President of African Parliamentary Union visits Doha
31 march 2019 - 17:27:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the African Parliamentary Union (UPA), Alassane Bala Sakande, arrived on Sunday in [...] Full text...
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Over 2 million Guineans are in food insecurity
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25th edition of Miss Togo scheduled for August 24
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Rwanda, Israel seek ways to boost religious tourism cooperation
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Climate change ’affecting housing’ in Niger (Feature by Souleyman Anza, PANA Correspondent)
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154 cases of serious children rights violations recorded in February in DRC
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Niger launches m-health initiative for better management of childhood diseases
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Pope and King of Morocco: Jerusalem is ’city of common heritage of humanity, peace’
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French media highlight Ogossagou massacre
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First symposium of African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics opens in Bamako
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Cyclone Idai: NGO calls for investigations into allegations of looting of relief aid in Zimbabwe
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Nigeria soldiers ’kill’ 16 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad region
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Rwandan football officials say lessons learned from unsuccessful AFCON 2019 qualifiers
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the African Parliamentary Union (UPA), Alassane Bala Sakande, arrived on Sunday in [...] Full text...
Former Mauritania PM Ould Boubacar lashes out at 'catastrophic' situation in the country
31 march 2019 - 15:31:28Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Mauritanian Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, who has declared his intention to contest the [...] Full text...
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Mauritian papers highlight passage of cyclone on Rodrigues Island
30 march 2019 - 14:30:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The passage of the intense tropical cyclone ‘’Joaninha’’ on Rodrigues Island, with gusts of 165 kilometers/hours [...] Full text...
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Mali declares 3 days of national mourning for victims of Ogossagou massacre
29 march 2019 - 12:04:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has declared three days of national mourning for some 160 people killed last [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians protest against Mali's village maccacre in Nouakchott
28 march 2019 - 19:15:29Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several hundreds of people mobilized through the social networks over the past few days, held a [...] Full text...
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Former Mauritanian PM urges Bamako to protect its citizens
27 march 2019 - 16:57:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed ould Boubacar, and now candidate for the June 2019 presidential election [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s non-bank financial institutions regulatory authority releases 2018 statistical bulletin
27 march 2019 - 00:34:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) Tuesday released its 2018 Statistical Bulletin, officials said here. The [...] Full text...
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Niamey to host the Int'l Congress of Allergists
26 march 2019 - 16:57:13Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niamey will host an International Congress of Allergists in October 2020, the President of the International [...] Full text...
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Malian president condoles families bereft by Saturday's massacre in Ogossagou
26 march 2019 - 12:48:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday visited Ogossagou village in the central Mopti region to [...] Full text...
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Anti-slavery leader to run in June presidential election in Mauritania
25 march 2019 - 23:56:42Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Biram Dah Ould Abeid, leader of the Abolitionist Movement Resurgence Initiative (IRA-an anti-slavery NGO), said here [...] Full text...
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President IBK sacks military generals following deadly attacks in Mali
25 march 2019 - 14:29:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has appointed General Abdoulaye Coulibaly as Army Chief of Staff replacing [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to establish new tourist training academy
22 march 2019 - 23:57:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The president of the World Transport Organisation (WTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, said here Friday the organisation would [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian businessman to contest June's presidential election
22 march 2019 - 05:16:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian businessman, Khaled Bouya Ahmed, on Thursday announced his candidacy for the June 2019 presidential [...] Full text...
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Islamist party supports ex-PM for June 2019 Mauritanian presidential elections
19 march 2019 - 19:36:02Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist Movement), has announced its support for Sidi Mohamed [...] Full text...
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East African military academy commanders meet in Bujumbura
19 march 2019 - 19:11:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Commanders of the military academies of the six member countries of the East African Community (EAC) [...] Full text...
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Workshop on agricultural production in West and Central Africa opens in Dakar
19 march 2019 - 19:02:47Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Weak agricultural production in West and Central Africa is partly linked to poor practice of conservation [...] Full text...
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Former Malian minister forms political party
18 march 2019 - 22:15:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Former Malian minister of vocational training Mahmoud Ben Kattra has formed a political called the Malian [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General's representative in Mali condemns Dioura attack on Malian soldiers
18 march 2019 - 21:45:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Monday strongly condemned Sunday's [...] Full text...
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Sensitization campaign against drug abuse launched in Niger
18 march 2019 - 19:52:56Agadez, Niger (PANA) – The authorities of the Nigerien city of Agadez (900 kilometers from Niamey), on Monday launched a [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde hosts int'l forum on lack of water for agriculture
18 march 2019 - 18:04:01Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde will Tuesday hosts an international forum on the lack of water for agriculture, [...] Full text...
