Prince William visits President Ramaphosa in Cape Town
06 november 2024 - 08:18:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday hosted the Prince of Wales at his [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d’Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors
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Senior US diplomat participates in Dakar Biennale
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Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights
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One in three women experiences gender-based violence
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Mpox outbreak still public health emergency of international concern - WHO
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Ugandan Military Court to try opposition leader Besigye
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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
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The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday hosted the Prince of Wales at his [...] Full text...
Prince William to host 2024 Earthshot Prize in Cape Town
04 november 2024 - 11:06:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – UK's Prince William is due to arrive in Cape Town on Monday ahead of the [...] Full text...
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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly
01 june 2024 - 11:25:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] Full text...
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Georgieva only candidate for IMF Managing Director’s selection
05 april 2024 - 07:21:02Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The current Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has been [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board initiates selection process for next Managing Director
14 march 2024 - 10:12:10Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – Coordinators of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board, Mr. Afonso S. Bevilaqua and [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya urges the people to work towards elections as soon as possible
24 december 2023 - 14:27:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As Libya celebrates its 72nd independence anniversary on Sunday, the UN mission in the North African [...] Full text...
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FIFA opens voting for 2023 goal of the year
26 september 2023 - 05:35:45Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has opened voting for the 2023 Puskas Award, given to the scorer of the world’s [...] Full text...
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Best FIFA Football Awards: Voting open as nominees announced
19 september 2023 - 06:40:58Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is once again preparing to crown the leading performers from women’s and men’s football in [...] Full text...
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Winners of 2023 UN Human Rights Prize announced
21 july 2023 - 06:45:41New York, US (PANA) - The President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi on Thursday announced the winners of the prestigious [...] Full text...
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South African jazz legend Gloria Bosman dies
15 march 2023 - 09:46:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring is for legendary South African jazz singer Gloria Bosman who died [...] Full text...
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Top UN offkcial in Libya, Speaker agree on elections on a constitutional basis
08 march 2022 - 12:56:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Ms. Stephanie Williams, has agreed with the Speaker of [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament, State Council form joint committee to review draft Constitution
01 february 2022 - 20:26:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) on Tuesday decided to form a joint committee with [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libya's Election Commission blames laws passed by parliament for postponing elections
03 january 2022 - 18:20:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National High Electoral Commission, Imad al-Sayeh, [...] Full text...
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Libya's 24 December election,: uncertainties and challenges (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
17 december 2021 - 09:56:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With less than 10 days to go before the presidential elections scheduled for 24 December, it [...] Full text...
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Libyan EC discusses adoption of judicial procedures for presidential vote
11 december 2021 - 14:33:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) announced on Saturday that it will adopt a some [...] Full text...
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A total of 5,385 candidates to contest parliamentary elections in Libya
09 december 2021 - 14:23:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 5,385 candidates had filed their applications to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections at [...] Full text...
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Libyan EC says 98 people file nomination papers to contest presidential election
23 november 2021 - 11:56:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High National Electoral Commission announced on Monday that 98 candidates, including two women, filed their [...] Full text...
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Former chief of staff of Gaddafi announces candidacy for Libya's presidential election
20 november 2021 - 19:17:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Béchir Saleh, the last chief of staff of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, announced on [...] Full text...
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Eligibility of candidates for Libya's elections falls within remit of Election Commission, says UN
17 november 2021 - 09:53:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The eligibility of candidates for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya is the prerogative of [...] Full text...
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Forty-nine Libyan MPs call for revision of electoral law to elect president
10 november 2021 - 12:12:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forty-nine members of the Libyan parliament have reaffirmed their commitment for consensus on the constitutional basis [...] Full text...
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Filing of nomination papers for Libya's presidential and legislative elections begins on Monday
07 november 2021 - 15:56:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Higher National Electoral Commission in Libya (HNEC), [...] Full text...
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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food
01 october 2021 - 13:41:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges support for new COVID-19 origins studies
13 august 2021 - 14:54:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned all countries “to put differences aside” in order to speed [...] Full text...
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UN Envoy urges LPDF members to adopt constitutional basis for Libyan elections
01 july 2021 - 21:57:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy and Head of his Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, [...] Full text...
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Guinea's opposition parties form new coalition
25 june 2021 - 15:52:35Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Eleven opposition parties created on Thursday in Conakry, Guinea, a new alliance called the Coalition for [...] Full text...
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South African health expert appointed to WHO council
07 may 2021 - 11:38:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s world renowned infectious disease epidemiologist Professor Salim Abdool Karim, who played a [...] Full text...
