In Sudan, once more sports transcend all tragedies, bring hope to people
29 october 2024 - 05:56:39Sport report by Mohamed Osman AdamPort Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- It was a whistle that I could never forget, six months [...] Full text...
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Sport report by Mohamed Osman AdamPort Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- It was a whistle that I could never forget, six months [...] Full text...
UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria
18 september 2024 - 04:30:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods
10 august 2024 - 05:35:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long [...] Full text...
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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics
26 june 2024 - 11:46:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives
25 june 2024 - 19:36:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...
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Kenya's highest ranking military officer, eight others killed in chopper crash
18 april 2024 - 21:03:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's topmost ranking officer, the Chief of Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla, and eight others were [...] Full text...
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Mobile network operators in Ghana slowly reconnecting Internet
18 march 2024 - 08:46:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Mobile network companies in Ghana are working hard as they slowly reconnected the country to the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Senior Sudan official dismisses agreement between RSF, Coordination of Civilian Democratic Forces
04 january 2024 - 06:42:24Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, has dismissed the Addis Ababa Declaration signed [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: RSF signs agreement to end bloody war
03 january 2024 - 07:35:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Coordination of [...] Full text...
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Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)
07 december 2023 - 08:10:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...
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Libya storm: Top UN official calls for increased relief efforts to affected areas
18 september 2023 - 12:18:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stressed the importance [...] Full text...
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Sudanese fleeing Khartoum: wrath abroad, warmth at home (news analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent in Sudan)
27 april 2023 - 18:56:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A Sudanese senior diplomat in Egypt has advised his countrymen to stop heading for Egypt and opt, [...] Full text...
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Gambia government alert on market exchange rate fluctuation
26 april 2023 - 17:42:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of the Gambia has been alerted on the forex currency market exchange rate fluctuation [...] Full text...
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US says former senior officials of Gaddafi regime must be brought to justice
10 november 2022 - 11:34:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US delegate to the UN Security Council, Richard M. Mills JR., has said senior officials [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Foreign Minister received by Mali's Transitional president
10 september 2022 - 14:44:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Friday received in audience a [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson expresses 'deep concern' about Sierra Leone's violent protests
12 august 2022 - 06:09:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern about [...] Full text...
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EU High Representative urges inclusive national dialogue in Tunisia
12 july 2022 - 08:19:10Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has underlined an inclusive national dialogue as a cornerstone of any credible constitutional [...] Full text...
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African Union Summit opens in Addis Ababa
05 february 2022 - 16:05:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 35th regular Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government opened in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari Speaks With Guinea-Bissau’s President Embalo, condemns Tuesday abortive coup
02 february 2022 - 14:08:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday evening spoke with the president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, shortly after he survived [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari predicts massive shift from insurgency to peace, stability in Nigeria's Northeast region
02 february 2022 - 14:02:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari pledged on Wednesday in Abuja that Nigerians in the North East region would in the [...] Full text...
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Terrorists kill 34 persons, burn houses in Nigeria's Niger State
13 january 2022 - 06:56:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Terrorists on Wednesday attacked Nakuna and Wurukuchi communities in Niger State, killing 34 people in a [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya gives details of her work since arrival
24 december 2021 - 07:26:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During a visit to help implement intra-Libyan political, security and economic dialogues and support the postponed presidential [...] Full text...
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UN denounces detention of activists, normalcy returns gradually in Khartoum
06 november 2021 - 11:57:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has denounced detention of three political [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Mediation efforts to resolve Sudan crisis underway, UN envoy reports
02 november 2021 - 05:20:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Multiple mediation efforts are underway in Sudan one week after the military seized power, UN Special [...] Full text...
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UN report highlights problems of internally displaced persons
30 september 2021 - 04:54:50New York, US (PANA) - Nationally-owned solutions must be found for more than 55 million people displaced within their own [...] Full text...
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Chadian Army Chief canvasses 'effective collaboration' with Multinational Force in fight against terrorists
12 september 2021 - 15:44:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chadian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud, has called for effective [...] Full text...
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Nigerian State gov., Masari, laments insecurity level in Katsina, President Buhari’s home State
05 august 2021 - 19:16:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State, North central Nigeria, on Thursday lamented that 10 of the [...] Full text...
