CAR struggles to stabilise economy against complex humanitarian crisis

21 april 2024 - 11:33:36
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The authorities in Central African Republic (CAR) and the International Monetary (IMF) staff have [...] Full text...

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Eswatini looks forward to increased sugar exports from improved cane production

18 april 2024 - 13:07:24
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to rise on improved cane deliveries [...] Full text...

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Olympic female football qualifiers: We have improved a lot – Zambian coach

16 april 2024 - 06:32:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Successive qualification for the Olympic Games is a feat that Zambian Women’s national team coach, Bruce [...] Full text...

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Egypt seeks to raise earnings of millions working in cotton production, textile manufacturing

12 april 2024 - 11:36:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales [...] Full text...

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Hyenas attack university students amid wildlife migration in Kenya

06 february 2024 - 19:28:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildlife authorities in Kenya have retrieved the body of unidentified person attacked and killed by hyenas, [...] Full text...

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World's tech giants sign pledge for more ethical AI systems

06 february 2024 - 05:47:21
Paris, France (PANA) - Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to [...] Full text...

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Palestine-Gaza crisis: UN chief reiterates Gaza ceasefire call, condemns ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians

15 january 2024 - 19:50:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasised the imperative of establishing “basic conditions” to facilitate safe [...] Full text...

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Food price inflation fears ease again: FAO

06 january 2024 - 04:53:21
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reported on Friday that the Food Price Index ended the [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Awards: Nigeria star Asisat Oshoala crowned queen again

11 december 2023 - 20:45:51
Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - Nigerian icon Asisat Oshoala has been named CAF's Women's Player of the Year for a record [...] Full text...

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Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1,100 cases recorded

11 december 2023 - 11:44:24
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Five countries in East and Southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1,100 suspected [...] Full text...

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African women on the frontline of peacekeeping (A UN feature)

06 december 2023 - 07:11:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - For over a year, a group of United Nations peacekeepers from Ghana led by Captain Esinam [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: 2023 AFL: Sundowns see off Wydad to become inaugural AFL champions

12 november 2023 - 16:27:36
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South African side Mamelodi Sundowns were crowned the first-ever African Football League (AFL) champions after [...] Full text...

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Comorian authorities, IMF staff reach deal on economic policies and reforms

02 november 2023 - 13:58:16
Moroni, Comoro (PANA) – The Comoros’ expected growth in 2023 reflects an ongoing rebound in economic activity, says the International [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Women’s Champions League: Team Facts

10 october 2023 - 08:39:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Here are the team facts of the clubs taking part in the 2023 CAF Women’s [...] Full text...

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Decline in oil output likely to upset Equatorial Guinea’s recovery prospects

07 october 2023 - 09:38:44
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Economic indicators in 2022 registered improvements after a long recession in Equatorial Guinea as real [...] Full text...

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UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia

04 october 2023 - 17:05:04
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A senior UN human rights official on Wednesday called on authorities in Liberia to take all necessary [...] Full text...

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

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

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Sudan conflict: World Bank, UNHCR join forces to support Sudanese refugees, host communities in Chad

07 september 2023 - 07:55:56
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) - The World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, and the United Nations High Commissioner for [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau secures US$3.15 million under IMF’s credit facility

31 august 2023 - 07:52:01
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed the second review under [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Preview of Spain vs Sweden semi-final match

14 august 2023 - 08:35:08
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Spain and Sweden meet on Tuesday for a place in the final of the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Indonesian govt to renovate 6 more training fields for World Cup

11 august 2023 - 06:35:14
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) -  The Indonesian Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is preparing to renovate six additional [...] Full text...

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Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO

04 august 2023 - 18:11:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose for the first time in months following the collapse of the landmark agreement to [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s economy expected to recover its potential by 2025: World Bank report

19 july 2023 - 15:58:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A combination of domestic imbalances and external shocks in 2022 led to macroeconomic challenges in Ghana [...] Full text...

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Plenary session of Libyan Parliament discusses draft laws of 6+6 Commission elections

10 july 2023 - 14:54:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The work of a plenary session of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) began on Monday [...] Full text...

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2023 U-23 AFCON: 'We won this Cup for King Mohammed VI' – Morocco coach

10 july 2023 - 06:22:55
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco coach Isaam Charai has credited the King Mohammed VI, the ruler of the country, for [...] Full text...

