest teaching [...] Full text...
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Ghana takes steps to alert public on outbreak of coronavirus in China
25 january 2020 - 09:31:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With concerns of the outbreak of coronavirus in China beginning to spread to other parts of [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians commemorate 50th anniversary of a revolutionary’s death
08 january 2020 - 14:12:44Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians on Tuesday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Mohamed Ould Soumeida, the inspirer [...] Full text...
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Rwanda,Qatar agree to enhance military cooperation
07 january 2020 - 22:44:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s Minister of Defence Major- General Albert Murasira and a delegation of the Qatari armed forces [...] Full text...
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Mali opposition leader calls on Malians to join 'sacred union' around defence and security forces
09 november 2019 - 13:40:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, president of FSD (Front pour la Sauvegarde de la Démocratie), has [...] Full text...
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US injects funds into Botswana’s cultural monuments
31 october 2019 - 18:19:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underscoring the United States commitment to cultural preservation, the U.S. Embassy has announced that on 4 [...] Full text...
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Liberia dedicates first-ever pathology laboratory
30 october 2019 - 22:04:20Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial Hospital, Liberia’s largest referral health center, Wednesday dedicated a state-of-the-art [...] Full text...
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5 Nigerien soldiers awarded the Medal of Bravery posthumously by the US Army
30 october 2019 - 19:49:04Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Five Nigerien soldiers were posthumously awarded the Medal of Bravery on Wednesday by the US Army's [...] Full text...
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Botswana government to improve health services
05 october 2019 - 11:45:24Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Alfred Madigela, says the Botswana government is committed to [...] Full text...
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa tried and failed To force Mugabe burial at Heroes Acre: Zhuwao
29 september 2019 - 19:30:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister Patrick Zhuwao has alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa went to great lengths [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean govt to allow late former Robert Mugabe to be buried in rural village
26 september 2019 - 19:37:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has finally agreed to allow the recently deceased former Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, to be [...] Full text...
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Senegal commemorates 17th anniversary of 'Le Joola' shipwreck
26 september 2019 - 10:12:11Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is on Thursday commemorating the 17th anniversary of the shipwreck of the "Le Joola" during [...] Full text...
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British Royal couple meets Archbishop Tutu in Cape Town
25 september 2019 - 09:44:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Archbishop [...] Full text...
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Britain's Royal couple warmly welcomed in Cape Town
23 september 2019 - 14:05:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Monday visited South Africa’s most violent township [...] Full text...
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Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe died a “sad, sad man”: Patrick Zhuwao
18 september 2019 - 21:26:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister Patrick Zhuwao says his uncle, former Zimbabwe President Robert Mubage, died a [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa commemorates fallen rapper
14 september 2019 - 07:29:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The life of leading South African rapper Jabulani Tsambo who died last year will [...] Full text...
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Former Zimbabwe president Mugabe's body flown back home
11 september 2019 - 16:53:03Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The remains of Zimbabwe's former president, Robert Mugabe, have been flown home on Wednesday from Singapore [...] Full text...
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Vice President Kembo Mohadi dispatched to collect Robert Mugabe's body from Singapore as burial site still remains uncertain
09 september 2019 - 19:08:13Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government on Monday dispatched a high-level delegation, headed by Vice President Kembo Mohadi, to [...] Full text...
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Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe to be given state funeral on Saturday
09 september 2019 - 09:56:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe will be given a state funeral on Saturday, 14 September, the [...] Full text...
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President Mnangagwa declares late President Robert Mugabe, a national hero
06 september 2019 - 19:37:39Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the recently deceased former President, Robert Mugabe, a national hero. In a [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa mourns Mugabe
06 september 2019 - 07:32:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially announced the death of former President Robert Mugabe, at the [...] Full text...
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Somalia names stadium after slain Mogadishu mayor
10 august 2019 - 08:07:07Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia has named a stadium in the capital, Mogadishu, after its immediate past mayor, Abdirahman Omar [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African court to determine the value of Mandela's smile
07 august 2019 - 15:59:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – If South African photographer, Shaun Earl Harris, and his agency, PictureNet Africa, win a high-profile [...] Full text...
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Two remaining incarcerated civil society leaders freed in Zimbabwe
10 june 2019 - 13:53:04Harare, 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 - 17:16:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Five of the seven civil society activists detained on charges of plotting to overthrow Zimbabwe President [...] Full text...
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Rwandan, French organisations to ensure proper management of Rwandan memorial site
04 june 2019 - 10:53:33Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the main umbrellas of Rwanda's genocide survivors "Ibuka" (Remembers) and the Mémorial de la [...] Full text...
