Kate Scott, Jalal Bouzrara to present 2024 CAF Awards
15 december 2024 - 12:32:43Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The 2024 CAF Awards will be a celebration of the best of African football with a [...] Full text...
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Mozambique readies for intense tropical cyclone this weekend
13 december 2024 - 18:50:45Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to make landfall in Pemba (Cabo Delgado) province of Mozambique early [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians await election results; fomer President Mahama favoured to win
08 december 2024 - 08:09:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are awaiting the official results of Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections that were largely peaceful [...] Full text...
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Mali military leader names Major General Abdoulaye Maiga as new PM
21 november 2024 - 12:45:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military leader, General Assimi Goita, on Thursday appointed Major General Abdoulaye Maiga as the new [...] Full text...
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Malian military leader fires Prime Minister
21 november 2024 - 05:40:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, General Assimi Goita, on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Choguel [...] Full text...
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Vice President Obiang Mangue warns civil servants against sex in office
05 november 2024 - 22:08:09Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue has warned that civil servants caught having sex in their offices [...] Full text...
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Reports of ground offensive in Sudan while international community expresses concern
26 september 2024 - 19:57:24Port Sudan Sudan(PANA) - To the exception of the shy main stream media, internet and Sudanese social interaction outlets [...] Full text...
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Many people killed in terrorist attack in north-central Burkina Faso
26 august 2024 - 11:14:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Many people, mainly civilians, were killed on Saturday in a terrorist attack in the town [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's military leader begins new five-year term as transition president
02 july 2024 - 15:40:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Tuesday began a [...] Full text...
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Criminal complaint laid against South Africa's new Sports Minister
02 july 2024 - 14:50:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A criminal complaint has been made against newly appointed Sports, Arts and Culture Minister [...] Full text...
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Kenyans brace themselves for more protests despite President Ruto's U-turn on Finance Bill
27 june 2024 - 10:19:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are bracing themselves for another wave of protests on Thursday despite President William Ruto withdrawing [...] Full text...
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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics
26 june 2024 - 11:46:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives
25 june 2024 - 19:36:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...
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2nd Update: At least five killed in Kenya protests against tax hikes, military deployed
25 june 2024 - 18:04:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police on Tuesday shot dead at least five people as protesters stormed Parliament in Nairobi against [...] Full text...
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Update: Kenya Gen Z protesters storm Parliament after tax hike bill passed
25 june 2024 - 16:34:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters, mainly the youth, on Tuesday stormed Parliament and set a section of the House on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: President Traore gives details of rocket fire incident
20 june 2024 - 18:56:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, visited Télévision Nationale on Thursday to encourage [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa criticised for 'campaign' address to the nation
27 may 2024 - 11:30:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has been heavily criticised for using a national television [...] Full text...
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Attempted putsch in DR Congo: leader of assailants killed
20 may 2024 - 19:07:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The leader of the assailants who attempted a coup in Kinshasa on Sunday has been [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog flags deepening civil society crackdown in Tunisia
20 may 2024 - 07:19:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to [...] Full text...
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Greek coastguard rescues 42 migrants
17 may 2024 - 09:53:09Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek coastguard Thursday rescued 42 migrants off the coast of the island of Crete, while the [...] Full text...
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Mali, Chinese company sign agreement to produce lithium
16 may 2024 - 15:52:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of the Republic of Mali has signed an agreement with the Chinese company, [...] Full text...
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Outcry over South Africa opposition’s burning flag commercial
08 may 2024 - 09:42:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Cabinet Minister Zizi Kodwa has instructed government’s legal department to investigate legal [...] Full text...
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Andre Ayew backs Ghana's next generation to recapture past glories
08 may 2024 - 07:16:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Captain Andre Ayew has thrown his weight behind Ghana's emerging crop of players, insisting that [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: Algeria's USM Alger sanctioned 0-3 for failing to play second leg semi-final match
03 may 2024 - 08:41:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has sanctioned Algerian club USM Alger [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Justice urges Lebanese authorities to safeguard Hannibal Gaddafi's rights
29 april 2024 - 18:55:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has called on the Lebanese authorities to safeguard the rights of [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: RS Berkane vs USM Alger second-leg semi-final match cancelled
29 april 2024 - 07:50:38Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The second-leg semi-final CAF African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Algerian side [...] Full text...
