Gaza war: We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official

26 june 2024 - 19:01:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams and partner organizations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes another resolution for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'

20 february 2024 - 16:44:03
New York, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday vetoed the latest resolution on Gaza at the UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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Nigerian workers declare 2-day nationwide protest over hardship

17 february 2024 - 06:19:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday declared a two-day nationwide mass protest over nationwide [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO

21 november 2023 - 05:27:16
New York, US (PANA) - The thousands of injuries sustained by civilians across Gaza combined with a burgeoning public health [...] Full text...

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Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis

16 october 2023 - 06:58:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel [...] Full text...

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France and the proverbial humble pie in Niger (By Paul Ejime)

28 september 2023 - 08:07:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After weeks of condescending defiance, France has ultimately eaten a diplomatic humble pie served by a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS undermined, in dilema on Niger (By Paul Ejime)

20 september 2023 - 16:32:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France and the United States were two countries that championed so-called international condemnation of and outrage [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Time to give strategic diplomacy a chance (By Paul Ejime)

21 august 2023 - 19:00:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the "unreasonable" three-year political [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Using diplomacy and biting sanctions to beat Niger's coup leaders (Analysis by Paul Ejime)

17 august 2023 - 09:43:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - There is no doubt that the sanctions imposed on Niger by the Economic Community of West [...] 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 - 18:03:15
Abuja, 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 - 08:14:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Amidst growing calls from the international community for the release of ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Nigerian Islamic scholars meet junta leader Tchiani

13 august 2023 - 16:46:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A group of Islamic scholars from Nigeria on Saturday met the military junta in Niger as [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: US reiterates 'dedication' to peaceful resolution of crisis

12 august 2023 - 07:08:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has reiterated his country's continued dedication to finding a [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: AU chief expresses 'strong support' for ECOWAS' decisions on Niger crisis

11 august 2023 - 12:16:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday expresses his [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: US throws weight behind ECOWAS for peaceful resolution of Niger crisis

11 august 2023 - 05:58:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States said on Thursday that it appreciated the determination of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS orders activation of standby force as junta ignores ultimatum to reinstate ousted president

10 august 2023 - 19:30:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Fears of military action against the military junta in Niger moved one step closer to reality [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Chiefs Of Defence Staff meeting underway In Abuja over coup In Niger Republic

02 august 2023 - 14:10:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A meeting of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff began [...] Full text...

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Islamist armed groups wreak havoc in Burkina Faso; kill, loot, burn property - HRW

15 june 2023 - 05:28:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have killed scores of civilians, looted and burned property, and [...] Full text...

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Army and Rapid Support Forces in standoff in northern Sudan (news Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam PANA correspondent)

13 april 2023 - 12:45:28
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Tension between the Sudanese army and its once protégé, the Rapid Support Forces, has reached the [...] Full text...

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Benin govt issues ultimatum to reinstated teachers to report for work

20 february 2023 - 14:57:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The teachers previously removed from the civil service and reinstated by decision of the Council of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian public universities proceed on one-month warning strike

14 february 2022 - 16:23:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the umbrella body of all university lecturers, has embarked [...] Full text...

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Khartoum rebuked for revoking licence of TV channel

17 january 2022 - 13:58:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has come under sharp criticisms for revoking the license of Al Jazeera - [...] Full text...

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Legal licence of Zambia’s former first lady Mwanawasa suspended

27 october 2021 - 11:22:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The legal practising licence of Zambia’s former first lady, Mrs. Maureen Mwanawasa, has been suspended indefinitely [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders give six-month ultimatum to Guinea coup leaders to return country to constitutional rule

16 september 2021 - 21:37:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have given the military junta that [...] Full text...

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Employees of a Beninese press group ordered to be vaccinated against COVID-19

17 august 2021 - 19:39:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Employees of the "Groupe de presse le Matinal" have until August 20 to be vaccinated against [...] Full text...

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. Nigeria: Former MEND leader appeals to agitators, stakeholders to maintain peace in Niger Delta

03 july 2021 - 08:19:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemupolo [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari shelves London medical trip

25 june 2021 - 15:27:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Amidst public outcry on the timing and frequency of his medical trips abroad, Nigerian President Muhammadu [...] Full text...

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Kenya lifts visa, work permit requirements for Tanzanians

05 may 2021 - 22:27:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu, has outlined reforms being undertaken by her administration to enhance ease [...] Full text...

