2021 AFCON: Egypt revive hopes of reaching next stage with 1-0 win over Guinea Bissau

15 january 2022 - 21:08:51
Garoua, Cameroon (PANA) - Egypt on Saturday revived their hopes of reaching the next stage of the 2021 Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Nigeria thump Sudan 3-1 in Group D match to reach last 16

15 january 2022 - 18:19:34
Garoua, Cameroon (PANA) - Nigeria on Saturday easily cruised into the last 16 as they thumped Sudan 3-1 in their [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Fixtures for Group D Day 2 matches

15 january 2022 - 05:57:27
Garoua, Cameroon (PANA) - The following are Saturday's fixtures of Group D Day 2 matches of the Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for 'acceptable' electoral calendar from Mali leaders for sanctions to be lifted

14 january 2022 - 07:10:53
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it is "absolutely essential" for the Malian government to present [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s fourth wave flattens out after six-week surge

14 january 2022 - 05:52:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave, which has been mainly driven by the Omicron [...] Full text...

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Terrorists kill 34 persons, burn houses in Nigeria's Niger State

13 january 2022 - 06:56:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Terrorists on Wednesday attacked Nakuna and Wurukuchi communities in Niger State, killing 34 people in a [...] Full text...

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Three killed, 13 abducted as terrorists invade Gold Mining site in Nigeria's Katsina State

13 january 2022 - 06:45:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Terrorists have continued their rampage in the northwest region of Nigeria as they invaded a gold [...] Full text...

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Nigeria lifts Twitter ban after seven months

13 january 2022 - 06:40:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After about seven months, the Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday lifted the ban of Twitter operations [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Sudan, Guinea-Bissau draw 0-0 in Group D match

12 january 2022 - 05:19:47
Garoua, Cameroon (PANA) - Sudan and Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday drew 0-0 in their Day 1 Group D match of the [...] Full text...

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Greek FM meets with Angola's President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço

11 january 2022 - 20:11:48
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, was received on Tuesday in Luanda by Angola's President João Manuel [...] Full text...

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NAF Reviews Training Curricula to counter both domestic and foreign threats

11 january 2022 - 19:23:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, says that the review of curricula of [...] Full text...

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WFP, Nigeria partner to scale-up Home-Grown school feeding programme

11 january 2022 - 19:12:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHADMSD) and the United Nations [...] Full text...

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2021 CAF: Nigeria defeat Egypt in Group D opener

11 january 2022 - 18:07:13
Garoua, Cameroon (PANA) - A well organised Nigerian Super Eagles on Tuesday defeated Egypt 1-0 in their Day 1 Group [...] Full text...

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Greece donates Covid-19 vaccines to Nigeria

11 january 2022 - 09:48:15
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs,  Nikos Dendias, has announced a donation of 907,000 doses of [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Fixtures for Day 1 matches in Groups D and E

11 january 2022 - 06:20:20
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 1 matches in Groups D and E at the [...] Full text...

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UN top envoy: Resurgence of coups d'état, consequence of being ‘completely out of step’

11 january 2022 - 05:48:14
New York, US (PANA) - After a recent wave of attempts and coups d'état in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Guinea, the UN Special [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns 'appalling' attacks in Nigeria

11 january 2022 - 05:23:01
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, strongly condemned on Monday the “appalling”  attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Nigeria’s Zamfara State in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS announces stiff sanctions against Mali

09 january 2022 - 17:36:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads ot State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have announced a series [...] Full text...

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Greek FM visits Nigeria and Angola

09 january 2022 - 15:34:07
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Miniser Nikos Dendias on Sunday began a two-nation Africa visit that will take him [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders to discuss Mali's modified four-year transition

09 january 2022 - 14:35:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders began a one-day extraordinary summit in Accra on Sunday to review a four-year [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Nigeria's Speaker to lead delegation to tournament

08 january 2022 - 13:51:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, will lead the country's delegation to Yaounde, Cameroon, [...] Full text...

