Calls by African leaders for equitable representation on UN Security Council gain momentum

27 september 2024 - 06:12:12
New York, US (PANA) - The call for a more inclusive and representative Security Council resonated loud and clear at [...] Full text...

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New, bold ideas thrive towards the UN Summit of the Future

22 september 2024 - 07:29:32
New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of youth, celebrities and world leaders converged at UN Headquarters in New York on [...] Full text...

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Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens

11 september 2024 - 05:42:26
New York, US (PANA) - The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday in New York, with [...] Full text...

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World War III: You’re playing with fire – Russia sends strong message to US

28 august 2024 - 19:05:10
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Russia has warned the United States of America that permitting Ukraine to launch Western missile strikes [...] Full text...

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Libya's Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia will not reopen until it is under state control - Minister

20 march 2024 - 16:51:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Acting Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, on Wednesday stated that the Ras [...] Full text...

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Libya closes Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia

19 march 2024 - 14:09:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of the Interior had announced that it has decided to close the Ras [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall announces election for 24 March

07 march 2024 - 06:18:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Senegal's President Macky Sall announced on Wednesday that the West African country would hold the postponed [...] Full text...

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Silent debt crisis engulfing developing economies with weak credit ratings: World Bank Blog (By Philip Kenworthy, M. Ayhan Kose and Nikita Perevalov)

09 february 2024 - 17:27:54
Washington, United States (PANA) - Some developing economies are finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Global inflation is [...] Full text...

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COP28: Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action

30 november 2023 - 11:17:44
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF WCL: AS Far take bronze medal in CAF Women’s Champions League

19 november 2023 - 07:13:22
Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Morocco’s AS Far finished in third position in this year’s edition of the CAF Women’s [...] Full text...

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Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns

08 november 2023 - 06:04:31
New York, US (PANA) - Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to [...] Full text...

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Ghana hit by widespread power outages

28 october 2023 - 15:06:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are experiening intermittent power cuts reminiscent of serious load shedding days from 2014-2016, known in [...] Full text...

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Ghana hit by widespread power outages

28 october 2023 - 12:28:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are experiening intrmittent power cuts reminiscent of the 'dumsor' era when the entire country went [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

24 october 2023 - 11:45:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday pleaded for desperately needed fuel [...] Full text...

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Higher-for-longer interest rate environment is squeezing more borrowers: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian

11 october 2023 - 08:00:15
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s central banks have unleashed the steepest series of interest-rate increases in decades [...] Full text...

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‘We all need to step up’ to rescue SDGs, fight for better future: UN chief

17 september 2023 - 04:43:49
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday rallied a diverse cross section of civil society actors [...] Full text...

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‘Crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions: UN chief

12 july 2023 - 16:10:31
New York, US (PANA) - Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their [...] Full text...

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European Union, International IDEA join forces to support key actors of Gambian democracy

07 july 2023 - 18:26:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), officially launched a new [...] Full text...

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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty (A UNFPA feature)

29 may 2023 - 05:58:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Fatoumatta Fatty’s commute on an old, malfunctioning wheelchair takes up to two hours during rainy season [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: Algeria come from behind to draw Congo, make quarters

06 may 2023 - 08:59:01
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Skipper Moslem Anatouf hit a late equalizer as Algeria rallied from a goal down to play [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: Second half resurgence lifts Morocco over South Africa

01 may 2023 - 08:33:48
Constantine, Algeria (PANA) - Second-half goals from skipper Abdelhamid Ait Bouldal and substitute Adam Hanin saw Morocco beat South Africa [...] Full text...

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UN Conference seeks solutions to global water crisis

23 march 2023 - 05:34:22
New York, US (PANA) - The world’s precious water resources are “in deep trouble” and leaders are meeting at UN [...] Full text...

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2023 Elections: Nigeria's fate in the hands of their Lordships (By Paul Ejime)

11 march 2023 - 06:16:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria's tightly contested 25th February [...] Full text...

