Nigeria relay quartets secure Olympics tickets in Bahamas

05 may 2024 - 08:24:22
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Nigeria’s mixed relay and men’s 4x400m quartets have clinched automatic qualification for the 2024 Olympics and [...] Full text...

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South African president mourns passing of prominent activist

03 may 2024 - 13:26:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-Apartheid activist, prominent businessman and politician Samuel Motsuenyane has died peacefully in Johannesburg. He [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's new coach must reignite Super Eagles' World Cup charge

02 may 2024 - 11:47:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In a move that has sent waves of nostalgia and optimism across Nigerian football, legendary winger [...] Full text...

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Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby (A UN News feature)

07 april 2024 - 16:53:05
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

26 march 2024 - 10:08:33
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$1.3 billion under RSF for Cote d’Ivoire

16 march 2024 - 07:50:19
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 30-month Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement [...] Full text...

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Somalia becomes eighth full member of the East African Community

04 march 2024 - 11:49:48
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Federal Republic of Somalia is now officially a full member of the East African Community (EAC) after [...] Full text...

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IMF avails US$390 million under ECF for poverty reduction in Togo

02 march 2024 - 10:50:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 42-month arrangement of US$390 [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response

01 march 2024 - 23:46:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...

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UN imposes sanctions against six people involved in eastern DR Congo violence

21 february 2024 - 08:04:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday imposed sanctions against six people involved in the bloody [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Somalia diplomatic rift widens after alleged security breaches at AU Summit

17 february 2024 - 22:51:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Somali President Mohamud Hassan said on Saturday that the Ethiopian government wanted to annex part [...] Full text...

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13 years after 17 February 2011 revolution, Libyans have mixed feelings about Saturday's commemoration of the anniversary

15 february 2024 - 18:56:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Over the past few days, the city of Tripoli has been abuzz with excitement as it [...] Full text...

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Libya participates in meeting of AU Ministerial Committee on African Agenda 2063

10 february 2024 - 13:49:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity took [...] Full text...

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Hyenas attack university students amid wildlife migration in Kenya

06 february 2024 - 19:28:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildlife authorities in Kenya have retrieved the body of unidentified person attacked and killed by hyenas, [...] Full text...

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UN, partners launch 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia

31 january 2024 - 06:09:50
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN and partners launched the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia on Tuesday, calling for [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$183.4 million for Cameroon to mitigate climate change impact

30 january 2024 - 08:02:34
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon, highly vulnerable to climate change, with risks from recurrent droughts, floods, landslides, and coastal erosion, [...] Full text...

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Ghana High Court sentences six to death for coup plot, aquits three

24 january 2024 - 17:27:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra has convicted six coup plotters for various counts of conspiracy to [...] Full text...

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AU urges foreigners to keep off Ethiopia/Somalia row

18 january 2024 - 12:24:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has  expressed deep concern over the ongoing tension between Ethiopia and [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: CAF media outlet looks at record numbers

12 january 2024 - 07:28:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the 34th TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (Cote d’Ivoire 2023) opens in the [...] Full text...

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UN chief hopes for 'peaceful, constructive' dialogue over Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU

11 january 2024 - 05:59:42
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed the hope that all parties in the growing dispute  [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)

10 january 2024 - 10:25:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...

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AU calls for 'mutual respect' in brewing diplomatic row over Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU

04 january 2024 - 15:42:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called for "calm and mutual respect" to de-escalate the simmering [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Somalia condemns 'absurd' Ethiopia, Somaliland MoU on Ehiopia's access to Red Sea

02 january 2024 - 14:29:30
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia's leaders on Tuesday condemned the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland under which [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Nigeria Peseiro coach names 25 players

31 december 2023 - 17:41:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - José Peseiro, the coach of Nigeria, has named the 25 players who could represent the Super [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Namibia trainer Benjamin names list of 28 players

26 december 2023 - 07:25:45
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia coach Collin Benjamin has named 28 players likely to represent the Brave Warriors at the [...] Full text...

