Namibia begins period of national mourning for late President Geingob

05 february 2024 - 15:59:04
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia on Monday began a national period of mourning following the death of President Hage Geingob on [...] Full text...

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Drone strikes on civilians in Burkina Faso apparent war crimes, says rights watchdog

26 january 2024 - 05:55:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three Burkina Faso military drone strikes that the government claimed targeted Islamist fighters killed at least 60 [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African photographer Peter Magubane dies

02 january 2024 - 07:51:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Peter Magubane, the anti-apartheid activist and renowned photographer, died on Monday at the age [...] Full text...

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Former Mali international goalkeeper dies in Bamako

26 december 2023 - 14:19:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former Malian international goalkeeper of the 60s and 70s, Seydou Traoré, nicknamed "Spider" in his [...] Full text...

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Dead bodies from natural disasters, conflict do not generally pose health risks - Red Cross, WHO

15 september 2023 - 16:13:57
Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) and two other sister organizations dismissed here Friday, amid devastating loss [...] Full text...

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Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group

24 july 2023 - 10:45:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Finland's President to undertake State Visit to South Africa

19 april 2023 - 10:35:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the Presidency on Wednesday confirmed that South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities

21 march 2023 - 06:39:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under [...] Full text...

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Sad and shocking story of Sudanese woman and her child who died in the Sahara

09 march 2023 - 20:26:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - International and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have recorded terrifying figures of illegal migrants who die on [...] Full text...

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Remains of Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu flown back home

20 february 2023 - 06:07:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The remains of Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu, who was a victim of the 6 February devastating [...] Full text...

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South African liberation hero Steve Biko's former cellmate dead at 72

16 february 2023 - 11:06:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African activist Peter Cyril Jones, who was with liberation hero Steve Biko, [...] Full text...

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Gambian pays last respects to late vice President Badara Alieu Joof

23 january 2023 - 17:39:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians Monday paid their last respects to the country's vice President Badara Alieu Joof, who died [...] Full text...

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Gambia government mourns vice president, Alieu Badara Joof

18 january 2023 - 14:15:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has announced with profound shock and sadness the death of his Vice President [...] Full text...

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Gambians pay last respects to late opposition leader Solo Sandeng after 7years

10 january 2023 - 16:31:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian bid final farewell to Ebrima Solo Sandeng, late opposition United Democratic Party propaganda secretary, who [...] Full text...

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Guterres pays tribute to former Pope Benedict

31 december 2022 - 18:27:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict who has died, aged 95, [...] Full text...

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French baguettes, Chinese tea ceremony, join protected heritage list by UNESCO

01 december 2022 - 05:57:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Holy Week in Guatemala, traditional tea preparation in China, and the artisanal knowledge surrounding France’s iconic [...] Full text...

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CAF, media mourn Senegalese sports journalist Salif Diallo

01 november 2022 - 13:03:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African and international media have paid tribute to [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to visit Buckingham Palace

10 october 2022 - 12:22:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – King Charles III will next month host the first state visit of his new [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 27 soldiers killed in ambush of humanitarian convoy in Burkina Faso's Sahel on 26 September

04 october 2022 - 14:22:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Twenty-seven Burkinabe soldiers were killed on 26 September in an ambush that targeted a humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwean opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days

21 september 2022 - 06:36:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey [...] Full text...

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Mauritius distributes one cent coins with effigy of Queen Elizabeth II to Metro passengers

20 september 2022 - 09:27:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - One cent coins with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II was distributed to passengers on Monday [...] Full text...

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Libyan Deputy chairman signs Queen Elizabeth II's book of condolences in London

19 september 2022 - 14:46:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Monday delivered a memorial speech on [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to return home after Queen's funeral to deal with energy crisis

19 september 2022 - 13:16:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will skip the UN General Asembly meeting in New [...] Full text...

