Burkina Faso formally accepts WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies

18 october 2024 - 12:57:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burkina Faso Burkina Faso has formally accepted the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s environment minister sues journalist

17 october 2024 - 12:45:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia Environment Minister, Rohey John Manyang, has filed a D50M lawsuit against journalist Kebba Ansu Manneh [...] Full text...

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Gambia President Barrow sues newspaper Editor

17 october 2024 - 12:40:11
Banjul, Gambia  (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow  has filed a suit against the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of The [...] Full text...

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Fundamental economic changes require a departure from simplistic economics: IMF Blog By Diane Coyle

27 march 2024 - 08:56:33
Cambridge, UK (PANA) - The economy of the 2020s is a world away from the economy of the mid-20th century, [...] Full text...

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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya

22 february 2024 - 19:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...

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Continued Libya impasse threatens country’s future, Security Council hears

16 february 2024 - 06:19:46
New York, US (PANA) - Progress towards credible elections in Libya is impossible without an agreement between the key political [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum portrays initiatives to balance drivers of growth, productivity

19 january 2024 - 16:49:05
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – Participants of the World Economic Forum 2024 made the case that a new growth model is [...] Full text...

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Botswana issues first sustainable bond

18 january 2024 - 17:59:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) has listed the country's first sustainable bond, as companies seek to heal [...] Full text...

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AI Governance Alliance calls for inclusive access to advanced Artificial Intelligence

18 january 2024 - 10:23:06
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance says a global effort is needed to create equitable access [...] Full text...

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2023 was 'another exceptional and memorable year for African football': CAF media outlet

01 january 2024 - 10:21:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF's media outlet, CAFOnline, has described 2023 as "another exceptional and memorable year for African football". In a [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum: US $13.5 trillion investment needed to fast-track decarbonisation for fossil fuel dependent industries

28 november 2023 - 11:28:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Transitioning to a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future, $13.5 trillion in investments will be needed by [...] Full text...

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Should developing country governments provide job training programmes? World Bank Blog(By David McKenzie. Lead Economist, Development Research Group and Eliana Carranza, Senior Economist)

04 october 2023 - 19:33:36
Washington DC, US (PANA) = Governments around the world face a lot of pressure to do something to help jobseekers, [...] Full text...

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Ronaldo legend gets married to third wife Celina Locks

28 september 2023 - 12:05:13
Ibiza, Spain (PANA) - Brazilian football icon Ronaldo, got married for the third time to his model partner, Celina Locks, [...] Full text...

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‘Hope Away from Home’: UNHCR launches new global campaign

07 september 2023 - 07:14:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday launched a new global campaign to rally support [...] Full text...

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Weak global economy, high inflation, and rising fragmentation demand strong G20 action: New IMF Blog

13 july 2023 - 15:54:30
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - When the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Gandhinagar, India, next week, [...] Full text...

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US commits to rejoin UNESCO

12 june 2023 - 19:20:58
Paris, France (PANA) - The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), announced on Monday that the United [...] Full text...

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Libyans prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr despite rising cost of living

18 april 2023 - 17:06:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Throughout the last two weeks, the atmosphere of Ramadan has become more nocturnal in Tripoli and [...] Full text...

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Workshop on Labour Law opens in Mauritius

29 march 2023 - 13:19:06
Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 150 participants from Africa are attending a two-day 5th African Labour Law Society Conference on the [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya urges 'minority' not to block elections

25 march 2023 - 19:29:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has urged the "minority" [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities

21 march 2023 - 06:39:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under [...] Full text...

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Libya: PM insists serving military officers should resign before contesting election

07 march 2023 - 06:35:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has reiterated his position that military personnel should resign before contesting [...] Full text...

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Prolonged power outages in South Africa raise serious concerns about food safety

28 january 2023 - 15:14:08
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Loadshedding, a planned rolling out of power based on a rotating schedule during periods of [...] Full text...

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Democrats party appeals to Constitutional Court of Benin

20 january 2023 - 19:38:02
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The opposition party, The Democrats, has appealed to the constitutional judge regarding the results of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Secret Police, DSS, takes over Central Bank Governor’s Office, denies allegation ofnvasion

16 january 2023 - 19:45:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), have formally taken charge of the Abuja [...] Full text...

