Guterres urges action against ‘rising tide of anti-Muslim hatred’
17 march 2026 - 08:09:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Monday urged countries to “work together” and eradicate a rising tide [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Monday urged countries to “work together” and eradicate a rising tide [...] Full text...
DRC: The horror of sexual slavery and tragedy of children born of rape
10 march 2026 - 07:14:44Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The scale of conflict-related sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is alarming, according [...] Full text...
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Radio Begum: A rare public space for women in Afghanistan -UN News
08 march 2026 - 16:48:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every morning in Kabul, several cars make their way across the Afghan capital to pick up [...] Full text...
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A surgeon and feminist, she fights against female genital mutilation (By Kenza Cissé, UN News)
06 march 2026 - 08:30:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To operate, to support, and to restore a part of their femininity that has been stolen [...] Full text...
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UN probe report warns South Sudan leaders pushing country towards full-scale war
27 february 2026 - 11:21:00Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan’s political and military leaders are systematically dismantling the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement on [...] Full text...
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‘A torture that never stops’: Sri Lanka failing survivors of conflict sexual violence, UN says
13 january 2026 - 20:39:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka remains largely unaddressed more than 15 years after the end [...] Full text...
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Funding cuts impact assistance to millions affected by drought in Somalia
23 december 2025 - 08:18:46Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Brutal slashes to aid budgets are hampering efforts to assist millions of people in Somalia affected [...] Full text...
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In Baghdad, Guterres hails ‘new chapter’ in Iraq as UN mission draws to a close
14 december 2025 - 07:49:04Baghdad, Iraq (PANA) - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is ending operations this month but support for [...] Full text...
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Can dialogue heal a fractured world? A UN-led alliance is making the case
12 december 2025 - 15:10:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 2025 draws to a close, geopolitical divides are deepening – North and South, East and [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council lays ground in race for next Secretary-General
15 november 2025 - 05:04:21New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council met on Friday for its annual debate over how it operates [...] Full text...
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One wrong letter: How new UN Convention will help prevent cybercrime (By Dina Neskorozhana, UN News)
24 october 2025 - 13:50:56New York, US (PANA) - Imagine this: you visit the familiar website of your local hardware store. Everything looks the [...] Full text...
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'Mental health support is not optional, it is essential,' says Guterres
12 october 2025 - 06:42:05New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts multiply, population displacement intensifies and the climate crisis strikes with increasing force, the [...] Full text...
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UN Women calls for political will and accelerated global action
16 september 2025 - 06:50:01New York, US (PANA) - More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by [...] Full text...
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Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns
10 september 2025 - 07:45:15New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common [...] Full text...
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WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers from increasing heat stress
21 august 2025 - 20:31:52(Embargoed until 08:00 AM CEST / 06:00 AM GMT on Friday, 22 August 2025)Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health [...] Full text...
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Myanmar: Rights investigators reveal ‘systematic torture’, sexual violence
12 august 2025 - 15:35:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-mandated independent investigators have uncovered “systematic torture” in Myanmar’s military-run detention facilities – including beatings, electric [...] Full text...
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Young people take the lead for a more sustainable future (Feature by UN News)
12 august 2025 - 05:51:22New York, US (PANA) - More than half the world’s population is under 30, and young people are leading grassroots [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: Ghana vs Algeria: Old Guard go head-to-head with First Timers (Preview by CAF Online)
19 july 2025 - 06:32:04Berkane, Morocco (PANA) - The Black Queens of Ghana return to the knockout stages of the TotalEnergies WAFCON for the [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: South Africa vs Senegal: From the pot and into the fire! (Preview by CAF Online)
19 july 2025 - 06:20:52Oujda, Morocco (PANA) - When Senegal line up against the reigning African champions South Africa, the Teranga Lionesses will have [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: Morocco - Mali: A clash of gloves in the heart of Rabat (Preview by CAF Online)
18 july 2025 - 07:56:52Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Mali arrived in Rabat dazed and disoriented, like a boxer on the ropes, after suffering a [...] Full text...
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Libya levels the playing field towards private sector growth
01 july 2025 - 07:57:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's economy showed promising signs of recovery in 2024 and remained resilient despite challenges arising from [...] Full text...
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Responsibility to Protect: An unfulfilled promise
26 june 2025 - 07:01:53New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has warned that the world today is failing to protect civilians from [...] Full text...
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Investments in aquaculture could create more than 20 million jobs by 2050
24 june 2025 - 08:03:07Entebbe, Uganda (PANA) – Aquaculture could generate as many as 22 million jobs by 2050, according to a new report [...] Full text...
