IMF staff urge strong governance, speedy reforms for inclusive growth in Madagascar

19 october 2024 - 09:42:53
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Strengthening governance and accelerating reforms to bolster resilience to climate shocks and attract climate finance for [...] Full text...

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Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’: UNHCR chief

27 august 2024 - 04:48:28
Paris, France (PANA) - With Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening on Wednesday, 28 August, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing [...] Full text...

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Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

10 july 2024 - 06:40:24
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Ousted Gabonese President Bongo urges 'friends' to 'make noise' (Eds: Adds reaction of AU para 8-11)

30 august 2023 - 15:36:53
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo  Ondimba, who senior military officers said they ousted from power on Wednesdsay, [...] Full text...

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Madagascar to organise 11th Indian Ocean Island Games from 25 August to 03 September 2023

29 july 2023 - 07:41:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will be represented by some 675 athletes and officials at the 11th edition of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: IGAD leaders regret Sudanese govt's failure to participate in Addis summit

10 july 2023 - 16:31:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Summit meeting of the East African Development Block (IGAD) has expressed regret that the government [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict : SAF agrees to 24--hour ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian aid

09 june 2023 - 16:48:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese army on Friday announced a 24-hour truce to allow for passage of badly needed humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Turkey expresses support for Sudan government

08 june 2023 - 20:19:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Turkey has underlined its firm siding with the Sudanese government and the Sudanese army against the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF raises alarm over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo

18 may 2023 - 19:01:04
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for an urgent increase in funding to help tackle an [...] Full text...

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Gambian Modou Gamo Para Powerlifter qualifies for Birmingham Commonwealth Games

04 may 2022 - 12:27:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian para powerlifter Modou Gamo has become the only para athlete of the country to qualify [...] Full text...

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Twenty-three sports disciplines approved for 2023 Indian Ocean Islands games in Madagascar

29 january 2022 - 07:07:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Council of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) has approved 23 sports disciplines for the [...] Full text...

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Statue of former Malian international footballer Salif Keita unveiled in Bamako

30 june 2021 - 13:28:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A statue of famous Malian footballer Salif Keita, popularly known as Domingo, the first African Ballon [...] Full text...

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Roundup: Sudanese Army sets up committee to investigate shooting of protesters (Adds comment of PM Hamdok para 5-9)

12 may 2021 - 09:40:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army has set up a Committee to investigate Tuesday's shooting by soldiers of demonstrators [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali launches vaccination campaign

01 april 2021 - 12:21:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 started on Wednesday in Mali with the administration of the first [...] Full text...

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Group demands closure of LGBTQI office in Ghana

16 february 2021 - 06:22:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A group of religious bodies and traditional leaders in Ghana on Monday kicked against the opening [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 31 new deaths

01 november 2020 - 18:13:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia on Saturday recorded 31 new deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) sending the death toll to 1,348. There [...] Full text...

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President Buhari, former leaders attend Nigeria's 60th independence anniversary celebration

01 october 2020 - 15:58:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday led other dignitaries, including former national  leaders, to observe special performances [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records six deaths, 826 new infections in 24 hours

24 september 2020 - 20:53:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded 826 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, taking the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Several localities in Tunisia placed in isolation

14 august 2020 - 21:46:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Health announced here Friday that 56 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'New cases in Niger show downward trend'

26 may 2020 - 17:17:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's new COVID-19 cases have been on a downward trend since 12 May 2020, due to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Easing of measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, a major challenge in Niger

19 may 2020 - 17:23:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The relaxation of measures taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Niger, could be major challenges [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 500 health staffs, 200 senior technicians trained on prevention, control measures against infections

15 may 2020 - 20:39:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   - The commission of prevention and control against infections (PCI) of the national committee of fight against [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Chinese govt gives Tunisia new medical aid

14 may 2020 - 23:59:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The Chinese government Thursday decided to donate Tunisia a new share of medical materials to help [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 68 medical, para-medical workers hit by pandemic in Tunisia

14 april 2020 - 20:51:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian ministry of Health said here Tuesday 68 medical and para-medical senior health workers have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: King Mohamed VI of Morocco closely following anti-coronavirus plan

27 march 2020 - 22:25:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – King Mohamed VI of Morocco has given instructions to his government to take a series of [...] Full text...