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30 years on, justice for genocide crimes in Rwanda more urgent than ever, says rights group
05 april 2024 - 13:12:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the 30th commemoration begins this Sunday, 7 April of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi [...] Full text...
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Niger denounces military agreement with the United States
17 march 2024 - 12:51:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger authorities denounced the military agreement between Niger and the United States as an American [...] Full text...
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Tripoli Stadium reopens this Friday after two years of closure for repairs
08 march 2024 - 20:04:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli International Stadium is back in action this Friday, after two years of closure due [...] Full text...
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The Malian government dissolves Imam Mahmoud Dicko's movement
08 march 2024 - 19:16:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government has decided to put an end to the activities of the Coordination des [...] Full text...
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‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed
05 march 2024 - 20:35:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent [...] Full text...
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Experts prepare high-level meeting of the Alliance of Sahel States in Ouagadougou
12 february 2024 - 18:22:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Experts from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger met on Monday in Ouagadougou to prepare for [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS MPs begin meetings in Senegal in efforts to end political crisis
12 february 2024 - 17:19:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team from the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday [...] Full text...
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UN chief adds voice for dialogue, peace in Senegal as violence spreads; first death reported
10 february 2024 - 08:16:43New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added his voice for peace and dialogue in Senegal following [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, US ask Senegal to restore electoral calendar
07 february 2024 - 07:41:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States have [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote
06 february 2024 - 07:48:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...
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AUC adds voice for new date for Senegalese presidential poll
05 february 2024 - 11:52:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged the Senegalese [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Commission 'concerned' about postponement of Senegalese presidential poll
04 february 2024 - 14:39:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it has taken note of the [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Electoral process suspended, presidential election postponed indefinitely in Senegal
03 february 2024 - 16:34:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he has repealed the decree calling for presidential [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall suspends electoral process
03 february 2024 - 16:09:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the repeal of a decree calling for elections on [...] Full text...
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Kenyan starve to death church declared organized criminal group
31 january 2024 - 23:33:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan church whose members starved to death in the belief that they would meet their [...] Full text...
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Somalia’s quest for progress unveiled through data (A World Bank feature)
31 january 2024 - 07:53:33Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - When looking at Somalia, there are often glaring gaps in data that obscure understanding of the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso sends formal notification to ECOWAS requesting its withdrawal
30 january 2024 - 17:25:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday sent an official notification to the Economic [...] Full text...
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Malian government terminates Algiers Agreement due to serious events
26 january 2024 - 15:43:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Thursday announced the end, with immediate effect, of the Agreement for Peace [...] Full text...
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Drone strikes on civilians in Burkina Faso apparent war crimes, says rights watchdog
26 january 2024 - 05:55:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three Burkina Faso military drone strikes that the government claimed targeted Islamist fighters killed at least 60 [...] Full text...
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Libyan media's financial problems on the agenda at a meeting
24 january 2024 - 17:13:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Liberia's presidential inauguration suspended after Boakai falls ill at podium (By Paul Ejime)
22 january 2024 - 15:28:54Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The swearing in ceremony of Liberia's new President Joseph Boakai came to an abrupt end after [...] Full text...
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Emmy Award for South African comedian Trevor Noah
16 january 2024 - 08:44:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African comedian Trevor Noah’s American television show has won an Emmy Award [...] Full text...
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Inheriting the stalemate: 2024 keeps alive hopes of way out of crisis in Libya
04 january 2024 - 18:00:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The year 2023 would, with a few exceptions, have been like the previous years of the [...] Full text...
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New government formed in Chad
02 january 2024 - 13:26:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Succès Masra, leader of the Chadian opposition and president of the Transformers party, who was [...] Full text...
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Formation of new government in Libya remains a bone of contention in UN-sponsored political process
14 december 2023 - 20:52:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The decision by Libya's various stakeholders to honour an invitation to the meeting table of the [...] Full text...
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CAF concludes Media Rights Agreement with New World TV
04 december 2023 - 07:33:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has concluded a Media Rights Agreement [...] Full text...
