Libya attends UN Conference on peaceful settlement of Palestinian issue

23 september 2025 - 10:12:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, and the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Ghana coach Otto Addo releases squad for Chad, Mali matches

27 august 2025 - 09:53:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The head coach of Ghana's senior national football team, Otto Addo, has named a 24-man squad [...] Full text...

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UN aims to transform urgency into action at Nice Ocean Conference

28 may 2025 - 07:15:02
New York, US (PANA) - Countries are uniting in the French city of Nice next month to save the marine [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Ghana coach Otto Addo names squad for Chad, Madagascar clashes

14 march 2025 - 11:58:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The head coach of Ghana's senior national football team, Otto Addo, on Friday unveiled his squad [...] Full text...

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CAF announces nominees for Men's 2024 Awards

19 november 2024 - 10:48:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially unveiled the Top Five nominees in each of [...] Full text...

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2026 WC qualifier: Ghana coach drops Ayew, introduces new faces

30 may 2024 - 08:08:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Coach Otto Addo, has made changes in Ghana's upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Mali [...] Full text...

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‘Record high’ in UN development index masks stark disparities

13 march 2024 - 16:22:08
New York, US (PANA) - Despite record high global human development scores in 2023, disparities between the haves and the [...] Full text...

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Football scouts search for talents in DR Congo's turbulent east

13 september 2023 - 06:32:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Despite the violence in eastern DR Congo, the founder of Goma's GOAL Football Academy, Ugo [...] Full text...

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Athletics: Double gold medalist earns 46 million Kenyan Shillings in three months

30 august 2023 - 10:47:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan long distance runner, Faith Kipyegon, earned a whopping Ksh46 millions in just three months, accruing [...] Full text...

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First Lady of Burundi pays working visit to Italy

30 march 2023 - 15:56:02
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The wife of Burundi's Head of State, Angéline Ndayishimiye Ndayubaha, left Bujumbura Wednesday for Rome at [...] Full text...

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Monaco Explorations begin two-month expedition in the Indian Ocean

13 october 2022 - 09:25:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Monaco Explorations, supported by the commitment of Prince Albert II of Monaco to protect the ocean [...] Full text...

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Comoros name Zerdouk as new national team coach

08 march 2022 - 13:36:38
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Frenchman Younes Zerdouk has been named as the permanent coach of the Comoros national team following [...] 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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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

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Monaco Princess Charlene recovering from illness in South Africa

28 may 2021 - 13:01:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Princess Charlene of Monaco is recovering in South Africa after contracting an ear, nose [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2022 qualifiers: Senegalese coach invites 26 players for Congo, eSwatini matches

17 march 2021 - 20:40:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The coach of the Senegalese ‘’Lions’’, Aliou Cissé, on Wednesday released a list of players called up [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Chepkoech breaks 5km world record in Monaco

14 february 2021 - 18:22:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's 29-year-old Beatrice Chepkoech broke the world 5km record at the Monaco Run on Sunday  clocking [...] Full text...

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Rabat to host 2021 Diamond League season opener

24 november 2020 - 11:18:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rabat will host the 2021 Wanda Diamond season-opening, Mohammed VI International Meeting, on 23 May, World [...] Full text...

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Uganda's Cheptegei makes the World Athletics top male athlete award final list

23 november 2020 - 18:01:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei is the only African to make the 2020 Male World Athlete of the [...] Full text...

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Obiri, Yeshaneh shortlisted for World Athletics top female athlete award

04 november 2020 - 08:42:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya's Hellen Obiri and Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh are among the 10 athletes shortlisted for Female [...] Full text...

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Athletics: Ugandan, Ethiopian set new world records in 10,000m and 5,000m respectively

08 october 2020 - 14:51:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei and Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey were the big stars of Wednesday's track and field [...] Full text...

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Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei breaks 5,000m world record

15 august 2020 - 06:07:36
Monaco (PANA) - Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei on Friday night broke the 5,000m world record with a great run at the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: EU agrees to start lifting travel restrictions for residents of some third countries

30 june 2020 - 14:21:52
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday adopted a recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions [...] Full text...

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World Athletics ratifies Cheptegei's 5km world record

29 june 2020 - 16:53:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Monday ratified the world 5km record set by Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei on February [...] Full text...