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Deputy chairman of Presidential Council al-Kouni to represent Libya at funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

17 september 2022 - 13:59:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of Libya's Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, will represent the North African country at [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to observe national day of mourning Monday for Queen Elizabeth

17 september 2022 - 06:42:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius  (PANA) – Mauritius will on Monday observe a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to observe a day of national mourning following death of Queen Elizabeth II

10 september 2022 - 09:19:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will observe a day of national mourning on the day of the funeral of Queen [...] Full text...

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Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala dies

15 august 2022 - 12:32:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala died in the early hours of Monday. The founding [...] Full text...

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Tunisians vote in referendum on controversial draft constitution

25 july 2022 - 13:34:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)- The Tunisians are voting on Monday in a referendum on a controversial draft new constitution initiated by [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa salutes fallen liberation hero Jessie Duarte

17 july 2022 - 12:05:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday visited the Johannesburg home of liberation hero Jessie Duarte, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to ease sanitary restrictions from 1 July

29 june 2022 - 06:26:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Tuesday that sanitary restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tutu's trust slams Israeli police brutality

15 may 2022 - 10:11:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Archbishop Desmond Intellectual Property (IP) Trust has spoken out against members of the Israeli [...] Full text...

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Ghana condoles with Kenya over death of former President Mwai Kibaki

26 april 2022 - 16:25:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday condoled with the government and people of Kenya over [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana reopens land, sea borders as it eases pandemic restrictions

27 march 2022 - 21:56:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the reopening of the country's land and [...] Full text...

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Former Zambian President Banda laid to rest

18 march 2022 - 14:54:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda was on Friday accorded a state burial at the Presidential Embassy [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Hichilema declares Friday public holiday, day of burial of Zambian former President Banda

16 march 2022 - 15:30:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has declared Friday, 18 March, a public holiday. A statement issued by acting [...] Full text...

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Oldest Mauritian dies

01 march 2022 - 09:26:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The doyenne of Mauritians, Irène Ramsamy, has died, aged 108 years. Her passing was announced by her [...] Full text...

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Mali declares three-day national mourning for late former president Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita

21 january 2022 - 11:43:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goita, has declared a three-day national mourning period, starting [...] Full text...

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Malian government mourns death of former president Kéita

17 january 2022 - 12:14:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has expressed "deep sorrow" following the death of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...

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Army spokesperson says freedom to demonstrate is valueless if it leads to dismembering Sudan

13 january 2022 - 21:04:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A senior military official in Sudan has claimed that “targeting the army and the regular forces is [...] Full text...

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Arrest made in connection with South Africa's Parliament fire

02 january 2022 - 20:01:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An arrest has been made in connection with a large fire on Sunday that [...] Full text...

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Funeral service held for South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

01 january 2022 - 11:22:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A funeral service was held on Saturday for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at Cape [...] Full text...

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Libya mourns its great writer, Ali Mustapha al-Misrati

30 december 2021 - 19:48:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Thursday bid farewell to one of its prominent men of letters, writer Ali Mustapha [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Archbishop Desmond Tutu's body lies in state

30 december 2021 - 11:57:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The body of the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is lying in state at [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral to be held Saturday

28 december 2021 - 08:42:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cathedral bells around South Africa are ringing in recognition of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 190 new positive cases

14 november 2021 - 07:45:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities Saturday recorded 190 new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), a statement from the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius introduces series measures to mitigate spread of pandemic

12 november 2021 - 08:41:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday announced a series of restrictive measures for one month from [...] Full text...

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Trial date set for suspects in killing of South African national goalkeeper

25 october 2021 - 13:18:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Pretoria High Court on Monday announced that the trial of five men accused [...] Full text...

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Man gets 50 years in prison for raping and killing 11-year-old girl in Mauritius

11 october 2021 - 07:37:45
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Port Louis court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to 50 years in prison for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 108 positive cases

25 september 2021 - 05:55:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Minister Kailash Jagutpal announced on Friday that 108 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms support for his country's youth

14 september 2021 - 16:55:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed his support for the youth and his desire "to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 174 positive cases

14 september 2021 - 08:28:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Military junta in Guinea updates health measures to tame pandemic

08 september 2021 - 18:30:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's ruling National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD) has updated health measures relating to COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Princess Charlene discharged from South African hospital

05 september 2021 - 11:02:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Princess Charlene of Monaco has been discharged from a Durban hospital after experiencing a [...] Full text...