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From Global South to the stars: A new space race
21 june 2025 - 05:57:40New York, US (PANA) - Once the exclusive domain of a handful of technologically advanced countries, outer space is now [...] Full text...
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WB approves $300 million to help Togo's agribusiness
13 june 2025 - 10:05:32Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) has approved $300 million to help Togo position itself as a [...] Full text...
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‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
11 june 2025 - 18:33:43Nice, France (PANA) - At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass [...] Full text...
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Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA
10 june 2025 - 06:57:50New York, US (PANA) - The global fertility slump isn’t down to young people turning their backs on parenthood – [...] Full text...
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Another first for Liberia: showcasing the new World Bank Group engagement approach and jobs agenda: World Bank Blog by Ousmane Diagana, Vice President, Western and Central Africa
06 june 2025 - 08:33:44Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia is a country of firsts – and contrasts. Founded in 1847, Liberia is Africa’s first [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF CL: Pyramids, Sundowns primed for second leg final
30 may 2025 - 11:04:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian club Pyramids FC will host their South African counterparts Mamelodi Sundowns in the second leg [...] Full text...
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AI threatens one in four jobs – but transformation, not replacement, is the real risk
21 may 2025 - 05:04:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women and clerical workers face the highest risk of their roles being radically transformed, prompting calls [...] Full text...
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2025 CAF U-20 AFCON: South Africa and Zambia settle for draw as both fall short of Group A top spot
09 may 2025 - 21:56:52Cairo, Ghana (PANA) - South Africa and Zambia played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw in Cairo on Friday evening, a [...] Full text...
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2025 CAF U-20 AFCON: Egypt held by Zambia as Group A remains wide open
04 may 2025 - 05:26:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hosts Egypt were left frustrated as they were held to a goalless draw by Zambia in [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns (By Laura Quinones, UN News)
25 april 2025 - 05:28:18New York, US (PANA) - As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
23 april 2025 - 05:11:55New York, US (PANA) - Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian boxer dies in Ghana ring
30 march 2025 - 13:24:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nigerian light-heavyweight boxer Gabriel Oluwaseun Olanrewaju, also known as “Success,” tragically passed away following an abrupt [...] Full text...
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World Health Day 2025 to spotlight women and babies’ survival, urging solidarity at a critical moment for global health
24 february 2025 - 19:22:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced the theme of World Health Day 2025, Healthy [...] Full text...
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AFCON competitions: Groups emerge after draws
13 february 2025 - 19:18:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the groups for three TotalEnergies Africa Cup pf Nations (AFCON) competitions for this [...] Full text...
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Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance
12 february 2025 - 05:14:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN-partnered project to distribute essential childhood cancer medicines has begun in Uzbekistan and Mongolia, [...] Full text...
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Global Risks Report 2025: Conflict, environment and disinformation top threats
15 january 2025 - 12:42:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The 20th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, released on Wednesday, reveals an [...] Full text...
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Ex-Mali boss Chelle appointed as Nigeria national football team head coach
09 january 2025 - 07:03:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has named Eric Chelle as the new head coach of the [...] Full text...
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Global Cooperation at a crossroads: Possibility amid rising geopolitical uncertainty
07 january 2025 - 16:02:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer offers a critical assessment of the state of global [...] Full text...
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2025 FIFA Club World Cup: African coaches react to tough groups
06 december 2024 - 13:28:55Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Some African coaches have reacted to the tough groups handed to them at the draws for [...] Full text...
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‘Breaking point’ reached on climate, while ‘outdated’ global system needs urgent reform: Guterres
20 november 2024 - 05:09:12Rio de Janiero, Brazil (PANA) - In a powerful appeal to the world’s largest economies during the G20 Summit, UN [...] Full text...
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COP29: Putting people at the centre of climate solutions: World Bank Blog By Mamta Murthi and Juergen Voegele
18 november 2024 - 08:36:22Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Climate change is an urgent human crisis. Since 2022, 400 million students worldwide have faced school [...] Full text...
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African cities strive to make roads less perilous for pedestrians and cyclists: UNEP Feature Article
12 november 2024 - 07:10:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - For Patience Ataliba, who lives in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, commuting was once a harrowing [...] Full text...
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1 in 7 children and teens impacted by mental health conditions: UNICEF
09 october 2024 - 19:40:37New York, US (PANA) - Around one in seven children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 are affected by mental [...] Full text...
