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

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

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Former chief of staff of Gaddafi announces candidacy for Libya's presidential election

20 november 2021 - 19:17:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Béchir Saleh, the last chief of staff of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, announced on [...] Full text...

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Former French President Sarkozy calls on Guinean leader Alpha Condé

07 august 2021 - 11:04:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday called on Guinean president Alpha Condé at the Sekhoutoureya [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: Sudanese women breathe air of freedom as infamous public order laws are repealed (News Analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

23 december 2019 - 11:54:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Believe it or not, some ladies are nowadays seen in Khartoum dressed in pants, tight pants [...] Full text...

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All French people are affected by death of Jacques Chirac - Sarkozy

26 september 2019 - 16:55:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The passing of former French President, Jacques Chirac, this Thursday at the age of 86 [...] Full text...

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EU Commissioner for protection of European way of living takes charge of African migration issue

12 september 2019 - 23:16:18
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)    -   New European Commission Chairwoman German Ursula von der Leyen Thursday disclosed the establishment within the new [...] Full text...

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The double effect of oil wealth on the Libyan conflict (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA Correspondent)

18 march 2019 - 15:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As a country rich in oil resources, Libya has been a definite attraction that has earned [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFDC commemorates 12th anniversary of death of Father Diamacoune

21 january 2019 - 22:32:04
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A faction of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) commemorated Sunday in Ziguinchor, the [...] Full text...

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French Sports minister arrives in Rwanda on 3-day visit

16 february 2018 - 18:13:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - France's sports minister Laura Flessel-Colovic arrived in Kigali on Friday on a three-day visit to [...] Full text...

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France has role to play to restore stability to Libya, says Macron

01 february 2018 - 12:07:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French president Emmanuel Macron says his county has a role to play to restore stability to [...] Full text...

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Kagame meets former French president Sarkozy in Kigali

15 january 2018 - 17:48:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday met former French president Nicolas Sarkozy who is on [...] Full text...

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EU regrets Burundi's official withdrawal from the ICC

31 october 2017 - 17:29:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In a statement issued by the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Union (EU) says [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: New crimes inquiry could shed light on French officials' role in 1994 genocide (News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Rwanda)

30 november 2016 - 14:27:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With diplomatic relations being slowly downgraded between France and Rwanda following recent France's announcement of plans [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kagame warns Kigali could again cut diplomatic ties with France

10 october 2016 - 15:29:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday stressed that the judicial system of Rwanda is not subordinate [...] Full text...

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French President to attend Mandela’s memorial service

09 december 2013 - 19:20:09
Paris, France (PANA) – French President François Hollande is expected Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend Nelson Mandela’s memorial [...] Full text...

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French President arrives SA

14 october 2013 - 11:24:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - French President Francois Hollande arrived in South Africa on Monday at the start on [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy visits Morocco

17 may 2012 - 13:12:42
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in Morocco on a private visit, the local media reported [...] Full text...

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Libya's NTC congratulates France's President-elect

08 may 2012 - 21:56:01
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Transition Council (NTC) has congratulated François Hollande over his victory in the French presidential [...] Full text...

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Ghana president Mills congratulates Hollande

07 may 2012 - 21:20:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills on Monday congratulated the newly elected French President, Francois Hollande, [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President Abdel Aziz congratulates French president-elect

07 may 2012 - 20:32:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday sent a message of congratulations to French president-elect, [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president to visit Banjul and Paris

14 april 2012 - 12:59:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The new Senegalese president, Macky Sall, will visit Gambia and France next week, according to an [...] Full text...

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AU hails outgoing Senegalese President for admitting defeat

26 march 2012 - 14:18:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Monday hailed outgoing President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal for conceding defeat [...] Full text...

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South African Jews shocked by Toulouse attack

20 march 2012 - 13:42:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Jewish community on Tuesday expressed shock over Monday's cold-blooded killing [...] Full text...

