Gambia, Senegal secure qualification to CAF African Schools Football Championship finals

15 december 2024 - 12:24:45
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - The Gambia and hosts Senegal triumphed in the CAF African Schools Football Championship for the WAFU [...] Full text...

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Senegal celebrates 64th anniversary of independence

04 april 2024 - 13:39:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, Thursday presided over the flag-raising ceremony to mark [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat

25 march 2024 - 15:46:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye

25 march 2024 - 10:31:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...

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Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead

25 march 2024 - 05:17:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 18:04:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...

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Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 14:24:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 08:23:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African  State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...

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Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party

23 march 2024 - 10:15:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s President urged to help end Senegal’s political crisis

08 february 2024 - 11:34:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Adama Barrow to engage his Senegalese counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote

06 february 2024 - 07:48:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...

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AUC adds voice for new date for Senegalese presidential poll

05 february 2024 - 11:52:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged the Senegalese [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Commission 'concerned' about postponement of Senegalese presidential poll

04 february 2024 - 14:39:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it has taken note of the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Electoral process suspended, presidential election postponed indefinitely in Senegal

03 february 2024 - 16:34:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he has repealed the decree calling for presidential [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall suspends electoral process

03 february 2024 - 16:09:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the repeal of a decree calling for elections on [...] Full text...

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Friendlies: Algeria stun Senegal in Dakar, friendlies round-up

14 september 2023 - 14:29:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Algeria's victory over African champions, Senegal, is the highlight of friendlies as national teams were in [...] Full text...

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Relief in Senegal after President Sall rules out third term bid

04 july 2023 - 12:23:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Relief was the most widespread feeling in Senegal on Tuesday, following the announcement by President Macky [...] Full text...

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Senegal's President Sall rules out third term bid; US welcomes announcement

04 july 2023 - 06:57:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's President Macky Sall on Monday announced that he would not run a third term in [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper sees unrest in Senegal as premonition of curse of oil

09 june 2023 - 16:41:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It seems that the curse of oil and gas could strike at the political stability and [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance as fighting continues

13 may 2023 - 06:54:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Friday launched an urgent appeal to the international community for humanitarian assistance following four [...] Full text...

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Constitutional Council confirms victory of ruling coalition in Senegalese legislative elections

12 august 2022 - 16:03:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Constitutional Council published on Thursday evening the official and final results of the legislative elections [...] Full text...

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Senegal's ruling coalition wins legislative elections

04 august 2022 - 20:40:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's ruling Benno bok Yakaar coalition won the country's legislative elections held last Sunday, according to [...] Full text...

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Dakar International Athletics Meeting is back on track after 7 years

25 june 2022 - 09:09:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar International Track and Field Meeting is back after disappearing from the calendar of major [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Senegal to start off well against Benin

03 june 2022 - 22:42:42
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal, winners of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), in February in Yaounde, Cameroon, will begin [...] Full text...

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Senegalese striker Sadio Mané announces departure from Liverpool FC

03 june 2022 - 22:34:31
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's star striker, Sadio Mane, the reigning African champion, announced on Friday that he would leave [...] Full text...

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Aliou Cissé calls up 26 players for Senegal's next two matches in the AFCON 2023 Qualifiers

27 may 2022 - 21:50:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In view of the first two days of the Qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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Qatar 2022 World Cup play-offs: Senegalese coach Cissé calls up 26 players against Egypt

18 march 2022 - 16:48:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Cisse, the national coach of Senegal, released Friday a list of 26 players for the [...] Full text...

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Senegambian Queen embarks on cultural tour

24 february 2022 - 21:21:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Queen Binta T.E. Goudiaby, the US-based Senegambian cultural missionary, Thursday arrived here for a four-day tour [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s private sector urged to create employment

14 september 2021 - 11:53:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s private television station YTV has challenged the business community to consider creating employment for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 15,000 ‘Conflict-affected farmers” to benefit from new USAID Livelihoods initiative in Adamawa State

20 august 2021 - 22:02:19
,Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new initiative to improve livelihoods and [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s YTV partners with EPL, Bundesliga and Al Jazeera

11 august 2021 - 18:11:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s private free-to-air commercial television station, YTV, has signed content partnership deals with the English Premier [...] Full text...

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

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

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Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence

25 september 2020 - 05:22:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating [...] Full text...