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Former First Lady of Benin, Rosine Soglo, to be buried on 11 September in Cotonou

01 september 2021 - 11:53:17
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The former First Lady of Benin, Honorine Marie Rose Vieyra Soglo, wife of former President Nicephore [...] Full text...

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Zambian President-elect Hichilema’s inauguration set for Tuesday

20 august 2021 - 12:58:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has confirmed the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be held on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya extends containment measures for further 60 days

18 august 2021 - 21:21:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has extended the nationwide curfew for a further 60 days upon [...] Full text...

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Corornavirus: Libya imposes two week curfew on some municipalities to combat infections

27 july 2021 - 13:15:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Government of National Accord has declared a two-week curfew in the municipalities of Central, Greater [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president warns public to adhere to safety protocols as third wave bites

26 july 2021 - 07:03:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With Ghana experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has warned [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Jailed ex-president Zuma attends brother's funeral

22 july 2021 - 15:58:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was jailed two weeks ago, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Tanzanian opposition leaders

22 july 2021 - 05:30:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on Tanzanian authorities to stop targeting the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Namibia’s capital running out of burial space

19 july 2021 - 14:22:01
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - At the rate people are dying of Covid-19, Windhoek, the Namibian capital's main cemetery at Pionierspark [...] Full text...

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Libyans to celebrate Eid Al-Adha with strict coronavirus protocols

19 july 2021 - 12:05:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will on Tuesday celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in an atmosphere marked by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects four new cases

13 july 2021 - 08:41:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that four new cases of COVID-19 have been detected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan govt closes of cafes, bans on public transport

11 july 2021 - 16:09:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has issued a decree closing cafes and banning the use of [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s founding father Kaunda laid to rest, Govt. declares 28 April public holiday in his honour

07 july 2021 - 13:30:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s founding father Kenneth David Kaunda who died on 17 June 2021, at 97, was laid [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Two military personnel killed by bandits during abduction of 140 students in Kaduna State buried

06 july 2021 - 22:21:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Northwest Nigeria Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan on Tuesday condoled [...] Full text...

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African leaders eulogize Zambia’s first President Kaunda

02 july 2021 - 13:38:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday led foreign heads of state and other dignitaries in the [...] Full text...

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World leaders arrive in Lusaka for Kaunda’s state funeral

01 july 2021 - 15:09:26
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Foreign dignitaries have started arriving in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, ahead of founding President Kenneth Kaunda’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to ease restrictions from 1 July

25 june 2021 - 08:23:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday announced that restrictions imposed in March 2021 because of [...] Full text...

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Priest and four companions kidnapped in central Mali

23 june 2021 - 13:30:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ségué parish priest, Abbé Léon Douyon, and four of his companions were abducted on Tuesday by [...] Full text...

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Late Zambia’s first President Kaunda to be put to rest on 7 July

21 june 2021 - 13:19:40
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on 7 July, 2021 in the capital Lusaka [...] Full text...

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Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, dies

12 june 2021 - 18:05:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The renowned Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, died on Thursday in Bamako at the age of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Club director booted out for embezzling FIFA Covid-19 funds

12 june 2021 - 06:59:09
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A minority shareholder at the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Bulawayo Province Division Two club, Sunrise Football [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritian PM, President Sir Anerood Jugnauth passes away

04 june 2021 - 05:47:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, died at the [...] Full text...

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Libya rejects Chadian defence minister's statement

08 may 2021 - 11:10:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has rejected  pronouncement by Chadian Defence minister, Gen. Daouda Ibrahim, who described the country as [...] Full text...

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Hundreds demonstrate against military rule in Chad

27 april 2021 - 11:12:32
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Hundreds of Chadians on Tuesday demonstrated in the capital, N'Djamena, and other localities against the Transitional [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council calls for restoration of constitutional order in Chad

25 april 2021 - 05:41:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has called for the restoration [...] Full text...