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Survey says denominational radio have better audience in Côte d'Ivoire
18 march 2019 - 17:55:20Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The "denominational radios" in the Ivorian media landscape are getting better listening audience than conventional [...] Full text...
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U23 AFCON: Burundi’s coach names 26 players for first-leg match against Congo
18 march 2019 - 16:58:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundi football federation (FFB) on Monday released the list of 26 players for the match [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court delegation meeting stakeholders in Monrovia
18 march 2019 - 13:47:39Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the ECOWAS Court of Justice based in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday began a [...] Full text...
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2019 U23 AFCON: Ivorian coach names 23 players for Niger match
18 march 2019 - 12:02:40Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian football authorities have released the list of 23 players selected to play against [...] Full text...
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Malian President IBK, African Cotton Association delegation discuss local transformation of cotton
17 march 2019 - 14:48:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and a delegation of the African Cotton Association (ACA), led [...] Full text...
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Former Prime Minister to run for 2019 presidential election in Mauritania
17 march 2019 - 12:46:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Sidi Mohamed ould Boubacar, former Minister of Finance and two-time former Prime Minister, has announced his [...] Full text...
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Tunisian press union says journalists facing increasing threats
16 march 2019 - 00:04:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) said here Friday the press was facing increasing threats [...] Full text...
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Mali’s coach names 25 players for match against Sudan in AFCON 2019 qualifier
15 march 2019 - 21:50:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The coach of the Malian national football team - The Eagles - Mohamed Magassouba, on Friday [...] Full text...
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African Cotton Association meets in Mali
15 march 2019 - 11:37:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 17th African Cotton Association (ACA) meeting opened on Thursday in Bamako, Mali, with the participation [...] Full text...
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South African surgeons carry out historic operation
15 march 2019 - 11:24:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A team of specialists at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, have [...] Full text...
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Workshop on reproductive health for Libyan medical personnel ends
15 march 2019 - 11:08:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A training workshop for Libyan medics on interventions in maternal and reproductive health, in accordance with [...] Full text...
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Guinea Coach unveils national team list for AFCON 2019 clash against CAR
14 march 2019 - 19:19:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean national football coach, Paul Put, on Thursday published a list of players who will face [...] Full text...
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Coach names 24 Burkina players for CAN 2019 qualifier versus Mauritania
14 march 2019 - 14:35:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's coach for Stallions, Paulo Duarte, on Thursday released a list of 24 players [...] Full text...
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UK High Commissioner expresses 'shock' at Lagos building collapse
14 march 2019 - 09:03:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom has expressed shock over the collapse of a three-storey building at Ita-Faaji area [...] Full text...
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UN University on Natural Resources in Africa to hold quarterly conferences
13 march 2019 - 22:41:38Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), based in Accra, is organising [...] Full text...
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Mauritius and Madagascar sign two MoUs to reinforce economic partnership
13 march 2019 - 13:48:14Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Madagascar on Wednesday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU), aiming to promote economic exchanges [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2019 Qualifiers- List of 24 Mauritanians against Burkina Faso and Ghana
12 march 2019 - 21:52:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coach of Mauritania's national football team, “Les Mourabitounes”, Corentin Martins, published on Tuesday the list [...] Full text...
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Malian national education unions declare new 15-day strike
12 march 2019 - 11:32:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After declaring several strikes since the beginning of the school year in Mali, the various national [...] Full text...
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OIC assists Islamic universities in Niger, Uganda
12 march 2019 - 09:52:11Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has given humanitarian aid for Islamic education projects in [...] Full text...
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Benin’s opposition parties demonstrate to demand inclusive parliamentary elections
11 march 2019 - 21:39:50Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – A massive demonstration by Benin’s opposition parties Monday hit the streets of the national capital, Cotonou, [...] Full text...
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Algerian president Bouteflika reverses controversial fifth term bid
11 march 2019 - 20:46:46Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose bid for a fifth term in April's presidential election has [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Serbia sign a series of agreements in several domains
11 march 2019 - 18:57:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian and Serbian ministers of foreign affairs, Khemaies Jhinaoui and Ivica Dacic, on Monday in [...] Full text...
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Mali President sends condolence message to Ethiopian counterpart after Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
11 march 2019 - 16:37:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Ethiopian counterpart, [...] Full text...
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Ailing Algerian President Bouteflika returns home
10 march 2019 - 20:24:16Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose decision to run for a fifth term in April's presidential [...] Full text...
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Ailing Algerian President Bouteflika returns home
10 march 2019 - 20:16:17Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose decision to run for a fifth term in April's presidential [...] Full text...
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Algerian opposition calls for general strike, civil disobedience to protest candidature of President Bouteflika
10 march 2019 - 14:30:20Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algerian political activists Sunday called for general strike and civil disobedience to precede Tuesday’s announcement by [...] Full text...