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Congolese President visits France

06 february 2012 - 10:30:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso left Brazzaville Monday for France, where he is billed to attend [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy pays tribute to late President Sanha

10 january 2012 - 13:37:32
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday paid tribute to President Bacai Sanha of Guinea Bissau, who died [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy, Djibouti President to meet at Elysee Palace

21 december 2011 - 11:29:59
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Djiboutian counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh were due to meet on [...] Full text...

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French MPs support RFI striking staff

09 december 2011 - 17:02:17
Paris, France (PANA) - Several French Socialist and Communist elected representatives have declared support for the strike action that was [...] Full text...

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President Sarkozy meets Rajoelina

07 december 2011 - 22:41:06
Paris, France (PANA) – The President of the Malagasy Supreme Transitional Authority (HAT) , Andry Rajoelina, was received on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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President Jonathan backs sub-regional response to terrorism

26 november 2011 - 18:37:37
Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who has just ended a three-day visit to France, backs a sub-regional [...] Full text...

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Radio France International workers to start indefinte strike on Monday

26 november 2011 - 13:47:12
Paris, France (PANA) – Workers of Radio France International (RFI) will begin an indefinite strike on Monday, trades union sources [...] Full text...

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France to assist Nigeria in war against terror

13 november 2011 - 10:53:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe rounded off his three-day official visit to Nigeria on Saturday with [...] Full text...

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Jonathan meets French Foreign Minister Juppe

12 november 2011 - 14:44:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan says his proposed seven-year single tenure fora a Nigerian president has been misunderstood [...] Full text...

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Kenyans protest Kadhafi killing

31 october 2011 - 11:17:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans took to the streets Monday to protest the killing of former Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi, [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi: Nigeria says death vindicates its early recognition of NTC

22 october 2011 - 10:21:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities have said the death of ousted Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi is a vindication of [...] Full text...

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80 French company reps expected in Libya Wednesday

11 october 2011 - 19:00:15
Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of nearly 80 French companies is due in Libya on Wednesday to cooperate with [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy congratulates 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners

07 october 2011 - 18:49:00
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Friday congratulated the three women winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy visits Morocco Thursday

28 september 2011 - 18:52:02
Paris, France (PANA) - President Nicolas Sarkozy of France will Thursday visit Tangiers, Morocco, sources close to the President's Office, [...] Full text...

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French President mourns late Kenyan environmentalist Maathai

28 september 2011 - 15:36:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy has offered his condolences to Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki for the untimely [...] Full text...

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Turkish leader urges pro-Kadhafi soldiers, towns to join Libyan revolution

16 september 2011 - 18:13:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At the start of his visit to Libya, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy and Cameron reaffirm support for Libyans

15 september 2011 - 21:27:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – French president Nicolas Sarkozy and the British Prime minister David Cameron on Thursday reaffirmed support for [...] Full text...

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French President, British Premier in Tripoli

15 september 2011 - 13:27:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Tripoli Thursday morning for [...] Full text...

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France increases Rwanda financial aid to 42 million euros

12 september 2011 - 17:06:21
Paris, France (PANA) - Financial commitments of the French Development Agency (FDA) in Rwanda will increase from the current 23.7 [...] Full text...

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Kagamé, Sarkozy holds talks to boost economic relationship

12 september 2011 - 15:04:00
Paris, France (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagamé, on a 72-hour official visit to France, on Monday held economic and [...] Full text...

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Paul Kagame’s official visit to France dominates French media

12 september 2011 - 13:16:38
Paris, France (PANA) – Sunday’s arrival in France of Rwandan President Paul Kagame for a three-day official visit dominated the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda President expected in Paris Sunday

10 september 2011 - 12:24:30
Paris, France (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame will on Sunday begin a three-day official visit to France, during which [...] Full text...

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President Kagame 'eagerly expected in Pais by the Rwandan diaspora

08 september 2011 - 20:53:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – About 2,500 Rwandans of the Diaspora in a dozen European countries are preparing to give a [...] Full text...