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A former Senegalese Minister of Education dies in Dakar

04 august 2020 - 14:46:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A former Senegalese Minister of National Education, Prof. Moustapha Sourang, died in Dakar on Monday, aged [...] Full text...

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MFDC fighters clash with Senegalese Army in Casamance

14 may 2020 - 15:01:33
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Violent clashes broke out between the Senegalese Army and combatants of the Movement of Democratic Forces [...] Full text...

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Report raises alarm over unsafely managed human waste in global south

29 december 2019 - 19:13:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  Almost two thirds of sewage and human waste is unsafely managed in the global south, a [...] Full text...

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Boxing OQT organizing committee inaugurated in Dakar

27 december 2019 - 21:23:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  The organizing committee of the boxing Olympics Qualification Tournament (OQT) for Africa for the Tokyo Olympics [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president officially installs monitoring committee for national dialogue

26 december 2019 - 21:10:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  Senegalese President Macky Sall Thursday officially installed the monitoring committee for the national dialogue chaired by [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President and predecessor call on Africans to cultivate peace

13 october 2019 - 10:58:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  Senegalese President Macky Sall and his predecessor, Abdoulaye Wade, on Saturday called on Africans to cultivate [...] Full text...

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Baïdy Agne re-elected president of Senegalese national employers’ council

11 october 2019 - 23:45:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese businessman Baïdy Agne was re-elected Thursday president of the national employers’ council (CNP), one of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Former rebel chief, Ousmane Niantang Diatta, dies

13 september 2019 - 18:15:23
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Ousmane Niantang Diatta, one of the ancient war leaders of the Movement of Casamance democratic forces [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Senegalese ‘’Lions’’ return to triumphant reception

21 july 2019 - 14:33:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Beaten on Friday in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (2019 AFCON) in Cairo by [...] Full text...

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The first secretary of Socialist Party of Senegal buried in native village

17 july 2019 - 22:10:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The First Secretary of the Senegalese Socialist Party (PS), Ousmane Tanor Dieng, who died Monday in [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall pays tribute to First Secretary of Socialist Party

15 july 2019 - 13:13:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has paid tribute to the memory of the first secretary of Senegal's [...] Full text...

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Senegalese judiciary launches inquiry into alleged bribes paid to president's brother

12 june 2019 - 21:39:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The Attorney General at the Dakar Court of Appeal, Serigne Bassirou Guèye, said here Wednesday he [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President pledges to implement decisions of national dialogue

29 may 2019 - 21:03:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Tuesday in Dakar pledged to implement decisions that [...] Full text...

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Former interior minister to chair Senegal's national dialogue

28 may 2019 - 21:46:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Senegal's various political and social actors welcomed here Tuesday President Macky Sall's initiative to organize a [...] Full text...

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Senegalese leader calls for national consensus in the interest of the country

28 may 2019 - 19:36:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese president, Macky Sall, on Tuesday in Dakar called his compatriots to end their divergences, overcome [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President says he does not have the power yet to pardon Dakar Mayor

28 may 2019 - 18:55:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Tuesday in Dakar that he does not have the power [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Interior minister and political parties meet in Dakar

09 may 2019 - 14:55:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Officials of Senegal's Interior ministry and representatives of several political parties met in Dakar on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Rwanda denies seeking any form of mediation with Uganda

26 march 2019 - 17:55:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Minister of State in Charge of East African Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, on Tuesday denied that [...] Full text...

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Macky Sall congratulates compatriots, promises to organize national dialogue

05 march 2019 - 22:13:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Tuesday congratulated his compatriots on their mobilization and behaviour during the presidential [...] Full text...

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Profile of the five candidates in Senegal's presidential election of 24 February

08 february 2019 - 17:17:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Among the four candidates who are seeking to take the presidential seat, Idrissa Seck seems to [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Interior Minister dismisses threats by former President Wade to disrupt polls

06 february 2019 - 21:00:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Interior Minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye on Wednesday played down threats by former President Abdoulaye Wade [...] Full text...

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Senegal judo championships to be held on Saturday

01 february 2019 - 20:52:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Judo National Weight Class Championships will be held at the Dakar Marius Ndiaye Stadium [...] Full text...

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Senegal Constitutional Court publishes final list of presidential candidates

21 january 2019 - 09:25:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Senegal on Sunday published the final list of the five candidates in [...] Full text...

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Five candidates shortlisted for Senegalese presidential election

14 january 2019 - 13:48:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Constitutional Court on Monday in Dakar published the provisional list of five candidates for Senegal's [...] Full text...

