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<title><![CDATA[Annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election dominates Nigerian media]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 20th anniversary of the June 12 presidential election, won by businessman M.K.O. Abiola in 1993 but annulled by military President Ibrahim Babangida and the resultant death of the winner, overshadowed all other stories in Nigeria this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:00:21 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Tanzanian dailies highlight public debate on proposed constitution]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Views, praises and criticism related to Tanzania’s draft constitution, made public two weeks ago, continued to flow in the country’s newspapers this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:59:46 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ethiopian weekly focuses on Egypt-Ethiopia tension over Nile waters]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – “Clouds over the Nile waters have become denser,” Ethiopia’s weekly Fortune wrote this week, referring to renewed military threats by Egypt in its opposition to the construction of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:47:48 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ethiopian papers shed light on African youth empowerment]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa’s challenge of deepening the involvement of youth in governance structures and enhancing their intellectual capacity so that they could assume responsibilities was the focus of two Ethiopian newspapers this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:32:24 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Tanzania’s draft constitution takes the limelight in local newspapers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Writing a constitution that ideally meets the expectations of the people has been the main focus of Tanzanian newspapers this week after the Constitution Review Commission (CRC) unveiled a detailed draft of what would be the country’s basic law.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:15:47 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Outlawed Boko Haram, electricity nightmare highlighted in Nigeria]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The proscription of Boko Haram, the lack of access to electricity by 120 million people and the first-year anniversary of the Dana Air Crash in Lagos were the main stories in Nigeria this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:01:17 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Market fires, arrest of drug baron reported in Ghana]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Increasing spate of fire outbreaks, especially in markets across Ghana, and the arrest in the US of a drug baron were some of the stories highlighted by the media in Ghana this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:48:14 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigerian paper queries OAU Jubilee celebration, AU's relevance]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian newspaper has sharply criticised African leaders over their recent celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the Africa Union (AU), saying the celebration was lacking ''in highlight of accomplishments on social, political and economic fronts''.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:17:17 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Jonathan's mid-term report, anti-gay bill, pirate attacks highlighted in Nigeria]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The mid-term report (2011-2013) on President Goodluck Jonathan's achievements, the passage of the bill prohibiting same-sex marriage and the hijack of a fuel cargo ship by pirates were the major stories in Nigeria this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:36:09 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Another power generation challenge, Mahama’s France visit reported in Ghana]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) – An unexpected power generation problem that has seen a return to power rationing and a three-day visit to France of President John Dramani Mahama were some of the stories that were reported in the Ghanaian media this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:33:46 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ethiopian papers take a close look at 50 years of African unity]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the African Union (AU) hit headlines in Ethiopia’s newspapers this week with editorials focused on Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 10:58:29 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Tanzanian daily tasks AU on Africa's prospects beyond 50 years]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - There’s a compelling need for the African leadership to inject into the African Union (AU) a dose of dynamism as populations of the member states focus on Africa’s prospects beyond 50 years, a private Tanzanian daily said Monday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 08:50:52 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[War against Boko Haram, Chinua Achebe's burial highlighted in Nigeria]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The State of Emergency declared on three north eastern States and the following war against insurgency there as well as the burial of literary giant Chinua Achebe were the major stories in Nigeria this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 08:32:23 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Church stampede, clampdown on criminals highlighted in Ghana media]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A stampede last Sunday at the church of popular Nigerian preacher, Prophet T.B. Joshua, in Accra and a clampdown on criminals in Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi, that has seen a series of murders and robberies, were some of the stories highlighted in Ghana this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:01:34 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ghana media highlight action against illegal mining, rising criminal activities in Kumasi]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The declaration of war against illegal miners, whose activities degrade the environment, pollute water bodies, cause deaths and trigger violence, was one of the main stories highlighted in the Ghanaian media this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 07:48:54 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Emergency rule, war against terrorists highlighted in Nigeria]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The declaration of emergency rule in three