Hyenas attack university students amid wildlife migration in Kenya

06 february 2024 - 19:28:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildlife authorities in Kenya have retrieved the body of unidentified person attacked and killed by hyenas, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches a free mass sterilisation campaign for dogs

09 june 2022 - 08:01:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare (MSAW) on Wednesday launched a free mass sterilisation campaign in [...] Full text...

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Former Libyan military intelligence director accused of military mobilization in Tripoli

27 may 2022 - 16:13:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of Defence of the government of national unity has accused the former director [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 222 killed, thousands kidnapped in 3 months in Kaduna State

13 july 2021 - 20:43:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Northwest Nigeria, said Tuesday in its [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records eight new local, nine imported cases

07 march 2021 - 09:50:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said on Saturday that eight new local and nine imported cases of [...] Full text...

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Human wildlife conflict unrelenting in Botswana

28 september 2020 - 15:58:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - More human wildlife conflict is reported in Botswana as elephants continue to be spotted roaming in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Barrow relaxes curfew in Gambia

17 september 2020 - 19:11:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – At the expiration of the State of Public Emergency by midnight tonight (Thursday 17 Sept.), President [...] Full text...

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Four soldiers killed in explosive device attack in central Mali

24 august 2020 - 11:45:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four Malian soldiers were killed on Friday night at around 8 p.m. when a vehicle in [...] Full text...

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Elephants continue to roam around in Botswana villages

17 august 2020 - 15:04:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Sighting of elephants within villages continues to be noticed in Botswana, despite authorities’ efforts to curb [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU team expands scope in response to pandemic in Gambia

10 june 2020 - 17:19:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union’s Rural Infrastructure and Employment Creation (RIEC) project, implemented by Enabel (Belgian Cooperation Agency), [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's security forces allegedly execute 31 detainees, says Human Rights Watch

20 april 2020 - 10:18:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Monday that Burkina Faso's security forces allegedly executed 31 detainees on 9 April, [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s human-wildlife conflict challenges escalate

12 march 2020 - 14:51:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) –  Over thirty elephants have been spotted in a village in Botswana's central district as human/wildlife conflict [...] Full text...

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Elephants spotted near Botswana’s capital

17 february 2020 - 11:29:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks has issued a warning that elephants have been spotted [...] Full text...

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Elephants roam some parts of Botswana in search of water

02 october 2019 - 20:08:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Department of Wildlife and National Parks says elephants are roaming around in Seronga and surrounding [...] Full text...

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Buhari castigates abuse, torture of over 400 men and boys in Kaduna building

28 september 2019 - 17:25:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday commended the Nigeria Police for the rescue of 400 men and [...] Full text...

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Doctors Without Borders find Italian port for rescued migrants off Libyan Coast

12 august 2019 - 16:01:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Senegalese, Ivorians and Sudanese are among the more than 400 migrants rescued from the sinking boat [...] Full text...

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Nigeria federal govt backtracks on pledge to ban ‘almajiri’ beggars in northern Nigeria

21 june 2019 - 23:45:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -  Following pressure from his major conservative Islamic supporters, President Muhammadu Buhari Friday backtracked on his government’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria moves to ban 'almajiri' beggars in northern Nigeria that fuels out-of-school children

20 june 2019 - 22:48:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -  The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday began moves to outlaw the almajiri phenomenon in the country [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Abuja over raids on night clubs, arrests of women

01 may 2019 - 17:16:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There was uproar in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja between Amnesty International, human rights activists, the [...] Full text...

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Telecom experts discuss abolition of roaming charges in G5 Sahel area

01 may 2019 - 05:34:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Telecommunications experts from the five G5 Sahel countries began a meeting in Niamey on Tuesday to [...] Full text...

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Taking the message home about family planning in Guinea

02 april 2019 - 11:25:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Traditions have a hard life in Guinea. Early marriages are still celebrated in spite of denunciation [...] Full text...

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Thirty 30 killed by armed bandits northwest Nigeria

07 march 2019 - 08:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria police have confirmed that 30 people were on Tuesday killed by armed bandits who [...] Full text...

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How partnerships are the way forward in tackling global challenges (Feature by FAO)

24 june 2018 - 04:34:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - We can’t really talk about the planet’s most pressing environmental problems without talking about food systems. [...] Full text...

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Life in South Sudanese town returns to normal thanks to UNMISS presence

28 february 2018 - 17:25:50
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Residents of Yei town in the Yei River area of South Sudan have commended the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: COMESA to abolish mobile telephone roaming charges

05 october 2017 - 19:46:12
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Roaming mobile telephone charges around the 19-member Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...

