Mandela amnesty key to apartheid-era murder case in South Africa
29 march 2019 - 12:27:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Apartheid-era policeman Joao Jan Rodrigues is seeking to use an amnesty clause introduced by [...] Full text...
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Apartheid-era policeman Joao Jan Rodrigues is seeking to use an amnesty clause introduced by [...] Full text...
Liberia, IFAD partner to improve smallholder farmers’ incomes and climate resilience
25 march 2019 - 15:48:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - About 10,000 cocoa smallholder producers in Liberia will benefit from a new US$47.6 million project that [...] Full text...
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Will Ghadames' historically rich past help Libyans overcome their differences? (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
25 march 2019 - 04:03:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Located in the middle of the Libyan desert, Ghadames, an oasis rich in history, has been [...] Full text...
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West African Development Bank announces new loans for member countries
22 march 2019 - 05:27:17Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has authorised new commitments of CFAF 237.157 billion for member [...] Full text...
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WFP withdraws food aid after 260 recipients are taken ill, 3 reported dead in Uganda
19 march 2019 - 16:53:07Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended food aid and withdrawn consignments after hundreds [...] Full text...
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Murder, rape used during January 2019 Zimbabwe protests- HRW Report
13 march 2019 - 21:49:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Zimbabwe’s security forces used excessive lethal force to quell protests that [...] Full text...
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Jean-Pierre Bemba claims EUR 68.6 million as damages after acquittal by the ICC
12 march 2019 - 17:10:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Jean-Pierre Bemba, leader of the MLC, Mouvement de libération du Congo, is claiming 68.6 million euros [...] Full text...
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Herdsmen kill scores, burn over 30 houses in northwest Nigeria
12 march 2019 - 13:02:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Attacks and counter-attacks in Kajuru, Kaduna State of northwest Nigeria appear unending as gunmen, suspected to [...] Full text...
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Congolese opposition leaders to meet in Brussels in March
10 march 2019 - 11:26:42Kinshasa, RD Congo (PANA) – A meeting of leaders of the Lamuka coalition backing the defeated candidate of the Congolese [...] Full text...
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Aigle Noir maintain lead in Burundi's first division football championship
04 march 2019 - 10:34:55Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Aigle Noir have maintained their lead in Burundi's national first division football championship, thanks to their [...] Full text...
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Three Maghreb agreements signed by Libya in the field of agriculture, livestock
02 march 2019 - 20:31:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has signed three agreements with the member countries of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), Algeria, [...] Full text...
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Titanium firm in Kenya uses corporate power to benefit farmers (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
02 march 2019 - 10:26:15Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – Esther Ngwadeta speaks highly of her newest trade. She managed a harvest of five kilograms of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM, Kenyan President resolute on mega-regional infrastructure project
01 march 2019 - 15:55:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta have renewed their commitment to pursue [...] 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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Tensions mount between Uganda and Rwanda
28 february 2019 - 21:53:09Kampala, Uganda (PANA) . Rwandan authorities have blocked their nationals from crossing into Uganda, underlining the simmering tensions between the [...] Full text...
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HIV trial vaccine in Tanzania shows potential against the deadly virus
28 february 2019 - 15:41:47Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Findings of a preliminary study on HIV trial vaccine conducted by Tanzania’s Muhimbili University [...] Full text...
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16 die in fresh armed bandit attacks in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria
26 february 2019 - 19:55:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Governor of Nigeria’s Northwest State of Sokoto, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday confirmed the death [...] Full text...
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Uganda social media up in arms against errant military generals
26 february 2019 - 19:27:50Kampala, Uganda (PANA). The story of a top general in the Ugandan military and his bodyguards assaulting a female traffic [...] 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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ECOWAS mission urges Nigeria to remain peaceful during polls
22 february 2019 - 19:49:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Head of the ECOWAS Observation Mission to Nigeria’s general elections, Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has appealed [...] Full text...
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Nine golfers picked for Kenya Open Championship
21 february 2019 - 12:35:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has picked nine professional golfers to feature in the forthcoming Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship [...] Full text...
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Libya demands rectification of the Arab Maghreb Union process
18 february 2019 - 11:13:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord, whose country is the [...] Full text...
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Election eve attack kills 66 in Northwest Nigeria
15 february 2019 - 22:00:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Kaduna State government in Northwest Nigeria on Friday evening confirmed the killing of 66 persons [...] Full text...
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Police order nationwide restriction of vehicular movement for Saturday's elections in Nigeria
14 february 2019 - 19:42:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday ordered restriction of vehicular movement from [...] Full text...
