From Sharpeville to Durban: The unfinished fight against racial discrimination (Feature by UN Human Rights Office)

21 march 2026 - 07:43:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “The Sharpville massacre (is when) for the first time the violent nature of legalised racism — and [...] Full text...

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War-driven energy price spikes highlight value of renewables: UN climate chief

16 march 2026 - 12:52:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The disruption of global energy supplies is being felt worldwide, the UN’s top climate change official [...] Full text...

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Can workers compete with machines and stay relevant in the AI era?

31 january 2026 - 18:46:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - AI looks set to be transformative for us all, but it also brings a real risk [...] Full text...

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South Africa condemns US aggression against Venezuela at UN meeting

06 january 2026 - 09:38:20
New York, US (PANA) – South Africa’s International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says the US invasion of Venezuela undermined international [...] Full text...

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The Stablecoin Balancing Act (IMF article by Darrell, Odunayo Olowookere, Andreas Veneris)

09 october 2025 - 12:12:40
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Legend has it that gangster Al Capone hid the illicit origins of his wealth by [...] Full text...

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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)

27 july 2025 - 14:06:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...

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As AI evolves, pressure mounts to regulate ‘killer robots’ (By Conor Lennon, UN News)

01 june 2025 - 15:30:59
New York, US (PANA) - A world in which algorithms determine the fate of soldiers and civilians alike is no [...] Full text...

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Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns (By Laura Quinones, UN News)

25 april 2025 - 05:28:18
New York, US (PANA) - As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – [...] Full text...

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Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides

17 april 2025 - 19:05:39
New York, US (PANA) - Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between [...] Full text...

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Conflict, hunger, poverty impede children's early development: Rights chief

14 march 2025 - 08:27:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments everywhere are “letting children down instead of lifting them up” as conflict, hunger, poverty and [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief decries substantial rise in death penalty executions

25 february 2025 - 16:29:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International efforts to eradicate the death penalty came into sharp focus at the Human Rights Council [...] Full text...

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The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025 (By Conor Lennon, UN News)

30 december 2024 - 08:18:06
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the [...] Full text...

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Despite big hurdles, long journey to electric mobility begins across Africa

14 december 2024 - 12:42:24
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Switching to electric mobility is a no-brainer: tailpipe emissions cause poor health or even death [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian aid reaches children in Blue Nile first time in almost two years

27 november 2024 - 18:45:23
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in nearly two years of bitter fighting in Sudan, a humanitarian [...] Full text...

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15,000 transgender people in US military could be fired under Trump - Report

25 november 2024 - 15:45:04
London, UK (PANA) -Donald Trump plans to ban transgender people from the US military as soon as he is installed [...] Full text...

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Regaining modern values can reverse the slowdown in innovation and its rewards: IMF Blog By Edmund Phelps

16 october 2024 - 07:32:49
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Why do some nations experience mass economic flourishing while others do not? Why did [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics

26 june 2024 - 11:46:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] Full text...

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South Africa welcomes International Criminal Court arrest warrants

21 may 2024 - 10:29:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency has welcomed Monday’s International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA staff ‘not going anywhere’ despite forced closure of East Jerusalem compound

11 may 2024 - 06:33:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its [...] Full text...

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Is failure to resolve the Libyan crisis due to incompetence of UN envoys or selfishness of Libyan leaders?

18 april 2024 - 11:03:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The resignation of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes another resolution for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'

20 february 2024 - 16:44:03
New York, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday vetoed the latest resolution on Gaza at the UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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Emerging markets navigate global interest rate volatility: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Fabio Natalucci, and Jason Wu

02 february 2024 - 07:04:24
Washington, United States (PANA) - Global interest rates in recent months have gone on a rollercoaster, especially those on longer-term [...] Full text...

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Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report

16 january 2024 - 05:34:53
New York, US (PANA) - Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and [...] Full text...

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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises

16 january 2024 - 05:06:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Major global support for South Africa’s ‘genocide’ case

10 january 2024 - 08:18:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 1,000 international organisations have expressed support for South Africa’s case against “genocide” [...] Full text...

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New seeds, better seeds? World Bank Blog By Sergio Puerto, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University

17 december 2023 - 12:55:59
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to [...] Full text...

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Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent uptake of e-cigarettes

14 december 2023 - 14:17:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to protect children, as well as non-smokers and minimize health [...] Full text...