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Draws for 2023 AFCON, 2022 FIFA final qualifiers to be held this month

08 january 2022 - 13:43:41
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The dates for the draws of the  qalifiers of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records five deaths, 814 new infections

08 january 2022 - 12:52:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says five COVID-19 deaths and 814 new cases were recorded [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president inaugurates petroleum company Board

07 january 2022 - 12:33:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated the board of the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 8 deaths, 791 fresh cases

07 january 2022 - 12:21:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that it recorded eight COVID-19-related deaths and 791 [...] Full text...

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About 60 people killed as terrorists raid towns in northwest Nigeria

07 january 2022 - 12:14:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Besieged by ongoing military onslaught against them, migrating terrorists have killed over 60 people in many [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Hosts Cameroon to clash with Burkina Faso in opening match

05 january 2022 - 10:06:04
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosts and five-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, Cameroon, [...] Full text...

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TotalEnergies AFCON Records: No one scores like Eto’o (A CAF portrait)

04 january 2022 - 11:15:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - No player has scored more goals in the history of TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations than [...] Full text...

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Mali political parties reject 'unreasonable' five-year transition

03 january 2022 - 12:51:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A dozen Malian political organisations, under the umbrella Framework of Exchange of Political Parties and Groupings [...] Full text...

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Extraordinary Summit on Mali to be held on 9 January in Accra, Ghana

02 january 2022 - 20:36:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Mali will be [...] Full text...

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Mali National Conference recommends between 6 months and five years transition

31 december 2021 - 12:34:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A National Conference organized by Mali's military-dominated transition government has ended in Bamako with a recommendation [...] Full text...

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Grave violations surge for children in conflict: UNICEF

31 december 2021 - 07:31:51
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout [...] Full text...

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2021 Year in review: Many African countries remained hotspots in 2021: UN

28 december 2021 - 10:46:57
New York, US (PANA) - Many African countries remained hotspots of conflict and tension in 2021 and United Nations "Blue [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,547 infections on Sunday

27 december 2021 - 19:02:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 1,547 cases of COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the country’s total to 237,561 since [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Nigeria interim coach Eguavoen releaes final squad

26 december 2021 - 08:35:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has released his final 28-man squad for the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria: Nigeria registers 1,356 COVID-19 infections on Friday

25 december 2021 - 17:34:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  Nigeria recorded 1,356 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in 11 of its 36 States and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief urges warring sides to end fighting

25 december 2021 - 07:58:35
New York, US (PANA) - In the wake of recent developments in northern Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged [...] Full text...

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Omicron explodes in Nigeria, Lagos State records 3,393 cases on Wednesday

23 december 2021 - 15:07:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre of Disease Control (NCDC) has announced an unprecedented explosion of the Omicron variant [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator in Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, expected in Bamako on Tuesday

20 december 2021 - 18:37:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali and former Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Head of junta in Guinea reiterates country's commitment to ECOWAS

18 december 2021 - 18:12:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Transition President Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has reiterated his country's commitment to the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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I will fulfill my promises to ECOWAS, President Buhari

15 december 2021 - 07:58:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria will keep pledges made to the ECOWAS Parliament, and the [...] Full text...

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UNFPA says $835 million needed for ‘lifesaving’ reproductive healthcare in crisis settings

14 december 2021 - 06:00:57
New York, US (PANA) - Life-saving sexual and reproductive health services are more vital than ever, the UN Population Fund [...] Full text...

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West African facing a network of terrorists, criminals, says Buhari

13 december 2021 - 09:05:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for West African leaders to work in concert to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria, Burkina Faso sign MoU to prevent, suppress and punish human trafficking

13 december 2021 - 08:42:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The federal government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders praise Gambia for peaceful election, maturing democracy

12 december 2021 - 16:48:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders have congratulated President Adama Barrow for his re-election for a second term, commending him [...] Full text...