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Supreme Court upholds conviction of Dakar's former mayor

03 january 2019 - 18:15:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Dakar on Thursday upheld the conviction of former mayor of Senegal's [...] Full text...

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Senegal closes applications for forthcoming presidential election

27 december 2018 - 17:37:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nominations for Senegal's February presidential election closed on Wednesday midnight and, among the 27 contenders [...] Full text...

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A-List Attendees throw weight behind Africa Investment Forum 2018

15 november 2018 - 13:20:01
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Heads of State, presidents of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), global and regional investors, business moguls [...] Full text...

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Rebuilt bridge in Upper Nile helping local communities in South Sudan

14 january 2018 - 06:18:08
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – For Samuel James Ayot, a villager from Akoka in rural north South Sudan, accessing basic [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Senegal's new international airport opens in December

05 october 2017 - 15:47:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Presiden Macky Sall has directed the government to take "all the necessary steps" for the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Former Senegalese foreign minister passes on

14 september 2017 - 18:07:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese Foreign minister Djibo Leïty Kâ died in Dakar on Thursday after a long illness, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Ghana: Caution of elections boss to journalists, pastor’s alleged US$100,000 bribe reported in Ghana

03 september 2016 - 06:47:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Criticisms of journalists by the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) during the 21st awards night [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Ex-Minister Karim Wade released from jail

24 june 2016 - 13:55:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Karim Wade, a former Senegalese Minister of Infrastructures, Air and Land Transport, was released from [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON qualifiers: Mauritanian coach names 24 players for Gambia match

21 march 2016 - 14:37:55
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Ahead of the double confrontation against Gambia in Nouakchott and Banjul, on 25 and 29 March [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Coach names 21 players for 2018 World Cup qualifier against South Sudan

01 october 2015 - 15:40:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The French coach of the Mauritania national football team, Corenthin Martins, has unveiled a list of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Supreme Court to decide on Karim Wade's appeal on 20 August

06 august 2015 - 21:11:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Senegal will on 20 August decide on an appeal of Karim Wade [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Coach names 23 players for 2017 Nations Cup qualifier against Cameroon

02 june 2015 - 09:02:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coach of the Mauritanian national football team, Frenchman Corentin Martins, has named 23 players for [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief laments on situation in South Sudan

15 december 2014 - 19:26:50
New York, US (PANA) - Highlighting the "dreadful" situation of civilians in South Sudan, the UN High Commissioner for Human [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Govt to wade into FKF, league managers' impasse

10 december 2014 - 10:56:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Sports Cabinet Secretary, Hassan Wario, is set to meet Football Kenya Federation (FKF) officials with [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Seneglese Ibrahima Fall appointed ECOWAS Special Envoy in Burkina Faso

12 november 2014 - 18:15:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The chairman of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Kadré Désiré [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia's poor see their hopes dashed in passing of President Sata (Analysis by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

02 november 2014 - 18:08:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – He was a visionary leader, a true patriot, a firm supporter of equality and his tolerance [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Trial of ex-Senegalese Minister resumes

13 october 2014 - 11:38:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The trial of Senegal's former Minister of International Cooperation, Infrastructure and Transport Karim Wade resumed Monday [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Trial of Karim Wade resumes in Dakar

20 august 2014 - 16:53:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The trial of former Senegalese Minister of International Cooperation, Infrastructure and Transport, Karim Wade, resumed here [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Trial of former Senegalese minister Karim Wade resumes

18 august 2014 - 14:12:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The trial of Senegal's former Minister of State for International Cooperation, Regional Development, Air Transport, and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Wade's supporter jailed for 'disturbing court proceedings'

04 august 2014 - 20:48:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A court in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on Monday sentenced a supporter of former Senegalese Minister [...] Full text...

