2024 Paris Olympic Games: Adventure ends in group stage for Nigerian, Zambian women

01 august 2024 - 07:01:59
Paris, France (PANA) - The Super Falcons of Nigeria recorded their third defeat in as many matches at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Zambia suffer heavy defeat on global stage debut

23 july 2023 - 11:22:33
Hamilton, New Zealand (PANA) - Zambia's hopes of a dream start to their maiden Women's World Cup campaign were shattered [...] Full text...

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Situation of child soldiers in Tindouf at centre of symposium in Geneva

18 june 2022 - 12:13:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The situation of children in the camps of Tindouf (Algeria) was one of the main issues [...] Full text...

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African trade ministers seek level-playing field for trade in agriculture

02 june 2021 - 22:20:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of agriculture-exporting countries and the African Group, representing 64 countries at the World Trade [...] Full text...

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Togo: Game of alliances has begun ahead of presidential poll

11 january 2020 - 18:08:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The game of alliances between political parties vying for  presidential election on February 22 is already [...] Full text...

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Mauritania celebrates int'l gender-based violence day

25 november 2019 - 21:59:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The international day for gender-based violence on the theme: ‘’All united, organise the world to say [...] Full text...

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Togo: Former IMF official among the presidential candidates of 2020

10 september 2019 - 19:09:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Pierre Ekué Gamessou Kpodar, a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) official, has declared his candidacy for [...] Full text...

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CHAN 2020: Coach names 23 Mauritanians for 2-leg tie against Cape Verde

18 july 2019 - 13:52:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's national football team coach,Mustapha Sall, has unveiled a list of 23 players for the two-leg [...] Full text...

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Togo launches project for maternal, infantile health

09 july 2019 - 23:27:45
Lomé, Togo (PANA)    -    A digital innovation and action project on maternal and infantile health was launched here Tuesday, sources [...] Full text...

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Mauritania presidential candidate denounces irregularities on voting day

22 june 2019 - 17:43:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Campaign staff of Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, an independent candidate in the presidential election of 22 [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 WC: Ukraine beat South Korea 3-1 to win trophy

15 june 2019 - 18:18:28
Lodz, Poland (PANA) - Ukraine on Saturday came from behind to beat South Korea 3-1 to win the 2019 FIFA [...] Full text...

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Best FIFA Football Award winners to be announced on Monday

24 september 2018 - 13:08:20
London, UK (PANA) - The world's best male and female footballers will be named at the Best FIFA Football Awards [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Some statistics so far at the tournament in Russia

04 july 2018 - 11:01:15
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The following are some statistics so far from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia as [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: England beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties to reach quarter-finals

03 july 2018 - 21:07:10
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - England on Tuesday squeezed past Colombia into the quarter-finals with a 4-3 victory in a penalty [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Africa's dreams shattered as Senegal lose 1-0 to Colombia and Japan lose 1-0 to Poland

28 june 2018 - 16:27:52
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Africa's hopes of getting one country to the Round of 16 in the ongoing 2018 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Colombia whip Poland 3-0 in Group H match

24 june 2018 - 20:39:18
Kazan, Russia (PANA) - Brilliant Colombia on Sunday whipped Poland 3-0 to dump them out of the 2018 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa donates half his salary for Mandela initiative

23 may 2018 - 16:45:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said he will donate half of his salary this [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns attack on church near Cairo

30 december 2017 - 04:12:16
New York, USA (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the attack that took place on Friday outside [...] Full text...

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Security Council debate on ‘women, peace and security’ spotlights prevention, gender equality links

28 october 2017 - 14:18:00
New York, US (PANA) - At the Security Council on Friday, a senior United Nations official called on Member States, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Barrow meets Sudanese leader in Saudi Arabia

03 september 2017 - 20:00:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - While performing the hajj rituals in Makkah, the Gambian President, Adama Barrow, paid a courtesy call [...] Full text...

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Togo: AfDB provides US$ 1 million for rural electrification in Togo

12 august 2017 - 10:18:14
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The African Sustainable Energy Fund (SEFA), hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a [...] Full text...

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Benin: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors sing to ban child marriage

20 july 2017 - 12:33:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Singer Angélique Kidjo and eight of Benin's other musical artists are urging parents not to marry [...] Full text...

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US: Sexual violence in conflict ‘legitimate threat’ to peace, security – UN deputy chief

15 may 2017 - 20:33:53
New York, US (PANA) – Although global understanding of sexual violence in conflict is shifting, there remains the need to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Five Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush

17 march 2017 - 19:29:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five Nigerian soldiers were killed on Wednesday when their team ran into an ambush by Boko [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Rights group criticises Egypt for 'vicious onslaught' against NGOs

20 may 2016 - 17:19:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says the Egyptian government has arrested a prominent Egyptian human rights [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: '99 Nigerians died in hajj tragedy'

09 october 2015 - 08:21:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 99 Nigerians died, 42 were injured while 214 others were missing following last month's hajj [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian death toll from hajj stampede now 64, 244 missing

30 september 2015 - 10:43:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The number of Nigerians who died in last week's hajj stampede that left over 1,000 dead [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Five Mauritian pilgrims still missing in Mecca

29 september 2015 - 16:43:31
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister for Hajj Affairs Showkatally Soodhun told Parliament Tuesday that five Mauritian pilgrims were [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Buhari orders commission to account for all Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

28 september 2015 - 12:42:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari Monday ordered the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 54 Nigerians confirmed dead in Hajj stampede

28 september 2015 - 10:26:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of 54 Nigerians in last [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Hajj stampede, road safety dominate media highlights in Mauritius

26 september 2015 - 14:51:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All the Mauritian media, including public and private radios and national television, this week focused attention [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mass Boko Haram surrender, hajj stampede, Saraki's high-profile trial reported

26 september 2015 - 09:00:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The sudden surrender of more than 200 Boko Haram terrorists, the hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Buhari calls Hajj stampede deaths monumental tragedy

25 september 2015 - 23:52:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the families of over 700 pilgrims who died in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyans among hundreds of Hajj pilgrims killed in stampede

25 september 2015 - 12:31:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three Kenyans are among the 717 pilgrims who died during a stampede outside Mecca, Saudi Arabia, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Pretoria expresses condolences over Hajj stampede

25 september 2015 - 10:28:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa has sent its condolences to the families of the victims of Thursday's [...] Full text...

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UN: UN welcomes Malawi leader’s condemnation of attacks on people with albinism

28 march 2015 - 06:46:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has welcomed [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights chief expresses concern over attack on albino children in East Africa

10 march 2015 - 15:34:21
New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, has expressed concern at a [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON qualifiers: Factfile on teams, players

20 november 2014 - 11:41:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are statistics for teams and players following Wednesday's final group phase matches in the qualifying [...] Full text...

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