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Congo withdraws from FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers

12 december 2021 - 10:43:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Congo Football Association (FECOFOOT) has withdrawn their national team from the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup [...] Full text...

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Victims, activists brainstorm over Jammeh's prosecution

11 december 2021 - 08:19:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims and campaigners for “Jammeh to Justice”, which is geared towards prosecuting former Gambian dictator Yahya [...] Full text...

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Obasanjo meets President Kenyatta on regional peace effort

08 december 2021 - 14:32:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday met former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who paid him a courtesy [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Uganda health ministry calls for calm after confirmed Omicron variant cases

08 december 2021 - 12:52:52
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan health authorities called for calm on Tuesday after a health surveillance team at its airport [...] Full text...

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Obasanjo says unique but customary way Gambians cast their votes

08 december 2021 - 11:09:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, and head of the Commonwealth Observer Mission to the Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Some 35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel

07 december 2021 - 17:41:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Defence Minister warns military personnel to shun politics

06 december 2021 - 19:10:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Minister of Defence, Retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, on Monday, warned officers of the Armed Forces [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Public power supply shut down in Abuja, five adjourning States, as electricity workers embark on strike

06 december 2021 - 17:22:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Public power supply has been cut in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its adjourning States [...] Full text...

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Towards an ECOWAS Heads of State Declaration on Climate Change

06 december 2021 - 12:45:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will adopt in the next few days a [...] Full text...

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Gambia Election: Rights groups call for respect for rule of law

03 december 2021 - 14:40:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Human Rights Advancement, Development and Advocacy Centre (HURIDAC) in Nigeria and the Network of Human [...] Full text...

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Gambia Election: Rights groups call for respect for rule of law

03 december 2021 - 13:43:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Human Rights Advancement, Development and Advocacy Centre (HURIDAC) in Nigeria and the Network of Human [...] Full text...

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Rights group says escalating attacks targeting children in Nigeria endanger right to education

03 december 2021 - 04:59:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities are failing children as at least 61 children in northern Nigeria remain in captivity, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana detects omicron variant

02 december 2021 - 06:39:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has detected the omicron variant  of COVID-19, according to the Director General of the Ghana [...] Full text...

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Presidents Buhari, Ramaphosa end talks in Abuja, sign new MoUs, review existing ones

01 december 2021 - 21:41:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, ended their meeting at the Presidential [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: South African President, Ramaphosa, arrives in Nigeria, meets Buhari

01 december 2021 - 11:27:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Presidential Villa here. The South [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State again expresses grave concern about military escalation

27 november 2021 - 09:21:20
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has again expressed grave concern about the war in [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

25 november 2021 - 15:59:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Korean Coast Guard sign MoU on maritime security and safety

23 november 2021 - 16:36:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and the Republic of Korea on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, rubbishes Lagos EndSARS panel report, says its ‘triumph of fake news’

23 november 2021 - 16:30:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said the report of the [...] Full text...

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Anarchy looming in West Africa over disobedience to ECOWAS Court’s rulings by member-States, Speaker warns

22 november 2021 - 18:01:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis, has called on presidents and leaders of West African [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president opens 9th General Assembly of African First Ladies Peace Mission

22 november 2021 - 16:52:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday pledged support to the resolutions of the African First Ladies Peace [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS urges private sector to Invest in peace, security sector

21 november 2021 - 19:02:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on the private sector to invest [...] Full text...

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Top Nigerian General asks soldiers to 'go after bandits, criminala'

21 november 2021 - 18:54:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, on Sunday asked soldiers in Niger State [...] Full text...

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US, Senegal reaffirm bilateral partnership

21 november 2021 - 09:48:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday met Senegalese President Macky Sall in Dakar, Senegal, [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken begins Senegal visit

20 november 2021 - 05:49:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Dakar on Friday on the last leg of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US, AU envoys return to Ethiopia to ramp up diplomatic efforts to end war

19 november 2021 - 07:11:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States and African Union (AU) envoys for the Horn of Africa have returned [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, Nigerian President discuss bilateral relations

19 november 2021 - 05:25:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met with Nigerian President Buhari in Abuja with [...] Full text...

