Nigeria's main opposition parties ask elections chief to step down; demand fresh vote

28 february 2023 - 13:49:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's main opposition parties on Tuesday asked Professor Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President calls for review of infrastructure financing conditions in Africa

02 february 2023 - 15:10:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, who is also the current Chairperson of the African [...] Full text...

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Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million in Somalia

02 june 2022 - 05:22:54
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official [...] Full text...

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Television crew from state-owned broadcaster barred from opposition campaign rally in Tanzania

28 august 2020 - 20:47:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Television crew from Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) were on Friday thrown out of an [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency says Buhari not in danger from shooting at his Villa in Abuja

14 june 2020 - 16:19:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Sunday confirmed the altercations at the Presidential Villa in Abuja between First [...] Full text...

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Microsoft sets up African Development Centre in Nairobi and Lagos

15 may 2019 - 12:49:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Microsoft has invested in a $100 million Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nairobi and another site [...] Full text...

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Buhari again meets with security chiefs over worsening security situation

09 may 2019 - 18:09:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – For the second time this week, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with heads of Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Police officer injured in shoot out with abductors of President Buhari hometown chief

02 may 2019 - 18:16:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Katsina Police Command, Northwest Nigeria, on Thursday said its patrol teams at Kusada Division intercepted [...] Full text...

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Armed bandits kidnap Nigerian President Buhari's hometown chief

02 may 2019 - 07:29:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The wave of kidnappings and violence in northwest Nigeria continued on Wednesday evening with the kidnap [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Anti-graft body arrests ex-President Jonathan's private Secretary

17 may 2016 - 15:36:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday evening arrested former [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Shein wins Zanzibar's re-run presidential election

21 march 2016 - 11:58:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) has declared Ali Mohamed Shein of the ruling Chama Cha [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Rumours of election postponement dominate front pages in Nigeria

07 february 2015 - 09:42:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Growing apprehension that the 14 February general elections will be postponed dominated newspaper headlines in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Pan African bank delists from Botswana bourse

22 january 2015 - 12:35:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - ABC Holdings (ABCH), the parent company for BancABC, has announced plans to delist from the Botswana [...] Full text...

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Wife of detained Burundi opposition leader wants her husband released

12 december 2013 - 19:12:18
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The wife of a Burundian opposition leader, Frédéric Bavugimvugira, who was arrested for an alleged crime [...] Full text...

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Former Burundi VP jailed for adultery, rebellion

10 december 2013 - 15:49:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The former vice president of Burundi and the number two man in the opposition Front for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria investigators release reports of air crashes

17 february 2013 - 09:40:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has released the report of eight air crashes dating back to [...] Full text...

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More Burundian opposition leaders to return from exile

12 february 2013 - 11:53:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of the opposition National Council for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD), Leonard Nyangoma, announced [...] Full text...

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Nigerian state governor injured in car crash

28 december 2012 - 23:06:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Gov. Idris Wada of Nigeria's central Kogi State was seriously injured on Friday when his official [...] Full text...

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Shortlist for African Banker Awards announced

25 august 2011 - 14:06:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Banker Awards, given by the Pan African Magazine for which the award is named, [...] Full text...

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Voter registration, violence compete for front pages in Nigeria

05 february 2011 - 10:54:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian media were busy all week with stories from the voter registration, ending Saturday after three [...] Full text...

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Six opposition party members arrested in Burundi

09 august 2010 - 16:43:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- The Burundi police on Monday arrested six opposition party members and seized military equipment after a [...] Full text...

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HRW says violence, rights violations marred Burundi elections

02 july 2010 - 10:38:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Increasing human rights violations could undermine Burundi's electoral process unless the government takes immediate [...] Full text...

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Nigerian leader appoints new Aide de Camp

13 may 2010 - 19:11:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday appoin ted Lt. -Col. Ojogbane Adegbe as his new [...] Full text...

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Lack of migration data hampering cooperation, integration in Southern Africa

05 february 2010 - 11:58:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Efforts to foster socio-economic cooperation and integra tion within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and [...] Full text...

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German investor snaps up Zim bank

10 december 2009 - 09:25:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- A German financial services firm, African Development Corporation (ADC), has bought a controlling stake in a [...] Full text...

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General Sأ©kouba Konatأ© assumes interim leadership of Guinea military junta

05 december 2009 - 20:01:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- General Sأ©kouba Konatأ©, the Guinean Minister of Defen ce and second Vice-President of the National Council [...] Full text...

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Camara's ADC still on the run after shooting incident in Guinea

05 december 2009 - 14:30:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Lieutenant Aboubacar 'Toumba' Diakitأ©, who Thursday sh ot his boss and Guinea junta leader, Captain Moussa [...] Full text...

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Guinea Junta leader's ADC arrested over assassination attempt

04 december 2009 - 16:50:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Lieutenant Aboubacar "Toumba" Diakitأ©, the aide-de-cam p to the Guinean junta leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, [...] Full text...

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SADC condemns Madagascar coup

20 march 2009 - 17:34:00
Mbabane- Swaziland (PANA) -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) ha s unequivocally condemned the coup d’etat that ousted the [...] Full text...

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S/A leader urges Zimbabwe coalition govt to remain united

13 february 2009 - 18:07:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- South African President Kgalema Motlanthe Friday urged Zimbabwe's new coalition government to remain united to be [...] Full text...

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