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UN, EU and World Bank Group join forces to end violence against women and girls
27 september 2024 - 07:23:11New York, United States (PANA) - The United Nations, European Commission, and World Bank Group will make gender equality and [...] Full text...
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Rwanda’s 200,000 youths to benefit from IDA funded skills development programme
11 september 2024 - 10:22:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved new funding to empower and build the skills of more than [...] Full text...
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Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
07 september 2024 - 05:27:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF Champions League: Giants progress as first preliminary round concludes
26 august 2024 - 08:53:02Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League reached its climax on Sunday, with [...] Full text...
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Millions of young women suffer at the hands of their intimate partners: WHO
30 july 2024 - 06:06:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON: Draws to be held on Thursday history
02 july 2024 - 07:01:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The stage is set for another pivotal moment in African football as Johannesburg, South Africa, prepares [...] Full text...
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CAF Beach Soccer AFCON qualifiers fixtures confirmed
14 june 2024 - 07:09:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 14 nations eyeing places at this year’s CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...
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2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: African quartet handed tricky groups
06 june 2024 - 10:58:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia has set the stage [...] Full text...
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As IMF turns 80, mounting global challenges mean world must work together: IMF Blog By By Gita Bhat
04 june 2024 - 13:41:42Washington DC, USA (PANA) – As IMF turns 80, mounting global challenges mean world must work together. Our biggest challenges—from [...] Full text...
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WHO’s investment case launch draws expressions of support, pledges to sustainably finance four-year strategy
28 may 2024 - 18:41:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched an investment case that lays out the Organisation’s [...] Full text...
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WAFU Zone B U-17 AFCON qualifier: Burkina Faso beat Ghana 2-1 to reach final
26 may 2024 - 06:05:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Saturday beat Ghana 2-1 to qualify for the final of the WAFU B U-17 [...] Full text...
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World Bank issues new update on the Palestinian economy
24 may 2024 - 07:42:58Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – The World Bank has issued its latest update on The Impact of the Conflict in [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UN’s rights chief says horrified by escalation in fighting as famine draws nearer
18 may 2024 - 06:58:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official has personally intervened to try to stop spiralling violence in Sudan that’s [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Con. Cup: Chaabani's pedigree meets Gomes' ambition in finale
17 may 2024 - 05:59:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As RS Berkane and Zamalek SC prepare to lock horns in the second-leg of the TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Koller and Cardoso clash in dugout duel
17 may 2024 - 05:54:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As Al Ahly and Esperance prepare to clash in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final, the [...] Full text...
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CAF Champions League: Al Ahly's tough journey to the final
16 may 2024 - 07:27:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - TotalEnergies CAF Champions League reigning champions, Al Ahly SC, are on the cusp of extending their [...] Full text...
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Nouadhibou FC win seventh straight Mauritanian league title
14 may 2024 - 07:35:20Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouadhibou FC etched their name into the annals of Mauritanian football once again, clinching a record-extending [...] Full text...
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Mixed efforts to achieve energy goals highlighted at end of Sustainability Week
20 april 2024 - 07:50:15New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly called for the acknowledgement of mixed efforts to [...] Full text...
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Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign
16 april 2024 - 06:14:24New York, US (PANA) - With the ‘promise of a better world’ in mind, the UN Youth Office has launched an [...] Full text...
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IDA provides $340 million to enhance livelihoods of 3 million Ethiopians drought prone lowlands
30 march 2024 - 08:47:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians living in climate-affected lowlands of the country will receive new support, thanks to a [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Inter-club: Quarter-final draws on Tuesday
12 march 2024 - 08:50:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals draws will be made in [...] Full text...
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UN Commission warns South Sudan's repressive regime may fail to restore stability
01 march 2024 - 16:16:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked mass violence and entrenched repression in South Sudan threaten the prospects of durable peace and [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum to advance improved trade through technology at MC13
22 february 2024 - 14:23:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Economic Forum will convene 300 ministers, business leaders, trade leaders and experts, as well [...] Full text...
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Displaced women and girls in cities: World Bank Blog (By Sandra Joireman, Swati Sachdeva and Victoria Stanley)
21 february 2024 - 17:14:34Bangui, CAR (PANA) – One hundred and fourteen million people are forcibly displaced from their homes across the world, with [...] Full text...
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World Bank urges action for gender equality in artisanal, small-scale mining
05 february 2024 - 16:08:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Gender discrimination, enshrined in mining laws, and disregard for health, safety, and social protection [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Both final day matches in Group E end in barren draws
24 january 2024 - 19:07:29San Pedro, Cote d'Ivoire PANA) - The final group E matches of the 2023 TotalEnergy Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...