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Malian president congratulates Senegalese counterpart on reelection
09 march 2019 - 12:34:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to his Senegalese counterpart Macky [...] Full text...
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Niger launches project to promote girls' excellence in education
08 march 2019 - 12:42:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Organisation for Promotion of Excellence in Niger (OPE-Niger) on Friday launched the 'For Her' project, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius minister highlights ICT role in timely disaster management
06 march 2019 - 14:27:00Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation minister Yogida Sawmynaden on Wednesday said that Information and Communication Technology [...] Full text...
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Secretary-General of Niger Basin Authority calls on Mali president
06 march 2019 - 12:05:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Niger Basin Authority, Abderahim Birémé Hamid, on Tuesday briefed Malian president Ibrahim [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura plays down moves to close UN human rights office in Burundi
05 march 2019 - 19:16:35Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian minister of Human rights, Martin Nivyabandi, on Tuesday played down the recent decision by [...] Full text...
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Algerian opposition wants postponement of 18 April presidential election
05 march 2019 - 11:51:34Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Several Algerian political parties, political personalities and civil society activists have called for the postponement of [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Minister condemns documentary on child labour in Ivorian plantations
04 march 2019 - 20:05:10Paris, France (PANA) - The Ivorian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, has strongly criticized a documentary [...] Full text...
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Francophonie Secretary General expected to make first visit to Mali
04 march 2019 - 19:32:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The new Secretary General of the International francophonie organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, who took office in [...] Full text...
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Eritrean cyclist Merhawi Ghebremedhin wins maiden Tour du Rwanda 2019
03 march 2019 - 13:12:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean road racing cyclist Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin from Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan) on Sunday claimed his [...] Full text...
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Rwandan Joel Karekezi wins prestigious Yennega Gold Standard at 26th FESPACO
03 march 2019 - 05:44:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rwandan film director Joel Karekezi won the prestigious Golden Standard of Yennega prize at the [...] Full text...
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Cycling: Eritrean Yakob Debesay Abreham wins stage 7 of Tour du Rwanda
02 march 2019 - 12:45:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean cyclist, Yakob Debesay Abreham, on Saturday claimed an impressive victory on stage 7 of the [...] Full text...
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. Rwandan, Malian presidents due in Ouagadougou for closure of FESPACO
01 march 2019 - 15:19:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita are due to arrive in [...] Full text...
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WBG Vice President for Africa calls on Malian President Keita
01 march 2019 - 13:59:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - World Bank Group Vice President for Africa region, Hafez Ghanem, who is visiting Mali, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Polish Przemysław Kasperkiewins wins stage 6 of Tour du Rwanda
01 march 2019 - 12:42:30Nyamata, Rwanda (PANA) - Polish racing cyclist Przemysław Kasperkiewicz, riding for Delko Marseille Provence team from France, on Friday won [...] Full text...
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Eritrean Biniam Girmay Hailu wins 5th stage of Tour du Rwanda
28 february 2019 - 14:32:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean road racing cyclist Biniam Girmay Hailu on Thursday grabbed his first win at the 2019 [...] Full text...
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Kenya's anti-counterfeit raid nets fake Samsung phones worth $60,000
27 february 2019 - 14:27:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) on Wednesday raided shops selling electronics along a Nairobi street and netted [...] Full text...
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Colombian Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas wins stage 4 of Tour du Rwanda
27 february 2019 - 12:13:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Colombian road and track cyclist Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas from Israel Cycling Academy snatched his first [...] Full text...
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Cairo to host tripartite meeting on the Libyan crisis in March
27 february 2019 - 10:48:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Algerian, Egyptian and Tunisian foreign affairs ministers will meet on 5 March in Cairo to [...] Full text...
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Zone 3 Handball championship kicks off in Niamey
26 february 2019 - 20:19:56Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Zone 3 handball tournament was launched on Tuesday at the Niamey Academy of Martial [...] Full text...
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Eritrean Merhawi Kudus wins stage 3 of Tour du Rwanda 2019 in sprint
26 february 2019 - 16:41:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhinr from Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan) on Tuesday took his third stage win [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for better protection of journalists, press freedom
26 february 2019 - 04:49:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Paying tribute to reporters around the world who “put their lives on the line” to tell [...] Full text...
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First African Islamic Finance Technology Summit holds in Tunis
25 february 2019 - 18:13:17Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will host the first African Islamic Finance Technology Summit (SAIFI) on 16-17 March, with theme [...] Full text...
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Eritrean wins second stage of Tour du Rwanda
25 february 2019 - 15:46:08Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin, 25, on Monday won stage 2 of the Tour du Rwanda over [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches research repository
25 february 2019 - 14:25:26Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Research Repository (MRR), an online open access collection of research projects, reports, presentations, [...] Full text...
