Gaza war: UN aid teams still waiting for Israeli green light to relieve stricken northern hospital

02 april 2024 - 12:44:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction of Gaza’s largest hospital following a two-week siege by the Israeli military has “ripped the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso junta leader promises to continue fight against terrorism

01 january 2024 - 13:04:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has pledged to continue the fight against terrorism [...] Full text...

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Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs addresses 78th UN General Assembly

25 september 2023 - 14:45:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Last Saturday, Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop addressed the 78th session [...] Full text...

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A Libyan newspaper wonders whether the changes in French-speaking Africa augur a new Françafrique

08 september 2023 - 16:40:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The changes we are witnessing in the Sahel region, in Central Africa and in what is generally [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 10 players to watch

18 july 2023 - 08:50:35
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup less than 48 hours away, here are 10 players [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF Champions League: Mokwena salutes Sundowns players after Wydad draw

14 may 2023 - 06:46:28
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns head coach, Rulani Mokwena, has paid glowing tribute to his players for their gallant [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF Champions League: Nine-man Sundowns draw 0-0 against Wydad in Casablanca

14 may 2023 - 06:41:12
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Nine-man Mamelodi Sundowns held tight for a barren draw against defending champions Wydad Athletic Club of [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF Champions league: Quarter-finals, first-leg results

23 april 2023 - 04:13:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the results of the first-leg, quarter-final matches played across Africa on Friday and [...] Full text...

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Ivorian hydropower plant to supply electricity to 100,000 households, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

21 april 2023 - 06:23:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Three years after construction began, the Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant project, located some 150 km north [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper takes issue with calls by some Libyan politicians to reduce Libya's diplomatic presence in Africa

17 march 2023 - 17:21:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" (Le Matin) has taken exception to "statements and insinuations" of some Libyan [...] 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 - 15:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During his recent African tour which too him to four African countries, namely Gabon, the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper reveals new act of France's decline embodied in ''Donquichottesque' battle with Morocco

24 february 2023 - 19:47:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper - Alsabaah - considers that many French diplomats and high ranking politicians, as [...] Full text...

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‘We must be more vigilant than ever,’ Guterres warns on first International Day to prevent violent extremism

12 february 2023 - 08:00:29
New York, UN (PANA) - With extremist groups expanding their reach, the international community cannot let up its guard against [...] Full text...

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UK court holds pre-trial conference over Nigerian gas project cancellation

02 december 2022 - 20:25:10
London, UK (PANA) - A British Court has set the stage for the hearing of a case in which an [...] Full text...

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Mali junta condemns 'hateful and defamatory' remarks by French President Macron

01 august 2022 - 13:47:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has condemned "with the utmost rigour" the "hateful and defamatory remarks" of French [...] Full text...

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Ugandan Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs visits Mali

12 july 2022 - 13:00:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Ugandan Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Vincent Bamulangzki Ssempijja, on Monday met his Malian [...] Full text...

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2021-22 CAF Champions league: Official Umbro match ball for the Final revealed

25 may 2022 - 23:09:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On Monday evening, 30 May, 2022, the world attention will move to Casablanca when two of [...] Full text...

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The next UN envoy to Libya will be an African, according to Western sources

03 may 2022 - 15:53:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Libya and head of the United [...] Full text...

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Divisions in UN Security Council on Libyan file fuel foreign interference

02 may 2022 - 06:58:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the fourth consecutive time, the United Nations Security Council has failed to extend the mandate [...] Full text...

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Deep divisions over Pretoria's Russia stance

16 march 2022 - 09:11:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has slammed opposition parties who criticised the [...] Full text...

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Africa at heart of military clash in Ukraine (Analysis)

15 march 2022 - 15:07:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered its third week, actually began ten years ago when former [...] Full text...

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Senegalese NGO initiates march in support of transitional authorities in Mali

18 february 2022 - 16:00:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Dakar-Thieytou International March Association, a Senegalese NGO, has initiated a Dakar-Bamako march of 1,362 km [...] Full text...

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UN leaders speak out against Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred

18 march 2021 - 05:48:56
New York, US (PANA) - Underlining that “diversity is a richness, not a threat”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for [...] Full text...

