Tunis and Nouakchott sign executive programme of cultural cooperation

22 may 2022 - 13:21:11 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Mauritanian minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, in charge of relations with the Parliament, Khattar O. Cheïbany, and the Tunisian [...] Full text...

Hola Bamako festival holds 13-14 May 2022 in Malian capital

10 may 2022 - 19:36:04 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The fifth edition of the "Hola Bamako! festival" will take place on 13 and 14 May at the National Museum of [...] Full text...

Libyans celebrate Eid al-Fitr in hope of achieving unity to overcome political crisis

02 may 2022 - 19:15:40 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans, like most Arab and Muslim countries in the world, celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday to mark the end of Ramadan, the [...] Full text...

U.S. government completes documentation of Osun Osogbo Sacred Groove, Southwest region, presents results to Nigeria

27 april 2022 - 15:20:11 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Demonstrating leadership and respect for Nigeria’s cultural heritage, the U.S. Embassy here and its implementing partner, CyArk, on Wednesday presented the [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso: Schools closed reduce from 3,683 in February 2022 to 3,664 on 31 March 2022

20 april 2022 - 23:44:06 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The number of schools closed in Burkina Faso from February to March 2022, reduced from 3,683 schools to 3,664, a [...] Full text...

International Day for Monuments and Sites spotlights climate change

19 april 2022 - 05:19:09 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - One in three natural sites and one in six cultural heritage sites are currently threatened by climate change, the UN cultural [...] Full text...

Benin welcomes cooperation with OIF

20 march 2022 - 18:45:23 BBA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has welcomed its cooperation with the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) on the occasion of the commemoration [...] Full text...

New report says terrorist activities in Burkina Faso close 3,683 schools

09 march 2022 - 12:23:10 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As of 28 February, 3,683 schools have been closed in Burkina Faso because of terrorism, with 278 new closures, the [...] Full text...

Africa Honour Day to take Centre Stage on Sunday at Expo 2020

27 february 2022 - 08:37:22 VAO

Dubai, UAE (PANA) - As the African Union (AU) celebrates its 20th anniversary, Expo 2020 Dubai will dedicate Sunday, 27 February, to honour the works [...] Full text...

Senegambian Queen embarks on cultural tour

24 february 2022 - 21:21:48 MLJ

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Queen Binta T.E. Goudiaby, the US-based Senegambian cultural missionary, Thursday arrived here for a four-day tour of the Gambia. From her base [...] Full text...

Morocco, Benin to strengthen cultural cooperation

18 february 2022 - 23:03:45 MSA

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – On the visit of the chairman of the National foundation of Moroccan Museums, Mehdi Qotbi, to the Beninese capital, Cotonou, officials [...] Full text...

Benin to showcase its royal treasures returned by France

18 february 2022 - 21:13:20 BBA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The royal treasures of Benin, recently repatriated from France, will be put on exhibition from Sunday at the Palace of the [...] Full text...

Africa’s leading artists saluted

18 february 2022 - 10:26:32 CU

Cape Town, South Africa – South African artist Bonolo Kavula has won the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize, an annual award for contemporary artists from [...] Full text...

Nigeria, US sign pact to reduce illicit trafficking of ancient arts

20 january 2022 - 22:54:56 VAO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed the optimism that the Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) Agreement, signed [...] Full text...

Libya recovers rare stolen archaeological piece from the US

14 january 2022 - 11:21:14 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A rare artifact stolen from the eastern Libyan city of Shahat, in Cyrene, has been recovered in the United States thanks [...] Full text...

Libya willing to host more Ugandan students at Faculty of Islamic Call in Tripoli

13 january 2022 - 12:42:18 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has expressed its readiness to host more Ugandan students wishing to study at the Faculty of Islamic Calling in Tripoli. The Libyan [...] Full text...

Malian musical instrument M'bolon listed as Intangible Heritage of Humanity

21 december 2021 - 18:01:19 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian musical instrumdnt, the M'bolon, a traditional musical instrument emblematic of the Manding world, has been listed as an Intangible Heritage [...] Full text...

US, Egypt sign new MoU on cultural property protection

01 december 2021 - 07:19:54 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The United States and Egypt on Tuesday signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to continue the protection of Egypt’s cultural [...] Full text...

Libyan Council Vice President attends Cultural Day on Libyan identity

07 november 2021 - 16:19:11 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Vice President of the Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Koni, on Sunday attended an Artistic Cultural Day on Libyan identity. Speaking on the occasion, [...] Full text...

Senegalese Mohamed Mbougar Sarr wins the Goncourt Prize 2021

04 november 2021 - 20:23:15 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall congratulated in a tweet the Senegalese writer Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, who won the Goncourt 2021 prize on [...] Full text...

Mauritius celebrates International Creole Day

28 october 2021 - 06:38:12 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A project of the “Introduction of Creole in the Mauritian Parliament’” was launched on Thursday in the context of the celebrations [...] Full text...

United States offers 2.5 billion CFA francs to Mali to support education in northern regions

21 october 2021 - 19:23:49 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a US funding agency, has donated US$5 million( 2.5 billion CFA francs) to [...] Full text...

Libya: More than 106,000 candidates take first session of baccalaureate exams

16 october 2021 - 11:29:20 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 106,742 candidates are taking part in the first session of the secondary school leaving certificate examinations or baccalaureate in the [...] Full text...