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Congo: Taxpayers urged to respect fiscal calendar

03 march 2020 - 13:33:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's  Director-General of tax administration, Ludovic Itoua, on Monday in Brazzaville, urged taxpayers to fulfil their [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president suspends purchase of service vehicles

20 february 2020 - 13:03:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has suspended with immediate effect, "until further notice", all acquisitions of service [...] Full text...

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Gabon: Launching of a general strike at the SEEG

24 january 2020 - 22:30:25
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Officials of the Gabonese Energy and Water Company (SEEG) launched a five-day strike here Friday following [...] Full text...

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Togolese government declares Thursday day off to ‘celebrate New Year in dignity’

01 january 2020 - 23:47:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The Togolese authorities Wednesday declared Thursday a day off, following the celebration of the New Year, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's finance minister mulls cutting expenditure to govt departments not accounting for state funds

13 december 2019 - 21:07:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube Friday proposed cutting expenditure to ministries that fail to account for treasury [...] Full text...

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Five start ups to be honoured at the World Export Development Forum in Addis Ababa

17 november 2019 - 19:35:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five social star-ups (young innovative companies), four of them African, will be honoured at the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean gov't announces hyperinflationary accounting for businesses

14 october 2019 - 16:47:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's government has officially adopted ‘hyperinflationary reporting’ for firms in crafting financial statements due to spiraling [...] Full text...

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Call for more trophies for the 2019-2020 sports season in Congo

09 october 2019 - 18:20:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Hugues Ngouélondélé, said on Tuesday in Brazzaville that sports [...] Full text...

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President IBK decrees 3 days of mourning for military victims of terrorist attacks

03 october 2019 - 13:29:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Wednesday announced a three-day national mourning  from Thursday in tribute [...] Full text...

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Mali’s national Cecifoot team to take part in next African Cup in Nigeria

25 september 2019 - 15:59:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) –  Malian Cecifoot team, football for the blind, will take part in the Africa Cecifoot Cup of [...] Full text...

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U.S. implements 'Prosper Africa' initiative to boost trade, investment with Africa

05 august 2019 - 12:46:38
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United States has implemented a new 'Prosper Africa' initiative to significantly increase bilateral trade [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans 'terrorist' Shiites Islamic Movement

31 july 2019 - 06:16:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has declared that the Islamic Movement of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdeans demonstrate against government in São Vicente

06 july 2019 - 17:19:04
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A large demonstration against the central government and local administration took place Friday on the [...] Full text...

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Arab Parliament calls for dialogue, consultations to end Sudan political crisis

20 june 2019 - 12:09:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The Arab Parliament has called on Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC), the umbrella group of protesters, [...] Full text...

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Senior US official in Sudan for talks with military leaders and protesters

13 june 2019 - 05:32:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The US assistant secretary for Africa, Tibor Nagy, arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday where he called [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for removal of para-military force from Sudan streets

07 june 2019 - 04:21:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty international has called on the Sudanese military rulers to immediately withdraw the Rapid Support Forces [...] Full text...

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CORRECTION: 2018/19 CAF Champions League: 1st-leg, final match on Friday (Eds. Refiling to correct venue in last para.)

24 may 2019 - 09:58:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Defending champions, Espérance de Tunis of Tunisia, go to the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat [...] Full text...

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CORRECTION: 2018/19 CAF Champions League: !st-leg, final match on Friday (Eds: Refiling to correct the venue in the last para.)

24 may 2019 - 09:48:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Defending champions, Espérance de Tunis of Tunisia, go to the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde govt acquires 40% of CV Telecom

22 may 2019 - 22:16:20
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   Cape Verde will buy 40 percent of leading telecommunications company CV Telecom for EUR 23.3 [...] Full text...