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2023 U-23 AFCON: Morocco coach admits final clash will be tough

06 july 2023 - 07:49:32
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's team has secured their place in the final of the 2023 Under-23 AFCON, having maintained [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to promote production of energy from biomass

27 june 2023 - 08:20:19
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Biomass Framework to promote the production of energy from biomass. The [...] Full text...

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One dead, several injured in clash between soldiers and civilians in western Burkina Faso

16 june 2023 - 17:04:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A civilian was killed and several others were injured on Thursday night in serious clashes [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Quotes and notes by people caught in fighting (Compiled by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

25 may 2023 - 17:06:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in the, war situation in the Sudan publish different stories and comments about their ordeal. [...] Full text...

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Good rains shower recovery on Kenya’s coffee plantations

20 may 2023 - 10:27:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s marketing year (MY) 2023/24 coffee production is forecast to increase by 6.7 percent to 800,000 [...] Full text...

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2023 U-23 AFCON Draws: Draws to be made on Friday in Rabat

05 may 2023 - 06:42:49
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The draw for the 2023 Under-23 AFCON will be conducted at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre [...] Full text...

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Ajay Banga selected 14th President of the World Bank

04 may 2023 - 14:03:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Directors of the World Bank have selected Ajay Banga as President of the [...] Full text...

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Global financial system tested by higher inflation and interest rates: IMF Blog

11 april 2023 - 17:30:36
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Banking oversight was significantly strengthened after the global financial crisis, in part by requirements for [...] Full text...

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Kenyan anti-government protests continue

30 march 2023 - 17:34:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called Thursday for constitutional reform and asked for an audit of [...] 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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Kenyan protesters raid property of former president Kenyatta, opposition leader Odinga

27 march 2023 - 15:52:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Unidentified attackers marched on the property of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga [...] Full text...

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High crop prices prompt Kenya farmers to increase maize, wheat production

23 march 2023 - 11:28:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya expects a rise in maize and wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 to 3.18 [...] Full text...

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Libyan News Agency calls Tunisian president's statements on Libya's Bouri field "a serious mistake

20 march 2023 - 18:32:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan News Agency (LANA) said here Monday it was "astonished" by the statements of Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Mastercard Foundation pushes financial services to 5.3 million in Africa

13 march 2023 - 14:17:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 5.3 million more people in rural areas in Africa have accessed credit, savings and [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President praises bravery of women in the army

08 march 2023 - 14:25:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the transition of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore, on Wednesday praised the [...] Full text...

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CAF Disciplinary Board sanctions Sudanese club, Al Hila

08 march 2023 - 06:52:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has taken a number of decisions [...] Full text...

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South African football star stabbed to death

05 february 2023 - 09:36:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African football player Oshwin Andries was stabbed to death on Saturday. The 19-year-old [...] Full text...

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Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all – ILO report

08 january 2023 - 04:44:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flexible working hours can advance economies and businesses while helping employees and families achieve a better [...] Full text...

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Libyan MP calls for demarcation of Libya's borders with its neighbours

05 january 2023 - 18:22:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan MP Soad Al-Chily Thursday called on the Libyan executive to take the necessary steps to [...] Full text...

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Top Libyan official says demarcation of international borders should not be unilateral

04 january 2023 - 13:58:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, on Tuesday stressed that demarcation of [...] Full text...

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South Africa's PresidentRamaphosa condemns racial assault

27 december 2022 - 11:33:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday condemned a Christmas Day racial incident at [...] Full text...

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Two Libyan parliamentary commissions call on Egypt to cancel unilateral demarcation of common maritime borders

23 december 2022 - 15:38:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs and Defence and National Security Commissions of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), [...] Full text...

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Report/ Bashir Trial: the thin line between political and legal trial in display

22 december 2022 - 15:35:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Most Sudanese in their thirties and forties have known no other president but Omar Bashir who [...] Full text...

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Libya rejects Egypt's unilateral decision to demarcate common maritime borders

17 december 2022 - 13:14:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity (GNU) has rejected the [...] Full text...

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'Libya rejects any infringement of its sovereignty' - Says FM

25 november 2022 - 11:28:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan has told the European Union (EU) that it rejects "any provocation" targeting its sovereignty and [...] Full text...