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Nigerian footballer Osimhen wins 2020 Marc-Vivien Foe Prize in France

29 june 2020 - 13:45:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who plays for French Ligue 1 club, Lille, has won the Prix [...] Full text...

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Senegalese intl' striker, Souleymane Camara, retires after 13-year spell at Montpellier

19 may 2020 - 18:51:54
Paris, France (PANA) - After over a decade at Stade de la Mosson, the ex-Senegal international, Souleymane Camara, has decided [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Swiss Gov't, IOC bail out cash-strapped global sports federations

14 may 2020 - 12:06:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International federations based in Switzerland will be able to access repayable loans part-covered by the International [...] Full text...

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Kipruto's 5km, 10km world records ratified

14 may 2020 - 11:45:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rhonex Kipruto’s world records over 5km (13:18) and 10km (26:24), as well as Sasha Zhoya’s world [...] Full text...

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Athletics: Nairobi to host Continental Tour in September

12 may 2020 - 17:03:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nairobi will host a one-day Continental Tour Gold event in September, World Athletics announced Tuesday as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Athletics launch fund to support athletes during pandemic

28 april 2020 - 13:18:48
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics together with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) on Tuesday launched a $500,000 fund to support [...] Full text...

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UN releases emergency funds to help vulnerable countries fight coronavirus

02 march 2020 - 05:13:08
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has announced that $15 million dollars has been released from the its [...] Full text...

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Kenya's athletics chief secures World Athletics Global Calendar Unit membership

26 february 2020 - 12:57:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei has joined the World Athletics newly-formed calendar body-Global Calendar Unit. By and [...] Full text...

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Uganda's Cheptegei sets world 5km record in Monaco

17 february 2020 - 14:11:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 12 minutes 51 seconds Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei set in the 5km run at the Monaco [...] Full text...

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Saied, Mushikiwabo discuss preparations for the Francophonie summit

29 january 2020 - 18:10:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Preparations for the international summit of the Francophonie were the main focus of discussion in Tunis [...] Full text...

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World Athletics ratifies Keter's 5 km world record

21 january 2020 - 13:58:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Tuesday ratified the 13:22 Robert Keter's 5km world record he set at the [...] Full text...

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12th Africa Eco Race ends in Dakar

20 january 2020 - 06:26:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Italian Alessandro Botturi on Yamaha won his second consecutive motorbike race at the 12th Africa Eco [...] Full text...

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Nigerian legend Ikpeba to grace Kenya sports gala

19 january 2020 - 14:32:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Africa Footballer of the Year, Nigerian star Victor Ikpeba, will be the chief guest at [...] Full text...

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Saint-Louis of Senegal hosts 12th edition of Africa Eco Race

17 january 2020 - 23:34:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The 12th edition of the rally - Africa Eco Race - which left Monaco on 5 [...] Full text...

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12th Africa Eco Race Rally arrives Tuesday in Africa via Morocco

07 january 2020 - 00:26:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  The caravan of the Africa Eco Race rally-raid will arrive on the African continent Tuesday, 7 [...] Full text...

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Kipchoge to defend London Marathon title

16 december 2019 - 12:58:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eliud Kipchoge has confirmed that he will defend his London Marathon title in April 2019. This ends [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde listed among risk-free countries for tourists

02 december 2019 - 12:47:05
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde is among just over a dozen states with an "insignificant" risk level for [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Berega, Girma shortlisted for 2019 IAAF Rising Male Star Award

06 november 2019 - 18:44:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Selemom Berega and Lamecha Girma are among the five athletes shortlisted  for the 2019 IAAF [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Hailu shortlisted for IAAF Rising Star award

04 november 2019 - 13:25:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Lemlem Hailu is among five athletes shortlisted for the forthcoming IAAF Rising Stars Award, the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia takes over presidency of OIF Ministerial Conference

01 november 2019 - 13:42:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia officially took over the presidency of the Ministerial Conference of the International Organization of Francophonie [...] Full text...

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Voting for IAAF 2019 top male athlete ends November 4 - IAAF

29 october 2019 - 14:26:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the 2019 IAAF Male Athlete of The Year ends on November 4, the global [...] Full text...

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Rabat to host 2020 Diamond League meet on 31 May

22 october 2019 - 11:36:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rabat will host a leg of the 2020 Diamond League on 31 May, world athletics governors, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kosgei shortlisted for IAAF Female Athlete of the Year award

16 october 2019 - 15:24:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two days after setting a new marathon world record in Chicago, Brigid Kosgei, has been shortlisted for the [...] Full text...