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Fuel prices in Zimbabwe set to go up by 50 pct (Eds: Refiling to correct para 1. RBZ does not fix fuel prices)

21 may 2019 - 04:42:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Monday abandoned a US$1:RTGS$1 rate of importing fuel for oil [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian victims of violence in 1989 hold sit-in to demand compensation

15 may 2019 - 06:31:25
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Dozens of people who were affected by deadly violence in 1989 that claimed hundreds of lives [...] Full text...

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At least 126 athletes expected at Africa para-taekwondo open in Egypt

14 february 2019 - 13:48:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The number of participants at the Africa para-taekwondo open, due for 20 February in Egypt, has [...] Full text...

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South African Army Chief tasks African militaries on regional cooperation

06 september 2018 - 13:08:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – South African Army Chief, Lt.-Gen. Lindile Yam, on Thursday tasked participants of course 27 at the [...] Full text...

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Buhari meets defence chiefs over worsening security challenges

02 august 2018 - 16:38:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Amidst worsening security challenges in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday summoned a National Security Council [...] Full text...

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Nigerian clinches appointment as CAF 1st Vice President

06 july 2018 - 14:29:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Embattled Amaju Pinnick, dethroned President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) following a recent court order, [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Olympians return from Australia without medals

19 april 2018 - 15:25:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan sports delegation to the Commonwealth Games in Australia, returned home early Thursday without any [...] Full text...

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Another Rwandan female volleyball player vanishes at Commonwealth Games in Australia

18 april 2018 - 15:19:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The second member of the Rwandan delegation at just-concluded 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, Denise Mutatsimpundu, [...] Full text...

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One Rwandan Para-Powerlifting coach goes missing at Commonwealth Games in Australia

13 april 2018 - 15:04:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda on Friday confirmed that the head coach of the nation's Para-Powerlifting team, Jean Paul Nsengiyumva, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leaders disarmed after controversial oath ceremony

01 february 2018 - 15:13:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities withdrew the fire-arm licences to opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka and the armed guards to [...] Full text...

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Two soccer officials convicted in FIFA bribery case

23 december 2017 - 11:29:17
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Juan Angel Napout of Paraguay, former head of South American football governing body, CONMEBOL, and former [...] Full text...

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CAR: Peace dialogue with armed groups likely to boost CAR's economic growth

02 june 2017 - 08:25:16
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Economic growth of Central African Republic (CAR) in 2017 is projected at 4.7 [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) South Africa: Rally champion dies in Mandela Day initiative (Eds: Adds Zulu's final Facebook post in para 5)

18 july 2016 - 10:11:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African rally champion Gugu Zulu has died while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in an [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army rescues 57 civilians, kill 2 Boko Haram terrorists

14 june 2016 - 20:53:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday rescued 57 civilians who escaped from Boko Haram captivity and also [...] Full text...

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(Correction) Rwanda: EAC member countries to ban exports of raw hides (Eds: Corrects venue of summit in para 2 to Arusha, Tanzania)

03 march 2016 - 09:57:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - East African leaders have recommended the control of raw hides and skins exports in the East [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Defence College participants task ECOWAS on security, others

11 september 2015 - 16:16:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Participants of Course 24 of the Nigerian National Defence College (NDC), based in the capital city [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 2 NGOs advocate impartial roles for security agencies at 2015 polls

27 february 2015 - 12:31:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two Non-Governmental Organizations, the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (CSO Situation Room) and the National Human [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON: CAF sanctions underperforming Mauritian referee, fines Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea

04 february 2015 - 07:54:44
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Following a letter of protest from the Tunisian Football Federation, the CAF Referees Committee has [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana’s new minister creates youth project (Correcting para 1)

14 january 2015 - 12:06:23
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced a plan to set up a data base for unemployed youths in the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN experts prevented from completing probe into torture, killings in Gambia