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2023 TotalEnergies AFCON: CAF names match officials

26 december 2023 - 07:03:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the list of match officials that will [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes first reviews of Mauritania’s progress under EFF/ECF arrangements

20 december 2023 - 08:20:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has announced completion of the first reviews under the [...] Full text...

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IMF directors complete review of Comoros Fund-assisted reform programme

16 december 2023 - 11:04:19
Moroni, Comoro (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has welcomed the focus on structural reforms to strengthen [...] Full text...

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Amnesty condemns killing of Mozambican journalist Fernando Chamusse; demand investigation

16 december 2023 - 10:18:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the deplorable killing of Mozambican journalist João Fernando Chamusse on 14 [...] Full text...

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IMF approves new two-year arrangement under RSF for Benin

15 december 2023 - 12:14:30
Washington, DC USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a two-year arrangement of [...] Full text...

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DRC growth resilient amid challenging socioeconomic, security environment: IMF

15 december 2023 - 11:40:49
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - While economic growth of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains resilient, fiscal, depreciation and [...] Full text...

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IMF, World Bank announce US$4.5 billion in debt relief for Somalia

14 december 2023 - 06:24:27
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Boards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank’s International Development [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian troops on “highest state of alert” in Niger Delta as militants kill 4 soldiers, 2 drivers, kidnap 2 South Koreans

13 december 2023 - 15:44:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Militants in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region began a renewed offensive in Rivers State, ambushing and killing four [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)

11 december 2023 - 17:48:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...

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Central Bank of West African States raises key interest rates by 25 basis points

07 december 2023 - 15:48:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) has raised the bank's key rate by [...] Full text...

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Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)

07 december 2023 - 08:10:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army drone kills scores of villagers

05 december 2023 - 11:50:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – More than 90 villagers of Tudun Biri in Rigasa District of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna [...] Full text...

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IMF approves Côte d’Ivoire’s economic performance

05 december 2023 - 09:21:14
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire’s economic performance under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported programme has been strong, [...] Full text...

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University Student crowned Miss Togo 2024

03 december 2023 - 15:45:23
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Nathalie Yao-Amuama, a 22-year-old university student, was on Saturday night crowned Miss Togo 2024 at a [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Medeama come from behind to snatch late victory, Al Hilal overcome Esperance

02 december 2023 - 11:41:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The resumption of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stages has lived up to the much-anticipated [...] Full text...

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Needs rise as flooding spreads in Somalia

01 december 2023 - 07:08:14
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people in several areas of [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone lifts indefinite curfew as calm restored after Sunday's 'unrest'

27 november 2023 - 10:51:36
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has lifted the indefinite nationwide curfew imposed on the country following [...] Full text...

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LEAD: ECOWAS condemns 'disturbances' in Sierra Leone

26 november 2023 - 17:40:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the ongoing unrest in Sierra Leone [...] Full text...

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URGENT: Curfew in Sierra Leone after second gunfire in three months in the capital (By Paul Ejime)

26 november 2023 - 12:57:49
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's government has slapped a nationwide curfew on the country following what it called [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa's hopeful ready for tough qualifying marathon

15 november 2023 - 11:52:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's marathon 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign kicks off on Wednesday, 15 November, with 40 nations [...] Full text...

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How green innovation can stimulate economies and curb emissions:- IMF Blog (By Zeina Hasna, Florence Jaumotte, and Samuel Pienknagura)

06 november 2023 - 17:13:21
Washington DC, USA (PANlA) - Making low-carbon technologies cheaper and more widely available is crucial to reducing harmful emissions, an [...] Full text...

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Ghana's ruling party chooses vice president Bawumia as flagbearer for 2024 election

05 november 2023 - 08:18:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday elected vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as its [...] Full text...