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Italian Claudio Ranieri among candidates vying to coach Guinea Sily National

07 september 2019 - 11:25:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Italian technician, Claudio Ranieri, is among the candidates for the position of coach of the Guinean [...] Full text...

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Malian international Adama Traoré to play for FC Metz in French League 1

02 september 2019 - 14:21:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international football player Adama Traoré has been loaned for the season by AS Monaco to [...] Full text...

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Mali international Samassékou recruited by German club Hoffenheim

16 august 2019 - 13:31:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international footballer Dadié Samassékou, who has played for Austria's RB Salzburg since 2015, has been [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Sadio Mané only African finalist for UEFA players

08 august 2019 - 20:37:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Senegalese striker Sadio Mané is the only African finalist on UEFA's list of player of the [...] Full text...

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Monaco budgets 1.3 billion CFAF to combat malaria in Sahel region, including Niger

29 may 2019 - 17:40:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Principality of Monaco has budgeted 2 million Euros over a five-year period, or 1.3 billion [...] Full text...

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Four African cities to host IAAF Run 24-1 races

21 may 2019 - 10:49:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four African cities are to host the second edition of the IAAF Run 24-1 Global Running [...] Full text...

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Engie to maintain Orange data center in Cote d'Ivoire

20 may 2019 - 19:31:58
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Engie, a specialist in energy engineering, will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of [...] Full text...

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Monaco gives Niger 600,000 Euros food support

24 march 2019 - 10:07:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Monaco has granted Niger 600,000 Euros in support to the West African country’s food crisis committee, [...] Full text...

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2019 U23 AFCON: Ivorian coach names 23 players for Niger match

18 march 2019 - 12:02:40
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian football authorities have released the list of 23 players selected to play against [...] Full text...

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Malian defender Wagué signs for English second division club Nottingham Forest

07 february 2019 - 15:24:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international defender Molla Wagué has been signed by English Division 2 side Nottingham Forest for [...] Full text...

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IAAF installs air quality monitor in Mexico City

23 january 2019 - 14:02:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After launching air quality monitors in Monaco, Addis Ababa and Sydney, the International Association of Athletics [...] Full text...

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FIFA unveils World Cup clubs payout details

05 december 2018 - 19:23:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFA, football’s global governing body, has announced details of payments that will be made under its [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Kipchoge wins Male World Athlete of the Year award

05 december 2018 - 12:35:02
Monaco, Monaco (PANA) - Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and Colombian Caterine Ibarguen have been named the male and female World Athletes [...] Full text...

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Ex-international athlete Ridgeon named IAAF CEO

04 december 2018 - 15:18:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former international athlete and businessman, Jon Ridgeon, has been appointed the new IAAF CEO, the global athletics body [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Kipchoge makes IAAF top athlete final list

20 november 2018 - 16:59:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's World Marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge is the only African who made the 2018 IAAF [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Chepkoech in IAAF Female Athlete Award Final list

19 november 2018 - 13:02:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Steeplechase record holder, Beatrice Chepkoech (8:44.32), is the only African among the five athletes shortlisted [...] Full text...

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Barega, Kipruto shortlisted in IAAF Male Rising Star Award

13 november 2018 - 10:31:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Selemon Berega and Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya are among the five finalists shortlisted for the [...] Full text...

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Radcliffe joins UN Clean Air campaign

31 october 2018 - 11:57:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe has joined fellow IAAF Ambassador Haile Gebrselassie as a UN Environment [...] Full text...

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Three Kenyans make IAAF 'best male athlete' nomination shortlist

23 october 2018 - 11:23:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge is among Kenyan male athletes shortlisted for the 2018 [...] Full text...

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Semenya, Chepkoech shortlisted for IAAF Awards

22 october 2018 - 13:55:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa's 800 multi-Olympic champion, Caster Semenya, and reigning 3000m steepechase World Champion, Beatrice Chepkoech of [...] Full text...

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IAAF installs first stadium air quality monitor in Monaco

18 september 2018 - 14:42:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF on Tuesday reached a substantial milestone in its campaign to raise awareness of the [...] Full text...

