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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Nigeria on Sunday kicked off  their campaign for the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) championship with a 5-4 win over hosts Tanzania at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.   The speedy Nigerian Golden Eaglets were the first to score in the 19th minute [...]

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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s presidential spokesperson George Charamba has described the Gukurahundi atrocities in the 1980s as “conflict” as pressure mounts for government to admit culpability concerning the matter. This comes a day after Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa called for the issue of Gukurahundi to be debated “in newspapers, on [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) announced they have shot down a command fighter aircraft of the Libyan National Army (LNA) on Sunday in Wadi al-Rabi region of southern Tripoli. The downing of the fighter was part of the Volcano of Wrath operation [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has informed the UN special envoy Ghassan Salamé that "the forces of Marshall Khalifa Haftar continue using fighter aircraft  and random bombing of civilian zones, particularly homes and infrastructure, the latest [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations (UNDESA) are organising a preparatory and capacity development workshop for major groups and other stakeholders in Africa to help countries prepare for the High-Level Political Forum on [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the State of Israel on his victory in parliamentary election.   In a statement by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Garba Shehu, President Buhari extended “best wishes to the people of the State of Israel in the aftermath [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said its aircraft “totally destroyed” an armed bandits’ logistics base and killed four of the bandits during operation in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria.   Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army said that its troops on Friday killed 35 bandits and rescued 40 abducted people, [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria Police on Sunday said that its personnel killed nine suspected kidnappers who operated on ever-busy Abuja-Kaduna expressway, which links the nation’s capital, Abuja, and the strategic city of Kaduna, headquarters of the Northwest region.   Nigeria Police Spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner of Police Frank Mba said in a [...]

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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Britain is preparing sanctions against Zimbabwe in the eventuality the western country leaves the European Union (EU), PANA has learnt. Due to not being able to reach a deal, the United Kingdom (UK) parliament recently voted to postpone Brexit till 31 October 2019, delaying the UK's departure [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian capital, Cairo, is hosting from 14-18 April meetings of the second ministerial session of the African Union specialized technical committee on transport, intercontinental, inter regional infrastructure, energy and tourism. The meeting is  held in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the AU development agency, NEPAD, [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Presiden, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi on Sunday met in Cairo with the Commander General of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Marshal Khalifa Haftar on the latest developments in Libya, the spokesperson of the Egyptian Presidency, Bassam Radhi said. The Libyan capital, Tripoli, has been facing armed conflict [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Secretary General of la Francophonie,  Louise Mushikiwabo, on Sunday started a three-day visit to Tunisia at the invitation of  Foreign Affairs minister Khemaies Jhinaoui,  a diplomatic source in Tunis said. This visit is part of the ongoing coordination and consultation of the 18th Summit of la [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The fifth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD) will be held from 16-18 April in Marrakesh, Morocco, under  the theme ’Empowering populations and guaranteeing inclusion and equality', the organising committee said on Sunday.   An initiative of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with regional [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) – In a joint operation on Friday Malian and Burkinabe armed forces neutralised 24 terrorists from different Jihadist groups and arrested five suspects, the Malian Force said on its website said on Sunday, noting that a dozen arms were also seized.   The operation was carried out in the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has categorically rejected what he described as "misinformation campaigns of certain circles" about the alleged presence of fighters from terrorist organisations among forces fighting for the government of national accord.   The government of [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The first edition of the ''Gabès Cinéma Fen'' film festival began on Saturday in Tunisia under the theme 'Taala Chouf' (Come and see).   According to the festival coordinators, 15 films will be screened during the event due to end on 18 April, about fifteen films. They include [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Defending champions, Espérance de Tunis of Tunisia, and three former winners on Saturday qualified for the semi-finals of the 2018/19 CAF Champions league after second-leg, quarter-final matches were decided across Africa. The three former winner are TP Mazembe of the DR Congo (5-time winners), Mamelodi Sundowns of [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the matches in the second-leg, quarter-final round of the 2018/19 CAF Confederation Cup, to be played across Africa on Sunday. First-leg results are in brackets. Al-Hilal, Sudan vs 2-time winners Étoile du Sahel, Tunisia (1-3) 3-time winners CS Sfaxien, Tunisia vs Nkana, Zambia (1-2)         RS [...]

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