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Mali: Aid groups see rising security risk in Mali

28 august 2017 - 16:34:27
Bamakoi, Mali - Two separate attacks on U.N. peacekeeping bases in Mali this month have escalated security concerns for non-governmental [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU abolishes roaming charges

14 june 2017 - 14:06:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As of 15 June 2017, roaming charges in the European Union will no longer apply, said [...] Full text...

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Senegal: New global mobile operator announced

24 may 2017 - 10:44:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Things Mobile, the first global mobile operator dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), to connect [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU all set for free roaming from June 2017

25 april 2017 - 14:18:17
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As from 15 June, 2017, mobile phone users travelling to other countries in the European Union [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Vodacom extends international prepaid data roaming footprint

16 december 2016 - 09:55:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ahead of the festive season travel rush, South African-based mobile network Vodacom has broadened [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda, Gabon abolish mobile phone roaming charges

18 july 2016 - 18:17:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda and Gabon on Monday adopted a ban on roaming charges for users of mobile [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US spends over US$240m on IDPs in northeastern Nigeria

23 march 2016 - 20:26:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States of America has spent over $240 million on health, education and sanitation needs [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Elephant poaching, illegal ivory trade remain high in Africa, Asia

03 march 2016 - 18:15:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An estimated 141,712 elephants have been tragically killed for their ivory since 2012, as [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: EAC leaders hold 17th ordinary summit in Tanzania

01 march 2016 - 11:39:29
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – Leaders of the five partner states of the East African Community (EAC) are due to hold [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Vodacom South Africa expands 'Travel Saver' offer to 180 countries

11 december 2015 - 10:12:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Contract customers of Vodacom South Africa can now save on roaming rates when they [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Audit report, blue economy lead press coverage in Mauritius

05 september 2015 - 16:51:30
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Publication of the annual report on public spending by the Audit Bureau and the holding [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Buhari pledges to tackle challenges facing youth sector

12 august 2015 - 14:37:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged this his administration will place high premium in tackling challenges [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Lack of electricity, fuel crippling Nigeria

25 may 2015 - 08:45:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is teetering on the verge of total shutdown due to lack of electricity and petroleum [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: EAC tables US$110 million budget to regional legislature

15 may 2015 - 13:45:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have started consideration of a US$ [...] Full text...

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

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

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South Africa: House Speaker under fire over "cockroach" comment

16 february 2015 - 11:13:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The fallout from Thursday’s explosive State of the Nation address continues to reverberate around [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Africa moves to tap Diaspora remittances

01 december 2014 - 14:47:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries have taken the bold step to improve measurement and recording of remittances flow, reduce [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Humanitarian situation in Mali demands urgent assistance'

15 november 2014 - 18:13:37
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN relief officials have warned that Mali is at a critical humanitarian crossroads and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's Safaricom cancels cheaper int'l roaming service launch

02 october 2014 - 14:15:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan mobile phone company, Safaricom, has cancelled plans to introduce cheaper roaming international call tariff after [...] Full text...

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Kenya: President Kenyatta negotiates direct flights to US

29 september 2014 - 13:57:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, has personally taken up the negotiations for direct flights to United states [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: 4 East African countries abolish roaming charges

11 august 2014 - 13:26:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Four East African countries - Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan - have agreed [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Authorities urge parents not to promote child labour

02 august 2014 - 11:17:00
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroonian Women and Family Promotion Minister Marie Thérèse Abena Ondoa on Friday called on parents not [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says 6,000 child soldiers fighting in Central African Republic

22 november 2013 - 15:58:55
New York, US (PANA) - UNICEF on Friday said that armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have recruited [...] Full text...

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UN agencies stress dog vaccinations, public awareness to eliminate rabies

28 september 2013 - 19:25:54
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Organisation [...] Full text...

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Libya’s Human Rights Watchdog worried over insecurity in the land

29 june 2013 - 17:02:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s Human Rights Watchdog has condemned the armed clashes that took place in Tripoli on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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'Nigerian troops capture 65 Boko Haram insurgents, kill 10'

18 may 2013 - 16:13:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military has arrested a total of 65 Boko Haram terrorists who attempted to infiltrate [...] Full text...

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African customers to benefit from Airtel's roaming facility in South Asia

15 november 2012 - 16:15:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and [...] Full text...

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Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire border security worries Pres. Johnson-Sirleaf

11 september 2012 - 09:52:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has described as ''grave'' the unstable security situation along the country’s border [...] Full text...