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Six African presidents attend Paris conference on Libya

01 september 2011 - 22:25:06
Paris, France (PANA) – Six African heads of State and government are attending the international conference on Libya, which opened [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President in Paris for 'Friends of Libya' conference

01 september 2011 - 13:06:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left Nouakchott Wednesday night for Paris to attend Thursday's Friends [...] Full text...

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France triples aid to Horn of Africa region

15 august 2011 - 08:59:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - France has tripled aid to the Horn of Africa region in response to the current humanitarian [...] Full text...

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France reaches out to Congolese opposition

18 july 2011 - 11:46:20
Paris, France (PANA) - France invited several opposition leaders from DR Cong to Paris to participate in the 14 July [...] Full text...

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France backs reconciliation in Cote d'Ivoire

13 july 2011 - 22:21:14
Paris, France (PANA) – France backs the national reconciliation policy initiated by Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara, as well as its [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou seeks 9 billion euros to develop Niger

06 july 2011 - 21:05:58
Paris, France (PANA) – Niger needs 9 billion euro over five years to implement development programmes that focus particularly on [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou rules out installation of French military base in Niger

06 july 2011 - 18:04:24
Paris, France (PANA) – The Nigerien President, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Wednesday ruled out the installation of a French military base [...] Full text...

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Mauritania's new ambassador in France threatened with prosecution

30 june 2011 - 11:39:44
Paris, France (PANA) - The Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA). a Mauritanian NGO, has asked lawyers [...] Full text...

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Africa Progress Panel welcomes G8 Summit focus on Africa

31 may 2011 - 16:30:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of leaders that monitors and promotes mutual [...] Full text...

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Moroccan heads Mediterranean Union

26 may 2011 - 19:42:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Moroccan Youssef Amrani was Wednesday appointed Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UpM), the [...] Full text...

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Franco-Nigerien elected into council of French department

25 may 2011 - 18:49:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Franco-Nigerien, Rakia Adourhamane Moulaye, on Wednesday in Paris promised to promote the consolidation of diversity in [...] Full text...

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Guinean President for G8 summit

25 may 2011 - 12:04:31
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Conde was due in France Wednesday at the invitation of his French counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Ouattara urges Ivorians to learn to co-exist

21 may 2011 - 17:54:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Urging his compatriots to take a "deep" stock of events in Cote d'Ivoire, President Alassane [...] Full text...

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Ouattara says inauguration marked new chapter in Ivorian history

21 may 2011 - 17:23:50
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, said Saturday that his inauguration marked a historic moment for the [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy, Compaore, Ban, Bedie applauded at Ouattara's investiture

21 may 2011 - 17:05:24
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Four prominent personalities, the men who helped Alassane Ouattara to the Ivorian presidency, were strongly [...] Full text...

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Ivorian press devote headlines to inauguration of President Ouattara

21 may 2011 - 16:53:04
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian newspapers this Saturday devoted their headlines to the inauguration of president Alassane Ouattara, Saturday [...] Full text...

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Ouattara's investiture ends Ivorian post-election crisis

21 may 2011 - 14:40:05
Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Alassane Ouattara's investiture Saturday as President of Cote d'Ivoire, is seen as the end of [...] Full text...

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France pledges support for Nigeria

21 may 2011 - 13:42:19
Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - France Saturday pledged its support for Nigeria's aspirations in the international arena, including the African [...] Full text...

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French President Sarkozy arrives in Yamoussoukro for Ouattara's investiture

21 may 2011 - 12:52:35
Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, arrived on Saturday in Yamoussoukro, the Ivorian political capital, where [...] Full text...

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Morocco presents candidate for UPM scribe

17 may 2011 - 21:10:00
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has officially presented the candidature of the country’s Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister Youssef Amrani [...] Full text...