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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes
03 august 2021 - 17:09:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...
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Tigray fighting hampering relief operations in northern Ethiopia
30 july 2021 - 22:32:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations have faced serious challenges in delivering aid to the troubled Northern region of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 12 new infections, 2 deaths on Sunday
12 july 2021 - 18:28:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...
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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari
17 june 2021 - 18:30:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...
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Schools reopen in South Sudan after 14-month COVID lockdown
05 may 2021 - 05:13:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Coronavirus: Ghana becomes recipient of first COVAX vaccine shipment
24 february 2021 - 13:09:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Wednesday became recipient of first shipment of COVAX vaccine when it took delivery of [...] Full text...
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Mali's peace and reconciliation committee meets in Kidal
12 february 2021 - 18:31:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement resulting from the Algiers [...] Full text...
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‘Make peace with nature’, UN chief urges at Ocean Decade launch
04 february 2021 - 05:50:40Paris, France (PANA) - January marked the beginning of what many within the UN and beyond view as “the most [...] Full text...
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Nigeria military repels, kills “scores” of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Marti Army Camp
17 january 2021 - 16:42:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said it has “successfully” repelled “a Boko Haram/ Islamic [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military kills 50 bandits in Katsina, Zamfara States, Northwest Nigeria
10 january 2021 - 10:14:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria Sunday morning said four soldiers were injured and over 50 bandits killed [...] Full text...
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Kenya Airways, Air France KLM to end Africa-European strategic partnership
21 december 2020 - 23:58:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways and Air France KLM Group have agreed to mutually terminate their Africa-Europe joint venture [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF calls for priority vaccination of teachers
15 december 2020 - 11:33:38Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Henriette Fore, has called for priority vaccination [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Gov't forces engaged in 'stabilization efforts' after capture of regional capital
29 november 2020 - 17:37:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Force (NDF) says it is engaged in "stabilization efforts" following the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia paves way for treason charges against Tigray region's rulers
12 november 2020 - 23:43:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said here Thursday top officials of a regional administration would [...] Full text...
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Displaced persons want to return home: Deputy UN chief
11 november 2020 - 10:18:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, who is on a trip to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic robs children in poor countries of nearly four months of school
30 october 2020 - 06:29:55New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed children in the poorest countries of nearly four months of [...] Full text...
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Buhari to Nigerians: 'Desist from divisive statements'
28 october 2020 - 18:41:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged Nigerians to desist from making divisive statements that can threaten [...] Full text...
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Nigerian troops eliminate 38 bandits, arrest 198, rescue 108 kidnap victims in North West Nigeria
26 october 2020 - 18:50:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday said troops of Operation Sahel Sanity, one of the [...] Full text...
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Military says several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits killed, bandits/collaborators arrested in Nigeria’s Northern region
10 september 2020 - 18:58:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said that its troops successfully carried out many operations [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military allays fears of alleged terrorist attacks on Abuja, adjourning States, of solid security
06 september 2020 - 16:14:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire proclaimed in Libya welcomed with satisfaction
21 august 2020 - 21:29:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The declaration of immediate ceasefire in Libya by the main belligerents Friday was welcomed with satisfaction [...] Full text...
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GNA Chief, Turkish and Maltese FMs discuss issues of common interest
06 august 2020 - 17:43:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No new reported cases in 80 percent of the country, Sudan says
28 july 2020 - 19:42:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Tuesday announced that 14 out of the countries 18 states recorded no new case [...] Full text...