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Kenya to close down Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps 'by June 2020'

30 april 2021 - 06:31:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya has reiterated that it will close down the sprawling Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps by June [...] Full text...

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Mali's presidential, legislative elections scheduled for February 27, 2022

15 april 2021 - 19:08:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - presidential and legislative elections in Mali will take place on Sunday, February 27, 2022, and the [...] Full text...

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FIFA hands Zamalek ultimatum to pay Acheampong $1 million fine

09 april 2021 - 14:09:32
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA0 - FIFA has on Thursday ordered Zamalek football of Egypt to pay US$1 million within 30 days [...] Full text...

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UNHCR presents 'open-ended' plan to shutdown refugee camps in northern Kenya

09 april 2021 - 14:06:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has presented Kenya with a plan indicating the resettlement of refugees [...] Full text...

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Kenya to shut 500,000 population refugee camp after new ultimatum

24 march 2021 - 20:04:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has issued a final 14-day ultimatum to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to provide a [...] Full text...

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Zamalek may suffer transfer ban following FIFA’s ruling for Ghanaian player Acheampong

03 march 2021 - 06:26:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - FIFA has given Egyptian football powerhouse, Zamalek, a 30-day ultimatum to pay their former player, Benjamin [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia warns runaway patients to report to treatment centres

27 january 2021 - 14:58:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Ministry of Health has asked 40 confirmed positive coronavirus patients who refused isolation or escaped [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Conflict: Gov’t to 'respond expeditiously' to needs of Tigrayans

26 november 2020 - 21:52:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government said here Thursday it would "respond expeditiously" to the needs of citizens [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian conflict: Final phase of military action against TPLF has begun - PM Abiy

26 november 2020 - 09:58:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that the "final phase" of the military [...] Full text...

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Protect civilians, uphold human rights, UN tells warring parties in Ethiopia

25 november 2020 - 05:43:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the unfolding situation in the Tigray region in northern [...] Full text...

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UN ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of Tigray civilians in regional capital, as refugee numbers grow

24 november 2020 - 05:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was “extremely concerned” over the safety of civilians across [...] Full text...

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Delegation of military junta in Accra for ECOWAS mini-summit on Malian crisis

14 september 2020 - 20:50:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNPS), headed by its chairman, Colonel [...] Full text...

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Mali military junta renews its willingness to set up Transition

10 september 2020 - 15:53:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), the ruling [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS issues ultimatum to Malian junta to name civilian President and Prime Minister

08 september 2020 - 13:34:24
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to take 'urgent steps' over Ghana's closure of Nigerian shops

17 august 2020 - 12:17:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following videos of Ghanaian authorities forcefully closing down shops owned by Nigerians over failure to pay $1 [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Military not intimidating residents in Volta Region - GAF

22 july 2020 - 21:17:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) said here Wednesday military personnel deployed in the Volta Region were [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari gets seven-day ultimatum to give details of all foreign loans obtained and locations of projects executed

31 may 2020 - 17:21:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A major anti-corruption group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has handed President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...

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26 killed in CODECO militia incursion into DR Congo village

01 march 2020 - 15:02:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Twenty-six people were killed and eleven others wounded, following an incursion by CODECO militia in [...] Full text...

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Guinea's capital on edge as shops, markets closed on opposition's call

28 january 2020 - 13:06:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Shops and markets remained closed on Tuesday in several districts in the upper suburbs of Conakry, [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Protestor shot dead in Conakry

13 january 2020 - 19:59:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A young protester in his twenties was fatally shot late Monday in Cosa, the stronghold of [...] Full text...

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Pro-government movement in Guinea calls for dissolution of pro-opposition group

13 january 2020 - 10:44:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A pro-government movement in Guinea, the Democratic Coalition for a New Constitution (CODENOC), says it is [...] Full text...

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Guinean authorities ban protest demonstrations

11 january 2020 - 11:47:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Authorities in the Guinean capital Conakry have banned demonstrations from Monday and the following days in [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Warning from government a few hours away from authorized march

07 january 2020 - 00:45:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The Guinean minister of security, Albert Damatang Camara, warned here Sunday evening the organizers of the [...] 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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Analysis: Re-foresting water tower key step in Kenya environment conservation effort

26 december 2019 - 13:43:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Though raising political temperatures, the removal  of illegal settlers from East Africa's biggest water tower and planting of [...] Full text...