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‘Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs’ – UN chief Guterres

24 january 2023 - 06:05:19
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the last day of his visit to Cabo Verde on Monday, [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC: Iran sink Wales with two late goals

25 november 2022 - 12:24:54
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Iran on Friday scored two late goals to beat Wales 2-0 in their Day 2 Group [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's ousted military leader offers to resign, says religious, community leaders

02 october 2022 - 20:07:11
Ouagadougou, 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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US calls for restraiht by all actors in Burkina Faso after coup

02 october 2022 - 14:21:34
Washington, 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 - 05:01:01
New 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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UPDATE 3: Burkina Faso's new military leaders say ousted leader planning counter-attack; accuse France of harbouring him

01 october 2022 - 17:53:50
Ouagadougou, 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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Famine looms in Somalia, many ‘hunger hotspots’ are in deep trouble: UN Agencies warn

21 september 2022 - 18:22:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Guterres calls for ‘coalition of the world’ to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil

20 september 2022 - 17:17:58
New York, US (PANA) - With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international [...] Full text...

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South African football giants in hot water over pitch invasion

06 september 2022 - 11:36:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Soweto football giants Kaizer Chiefs are in trouble with the South African Premier Soccer [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahim Kassory Fofana in new legal trouble

12 august 2022 - 15:57:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean prime minister of the government overthrown by the junta on September 5, Ibrahima [...] Full text...

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Youth are the generation that will help save our ocean and our future, says Guterres

27 june 2022 - 05:11:55
New York, US (PANA) - The world must do more to stop the dramatic decline in ocean health, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Global jobs market recovery ‘has gone into reverse’, warns UN labour agency

24 may 2022 - 04:25:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recovery of the global jobs market is going into reverse, the UN labour agency, ILO, said [...] Full text...

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Niger faces refugee influx as violence increases in neighbouring states: UNHCR

05 may 2022 - 11:06:23
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Tens of thousands of new refugees have arrived in Niger in the last four months to [...] Full text...

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Pump attendants at three major petrol stations in Mali observe 72-hour strike

07 april 2022 - 16:16:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Pump attendants of Total Energies, Shell Energie and Oryx Energie, the three biggest petrol stations in [...] Full text...

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Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data (Emargoed for release at 14.00 CEST on 4 April 2022).

04 april 2022 - 10:51:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits, and threatens [...] Full text...

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About 100 migrants rescued by Greek coastguards

14 march 2022 - 14:25:01
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Around 100 migrants, mostly Afghans, were rescued by the Greek coastguard on Sunday when their boat [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Hosts Cameroon edge past brave Comoros 2-1 into quarter-finals

24 january 2022 - 20:59:33
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Hosts Cameroon on Monday overcame Comoros 2-1 at Stade d'Olembé in Yaoundé in their round of [...] Full text...

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Protestors, police clash in Tunis

14 january 2022 - 18:23:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes broke out here Friday between police and demonstrators celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Mali: National Conference for refoundation of the Malian State opens

27 december 2021 - 14:16:23
Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - After the botched phase of the National Conference on Refoundation (ANR), held from 11-23 December throughout [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN humanitarian chief emphasises calls for ceasefire

09 november 2021 - 13:50:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A senior UN relief official has completed a four-day visit to the trouble hotspots in [...] Full text...

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Algeria beat Tunisia to continue unbeaten streak

12 june 2021 - 14:37:20
Rades, Tunisia (PANA) - Les Fennecs of Algeria boosted their unbeaten record against Tunisia, beating them 2-0 in a friendly [...] Full text...

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Burundi's Muslim community in trouble

10 june 2021 - 18:22:10
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Muslim Community of Burundi (COMIBU) has publicly disowned one of its leading members for his [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Twitter reacts as MTN, Glo, Airtel, others implement ban in Nigeria

05 june 2021 - 08:58:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Twitter has formally reacted to the federal government's decision to ban its operations in Nigeria, saying "it [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans Twitter operations in Nigeria in protest against deleting of President's tweet

04 june 2021 - 17:20:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday banned the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, from operating [...] Full text...

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Marc-Vivien Foé Prize 2021: Senegalese Idrissa Gana Guèye and Boulaye Dia among the 11 nominees

07 april 2021 - 17:08:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Two Senegalese are on the list of 11 players selected for the Marc-Vivien Foé Prize, named [...] Full text...

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African civil society offers solidarity to Guinean activists

26 january 2021 - 23:49:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Several African civil society organisations  here Tuesday affirmed their support for "the fair and noble fight" [...] Full text...

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Nairobi Governor loses political battle with President Kenyatta

18 december 2020 - 17:04:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Senate has impeached the Governor of Nairobi, Gideon Mbuvi, alias Mike Sonko, after an [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa's opposition slams lockdown extension

12 november 2020 - 09:18:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for extending [...] Full text...

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Messages of hope from military commission push for peaceful resolution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

05 november 2020 - 23:44:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten days after signing the permanent peace deal in Geneva, the joint 5+5 military commission has [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s police boss warns public against fomenting trouble during 7 December election.