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Experts call for new focus on long-term health challenges due to childbirth

08 december 2023 - 06:40:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused [...] Full text...

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Ugandan newspaper criticises ICC bid to revive Joseph Kony war crimes trial

30 september 2023 - 19:05:55
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Efforts to revive the trial of Joseph Kony, leader of the northern Uganda rebel group, the [...] Full text...

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UN rights office ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters

15 july 2023 - 07:57:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was very concerned over reports of police [...] Full text...

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Relief in Senegal after President Sall rules out third term bid

04 july 2023 - 12:23:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Relief was the most widespread feeling in Senegal on Tuesday, following the announcement by President Macky [...] Full text...

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Scores killed or missing in collapse of traditional gold mining area

31 march 2023 - 08:39:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least ten people were killed and dozens feared missing when a traditional gold mining mountain [...] Full text...

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Sudan: rebel movements agree on inclusivity, critique UN attitude (news analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

22 march 2023 - 14:35:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary General representative to the Sudan, Volker Parthes, has come under heavy attack [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says skills and entrepreneurship are critical to Gambia

18 march 2023 - 19:38:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that for a country like The Gambia, skills, and entrepreneurship are critical [...] Full text...

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Sudan sees high level diplomatic visits, as it decides political future (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

04 february 2023 - 06:45:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The nature of the next government in Sudan seems to be of great interest, not only [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament Speaker's U-turn jeopardises Libya's electoral process

19 january 2023 - 19:28:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hope for a way out of the Libyan crisis with the recent announcement in Cairo, [...] Full text...

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Is the Sudanese army playing politics with civilian political parties? (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

15 december 2022 - 12:32:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lt-Gen. Abdul-Fattah Burhan, Sudan’s top military leader, who, on behalf of the army, last week signed [...] Full text...

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Solution to Libyan crisis torn between priority for elections, executive and the constitutional track

01 december 2022 - 19:05:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for solution to the Libyan crisis is still at the crossroads even as the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights controversy surrounding suspected presence of potassium bromate in bread in Libya

07 august 2022 - 16:00:30
Tricpoli, Libya (PANA) - There is growing controversy in recent days in Libya among several Libyan state institutions over the [...] Full text...

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Rabat denies allegations in HRW report on Morocco

29 july 2022 - 20:46:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Moroccan government has categorically denied "false and unfounded allegations" contained in the Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council to launch national reconciliation strategy

19 june 2022 - 15:37:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council will on Thursday launch its strategic vision for national reconciliation. This follows the [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya calls for respect of roadmap until June

10 january 2022 - 11:04:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has called for the respect of the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma's lawyers to argue return to jail ruling

20 december 2021 - 12:55:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma's lawyers will Tuesday argue his appeal against a court ruling [...] Full text...

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Doubts over elections raise questions on success of transition in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

18 november 2021 - 22:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The exacerbation of positions and accentuation of polarization around the December elections in Libya have cast [...] Full text...

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HNEC says 601 candidates file for Libya's parliamentary elections

15 november 2021 - 20:35:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 601 candidates had as at Sunday filed their candidacies for the 24 December [...] Full text...

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COP26 opens with calls for ambitious solutions to tackle climate emergency

01 november 2021 - 05:15:42
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The eyes of the world are on Glasgow, Scotland, as the United Nations climate summit known [...] Full text...

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UN report highlights problems of internally displaced persons

30 september 2021 - 04:54:50
New 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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Libyan Prime Minister visits Tunisia

09 september 2021 - 15:57:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba arrived in Tunis, Tunisia, on Thursday for a visit intended to [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian military chief decries foreign military presence in Africa

12 july 2021 - 18:30:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Monday raised alarm [...] Full text...

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Bamako public school teachers on strike for non-payment of salaries

28 june 2021 - 14:39:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Public school teachers in Bamako district have gone on strike effective Monday to press for payment [...] Full text...

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How to attract private finance to Africa’s development

14 june 2021 - 15:54:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought economic activity in Africa to a standstill and the continent’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 825 new cases

03 june 2021 - 14:03:26
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 825 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, from over 10,000 tests, [...] Full text...

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African policymakers face three challenges to lift economies out of worst health crisis

13 may 2021 - 15:09:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The second wave of the health crisis that hit sub-Saharan Africa earlier in the [...] Full text...