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Nearly 6.7 million voters called to the polls for Sunday's presidential election in Senegal
23 february 2019 - 22:07:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A total of 6,683,043 registered voters out of Senegal's 15 million inhabitants are to vote on [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian newspapers highlight Barrick Gold, government US $300 deal
23 february 2019 - 12:44:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newspapers in Tanzania this week highlighted the issue of Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s reassurance [...] Full text...
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French, Tanzanian FMs meet in Paris
22 february 2019 - 21:24:52Paris, France (PANA) – Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Foreign Affairs Minister, received his Tanzanian counterpart, Augustine Mahiga, on Thursday at [...] Full text...
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Malian president promises 'material reward' for AFCON U-20 champions
22 february 2019 - 11:54:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on Thursday promised to materially reward players of the national [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Council of Religions concerned about increase of school violence
22 february 2019 - 09:49:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Council of Religions (CoR), which brings together all religions, has expressed concern about violence [...] Full text...
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Some 725,000 people face hunger following drought in Somaliland - NRC
22 february 2019 - 09:15:47Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Severe lack of rain has worsened the drought in parts of Somaliland leaving 725,000 people at [...] Full text...
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Barrick reaffirms commitment to pay Tanzania US$ 300 million
21 february 2019 - 16:09:28Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Canadian miner Barick Gold has shown determination to settle disputes between the government of [...] Full text...
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Freed Malian hostages call on President Kéita
21 february 2019 - 11:31:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Wednesday received the two Malian hostages who were recently freed by [...] Full text...
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Malian president IBK says books are vital in reconciliation process
21 february 2019 - 07:34:39Society-Mali-Reconciliation Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, has said that books are vital in the reconciliation process, [...] Full text...
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Malian president Keita says books are vital in reconciliation process
21 february 2019 - 07:16:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, has said that books are vital in the reconciliation process, [...] Full text...
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UNICEF builds new classrooms with recycled plastic in Côte d'Ivoire
20 february 2019 - 21:58:26Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has built nine new classrooms with recycled plastic for [...] Full text...
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Malian delegation to FESPACO received by PM Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga
20 february 2019 - 15:42:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's delegation to the 26th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), led by the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese interior minister promises transparent, credible presidential election
20 february 2019 - 15:00:08Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese Interior minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye assured, on Wednesday in Dakar, that the state and its [...] Full text...
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INEC says preparations on course for successful conduct of Nigeria's rescheduled polls
19 february 2019 - 21:18:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday updated stakeholders on its preparations to ensure a [...] Full text...
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Young African entrepreneurs can now apply for 2019 Anzisha Prize
17 february 2019 - 14:20:18Young African entrepreneurs can now apply for 2019 Anzisha Prize Abidjan, Cote dIvoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize programme which is [...] Full text...
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Young African entrepreneurs can now apply for Anzisha Prize
17 february 2019 - 10:53:51Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize program which is a partnership between African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation [...] Full text...
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World Bank, IMF officials check preparations for 2021 Annual Meetings in Marrakech
16 february 2019 - 06:24:38Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A high-level team from the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday [...] Full text...
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Guinea Bissau education sector paralysed by teachers’ strike
15 february 2019 - 14:59:50Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The education sector in Guinea Bissau has been paralyzed since Thursday in the wake of a [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands protection from violence in Nigeria polls
13 february 2019 - 12:05:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International is asking the Nigerian authorities to protect people from violence and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Electoral Commissioner gives assurances of credible vote
13 february 2019 - 07:12:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of Nigeria’s crucial presidential and general elections on 16 February and 2 March, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chair [...] Full text...
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South Africa to host the first continental conference on Learning through Play
12 february 2019 - 20:39:18Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The first Continental Conference on Learning through Play for Development skills in the 21st [...] Full text...
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Acacia reports US$664m revenue from Tanzania’s gold mines
11 february 2019 - 14:56:25Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s leading gold miner, Acacia Mining plc, made a revenue of US$664 million in [...] Full text...
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Mali President appointed AU Coordinator for Arts, Culture and Heritage
10 february 2019 - 16:07:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been named as coordinator of the African Union (AU) for [...] Full text...
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Nigerian university teachers end 90-day strike
08 february 2019 - 07:07:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A 90-day strike action embarked upon by Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over poor [...] Full text...
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Malian president visits Germany
07 february 2019 - 13:25:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Thursday began a three-day state visit in Germany aiming to [...] Full text...
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40 killed in Guinea road accidents in two months
06 february 2019 - 21:09:27Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – About forty people have lost their lives in Guinea in road accidents between December and February, [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Interior minister oversees transfer of election materials to districts
06 february 2019 - 15:02:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Interior minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye on Wednesday urged the country's administration to ensure election materials [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean international footballer Mohamed Sylla passes on
05 february 2019 - 15:58:26Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Former national Guinean football player Mohamed Sylla passed away on Monday at a clinic in Conakry, [...] Full text...
