Activists from Africa, diaspora urge European govts to provide reparations

12 november 2024 - 15:46:45
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - People from civil society, academia and the arts from the African continent and its global diasporas, [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat participates in Dakar Biennale

04 november 2024 - 04:58:21
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee in in Dakar, Senegal, to participate [...] Full text...

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UNESCO raises alarm over museum looting, loss of priceless heritage in Sudan

13 september 2024 - 05:25:13
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN cultural affairs agency, UNESCO, expresssed deep concern on Thursday over the reported looting and [...] Full text...

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UN leads search for synergy on climate and development

07 september 2024 - 05:44:45
New York, US (PANA) - Governments, experts and civil society representatives met in Brazil this week for a UN-backed conference [...] Full text...

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South Africa attends Africa Urban Forum in Ethiopia

04 september 2024 - 09:36:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Tandi Mahambehlala, on Wednesday led a South African delegation [...] Full text...

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Minister says South Africans have failed Mandela

01 august 2024 - 07:55:14
Cape 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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World Environment: There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists

06 june 2024 - 05:38:41
New York, United States (PANA) - “It’s climate crunch time” when it comes to tackling rising carbon emissions, the UN [...] Full text...

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U.K. gallery holds exhibition of El Anatsui's arts works

29 may 2024 - 11:43:38
Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Talbot Rice Gallery, U.K. says, will showcase a major exhibition this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland, of [...] Full text...

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Libya's Minister of State for Communication discusses ICT industry programmes with US officials

07 may 2024 - 17:55:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity Walid [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM honours citizen who handed over archaeological piece to Antiquities Authority

19 february 2024 - 14:59:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, on Monday honoured Mounir Hassan al-Barki, a citizen for [...] Full text...

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US announces renewal of MoU with Libya on protection of cultural heritage

23 december 2023 - 13:32:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US special envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, has announced the renewal of the Libyan-American [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister holds meeting on opening of National Museum

16 november 2023 - 12:57:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Walid Al-Lafi, Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs and Chairman of the Committee [...] Full text...

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Man jailed for stealing Mandela's prized boxing belt

26 october 2023 - 09:02:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Soweto man who stole Nelson Mandela's Sugar Ray Leonard boxing belt has been [...] Full text...

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Libya recovers rare archaeological artefact from France

13 october 2023 - 11:33:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Embassy in Paris has announced the recovery from France of an artefact consisting of [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Women's Champions League: CAF names Korhogo, San Pedro as host cities

11 october 2023 - 07:36:41
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that the two host cities set to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum

04 september 2023 - 08:21:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has officially opened the Intercontinental Slavery Museum on the site of [...] Full text...

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Preparations undeway by Libya and ISESCO to declare Benghazi capital of culture of the Islamic world

03 june 2023 - 16:16:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education in the Unity Government, Moussa al-Mageryef, held talks with the Director [...] Full text...

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Kuwait reaffirms support for all efforts to strengthen stability in Libya

16 may 2023 - 18:49:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Jaber Al-Sabah, Tuesday reaffirmed [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister visits Kuwait

16 may 2023 - 16:03:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the National Unity Government, Najla al-Mangouch, [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Omani FMs meet to consolidate bilateral relations, discuss Arab, regional developments

15 may 2023 - 17:37:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch discussed on Monday in the Omani [...] Full text...

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Fight slavery’s ‘racist legacy’ through education: Guterres

25 march 2023 - 05:14:36
New York, US (PANA) - Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia loses national treasures to Tigray war

20 january 2023 - 13:01:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Large-scale artefact looting took place in war-ravaged Tigray State of northern Ethiopia, according to findings [...] Full text...

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Genocide threat still real, UN chief says, commemorating victims worldwide

11 december 2022 - 06:28:35
New York, US (PANA) - In response to rising hate speech and discrimination worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged [...] Full text...

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Exhibition of Malian cultural goods opens in Bamako

25 august 2022 - 16:23:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An exhibition of cultural property from excavations, inventory, looting and illicit trafficking dubbed "Protect our cultural [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to showcase history of slavery to the world

24 august 2022 - 08:28:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mauritius (UOM), Professor Sanjeev Sobhee, on Tuesday said that there is need [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM, Kenyatta, attend military airshow in Kenya

28 may 2022 - 17:38:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and host President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday made an impromptu appearance [...] Full text...