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IMF encourages CAR to strengthen governance as inflation flares high

02 november 2023 - 12:23:34
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Central African Republic (CAR)’s economy is projected to grow by 1.0 percent in 2023, [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$25 million disbursement to CAR

31 october 2023 - 07:38:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Economic activity in Central African Republic has improved this year though not as much as [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: CAF, PUMA announce official match ball: POKOU

24 october 2023 - 08:02:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - CAF and PUMA have unveiled “POKOU” – the official match ball for the TotalEnergies Africa [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe risk another FIFA ban

17 october 2023 - 06:27:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is risking another ban by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia score late to snatch draw against Nigeria

14 october 2023 - 08:12:33
Portimao, Portugal. (PANA) - Kelechi Iheanacho came off the bench to give Nigeria the lead after the West Africans went [...] Full text...

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Global stocktake of water resources needed - World weather agency warns

12 october 2023 - 16:56:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human [...] Full text...

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CAF to host Referees’ Preparation Course for AFCON preliminary official list

09 october 2023 - 07:17:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As planning and preparations continue for the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, CAF’s [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Champions league: Group stage qualifiers emerge

02 october 2023 - 05:33:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following is the list of 15 clubs that have qualified for the Group stage of [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Results of second-leg qualifying round matches played on Friday and Saturday

01 october 2023 - 11:40:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of final qualifying round second-leg matches of the TotalEnergies  2023/24 CAF [...] Full text...

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FIFA under pressure to remove Samuel Eto'o as Cameroon FA president

28 september 2023 - 12:01:36
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - FIFA has been urged to intervene and remove Samuel Eto'o from his role as president of [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Giants battle for group stage spots this weekend

28 september 2023 - 07:26:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 16 places in this season's TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage will be determined this [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa and Lesotho to hold high level talks

27 september 2023 - 14:50:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday host the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Ntsokoane Samuel [...] Full text...

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Sudan refugee health crisis escalating, warns WHO

26 september 2023 - 06:19:17
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent funding support in the face of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso secures US$302 million under IMF credit arrangement

22 september 2023 - 16:30:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) -  The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 48-month arrangement under [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns thrash Bumamuru FC 4-0 in first leg second preliminary round match

15 september 2023 - 20:56:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns  on Friday beat Bumamuru FC of Burundi 4-0 in their 2023/24 [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Second preliminary round gets under way on Friday

14 september 2023 - 12:54:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first legs of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League second preliminary round resume on Friday, as [...] Full text...

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Ghana's drops to 40.1% in August from 43.1% in July

13 september 2023 - 11:54:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's year-on-year inflation for August has dropped to 40.1 percent, down from the 43.1 percent recorded [...] Full text...

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Football scouts search for talents in DR Congo's turbulent east

13 september 2023 - 06:32:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Despite the violence in eastern DR Congo, the founder of Goma's GOAL Football Academy, Ugo [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Osimhen hat-trick gives Nigeria 6-0 win over Sao Tome & Principe

11 september 2023 - 05:15:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Victor Osimhen grabbed a hat-trick as Nigeria signed off their TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifying [...] Full text...

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African cities embrace walking, cycling as climate crisis deepens (Feature by UNEP)

05 september 2023 - 06:16:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Each morning in Addis Ababa, the bustling capital of Ethiopia, the same scene plays out. As [...] Full text...

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US to impose visa restriction on people who undermined Sierra Leone's elections

01 september 2023 - 06:38:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced a new visa restriction policy for [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa pip Delta Queens for CAF champions league qualification

01 september 2023 - 06:13:05
Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) - Ampem Darkoa FC of Ghana on Thursday pipped Delta Queens FC of Asaba 1-0 to [...] Full text...

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JKT Queens clinch shootout win to qualify for CAF Women's Champions League

01 september 2023 - 06:06:51
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Tanzanian club, JKT Queens, are through to the CAF Women's Champions League after beating Ethiopia's Commercial Bank [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau secures US$3.15 million under IMF’s credit facility

31 august 2023 - 07:52:01
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed the second review under [...] Full text...

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CAF WCL qualifiers: Delta Queens, Ampem Darkoa in WAFU B finals

30 august 2023 - 09:36:09
Benin, Nigeria (PANA) - The CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B qualifiers will reach its conclusion on Thursday when [...] Full text...