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Ghana's finance minister survives motion to remove him from office

08 december 2022 - 19:35:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's beleaguered Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday survived a censure motion by opposition [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends new name for monkeypox

29 november 2022 - 04:57:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to observe a day of national mourning following death of Queen Elizabeth II

10 september 2022 - 09:19:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will observe a day of national mourning on the day of the funeral of Queen [...] Full text...

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Former Benin President Yayi Boni withdraws human rights violations suit against government

15 july 2022 - 12:13:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has struck out a suit filed by [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Former President Jammeh's victims call on government to take concrete steps toward justice

08 june 2022 - 13:47:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The “Jammeh2Justice” campaign, made up of victims of the former regime and Gambian and international activists, [...] Full text...

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Festive Eid El Fitr atmosphere prevails in Libya despite price hike

28 april 2022 - 17:18:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The rhythm of life in Tripoli and other Libyan cities has increased in the last few [...] Full text...

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Libya sees multiple pathways to a single solution of general elections (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

20 march 2022 - 20:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Suddenly, the Libyan political space is being filled with initiatives to hold elections and end the [...] Full text...

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Djibouti suffers huge financial damages over DP World port wrangles

15 february 2022 - 15:29:57
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti has lost a landmark arbitration case against DP World after a prolonged case following its [...] Full text...

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World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres

12 february 2022 - 07:28:52
Brest, France (PANA) - The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS force to return to Guinea Bissau after failed coup attempt

04 february 2022 - 08:42:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders ended their extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, ordering the return of a [...] Full text...

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Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability

03 february 2022 - 15:00:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively [...] Full text...

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Libyan EC officials to meet MPs on the way forward after postponement of election

03 january 2022 - 13:34:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Parliament is expected on Monday to hold a plenary session to hear the chairman and [...] Full text...

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Khalifa Haftar announces candidacy for Libyan presidential election

16 november 2021 - 12:23:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The self-proclaimed leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA), based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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Former Liberian President Taylor files suit in ECOWAS Court over non-payment of pension benefits

26 october 2021 - 15:24:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former President Charles Taylor of Liberia has filed a suit before the ECOWAS Court here over [...] Full text...

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Climate action: ‘Time is running out’, UN chief tells ministers

30 september 2021 - 19:28:35
Milan, Italy (PANA) - With just one month left until the COP26 climate change conference, countries must do more to reduce emissions, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief encourages continued protection of children without parental care

19 july 2021 - 16:06:33
New York, US (PANA) - As the official COVID-19 death toll around the world passed 4 million earlier this month, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by Staff of Community alleging unfair dismissal

07 july 2021 - 18:01:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday, 7th July 2021, dismissed a case brought by Abel [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court to hear twitter ban suits on 9 July, 2021

07 july 2021 - 17:48:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed Friday, 9th July, 2021, to hear an application filed [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses application for removal of parliamentary immunity on MP

25 june 2021 - 17:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Court has dismissed all reliefs sought by a Malian, Kandioura Gakou, alleging the violation of [...] Full text...

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Court restrains Nigeria from arresting, prosecuting NGO over Twitter case

22 june 2021 - 23:06:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice Tuesday ordered the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’: WHO chief

19 june 2021 - 07:10:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions more COVID vaccines need to be donated now to save lives and help the UN [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay US$80,000 compensation to retired police officer

07 june 2021 - 19:18:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay US$ 80,000 to a former police officer, Evaristus [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit Filed by former staff of the West African Power Pool (WAPP)

04 june 2021 - 21:14:21
 Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit brought by a former staff of the West African [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde

01 june 2021 - 17:33:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief hails US support for vaccine patent waiver

06 may 2021 - 05:57:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders valuation expert to cost losses suffered by 103 claimants against Mali

02 may 2021 - 17:25:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court wants an independent expert to determine the value of properties and individual losses [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Senegal to remove obstacles to elections

29 april 2021 - 20:35:02
Dakar, Senegal PANA) - The ECOWAS Court Thursday ordered Senegal to remove all obstacles to free participation in the country’s [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist

28 april 2021 - 18:52:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria over killings since 2001

27 april 2021 - 15:08:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Monday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian non-governmental organisation [...] Full text...

