AfDB's 2023 Country Focus Report calls on Benin to seize investment opportunities

06 october 2023 - 12:03:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on Benin to adopt a concerted approach to seize [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta markets political transition programme (By Paul Ejime)

29 august 2023 - 08:35:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC) headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative [...] Full text...

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Beninese government reshuffles cabinet

18 april 2023 - 14:42:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese President Patrice Talon on Monday reshuffled his cabinet, according to a decree published in the [...] Full text...

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Boni Yayi pays tribute to Nigerian President Buhari

19 december 2022 - 15:47:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's former president, Boni Yayi, Monday paid glowing tribute to Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari on the [...] Full text...

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Six political parties to conest Benin's January legislative election

17 november 2022 - 13:01:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Six political parties have obtained the green light to participate in the 8 January, 2023 legislative [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator on Guinea arrives for further discussions on the transition timetable

19 october 2022 - 12:56:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Guinea, former Beninese President [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS technical mission expected in Guinea on Sunday

15 october 2022 - 11:39:00
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A technical mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is expected on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Guinean government accuses political leaders of sabotaging political dialogue

13 october 2022 - 16:17:48
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government believes that the delay in the start of the political dialogue is due [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition leader urges junta to shed light on condition of former president Condé

14 september 2022 - 11:41:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Coordinator of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) federations in the interior of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Mediator ends second round of talks in Guinea

28 august 2022 - 15:27:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the Guinea crisis, former [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea expected in Conakry on Sunday

17 august 2022 - 12:13:09
Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediator for Guinea, former Beninese President Boni Yayi, [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party calls for demonstrations against junta

16 august 2022 - 13:38:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former ruling party in Guinea, the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), believes "the [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM Cellou Dalein condemns dissolution of pro-democracy pressure group

10 august 2022 - 12:24:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, on Tuesday condemned the dissolution of umbrella [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS 'deeply concerned' about increasing socio-economic tension in Guinea

02 august 2022 - 11:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed "deep concern" about the increasing socio-political [...] Full text...

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FNDC general coordinator arrested in Guinea

30 july 2022 - 14:21:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The general coordinator in Guinea of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), [...] Full text...

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Guinean government denies ECOWAS chairman's statement on duration of transition

30 july 2022 - 08:24:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government denied Thursday a statement of the current chairman of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS chairman ends working visit to Guinea

21 july 2022 - 11:52:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinea-Bissau head of state and current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...

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High-level ECOWAS delegation expected in Guinea to push junta on acceptable transition timetable

20 july 2022 - 11:28:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is expected to hold [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea expected in Conakry on Wednesday

18 july 2022 - 12:03:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Guinean, former Beninese President [...] Full text...

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Boni Yayi congratulated for his patriotism

15 july 2022 - 15:29:23
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Former Beninese President Boni Yayi is receiving praise after renouncing to sue Benin following his house [...] Full text...

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Former Benin President Yayi Boni withdraws human rights violations suit against government

15 july 2022 - 12:13:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has struck out a suit filed by [...] Full text...

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US says it is 'encouraged' by outcome of ECOWAS summit on Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea

07 july 2022 - 06:36:07
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "encouraged" by the outcomes of last Sunday's summit of [...] Full text...

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Three leaders of Guinea pressure group to appear in court for kicking against junta

06 july 2022 - 12:52:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three influential members of the Guinean pressure group, National Front for the Defence of the Constitution [...] Full text...

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Guinea welcomes appointment of former Beninese President Yayi Boni as ECOWAS mediator

05 july 2022 - 12:43:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Political actors and civil society organisations in Guinea have welcomed Sunday's appointment of former Beninese President [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Mali

03 july 2022 - 21:14:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have lifted economic and [...] Full text...

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Benin's presidential hopeful Ganiou Soglo flown to France for treatment after ambush

12 february 2021 - 14:06:22
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's presidential candidate for the election due in April, Ganiou Soglo, was evacuated to France on [...] Full text...

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Beninese rights body denounces illegal burial of victim of May 2019 demonstrations

11 december 2020 - 21:03:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese human rights and people’s organisation (ODHP) Friday denounced the secret burial of Prudence Amoussou, [...] Full text...

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Former Benin president Boni Yayi denies leaving debts to workers

18 october 2020 - 12:50:36
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's former president Boni Yayi (2006-2016) has said  he left no debts to workers, contradicting his successor [...] Full text...