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U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, arrives in Nigeria, meets with Buhari

18 november 2021 - 18:18:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for a two-day visit. Already, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's third Quarter GDP grew by 4.03 per cent, says National Bureau of Statistics

18 november 2021 - 18:02:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday said that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom

18 november 2021 - 06:13:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian Ambazonia separatists 'invade' northeastern Nigerian community

17 november 2021 - 16:32:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Nigerian Senator says Ambazonia separatists from southern Cameroon have "invaded" Manga community in Takum local government area.  Senator [...] Full text...

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IOM flies 95 stranded Nigerians home from Libya

17 november 2021 - 16:17:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has flown 95 Nigerians stranded in Libya back home. They arrived on [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Kenya at start of African tour

17 november 2021 - 07:11:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kenya on Wednesday at the start of his [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Line-up of play-offs completed

17 november 2021 - 05:41:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The line-up of the playoffs of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Africa qualifying matches was completed [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate to intervene in Nigeria, UAE row

16 november 2021 - 18:40:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday resolved to intervene in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the [...] Full text...

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‘Under $1’ test kits available to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission: WHO

16 november 2021 - 06:55:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dual test kits, which cost less than $1, are now available for pregnant women to stem mother-to-child HIV and syphilis [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 6 second round CAF qualifying matches to be played on Tuesday

16 november 2021 - 05:28:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures of Day 6 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches to be [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 5, second-round CAF qualifying matches played on Saturday

14 november 2021 - 07:51:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 5, second-round CAF qualifying matches to be played on Saturday

13 november 2021 - 08:50:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures of Day 5 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches to be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 11 deaths

12 november 2021 - 16:07:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that 11 COVID-19-reated deaths sending the death [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy to train newly-formed Chadian Navy personnel

12 november 2021 - 15:58:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, says the Nigerian Navy is set to train [...] Full text...

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Violence, insecurity and climate change drive 84 million people from their homes

12 november 2021 - 09:26:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State to visit Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal next week

12 november 2021 - 08:53:39
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will undertake his first official trip to Africa from [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK launch £27.5m fund to support Lagos, other cities transition to Net Zero by 2050

11 november 2021 - 20:37:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UK government on Thursday launched the new £27.5m Urban Climate Action programme (UCAP) to support the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari mourns South Africa's last apartheid President, Frederik de Klerk

11 november 2021 - 19:01:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday described the death of South Africa's last apartheid president, Mr. Frederik Willem [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Govt says ready for negotiations with rebels 'if some conditions are met'

11 november 2021 - 16:15:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Spokesperson for the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, Dina Mufti, on Thursday said the federal government [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Authorities say security agencies confiscate illegal firearms

11 november 2021 - 10:11:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian authorities say the security forces have arrest offenders of the state of emergency declared [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State again pushes for ceasefire

11 november 2021 - 06:03:34
Washington, DC US (PANA) - With the warring factions in Ethiopia not heeding appeals to cease fire despite diplomatic efforts, [...] Full text...

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COP26: Momentum builds up at Conference to put gender at forefront of climate action

10 november 2021 - 05:13:39
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – There has been new momentum to put gender at the forefront of climate action from countries [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN humanitarian chief emphasises calls for ceasefire

09 november 2021 - 13:50:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A senior UN relief official has completed a four-day visit to the trouble hotspots in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: We are ready to work with friends to address situation: PM Abiy

09 november 2021 - 11:47:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says "the democratically-elected sovereign government" is ready to work constructively with [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Feuding parties say situation requires 'political solution through dialogue' - Obasanjo

09 november 2021 - 06:06:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - AU High-Representative for the Horn of Africa, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Africa launches report on status of Nationally Determined Contributions to reduce emissions

08 november 2021 - 15:05:01
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partner institutions of the Africa NDC Hub have published a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: AU Peace and Security Council to receive update on situation; AUC denies reports of relocation

08 november 2021 - 08:46:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) will convene an emergency session on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS names former top official Ibn Chambas Special envoy to Guinea

07 november 2021 - 19:24:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders on Sunday appointed Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas as its Special Envoy to Guinea as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Vice President Osinbajo calls for measures to stop irregular migration

07 november 2021 - 12:12:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire to put measures in place to [...] Full text...