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Tunisia loses one place in world press freedom ranking
20 april 2021 - 23:06:58Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia moved from the 72nd to the 73rd position out of 180 countries in the world [...] Full text...
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UN envoy reaffirms commitment to back efforts for Libya’s unification
22 february 2021 - 23:16:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and chief of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...
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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum convenes to elect temporary executive authority
01 february 2021 - 11:20:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) has convened in Geneva, Switzerland, with a reminder to members [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL announces candidates for Presidency Council and Prime Minister positions
30 january 2021 - 19:49:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following the closing of the one-week period on 28 January for the submission of nominations for [...] Full text...
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UN announces opening for nominations for senior executive positions in Libya
22 january 2021 - 09:54:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced Thursday evening the opening of nominations for [...] Full text...
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Top UN official announces Libyan Political Dialogue Forum’s Advisory Committee
03 january 2021 - 14:01:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Stephanie Williams, on Saturday announced the establishment of the [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya announces creation of advisory committee to iron out differences between members of LPDF
16 december 2020 - 10:45:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, announced Tuesday evening her [...] Full text...
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Obiri, Yeshaneh shortlisted for World Athletics top female athlete award
04 november 2020 - 08:42:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya's Hellen Obiri and Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh are among the 10 athletes shortlisted for Female [...] Full text...
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Opposition leaders harassed, arrested during Presidential nominations in Uganda
03 november 2020 - 21:51:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan Opposition has faced harassment on the second and last day of the submission of [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Yoweri Museveni nominated for sixth-term presidential bid
03 november 2020 - 00:38:04Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, amid a heavy presidential convoy here, Monday presented his nomination papers to [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes election of municipal councilors in four Libyan cities
19 october 2020 - 20:44:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Monday congratulated the citizens of Zawiya South, Al-Harraba, Jadou [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt suspends elections amid widespread recalls of legislators
03 october 2020 - 14:43:34Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government has indefinitely suspended elections due to COVID-19 concerns, a move many citizens and [...] Full text...
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AfDB flagship annual report wins top international award
01 october 2020 - 19:23:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been recognized by the Stevie International Awards, joining the [...] Full text...
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Internationally renowned Malian musician artist charged with assault and voluntary injury, kidnapping of ex-girlfriend
24 september 2020 - 23:08:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international music artist Sidiki Diabaté was arrested Monday and taken into custody at the Judicial [...] Full text...
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IFAD Members to nominate candidates for next IFAD president
18 september 2020 - 10:54:45Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is requesting its 177 Member States to nominate candidates [...] Full text...
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Guineans take first round of presidential poll October 18
10 september 2020 - 15:20:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guineans will go to the polls on October 18 for the first round of the presidential [...] Full text...
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Burundi to hold local government elections
04 august 2020 - 10:55:52Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundians will on 24 August hold local government elections to fill positions on the councils of [...] Full text...
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Libyan media highlight military dev'ts, meeting between Egyptian president and elders of Libyan tribes
18 july 2020 - 18:56:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Military developments in Libya with preparations and mobilization by both sides of the conflict in the [...] Full text...
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Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists
17 july 2020 - 18:50:40New York, US (PANA) - The 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize, which is awarded every five years and recognises those who [...] Full text...
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Tanzania Parliament endorses 2020/21 budget
15 june 2020 - 15:06:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania Parliament on Monday endorsed the national budget for 2020/21 financial year as President [...] Full text...
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EU expresses concern on widespread violence in South Sudan, delays in implementation of peace deal,
11 june 2020 - 14:03:18Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Underlining the right of the people of South Sudan to lasting peace, the European Union [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: 8 opposition parties call for urgent solution to populations’ problems
27 may 2020 - 23:58:59Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A coalition of eight Mauritanian opposition political parties Wednesday called for a quick solution to problems [...] Full text...
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EAC lauds peaceful Burundi elections
26 may 2020 - 13:46:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday congratulated the Government and the people of Burundi for [...] Full text...
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UNESCO invites applications, nominations for 2020 UNESCO Int'l Literacy Prizes
14 may 2020 - 19:59:04Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has called for applications and nominations for the 2020 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, saying it [...] Full text...
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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play
11 february 2020 - 17:04:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...
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Nominations for Malian parliamentary election fixed for 13 February
11 february 2020 - 11:44:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation has set a deadline of 13 February for nominations [...] Full text...