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Sporting activities slowly resume in Botswana
28 july 2020 - 11:00:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Sporting activities are slowly resuming in Botswana following the recent outbreak of the novel corona virus [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Penticostal church says 8,370 of its members, eight pastors killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists
02 july 2020 - 17:57:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The EYN Church says it lost over 8,370 members to Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin registers 1,187 cases of COVID-19 infections
29 june 2020 - 19:39:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin on Monday recorded 1,187 cases of COVID-19 infections, according to statistics released by the Health [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin records 36 new cases of infection
26 june 2020 - 22:19:51Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin recorded within 24 hours recorded 36 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the ministry of Health [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin reaches 1,000 cases of infection
25 june 2020 - 21:52:06Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin Wednesday reached the line of 1,000 people infected with the coronavirus (COVID -19), according to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana final year tertiary institutions reopen on Monday in first step to reopen schools
15 june 2020 - 06:31:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Universities and other tertiary institutions in Ghana will reopen on Monday for final year students to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana’s COVID-19 fight yields positive results
08 june 2020 - 17:18:09Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana on Monday recorded only one active COVID-19 case, authorities announced, as the southern African country [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military destroys two bandits' camps, kills "scores" in Northwest Nigeria
07 june 2020 - 15:25:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that “scores” of armed bandits were killed and their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya sets in motion plan to gradually ease economic lockdown
06 june 2020 - 20:24:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set in motion a plan to gradually ease the economic lockdown, lifting of movement [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No new contamination in Tunisia
05 june 2020 - 17:19:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Friday that for the second consecutive day, no new [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Defence Hdqrs launches offensive as military kills 392 bandits
04 june 2020 - 15:37:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 392 bandits were killed in the northwest and [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to reopen borders on 27 June
01 june 2020 - 23:16:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities Monday decided to reopen from 27 June the country's land, air and maritime borders [...] Full text...
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Bars, places of worship reopen in Benin
01 june 2020 - 21:43:36Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Bars and places of worship closed to counter the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count rises to 7,117; recoveries now 2,317
27 may 2020 - 07:13:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's coronavirus cases have increased to 7,117 with 153 new people testing positive, the Ghana Health [...] Full text...
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Barrow urges Gambians to be proactive, take appropriate strategies
23 may 2020 - 17:56:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to be proactive and realistic enough to squarely redefine their [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military kills 135 bandits in northwest states
23 may 2020 - 11:41:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed “no fewer [...] Full text...
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Ramadan without respite for Libyans, victims of military escalation (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
17 may 2020 - 20:48:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will have lived in 2020 the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, the most difficult [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius introduces bills in Parliament to deal with future pandemic
14 may 2020 - 06:45:43Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday, introduced the COVID-19 Bill and the Quarantine [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gaborone declared high-risk area
11 may 2020 - 19:33:50Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s capital city, Gaborone, has been declared a ‘high-risk area’, as part of efforts to curtail [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military kills 533 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, other bandits
06 may 2020 - 13:41:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria has said that a total of 533 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya's COVID-19 intensity graded to 'very serious' after 55 cases within two days
04 may 2020 - 21:49:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan health ministry officials upgraded the coronavirus spread in Kenya on Monday to 'very serious', after [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce Covid-19 bill to provide legal impetus to post-lockdown measures
02 may 2020 - 10:24:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Attorney General and Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin said here Friday a Covid-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana extends closure of borders by one month
01 may 2020 - 14:14:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday extended the closure of the country’s borders by [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military launch investigations into alleged Air Force bombing of civilians in northeast region
14 april 2020 - 15:16:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria has launched investigations into reports that air strikes conducted by the [...] Full text...
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Libya: Draft ceasefire agreement, "package to accept or refuse"
25 february 2020 - 18:36:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the government of national accord delegation to the Libyan 5 + 5 Joint [...] Full text...
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Libyan papers highlight UNSC resolution on ceasefire in Libya, war effects on civilians
15 february 2020 - 17:03:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the UN Security Council session which adopted a [...] Full text...
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Libya: Government combatants, pro-Haftar troops exchange bodies of people killed during Tripoli clashes
11 february 2020 - 23:00:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The government of national accord and troops of Marshall Khalifa Haftar Tuesday exchanged the bodies of [...] Full text...
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The US reaffirms support for efforts of Libyan authorities to dismantle militias
10 february 2020 - 23:14:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, reaffirmed here Monday the US support for the continued [...] Full text...
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Three committees established during Liby an economic dialogue in Cairo
10 february 2020 - 22:25:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting for the economic path of the Libyan dialogue in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Monday [...] Full text...