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Guinea: The "march of ultimatum" of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution postponed

26 december 2019 - 00:04:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  A protest march, dubbed “March of the ultimatum”, planned for Thursday by the National Front for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's power sector workers suspend strike

12 december 2019 - 07:11:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s power sector workers, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), on Thursday suspended the strike [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nationwide blackout imminent as electricity workers embark on indefinite strike

11 december 2019 - 13:38:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nationwide blackout is imminent in Nigeria as the nation’s electricity workers in the power sector began [...] Full text...

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UK slams Nigeria for re-arrest of political activist

11 december 2019 - 06:54:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom has called on the Nigerian government to respect the fundamentals for democracy following [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria, US disagree over re-arrest of US-based publisher and activist

08 december 2019 - 20:55:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency and the United States of America (USA) Sunday disagreed over the re-arrest of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 15:46:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 08:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Kenya extends moratorium on logging

21 november 2019 - 15:30:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to curb  deforestation and increase the country's  forest cover, Kenya's Ministry of Environment [...] Full text...

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Burundi moves to mop up illegally acquired small arms and light weapons

15 november 2019 - 17:39:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government has given illegal holders of small arms and light weapons additional three months, [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau political crisis stops trucks laden with goods from entering Bissau

12 november 2019 - 18:23:37
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The tense political situation in Guinea-Bissau is beginning to have a negative impact on the country's [...] Full text...

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Niger: ECOWAS extraordinary summit on Guinea Bissau opens on Friday

07 november 2019 - 18:30:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Kenya to plant over 10 million trees in Mau Forest restoration

26 october 2019 - 14:52:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   - The Kenyan government plans to plant over 10 million trees in Mau Forest, the country's water [...] Full text...

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Malian Customs Union to go on strike from October 30

18 october 2019 - 14:41:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the powerful Customs Union in Mali plan to begin a 72-hour strike from October [...] Full text...

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Kenya to evict 10,000 illegal forest settlers

05 september 2019 - 14:51:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Kenyan government has said its planned eviction of illegal settlers on the Mau Forest will be [...] Full text...

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Nigerian public universities closed as non-academic staff embark on 5-day strike

19 august 2019 - 09:52:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Activities in all Nigerian government-owned universities have been grounded as non-academic staff embarked on a five-day [...] Full text...

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'FIFA swoops on African FAs’ World Cup rights with 8-day ultimatum'

14 august 2019 - 16:54:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In a highly unusual move, FIFA has asked the 54 member associations of the Confederation of African [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Police begin manhunt for 4,000 unvetted gun owners

05 july 2019 - 16:42:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police Friday launched a manhunt for 4,293 gun owners who failed to honor a seven-day ultimatum [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian Govt calms public over xenophobic remarks by Kenyan MP

26 june 2019 - 13:25:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, has called on his fellow countrymen to remain calm [...] Full text...

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East African foreign ministers to assume prominent role in Sudan talks

20 june 2019 - 20:59:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Foreign ministers from the Eastern African region have resolved to assume a prominent role in [...] Full text...

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Botswana nurses demand more safety at work

19 june 2019 - 23:26:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Nurses in Botswana on Wednesday announced their intention to take the government to court if it [...] Full text...

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Illegal aliens in DR Congo get 2-month ultimatum to regularize their stay

26 may 2019 - 19:58:34
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Directorate General of Migration (DGM) has given a two-month ultimatum to foreign nationals illegally [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni congratulates India’s Modi on re-election

24 may 2019 - 20:54:46
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Friday sent a congratulatory message to the prime minister of [...] Full text...

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Ugandan teachers call strike over pay

20 may 2019 - 14:27:39
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Teachers in public schools in Uganda have resolved to go on strike when schools reopen later [...] Full text...

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Sudanese military council discusses political development with AUC Chief

20 april 2019 - 16:40:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairman, Musa Faki, on Saturday conferred with the head of the political [...] Full text...

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AU issues two-week deadline for Sudanese military junta to quit

15 april 2019 - 21:25:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council met on the situation in Sudan on [...] Full text...