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Presence of al-Manfi at Déby's funeral a new vision of the Libyan authorities - LANA

24 april 2021 - 12:56:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The participation of the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, at the funeral of [...] Full text...

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Sudan and France underline the need to cooperate for security and stability of region following Debby's demise

23 april 2021 - 21:08:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum and Paris Friday underlined the need to cooperate in efforts to “strengthen security and stability [...] Full text...

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About a dozen heads of state expected in Chad on Friday for late president's funeral

22 april 2021 - 11:23:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About one dozen African heads of state and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to [...] Full text...

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UN chief mourns Chadian President Idriss Déby

21 april 2021 - 05:11:54
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underlined the world body's solidarity with Chad following the death [...] Full text...

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Suspect in the assassination of CMA president arrested in Bamako

15 april 2021 - 18:50:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A man suspected in the assassination of the president of the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Some 190,000 people inoculated with first dose of vaccine in Mauritius

02 april 2021 - 07:22:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Thursday said that a total of 190,000 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe issues Easter holiday regulations

01 april 2021 - 19:07:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Aware of a steady decline in COVID-19 cases, the government of Zimbabwe says it still remains [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's former president Magufuli laid to rest with full military honours

26 march 2021 - 18:03:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania's former president John Pombe Magufuli was on Friday laid to rest with full [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s late president Magufuli to be buried on Friday with full military honours

25 march 2021 - 19:12:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – All is set for the burial of the late Tanzania president, Dr John Pombe [...] Full text...

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Late Tanzania President Magufuli’s body arrives at his home town for burial

24 march 2021 - 18:43:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The body of former Tanzania president, John Pombe Magufuli, arrived on Wednesday at his [...] Full text...

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African leaders pay glowing tribute to fallen Tanzanian president Magufuli

22 march 2021 - 17:20:20
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – A cross section of African leaders on Monday paid glowing tribute to former Tanzania President John [...] Full text...

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Somber mood engulfs Tanzania as public funeral services of fallen president begin

20 march 2021 - 12:41:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Thousands of Tanzanians in somber mood, flocked the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam [...] Full text...

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Late Tanzanian president to be buried at his ancestral home on 25 March

19 march 2021 - 12:47:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli, who died from heart complications on Wednesday, will be [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour for fallen Pan-Africanism hero Magufuli from African leaders

18 march 2021 - 20:07:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders showered the fallen Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli with tributes on Thursday, extolling [...] Full text...

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Kenya declares seven-day mourning for fallen Tanzanian President Magufuli

18 march 2021 - 11:35:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a seven-day national mourning for the late Tanzanian President John [...] Full text...

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Tanzanians mourn late president Magufuli

18 march 2021 - 02:35:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, is dead. Dr Magufuli died at 6 p.m. on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya imposes stricter border surveillance, ban on political gatherings to battle pandemic

12 march 2021 - 19:27:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced more stringent measures to curb the spread of the [...] Full text...

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South Africa eases lockdown measures

01 march 2021 - 10:20:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Monday moved to its lowest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions following confirmation that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records 626 new, 6,480 active cases

28 february 2021 - 17:03:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A total of 626 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded in Ghana as at Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Guinea steps up measures to curb spread of Ebola virus disease

16 february 2021 - 12:25:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 115 contacts of the Ebola virus disease have been identified in Nzérékoré,  about 1,000 km [...] Full text...

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WHO expresses 'huge concern' about resurgence of Ebola in Guinea

15 february 2021 - 06:52:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed "huge concern" about the resurgence of Ebola in Guinea.  “It’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana restricts mass gatherings as cases spike

01 february 2021 - 05:26:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian authorities have reimposed measures restricting mass gatherings to check the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings laid to rest

27 january 2021 - 15:58:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghanaians said good bye to their longest serving leader, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings (Rtd), on [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo leads nation to mourn fallen former leader Rawlings

26 january 2021 - 10:24:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is leading the nation to pay the last respects to [...] Full text...