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Senegal:Trial of ex-Senegalese Minister, Karim Wade, resumes

04 august 2014 - 09:40:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The trial of Senegal's former Minister of International Cooperation, Transport and Infrastructure Karim Wade resumes Monday [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Trial of Karim Wade adjourned until Monday

31 july 2014 - 20:50:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The trial of former Senegalese minister of International cooperation, Infrastructure and Transport from 2009 to 2012, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Trial of ex-Senegalese Minister, Wade, opens

31 july 2014 - 08:51:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The trial of former Senegalese International Cooperation, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Karim Wade was due to [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Minister of Communication and Digital Economy resigns

30 june 2014 - 19:42:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese minister of Communication and Digital economy, Cheikh Abiboulaye Dièye, on Monday resigned from the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Summit on NEPAD infrastructure financing begins

10 june 2014 - 17:57:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A summit on the financing of infrastructure under the New Partnership for Africa’s development (NEPAD), will [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan's ''full-scale'' war against Boko Haram reported in Nigeria

31 may 2014 - 09:08:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The declaration of ''full-scale'' military offensive by Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan against the terror group Boko [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Former president Abdoulaye Wade returns home

26 april 2014 - 14:57:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade returned home on Friday night after he was delayed for three [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Senegalese army seizes huge quantity of indian hemp

21 april 2014 - 14:44:25
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese army on Sunday seized a large quantity of Indian hemp and other drugs, the [...] Full text...

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Niger: Govt. to sell cereals at low price

28 february 2014 - 12:50:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger authorities on Friday launched an operation aimed at selling cereals at low prices to people [...] Full text...

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Congo: Nguesso tasks investors on infrastructure financing in Africa

06 february 2014 - 14:04:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Addressing participants here at an international forum, President Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo, Thursday urged investors [...] Full text...

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Congo: Volume of passengers through Brazzaville airport rose 38% in 2013

05 february 2014 - 19:22:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The volume of passengers who went through the Maya-Maya airport in Brazzaville rose from 745,596 in [...] Full text...

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Burundi: More ministers quit as ruling party goes through crisis

05 february 2014 - 17:33:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – More ministers have resigned from the Burundian government as the ruling party, Unity for National Progress [...] Full text...

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Congo: Over 600 participants for business, investment forum

05 february 2014 - 11:31:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - More than 600 participants are expected to attend the first business and investment forum in sub-Saharan [...] Full text...

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South Africa: US$3,000 Mandela book to be published

20 january 2014 - 08:29:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Following the recent death of global icon Nelson Mandela, UK publishing brand Opus, in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Obama’s Senegal visit a highpoint of 2013

30 december 2013 - 22:41:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The visit by US president Barack Obama to Senegal in June was one of the most [...] Full text...

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CHAN 2014: Mauritania names 24-man squad

19 december 2013 - 21:02:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coach of Mauritania;s national team, Patrice Neveu, on Thursday released the list of players for [...] Full text...

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2014 CHAN qualifiers: Mauritanian coach invites 23 players for Senegal clash

20 june 2013 - 15:23:55
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The coach of the Mauritanian national football team, Frenchman Patrick Neveu, has invited 23 players to [...] Full text...

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Sudanese president in Chad for Great Green wall summit

10 may 2013 - 18:19:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar El-Bashir arrived in Ndjamena, the capital of Chad, Friday to take part in the [...] Full text...

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Women, Inspiration & Enterprise symposium opens in SA

06 may 2013 - 08:16:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The three-day inaugural Women, Inspiration & Enterprise (WIE) Symposium Africa got underway in Cape [...] Full text...

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Ex-Senegalese minister arrested for embezzling funds

18 april 2013 - 13:48:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Karim Wade, son of former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade, has been arrested, accused of illegally enriching [...] Full text...

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‘Africa is world's second fastest growing economy’

28 january 2013 - 12:38:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa has the second fastest growing economy in the world, with the growth expected to become [...] Full text...

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ICRC alerts on influx of Sudanese refugees into South Sudan

16 november 2012 - 13:57:51
New York, US (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said the agency is expecting an influx [...] Full text...

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Libya lauds Wade and Zuma

12 november 2012 - 22:53:39
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libya on Monday lauded former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade and South African president Jacob Zuma for [...] Full text...

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Relatives of sunken ship, Le Joola, demand justice from Senegalese govt

30 october 2012 - 16:13:03
Paris, France (PANA) – Families of the Senegalese victims of the ship, Le Joola, which sank off the Gambian coast [...] Full text...

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Nigerian MPs condemn detention of 400 female pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

25 september 2012 - 17:46:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian House of Representatives Tuesday condemned the detention of about 400 Nigerian female pilgrims by [...] Full text...

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Senegal's second international airport ready in 2014

11 september 2012 - 10:58:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye has said the country's second international airport will be commissioned in [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Somalia elects new president

10 september 2012 - 20:33:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia's new era turned a new leaf on Monday with the election of the opposition candidate [...] Full text...