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French 'yellow jackets' to participate in Bamako demonstration against French troops

20 january 2021 - 11:50:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two activists of the French protest movement, "Yellow jackets", Yannick Caroff and Sebastien Perimony, are to [...] Full text...

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Terrorist groups must not be allowed to exploit ‘fragilities’ caused by COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2020 - 06:01:40
New York, US (PANA) - As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the world’s health systems, economies and local communities, the UN [...] Full text...

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Botswana First Lady, police campaign against GBV

10 february 2020 - 16:11:51
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s law enforcement agency has collaborated with the country’s First Lady to advocate against gender based [...] Full text...

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President Masisi and Steve Harvey meeting bears fruits

09 january 2020 - 14:35:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President’s initiative dubbed ‘creating opportunities’ has once again given a second Motswana (citizen of Botswana) [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians commemorate 50th anniversary of a revolutionary’s death

08 january 2020 - 14:12:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians on Tuesday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Mohamed Ould Soumeida, the inspirer [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: CFA Franc/Eco: "It's a marginal stage victory": Expert

23 december 2019 - 21:30:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  Professor Taladidia Thiombiano , Burkinabè economist and researcher, said here Monday that the adoption of [...] Full text...

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Coming weeks will be decisive in fight against terrorism, says Macron

23 december 2019 - 09:23:22
 Niamey, Niger (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that the coming weeks will be "decisive" in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana Vice President identifies some problems of the country

18 december 2019 - 11:23:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Vice President Slumber Tsogwane has identified issues like weak parent-child relationship, teenage pregnancy, gender based violence, [...] Full text...

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'Botswana First Lady embarks on HIV/AIDS outreach programme'

02 december 2019 - 13:20:58
Gaborone, Botswana  (PANA) - The Botswana First Lady, Neo Jane Masisi, has embarked on a nationwide campaign called “Dipalametse” (translated [...] Full text...

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HIV/AIDS round-table of African First ladies opens in Kigali

02 december 2019 - 12:36:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A round-table gathering members the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) opened Monday in [...] Full text...

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Rwandan First lady calls for reduction of gender inequalities to eliminate HIV/AIDS in Africa

02 december 2019 - 12:02:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Monday called on all stakeholders to join hands to reduce [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Pro-life petitions government against global reproduction health conference

11 november 2019 - 19:27:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A coalition of pro-life non-governmental organizations and activists on Monday held a demonstration against what they [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's new law to bring order to religious affairs fills legislative gaps, without addressing the roots of the problems (A News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

30 october 2019 - 12:29:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's newly adopted law to restore order in religious affairs has determined the organisation and functioning [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s ruling party joins calls for end to sanctions against Zimbabwe

25 october 2019 - 10:56:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), has called on the international community to [...] Full text...

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Botswana President casts his vote

23 october 2019 - 16:47:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Democratic Party presidential candidate Mokgweetsi Masisi has cast his vote at Mosielele Primary School polling [...] Full text...

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Two Batswana youth chosen to work with Harvey on Family Feud Africa

16 october 2019 - 14:17:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- Two young Batswana (citizen of Botswana), Neo Aabobe and  Maxwell Dichi, have been nominated to join Steve [...] Full text...

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Trust Africa challenges current “economic orthodoxies”

03 october 2019 - 18:48:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Abdarahmane Wone, the Communications Officer at TrustAfrica, Thursday made a strong case for Africans to rise [...] Full text...

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Botswana enlists US Peace Corps

02 october 2019 - 20:49:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - United States Peace Corps trainees will be sworn in by the United States Ambassador to Botswana, [...] Full text...

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Botswana turns 53

01 october 2019 - 19:09:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi and First Lady, Neo Masisi, joined the nation in celebrating 53 [...] Full text...

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Botswana First Lady calls for youth empowerment

24 september 2019 - 20:17:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana First Lady, Neo Masisi, says empowering the youth is vital to the development of [...] Full text...

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Activist Kemi Seba invites Africans to mobilize against neo-colonialism, France

16 september 2019 - 22:33:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Pan-African activist Kemi Seba  has called on African peoples to mobilize against neo-colonialism, the CFA franc [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Burundi Parliament attends funeral of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe

13 september 2019 - 14:16:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundian Speaker of Parliament, Pascal Nyabenda, left Bujumbura on Friday to attend the funeral of former [...] Full text...