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IAAF ratifies Chepkoech's steeplechase world record

14 september 2018 - 16:11:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Friday ratified the women's 3000m steeplechase World record set [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Chepkoech breaks 3000m steeplechase world record

21 july 2018 - 19:32:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech broke the world record to win the 3000m steeplechase at the Herculis meeting [...] Full text...

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IAAF searches for air quality monitoring partner

19 july 2018 - 13:06:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) search for a global partner to provide air quality [...] Full text...

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Who succeeds Messi and Ronaldo?

10 june 2018 - 13:11:14
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - For the past 10 years, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have shared the title of "The [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Full teams of Tunisia and Senegal

05 june 2018 - 09:48:31
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the Senegalese and Tunisian squads for the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament that [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Senegal coach Cisse announces provisional squad

18 may 2018 - 05:12:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal coach Aliou Cisse announced his provisional squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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IAAF introduces new eligibility regulations for female classification

26 april 2018 - 11:21:18
Monaco, Monaco (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has issued new Eligibility Regulations for Female Classification which [...] Full text...

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South Africa win 4-nation tournament involving South Africa, Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe

25 march 2018 - 18:08:47
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - France-based Lebo Mothiba completed a fruitful week by scoring the goal that sealed a 2-0 win [...] Full text...

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IAAF CEO resigns

05 march 2018 - 16:44:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF announced on Monday that Olivier Gers has resigned as CEO. Gers joined the organization [...] Full text...

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South African athlete Semenya nominated for top sports award

29 january 2018 - 10:20:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Olympic and world 800-metre champion Caster Semenya has been confirmed as South Africa's only [...] Full text...

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2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour guns off February 3

27 january 2018 - 14:26:58
Monaco (PANA) - The 2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour, a series of the six finest indoor meetings on the planet, [...] Full text...

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Weah presidency: The challenge of high expectations in Liberia (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

19 january 2018 - 19:33:42
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Apart from not playing in the World Cup finals, the dream of every football player, George [...] Full text...

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Thierry Henry hails football legend, George Weah

15 december 2017 - 13:59:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Liberian Senator and presidential aspirant, George Weah, is one of the best African footballers in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya hails IAAF for recognising field athletes

05 december 2017 - 11:17:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) President, Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Jack Tuwei, on Tuesday hailed the International Association of [...] Full text...

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CAF releases shortlisted players for awards

28 november 2017 - 18:17:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the shortlisted players for the African Player of [...] Full text...

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Survey reveals Cape Town has highest property property prices in Africa

14 november 2017 - 17:17:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town is still the most expensive city in Africa to buy prime residential [...] Full text...

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IAAF announces World Athlete of the Year 2017 finalists

06 november 2017 - 12:13:13
Monaco, Monaco (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Monday released the names of the finalists for [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC Qualifier: Mali coach names 23 players for Gabon clash

03 november 2017 - 11:07:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The interim coach of the Malian national football team, Mohamed Magassouba, on Friday released the list [...] Full text...

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CAF releases list of African Best Players

01 november 2017 - 16:53:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football, on Wedndesday released the names of nominees for [...] Full text...

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Monaco: IAAF announces nominees for World Athlete of the Year 2017

02 october 2017 - 20:46:10
Monte Carlo, Monaco (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Monday announced the nominees for the World [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Coach picks players for Burkina Faso vs South Africa match

22 september 2017 - 17:04:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's national football team coach, Paulo Duarté, on Friday named 24 players to play [...] Full text...

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Egypt: 2 Africans nominated for best men's player, best women's coach awards

18 august 2017 - 14:02:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two Africans are among the nominees for FIFA's best men's player and best women's coach awards, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF adds women's 50-km walk to London World Championships

28 july 2017 - 15:10:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Determined to ensure gender equality on the field of play, the IAAF Council has decided to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Two Africans make IAAF top athlete finals list

10 november 2016 - 16:01:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana and South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk are the only Africans who made the [...] Full text...

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Mali: Coach names 23 players for Côte d'Ivoire clash

28 september 2016 - 15:37:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The coach of the Malian national football team, Frenchman Alain Giresse, on Wednesday released the list [...] Full text...