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Burundi: CENI publishes final list of voters for next general elections
03 february 2020 - 16:38:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday published a final list of 5,126,351 voters [...] Full text...
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Seven candidates officially selected for presidential election on 22 February in Togo
18 january 2020 - 11:23:32Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo’s Constitutional Court has selected seven of the ten candidates who filed their nominations for the [...] Full text...
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The dilemma of the Guinean opposition
16 january 2020 - 22:09:20Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amadou Damaro Camara, member of the governing board of the ruling Rally for Guinean People (RPG), [...] Full text...
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Campaign for Guinean parliamentary elections begins Thursday
15 january 2020 - 23:34:55Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The campaign for the 16 February parliamentary elections in Guinea begins on Thursday at midnight and [...] Full text...
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Guinean authorities ban protest demonstrations
11 january 2020 - 11:47:44Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Authorities in the Guinean capital Conakry have banned demonstrations from Monday and the following days in [...] Full text...
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Museveni continues walk as pop star challenger is foiled
07 january 2020 - 18:57:42Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has since Saturday been walking through some of the areas where he [...] Full text...
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Ugandan pop star Bobi Wine launches consultations for shot at presidency
04 january 2020 - 18:45:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Robert Kyagulanyi, a pop star whose stage name is Bobi Wine, has released a programme for [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s President Museveni in 100 km walk to renew 'Bush War' memories
04 january 2020 - 17:46:56Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda for close to 34 years and now aged 75, on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Arms, ammunition seized in Guinea, says pro-government coalition
04 january 2020 - 17:13:49Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A pro-government coalition in Guinea has said arms and ammunition have been seized at some borders [...] Full text...
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Guinea: CENI closes submission of candidatures for legislative elections
31 december 2019 - 23:13:01Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The independent national electoral commission (CENI) said here Tuesday that at least 30 out of more [...] Full text...
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Revision of electoral register kicks off in Togo toward 2020 presidential election
30 november 2019 - 15:26:29Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The revision of the voters’ register for the 2020 presidential election began here Friday throughout the [...] Full text...
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Togolese civil society marches to demand level field for 2020 presidential election
28 november 2019 - 11:19:38Lomé, Togo(PANA) - Togolese demonstrated in Lomé on Wednesday to demand level field for the 2020 presidential election. Organised by the [...] Full text...
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Projects from Botswana, Brazil and Germany win UNESCO-Japan prize on Education for Sustainable Development
16 october 2019 - 14:43:15Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, has named the three winners of this year’s UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to hold parliamentary election on 7 November
06 october 2019 - 16:48:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will hold parliamentary election on 7 November 2019, Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Sunday. In a message [...] Full text...
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Burundian national army recruitment based on ethnicity, gender and region
07 september 2019 - 18:51:04Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 6,463 military candidates of all ranks, ethnic, regional and gender, on Saturday passed the test [...] Full text...
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IMF Governors to remove age limit for position of Managing Director
22 august 2019 - 09:15:41Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board of Governors, representing 189 member countries according to [...] Full text...
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Nomination papers of 66 candidates in Tunisian presidential election rejected
11 august 2019 - 19:39:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Nomination papers of 66 candidates who wanted to contest Tunisia's presidential election on 15 September have [...] Full text...
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Fifty-six candidates submit nominations forms for Tunisian presidential election
09 august 2019 - 12:22:58Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 56 candidates have submitted their applications to the Higher Independent Electoral Commission (ISIE) [...] Full text...
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Ten candidates file papers to contest Tunisian presidential election
02 august 2019 - 22:29:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten candidates Friday filed their papers to contest the 15 September presidential election, the Tunisian higher [...] Full text...
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Tunisia presidential bids to be submitted from Friday
02 august 2019 - 09:17:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Nominations for Tunisia's presidential election will be received from Friday until 9 August amid fears that [...] Full text...
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EU ambassador warns Gambian gov’t over transparency and accountability
30 july 2019 - 21:02:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union ambassador to the Gambia, Atilla Lajos, Tuesday warned the government of President Adama [...] Full text...
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777 candidate file papers to contest 6 October parliamentary elections in Tunisia
29 july 2019 - 23:27:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian higher independent electoral body (ISIE) has received 777 nominations for the 6 October parliamentary [...] Full text...
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Applications open for the 2019 edition of the '' Kwame-Nkrumah Science Prize ''
29 july 2019 - 16:55:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced, on its Facebook page, that the [...] Full text...