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Botswana youth converge on HIV/AIDS issues

15 august 2019 - 12:23:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Young people have met for three days in the capital city of Gaborone to discuss how [...] Full text...

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Béji Caïd Essebsi, a disciple of Bourguiba and an experienced politician (Analysis by Bouazza Ben Bouazza, PANA correspondent)

25 july 2019 - 13:30:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi, who died on Thursday at the age of 93, is the [...] Full text...

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Greek centre-right party wins general elections

08 july 2019 - 07:27:33
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek centre-right New Democracy (ND) won the general elections on Sunday, paving the way for its [...] Full text...

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Cards for political solution in Libya no longer in the hands of Sarraj and Haftar

27 may 2019 - 03:55:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The intensity of fighting increased last week at the outskirts of Tripoli, with both sides using [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s neo-liberal policies badly affecting the poor, new book argues

16 april 2019 - 20:01:35
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – A new book launched on Tuesday in Kampala blames Uganda’s full-scale adoption of neo-liberal policies of [...] Full text...

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New South African opposition party vows to reshape political landscape

18 march 2019 - 13:02:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A new political party, Capitalist Party of South Africa, has pledged to tackle “the [...] Full text...

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World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief

14 january 2019 - 20:12:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to [...] Full text...

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President Barrow thanks Commonwealth for readmitting Gambia

20 april 2018 - 12:44:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has thanked the Commonwealth for re-admitting his country into the fold of [...] Full text...

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Promote tolerance, respect diversity - UN chief

21 march 2018 - 05:38:59
New York, US (PANA) - People worldwide are being encouraged by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to think about how [...] Full text...

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Rise in racism, xenophobia is alarming, warn UN rights experts

20 march 2018 - 19:41:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN and regional human rights experts have urged States, civil society organisations and activists to step [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia needs to submit formal request to rejoin Commonwealth - Official

08 september 2017 - 20:33:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia will be invited to submit a formal request to rejoin the Commonwealth, a senior [...] Full text...

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US: UN rights experts criticise US failure to unequivocally reject racist violent events

23 august 2017 - 21:39:57
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations body monitoring implementation of the global convention on prohibiting racial discrimination has [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia returns to the Commonwealth

24 july 2017 - 09:57:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has returned to the Commonwealth of Nations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation [...] Full text...

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US: 'Addressing economic inequalities key to countering terrorism without fueling racism'

20 june 2017 - 20:47:50
New York, US (PANA) – A spate of recent terrorist attacks has driven an increase in security measures and exacerbated [...] Full text...

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US: Air Côte d'Ivoire orders additional Airbus A320neo

13 july 2016 - 13:45:28
New York, US (PANA) - Air Cote d’Ivoire, the Ivorian national carrier, has placed an order with Airbus for the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rapporteur calls for strategies to counter xenophobia in migration crisis

28 june 2016 - 20:54:17
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, Mr. Mutuma Ruteere on Tuesday urged the [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Winter power deficit looms in Botswana

01 june 2016 - 11:43:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government is appealing to the public to replace incandescent bulbs with Compact Fluorescent Lights [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Labour spoils for war, orders Buhari to revert petrol price or face indefinite strike action

14 may 2016 - 16:35:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Labour on Saturday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the recent increase of petrol from 86 [...] Full text...

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US: Ivorian national airline orders 4 new Airbus A320 series

06 may 2016 - 15:17:19
New York, US (PANA) - Ivorian national airline, Air Cote d’Ivoire, has signed a purchase agreement with one of the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: ECA launches African Social Development Index

04 may 2016 - 16:40:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday launched the African Social Development Index (ASDI) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ghana’s new Visa plan, Pan-Africanism and African Unity rhetoric (By Paul Ejime, Guest Writer)

29 march 2016 - 15:18:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In his State-of-the-Nation address to mark Ghana’s 59th independence anniversary on 6 March, 2016, President John [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Entertainment industry acquires latest cinema technology

13 february 2016 - 16:24:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Hospitium, a Botswana youth owned company, has introduced 7D XD Rider Cinema, a first for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Jonathan condoles with Zambians on Pres. Sata's death

29 october 2014 - 13:55:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has received with sadness the news of the passing away of President [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana firm eyes regional expansion

13 august 2014 - 13:16:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE)-listed FSG, the leading funeral service provider in Botswana, has announced plans [...] Full text...