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Police arrest 24 in Paris demonsttation; against president Condé

24 march 2011 - 21:21:56
Paris, France (PANA) – Police on Thursday afternoon arrested 24 people who took part in a protest demonstration in Paris [...] Full text...

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Guinea President to visit France Tuesday

21 march 2011 - 12:47:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Conde will Tuesday begin a 3-day state visit to France, where he will [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy denounces non-permancent seat for Africa on UN Security Council

03 march 2011 - 11:45:05
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday night in Paris denounced the lack of a permanent representation for [...] Full text...

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Zuma undertakes state visit to France

01 march 2011 - 09:30:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday morning left for Paris for a two-day [...] Full text...

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Zuma due in France 2-3 March for state visit

23 february 2011 - 12:16:41
Paris, France (PANA) - South African President Jacob Zuma is due in France 2 -3 March for a state visit, [...] Full text...

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Gabon's opposition seeks Egypt-style protests

20 february 2011 - 13:40:48
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabonese opposition leader Andre Mba Obame, who recently proclaimed himself president, Sunday called for Egypt-style protests, [...] Full text...

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Djiboutian opposition in Paris demand democracy in their country

19 february 2011 - 18:08:03
Paris, France (PANA) – Djiboutian opposition members on Saturday gathered in front of their embassy in Paris to demand more [...] Full text...

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Africa Progress Panel urges President Sarkozy to drive G20 development agenda

16 february 2011 - 14:03:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Eight members of the Africa Progress Panel (APP) have asked President Nicolas Sarkozy of [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: EU to increase development aid by 40% by 2015

31 january 2011 - 21:50:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The European Union public aid for development (PAD) for developing countries, particularly those from Africa, [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges Ouattara to form unity govt in Cote d'Ivoire

30 january 2011 - 13:24:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Sunday unveiled a five-point plan to help resolve the crisis [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy urges more UN Security Council seats for Africa

30 january 2011 - 10:54:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy, on Sunday called for the completion of the stalled UN reforms [...] Full text...

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AU Summit opens in Addis Ababa

30 january 2011 - 07:51:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 16th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit [...] Full text...

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French president to address AU summit

25 january 2011 - 12:37:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy will be the guest of honour at the 16th Ordinary Session [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso will take part in possible use of force against Gbagbo

19 january 2011 - 13:06:55
Paris, France (PANA) - Burkina Faso will take its full share of responsibility when the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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France reaffirms support for AU in Côte d'Ivoire

18 january 2011 - 20:35:26
Paris, France (PANA) – France on Tuesday declared its support for efforts of the African Union (AU) to find [...] Full text...

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Sudan welcomes change in Tunisia, says it respects people choice

16 january 2011 - 11:44:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has welcomed what it termed the choice of the Tunisian people to achieve freedom, welfare, [...] Full text...

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France to attend inauguration of new Guinean president

20 december 2010 - 20:55:59
Paris, France (PANA) – France will be represented at the inauguration on Tuesday in Conakry of the new president of [...] Full text...

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EU orders Gbagbo to quit by weekend

17 december 2010 - 22:21:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday asked incumbent Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo to relinquish power before [...] Full text...

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France wants Abdou Diouf re-elected OIF chief

21 october 2010 - 14:16:00
Montreux- Switzerland (PANA) -- France has thrown its weight behind Abdou Diouf, who is seeking re-election as the Secretary-General of [...] Full text...

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UN slams Al-Qaida for beheading Frenchman

27 july 2010 - 18:07:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The slaying of a French engineer by Al-Qaida is a reminder of the threat posed [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy dispatches FM to 3 Sahel countries

26 july 2010 - 20:27:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy instructed his Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, to begin from Monday a short [...] Full text...

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HALDE investigates dismissal of the only African on CFI management

18 july 2010 - 14:20:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The High Authority against Discrimination and for Equality (HALDE) has started investigations into the dismissal of [...] Full text...