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Africa road safety leadership programme kicks off
05 february 2019 - 10:55:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Second Road Safety Leadership Programme organised by the Africa Transport Policy Programme (SSATP), among other [...] Full text...
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Cameroon's League 1 and 2 football championships kick-off
03 february 2019 - 10:50:48Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – After several false starts, the professional football championships of Cameroon finally started on Saturday at the [...] Full text...
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U20 AFCON: Niger and South Africa draw in opening match
02 february 2019 - 19:38:32Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Hosts Niger and South Africa shared the spoils in the opening match of the U-20 Africa [...] Full text...
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Controversy over Opposition Chief Whip's medical bills dominates Tanzanian media
02 february 2019 - 10:27:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Controversy over payment of medical bills to opposition chief whip and Singida East Member [...] Full text...
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Tunisian teachers stick to their guns on class boycott
02 february 2019 - 09:49:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Despite a sit-in by parents on Friday at the Municipal Theatre of Tunis, secondary school teachers [...] Full text...
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Senegal judo championships to be held on Saturday
01 february 2019 - 20:52:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Judo National Weight Class Championships will be held at the Dakar Marius Ndiaye Stadium [...] Full text...
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AFCON U-20 Niger 2019: The race for Zambia's succession kicks off Saturday in Niamey (By Babacar Khalifa Ndiaye, PANA Correspondent)
01 february 2019 - 13:13:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 21st African Under-20 Football Cup (AFCON U-20) championship will kick off on Saturday at the [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone VP on working visit in Mali
30 january 2019 - 22:48:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Sierra Leone's Vice President, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, on a four-day working visit to Mali since Monday, [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Army says will not tolerate disintegration of the Sudan
30 january 2019 - 22:10:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army will not allow the country to disintegrate or give away the country’s [...] Full text...
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Mali to present 5 films at FESPACO
30 january 2019 - 20:54:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali will present five films at the 26th edition of the Pan-African cinema and television festival [...] Full text...
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CAF Confed Cup: Mozambican referees to handle Gor Mahia versus Zamalek match in Nairobi
30 january 2019 - 14:00:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Mozambican referees will officiate the forthcoming CAF Confederation Cup Group D match between Kenya's Gor Mahia [...] Full text...
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Health sciences university opens permanent campus in rural Rwanda
28 january 2019 - 11:43:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amid a growing number of global health crises—from Ebola to rapidly rising cancer rates—and a shortage [...] Full text...
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Malawi deports Rwanda genocide suspect Murekezi
28 january 2019 - 11:06:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Malawi justice officials on Monday deported Rwandan businessman Vincent Murekezi, accused of being a key figure [...] Full text...
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Multi-million dollar project to support Africa-led climate science research
25 january 2019 - 15:48:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners are seeking proposals for Climate Research [...] Full text...
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Environment and health at increasing risk from growing weight of ‘e-waste’
25 january 2019 - 05:14:03Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 50 million tonnes of electronic waste, or e-waste, is being thrown away each year, according [...] Full text...
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New UN bullying report calls for ‘safe, inclusive’ schools for all children
23 january 2019 - 05:24:48London, UK (PANA) - The emotional and physical pain brought on by bullying can be excruciating, yet this behavior continues [...] Full text...
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Over 13 million Ivorian children vaccinated against measles, rubella
22 january 2019 - 17:20:22Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Over 13 million children, aged between nine months and 14 years, were vaccinated against measles [...] Full text...
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Malian Air Force helicopter makes emergency landing
20 january 2019 - 14:07:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing during a training flight on Saturday at [...] Full text...
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Malian PM sets up committee of experts to review constitutional reform in Mali
18 january 2019 - 22:07:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga has set up a 12-member committee of experts, including a [...] Full text...
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Differences from Libya's Presidential Council members exacerbating the political crisis (Analysis by TALL Mamadou)
18 january 2019 - 19:06:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The open differences involving members of the internationally-recognized Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity [...] Full text...
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U-20 AFCON: Malian coach names 21-man squad for Niger 2019
18 january 2019 - 16:56:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mamoutou Kané, coach of the Malian Under-20 national football team, on Thursday unveiled a list of [...] Full text...
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Fespaco selects films for screening at Ouagadougou festival
16 january 2019 - 19:58:22Paris, France (PANA) - The management of the Pan-African Film, Television and Audiovisual Festival (Fespaco), on Wednesday announced the official [...] Full text...
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UAE experts due in Mali to discuss climate change issues
16 january 2019 - 18:18:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UAE Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, has [...] Full text...
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Malian president in Guinea to attend the Waqf conference
16 january 2019 - 11:24:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta arrived in Conakry on Tuesday to attend the Waqf conference which [...] Full text...