07 november 2014 - 22:53:41
New York, US (PANA) - Two UN human rights experts were forced to suspend an integral part of their visit [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Malawi's biggest cash heist foiled (Correcting amount in para 1 to US$1.25 million)

04 september 2014 - 19:52:37
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Over half a billion Malawi Kwacha (about US$1.25 million) was recovered in the wee hours of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Council on Health approves measures for containing Ebola Virus Disease

12 august 2014 - 18:21:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Council on Health, which was convened over the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kipkoech shines in Brazil meet

11 august 2014 - 10:55:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - John Kipkoech of Kenya clocked 7 minutes and 56.36 seconds to win the men's 3000-metre [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama replaces minister and deputy minister of Youth and Sports (Eds: Refiling to correct spelling of outgoing deputy minister of youth and sports in para 3)

28 june 2014 - 05:55:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President John Mahama has replaced the Minister of Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah and his deputy, [...] Full text...

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Burundi: President Nkurunziza receives envoy from Kabila

23 june 2014 - 21:26:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Monday received the Congolese deputy minister of foreign affairs, Tunda ya [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Auditors find 1,169 "ghost workers" in Senegal

17 june 2014 - 16:19:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese Minister of Public Service, Social Dialogue and Professional Organizations, Mansour Sy, said here Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Burundi: '96% of Burundians have easy, regular access to radio'

28 may 2014 - 21:41:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Almost all Burundians of nine years and above have easy access to radio, as against 60% [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Media highlight Malian crisis

24 may 2014 - 14:28:05
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian media this week highlighted the Malian crisis, marked by the violent fighting in Kidal, [...] Full text...

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Libya: Minister seeks protection for electricity workers in Libya

16 may 2014 - 11:32:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Electricity and Gas Minister Mohamed Mherig has called for the protection of workers of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: First round of presidential election slated for 21 June

21 april 2014 - 14:53:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The first round of the Mauritanian presidential election will be held on 21 June, according to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Security tightened at Zambia/DRC border

15 april 2014 - 18:12:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Inspector General of Police, Stellah Libongani, has revealed that security measures have been intensified at [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Finance Minister wins Rockefeller award

09 april 2014 - 13:30:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been honoured with the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Electoral reforms and dengue lead the Mauritian media

29 march 2014 - 11:59:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian government’s proposals for reform of the electoral system in Mauritius and the discovery of [...] Full text...

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Mali: 140 Togolese para-military officers prepare for peacekeeping duties

04 march 2014 - 19:35:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Some members of the Togolese security forces began undergoing a peacekeeping training here Monday, ahead of [...] Full text...

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Nigerians mark 53rd independence anniversary with hope for the future

01 october 2013 - 18:42:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians across the country Tuesday celebrated 53 years of independence from Britain with great hope for [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian government urged to respect rights of victims of 1989 expulsions

18 may 2013 - 13:54:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Forum of National Human Rights Organizations, an umbrella of 16 NGOs in Mauritania, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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'Equatorial Guinea targets opposition ahead of polls'

16 may 2013 - 17:54:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The arrest of at least nine activists who were trying to organise a peaceful demonstration in [...] Full text...

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2013 CAF Confederation Cup: Six teams qualify for playoff round (Correcting para 8)

05 may 2013 - 11:59:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Six of the eight teams that will progress to the play-off round of the 2013 CAF [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to become regional medical hub

28 february 2013 - 14:38:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The live telecast of a paediatric orthopaedics surgery on a four-year-old girl with severe malformation in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS hails Sierra Leoneans on 1st post-war peaceful polls

24 february 2013 - 14:02:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has congratulated Sierra Leoneans for their commitment to democracy as demonstrated by their first post-war [...] Full text...

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Nigeria sports festival opens amidst colourful displays

27 november 2012 - 22:24:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s most prestigious sporting festival opened on Tuesday in the commercial city of Lagos amidst [...] Full text...