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Benin opposition party demands dropping of charges against former President Yayi

11 october 2019 - 08:47:02
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's opposition Democratic Renewal Party (PRD) of former National Assembly Speaker Adrien Houngbedji has called for [...] Full text...

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Benin's president reshuffles cabinet

06 september 2019 - 09:31:53
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin's head of state, Patrice Talon, reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday evening, with three departures and six [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Beninese Parliament hails memory of victims of electoral violence

27 june 2019 - 22:52:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   The new speaker of the Beninese parliament, Louis Vlavonou, Thursday hailed the memory of victims of [...] Full text...

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Benin NGO calls for sincere dialogue to resolve the electoral crisis

20 june 2019 - 07:21:50
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese section of Social Watch, a NGO, has called for sincere dialogue to resolve the [...] Full text...

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Beninese justice issues coercive sanctions against former president Boni Yayi

18 june 2019 - 21:26:10
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   Beninese courts could envisage coercive measures against former President Boni Yayi (2006-2016), the public prosecutor of [...] Full text...

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Two former presidents call for ECOWAS, AU intervention in Benin's post-election crisis

14 june 2019 - 14:51:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Former presidents  Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Ghana's  John Kufuor on Friday called on the Economic [...] Full text...

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Benin's President Talon 'regrets' the post-parliamentary election violence

21 may 2019 - 09:57:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin president Patrice Talon has expressed regret at the violence that followed last 28 April’s parliamentary [...] Full text...

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Post-electoral violence, insecurity linger in Benin

10 may 2019 - 17:00:51
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The post-electoral violence and insecurity at the Pendjari Park (northwest Benin) have continued to linger up [...] Full text...

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CSOs condemn post-election violence in Benin

08 may 2019 - 17:38:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Electoral Platform of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) of Benin has condemned the post-election violence that [...] Full text...

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Beninese archbishops offer mediation to resolve electoral crisis

05 may 2019 - 12:59:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s Episcopal Conference (CEB) is offering to mediate to resolve the electoral crisis rocking several localities [...] Full text...

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France deplores post-election violence in Benin

04 may 2019 - 18:27:48
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs deplored the violence that engulfed Benin's political circle after the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, UNOWAS worried over post-electoral crisis in Benin

04 may 2019 - 12:09:51
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the UN Office for West Africa and [...] Full text...

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EU advocates dialogue to preserve Benin's democratic heritage

04 may 2019 - 10:51:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has called on the disagreeing parties in Benin to dialogue, following the [...] Full text...

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Former Benin Prime Minister Zinsou calls for national dialogue

03 may 2019 - 10:38:57
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Former Benin Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou is calling for a national dialogue to resolve the looming [...] Full text...

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Rumour of attempted arrest of former Benin President Yayi triggers riot in Cotonou

02 may 2019 - 08:35:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Rumour of an attempted arrest of former Benin President Boni Yayi triggered a riot on [...] Full text...

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UN Gen-Sec special rep urges Benin’s political class to preserve democratic gains

21 march 2019 - 23:48:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - Mohamed Ibn Chambas, UN Secretary-general’s special representative for West Africa and Sahel, Thursday urged the Beninese [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mission meets Benin stakeholders ahead of April's parliamentary vote

08 march 2019 - 16:24:06
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the ECOWAS Commission led by Vice President Mrs Finda Koroma, has met [...] Full text...

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Seven Benin parties file lists of candidates for 28 April parliamentary election

27 february 2019 - 09:42:18
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Seven Benin political parties have presented the lists of their candidates contesting the 28 April parliamentary [...] Full text...

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Coalition backing Senegalese president Sall claims victory in presidential poll

25 february 2019 - 10:05:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The coalition of parties backing Senegalese president Macky Sall has claimed victory in the first round [...] Full text...

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Benin Workers Union wants members to join opposition protest Monday

24 february 2019 - 10:52:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Confederation of Benin Workers (CSTB) has called on its members to take part in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to send 80 electoral observers for Senegalese presidential election

15 february 2019 - 17:29:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will sent to Senegal 80 observers to supervise [...] Full text...

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Benin: Governments urged to encourage all groups to participate in political process

02 april 2017 - 17:45:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - There is the urgent need to align the lofty politico-legal instruments and declarations at international, regional [...] Full text...

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Benin: PM Zinsou, businessman Talon to contest Benin's presidential runoff

08 march 2016 - 10:02:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The second round of Benin's presidential election will be between Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou and businessman [...] Full text...