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Nigerian elections followed with great expectations, says Johnson-Sirleaf
14 february 2019 - 17:51:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a former Liberian President and Head of the ECOWAS 200-member Observation Mission to [...] 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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Confederation Cup: Gor Mahia gears up for match against Angola's Atletico
11 february 2019 - 13:50:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's legendary striker Dennis Oliech is among players of the Gor Mahia team that jets out [...] Full text...
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US envoy warns Nigerian politicians of consequences of electoral violence
08 february 2019 - 07:18:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The hardening position of the United States of America on the coming elections in Nigeria has [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's main opposition party threatens to pull out of peace accord over threat to kill foreigners
06 february 2019 - 20:22:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday threatened to pull out of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan amateur golfers to sharpen skills in South Africa, Europe
05 february 2019 - 10:41:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Golf Union is getting into an arrangement with Golf South Africa and some of [...] Full text...
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Education, rights experts to adopt new guiding principles on rights to education
05 february 2019 - 07:17:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Education and human rights experts will meet in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, next week to adopt [...] 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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Ghana's main opposition pulls out of key by-election, alleges intimidation
31 january 2019 - 15:02:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday pulled out from a by-election called to [...] 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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UK, EU, US express concern about suspension of Nigeria's Chief Justice
26 january 2019 - 17:13:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The British High Commission in Nigeria and the EU observer mission for next month's elections in [...] Full text...
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US express 'deep concern' on suspension of Nigeria's Chief Justice
26 january 2019 - 15:51:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The US Embassy in Nigeria on Saturday expressed “deep concern" about the suspension by President Muhammadu [...] Full text...
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Uproar in Nigeria over suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria
26 january 2019 - 13:42:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is an uproar in Nigeria against the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr [...] Full text...
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Buhari suspends Chief Justice of Nigeria, appoints replacement
25 january 2019 - 18:14:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria may be on the brink of a constitutional anarchy as President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday [...] Full text...
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Historic power change witnessed in DR Congo
24 january 2019 - 14:30:33Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Joseph Kabila has handed over power to incoming President Felix Tshisekedi, making it the [...] Full text...
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EU, AU ready to work with DR Congo president-elect Tshisekedi
23 january 2019 - 12:02:54Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union and the African Union are ready to work with the president-elect of Democratic [...] Full text...
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CAF picks referees for Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
22 january 2019 - 14:15:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) -The African Football Confederation has picked officials to handle the 2019 Total U-20 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...
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AU postpones visit to DR Congo on controversial election results
21 january 2019 - 02:25:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) says it has postponed the visit of its high-level delegation [...] Full text...
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LEAD: DRC Constitutional Court proclaims Tshisekedi president-elect
20 january 2019 - 07:24:40Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has proclaimed Felix Tshisekedi the president-elect based [...] Full text...
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EU supports AU drive to suspend Presidential vote results in DRC
18 january 2019 - 19:50:42Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has joined the African Union (AU) in calling on the authorities in [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Kenya authorities to consider victims’ needs in bloody hotel attack
17 january 2019 - 05:55:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group is urging Kenya’s government to put victims "front and centre" in its [...] Full text...
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World's first plastic dhow sails to Zanzibar to raise awareness about single-use plastic
16 january 2019 - 14:45:51Lamu, Kenya (PANA) – A traditional dhow sailing boat made entirely from plastic trash collected from Kenya’s beaches and towns [...] Full text...
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DRC President-elect non-committal amid calls for unity government
14 january 2019 - 18:09:05Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President-elect, Felix Tshisekedi, has remained non-committal amid calls for the opening [...] Full text...
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Zambian President calls for Government of National Unity in DRC
13 january 2019 - 14:04:24Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has urged political parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...
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DRC opposition leader Fayulu challenges election result
12 january 2019 - 17:55:46Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – DR Congo opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu has moved to the Constitutional Court to file a [...] Full text...
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LEAD: DRC opposition leader wins presidential elections
10 january 2019 - 07:26:41Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Felix Tshisekedi, the leader of the largest Democratic Republic of Congo opposition party, has won the [...] Full text...
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CAF offers extra opening for its annual awards
07 january 2019 - 20:05:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Through the change in the organisation of the CAF Awards, the African Football Confederation (CAF) aims [...] Full text...
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Daiar to host CAF Awards Ceremony: Dakar
06 january 2019 - 20:54:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - From Monday, Dakar will be the capital of African football culminating in the CAF Awards ceremony [...] Full text...