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UN: Report highlights potential of mobile technology to advance literacy

23 april 2014 - 20:54:43
New York US (PANA) - A new report released on Wednesday to mark World Book and Copyright Day says mobile [...] Full text...

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UNFPA donates medical products to displaced people in northern Mali

30 november 2013 - 14:02:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated medical products and equipment worth 500 million CFA [...] Full text...

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Ghana president, executive to take 10% pay cut

19 november 2013 - 17:16:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s executive will take a 10% cut in salary effective January 2014, Finance Minister Seth Terkper [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Jonathan arrives in Banjul

08 november 2013 - 20:49:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Banjul on Friday to begin a two-day visit to [...] Full text...

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Gambian opposition urges govt to reconsider Commonwealth withdrawal

09 october 2013 - 11:56:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian opposition leaders have urged the government to reconsider the decision to withdraw the country's membership [...] Full text...

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Gambia says withdrawal from Commonwealth non-negotiable

08 october 2013 - 15:56:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has said his country's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Nations is [...] Full text...

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Gambia's opposition leader calls withdrawal from Commonwealth a 'blunder'

07 october 2013 - 13:08:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s opposition leader Ousainou Darboe has described as a 'blunder' the country's decision to pull out [...] Full text...

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OAU/AU founding fathers achieved their objectives, but.... - Pres. Jonathan

26 may 2013 - 10:09:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has said the founding fathers of the Organization of African Unity [...] Full text...

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Africa starts rebuilding for a better self-image (News analysis)

23 may 2013 - 15:07:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – “What kind of Africa are we creating?”, a prominent Kenyan scholar and international consultant raised [...] Full text...

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APRM report highlights challenges facing Tanzania's 50-year Union

27 january 2013 - 08:01:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite Tanzania's strength in political stability and national unity, the East African country faces the [...] Full text...

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New FAO report focuses on investments in developing countries

13 november 2012 - 11:22:28
Rome, Italy (PANA) - International investments that give local farmers an active role and leave them in control of their [...] Full text...

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Malaria kit wins top innovation award in SA

02 november 2012 - 12:45:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An innovative and potentially life-saving malaria test kit developed by two young South Africans [...] Full text...

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EU gives 80m euros to Zimbabwe to reduce maternal mortality during child birth

23 august 2012 - 20:42:10
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to give 80 million euros to the Zimbabwean government for a [...] Full text...

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UN expert tasks nations on racist attacks at sporting events

04 july 2012 - 08:28:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, [...] Full text...

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AU Chair, Boni Yayi, invited to 16th NAM Summit in Teheran

16 june 2012 - 14:51:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – President Boni Yayi of Benin and Chairman of the African Union (AU), will attend the 16th [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe newspaper takes swipe at Malawi over AU

11 june 2012 - 14:44:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main daily newspaper, the Herald, on Monday sharply criticised Malawi for bowing to Western pressure [...] Full text...

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African Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors meet

26 march 2012 - 11:51:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A two-day meeting of the African Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors opened in Addis [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Fuel strike: Opposition warns against sectionalization of crisis

15 january 2012 - 17:50:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said it is mortally concerned that, with what [...] Full text...

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Zuma calls for decent work policies in Africa

12 october 2011 - 07:49:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has called for decent work policies in Africa in [...] Full text...

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'West deters African Renaissance'

30 september 2011 - 10:58:03
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - A lecturer at the University of South Africa in Pretoria has blamed imposed agenda by [...] Full text...

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Malian City of Niono to host People's Forum

15 september 2011 - 22:54:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 1,200 delegates from across the globe will take part in the 10th edition of the [...] Full text...