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Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award
28 november 2023 - 13:25:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has [...] Full text...
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Malian military leader says army has 'seized' Kidal
14 november 2023 - 15:40:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces seized the town of Kidal on Tuesday, after several days of [...] Full text...
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Maiden African Football League kicks off on Friday
19 october 2023 - 07:08:45Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Africa’s most eagerly-awaited competition - the African Football League (AFL) - will kick off [...] Full text...
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Former Nigeria goalkeeper predicts when country will host World Cup
11 october 2023 - 08:24:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peterside Idah, has shared his perspective on Nigeria’s potential to host the [...] Full text...
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Communications, Internet services interrupted in Benghazi following armed clashes
07 october 2023 - 13:54:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Communication and internet services have been interrupted for the second consecutive day in the eastern Libyan [...] Full text...
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Libya storm: Angry demonstrators in Derna demand investigation into catastrophic storm
19 september 2023 - 12:10:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Residents of the eastern city of Derna, which bore the brunt of the storm Daniel that [...] Full text...
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Libya floods: Libyan PM to skip 78th session of UN General Assembly
15 september 2023 - 12:13:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has decided not to participate in the 78th session [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Death toll reaches 2,946
14 september 2023 - 07:45:00Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on 8 September has risen to 2,946, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll goes up to 2,901 with 5,530 injuries
12 september 2023 - 13:30:05Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from Morocco's devastating earthquake has gone up to 2,901 frrom 2,681, the Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,862 as hopes to rescue victims trapped under rubbles fade
12 september 2023 - 06:21:45Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from last Friday's earthquake that struck several Moroccan provinces and prefectures has risen [...] Full text...
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UPDATESeveral dead in eastern Libya after storm Daniel hits the region
11 september 2023 - 19:20:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 people have died in various parts of the eastern region of Libya hit [...] Full text...
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Several dead in eastern Libya after storm Daniel hits the region
11 september 2023 - 18:36:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 people have died in various parts of the eastern region of Libya hit [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,681
11 september 2023 - 18:07:05Rabat, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco's Ministry of the Interior said on Monday issued a second update on the toll of [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,497
11 september 2023 - 11:47:42Rabat, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco's Ministry of the Interior said on Monday that the death toll from last Friday night's [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Rescuers battle odds to reach victims
11 september 2023 - 07:34:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Battling blocked roads, rough terrain, distance, inadequate equipment and aftershocks, among others, rescuers are racing against [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll climbs to 2,122 as rescue teams reach some badly hit areas
10 september 2023 - 17:01:18Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from last Friday's earthquake in Morocco has climbed again to 2,122 as rescuers [...] Full text...
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Morocco wakes up in fear of more grim news as death toll in earthquake climbs to 2,012
10 september 2023 - 05:58:24Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Mooccans are waking up on Sunday to more grim news as the scale of the devastation [...] Full text...
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4TH UPDATE: Morocco declares three days of national mourning for earthquake victims
09 september 2023 - 20:44:44Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake on Friday night caused [...] Full text...
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3RD UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake now 1,037
09 september 2023 - 15:56:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll on the earthquake that struck Morocco on Saturday is now 1,037, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake crosses 1,000-mark
09 september 2023 - 13:37:24Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night is now over 1,000, [...] Full text...
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Russia condemns terrorist attacks in northern Mali
09 september 2023 - 13:09:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned Thursday's terrorist attacks in northern Mali, which left more than [...] Full text...
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AU condemns terrorist attacks in northern Mali
09 september 2023 - 11:05:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has strongly condemned "the barbaric, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake rises to 'at least 820' - Interior ministry
09 september 2023 - 10:56:49Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night has climbed to "at [...] Full text...
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Hundreds die as powerful earthquake hits central Morocco
09 september 2023 - 07:03:10Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - At least 632 people have died when a powerful earthquake hit Morocco on Friday night, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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More than 60 civilians, soldiers killed in two separate attacks by terrorists in northern Mali
08 september 2023 - 11:04:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 60 civilians and soldiers have been killed by islamist terrorists in two separate attacks [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Military junta releases ousted President Bongo from house arrest on medical grounds
07 september 2023 - 08:37:23Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's military junta on Wednesday announced that ousted President Ali Bongo has been released from house [...] Full text...