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AU Executive Council kicks off amid worries over Africa's instability

12 july 2012 - 17:25:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African foreign ministers kicked off a two-day meeting in Addis Ababa, Thursday, to draw up [...] Full text...

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Former Senegalese national goalkeeper Mansour Wade dies

07 july 2012 - 15:29:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The former Senegalese national goalkeeper from 1970-1980, Mansour Wade, died on Friday in Dakar, aged of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese women MPs rise in number

05 july 2012 - 17:20:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The number of women parliamentarians in Senegal has risen by more than 100 per cent, according [...] Full text...

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Senegalese journo, Seye, buried

22 june 2012 - 11:22:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese journalist Cherif Elvalide Seye, who died of stroke Monday in Nairobi, Kenya, was buried Thursday [...] Full text...

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Ex-Senegalese Minister detained over 'illegal enrichment'

21 june 2012 - 11:25:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese Interior Minister Ousmane Ngom was detained overnight Wednesday following his arrest by the police [...] Full text...

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Senegalese journalist Chérif Elvalide Sèye passes away

18 june 2012 - 21:21:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese journalist Chérif Elvalide Sèye died on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya, after a short illness, the [...] Full text...

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WB to give Senegal FCFA 29 billion in 2012

06 june 2012 - 14:09:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank will grant Senegal a budget support of nearly FCFA 29 billion (or US$ [...] Full text...

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World Bank to help Senegal repatriate stolen funds

06 june 2012 - 12:44:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank has offered to assist Senegal to repatriate funds illegally stashed abroad. Bank's Vice President [...] Full text...

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Senegal celebrates 52nd independence anniversary

04 april 2012 - 19:25:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Members of the military and para-military formations paraded Wednesday at the Independance square in Dakar, as [...] Full text...

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Senegal postpones parliamentary polls to 1 July

04 april 2012 - 12:09:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's new President Macky Sall has announced the postponement of the country's legislative elections, originally scheduled [...] Full text...

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(Update) President Wade hands over to Macky Sall

02 april 2012 - 20:08:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's newly elected president, Macky Sall, officially assumed duty on Monday at the Palace of the [...] Full text...

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Macky Sall sworn in as fourth President of Senegal

02 april 2012 - 14:38:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Fifty-year-old Macky Sall was Monday sworn in as the fourth President of the Republic of Senegal [...] Full text...

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Senegal's incoming govt urged to protect children from forced begging

01 april 2012 - 11:37:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Senegal’s incoming government should make it a priority to protect the estimated 50,000 children forced to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania hails Senegal for successful polls

29 march 2012 - 11:58:49
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has congratulated Senegal's President-elect Macky Sall and paid tribute to [...] Full text...

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UN rights' chief praises Senegal, urges Mali, Guinea Bissau to follow suit

29 march 2012 - 06:58:16
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, has congratulated Senegal for conducting [...] Full text...

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African leaders urged to promote regional integration, investments

28 march 2012 - 15:40:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants at the NEPAD Congress in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Wednesday have called on African countries [...] Full text...

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OIC chief congratulates Senegal's President-elect

28 march 2012 - 13:24:17
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on Wednesday congratulated President-elect of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS congratulates Sall, Wade, backs Nigerian Minister for WB job (Updated)

28 march 2012 - 08:16:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have congratulated the President-Elect of Senegal, [...] Full text...

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EU hails Senegal's election

27 march 2012 - 11:27:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has hailed the democratic spirit of the Senegalese people and their leaders, [...] Full text...

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Ban urges Sall, Wade to work together

27 march 2012 - 08:24:21
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the outgoing President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, and [...] Full text...

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US hails Senegal's presidential runoff, greets Sall, Wade

27 march 2012 - 08:14:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US has hailed Senegal's successful presidential runoff, calling it ''an important step forward for democracy [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS declares Senegal's presidential runoff free, fair and transparent

26 march 2012 - 22:09:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared Sunday's presidential runoff in Senegal free, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Macky Sall's supporters celebrate electoral victory

26 march 2012 - 22:00:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Macky Sall have been celebrating the victory of their candidate in [...] Full text...

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AU chairman Boni Yayi hails 'happy' outcome of Senegal election

26 march 2012 - 21:00:35
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The chairman of the African Union (AU), Benin's president Boni Yayi, on Monday hailed the peaceful [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president-elect hails maturity of Senegalese electorate

26 march 2012 - 17:13:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese president-elect, Mr. Macky Sall, has declared that the actual winners of the presidential run-off [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS observation mission hails level of democracy in Senegal

26 march 2012 - 16:40:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The head of the ECOWAS Electoral Observation Mission and former Prime Minister of Togo, Koffi Sama, [...] Full text...