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Sudan military council sends delegation to Ethiopia for support

15 april 2019 - 19:08:05
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - Facing a 15-day ultimatum from the African Union (AU) to quit, the Sudanese Transitional Military Council [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta orders striking nurses back to work

13 february 2019 - 20:39:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday ordered striking nurses to report back to work by Friday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's two central labour unions begin indefinite strike Thursday over new minimum wage

26 september 2018 - 13:33:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria’s two central labour unions, [...] Full text...

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Government officially stops dissolution of Ghana Football Association

28 august 2018 - 11:59:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has officially stopped the dissolution of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as agreed between world [...] Full text...

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Ghana to discontinue with winding up Ghana Football Association

16 august 2018 - 18:08:35
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The government of Ghana is to take steps to discontinue the process for the winding up [...] Full text...

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Ghana talks tough ahead of FIFA meeting as ban looms

16 august 2018 - 11:35:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government is talking tough ahead of its meeting with officials of football's governing body, [...] Full text...

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Gambian Police question leading activist

30 march 2018 - 11:49:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian police have questioned a leading activist, Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh, over a saga involving a [...] Full text...

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Striking Gambian doctors refuse to hold talks with authorities

21 march 2018 - 14:22:16
Gambia, Gambia (PANA) - Refusing to dialogue with the government, some 211 Gambian resident doctors have continued with their "sit-down" [...] Full text...

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Gambian doctors commence sit-down strike

09 march 2018 - 10:30:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian doctors began a a sit-don strike on Friday after their ultimatum to the health minister [...] Full text...

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President Zuma recalled by ruling party

13 february 2018 - 07:38:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – It appears that President Jacob Zuma’s chaotic term in office is coming to an [...] Full text...

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UN mission issues 48-hour ultimatum to CAR armed groups

18 january 2018 - 07:09:29
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – The United Nations Mission in the troubled Central African Republic (CAR), known by its French acronym, [...] Full text...

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Gambia risk ban as FIFA issues ultimatum to government

23 november 2017 - 17:23:32
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World football governing body, FIFA, has given the Gambia government until Monday to overturn its [...] Full text...

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

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

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Sudan: "Warring" parties agree to end FIFA suspension of the Sudan Football Association

11 july 2017 - 13:46:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of Youth and Sports, the country's Football Federation, and the '30 April Group' [...] Full text...

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Uganda: FIFA's deadline for explanation on illegal sale of Uganda's 2014 World Cup tickets expires

19 june 2017 - 14:33:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The world football governing body, FIFA, has given the President of the Federation of Uganda Football [...] 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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Nigeria: President Buhari's health status dominates front pages in Nigeria

06 may 2017 - 09:25:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The health status of President Muhammadu Buhari since he returned from London in March on a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Anger at lawlessness of vigilante groups reported in Ghana

08 april 2017 - 08:35:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Public anger at the indiscipline and lawlessness of vigilante groups which have reached unprecedented levels in [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Alleged bribery in parliament, illegal mining reported in Ghana

01 april 2017 - 07:13:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The report of an alleged bribery scandal in Ghana’s parliament and an ultimatum to illegal miners [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari condemns killings in a market in North Central Nigeria

21 march 2017 - 13:50:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday condemned Monday’s attack on a market in Zaki Biam, North Central [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan counties sack doctors after expiry of ultimatum

09 march 2017 - 15:28:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Counties Governments in Kenya have begun sacking doctors after an ultimatum issued by the National and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Hundreds protest at South African embassy over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians

23 february 2017 - 19:14:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Hundreds of Nigerian students on Thursday stormed the South African High Commission in Abuja and Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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2017 U-17 AFCON: Gabon is new host for African U-17 tournament

05 february 2017 - 07:00:34
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following the successful hosting of the 2017 AFCON, the CAF Executive Committee, at its meeting on [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Media group wants Gabz FM to reinstate suspended employees

24 november 2016 - 19:05:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The Botswana Media and Allied Workers Union (BOMAWU) has petitioned one of the country’s leading private [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: New militant group wants oil companies to quit Niger Delta region in seven days

10 november 2016 - 18:53:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new militant group, Adaka Boro Avengers, on Thursday gave oil companies in Nigeria's Niger [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Resolution of problems in Southern Sudan no longer in our hands - Bashir

22 october 2016 - 13:10:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir has reportedly warned the South Sudanese government to implement an agreement it [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: New militant group blows up two major oil pipelines in Niger Delta