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Convicted South African former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius demands parole hearing

01 september 2022 - 12:25:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius has approached the courts in an attempt to force prison [...] Full text...

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Guinea minister consoles families of two people shot dead during last Wednesday's demonstration

20 august 2022 - 13:11:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Guinean presidency, Colonel Amara Camara, on Friday expressed his sympathies to all [...] Full text...

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Botswana condemns vulture poisoning

15 august 2022 - 16:03:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has raised alarm over suspected poisoning of over fifty vultures in the tourist district of [...] Full text...

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IMF points to risks in Equatorial Guinea’s recovery, food insecurity

30 july 2022 - 10:05:46
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea’s economy is slowly emerging from the ravages of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius produces 12.3% of energy supply from local renewable sources

30 july 2022 - 09:35:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius produced 12.3 per cent of its energy supply from locally renewable sources, namely hydro, wind, [...] Full text...

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EC extends mandates of civilian advisory, military training missions in CAR

29 july 2022 - 07:32:10
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted two decisions extending the mandates of the European Union Common Security [...] Full text...

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EBRD to re-power Africa’s oldest wind farm in Morocco

19 july 2022 - 11:23:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Morocco in its transition to a [...] Full text...

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UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples in Kenya

18 july 2022 - 19:22:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human [...] Full text...

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Burundi to produce 18,000 tonnes of sugar this year

14 july 2022 - 16:41:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Société sucrière du Moso (Moso sugar company) (SOSUMO), based in southern Burundi, announced on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Former President Kaboré forced by supporters to abandon meeting with current president of Burkina Faso

08 july 2022 - 16:20:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several hundred demonstrators gathered Friday in front of the home of former Burkinabe President Roch [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Police minister under fire over public outburst

07 july 2022 - 13:47:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Police Minister Bheki Cele is under fire following an altercation he had with a [...] Full text...

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Youth are the generation that will help save our ocean and our future, says Guterres

27 june 2022 - 05:11:55
New York, US (PANA) - The world must do more to stop the dramatic decline in ocean health, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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'Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace'

21 june 2022 - 05:27:35
New York, US (PANA) - With eight months remaining, the window of opportunity is closing for South Sudan to meet [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai

16 june 2022 - 06:16:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...

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More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands in Tanzania

15 june 2022 - 19:04:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania against ethnic Maasai [...] Full text...

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Top South African sportsman gets bail

17 may 2022 - 08:33:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African sportsman Elton Jantjies has been released on bail and ordered to [...] Full text...

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Divisions in UN Security Council on Libyan file fuel foreign interference

02 may 2022 - 06:58:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the fourth consecutive time, the United Nations Security Council has failed to extend the mandate [...] Full text...

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Sahel to experience wet rainy season this year

27 april 2022 - 11:12:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A wet 2022 rainy season is expected in the Sahel, the Permanent Inter-State Committee for [...] Full text...

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Political impasse threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel govts, warns UN official

17 march 2022 - 04:56:04
New York, US (PANA ) - Amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel [...] Full text...

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Ambiguity still prevails in long-distance duel between two Libyan Prime Ministers

17 february 2022 - 19:14:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The outcome of the indirect duel between the two rival prime ministers in Libya is still [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Hosts Cameroon edge past brave Comoros 2-1 into quarter-finals

24 january 2022 - 20:59:33
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Hosts Cameroon on Monday overcame Comoros 2-1 at Stade d'Olembé in Yaoundé in their round of [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Egypt join Nigeria in Round of 16

19 january 2022 - 21:34:36
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Egypt joined Nigeria in the knock-out stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament again suspends plenary on roadmap

18 january 2022 - 19:09:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plenary session of the House of Representatives held in Tobruk (East) to discuss the parliamentary [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Ghana coach Rajevac names final squad

04 january 2022 - 06:06:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Coach Milovan Rajevac has named his final squad for the 2021 Total Energies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Ghana coach Rajevac names 30-man provisional squad

21 december 2021 - 16:26:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac on Tuesday named a 30-man provisional squad for the delayed 2021 TotalEnergies [...] Full text...