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UN says Libya's 5+5 talks end 'without full agreement'
09 february 2020 - 02:03:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first round of UN-brokered talks between military representatives in Geneva aimed at forging a lasting ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military to realign operations towards meeting objectives in the new year
31 december 2019 - 06:46:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government said on Monday that it would gradually withdraw military operations in some previously [...] Full text...
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Beninese president concerned with closure of border by Nigeria
27 december 2019 - 21:00:08Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese President Patrice Talon Friday told parliament he was concerned with the closure since August of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt fires additional 147 doctors, taking the total to 448 to date
26 november 2019 - 19:11:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government has fired an additional 147 doctors, taking the total number of sacked medical [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe govt fires 77 of the striking doctors as the strike reaches 63 days
05 november 2019 - 17:28:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has fired 77 doctors who were among striking medical practitioners who stopped reporting [...] Full text...
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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announces new coins to come next week
05 november 2019 - 00:13:22Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) announced here Monday it would begin circulating a ZWL(Zimbabwe dollar)$2 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 'Boko Haram now substantially defeated', says Buhari
16 october 2019 - 15:49:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday said his administration’s efforts to curb insecurity in the country [...] Full text...
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Libya: The US deplores pro-Haftar’s airstrike against equestrian club
07 october 2019 - 19:51:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The US embassy in Libya has deplored the recent escalation of violence and attacks against civilian [...] Full text...
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Thomas Cook bankruptcy raises concerns over tourism industry in Cape Verde
25 september 2019 - 17:33:49Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Tour operators on the island of Sal, Cape Verde's main tourist center, are worried about [...] Full text...
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South African High Commissioner to Nigeria says attacks in his country not xenophobic
03 september 2019 - 16:44:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – South Africa’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Bobby Monroe, on Tuesday denied reports of Xenophobic attacks [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army buries Commander, four soldiers killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria
16 august 2019 - 18:09:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday buried a Colonel and four other soldiers, killed by Boko Haram [...] Full text...
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'Long winter of discordance ahead in Zimbabwe' - MDC leader warns
16 august 2019 - 14:27:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party president Nelson Chamisa has warned of “a long winter of discordance” after [...] Full text...
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Buhari says peace in Libya will aid overall development of Africa
02 august 2019 - 07:40:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday said that a peaceful Libya will help the overall development [...] Full text...
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"We have brought normalcy with the return of the Zimbabwe dollar", says President Mnangagwa
25 june 2019 - 16:55:34Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, says the reintroduction of the Zimbabwe dollar has brought the country back [...] Full text...
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Police confirm killing of 34 persons by armed bandits in Northwest Nigeria
16 june 2019 - 11:12:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The bloodletting in Northwest Nigeria continued over the weekend as the Police have confirmed that armed [...] Full text...
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Mozambique cyclone appeal allots less than one percent to needs of women and girls
30 may 2019 - 15:53:32Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - Oxfam, Save the Children and Care are calling on donors to meet or exceed the proposed [...] Full text...
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Buhari meets with Northern Nigerian Governors, assures on security of country
27 may 2019 - 17:05:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Abuja gave assurances on security in the country, stressing [...] Full text...
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CSOs condemn post-election violence in Benin
08 may 2019 - 17:38:24Cotonou, 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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12 killed in cult clashes in Nigeria's Niger Delta State of Rivers
09 april 2019 - 14:20:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of killings across Nigeria has continued in the Niger Delta State of Rivers as [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian govt. bans opposition protest march
06 april 2019 - 09:26:29Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) – The Cameroonian minister of territorial administration, Paul Atanga Nji, on Friday banned a planned march by [...] Full text...
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Herdsmen kill scores, burn over 30 houses in northwest Nigeria
12 march 2019 - 13:02:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Attacks and counter-attacks in Kajuru, Kaduna State of northwest Nigeria appear unending as gunmen, suspected to [...] Full text...
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World Bank doubles budget support for Burkina Faso to US$100m
01 march 2019 - 11:51:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Director of the World Bank operations for Burkina Faso, Côte d'ivoire, Benin and Togo, [...] Full text...
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Armed hoodlums attack southeastern businesses in Lagos for favouring opposition party
25 february 2019 - 14:55:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Hoodlums in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos on Monday attacked shops and business premises of voters [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Special Forces cornering attackers at Nairobi hotel
15 january 2019 - 19:40:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Police have deployed a security back up force at the Dusit Hotel complex, where [...] Full text...