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Activities for former Ghana President Rawlings' funeral begin

24 january 2021 - 12:13:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Activities for the state funeral for Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings begin on Sunday with [...] Full text...

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Three killed in Tripoli Naval Academy explosion

20 january 2021 - 10:34:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three people were killed and four others injured on Tuesday evening in an explosion during a [...] Full text...

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Funeral of Ghana's late president Rawlings rescheduled for 27 January

12 january 2021 - 10:46:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The funeral of Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings has been rescheduled for 27 January, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 23 deaths, as Speaker tests positive

09 january 2021 - 15:51:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 23 COVID-19-related deaths with another high of 1,241 infections from tests conducted nationally [...] Full text...

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Former Malian PM Modibo Keita laid to rest

08 january 2021 - 09:45:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The late former Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Kéita, was buried on Thursday in the capital, Bamako, [...] Full text...

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7 killed in crash of FARDC helicopter in northeast DRC

04 january 2021 - 23:46:54
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Seven soldiers died and one was injured when two helicopters of the Armed Forces of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya extends overnight curfew in year-long battle against coronavirus

03 january 2021 - 17:54:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The night time to dawn curfew imposed on Kenya since March 2020 has been extended to [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, buried in Bamako

01 january 2021 - 20:47:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The funeral of Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who died of coronavirus on 25 December in [...] Full text...

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Unsuccessful Guinean presidential candidate Diallo prevented from leaving the country

31 december 2020 - 11:05:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Minister and unsuccessful candidate in last October's presidential election, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya buried in Bamako

30 december 2020 - 23:48:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died 17 October in Paris of coronavirus (COVID-19), was buried [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisséto be buried on Friday

29 december 2020 - 09:19:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who died last Friday in Paris from COVID-19, will be buried [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura, Bamako hold separate funeral ceremonies for former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya

28 december 2020 - 11:41:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A requiem mass is scheduled for Tuesday at the Regina Mundi Cathedral in Bujumbura, in memory [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya to be buried 29 December in Mali

26 december 2020 - 17:31:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on December 18 in Paris [...] Full text...

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Funeral of late Burundi president Pierre Buyoya to be held in Mali

20 december 2020 - 16:24:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The funeral of the late Burundi president, Pierre Buyoya, will be held in Mali at a [...] Full text...

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Malian government imposes state of health emergency for ten days

18 december 2020 - 20:35:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government Friday at the end of a Council of Ministers meeting decided to impose [...] Full text...

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Funeral of Ghana's former president Rawlings postponed

17 december 2020 - 11:27:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The funeral of Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings scheduled for 23 December has been postponed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali's interim president announces drastic measures to fight pandemic

01 december 2020 - 09:07:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, on Monday announced drastic measures to break [...] Full text...

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Funeral of Ghana's former president, Rawlings, to be held on 23 December

30 november 2020 - 19:15:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The funeral of Ghana's late former president, Jerry John Rawlings, will be held on 23 December, [...] Full text...

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Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré laid to rest took place this Tuesday in Bamako

17 november 2020 - 15:56:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The national funeral of former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré, who died on November 10 in [...] Full text...

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Mali declares three days of national mourning for former President Amadou Touré

16 november 2020 - 10:28:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will observe three days of national mourning from Monday, following the death of former President [...] Full text...

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Kenya FA chief pleads with government to allow league kick-off

15 november 2020 - 18:29:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa has called on the government to allow the resumption [...] Full text...

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Remains of former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré arrives in Bamako

14 november 2020 - 10:45:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The remains of the former Malian president, General Amadou Toumani Touré, arrived here Saturday at 6 [...] Full text...

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Ghana mourns former president J.J. Rawlings

13 november 2020 - 11:25:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is in a state of mourning on Friday following the unexpected death on Thursday of [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour in for late former Ghana President Rawlings

12 november 2020 - 18:28:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tributes have been pouring in for Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings, who died in Accra on [...] Full text...

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Funeral for former Malian President scheduled for Nov. 20

12 november 2020 - 17:52:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The remains of former Malian President, Amadou Toumani Touré, will arrive in Bamako on Friday and [...] Full text...