28 october 2020 - 23:21:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Inspector General of Police(IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh Wednesday sent a stern warning to persons intending to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari orders #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating

23 october 2020 - 06:57:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night told the #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating and condemned [...] Full text...

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Gambia calls for normalisation of Cuba and US, endorses one-China policy - Barrow

24 september 2020 - 22:27:17
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow said here Thursday his country had called for the normalization of relations between Cuba [...] Full text...

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Celebrities call for green, gender-equal coronavirus recovery

24 september 2020 - 19:50:17
New York (PANA) - Goodwill ambassadors of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said here Thursday the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [...] Full text...

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New South African law to curtail Zimbabwe's cross border traders

23 september 2020 - 10:26:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa’s Border Management Authority Act 2 of 2020, enacted on July 21, 2020 could spell trouble [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari justifies hike in govt borrowing to fund infrastructure

16 september 2020 - 11:35:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday justified government borrowing to finance infrastructure, asserting that his government took loans [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's secret police says pro-Biafra group kills two of its members

24 august 2020 - 07:08:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Department of State Security (DSS) on Sunday said that members of the outlawed Indigenous People [...] Full text...

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Seven illegal Tunisian migrants rescued by the Navy off the coast of Djerba

15 august 2020 - 11:47:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian Navy on Friday evening rescued seven Tunisians aged between 22 and [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso strengthen capacities of home security forces on fight against impoverished explosive engines

28 july 2020 - 22:02:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has begun a training session to strengthen the capacities of home security forces [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Wearing of masks mandatory in Gambia amid fresh outbreaks

20 july 2020 - 19:41:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has made wearing of face masks compulsory in all enclosed public spaces amid a fresh [...] Full text...

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Inquiry into former president's governance resonates in Mauritanian press

11 july 2020 - 14:21:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - As the week comes to a close, the story that resonated most in the Mauritanian press  [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Bob Marley's song, One Love, to support children during Covid-19' - UNICEF

10 july 2020 - 18:25:43
New York, US (PANA) - The iconic Bob Marley's song, One Love, is to be re-released with the blessing of [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s govt. dismisses claims of coup plot on social media

08 june 2020 - 23:56:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia Monday dismissed rumours on social media of a coup plot to [...] Full text...

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New speaker of Parliament elected in Guinea

21 april 2020 - 20:35:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The chairman of the parliamentary group of the ruling Rally of Guinean People (RPG, Rainbow), Amadou [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to prospectively test 200,000 health workers

08 april 2020 - 11:14:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Healthcare workers in all hospitals in Kenya, both state-owned and privately-owned, currently estimated at about 200,000 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: $2.5 trillion rescue package needed for world’s emerging economies, says UNCTAD

30 march 2020 - 17:55:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The economic fallout from COVID-19 (coronavirus) is likely to get “much worse” before it gets better [...] Full text...

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No ECOWAS observers in Guinea for Sunday’s elections

20 march 2020 - 23:06:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has told the Guinean government it will not [...] Full text...

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Congolese government warns ex-ninja combattants in the Pool region

05 march 2020 - 11:25:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Congolese Minister of Primary, Secondary  Education and Literacy Anatole Collinet Makosso warned ex-ninja combattants on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian governments warns against breaching national unity

28 february 2020 - 22:22:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian minister of the Interior, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzough, has warned all those “breaching the [...] Full text...

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Several organizations urge Guinean army not to interfere in the electoral process

27 february 2020 - 19:27:56
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organizations in Guinea on Thursday asked [...] Full text...

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Suspended ZANU PF members plot anti-corruption summit for Valentine's Day in Zimbabwe

07 february 2020 - 15:18:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Suspended ZANU PF political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu has set Valentine’s Day to host an anti-corruption summit, [...] Full text...

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Ngige, Snow take joint lead in Safari Tour Seties Sigona leg

26 january 2020 - 15:45:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Simon Ngige and Greg Snow on Sunday braved difficult conditions on course to shoot a round [...] Full text...

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Togo: Transhumance conflict leaves 1 dead and 5 gendarmes injured

14 january 2020 - 17:36:23
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A conflict linked to transhumance left one peasant dead and five gendarmes injured on Monday in [...] Full text...

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Guinea: The March of ultimatum ends in Conakry without major incidents

06 january 2020 - 21:15:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The ‘march of the ultimatum’ initiated by the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution [...] Full text...

