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- 3 journalists die in Nigerian state governor's convoy accident
29 april 2012 21:40:10Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three journalists and a driver of the bus in which they were riding were killed Saturday in an accident involving the convoy of Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria's southern Edo state, the local press reported Sunday. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 21:40:10-thread Society (143words) - Kenyan officials urge caution after latest grenade attack
29 april 2012 20:54:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan officials called for extra-caution on Sunday after a grenade attack in a city church killed one and wounded 15 others in the second such attack to target worshippers. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 20:54:49-thread Society (277words) - CAF Champions League: Berekum Chelsea draws with Coton Sport
29 april 2012 20:28:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Berekum Chelsea played out a goalless home draw against Coton Sport of Cameroon in the first leg of the second round in the African Champions League match played in Berekum on Sunday. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 20:28:15-thread Sports (87words) - Kotoko snatches Ghana football league trophy
29 april 2012 20:20:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kumasi Asante Kotoko on Sunday clinched its 22nd football league title with a 0-0 draw at home to Berekum Arsenal that gave the club an unassailable lead in the Glo Premier League. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 20:20:18-thread Sports (123words) - Nigerian telecom giant Glo launches Ghana operations
29 april 2012 20:01:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nigerian telecommunication giant, Glo Mobile, on Sunday launched its operations in Ghana with a pledge for cheaper, more reliable and more efficient voice and data services. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 20:01:18-thread Sciences (251words) - CAF Confederation Cup: Tanzania’s Simba SC beats Sudan’s Al Ahly 3-0
29 april 2012 18:22:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s Simba Sports Club refreshed the hopes of its home fans and Tanzanians in general when it beat Sudan’s Al Ahly 3-0 in the two teams’ first CAF Confederation Cup encounter at the National Stadium here Sunday. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 18:22:39-thread Sports (111words) - African runners break course records at Duesseldorf Marathon
29 april 2012 17:28:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African runners on Sunday broke the men's and women's course records at the Duesseldorf Marathon in Germany, according to the online RaceNewsService. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 17:28:47-thread Sports (129words) - Violence forces abandonment of league match in Nigeria
29 april 2012 17:22:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian premier league match between home-team Sharks of Port Harcourt and the visiting Ocean Boys of Yenagoa was cancelled on Saturday after two Oceans Boys' players were wounded in an attack in the team's dressing room, Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 17:22:15-thread Sports (178words) - Death toll in Nigeria attack rises to 18
29 april 2012 17:09:45Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 18 people, including two professors, were killed in Sunday morning's attack on Christian worshippers at the old campus of the Bayero University in Nigeria's northern city of Kano, the local Leadership newspaper reported, quoting eyewitnesses who saw rescue workers removing the bodies. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 17:09:45-thread Society (252words) - Red Cross, partners to discuss humanitarian challenge in armed conflicts
29 april 2012 16:05:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The challenges of access to care in armed conflicts and other emergencies will be discussed Monday in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, at a follow-up meeting to the 31st Conference of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent held last December in Geneva, Switzerland. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 16:05:41-thread Society (309words) - President of the anti-slavery movement arrested in Nouakchott
29 april 2012 15:37:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Anti-slavery activist Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, President of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), was arrested Saturday evening by the Mauritanian police, PANA learnt here Sunday. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 15:37:26-thread Society (88words) - Sudanese President declares state of emergency in areas bordering South Sudan
29 april 2012 15:29:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's President Omar Al Bashir on Sunday declared a state of emergency in a number of provincial areas bordering neighbouring South Sudan. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 15:29:34-thread Politics (173words) - Libya's transitional govt declares 1 May national holiday
29 april 2012 14:50:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the first time in decades, Libyans will this year celebrate International Labour Day, following the declaration of 1 May as a national holiday by the Libyan transitional government. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 14:50:42-thread Society (76words) - African govts urged to free all imprisoned journalists
29 april 2012 13:41:28Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) has urged African governments to free all imprisoned journalists and "end the use of anti-terror laws against journalists". Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 13:41:28-thread Society (286words) - Sunday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
29 april 2012 13:34:32Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Sunday by the nation's central bank: Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 13:34:32-thread Economy (81words) - Duarte appointed coach of Gabon
29 april 2012 13:33:03Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Portuguese Paulo Duarte has been appointed head coach of Gabon's national football team, The Panthers, the Gabonese Radio Television (RTG) said, quoting the Sport Ministry. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 13:33:03-thread Sports (94words) - 8 killed in attack on Christian worshippers in Nigeria - Police
29 april 2012 11:46:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Sunday morning's attack on Christian worshippers in Nigeria's northern city of Kano left 8 dead and many more injured, Kano state police commissioner Ibrahim Idris said. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 11:46:32-thread Society (219words) - CAF Champions League: Defending Champion EST on course to group stage
29 april 2012 10:59:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Defending champion Esperance of Tunisia stayed on course for a berth in the group stage of the prestigious African club football competition CAF Champions League, after beating Dynamos of Zimbabwe 6-0 in the first leg of the round of 16 on Saturday. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 10:59:57-thread Sports (157words) - ECOWAS Contact Group on Guinea-Bissau meets in Banjul
29 april 2012 10:08:38Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The seven-member ECOWAS Contact Group on Guinea-Bissau is meeting in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, Sunday to discuss the next steps in the resolution of the current crisis in the country (Guinea-Bissau). Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 10:08:38-thread Politics (274words) - Rights group criticize Uganda over failure to investigate April 2011 killings
29 april 2012 09:51:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The government of Uganda has been criticized over its alleged failure to adequately investigate the use of lethal force by security forces that resulted in the deaths of at least nine people during protests over corruption and rising commodity prices in April 2011. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 09:51:07-thread Society (370words) - BREAKING NEWS: Gunmen attack Catholic worshippers in Nigeria
29 april 2012 09:32:38Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Gunmen on Sunday attacked Catholic worshippers at the old campus of the Bayero University in Nigeria's northern city of Kano, the military Joint Task Force (JTF) in the city said. Full text...©-Panapress-29 april 2012 09:32:38-thread Society (102words)
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