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Disinformation tops Global Risks 2024 report as environmental threats intensify
10 january 2024 - 11:15:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Drawing on nearly two decades of original risks perception data, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Morocco enters tournament as highest ranked team
21 december 2023 - 15:54:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco will go for next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023, as the [...] Full text...
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African Schools Football Championship: COSAFA Qualifying finalists emerge
16 december 2023 - 08:51:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa will play Malawi in the final of the Boys’ competition at the CAF African [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Heavyweight woes as Morocco win, Ghana and South Africa stumble
22 november 2023 - 05:24:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco made a winning start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying but several African heavyweights endured [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis
21 november 2023 - 19:44:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the severe health risks faced [...] Full text...
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Boosting agriculture and food system resilience is critical for reducing poverty in CAR: World Bank Report
16 november 2023 - 17:48:26Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in [...] Full text...
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Morocco retain top spot as Cote d'Ivoire drop in latest FIFA ranking for Africa.
27 october 2023 - 05:49:07Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco remain Africa's top-ranked team while Cote d'Ivoire dropped three places in the latest FIFA world [...] Full text...
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Benin adopts five-year micro-finance development policy
18 october 2023 - 16:29:31Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has adopted a five-year National Microfinance Development Policy for the period 2023-2027, official [...] Full text...
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AUC deploys Election Observer Mission to Liberia
04 october 2023 - 16:55:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As Liberia makes final preparations to hold its General Elections on 10 October, the Chairperson [...] Full text...
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CAF confirms 2023 AFCON Pot Seeding Ahead of 12 October Official Draw
22 september 2023 - 16:41:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With less than three weeks to the much-anticipated TotalEnergies CAF AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire official [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief blasts ‘politics of repression and division
11 september 2023 - 17:00:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: more than 7 million refugee children out of school
08 september 2023 - 19:09:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than seven million refugee children are out of school globally according to UN data – [...] Full text...
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IEA, AfDB to launch Joint Report on Financing Clean Energy in Africa
02 september 2023 - 11:37:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will launch the pioneering [...] Full text...
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Mali: ‘MINUSMA is leaving, but the UN is staying’, Mission chief says
29 august 2023 - 06:00:19New York, US (PANA) - While its peacekeeping operation in Mali, MINUSMA, draws to a close by the end of [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Women's Champions League: West African football clubs in Benin for qualifiers
19 august 2023 - 10:01:46Benin, Nigeria (PANA) - Football clubs from West Africa are in Benin, Nigeria, for the 2023 Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...
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Exciting changes in coaching line-ups ahead of Interclubs competitions
15 august 2023 - 07:13:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023-24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup campaigns will commence this Friday [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: “We made a statement”- says Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre
07 august 2023 - 16:16:14Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has shared her satisfaction with Nigeria’s performance at the 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigeria reach round of 16, despite barren draw against Ireland
31 july 2023 - 12:38:34Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Nigeria drew 0-0 on Monday with Republic of Ireland in a Group B, Day 3 match [...] Full text...
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Egyptian trainer, El-Badry, makes surprise Sfaxien exit
30 july 2023 - 16:11:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Veteran Egyptian coach, Hossam El-Badry, has stunned Tunisian club, CS Sfaxien, by resigning from his job [...] Full text...
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Bo Rangers retain Sierra Leone Football title unbeaten
24 july 2023 - 14:37:57Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Bo Rangers have etched their name into Sierra Leone football folklore after clinching back-to-back the [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s economy expected to recover its potential by 2025: World Bank report
19 july 2023 - 15:58:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A combination of domestic imbalances and external shocks in 2022 led to macroeconomic challenges in Ghana [...] Full text...
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2024 Paris Olympics: African Women qualifiers get underway on Wednesday
12 july 2023 - 07:06:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The road to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics African qualifiers in the women’s division officially gets [...] Full text...
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2024 Paris Olympics: African Women qualifiers get underway
11 july 2023 - 08:06:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The road to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics African qualifiers in the women’s division officially gets [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: ‘AKWABA’, the Official Mascot of TotalEnergies AFCON launched
08 july 2023 - 11:28:23Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Organising Committee, in collaboration with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and CAF, on Friday [...] Full text...