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Ghana President Akufo-Addo declares seven days of national mourning for Rawlings

12 november 2020 - 15:36:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared seven days of national mourning in honour of [...] Full text...

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Congo orders national mourning following death of former President Joachim Yhombi-Opangoy-Opango

29 october 2020 - 23:00:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso Thursday declared Friday a day of national mourning of former President Joachim [...] Full text...

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Five arrested for murder of South Africa's national goalkeeper

26 october 2020 - 13:30:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday announced that five people have been arrested in [...] Full text...

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South Africa Police record breakthrough in murder of national goalie

20 october 2020 - 15:08:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa Police have made a dramatic breakthrough in investigations into the murder of [...] Full text...

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South African family barred from burying corpse near Mandela's grave

08 october 2020 - 11:29:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla has secured a court order barring a burial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 81 new confirmed cases, 82 recoveries in Congo

28 september 2020 - 23:37:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The technical coordination of response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) Monday announced that Congo Sunday recorded 81 [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army buries senior officer killed by Boko Haram terrorists

22 september 2020 - 17:42:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Colonel Dahiru Chiroma Bako, Commander of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, who was killed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Ramaphosa announces major COVID-19 lockdown progress in South Africa

16 september 2020 - 18:27:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday night announced that South Africa has “withstood the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Mali's junta sends condoles bereaved family of former President Moussa Traoré

16 september 2020 - 13:52:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ruling military junta has sent its "deepest condolences to the bereaved family and to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo reinforces lockdown in three cities in the Central Region

27 august 2020 - 16:45:22
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has reinforced lockdown measures and epidemiological surveillance in three cities in the interior of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 213 new positive cases, caseload hits 33,106

26 august 2020 - 23:19:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Wednesday recorded 213 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections as the caseload rose to 33,016. President Uhuru Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya extends coronavirus curfew, eases ban on alcohol sale

26 august 2020 - 18:10:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended a nationwide curfew, currently in force, by a further 30 days [...] Full text...

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Togo pays tribute to 'national hero, statesman' Edem Kodjo as he is laid to rest

20 august 2020 - 18:50:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese and foreign dignitaries have paid tribute to the former Secretary-General of the Organization of African [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, ALIPH to rehabilitate Bandiagara Cliff in Mali

04 august 2020 - 14:37:56
Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Alliance for the Protection [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mbeki salutes fallen liberation hero

29 july 2020 - 18:53:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, on Wednesday paid tribute to the Soweto funeral [...] Full text...

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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa laid to rest in full military honours

29 july 2020 - 17:05:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s former President Benjamin William Mkapa was on Wednesday laid to rest in full [...] Full text...

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Tanzania national stadium re-named after departed former President Mkapa

28 july 2020 - 13:14:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s ultra modern stadium has been renamed after the country’s third President, Benjamin Mkapa, [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President Magufuli sheds tears as he bids farewell to departed former leader

28 july 2020 - 13:11:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian leader, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, failed to suppress a sob and wiped tears [...] Full text...

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UNHCR saddened at death of former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa

27 july 2020 - 14:54:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN Refugee Agency on Monday said it is deeply saddened at the passing [...] Full text...

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Tanzania announces 7 days of mourning for late President Mkapa

24 july 2020 - 10:40:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) – Tanzania has announced seven days of national mourning starting on Friday following the death [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN, Borno State Governor express horror over killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists

23 july 2020 - 12:28:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations  Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President announces nationwide curfew

21 july 2020 - 19:48:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew, citing the recent spike in COVID-19 cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Churches, mosques reopen as govt. eases measures in Rwanda

19 july 2020 - 13:13:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Worship centres in Rwanda were allowed to reopen across Rwanda as part of the government's plan [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, AU, EU and UN reps in Mali worried about the socio-political situation in Mali

13 july 2020 - 14:42:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the European [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo orders partial reopening of places of worship 17 July

12 july 2020 - 13:22:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Christian and Muslim worshippers will be praying in their churches and mosques from Friday, 17 July, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigeria youths driving disease spread as nation records 626 new infections

03 july 2020 - 11:42:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded 626 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing total infections in the country to 27,110.   Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Murdered Ethiopian singer buried Thursday

02 july 2020 - 14:31:50
Ambo, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of a popular Ethiopian singer whose assassination this [...] Full text...