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CAF WCL qualifiers: Delta Queens zoom into final in 5-goal thriller

29 august 2023 - 07:23:51
Benin, Nigeria (PANA) - Delta Queens of Nigeria on Monday zoomed into the final of the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Champions League: Second-round, first-leg fixtures

29 august 2023 - 06:29:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the second-round, first-leg fixtures in the 2023-24 CAF Champions League, to be played between [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Champions League: All the 22 qualifiers for 2nd round have emerged

28 august 2023 - 06:01:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the 22 qualifiers for the second round of the 2023-24 CAF Champions League [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Champions league: 12 teams qualify for 2nd round

27 august 2023 - 06:42:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With 10 matches still be played in the second-leg, first-round of the 2023-24 CAF Champions league [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: Nigeria's Tobi Amusan loses women's 100m hurdles title defence

25 august 2023 - 09:12:23
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Tobi Amusan, Nigeria's greatest gold medal hope, on Thursday lost in the final of the 100m [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Champions League: Second-leg hosts set to reverse upsets in return fixtures

25 august 2023 - 08:22:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a highly entertaining first-leg first-round matches of the 2023-24 CAF Champions League, host teams are [...] Full text...

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U.S. sanctions persons contributing to recent escalation of conflict in DRC

25 august 2023 - 06:13:17
Washington, DC (PANA) - The United States said on Thrsday that it is imposing sanctions on six individuals contributing to [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: World champion Tobi Amusan eases into 100m hurdles women's final

24 august 2023 - 07:28:07
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Tobi Amusan on Wednesday qualified for 100m women's hurdles final at World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Results of all first-leg, first-round matches played at the weekend

21 august 2023 - 08:13:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of all the first-leg, first-round matches played at the weekend in the 2023 [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Champions league: Results of matches played on Saturday

20 august 2023 - 07:25:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Results of matches played on Saturday across Africa in the preliminaries of the 2023 CAF Champions [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Women's Champions League: West African football clubs in Benin for qualifiers

19 august 2023 - 10:01:46
Benin, Nigeria (PANA) - Football clubs from West Africa are in Benin, Nigeria, for the 2023 Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions league openers: Tunisian, Ethiopian clubs secure away wins

19 august 2023 - 09:02:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Tunisian club, Etoile du Sahel, and Ethiopian side, Saint George, earned important away victories as the [...] Full text...

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US sanctions three 'corrupt' DRC public officials, two others

17 august 2023 - 06:55:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Wednesday barred three public officials of the Democratic Republic of Congo responsible [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Champions League: Scheduled first-round matches

16 august 2023 - 07:26:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the scheduled first-round matches in the 2023-24 CAF Champions league to be playd between [...] Full text...

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Fragility and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: two sides of the same coin: WB Blog

15 august 2023 - 11:42:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In 1990, about half of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and two-thirds [...] Full text...

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Mali's AS Mande book CAF Women's Champions League ticket

14 august 2023 - 08:40:06
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A 1-1 draw with Senegal's AS Dakar Sacré-Coeur on Saturday was enough to see Mali's AS [...] Full text...

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Ghana's inflation rises to 43.1% in July

09 august 2023 - 12:12:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s inflation rose for the third consecutive month in July, reaching 43.1% from 42.5% in June. The [...] Full text...

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Tanzania clinch maiden CECAFA U-18 Women's title

07 august 2023 - 17:37:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian national under-18 team were crowned champions of the CECAFA Under-18 Women's Championship for [...] Full text...

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Kenyan doctors infuse blood into unborn baby in medical breakthrough

01 august 2023 - 11:40:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Medics at Kenyatta National Hospital  (KNH) are celebrating yet another milestone in foetal medicine after they [...] Full text...

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CAF Awards return to Morocco to celebrate Africa's finest on 11 December

26 july 2023 - 07:17:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The prestigious CAF Awards ceremony will be held again in Morocco on 11 December, 2023 to [...] Full text...

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IMF approves a US$271 million arrangement under the ECF for Burundi

18 july 2023 - 11:44:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 38-month arrangement under [...] Full text...