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More refugees arrive in Chad following recent clashes in Central African Republic

20 april 2021 - 10:51:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent clashes between government forces and rebel groups in northern Central African Republic (CAR) have forced [...] Full text...

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Ivorian seeks 1 billion CFA Francs compensation from govt. for alleged violation of his rights

18 march 2021 - 22:12:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has scheduled judgment for 23 April 2021 in a case brought by an [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders immediate release of Venezuelan detained by Cape Verde

15 march 2021 - 20:15:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the immediate release of a Venezuelan, Mr Alex Nain [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court declares its judgment ;not prejudicial' to a third party application filed

26 february 2021 - 15:32:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed the application of a third-party applicant, representing 6,500 parties, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian State govt. to repay US$6.4m to ECOWAS Bank

05 february 2021 - 17:23:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the government of Cross River State to repay the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others

18 january 2021 - 17:19:40
ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Avoid ‘nationalistic footrace’ in choosing vaccines, WHO official

20 december 2020 - 00:10:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As governments move to secure COVID-19 vaccines for their populations, choosing these treatments should not be [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 vaccines: Donors urged to step up funding for needy countries

12 december 2020 - 06:29:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Addressing the financing gap to provide COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, everywhere, is an urgent priority, World [...] Full text...

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Guinea to compensate victims of Human Rights Violations

11 november 2020 - 19:19:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Republic of Guinea to pay 160 million Guinean [...] Full text...

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Liberia to pay impeached Supreme Court Judge $200,000 for rights violation

10 november 2020 - 17:02:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered Liberia to pay Counsellor Kabineh Muhammad Jan’neh, an impeached [...] Full text...

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Senegal ordered to pay 50 Million CFA Francs to Belgian for Rights Violations

27 october 2020 - 19:26:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Senegal to pay 50 million CFA francs as compensation to a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Senegal to file report on how it implemented court judgement

27 october 2020 - 16:53:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Senegal to submit to the Court, within six months, a report [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court dismisses suit filed by former Acting Director, Regional centre for surveillance and disease control

26 october 2020 - 19:56:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has dismissed an application by a physician and former ECOWAS staff, Prof. Abdulsalami [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to rule on Nov. 18 in case brought by two Nigerians on death row

05 october 2020 - 17:32:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Judgment has been scheduled for 18 November, 2020, by the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a [...] Full text...

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Hearing in Environmental degradation case against Nigeria continues Oct. 27

05 october 2020 - 17:23:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Hearing will continue on 27 October, 2020, at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a case [...] Full text...

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First appearance in court of hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie dominates headlines in Rwanda

26 september 2020 - 17:07:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan media headlines were dominated this week by the the first appearance in court of the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President nudges South Sudan to respect comprehensive ceasefire deal

21 september 2020 - 18:20:48
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta received on Monday a delegation of Special Envoys of South Sudanese President [...] Full text...

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Kenya court ruling called a milestone in environmental justice

08 september 2020 - 13:40:55
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - In what is being called a positive milestone for environmental justice, a settlement in Kenya has [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight repatriation of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero nto face terrorism charges

05 september 2020 - 16:38:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The repatriation  this week of a self-proclaimed 'hero’ of the famous movie 'Hotel Rwanda', was highlighted [...] Full text...

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President Barrow, Gambians honor soccer legend Biri Biri in state burial

22 july 2020 - 21:04:32
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow Wednesday called on Gambians to be proud of Alhaji Momodou Njie Biri Biri who [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian high court Judge awarded $0.16 damage by ECOWAS Court for violation of his right to fair hearing

15 july 2020 - 13:13:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has awarded 50 Naira (US$ 0.16) as nominal damage to a former judge [...] Full text...

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Kigali Amendment hits milestone 100th ratification, boosting climate action

14 july 2020 - 10:56:22
Nairobi, Kenya – The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to cut the use of climate-warming hydrofluorocarbons [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court to deliver ruling Tuesday in case brought by Nigerian high court judge

13 july 2020 - 14:53:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice will Tuesday, 14 July, 2020, deliver judgment in a case brought [...] Full text...

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Guinea to pay US$ 47m compensation for denying company the use of its assets

10 july 2020 - 16:41:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Guinean government to pay US$ 47,500,000 as compensation [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. ordered to repeal or amend its law on cybercrime

10 july 2020 - 16:32:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to repeal or amend [...] Full text...