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Sudan says six army officers killed in Ethiopian attack

28 november 2021 - 15:16:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army mouthpiece, Al Gwat Al Musalah, on Monday said at least six army officers [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to produce 250,000 tons of sugar this year

11 november 2021 - 14:19:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture estimated on Thursday that sugar production for the 2021 harvest should [...] Full text...

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Guinean Press Union warns military junta against violation of press freedom

11 october 2021 - 18:42:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Press Professionals Union (SPPG) Monday condemned with "the utmost energy" the violation Saturday night [...] Full text...

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Libyan media play up govt's session with Parliament, normalisation of Libya-Tunisia ties

12 september 2021 - 19:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers published last week gave wide coverage to the plenary session by Parliament of the [...] Full text...

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Malian, Ivorian experts express support for delimitation of common border

31 august 2021 - 00:01:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian and Ivorian experts have expressed  their desire to support the delimitation of their common border, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Legal tussle over former Mozambican Minister

26 august 2021 - 17:45:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of Mozambican civil society organisations (CSOs) have approached the North Gauteng High [...] Full text...

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Joint Technical Commission meeting on Mali-Côte d'Ivoire border demarcation opens

25 august 2021 - 10:54:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A three-day meeting of the Joint Technical Commission on the demarcation of the Mali-Côte d'Ivoire border [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight tensions in the run-up to elections, reactions to the Military Commission's messages

22 august 2021 - 15:21:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The approaching date of the December 24 general elections in Libya, without the adoption of the [...] Full text...

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Mali, Guinea hold ministerial meeting on materialisation of common border

20 august 2021 - 13:16:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako has hosted a two-day meeting of the Mali-Guinea Joint Technical Commission on the materialisation of [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL urges Libyan parties to refrain from mobilisation or deployment of troops

19 august 2021 - 14:16:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on all Libyan parties to refrain [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Zambian opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential election on sixth attempt

16 august 2021 - 05:34:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has won the country's presidential election on his sixth attempt. The [...] Full text...

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Mali, Algeria revive oil sector cooperation

12 august 2021 - 16:44:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian delegation, led by the Ministers of Mines, Energy and Water, Lamine Seydou Traoré and [...] Full text...

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Reform of Libya's national border demarcation committee on agenda of meeting in Tripoli

11 august 2021 - 21:37:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Unity, Khaled Mazen, met here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: More than 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF

30 july 2021 - 15:51:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the [...] Full text...

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US urges Tunisian president Saied to adhere to principles of democracy to end crisis

27 july 2021 - 05:53:09
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has encouraged Tunisian President Kais Saied to adhere to [...] Full text...

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Liverpool Loses Its UNESCO World Heritage Status

21 july 2021 - 19:10:10
London, England (PANA) - Liverpool suffered the rare indignity on Wednesday of being removed from the list of UNESCO World [...] Full text...

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Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down

21 july 2021 - 13:51:32
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While specific costs and implications of the recent South African civil unrest to the food [...] Full text...

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Former South African football star gets top coaching qualification

06 july 2021 - 18:12:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s former football star, Quinton Fortune, has completed his UEFA Pro Licence managerial [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce new penalties for littering

22 june 2021 - 07:48:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Plenary hearing of government on budget by parliament set for June 29

15 june 2021 - 21:40:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya has decided to convene a plenary hearing of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament resumes plenary session on the 2021 State budget.

15 june 2021 - 15:58:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament resumed its budget session on Tuesday in the eastern city of Tobruk, chaired [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament plenary suspended after altercation between MPs

14 june 2021 - 17:54:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plenary session of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) was suspended on Monday in Tobruk [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa Union eyes more doses to lessen vaccine exclusion

10 june 2021 - 22:35:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has welcomed ongoing debate at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Airforce and Army Chiefs parley on joint operations against terrorism, banditry

02 june 2021 - 19:04:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday held his maiden meeting [...] Full text...

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Key national parks in Sudan to benefit from initiative to increase protection

30 may 2021 - 16:43:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, a US$23.6 million initiative to improve protection for [...] Full text...

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Queen calls for decolonization of African minds

27 may 2021 - 19:18:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The US-based Senegambian Queen, Binta T.E. Goudiaby Sarr, on Thursday urged African Presidents to display leadership [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia-Sudan border tensions must be de-escalated

13 may 2021 - 13:17:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A potential border war brewing between Sudan and Ethiopia threatens to destabilise the two nations [...] Full text...