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Libya commemorates 67th anniversary of independence with hope for better future (By Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
24 december 2018 - 12:28:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As Libyans on Monday celebrate the 67th anniversary of the country’s independence and liberation from Italian [...] Full text...
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Saudi Arabia extends US$ 500m loan to Tunisia
29 november 2018 - 20:02:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president's political advisor, Noureddine Ben Ticha, on Thursday said that Saudi Arabia has lent [...] Full text...
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Buhari condemns killing of 55 persons in North central Nigeria in communal clashes
21 october 2018 - 14:58:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday condemned the latest communal violence in Kasuwan Magani, Kaduna State, [...] Full text...
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ECONEC, UNDP discuss support for Guinea Bissau polls
02 august 2018 - 08:14:24Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The delegation of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) led by its governing board [...] Full text...
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Buhari's 3-year score-card: Info minister says Fed. Gov't delivering on campaign promises
28 may 2018 - 14:07:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Presenting the three-year scorecard of Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, to Nigerians, the Minister of Information and [...] Full text...
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4 killed, 8 injured as Boko Haram suicide bombers strike in Northeast Nigeria
22 april 2018 - 15:45:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Four persons were killed and eight others injured as two Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked a [...] Full text...
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Life in South Sudanese town returns to normal thanks to UNMISS presence
28 february 2018 - 17:25:50Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Residents of Yei town in the Yei River area of South Sudan have commended the [...] Full text...
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13 killed, 53 injured in twin Boko Haram suicide attacks in Nigeria
03 december 2017 - 11:01:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Thirteen persons were killed on Saturday in twin Boko Haram suicide attacks in Biu, Borno State, in [...] Full text...
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Five die, four others injured in suicide attacks in Maiduguri
19 november 2017 - 11:01:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria police on Sunday said that five persons were killed and four others injured on [...] Full text...
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14 killed, 29 injured in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
16 november 2017 - 09:14:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Thursday said that 14 civilians were killed and 29 others were injured [...] Full text...
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Botswana issues travel advice over Zimbabwe situation
15 november 2017 - 10:40:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana on Wednesday issued a travel advice to citizens intending to travel to Zimbabwe following reports [...] Full text...
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Four suicide bombers killed, 8 civilians injured in attack in northeast Nigeria
07 november 2017 - 20:01:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Tuesday said that four suicide bombers died when they tried to infiltrate [...] Full text...
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Life gradually returns to Lome after 2 days of clashes
20 october 2017 - 13:06:30Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Activities are gradually returning to normalcy in Lomé after two days of clashes between security forces [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UNICEF welcomes Nigeria military's release of 752 women, children, elderly men
06 october 2017 - 06:27:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the release of 752 women, children and elderly men [...] Full text...
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US: UN offers new strategy to advance peace, stability in Libya
20 september 2017 - 22:18:52New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday launched a United Nations strategy to help bring about [...] Full text...
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DRC: 'Children’s access to education under threat from violence in Kasai region'
16 september 2017 - 07:23:56Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – A large campaign to get 150,000 primary school-aged children back to the classroom has kicked off [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma condemns high-profile Lesotho assassination
06 september 2017 - 11:04:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma has condemned Wednesday’s killing of Lesotho's army commander Lieutenant General Khoantle [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Uneasy calm restored in Kenya after restive post-election period
14 august 2017 - 18:40:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Calm has been restored and a semblance of normalcy resumed in Kenya nearly a week after [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Sporadic violence breaks out in Kenya after poll results
12 august 2017 - 14:38:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Several people are feared to have been killed in random shooting across the Western Kenyan towns [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria, EU sign 143m Euro deal to reconstruct Boko Haram ravaged Northeast
16 june 2017 - 06:51:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and the European Union (EU) Commission have signed an agreement for an EU-support package of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IGAD Summit approves master plan on Somali refugee assistance
25 march 2017 - 20:02:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - East African leaders have agreed on a comprehensive refugee assistance plan and called on world leaders [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military rejects accusation of killings in Northeast, 117 Biafran agitators
22 february 2017 - 15:30:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Defence Headquarters Wednesday rejected a report by Amnesty International, accusing it of allegedly killing [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt foreign ministers to meet on Libyan crisis
14 february 2017 - 11:17:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Foreign ministers of Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt will meet "very shortly" in Tunis on the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Summit approves Libya peace plan, calls for new unity government
31 january 2017 - 14:59:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Summit has unveiled a new peace roadmap for Libya and called for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Gunmen kill 3 police officers, two declared missing
08 january 2017 - 18:02:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Sunday confirmed the killing of three police officers and the disappearance of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN envoy discusses normalisation of Khartoum-Juba ties
05 january 2017 - 09:56:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General's joint special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Nicholas Haison has separately conferred with [...] Full text...