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Libyan diplomat slams countries intefering in Libya's sovereign issues

09 july 2020 - 18:47:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher Al-Sunni, said that the continuation of military operations [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court says Ivorian govt. violated Rights of a Child

09 july 2020 - 16:55:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice says the government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire is liable [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders Niger to compensate Nigerien firm for violating its Rights to property

02 july 2020 - 13:31:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Republic of Niger to pay 5,787,456,482 CFA in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court dismisses case alleging violation of Nigeria's int'l obligation on polls

02 july 2020 - 11:40:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by seven Nigerians alleging that [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president defends deployment of troops to border areas as voter registration begins

30 june 2020 - 06:47:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has defended the deployment of the military at the country’s [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court to rule on 26 Oct., 2020, in case against Senegal over woman's extradition

29 june 2020 - 17:46:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice will on 26 October 2020 deliver judgment in an alleged human [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by Liberian NGO alleging human rights violation

29 june 2020 - 17:38:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled that a Monrovia-based Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) lacked the ‘judicial [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition party cries foul as security personnel are deployed to border areas of its strongholds

29 june 2020 - 08:28:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is crying foul following the deployment of security personnel [...] Full text...

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2017 internet shutdown: ECOWAS Court holds Togo govt. liable for violation of Citizens’ Freedom of Expression

26 june 2020 - 16:44:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay 16 million CFA [...] Full text...

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Ghana's supreme court dismisses suit against EC by opposition NDC

26 june 2020 - 00:01:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA)  - Ghana’s supreme court Thursday dismissed a suit filed by the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) to stop [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by 4 Burkinabes on rights violations, rejects claim of arbitrary detention by Liberian

25 june 2020 - 17:25:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In the first of two landmark judgements delivered on Wednesday, in Abuja, Nigeria, the ECOWAS Community [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court to rule in case by 7 Nigerians seeking independent candidatures in elections in Nigeria

22 june 2020 - 19:07:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court on Monday, 22 June, 2020, reserved judgement for 1 July, 2020, in a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court dismisses case brought by former community staff in maiden virtual session

22 june 2020 - 17:13:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on Monday, 22nd June, 2020, dismissed a case brought by [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Japan pulls out of race, Australia/New Zealand now hot favourites to host tournament

22 june 2020 - 09:08:15
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Australia and New Zealand will be hot favourites to win the hosting rights for the 2023 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court resumes operation 22 June 2020 with remote technology

19 june 2020 - 17:03:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice, located in Abuja, Nigeria, will resume operation on Monday, 22 June, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Tunisia’s IPS provides humanitarian response to coronavirus pandemic

15 june 2020 - 13:36:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – An advisory project jointly supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD) and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya's refugee camps, contact tracing now becoming stressful in fight against Covid-19

25 may 2020 - 21:29:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new coronavirus case has been reported at a refugee camp in Kakuma, northern Kenya, home [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Cashew nut marketing season takes off slowly in southern Senegal

15 may 2020 - 16:04:51
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - After several weeks of uncertainty, the marketing season for cashew nuts in Casamance, southern Senegal, has [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Finance minister reveals economy near collapse with 20 percent contraction expected (A PANA News Analysis)

01 may 2020 - 06:01:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to contract by a whopping 20 percent this year as it barrels [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo orders one million protective masks against coronavirus

23 april 2020 - 12:43:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  The Congolese government has placed an order for one million protective masks from local tailors in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mining companies contribute 1.8 billion CFAF to help Mali in the fight against coronavirus

14 april 2020 - 16:40:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ten industrial mining companies operating in Mali have donated cash and materials, estimated at more than [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari explains extension of lockdown over COVDI-19 by another two weeks

13 april 2020 - 19:47:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced the extension of the lockdown in Lagos and Ogun States [...] Full text...

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Seychelles bolsters marine economy conservation with foreign debt fundraising

27 march 2020 - 01:18:37
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) – Nearly a third of Seychelles’ ocean will be shielded from climate change and unregulated economic exploitation [...] Full text...