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DRC poll officials meet to discuss presidential election results
06 january 2019 - 11:14:47Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The DR Congo National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) is holding its General Assembly to review [...] Full text...
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EU wants Kinshasa to lift Internet access ban
02 january 2019 - 17:12:30Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government to lift [...] Full text...
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President Issoufou lauds Niger's economic progress
01 january 2019 - 13:00:46Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien president Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday expressed satisfaction with the economic progress made by his country [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians welcome New Year with church services, parties and hope for a better life
01 january 2019 - 09:17:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians on Tuesday welcomed the New Year with church services and festivities with celebrations travelling until [...] Full text...
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Rights bodies finger military, police for harassing environmental activists
17 december 2018 - 13:46:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan police and the military are harassing and intimidating environmental rights activists in Lamu county, Human [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian government approves association deal with ECOWAS
14 december 2018 - 15:30:55Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government has adopted the bill authorizing the ratification of the association agreement signed with [...] Full text...
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Seven Kenyan Pipeline officials arrested over graft
11 december 2018 - 12:48:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Seven senior officials of the Kenyan Pipeline Company (KPC), the state oil distributor, were arrested on [...] Full text...
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2018 Beach Soccer AFCON: Nigeria humiliate Tanzania in final Group B match
11 december 2018 - 11:09:26Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Super Sand Eagles of Nigeria on Monday edged Tanzania 4-2 to brighten their chances [...] Full text...
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Militants disrupt opposition party campaigns, candidates decry state repression
10 december 2018 - 13:41:09Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Presidential election candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been met with violence on the [...] Full text...
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South Africa Govt moves to proceed with apartheid-era murder trial
07 december 2018 - 07:47:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former police officer Joao Rodrigues could be setting a precedent for victims of apartheid [...] Full text...
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Political realignments heightened in Congolese opposition camps
02 december 2018 - 10:58:14Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Congolese opposition leader Felix Tshesikedi received a new boost on Saturday with the backing of the [...] Full text...
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Libya welcomes Algeria's initiative for a meeting of UMA foreign ministers
01 december 2018 - 15:06:21Tripoli, Libya (NAPA) - Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord on Saturday welcomed a statement [...] Full text...
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Big disappointment in Cameroon after withdrawal of CAN 2019
01 december 2018 - 14:10:12Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The vast majority of Cameroonians did not hide their disappointment after the Executive Committee of the [...] 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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Libya attending 3rd ministerial conference of 5 5 Dialogue countries in Algiers
19 november 2018 - 12:30:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is taking part in the third Ministerial Conference on "Finance and Investment" of the 5 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's elections chief reaffirms commitment to deliver credible 2019 elections
16 november 2018 - 13:05:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has reaffirmed the [...] Full text...
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8 confirmed killed in the Boko Haram attack on IDP camp in Northeast Nigeria
01 november 2018 - 17:32:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eight persons, including children, were confirmed killed in Wednesday's attack by Boko Haram terrorists on [...] Full text...
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Defence Force edge Aba Jifar to claim Ethiopian Super Cup
01 november 2018 - 04:42:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Defence Force FC have been crowned the 2018 Ethiopian Super Cup champions after a 4-2 [...] Full text...
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Former Ghana football chief to appeal FIFA's 'unfair, harsh, unwarranted' life ban
31 october 2018 - 18:22:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi who was handed a life ban [...] Full text...
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FIFA bans former Ghana football chief Nyantakyi for life
30 october 2018 - 19:33:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned for life from all [...] Full text...
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2018 Women's AFCON: Kenya starts preparations for continental showpiece
29 october 2018 - 16:35:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya National Women football team checked into camp on Monday in Nairobi, ahead of the [...] Full text...
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2018 Women's AFCON: Kenya names provisional squad
26 october 2018 - 19:30:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's National Women team coach, David Ouma, has named 32 players in Harambee Starlets provisional squad [...] Full text...
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Trial date set for suspect in liberation heroes' death
22 october 2018 - 14:50:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Gauteng High Court on Monday set a trial date of 28 January, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Premier names cabinet after overhauling Executive
16 october 2018 - 14:56:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill re-organizing the Cabinet and witnessed the swearing [...] Full text...
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MSF resumes operations in South Sudan county
08 october 2018 - 03:26:52Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it has resumed the full range of medical [...] Full text...