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Nigeria struggles to attain self-sufficiency in sugar production

11 may 2021 - 10:41:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s sugar industry is facing serious challenges despite efforts by the government to create self-sufficiency in [...] Full text...

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Improved agronomic practices, favourable weather raise Kenya’s sugar output

07 may 2021 - 06:37:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s sugar production is expected to increase in marketing year 2021/22 due to good weather, better [...] Full text...

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UNIDO, Egypt partner to accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrialisation

29 april 2021 - 15:22:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director General Li Yong and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly [...] Full text...

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Greece supports new Libyan government, seeks new relations - Greek media

06 april 2021 - 17:37:58
Athens, Greece(PANA) - The Greek media on Tuesday hailed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' visit to Tripoli, as a support [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Total U-20 AFCON revelation Fatawu gets first Black Stars call-up

22 march 2021 - 08:06:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana coach Charles K. Akonnor, handed Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations best player, Abdul Fatawu [...] Full text...

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Mali's Transition leader N'Daw to visit Algeria

12 march 2021 - 11:33:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, on Saturday begins a two-day visit in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari again vows to protect all religious, ethnic groups

15 february 2021 - 11:47:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his government would protect all religious and ethnic groups in [...] Full text...

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‘Historic moment’ as UN-led Libyan forum selects new interim leadership

06 february 2021 - 06:14:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 74-members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have selected an interim Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Voting process for the selection of the Libyan executive authority begins

18 january 2021 - 16:44:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Voting to choose a mechanism to select candidates for the leadership positions of the temporary unified [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Minister of Commerce in court for abuse of authority

29 december 2020 - 10:15:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Commerce, Yogida Sawmynaden, is being prosecuted for abuse of authority before a [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM reaffirms legality of Libyan-Turkish maritime border demarcation agreement

07 december 2020 - 18:44:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "The signing of the maritime border demarcation agreement between Libya and Turkey is part of a [...] Full text...

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U-20 UFOA A tournament: Guinea surprises Mauritania, Senegal for a place in the semi-finals

22 november 2020 - 11:34:59
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea overcame Mauritania here Saturday in the only match of the first day of Group B [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic and violence contribute to rising humanitarian needs in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 06:00:09
Geneva, Switzerland  (PANA) - A surge in armed violence, coupled with the economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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FNDC reports 92 deaths in its ranks in Guinea

12 october 2020 - 17:32:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 92 people were killed and 324 injured between June 2019 and March 2020 in [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight apprehensions preceding Libyan political talks in Geneva

10 october 2020 - 18:52:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the Libyan Political Forum under the aegis of the UN in Geneva approaches, Libyan newspapers [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces mobile learning via SMS to reach most vulnerable

09 october 2020 - 11:11:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the startups in Rwanda has developed a mobile platform that will be used effective [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt suspends elections amid widespread recalls of legislators

03 october 2020 - 14:43:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government has indefinitely suspended elections due to COVID-19 concerns, a move many citizens and [...] Full text...

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Joint ECOWAS, AU, UN mission expected in Guinea

01 october 2020 - 11:45:00
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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Pacheco returns to coach Zamalek

28 september 2020 - 19:22:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Portuguese coach, Jaime Pacheco, arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday to start his second [...] Full text...

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Sudanese sign peace deal yet to attract another region

31 august 2020 - 20:41:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the civilian-led Transitional Government of Sudan signed an agreement Monday [...] Full text...

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Mastercard, Kenya private sector body support coronavirus-hit MSMEs

29 august 2020 - 12:36:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and Mastercard Foundation have partnered to support Micro, Small and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 37 melon-headed whales, one bottle nose dolphin found dead

28 august 2020 - 17:29:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 37 melon-headed whales and one bottle nose dolphin have been found dead as [...] Full text...

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Scientists continue plan to create test tube northern white rhino

20 august 2020 - 12:07:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The international team of scientists and conservationists working to conserve the northern white rhino has made [...] Full text...

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Ten people in Rwanda hospitalised after consuming carcass of goat

17 august 2020 - 10:52:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 10 people, including children and women of the same family, were hospitalised over the [...] Full text...

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EU launches civilian advisory mission in CAR

30 july 2020 - 11:12:25
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday adopted a decision launching the European Union CSDP (Common Security and [...] Full text...