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US says it continues to be concerned about irregularities in results of Sierra Leone elections

15 july 2023 - 08:23:25
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it continues to be concerned about irregularities in the election results [...] Full text...

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World Bank board approves additional us$ 4.5 financing grant to strengthen essential health services in the Gambia

14 july 2023 - 16:48:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved $4.5 million in additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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World Bank Board approves additional grant to essential health services in The Gambia

14 july 2023 - 06:14:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board on Thursday approved $4.5 million additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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Kenya opposition resume tax protests with 'Saba Saba' mass rallies

07 july 2023 - 23:01:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan opposition coalition kicked off its series of protests against high state taxes on Friday, [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: President Bio re-elected with 56.17% of the votes

27 june 2023 - 18:02:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio, has been re-elected in the presidential election held  on [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: International observers express concern about inflammatory language on social media

27 june 2023 - 13:12:15
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The heads of international observers of Sierra Leone's general elections have expressed concern about the inflammatory [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: ECOWAS observers say poll 'generally smooth, peaceful'

27 june 2023 - 08:11:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone’s 24th June 2023 General Elections said the polls [...] Full text...

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IMF helps Senegal reduce debt vulnerabilities, strengthen governance

27 june 2023 - 07:58:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a 36-month Extended [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Sierra Leone President takes lead in election

26 june 2023 - 19:14:16
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio is leading his closest rival, Samura Kamara, following the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: One person 'critically wounded' at opposition party's headquarters

26 june 2023 - 12:29:00
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - One person has been "critically wounded" at the headquarters of Sierra Leone's opposition All People's [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: Observers call for restraint, transparency in tallying of votes

26 june 2023 - 09:27:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Observers of Sierra Leone's 24 June general elections are calling for restraint as the electoral [...] Full text...

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Polls close in Sierra Leone's general elections

24 june 2023 - 17:02:57
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Sierra Leone's general elections that generally passed peacefully. The polls closed [...] Full text...

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Polls officially open in Sierra Leone's general elections

24 june 2023 - 08:00:02
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially started in Sierra Leone's general elections that will see the election of [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS election observers express concern about violence ahead of Sierra Leone's elections

23 june 2023 - 11:33:36
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The election observer missions of the African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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IMF expresses concern about Uganda’s anti-LGBT law and development partners

22 june 2023 - 14:55:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan economy is projected to grow by 6 per cent in year 2023/24 while the [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone electoral commission reaffirms commitment to deliver credible elections

21 june 2023 - 06:43:53
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has reaffirmed its commitment and readiness to deliver [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Round up of Day 5 matches

19 june 2023 - 07:43:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mozambique kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the 2023 AFCON, thanks to a hard-fought 2-0 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS election observers meet stakeholders in Sierra Leone polls

18 june 2023 - 10:43:21
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ahead of Sierra Leone’s presidential and parliamentary elections on 24 June, the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia

12 june 2023 - 19:26:58
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Greater efforts are needed to protect civilians in Somalia from unexploded weapons of war, the UN [...] Full text...

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WHO strongly condemns the deadly attack in Somalia

12 june 2023 - 06:15:14
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday condemned in the strongest terms the deadly attack on [...] Full text...

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Burundi makes further diplomatic gains on the regional stage

10 june 2023 - 18:51:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The diplomatic highlight of the week was Burundi's appointment as vice-president of the Common Market for [...] Full text...

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World Bank holds talks on support for universal health coverage in DR Congo

08 june 2023 - 19:36:15
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  - The Minister for Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Dr. Roger Samuel Kamba, and the World [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Chukwueze wins best African player award in La Liga

07 june 2023 - 08:28:34
Villarreal, Spain (PANA) - Villarreal FC Nigerian forward, Samuel Chukwueze, has been named best African player in the 2022/2023 Spanish [...] Full text...

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Mali struggles through multiple shocks amid poverty, food insecurity: IMF

26 may 2023 - 14:06:13
Washington, DC: US (PANA) – Mali’s economy has been hit by multiple shocks since 2020 but remained resilient in 2022 [...] Full text...