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AU Chair visits Sudan for new mediation effort on Ethiopia's disputed dam

08 may 2021 - 13:58:51
  Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo arrived in Khartoum on Saturday for a one-day visit to [...] Full text...

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Institutional mistrust retards child vaccination progress in Africa, new study

01 may 2021 - 10:07:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mistrust in local and national government plays a significant role in slowing down child [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Global health charity leaders optimistic about pandemic response

28 january 2021 - 10:24:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The leaders of a global health charity organisation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, have expressed optimism [...] Full text...

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Somalia severs ties with Kenya; expels diplomats

15 december 2020 - 12:10:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan diplomats in Somalia have been ordered to leave Mogadishu, the Somali capital, within seven days [...] Full text...

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IGAD to hold summit on Kenya, Somalia maritime dispute

14 december 2020 - 10:27:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A crisis Summit of the Horn of Africa's Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will convene on [...] Full text...

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Opposition leaders harassed, arrested during Presidential nominations in Uganda

03 november 2020 - 21:51:14
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan Opposition has faced harassment on the second and last day of the submission of [...] Full text...

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Guinean gov't blasts opposition candidate Diallo, his activists for 'premature' celebration of his 'victory'

19 october 2020 - 11:17:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Monday expressed "surprise and indignation" after scenes of jubilation on Sunday by [...] Full text...

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Contact sports resume but fitness dance, swimming not allowed in Rwanda

01 october 2020 - 00:02:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's ministry of Sports stressed Wednesday that contact sports had been allowed to reopen but gyms [...] Full text...

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First appearance in court of hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie dominates headlines in Rwanda

26 september 2020 - 17:07:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan media headlines were dominated this week by the the first appearance in court of the [...] Full text...

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The 'alleged kidnapping' of controversial hero of famous 'Hotel' Rwanda' film highlighted in Rwandan media

12 september 2020 - 16:55:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The alleged 'kidnapping' in Dubai of Paul Rusesabagina, a controversial hero in the famous 'Hotel Rwanda' [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader wants a coalition candidate to run against Alpha Conde in the next poll

03 september 2020 - 18:03:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement received Thursday by PANA, Guinean opposition leader and leader of Génération Citoyenne (GECI), [...] Full text...

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US-Sudanese relations discussed during short visit by US Secretary of State

26 august 2020 - 20:09:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Wednesday told senior government officials here the US administration would [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian lawyers fault Barrow’s emergency extension

10 july 2020 - 16:50:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Lawyers, under the banner of Gambia Bar Association (GBA), on Friday criticized President Adama Barrow’s emergency [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan PM Pierre Damien Habumuremyi arrested over cheques

06 july 2020 - 14:07:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Former Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, who is legal representative of Christian University of Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Rwandan papers highlight passing of Burundian President Nkurunziza

13 june 2020 - 16:08:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The untimely death of Burundi's leader, Pierre Nkurunziza, earlier Monday hit front pages of Rwandan newspapers [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Zimbabwe's coronavirus cases jump to 203

02 june 2020 - 15:04:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s total number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have risen to 203 from 178, largely due [...] Full text...

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AU warns states militarising lockdowns threatens ‘silencing the gun’ initiative

28 may 2020 - 14:11:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The use of lethal force and the militarisation of the state to enforce measures aimed [...] Full text...

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Kenya FA president grilled over $2.4 million AFCON funds

22 may 2020 - 13:03:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa was on Thursday quizzed by police over alleged embezzlement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana president warns of imminent lockdown

26 march 2020 - 09:50:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned that a lockdown is looming, as the country continues with [...] Full text...

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The judiciary: A facilitator or hindrance to democracy in Africa? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

26 february 2020 - 09:08:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In political science, the ‘trias politica’ model for the governance of the state, popularised in modern [...] Full text...

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IHRDA, 2 lawyers take Gambia to African Court over violation of citizens’ freedom of assembly, expression

12 february 2020 - 19:49:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Banjul-based rights institute, the “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA), and two Gambian [...] Full text...

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Guinea's capital on edge as shops, markets closed on opposition's call

28 january 2020 - 13:06:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Shops and markets remained closed on Tuesday in several districts in the upper suburbs of Conakry, [...] Full text...

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Guinean religious leaders call for postponement of parliamentary election

28 january 2020 - 10:41:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean religious leaders have called on the government to postpone the legislative election scheduled for 16 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda warns passengers about China coronavirus outbreak

22 january 2020 - 09:24:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's health officials on Tuesday issued a warning about the coronavirus which is spreading fast in [...] Full text...