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South African President expresses 'deep sadness' at 'significant loss' in Johannesburg building fire
31 august 2023 - 13:02:27Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the significant loss of [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Death toll in Johannesburg building fire climbs to 73
31 august 2023 - 11:15:58Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The death toll in the fire disaster at a five-story building in Johannesburg’s central business district on [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Gabon coup makers name Gen. Oligui Nguema as country's new leader
31 august 2023 - 06:23:11Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Senior military officers who ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo from power on Wednesday have named General Brice [...] Full text...
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3RD LEAD: Gabon coup: UN chief ‘firmly condemns’ Gabon coup, notes reports of election abuses (Eds: Adds UN chief's reaction)
30 august 2023 - 19:55:35New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday "firmly condemned" the coup in Gabon, while acknowledging that “serious infringements of [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Ousted Gabonese President Bongo urges 'friends' to 'make noise' (Eds: Adds reaction of AU para 8-11)
30 august 2023 - 15:36:53Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who senior military officers said they ousted from power on Wednesdsay, [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Ousted Gabonese President Bongo urges 'friends' to 'make noise'
30 august 2023 - 13:56:40Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who senior military officers said they ousted from power on Wednesdsay, has [...] Full text...
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Soldiers in Gabon topple President Ali Bongo
30 august 2023 - 06:44:23Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Senior military officers in the Central African state of Gabon announced on Wednesday morning that they [...] Full text...
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Madagascar Stadium stampede: CAF president condoles with victims' families
28 august 2023 - 06:33:46Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has conveyed his condolences to the families of victims who lost their [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Pope France appeals for peace in Niger
21 august 2023 - 06:15:19The Holy See (PANA) - Pope Francis has appealed for peace in Niger where there are fears of military action [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Military leader Gen. Tchiani speaks of three-year transition, as junta digs in
20 august 2023 - 12:33:55Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's military junta is digging in even after meeting a delegation of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Accra as junta hardens position
15 august 2023 - 17:30:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Committee of the Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: US Secretary of State speaks with Nigerian president on crisis
15 august 2023 - 06:46:33Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu as [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: ECOWAS slams junta's attempt to prosecute ousted president for 'high treason' (Eds: New lead)
14 august 2023 - 18:03:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday slammed the military junta in Niger [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Junta says will prosecute ousted president for 'high treason'
14 august 2023 - 08:14:51Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Amidst growing calls from the international community for the release of ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigerian fans applaud Super Falcons despite ouster from tournament
09 august 2023 - 06:25:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian fans, including First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have risen in unison to applaud the gallant [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Senior US diplomat visits Niger; junta names new PM, Presidential guard commander
08 august 2023 - 07:00:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A senior US diplomat on Monday met Niger's military junta who have continued to strengthen their [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: ECOWAS delegation fails to meet junta leader
04 august 2023 - 12:45:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A delegation of the Economic West Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sent to Niger to [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Junta ends military pacts with France
04 august 2023 - 06:56:15Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Soldiers who seized power in the West African state of Niger on 26 July announced on [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: US President joins in calls for release of ousted President Bazoum
03 august 2023 - 11:37:11Niamey, Niger (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday joined in calls for the release of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: US orders evacuation of its nationals; coup leader warns against foreign meddling, military intervention
03 august 2023 - 06:22:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined Western countries as they ramp up evacuation of their nationals from [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: First flight of French nationals leaves Niamey
01 august 2023 - 20:21:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - France on Tuesday began evacuating its nationals from Niger. It follows seen demonstrations and strong anti-France sentiments [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: France to evacuate nationals (Eds: Adds details, Writethrough)
01 august 2023 - 10:19:48Niamey, Niger (PANA) - France is to start evacuating its nationals from the West African state of Niger, where it [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: ECOWAS leaders warn Niger military to reinstate ousted President Bazoum or face stiff sanctions
30 july 2023 - 15:01:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday gave soldiers who seized [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, named head of transitional government
28 july 2023 - 12:09:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, has been named head of a transitional government [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, named head of transitional government
28 july 2023 - 12:00:51Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, has been named head of a transitional government [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Military authorities asked to ensure respect for fundamental human rights
28 july 2023 - 09:42:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked military forces responsible for the coup in Niger to [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: UN chief demands president’s immediate and unconditional release
28 july 2023 - 06:29:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday demanded the release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum “immediately and unconditionally”, [...] Full text...