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Acacia Mining beats own gold production target in Tanzania
14 january 2019 - 19:07:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –Acacia Mining plc, one of the largest gold producers in Africa, announced on Monday that [...] Full text...
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Rwanda recruits 3,300 teachers to ease shortage
14 january 2019 - 13:00:13Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government on Monday confirmed the recruitment of 3,300 teachers to address shortages that have [...] Full text...
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Malian President participates in Sustainable Development Week in Abu Dhabi
14 january 2019 - 12:14:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta is participating in the Sustainable Development Week that opened on Monday [...] Full text...
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Libya to boycott Arab League summit in Lebanon
14 january 2019 - 10:36:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya will not take part in the Arab League summit on economic and social development scheduled [...] Full text...
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UN envoy visits southern Libya ahead of National Conference
13 january 2019 - 16:19:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salamé, on Sunday began a visit to the city of [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe march against inter-community violence
12 january 2019 - 13:54:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several thousand people marched on Saturday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and Dori, [...] Full text...
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Congolese author denounces Lari people genocide in Congo
11 january 2019 - 18:10:17Paris, France (PANA) - Successive regimes in the Republic of Congo have been carrying out a deliberate policy targeting the [...] Full text...
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CAF suspends two Kenyan players
10 january 2019 - 17:47:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Football Confederation (CAF) has suspended two Kenyan players of Gor Mahia Club following a [...] Full text...
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Rights body demands release of detained Mozambican journalist
10 january 2019 - 15:47:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Amnesty International has called on the Mozambican authorities to immediately release journalist Amade Abubacar from arbitrary [...] Full text...
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Malian journalists call for private media support fund for media houses
10 january 2019 - 11:16:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Vice-President of Mali's Press Centre, Alexis Kalambry, has called for the establishment of a private [...] Full text...
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Gambia government hands over remains of soldiers killed in 2014
09 january 2019 - 19:30:11Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia government on Wednesday handed over the remains of Gambian soldiers killed in an attack [...] Full text...
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Traditional hunters rout suspected terrorists from southwest Burkina Faso village
08 january 2019 - 19:01:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Traditional hunters, popularly known as 'Dozo' on Monday routed a dozen suspected terrorists who abandoned [...] Full text...
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Cameroon gets premier female football academy
07 january 2019 - 10:45:37Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon on Saturday got its first female football academy, the Rails Football Academy, launched in Yaoundé [...] Full text...
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Siege ends at Nigerian newspaper, Army explains action
07 january 2019 - 07:33:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The siege at four offices of Nigeria's Daily Trust newspapers has ended after the government on [...] Full text...
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Mali mourns late writer, politician Kouyaté
03 january 2019 - 12:07:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Flags are flying at half-mast in Mali on Thursday as the West African country pays tribute [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso govt critic given temporary freedom from detention
02 january 2019 - 17:46:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Safiatou Lopez, civil society actor and critic of the Burkinabe regime, was on Wednesday granted [...] Full text...
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Malian journalist jailed six months for defaming constitutional court
27 december 2018 - 17:59:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian journalist Boubacar Yalcouyé, editor of the private newspaper 'Le Pays', was on Thursday sentenced to [...] Full text...
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Kenyan authorities suspend demolition of 'illegally acquired' properties
20 december 2018 - 17:58:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government on Thursday suspended the ongoing demolition of property across the country until further [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly officially adopts roadmap for migrants to improve safety, ease suffering
20 december 2018 - 04:35:38New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly officially endorsed the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular [...] Full text...
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Senegal win U-20 WAFU Cup
17 december 2018 - 09:47:08Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Senegal on Sunday won the U-20 West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup after beating Nigeria 2-0 [...] Full text...
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Mali President receives UN, AU envoys
13 december 2018 - 11:33:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Deputy UN Secretary General for peacekeeping operations, Mrs Bintou Kéita, and the African Union Senior [...] Full text...
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Amnesty warns Mali approving new law will reinforce culture of impunity for rights violations
12 december 2018 - 02:39:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Amnesty International on Wednesday urged the Malian authorities not to vote in a new law which [...] Full text...
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ECA expert says Africa cannot develop without knowledge of climate change issues
11 december 2018 - 16:28:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Africa cannot develop without the knowledge of climate change issues, according to a natural resources expert [...] Full text...
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Workshop on involvement of women in climate use opens in Ghana
11 december 2018 - 15:15:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A workshop on the involvement of women in the use of climate information and services started [...] Full text...
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Training on Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA) for Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa opens in Abuja
10 december 2018 - 16:07:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A one day training programme on Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA), for heads and senior officials of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS engages more Nigerian stakeholders ahead of 2019 elections
04 december 2018 - 15:26:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has taken its phased training workshop on Dialogue and Mediation to political stakeholders [...] Full text...