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Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda

17 january 2020 - 15:08:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think [...] Full text...

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New report warns about severe desert locust outbreak across East Africa

15 january 2020 - 13:59:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A serious and widespread desert locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and [...] Full text...

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Why the Zimbabwe dollar is failing and continues to do so - Analysis

12 january 2020 - 17:00:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar is technically valueless. This is because the Zimbabwe dollar has lost well over 500 [...] Full text...

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Ugandan pop star Bobi Wine launches consultations for shot at presidency

04 january 2020 - 18:45:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Robert Kyagulanyi, a pop star whose stage name is Bobi Wine, has released a programme for [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an to defend national constitution

01 january 2020 - 18:30:54
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  -   President Adama Barrow said here Wednesday he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an in Dakar and in [...] Full text...

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Analysis: Kenyan athletes fly flag on top of the world

25 december 2019 - 17:08:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Eliud Kipchoge's exploits in marathon and Kenya's exceptionally good performance at the 2019 Doha World Athletics remain the [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: Sudanese women breathe air of freedom as infamous public order laws are repealed (News Analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

23 december 2019 - 11:54:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Believe it or not, some ladies are nowadays seen in Khartoum dressed in pants, tight pants [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight high-risk zone evacuations and demolitions

21 december 2019 - 19:23:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -Demolition of small residential houses and shops built in high risk zones of Kigali and its surroundings, [...] Full text...

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NGO seeks innovative approach for political leadership in HIV and health law in Africa

06 december 2019 - 17:41:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  While HIV status and reporting requirements raise legal issues related to patient confidentiality, one member of [...] Full text...

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Religious leaders urged to make climate change an 'evangelical issue' in Rwanda

27 november 2019 - 16:29:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's deputy chief of the environment management body has called on local religious leaders to make [...] Full text...

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2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum set for 2 December in Kigali

26 november 2019 - 15:56:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention forum, an international platform that creates a space to share different [...] Full text...

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Minister tells Nigerian Customs to allow fuel supply to border towns to power generators for telecom services

23 november 2019 - 19:49:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Pantami, has urged the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to allow [...] Full text...

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Sudan arrests Islamists linked to 1989 coup that put Bashir in power

22 november 2019 - 14:45:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese security has cracked down on members of the deposed president’s political party, the National [...] Full text...

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Rwanda wants its youth to be agents of change’ on climate action

13 november 2019 - 16:05:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) director general Coletha Ruhamya on Wednesday underscored the important role the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans supply of petroleum products within 20 kilometres of its land borders

07 november 2019 - 19:19:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In an unprecedented move, the Nigeria Customs Service has announced the cutting of supply of petroleum [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's new law to bring order to religious affairs fills legislative gaps, without addressing the roots of the problems (A News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

30 october 2019 - 12:29:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's newly adopted law to restore order in religious affairs has determined the organisation and functioning [...] Full text...

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Rwanda seeks to address key challenge in distribution of high quality drugs (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:19:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Reports of substandard medicines in Rwanda from China and India have drawn attention to one thing: [...] Full text...

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Tunisians vote Sunday to elect new president

15 september 2019 - 11:28:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president for the next [...] Full text...

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Rwanda seeks to address key challenge in distribution of high quality drugs (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:57:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Reports of substandard medicines in Rwanda from China and India have drawn attention to one thing: [...] Full text...

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Guinean Prime Minister announces upcoming consultations on Constitution on the Constitution

10 september 2019 - 13:22:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than a week after being appointed by President Alpha Condé to initiate discussions with the [...] Full text...

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Football in Libya between insecurity and passion for a very popular sport

06 september 2019 - 22:51:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Libya's growing insecurity threatens to undermine football, by far the most popular sport in the country. The [...] Full text...

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Controversy rages over the arrest of a presidential candidate in Tunisia

24 august 2019 - 17:59:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The arrest on Friday of one of the main candidates in the presidential election is provoking [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, DR Congo set for third quadripartite meeting in Luanda

19 august 2019 - 12:45:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Angola will on Thursday host the third quadripartite Summit of Angola, Rwanda, DR Congo and Uganda [...] Full text...

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Burundi's bid for SADC membership rejected

19 august 2019 - 11:41:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Burundi's bid to join the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been rejected once again after [...] Full text...