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CAN 2013 qualifier: CAF awards victory to Cote d'Ivoire over Senegal

16 october 2012 - 16:34:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African soccer's governing body, CAF, has confirmed Cote d'Ivoire's 2-0 victory over Senegal in Sunday's return [...] Full text...

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(Corrected) Kenya govt vows to crack down on separatist groups amid escalating violence

08 october 2012 - 22:03:27
Eds: Corrects bail bond in para 11 to US$24,000 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The leader of the separatist Mombasa Republican Council [...] Full text...

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Mauritius organizes campaign on energy efficiency

20 september 2012 - 16:28:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian government is to organize a one-week campaign on energy efficiency from 24-30 September with [...] Full text...

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Malawi's former para-military group protests unpaid gratuities

17 september 2012 - 14:50:29
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police were on high alert in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, Monday as the disbanded para-military wing [...] Full text...

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Malian govt vows "We'll liberate northern region from rebels"

25 july 2012 - 15:48:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Vowing that it was determined to retake the northern part of the country from rebels, the [...] Full text...

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Niger president Issoufou visits peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire

28 june 2012 - 21:46:13
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Niger's president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Thursday visited the country's peacekeepers based in Gagnoa, western Côte [...] Full text...

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Livestock epidemic causing havoc in DRC, says FAO

26 june 2012 - 15:15:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is mobilizing emergency support for the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Senegal celebrates 52nd independence anniversary

04 april 2012 - 19:25:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Members of the military and para-military formations paraded Wednesday at the Independance square in Dakar, as [...] Full text...

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Mali coup leader emerges

22 march 2012 - 18:40:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Captain Amadou Sanogo, who has been named chairman National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and [...] Full text...

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Tension high in Malawi as detained ex-President's son is taken to hospital

21 march 2012 - 18:23:14
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Tension was high in the Old Town section of the city of Lilongwe on Wednesday as [...] Full text...

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UNEP, others call for ‘Sustainable Energy for All’ in Africa by 2030

22 february 2012 - 14:28:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and Adnan Amin, Director General [...] Full text...

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Malawi Police on edge as authorities ignore bail order for ex-Attorney General

17 february 2012 - 19:21:42
Blantyre , Malawi (PANA) - A team of heavily-armed para-military police surrounded the Zomba Maximum Prison on Friday as hundreds [...] Full text...

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Senegalese military personnel to vote in presidential polls 18-19 Feb

11 february 2012 - 12:47:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Members of the Senegalese military and para-military forces are to vote on 18-19 February as part [...] Full text...

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Nigerien govt. increases salaries of civil servants

08 february 2012 - 17:04:15
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien government has increased the salaries of its civil servants by between 5 and 10 [...] Full text...

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One killed in second Kenya grenade blast, 18 wounded

24 october 2011 - 22:08:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A second grenade attack killed one person and injured scores of people in Nairobi hours after a [...] Full text...

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(Corrected) UNAMID chief appeals for peace in Darfur

14 september 2011 - 22:13:48
Eds: Attributes quote in para 7 to Gambari instead of El-Bashir Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the UNAMID Joint [...] Full text...

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Strike by heart surgeons, health of economy played up in Ghanaian media

03 september 2011 - 08:53:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A strike by heart surgeons and staff of the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu [...] Full text...

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2 soldiers killed, 3 others seriously injured in Burundi shooting incident

25 april 2011 - 13:40:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Two soldiers were killed and three others seriously injured following a shooting incident at the military [...] Full text...

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Nigeria 2011: Slow start to voting in Nigeria

02 april 2011 - 10:51:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The national assembly (parliamentary) election in Nigeria got off to a slow start on Saturday, amid [...] Full text...

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Nigeria 2011: Nigeria votes

02 april 2011 - 07:24:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians head to the polls Saturday in a series of staggered polls that constitute the 2011 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria 2011: General elections set to begin with parliamentary poll

01 april 2011 - 22:52:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is set to begin voting on Saturday in a series of staggered polls that constitute [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to deploy 240,000 policemen for April's polls

11 march 2011 - 09:29:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria police will deploy a total of 240,000 policemen for next month's general elections to [...] Full text...