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Kenyan parliament opens investigation into inaccurate laboratory results

01 july 2020 - 23:18:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan parliament Wednesday opened an investigation into the accuracy of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests conducted by [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media highlight state funeral of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza

28 june 2020 - 12:16:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The funeral services for former Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza held at Ingoma Stade in Gitega (Central [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Burundi records 26 new cases

27 june 2020 - 15:09:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 26 new coronavirus infections  bringing to 170 the number of sufferers, with 115 [...] Full text...

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Burundi declares Friday public holiday for funeral of President Nkurunziza

24 june 2020 - 10:36:54
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has declared Friday a public holiday for the funeral in Gitega, the new capital, of [...] Full text...

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Burundi National Assembly approves candidacies for the posts of PM and VP

23 june 2020 - 18:50:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Assembly on Tuesday approved the candidacies for the posts of Prime Minister and Vice-President [...] Full text...

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Burundi footballers mourn President Pierre Nkurunziza's passing

15 june 2020 - 15:14:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's  first division national football championship games took a break at the weekend until next Friday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya battles containment fatigue

03 june 2020 - 21:15:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are increasingly ignoring the measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, including maintaining social distance, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana eases restrictions on places of worship; schools to reopen for final year students

01 june 2020 - 07:40:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana on Sunday announced the easing of restrictions on places of worship because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Guinean musician Mory Kanté to be buried Tuesday in Conakry

25 may 2020 - 15:43:57
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté, who died on Friday at the age of 70 after a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after pandemic

14 may 2020 - 05:31:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Decades of neglect and under-investment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the [...] Full text...

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Mali: Kayes demonstrators take off, set fire to offices of the prefect and vice-prefect

13 may 2020 - 18:18:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Young Kayesians continued to demonstrate here Wednesday following the shooting death of an 18-year-old teenager by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on social gatherings to 31 May as positive cases hit 4,700

11 may 2020 - 07:52:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings to 31 May [...] Full text...

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Rwandan journalist Jean Burasa laid to rest

10 may 2020 - 08:15:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan journalist, Jean Glaubert Burasa, the Managing Director of Rushyashya, one of the Kinyarwanda language newspapers [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso's borders remain closed

05 may 2020 - 12:38:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso's government announced on Tuesday that the country's borders remain closed until further notice [...] Full text...

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Nigerien Minister of Employment dies

04 may 2020 - 18:02:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien Minister of Employment, Labor and Social Protection, and Chairman of the ruling Social Democratic Party, [...] Full text...

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Zambian Police investigate death of woman who died at the house of a catholic Priest

04 may 2020 - 17:59:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Police in the capital, Lusaka, have instituted an inquiry into the death of a 42-year-old [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana lifts partial lockdown on some cities, urban centres despite spike in cases

20 april 2020 - 05:25:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted a three-week old partial lockdown on three cities [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's influential President's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, dies of COVID-19 complications

18 april 2020 - 08:39:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Staff Malam Abba Kyari died here Saturday morning, official sources announced here, attributing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's influential President's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, dies of COVID-19 complications

18 april 2020 - 08:34:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Staff Malam Abba Kyari died here Saturday morning, official sources announced here, attributing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana’s lock-down measures against pandemic face challenges

13 april 2020 - 12:59:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Sunday said the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has continued [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on public gatherings by two weeks

12 april 2020 - 14:33:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the initial one-month ban on public gatherings, including [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian forces disperse demonstrators opposed to the burial of a COVID-19 victim

01 april 2020 - 17:02:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Security forces in the region of Bizerte (northern Tunisia) used tear gas on Tuesday evening to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe government moves to contain COVID-19

31 march 2020 - 16:11:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to minimize the spread of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Lockdown of three cities, two townships in Ghana goes into effect

30 march 2020 - 07:57:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A lockdown of three cities and a couple of townships in Ghana for 14 days went [...] Full text...