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Benin: Benin's 6th presidential election holds Sunday

06 march 2016 - 10:32:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - With about 5 million voters ready, 7,000 polling stations in place and 33 candidates rearing to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Beninese President vows regional response to Ouagadougou terror attack

18 january 2016 - 18:36:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Expressing compassion to the people of Burkina Faso following Friday's terrorist attack, which claimed 29 [...] Full text...

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Benin: 47 candidates to contest Benin's 28 February presidential election

13 january 2016 - 10:27:19
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Forty-seven candidates have filed their papers at the National Electoral Commission (CENA) to contest Benin's presidential [...] Full text...

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Benin: WAEMU, ABN summits held in Cotonou

08 january 2016 - 19:28:12
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese President Boni Yayi Friday at the Palace of Congress in Cotonou presided over the official [...] Full text...

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Benin: Buhari eulogises Kerekou

10 december 2015 - 21:32:04
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Cotonou that late President Mathieu Kerekou of Benin Republic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari calls for peaceful polls in Benin Repubic

08 december 2015 - 21:20:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday commended the efforts made so far by outgoing President of Benin [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana vice president flies to Bamako to console Mali on hotel attack

24 november 2015 - 12:04:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur on Tuesday flew to Bamako, Mali, to express the condolences of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AU mourns late former President of Benin, Mathieu Kérékou

16 october 2015 - 15:45:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has expressed her condolences to Benin [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ruling party hails ECOWAS, Pres. Buhari on Burkina Faso

24 september 2015 - 15:39:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Stand-off continues as coup leader Diendere vows to "defend himself"

22 september 2015 - 21:03:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Tension remained high on Tuesday in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, as the presidential guard, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS moves to reinstate interim government in Burkina Faso

22 september 2015 - 20:05:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders who met in Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the regional bloc [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama to attend ECOWAS summit as standoff looms

22 september 2015 - 08:23:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama will attend Tuesday's Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit in Nigeria to discuss the [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) Burkina Faso: Coup leader says 'committed to hand over'

21 september 2015 - 22:53:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso coup leader Brigadier-General Gilbert Diendere has said he is committed to hand over [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief strongly condemns reported violence against civilians in Burkina Faso

21 september 2015 - 21:08:44
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday strongly condemned reports of violence against civilians in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Several military regiments heading to Ouagadougou; bloodshed feared

21 september 2015 - 20:39:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Soldiers from several regiments in Burkina Faso are heading to the capital to "disarm" the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidency confirms hosting of ECOWAS Summit on Burkina Faso

21 september 2015 - 16:32:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government confirmed on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday host an Extraordinary [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Details of draft deal to end Burkina Faso crisis unveiled

21 september 2015 - 10:21:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 13-point draft deal that was hammered out by ECOWAS Mediators to end the crisis [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS holds extra-ordinary summit in Abuja Tuesday

20 september 2015 - 23:16:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - An extra-ordinary summit of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS is expected to hold in Abuja [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria condemns Burkina Faso coup

18 september 2015 - 18:38:01
Abuja, NIgeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Friday ''unreservedly'' condemned the coup in Burkina Faso, which was preceded by Wednesday's detention [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says coupists must not repress protesters in Burkina Faso

18 september 2015 - 15:25:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) has said that Burkina Faso’s Presidential Guard must stop using lethal force, beatings [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Coup leaders 'release' interim President, others

18 september 2015 - 14:23:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta now ruling Burkina Faso after ousting the country's interim government Friday said [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Presidents of Senegal, Benin to 'mediate' in B/Faso crisis

18 september 2015 - 10:43:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal and and Boni Yayi of Benin were due in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Benin to contribute additional 550 troops to anti-Boko Haram campaign

03 august 2015 - 14:31:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - To show his commitment to the war against Boko Haram, President Thomas Boni Yayi of Benin [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: Hollande visits three African countries this week

29 june 2015 - 18:11:46
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – French President François Hollande will on Wednesday start a three-day African tour that will take [...] Full text...

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South Africa: AU leaders mull over the problem of “third-terminism”

13 june 2015 - 09:23:31
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The issue of African leaders extending their terms in office is under the spotlight at [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria to lead multinational force to battle Boko Haram

11 june 2015 - 20:43:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has been given the green-light to lead the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) set up [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria seeks permanent headship of regional force to fight Boko Haram

11 june 2015 - 16:45:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday demanded that his country be allowed to permanently head the 8,700-strong [...] Full text...

