More support for artist development on the cards in Botswana

23 september 2020 - 19:20:10 DRW

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana Telecommunications (BTC) Foundation has collaborated with Thapong Visual Arts Centre, an establishment based in the country’s capital, to develop artists. According [...] Full text...

Tunisian film 'No Yes' picked for 16th edition of Montreal competition

15 september 2020 - 14:34:42 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will be represented by the No Yes film of Tunisian director Mahmoud Jemni in the official feature-length documentary competition of [...] Full text...

Mali sets dates for end-of-year exams

14 september 2020 - 15:11:03 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Ministry of Education has set exam dates following the end of more than five months of teacher union strikes on [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: First round baccalaureate results good in southern region of Senegal despite epidemic, heavy rains

10 september 2020 - 22:48:35 MTA

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Results of the first round of the 2020 baccalaureate in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal, were deemed good by the region's academic authorities, [...] Full text...

27th edition of FESPACO scheduled for February 27 to March 6, 2021

10 september 2020 - 19:21:07 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) has been scheduled to run from February [...] Full text...

Six African artists benefit from fund to work on Germany colonial past in Africa

07 september 2020 - 20:46:01 MSA

Paris, France (PANA) - Artists from six African countries have won this year’s edition of The Burden of Memory Project fund, an official source announced [...] Full text...

Initiative to fund African music sector launched

07 september 2020 - 19:01:53 MSA

Paris, France (PANA) – The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) has announced an initiative that aims to help musicians and the African music industry in [...] Full text...

EU to safeguard The Gambia cultural heritage with 600,000 Euros

04 september 2020 - 14:36:17 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union has signed a new contract for 600,000 euros with The Gambia heritage management organisation to tackle threats currently [...] Full text...

Malian media regulatory body hails professionalism of journalists

28 august 2020 - 10:47:51 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The High Authority for Communication (HAC), the media regulatory authority in Mali, has praised the professionalism of the audiovisual and print [...] Full text...

Two Tunisian films feature at first Amman Film Festival in Jordan

23 august 2020 - 14:54:37 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the first edition of the Amman International Film Festival (Jordan) with two films, "Un fils Nik [...] Full text...

Benin govt. to build hotel complex near "gate of no return" in Ouidah

18 august 2020 - 17:00:38 MTA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin says it is planning to build a hotel complex near the "Gate of No Return" (a monument [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Oro cult festivities hold behind closed doors in Benin

14 august 2020 - 16:16:17 KND

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - To avoid a further spread of the Coronavirus in Benin, organizers of the festivities of the Oro cult (traditional cult of [...] Full text...

UNESCO, ALIPH to rehabilitate Bandiagara Cliff in Mali

04 august 2020 - 14:37:56 MTA

Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Zones [...] Full text...

Burundi Muslim community celebrates Eid ul-Adha

31 july 2020 - 22:17:54 MSA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Muslim community here Friday celebrated the Eid ul-Adha or feast of the sheep sacrifice, PANA reported. The government was represented [...] Full text...

Libyans celebrate Eid al-Adha Friday in the hope of a better tomorrow (Analysis)

31 july 2020 - 18:47:09 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Like other Muslim nations across the world, Libyans on Friday celebrated Eid al-Adha, the feast that involves animal sacrifice, known as [...] Full text...

31st edition of Carthage Film Days set for November 2020

24 july 2020 - 15:40:06 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 31st edition of Carthage Cinematographic Days is scheduled for November 7-12, an official of the event announced on Friday. Filmmaker Ridha [...] Full text...

Botswana redesigns the country’s oldest museum

24 july 2020 - 09:42:07 DRW

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s national museum and monuments board has announced its intention to revamp the country’s oldest museum, Gaborone Museum, located in the [...] Full text...

France adopts draft bill to return cultural properties to Benin, Senegal

17 july 2020 - 21:24:34 MSA

Paris, France (PANA) - The French council of ministers Wednesday adopted a draft bill on the return of cultural property to Benin and Senegal, an [...] Full text...

Cancellation of hajj deals a blow to Niger's travel agencies

17 july 2020 - 11:12:37 BBA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The cancellation of this year's hajj because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has dealt a big blow to the finances of [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: 'Bob Marley's song, One Love, to support children during Covid-19' - UNICEF

10 july 2020 - 18:25:43 VAO

New York, US (PANA) - The iconic Bob Marley's song, One Love, is to be re-released with the blessing of the musician’s family to support [...] Full text...

More than 133,000 Tunisian students take baccalaureate exams

08 july 2020 - 08:41:45 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  More than 133,000 Tunisian students are on Wednesday taking  written exams of the main session of the 2019/2020 baccalaureate, Education minister [...] Full text...

UNESCO urges caution over fraudulent African artefacts sold in its name

02 july 2020 - 06:23:03 AR

Paris, France (PANA) -  The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed the existence of an illicit trafficking scam in African cultural artefacts, [...] Full text...

UN spotlights 'power of Yoga practice' to help ease COVID-19 stress

21 june 2020 - 05:53:10 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN is on Sunday celebrating the sixth annual International Day of Yoga, recognising the ancient practice as a holistic [...] Full text...

Tunisia: 3rd DocuMed will be a digital edition because of Covid-19

07 june 2020 - 10:52:49 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Documentary Film Festival in Tunisia (DocuMed), scheduled to hold from 8 to 21 June, will [...] Full text...

Tunisian museums reopen after nearly three months of closure

05 june 2020 - 08:47:55 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian museums reopened on Thursday after being closed for almost three months due to the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) [...] Full text...