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Situation in Niger remains unclear after coup
27 july 2023 - 15:01:21Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The political situation in the West African country of Niger remains unclear after a group of [...] Full text...
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Niger soldiers oust President Bazoum, suspend national institutions, shut borders
27 july 2023 - 06:23:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The military in Niger on Wednesday night announced the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum and his government [...] Full text...
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CAF, LOC host workshop in Abidjan to discuss potential 2023 CAF AFCON partnerships
19 july 2023 - 08:02:42Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - More than 50 Ivorian-based companies attended the CAF and Ivorian Local Organising Committee (LOC)-hosted business [...] Full text...
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CAF announces significant increase in commercial revenues
13 july 2023 - 15:33:01Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - CAF on Thursday posted commercial revenues of US$125.2 million - a 17% year on year [...] Full text...
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France 24 slammed for 'biased' coverage of political events in Senegal
08 july 2023 - 19:35:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government on Saturday slammed the French news channel, France 24, for its "biased media coverage of [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Referees to add wasted time to each half
08 july 2023 - 06:34:22Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Referees involved in this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have been instructed [...] Full text...
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Macky Sall has embarrassed many African presidents by renouncing a third term - Libyan newspaper
07 july 2023 - 15:53:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall honoured his country, the young Senegalese democracy, the dome of the Senegalese [...] Full text...
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Relief in Senegal after President Sall rules out third term bid
04 july 2023 - 12:23:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Relief was the most widespread feeling in Senegal on Tuesday, following the announcement by President Macky [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President promises to 'shed full light' on last month's violent demonstrations
04 july 2023 - 11:52:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, has promised that investigations will continue to shed "all possible [...] Full text...
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CAF WAFCON, Women’s Champions League Qualifiers Draw for Wednesday, Thursday
04 july 2023 - 10:47:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The journey to next year’s TotalEnergies CAF Women's AFCON in Morocco and the CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigerian First Lady tasks Super Falcons to win trophy
02 july 2023 - 14:40:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has tasked Nigeria's female national team, the Super [...] Full text...
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FIFA to use Women’s World Cup as crash test dummy for new VAR protocols
02 july 2023 - 14:34:03Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup begins later this summer with the United States looking to [...] Full text...
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45 people killed in Western Kenya road accident
30 june 2023 - 22:07:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 45 people have been killed and 60 others hospitalized after a roadside crash which [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso passes new law on property development
20 june 2023 - 19:59:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At a plenary session broadcast live on state television (RTB) on Tuesday, the Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper identifies foreign military presence as threat to organisation of elections in Libya
16 june 2023 - 19:01:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commemoration, on Sunday 11 June, of the 53rd anniversary of the evacuation of American forces [...] Full text...
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Some forty Malian journalists receive training in election coverage
09 june 2023 - 14:29:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 40 Malian journalists Wednesday began a training workshop on election coverage and strategies for preventing [...] Full text...
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UN tribunal declares Rwanda genocide suspect unfit for trial
07 june 2023 - 12:34:22The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals has ruled that Félicien Kabuga, a Rwandan genocide [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Amnesty International calls on authorities to immediately stop police violence and restore social media
02 june 2023 - 18:24:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reacting to the violence that broke out Thursday in Dakar and other cities following the [...] Full text...
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At least 15 dead, 40 injured in Ghana road accident
30 may 2023 - 10:30:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 15 people are reported killed and some 40 others are injured in a road [...] Full text...
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Botswana partners with SA pay TV to prop up creative industry
28 may 2023 - 18:28:11Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - South Africa’s pay television MultiChoice has launched Channel O’s newest music video countdown show - Bots [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Army recalls retired soldiers to take up arms
26 may 2023 - 15:49:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday recalled its retired soldiers, following what it described as the rebels' trespassing limits [...] Full text...
