‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell’ warns Guterres as climate coalition demands action

20 september 2023 - 16:47:00
New York, US (PANA) - “Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects,” the UN chief declared on Wednesday, as a broad [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Individual battles that could determine the result of Spain-England final

17 august 2023 - 08:24:27
Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Spain and England are stacked with elite talents and here, FIFA outlines three key battles that [...] Full text...

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CAF Women's Champions League: CECAFA qualifiers: CBE FC thrash FAD FC

17 august 2023 - 07:22:38
Njeru, Uganda (PANA) - Ethiopian side CBE FC thrashed Djibouti's FAD FC 8-0 in the CAF Women's Champions League, CECAFA [...] Full text...

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CAF announces Best XI of the TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON group phase

14 may 2023 - 06:53:09
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Technical Study Group (TSG) of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named its Best [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: Zambia down Morocco in Annaba but exit

07 may 2023 - 07:58:26
Annaba, Algeria (PANA) - Emmanuel Mwanza scored an 87th-minute penalty as Zambia beat Group B leaders Morocco 2-1 in Annaba [...] Full text...

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Indonesian businesses affected by U-20 World Cup Host repeal

31 march 2023 - 08:54:16
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Economist Eko Listiyanto of the Indonesian Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) on Thursday [...] Full text...

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2023 U-20 AFCON: Senegal book quarter-final place, whitewash Mozambique 3-0

22 february 2023 - 19:21:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Senegal booked their place in the quarter-final of TotalEnergies Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), following [...] Full text...

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Parade of religious Zawayas troops marks Mauloud celebrations in Libya

08 october 2022 - 19:28:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Religious Zawayas troops went out on Saturday in Tripoli and several other cities of Libya as [...] Full text...

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NAF Reviews Training Curricula to counter both domestic and foreign threats

11 january 2022 - 19:23:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, says that the review of curricula of [...] Full text...

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France "neutralized" leader of Islamic State group in Great Sahara in Niger

21 december 2021 - 13:41:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Barkhane force announced here Tuesday it had neutralized a leader of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army commanders converge in Abuja to devise strategies for defeating insecurity

13 september 2021 - 17:49:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army Commanders and Principal Staff Officers on Monday converged in the capital, Abuja, with Chief [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army arrests 2 Boko Haram logistics suppliers in northern Nigeria, confiscate supplies

29 may 2021 - 18:43:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, on Saturday raided another [...] Full text...

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Fresh attacks, dire conditions plague Africa’s Sahel, Security Council hears

19 may 2021 - 05:36:10
New York, US (PANA) - Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya, French FM discuss developments in Libya and the region

25 april 2021 - 14:49:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The top UN official in Libya and the French Foreign Minister have discussed the situation in Libya [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council calls for restoration of constitutional order in Chad

25 april 2021 - 05:41:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has called for the restoration [...] Full text...

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U20 AFCON: Uganda down Tunisia to book Ghana date in final

02 march 2021 - 02:07:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Derrick Kakooza on Monday fired a hattrick as debutants Uganda continued with their dream run at [...] Full text...

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UN chief says situation in central Mali remains worrying

12 january 2021 - 11:56:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The situation in central Mali remains very worrying, marked by a series of serious violence recorded [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military launches airstrikes, land operations against bandits on Abuja-Kaduna highway

18 november 2020 - 17:36:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Wednesday said the Land and Air Components of Operation THUNDER [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military kills 869 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits in Nigeria, rescues 321 kidnap victims

02 october 2020 - 18:31:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday reviewed its activities for the third quarter (1 July to [...] Full text...

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Military, security agencies to deal with alleged ISIS/Al Qaeda infiltration into Nigeria

13 august 2020 - 17:02:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday assured Nigerians that it is taking the warning by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Infections maintain high tempo as Nigeria records 627 new cases to hit 15,181

13 june 2020 - 08:58:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Friday recorded 627 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, maintaining the high tempo for two consecutive days. The [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus kills popular Cameroonian musician, Manu Dibango

25 march 2020 - 19:36:45
Paris, France (PANA) - Several radio stations broadcasting in France, including RFI, FIP and France Musique, as well as the [...] Full text...

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Ivorian Radio-Television inaugurates 3rd channel

13 february 2020 - 10:11:57
 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Television Broadcasting (RTI) on Wednesday inaugurated a third television channel, the "3", in Abidjan, the economic [...] Full text...

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Angola: Rights body decries violent disperse of pro-independence protesters in Cabinda

10 december 2019 - 17:37:46
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned  Angola's security forces violent response to a peaceful pro-independence march in [...] Full text...

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Kamworor's world half marathon record ratified

20 november 2019 - 11:11:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has ratified Kenyan athlete Geoffrey Kamworor's world half marathon record of 58:01. Kamworor chopped 22 [...] Full text...

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October marked by series of unsolved political crimes in Burundi

13 october 2019 - 11:55:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  In Burundi, 13 October marks the 1961 assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore, hero of national independence, [...] Full text...