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Lifting of Agbéyomé Kodjo’s immunity, coronavirus dominate Togo media

22 march 2020 - 18:53:28
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The lifting of the parliamentary immunity of former Prime Minister, Agbéyomé Kodjo, following his challenge of [...] Full text...

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IHRDA, 2 lawyers take Gambia to African Court over violation of citizens’ freedom of assembly, expression

12 february 2020 - 19:49:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Banjul-based rights institute, the “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA), and two Gambian [...] Full text...

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WHO says Female Genital Mutilation costs $1.4 billion annually

06 february 2020 - 06:03:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) not only poses serious risks to the health and well-being of women and girls, but it also exacts [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Access Bank completes acquisition of Transnational Bank

17 january 2020 - 11:49:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigerian bank, Access Bank, has completed 100 per cent acquisition of Kenyan Tier 3 lender, Transnational [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to hold vote of confidence for new government on 10 January

04 january 2020 - 18:26:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Bureau of Parliament decided on Saturday to hold a plenary session focused on the [...] Full text...

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Rights groups accuse Equatorial Guinea over Jammeh suit

18 december 2019 - 08:15:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A group of human rights groups on  Tuesday accused Equatorial Guinea of refusing to serve exiled [...] Full text...

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Traders and Transporters in Zimbabwe reject 50 cent bond coins

16 december 2019 - 16:22:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s traders and kombi operators are rejecting the 50 cent bond coins due to the inconvenience [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed receives 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

10 december 2019 - 17:31:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, with [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM winning the battle, but sanctions remain

05 december 2019 - 18:01:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk, appears to have won the favor of the American political and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian politician wants term limit to president, governors expunged from constitution

25 november 2019 - 09:26:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A member of Nigeria's ruling party has gone to court arguing that the two-term limit to the [...] Full text...

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Africa can expand its economy fourfold with 50% increase in energy demand – IEA report

12 november 2019 - 13:22:59
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Africa has the potential to expand the continental economy fourfold, with energy demands expanding by [...] Full text...

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Nigerian court stops military's operation for citizens to show "positive identification"

05 november 2019 - 18:31:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos on Tuesday ordered the suspension of [...] Full text...

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Togo rewarded for eradicating lymphatic filariasis

22 october 2019 - 14:21:05
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo received the Global Alliance Award last week for eradicating lymphatic filariasis in 2017, official sources [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Nigerian govt to pay compensation to Army private dismissed for loss of rifle

14 october 2019 - 15:44:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic [...] Full text...

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African Union through two decades

09 september 2019 - 18:01:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is marking the end of its second decade since taking over from [...] Full text...

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WHO revises recommendations on hormonal contraceptive use for women at high HIV risk

30 august 2019 - 05:50:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its guidance on contraceptive use to reflect new evidence that [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog denounces arrest, detention of two Chadian journalists

22 august 2019 - 06:45:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RWB) has denounced the arrest and detention of two Chadian Editors [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa wins case against a businessman and lecturer challenging RTGS dollars

21 august 2019 - 19:51:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won in a case where Harare businessman and lecturer, Shakespear Hamauswa, had [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s ex-junta forced by High Court to take plea of ‘not guilty’

08 july 2019 - 20:01:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  A high court here presided over by justice Ebrima Jaiteh Monday forced ex-Gambian junta member and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube dares legal experts over challenging SI 142 of 2019

08 july 2019 - 17:35:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, has called litigations in the courts over his promulgation of Statutory Instrument [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire to ratify African cultural renaissance Charter

03 july 2019 - 23:49:50
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)    -    The Ivorian government Wednesday adopted a bill authorizing the president of the Republic to ratify [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Alleged terrorist killed Tuesday was "the head" of the attacks perpetrated in Tunis

03 july 2019 - 17:58:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The alleged terrorist killed on Tuesday night by Tunisian security units in the Al Intilaka neighborhood, [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International joins suit against gov't banning pregnant girls from public schools

27 june 2019 - 04:44:04
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Amnesty International says it has joined a legal case brought by two non-governmental organizations, Equality Now [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's secret Police warns it will arrest and prosecute Nigerians over “unguarded public statements”

12 june 2019 - 19:36:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday accused “unpatriotic actors” in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief, Amnesty International hail Botswana decision decriminalizing same-sex

12 june 2019 - 06:02:43
Gaborone, US (PANA) - UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet and human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, have hailed a landmark [...] Full text...