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South Africa, Lesotho launch new phase of major water project

23 may 2023 - 09:17:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday morning travelled to Lesotho for the launch of Phase [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves US$68 million for Benin under EFF/ECF arrangement

18 may 2023 - 09:59:46
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the Second Review under [...] Full text...

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Gambia Ministry of Health receives $1.5 million in supplies from Japan and UNICEF

16 may 2023 - 20:18:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF and the Embassy of Japan in Senegal, accredited to The Gambia, handed over more than [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Somalia agree to open common border in phases

15 may 2023 - 17:54:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Somalia resolved Monday to re-open the border between them within 90 days, more than [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Three Nigerian players in England's 21-man squad

13 may 2023 - 09:13:16
London, England (PANA) - The English Football Association have announced the Young Lions roster for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World [...] Full text...

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Solution in Libya lies in elections and respect for Libyans' will, says AMU Secretary

02 may 2023 - 14:22:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), Taïeb Baccouche, said Tuesday that the solution [...] Full text...

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Sudan says current conflict an internal question requiring no foreign mediatory intervention

17 april 2023 - 21:55:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan on Monday described the ongoing fighting between the Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces as [...] Full text...

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IGAD Summit picks trio to spearhead search for end to Sudan military crisis

17 april 2023 - 17:20:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A team of three East African Heads of State has been picked to spearhead talks between [...] Full text...

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New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia

12 april 2023 - 08:45:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As part of his “solidarity visit” to Somalia on Tuesday in the midst of the [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges ‘massive international support’ for Somalia

12 april 2023 - 08:27:02
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, continuing his tradition of carrying out solidarity visits to Muslim countries [...] Full text...

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Mali raises 120 billion CFA francs on the financial market of the West African Monetary Union

06 april 2023 - 16:02:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has just raised CFAF 120 billion through the "State of Mali 6.40% 2023-2030" bond issue, [...] Full text...

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TotalEnergies CAF Interclub Quarter-final Draw tonight

05 april 2023 - 14:01:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the quarterfinals of the 2022/23 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup will [...] Full text...

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DR Congo gets new Police Chief

03 april 2023 - 09:26:50
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Gen. Benjamin Alongaboni has been appointed Commissioner General of the Congolese National Police (PNC), replacing [...] Full text...

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Somalia, WB take stock of development progress as country nears HIPC completion point

30 march 2023 - 10:56:25
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank Country team, in collaboration with Somalia’s Ministry of Finance, has hosted the Country [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$80.77 million in emergency financing support to Burkina Faso

28 march 2023 - 09:59:20
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$80.77 [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper denounces unisian president's statements on Bouri oil field, as an attempt to export his problems abroadT

26 march 2023 - 17:55:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper -Alsabaah - has derided Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statement concerning the Bouri oil [...] Full text...

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US Vice President Kamala Harris kicks off first Africa visit

26 march 2023 - 13:36:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris kicked  off her first visit to Africa on Sunday when she arrived [...] Full text...

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New study finds that 43 000 “excess deaths” may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia

20 march 2023 - 16:29:49
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Federal Ministry of Health & Human Services, WHO and [...] Full text...

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IMF Deputy Managing Director concludes visit to Chad

14 march 2023 - 06:33:36
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – Implementation of Chad’s debt agreement, reached with official and private creditors late last year, is key [...] Full text...

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Improved governance vital for Mauritania’s structural reforms: IMF official

11 march 2023 - 08:56:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian authorities must heed the importance of decisive implementation of structural reforms, including improving governance, transparency, [...] Full text...

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Assistance rushed to 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in hard-to-reach area of Ethiopia

08 march 2023 - 06:25:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are scaling up in Ethiopia’s Somali region to support [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister welcomes ECOSOCC Forum on supporting electoral tracks, institution building

06 march 2023 - 19:45:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, said here [...] Full text...