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France: Presidents Hollande, Yayi to discuss ties Tuesday in Paris

08 june 2015 - 14:55:48
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Francois Hollande will Tuesday receive his Beninese counterpart, Thomas Boni Yayi, to discuss cooperation [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Centre launched to boost maritime security in Gulf of Guinea

06 may 2015 - 18:18:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has inaugurated its Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre for Zone “E” in Cotonou, Benin, to respond [...] Full text...

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Niger: Benin, Togo, Cote d'Ivoire back president Mahamadou against Boko Haram

24 february 2015 - 21:03:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Benin, Togo and Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday threw their support behind Niger in its fight against [...] Full text...

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Congo: President Boni Yayi arrives in Brazzaville for working visit

27 january 2015 - 16:37:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Beninese President Thomas Boni Yayi arrived in Brazzaville on Tuesday for a short working visit, which [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA says journalist threatened for criticising Benin president

26 january 2015 - 15:53:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The sub-regional press freedom watchdog, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has said that a [...] Full text...

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Benin: WAEMU leaders begin summit in Cotonou

19 january 2015 - 15:12:19
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The 18th ordinary session of the Conference of heads of State from the West African Economic [...] Full text...

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Benin: WAEMU PMs review the institution's reforms in Cotonou

15 january 2015 - 20:53:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Prime ministers and heads of government from member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Niger, Benin presidents expected in Guinea on Wednesday

05 january 2015 - 21:50:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger and President Thomas Yayi Boni of Benin are expected to begin [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS seeks peace, stability in troubled member states

16 december 2014 - 00:08:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is pushing for the restoration of peace and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS seeks peace, stability in troubled member states

15 december 2014 - 23:16:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is pushing for the restoration of peace and [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana President Mahama appeals for more aid to stop Ebola pandemic

06 november 2014 - 14:15:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president John Mahama on Thursday opened a two-day ECOWAS extraordinary summit to discuss the Ebola [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan to perform Israel pilgrimage

23 october 2014 - 20:01:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Goodluck Jonathan will depart Lagos on Friday for a pilgrimage to Israel, according to an [...] Full text...

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Benin: EU extends Euros 450 million development grant to Benin

05 september 2014 - 16:26:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Benin will receive Euros 450 million in development assistance from the European Union (EU) for the [...] Full text...

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Benin: President Yayi rallies countrymen for successful reforestation programme

01 august 2014 - 20:26:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin President Boni Yayi on Friday rallied his countrymen to ensure the success of an environment [...] Full text...

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Benin: Chadian president Deby expected Friday in Cotonou

31 july 2014 - 20:37:55
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Chadian president Idriss Deby Itno is expected on Friday in Cotonou to take part in activities [...] Full text...

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Benin: LDCs conference pays tribute to victims of Malaysian, Algerie air crashes

28 july 2014 - 20:16:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Least Developed Countries (LDC) ministerial conference under way in Benin has paid to the crash [...] Full text...

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Benin: LDCs ministerial conference opens in Cotonou

28 july 2014 - 19:11:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin's President Boni Yayi has criticised the slow pace taken by development partners to meet their [...] Full text...

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Benin: 3 new ambassadors present letters of credence to Yayi

10 july 2014 - 16:31:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Ambassadors Alessandro Israel from Venezuela, Fulvio Rustico from Italy and Isi Yanouka from Israel have presented [...] Full text...

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South Africa: ONE applauds Malabo Declaration on agriculture transformation

03 july 2014 - 14:56:51
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - ONE, an international campaigning and advocacy organization of nearly 6 million people taking action to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: African leaders nudged on agric

27 june 2014 - 12:33:43
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As the 23rd African Union (AU) Summit continues in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, a campaign and [...] Full text...

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Benin: Ethiopia's Prime Minister expected on Monday in Cotonou

22 june 2014 - 13:24:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Haile Mariam Desalegn, is expected on Monday in Cotonou for [...] Full text...

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Senegal: President Sall praises significant economic progress in Africa

15 june 2014 - 20:14:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, on Sunday in Dakar praised the progress made in Africa since [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AU heads of State meet on infrastructure financing

15 june 2014 - 14:25:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A summit of African Union heads of State and government on the financing of infrastructure by [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma sworn in for second term

24 may 2014 - 10:44:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma on Saturday took the oath of office and was sworn in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'All systems go for Zuma's inauguration'

23 may 2014 - 14:02:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Dignitaries from about 47 countries are expected at Saturday's inauguration of Jacob Zuma as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mounting int'l pressure against Boko Haram dominates headlines in Nigeria

18 may 2014 - 10:01:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The increasingly mounting international campaign against the terror group, Boko Haram, dominated front pages in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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France: 'Misinformation hampering Nigeria's search for missing school girls'

17 may 2014 - 22:20:38
Paris, France (PANA) - Misinformation about the whereabouts of the over 200 school girls who were abducted in northern Nigeria [...] Full text...