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Desperate search for solution to military escalation near Tripoli (News Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

10 june 2019 - 12:04:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After more than two months of a military attack on Tripoli, the situation seems more than [...] Full text...

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Gambian journalists welcome payment of compensation to four journalists by gov’t

29 may 2019 - 18:05:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union has welcomed the payment of compensation to four journalists, said to have [...] Full text...

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Pro-Government National Accord army denies loss of fighter jet

08 may 2019 - 08:59:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The army loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has denied that one of [...] Full text...

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Hafter's forces ' shoot down' government plane south of Tripoli

08 may 2019 - 04:42:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) say they have shot down a fighter aircraft belonging [...] Full text...

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Former DR Congo soldier found guilty of rape, use of child soldiers

19 april 2019 - 09:36:32
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – A Congolese military court’s conviction of a warlord for the war crimes of rape and [...] Full text...

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Interim Military Council accepts resignation of Sudan's Chief Spy

13 april 2019 - 13:35:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s new Interim Military Council President, Lt.-Gen. Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, has sacked Sudan’s most powerful [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's tourism sector under threat from high pricing

31 march 2019 - 12:41:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s tourism sector is under threat of receiving lower visitors as hotels have hiked prices by [...] Full text...

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East African Court of Justice faults Tanzania’s Media Services Act

29 march 2019 - 14:03:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on Thursday declared that some provisions of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition candidate challenges President Buhari's victory in court

19 march 2019 - 07:40:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's main opposition leader Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday filed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party asks electoral umpire to declare its candidate winner of Saturday's vote

24 february 2019 - 20:10:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s major opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday said that the nation’s electoral [...] Full text...

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Nigerian political parties mobilise for last minute surprises (By Madu Onuorah, PANA corespondent)

15 february 2019 - 12:24:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court orders compensation for Chinese tourist killed by hippo

01 february 2019 - 17:06:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Nairobi court has ordered a hotel to pay Sh25 million compensation to a Chinese [...] Full text...

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Development Financial Institutions pledge joint effort to ramp up investment into Africa

10 november 2018 - 12:42:13
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Major Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have agreed to join forces to help boost private investments [...] Full text...

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Traditional Chief wants Gambia’s colonial law reviewed

08 october 2018 - 13:43:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Demba Sanyang, a traditional chief in The Gambia, has called for a review of the country’s [...] Full text...

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Now is a ‘pivotal time for climate action’ says UN chief, looking to ozone layer gains

17 september 2018 - 01:41:58
New York, US (PANA) - With record-breaking heat once again enveloping the earth this year, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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Tanzania solicits China’s cooperation to improve its agro-processing industries

04 september 2018 - 17:13:57
Beijing, China (PANA) – Underlining the importance of improved technologies in the development of Tanzania’s agricultural sector, Prime Minister Kassim [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Uruguay beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 in Group A match; Uruguay, Russia through to knock-out stage

20 june 2018 - 17:15:01
Rostov-On-Don, Russia (PANA) - Uruguay and Russia on Wednesday qualified for the knock-out stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

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UNEP, IAAF partner in clean air campaign

29 may 2018 - 13:51:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the IAAF Tuesday announced a new partnership to address the [...] Full text...

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Climate and disaster risk financing gets fresh boost from AfDB

24 may 2018 - 13:11:52
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, and the Bank’s Board of Governors [...] Full text...

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WB President warns against obsolete technology investments in Africa

23 may 2018 - 08:46:23
Busan, South Korea (PANA) – The President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim has warned African countries against investing [...] Full text...

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Korean city of Busan to host annual meetings of the Board of Governors of the AfDB Group

27 march 2018 - 13:42:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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Gender equality must be at the core of ‘Health for All', says WHO chief

08 march 2018 - 11:18:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency on Thursday called for a world where every woman and girl has [...] Full text...

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Gambian journalists welcome ECOWAS Court ruling on media laws

15 february 2018 - 17:11:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has welcomed the ruling by the Abuja-based ECOWAS Court of Justice [...] Full text...

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Millions of Children Denied Free Secondary Education

01 february 2018 - 06:52:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The slow growth of free secondary education for all is jeopardizing the futures of millions of [...] Full text...