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Francophone African soldiers march at Paris parade

14 july 2010 - 21:56:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- About 450 soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa on Wednesday took part in a [...] Full text...

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Francophone African soldiers march at Paris parade

14 july 2010 - 21:04:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- About 450 soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa on Wednesday took part in a [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Sarkozy enters fray after revolt in French camp

21 june 2010 - 13:46:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has entered the fray as his country's 2010 World Cup [...] Full text...

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France to support Africa in fight against insecurity

02 june 2010 - 13:10:00
Nice- France (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has pledged his country's support for Africa in the fight against terrorism, [...] Full text...

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38 African leaders attending Africa-France Summit in France

31 may 2010 - 17:23:00
Nice- France (PANA) -- Thirty-eight of the 52 invited African countries are being represented by their heads of state at [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president to attend Africa/France summit

29 may 2010 - 14:12:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is due to leave Nouakchott on Sunday to attend the [...] Full text...

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Ghana VP Mahama to attend Franco-African summit

29 may 2010 - 08:16:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's Vice President John Dramani Mahama will attend the 25th Franco-African Summit slated for Nice, France, [...] Full text...

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Ban calls for more efforts to deal with diseases

15 may 2010 - 16:31:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called for “effective collaboration" globally to fight the menace [...] Full text...

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Sudan not abridging women's rights (feature)

26 april 2010 - 14:07:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Journalist Lubna Hussein elicited unprecedented interna tional attention when she allegedly challenged traditional African and Islamic [...] Full text...

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Congolese military to participate in French national day parade

30 march 2010 - 21:53:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- A contingent of about 50 Congolese soldiers will participate in the 14 July parade in Paris [...] Full text...

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La Francophonie Day celebrated in Paris

19 march 2010 - 21:21:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- About 500 people on Friday attended events in the Town Co uncil of Paris marking the [...] Full text...

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Senegal braces for nuclear power to enhance electricity supply

17 march 2010 - 14:50:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The Senegalese government is con­sidering building a nuclear elec­tricity plant with French assis­tance to [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy thanks Mali President for release of French hostage

25 february 2010 - 22:26:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday held close do or talks with Malian president, Amadou Toumani [...] Full text...

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French President appeals for 'true' Rwanda-France reconciliation

25 february 2010 - 17:29:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- French president Nicolas Sarkozy, on a visit to Rwanda, on Thursday called for a "true" reconciliation [...] Full text...

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President Sarkozy arrives Gabon

24 february 2010 - 12:34:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday arrived at Franceville in the South-eastern part of Gabon, where he [...] Full text...

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French President to tour Gabon, Rwanda

23 february 2010 - 17:47:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy left Paris Tuesday for L ibreville, Gabon, on the first leg of [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy expected in Gabon on Wednesday

22 february 2010 - 22:18:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Gabon is feverishly preparing to welcome French Presi dent Nicolas Sarkozy, whose plane is due to [...] Full text...

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France to support DRC in reaching completion point under HIPC initiative

09 february 2010 - 17:26:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- French State Secretary for Foreign Trade, Ms. Anne-M arie Idrac, has confirmed her country's [...] Full text...

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France's first Lady to visit Benin Tuesday

22 january 2010 - 18:43:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Carla Bruni Sarkozy, France's first lady and ambassador of the world fund against AIDS, malaria and [...] Full text...

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French media comments on Kouchner's visit to Rwanda

09 january 2010 - 13:04:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The visit of French Foreign Affairs minister, Bernard Kouchner, to Rwanda and the restoration of the [...] Full text...

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President Kagame invited to France

06 january 2010 - 21:35:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The French Foreign Affairs Minister, Bernard Kouchner, a rrived in Kigali on Wednesday evening for complete [...] Full text...

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French Foreign Minister to visit Egypt on Tuesday

04 january 2010 - 21:38:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner will travel on Tuesday to Cairo, the capital of Egypt, to [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy says France will help save Lake Chad

17 december 2009 - 19:26:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said Paris will help save the Lake Chad, lamenting that the [...] Full text...