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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations

27 may 2022 - 12:10:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Victims of the late Chadian dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his [...] Full text...

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Hola Bamako festival holds 13-14 May 2022 in Malian capital

10 may 2022 - 19:36:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The fifth edition of the "Hola Bamako! festival" will take place on 13 and 14 May [...] Full text...

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U.S. government completes documentation of Osun Osogbo Sacred Groove, Southwest region, presents results to Nigeria

27 april 2022 - 15:20:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Demonstrating leadership and respect for Nigeria’s cultural heritage, the U.S. Embassy here and its implementing partner, [...] Full text...

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El Hadj Malick Sy, former minister and former president of the Senegalese football federation dies

25 february 2022 - 20:33:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - El Hadj Malick Sy, alias "Souris", former Senegalese Minister of Tourism (1988-1990) and former President of [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Benin to strengthen cultural cooperation

18 february 2022 - 23:03:45
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – On the visit of the chairman of the National foundation of Moroccan Museums, Mehdi Qotbi, to [...] Full text...

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Benin to showcase its royal treasures returned by France

18 february 2022 - 21:13:20
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The royal treasures of Benin, recently repatriated from France, will be put on exhibition from Sunday [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum

14 january 2022 - 14:06:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday launched the first phase o f the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) following the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius inaugurates the Intercontinental Slavery Museum

21 october 2021 - 05:48:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday inaugurated in Port-Louis, the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) that [...] Full text...

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South African town renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

08 august 2021 - 11:51:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A small town in South Africa’s Free State province was this weekend renamed after [...] Full text...

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Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council visits Algeria's historical monuments

28 july 2021 - 19:29:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of Libya's Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, began his to-day visit to Algeria on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Liverpool Loses Its UNESCO World Heritage Status

21 july 2021 - 19:10:10
London, England (PANA) - Liverpool suffered the rare indignity on Wednesday of being removed from the list of UNESCO World [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to receive stolen antiquities from US, Scotland in October

17 july 2021 - 21:13:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government says it will take possession of stolen antiquities from U.S. and Scotland in October. This [...] Full text...

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Algerian president discusses with Libyan presidential council members promotion of cooperation

09 june 2021 - 20:42:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune held talks Wednesday evening in the Algerian capital, Algiers, with members of [...] Full text...

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International Museum Day 2021: Minister renews call for return of looted Nigerian Artefacts

18 may 2021 - 10:35:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed his call for the repatriation [...] Full text...

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Main suspect in Bardo attack in Tunisia arrested

17 may 2021 - 23:54:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities Monday announced the arrest of a ‘dangerous terrorist’ regarded as the brain behind the [...] Full text...

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Libya recovers bust of Faustina the Younger, 75 years after its disappearance

05 march 2021 - 11:18:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Thursday recovered the bust supposedly representing Empress Faustina the Younger (125/130-175 AD), 75 years [...] Full text...

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Mauritius marks 186th anniversary of Abolition of Slavery

02 february 2021 - 06:37:34
Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that the population must not forget the [...] Full text...

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Former FIFA President Blatter spent period in induced coma after heart operation

22 january 2021 - 17:27:50
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, South Africa to cooperate in fields of arts, culture and heritage

16 january 2021 - 09:54:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and South Africa will sign an Implementation Framework on cooperation in the fields of arts, [...] Full text...

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EBRD props up Egypt’s tourism sector

23 december 2020 - 18:18:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is breaking fresh ground with a US$ 12 [...] Full text...

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FIFA files criminal complaint in connection with museum project

22 december 2020 - 11:39:42
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, says it has lodged a criminal complaint with Zurich’s cantonal prosecutor [...] Full text...

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Former Zambian president Kaunda receives Mahatma Gandhi memento

11 december 2020 - 09:10:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda has received a memento from Gandhi Smriti, a museum, where [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project

21 october 2020 - 12:29:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday launched the first phase of the Intercontinental Slavery [...] Full text...

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Daesh claims responsibility for Sunday's terrorist attack in Sousse

08 september 2020 - 09:08:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The jihadist organization, Daesh, or Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack in the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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FIFA President condoles with Gambia over late Gambian Captain

06 september 2020 - 04:51:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Following the death of former Real De Banjul FC and National team Captain, Papa Sarr Corr, [...] Full text...