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Prices go up in Gambia ahead of Eid-el-Fitr

17 august 2012 - 13:45:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The prices of food and non-food items have gone up in The Gambia, less than 48 [...] Full text...

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Beggars in Nigeria's most-populous city protest govt restriction

07 august 2012 - 09:34:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Angry beggars in Nigeria's most-populous city of Lagos Monday stormed the office of the state governor [...] Full text...

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Vodacom Tanzania announces roaming savings for customers

10 april 2012 - 10:39:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mobile telecommunications firm Vodacom Tanzania has announced that its customers can now enjoy [...] 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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Boko Haram: 10,000 pupils forced out of school in Nigerian state

05 march 2012 - 13:37:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Burning of schools, the latest strategy to be employed by the Islamic sect Boko Haram, has [...] Full text...

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Security issues, oil subsidy, gay bill dominate front pages in Nigeria

10 december 2011 - 07:08:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Wednesday's explosion in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna, which left seven people dead and many more [...] Full text...

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Kenyan forces meet less resistance in Somali offensive

17 october 2011 - 19:16:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops crossed 100 kilometres deep into Somali territory Monday, with virtually no military resistance, targeting [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to work with UN to enhance security along Cote d'Ivoire/Liberia border

10 september 2011 - 18:50:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A one-day ECOWAS mini-summit in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, agreed Saturday to send a delegation to the [...] Full text...

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'UN, South Sudan govt intervention could halt intertribal killings in Jonglei'

27 august 2011 - 12:18:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Officials from seven United Nations, NGOs and South Sudan organizations and agencies, who paid a [...] Full text...

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UN deploys peacekeepers to deter violence in South Sudan

26 august 2011 - 19:38:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Friday said it had started sending troops [...] Full text...

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Nigerians urged to send Facebook messages to Jonathan over education right judgment

14 august 2011 - 10:44:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has appealed to Nigerians at home [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges Lord's Resistance Army to surrender

22 july 2011 - 14:55:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the persistent attacks by the Lord’s Resistance [...] Full text...

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Group says obeying ECOWAS right to education judgment will end poll violence

24 april 2011 - 10:48:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has been urged to use his “good offices and leadership to [...] Full text...

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Malawi President angry with rights groups for reporting him to UN

20 march 2011 - 11:47:05
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has reacted angrily to the decision by human rights activists to [...] Full text...

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Angolan telecoms company expands services to Iraq

22 february 2011 - 19:25:06
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan telecommunications company, UNITEL, has expanded its roaming services to Iraq, thereby increasing to 145, [...] Full text...

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Angola telecoms firm signs data roaming deal with French company

15 february 2011 - 12:50:50
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's privately-owned mobile phone company, UNITEL, has signed a deal with French firm Bouygues Telecom to expand [...] Full text...

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AU to unveil single African SIM card

27 january 2011 - 19:34:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled plans for a single standardized SIM card for all [...] Full text...

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UN agency adopts new strategy to combat animal diseases

27 july 2010 - 18:34:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announc ed a new strategy to "more [...] Full text...

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School curricula reforms vital for Africa's development - Experts

05 july 2010 - 22:37:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Experts in African education said on Monday the continent should urgently revamp its school curricula models, [...] Full text...

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Madonna sparks adoption law changes in Malawi

01 april 2010 - 13:37:00
Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- Pop diva Madonna's adoption of two Malawian children has forced the southern African country to re-think [...] Full text...

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50,000 Malawian children saved from stunted growth

24 march 2010 - 18:43:00
Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- About 50,000 Malawian children have been saved from ma lnutrition, stunted growth and loss of weight [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition slams ruling party over 11.5b naira secretariat

11 march 2010 - 12:45:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) party Thursda y criticised the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for [...] Full text...

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Gambia's 4th GSM provider rolls out roaming service

10 december 2009 - 19:49:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambia's fourth GSM (Global Service for Mobile Communica tions) provider, the Qcell, Thursday rolled out its [...] Full text...

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Gambia's 4th GSM provider rolls out roaming service

10 december 2009 - 12:08:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambia's fourth GSM (Global Service for Mobile Communica tions) provider, the Qcell, Thursday rolled out its [...] Full text...

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Guinea Junta leader's ADC arrested over assassination attempt

04 december 2009 - 16:50:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Lieutenant Aboubacar "Toumba" Diakitأ©, the aide-de-cam p to the Guinean junta leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, [...] Full text...

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Jumbos' rampage forces school closure in Namibia

29 september 2009 - 08:05:00
Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Rampaging elephants terrorising villagers have caused the closure of a school in Namibiaâ?s northern Omusati region, [...] Full text...

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