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Head of Senegal's national electoral commission declares runoff a success

26 march 2012 - 14:31:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Head of Senegal's National Electoral Commission (CENA), Mr. Doudou Ndir, has declared Sunday's presidential runoff in [...] Full text...

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AU hails outgoing Senegalese President for admitting defeat

26 march 2012 - 14:18:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Monday hailed outgoing President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal for conceding defeat [...] Full text...

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Presidential runoff: Senegalese people are winners - Obasanjo

26 march 2012 - 14:15:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Head of the African Union Election Observer Mission, former Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the [...] Full text...

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Ivorian papers hail Abdoulaye Wade’s ''fair play''

26 march 2012 - 13:54:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian newspapers on Monday hailed the ''fair play'' exhibited by outgoing Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President congratulates Senegalese President-elect

26 march 2012 - 11:35:47
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Monday congratulated Senegal's President-Elect Macky Sall, a day after he won [...] Full text...

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Senegal President concedes defeat in runoff

26 march 2012 - 08:09:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With provisional results in Sunday's presidential runoff in Senegal going massively in favour of former Prime [...] Full text...

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Vote counting begins in Senegal's runoff

25 march 2012 - 20:41:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The counting of ballots has started in Senegal, after voting ended in the country's presidential runoff [...] Full text...

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Senegal runoff: Electoral commission chief warns against 'premature statements'

25 march 2012 - 15:08:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - President of Senegal's National Electoral Commission (CENA) Doudou Mbissane Ndir on Sunday in Dakar call on [...] Full text...

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Senegal holds crucial presidential runoff

25 march 2012 - 09:40:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Senegalese voters return to the polls on Sunday in the country's crucial presidential runoff, pitching incumbent [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS calls for violence-free presidential run-off in Senegal

24 march 2012 - 19:15:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Kofi Sama, the ECOWAS Observation Mission Chief in Senegal's Presidential run-off vote, on Saturday called [...] Full text...

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Senegal presidential run-off: Civil society group appeals for calm Sunday

24 march 2012 - 15:55:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The coalition of civil society organizations monitoring elections in Senegal (RESOCIT), has urged the country's political [...] Full text...

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Mali coup: Senegal expresses solidarity with ordinary Malian citizens

24 march 2012 - 14:17:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government has expressed solidarity with the Malian people after Thursday's coup d'etat ended the [...] Full text...

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Senegal presidential run-off: UN Rep calls for free, fair election

24 march 2012 - 14:02:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The special representative of the UN secretary-general in West Africa, Said Djimit, has called for a [...] Full text...

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EU calls for restriant in Senegal's presidential run-off poll

23 march 2012 - 22:08:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The head of the European Union electoral observation mission, Thijs Berman, on Friday urged the two [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS deploys for Senegal presidential vote run-off

23 march 2012 - 20:38:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Mission to the 25th [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Senegal’s presidential runoff ends Friday

23 march 2012 - 12:01:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The campaign for the second round of Senegal's presidential election, slated for Sunday, is due to [...] Full text...

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Obasanjo back in Senegal to observe presidential runoff

23 march 2012 - 10:04:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo returned to Senegal on Thursday night at the head of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Observers return for Senegal's presidential runoff

21 march 2012 - 09:59:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Observation Mission to Sunday's presidential runoff in Senegal arrived in the country on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Senegal’s presidential run-off: military, paramilitary personnel vote this weekend

15 march 2012 - 09:56:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's military and paramilitary personnel will vote this weekend in the second round of the country's [...] Full text...

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CPJ wants journalists reporting evils of FGM protected in Liberia

10 march 2012 - 11:43:31
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Liberian authorities to ensure the safety [...] Full text...

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Senegalese presidential run-off: Regulatory body wants equal coverage for candidates

08 march 2012 - 16:04:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese National Audiovisual Regulatory Council (CNRA) on Wednesday urged public and private media to comply [...] Full text...

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Senegal's constitutional council confirms presidential runoff vote

06 march 2012 - 21:07:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's constitutional council on Tuesday published the final results of the first round of the presidential [...] Full text...