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Mayor of Paris pays tribute to victims of Rwanda genocide
03 june 2019 - 21:46:40Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Mayor of Paris, Ana María "Anne" Hidalgo, Monday paid glowing tribute to the victims of [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwe activists
31 may 2019 - 05:15:43Johannesburg, 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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AU creates memorial wall to honour fallen peacekeepers
30 may 2019 - 20:22:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A memorial wall to honour African peacekeepers who have died in the line of duty [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch joins calls for release of recently arrested civic leaders in Zimbabwe
30 may 2019 - 14:45:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has joined growing calls to release seven recently incarcerated civic leaders and [...] Full text...
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Pilgrims start long walk to execution site of Uganda’s Christian martyrs
20 may 2019 - 16:40:19Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – June 3 is Martyrs Day in Uganda, a public holiday that has taken on more importance [...] Full text...
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Morocco attends commemoration of Rwandan genocide
08 april 2019 - 16:19:10Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Moroccan Prime Minister, Saad Dine El Otmani, on Sunday attended the commemoration of the 25th [...] Full text...
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Governor General of Canada Julie Payette pays tribute to genocide victims in Rwanda
06 april 2019 - 16:15:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Governor General of Canada Julie Payette on Saturday visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a hill [...] Full text...
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Burundi commemorates 25th anniversary of mysterious disappearance of President Cyprien Ntaryamira
06 april 2019 - 15:43:21Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Remembrance and memorial ceremonies were held on Saturday on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of [...] Full text...
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AU organises Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda
06 april 2019 - 14:49:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A minute of silence will be observed Sunday at the headquarters of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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President Tshisekedi pays tribute to Genocide victims in Rwanda
25 march 2019 - 18:06:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Visiting DR Congo President, Félix Tshisekedi, on Monday paid tribute to over 250,000 genocide victims laid [...] Full text...
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South Africa commemorates Cradock Four anti-Apartheid activists
24 march 2019 - 14:59:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has unveiled a Garden of Remembrance memorial in the Eastern [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council pays tribute to dead peacekeeping soldiers –
23 march 2019 - 18:55:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The special representative of the UN Secretary-general and head of UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA), [...] Full text...
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Weather forecast warns of strong winds, rain across Rwanda
14 march 2019 - 20:44:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Severe weather conditions bringing strong winds and downpours are expected across different parts of Rwanda, especially [...] Full text...
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Torrential rains destroy houses, leave people homeless in southeastern Rwanda
10 march 2019 - 18:01:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Scores of houses and a genocide memorial have been badly damaged by heavy rains and flash [...] Full text...
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Thomas Sankara's giant statute unveiled in Ouagadougou
02 march 2019 - 13:30:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Authorities in Burkina Faso have honoured late president Thomas Sankara, with a giant bronze statue, [...] Full text...
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Niger vows to continue fight against terrorism, organised crime
18 december 2018 - 12:06:28Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The president of Niger, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Monday renewed the country's commitment to the fight against [...] Full text...
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President Sall wants preps for construction of Gorée Memorial in top gear
13 december 2018 - 18:58:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has directed his administration to finalise the necessary technical and financial studies [...] Full text...
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Beyoncé salutes Nelson Mandela
28 november 2018 - 13:25:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Beyoncé has penned a moving tribute to former world statesman Nelson Mandela ahead of [...] Full text...
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Haiti's First lady pays tribute to Genocide victims in Rwanda
13 november 2018 - 15:45:05Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The First Lady of Haiti, Marie Etienne Martine Joseph, on Tuesday paid tribute to over [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for world to follow Gandhi’s example on International Day of Non-Violence
02 october 2018 - 06:52:33New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the world to follow the “enduring vision [...] Full text...
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Remembering slave trade offers chance to raise awareness – UNESCO
24 august 2018 - 06:54:21Paris, France (PANA) - On the 20th anniversary of the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its [...] Full text...
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AUC deputy chair meets Africans in diaspora in Caribbean, seeks to advance the African agenda world-wide
08 august 2018 - 14:28:15Kingston, Jamaica (PANA) - Before concluding his visit to the Caribbean (7 August), the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union [...] Full text...
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Chinese, Rwandan Presidents talk on shared "tragic experience" to boost ties
23 july 2018 - 14:25:21Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday hosted a lunch for the visiting President of China and [...] Full text...
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Chinese President lauds Kagame 'contributions to AU reforms'
23 july 2018 - 12:41:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday in Kigali that he appreciates Rwandan President [...] Full text...