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Tanzania kick-starts construction of mega power project

26 july 2019 - 20:31:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, on Friday laid the foundation stone for the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Bulk of 17 million global children IDPs live in SSA - UN reports

09 july 2019 - 16:32:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The bulk  of the over 17 million children, estimated to be living in internal displacement as [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube dares legal experts over challenging SI 142 of 2019

08 july 2019 - 17:35:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, has called litigations in the courts over his promulgation of Statutory Instrument [...] Full text...

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Two lawyers file complaint to ICC against EU for crimes against humanity committed in Libya

12 june 2019 - 18:05:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Two lawyers, Omar Shatz and Juan Branco of Global Legal Action Network, have filed a complaint [...] Full text...

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Opposition parties decry pending reintroduction of Zimbabwe dollar

11 june 2019 - 15:33:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Political parties have decried the Zimbabwe government plan to re-introduce a fully-fledged currency before the end [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni meets opposition leaders, biggest opposition party boycotts

21 may 2019 - 11:57:27
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s president of 33 years, Yoweri Museveni, on Monday night met with leaders of three opposition [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe MDC splinter leader Khupe declares herself overall party chief

11 may 2019 - 18:22:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – President of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) splinter faction Thokozani Khupe has [...] Full text...

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Kagame mentions attempts by "negative forces" to destabilise Rwanda

08 may 2019 - 16:22:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday warned of “strong countermeasures” due to the presence of "negative [...] Full text...

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Economic, political policies in Zimbabwe; keeping US investors away - US Envoy

12 april 2019 - 21:59:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The American ambassador to Zimbabwe, Brian Nichols, says the Zimbabwean government's economic and political policies are [...] Full text...

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US dollar not good for Zimbabwe's industry - Minister Ndlovu

12 april 2019 - 20:08:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Industry and Commerce minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu, believes that the United States dollar is no [...] Full text...

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Uganda gears up to relaunch national airline

12 april 2019 - 20:00:06
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The government of Uganda is in advanced stages of relaunching the national airline carrier, Uganda Airlines, [...] Full text...

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‘Welfare of Libyan people’ is UN’s sole agenda - Guterres

05 april 2019 - 08:39:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Helping to promote a “Libyan-led and Libyan owned political solution” to resolve years of instability and [...] Full text...

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Zim Govt calls for pricing according to inflation and not forex rates

03 april 2019 - 13:17:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwean government has noted price increases in recent days and has called on industry to [...] Full text...

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Voting begins in nationwide elections to elect President, National Assembly members in Nigeria

23 february 2019 - 11:54:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has begun in various parts of Nigeria to elect the next president and the 109 [...] Full text...

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Presidential election campaign raises no excitement in south Senegal

06 february 2019 - 14:32:42
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Though Senegal's presidential election campaign for the February 24 poll kicked off on Sunday, it has [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Fourteen dead as Kenya quell terror attack

16 january 2019 - 11:32:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan security personnel finished their operation against a terror attack in Nairobi on Wednesday morning which [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to hold presidential and legislative elections as specified by constitution

04 january 2019 - 13:17:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Presidential and parliamentary elections in Tunisia will be held this year as specified by the Constitution, [...] Full text...

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Regional confab in Tunis debates changing nature of work, need for better education systems

21 december 2018 - 16:39:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Decision makers along with representatives from civil society and the private sector from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, [...] Full text...

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Kagame says digital jobs creation in Africa can stem current migration crisis in Europe

18 december 2018 - 16:45:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday said that one of the solutions to address the fundamental [...] Full text...

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African leaders in Nairobi to discuss exploitation of fisheries sector

26 november 2018 - 08:42:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders, ministers of environment and fisheries from Africa and around the world gathered in Nairobi [...] Full text...

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Chinese trade in rhino horns endangers wildlife species, says Kenya govt

07 november 2018 - 12:08:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has called a move by the Chinese authorities to authorise trade in rhino [...] Full text...

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Plastic-busting fungi may help tackle pollution, climate change: UN Environment

01 november 2018 - 05:04:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When it comes to helping green our world, organic mushrooms from the local market may be [...] Full text...

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Africa common position sought at ministerial summit on climate change in Nairobi

10 october 2018 - 19:10:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa needs to speak with one voice when it goes to the global climate change summit [...] Full text...