20 august 2016 - 07:37:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new militant group, the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM), on Friday blew up two [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: 'Sacking of Machar is sowing seed of new suffering in South Sudan'

26 july 2016 - 11:28:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan's opposition has been split down the middle with the appointment by President Salva Kiir [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Niger Delta group urges Nigerian govt to dialogue with militants

10 july 2016 - 16:13:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The militant attacks in Niger Delta region is heading for a more turbulent path as the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Accra floods, power debate, ruling party's anniversary reported in Ghana

11 june 2016 - 08:00:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The perennial flooding in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, which inflicts havoc and pain on residents the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Niger Delta militant group threatens attack on Nigeria's oil blocs

12 may 2016 - 16:27:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A leading militant group in Nigeria’s oil region, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), on Thursday said their [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Grenade attack on Bujumbura bar injures eight

07 may 2016 - 14:18:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - An unclaimed grenade attack on Friday night wounded at least eight people, four in critical condition, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Politics, workers' threat, Guantanamo detainees highlighted by Ghana media

09 january 2016 - 05:48:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week highlighted a variety of subjects, including political arguments between the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights chief deplores suspension of human rights groups in Burundi

25 november 2015 - 19:34:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al Hussein on Wednesday deplored the Burundian authorities’ [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Rawlings calls for urgent deployment of AU troops to Burundi

13 november 2015 - 06:26:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former president J.J. Rawlings has requested for an urgent deployment of African Union (AU) troops [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials say Burundi experiencing 'deep political crisis'

10 november 2015 - 15:54:14
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials have warned the UN Security Council that Burundi is at a critical [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Power struggle in main opposition party continues to dominate media

07 november 2015 - 10:29:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The unending row in the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), caused by a bitter power [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Coup makers, regular army reach agreement to restore normality

23 september 2015 - 10:53:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Normality is due to return to the West African state of Burkina Faso as the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media highlight doctors’ crippling strike, car crash of presidential press corps

22 august 2015 - 08:42:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A crippling three-week strike by doctors in public health facilities and a car crash involving the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Pressure group wants Zimbabwean mayor to defend informal traders

25 june 2015 - 16:23:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Zimbabwean pressure group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) has called on the Mayor of Bulawayo city [...] Full text...

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Libya: 3 militiamen killed in clashes with Libyan armed forces

27 april 2015 - 10:09:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three members of the "Fajr Libya" militia, who seized Libyan capital Tripoli and several other [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Chibok girls: one year after abduction, politics, xenophobic attacks reported

18 april 2015 - 07:46:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Chibok girls (276 in number), abducted 14 April 2014, from their school, the Government Secondary School [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya orders UNHCR to shut down Somali refugee camp

11 april 2015 - 18:50:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has issued a three-month ultimatum to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 'Burkina Faso shopping for new national football team coach'

10 february 2015 - 13:37:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Football Association president (FBF), Sita Sangaré, has given himself a one-week ultimatum within [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: MONUSCO reiterates commitment to defeat Rwandan rebels in DR Congo

22 january 2015 - 15:28:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) says it [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African opposition threatens to disrupt Zuma's State of the Nation address

12 january 2015 - 17:32:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are already rising a month before President Jacob Zuma delivers his State of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: IGAD envoy plays down military threat against South Sudan

15 december 2014 - 14:28:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Peace mediators played down threats by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to launch a [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libyan jets continue to pound Ras Jedir border post

14 december 2014 - 14:05:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Determined to "liberate" the capital city of Tripoli from rebel armed groups, Libyan fighter jets Sunday [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Ugandan traders threaten to boycott Kenya's Mombasa port

28 november 2014 - 08:19:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Business people under the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) have given Kenya Revenue Authority [...] Full text...

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Sudan: FM wants UNAMID to assist Sudan achieve peace or......

23 november 2014 - 12:21:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday said the UN-AU peace Keeping Force in Darfur (UNAMID) should either help it [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU formally drops sanctions threat against Burkina Faso

18 november 2014 - 15:26:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has abandoned plans to suspend Burkina Faso from its membership after [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Expert canvasses stiffer sanctions against B/Faso military leaders if...