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CEO of South African company removed after wife's television appearance
19 may 2023 - 06:01:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The CEO of of KWV, one of Africa’s biggest alchohol producers, has been axed [...] Full text...
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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
10 may 2023 - 20:38:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso will not negotiate with armed terrorist groups -Transition President
05 may 2023 - 16:32:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional President Captain Ibrahim Traore said here Thursday that negotiating with armed terrorist [...] Full text...
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Malian government slams 'inappropriate' comment by ECOWAS chairman
05 may 2023 - 15:45:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The transitional government of Mali, in a statement read on Thursday evening on national television, blasted [...] Full text...
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Sudanese theater vanguard killed in shelling
04 may 2023 - 15:33:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese theatre vanguard Asia Abdul Majid, 80, was killed when she was hit by an explosive [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Fighting rages on as war of the generals enters third week
29 april 2023 - 11:15:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the war in Sudan between two rival generals enters its third week, residents in the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Shaky ceasefire enters second day with gunfire still heard in Khartoum
26 april 2023 - 11:28:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the shaky three-day ceasefire in the fighting in Sudan brokered by the US enters its [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions
25 april 2023 - 20:45:45New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid [...] Full text...
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Roundup: Sudan conflict: Ceasefire holding despite sporadic gunfire
25 april 2023 - 12:41:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The 72-hour ceasefire in the fighting in Sudan is holding after a shaky start that saw [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Sudan conflict: Shaky start to ceasefire as gunfire heard in Khartoum (Eds: Adds sporadic gunfire)
25 april 2023 - 10:25:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The 72-hour ceasefire in the fighting in Sudan has taken off to a shaky start as [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Sudan conflict: Army, militia agree to 3-day ceasefire for humanitarian reasons (Eds: Adds details of statements)
25 april 2023 - 06:14:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have announced their commitment to [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring parties involved in ceasefire announcement
25 april 2023 - 05:48:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties have said they were involved in the three-day ceasefire agreement announced by the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: No comment from warring parties as ceasefire announced by US goes into effect
24 april 2023 - 22:03:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The ceasefire in Sudan's fighting announced by US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has taken effect [...] Full text...
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Second Roundup: Sudan conflict: US announces 72-hour ceasefire from midnight on Monday
24 april 2023 - 21:22:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has announced that the warring parties in the Sudan [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: Fighting eases in Khartoum as foreign countries step up evacuation of nationals
24 april 2023 - 13:27:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese captial, Khartoum, which has seen heavy fighting between two rival generals for the last [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: USAID deploys Disaster Assistance Response Team to coordinate humanitarian response
24 april 2023 - 07:48:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States says it is mobilising to ramp up assistance to the people of Sudan [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Turkish President Erdogan offers to mediate in conflict
24 april 2023 - 06:37:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is said to have suggested to Sudan’s feuding military leaders to [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Many countries evacuating nationals from Khartoum as no letup in fighting
24 april 2023 - 05:41:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Many countries are evacuating their nationals from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as there is no end [...] Full text...
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Sudan says current conflict an internal question requiring no foreign mediatory intervention
17 april 2023 - 21:55:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan on Monday described the ongoing fighting between the Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces as [...] Full text...
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Regional, international bodies appeal for end to fighting in Khartoum
15 april 2023 - 19:46:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- International and local entities have called on Sudanese to listen to the voice of wisdom and halt [...] Full text...
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Military planes used in fighting in Khartoum, US appeals for calm
15 april 2023 - 14:00:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Fighting continued Saturday in Khartoum as military planes hovered over residential areas, reportedly bombarding Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Heavy fighting inside Sudanese national capital
15 april 2023 - 09:58:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Heavy fighting erupted between units belonging to the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo gets new Police Chief
03 april 2023 - 09:26:50Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Gen. Benjamin Alongaboni has been appointed Commissioner General of the Congolese National Police (PNC), replacing [...] Full text...
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Ramadan welcomed in Libya with wave of price increases
22 march 2023 - 18:47:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - This year again, the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, which starts Thursday [...] Full text...