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Chinese President Xi arrives in Rwanda for two-day state visit
23 july 2018 - 09:41:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday evening arrived in Rwanda for a two-day state visit during [...] Full text...
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Visiting Mozambican President pays tribute to victims of Genocide in Rwanda
20 july 2018 - 13:59:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The visiting Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, on Friday paid tribute to the 1994 Tutsi Genocide victims [...] Full text...
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5,000 expected at Plascon Kenya Colour Run
30 may 2018 - 15:48:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 5,000 runners are expected to participate in the 2018 Plascon 5km Colour Run on August [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog deplores fresh crackdown on dissent in Angola
30 may 2018 - 10:49:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A protester is in critical condition in hospital after being attacked by police dogs on 27 [...] Full text...
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Guterres honours dedication and sacrifice of UN peacekeepers
29 may 2018 - 20:14:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday attended a ceremony at the base of UN peacekeepers [...] Full text...
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South African celebrities raise funds to support cancer victims
26 may 2018 - 08:21:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s golf champion Gary Player and Irish pop star Ronan Keating have teamed [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Russia's 'repression, discrimination' ahead of 2018 World Cup
15 may 2018 - 09:08:45Berlin, Germany (PANA) – The FIFA World Cup, starting on 14 June, 2018, will take place during the worst [...] Full text...
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Students gather at UN to ‘Remember Slavery,’ honour those who suffered
28 april 2018 - 14:05:57New York, US (PANA) - Students from around the world joined United Nations and Government officials in New York on [...] Full text...
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Namibia’s Shark Island set to become heritage site
25 april 2018 - 09:36:13Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Namibia’s off-the-coast Shark Island, notorious for housing a German concentration camp where hundreds of Ovaherero and [...] Full text...
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Obama to deliver Nelson Mandela lecture in South Africa
23 april 2018 - 15:31:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former United States President Barack Obama, has been named as the speaker of the [...] Full text...
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UN pays tribute to 140 fallen staff members
20 april 2018 - 06:03:11New York, US (PANA) - Were it not for the sacrifices of United Nations peacekeepers, humanitarians and other personnel, the [...] Full text...
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Polish FM pays tribute to Rwanda genocide victims
13 april 2018 - 20:09:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The visiting Foreign Minister of Poland, Jacek Czaputowicz, on Friday paid tribute to victims of the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda pays tribute to politicians killed during genocide against Tutsis
13 april 2018 - 15:08:32Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The official commemoration week marking the 24th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against Tutsis, "Kwibuka24", [...] Full text...
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Rwandan journalists remember slain colleagues in genocide against Tutsis
12 april 2018 - 14:42:35Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan journalists on Thursday staged a march in the capital city of Kigali in memory of [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's new Basketball coach, Maxime Mwiseneza, pledges reforms
11 april 2018 - 16:16:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's newly-appointed head coach of the national Basketball team, Maxime Mwiseneza, on Wednesday pledged to improve [...] Full text...
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Former South African diplomat dies
07 april 2018 - 14:57:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has confirmed the death on Friday of former top diplomat [...] Full text...
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South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passes on
02 april 2018 - 15:04:17Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, veteran of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) and ex-wife of former [...] Full text...
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UN chief honours those who suffered shameful Transatlantic slave trade
26 march 2018 - 06:15:25New York, US (PANA) - Honouring those who suffered the brutalities of the Transatlantic slave trade, United Nations Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Zambian president stresses unity among Africans
22 february 2018 - 16:07:45Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu, on a two-day state visit to Rwanda, has condemned the negative perception [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian military delegation ends visit to Rwanda
07 february 2018 - 15:27:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An Ethiopian military delegation of 5 senior officers, headed by Ethiopian Head of Military Courts Directorate, [...] Full text...
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Opposition party lays charges over Mandela funeral scandal
11 december 2017 - 11:11:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday laid charges against the Eastern Cape [...] Full text...
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Anniversary of Mandela's death marred by graft probe
05 december 2017 - 09:51:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tuesday’s fourth anniversary of the death of world statesman Nelson Mandela has been overshadowed [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition says five wounded in fierce shooting of its supporters
28 november 2017 - 17:42:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said Tuesday that five people were shot and wounded among [...] Full text...
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Ugandan driver wins Rally Memorial Gakwaya 2017 in Rwanda
30 october 2017 - 19:36:21Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ugandan driver Moussa Kabega and his co-pilot Rodgers Sirwomu driving a Mistubishi Evo 9 have won [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Opposition party marches to honour Nkrumah as Ghana's Founder
21 september 2017 - 12:24:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Supporters of Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday held a march in the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ghana marks Nkrumah's birthday, but gov't says he's not the sole Founder of the country
21 september 2017 - 08:23:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The West African Ghana is on Thursday celebrating the 108th birthday of its first president and [...] Full text...