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Army says 10 top Boko Haram terrorists, 15 others killed in northeast Nigeria

12 october 2019 - 13:27:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday announced that its troops captured 10 “suspected key Boko Haram members” [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security foils 4 attempts of illegal migration, arrests 69 people

27 september 2019 - 13:55:12
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security patrols in the provinces of Sfax, Monastir and Mahdia have thwarted four attempts of  [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force aircraft neutralize scores of Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria

22 september 2019 - 11:44:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said that its aircraft, operating under the Air Task [...] Full text...

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Celebrities expected to light up Egyptian skies at AFCON 2019 (By Babacar Khalifa Ndiaye, PANA Special Envoy)

20 june 2019 - 19:18:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)   -   AFCON2019 welcomes the continent’s most glamorous playmakers, with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané, two of the [...] Full text...

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Three women win 2019 Cape Verde National Journalism Award

29 april 2019 - 17:53:57
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verdean journalists, Sara Almeida (print media), Ângela Monteiro (radio) and Maria da Luz Neves [...] Full text...

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Four killed in separate attacks in central Mali

01 april 2019 - 11:53:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Three people were killed in an attack Saturday by unidentified gunmen in the village of Kassa, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force destroys Boko Haram logistics base in Northeast region

22 november 2018 - 14:48:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said that its fighter jets destroyed Boko Haram Terrorist [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force jets destroy Boko Haram locations in Northeast Nigeria

10 november 2018 - 10:26:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday said that its fighter jets “neutralized" several Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force fighter jets destroy Boko Haram camp in Northeast Nigeria

06 november 2018 - 15:43:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said that its fighter jets destroyed a Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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DRC's electoral process advancing despite threat of armed groups, UN envoy

12 october 2018 - 06:26:47
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - December elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain on course, but still face [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army chief gives new operational guidelines on Boko Haram war

03 august 2018 - 11:16:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has released new operational guidelines in the [...] Full text...

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Buhari meets defence chiefs over worsening security challenges

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

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World Champ Obiri, Nyairera head Kenya team to IAAF World Indoor Championships

19 february 2018 - 16:06:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rio Olympics 5000m women silver medallist Hellen Obiri is among athletes picked by Athletics Kenya [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army kills 7 Boko Haram terrorists

27 january 2018 - 11:02:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops killed seven remnants of the Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army promotes soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria

25 july 2017 - 16:32:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai on Tuesday approved the special promotion [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana’s female netball team World Cup preparations suffer setback

09 may 2017 - 13:01:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Under 21 female Netball Team trainer is not impressed with preparations ahead of the Netball [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military to subject alleged Boko Haram leader's video to ascertain authenticity

24 march 2016 - 15:13:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military on Thursday said it is subjecting a purported new video from the alleged [...] Full text...

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US: US 'stands with Nigeria' in war against terror

06 july 2015 - 07:49:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the recent wave of attacks in Nigeria's North-east by the [...] Full text...

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2015 FIFA WWC: USA reaches 4th final, beats ex-champ Germany 2-0 in 1/2 finals

01 july 2015 - 08:33:42
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - Two-time winner USA has qualified for its fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup final following an intensely-fought [...] Full text...

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2015 FIFA WWC: Cameroon eliminated, beaten 1-0 by China

21 june 2015 - 03:31:03
Edmonton, Canada (PANA) - China survived a tough opposition from Cameroon with a 12th-minute strike from Wang Shanshan enough to [...] Full text...

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2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup: FIFA's honours' list

20 june 2015 - 12:04:15
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - The following is the honours' list following the conclusion of the 2015 FIFA Under-20 World [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Leading nations in war against Boko Haram set up joint planning structure

16 march 2015 - 19:00:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chiefs of Defence Staff of Nigeria, Chad and Niger on Monday held a one-day meeting with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian govt dismisses Boko Haram pledge of allegiance to ISIS

11 march 2015 - 16:48:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government Wednesday said there was no evidence that the Islamist extremist rebel group, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Parliament commends Jonathan, military for victories over Boko Haram

24 february 2015 - 20:21:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian House of Representatives on Tuesday paid a rare “glowing tribute” to President Goodluck Jonathan [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African countries making progress in fighting HIV/AIDS

27 november 2014 - 22:17:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – With less than six months to the deadline set to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Nigeria 1, Bosnia 0

22 june 2014 - 01:17:33
Cuiaba, Brazil (PANA) - Nigeria on Saturday beat Bosnia 1-0 to win its first game at the four-yearly FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Using Water, Sanitation Hygiene to tackle Malnutrition (Feature by Buki Ponle, PANA Special Writer, Lagos)

02 june 2014 - 13:25:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nothing better illustrates the dangers of unwholesome sanitation and hygiene habit of a local community in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military denies fresh mutiny report, discovers RPG production facility in Kano

23 may 2014 - 18:53:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military Friday denied online media reports that there was a second mutiny at the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says some students abducted by Boko Haram have been rescued

16 april 2014 - 17:22:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian military Wednesday said some of the students abducted from the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA U-17 WWC: Ghana, Nigeria disappoint, edged out in 1/4 finals

28 march 2014 - 07:38:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghana and Nigeria, the remaining two African teams at the 2014 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: PSC appeals for adequate logistical support to AMISOM

25 march 2014 - 15:18:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Calling for renewed efforts to ensure that logistical support provided to the African Union Mission [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Jonathan urges Nigerian Muslims to offer prayers for peace

13 january 2014 - 18:08:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerian Muslims to offer special prayers for greater peace, unity and [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Nigeria's unmanned aerial vehicle to be deployed by end of March 2014

17 december 2013 - 18:48:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s first locally made Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), unveiled by President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday, would be [...] Full text...