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Filing of nominations for Tunisia presidential election begins on Thursday
29 july 2019 - 11:05:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Independent Higher Electoral Commission announced on Monday that filing of nominations for the presidential election [...] Full text...
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Stade Malien, Djoliba AC will represent Mali in the inter-club African Cups next year
23 july 2019 - 14:50:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In the absence of a national championship this season due to the crisis in Malian football, [...] Full text...
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Electoral body approves civilian drive to amend Kenya’s constitution
18 july 2019 - 21:37:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Thursday approved the start of a process to [...] Full text...
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German Ursula Von Der Leyen elected head of European Commission
03 july 2019 - 17:02:54Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - After long delays, the special European summit which started on Sunday ended on Tuesday in Brussels [...] Full text...
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EU, others support Gambia’s new national security policy and sector reforms
30 june 2019 - 16:36:13Abuja, Nigeria )PANA) - The European Union and other partners have provided funding for the development and drafting of the [...] Full text...
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EU, others support Gambia's new national security policy and sector reforms
30 june 2019 - 14:49:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union and other partners have provided funding for the development and drafting of the [...] Full text...
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Former Burkinabe minister Hien appointed director of Africa Labour Administration Centre
14 june 2019 - 10:18:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A former Burkinabe minister, Arsène Armand Hien, was on Thursday in Geneva appointed at head [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, calls on youth to fight against dictatorship
26 may 2019 - 13:10:07Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Visiting Ugandan politician and firebrand opposition leader, Bobi Wine, says Africa has a united common enemy [...] Full text...
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Mauritania’s opposition alliance calls for mobilization for change
21 may 2019 - 11:13:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An electoral opposition alliance in Mauritania, which includes political parties, civil society organisations and individuals, has [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe High Court nullifies presidency of main opposition MDC party
09 may 2019 - 05:09:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The High Court in Zimbabwe has declared Nelson Chamisa an illegitimate president of Zimbabwe’s main opposition [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa still remains president
28 april 2019 - 13:15:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa will remain president after clinching [...] Full text...
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Algerian president critically illl in hospital
02 march 2019 - 20:07:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's state of health is reportedly very critical, Russian television announced on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Nominations for municipal elections in 14 Libyan cities open
01 march 2019 - 12:08:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Committee for municipal council elections in Libya has announced the opening of nominations for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria electoral commission appeals for understanding for over postponed elections
17 february 2019 - 05:15:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chair of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday appealed to Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Senegal closes applications for forthcoming presidential election
27 december 2018 - 17:37:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nominations for Senegal's February presidential election closed on Wednesday midnight and, among the 27 contenders [...] Full text...
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UN police officer recognised for protecting vulnerable Somali women from abuse
22 november 2018 - 05:54:34New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Police Officer Phyllis Osei has been awarded the 2018 UN Female Police Officer [...] Full text...
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Mbow, Keino honoured for supporting vulnerable children
02 november 2018 - 15:35:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Senegal's Anita Mbow and Phyllis Keino of Kenya are among the five women honoured in New [...] Full text...
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Egyptian, Jamaican laureates receive 2018 UNESCO Prize for Girls and Women’s Education
02 october 2018 - 16:53:36Paris, France (PANA) - A Jamaican project to help school-aged mothers return to the classroom and another in Egypt which [...] Full text...
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Namibia, Estonia and Indonesia home to 2018 winners of Education for Sustainable Development Prize
21 september 2018 - 15:25:37Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named the three winners of this year’s UNESCO-Japan Prize [...] Full text...
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COSATU elects its first female president
18 september 2018 - 17:59:28Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Zingiswa Losi has been elected president of South Africa’s trade union federation, the Congress of [...] Full text...
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Rights group decries arrests of journalists, opposition members
16 august 2018 - 07:15:42Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the authorities in Mauritania to immediately put an end to the wave [...] Full text...
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World marks Youth Day as young people make a difference in communities
12 august 2018 - 09:22:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Young people are the greatest resource for societies to thrive, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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AU deploys short-term observers to 26-28 March presidential election in Egypt
25 march 2018 - 13:56:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Following an invitation from the Government and National Election Authority in Egypt, the Chairperson of [...] Full text...
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Gambians start campaigns ahead of council elections
21 march 2018 - 16:25:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s electoral body on Wednesday declared the start of formal campaign process in the country ahead [...] Full text...
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UNESCO to award 2018 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance, Non-Violence
20 january 2018 - 15:01:28Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has invited governmental and non-governmental entities, civil society actors and individuals active in strengthening foundations [...] Full text...