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Senegalese youth group backs Macky Sall presidential run-off

02 march 2012 - 22:47:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A Senegalese youth movement "Y’en a marre" on Friday urged its members and supporters to vote [...] Full text...

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UN chief tasks Senegalese on peaceful presidential run-off

02 march 2012 - 18:22:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the people of Senegal for a peaceful and [...] Full text...

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Youssou Ndour to support Macky Sall in 2nd round of Senegal election

01 march 2012 - 20:46:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The leader of the Citizen Movement (Fekkee maci boole), Youssou Ndour, on Thursday in Dakar threw [...] Full text...

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Senegal's incumbent President wins 34.8% of votes, heads into run-off

01 march 2012 - 12:47:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Presidential election will go into a run-off, after no clear winner emerged from Sunday's voting. According [...] Full text...

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Senegal's election: Journalists threatened, assaulted - CPJ

01 march 2012 - 10:56:17
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Senegalese authorities to thoroughly investigate recent [...] Full text...

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AU urges respect for results of Sunday's election in Senegal

28 february 2012 - 19:22:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Election Observer Mission Tuesday urged all political parties, coalitions and their candidates [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Observer Mission declares Senegal's poll free, transparent

28 february 2012 - 11:39:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Observer Mission has declared Sunday's presidential election in Senegal free, transparent and peaceful. In a [...] Full text...

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Senegal's president hails political "maturity" of compatriots

27 february 2012 - 21:30:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade on Monday hailed the "maturity" of his compatriots for the "calm and [...] Full text...

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Wade says he is leading in controversial presidential vote

27 february 2012 - 21:16:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's president Abdoulaye Wade on Monday announced that he is leading in Sunday's controversial presidential election [...] Full text...

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Run-off inevitable, according to Senegal poll results

27 february 2012 - 10:33:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A second round seems inevitable, given the trend of early results of Sunday's presidential election in [...] Full text...

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58% turnout recorded in Senegal's presidential poll

27 february 2012 - 09:16:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The turnout in Sunday's presidential election in Senegal is estimated at about 58 percent, according to [...] Full text...

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Senegal's contentious presidential election underway

26 february 2012 - 13:06:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese voters went to the polls Sunday to elect a new president, an exercise which will [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts stress freedom during Senegal polls

24 february 2012 - 20:39:09
New York, US (PANA) - Two independent UN human rights experts on Friday stressed the need for a free, fair [...] Full text...

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AU/ECOWAS mission continues consultations in Senegal

24 february 2012 - 12:13:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ahead of Sunday's presidential elections in Senegal, the Joint African Union/ECOWAS High-Level Mission to Senegal was [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for credible, peaceful elections in Senegal

23 february 2012 - 21:45:29
New York, US ( PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday expressed the hope that Sunday's presidential election in [...] Full text...

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Human rights bodies denounce torture in Senegal

23 february 2012 - 11:32:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Human Rights League (LSDH) and the Senegalese section of Amnesty International (AI) have again denounced [...] Full text...

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Senegal opposition candidate hopeful on AU/ECOWAS Mission

23 february 2012 - 10:29:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's opposition candidate Idrissa Seck has expressed the hope that the Joint African Union/ECOWAS High-Level Mission [...] Full text...

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France concerned over situation in Senegal

23 february 2012 - 10:07:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - France is concerned at the deteriorating situation in Senegal, ahead of Sunday's presidential election in the [...] Full text...

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AU/ECOWAS Mission moves to douse tension ahead of Senegal's poll

22 february 2012 - 17:12:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union/ECOWAS Joint High-Level Mission to Senegal on Wednesday swung into action, a few hours [...] Full text...

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EU calls for cessation of violence in Senegal

22 february 2012 - 11:35:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Election Observation Mission of the European Union (EOM/EU), deployed to monitor Sunday's presidential election in [...] Full text...

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Obasanjo due in Senegal as tension rises ahead of Sunday's poll

21 february 2012 - 10:54:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was due in Dakar Tuesday at the head of a joint [...] Full text...

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Pre-election violence leaves 1 dead, many wounded in Senegal

20 february 2012 - 11:44:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Clashes between Senegal's opposition and the police left one person dead and many others injured on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS/AU send Obasanjo to Senegal

17 february 2012 - 16:32:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday endorsed the dispatch of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese military personnel to vote in presidential polls 18-19 Feb

11 february 2012 - 12:47:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Members of the Senegalese military and para-military forces are to vote on 18-19 February as part [...] Full text...