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Africaâ?s chief negotiator to Copenhagen Conference says China pledges support

12 december 2009 - 19:27:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA)- â" Africa's chief negotiator at the Copenhagen Cli mate Change Conference, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, [...] Full text...

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Malian activist reaffirms opposition to French immigration policy

07 december 2009 - 22:01:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The Malian civil society symbolic activist, Aminata Traorأ ©, on Monday reaffirmed the firm opposition of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, France seek to re-establish diplomatic ties

30 november 2009 - 11:23:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, are considering normalizing the diplomatic relations [...] Full text...

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Kenya backs Rwanda's bid for Commonwealth membership

28 november 2009 - 17:39:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya is pushing for Rwanda to become a member of the Commonwealth group of former British [...] Full text...

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Gabonese President to compensate wood industrialists

21 november 2009 - 13:23:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has promised to comp ensate wood industrialists affected by the government's [...] Full text...

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Bongo: There are no talks to appoint Pierre Mamboundou into government

20 november 2009 - 22:01:00
Paris- France (PANA)- â" Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has said there are no talks to appoint opposition personalities, including [...] Full text...

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APEC â?dealâ? on Copenhagen ignores the world's most vulnerable - Greenpeace

15 november 2009 - 16:06:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) â" Greenpeace, a global envi-ronmental activist group, on Sunday slammed the â?dealâ? made at the Asia-Pacific Economic [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy meets Ould Abdoul Aziz

27 october 2009 - 21:11:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday held talks wi th Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdoul Aziz [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President to visit France from Monday

25 october 2009 - 12:45:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, is to visit France for a few days from Monday, [...] Full text...

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Chad will not oppose the closing of Epervier

17 october 2009 - 17:04:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Chad will not oppose a possible withdrawal of the French soldiers under the Epervier operation, a [...] Full text...

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Dأ©by optimistic about Compaore's Guinea mediation

17 october 2009 - 16:19:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, has expressed confide nce in the mediation of his Burkinabe counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Wade accuses Europe of cutting off North Africa

27 july 2009 - 23:59:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese president, Mr Abdoulaye Wade, on Monday stron gly protested against "Europe's strategy" of cutting off [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy,Biya hold talks in Paris

25 july 2009 - 00:30:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French president Nicolas Sarkozy, had talks on Friday in Paris with his visiting Cameroonian counterpart, Paul [...] Full text...

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Cameroon’s Biya flies to France

21 july 2009 - 21:00:00
Yaoundé- Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian President P-aul Biya left Yaoudé on Tuesda y at the head of a huge delegation [...] Full text...

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France denies supporting Bongo's son in Gabonese polls

21 july 2009 - 20:21:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- France Tuesday denied allegations it was in support of Al i Ben Bongo to succeed his [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy, Mubarak hold talks in Paris

20 july 2009 - 20:13:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold talks on Tuesday in Paris, France, with his Egyptian counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Paul Biya visits Paris Tuesday

20 july 2009 - 20:12:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Cameroonian President Paul Biya will travel to Paris, Fra nce, Tuesday on a three-day official visit, [...] Full text...

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Paris urges Tandja to avoid sanctions against Niger

13 july 2009 - 21:32:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The French government on Monday exhorted Niger's Presiden t Mamadou Tandja to avoid international sanctions against [...] Full text...

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AU Chairman tasks G8 on illegal immigration, terrorism

13 july 2009 - 07:42:00
L'Aquila- Italy (PANA) -- Libyan leader and African Union (AU) Chairman Mouammar Kadhafi has said the rising cases of illegal [...] Full text...

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AU Chairman tasks G8 on illegal immigration, terrorism

12 july 2009 - 20:53:00
L'Aquila- Italy (PANA) -- Libyan leader and African Union (AU) Chairman Mouammar Kadhafi has said the rising cases of illegal [...] Full text...