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British think-tank slates debate on Somalia's fragile political transition
03 october 2018 - 18:58:18Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Britain's royal political and economic think-tank, Chatham House, has invited Somalia's former president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: 'Cameroon’s hosting rights intact'
03 october 2018 - 12:52:26Younde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon has been reassured that it will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations under the [...] Full text...
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Somali President's popularity rating drops to 67% on economic woes
02 october 2018 - 17:57:56Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's popularity rating has dropped by a massive 19% to 67% within [...] Full text...
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'Indigenous coaches can match foreign counterparts'
02 october 2018 - 14:35:23Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Secretary, Lagos State Football Coaches Association, Rasheed Suleiman, says indigenous coaches are not inferior and [...] Full text...
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‘Pay attention to persistent revenue shortfalls’ - IMF team advises Ghana
28 september 2018 - 09:20:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s 2019 budget would need to address persistent revenue shortfalls and start tackling decisively the issue [...] Full text...
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Kenya fast-tracks affordable housing agenda
25 september 2018 - 14:00:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Under its "Big Four" agenda, which includes affordable housing, the Kenyan government has invited bids from [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Nigerian Economic Society to hold Int'l confab on Agricultural Value Chain
24 september 2018 - 15:46:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Institute (ECAD) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Nigerian Economic Society [...] Full text...
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Public pays last respects to Kofi Annan for second day
12 september 2018 - 11:28:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Dignitaries are on Wednesday paying their last respects to the late former Secretary General of the [...] Full text...
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Kofi Annan's body lies in state as three days of national mourning begins
11 september 2018 - 11:10:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The body of the former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, is lying in state at the [...] Full text...
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Body of Kofi Annan flown back home for state funeral
10 september 2018 - 18:47:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The remains of former Secretary-General of the UN, Kofi Annan, arrived back home in Ghana on [...] Full text...
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South Sudan opposition leaders initial final peace document
31 august 2018 - 07:14:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan’s main opposition group, SPLM-IO led by Riek Machar and the South Sudan Opposition Alliance [...] Full text...
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German Chancellor Merkel arrives in Ghana for one-day visit
30 august 2018 - 14:23:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Ghana on Thursday for a one-day visit during which she [...] Full text...
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2019 men's AFCON: Nigerian coach names squad for qualifier against Seychelles
30 august 2018 - 14:13:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's trainer, Gernot Rohr, has named a squad of 24 players for next month’s qualifier away [...] Full text...
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HRW slams arrests, detentions of journalists in Nigeria
21 august 2018 - 08:20:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Several recent arrests and detentions of journalists and activists in Nigeria suggest a disturbing trend toward [...] Full text...
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Ghana talks tough ahead of FIFA meeting as ban looms
16 august 2018 - 11:35:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government is talking tough ahead of its meeting with officials of football's governing body, [...] Full text...
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21st African Senior Athletics Championship starts in Nigeria
01 august 2018 - 10:38:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 21st Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Senior Athletics Championship started on Wednesday with the opening [...] Full text...
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Beyond the motions of an electoral success in Mali (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
25 july 2018 - 11:18:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian voters go to the polls on 29 July to either elect a new president or [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: Who will be crowned world champions on Sunday - France or Croatia?
14 july 2018 - 13:02:32Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, filled with drama, intrigue, set-piece goals [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: Sunday's final to bring back memories of France v Croatia 20 years ago
14 july 2018 - 12:32:33Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Sunday’s final between France and Croatia will bring back memories for FIFA World Cup aficionados (fans), [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: France beat Belgium 1-0 to reach final
10 july 2018 - 20:04:54Saint, Russia (PANA) - France reached the 2018 FIFA World Cup final in Russia when they beat Belgium 1-0 in [...] Full text...
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Kenyans dominate men's steeplechase at Grand Premio Brasil
09 july 2018 - 12:48:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Nicholas Bett and Barnabas Kipyego took the first and second positions respectively in the men's [...] Full text...
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Nine perish in grissly road crash in Kenya
04 july 2018 - 14:26:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Police late Wednesday recovered the bodies of ten passengers burnt death after their bus collided [...] Full text...
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FIFA announces panels to decide shortlisted candidates for awards
04 july 2018 - 11:15:11Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The Best FIFA Football Awards, the premier annual awards celebration held by football’s world governing body, [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Lake Turkana National Park inscribed on World Heritage Danger List
02 july 2018 - 12:56:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Heritage Committee meeting in Manama since 24 June, has decided to inscribe Kenya's Lake [...] Full text...