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Former Congolese minister dies in Brazzaville

28 march 2020 - 18:58:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's former sports minister and ambassador to China, Jean-Claude Ganga, died at his home on Saturday [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: President Barrow orders public transport in Gambia to cut down passenger load

28 march 2020 - 18:33:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Declaring a state of public emergency throughout The Gambia, President  Adama Barrow has ordered all public [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe announces 21-day lockdown as confirmed COVID-19 cases rises to seven

27 march 2020 - 23:52:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a 21-day lockdown starting on Monday as the number of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eritrea bans flights after three new coronavirus cases, public gatherings shunned

25 march 2020 - 23:19:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrea has banned passenger flights effective midnight on Wednesday, after three more passengers tested positive [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambian President Lungu announces 10 new confirmed cases

25 march 2020 - 11:29:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 10 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 12, President Edgar [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe to close its borders to curb possible COVID-19 infections

23 march 2020 - 20:40:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe will close its borders to human traffic, in a raft of measures announced on Monday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana closes all borders as positive cases hit 21 with one death

22 march 2020 - 07:58:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will close all land, sea and air borders to human traffic for the next two [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo closes borders, schools, cities

21 march 2020 - 11:03:32
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has closed its land borders to passengers for two weeks effective Saturday as it rolled [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Beninese Catholic Church suspends religious services

20 march 2020 - 19:49:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) has suspended, from this Saturday until further notice, the Eucharistic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo Bishops' Conference suspends Eucharistic celebrations

20 march 2020 - 19:38:20
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Bishops' Conference, as a contribution to the response to the coronavirus which is causing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Visits to patients at Brazzaville University Hospital Center suspended

18 march 2020 - 20:35:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The general manager of the University Hospital Centre of Brazzaville (CHU-B), the largest hospital in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New guidelines from Benin against the spread of Covid-19

18 march 2020 - 20:29:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin has just taken new measures against the spread of COVID-19, the first [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Two new cases registered in Brazzaville

18 march 2020 - 18:51:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two new cases of Covid-19 were notified on Wednesday in Brazzaville, after tests on a U.S. [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali suspends commercial flights from coronavirus-affected countries

18 march 2020 - 09:59:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has suspended, until further notice, commercial flights from coronavirus-affected countries, with the exception [...] Full text...

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Roundup: Coronavirus: African gov'ts take stringent measures to contain virus

16 march 2020 - 10:38:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the rise in Africa, several countries at the weekend [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana closes schools, bans public gatherings

16 march 2020 - 03:34:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced far-reaching measures including the closure of schools [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya implements travel restrictions after two new confirmed cases

15 march 2020 - 21:37:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two more people in Kenya on Sunday tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number so [...] Full text...

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Ghana makes available $100 million in coronavirus preparedness plan

11 march 2020 - 21:08:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday said he has directed the Minister of Finance [...] Full text...

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Mali: Two bank security guards killed in Timbuktu

10 march 2020 - 13:44:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two security guards were gunned down by unidentified armed men on Sunday outside the Malian Solidarity [...] Full text...

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Guinean govt. pays tribute to 8 footballers killed in road accident

09 march 2020 - 22:27:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – ‘’We reaffirm our condolences to the families of the victims. Death is inevitable, but that of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia refuses to reveal identiies of perpetrators of the Friday attack

07 march 2020 - 18:17:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 24 hours after the bombing on Friday by two suicide bombers in front of [...] Full text...

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Guinea to hold national funeral for 9 footballers killed in an accident

07 march 2020 - 17:38:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government will organize a national funeral on Monday for the nine young footballers, members [...] Full text...

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Ten Burkinbe policemen killed on Saturday buried at Seno cemetery

03 march 2020 - 17:50:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ten policemen who were killed early Saturday in the simultaneous attack on Sebba central police [...] Full text...

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