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Kenyan activists file new petition against presidential re-run
06 november 2017 - 20:24:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A fresh election petition has been filed challenging the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta on the [...] Full text...
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Kenya politician challenges validity of Kenyatta's controversial presidential re-run
06 november 2017 - 19:10:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Supreme Court in Kenya has been called again to invalidate the election of President [...] Full text...
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Rosa Luxemburg Foundation to finance production of 10 films on migration
30 october 2017 - 19:55:31Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation's North Africa Office has called for applications to fund the production of [...] Full text...
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France: UNESCO’s Executive Board to nominate new Director-General
30 september 2017 - 11:45:57Paris, France (PANA) - The 58 members of the UNESCO’s Executive Board will hold their 202nd session from 4 to [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Poll ranks AfDB chief Adesina 3rd 'most reputable person on earth'
14 june 2017 - 06:37:15Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has been rated the third [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyatta kicks off re-election campaign
29 may 2017 - 14:26:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday presented his nomination papers a day after the official campaigns [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African film scoops major awards
22 may 2017 - 14:07:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nigerian-born South African filmmaker, Akin Omotoso, has expressed disbelief after his latest film, Vaya, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Foreign diplomats emphasise transparent Kenyan general election
03 may 2017 - 19:17:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Western diplomats have congratulated Kenyan voters for conducting peaceful political party primaries, but which have been [...] Full text...
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France: UNESCO invites entries for UNESCO-UNAM / Jaime Torres Bodet Prize in social sciences, humanities and arts
08 april 2017 - 08:10:21Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has called on Members States, in consultation with their National Commissions, and non-governmental organizations maintaining [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya 2018 CHAN preps get CAF thumbs up
15 march 2017 - 17:44:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has lauded Kenya's preparations for hosting the 2018 CHAN tournament. This was [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Opposition names team to 'craft winning formula'
31 january 2017 - 17:32:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a major step forward Kenya's opposition leaders on Tuesday put together an 11-member national co-ordinating [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Burkinabe Jean-Baptiste Natama, among winners of the Mandela Pan-Africanism Prize 2016
28 december 2016 - 14:40:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The former chief of staff of the African Union Commission chair, Jean-Baptiste Natama, is one [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Three cultural traditions added to UNESCO heritage protection list
01 december 2016 - 05:58:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – With the current session of the United Nations committee tasked with safeguarding intangible cultural heritage [...] Full text...
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UN: UN committee on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage opens in Ethiopia
28 november 2016 - 20:04:11New York, US (PANA) - 11th session of the UN Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya Airways searches for expatriate CEO
25 november 2016 - 19:27:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Financially troubled Kenya Airways will soon start searching for an expatriate Chief Executive Officer following the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Two Africans make IAAF top athlete finals list
10 november 2016 - 16:01:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana and South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk are the only Africans who made the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ghana media once again dominated by election cases in courts
05 november 2016 - 08:24:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media again focused on election cases at the courts following the disqualification of 13 [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Disqualification of presidential candidates, opposition manifesto launch reported in Ghana
15 october 2016 - 05:53:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unexpected disqualification of 12 presidential candidates that has thrown the political landscape into turmoil and [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IFAD begins search for new president
27 september 2016 - 11:22:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized United Nations agency and international financial institution, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya’s topmost judge nominated ahead of 2017 electoral contest
22 september 2016 - 20:08:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Serving judge, David Maranga, has been nominated to become Kenya’s topmost judge, the Chief Justice and [...] Full text...
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UN: UN announces young leaders for SDGs
19 september 2016 - 16:26:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday in unveiled the inaugural class of UN Young Leaders [...] Full text...
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UN: 140 world leaders to attend SDGs first anniversary in New York
17 september 2016 - 17:59:08New York, US (PANA) - About 140 world leaders are expected to participate in the first year anniversary of the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ghana media report highlights of ruling party’s manifesto
17 september 2016 - 04:48:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) – President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday presented the highlights of the ruling National Democratic Party’s (NDC) [...] Full text...
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UN: UNAIDS honours 10 NGOs for outstanding community leadership on AIDS
26 july 2016 - 13:53:18New York, US (PANA) - Ten community-based organizations from different parts of the world, including Africa, have won the "2016 [...] Full text...
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France: UNESCO calls for nominations for UNESCO Prize for girls’ education
08 march 2016 - 11:49:32Paris, France (PANA) - On International Women’s Day, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is launching a call [...] Full text...