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EU to safeguard The Gambia cultural heritage with 600,000 Euros

04 september 2020 - 14:36:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union has signed a new contract for 600,000 euros with The Gambia heritage management [...] Full text...

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Botswana redesigns the country’s oldest museum

24 july 2020 - 09:42:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s national museum and monuments board has announced its intention to revamp the country’s oldest museum, [...] Full text...

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France adopts draft bill to return cultural properties to Benin, Senegal

17 july 2020 - 21:24:34
Paris, France (PANA) - The French council of ministers Wednesday adopted a draft bill on the return of cultural property [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to host 3rd World Sea Forum

14 july 2020 - 19:30:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The third edition of the World Sea Forum will kick off Wednesday in Bizerte, Tunisia, an [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Egypt reopens airports after three-month closure over Covid-19

02 july 2020 - 14:12:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt on Wednesday reopened its airports for international flights for the first time in more than [...] Full text...

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UNESCO urges caution over fraudulent African artefacts sold in its name

02 july 2020 - 06:23:03
Paris, France (PANA) -  The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed the existence of an illicit trafficking [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: President Kais Saied extends state of emergency from 30 May

29 may 2020 - 20:49:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, Friday extended by six months the state of emergency all over [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian dictator Habré’s victims

29 may 2020 - 05:38:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The victims of the former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre have yet to receive any reparations four years after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic closes 90 percent of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings

19 may 2020 - 05:36:17
Paris, France (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the UN [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj confirms recapture of cities Sabratha and Sorman, will to defeat "aggression"

13 april 2020 - 20:54:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Saied pays respects to late president Bourguiba

07 april 2020 - 05:45:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president Kaïs Saied on Monday visited Monastir where he paid his respects to the late [...] Full text...

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Peter Pham appointed U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel

12 march 2020 - 18:54:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The U.S. State Department on Thursday announced the appointment of Dr. J Peter Pham as Special [...] Full text...

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EU funded timber laboratory in DRC enhances study on tropical forests

06 march 2020 - 17:57:53
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Tropical forests are gradually losing their capacity to store carbon, according to a study carried out [...] Full text...

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Tunisia takes part in Luxor African film festival in Egypt

29 february 2020 - 16:20:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the 9th edition of the African Film Festival, scheduled for 6-12 [...] Full text...

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UNESCO renews relations with Somalia to support the country's reconstruction through education and culture

13 february 2020 - 19:36:56
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, who made a historic visit to Somalia on Tuesday to [...] Full text...

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Bamako hosts 15th edition of 'Mali Fest Reggae' festival

10 february 2020 - 15:21:44
Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - The 15th edition of the international festival, 'Mali Festi Reggae', opens on February 29 at the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Two suspected terrorists arrested separately

06 february 2020 - 15:53:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Terrorism prevention services affiliated to the Tunisian police of Zaghouan, 50 km southeast of Tunis, have [...] Full text...

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US awards grant of US$.4 million for cultural conservations project in Nigeria

30 january 2020 - 16:46:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States (US) Mission has announced the award of a grant of US$400,000 for the [...] Full text...

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Rare migrant bird from Finland dies of starvation in Kenya

27 january 2020 - 19:33:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A migratory Osprey bird, rescued after making an epic 6,948-km flight from Finland to western Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Rare migrant bird from Finland to resume epic flight in March after recovery in Kenya

26 january 2020 - 12:49:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The rare migratory bird known as Osprey from Finland, rescued in Siaya and brought to Kenya [...] Full text...

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Finish prey bird makes epic flight to Kenya

24 january 2020 - 23:26:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -  The Osprey bird, a migratory bird species, flew 6,948 kilometres from Finland to Imbo Usenge village [...] Full text...

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Symbols of the Danxomè kingdom received at Lobozounkpa in Benin

21 january 2020 - 21:08:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  Twenty-eight pieces from the ancient kingdom of Danxomè have been repatriated and received by the cultural [...] Full text...

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Benin to build museum of epic of the Amazons and kings of Danxomè

10 january 2020 - 21:58:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  Benin has decided to build the museum of the epic of Amazons and Kings of Danxomè [...] Full text...

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African footballer of the year: Celebration of Sadio Mané in Dakar postponed until March

09 january 2020 - 00:02:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sadio Mané, crowned African footballer of the year 2019 in Egypt, had planned to travel straight [...] Full text...