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Gambia: The Gambia, Jammeh and the proverbial bull in a China shop (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
01 january 2017 - 12:57:08Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia, a small West African country with some 1.9 million people is an agriculturally fertile [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari pledges to ensure peace in Guinea Bissau
28 december 2016 - 19:57:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that as Chairman of ECOWAS Contact Group on Guinea Bissau, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 2 suicide bombers killed, two civilians injured in northeast Nigeria
19 december 2016 - 15:31:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Monday announced that two female suicide bombers were killed on Sunday night [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army Chief says war against Boko Haram must end this year
05 december 2016 - 06:47:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has directed troop commanders tasked with the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IGAD meets in Nairobi over South Sudan violence
11 july 2016 - 13:44:05Nairobi, Sudan (PANA) - Due to the escalation of violence in South Sudan, Foreign Ministers from the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UNAMID condemns attacks by armed gunmen Darfur
10 may 2016 - 18:47:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has condemned Monday’s attack on a gathering of internally displaced [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Burundi defiant ahead of Summit on AU troop deployment
29 january 2016 - 10:42:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) has sounded a warning to Burundi, which insists it would accept talks [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU seeks unity govt. in S/Sudan
27 january 2016 - 22:26:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) called for the formation of a unity government for South Sudan [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report says 24 million children deprived of school in conflict zones
12 january 2016 - 13:59:08New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 24 million children living in crisis zones in 22 strife-torn countries are being deprived [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: I 'll keep every promise I made to Nigerians - Buhari
31 december 2015 - 22:28:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assured Nigerians that he would keep all the promises he [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Two pro-Compaoré supporters arrested over failed coup
06 october 2015 - 11:38:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two allies of former Burkinabe leader Blaise Compaore have been arrested over their alleged involvement [...] Full text...
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UN: Kafando urges UN to support democracy in Burkina Faso
02 october 2015 - 18:34:53New York, US (PANA) - Thanking the international community for strongly condemning the recent coup d’etat in Burkina Faso, and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari's diplomatic war efforts against Boko Haram reported in Nigeria
01 august 2015 - 08:21:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari's recent visit to Cameroon, designed to drum up support and collaboration in the [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Again, Nigeria's President rallies regional efforts for anti-terror fight
30 july 2015 - 10:48:32Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on a two-day visit to Cameroon, has again stressed the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: WFP donates US$700 million to Sudan for food assistance
09 july 2015 - 12:46:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) plans to boost development in the Sudan during the coming two [...] Full text...
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Cote d’Ivoire: 'Humanitarian crisis in lake Chad region requires huge long-term efforts'
21 may 2015 - 14:16:55Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has called [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Media focus attention on tribal conflict in East Darfur
16 may 2015 - 12:10:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In a rare show of solidarity with victims of the tribal conflict in east Darfur State, [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UNAMID denies attacking civilians, says UN peacekeepers responded to attacks
25 april 2015 - 18:06:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has strongly denied Sudanese newspaper reports on Saturday [...] Full text...