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US: World Travel Awards unveils nominees for Africa & Indian Ocean Gala
01 february 2016 - 16:21:51New York, US (PANA) - World Travel Awards (WTA) has unveiled the nominees for its upcoming Africa & Indian Ocean Gala [...] Full text...
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Zambia: MMD leader cries foul after its parliamentary candidate drops from contest
27 august 2015 - 17:37:03Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Outspoken opposition leader of Zambia's Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), Nevers Mumba, has accused the ruling [...] Full text...
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UN: Namibian, Portuguese win inaugural UN Nelson Mandela Prize
22 june 2015 - 17:37:19New York, US (PANA) - UN General Assembly President Sam Kutesa on Monday in announced that Dr. Helena Ndume of Namibia, [...] Full text...
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Sudan: 15 candidates for Sudanese presidential election
28 january 2015 - 14:25:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese National Election Commission (NEC) has officially cleared 15 candidates to contest next April's presidential [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Vicious power struggle ensues in Zambia’s ruling party (News analysis by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)
18 november 2014 - 13:27:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party is embroiled in a power struggle following the death of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Ruling party endorses Al-Bashir candidate for 2015 presidential elections
25 october 2014 - 19:43:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The General Conference of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has officially endorsed incumbent president, Omar [...] Full text...
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CAF receives 7 applications for 2017 AFCON hosting
07 october 2014 - 14:32:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that it received applications from seven Member Associations [...] Full text...
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US: UN calls for nominations for 2015 Public Service Awards
11 august 2014 - 19:21:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday called for nominations for the 2015 UN Public Service Awards (UNPSA), [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Electoral commission announces Sudan's next poll timetable
06 august 2014 - 17:01:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's National Elections Commission (NEC) has formally announced a timetable for next April’s general elections despite [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Actress Lupita makes history, wins Oscar award
03 march 2014 - 10:13:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan actress Lupita Amondi Nyong’o on Sunday night won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar at the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Govt. kicks off modalities for nation's first national conference
30 january 2014 - 18:45:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Modalities for the Nigerian national conference formally kicked off Thursday with the release, by the federal [...] Full text...
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UN envoy stresses need for dialogue between Libyan govt., militia groups
10 december 2013 - 18:05:38New York, US (PANA) – Mr. Tarik Mitri, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, says the continued [...] Full text...
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AfDB calls for nominations to its panel on Access to Information
22 november 2013 - 15:30:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has called for nominations of suitably-qualified individuals to serve on [...] Full text...
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Togo opposition party demands local elections by March 2014
04 november 2013 - 21:25:54Lomé, Togo (PANA) – A Togolese opposition party, National Alliance for Change (ANC), is calling on the government to hold [...] Full text...
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Jordaan, Mazibuko to contest SAFA presidency
27 september 2013 - 10:52:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Two of Africa’s most influential football administrators will this weekend contest the Presidency of [...] Full text...
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood rejects interim president's election road map
09 july 2013 - 16:47:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Expectedly, Egypt's Islamist Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday rejected a road map for the return to constitutional rule [...] Full text...
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Egypt's interim President nominates VP, PM
08 july 2013 - 00:15:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nobel Laureate Mohamed El Baradei has [...] Full text...
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Kenya athletics chief unopposed in polls
13 may 2013 - 16:19:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With no opposition candidate available on the even of election day, Athletics Kenya (AK) chairman Isaiah [...] Full text...
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Bloodbath, damning US corruption indictment reported in Nigeria
27 april 2013 - 12:10:48Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The killing of 185 people in a border community in north eastern Borno State, the damning [...] Full text...
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Transparency International opens global call for 2013 Integrity Awards
19 march 2013 - 14:12:06Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The global anti-corruption organisation Transparency International (TI) has opened its global call for nominations for its [...] Full text...
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40 EAC observers for Kenya polls
15 february 2013 - 08:34:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following an invitation by Kenya, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has announced that [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President Mahama names 12 new ministers
21 january 2013 - 10:47:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has named a former regional minister as his defence minister while former [...] Full text...
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Kenyan security agents on alert against violent party primaries
16 january 2013 - 21:09:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan political parties braced for their most competitive party primaries to select candidates on Thursday for [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Amina Mohamed formally launches campaign for top WTO post
14 january 2013 - 16:21:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's candidate for the post of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General, Amina Mohamed, will launch [...] Full text...
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Mahama names first ministers
11 january 2013 - 15:21:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has named his first 12 ministers with the most prominent being [...] Full text...