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Kenya football clubs to pull out of CAF tournaments after sponsor withdrawal

02 january 2018 - 13:44:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's representatives to the 2018 CAF Continental Club tournaments, Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards, are [...] Full text...

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Members of Niger's national electoral commission sworn in

14 november 2017 - 12:56:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Members of the Nigerien Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were sworn in on Tuesday before the [...] Full text...

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MFWA hails Gambia’s decision to comply with ECOWAS court ruling on journalists

06 november 2017 - 19:25:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on Monday hailed the Gambia government’s decision to [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Togolese President Gnassingbe in Liberia to mediate on election issues

01 november 2017 - 12:35:39
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Togolese President and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Faure Gnassingbe has [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Civil society group to sue mobile companies over poor service

21 september 2017 - 13:44:05
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – A civil society group, Native Consortium and Research Center, have threatened to file a class [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army says 4 terrorists surrender in northeast Nigeria

18 july 2017 - 17:34:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A high profile Boko Haram terrorist and three others have surrendered to the Nigerian Army and [...] Full text...

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Somalia: 'At least 20,000 children at risk of dying in drought-stricken Somalia' - Aid agency

29 june 2017 - 10:26:16
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) More than 20,000 children across nine districts in Somalia risk starving to death in a few months [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Africa needs to act now to safeguard the health of its youth - Rwanda PM

28 june 2017 - 10:58:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Partnerships and stronger collaboration are critical for better access to quality, affordable healthcare for everyone in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Africa needs to act now to safeguard health of its youth

27 june 2017 - 19:45:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Partnerships and stronger collaboration are critical for better access to quality, affordable healthcare for everyone in [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Supreme Court rulings played up in Ghana media

24 june 2017 - 05:47:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A series of landmark rulings by the Supreme Court and outdooring of a post-election report by [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Former gov't breached constitution in accepting 2 Gitmo detainees - Supreme Court

22 june 2017 - 18:45:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the acceptance by the previous government of President John [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB working with African Central Banks to increase national savings

08 june 2017 - 16:53:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Governors of central banks in Africa have resolved [...] Full text...

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Qatar: Qatar 2022 World Cup in jeopardy as countries sever diplomatic ties Doha

07 june 2017 - 07:09:07
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - FIFA has said it is "in regular contact" with the Organising Committee of the 2022 World [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Consolidating nation-building, democracy in the New Gambia (By Paul Ejimeh, PANA Guest Writer)

20 april 2017 - 17:36:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - By African standards, many had expected the worst the moment the Gambia’s authoritarian ruler for 22 [...] Full text...

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UN: Mali ratifies amendment to Montreal Protocol on HFCs

04 april 2017 - 20:37:49
New York, US (PANA) - Mali has become the first country to ratify the Kigali Amendment, a ground-breaking amendment to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Montreal Protocol marks milestone with first ratification of Kigali amendment

03 april 2017 - 17:46:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global efforts to protect the climate and the ozone layer have received a boost with the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Egyptian envoy decries low trade volume with Nigeria

06 march 2017 - 20:22:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Egyptian Ambassador designate to Nigeria, Mr. Assem Hanafi on Monday expressed concern over the low trade [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military rejects accusation of killings in Northeast, 117 Biafran agitators

22 february 2017 - 15:30:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Defence Headquarters Wednesday rejected a report by Amnesty International, accusing it of allegedly killing [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU congratulates Gambia's new President Barrow

20 january 2017 - 13:39:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Friday congratulated the new President of Gambia, Adama Barrow, on [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana media highlight continuing transition challenges

24 december 2016 - 08:17:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week again highlighted disagreements between the outgoing and incoming administrations following [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Bashir says economic measures to prevent collapse of Sudan

14 november 2016 - 11:59:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir of Sudan has said he opted for implementation of harsh economic measures to [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Court cases on December polls dominate Ghanaian media

29 october 2016 - 06:41:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A flood of court cases as Ghana heads for general elections on 7 December dominated the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Disqualification of presidential candidates, opposition manifesto launch reported in Ghana

15 october 2016 - 05:53:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unexpected disqualification of 12 presidential candidates that has thrown the political landscape into turmoil and [...] Full text...