Congo reopens classes for pupils writing examinations

02 june 2020 - 17:32:36 MTA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese authorities on Tuesday reopened schools for students writing examinations in July across the country, after 46 days of lockdown because [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Two International festivals in Tunisia postponed until next year

01 june 2020 - 17:30:03 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs has announced that the Carthage International and the Hammamet International Festivals have been postponed until [...] Full text...

Students in exam classes resume studies in Burkina Faso

01 june 2020 - 14:03:35 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Students due to sit for exams resumed classes across Burkina Faso on Monday after more than two months of suspension [...] Full text...

Nigerien government sets school exam dates

30 may 2020 - 11:08:07 BBA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government has set examination dates for the Undergraduate Certificate (BEPC) and baccalaureate on 6 and 17 August, respectively after [...] Full text...

Guinean musician Mory Kanté to be buried Tuesday in Conakry

25 may 2020 - 15:43:57 MTA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté, who died on Friday at the age of 70 after a long illness, will be buried [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: UNESCO celebrates Africa Day mobilizing civil society e against Covid-19

23 may 2020 - 15:44:16 KND

Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO joins the African Broadcasting Union and the organization Most Beautiful African Dream Academy for Youth (MOBADAY) to celebrate Africa Day, [...] Full text...

Mali celebrates Eid El Fitr

23 may 2020 - 10:55:49 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali celebrates the Eid El Fitr on Saturday, marking the end of the Muslim fasting month, after the crescent moon was [...] Full text...

TV5Monde Afrique launches new pan-African TV series on Monday

22 may 2020 - 16:56:21 MTA

Paris, France (PANA) - From Monday, TV5MONDE's Africa channel will launch its new pan-African TV series, entitled "Renaissance" and produced in Senegal to address the [...] Full text...

Burkinabe Culture Minister saddened by death of Mori Kanté, a musician from Guinea-Conakry

22 may 2020 - 16:43:50 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoul Karim Sango, said he is saddened by the death on Friday of Mory Kanté, [...] Full text...

Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté dies in Conakry

22 may 2020 - 13:42:49 MTA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean music virtuoso Mory Kanté passed away on Friday at the Sino-Guinean hospital in Conakry where he had been recently hospitalized [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Mauritius launches Action Plan to preserve cultural life, support artists

21 may 2020 - 07:21:31 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Arts and Cultural Heritage Ministry has produced a post Covid-19 Action Plan, spelling out 13 emergency measures to help preserve cultural [...] Full text...

Role of Portuguese language in strengthening relations between Portugal and Arab world praised (By Mohamed Chichah, PANA correspondent)

20 may 2020 - 21:59:17 MSA

Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - The Moroccan community living in Portugal has taken active part in ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the establishment of the [...] Full text...

Tunisia announces gradual resumption of cultural activities

19 may 2020 - 10:39:58 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Ministry of Cultural Affairs issued a decree on Monday announcing a phased resumption of activities in private cultural and artistic [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Pandemic closes 90 percent of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings

19 may 2020 - 05:36:17 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, [...] Full text...

UNESCO invites applications, nominations for 2020 UNESCO Int'l Literacy Prizes

14 may 2020 - 19:59:04 VAO

Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has called for applications and nominations for the 2020 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, saying it will this year reward five [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: UN chief appeals to ‘common humanity’ across all faiths, in tackling the virus

13 may 2020 - 05:45:10 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Our shared vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic reveals “our common humanity”, the UN chief said on Tuesday during an online [...] Full text...

Gambia: EU, GCCI signs 500,000-euro deal to promote investments in culture

11 may 2020 - 17:33:03 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) have signed a new deal for a project [...] Full text...

Resumption of class postponed to 1 June in Burkina Faso

08 may 2020 - 23:33:13 MSA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The resumption of classes for examinations, initially planned for 11 May, has been postponed to 1 June, the Burkinabe ministry [...] Full text...

Ghanaian, Kenyan, South African finalists of Henrike Grohs Art Award 2020

08 may 2020 - 21:51:03 MSA

Paris, France (PANA)  -  Ghanaian Akwasi Bediako Afrane, Kenyan Jackie Karuti, and South African Sabelo Mlangeni are the three artists shortlisted for the Henrike Grohs [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: African artists take creative approach to fighting virus

08 may 2020 - 05:07:07 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with the UN cultural agency, UNESCO, to save [...] Full text...

Coronacirus: UNESCO to hold meeting on Africa's future after covid-19

06 may 2020 - 16:58:46 KND

Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is organizing an online meeting of intellectuals, change leaders and cultural figures on Thursday to take stock of the socio-cultural [...] Full text...

Auxiliary bishop appointed for Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire

06 may 2020 - 15:52:37 KND

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -  The Vatican Embassy in Abidjan on Wednesday announced the appointment of Rev. Father Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa as Auxiliary Bishop of [...] Full text...

France grants over 6 billion CFAF to Mali to improve basic education

28 april 2020 - 14:39:52 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has provided Mali a grant of more than 6 billion CFA francs, as part of the [...] Full text...

Ramadan must be a month of spiritual response against the coronavirus

25 april 2020 - 06:29:26 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Federation of Islamic Associations of Burkina Faso (FAIB) invited the Muslim faithful of the country, who started the Ramadan [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Burkina Faso launches radio to provide lessons to students at home

24 april 2020 - 16:02:46 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Education ministry on Thursday a radio frequency to provide lessons for students because they cannot attend school under [...] Full text...