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Rwanda,Qatar agree to enhance military cooperation

07 january 2020 - 22:44:25
Kigali, 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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More than 9 million tourists have visited Tunisia since the beginning of year

20 december 2019 - 23:08:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  More than 9 million tourists visited Tunisia as at 10 December, raking in revenues estimated at [...] Full text...

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Dakar hosts its first mixed martial arts

14 december 2019 - 19:21:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  Used to wrestling in all its forms, the Senegalese public will Saturday witness their first mixed [...] Full text...

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British airline secures new line to Tunisia

12 december 2019 - 23:51:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The British airline "Easyjet" has decided to launch a new airline linking London Heathrow Airport to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, el-Sisi pledge to collaborate on eradication of terrorism in Africa

12 december 2019 - 20:57:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdelfattah el-Sisi Thursday pledged to collaborate to eradicate [...] Full text...

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The 12th edition of photographic meetings opens in Bamako

30 november 2019 - 19:51:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th edition of the Bamako Photographic Encounters opened here Saturday under the chairmanship of the [...] Full text...

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Tourist revenues rise by 38.3% in Tunisia

27 november 2019 - 22:52:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tourist revenues in Tunisia as at 20 November exceeded 5 billion Tunisian dinars (1.8 billion dollars) [...] Full text...

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US injects funds into Botswana’s cultural monuments

31 october 2019 - 18:19:33
Gaborone, 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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France to invest €700,000 euros on research on climate change adaptation in Nigeria, France

30 october 2019 - 06:59:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – France on Tuesday pledged to invest €700,000 on educational research aimed at fostering collaboration on climate [...] Full text...

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Ministry sensitises officials on illegal import, export of cultural objects

18 october 2019 - 14:09:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism ministry will, through the Department of National Museum and [...] Full text...

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Tunis hosts 2nd meeting of Arab ministers of tourism and culture

15 october 2019 - 18:04:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second conference of Arab ministers of tourism and culture opens on Wednesday in Tunis, according [...] Full text...

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Tourism receipts increase in Tunisia

10 october 2019 - 18:18:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism receipts in Tunisia exceeded 4.4 billion Tunisian dinars, an increase of 43.3%, as at September [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian sculptor holds largest solo Art Exhibition by an African Artist in Europe and Middle East

07 october 2019 - 18:10:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...

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Two alleged Takfiri arrested in Tunisia

03 october 2019 - 22:07:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The search unit in terrorist and organised crimes  foiled a ’terrorist’ attack after arresting an alleged [...] Full text...

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British government to pay back Tunisian hotels affected by collapse of Thomas Cook

25 september 2019 - 13:36:37
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities will established a fund to pay the debts owned by the collapsed Thomas [...] Full text...

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British Royal couple meets Archbishop Tutu in Cape Town

25 september 2019 - 09:44:59
Cape 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 - 14:05:54
Cape 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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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project

20 september 2019 - 14:20:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is planning the construction of an Intercontinental Slavery Museum at Aapravasi Ghat in central [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tourism revenues increase by more than 43%

19 september 2019 - 19:09:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism receipts in Tunisia reached over 4 billion dinars, an increase of 46.3% compared to the [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Qatar sign four new bilateral agreements

11 september 2019 - 22:12:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)    -   Gambian President Adama Barrow and the Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim [...] Full text...

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Egypt: President Al-Sissi, Japanese PM to meet during 7th TICAD Summit

27 august 2019 - 19:40:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian president and current chairman of the African Union, Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, will Wednesday meet [...] Full text...

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Wilderness Safaris’ environment friendly Jao Camp Reopens in the Okavango Delta

03 july 2019 - 20:42:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To boost the tourism industry in the country, Wilderness Safaris’ extraordinary new Jao Camp has reopened in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia aims to attract 9 million tourists by the end of 2019

21 june 2019 - 09:41:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian National Tourism Office is targeting some 9 million tourists in the North African country [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Four cities, 5 stadiums to host 32nd Africa Cup of Nations (By Babacar Khalifa Ndiaye, PANA special correspondent)

20 june 2019 - 11:34:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt, hosts of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) from 21 June to 19 July, 2019, [...] Full text...

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French education minister due in Senegal Tuesday on official visit

10 june 2019 - 12:53:48
Paris, France (PANA) –  French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Mrs Frédérique Vidal, is expected in Dakar on [...] Full text...