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Coal was the main fuel used to produce electricity in Mauritius in 2019: Statistics Mauritius

30 july 2020 - 09:58:13
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday released the official statistics regarding the environment of the island, indicating [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight resumption of RwandAir flights, trial of former Rwandan PM over dud cheques

18 july 2020 - 16:49:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the resumption of RwandAir flights effective 1 August and the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Sports stars back BLM movement

16 july 2020 - 09:38:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A large group of leading African rugby coaches, former players and administrators have joined [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Don’t make schools a political football’ -senior WHO official

13 july 2020 - 20:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday called for the question of school re-openings [...] Full text...

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4 poachers arrested in northern Niger

08 july 2020 - 15:59:51
Zinder, Niger (PANA) - Four poachers caught in the act were arrested last week by the Defense and Security Forces [...] Full text...

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More than 1million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, says Stephanie Willams

19 june 2020 - 18:58:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephanie Williams told the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...

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UN official raises concern over increasing retaliatory acts as battle lines shift in Libya

19 june 2020 - 13:42:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – One million people are now in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in Libya, including [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo people advised to draw lessons from pandemic

18 june 2020 - 23:42:02
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Ambassador André-Alain Atundu Liongo, communicator of the political platform, Common front for Congo (FCC), Thursday [...] Full text...

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'Tanzania is first African country to restart league amid Coronavirus'

15 june 2020 - 09:07:55
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania at the weekend became the first African country to resume a national football [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency says Buhari not in danger from shooting at his Villa in Abuja

14 june 2020 - 16:19:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Sunday confirmed the altercations at the Presidential Villa in Abuja between First [...] Full text...

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Congo: Financial stakeholders briefed on e-pay system

12 june 2020 - 16:53:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Representatives of credit and micro-finance institutions of Congo were Thursday briefed on the integration process of [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s truth commission resumes public hearings

08 june 2020 - 14:05:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission  resumed public hearings on Monday after a recess since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese singer, Zambia’s Health Minister, AfDB VP seek African solidarity post-COVID-19

04 june 2020 - 16:21:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s truth commission to resume public hearings on June 8

26 may 2020 - 13:28:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission will on June 8  resume public hearings, which it [...] Full text...

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Poaching dismissed in mysterious elephant deaths in Botswana

19 may 2020 - 10:14:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has ruled out poaching in suspected poisoned elephant carcasses in two villages in the north-west [...] Full text...

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UNESCO puts spotlight on women’s voices in imagining the world to come

18 may 2020 - 13:32:02
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has invited leading women thinkers, artists and activists from fields ranging from climatology to international [...] Full text...

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Libya protests to UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Tripoli

18 may 2020 - 12:21:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has summoned the Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Authorities in Botswana warn residents of poisoned elephants

15 may 2020 - 17:30:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks has warned residents in the Seronga village in the [...] 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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Rwandan, Burundian soldiers involved in shooting incident

11 may 2020 - 08:23:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan and Burundian soldiers have been involved in a shooting incident along their common border when [...] Full text...

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Russia, Qatar deny US bribe indictment for FIFA World Cups

08 april 2020 - 19:22:14
Zürich, Switzerland (PANA) - Russia and Qatar have issued denials following a new court indictment which alleges that FIFA executives [...] Full text...

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Sudan says assassination attempt on PM 'a terrorist attack'

09 march 2020 - 12:29:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday described an attempt on the life of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk as “sabotage and [...] Full text...

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Ghana's new Black Stars coach C.K. Akunnor names his first squad

03 march 2020 - 20:24:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The new coach of Ghana's senior national football team, C.K. Akunnor, on Tuesday named his first [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks team to Turkish Women Cup

02 march 2020 - 20:30:23
Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - Kenya's senior national women team to the  forthcoming Turkish Women Cup has been named. Coach David Ouma named [...] Full text...

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Bamako to host 15th gathering of lawyers from French-speaking Africa

29 february 2020 - 16:11:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako, the Malian capital, will from March 9-13 host the 15th meeting of lawyers of French-speaking [...] Full text...

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Zambia's Drug Enforcement Commission seizes exotic car Bugatti at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka

26 february 2020 - 17:43:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Zambia says it has seized the controversial newly-imported exotic car, [...] Full text...