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Ghana, Kenyan officials among candidates for WTO top post
02 january 2013 - 11:33:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ghana’s former Trade Minister Alan John Kyerematen and Kenyan diplomat Amina Abdallah are among the candidates [...] Full text...
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SA ruling party to elect leaders
17 december 2012 - 07:56:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tensions are running high at South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) elective conference [...] Full text...
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khartoum, Juba trade accusations over oil-rich Abiyei
27 november 2012 - 16:09:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan continue to trade accusations over the attempt to convene the Abyei Joint [...] Full text...
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Election issues again dominate Ghanaian media
27 october 2012 - 08:19:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Election issues once again dominated the media in Ghana this week with the fallout of the [...] Full text...
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Eight to contest Ghana presidential election
19 october 2012 - 09:09:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Eight candidates, including an independent candidate, filed their papers to contest Ghana’s presidential election scheduled for [...] Full text...
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Ghana's ruling party endorses Mahama as presidential candidate
30 august 2012 - 18:53:36Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday gave an overwhelming endorsement to President John Dramani [...] Full text...
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Congo to hold parliamentary election on 15 July
29 may 2012 - 21:31:22Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congo will hold parliamentary elections on 15 July, according to a presidential decree issued on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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UN Women members to facilitate dialogue with civil society named
18 may 2012 - 22:56:33New York, US (PANA) - The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on Friday [...] Full text...
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South African movie in line for Africa's top award
20 april 2012 - 10:27:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African film “Otelo Burning”, which tells the story of three young township [...] Full text...
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African Child Policy Forum calls for award nominations
12 march 2012 - 09:35:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Addis Ababa-based African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) Monday called for nominations of worthy [...] Full text...
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Opposition to boycott Gambia's National Assembly election
08 march 2012 - 15:53:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Citing what they called "failure on the part of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to create [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s electoral body fixes dates for party nominations ahead of elections
06 march 2012 - 16:31:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (GIEC) has fixed dates for the nomination of party candidates ahead of [...] Full text...
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World Future Council, partners to honour influential policies on oceans, coasts
07 february 2012 - 11:32:05Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Future Council (WFC), which brings the interests of future generations on environment to the [...] Full text...
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UN to honour businesses contributing to sustainable development
03 february 2012 - 15:49:27New York, US (PANA) - The UN has invited businesses with innovative models that enhance commercial success as well as [...] Full text...
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AviAssist Foundation seeks nominations for African Aviator Award
21 january 2012 - 17:41:23New York, US (PANA) - The London-based AviAssist Foundation has called for nominations for the African Aviator Award, a statement [...] Full text...
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Qatar Solar Tech wins economy magazine’s New Energy Award
12 december 2011 - 17:29:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec), Monday announced that it had won the "New Economy Magazine’s Clean [...] Full text...
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Athletes dominate Kenya's sports award shortlist
08 december 2011 - 12:46:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletes have dominated the shortlist for the 2011 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA), [...] Full text...
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Ban to effect changes at UN senior management positions
02 december 2011 - 18:09:55New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to effect changes in his senior management team as he [...] Full text...
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Gambian, Tanzanian top list of candidates for ICC prosecutor
25 november 2011 - 12:54:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambia's former Justice Minister Fatou Bensouda and Tanzania Mohamed Chande Othman top the list of four [...] Full text...
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WHO DG Margaret Chan unopposed for second term
21 november 2011 - 12:11:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - WHO Director-General Margaret Chan is the only candidate proposed for the post at the expiration of [...] Full text...
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UNESCO's Intangible Heritage Committee considers new inscriptions
17 november 2011 - 14:48:20Paris, France (PANA) - More than 80 nominations, including Saman Dance from Indonesia, Fado from Portugal and Mariachi music from [...] Full text...
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Nomination of candidates for Gambia's presidential election closes Thursday
09 november 2011 - 17:05:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chair, Alhagie Mustapha Caryol, said here Wednesday that the formal [...] Full text...
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Nominations for parliamentary elections underway in Egypt
12 october 2011 - 15:37:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Submission of nominations for the Egypt's Parliamentary elections began Wednesday, PANA reported from here. Egypt's Electoral [...] Full text...
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DRC's Senate President files nomination for presidential election
10 september 2011 - 20:05:23Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Senate President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who is also the leader of [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth Games Federation President to retire
13 august 2011 - 10:14:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Michael Fennell, current President of Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), will not seek re-election at the federation’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's main opposition party tasks President on electoral chiefs
08 august 2011 - 12:11:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Monday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to withdraw the [...] Full text...