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CAF WAFCON, Women’s Champions League Qualifiers Draw for Wednesday, Thursday
04 july 2023 - 10:47:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The journey to next year’s TotalEnergies CAF Women's AFCON in Morocco and the CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: FIFA release pots for African draw
02 july 2023 - 10:58:02Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, have released the pots for the African draws ahead of the [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: An opportunity to win back the public – Coach Broos
17 june 2023 - 07:05:01Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African coach Hugo Broos says the Group K TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group International Anti-Corruption Alliance Forum 2023 opens in Abidjan
14 june 2023 - 15:05:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Bank and government of Côte d'Ivoire opened the 2023 Forum of the International [...] Full text...
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Medeama win maiden Ghana Premier League title
13 june 2023 - 06:06:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Medeama were crowned champions of the Ghana Premier League for the first time in their history [...] Full text...
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2022/23 CAF Confed. Cup: USM Alger happy at first-ever final appearance
26 may 2023 - 09:47:55Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger, simply known as USM Alger, will be playing in their [...] Full text...
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UN agencies call for protection of children on the move from violence
25 may 2023 - 05:20:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top advocate on ending violence against children joined UN agencies on Wednesday in [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Entertaining party draws curtains tournament
20 may 2023 - 08:35:06Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - After three weeks of competitive action on the pitch, the curtains of the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Former Champions Mali, Burkina Faso eliminated in semi-final
15 may 2023 - 07:37:33Constantine, Algeria (PANA) - Two former champions, Mali and Burkina Faso, were on Sunday eliminated after gruelling semi-final matches at [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Use of social media in the fighting: building on pros and rebuffing cons (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
12 may 2023 - 10:36:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With all Sudan's official mainstream media eclipsed, to the exception of the Sudan News Agency, the [...] Full text...
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2023 U-23 AFCON Draws: Draws to be made on Friday in Rabat
05 may 2023 - 06:42:49Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The draw for the 2023 Under-23 AFCON will be conducted at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer
28 april 2023 - 17:40:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 FIFA WC: African quartet handed interesting draws
23 april 2023 - 03:43:33Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - At this year's FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina, Africa has been handed interesting groups with [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian coordinator draws bleak picture of situation in Sudan
21 april 2023 - 17:08:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Friday described the past six days of fighting in the Sudan as [...] Full text...
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2023: CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup quarter-final opponents emerge
06 april 2023 - 07:49:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draws for the quarter-final stages of the African Champions League and Confederation cup quarter final [...] Full text...
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TotalEnergies CAF Interclub Quarter-final Draw tonight
05 april 2023 - 14:01:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the quarterfinals of the 2022/23 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup will [...] Full text...
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2022/23 CAF African Schools Football: Draws made
05 april 2023 - 13:07:57Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The draw for the 2022/23 CAF African Schools Football Championship was officially conducted on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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2022/23 CAF Confed. Cup: All quarter-finalists emerge
03 april 2023 - 06:09:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the final group matches played across Africa on Sunday, all the eight quarter-finalists have emerged [...] Full text...
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Food sovereignty: Senegalese president calls for African solutions
25 january 2023 - 15:59:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa must find solutions to the food insecurity situation it is facing, so that the continent [...] Full text...
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2022 draws to a close on hopes for resolution of crisis in Libya next year
29 december 2022 - 19:10:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In Libya, the years have almost all come together for almost a decade, with each time [...] Full text...
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Judge issues detention warrant for former Tunisian PM
20 december 2022 - 12:44:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An investigating judge at the Tunis anti-terrorism centre on Monday issued a detention warrant against the [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Final match goes into extra-time as Mbappe double draws France level 2-2 with Argentina
18 december 2022 - 17:11:36Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament at the Lusail Stadium in Al Daayen, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's urgent choices to reduce vulnerability to crisis: World Bank
15 december 2022 - 13:51:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s economy needs to grow faster to reduce poverty, the World Bank recommends in its latest [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to support implementation of roadmap to transition in South Sudan
14 december 2022 - 05:44:16New York, US (PANA) - There has been noticeable progress towards realising the peace deal in South Sudan over the [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum 2022 draws $31 billion in investor interest
07 november 2022 - 10:58:51Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This year’s Africa Investment Forum Market Days, the continent’s premier investment platform, has drawn $31 [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Co-Chairs of Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Africa Focus Group meet in Niger
28 october 2022 - 06:06:00Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Africa Focus Group has reaffirmed its commitment to [...] Full text...
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Wildfire, floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report
31 august 2022 - 05:55:25New York, US (PANA) - Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, [...] Full text...
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Fulani association draws attention of Malian government to amalgamation and stigmatisation of community
03 august 2022 - 20:25:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga received on Tuesday a delegation of the Tabital Pulaku Association, [...] Full text...