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Burundi govt takes over coffee sector again

22 february 2020 - 13:31:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi authorities have increased the producer price cherry coffee during the 2020-2021 season by 10%, [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks provisional squad for Turkish Women Cup

19 february 2020 - 14:13:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya senior women national team coach David Ouma on Wednesday named a provisional squad for the [...] Full text...

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Troika warns south Sudanese coming AU summit their last chance to revamp peace talks

08 february 2020 - 19:36:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  The Troika group has warned that the coming African union summit might be the last chance [...] Full text...

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Mali, Senegal to delimit their border

06 february 2020 - 20:39:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government Wednesday adopted two draft bills signed in Bamako on 22 May 2014 relating [...] Full text...

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14 pupils killed in school stampede in Western Kenya

03 february 2020 - 22:27:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 14 pupils have been killed and 50 others injured in a school stampede at [...] Full text...

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Tunisian clubs recruit players on the last day of Mercato

01 february 2020 - 19:15:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian club AC Bizertin Saturday signed on Malian striker Dembele Boling for five seasons, sources close [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Govt. takes over coffee sector from 4 unproductive private companies

30 january 2020 - 14:37:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Four private companies and corporate organizations have been evicted from the coffee sector for "insufficient yield", [...] Full text...

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UN higher commissioner for human rights called to back DRC government’s efforts

23 january 2020 - 23:13:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  -  The Ituri acting governor, Ibrahim Ucircan Bule, Thursday sought the support of the UN high [...] Full text...

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Mauritius under heavy rains

22 january 2020 - 13:35:33
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - Mauritians woke up on Wednesday under heavy rains, and under a special warning from the [...] Full text...

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Esperance de Tunis win capital derby to top the table

19 january 2020 - 16:58:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Esperance Sportive de Tunis on Sunday beat Club Africain 2-1 in the local derby of the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese leaders promise to form unity government within set time

15 january 2020 - 21:58:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -  President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Dr Rick Machar, Wednesday agreed to form a unity [...] Full text...

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Pan-African Parliament concerned about security situation in Libya

14 january 2020 - 13:19:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has described latest developments in Libya as of “great concern” and urged [...] Full text...

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Turkish-Russian call for a cease-fire in Libya among this week's media highlights

11 january 2020 - 19:14:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers  this week made wide coverage to the initiative for a ceasefire, launched after a [...] Full text...

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20 soldiers, including six Chadian peacekeepers, injured in rocket attack in Mali

10 january 2020 - 16:53:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty soldiers, including six peacekeepers and two Malian civilians, were injured in a rocket attack that [...] Full text...

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Greece seeks to attend Berlin conference on Libya

30 december 2019 - 12:39:23
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece is seeking to participate in the UN-brokered conference on Libya in Berlin in January, Greek [...] Full text...

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Erdogan says Turkey will not stay passive in the face of Libyan bloodshed

25 december 2019 - 15:36:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his country has not sent forces to Libya, [...] Full text...

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Haftar's naval forces 'intercept' vessel with Turkish crew flying Grenada flag

22 december 2019 - 10:37:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesman for the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed al-Mesmari, [...] Full text...

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FIFA Club World Cup Final: Liverpool FC - Flamengo FC face off on Saturday in Doha

20 december 2019 - 17:52:37
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - FC Liverpool (England) and FC Flamengo (Brazil) will play the final of the 16th edition of [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new head of EUAM mission in CAR

17 december 2019 - 18:04:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) on Tuesday appointed Paulo Soares, a Portuguese national, as head of mission [...] Full text...

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Benin reorganizes management of animal transhumance

14 december 2019 - 15:10:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The Beninese government has just demarcated animal transhumance corridors to end the agro-pastoral crisis which kills [...] Full text...

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EC sets up civilian advisory mission in CAR

09 december 2019 - 19:02:26
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has established a European Union CSDP civilian advisory mission in Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Libyan-Turkish MoUs and desire for Libyan gas highlighted by Libyan media

07 december 2019 - 19:00:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week highlighted the memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed on 27 November in Ankara [...] Full text...

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Greece expels Libyan ambassador from Athens

06 december 2019 - 12:31:01
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Libya's Ambassador to Greece was summoned on Friday to the foreign ministry in Athens and  informed [...] Full text...