17 november 2014 - 09:58:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the ultimatum given by the African Union (AU) to the military leaders in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: IGAD issues final deadline on South Sudanese conflict, threatens tougher sanctions

08 november 2014 - 01:44:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - East African leaders rose from their two-day talks on South Sudan's conflict early Saturday by [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 'Army will hand over power to civilians as soon as possible'

04 november 2014 - 18:45:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Mogho Naba, the supreme leader of the Mossé, the largest ethnic group in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Ghana: ECOWAS Chair, two heads of state to visit Burkina Faso

04 november 2014 - 12:34:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African Sates (ECOWAS), Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Zida promises a transition "within constitutional framework"

03 november 2014 - 19:00:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Lt.-Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida, head of the transition in Burkina Faso, on Monday promised a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU sets two weeks for Burkina Faso military to hand over power to civilian government

03 november 2014 - 18:31:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)-The African Union (AU) has on Monday issued a two-week ultimatum to the military in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR agency reports on growing number of Nigerian refugees

17 october 2014 - 21:46:17
New York, US (PANA) - Amid an intensifying campaign of violence committed by insurgent groups in north-eastern Nigeria, the number [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: South Sudanese agree on new govt. structure

01 october 2014 - 13:19:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese warring factions have settled on a federal government structure but are still holding [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: South Sudanese army launches new offensive against rebels near Bentiu

15 july 2014 - 13:39:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The South Sudanese government forces have launched a military offensive against rebel positions in Wichok, [...] Full text...

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Libya: Govt looks for int'l help over insecurity

15 july 2014 - 12:15:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan government has said it will consider asking for foreign intervention to help restore security [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Doctors begin nationwide, indefinite strike Tuesday

30 june 2014 - 17:07:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Monday announced that it would commence an indefinite strike from Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Libya: Some 650 Turks evacuated from Syrte

26 june 2014 - 19:34:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Some 650 Turks employed at a steam power plant in Syrte, central Libya, were repatriated on [...] Full text...

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Libya: Gov't distances itself from Haftar ultimatum to Turkish, Qatari nationals

23 june 2014 - 20:13:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs on Monday said that the 48-hour ultimatum by troops loyal [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Authorities to revoke unutilised coal licences in Nigeria

19 june 2014 - 18:43:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Council on Privatization (NCP) Thursday announced that all companies who were offered prospecting [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Zimbabwe insists platinum export ban to curb capital flight

10 april 2014 - 17:29:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The export ban on unprocessed platinum and Chrome in Zimbabwe will take effect within two [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Public university students urged to strike

03 april 2014 - 12:33:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Striking public university students in Burundi have been issued with an ultimatum to end their strike [...] Full text...

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Libya: Crew of rogue North Korea-flagged oil tanker released for "lack of evidence"

25 march 2014 - 22:20:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The crew of the rogue North Korean-flagged oil tanker that illegally loaded oil from a rebel-held [...] Full text...

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Togo: Churches warn ECOWAS on EPA

13 march 2014 - 14:13:07
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Secretary-General of the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa, Rev. Tolbert Thomas Jallah, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Seven charged with missing 'stillborn' baby

27 february 2014 - 22:06:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Police have charged seven people for the disappearance of a "stillborn" baby at Ghana's second biggest [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde: Filomena Fortes elected president of the Cape Verdean Olympic Committee

25 february 2014 - 20:24:18
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Filomena Fortes is the new president of the Cape Verdean Olympic Committee, having unseated incumbent [...] Full text...

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Libya: PM urges Libyans to shun violence

19 february 2014 - 14:21:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, has called on his compatriots to shun violence in the [...] Full text...

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Libya: UN urges Libyans to stop using force to settle political disputes

19 february 2014 - 11:44:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya has called on Libyans to stop using force to settle [...] Full text...

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East African leaders push for power-sharing in South Sudan

27 december 2013 - 23:56:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - East African leaders have kicked off their push for a solution to the crisis in South [...] Full text...

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Nigerian doctors begin five-day warning strike from Wednesday

15 december 2013 - 17:29:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian doctors, under the aegis of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Sunday announced that they will [...] Full text...

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Mandela laid to eternal rest

15 december 2013 - 12:20:20
Qunu, South Africa (PANA) - The body of former South African President Nelson Mandela has been laid to rest in [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliament wants detained ex-Gaddafi regime officials prosecuted within 3 months

09 december 2013 - 11:52:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General National Congress (Parliament) has given a three-month ultimatum to former rebels who are [...] Full text...

