Tripoli named Arab media capital for 2022
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...
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Queen calls for decolonization of African minds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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Mali gets more than 77 billion CFAF from World Bank to finance education project
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
International Mother Language Day celebrates inclusion at school and in society
MA Paris, France (PANA) - The UN educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has encouraged people everywhere to celebrate the world’s diversity by supporting multilingualism at school [...] Full text...
Second edition of Ag'na Festival holds Feb. 25-27 in Koulikoro, Mali
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The second edition of the Ag'na Festival (or Culture in Tuareg), a fusion of the Festival Ados ciné and the Festival [...] Full text...
Classes start this Saturday in 2,415 schools in Libya
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,415 educational institutions have been granted permission to receive students in Libya from Saturday for the start of [...] Full text...
UNESCO, Editors Forum host launch of African Digital Platform for Safety of Journalists
AR Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A digital platform for the safety of journalists in Africa was due for launch in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...
China offers school kits to Mali for academic year 2020-2021
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - China has offered Mali 76,000 school kits worth 900 million CFA francs for the 2020-2021 academic year which started on Monday.
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Coronavirus: Libya postpones start of academic year to February 6
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparing to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and keeping learning institutions safe, Libya's Ministry of Education of the Government of National Accord [...] Full text...
Morocco, US sign agreement to protect Moroccan cultural property
MTA Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the United States of America on Thursday in Rabat signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to protect Moroccan cultural [...] Full text...
President Talon glorifies endogenous religions
MTA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - On the occasion of the celebration of the National Day of Traditional Religions, the President of Benin, Patrice Talon, on Sunday [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: New school year opens Tuesday in Mali
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Despite the increase in coronavirus infections in Mali, the country's new school year is set to start on Tuesday, PANA has [...] Full text...
Beninese president concerned with education system in country
MSA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese president, Patrice Talon, said here Tuesday in his state of the nation address he was deeply concerned with the [...] Full text...
The 11th environmental film festival kicks off this Friday in Kairouan
KND Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 11th International Environmental Film Festival began here Friday in Kairouan after several years of inactivity, official sources said here.
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International Festival of African Cooking from 1-4 April 2021 in Bamako
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Bamako International Festival of African Cuisine (FICAB) will be held from 1 - 4 April 2021 in the Malian capital, [...] Full text...
. Libyan rights bodies denounce hate speech against a local cultural group
MTA Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan human rights organisations have denounced what they consider as "hate speech" by the General Authority of Waqfs and Religious Affairs [...] Full text...
Mali's Baccalaureate exam success rate falls this year
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national Baccalaureate exam success rate for 2020 has dropped by 3.6 per cent, or 21.56 per cent compared to 25.12 [...] Full text...
UNESCO, Germany convene conference on tackling illicit trafficking in cultural property
DJ Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Federal Foreign Office of Germany have convened a global conference on [...] Full text...
The 22nd edition of the Carthage Theater Days canceled due to COVID-19
KND Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 22nd edition of the Carthage Theater Days (JTC), initially scheduled for December 5 to 13, has been canceled due to [...] Full text...
Tunisian film wins 2 awards at international festivals in Belgium and Morocco
KND Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian short film, "In the land of Uncle Salem", by director Slim Belhiba, has won two awards at two international [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Start of school year postponed by a week in Togo
MTA Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's school year, initially scheduled to start October 26, has been postponed to November 2, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary [...] Full text...
The 31st edition of Carthage Cinematographic Days postponed
KND Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The management of "Carthage Cinematographic Days" on Monday postponed the 31st edition of the festival, initially scheduled to take place between [...] Full text...
More support for artist development on the cards in Botswana
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.
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Tunisian film 'No Yes' picked for 16th edition of Montreal competition
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MSA Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Muslim community here Friday celebrated the Eid ul-Adha or feast of the sheep sacrifice, PANA reported.
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