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Mali: Coach names 23 players for Benin match in Bamako

25 august 2016 - 15:45:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The coach of the Malian 'Eagles', Frenchman Alain Giresse, has unveiled a list of 23 players [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF names Gracia interim CEO

19 january 2016 - 15:23:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF has named Frenchman Jean Gracia, the Interim Chief Executive Officer/General Secretary of the global [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF confirms Russia's suspension

27 november 2015 - 09:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed the full suspension of Russia, while the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Dibaba, Eaton named IAAF 2015 top athletes

27 november 2015 - 08:34:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - USA’s Ashton Eaton and Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba were on Thursday night named the male and female [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyans missing from IAAF top athlete shortlist

19 november 2015 - 15:01:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan athletes are notable absentees from the 2015 IAAF Athlete of the Year shortlist, a [...] Full text...

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Mali: Mali coach names 23 players for Burkina Faso friendly

28 september 2015 - 20:06:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French coach of Mali's national football team, Alain Giresse, on Monday named 23 players for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Coe vows to lead athlete-centred IAAF

14 september 2015 - 13:30:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Newly-elected IAAF President Sebastian Coe has said he sees a very bright future for athletics, but [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON Qualifier: Coach names 23 players for Benin match

27 august 2015 - 15:46:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The French coach of the Benin national football team, Alain Giresse, on Wednesday unveiled a list [...] Full text...

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Kenya; Kiprop misses 1500m world record by whisker

18 july 2015 - 10:13:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Asbel Kiprop missed the men's 1500m world record by a second as he won the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Dibaba breaks 1500m world record

18 july 2015 - 10:10:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba produced the performance of the night at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in [...] Full text...

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FAO: Two initiatives in Niger, Senegal win FAO awards

06 july 2015 - 12:00:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Two Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects have earned awards in an EXPO 2015 competition aimed [...] Full text...

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Kenya: World Bank upgrades Kenya to middle-income status

02 july 2015 - 11:17:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has upgraded Kenya to a middle-income economy status several months after the East [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2015: Ivorian coach Renard names 23-man team

29 december 2014 - 20:12:26
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The coach of the Ivorian national football team, "The Elephants", Hervé Renard, on Monday released [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Coach names 27 players for 2015 AFCON preparation

27 december 2014 - 21:42:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian senior national team coach, Georges Leekens, has called up 27 players for the 2015 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: France international, Thierry Henry, retires from pro football

16 december 2014 - 11:29:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France international Thierry Henry has announced his retirement from football, saying he will return to London [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ICRC says South Sudan crisis must not be forgotten

14 december 2014 - 09:52:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - International humanitarian organizations on Sunday warned that, with concerns over South Sudan across the world, the [...] Full text...

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AFCON Qualifiers : Cameroon hosts DR Congo on Saturday

11 november 2014 - 17:33:36
Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) – Cameroon's Indomitable Lions will play their DR Congo counterparts Saturday in Yaounde in the 5th round [...] Full text...

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Monaco: INTERPOL gets new Secretary General

07 november 2014 - 14:29:55
Monte Carlo, Monaco (PANA) – INTERPOL’s General Assembly on Friday unanimously elected Jürgen Stock as the new Secretary General of [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON qualifiers: Tunisia coach invites 27 players for Botswana, Egypt clashes

05 november 2014 - 19:35:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Belgian coach, Georges Leekens, on Wednesday unveiled the list of 27 players called up for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Toure shortlisted for FIFA top player award

28 october 2014 - 08:42:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is the only African footballer shortlisted for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Two Africans compete for World Athletes of the Year Award

19 october 2014 - 11:50:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two Africans are in the running for the 2014 World Athletes of the Year Award, according [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF ratifies Kwemoi's world record

08 october 2014 - 10:06:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World athletics governing body IAAF Wednesday ratified the men's 1500 metres world junior record of 3 [...] Full text...

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US: Women leaders gather in Washington DC to promote peace, security

09 september 2014 - 08:40:28
New York, US (PANA) - Women leaders from government ministries, security sectors and civil society organisations have begun a 19-day [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Mahrés International Festival of Visual Arts underway in Tunis

11 august 2014 - 16:24:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Mahres International Festival of Visual Arts opened here Sunday bringing [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Norway accepts amendment to Kyoto Protocol for second commitment period

13 june 2014 - 16:36:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Norway has become the 11th Party to the Kyoto Protocol (KP), formally accepting the amendment to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria names provisional squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup

07 may 2014 - 14:37:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has released a provisional list of 30 players for the Super [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS appeals for tolerance, dignity for all

27 february 2014 - 21:59:43
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of "Zero Discrimination Day" to be marked on 1 March worldwide, the Joint UN [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian boxer, Adama, prepares for biggest fight of his life

30 december 2013 - 14:08:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Ghana's boxer Osumanu Adama, who is currently preparing in the US for the biggest fight [...] Full text...