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2013 CAF Champions league final: Will home advantage win it for Al Ahly? (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

09 november 2013 - 13:50:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - It will be the turn of Egyptian giants, Al Ahly, to ride on home advantage on [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Jonathan elated at Nigeria's performance

25 october 2013 - 17:44:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria on their 5-0 crushing defeat [...] Full text...

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'Natural resources can fuel Africa’s transformation'

28 may 2013 - 08:37:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent’s economic growth and pave [...] Full text...

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UN report says Africa's natural resources can fuel economic transformation

27 may 2013 - 21:18:01
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report on Monday said Africa must tap into its agricultural, mining and energy [...] Full text...

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Advancing Nigerian troops destroy Boko Haram camps, weapons

17 may 2013 - 18:56:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the war against terrorists in northern Nigeria hots up, advancing troops of the Special Task [...] Full text...

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SA President Zuma under fire over CAR bloodbath

28 march 2013 - 12:42:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There are growing calls for South Africa's President Jacob Zuma to explain why South [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Soccer fans predict Nigeria, Ghana final

04 february 2013 - 10:40:00
Lagos, Nigeria(PANA) - Following Nigerian Super Eagles' qualification for the semi-final of the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...

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Obasanjo's revolution, security, fuel and health concerns reported in Nigeria

01 december 2012 - 09:17:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo's call for a revolution, knocks for CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, government's [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president effects minor cabinet change

31 october 2012 - 19:58:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday effected a minor cabinet reshuffle with the Minister of State, Niger [...] Full text...

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World Bank President Zoellick to quit in June

16 february 2012 - 11:47:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick has announced he will step down from office in June, the [...] Full text...

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President Bashir appoints first-ever vice President from Darfur

13 september 2011 - 22:48:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Tuesday saw its vice president ever from the troubled region of Darfur [...] Full text...

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Cecafa: Cote d'Ivoire using regional event to shape up for CHAN

06 december 2010 - 19:41:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ivorian head coach Georges Kouadio said his team was using the ongoing Cecafa Tusker Challenge [...] Full text...

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Jonathan urges Nigerian military to protect democracy

13 august 2010 - 13:00:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Friday direc ted the Minister of Defence and Service Chiefs to [...] Full text...

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UN to begin DRC peacekeepers' withdrawal in July

14 april 2010 - 17:53:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in the Democ ratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Alan Doss, has [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President fetes gallant athletes

01 april 2010 - 18:03:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenyan team to the World Cross Country Championships in Poland was Thursday rewarded by President [...] Full text...

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Sirte summit, a breakthrough in Arab action

30 march 2010 - 07:04:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The 22nd summit of the Arab League held 27-28 March in S irte, central Libya, saw [...] Full text...

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Nobel Laureate Soyinka visits Acting President Jonathan

26 march 2010 - 15:08:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Friday came o ff a meeting with Acting President, Dr. [...] Full text...

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Egypt on course to win three consecutive CAN tournaments

28 january 2010 - 23:35:00
Benguela- Angola (PANA) -- Egyptâ?s dream of becoming the first country to win t hree consecutive Nations Cups got closer [...] Full text...

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UK, IOM back EAC's free movement efforts

16 december 2009 - 07:22:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The United Kingdomâ?s Department for Internati onal Development (DFID) and the International Office of [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WC: Coach says trophy is Nigeria's target

05 november 2009 - 22:08:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- John Obuh, coach of Nigeria's Under-17 national football team, the Golden Eaglets, said Thursday his team [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WC: German coach Pezzaiuoli says Honduras was difficult to beat

30 october 2009 - 22:45:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- German Coach Marco Pezzaiuoli has praised the resilience and bravery of his team to come back [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WC: Another African country loses opening match

26 october 2009 - 18:12:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Another African country, Malawi, continued the continent 's tale of woes at the current FIFA under-17 [...] Full text...

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Drogba takes Cote d'Ivoire to World Cup

10 october 2009 - 16:56:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Substitute Didier Drogba hit a second half equalizer a way to Malawi to help Cote d'Ivoire [...] Full text...

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Brazil’s Petrobas joins Namibia oil hunt

19 may 2009 - 12:53:00
Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Brazilian oil company Petrobas has acquired a 50 perc ent interest in an offshore oil exploration [...] Full text...

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CHAN: Ghana beat Senegal to reach CHAN final

04 march 2009 - 22:49:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Ghana Black Stars on Wednesday qualified for the final o f the maiden African Nations Championship [...] Full text...

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Uganda, Tanzania move closer to CECAFA semis

07 january 2009 - 18:35:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Uganda and Tanzania reaffirmed their positions in the CE CAFA Senior Challenge Cup tournament Wednesday when [...] Full text...

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