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UNHCR warns over Mediterranean rescue capacity

01 october 2018 - 10:06:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has expressed gratitude to Malta for its decision to allow 58 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Governor charged with murder of girlfriend

24 september 2018 - 16:56:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan Governor pleaded not guilty on Monday to the charge of murder in the case [...] Full text...

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South Sudan peace pact not excuse to mobilise for war - Museveni warns

06 august 2018 - 16:05:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has warned South Sudanese foes against using the peace agreement signed in [...] Full text...

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Researchers say scientific evidence does not support HIV criminalization laws

25 july 2018 - 15:36:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -– Twenty of the world’s leading HIV scientists have launched an evidence-based consensus that systematically refutes the [...] Full text...

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Legal battle mars Mandela anniversary celebrations

16 july 2018 - 14:00:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just days before the world commemorates the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth, the [...] Full text...

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South Africa hard-hitting court ruling over Xhosa initiation film

29 june 2018 - 10:27:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been widespread reaction to Thursday’s North Gauteng High Court ruling which found [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to host headquarters of African Arbitration Association

19 june 2018 - 16:19:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has agreed to host the headquarters of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA) to [...] Full text...

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Egypt denies widespread use of prolonged solitary confinement of detainees

08 may 2018 - 05:30:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian authorities have denied widespread use of prolonged solitary confinement as stated by Amnesty International’s [...] Full text...

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Low quality supplies of Oxytocin, misoprostol hamper efforts to improve maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa

17 april 2018 - 14:27:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The lack of access to safe maternal health services during the critical hours of childbirth remains [...] Full text...

thread Health

Anti-globalism threatens progress in hunger, poverty reduction - Report

20 march 2018 - 19:17:04
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) – Strong policies and global leadership are required to counter anti-globalism currently threatening improved food security [...] Full text...

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African Free Trade Area to ride new reform wave (News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali, Rwanda)

17 march 2018 - 17:55:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With current commitment of African Union (AU) member states in their ongoing negotiations to implement the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan researchers introduce steps to boost climate science

15 january 2018 - 12:05:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A team of researchers at University of Rwanda’s College of Science and Technology (CST) has developed [...] Full text...

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Rwanda destroys 130 tonnes of ammunitions

27 november 2017 - 15:40:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As part of its efforts to control the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, Rwanda [...] Full text...

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Kenya gears up for Kakamega Forest Marathon

18 november 2017 - 11:17:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is gearing up for the third edition of the Kakamega Forest Marathon on 25 November [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court to begin full hearing of presidential election petition

15 november 2017 - 07:21:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Supreme Court in Kenya is set on Wednesday to begin the full hearing a [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court hears arguments in new bid to nullify presidential petition

14 november 2017 - 17:54:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya's Supreme Court on Tuesday kicked off a marathon hearing of applications seeking to nullify the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's inflation rate inches up in October

10 november 2017 - 09:38:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's headline annual inflation increased slightly to 3.6 percent in October from 3.8 percent in the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan First Lady advocates joint efforts for comprehensive cancer care in Africa

07 november 2017 - 16:09:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan First Lady on Tuesday called on health researchers and policy makers from across Africa to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda trains radar engineers

05 october 2017 - 08:50:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A dozen radar engineers and operators recruited by Rwanda Meteorological Department are undergoing a one-week training [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: American firm to invest US$100 million in Rwandan power generation

24 september 2017 - 15:29:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A US company is to invest some US$100 million in a project to extract methane gas [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Polls body, parties' fallout complicate matters ahead of fresh elections (News analysis by David Jagongo, PANA Correspondent, Kenya)

15 september 2017 - 14:24:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The fallout in Kenyan elections took a new dimension Thursday when an MP, allied to President [...] Full text...

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Botswana: IMF says Botswana's economic activities recovered despite initial contraction in 2016

09 august 2017 - 13:25:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says although Botswana experienced a small contraction in 2015, economic activity [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU makes major strides to eliminate cross-border barriers to trade

30 june 2017 - 12:44:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is set to finalise the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) negotiations, [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana to consider PPP for infrastructure development

02 june 2017 - 08:21:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has been urged to consider public private partnership (PPPs) initiatives for infrastructure development across the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA to address al Bashir debacle at The Hague

30 march 2017 - 15:31:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has been summoned to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda Central Bank maintains moratorium on insurance companies

29 march 2017 - 08:54:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The National of Bank of Rwanda has maintained its decision announced earlier this month to place [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Medical personnel banned from using cell phones at work