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Federal govt.-ASUU 'altercation' dominates headlines in Nigeria

30 november 2013 - 10:12:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The lingering strike by lecturers in public universities, under the umbrella Academic Staff Union of Universities [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. to public university teachers: Return to work or be sacked

28 november 2013 - 19:59:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government Thursday ordered public university teachers, who have been on strike since 1 July, [...] Full text...

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Strike call by labour over new water, power tariffs dominates Ghana media

02 november 2013 - 08:00:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A potentially debilitating strike declared last Tuesday by organised labour dominated the Ghanaian media this week. The [...] Full text...

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Ghana organised labour declares strike to protest utility tariff hikes

29 october 2013 - 22:11:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Organised labour in Ghana has called a strike for 18 November to protest against increases in [...] Full text...

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Anger over National Security Adviser’s strike comment, utility tariffs reported in Ghana

26 october 2013 - 07:05:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A huge storm kicked up by the National Security Adviser, retired Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, for his [...] Full text...

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Countdown to strike, demonstration, football played up in Ghana media

19 october 2013 - 07:01:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The countdown to a strike threat by organised workers over hikes in tariffs in water and [...] Full text...

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Utilities tariff hikes brouhaha highlighted in Ghana

12 october 2013 - 08:24:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Discontent over the recent hike in water and electricity tariffs announced by the state regulator, Public [...] Full text...

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Plane crash, national dialogue, doctors' strike reported in Nigeria

05 october 2013 - 09:40:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Thursday's plane crash in Lagos, President Goodluck Jonathan's response to calls for a Sovereign National Conference, [...] Full text...

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Ivorian govt. gives military deserters 2 months to return home

03 october 2013 - 12:22:07
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government has issued a two-month ultimatum to soldiers of the Republican Forces of [...] Full text...

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Primary, college teachers may join university teachers' strike in Nigeria

28 september 2013 - 13:45:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The crisis rocking the educational system in Nigeria may take a turn for the worse if [...] Full text...

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Abuja killings, lingering ASUU strike, the nation at 53 highlighted in Nigeria

28 september 2013 - 09:25:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The killing, on 20 September in Abuja, of young men purported to be members of the [...] Full text...

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Authorities move to quell ongoing political violence in Burundi

26 september 2013 - 14:50:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Determined to end the spate of violence ahead of the 2015 general elections in Burundi, local [...] Full text...

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Controversy in Nigeria over killing of Boko Haram 'suspects' in capital city

21 september 2013 - 16:53:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Friday's reported clash between Nigerian security operatives and suspected members of the militant Islamic sect Boko [...] Full text...

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Juba, Khartoum agree oil flow via Sudanese facilities

03 september 2013 - 20:46:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir says he and his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir Mayardit, have agreed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria health workers to begin strike

21 august 2013 - 12:36:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Workers at Nigerian government's tertiary health institutions are due to begin an indefinite, nation-wide strike midnight [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian gold mine still in operation despite workers' strike

10 august 2013 - 19:16:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Despite the ongoing strike by employees of the North-Mauritanian gold mine in Tasiast, the level of [...] Full text...

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New deadly clashes in Benghazi leave several soldiers dead

15 june 2013 - 14:20:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – An unknown number of people have been killed in violent clashes that broke out early on [...] Full text...

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Bashir orders closure oil pipeline transporting S. Sudan oil

08 june 2013 - 19:50:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's President Omar al Bashir has ordered the closure of Sudan’s oil pipeline transporting South Sudan [...] Full text...

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Nigerian oil workers threaten strike over "anti-labour moves" in multinationals

07 june 2013 - 07:41:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The powerful Nigerian oil workers' union, the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), [...] Full text...

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Nigerian aviation workers' strike to start Monday as unions deny pact

19 may 2013 - 15:41:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Aviation unions in Nigerian on Sunday denied that an agreement has been reached to prevent Monday's [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's aviation unions suspend planned strike

19 may 2013 - 09:28:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The three aviation unions that threatened to shut the Nigerian airspace starting from Monday over the [...] Full text...

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Emergency rule, war against terrorists highlighted in Nigeria

18 may 2013 - 07:48:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The declaration of emergency rule in three States worst hit by violence - Adamawa, Borno, Yobe [...] Full text...