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2023 U-20 AFCON: Nigeria battle Uganda for semifinals, World Cup tickets

02 march 2023 - 10:43:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria will meet Uganda on Thursday in one of the quarter-finals of the ongoing African U-20 [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$114.8 million emergency financing support to South Sudan

02 march 2023 - 08:31:40
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a disbursement of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party candidate Tinubu leads presidential race with 20 of 36 States declared

28 february 2023 - 10:34:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is in the lead [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Opposition Labour Party defeats Tinubu, candidate of the ruling APC in his home State of Lagos

27 february 2023 - 12:59:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Presidential candidate of the opposition Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has defeated the Presidential candidate [...] Full text...

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Remains of Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu flown back home

20 february 2023 - 06:07:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The remains of Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu, who was a victim of the 6 February devastating [...] Full text...

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CECAFA/CAF African Schools Championship: Perfect start for Uganda

18 february 2023 - 08:43:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Uganda’s representatives at the Zonal Qualifiers to the inaugural CAF African Schools Championship made [...] Full text...

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Disease outbreaks underline critical need to ramp up health systems: WHO chief

16 february 2023 - 05:20:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Current disease outbreaks highlight the urgent need for every country to ramp up its care systems, [...] Full text...

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Four Kenyan policemen killed in gun raid near South Sudan border region

11 february 2023 - 22:16:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Kenyan policemen were killed and seven others seriously wounded after an army of cattle raiders [...] Full text...

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Libyan Finance minister discusses activation of Libyan investments in Senegal with President Macky Sall

27 january 2023 - 17:06:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity, Khaled al-Mabrouk, discussed on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Etienne Ndayiragije appointed new coach of Burundi national football teams

26 january 2023 - 16:35:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Etienne Ndayiragije, 41, has been appointed to head the national football teams, replacing Jimmy Ndayizeye [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$ 86.9 million Extended Fund Facility for Mauritania

26 january 2023 - 07:12:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Article IV consultation [...] Full text...

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US offers $10 million for Information on terrorists responsible for 2019 attack on Nairobi hotel

13 january 2023 - 05:32:38
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US is offering up to $10 million dollars for information leading to the arrest [...] Full text...

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One case of cholera-related death reported in Burundi

12 january 2023 - 14:49:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The cholera epidemic has claimed one death since the first cases were reported at the end [...] Full text...

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Ghana's inflation ends 2022 at 54.1%

11 january 2023 - 12:52:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's inflation for December 2022 climbed by 3.8% to end the year at 54.1%, driven by [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Trade and Industry minister Kyerematen resigns

06 january 2023 - 09:57:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Alan Kyerematen, has resigned from his position, the local [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves US$ 149.3 million Disbursement for Chad

23 december 2022 - 11:27:47
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved the disbursement of SDR [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s inflation hits 50.3% in November

14 december 2022 - 13:23:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s rate of inflation hit 50.3% for November 2022, the highest in 27 years, pushed up [...] Full text...

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Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

30 november 2022 - 06:02:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems [...] Full text...

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Libya to host first Maghreb Scout meeting in 2023

28 november 2022 - 13:39:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has tasked the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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​​​Somalia urged to adopt 10-point human rights plan

15 november 2022 - 09:23:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six months after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took office, his government has yet to make good [...] Full text...

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Ghana President fires Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance

14 november 2022 - 11:10:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday terminated the appointment of the Minister of State [...] Full text...

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Ghana's inflation hits 40.4% in October

09 november 2022 - 12:52:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's inflation for October hit 40.4%, up from 37.2% in September, as the country continues to [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson condemns 'horrific terrorist attack' in Mogadishu

30 october 2022 - 10:30:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned in the [...] Full text...

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Ghana expresses desire for companies to enter Libya and establish reciprocal investments

26 october 2022 - 15:21:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ghana's Ambassador to the State of Libya, Samuel Adotey Anum, has expressed the willingness of Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency chief sounds alarm as drought grips Horn of Africa

26 october 2022 - 06:23:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called on global leaders to spare no efforts [...] Full text...