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South Africa: President Zuma calls on South Africans to remember Steve Biko
12 september 2017 - 08:45:39Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to remember, celebrate and preserve the legacy [...] Full text...
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Netherlands: ICC orders Islamist to pay 2.7 million euros reparation for Timbuktu 'attacks'
17 august 2017 - 12:02:32The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday ordered Islamist Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi is [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Egyptian President pays tribute to heroes, victims of genocide in Rwanda
15 august 2017 - 17:05:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday visited the Kigali genocide memorial site and paid [...] Full text...
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Liberia: New UN human rights office to open in Liberia in early 2018
05 august 2017 - 10:14:36Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Although Liberia has made significant progress since the civil war ended, precarious human rights conditions have [...] Full text...
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Senegal: UNESCO organises inter-generational dialogue on Gorée Island
15 july 2017 - 07:39:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As part of its efforts to implement the project: “Emergency measures for the consolidation and protection [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO warns world hunger on the rise again
03 july 2017 - 11:15:43Rome, Italy (PANA) - The number of hungry people in the world has increased since 2015, reversing years of progress, [...] Full text...
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Botswana: African leaders head to Botswana for Sir Masire's burial service
27 june 2017 - 18:16:35Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - International dignitaries started arriving in Botswana on Tuesday to attend memorial and funeral service for the [...] Full text...
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US: UN chief 'outraged' by latest attacks in CAR, warns they could be war crimes
14 may 2017 - 19:49:59New York, US (PANA) – Strongly condemning the latest attacks against civilians and the United Nations in Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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Central African Republic: Armed group attacks civilians, UN in CAR
14 may 2017 - 06:50:23Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic is sending reinforcements to [...] Full text...
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Central African Republic: UN honours fallen ‘blue helmets’
13 may 2017 - 07:47:55Bangui, CAR (PANA) – The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) held a memorial [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwandan papers focus on 23rd commemoration of Rwandan genocide
10 april 2017 - 14:40:16Kigali,Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan papers, in their Monday editions, dwelt on Friday's commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the 1994 [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief calls for a future of tolerance, human rights for all
07 april 2017 - 14:19:45New York, US (PANA) - Marking the 23rd anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Chief highlights achievements of slave descendants
25 march 2017 - 13:42:12New York, US (PANA) - Stressing the importance of remembering slavery and slave trade in human history, the legacy of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africans reflect on 1960 Sharpeville Massacre
21 march 2017 - 14:06:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africans on Tuesday marked the 57th anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, where [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: India's VP visits Rwanda
20 february 2017 - 14:04:30Kigali,Rwanda (PANA) - The Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, arrived here late Sunday to start a state visit [...] Full text...
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UN: Antonio Guterres assumes duties, calls for teamwork
03 january 2017 - 18:24:19New York, US (PANA) - The new UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday assumed duties at the UN headquarters in [...] Full text...
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US: Ban Ki-Moon leaves UN Headquarters on Friday
26 december 2016 - 13:30:16New York, US (PANA) - Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will leave the UN Headquarters, New York, on Friday, 30 [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital launched in Johannesburg
02 december 2016 - 13:48:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The dream of former South African President, Nelson Mandela, became a reality on Friday [...] Full text...
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US: UN holds memorial service for fallen staff
27 october 2016 - 05:54:38New York, US (PANA) - Joined by staff and families of the women and men of the United Nations who [...] Full text...
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Japan: Ban urges all States to 'galvanize global will for disarmament'
07 august 2016 - 05:25:27Hiroshima, Japan (PANA) - With global tensions rising and progress on nuclear disarmament hard to find, “the world needs the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: University under fire for barring Danish journalist
25 july 2016 - 11:14:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The University of Cape Town (UCT) has come under fire after barring a Danish [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: SADR president visits Rwanda genocide memorial
19 july 2016 - 16:56:45Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - President Brahim Ghali of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) on Tuesday visited Rwanda's memorial site [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Global giants salute Nelson Mandela
18 july 2016 - 17:33:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday saluted world statesman Nelson Mandela whose [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rights body decries shooting of editor in Lesotho
12 july 2016 - 14:08:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Authorities in Lesotho must launch a prompt, independent and impartial investigation after the editor of the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Israel, Rwanda share similarities on genocide, says Netanyahu
06 july 2016 - 13:43:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The visiting Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Wednesday paid tribute to the victims of 1994 [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Israeli PM Netanyahu arrives in Rwanda for one-day visit
06 july 2016 - 08:58:05Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday arrived in Kigali for a one-day official visit to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africans commemorate 1976 Soweto riots
16 june 2016 - 18:41:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africans on Thursday marked the 40th anniversary of Soweto riots, a 1976 black [...] Full text...