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BOAD grants Mali 25 billion CFAF to build road
04 december 2018 - 15:21:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD), has granted Mali 25 billion CFA francs for the construction of [...] Full text...
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UNFPA launches campaign on violence against women in Libya
04 december 2018 - 11:37:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) in Libya on Tuesday announced [...] Full text...
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Malian Prime Minister announces security measures for Gao city
03 december 2018 - 18:03:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga has announced measures to beef up public security in the [...] Full text...
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First-ever UN report on disability and development illustrates holes in inclusivity
03 december 2018 - 17:39:01New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is launching a first-ever flagship report on disability and development; published by, [...] Full text...
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AfDB says freedom of movement vital for global market in Africa
03 december 2018 - 16:38:27Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Freedom of movement is inextricably tied to the African Development Bank’s vision to create the global [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub due to launch on 5 Dec
30 november 2018 - 13:04:04Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub (MAFH), a not-for-profit organisation meant to propel Mauritius into [...] Full text...
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Oprah Winfrey reflects on Mandela's legacy
29 november 2018 - 18:31:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global icon Oprah Winfrey on Thursday reflected on her extraordinary friendship with Nelson Mandela [...] Full text...
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World cannot be transformed without ‘ingenuity of the countries of the South’: Guterres
28 november 2018 - 22:39:13New York, US (PANA) - The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the plan to transform the world agreed at the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania police disperse widows' march seeking truth about injustice
28 november 2018 - 16:54:37Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian police on Wednesday stopped a march by a collective of widows, orphans and other beneficiaries [...] Full text...
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26 Senegalese villages get drinking water
28 november 2018 - 13:35:32Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Twenty-six villages in Casamance, southern Senegal, have been connection to the drinking water network, thanks to [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of Tunisians protest against Saudi Crown Prince's visit
27 november 2018 - 16:37:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A few hours before the arrival of Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Ben Salmane for a brief [...] Full text...
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Nigerian State gov. lauds ECOWAS dialogue, mediation initiatives ahead of 2019 polls
27 november 2018 - 15:12:47Kaduna, Nigeria (PANA) - The governor of Nigeria’s Northern State of Kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, has commended the ECOWAS Commission for [...] Full text...
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NBA opens training centre in Senegal
27 november 2018 - 13:03:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - American professional basketball managing body, the National Basketball Association (NBA), has opened a new training centre [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to host World AI Show and World Blockchain Summit 2018
27 november 2018 - 08:46:11Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the World Artificial Intelligence (AI) Show, a thought-leadership driven and business-focused event, [...] Full text...
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Malian PM launches nationwide livestock vaccination campaign
25 november 2018 - 13:03:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, on Saturday launched the 2018-2019 nationwide livestock vaccination campaign at Baguineda, [...] Full text...
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Experts call for end to global epidemic of killings of women
24 november 2018 - 06:18:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and other UN and regional human rights experts [...] Full text...
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Libyans say 2019 general elections must resolve crisis in their country (Analysis)
23 november 2018 - 18:36:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Will troubles facing Libyans be over after the promised general elections take place? The answer could [...] Full text...
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Libya names committee to prepare for national reconciliation conference
23 november 2018 - 13:37:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan national union government has constituted a committee to organize a [...] Full text...
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Obiang Nguema concludes visit to Sudan
20 november 2018 - 18:55:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema on Tuesday concluded a two-day visit to Sudan where he [...] Full text...
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Malian President urges Muslims to pray for the country
20 november 2018 - 11:19:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Tuesday urged the Muslim community to pray for the country [...] Full text...
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President Keita congratulates Mali Eagles for 2019 AFCON qualification
18 november 2018 - 14:51:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on Saturday sent a message of congratulations to the Malian [...] Full text...
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Malian President receives Vatican Secretary of State
17 november 2018 - 14:16:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Friday called on Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...
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Will 2019 mark the end of the Libyan crisis? - Analysis
16 november 2018 - 15:37:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following the mixed results of the Palermo International Conference on Libya, which has not yielded a [...] Full text...
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EIB, UNIDO partner to bolster industrialization in Africa
16 november 2018 - 10:24:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) are hosting Africa [...] Full text...
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Pan-African investment platform launched in Côte d'Ivoire
14 november 2018 - 14:18:42Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – A new Pan-African investment platform, called the New African Capital Partners (NACP), was launched on [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS organises dialogue, mediation workshop for Nigeria's 2019 conflict-free elections
14 november 2018 - 06:35:23Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - In continuation of its initiatives to ensure conflict-free elections in Nigeria in 2019, a 3-day workshop [...] Full text...