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Concerned by wave of arrests in Libya, UNSMIL calls for immediate release of detainees involved in protests
22 july 2022 - 16:04:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern about the "wave of arbitrary [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for action to provide migrant and refugee healthcare
20 july 2022 - 17:05:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of refugees and migrants face poorer health outcomes than their host communities, which could jeopardize [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$1,046.4 million ECF arrangement for Tanzania
19 july 2022 - 09:24:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board has approved a US$1,046.4 million Extended Credit Facility [...] Full text...
thread Economy
2021-22 CAF Champions league: it's Wydad Casablanca vs Al Ahly in Monday's final
30 may 2022 - 10:28:03Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The 2022 CAF Champions League final takes place in Casablanca on Monday night, with Egyptian powerhouse, [...] Full text...
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2022 WAFCON: Coach Randy Waldrum boasts 'Nigeria will be prepared to win it all'
02 may 2022 - 08:31:21Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Nigeria's female national football team coach, Randy Waldrum, says Nigeria will be 'prepared to win' all [...] Full text...
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Malian army receives Russian military equipment to fight terrorism
19 april 2022 - 12:43:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Malian Armed Forces, Major General Oumar Diarra, on Monday [...] Full text...
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World Cup 2022 draw: Senegal better served than other African representatives
01 april 2022 - 21:33:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Out of the five future representatives of Africa at the World Cup "Qatar 2022", from November [...] Full text...
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UN human rights expert concludes official visit to Khartoum, draws sombre picture about situation in Sudan
24 february 2022 - 16:19:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Human Rights Expert for Sudan Adama Dieng concluded an official visit to the Sudan where [...] Full text...
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South Africa defends stance towards Israel
31 january 2022 - 13:35:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says the government and Israel [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM stresses importance of a Constitution
24 january 2022 - 12:30:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has stressed that the crucial need for a Constitution for the [...] Full text...
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US applies 'carrot and stick' policy to bring Sudanese factions to negotiating table (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
20 january 2022 - 12:50:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior US State Department officials have embarked on hectic meetings with Sudanese stakeholders to resolve the [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Fate of defending champions Algeria in a balance as group stage draws to a close
20 january 2022 - 05:15:40Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - As the final matches in Group E in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kick off on [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Egypt have destiny in their hands as Group D draws to a close
19 january 2022 - 05:14:30Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - With Nigeria already through to the Round of 16 from Group D in the 2021 Africa [...] Full text...
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Draws for 2023 AFCON, 2022 FIFA final qualifiers to be held this month
08 january 2022 - 13:43:41Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The dates for the draws of the qalifiers of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), [...] Full text...
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2021-22 TotalEnergies Confed. Cup: Draw Procedure for Group Stage
27 december 2021 - 15:35:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the 2021-22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage will be conducted at CAF [...] Full text...
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Pan-African Council of Traditional and Customary Authorities to mediate between Mali and ECOWAS
21 december 2021 - 13:16:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the Pan-African Council of Traditional and Customary Authorities (CPATC) is in Mali as [...] Full text...
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Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO
08 december 2021 - 09:00:38Rome, Italy (PANA) - Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, [...] Full text...
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UN expert cites South Sudanese elite for looting oil revenue
23 september 2021 - 14:41:24Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders are undermining human rights and endangering security, the Commission on Human Rights in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria celebrate 30 years of women’s football with six-nation tourney
22 august 2021 - 08:08:39Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Determined to concretise 30 years of women’s football, Nigeria will stage a six-nation international tournament next [...] Full text...
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Rabat and Madrid have worked calmly to overcome dispute, says Mohammed VI
21 august 2021 - 15:10:20Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, revealed here Friday that his country and Spain had worked [...] Full text...
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CECAFA hosts successful TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League draw
09 july 2021 - 19:13:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Excitement has engulfed Eastern Africa after a total of nine clubs learnt their opponents following the [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire to host draws for WAFU Women’s Champions League qualifiers
04 july 2021 - 19:33:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The newly-formed CAF Women’s Champions League will take one giant leap towards realization on Monday, 5 [...] Full text...
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Home-based Super Eagles face Mexico in Los Angeles
29 june 2021 - 20:00:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) would literally be on trial when a full complement of players [...] Full text...
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WBG calls for South Sudanese Government, donor investment to support jobs, peace-building
29 june 2021 - 15:01:25Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A new World Bank Group report urges South Sudan to adjust public policies to support [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament Speaker reaffirms need to hold elections on 24 December
25 june 2021 - 11:35:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aguila Saleh, has stressed the need to hold elections in [...] Full text...