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IMF team attests to Ghana’s positive economic growth
27 june 2018 - 08:40:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) – While Ghana’s economic growth prospects remain positive, supported by strong oil production, strengthening the resilience of [...] Full text...
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UN experts warn of ‘crimes against humanity,’ and risk of new ethnic violence in DR Congo
27 june 2018 - 05:24:52Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Defence and security forces along with the Kamuina Nsapu and Bana Mura militias have committed [...] Full text...
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Kenya's construction industry poised for growth - Survey
19 june 2018 - 12:00:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Construction Survey for 2018 reports that the Kenyan construction industry is poised for growth [...] Full text...
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All Ghana football officials involved in rot uncovered in video to step aside
10 june 2018 - 10:27:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has ordered all its officials shown to have allegedly committed various [...] Full text...
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Ghana football chief resigns
08 june 2018 - 19:01:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The embattled president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, has resigned. A press statement [...] Full text...
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FIFA bans Ghana football chief over alleged corruption
08 june 2018 - 15:55:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has provisionally banned the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi [...] Full text...
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Gov't dissolves Ghana Football Association after video exposes rot in football administration
07 june 2018 - 20:53:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana announced on Thursday that it has decided to take immediate steps to [...] Full text...
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Anger, shock after video on corruption in Ghana hits the screen
07 june 2018 - 05:07:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Anger, shock, disappointment, frustration, astonishment. These were some of the words used by some of the [...] Full text...
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UN tourism organisation meets in Abuja
04 june 2018 - 17:58:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 61st Meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization Commission for Africa (UNWTO-CAF) on Monday [...] Full text...
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Kenyan State oil corporation, top bank seal oil supply deal
29 may 2018 - 13:34:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) on Tuesday launched a partnership between itself, Equity Bank [...] Full text...
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Ghana football association chief granted bail
24 may 2018 - 09:55:29Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service on Wednesday evening granted bail to [...] Full text...
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Police arrest Ghana football association chief
23 may 2018 - 14:39:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Police on Wednesday arrested the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, for [...] Full text...
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Ghana Police investigate Football Association chief
23 may 2018 - 11:38:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has begun investigation of Mr Mr [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa sets up special anti-corruption unit
21 may 2018 - 19:55:00Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has established a special anti-corruption unit which shall operate under the Office [...] Full text...
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FIFA drafts Nigerian ex-int'l, Emmanuel Amunike, into Technical Study group
20 may 2018 - 17:20:10Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Ex-Nigeria national team assistant coach, Emmanuel Amunike, has expressed delight after he was drafted as part [...] Full text...
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Kenya to begin oil production
19 may 2018 - 12:21:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced the production of oil from the Turkana oilfields will start after [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to accelerate Agri-Business Development in Ethiopia
09 may 2018 - 13:26:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two grant agreements to finance agri-business development projects [...] Full text...
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UN forum to coordinate global efforts to address worsening water shortages
07 may 2018 - 20:32:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With extreme weather costing hundreds of billions a year and fears that by 2050, one in [...] Full text...
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Somalia’s electoral officials say ‘set to redraw electoral boundaries’
26 april 2018 - 14:40:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia’s National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) officials are now set to embark on the electoral boundary [...] Full text...
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WAFU ‘A’ U-20 Championship kicks off in Liberia 24 April
17 april 2018 - 07:04:13Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The WAFU ‘A’ Under-20 Championship will take place in Monrovia, Liberia, from 24 April to 6 [...] Full text...
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Mayor of Rwanda's Kigali city, Pascal Nyamulinda resigns
11 april 2018 - 13:54:32Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Capital city, Kigali's Mayor, Pascal Nyamulinda, announced his resignation for personal reasons, an official [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's foreign reserves rise to $47.37 bn
09 april 2018 - 20:10:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said that the country's foreign reserves hit $47.37 [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone EC thanks voters, international institutions for peaceful vote
09 april 2018 - 20:02:50Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone says over 80 per cent of registered [...] Full text...
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New Sierra Leone President sets up cross-party committee on political violence
07 april 2018 - 18:24:42Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's new President Julius Maada Bio has initiated a cross-party committee to address incidents [...] Full text...
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New Sierra Leonean president commits to unity, disciplined leadership
06 april 2018 - 12:00:55Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - As world leaders acknowledge his victory in a bitterly fought election, Sierra Leone’s new President [...] Full text...
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UN chief applauds Sierra Leoneans for peaceful elections
06 april 2018 - 07:09:27New York US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has applauded Sierra Leoneans for a peace election and congratulated [...] Full text...