States worst hit by violence - Adamawa, Borno, Yobe - which has now developed into a "war situation" in those areas, was the major story in Nigeria this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 07:25:32 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Market fire, end of doctors' strike highlighted in Ghana media]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A huge market fire on Sunday at a popular market in Accra, known for second hand clothing, shoes and building materials, and the end of a crippling doctors’ strike were some of the stories reported in the Ghana media this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 15:08:20 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Jonathan-labour tirade, joblessness, new Boko Haram strategy highlighted in Nigeria]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Jonathan-Labour tirade against each other over corruption, the growing number of jobless people and Boko Haram's new strategy of violence were the main stories in Nigeria this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 07:03:16 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Landmark judgement, never-ending strikes dominate Ghanaian media]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A ruling by the Supreme Court that its own verdict on a petition challenging the election of a president could be reviewed and the continuing strikes by doctors and pharmacists dominated the media in Ghana this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:10:48 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Bloodbath, damning US corruption indictment reported in Nigeria]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The killing of 185 people in a border community in north eastern Borno State, the damning report by top US official that massive corruption exists, and government's compensation for victims of the 2011 post-election violence were the major stories in Nigeria this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:36:39 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Doctors’ crippling strike dominates Ghanaian newspapers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The ongoing strike by medical doctors in public health facilities in Ghana, which is causing huge pain and deaths, was the main story that dominated the newspapers in the West African country this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:10:50 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Boko Haram's amnesty, MEND's threat to attack mosques reported in Nigeria]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's desire to grant amnesty to the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, the threat by the Niger Delta militants to carry out reprisal attacks on mosques and Jonathan's political ambition in 2015 were the major stories in Nigeria this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:04:03 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mahama’s 100 days in office, election petition, strikes highlighted in Ghana]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) – An assessment of President John Dramani Mahama's 100 days in office, the two-day visit to Ghana of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the election petition before the Supreme Court and the ongoing strikes by a number of public sector workers were some of the stories covered by the media in Ghana this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:27:05 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Fresh Abacha loot, baby thieves, looming power and fuel scarcity reported in Nigeria]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Fresh Abacha loot, discovered by the government, two baby thieves arrested by the police, demand for compensation by Boko Haram victims, looming power and fuel scarcity, and corruption in the civil service were some of the stories reported in Nigeria this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:10:31 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Unending labour agitations, improvement in electricity supply reported in Ghana]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Unending labour agitations and President John Mahama’s announcement of an improvement in electricity supply were some of the stories highlighted by the Ghanaian media this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:31:46 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Amnesty for Boko Haram, labour's looming strike, oil deals highlighted in Nigeria ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Plans to grant amnesty to members of the violent Islamic sect Boko Haram group, labour's threat to protest pensions fraud and the need for the government to renegotiate oil deals were the main stories in Nigerian newspapers this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:09:28 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[MPs ex-gratia cheque, Mahama’s tax returns, election petition highlighted by Ghana media]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - “Huge” ex-gratia payment to members of parliament in the midst of labour agitations and the filing of tax returns by President John Mahama were some of the stories highlighted by the media in Ghana this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:37:28 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Henry Okah's jail term, oil theft, subsidy highlighted in Nigeria ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The sentencing of Henry Okah to 24 years in jail, oil theft, government's latest stand on oil subsidy and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka's warning that the nation could be headed for another civil war were the main stories in Nigeria this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:49:45 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Labour unrest, reshuffle in security services reported in Ghana]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Labour unrest, change of guard in the Ghana Armed Forces and reshuffle of top officers of the Ghana Police Service were some of the stories reported in the Ghanaian media this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:57:59 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ghana media report teachers’ strike, opposition leader’s car crash]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A crippling strike by teachers and wild allegations on the cause of an accident involving the vehicle of the running mate of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 2012 election, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, were some of the stories played up in the Ghanaian media this week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.html">Press Review</a>]]>
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