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Kenya to face Tanzania in Copa Cola Africa Cup semis

03 december 2019 - 19:42:07
Thika, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Tanzania atre the two East African nations that have reached the 2019 Copa Coca [...] Full text...

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Fifty-three second video of 'gunshots' fired at Zimbabwe opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, goes viral

02 december 2019 - 17:23:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A video on social media showing the leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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IMF, The Gambia gov’t launches REOS-SA

27 november 2019 - 23:11:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in collaboration with the ministry of finance and economic affairs, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Haftar proclaims Tripoli outskirts a 'no-fly zone' as fighting rages

24 november 2019 - 11:53:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesman for the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA) loyal to [...] Full text...

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EU agrees security, defence policy to support CAR security sector reform

21 november 2019 - 11:50:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union on Thursday adopted a crisis management concept for a new [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader claims 122 young Guineans shot dead in political demonstrations

15 november 2019 - 14:15:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 122 young people, mostly under the age of 25, have been shot dead in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe becoming more repressive state - Report

12 november 2019 - 00:00:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe is slowly becoming a more repressive state with an increase in government clampdowns that resulted [...] Full text...

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Nearly two million Cameroonians face humanitarian emergency: UNICEF

06 november 2019 - 05:01:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest has created a fast-growing humanitarian emergency now affecting some [...] Full text...

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Chinese donkey skin harvesting: A threat to traditional draught power and food security

05 november 2019 - 21:16:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Chinese harvesting of donkey skins in Botswana and in some parts of Africa poses a [...] Full text...

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Olympic Qualifier: Kenya picks provisional team to face Zambia

01 november 2019 - 15:11:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan senior women provisional national team to face Zambia in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana's coach names squad for South Africa, São Tomé matches

30 october 2019 - 11:38:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Head Coach of Ghana's senior national football team, Kwesi Appiah, has named a 23-man squad [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Coptic community launches initiative to rebuild scores of school in central Sudan

25 october 2019 - 18:29:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Coptic community has launched an initiative to rehabilitate and in some cases totally build dozens [...] Full text...

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Suspected Anthrax outbreak in Chobe National Park

22 october 2019 - 18:28:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks says an increase in elephant mortalities in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana launches fibre home internet connectivity

15 october 2019 - 15:37:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's  wholesale provider of national and international telecommunication infrastructure, BoFiNet has launched the Fibre to the [...] Full text...

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Niger adopts National Border Policy

07 october 2019 - 14:48:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Government has adopted in the Council of Ministers a National Border Policy Document 2019-2035 [...] Full text...

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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana

01 october 2019 - 21:26:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...

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Refugee group denounces "crimes covered" by Malian army in Timbuktu

27 september 2019 - 14:23:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Executives of the Collective of the Berabich Diaspora in Mauritania (CCDBM-refugees from Northern Mali) "condemn with [...] Full text...

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MasterCard Foundation to help Senegal create 3 million jobs for young people

24 september 2019 - 16:35:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation and MasterCard Foundation of the United States on [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau chiefs preach peace to Gambians

23 september 2019 - 10:17:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A visiting delegation of traditional chiefs from Guinea Bissau has urged Gambians to jealously guard and [...] Full text...

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Botswana is prime pilot candidate for EU’s Cyber Resilience for Development Project

21 september 2019 - 14:29:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)-  Botswana has been selected for the European Union's (EU) Cyber Resilience for Development, known as Cyber4Dev Project, [...] Full text...

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Will a ceasefire be imposed by the Security Council to ensure success of Libya’s political process? (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

20 september 2019 - 15:43:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Preparatory confabs  on Libya, held ahead of the international conference scheduled for autumn in Berlin, the [...] Full text...

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Botswana government drills boreholes for herders at Lake Ngami

20 september 2019 - 11:12:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government will equip the Lake Ngami area with five boreholes to assist farmers with [...] Full text...

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France condemns clashes in CAR locality of Birao

18 september 2019 - 19:10:28
Paris, France (PANA) – France on Wednesday ‘’strongly’’ condemned the clashes that broke out on Saturday in Birao, northern region [...] Full text...

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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released

16 september 2019 - 20:25:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize Selection Committee released Monday the list of the top 20 candidates. The [...] Full text...

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