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UN: Amnesty Int'l says 20 countries use death penalty for anti-terror drive

07 october 2016 - 18:12:59
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International on Friday said some countries were increasingly resorting to the [...] Full text...

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US: FAO urges strong, effective implementation of global anti-rogue fishing treaty

16 september 2016 - 11:15:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The recent entry into force of a ground-breaking international accord on illegal fishing is a [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert tasks govts, lawmakers on trade pacts, human rights

13 september 2016 - 15:04:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Mr. Alfred de [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Born Free welcomes IUCN call for ban of domestic ivory trade

12 september 2016 - 17:40:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has welcomed a motion passed at the International [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief tasks member states on nuclear ban treaty

31 august 2016 - 22:13:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the need for an early entry into force [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana media report ruling party's campaign launch, commissioning of new oil field

20 august 2016 - 07:54:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The campaign launch of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) last Sunday, and the commissioning of [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO to launch new hepatitis testing guidelines

25 july 2016 - 19:08:32
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of World Hepatitis Day observed annually on 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Failure to amend voting date, landmark judgements played up in Ghana

23 july 2016 - 08:59:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Parliament’s failure on Thursday to pass a bill that sought to amend the constitution to move [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Debates on preparations for 2016 general elections reported in Ghana

16 july 2016 - 08:17:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Debates on preparations for Ghana’s 2016 general elections, especially on purging the voters’ register of ineligible [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS report warns on new HIV infections among adults

12 july 2016 - 15:41:16
New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), released on Tuesday, has [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO chief hails new fishing treaty

12 july 2016 - 11:36:13
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Port State Measures Agreement "marks the dawn of a new era in the effort to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Oscar Pistorius sentenced to six years in jail

06 july 2016 - 09:13:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday sentenced Oscar Pistorius to six [...] Full text...

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France: UN launches communications campaign to support SDGs' implementation

24 june 2016 - 12:00:23
Cannes, France, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday launched a first-of-its-kind initiative developed among the six largest [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Multinational task force kills 31 Boko Haram terrorists, loses 2 soldiers

22 june 2016 - 14:18:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Wednesday announced the launch of new operations to clear all [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS court fines Ghana U$250,000 over death of Nigerian teenager

16 june 2016 - 16:54:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community court, on Wednesday in Abuja, imposed a fine [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ex-president Jonathan's finance minister, Okonjo-Iweala, FG, to account for missing N30 trillion

22 may 2016 - 15:18:00
Lagos, Nigeria IPANA) - The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Nigeria, has ordered former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Court exonerates Sierra Leone of Human Rights violation

20 may 2016 - 15:44:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has dismissed as ‘baseless’, a case brought by 180 former [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Court dismisses cases for human rights against Member States

19 may 2016 - 15:15:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, sitting in Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, on Tuesday dismissed [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mineworkers cleared to sue South Africa's mining giants

13 may 2016 - 11:18:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South Gauteng High Court on Friday issued a landmark judgment in favour of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief lauds Seychelles' leadership role on climate action

07 may 2016 - 19:51:48
New York, US (PANA) -The problems facing our planet. which includes climate change, poverty and insecurity will only be solved [...] Full text...

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Ghana: May Day, politics dominate Ghanaian media

07 may 2016 - 07:49:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Last Sunday’s May Day celebrations and political developments, especially the ongoing update of the voters’ register, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Oscar-winning actress joins Kenya's anti-poaching 'hearts and minds' campaign

27 april 2016 - 10:22:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In the run-up to the world's largest ever ivory bonfire, to be conducted by the Kenya [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Kofi Annan urges African leaders to leave office when time is up

19 april 2016 - 13:40:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, Tuesday urged African leaders to leave when their mandated time is [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's number 3 citizen loses bid to stop his corruption trial

16 april 2016 - 10:08:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A Federal High Court in Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, on Friday dismissed the suit filed [...] Full text...

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Zambia: London court hears Zambians' claims against mining giant Vedanta Resources

12 april 2016 - 15:24:20
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A three-day hearing in the High Court in London began Tuesday on behalf of 1,826 Zambian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Federal Government kickstarts patronage of Made-in-Nigeria wear

05 april 2016 - 20:28:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government on Tuesday launched a campaign towards patronage of Made-in-Nigeria products, especially in [...] Full text...

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

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

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