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Dakar champion enters East African Classic Motor Rally

28 february 2013 - 14:44:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 2011 Dakar Rally champion, Nasser Al Attiah, is among the 60 drivers who have confirmed [...] Full text...

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Mali grants licence to third mobile phone operator

22 january 2013 - 13:17:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has granted the country's third mobile telephone licence to Planor-Monaco Telecom International Group [...] Full text...

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2012 Review: Kenyans ride high in 1,500m

31 december 2012 - 15:42:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three athletes, all from Kenya, clocked times under 3:30 a total of five times, in the [...] Full text...

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Cameroon grants licence to 3rd mobile phone operator

11 december 2012 - 13:46:25
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The Cameroonian government has licensed a third mobile phone operator, Viettel Cameroon, which is a [...] Full text...

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Doha climate talks open gateway to greater action on climate change

08 december 2012 - 20:01:23
Doha, Qatar (PANA) – The UN Climate Change secretariat has called on countries to swiftly implement what has been agreed [...] Full text...

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UN-based media organisation launches UNEARTH News

06 december 2012 - 11:39:25
New York, US (PANA) - Award-winning MediaGlobal News, an independent news organisation based at the UN headquarters in New York, [...] Full text...

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Kenyans, Nigerian queen excel in Monaco Diamond League athletics meet

21 july 2012 - 13:55:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World and Olympic 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop and Nixon Chepaeba are among the Kenyan athletes who [...] Full text...

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Kenyan runner, Kiprop, to wind up Olympics prep in Monaco

19 july 2012 - 14:45:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Defending Olympic gold medalist in the 1500m Asbel Kiprop and fellow 1500m teammate Nixon Chepseba, both [...] Full text...

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South African movie wins more awards

29 may 2012 - 10:39:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The acclaimed South African movie “Man on Ground”, which deals with the xenophobia [...] Full text...

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Prince Albert II of Monaco due in Mali Monday

10 february 2012 - 14:17:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Prince Albert II of Monaco is expected in Bamako, the Malian capital, Monday for a 3-day [...] Full text...

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Togo beats Guinea Bissau to reach 2014 World Cup qualifiers

15 november 2011 - 20:39:28
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Tuesday beat Guinea Bissau in Lome 1-0 in the second leg of the qualifying [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Rudisha poised to reclaim top athlete award

08 november 2011 - 17:56:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Barring a last-minute surge in opposing votes cast, David Rudisha seems to be headed for a [...] Full text...

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UN human development ranking places DRC, Niger, Burundi last

03 november 2011 - 17:47:14
New York, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Niger and Burundi have been listed at the bottom [...] Full text...

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Burundi’s President to visit Switzerland

24 october 2011 - 09:37:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of Burundi, Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, is expected to arrive in Berne Tuesday on a [...] Full text...

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Mandela is world's 'most visible leader'

22 september 2011 - 09:11:57
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela was Wednesday ranked first in a perception assessment of [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012: Togo plays Niger Wednesday in friendly match

09 august 2011 - 19:13:19
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togo's national football team will Wednesday in Niamey, the Niger capital, take on Niger in a [...] Full text...

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Chelsea FC splashes 15m euros on Anderlecht's Congolese player (Corrected)

09 august 2011 - 14:13:15
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, originally from Congo, has been hired by English premiership side Chelsea for [...] Full text...

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Chelsea FC splashes 15m euros on Anderlecht's Congolese player

09 august 2011 - 13:52:35
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Congolese striker Romelu Lukaku, originally from Congo, has been hired by English premiership side Chelsea for [...] Full text...

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Mediterranean Tsunami Warning System for maiden test 10 Aug

02 august 2011 - 16:34:04
Paris, France (PANA) - The Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas [...] Full text...

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WFP says donations increasing for drought-hit Horn of Africa

28 july 2011 - 10:11:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) Thursday welcomed a surge in donations from governments, companies [...] Full text...