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France: Boko Haram has killed 12,000, injured 8,000 - Pres. Jonathan

17 may 2014 - 22:03:02
Paris, France (PANA) - Nigeria's terrorist group Boko Haram has killed 12,000 people and injured 8,000 since 2009 when it [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: President Biya to attend security summit in Paris

16 may 2014 - 16:50:07
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Cameroonian President Paul Biya, and his wife, Chantal, left the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé, Friday for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Security concerns blight WEF Forum on Africa, News feature by Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent, Lagos

07 may 2014 - 09:38:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After several months of planning, the 24th World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA) finally got underway [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Abuja ready to host regional, world leaders

06 may 2014 - 21:40:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The three-day meeting of the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA) takes off in Abuja on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Anxiety as over 20 world leaders confirm attendance at WEFA

05 may 2014 - 20:15:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of Wednesday’s official opening of the first World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA) to be [...] Full text...

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Bénin: Cotonou Archbishop calls on public workers to resume full work

06 april 2014 - 17:28:34
Cotonou, Bénin (PANA) – On the occasion of celebrations marking President Boni Yayi's third year in his second term, the [...] Full text...

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Benin: Media highlight Pesident Boni Yayi’s three years in power

06 april 2014 - 14:19:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese newspapers this week devoted a large part of their publications to the assessment of [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire/ECOWAS: 44th ECOWAS Summit records impressive turnout of leaders (Corrected, adding Mamadou Issoufou of Niger)

28 march 2014 - 15:35:26
Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 44th Ordinary Summit of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS, which started off in [...] Full text...

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Congo: Chad, Benin presidents arrive in Congo

06 march 2014 - 20:39:01
Imfondo, Congo (PANA) – Chadian president Idriss Déby and Beninese president Boni Yayi, arrived on Thursday in Impfondo in northern [...] Full text...

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Benin: President Boni Yayi calls for dialogue

02 march 2014 - 17:49:18
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's President Boni Yayi has called for a strategic dialogue to overcome the sociopolitical tension in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Lagos-Abidjan highway gets boost

30 january 2014 - 20:55:15
Addis Ababa, Nigeria (PANA) - The plan by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to build a highway [...] Full text...

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Benin: IFAD president expected Monday

03 january 2014 - 17:15:57
Cotonou, Bénin (PANA) - Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is expected here [...] Full text...

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Benin: Yayi Boni urges compatriots to shun corruption in 2014

01 january 2014 - 15:13:18
Cotonou, Bénin (PANA) - President Yayi Boni of Benin has called on his compatriots to make the fight against corruption [...] Full text...

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Benin to hold local government elections next year

27 december 2013 - 22:48:50
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin will hold local government elections next year, President Boni Yayi said on Friday. Presenting his state [...] Full text...

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Benin declares week-long national mourning in memory of Mandela

07 december 2013 - 10:33:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin President Yayi Boni has declared a week-long national mourning in the country following the death [...] Full text...

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Many African presidents invited for summit on peace, security in Africa

04 december 2013 - 12:59:03
Paris, France (PANA) - French President François Hollande has invited many African presidents for the 6-7 Dec. 2013 Summit on [...] Full text...

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Malabo to support Benin in management of oil

01 december 2013 - 15:37:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Nguema Mbassogo has promised his country’s support to Benin in the [...] Full text...

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W/African regional experts call for action plan on integrated maritime strategy

05 november 2013 - 18:38:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Maritime experts from West Africa have asked the ECOWAS Commission to facilitate the development of a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President hosts Beninese counterpart

01 september 2013 - 18:48:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday met with visiting President Boni Yayi of neighbouring Benin Republic [...] Full text...

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Benin opposition to protest constitution revision

23 august 2013 - 22:35:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – A coalition of opposition parties will on Saturday in Cotonou hold a meeting and stage a [...] Full text...

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Benin, Liberia presidents 'concerned' about Egypt crisis

22 august 2013 - 22:27:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese president, Boni Yayi, and his Liberian counterpart, Mrs Ellen Jonhson-Sirleaf, on Thursday expressed concern [...] Full text...