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Bla-xit group demands automatic ‘citizenship’ in Gambia’s new constitution

16 december 2019 - 20:34:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)    -   Bla-xit, a community of African descendants from Europe and America residing in The Gambia, Monday demanded [...] Full text...

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ANEKED calls for re-arrest of assassins of Gambia's ex-President Jammeh

06 december 2019 - 19:53:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The African network against extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearance (ANEKED) Friday called on The Gambian government [...] 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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Nigeria's secret Police accuse unnamed groups of plotting disorder across the country

03 december 2019 - 14:10:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s political and security environment is going to heat up as the secret Police, the Department [...] Full text...

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205 illegal migrants, including 33 women and 14 children rescued off Libyan coast

01 december 2019 - 10:58:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Coast Guard rescued 205 illegal migrants, including 33 women and 14 children, north of [...] Full text...

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Italian citizen arrested in Cape Verde on suspicion of murdering compatriot

29 november 2019 - 11:28:28
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's National Police have arrested a 48-year-old Italian on suspicion of killing his compatriot. The [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta rules out immediate recall of Kenyan troops from Somalia

28 november 2019 - 14:28:50
Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops will continue operating in Somalia until after the threat posed by the forces destabilising [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Local CSOs denounce alleged military aggression by Rwanda

22 november 2019 - 19:54:42
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In a statement read on Friday at RTNB (radio télévision national du Burundi), seven local civil [...] Full text...

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Community agreement stops tribal confrontations in Sudan sea port area

20 november 2019 - 16:55:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Two main ethnic communities in eastern Sudan’s sea port have reached an armistice ending a bloody [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Humanitarian agency works to save lives in one of the world's most dangerous countries

14 november 2019 - 12:53:07
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A combination of extreme weather conditions and conflict has put millions in Somalia in need of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s multiparty pioneer dies aged 83

24 october 2019 - 11:42:28
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A seasoned politician and one of the pioneers of multiparty politics in Tanzania, James [...] Full text...

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IGAD congratulates Ethiopia’s PM on wining Nobel Peace Prize

11 october 2019 - 16:36:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African Development organization (IGAD) has congratulated Ethiopia’s prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who received the [...] Full text...

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FIFA fines Gambia CHF10,000 over fans misconduct

07 october 2019 - 16:29:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - World Football governing body, FIFA, has fined the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) CHF 10,000 for the [...] Full text...

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Niger parliament reviews 2020 draft budget

26 september 2019 - 14:00:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly of Niger on Thursday started  reviewing the 2020 draft budget at its ordinary [...] Full text...

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Kais Saied leading Tunisian presidential poll with 19% of counted votes

17 september 2019 - 14:03:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Independent candidate Kais Saied remains on top of the first round of Sunday’s early presidential election [...] Full text...

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Zambians in SA warned to be cautious amid attacks on foreigners

03 september 2019 - 16:36:51
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Zambia's High Commission in Pretoria has cautioned its citizens in South Africa to take extra [...] Full text...

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South Africa rocked again by xenophobic violence

03 september 2019 - 10:19:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A fresh wave of xenophobic violence swept across parts of Johannesburg and Pretoria on [...] Full text...

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Zambian govt. warns nationals to avoid travelling to South Africa

03 september 2019 - 07:14:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has warned nationals to avoid travelling to South Africa after a Zambian was [...] Full text...

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Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa urges Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate high-ranking officials

31 july 2019 - 14:24:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has urged the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to carry [...] Full text...

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Top Guinea Football Federation official suspended for alleged corruption

30 july 2019 - 14:35:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The first vice-president of the Guinea Football Federation (FEGUIFOOT), Amadou Diaby, was suspended on Monday by [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Draw for 2019 women Afrobasket

29 july 2019 - 22:18:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The draw for the 12 teams that qualified for this year’s women Afrobasket to be hosted [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari meets with security chiefs over violent Police-Shiites Islamic group clash

22 july 2019 - 21:51:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -   Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday summoned a meeting with the country’s security chiefs at the [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2021 draws for qualifying groups

19 july 2019 - 15:14:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The group draw for the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled for 2021 in Cameroon, [...] Full text...

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Mauritian hoteliers call for declaration of tourism as national priority

29 june 2019 - 12:02:53
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – The President of Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Mauritius (AHRIM), Jean-Michel Pitot, has called for [...] Full text...