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South African comedian wins top international award
17 march 2023 - 12:40:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded leading South African comedian Trevor Noah the 2023 [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 AFCON: 'The most important game of my life' - Gambia coach Bojang
11 march 2023 - 06:29:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Gambia's coach Abdoulie Bojang says the TotalEnergies Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations final against neighbours Senegal [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso and Mali 'move towards federation'
25 february 2023 - 13:52:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Mali are committed to moving towards a federation between the two states, [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition leaders rattled after night raid on former Interior Secretary
09 february 2023 - 13:19:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's opposition leaders stayed at the home of former Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang'i, after a [...] Full text...
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Differences over constitutional basis still block search for consensual solution in Libya
26 january 2023 - 20:04:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Differences over the constitutional basis, which serves as the legal framework for holding elections in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso confirms request for withdrawal of French troops on its soil
23 january 2023 - 17:55:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Minister of Communication and Spokesperson of the Burkinabe government, Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo, confirmed on Monday [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister inaugurates Amazigh TV channel on occasion of Berber New Year
13 january 2023 - 15:20:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, inaugurated on Thursday the Amazigh [...] Full text...
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Forty-six Ivorian soldiers pardoned in Mali arrive back home
08 january 2023 - 15:31:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 46 Ivorian soldiers tried and convicted in Mali for an alleged attempted coup and [...] Full text...
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Mali's Transitional President pardons 49 Ivorian soldiers detained since last July
07 january 2023 - 14:38:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transitional President Colonel Assimi Goita has granted a presidential pardon, with full remission of sentence, [...] Full text...
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Kenyan television staff dies from food poisoning
27 december 2022 - 21:59:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One staff member has died and others have been hospitalized after a food poisoning incident at [...] Full text...
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Reporters Without Borders calls for charges to be dropped against Cameroonian journalist
23 december 2022 - 16:10:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the charges against Amadou Vamoulké, a journalist and [...] Full text...
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Malian Trade Minister warns against speculation on butane gas prices
22 december 2022 - 17:28:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Industry and Trade, Mahmoud Ould Mohamed, has warned against any overbidding on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso wants to strengthen its cooperation with Russia in the fight against terrorism
21 december 2022 - 14:05:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela said on Tuesday that Burkina [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister speaks out after Libyan man handed over to US
16 december 2022 - 19:32:47Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbaiba on Thursday broke his government's silence on the delivery to the [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Groundbreaking facts and figures as Qatar 2022 group stage wraps up
04 december 2022 - 10:40:20Doha Qatar (PANA) - As the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup wrapped up on Friday night, the [...] Full text...
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Two thousand soldiers of joint force of Accra initiative to be deployed in Burkina Faso
23 november 2022 - 18:14:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Accra Initiative Summit decided on Tuesday to deploy 2,000 troops to Burkina Faso with [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Emirati official discuss cooperation in the media sector
18 november 2022 - 11:40:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid al-Lafi, on Thursday discussed with the [...] Full text...
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High Authority of Communication of Mali suspends private Malian television station accused of violating the rules of ethics
04 november 2022 - 18:17:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The College of members of the High Authority of Communication (HAC) decided Thursday to suspend for [...] Full text...
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CAF, media mourn Senegalese sports journalist Salif Diallo
01 november 2022 - 13:03:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African and international media have paid tribute to [...] Full text...
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US calls for immediate cessation of fighting by M23 rebels in eastern DRC
01 november 2022 - 05:44:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities by the M23 rebel group [...] Full text...
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AU expresses concern at deteriorating security situation in eastern DRC
31 october 2022 - 07:43:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed extreme concern at the deteriorating security situation in eastern [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo rallies country to face economic crisis
31 october 2022 - 05:40:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday rallied his country in the midst of a [...] Full text...
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UN chief speaks with Angolan President on renewed fighting in DRC
30 october 2022 - 05:25:37New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday spoke to President João Lourenço of Angola to discuss [...] Full text...
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Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambela appointed Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
22 october 2022 - 14:14:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambela was appointed on Friday as prime minister of the transition [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's new authorities lift suspension of Constitution
06 october 2022 - 13:18:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new military leaders in Burkina Faso, who came to power last Friday after overthrowing [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's ousted military leader offers to resign, says religious, community leaders
02 october 2022 - 20:07:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ousted Burkina Faso military leader, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has offered to resign "to [...] Full text...