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2020-21 CAF Champions League: Wydad vs Kaizer Chiefs – Rivalry renewed
19 june 2021 - 05:03:46Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Twice African Champions, Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, host semi-final debutants, Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa, in [...] Full text...
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2020-21 CAF Champions League: Esperance vs Al Ahly, Clash of the Titans
19 june 2021 - 05:00:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four-time African Champions, Esperance of Tunisia, entertain Egyptian giants and record nine-time champions, Al Ahly, on [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay US$80,000 compensation to retired police officer
07 june 2021 - 19:18:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay US$ 80,000 to a former police officer, Evaristus [...] Full text...
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African teams know their opponents at FIFA Futsal World Cup, Lithuania 2021
03 june 2021 - 18:36:10Zurich, Switzerland (PAPA) - Following the draws for the FIFA Futsal World Cup, Lithuania 2021, held on Tuesday, 1 June, [...] Full text...
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AfDB extends US$84m to Rwanda to boost electricity access
01 june 2021 - 08:21:10Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved US$ 84.22 million [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Esperance bags 31st Tunisian league title, fifth in a row
20 may 2021 - 16:09:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The curtain officially fell on the 2020-21 Tunisian League season on Wednesday, with Esperance de Tunis [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Thrilling encounters in CAF draw for qualifiers
10 may 2021 - 17:46:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday hosted the [...] Full text...
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African teams’ road to FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup revealed
10 may 2021 - 17:36:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following draws conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, [...] Full text...
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Women's AFCON: Qualifiers' draw to be conducted on Monday
07 may 2021 - 11:41:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), or Morocco 2022, qualifiers, will [...] Full text...
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UN chief stresses ‘clear and urgent need’ for concrete multilateral solutions
25 april 2021 - 04:55:07New York, US (PANA) - Underscoring that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a “tragic reminder” of how deeply connected the [...] Full text...
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EBRD Green Cities welcomes Egypt’s 6th of October City to its programme
22 april 2021 - 13:16:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is signing up to a vision of green and sustainable cities. Under the guidance of [...] Full text...
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South Africa to compete in opening Olympic Games football match
22 april 2021 - 12:45:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has been drawn in the same pool as hosts Japan and Mexico [...] Full text...
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FIFA unveils groups for Tokyo Olympic soccer event
21 april 2021 - 16:50:21Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The 28 teams that have qualified for the Olympic football tournaments discovered their group opponents after [...] Full text...
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Veteran French football coach, Claude Le Roy, leaves The Hawks
13 april 2021 - 18:22:42Lome, Togo (PANA) - Claude Le Roy, coach of Togo during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Finals, is leaving [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo records 194 new cases
03 april 2021 - 12:52:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The curve of the coronavirus pandemic is not slowing down in Togo, which recorded 194 new [...] Full text...
thread Health
Ivorian coach of Malian club Stade Malien sacked for poor results
23 march 2021 - 07:00:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Ivorian coach of Stade Malien of Bamako, Mali’s defending champions, Rigo Gervais, has been sacked [...] Full text...
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Pan-African organisation holds conference on illicit financial flows
11 march 2021 - 16:42:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A two-day virtual multi-stakeholder conference on the theme, “Strengthening collaboration between the media and civil society [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister-designate denounces attempts to disrupt formation of government
01 march 2021 - 11:39:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Sunday denounced attempts to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region
26 february 2021 - 08:38:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the [...] Full text...
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New political party formed in Togo
23 february 2021 - 12:14:28Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A new political party, Pan-African Union for Democracy and Change (UPDC), was launched at the weekend [...] Full text...
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Kenya warns against ratcheting up tension among states of AU Mission in Somalia
10 february 2021 - 11:31:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has warned against attempts to stir up tension among African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) [...] Full text...
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AfDB assists West Africa to deliver carbon emission reductions, meet Paris deal commitments
09 february 2021 - 12:45:42Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has extended financial support to a project that will strengthen [...] Full text...
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AU, RECs must work in coherence for a successful continental integration - Moroccan FM
05 february 2021 - 15:37:07Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita said on Thursday [...] Full text...
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African civil society offers solidarity to Guinean activists
26 january 2021 - 23:49:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Several African civil society organisations here Tuesday affirmed their support for "the fair and noble fight" [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Football Federation releases 11.5 million FCFA to its clubs involved in African competitions
15 january 2021 - 16:43:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has released 11,500,000 FCFA to support its two clubs still competing [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Zuma gets 'Idiot of the Year' award
30 december 2020 - 11:32:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Sunday Times – South Africa’s biggest selling weekend newspaper – reserves a section [...] Full text...