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Kenya govt, constitution body tussle over proposed pay cut
11 july 2011 - 19:59:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) and the government are embroiled in a [...] Full text...
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Sites in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, others inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
27 june 2011 - 15:23:33Paris, France (PANA) - The Konso Cultural Landscape in Ethiopia, the Fort Jesus, Mombasa in Kenya, and the Archaeological Sites [...] Full text...
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Senegal’s Saloum Delta inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
24 june 2011 - 19:04:27Paris, France (PANA) - The World Heritage Committee has inscribed Saloum Delta (in Senegal) and its vestiges of more than [...] Full text...
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Kenyan lake inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
24 june 2011 - 14:45:05Paris, France (PANA) - The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley and [...] Full text...
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WHO research programme on tropical diseases wins award
17 june 2011 - 10:09:12Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), based at WHO headquarters [...] Full text...
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UNESCO to get 3 new goodwill ambassadors
23 may 2011 - 16:01:43Paris, France (PANA) - Three Brazilians -- businessman Nizan Guanaes, designer Oskar Metsavaht and artist Vik Muniz -- will be [...] Full text...
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Kenyan runner, Makau, wins coveted award
22 may 2011 - 10:17:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan runner Patrick Makau has been named the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) [...] Full text...
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Alassane Ouattara sacks pro-Gbagbo appointees
14 may 2011 - 12:35:28Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara on Friday sacked a number of appointees of ex-president Laurent [...] Full text...
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Politics, crime continue to dominate Ghanaian newspapers
14 may 2011 - 07:49:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The potentially damaging power struggle within Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), which is pitting President [...] Full text...
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Kenyan law reform activist nominated Chief Justice
13 may 2011 - 12:25:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s top judicial authority Friday nominated constitutional reform activist Willy Mutunga for the post of the [...] Full text...
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Former First Lady to contest against President Mills for ruling party's ticket
14 april 2011 - 08:57:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, has declared that she will contest against President [...] Full text...
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Global anti-corruption body calls for nominations for 2011 Integrity Awards
15 march 2011 - 14:05:59Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Global anti-corruption organisation Transparency International (TI) is calling for nominations for its global Integrity Awards until [...] Full text...
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Kenya President, PM, Speaker tussle over Judiciary nominees
19 february 2011 - 15:18:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya President Mwai Kibaki, Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Parliament have differed sharply on the nominations [...] Full text...
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Kenyan principals to let MPs handle judiciary nominees imbroglio
07 february 2011 - 19:21:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga Monday resolved to let Parliament determine the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan court revokes Kibaki's nomination of judiciary officials
03 february 2011 - 19:31:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya High Court has declared that President Mwai Kibaki breached the constitution when he nominated [...] Full text...
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Kibaki party allies plan to quit Kenya's ruling coalition
02 february 2011 - 13:51:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki’s ruling Party of National Unity (PNU), has sought a meeting to discuss [...] Full text...
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Six candidates seek to succeed Diouf as FAO DG
01 february 2011 - 11:07:39Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Six candidates are seeking to succeed Senegalese Jacques Diouf as the Director-General of the UN Food [...] Full text...
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Gor, Ulinzi shortlisted for top Kenya sports awards
11 november 2010 - 19:13:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan Premier League (KPL) teams, Ulinzi Stars and Gor Mahia, are among recipients nominated for the [...] Full text...
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UNEP begins hunt for world's green champion 2011
06 september 2010 - 14:46:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) said M onday the nominations for the world's best environmentalist [...] Full text...
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Nigerians in diaspora will vote after 2011, says President
18 august 2010 - 18:27:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- President Goodluck Jonathan has assured that the governm ent will put all machinery in motion to [...] Full text...
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39 properties for inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List
26 july 2010 - 15:22:00Brasilia- Brazil (PANA) -- Thirty-nine nominations from 33 countries will be cons idered for inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List [...] Full text...
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UN honours 25 groups for working against HIV/AIDS
12 july 2010 - 22:09:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN on Monday named 25 community-based groups across the world as winners of the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Senate confirms new electoral boss
24 june 2010 - 16:22:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's upper legislative chamber, the Senate, Thursday confirmed the nomination of Prof. Attahiru Jega as [...] Full text...
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'Nigeria's new Electoral Chief needs more than good pedigree to succeed'
09 june 2010 - 15:06:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Reacting cautiously to the nomination of Prof. Attahiru Jega as the Chairman of Nigeria's electoral [...] Full text...
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