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Liberian leader visits Benin

20 august 2013 - 19:33:04
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Liberian president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is expected Wednesday in Cotonou at the start of a two-day [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President Jonathan is guest of honour at Benin’s independence anniversary

01 august 2013 - 12:56:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan is the guest of honour at Thursday's celebrations of the 53rd anniversary [...] Full text...

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CAR interim president Djotodia arrives in Benin

16 july 2013 - 21:14:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Michel Djotodia, arrived on Tuesday in Cotonou [...] Full text...

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Benin Appeals Court confirms dismissal of Boni Yayi attempted poisoning case

01 july 2013 - 22:01:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Appeals Court in Cotonou on Monday confirmed the dismissal of a case of attempted poisoning [...] Full text...

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African, Asian leaders meet in Tanzania for Smart Partnership Dialogue

28 june 2013 - 10:40:18
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Several African and Asian heads of state and government are converging on Tanzania’s commercial [...] Full text...

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CAR's ex-president, Francois Bozize, relocates from exile in Cameroon

03 june 2013 - 16:17:17
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – In a bid to escape arrest following the international arrest warrant issued on him by the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia to host CAADP PP meeting

19 march 2013 - 16:21:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ninth edition of the meeting of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform [...] Full text...

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2 detained in Benin for "breaching public safety"

02 march 2013 - 15:50:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Two persons - Commander Pamphile Zomahoun, a close ally of President Yayi Boni, and an accounting [...] Full text...

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Boni Yayi to attend 3rd ASA Summit in Malabo

19 february 2013 - 19:02:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - President Boni Yayi of Benin will visit Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where he take part in the [...] Full text...

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Beninese President Yayi Boni for CEN-SAD summit

15 february 2013 - 11:58:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese President Yayi Boni will take part in the Summit of Heads of State and Government [...] Full text...

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Boni Yayi congratulates outgoing Pope Benedict XVI

12 february 2013 - 16:44:39
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Hailing Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign on 28 February, President Boni Yayi of Benin said [...] Full text...

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MFWA welcomes presidential pardon for 2 Benin journalists

07 february 2013 - 17:53:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The sub regional press freedom watchdog, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Thursday welcomed the [...] Full text...

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President Yayi announces minor cabinet reshuffle

06 february 2013 - 13:37:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – President Boni Yayi of Benin has announced a minor cabinet reshuffle, the Beninese national television reported [...] Full text...

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President Yayi visits France Tuesday

04 february 2013 - 18:59:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - President Boni Yayi of Benin will Tuesday begin a four-day working visit to France, according to [...] Full text...

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Presidents Boni Yayi, François Hollande meet in Paris Wednesday

04 february 2013 - 10:49:46
Paris, France (PANA) - French President François Hollande and his Beninese counterpart Boni Yayi will on Wednesday in Paris, France, [...] Full text...

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African leaders to mobilise internal resources to reduce maternal/infant mortality

27 january 2013 - 14:42:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need to mobilise enough domestic resources and speed up their efforts to reduce [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM installed AU Chairman, pledges accelerated poverty fight

27 january 2013 - 11:51:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn took over the Chairmanship of the African Union (AU) on [...] Full text...

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AU Summit begins, seeks rapid industrialization to fight poverty

27 january 2013 - 09:33:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders opened the 20th session of the African Union (AU) Assembly on Sunday, with [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM set to assume AU Presidency

26 january 2013 - 22:40:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn will make his first appearance at the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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NEPAD orientation committee begins 28th session in Addis Ababa

26 january 2013 - 09:45:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government constituting the Orientation Committee (HSGOC) of the New Economic Partnership [...] Full text...

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Benin's president Yayi visits Germany

22 january 2013 - 20:11:35
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – African Union Chairman, Benin's president Boni Yayi, on Tuesday began a four-day visit to the Federal [...] Full text...

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South Sudan yet to savour 'dividends' of secession

19 january 2013 - 11:52:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A United Nations end-of--year snapshot report has painted a gloomy picture for the newly established South [...] Full text...

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AU chair wants coups permanently ended in Africa

17 january 2013 - 10:54:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Chair and Benin president, Thomas Boni Yayi, on Wednesday called on Africans [...] Full text...

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AU chairman Yayi Boni to visit 10 African countries

14 january 2013 - 21:02:39
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – African Union Chairman, Benin's president, Boni Yayi, is to pay a five day-working visit to a [...] Full text...