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Senegal's hospitality union reassures tourists over country’s political situation

10 february 2012 - 12:02:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's umbrella union for the hospitality sector employers, SPIHS, has reassured tour operators and tourists over [...] Full text...

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ITUC wants AU, ECOWAS to intervene in Senegalese political crisis

09 february 2012 - 17:31:29
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The African section of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), with headquarters in Lomé, Togo, has [...] Full text...

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Senegal's journalists union concerned about maltreatment of members

09 february 2012 - 11:59:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's umbrella journalists' union SYNPICS (the Senegalese union of Information and Communication Professionals) has expressed [...] Full text...

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President Jammeh receives Wade's envoy

08 february 2012 - 12:55:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh Tuesday received in his office in Banjul, the Gambian capital, Senegalese Foreign [...] Full text...

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Senegal summons U.S. Ambassador over Wade candidacy comments

08 february 2012 - 11:39:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Foreign Minister Madicke Niang has summoned the U.S. Ambassador in Dakar, Mr. Lewis Lukens, following [...] Full text...

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Civil Society in Benin urges Senegalese President to step down

06 february 2012 - 17:47:13
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - A network of Civil society organisations in Benin, the Social Watch-Benin, has asked the Senegalese President, Abdoulaye [...] Full text...

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Presidential election campaign starts in Senegal

06 february 2012 - 10:58:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The campaign for Senegal's presidential election, slated for 26 February, started off on Sunday with the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese opposition 'will not boycott presidential election'

05 february 2012 - 17:57:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As the campaign for the forthcoming presidential election in Senegal starts on Sunday, seven opposition presidential [...] Full text...

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AU chair concerned about pre-election violence in Senegal

03 february 2012 - 10:11:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Union (AU), Beninese President Yayi Boni, has said he is very [...] Full text...

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NGOs demand public enquiry into death of student in Dakar demonstrations

02 february 2012 - 21:24:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human rights NGOs in Senegal on Thusday demanded the immediate establishment of a commission of inquiry [...] Full text...

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UN rights official worried about use of force against Senegalese protestors

02 february 2012 - 20:48:40
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay on Thursday, voiced concern on the [...] Full text...

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US calls for restraint in Senegal ahead 26 Feb. presidential election

02 february 2012 - 19:07:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The US government on Wednesday called on the Senegalese authorities to take measures which will guarantee [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges president Wade to rein in security forces

02 february 2012 - 08:06:07
New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has urged Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade to rein in security forces, after [...] Full text...

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Police release opposition leader after anti-Wade protests in Senegal

31 january 2012 - 14:20:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Alioune Tine, coordinator of the opposition Movement of forces of the Nation of June 23 (M23), [...] Full text...

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Senegalese authorities release protesters against Abdoulaye Wade's 3rd-term bid

30 january 2012 - 15:11:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Leaders and members of the June 23 Movement (M23) in St. Louis, northern Senegal, arrested Saturday, [...] Full text...

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List of candidates for 26 Feb. presidential election in Senegal

30 january 2012 - 14:56:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Following is the list of candidates confirmed Sunday evening by the Constitutional Council to contest the [...] Full text...

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8 opposition candidates appeal against Wade's bid for 3rd term as Senegalese president

29 january 2012 - 13:24:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Eight presidential candidates in Senegal on Saturday appealed to the Constitutional Council to void the candidacy [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president wants 3 top opponents stopped from 26 Feb election

29 january 2012 - 13:06:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, whose application to contest the 26 February presidential election has been approved [...] Full text...

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'Forty African leaders are attending 18th AU summit'

29 january 2012 - 12:50:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Some 40 Heads of State and Government are participating in the 18th African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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President Wade asks opposition to accept verdict of constitutional council

28 january 2012 - 13:34:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade on Friday evening asked the opposition, which is challenging the verdict of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese demonstrate against validation of Wade's candidature

28 january 2012 - 11:50:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Clashes broke out in several localities of Senegal on Friday evening after the country’s constitutional council [...] Full text...

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Rising tension ahead of Senegal's elections worries ECOWAS

27 january 2012 - 16:14:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission on Friday expressed ''serious concern'' over the rising tension among political parties and [...] Full text...

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Musician joins Senegalese presidential race

26 january 2012 - 14:37:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Fifty-two year-old singer, Youssou Ndour, on Wednesday filed papers of intent to contest the 26 February [...] Full text...

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