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Millions of children to salute Mandela

13 july 2011 - 08:19:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - More than 12 million school children around South Africa are to sing a special [...] Full text...

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South African Olympic swimmer to marry Prince Albert of Monaco

01 july 2011 - 08:44:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A global television audience of hundreds of millions is expected to watch Saturday’s marriage [...] Full text...

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UNESCO maximizing the power of sports

30 may 2011 - 16:14:42
Paris, France (PANA) - In an efforts to advocate for the broad socio-economic benefits of investment in sports and physical [...] Full text...

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2012 CAN qualifiers: Mali’s coach invites 23 against Zimbabwe

27 may 2011 - 12:50:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national soccer coach, Frenchman Alian Giresse, has invited 23 players against Zimbabwe 5 June in [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012 qualifiers: Guinea's coach names team against Madagascar

25 may 2011 - 12:50:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean's national soccer coach, Frenchman Michel Dessuyer, has named 21 players against Madagascar in the fourth [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012 qualifier: Mali invites 23 players for Zimbabwe clash

17 march 2011 - 17:28:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The coach of Mali’s national football team, French-born Alain Giresse, Thursday in Bamako unveiled a list [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012: Cameroon invites 23 players for Senegal qualifier

14 march 2011 - 19:13:25
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Twenty-three players were Monday invited to camp by Cameroonian football federation for the third-round CAN 2012 [...] Full text...

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Mali's coach invites 23 for Côte d’Ivoire friendly

31 january 2011 - 13:01:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national football team coach Alain Giresse has named 23 players for the friendly against Côte [...] Full text...

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Cameroon invites 19 for Macedonia friendly

25 january 2011 - 12:09:37
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon's football authorities have invited 19 players to the country's national team ahead of an international [...] Full text...

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UNESCO D-G visits Brazzaville

15 january 2011 - 15:05:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Director General of the UN Organisation for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova, [...] Full text...

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Cameroon's Indomitable Lions to camp in France

08 november 2010 - 23:08:00
Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) â" Cameroon's senior nati-onal football team, the Indom itable Lions, will camp in the French city of [...] Full text...

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UN tasks member states on annual financial obligations

15 october 2010 - 18:34:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN on Friday said only 13 of the 192 member states of the organization [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012 qualifier: Togolese invites 23 players against Tunisia

06 october 2010 - 12:26:00
Lome- Togo (PANA) -- Following is the list of the 23 Togolese players invited for this weekend's match against Tunisia [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012 qualifiers: Togo missing several key players

02 september 2010 - 13:11:00
Lome- Togo (PANA) -- A depleted Togolese 'national football team was due to fly t o Botswana Thursday to play [...] Full text...

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Cameroon invites 23 players for CAN 2012 qualifier against Mauritius

20 august 2010 - 17:57:00
Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- The Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has un veiled a list of 23 players for the 4 [...] Full text...

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18 Malians footballers in French top division League

17 august 2010 - 12:51:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- A total of 18 Malian footballers will play in the French t op division league, the [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Nigerian community pleads for red-carded Sani Kaita

25 june 2010 - 18:02:00
Durban- South Africa (PANA) -- The Nigeria Football Federation has asked Nigerians to forgive Sani Keita, the player whose indiscretion [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Nigerian Federation pleads for Kaita

25 june 2010 - 16:51:00
Durban- South Africa (PANA) -- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has asked Nigerians to forgive Sani Keita, the player whose [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Ivorian squad for the World Cup

02 june 2010 - 20:45:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Swedish coach of the Ivorian football team, Sven-Goran Eriksson, on Tuesday released the list [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian film makers seek global audience

01 june 2010 - 15:08:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia’s leading film makers have urged the international film industry to look into more filming [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian film makers seek global audience

01 june 2010 - 13:51:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopiaâ?s leading film makers have urged the i nternational film industry to look into more [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Song, Njitap among 30-man shortlisted by Cameroon

11 may 2010 - 19:51:00
Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- Rigobert Song and Gأ©rأ©mie Njitap are among the 30 C ameroonian players shortlisted by Paul Le [...] Full text...

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Fifth Global Ocean Conference holds at UNESCO building

26 april 2010 - 16:29:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The fifth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands will take place at the UNESCO Headquarters [...] Full text...