Workshop on review of legal framework of Malian media opens

12 october 2021 - 11:50:57 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A four-day workshop on the review of the legal framework of the Malian media opened in Bamako on Monday. It is initiated [...] Full text...

US city honours South African musician

12 october 2021 - 11:03:07 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African singer Nomcebo Zikode who sang vocals on the smash-hit "Jerusalema" has been honoured by the US city [...] Full text...

Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry

06 october 2021 - 04:56:38 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the [...] Full text...

Togolese government grants subsidy of 300 million CFAF to cultural actors

07 september 2021 - 20:36:18 BBA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government has released a sum of 300 million CFA francs for the benefit of the artistic sector as part [...] Full text...

UN marks first International Day for People of African Descent

31 august 2021 - 19:15:15 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions African diaspora has made in every field of human  endeavour, marking the first-ever International Day [...] Full text...

University of Cape Town voted best in Africa

31 august 2021 - 11:55:38 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The University of Cape Town (UCT) has has been ranked as the best higher learning institution in Africa in [...] Full text...

World Bank approves US$60 million for Togo's education sector

28 august 2021 - 13:51:04 BBA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The World Bank has approved US$60.1 million to Togo to improve conditions in its basic education for all programme. Dubbed "Project to [...] Full text...

Libyans to celebrate Eid Al-Adha with strict coronavirus protocols

19 july 2021 - 12:05:38 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will on Tuesday celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in an atmosphere marked by a rise in COVID-!9 infections [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso's 154,775 candidates to take baccalaureate exam

06 july 2021 - 14:57:24 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Ministry of Higher Education has announced 154,775 candidates will sit for the baccalaureate exam on  Thursday for the [...] Full text...

Benin to train more than 600 teachers for agricultural technical schools

05 july 2021 - 13:41:05 MTA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government plans to recruit 662 teacher trainees in agricultural technical schools, sources close to the Ministry of Secondary Education, [...] Full text...

Tripoli named Arab media capital for 2022

17 june 2021 - 14:27:08 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli, the Libyan capital, was on Wednesday proclaimed the Arab media capital for the year 2022 by the Council of Arab [...] Full text...

Queen calls for decolonization of African minds

27 may 2021 - 19:18:48 MLJ

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The US-based Senegambian Queen, Binta T.E. Goudiaby Sarr, on Thursday urged African Presidents to display leadership in the decolonization process of [...] Full text...

Use Africa’s rich heritage as ‘catalyst’ for transformation: Guterres

27 may 2021 - 05:29:48 MA

New York, US (PANA) - A call to use Africa’s rich cultural and natural heritage as a catalyst for growth and transformation is “the right [...] Full text...

International Museum Day 2021: Minister renews call for return of looted Nigerian Artefacts

18 may 2021 - 10:35:38 VAO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed his call for the repatriation of all looted Nigerian artefacts, [...] Full text...

Filipino investigative journalist to receive UN press freedom prize

29 april 2021 - 05:31:01 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Mauritius sets up Artists Support Plan for cultural, creative sectors

25 april 2021 - 09:35:36 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government will implement a COVID-19 Artists Support Plan 2021 for the cultural and creative sectors to mitigate the effects [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso ranked 37th in 2021 world press freedom report

20 april 2021 - 16:01:10 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has fallen from 38th in 2020 to 37th place in 2021 in the world press freedom ranking, Reporters [...] Full text...

Museums must not be overlooked in pandemic recovery, UNESCO chief warns

14 april 2021 - 07:01:45 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - Faced with alarming and extended closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s museums are of “fundamental importance” to reviving cultural [...] Full text...

27th edition of FESPACO set for 16 - 23 October 2021 in Ouagadougou

07 april 2021 - 15:59:37 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will be held from 16 to 23 [...] Full text...

Mali to host 4th Wassulu International Festival

26 march 2021 - 16:02:33 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 4th edition of the Wassulu International Festival (FIWA) is scheduled for 8-10 April in Yanfolila, Mali, according to the organizers. For [...] Full text...

Mali gets more than 77 billion CFAF from World Bank to finance education project

24 march 2021 - 12:22:44 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Mali more than 77 billion CFA francs for the implementation of an education project in the [...] Full text...

Senegalese writer Khalil Diallo wins 13th edition of Literary Season in Mali

22 march 2021 - 17:52:38 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegalese writer Khalil Diallo has won the first prize of the 13th edition of the Literary Season in Mali for his [...] Full text...

BADEA grants 6 billion CFAF to two Beninese universities

19 march 2021 - 17:04:26 KND

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will disburse CFAF 26 billion to Benin for infrastructure improvement of two [...] Full text...

UN leaders speak out against Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred

18 march 2021 - 05:48:56 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Underlining that “diversity is a richness, not a threat”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for greater investment in promoting social [...] Full text...

Education charity announces US$1 million grant for displaced children

10 march 2021 - 13:02:07 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Global Fund for Education without delay (Education cannot wait), announced on Tuesday a US$1 million grant to the Office [...] Full text...

New Chair of PANA Board of Directors installed

05 march 2021 - 18:24:35 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Designated last October by his country, Libya, as its representative on the Board of Directors of the Pan-African News Agency (PANAPRESS), [...] Full text...

Libya recovers bust of Faustina the Younger, 75 years after its disappearance

05 march 2021 - 11:18:58 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Thursday recovered the bust supposedly representing Empress Faustina the Younger (125/130-175 AD), 75 years after its disappearance from the [...] Full text...