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UN: WFP, Pope Francis stress need to end hunger
13 june 2016 - 22:39:26New York, US (PANA) - In the first papal visit to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Pope Francis on [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Belgian FM visits Rwanda
08 june 2016 - 14:19:05Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Belgian Foreign Minister, Didier Reynders, arrived in Kigali Wednesday to begin the second leg of [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ghana media report anniversary of deadly flood, fire disaster
04 june 2016 - 08:59:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week highlighted the anniversary of a deadly flood and fire disaster in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwandan media highlight int'l campaign against genocide
16 april 2016 - 09:35:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Global campaigns against genocide dominated newspaper headlines in Rwanda this week, as the country is commemorating [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Commemoration of 22 anniversay of Rwandan genocide begins Thursday
06 april 2016 - 21:42:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda will begin on Thursday a week of activities to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Former Rwandan minister's body flown home from Burundi
06 april 2016 - 10:46:01Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The body of former Rwandan minister, Jacques Bihozagara, who died in unexplained circumstances, last week, while [...] Full text...
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UN: Senior UN officials call for modern forms of slavery to be tackled
30 march 2016 - 13:16:29New York, US (PANA) - Observing the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery, senior UN officials have [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Turkish president Erdoğan arrives in Ghana
01 march 2016 - 08:12:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Accra on Monday night for a two-day official visit [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Italian Prime Minister Renzi due in Ghana on Tuesday
31 january 2016 - 17:39:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi arrives in Accra on Monday for a two-day working visit to [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya, Nigeria join efforts in fighting terrorism
28 january 2016 - 15:51:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya and Nigeria have agreed to combine efforts in the fight against terrorism. Speaking Thursday during a [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Nigeria's Buhari joins memorial for Kenyan troops
27 january 2016 - 21:07:36Eldoret, Kenya (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday joined a memorial in honour of dozens of Kenyan troops [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan military strikes kill AU military base attack commander
21 january 2016 - 19:17:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan army bombs have killed the Al Shabaab commander responsible for a deadly terrorist attack on [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Gambian Press Union launches memorial lecture series for slain journalist
16 december 2015 - 14:25:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Wednesday launched a memorial lecture series in honour of the [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CPJ honours Ethiopian journalists for courageous work
26 november 2015 - 14:07:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has given an award to a group of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Pope begins Africa visit with plea for religious harmony, peace (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
25 november 2015 - 17:37:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Pope Francis kicked off a three-nation African tour in Nairobi Wednesday emphasising the need for religious [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Pope Francis to emphasise climate change during Kenya visit
20 november 2015 - 16:56:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Pope Francis will emphasise the need for action to curb climate change during a visit to [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief stresses need to achieve nuclear-weapon-free world
09 august 2015 - 18:24:05New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Economic issues, anniversary of President Mills’ death reported in Ghana media
25 july 2015 - 06:36:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week highlighted economic issues, particularly the mid-year budget review by Finance Minister [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Why Mandela's legacy continues to grow (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
18 july 2015 - 07:46:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While South Africa continues to grapple with deep divisions, it remains united when it [...] Full text...
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UN: UN celebrates 70th anniversary of UN Charter in San Francisco
27 june 2015 - 18:11:31New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Charter, UN Secretary-General Ban [...] Full text...
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Ghana: National mourning for twin disaster victims, abortive Ebola vaccine trial reported in Ghana
13 june 2015 - 09:14:56Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A memorial service for victims of the 3 June fire and floods in Accra and hullabaloo [...] Full text...
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Ghana: As national mourning ends, official death toll is put at 152
10 june 2015 - 11:52:56Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The official death toll in the 3 June floods and fire at a fuel service station [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Three days of national mourning for fire, flood victims begin
08 june 2015 - 08:56:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - All flags are flying at half mast on Monday as Ghana begins a 3-day national mourning [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Memorial service held for drowned East African slaves
02 june 2015 - 18:15:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A memorial service was held at Cape Town’s famous Clifton beach on Tuesday for [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kerry emphasises non-military means against terrorism
05 may 2015 - 08:35:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry, currently visiting Kenya, has emphasized the need to fight terrorism [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Another statue defaced in South Africa
06 april 2015 - 11:56:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's opposition political party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Monday claimed responsibility for [...] Full text...
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