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Beninese president expected in Luanda Monday

14 january 2013 - 09:18:33
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – The Beninese president, Thomas Boni Yayi, is expected Monday in Luanda for a brief working visit [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s media report swearing in of President Mahama, petition against election results

12 january 2013 - 08:09:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama, commencement of hearing of a petition against the results [...] Full text...

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Beninese President visits Canada

07 january 2013 - 19:46:10
Cotonou, Bénin (PANA) - Beninese President Yayi Boni on Monday began a six-day working visit to Canada at the invitation [...] Full text...

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Mahama promises to place Ghana on 'enormous development path' (Update)

07 january 2013 - 15:34:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama on Monday took office for his first four-year term with a promise [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime minister Cissoko expected in Conakry on Monday

05 january 2013 - 14:11:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Malian Prime minister Django Cissoko arrives in the Guinean capital, Conakry, on Monday on the next [...] Full text...

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Cameroon to send 120 soldiers to reinforce multinational force in CAR

03 january 2013 - 15:29:06
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon is sending 120 soldiers to the Central African multinational force, FOMAC, in the Central African [...] Full text...

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11 heads of state expected at Mahama's inauguration

31 december 2012 - 11:15:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Eleven Heads of State and 18 government delegations have confirmed their attendance at the inauguration of [...] Full text...

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AU supports efforts to kickstart fresh negotiations with CAR rebels

31 december 2012 - 10:58:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed its rejection of violence and attempts to seize power [...] Full text...

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ACP leaders commit to stronger South-South cooperation

20 december 2012 - 08:52:12
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States have rounded off a two-day summit [...] Full text...

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Yayi Boni in Niamey for Summit of the Council of the Entente

17 december 2012 - 16:47:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - President Yayi Boni of Benin, who is also President of the Council of the Entente, was [...] Full text...

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Mahama’s election victory fills Ghanaian media

15 december 2012 - 08:15:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The decisive first round victory of President John Dramani Mahama and his ruling National Democratic Congress [...] Full text...

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'Libya attaches great importance to Africa'

14 december 2012 - 12:55:05
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libya attaches great importance to being part of Africa, Dr. Mohamed Al-Mégreyef, President of the General [...] Full text...

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AU chairman to attend 7th ACP summit

12 december 2012 - 22:32:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese president, Boni Yayi, who is also the current chairman of the African Union (AU), [...] Full text...

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Benin President Yayi Boni visits Accra

10 december 2012 - 15:50:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union (AU), Benin's President Thomas Yayi Boni, arrived in Accra, Ghana, [...] Full text...

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Benin TV station censored amid presidential pressure

09 december 2012 - 11:16:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has condemned censorship of Beninese private television station, [...] Full text...

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Benin media focus on alleged mastermind of attempted poisoning of Yayi

08 december 2012 - 07:43:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The media in Benin this week focus attention of the brief arrest, in Paris, France, of [...] Full text...

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Benin media focus on arrest of alleged mastermind of the attempt to poison Yayi

07 december 2012 - 20:28:14
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The media in Benin this week focus attention on the brief arrest, in Paris, France, of [...] Full text...

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Boni Yayi expected in Vatican on Sunday

16 november 2012 - 20:58:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Beninese president Boni Yayi will pay a three-day visit to the Vatican from Sunday during which [...] Full text...

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Mauritius hosts UN Global Forum on Migration and Development

12 november 2012 - 12:53:57
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) 2012, a UN initiative aimed at addressing the [...] Full text...

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Hollande hosts Dlamini-Zuma in Paris Wednesday

12 november 2012 - 12:42:59
Paris, France (PANA) - French President François Hollande will Wednesday in Paris receive African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, [...] Full text...

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Benin wants Belgium to shed light on plot to poison President Yayi

31 october 2012 - 19:43:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Benin has requested for assistance from the Belgian judiciary to help shed light on attempts to [...] Full text...

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Three persons arrested for attempting to poison Benin President

25 october 2012 - 12:05:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Three aides of Beninese President Yayi Boni have been arrested and detained in Cotonou for allegedly [...] Full text...

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UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs due in Benin Thursday

18 october 2012 - 11:37:18
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos was due in Cotonou Thursday [...] Full text...

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President Boni Yayi expected at the European Development Days

15 october 2012 - 21:36:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The current chairman of the African Union, Beninese president Boni Yayi, will attend the 7th edition [...] Full text...

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Pan African Parliament seeks more powers

15 october 2012 - 12:42:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Pan African Parliament (PAP), now in its third five-year term in Midrand near [...] Full text...