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'France doesn’t have a favourite candidate as Bongo's successor'

02 july 2009 - 23:59:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- French Foreign minister Bernard Kouchner on Thursday dis missed rumours that it supported a particular candidate [...] Full text...

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Paris mourns Comoran plane crash victims

02 july 2009 - 22:58:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday among ov er 3,000 people who took part in [...] Full text...

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Obama tops poll on global leaders

30 june 2009 - 07:43:00
New York- US (PANA) -- US President Barack Obama has the confidence of many peopl e around the world, inspiring [...] Full text...

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Gabon's acting president consults ahead of polls

24 june 2009 - 13:24:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Gabon's acting president Rose Francine Rogombé was du e to meet representatives of 10 political parties [...] Full text...

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Remains of late President Bongo to be buried Thursday

18 june 2009 - 09:45:00
Franceville- Gabon (PANA) -- The remains of Gabon's late president Omar Bongo Ondimba were scheduled to be buried at a [...] Full text...

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Top leaders attend Bongo's funeral

16 june 2009 - 11:58:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- The funeral of Gabon's late president Omar Bongo Ondi mba started here Tuesday morning, with many [...] Full text...

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French president arrives Gabon for Bongo's funeral

16 june 2009 - 10:11:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived here Tuesday morning to take part in the funeral of Gabon's [...] Full text...

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Bongo’s death dominates Malian press

13 june 2009 - 12:38:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Malian press was this week dominated by the announceme nt on Monday of the death [...] Full text...

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Bongo Ondimba's remains arrive in Libreville

11 june 2009 - 20:59:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- The remains of Gabonese President Omar Bongo Ondimba, who died on Monday in Barcelona, Spain, last [...] Full text...

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French Socialist Party calls for democratic succession in Gabon

10 june 2009 - 09:40:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The French socialist party has urged the French governmen t to "do its best" to ensure [...] Full text...

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Omar Bongo's death makes newspaper headlines in France

09 june 2009 - 13:27:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The death on Monday of Gabon's President Omar Bongo Ondim ba at a Barcelona's hospital, where [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy expresses sadness at Bongo’s death

08 june 2009 - 22:22:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday expressed sadness at the death of his Gabonese counterpart, Omar [...] Full text...

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Mali-based NGO criticises Sarkozy's immigration policy

03 june 2009 - 17:55:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- An official of Caritas Mali, an NGO, Mamady-Pierre Savané , Wednesday in Paris criticised the policy [...] Full text...

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French PM due in Cameroon

20 may 2009 - 13:09:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- French Prime Minister François Fillon was due to arrive in Cameroon Wednesday (20May) for a three-day [...] Full text...

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France launches investment and support fund for businesses in Africa

01 may 2009 - 14:39:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- France will launch the Investment and Support Fund for Bu sinesses in Africa (FISEA) with an [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy, Boni Yayi meeting cancelled

23 april 2009 - 18:37:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Beninese counterpart, Thomas Boni Yayi, initially slated [...] Full text...

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Association formed to defend African history

09 april 2009 - 12:54:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- An association for the defence of Africa's history, tagged "Association Memoire Afrique", has been established here [...] Full text...

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Niger court grants bail to detained journalists

06 april 2009 - 20:19:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) – A magistrate court in Niam-ey, Niger, has granted bail to Abibou Garba, the managing director, and [...] Full text...

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Two journalists arrested, detained in Niger

03 april 2009 - 18:17:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) – Two journalists, Abibou Ga-rba, the managing director, an d editor Seyni Amadou, of the privately-owned ‘Dounia [...] Full text...