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Tight security in Abuja ahead of ruling party's presidential primaries

12 january 2011 - 17:33:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Abuja central area in Nigeria's capital city is now under tight security as the ruling People [...] Full text...

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Uganda opposition leader Besigye wins treason trial petition

12 october 2010 - 21:04:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Uganda's Constitutional Court on Tuesday ended a fiveâ "year treason trial involving the countryâ?s opposition leader [...] Full text...

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Activities marking Nigeria's 50th anniversary gather momentum

28 september 2010 - 18:30:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Activities marking Nigeria's half a century of self- rule, which will climax with an elaborate ceremony [...] Full text...

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Kenyan athletes happy with Delhi facilities

27 september 2010 - 16:49:00
Nairobi-Kenya (PANA) -- Before leaving for New Delhi, India, for the Commonwealth Games, the Kenyan contingent was a worried but [...] Full text...

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New EITI report highlights "gap" in DRC's mining revenues

17 august 2010 - 19:24:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- A new report has implicated DR Congo's Public Treasu ry in a "gap" noted in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan clubs intensify preparation for African Clubs events

09 april 2010 - 13:32:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan clubs, General Service Unit (GSU men), Kenya Pris ons (men and women), Kenya Pipeline and [...] Full text...

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Night courts to deal with World Cup offences

04 february 2010 - 18:03:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African courts will operate for 16 hours a day during the World Cup [...] Full text...

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Burundi's army resumes training in army corps

06 december 2009 - 16:30:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- One hundred and thirty eight (138) "green beret" com mandos of the National Defence Forces (FDN) [...] Full text...

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Swine Flu claims first 2 casualties in Tunisia (Corrected)

16 november 2009 - 19:34:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Tunisia has recorded its first two deaths as a result of the A/H1N1 virus, popularly known [...] Full text...

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UN envoy, Obasanjo, says peace has returned to DRC

10 november 2009 - 17:47:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria's former President and UN Speci al Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Kenya building collapse rises to 11

21 october 2009 - 17:21:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The number of bodies retrieved from the collapsed buildi ng in Kiambu town, 16 kilometres north [...] Full text...

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Trouble brewing over forced closure of IDP camps in Kenya

14 october 2009 - 16:59:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Trouble is brewing in parts of Kenya after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum, issued by [...] Full text...

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Ugandan NGO wins UN human settlement award

22 september 2009 - 19:05:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A Ugandan non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Ugand a Women's Efforts to Save Children (UWESO), is among [...] Full text...

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Ghana media highlight congestion in prisons, contract to local textile companies

15 august 2009 - 09:35:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Ghanaian media this week highlighted the congestion in the country's prisons and the decision of [...] Full text...

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Ghana media highlight congestion in prisons, contract to local textile

14 august 2009 - 22:28:00
companies Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Ghanaian media this week highlighted the congestion in the country's prisons and the decision [...] Full text...

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Ghana media highlight congestion in prisons, contract to local textile

14 august 2009 - 22:28:00
companies Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Ghanaian media this week highlighted the congestion in the country's prisons and the decision [...] Full text...

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96 Gambian soldiers begin UN peace mission

07 june 2009 - 09:19:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- A contingent of 96 Gambian security officers, drawn from the military, the police and para military [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Two killed as Kenya police confront outlawed gang

05 march 2009 - 18:23:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Two suspected members of the outlawed Mungiki sect were killed by enraged members of the public [...] Full text...

thread Society

Ghanaian stadium tragedy: 4 fans die of suffocation

09 february 2009 - 16:15:00
Kumasi- Ghana (PANA) – Four football fans, includi-ng a university student, suffo cated to death at the Baba Yara Sports [...] Full text...

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Curator of Goree House of Slaves Joseph Ndiaye is dead

07 february 2009 - 08:30:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Joseph Ndiaye, former curator of Goree House of Slaves, an island located 5 kilometres from Dakar [...] Full text...

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