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...

Coronavirus: Tunisia decides to end 2019/20 school year for basic education

24 april 2020 - 11:27:52 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A meeting on Thursday between representatives of the Tunisian Ministry of Education and the Union of Basic Education has decided to [...] Full text...

Ramadan begins on Saturday in Mauritius

24 april 2020 - 11:12:26 BBA

Port Louis, Mauritius PANA) - The Muslim community in Mauritius begins the first day of Ramadan on Saturday, April 25, the month of fasting, one [...] Full text...

Corinavirus: Music, talent and hope, unite millions across the world online in support of coronavirus workers

19 april 2020 - 13:08:40 MA

New York, US (PANA) - This weekend’s One World: Together At Home event, saw many of the biggest names in music join the UN health [...] Full text...

Tunisia announces committee to solve problems of foreign students

16 april 2020 - 10:39:37 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Slim Chora told Parliament on Wednesday that a committee has been formed to [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Malian schools to remain closed until May 9

09 april 2020 - 17:06:17 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Public, private and denominational schools (nursery, basic 1 and 2, secondary and higher), including medersas (Arabic schools), will remain closed from [...] Full text...

World Bank gives Niger US$140 million to improve quality of education

09 april 2020 - 12:04:21 BBA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved US$140 million in funding for the International Development Association (IDA) to improve the quality [...] Full text...

Founder of first private radio in Burkina Faso Moustapha Thiombiano dies at 71

07 april 2020 - 14:03:08 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Popularly known as 'man of culture',  journalist Moustapha Laabili Thiombiano who founded the first private radio in Bukina Faso passed [...] Full text...

Call for solution to plight of African students in Tunisia

04 april 2020 - 10:36:13 BBA

Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Slim Chora on Friday stressed the need for  intervention to find a solution [...] Full text...

French President salutes the memory of Manu Dibango - "a committed voice"

26 march 2020 - 14:36:42 KND

Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron praised the memory of famous Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango on Wednesday as "a committed voice".   Dibango died in [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Government says schools in Congo will not close

17 march 2020 - 18:19:44 MTA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government announced Tuesday in Brazzaville it will not close schools to complete examinations of the second quarter which ends [...] Full text...

Launching in Abidjan of the 13th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival

13 march 2020 - 20:25:24 MTA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The launch of the 13th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival (FEMUA) took place on Thursday, March 12, 2020, [...] Full text...

Mali to host the 9th edition of the International Sélingué Festival

07 march 2020 - 18:53:33 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 9th edition of the International Festival of Sélingué, dedicated to urban music and fashion, will be held from March 19 [...] Full text...

Tunisia to host 3rd edition of the int'l festival, ''Les Francophonies''

04 march 2020 - 19:13:23 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Friends of La Francophonie in the Tunisian city of Sousse (140 km south of Tunis) are organizing, from March 5 to [...] Full text...

Third edition of International Wassulou Festival on from 5-7 March in Yanfolila, southern Mali

04 march 2020 - 13:36:55 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The third edition of the International Festival of Wassulou (FIWA) opens in Yanfolila, Sikasso region of southern Mali, from 5-7 March, [...] Full text...

Côte d'Ivoire: Abidjan performing arts market presented in various articulations

03 march 2020 - 18:09:54 MTA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 11th edition of the Abidjan Performing Arts Market (MASA) will take place from 7-14 March 2020 in Abidjan, around [...] Full text...

Tunisia takes part in Luxor African film festival in Egypt

29 february 2020 - 16:20:55 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the 9th edition of the African Film Festival, scheduled for 6-12 March in Luxor, Egypt.   For the [...] Full text...

EU grants 2,755 billiom CFAF to cultural actors in Central Africa

26 february 2020 - 15:24:01 KND

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 2.755 billion CFA francs to support cultural players in the Central Africa sub-region, so that [...] Full text...

UNICEF equips more than 40,000 Libyan students in conflict area

24 february 2020 - 13:02:16 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has provided school supplies to more than 40,000 students in different parts of Libya, the agency [...] Full text...

Bamako to host 1st edition of the ''Festival Mali du Rire''

17 february 2020 - 17:40:57 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first edition of the international humor and comedy festival, "Festival Mali du Rire" (MDR), will be held from April 10 [...] Full text...