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After surviving prosecution, Kenya's Deputy Chief Justice on the ropes again

27 june 2019 - 14:13:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two months after she survived prosecution over allegations that she was involved in irregular sale and [...] Full text...

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Some 73,454 refugees and asylum seekers registered in Burundi

20 june 2019 - 23:54:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 73,454 refugees and asylum-seekers were registered at various reception centers in Burundi on 31 May, [...] Full text...

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General Ahmed Gaïd Salah reaffirms priority of constitutional solutions to Algerian crisis

17 june 2019 - 21:10:46
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)    -   Algerian deputy minister of Defence General Ahmed Gaïd Sala said Monday that constitutional and legal solutions [...] Full text...

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Mandela's daughter in trouble over tweets

17 june 2019 - 13:40:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi has landed in hot water for issuing a series [...] Full text...

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Tanzania health minister orders research on male sexual impotence

19 may 2019 - 16:01:01
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -Tanzania’s Health minister, Ummy Mwalimu, has directed the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) to [...] Full text...

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Dozens of African migrants roam at Brussels North Station

09 may 2019 - 18:03:13
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - African migrants, mainly teenagers wandering in the northern station of Brussels, have transformed the vast concrete [...] Full text...

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Botswana former president contemplates joining opposition

06 may 2019 - 19:09:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Ian Khama Seretse Khama, Botswana’s former president who stepped down in April 2018, is contemplating joining [...] Full text...

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Riot Police sent to village after killing of administrator, police commander in Eastern Kenya

02 may 2019 - 15:38:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The elite General Service Unit (GSU), a paramilitary wing of  Kenyan Police, has been sent to [...] Full text...

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Professor clocks five months in prison over calling Uganda’s Museveni ‘pair of buttocks’

23 april 2019 - 20:09:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The trial of a university professor who is accused of calling Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, ‘a [...] Full text...

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Togolese newspapers highlight PNP demonstrations this week

20 april 2019 - 13:17:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The demonstrations last Saturday in Lome by the national Pan-African Party (PNP) in which one person [...] Full text...

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12 killed in cult clashes in Nigeria's Niger Delta State of Rivers

09 april 2019 - 14:20:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of killings across Nigeria has continued in the Niger Delta State of Rivers as [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian govt. bans opposition protest march

06 april 2019 - 09:26:29
Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) – The Cameroonian minister of territorial administration, Paul Atanga Nji, on Friday banned a planned march by [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Cheptegei dethrones Kamwororo to spearhead Ugandan 1-2 finish

30 march 2019 - 19:07:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the second time running, Joshua Cheptegei finished the senior men’s race at the World Cross-Country [...] Full text...

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Police detain Zambian opposition leader for insulting President Lungu

25 march 2019 - 19:10:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s opposition Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) leader, Sean Tembo, has been denied police bond following [...] Full text...

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Uganda refuses to blink as Rwanda's border closure continues (News analysis by Eriasa Mukiibi, PANA correspondent)

13 march 2019 - 08:53:30
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Rwanda closed its border to goods from its neighbour to the north, Uganda, a fortnight ago, [...] Full text...

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Benin’s opposition says call for strengthening electoral body will ensure credibility of legislative elections

12 march 2019 - 22:37:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese opposition said here Tuesday its calls for strengthening the National Autonomous Electoral Commission “is [...] Full text...

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Flights disrupted as Nairobi airport workers strike

06 march 2019 - 14:11:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Flights were disrupted on Wednesday at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport following a strike by aviation [...] Full text...

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Budget shows South Africa heading for serious economic and political trouble - Report

23 february 2019 - 16:19:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   South Africa is sailing into very serious political and economic trouble, the South African Institution of Race [...] Full text...

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AU Summit renews emphasis on ending conflicts, forced displacements

10 february 2019 - 14:54:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders attending the 32nd session of the Heads of State and Government Assembly have [...] Full text...

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Mali launches campaign to reduce community violence in its central regions

24 december 2018 - 13:58:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga on Sunday visited Youvarou and Douentza, epicentres of insecurity in [...] Full text...

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President Buhari calls for calm as dozens killed in communal clash is Cross River State

04 december 2018 - 16:32:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Dozens of people have been killed and many more injured as violence broke out in four [...] Full text...

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Guterres reminds world leaders to focus on points to save the planet

03 december 2018 - 17:45:10
Katowice, Poland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday told over 150 world leaders gathered for climate action that [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns killing of ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo

16 november 2018 - 02:01:53
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Gutteres has condemned Wednesday's killing of seven peacekeepers serving in the [...] Full text...