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African General History to be taught in African schools

08 september 2011 - 12:06:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The General History of Africa is expected to be incorporated in the history curricula of member [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram heightens maternal, neo-natal health crisis in N/East Nigeria

26 july 2011 - 15:44:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Tuesday said that the rate of insecurity [...] Full text...

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Angolan diplomat stresses need to consolidate peace, security in Africa

24 may 2011 - 17:14:16
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Director for Africa and the Middle East in Angola's Foreign Affairs Ministry, Joaquim do Espirito [...] Full text...

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Malawi tobacco prices drop as Mutharika inaugurates tobacco market season

14 march 2011 - 22:33:09
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Monday inaugurated this year's tobacco-selling season by calling on buyers [...] Full text...

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President Morales calls capitalism 'peoples enemy'

07 february 2011 - 11:53:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Bolivian president Evo Morales has said the world must get rid of what he called the [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi's speech at FESMAN leads Libyan newspapers

18 december 2010 - 20:02:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The speech of Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi at the third Black World Festival (FESMAN) on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Congolese academic says Africa needs to be respected

13 december 2010 - 21:41:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Africa does not need to be loved but respected, Congolese historian and linguist, Théophile Obenga, said [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian papers reflect on post-independence era

11 december 2010 - 08:07:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's 49th independence anniversary was the focus of all the media in the country [...] Full text...

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Rwandan press condemns Ivorian political crisis

08 december 2010 - 18:18:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers on Wednesday blasted Ivorian politicians, saying outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo was about to plunge [...] Full text...

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Divergent views on 50 years of self rule in Africa (Feature)

09 november 2010 - 11:32:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As 17 African countries out of the continent's 53 nation s this year celebrate half a [...] Full text...

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Diouf hails Namibia's effort at curbing RVF

30 july 2010 - 15:00:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The FAO Director-General, Jacques Diouf, has commended N amibia for acting swiftly and effectively to halt [...] Full text...

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Nigeria media focus on 29 May, Nigeria's democracy day

29 may 2010 - 08:28:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers this week devoted their front pages to a lot of political stories, culminating Saturday [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe marks 30 years of Uhuru facing uncertain future (Feature)

17 april 2010 - 16:36:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe marks 30 years of independence Sunday, sharpl y divided politically and facing the prospect of [...] Full text...

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China rescues bankrupt Zambian copper mines

12 january 2010 - 16:49:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Chinaâ?s intervention has rescued several Zambia n copper mines out of bankruptcy and helped create [...] Full text...

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China claims credit for higher African earnings on oil, others

12 january 2010 - 12:57:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- China is responsible for the increased prices Afr ican producers of oil and gas are [...] Full text...

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Participants react to Africa's demands at climate change conference

14 december 2009 - 15:31:00
Copenhagen- Denmark (PANA) -- At the 15th Climate Change Conference (Cop 15) in t he Danish capital, Copenhagen, top officials [...] Full text...

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Mugabe blames West for failing agriculture in Zim

18 november 2009 - 13:09:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Wednesday blamed fa iling agriculture in his country on heavy subsidies for [...] Full text...

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Mauritian body contests EPA pact

28 august 2009 - 11:39:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- A Mauritian socio-political movement, "Rezistans ek Alternativ", Friday asked the Mauritian government to stop the interim [...] Full text...

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Senegal calls for more efforts against maternal mortality

13 august 2009 - 16:31:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese Prime Minister Souleymane Ndأ©nأ© Ndiaye has called on the country's development partners to make more [...] Full text...

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UN Millennium Campaign petitions African govts to tackle poverty

01 may 2009 - 16:44:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations Millennium Campaign here on Friday ca lled on African governments to use human [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi in Doha for 21st Arab league summit

29 march 2009 - 18:39:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi Sunday arrived in Doha, Q atar, to attend the 21st ordinary session [...] Full text...

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Egyptian author wins Arabic version of “Booker Prize”

18 march 2009 - 08:43:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- An Egyptian author has won the Arabic Language’s top liter ary prize at the second annual [...] Full text...

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67 of every 1,000 children in Benin die before 1st birthday

15 march 2009 - 12:35:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Sixty-seven out of every 1,000 children will die before their first birthday and 125 of the [...] Full text...

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