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French President visits Niger

27 march 2009 - 19:25:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived here Friday, acc ompanied by a high-powered delegation of businessmen, for [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy begins DR Congo visit

26 march 2009 - 22:49:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Kinshasa on Thursday for a brief official visit to [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy urged to stress need for free, fair polls in Congo

25 march 2009 - 17:44:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its affiliate organisations in Congo and France Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy to visit 3 African countries from 26 March

25 march 2009 - 16:52:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will 26-27 March vi sit three African countries, the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Sassou Nguesso 'yet to decide' on candidacy in July polls

25 march 2009 - 16:46:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso said he had yet to decide whether or not he would [...] Full text...

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Change of government in Madagascar is a coup - Sarkozy

21 march 2009 - 14:02:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA)- – The ascent to power in Madagascar of Andry Rajoelina is a coup, French Nicolas Sarkozy said [...] Full text...

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French President Sarkozy expected in Kinshasa next week

20 march 2009 - 12:50:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected in Kins hasa on 26 March for a visit [...] Full text...

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France, Togo sign new defence agreement

14 march 2009 - 18:10:00
Lome- Togo (PANA) -- Togo and France Friday signed in Lome, a new defence agreeme nt partnership within the framework [...] Full text...

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France, Togo sign new defence agreement

14 march 2009 - 17:42:00
Lome- Togo (PANA) -- Togo and France Friday signed in Lome, a new defence agreeme nt partnership within the framework [...] Full text...

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Int'l community pledges US$ 4.4 billion to rebuild Gaza

03 march 2009 - 16:25:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Some 70 nations and international organisations, meeting i n the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm [...] Full text...

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'France prepared to finance Hissène Habré's trial'

02 february 2009 - 21:25:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- France is prepared to assist Senegal financially to facilitate the trial of former Chadian head of [...] Full text...

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Death toll in French chopper crash rises to 7

19 january 2009 - 11:46:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- The death toll in the crash of a French military helicopter in Gabon on Saturday evening [...] Full text...

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Egypt invites Israel, Palestinian groups for talks

19 january 2009 - 11:14:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- In continued efforts to safeguard Sunday's ceasefire that ended three weeks of fighting in the Gaza [...] Full text...

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Two soldiers die in French military helicopter's crash off Libreville

18 january 2009 - 12:11:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Two French soldiers have died, two wounded and anothe r six missing after their military helicopter [...] Full text...

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Israel puts Gaza war on hold as Egypt hosts peace summit

18 january 2009 - 08:23:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) – Israel halted military action in the war--torn Gaza Strip S unday morning, with world leaders hopeful [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy postpones African tour (corrected)

17 january 2009 - 19:52:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The visit of French President Nicolas Sarcozy to three Af rican countries, Niger, Congo and the [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy's postpones African tour

17 january 2009 - 19:15:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- A visit by French President Nicolas Sarcozy, to three Afr ican countries, Niger, Congo and the [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy to visits Congo late January

13 january 2009 - 14:03:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sakorzy will pay his first official visit to Congo in late January 2009, [...] Full text...

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Egypt says talks with Hamas 'positive'

12 january 2009 - 12:33:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt said Monday it has made progress in negotiations with Hamas over a possible ceasefire agreement [...] Full text...

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French President expected in Kinshasa

10 january 2009 - 14:55:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- French President Nicholas Sarkozy will undertake an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy to visit Reunion in June

09 january 2009 - 09:38:00
Saint-Denis- Reunion (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due in the Reunion in June 2009 to open the "Route [...] Full text...

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Israeli diplomats in Egypt for ceasefire talks over Gaza

08 january 2009 - 19:09:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Israeli diplomats are currently in Cairo for talks with Eg yptian mediators to discuss possible ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Egypt proposes ceasefire as Hamas officials hold talks in Cairo

07 january 2009 - 11:33:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt has proposed an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. President [...] Full text...

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Egypt trying to muscle ceasefire in Gaza

06 january 2009 - 16:30:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday evening in the Red Sea [...] Full text...

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Paris commends Ghana's commitment to democracy

05 january 2009 - 19:08:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The spokesman of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Eric Chevallier, Monday commended the transparency and [...] Full text...

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