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UN says 11 million Nigerians need humanitarian assistance

07 november 2021 - 12:03:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says about 11 million Nigerians [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on situations in Mali, Guinea on Sunday

07 november 2021 - 05:17:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold another summit in Accra on [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: 11 African countries to benefit from $345 million programme to transform food, land use systems

06 november 2021 - 17:59:04
Glasgow, Scotland, (PANA) - A $345 million programme, The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Programme (FOLUR), was launched [...] Full text...

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UN denounces detention of activists, normalcy returns gradually in Khartoum

06 november 2021 - 11:57:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has denounced detention of three political [...] Full text...

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Countering tax avoidance in Sub-Saharan Africa mining sector

05 november 2021 - 14:05:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sub-Saharan African countries will need to implement targeted policy actions to reduce profit shifting [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: AU calls for cessation of hostilities

04 november 2021 - 12:58:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy, Turkish shipyard sign contract for procurement of 2 brand new Offshore Patrol Vessels

03 november 2021 - 16:41:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday signed a contract with a Turkish company, Messrs Dearsan Shipyard Limited, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Air Marshal Amao, UK Royal Air Force CAS meet on improved cooperation

03 november 2021 - 16:22:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Oladayo Amao Wednesday met with the Royal Air [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 162 stranded Nigerians in Libya return, received at Lagos international airport

03 november 2021 - 15:48:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A total of 162 Nigerians comprising 98 women, 28 men, 24 children and 12 infants, who [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Terror bandits invade University of Abuja staff quarters, abduct Professor, his two children, three others

02 november 2021 - 19:24:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Terror bandits on Tuesday morning stormed the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), abducted a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria pledges gas-based energy transition, net zero emissions by 2060

02 november 2021 - 19:11:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Glasgow, Scotland, pledged that Nigeria would cut its emissions to net [...] Full text...

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163 Nigerian migrants repatriated from Libya

02 november 2021 - 18:48:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 163 Nigerian migrants in an irregular situation in Libya were repatriated Tuesday to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nine killed, houses burnt in reprisal attacks on Fulani settlements in Niger State, Northcentral Nigeria

02 november 2021 - 18:34:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine persons have been killed and houses burnt in reprisal attacks on Fulani settlements in Mashegu Local [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to resume transfer of refugees caught up in Libya

29 october 2021 - 21:39:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Rwanda, the African Union and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have agreed to [...] Full text...

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UN, Lake Chad Basin Commission delegation visits Nigeria

28 october 2021 - 20:16:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria has vowed to join collaborative efforts to see to an end the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 166 new infections, brining total cases to 211,496

28 october 2021 - 19:18:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says the country recorded additional 166 Coronavirus (COVID-19) new infections [...] Full text...

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Climate Change could further impact Africa’s recovery, push 86 million to migrate by 2050

27 october 2021 - 20:51:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank’s new Groundswell Africa reports, released Wednesday ahead of the 26th session of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: USAID announce 32 winners of $4 million USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge

27 october 2021 - 19:40:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - USAID/Nigeria on Wednesday announced the selection of 32 winners of their COVID-19 Food Security Challenge. The winning small [...] Full text...

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Former Liberian President Taylor files suit in ECOWAS Court over non-payment of pension benefits

26 october 2021 - 15:24:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former President Charles Taylor of Liberia has filed a suit before the ECOWAS Court here over [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari to attend investment summit in Saudi Arabia

25 october 2021 - 05:21:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday leave for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in an [...] Full text...