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President Doumbouya appoints several army generals in Guinea
02 october 2022 - 14:41:19Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, Saturday appointed to the rank of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Secretaries-General of ministries summoned by coup plotters on Sunday
02 october 2022 - 14:33:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who overthrew his comrade-in-arms Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, declared in a [...] Full text...
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US calls for restraiht by all actors in Burkina Faso after coup
02 october 2022 - 14:21:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is closely monitoring the fluid situation in Burkina Faso and called [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns any attempt to seize power by the force of arms in Burkina Faso
02 october 2022 - 05:01:01New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on Saturday expressed his deep concern regarding the unfolding developments [...] Full text...
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MPs from Libya's eastern region call for debate on the 1951 Constitution establishing a federal system
01 october 2022 - 19:52:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-two Libyan MPs from the eastern region have called on the Speaker of Parliament, Aguila Saleh, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 3: Burkina Faso's new military leaders say ousted leader planning counter-attack; accuse France of harbouring him
01 october 2022 - 17:53:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new military leaders in Burkina Faso on Saturday said ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Shots ring out in Burkina Faso capital, one day after coup; France denies involvement in coup
01 october 2022 - 14:40:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Gunshots were heard again on Saturday morning in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso capital, one day [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 3: More heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital
30 september 2022 - 15:44:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fresh heavy gunfire has been heard around the Burkina faso Presidency in the capital, Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Burkina Faso junta leader urges the population to 'remain calm'
30 september 2022 - 12:58:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta leader has called on the population to "observe the greatest caution and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Sounds of heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital
30 september 2022 - 12:28:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US Embassy in the Burkina Faso has asked American citizens to "limit their movement" [...] Full text...
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Sounds of heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso's capital
30 september 2022 - 09:23:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sounds of gunfire were heard on Friday morning in the main barracks in the Burkina [...] Full text...
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Malian government stands in solidarity with Guinea over sanctions imposed by ECOWAS
29 september 2022 - 16:21:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The transitional government of Mali said here Wednesday it had taken note of the Final Communiqué [...] Full text...
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Guinea gov't plans to implement new anti-corruption strategies
16 september 2022 - 19:46:53Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government plans to put in place new strategies to fight against people who have [...] Full text...
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Kenya's President Kenyatta ends duty
13 september 2022 - 12:24:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has ended his two-term era as the Head of State and Government in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister to visit Senegal
11 september 2022 - 14:28:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, will pay an [...] Full text...
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Malian junta acknowedges withdrawal of French Barkhane force
20 august 2022 - 13:40:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government on Friday acknowledged the "final withdrawal" of the French Barkhane force and promised [...] Full text...
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Libyan government announces discovery of 29 oil and 12 gas fields
15 august 2022 - 18:43:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun has announced the discovery of 29 new oil fields and 12 [...] Full text...
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Mali declares three-day national mourning for victims of Tessit terrorist attack
11 august 2022 - 13:04:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has declared a three-day national mourning, starting from [...] Full text...
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Malian govt strongly condemns Sunday's 'complex' terrorist attack in northern town
11 august 2022 - 12:33:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has strongly condemned Sunday's "complex and coordinated" attack of armed terrorist groups in Tessit, in [...] Full text...
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Kenyan poll body postpones two gubernatorial elections in Western Kenya, coastal region
08 august 2022 - 21:03:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the position of governor in the populous regions of Kakamega in western Kenya and [...] Full text...
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South Africa: US Secretary of State holds high level talks in Pretoria
08 august 2022 - 18:37:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is visiting South Africa as part of [...] Full text...
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Mali junta condemns 'hateful and defamatory' remarks by French President Macron
01 august 2022 - 13:47:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has condemned "with the utmost rigour" the "hateful and defamatory remarks" of French [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Deputy President dares Kenyatta in nasty pre-election rivalry
29 july 2022 - 22:38:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has dared President Uhuru Kenyatta to stop threats against his family [...] Full text...
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Fight against armed groups in Togo and Benin must not justify human rights violations, says rights group
28 july 2022 - 06:08:13Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International, has cautioned that the authorities in Benin and Togo must ensure that the fight [...] Full text...
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