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Students in trouble for kneeling during Israeli national anthem

14 november 2018 - 15:59:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just days after a race row at a top Cape Town school in South [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Rwanda to drop charges against former presidential hopeful and her mother

07 november 2018 - 10:50:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Wednesday asked the Rwandan authorities to drop the expression-related charges [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Navy rescues 615 migrants in the Mediterranean

09 october 2018 - 09:11:07
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Navy at the weekend rescued 615 migrants whose boats were in trouble in the [...] Full text...

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Five people shot dead during demonstrations against ethnic killings in Ethiopia

18 september 2018 - 06:46:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five people demonstrating against violent killings in an Addis Ababa neighbourhood in the Ethiopian capital [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Maguire, Alli head England into semi-final in 2-0 win over Sweden

07 july 2018 - 16:09:35
Samara, Russia (PANA) - Harry Maguire and Dele Ali headed England into the semi-final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Belgium stun Brazil 2-1 to reach semi-final

06 july 2018 - 20:44:32
Kazan, Russia (PANA) - Belgium stunned Brazil on Friday in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia when they beat [...] Full text...

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Some 30 million children forcibly displaced by conflict

20 june 2018 - 08:24:31
New York, US (PANA) – There are now more children forcibly displaced by conflict – an estimated 30 million – [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: England beat hard-fighting Nigeria 2-1 in pre-Russia 2018

02 june 2018 - 19:18:21
London, England (PANA) - Goals from Tim Cahill in the 7th minute and captain Harry Kane in the 39th were [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for fair trial for former Rwandan presidential hopeful Rwigara

23 may 2018 - 05:54:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has called for fair trial for former Rwandan presidential hopeful Diane [...] Full text...

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Tunisia arrested thousands of potential terrorists in 2017 - Interior Minister

30 january 2018 - 12:29:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Interior minister, Loffi Brahem, has revealed that the North African country arrested 29,495 youths who [...] Full text...

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‘Former Gambian leader was involved in illegal drug trade’

16 january 2018 - 15:10:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Pateh Jallow, a former deputy director l of the Gambian national drug law enforcement agency, has [...] Full text...

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Gambia police 'suspend' all political activities

12 january 2018 - 12:03:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Political parties were dealt a major blow on Thursday as police announced they have suspended all [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-17 WC: Some talking points of note as Mali ends campaign in 4th place

29 october 2017 - 06:09:11
Kolkata, India (PANA) - Brazil may have defeated African champions Mali 2-0 to win third place at the just-ended 2017 [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC qualifiers: Well-meaning Nigerians hail Super Eagles

08 october 2017 - 14:44:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ranging from former President Goodluck Jonathan to State governors, former players and other well-meaning Nigerians, the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Global warming brews trouble in coffee homeland Ethiopia

26 september 2017 - 14:41:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ethiopia is likely to lose half of its coffee growing area due to global [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Opposition in trouble as another Presidential aspirant quits race

14 september 2017 - 15:45:31
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - In a latest twist in the fortunes of the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN food agencies chiefs warn hunger crises will escalate unless root causes addressed

05 september 2017 - 11:31:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The heads of the United Nations food agencies have made a joint call for greater [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Electoral body 'in trouble' over missing data

04 september 2017 - 14:21:33
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) -The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone is under pressure over hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ wants investigation into harassment of Kenyan journalists

18 august 2017 - 16:46:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Authorities in Kenya should credibly investigate incidents of harassment against journalists covering the aftermath of disputed [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Uneasy calm restored in Kenya after restive post-election period

14 august 2017 - 18:40:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Calm has been restored and a semblance of normalcy resumed in Kenya nearly a week after [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU seeks greater private sector voice to command regional trading bloc

30 june 2017 - 06:05:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) will position the private sector to have an active voice on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Supersport humble Pirates to retain South African FA Cup

26 june 2017 - 07:42:07
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Orlando Pirates’ hopes of participating in next year's CAF Confederation Cup were crushed by Supersport [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Militants order northerners to quit Niger Delta by October 1

16 june 2017 - 07:59:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In an apparent reaction to an ultimatum to the Igbos to leave the northern part of [...] Full text...

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US: Musician Cody Simpson to be named 'Ocean Advocate' for UNDP

08 june 2017 - 06:17:07
New York, US (PANA) - To mark World Oceans Day, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will name Australian musician [...] Full text...