09 february 2017 - 15:41:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan ministry of Health on Thursday banned all medical personnel from using their cell phones [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Mobilising private investments critical for Rwanda's energy for all agenda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali, Rwanda)

21 december 2016 - 07:14:30
Nyamagabe, Rwanda (PANA) – For the first time in her life in a remote rural village of Nyamagabe, a district [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan women jailed for abortion set to be freed (A News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)

13 december 2016 - 16:23:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government's pardon for dozens of women is seen as a move to free those [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: New crimes inquiry could shed light on French officials' role in 1994 genocide (News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Rwanda)

30 november 2016 - 14:27:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With diplomatic relations being slowly downgraded between France and Rwanda following recent France's announcement of plans [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: South Sudanese urged to unite towards 'creating national identity'

29 november 2016 - 05:51:08
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - All people in South Sudan, regardless of their ethnic affiliation, must unite towards creating a [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FIFA orders expansion of Kenyan football league

10 november 2016 - 13:50:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, has directed Football Kenya Federation to expand the Kenyan Premier League [...] Full text...

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South Africa: State required to present arguments over Oscar Pistorius's sentence

04 november 2016 - 12:59:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday said the State must argue [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: EU responds to El Niño, food security in Horn of Africa

27 october 2016 - 09:10:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Thursday announced a new set of actions to respond to the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma gets temporary reprieve as court blocks damning report

14 october 2016 - 11:54:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following a week of high drama, the North Gauteng High Court on Friday approved [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Environmentalists challenge Kenyan high speed railway project

12 october 2016 - 18:42:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan wildlife conservationists have stepped up a campaign against the construction of a new high speed [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Montreal Protocol ministerial meeting to focus on Ozone

12 october 2016 - 13:23:48
KIgali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 28th annual ministerial meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, scheduled to open on [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Death penalty has no place in the 21st century' - Ban

11 october 2016 - 07:51:47
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called the death penalty a cruel and inhumane [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Amendment of Montreal Protocol for climate change at crucial moment for Sub-Saharan Africa (News analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)

10 october 2016 - 14:33:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A high-level meeting of climate change experts and senior government officials from 192 countries, signatories to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda to host meeting on Montreal Protocol

07 october 2016 - 12:06:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A four-day ministerial meeting of signatories to the Montreal Protocol to control climate change-inducing hydrofluorocarbons [...] Full text...

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UN: Stronger science needed to end poverty, tackle climate change – Ban

19 september 2016 - 08:13:47
New York, US (PANA) - A greater place for science in international decision-making is essential to making real the blueprint [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: African countries set to key into new second generation weather monitoring satellite

16 september 2016 - 14:38:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Representatives of African meteorological agencies, gathered this week in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday committed to major [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Hearing of Zambia's presidential petition set for Monday

03 september 2016 - 09:53:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Constitution Court has set Monday for hearing the petition by opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema who [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda unveils new off-grid renewable energy support programme

26 august 2016 - 06:47:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A new off-grid renewable energy support programme dedicated to supporting private sector companies to deliver energy [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Christian body calls Kerry's visit divisive

25 august 2016 - 18:47:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Nigeria this week has annoyed the Christian Association [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: African countries commit to fight Climate Change by restoring forests

26 july 2016 - 11:56:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Africa’s environment leaders and experts have pledged to restore 100 million hectares of degraded forest lands [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: 'Sacking of Machar is sowing seed of new suffering in South Sudan'

26 july 2016 - 11:28:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan's opposition has been split down the middle with the appointment by President Salva Kiir [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya prepared for positive, negative consequences of Brexit vote

25 june 2016 - 22:37:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan government officials have warned that the outcome of the British referendum to pull out of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: The Chagos leads the headlines in Mauritius

25 june 2016 - 13:19:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The threat from the United Kingdom and the United States against Mauritius regarding the issue of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya to seek total ban on ivory trade at CITES Summit

26 may 2016 - 13:59:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said Thursday the recent burning of tonnes of ivory was a pledge [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Creating awareness among adult men to circumcise (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)

24 may 2016 - 10:12:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Despite government’s efforts at scaling up voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in Rwanda as part [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: African stakeholders set to boost growth investment in agriculture

05 may 2016 - 15:10:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Some 200 African stakeholders plan to work together with a view to transforming the agricultural sector [...] Full text...