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Over 80 million reached as Africa trailblazes novel polio vaccine

23 october 2021 - 09:23:30
Brazzaville, DR Congo (PANA) - More than 80 million children have been vaccinated with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 [...] Full text...

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WHO announces plan for ‘profound transformation' following sexual abuse allegations in DR Congo

22 october 2021 - 06:50:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organization staff during the 10th Ebola outbreak [...] Full text...

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830 persons kidnapped, 69 bandits killed in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, within 3 months’

20 october 2021 - 18:14:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  The Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Turkey pledges enhanced cooperation with Nigeria on counter-terrorism, defence and security

20 october 2021 - 15:53:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Turkey and Nigeria on Wednesday signed eight major agreements on defence, energy, industry, mining and other [...] Full text...

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UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefit of ‘edutainment’ in South Africa

20 october 2021 - 06:00:46
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – [...] Full text...

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Turkish President Erdogan to meet Togolese, Burkinabe, Liberian presidents in Togo visit

19 october 2021 - 11:02:54
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in Lome on Tuesday during which he will hold [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS chairman visits Mali for talks on transition

18 october 2021 - 11:33:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several dozen people in favour of extension of the duration of the transition in Mali demonstrated [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 35 deaths, 376 new infections

17 october 2021 - 19:21:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday said 35 coronavirus-related deaths and 376 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records six deaths, 226 new cases Thursday

15 october 2021 - 16:27:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Thursday recorded six deaths, 226 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across 14 States of the federation [...] Full text...

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Plan to withdraw mercenaries and foreign fighters, opportunity for peaceful elections in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef,PANA correspondent)

14 october 2021 - 20:31:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission of an Action Plan for the "gradual and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: High level meeting on Ethiopia urges parties to end abuses, negotiate ceasefire

13 october 2021 - 06:04:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States, the European Union, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have urged the [...] Full text...

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US city honours South African musician

12 october 2021 - 11:03:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African singer Nomcebo Zikode who sang vocals on the smash-hit "Jerusalema" has been [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 aid for Africa falling short, says Human Rights Watch

12 october 2021 - 06:35:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Sunday

11 october 2021 - 05:10:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Saturday

10 october 2021 - 05:47:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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Over 1.5 kg of cocaine seized in Bamako

09 october 2021 - 18:19:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Officers of the Anti-Trafficking Airport Unit (CAAT) of the Central Narcotics Office (OCS) on Wednesday seized [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army sets up special courts to try soldiers for offences in war against terrorists

09 october 2021 - 17:10:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has set up two special and one General Court Marshal to try officers [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president reiterates vow to stamp out security threats and violent crimes

09 october 2021 - 16:51:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday again pledged to eliminate all forms of violent crimes in [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday

08 october 2021 - 05:30:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta names diplomat as Prime Minister

07 october 2021 - 12:20:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on Wednesday appointed Mohamed Béavogui, Prime [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Wednesday

07 october 2021 - 08:02:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa exits recession in 2021 but recovery still vulnerable : World Bank

06 october 2021 - 14:57:38
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry

06 october 2021 - 04:56:38
Paris, France (PANA) - Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s [...] Full text...

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High-ranking delegation of Tunisian businessmen expected n Niger in November

05 october 2021 - 15:48:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A high-ranking delegation of Tunisian businessmen from several sectors will participate in a mission of discovery [...] Full text...

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Coronvirus: Nigeria records 74 new COVID-19 infections, zero death on Sunday

04 october 2021 - 17:28:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here Monday Nigeria recorded 74 new coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari urges peace, stability in Ethiopia as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed begins second five-year term

04 october 2021 - 16:23:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, called for peace and stability [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria scales up vaccination with new IDA funding for vaccine purchase

02 october 2021 - 18:39:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - With approval from The World Bank Board of Directors for a $400 million credit in additional [...] Full text...