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Losing Sierra Leone party to challenge results
05 april 2018 - 07:46:08Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's All People's Congress (APC), whose candidate Dr Samura Kamara has just lost the [...] Full text...
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Former military leader Bio sworn in as Sierra Leone's 5th president
05 april 2018 - 05:27:19Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's former military leader Julius Maada Bio of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party [...] Full text...
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Continuing hostilities greatest challenge for South Sudan, says UN relief official
04 april 2018 - 21:44:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - With the next phase of regionally-backed peace talks for South Sudan scheduled for later this [...] Full text...
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Julius Maada Bio to take office as Sierra Leone's 5th President
04 april 2018 - 20:03:50Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Julius Maada Bio of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) is to be sworn [...] Full text...
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Ghana's former president underlines his neutrality in Sierra Leone's run-off election
04 april 2018 - 12:07:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former President and chairman of the Commonwealth Observer Group to the Sierra Leone election, John [...] Full text...
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Candidates in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off sign accord on ballot tallying
02 april 2018 - 12:06:01Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Candidates in Saturday's Sierra Leone's presidential run-off election on Monday signed an agreement in Freetown [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS observers give thumbs-up to Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll
02 april 2018 - 05:00:43Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Observation Mission has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of Sierra Leone’s 31 March rescheduled [...] Full text...
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International poll observers meet ahead of Sierra Leone poll result
01 april 2018 - 15:39:08Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Heads of International Observation Missions met in Freetown on Sunday ahead of the announcement of [...] Full text...
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Vote counting under way in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll
31 march 2018 - 18:34:14Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ballots are being counted in Sierra Leone after the official end of voting at 5 [...] Full text...
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Voting ends in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off election
31 march 2018 - 17:12:32Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Polls have officially closed in Sierra Leone's rescheduled presidential run-off election to choose the country's [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Polls open in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off vote
31 march 2018 - 10:54:57Freetown, SiedrraLeone (PANA) - Voting kicked off slowly on Saturday in Sierra Leone's rescheduled presidential run-off election to choose the [...] Full text...
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Polls open in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off vote
31 march 2018 - 07:03:19Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Polls have opened in Sierra Leone where some 3.17 voters are expected to cast their [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS observers deploy for Sierra Leone's presidential vote
29 march 2018 - 14:57:30Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Forty-five members of the ECOWAS Observation Mission, led by Prof Amos Sawyer, were deployed to [...] Full text...
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Army to bury 11 soldiers killed by bandits in northwest Nigeria
27 march 2018 - 18:20:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A week after bandits killed 11 Nigerian soldiers in Kaduna, northwest of the country, the Nigerian [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Sierra Leoneans go to run-off presidential poll 31 March
26 march 2018 - 22:26:42Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s presidential run-off was on Monday pushed forward to Saturday 31 March following an [...] Full text...
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IMF Africa director lauds Senegal’s economic progress
26 march 2018 - 19:39:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal has made impressive progress implementing its comprehensive Plan Senegal Emergent (PSE) in recent years, engendering [...] Full text...
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Meeting to set new date for Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll
26 march 2018 - 19:12:03Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Heads of international observation missions met in Freetown on Monday with Sierra Leone's two [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Freetown court vacates interim injunction on presidential runoff
26 march 2018 - 16:15:45Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Freetown High Court on Monday vacated the interim injunction on Sierra Leone's presidential runoff [...] Full text...
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Former Somali president denied US entry under Trump’s travel ban
26 march 2018 - 09:24:59Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been denied entry to the United States under President [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS concerned about Sierra Leone poll injunction
26 march 2018 - 06:04:02Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has noted with concern the interim injunction issued by a High [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Sierra Leone High Court stops presidential runoff (Adds reaction of Electoral Commission)
24 march 2018 - 19:57:12Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's presidential run-off scheduled for next Tuesday has been thrown into doubt as the [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Sierra Leone EC 'ceases all logistical preparation' for runoff vote
24 march 2018 - 19:56:45Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leone National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Saturday said it has ceased all [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA World Cup countdown: 83 days to go
23 march 2018 - 06:09:18Moscow, Russia (PANA) - With 83 days to go on Friday to the 14 June to 15 July World Cup [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leonean president Koroma pledges peaceful transition
23 march 2018 - 06:02:21Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma received the new President of the Economic Commission for [...] Full text...
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Media body alleges upsurge in official intimidation of Liberian journalists
22 march 2018 - 17:47:00Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Press Union of Liberia (PUL), an umbrella organization of Liberian journalists, on Thursday said it [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone elections chief warns police against interference in presidential run-off
22 march 2018 - 07:59:06Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone has criticised the Sierra Leonean police for [...] Full text...