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Botswana artists to enter for Absa L’Atelier competition

04 may 2019 - 14:30:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Barclays Bank of Botswana’s parent company, Absa Group, has unveiled a new-look Absa L’Atelier competition, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia dethrones Kenya in World Cross Contry Championships mixed relays

30 march 2019 - 20:07:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A storming final-leg run from Fantu Worku in the mixed relay at the IAAF/Mikkeller World Cross [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Cheptegei dethrones Kamwororo to spearhead Ugandan 1-2 finish

30 march 2019 - 19:07:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the second time running, Joshua Cheptegei finished the senior men’s race at the World Cross-Country [...] Full text...

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Germany to accelerate restitution of cultural property to Africa

18 march 2019 - 11:56:56
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The German authorities have expressed their willingness to accelerate the restitution to Africa of human remains [...] Full text...

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Mauritania commemorates International Day of Women's Rights

08 march 2019 - 21:18:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Friday marked International Day of Women's Rights with a demonstration to highlight the plight of [...] Full text...

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UN experts release critical report on Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo

13 february 2019 - 12:40:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has expressed worry over a report by UN experts which asks [...] Full text...

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Rwanda launches new gorilla conservation campus

12 february 2019 - 21:04:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American television talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres Tuesday launched the first ever conservation cluster [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security unit says has dismantled 'terrorist' ring

11 february 2019 - 21:46:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A Tunisian security unit in the northwestern city of Jendouba has dismantled a ‘terrorist’ ring of [...] Full text...

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Perpetrators of terrorist attacks on Museum of Bardo and Sousse sentenced to life imprisonment

09 february 2019 - 11:42:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian high court on Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment seven out of 44 persons involved [...] Full text...

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More than 8 million tourists visit Tunisia

07 february 2019 - 12:24:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian tourism sector achieved very good results in 2018 with more than eight million tourists [...] Full text...

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Mauritian media this week highlight slavery

02 february 2019 - 11:20:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The celebration of the 184th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, with Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Mozambique sign three MoUs to deepen economic ties

31 january 2019 - 12:58:19
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Mozambique on Thursday renewed their commitment to deepen existing bilateral and economic ties [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President warns against Thursday's general strike

14 january 2019 - 20:43:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi on Monday warned of the dangers that could result from the [...] Full text...

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Benin's government to rehabilitate 'Akana Idena of Ketou' cultural museum

13 january 2019 - 13:08:35
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin plans to rehabilitate the 'Akaba Idena of Kétou' museum, a symbol of [...] Full text...

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President Sall wants preps for construction of Gorée Memorial in top gear

13 december 2018 - 18:58:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has directed his administration to finalise the necessary technical and financial studies [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire implements plan for restitution of cultural property

13 december 2018 - 12:06:23
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - The Ivorian government has begun implementing a plan to identify, promote and return its cultural [...] Full text...

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Belgium willing to return DR Congo art objects of its heritage

27 november 2018 - 17:14:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium is willing to return to DR Congo ancient art objects exhibited at the Royal Museum [...] Full text...

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Kenya to host inaugural international sports film festival

21 november 2018 - 12:00:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is hosting a three-day inaugural Kenya International Sports Film Festival (KISSF) in Nairobi from Thursday. Festival [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Kenya to sign MOUs l

28 july 2018 - 09:06:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Kenya will sign a series of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with Kenya in several [...] Full text...

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South African comedian apologises for racial jibe

24 july 2018 - 05:25:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African comedian Trevor Noah has apologised for a racial jive after he [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's former high-security prison buildings to give way to modern housing

07 july 2018 - 14:37:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Municipality workers have arrived at a former high-security prison in Muhima, a suburb of Kigali city, [...] Full text...

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Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, inducted into 250-member American Academy of Arts and Letters

31 may 2018 - 13:11:58
New York, US (PANA) - The last is yet to be heard of the avalanche of accolades coming to renowned [...] Full text...

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AfDB President screams "Africa must no longer be a museum of poverty”

22 may 2018 - 12:58:22
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - By 2050 about 580 million young Africans will enter the labour market, Akinwumi Adesina, President [...] Full text...

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Chadian government fails Habre’s victims, says rights groups

23 march 2018 - 06:51:56
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – The Chadian government has yet to provide court-ordered reparations to 7,000 victims of grave crimes under [...] Full text...