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UN: World Bank pledges US$650 million for Ebola recovery programmes
17 april 2015 - 16:17:15New York, US (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday announced that it would provide at least US$650 million during [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: French minister elated at Mauritania’s efforts in the fight against insecurity
11 april 2015 - 14:48:25Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The French Minister of Finance and Public accounts, Michel Sapin, has described as significant, efforts made [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Genocide commemoration week dominates front pages in Rwanda
07 april 2015 - 15:42:54Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda newspapers this week focused their comments on the 21st anniversary of the Rwandan genocide in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 2015 general elections fill Nigerian media
04 april 2015 - 08:38:36Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 2015 general elections, won by Opposition candidate, retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, overshadowed all other stories [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Decides 2015: President-elect seeks national reconciliation after rancorous campaign
01 april 2015 - 17:20:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Against the backdrop of a long drawn, acrimonious electioneering campaign, Nigeria's President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has embarked [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army commanders assess war against Boko Haram insurgents
16 march 2015 - 19:20:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Top Nigerian Army commanders and other principal officers Monday converged in the nation’s capital, Abuja, for [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief lauds Lesotho's peaceful elections
02 march 2015 - 07:45:26New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people of Lesotho on the peaceful conduct of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AfDB awards US$1m emergency relief assistance for drought victims in Somalia
12 february 2015 - 17:11:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) announced Thursday its award of US $1 million emergency [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS: Accept election shift in good faith, ECOWAS tells Nigerians
09 february 2015 - 13:26:37Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has urged political actors in Nigeria to respect the decision by the Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF says West African communities receiving Ebola’s orphans with open arms
06 february 2015 - 20:27:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the grief among the more than 16,000 children orphaned [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: EU announces 623m euros grant to Burkina Faso
03 february 2015 - 20:02:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The European Union (EU) on Tuesday in Ouagadougou announced a grant of 408.66 billion CFAF, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Pres. Jonathan pays surprise visit to Boko Haram stronghold
15 january 2015 - 22:51:05Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday undertook a surprise visit to Maiduguri, the epicentre of the Boko [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Jonathan issues directive on Baga massacre
12 january 2015 - 15:03:01Ibadan, Nigeria (PANA) - Amid a global outcry over the reported killing of 2,000 civilians in Nigeria's North-east town of [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: President Ouattara seeks international support for Ivorian presidential election
05 january 2015 - 17:27:35Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara on Monday urged the international community to back the country's Independent [...] Full text...
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UN: UN human rights chief laments on situation in South Sudan
15 december 2014 - 19:26:50New York, US (PANA) - Highlighting the "dreadful" situation of civilians in South Sudan, the UN High Commissioner for Human [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban welcomes Lesotho elections, reaffirms commitment to peace
10 december 2014 - 21:21:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday noted the recent announcement of national elections in Lesotho, to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa wraps up latest trip to Lesotho
02 december 2014 - 15:00:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday concluded his ninth visit to Maseru, [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Humanitarian situation in Mali demands urgent assistance'
15 november 2014 - 18:13:37New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN relief officials have warned that Mali is at a critical humanitarian crossroads and [...] Full text...
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Zambia: South Africa pays homage to Zambia for role in liberation struggle
25 october 2014 - 10:37:33Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – South Africa has paid glowing tribute to Zambia for the role it played in assisting liberation [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council tasks Mali parties on peace, 'spirit of compromise'
18 october 2014 - 07:24:48New York, US (PANA) - Welcoming the scheduled resumption on 19 October of the inter-Malian negotiation process in Algiers, the [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO chief calls for safeguard of Libya's cultural heritage
15 october 2014 - 20:02:22New York, US (PANA) - Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban expresses sadness over attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali
08 october 2014 - 18:28:27New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday voiced outrage at a fatal attack against UN peacekeepers [...] Full text...
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UN: UN confirms nine Niger peacekeepers killed in Mali
03 october 2014 - 18:13:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) confirmed Friday that nine peacekeepers from [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban seeks sustained int'l support for Mali
27 september 2014 - 22:21:44New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday said the international community must continue to support Mali [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Oil production drops in Tunisia
26 september 2014 - 14:54:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Oil production in Tunisia has dropped to 57,000 barrels/day this year, says the Tunisian Minister of [...] Full text...