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Lawyer seeks to stop Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll
21 march 2018 - 05:35:55Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A Sierra Leonean lawyer has filed a petition before the country’s High Court in Freetown, [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone EC hosts political parties ahead of presidential run-off
20 march 2018 - 08:46:23Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone on Monday hosted a meeting of the [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone Electoral Commission issues guidelines for presidential run-off vote
16 march 2018 - 10:37:45Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone has released the campaign calendar and guidelines [...] Full text...
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AU congratulates Sierra Leone for peaceful, credible General Elections
15 march 2018 - 18:47:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Thursday congratulated the people of Sierra [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone's main opposition, ruling party candidates in presidential run-off vote
13 march 2018 - 21:47:27Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Julius Maada Bio of opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) and Dr Samura Kamara of [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone Electoral Commission carries out vote recount
12 march 2018 - 18:49:27Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - At the behest of some political parties, NEC Sierra Leone was Monday carrying out [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone opposition party candidate leads with 75% of results decalared
11 march 2018 - 17:48:48Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - With 75% or 1.95 million of the processed votes from Sierra Leone's March 7 general [...] Full text...
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Ruling party candidate in slight lead with 50% of Sierra Leone's polls results released
10 march 2018 - 19:53:28Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - With 50% of the processed votes of the March 7 presidential, parliamentary and local council [...] Full text...
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Ruling party’s candidate, Kamara, in slight lead with 25% of results released
10 march 2018 - 14:14:08Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Electoral Commission (NEC) Sierra Leone Saturday in Freetown released 25% of the processed votes of [...] Full text...
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USAID, FAO working together to pre-empt the next global pandemic
09 march 2018 - 10:51:24Rome, Italy (PANA) - A United States-FAO partnership working to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to manage outbreaks of [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone SC to hear important cases ahead of general elections
01 march 2018 - 18:31:52Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Justice Abdulai Hamid Charm has given an assurance that the [...] Full text...
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Three-day international conference on Lake Chad Basin opens in Abuja
26 february 2018 - 16:18:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day International Conference on Lake Chad opened on Monday in Abuja with the Nigerian government [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone: Can the “Lion Mountain” Ever Roar Again? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
26 february 2018 - 15:18:19Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - After the recent fiercely contested presidential election in Liberia, world attention has turned to neighbouring [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants Liberia US$24.6 million for governance, economic boost
05 february 2018 - 17:46:16Monrovia. Liberia (PANA) – The Liberian government and the World Bank have signed a US$24.67 million grant agreement for the [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA U-17 WWC qualifiers: Hosts Nigeria hold Cameroon 2-2 in 1st-leg match
03 february 2018 - 22:14:44Benin, Nigeria (PANA) - A struggling Nigeria came from behind to hold Cameroon 2-2 in the first-leg, final qualifier for [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA U-17 WWC qualifiers: Nigeria vs Cameroon in 1st-leg, final qualifier
03 february 2018 - 08:01:40Benin, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria, eyeing a sixth appearance at the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup finals, take on Cameroon [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA Under-20 WWC: All the goal scorers at African qualifiers
28 january 2018 - 13:12:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the emergence on Saturday of Ghana and Nigeria as Africa's representatives at the 2018 FIFA [...] Full text...
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Liberian President Weah appoints new ministers
23 january 2018 - 14:02:58Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – President George Manneh Weah of Liberia has made his first appointments in government, including to the [...] Full text...
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Weah sworn in as Liberia’s 24th President
22 january 2018 - 16:55:32Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Senator George Manneh Weah was on Monday sworn in as the 24th President of the Republic [...] Full text...
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Ghana vice-president Bawumia leaves for UK on 'medical leave'
20 january 2018 - 20:59:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) Ghana's Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been flown to the UK for further medical treatment for [...] Full text...
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Weah presidency: The challenge of high expectations in Liberia (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
19 january 2018 - 19:33:42Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Apart from not playing in the World Cup finals, the dream of every football player, George [...] Full text...
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11 African leaders, football stars to attend Weah's inauguration in Liberia
18 january 2018 - 18:00:35Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The leaders of 11 African nations and a horde of football stars are expected to attend [...] Full text...
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Rebuilt bridge in Upper Nile helping local communities in South Sudan
14 january 2018 - 06:18:08Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – For Samuel James Ayot, a villager from Akoka in rural north South Sudan, accessing basic [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President in South Africa to enhance security cooperation
11 january 2018 - 18:08:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has started a three-day official visit to South Africa to discuss security, [...] Full text...