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Zuma on the ropes as ANC marks Mandela's centenary

11 february 2018 - 09:50:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday officially launched the centennial celebrations [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian military delegation ends visit to Rwanda

07 february 2018 - 15:27:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An Ethiopian military delegation of 5 senior officers, headed by Ethiopian Head of Military Courts Directorate, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's ruling party leadership promises major concession to political prisoners

03 january 2018 - 18:41:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's ruling party has offered to take responsibility for months of political unrest by ordering [...] Full text...

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President Kagame begins 2-day visit to Sudan

20 december 2017 - 15:37:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- President Paul Kagame of Rwanda arrived here on Wednesday, heading a high-level delegation on a two-day state [...] Full text...

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Rwandan museum in memory of German colonialist opens

19 december 2017 - 09:30:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kandt House, the first museum established in memory of the explorations and discoveries of Richard Kandt, [...] Full text...

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UNN Arts professor, El Anatsui, honoured by Alma-mater in Ghana

04 december 2017 - 15:40:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Prof. El Anatsui, the globally-celebrated Ghanaian Sculptor and Emeritus Professor in Sculpture at the University of [...] Full text...

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Historic heart transplant commemorated in Cape Town

01 december 2017 - 13:45:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading surgeons from around the world have gathered in Cape Town, South Africa, to [...] Full text...

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Apartheid Museum salutes Mandela's lawyer

26 october 2017 - 08:33:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg on Thursday saluted liberation hero George Bizos by launching [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, adds more int'l awards to his long list

30 september 2017 - 06:32:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Globally-celebrated Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has been honoured with the most internationally-prestigious award in art [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Opposition party marches to honour Nkrumah as Ghana's Founder

21 september 2017 - 12:24:34
Accra, 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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Morocco: Morocco, China sign deal to build Africa's tallest skyscraper in Rabat

23 july 2017 - 14:49:01
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A Chinese firm has signed a deal with Moroccan companies to build the tallest skyscraper in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Senegal: UNESCO organises inter-generational dialogue on Gorée Island

15 july 2017 - 07:39:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As part of its efforts to implement the project: “Emergency measures for the consolidation and protection [...] Full text...

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Sudan: US archaeologists repair Sudanese cemetery

19 april 2017 - 18:48:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A joint mission of the Sudanese Dongola University and the American Michigan University is operating, along [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: FIFA posts US$ 369 million loss in 2016, expects US$489 million loss in 2017

08 april 2017 - 18:12:54
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA says it lost US$ 369 million in 2016 and expects to incur further losses in [...] Full text...

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US: Senior US official to visit Swaziland, Botswana

27 september 2016 - 06:05:31
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, is to Swaziland and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: UNESCO chief visits West, Central Africa

04 august 2016 - 17:32:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will next week undertake a four-day official visit to West and Central [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Prestigious Harvard University honours famous Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui

02 june 2016 - 12:52:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts degree by the [...] Full text...

thread Culture

Botswana: Communities urged to preserve landscapes

31 may 2016 - 13:10:42
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has announced plans to continue supporting the development of cultural and heritage sites across the [...] Full text...

thread Environment

US: 5th annual International Jazz Day celebration ends in Washington

01 may 2016 - 13:46:48
Washington, US (PANA) – The fifth annual International Jazz Day celebration came to a thrilling close on Saturday night [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to set up of Intercontinental Slavery Museum

12 april 2016 - 10:29:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will set up an Intercontinental Slavery Museum in its capital, Port Louis, as recommended by [...] Full text...

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Tunis: INTERPOL chief visits Tunisia

04 december 2015 - 10:33:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock has met with Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid and Interior Minister [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Pope honours Martyrs of Uganda

28 november 2015 - 19:08:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Pope Francis on Saturday honoured the Martyrs of Uganda, saying that they shared the same faith [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Pope Francis says Africa is 'land of hope'

28 november 2015 - 07:34:06
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Declaring Africa a “land of hope”, Pope Francis has urged Uganda to invest in its young [...] Full text...

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UN: World lights up in blue to mark UN's 70th anniversary

23 october 2015 - 13:04:20
New York, US (PANA) - From Australia to Azerbaijan, Indonesia to Iraq, Saudi Arabia to South Sudan, some 250 sites [...] Full text...