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Startups, awards and new research: youth-led World Food Forum kicks off

02 october 2021 - 06:03:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of [...] Full text...

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Deputy FM underlines the need for favourable conditions for stability in Libya

01 october 2021 - 18:48:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister for Cooperation and International Organisations, Omar Katti, has said the issue of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria records “tremendous progress’’ against Boko Haram/ISWAP/bandits : Buhari

01 october 2021 - 14:43:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday saluted the military and other security agencies for recording “tremendous progress’’ [...] Full text...

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Buhari presides over Nigeria's 61st independence anniversary celebrations

01 october 2021 - 14:33:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday presided over Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, [...] Full text...

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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food

01 october 2021 - 13:41:21
Rome, Italy (PANA)  - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Cape Town Stock Exchange starts business

30 september 2021 - 16:21:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town Stock Exchange, which aims to become the Nasdaq of Africa, opened for [...] Full text...

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'Restoration of Algeria-Morocco relations vital to Africa’s free trade ambition'

30 september 2021 - 12:15:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As the diplomatic spat between Algeria and Morocco widened last week with the banning of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Senate asks President Buhari to declare bandits in the north as 'terrorists'

29 september 2021 - 20:58:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to "formally and urgently" declare bandits operating [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 259 new infections, two deaths

29 september 2021 - 20:28:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 295 new COVID-19 infections were recorded on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy rescues 100 migrants from sub-Sahara countries

27 september 2021 - 19:34:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A Tunisian navy unit on Monday foiled an attempt of illegal migration of 100 people from [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Biafra secessionists announce alliance with Cameroonain separatists

25 september 2021 - 19:30:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared that from Saturday, 15 September, “all Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records three deaths, 477 new infections

25 september 2021 - 18:47:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says three deaths linked to COVID-19 and 477 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 433 new infections

24 september 2021 - 21:33:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded two COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday with additional 433 COVID-19 infections bringing the total [...] Full text...

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Buhari rallies against coups in Africa, seeks debt cancellation for developing countries

24 september 2021 - 17:43:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked the international community to rise in unison against the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria enacts situational security policy, recalls retired military personnel

24 september 2021 - 17:37:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has recalled and included experienced retired personnel of the Army, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria issues security alert ahead of 61st independence anniversary

24 september 2021 - 17:21:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government on Friday alerted the general public to be aware of “heightened security activities” [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to prosecute 285 Boko Haram sponsors, says Justice Minister

22 september 2021 - 20:55:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says the Federal Government will leave no [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 513 new infections

22 september 2021 - 20:44:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 513 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday bringing the total number of infections to [...] Full text...

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'Over 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to Nigerian troops'

22 september 2021 - 08:20:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division of Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Abdulwahab Eyitayo, says [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 393 new infections, six deaths

21 september 2021 - 23:26:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday topped the table of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections with 393 new [...] Full text...

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UK govt to launch 2-year Skills for Prosperity Nigeria Programme

21 september 2021 - 23:19:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Kingdom (UK) government will on Wednesday launch the Skills for Prosperity Nigeria (S4P-N) programme aimed [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force airstrikes kill five terror bandits’ kingpins, 26 others in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

21 september 2021 - 23:08:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Five kingpins of terrorists and bandits’ groups in Zamfara State were Tuesday killed by Nigeria Air Force [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Statistics of crisis in Northwest Nigeria competing with Afghanistan, warns Governor El-Rufai

21 september 2021 - 21:34:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday said the human capital development indices of the North [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Buhari congratulates Canada's Trudeau on re-election

21 september 2021 - 20:57:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated Justin Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, on his re-election. A statement by [...] Full text...