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Liberia to host first meeting of AU panel on migration
11 january 2018 - 16:45:18Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberia will host the inaugural meeting of the African Union (AU) High Level Panel on Migration [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta orders police to manage road transport after rise in traffic crashes
09 january 2018 - 19:59:15Meru, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered the Police on Tuesday to resume the management of traffic and [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President retains six ministers in new Cabinet
05 january 2018 - 17:39:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta retained six out of his 19 Cabinet Secretaries and overhauled the top [...] Full text...
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Nominees, legends storm Accra for Aiteo CAF Awards 2017
03 january 2018 - 15:32:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The capital of Ghana, Accra, is abuzz and bracing up for unarguably the biggest football gathering [...] Full text...
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CAF Award Gala in Accra is CAF's 26th edition
01 january 2018 - 14:45:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The annual CAF Awards enter their 26th edition this year and the Awards Gala will take [...] Full text...
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36 people killed in passenger bus, freight truck head on collission in Kenya
31 december 2017 - 13:50:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 36 people have been killed in a deadly accident involving a passenger bus and [...] Full text...
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Malawi’s capital gears for better water supply, sanitation
21 december 2017 - 18:41:24Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Half a million residents of Malawi’s capital city, Lilongwe, are set to benefit from improved water [...] Full text...
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African football legends to watch Aiteo CAF Awards Gala 2017 in Accra
21 december 2017 - 15:49:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - All previous winners of the African Player of the Year since inception, by CAF, in 1992, [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA U-17 WWC qualifiers: 1st-round, 2nd-leg matches take place this weekend
16 december 2017 - 13:18:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the second-leg, first-round matches in the African qualifiers for the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan road crashes claim 150 lives in two weeks
14 december 2017 - 17:40:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 150 people have been killed on Kenyan highways since 1 December in accidents [...] Full text...
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Green business key to winning war on climate change – UN chief
12 december 2017 - 19:52:06Paris, France (PANA) – Those who fail to bet on a green economy will be living in a grey future, [...] Full text...
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Four ambassadors present credentials to Gambian President Barrow
12 december 2017 - 10:24:59Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Four new ambassadors to the Gambia have presented their credentials to President Adama Barrow, according [...] Full text...
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2017 COSAFA U-20: Shaban brace sees Uganda stun Zambia on opening day match
07 december 2017 - 14:54:55Kitwe, Zambia (PANA) - Striker Muhammad Shaban scored a brace of goals as the East African guest nation, Uganda, stunned [...] Full text...
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President Mnangagwa reshuffles cabinet
02 december 2017 - 20:40:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reshuffled his cabinet "to ensure compliance with the constitution and considerations [...] Full text...
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President Mnangagwa announces first cabinet
01 december 2017 - 06:43:26Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced his first cabinet in which he rewards those who [...] Full text...
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Kenya gears up for CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
22 november 2017 - 17:56:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's national team, Harambee Stars, is due to start on 26 Nov. preparation for the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe due to bow out of presidential office Monday
19 november 2017 - 18:42:32Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – An extraordinary Congress of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU PF party set for next month is expected to [...] Full text...
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Three soldiers, 'many' Boko Haram terrorists killed in northeast Nigeria
12 november 2017 - 17:19:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday said three of its soldiers died while “many” Boko Haram terrorists [...] Full text...
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Ex-Nigerian footballer takes up coaching job in Sudan
06 november 2017 - 20:07:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Nigerian football legend Emmanuel Amunike has sealed a coaching contract with the Sudan's Khartoum al-Watani (Arabic [...] Full text...
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IAAF ratifies Chespol Women U20 Steeplechase World record
02 november 2017 - 18:22:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Thursday ratified the Under 20 Women's 3000m steeplechase 8:58.78 [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Ghana lock horns in U-20 World Cup qualifier
02 november 2017 - 18:10:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's national women under-20 team coach, Caroline Ajowi, has named her squad ahead of their 2018 [...] Full text...
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Rwandan president attends 2017 Africa Global Business Forum in Dubai
01 november 2017 - 13:27:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame is currently in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE) where he is attending [...] Full text...
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Rwandan authorities hunting 3 escapee prisoners from high-security prison in Southern Rwanda
01 november 2017 - 13:13:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan law enforcement officers are searching for three prisoners, including a former journalist and director of [...] Full text...
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