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- Mauritania rights group denounces repression of copper mine workers
20 july 2012 20:08:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Forum of National Human Rights Organisations (FONADH), an umbrella organisation of about 15 non-governmental organisations, on Friday strongly condemned the repression of a recent peaceful demonstration by workers of the Copper Mining Company of Mauritania (MCM) that led to the death of one worker and injuries to several others. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 20:08:52-thread Social (132words) - Malawi leader urged to honour 20 July, 2011, heroes
20 july 2012 19:10:58Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Family members and civil society leaders have asked Malawi President Joyce Banda to consider compensating dependants of victims of the 20 July anti-government demonstrations and consider declaring the day a national holiday. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 19:10:58-thread Society (443words) - UNICEF says 8 million people face starvation in East Africa
20 july 2012 19:00:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight million people in the Horn of Africa region, most of who were affected by the region’s worst ever drought, are in need of relief assistance exactly a year after a worldwide effort to save the region from a serious food crisis.Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 19:00:04-thread Agriculture (369words) - Kailash Purryag elected president of Mauritius
20 july 2012 18:50:09Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The National Assembly of Mauritius on Friday elected Kailash Purryag as President of the Republic, PANA learnt from parliamentary sources here.Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 18:50:09-thread Politics (68words) - Zimbabwe holds crucial elections to replace dead, expelled legislators
20 july 2012 15:21:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, said here Friday that the country would hold by-elections for 38 parliamentary constituencies which fell vacant after their sitting legislators either died or were expelled by their parties. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 15:21:40-thread Politics (208words) - UN says 62 million people need humanitarian support
20 july 2012 15:16:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Valerie Amos, has said that some 62 million people around the world currently need humanitarian help, stressing that ``food insecurity, conflict and natural disasters are the main causes for aid requirement''. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 15:16:17-thread Society (406words) - CPLP countries find antidote to hunger, says FAO Chief
20 july 2012 15:03:59Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Portuguese-speaking countries have found the right approach to tackling hunger - by a combined effort of governments, civil society and the private sector, so says the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, at a Summit of leaders of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) which began here Friday.Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 15:03:59-thread Agriculture (486words) - Nigeria considers 15-year age limit for passenger aircraft
20 july 2012 14:40:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is considering imposing a 15-year age limit on passenger planes operating in the country and the provision of low-interest loans to domestic airlines, as part of efforts to ensure the safety of air travel in Africa's most populous nation with a history of deadly Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 14:40:16-thread Economy (357words) - WHO issues guidelines on use of ARVs by at-risk HIV-negative people
20 july 2012 14:00:38Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guidance to countries that are considering offering HIV medications, known as antiretrovirals (ARVs), to protect people who do not have the virus but who are at high risk of HIV infection. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 14:00:38-thread Health (445words) - UN chief highlights role of South-South cooperation
20 july 2012 13:47:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has highlighted the importance of continuous South-South cooperation during a forum in Beijing, China, saying that ``strong ties between developing countries are essential for global economic growth''. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 13:47:32-thread Economy (360words) - Africa’s intra-regional trade to hit US$34.6b in 2022
20 july 2012 13:36:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) will increase Africa’s intra-regional trade to US$34.6 billion in 2022, according to a report launched on the sidelines of the just-concluded African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 13:36:28-thread Economy (444words) - Senegalese philosopher decries destruction of religious shrines in Mali
20 july 2012 13:12:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese philosopher Souleymane Bachir Diagne has described as a crime the destruction of several religious shrines in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu by Islamists linked to al-Qaeda. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 13:12:38-thread Culture (159words) - Nigeria's President sues for peace, unity as Ramadan fasting begins
20 july 2012 13:10:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the country's Muslims to offer special prayers for peace, stability and progress in the country, as this year's Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 13:10:35-thread Society (226words) - Malian Muslims begin fasting
20 july 2012 13:05:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Muslim community Friday began the fasting month of Ramadan after the moon was sighted Thursday evening in several parts of the country, according to the National Moons Sighting Commission. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 13:05:36-thread Society (96words) - 9th CPLP’s summit opens in Maputo (corrected)
20 july 2012 12:47:28Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The 9th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 12:47:28-thread Politics (184words) - 6 killed in Nigeria shooting, clashes
20 july 2012 12:41:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Six persons were killed in two separate incidents in Maiduguri, the home base of Nigeria's violent Islamic sect Boko Haram, on Thursday, the private Vanguard newspaper reported Friday. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 12:41:34-thread Society (289words) - Angolan media minister to witness CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards
20 july 2012 12:35:44Livingstone, Zambia (PANA) - Angola's Mass Media Minister Carolina Cerqueira has arrived in Zambia to attend the 2012 CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards ceremony, to be held in Lusaka Saturday. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 12:35:44-thread Society (116words) - Panel says Africa’s Olympic talent needs nurture, support
20 july 2012 12:27:34Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An African panel has said that in spite of the increasing sports talent pool available to the continent, its chances of winning medals at the four-yearly Olympics are dependent on how such talent is nurtured. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 12:27:34-thread Sports (462words) - Libyan Muslims begin fasting
20 july 2012 12:16:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Muslims Friday joined their counterparts around the world to begin the month-long Ramadan fasting, after the sighting of the moon in the north African country. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 12:16:51-thread Society (111words) - Ghana announces more oil discovery
20 july 2012 11:58:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The state-owned Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) on Friday announced that another oil discovery has been made in the West African state. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 11:58:37-thread Economy (276words) - SA's disgraced police boss, Selebi, paroled
20 july 2012 11:48:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s disgraced former police commissioner Jackie Selebi, who also served as the President of Interpol, Friday received a medical parole, clearing the way for his immediate release from prison. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 11:48:38-thread Society (166words) - Friday’s forex rates for Central African CFA
20 july 2012 11:37:57Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the CFA issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), as published here Friday by the financial institution: Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 11:37:57-thread Economy (70words) - Friday’s forex rates for Mauritian rupee
20 july 2012 11:36:52Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 11:36:52-thread Economy (67words) - Friday's exchange rates in Zambia
20 july 2012 10:32:28Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Zambian kwacha, as released by the Bank of Zambia Friday. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 10:32:28-thread Economy (1093words) - Nigerian Muslims begin Ramadan fasting
20 july 2012 09:51:52Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Muslims Friday joined their counterparts around the world to begin the 30-day Ramadan fasting. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 09:51:52-thread Society (104words) - Nigeria disowns Ping
20 july 2012 09:36:55Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has denied campaigning for former African Union (AU) Commission President Jean Ping in his re-election bid against eventual winner Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 09:36:55-thread Politics (304words) - Magistrate metes out corporal punishment to erring lawyer, others in Nigeria
20 july 2012 09:18:13Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Chief Magistrate irked by the distraction caused by a noisy lawyer in his court in Osogbo, in Nigeria's South-west, ordered him and his two clients to frog-jump for five minutes or be docked for contempt of court, the local media reported Friday. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 09:18:13-thread Society (173words) - US Embassy withdraws Peace Corps from Ghana's Upper West Region
20 july 2012 07:53:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The United States Embassy in Ghana has withdrawn all Peace Corps Volunteers from Upper West Region and warned its citizens to exercise caution while travelling in the area. Full text...©-Panapress-20 july 2012 07:53:01-thread Society (182words)
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