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Zambia: London court hears Zambians' claims against mining giant Vedanta Resources

12 april 2016 - 15:24:20
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A three-day hearing in the High Court in London began Tuesday on behalf of 1,826 Zambian [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Burundi faces growing international pressure on AU peacekeepers (A News analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA correspondent, Kigali)

05 february 2016 - 10:20:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the death toll of killings in the Burundian the capital, Bujumbura, rising by the day, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma backs down ahead of court challenge on home upgrade

03 february 2016 - 09:55:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a major about-turn, President Jacob Zuma has backtracked on the Nkandla scandal which [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Declaring Gambia an Islamic state threat to 1997 constitution

12 january 2016 - 17:01:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s reference of his country as an Islamic Republic has no basis in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari's 2016 budget proposal, "defeat" of Boko Haram highlighted in Nigeria

26 december 2015 - 08:25:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari's 2016 budget of 6.08 trillion naira (about US$ 30.4 billion), unveiled on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Security concerns force ICGLR to relocate office, staff from Burundi

20 november 2015 - 14:39:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rising insecurity in Burundi has compelled the secretariat of the International Conference on the Great [...] Full text...

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UN: Obama says UN ideals answer to solving the world’s crises

28 september 2015 - 20:31:02
New York, US (PANA) - Warning against those who advocate authoritarianism and a return to the era of "might makes [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Sub-Saharan Africa getting grip on inflation

11 september 2015 - 09:35:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic supply shocks and shocks to exchange rate and monetary variables have been the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Public divided over public viewing of judges' "corruption" video

10 september 2015 - 15:33:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The public in Ghana, including lawyers, are divided on whether it is appropriate to publicly screen [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Climate expert says El Nino will not escalate in 7 Great Horn of Africa States

24 august 2015 - 13:43:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Although El Nino will continue to strengthen in the next few months, this will not [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda urges Burundi to return 30 detained nationals

23 august 2015 - 14:01:31
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Louise Mushikiwabo, says she has demanded the immediate return [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Pretoria to appeal Bashir court ruling

29 june 2015 - 13:24:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Monday confirmed that it will appeal the recent North [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Bashir barred from leaving South Africa

14 june 2015 - 13:37:58
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The High Court in Pretoria on Sunday granted an interim order preventing Sudanese president Omar [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Insurance firms eye higher growth prospects

05 june 2015 - 13:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan insurance firms sounded upbeat on the industry’s growth prospects on Friday ahead of Treasury’s presentation [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: ‘Keep out of presidential race’, EA law body advises Burundi’s Nkurunziza

30 april 2015 - 11:27:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza should refrain from seeking a third mandate because the country’s [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Govt. leakages, size of govt attract media attention

25 april 2015 - 13:56:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The continued leakages of secret government documents to the media and well as concerns over the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Ethiopia denies sick journalist medical care in jail

17 march 2015 - 13:47:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Ethiopian authorities have denied medical attention to journalist Temesghen [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Africa's adaptation to climate change to cost US$ 18 billion by 2050

11 march 2015 - 14:01:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Official estimates revealed Wednesday, on the sideline of the international conference on smart-agriculture research and climate [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Experts recommend improved info systems to enhance weather forecast dissemination in Africa

11 march 2015 - 09:03:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African governments should enhance the capacity of national meteorological services after it has been noticed that [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Govt. bans lotteries, casinos and all forms of gambling

01 march 2015 - 15:54:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government Sunday announced that it had banned lotteries, casinos and all forms of gambling [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Knowledge and innovation for Africa’s structural transformation (Viewpoint by Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Acting Chief Economist and Vice-President at the African Development Bank)

19 january 2015 - 11:57:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African economy has experienced a notable trend break in recent years – the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Al-Bashir appeals to rebels to join Sudanese peace process

01 january 2015 - 13:47:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan Wednesday saluted his compatriots on the occasion of the country’s 59th [...] Full text...

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Peru: NGOs accuse rich countries of wobbling over request to scale up climate change

07 december 2014 - 12:18:48
Lima, Peru (PANA) – As the first-week of the UN climate negotiations drew to a close in Lima, Peru, developed [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Personalized services to change telecoms business in sub-Saharan Africa

13 november 2014 - 13:04:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Although sub-Saharan telecoms markets still see growth in numbers of mobile subscribers, their revenue margins will [...] Full text...

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