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Cameroon to play Slovakia and Portugal in friendlies

01 march 2010 - 22:14:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- Cameroon's national football team, the Indomitable L ions, will play friendly matches against Slovakia and Portugal [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian indomitable Lions to play 3 friendlies before World Cup

28 february 2010 - 12:24:00
Yaoundأ©- Cameroon (PANA) -- The Cameroonian national team has lined up three fri endly matches against Italy, Slovakia and Portugal, [...] Full text...

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Italy-Cameroon friendly: France denies 2 Cameroonian players visas

27 february 2010 - 13:53:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- France has denied two home-based Cameroonian footballe rs visas, stopping them from joining the rest of [...] Full text...

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Cameroon names 22-man squad for friendly against Italy

16 february 2010 - 14:56:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- Cameroonian Football coach Paul Le guen, has named a 2 2-man squad for a friendly tie [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Cameroon, Italy play friendly in March

25 january 2010 - 16:52:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- Cameroonian national soccer team, the Indomitable Lion s, will play Italy in a friendly match on [...] Full text...

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Habib Bourguiba Jr. is dead

28 december 2009 - 22:42:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Habib Bourguiba Jr. , the only son of the first Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba, died on [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire announces team for CAN 2010

23 december 2009 - 16:41:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has published the list of 23 players for the 2010 [...] Full text...

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Monaco's Prince Albert to visit Mozambique 11 Nov

04 november 2009 - 19:08:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Prince Albert II of Monaco will visit Mozambique from 11 to 13 November, as part of [...] Full text...

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Nine African countries, 22 others join UNESCO Board

15 october 2009 - 19:09:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Nine African countries and 22 other nations have been elec ted into the governing body [...] Full text...

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UN's billion tree campaign hits 7-billion target

22 september 2009 - 12:22:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A major afforestation exercise, dubbed the Billion Tree Campaign that was launched by the UN in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria names team for U-20 FIFA World Cup

11 september 2009 - 08:34:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- With less than two weeks to the start of the 2009 FIFA U nder-20 World Cup [...] Full text...

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ACN/WC 2010: Togo publishes team list to play Morocco

29 august 2009 - 13:48:00
Lome- Togo (PANA) -- Togo has published the list of footballers to play Morocco 6 September as part of the [...] Full text...

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CAN-World Cup 2010: Cote d'Ivoire names 24 players for Burkinabe match

27 august 2009 - 16:51:00
Abidjan- Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Ivorian coach Vahid Halilhodzic, has called up 24 footballers for the match against Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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WHO says swine flu claims 1,154 lives worldwide

05 august 2009 - 22:24:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A total of 1,154 people have died worldwide from swine flu, also known as H1N1 [...] Full text...

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NGO accuses Biya's son of plundering Cameroon's rainforests

25 july 2009 - 08:39:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- A non-governmental organization (NGO) that fights hunger and corruption in the Third World has accused Franck [...] Full text...

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Over 17,000 tourists visited Libya in first half of 2009

17 july 2009 - 16:06:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Some 17,291 tourists visited Libya during the first half of this year, a drop of 1,957 [...] Full text...

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2010 CAN/WC: Côte d'Ivoire names squad against Guinea Conakry, Burkina Faso

20 may 2009 - 20:02:00
Abidjan- Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The managing staff of Côte d'Ivoire's national f ootball squad, the Elephants, named a 31-man [...] Full text...

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Maldives Island to become world first carbon neutral country

05 may 2009 - 15:44:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Republic of Maldives, one of the countries most affe cted by climate change, has joined [...] Full text...

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New African footballer of the Year dedicates award to mum

11 february 2009 - 00:24:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) – The newly crowned African -Footballer of the Year Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor has dedicated the award to [...] Full text...

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Togolese striker Adebayor wins 2008 African footballer of the Year

10 february 2009 - 22:26:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) – Togolese and English Premi-ership side Arsenal's prolific striker *Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor* on Tuesday night won the [...] Full text...

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Maria Mutola pulls out of Kenya sports award Gala

23 january 2009 - 16:33:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Mozambican track legend Maria Mutola has cancelled plans to attend Kenya's sports awards gala Friday. [...] Full text...

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Malian striker Bagayoko suspended for six weeks

17 january 2009 - 08:26:00
Orléans- France (PANA) -- Malian FC Nantes striker, Mamadou Bagayoko, was suspend ed on Thursday for six weeks by the [...] Full text...

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