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US: UN poised to open summit on world's oceans on Monday

04 june 2017 - 06:21:16
New York, US (PANA) – Warming oceans, depleting sea life and plastic pollution are on the agenda for this week's [...] Full text...

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UK: Oxfam prods G7 to pay up, push for peace as world faces unprecedented famine threat

24 may 2017 - 09:13:55
London, UK (PANA) - Group of Seven leaders meeting in Taormina, Sicily, this week should take the lead in fighting [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador says child victims of sexual violence need protection

09 may 2017 - 05:45:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Drawing attention to the harrowing traumas of child victims of sexual violence, a Goodwill Ambassador for [...] Full text...

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US: UN announces first-ever World Ocean Festival

12 april 2017 - 11:39:05
New York, US (PANA) – With global leaders heading to the United Nations for a major conference in June on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Situation worsening as over 100 million people face severe food insecurity - UN

31 march 2017 - 15:53:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely [...] Full text...

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Belgium: 108 million people in the world face severe food insecurity – Report

31 march 2017 - 10:28:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria issues conflicting travel advisory to US

07 march 2017 - 21:34:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has issued two conflicting travel advisory to its citizens travelling to the US following the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Summit approves Libya peace plan, calls for new unity government

31 january 2017 - 14:59:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Summit has unveiled a new peace roadmap for Libya and called for [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Jammeh finally relinquishes power in Gambia, goes into exile

21 january 2017 - 06:35:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - After relinquishing power, there are indications that former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, will leave the country [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma calls for unity in ruling ANC

08 january 2017 - 14:19:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Jacob Zuma, on Sunday urged members of the ruling African National [...] Full text...

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Gambia: The Gambia, Jammeh and the proverbial bull in a China shop (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

01 january 2017 - 12:57:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia, a small West African country with some 1.9 million people is an agriculturally fertile [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Voting ends in Ghana's elections

07 december 2016 - 17:02:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting has ended in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections on Wednesday with reports saying there were [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Voting progressing smoothly in Ghana

07 december 2016 - 12:06:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting is going on smoothly across the West African state of Ghana where presidential and parliamentary [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Voting begins in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections

07 december 2016 - 07:02:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting has begun in Ghana to elect a president and 275 parliamentarians, the Electoral Commission (EC) [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Jammeh warns troublemakers during election period

28 november 2016 - 17:25:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has warned that tough action would be taken against people planning to [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Complaints by three parties on elections reported in Ghana

26 november 2016 - 05:19:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A complaint by three parties against the Electoral Commission (EC) claiming that the 7 December presidential [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Concerns of post-election violence kick security bodies, others into action

24 november 2016 - 11:39:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Concerns of election violence in Ghana have kicked the security agencies and several governance institutions, traditional [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Donors pledge €2.06 billion to support CAR at Brussels conference

18 november 2016 - 09:23:34
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Donors have pledged €2.06 billion (US$2.28 billion) to support the Central African Republic's efforts to achieve [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Special Summit declares rapid military force ready to deploy

10 november 2016 - 13:26:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has declared its temporary multinational intervention force, the Immediate Response to [...] 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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Nigeria: Buhari condemns killing of 8 persons over alleged blasphemy

23 august 2016 - 18:45:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday condemned the killing of at least eight persons in Zamfara [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: HRW accuses Burundi of gang rapes by ruling party youth

27 july 2016 - 15:23:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Members of Burundi ruling party’s youth league, known as "Imbonerakure" (Those who see from far), [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Sudan calls on UNCTAD to lift trade sanctions

18 july 2016 - 17:44:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudanese Trade minister Salah El-Hassan Saeed has asked the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Carnage in Pretoria over appointment of mayoral candidate

21 june 2016 - 09:44:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The situation in several Pretoria townships remains extremely tense on Tuesday after violent clashes [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Int'l partners launch global standard to measure food loss, waste

06 june 2016 - 07:52:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A partnership of leading international organizations on Monday launched the Food Loss and Waste [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Shapiro under fire again for Zuma cartoons

25 may 2016 - 12:32:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s most famous cartoonist, Jonathan Shapiro, is once again in trouble over his [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AFC Leopards, Gor Mahia lose sponsorships over fans' hooliganism

27 april 2016 - 09:00:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following the incidents of hooliganism by their fans, Kenya's two most-supported football clubs, Gor Mahia and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Navy launches massive operation to secure oil-rich Niger Delta region

16 april 2016 - 10:26:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Following the upsurge in piracy and other criminal activities in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region, the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ruling party holds crisis talks over Zuma scandal

01 april 2016 - 14:02:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The fallout from Constitutional Court’s damning ruling against President Jacob Zuma on Thursday continues [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Verdict in former Rwandan presidential guard's case adjourned

22 march 2016 - 11:32:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Military High Court in Kigali on Tuesday postponed the verdict on former Rwandan presidential guard [...] Full text...