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Nigerian soldier dies as troops eliminate 42 fleeing terrorists, bandits in Niger State

20 september 2021 - 21:52:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian troops, comprising the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Nigeria Police Mobile unit forces, have eliminated [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's currency continues to slide after online platform stops exchange rate update

20 september 2021 - 21:42:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The dollar rose to between N572 and N575 in different parts Nigeria Monday, barely two days [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 168 new infections, one death

20 september 2021 - 21:35:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country registered 168 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army raises alarm, says ISWAP into massive recruitment drive in Northeast Nigeria

20 september 2021 - 21:05:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...

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Libya's Ashaafean site among UNESCO's 20 new biosphere reserves

20 september 2021 - 12:47:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ashaafean area in Libya is among 20 new sites added to the World Network of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 336 new infections, five deaths on Saturday

19 september 2021 - 19:24:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 336 new cases of COVID-19 infections and five deaths on Saturday. The Nigeria Centre for [...] Full text...

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President Buhari departs Abuja to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly

19 september 2021 - 16:22:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to take part in the 76th [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders give six-month ultimatum to Guinea coup leaders to return country to constitutional rule

16 september 2021 - 21:37:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have given the military junta that [...] Full text...

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Google joins Kenyan women lawmakers to advance digital skills

16 september 2021 - 20:49:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force sets up board of inquiry on aircraft bombing of civilians

16 september 2021 - 18:13:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) headquarters has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the circumstances [...] Full text...

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African Ministers meet on combating environmental threats

16 september 2021 - 14:12:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries have spent US$1 billion to deal with the impact of the coronavirus, dedicating the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Summit on Guinea opens

16 september 2021 - 12:35:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 519 new COVID-19 infections, 18 deaths

15 september 2021 - 22:35:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 18 deaths, 519 coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, surpassing 200,000 cases from the day [...] Full text...

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Twitter ban to be lifted in ‘a few more days’, says Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed

15 september 2021 - 21:46:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Wednesday said the ban on Twitter would be lifted in a few more days, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau submits report on crash that killed late COAS, General Attahiru

15 september 2021 - 21:37:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has submitted an interim report on the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) [...] Full text...

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U.S. donates $6.8 million to UN’s human trafficking fights and improved law enforcement capabilities in Nigeria

15 september 2021 - 21:08:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to hold summit on Guinea coup on Thursday

15 september 2021 - 13:16:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office traces gaps in protection of communities in Sahel countries

14 september 2021 - 15:12:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is undertaking a project in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records eight deaths, 365 new infections Sunday

13 september 2021 - 19:46:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic claimed the lives of eight [...] Full text...

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WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia

13 september 2021 - 18:57:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army commanders converge in Abuja to devise strategies for defeating insecurity

13 september 2021 - 17:49:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army Commanders and Principal Staff Officers on Monday converged in the capital, Abuja, with Chief [...] Full text...

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Terror bandits free 240 inmates from Kabba jail in north-central Nigeria

13 september 2021 - 17:33:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Correctional Centre on Monday confirmed that 240 inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military dismisses allegations of mass graves in northwest, northcentral in anti-terrorism fight

12 september 2021 - 17:44:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) on Sunday said viral pictures being circulated purporting to be [...] Full text...

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Chadian Army Chief canvasses 'effective collaboration' with Multinational Force in fight against terrorists

12 september 2021 - 15:44:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chadian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud, has called for effective [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records two deaths, 547 new infections

12 september 2021 - 14:51:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Saturday recorded two fatalities from the COVID-19 with 547 fresh cases reported across 15 [...] Full text...

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Bandits in northwestern Nigeria beg for dialogue after sustained military operations

12 september 2021 - 14:44:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The sustained aerial and ground operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria is forcing the terror [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Military junta meets ECOWAS envoys, promises Conde's release

10 september 2021 - 22:37:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The military junta in Guinea promised a strong ministerial delegation of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records seven deaths, 727 new cases

10 september 2021 - 19:27:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Thursday recorded seven coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths, 727 new cases. The new figures increased Nigeria’s total infections to [...] Full text...

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