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2020 closes hottest decade on record – UN weather agency
25 december 2020 - 06:19:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 2020 draws to a close, it leaves in its wake the warmest decade on record [...] Full text...
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Moroccan coach to head Guinea's Hafia FC
19 december 2020 - 13:34:28Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Hafia of Guinea, triple African champions in the 70s, plans to recruit the Moroccan coach, [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams South Sudan authorities for inaction on appalling abuses
15 december 2020 - 06:12:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch says South Sudanese authorities have failed to stem or investigate the appalling abuses by [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation
11 december 2020 - 19:41:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fund COVAX to reduce vaccination distribution inequity – UN chief
10 december 2020 - 08:12:43New York, US (PANA) - With so-called vaccine nationalism spreading “with full speed”, the UN Secretary-General has told journalists, following [...] Full text...
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Ensure safe and hygienic sanitation for all, UN urges on World Toilet Day
19 november 2020 - 20:42:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN marked World Toilet Day Thursday in a bid to reinforce the need for [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Cautious Kenya ready to face Comoros in return tie
13 november 2020 - 06:53:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After settling for a frustrating 1-1 draw in Nairobi, Kenya jet out to Moroni on Saturday [...] Full text...
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CAF presidency: Mauritanian Ahmed Yaya, 4th candidate in the race
10 november 2020 - 21:27:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As the deadline for bids for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) draws [...] Full text...
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Sudanese football league goes to the wire as giants Hilal and Merriekh clash on Saturday
23 october 2020 - 19:45:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The 2019-20 Sudanese league champions will be known on Saturday (24 October, 2020), when giants Al [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank approves $12 billion for vaccines
14 october 2020 - 12:55:33Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved an envelope of $12 billion for developing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: China joins global effort to ensure vaccine access for all
10 october 2020 - 06:45:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - China is among three additional countries to have signed on to a global initiative that aims [...] Full text...
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President Barrow draws curtain on same-sex marriage
17 september 2020 - 19:14:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, Thursday made it clear to those agitating for same-sex [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film 'No Yes' picked for 16th edition of Montreal competition
15 september 2020 - 14:34:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will be represented by the No Yes film of Tunisian director Mahmoud Jemni in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, UN agencies warn
09 september 2020 - 16:35:54New York, US (PANA) - The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 [...] Full text...
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Club Africain, Esperance share spoils in Tunis derby on Wednesday
27 august 2020 - 15:04:29Rades, Tunisia (PANA) - The long awaited Tunis derby between century-long rivals, Club Africain and Esperance, played on Wednesday, 26 [...] Full text...
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UN Representative in Guinea Bissau urges political leaders to enact reforms
11 august 2020 - 06:10:34New York, US (PANA) - Entrenched political divisions in Guinea-Bissau pose a serious threat to stability in the West African country, [...] Full text...
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Child trafficking in sport: FIFA backs new initiative to safeguard children
30 july 2020 - 16:23:27Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football Governing body, FIFA, is supporting a new initiative to end child trafficking in sport [...] Full text...
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Libya declares four-day holiday to mark Eid el-Adha
29 july 2020 - 22:20:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA) Wednesday declared four days of holiday [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Several irregular structures in Nouakchott to be demolished
26 july 2020 - 13:35:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several unplanned buildings in Tevragh-Zeina commune of Nouakchott are due for demolition in the next eight [...] Full text...
thread Urbanization
Nigeria extends Coach Rohr's stay at the helm
31 may 2020 - 07:24:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has announced a two-year extension of the contract of Gernot Rohr as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic closes 90 percent of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings
19 may 2020 - 05:36:17Paris, France (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the UN [...] Full text...
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Japan funds UNDP programme on assistance for hundreds of vulnerable groups in Sudan
11 may 2020 - 12:53:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Japanese Government today announced an additional US$2.4 million of funding for UNDP’s ongoing work to support [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: G5 Sahel presidents call for help
28 april 2020 - 23:43:18Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The G5 Sahel presidents Tuesday made a solemn appeal for international solidarity to help the sub-region [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Morocco draws on precautionary instrument with IMF to address pandemic
09 april 2020 - 09:41:17Washington, US (PANA) - Moroccan authorities have drawn on all resources available under the current ‘Precautionary and Liquidity Line’ (PLL) [...] Full text...
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UN draws dramatic picture one year after Haftar’s military offensive on Tripoli, calls for humanitarian truce
05 april 2020 - 19:45:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has painted a gloomy picture of the consequences of [...] Full text...
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