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Aviation unions threaten to shut Nigeria's airspace Monday

17 may 2013 - 13:01:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three aviation unions have threatened to shut the Nigerian airspace starting from Monday over the failure [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says efforts are ongoing to end siege at Foreign Affairs Ministry

29 april 2013 - 14:42:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Efforts are being intensified to end the siege at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs by [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt. urged to sack all pro-Kadhafi public workers

29 april 2013 - 14:24:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A body, calling itself "The coordination of political exclusion", has given the Libyan government a three-day [...] Full text...

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Nigeria gives foreign airlines 2 weeks to comply with revenue automation

17 april 2013 - 11:58:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regulatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a two-week ultimatum to foreign airlines to [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators demand resignation of Mauritian govt over "killer" floods

08 april 2013 - 17:05:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Some 30 demonstrators on Monday demanded the resignation of the Mauritian government, especially the Public Infrastructure [...] Full text...

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Nigerian airlines with unserviceable aircraft get removal ultimatum

17 january 2013 - 15:17:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Thursday issued a one-week ultimatum to all airlines with [...] Full text...

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Ultimatum issued on release of detained Nigerian journos

28 december 2012 - 17:44:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Lawyers to the two detained journalists working for Nigeria's Hausa-language newspaper Al-Mizan have given the State [...] Full text...

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Zambia's ruling party gives FM ultimatum to exculpate self

13 december 2012 - 09:41:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Given Lubinda has been given a one-week ultimatum by the ruling Patriotic [...] Full text...

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Tanzania issues ultimatum to unlicensed gun holders

05 december 2012 - 11:16:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Unlicensed gun holders in Tanzania have 30 days from Wednesday (5Dec) to surrender the [...] Full text...

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No respite in SA mining sector crisis

24 october 2012 - 08:57:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The crisis in South Africa’s mining sector shows no signs of abating, weeks after [...] Full text...

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Accra to forcefully eject ECOWAS traders from Ghana markets Tuesday

12 october 2012 - 11:17:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian traders, and indeed traders from other West African countries, have been given till Tuesday, 16 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria issues ultimatim to Saudi Arabia over detained pilgrims

27 september 2012 - 09:17:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has given Saudi Arabia 24 hours, due to expire Thursday, to resolve the issues surrounding [...] Full text...

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AU urges Sudan, S. Sudan to seal deal at Sunday's summit

22 september 2012 - 11:13:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Union (AU) on Saturday urged the Sudanese and south Sudanese heads of state to [...] Full text...

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Air Nigeria staffers protest sack

07 september 2012 - 15:00:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Workers of Air Nigeria who were sacked this week when the Nigerian flag carrier suspended its [...] Full text...

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Zambia's opposition deputy minister resigns, joins ruling party

06 september 2012 - 14:14:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Local Government deputy minister, Steven Masumba, has resigned both from his ministerial position and as [...] Full text...

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Somali politicians get final ultimatum over sluggish transition plan

01 september 2012 - 10:15:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has given a 10-day ultimatum to Somali parliamentarians to conduct the [...] Full text...

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AU issues 2 Aug. deadline to resolve outstanding issues between Sudan, S/Sudan

15 july 2012 - 09:45:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has issued a deadline of 2 August 2012 to Sudan and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian NGO heads to court over President Jonathan's assets declaration

10 july 2012 - 08:48:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum given to Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and the country's [...] Full text...

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Air Zimbabwe gets three-month ultimatum to improve air safety

21 june 2012 - 18:26:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Troubled Air Zimbabwe has been given 90 days to comply with international air safety standards or [...] Full text...

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Moves to exterminate malaria, oil subsidy investigation, violence reported in Nigeria

05 may 2012 - 14:22:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian government's deliberate measures to exterminate malaria, reactions to the ongoing oil subsidy report and revelations, [...] Full text...

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Khartoum extends "leave-Kosti" ultimatum to 20 May

02 may 2012 - 18:04:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government said on Wednesday that it had now given southern Sudanese, stranded in Kosti, [...] Full text...

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Group gives Nigerian govt 2 wks to prosecute officials indicted by fuel subsidy probe

01 may 2012 - 11:17:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 'Save Nigeria Group (SNG) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the federal government to prosecute [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS sanctions Guinea Bissau

01 may 2012 - 09:33:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has imposed diplomatic, economic and financial sanctions on Guinea Bissau after the 29 April meeting [...] Full text...

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