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African Development Institute to host Women’s Rights advocate, Graca Machel, on Friday
12 november 2018 - 13:59:15Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Institute will host Her Excellency, Graca Machel, as the Special Guest Speaker [...] Full text...
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UN chief appoints Luis Alfonso de Alba as Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit
12 november 2018 - 00:32:58New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed of Luis Alfonso de Alba of Mexico as [...] Full text...
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'Food security represents basic requirement for peaceful societies' - IFAD
09 november 2018 - 14:42:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At this week's Paris Peace Forum, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it will [...] Full text...
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'Libyans express hope Palermo Conference will resolve their crisis'
09 november 2018 - 14:08:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's political stakeholders, scheduled to meet in Palermo, Italy, on 12 and 13 November, have expressed [...] Full text...
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Over a million Nigerians receiving anti-retroviral drugs
08 november 2018 - 17:30:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) on Thursday said that about 1,090,233 people [...] Full text...
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US school reading project targets 15 million school children in Ethiopia
08 november 2018 - 16:27:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ethiopia's Ministry of Education have launched [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2019: Mauritania coach lines up 24 players for Botswana match
08 november 2018 - 15:28:46Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania's national football team coach, Corentin Martins, on Thursday released a list of 24 players [...] Full text...
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FAO encourages agriculture careers for students in central African schools
08 november 2018 - 15:18:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s representative in Co9ngo, Suze Percy Filippini, on Thursday said [...] Full text...
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Top South African boxer tests positive for 'banned' substance
07 november 2018 - 14:18:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Top South African boxer, Kevin Lerena, is embroiled in a doping saga after the [...] Full text...
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World Youth Forum ends
07 november 2018 - 11:59:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian city of Aswan, 800 km from the capital Cairo, has been declared 2019 African [...] Full text...
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Dakar forum on peace, security in Africa ends
07 november 2018 - 09:48:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Fifth International Dakar Forum on Peace and Security in Africa ended on Tuesday in Diamniadio, [...] Full text...
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IMF accents infrastructure investment, social spending in Mali
06 november 2018 - 09:14:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is prodding the authorities in Mali to step up, over the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian public university teachers embark on indefinite strike over poor funding
05 november 2018 - 11:22:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – University teachers in Nigeria under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on [...] Full text...
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Mali's judiciary unions call off indefinite strike
02 november 2018 - 15:50:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Magistrates' Union (SAM) and the Free Trade Union of the Judiciary (SYLIMA), the two judicial [...] Full text...
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Buhari says Nigeria welcomes stronger relations with countries
01 november 2018 - 17:32:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday said that Nigeria welcomes further strengthening of relations with countries, [...] Full text...
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President Keita inaugurates new thermal power plant in Mali
01 november 2018 - 13:18:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A new thermal power plant was inaugurated Wednesday by Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, in Kayes, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian traditional ruler urges Africa to put education, the poor at the centre of development
31 october 2018 - 12:52:35Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - One of Nigeria’s foremost traditional rulers has challenged Africans and development experts to rethink development [...] Full text...
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Executive director of UN terrorism committee received by Mali president
31 october 2018 - 12:03:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The executive director of the UN committee against terrorism, Mrs Michèle Coninsx, also deputy UN Secretary [...] Full text...
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2018 African Economic Conference to offer practical solutions - AfDB
30 october 2018 - 19:52:33Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - “The 2018 African Economic Conference (AEC), which will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 3-5 December, [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners, launch E-Learning program for African financial institutions
30 october 2018 - 15:12:39Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Trade Finance Division of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Islamic Trade [...] Full text...
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2019 Africa U-23 Qualifiers: Rwanda coach names squad against DR Congo
30 october 2018 - 14:36:17Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's coach for the Under-23 national football team, Jimmy Mulisa, on Tuesday released a provisional [...] Full text...
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6th Nairobi edition of Human Rights Watch Film Festival opens on Tuesday
29 october 2018 - 05:29:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The 6th Nairobi Edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival will showcase four films from [...] Full text...
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Funding boost for sustainable development data agreed at UN conference
25 october 2018 - 05:06:35Dubai, UAE (PANA) - In a declaration agreed at the close of the 2018 UN World Data Forum in Dubai [...] Full text...
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Afe Babalola University confers Honorary Doctorate Degree on AfDB President, Adesina
23 october 2018 - 16:57:04Ado Ekiti, Nigeria (PANA) - The Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, in South West Nigeria, has conferred a Doctor of Letters, [...] Full text...
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Many deaths can be avoided with better data: UN deputy chief
22 october 2018 - 19:28:27Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Speaking at the opening session of the UN World Data Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...
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4 political parties protest against postponement of parliamentary elections in Mali
22 october 2018 - 15:17:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Coming under the umbrella Convergence of Patriotic Forces (CFP), four political parties - Party for [...] Full text...
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