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UN: UN to light up 200 global monuments 'blue' for UN 70th anniversary on 24 October

20 october 2015 - 13:21:51
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of UN Day, marked annually on 24 October, the UN on Tuesday announced that around [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda inaugurates history museum to boost tourism

28 september 2015 - 08:42:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has officially inaugurated a new museum displaying both intangible and tangible components of cultural heritage, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tunisian security dismantles terrorist ring

05 august 2015 - 21:14:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian security forces in Ben Arous, in western Tunis, have dismantled a terrorist ring of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 'Number of travellers through Tunisian airports drops significantly'

30 july 2015 - 13:56:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The number of travellers through Tunisian airports during the first quarter of this year is estimated [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU wants to increase cooperation with Tunisia, says Mongherini

20 july 2015 - 21:12:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) senior representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Federika Mongherini, says that the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: More than 1,000 arrested since Bardo museum terror attack - Minister

08 july 2015 - 20:19:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – More than 1,000 people have been arrested since the terror attack against the Bardo museum in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 'Tunisia working on anti-terrorism strategy'

07 july 2015 - 20:52:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian national anti-terrorism and anti-extremism commission is completing a national anti-terrorism and anti-extremism strategy following [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Terrorist kills self

05 july 2015 - 15:50:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - One of the most dangerous terrorists in Tunisia, Hassan Moez, has killed himself in his residence [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Death toll in Sousse terror attack rises to 37

26 june 2015 - 21:33:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The death toll in the terror attack perpetrated on Friday in a hotel in the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tourist arrivals in Tunisia drop in first half of 2015

24 june 2015 - 17:11:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia's Ministry of Tourism Wednesday disclosed a drop of around two million holidaymakers up to mid-June [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Memorial service held for drowned East African slaves

02 june 2015 - 18:15:58
Cape 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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Mali: Namibian president visits Mali

29 may 2015 - 20:29:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Namibian president, Hage Geingob, is expected on Saturday in Bamako for a two-day official visit [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Wanted Moroccan arrested for alleged involvement in Bardo attack

28 may 2015 - 20:51:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a Moroccan national accused of being involved [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Insectarium opens at Port-Louis Museum

20 may 2015 - 07:31:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - An insectarium, a new gallery of the Natural History Museum of Port-Louis made up of around [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African Artist wins highest award at Venice Biennale

01 may 2015 - 10:12:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Ghanaian artist El Anatsui has bagged the highest honour awarded at the Venice Binnale, according [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Soldier killed in clashes with Jihadists

22 april 2015 - 22:32:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A Tunisian soldier was killed on Wednesday in clashes between the armed forces and “terrorists” in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Rhodes statue toppled in Cape Town

09 april 2015 - 16:18:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - After weeks of discord, the statue of pioneer Cecil John Rhodes was removed from [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Fifth Tunisian soldier dies of injuries from Jihadist ambush

08 april 2015 - 17:34:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A Tunisian soldier died Wednesday of injuries he sustained the previous day in an ambush that [...] Full text...

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France: European council executive to visit Tunis

30 march 2015 - 21:36:50
Paris, France (PANA) – The European council chairman, Donald Tusk and the senior representative/vice president of the Commission, Federica Mogherini, [...] Full text...

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Brussels: Senior European Commission delegation expected in Tunisia

24 march 2015 - 21:54:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Council President Donald Tusk and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Land mine kills soldier, injures three others

23 march 2015 - 11:00:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian soldier was killed and three others slightly injured on Sunday after the vehicle in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Paris Mayor expresses French support to Tunisia

22 march 2015 - 11:20:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, on Saturday urged French citizens to express their solidarity to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: AfDB expresses solidarity with Tunisia

21 march 2015 - 16:45:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The African Development bank (AfDB) has expressed its solidarity to the Tunisian government and people following [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African terror victim treated in Tunis

20 march 2015 - 14:31:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – MSC Cruises on Friday confirmed that a South African woman, injured in Wednesday’s terror [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO, WTO chiefs condemn deadly attack on Tunisia’s Bardo Museum

19 march 2015 - 08:12:18
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials have condemned Wednesday's attack against the Bardo Museum in the Tunisian capital [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief strongly condemns attack on Tunisian museum

18 march 2015 - 20:13:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms Wednesday's attack against the Bardo [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief calls for better global leadership to curb atrocities

06 february 2015 - 22:15:54
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders too often choose to violate international law and set aside moral principles, UN [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan says moles within military sabotaging war against Boko Haram

14 january 2015 - 17:04:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday publicly admitted the existence of moles within the ranks of the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma calls for unity of South Africans on historic 16 December anniversary

16 december 2014 - 16:15:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans on Tuesday commemorated the Day of Reconciliation by reflecting on [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Ebola art exhibition opens in Conakry

26 november 2014 - 21:44:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – An art and craft exhibition aimed at sensitizing the public on the deadly Ebola virus disease [...] Full text...