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Libya: Oil production rises to 900,000 barrels/day
25 september 2014 - 12:15:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s oil production has now reached 900,000 barrels per day after the resumption of production at [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Breakthrough in Pretoria talks on Lesotho
16 september 2014 - 12:19:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Regional leaders from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF says 30 million children out of school due to conflict, crisis
08 september 2014 - 20:58:42New York, US (PANA) - Almost 30 million children are out of school in emergency or conflict affected countries following [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Lesotho PM still in SA despite talks breakthrough
03 september 2014 - 09:22:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Lesotho's Prime Minister Tom Thabane, who fled over the weekend, remains in South Africa [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Somalia sues Kenya over maritime boundary
29 august 2014 - 13:50:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia has taken Kenya to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over a boundary dispute in [...] Full text...
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Mali: UNDP to raise about 131 billion CFAF for Mali
25 august 2014 - 21:58:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will raise and invest in Mali about 263 million dollars [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council condemns deadly attack on UN Mali base
19 august 2014 - 07:30:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has strongly condemned last Saturday’s suicide attack on a UN base [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban condemns attack on UN Mali base
17 august 2014 - 16:10:56New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the suicide attack on a UN base in [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council calls on Malian parties to advance peace efforts
28 july 2014 - 17:52:15New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday commended the parties to the inter-alian dialogue on the [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban welcomes roadmap adopted by parties at inter-Malian peace talks
25 july 2014 - 17:37:22New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the Malian parties on the adoption of a roadmap [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 24-hour curfew imposed on Kaduna following bomb blast
23 july 2014 - 17:04:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Mr. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, the Governor of the North Central Kaduna State, which Wednesday was hit [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Highest advisory federal body raises hope on early rescue of Chibok schoolgirls
08 july 2014 - 18:33:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s highest advisory body, the National Council of States (NCS), rose from its meeting in Abuja [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban condemns explosion in northern Mali
01 july 2014 - 15:59:23New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned an explosion in northern Mali which killed a [...] Full text...
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UN: Official tasks Malian authorities on ensuring lasting peace
19 june 2014 - 21:12:22New York, US (PANA) - Mr. John Ging, Director of Operations in the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian [...] Full text...
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US: UN official says progress on political process key to stability in Mali
18 june 2014 - 20:29:59New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Herve Ladsous, says the time for peace talks [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Int'l community must help new Guinea Bissau authorities, says UN chief
04 june 2014 - 18:23:39Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The special representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa, Saïd Djinnit, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: How effective is state of emergency in tackling Boko Haram (News Analysis by Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Lagos)
15 may 2014 - 09:42:59Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria's National Assembly prepares to vote for a second extension of the state of emergency [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan, N'guesso task African leaders, AU on terrorism
13 may 2014 - 22:41:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After their consultations on regional security, Presidents Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria and Denis Sassou N’guesso of [...] Full text...
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US: UN, IOC sign formal agreement on sport for development, peace
28 april 2014 - 22:44:33New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief, Mr. Thomas Bach, on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria consolidating peacekeeping operations outside Africa (News analysis by Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent)
21 april 2014 - 14:35:48Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's successive participation in the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, particularly outside Africa since 1960, has placed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military says some students abducted by Boko Haram have been rescued
16 april 2014 - 17:22:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian military Wednesday said some of the students abducted from the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Media report two public apologies by government, opposition leader’s declaration
22 march 2014 - 07:08:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Two public apologies by the government in one week and the declaration of the main opposition [...] Full text...
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Benin: Opposition seeks end to social revolt
16 march 2014 - 12:22:48Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's opposition coalition has urged stakeholders to seek an urgent resolution of the social revolt which [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU boosts civilian protection in CAR with more troops
09 march 2014 - 06:51:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - More troops are to be deployed to the troubled Central Africa Republic (CAR) to provide [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Air Force chief pledges end to Boko Haram insurgency
04 march 2014 - 18:12:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As Nigerians worry over the continued violence being perpetuated by the Boko Haram terror sect in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan says Nigeria will overcome transient pains to become great shortly
27 february 2014 - 13:29:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed the hope that Nigeria will overcome the transient pains of the [...] Full text...
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Niger: Mali-Niger border residents meet in Niamey
20 february 2014 - 14:05:28Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niamey, the Nigerien capital, will host a meeting of residents of the Niger-Mali border area on [...] Full text...
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Libya: PM urges Libyans to shun violence
19 february 2014 - 14:21:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, has called on his compatriots to shun violence in the [...] Full text...
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