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South Africa: MTN's profits plunge over record Nigerian fine

03 march 2016 - 11:19:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Telecoms giant MTN on Thursday revealed that it has recorded a staggering 51% drop [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Military prosecutor seeks 22-year jail term for former presidential guard commander

02 march 2016 - 13:12:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Military prosecutor on Wednesday requested 22 years in prison with heavy fines totalling US$ 10,700 [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Looming strikes, conflict between farmers and herdsmen reported in Ghana

06 february 2016 - 07:06:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Looming strikes by drivers and traders, and conflict between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in the Ashanti [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Govt. pledges to guarantee right for peaceful demonstration

22 january 2016 - 09:42:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian Prime Minister’s office has reaffirmed its commitment to guarantee the right of peaceful demonstration [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Race row continues to grow

06 january 2016 - 09:00:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A race row sparked by comments posted on social media sites by two white [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges greater collaborative action to tackle crises in 2016

16 december 2015 - 21:15:02
New York, US (PANA) - As 2015 draws to a close, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has summed up the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Politics dominates Ghana media

21 november 2015 - 08:57:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Politics dominated the media in Ghana this week, with developments in the two major parties, the [...] Full text...

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UN: Burundi leader focuses on recent polls, upcoming dialogue

02 october 2015 - 15:29:53
New York, US (PANA) - The Vice-President of Burundi, Joseph Butore, on Friday said the authorities in Burundi are focusing [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR says 300,000 migrants crossed Mediterranean Sea to Europe this year

28 august 2015 - 19:41:37
New York, US (PANA) - The number of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe has surpassed 300,000 [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Kenyatta hails ‘homegrown democracy’ in Uganda parliament speech

10 august 2015 - 14:41:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hailed democracy in Africa as “unique and home grown” in a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Preparation of 40-year development plan, doctors’ strike reported in Ghana

08 august 2015 - 06:58:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The launch of a process to produce a 40-year development plan and yet another strike by [...] Full text...

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Libya: Kaddafi's son, several pro-Kaddafi officials sentenced to death

28 july 2015 - 12:22:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Seif al-Islam, the son of the former Libyan leader Mouamar Kaddafi, and several other pro-Kaddafi officials, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Five journalists of The Voice interrogated by Gambia’s security

01 july 2015 - 21:01:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on Wednesday invited and interrogated five staff of The Voice newspaper [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Jolie calls for united campaign against gender violence

13 june 2015 - 09:18:55
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has urged African leaders to join a global campaign to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari's presidential inauguration dominates front pages in Nigeria

30 may 2015 - 09:01:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian media were awash with stories and pictures from Friday's inauguration of retired Gen. Muhammadu [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Buhari sets agenda for his Administration

29 may 2015 - 13:05:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Freshly sworn-in Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to tackle corruption, unemployment and insecurity, especially Boko [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Catholic Church withdraws from 'uncertain electoral process'

28 may 2015 - 13:34:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Catholic Church in Burundi on Thursday announced the withdrawal of its members from the various [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights commissioner expresses concern about Burundi situation

01 may 2015 - 22:03:11
New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), has expressed its deep [...] Full text...

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Botswana: VP calls for behavioural change to fight HIV/AIDS

23 april 2015 - 09:17:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi has expressed concern about the HIV/AIDS epidemic that continues to trouble [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari 'supports' efforts to protect Nigerians in South Africa

18 april 2015 - 15:12:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, says he is in full support of steps taken so [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghanaian killed in South Africa xenophobic attacks

18 april 2015 - 09:39:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A Ghanaian has been killed in the raging xenophobic attacks in South Africa, Ghana's Minister of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: ECOWAS condemns xenophobic attacks in South Africa

17 april 2015 - 08:35:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Friday condemned the xenophobic murders of Africans in South Africa and urged [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Foreign Minister says no Nigerian affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa

16 april 2015 - 18:31:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Aminu Wali Thursday assured Nigerians that the federal government would not spare [...] Full text...

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