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Dlamini-Zuma assumes office as first woman AUC Chairperson

15 october 2012 - 11:43:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Monday officially assumed office as the Chairperson of the African Union [...] Full text...

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President Boni Yayi to attend Francophone summit

11 october 2012 - 22:11:42
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese president and chairman of the African Union, Boni Yayi, will attend the 14th summit [...] Full text...

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Several African leaders expected at European Development Days next week

10 october 2012 - 17:53:40
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Several African heads of state have confirmed they will attend the European Development Days, to be [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Dlamini Zuma to formally assume office as new AU chief

09 october 2012 - 21:17:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Africa's former foreign minister, Nkosozana Dlamini Zuma, is set to take over as Chairperson [...] Full text...

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AU chairman to attend Pan-African Parliament session

05 october 2012 - 21:07:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – African Union chairman, Beninese Boni Yayi, will on Saturday fly to South Africa for the opening [...] Full text...

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Boni Yayi for 67th session of UN General Assembly

21 september 2012 - 19:50:23
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese President and Chairman of the African Union Boni Yayi will take part in the 67th [...] Full text...

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SA Minister lauds trade opportunities in Benin

16 september 2012 - 09:16:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Elizabeth Thabethe Saturday returned from trip [...] Full text...

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Benin President Boni Yayi sacks three senior officials over corruption allegations

14 september 2012 - 22:12:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s President Yayi Boni on Thursday sacked three senior officials over corruption allegations. The officials are alleged [...] Full text...

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Late Ethiopian PM honoured with Grand funeral procession

02 september 2012 - 12:37:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians honoured their late leader Meles Zenawi in a grand fashion on Sunday, with a [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria will work with Ethiopia's new leadership to push African agenda'

02 september 2012 - 10:51:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday in Addis Ababa pledged that his country will work with [...] Full text...

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Yayi, Jonathan discuss bilateral and regional integration

27 august 2012 - 20:46:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President of Benin Republic, Boni Yayi, on Monday paid a one-day visit to Nigeria and held [...] Full text...

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AU envoy delivers special message from Yayi Boni to Jammeh

23 august 2012 - 14:37:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Benin’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Bako Arifari Nassiron, who was carrying a special message to Banjul from [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS wants late Ghana president Mills' legacy immortalized

10 august 2012 - 18:14:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, has said that the greatest tribute to [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Clinton in Ghana for Mills' burial

09 august 2012 - 21:22:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Accra on Thursday night to attend the burial [...] Full text...

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All now set for burial of Ghana’s late president Mills

09 august 2012 - 16:42:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - All is now set for the burial of Ghana’s late president John Evans Atta Mills on [...] Full text...

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Funeral of Ghana's late president enters second day

09 august 2012 - 08:30:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The three-day state funeral for Ghana’s late President John Evans Atta Mills entered its [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State due in Cotonou Friday

08 august 2012 - 14:17:36
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, is due in Cotonou on Friday as part of [...] Full text...

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President Mahama pays last respects to late predecessor (First Update)

08 august 2012 - 12:19:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama Wednesday paid his last respects to late President John Evans Atta [...] Full text...

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Funeral of Ghana's late president Mills begins

08 august 2012 - 08:12:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The three-day state funeral for Ghana’s late President John Evans Atta Mills began on Wednesday with [...] Full text...

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Benin president Yayi to participate in Sino-African cooperation forum

17 july 2012 - 20:27:04
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's head of state, Boni Yayi, is expected in China on Wednesday to take part in [...] Full text...

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AU, CAF sign pact to use football to promote peace

15 july 2012 - 09:31:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has received a boost in its efforts to promote peace in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to fast-track deployment of troops to Mali, sanctions renegades

02 july 2012 - 09:55:09
Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has decided to fast-track the deployment of over 3,000 [...] Full text...

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816 athletes chase 30 titles at Benin National Athletics championships

27 june 2012 - 16:31:47
Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) - A total of 51 delegations, made up of 120 officials and 816 athletes, are taking part [...] Full text...

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AU Chair, Boni Yayi, invited to 16th NAM Summit in Teheran

16 june 2012 - 14:51:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – President Boni Yayi of Benin and Chairman of the African Union (AU), will attend the 16th [...] Full text...

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AU chairman to participate in G20 summit

14 june 2012 - 22:39:12
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The current chairman of the African Union (AU), Beninese president Boni Yayi, will participate in the [...] Full text...

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