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Congo: Govt. sign agreement to build museum

05 november 2014 - 21:27:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government and the French oil company Total E and P on Wednesday signed an [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: State monopolies strangle agriculture growth in Africa (News round up by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

07 september 2014 - 13:55:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The failure to rapidly grow the agricultural sector in Africa has been caused by weak [...] Full text...

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Mali: Tunisian president expected Friday in Bamako

19 june 2014 - 16:26:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki, is expected here on Friday to begin an official visit to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Lack of funds shuts down Mandela opera

28 may 2014 - 09:32:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A spectacular opera telling the life story of the late world statesman Nelson Mandela [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela’s legacy alive and well (News feature by Craig Urquart, PANA Correspondent)

25 may 2014 - 08:20:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Six months have passed since South Africa and the rest of the world mourned [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela Opera launches in South Africa

21 may 2014 - 13:56:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Six months after the death of former President Nelson Mandela, South Africans have an [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopia says Africa will use energy potential to generate growth

23 april 2014 - 14:01:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has set in motion plans to complete energy projects with a combined capacity of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan commissions Police peacekeeping centre

08 april 2014 - 20:43:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Dr Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday commissioned the Nigeria Police Force International Peacekeeping Centre and [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Some 40,000 archeological pieces discovered in Cameroon

29 march 2014 - 18:19:00
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – Some 40,000 archeological remains have been discovered on the construction site of the hydroelectric dam of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: President Jammeh visits Saudi Arabia

18 march 2014 - 14:05:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Monday met with the Saudi [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Malian President visits Mauritania

10 january 2014 - 17:12:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, arrived here Friday, leading a high-powered delegation of members of [...] Full text...

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Year-ender: Ethiopia forges ahead with Grand Renaissance Dam (By Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Correspondent)

25 december 2013 - 09:38:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The year 2013 has undoubtedly been an exciting year for Ethiopia because of the events [...] Full text...

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UNESCO mission confirms Egypt’s Mallawi museum ransacked

18 september 2013 - 22:58:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has confirmed that nearly all the [...] Full text...

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Museum of Tripoli remains closed for security reasons

23 august 2013 - 12:53:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Museum of Tripoli in Libya's capital has remained closed to visitors since 2011 due to [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief deplores damage to cultural heritage sites in Egypt

19 august 2013 - 22:37:49
New York, US (PANA) – The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova on [...] Full text...

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UNESCO trains 35 Libyans in archaeological conservation

12 july 2013 - 12:56:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-five Libyans have been trained in archaeological conservation by the UNESCO office in Tripoli, according to [...] Full text...

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Africa has no excuse to keep women impoverished - President Kikwete

02 july 2013 - 09:36:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - There is no excuse for women in Africa to continue bearing the disproportionate burden [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for protection of marine environment

09 june 2013 - 14:25:40
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to do more to reverse degradation [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Mali's Soninké-Djennenke statue gains prominence at Abu Dhabi exhibition

24 april 2013 - 13:27:36
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - A Soninké-Djennenke statue from the Bandiagara region in Mali has found a prominent [...] Full text...

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Cultural heritage: Mauritius submits 2 new nomination dossiers to UNESCO

18 april 2013 - 13:11:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Arts and Culture Minister Mukeshwar Choonee, said here Thursday that two nomination dossiers -- the [...] Full text...

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Entries for NEPAD essay, photo competitions on

11 april 2013 - 11:24:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), in partnership with the Technical Centre for Agriculture and [...] Full text...

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World Bank partners Alcantara to host Connect4Climate dialogue

08 april 2013 - 15:13:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - From 9-12 April, 2013, the World Bank and Alcantara will co-host a series of panel discussions, [...] Full text...

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