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DRC: Over 23,000 people displaced by fighting in North Kivu

24 october 2022 - 18:50:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 23,000 people have been displaced by the latest round of violence between the [...] Full text...

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Malian army says about 30 terrorists 'neutralised'

24 october 2022 - 14:35:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian armed forces (FAMAs) neutralised some 30 terrorists between 11 and 21 October, including a [...] Full text...

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No country can impose solution of crisis on Libyans - US official

12 october 2022 - 11:32:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US State Department regional spokesperson, Samuel Warberg, has stressed that no country can impose a solution [...] Full text...

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Former Burkinabe PM calls for military partnership with Russia

11 october 2022 - 12:43:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former coup maker and interim Burkinabe Prime Minister from 2014-2015, Yacouba Isaac Zida, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Parade of religious Zawayas troops marks Mauloud celebrations in Libya

08 october 2022 - 19:28:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Religious Zawayas troops went out on Saturday in Tripoli and several other cities of Libya as [...] Full text...

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South African running legend dead at 65

05 october 2022 - 08:49:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Samuel Tshabalala, who made history in 1989 by becoming the first black Comrades Marathon [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Somalia committed to tackling twin threats of looming famine and terrorism, President tells UN Assembly

23 september 2022 - 06:14:33
New York, US (PANA) - Despite efforts to move past decades of drought and conflict, Somalia is facing some of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's inflation goes up by 2.2% to 33.9% in August

14 september 2022 - 15:36:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's inflation rose to 33.9 per cent in August, up from 31.7 per cent in July, [...] Full text...

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Somalia: UN envoy calls for collaboration to achieve new administration’s goals

08 september 2022 - 05:15:24
New York, US (PANA) - Following the end of the “contentious” electoral process in May, the political climate in Somalia [...] Full text...

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WHO supports new long-acting prevention HIV drug cabotegravir

29 july 2022 - 06:13:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency on Thursday recommended the use of a new long-acting “safe and highly [...] Full text...

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‘We believe monkeypox outbreak can be stopped’: WHO

26 july 2022 - 20:10:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak can be stopped “with the right strategies in the right groups”, the [...] Full text...

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Cameroon’s economic outlook for 2022 remains positive despite ‘great uncertainties’ - IMF

26 july 2022 - 07:30:17
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Second Reviews of the [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council attends fourth AU biannual coordination meeting

17 july 2022 - 18:06:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Sunday participated in the fourth biannual [...] Full text...

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Ugandan Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs visits Mali

12 july 2022 - 13:00:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Ugandan Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Vincent Bamulangzki Ssempijja, on Monday met his Malian [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso has 20,505,155 inhabitants, according to latest census

02 july 2022 - 14:02:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has 20,505,155 inhabitants, according to the final results of the 5th general population [...] Full text...

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IMF releases US$215.78 million to prop up Senegal’s growth

23 june 2022 - 09:00:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the immediate release of US$215.78 million to Senegal [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $135 million for Gambia's health sector

16 june 2022 - 12:59:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $135 million for the improvement and management of The Gambian health [...] Full text...

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Five Ambassadors present letters of credence to Gambian leader

15 june 2022 - 11:36:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, on Tuesday received the letters of credence of five Ambassadors accredited [...] Full text...

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US pledges support for new Somali President

14 june 2022 - 05:44:09
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The US has pledged support for the security, reconciliation and reform agenda of Somalia's new President, Hassan Sheikh [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries, warns WHO chief

09 june 2022 - 05:17:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said on Wednesday that monkeypox infections in non-endemic countries have passed [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for sustainable solutions to immigration and humanitarian crises in Africa

27 may 2022 - 20:07:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and Second Vice-Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Top US diplomat discusses stability, democracy in Somalia with new president

26 may 2022 - 05:46:30
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Somalia's new president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday spoke [...] Full text...

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Proud to be part of Africa, Libya salutes AU and member states on Africa Day

25 may 2022 - 14:11:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is proud of its membership of Africa and its support for the process of development [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves Extended Credit Facility for Somalia by three months

25 may 2022 - 09:35:31
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-month extension of [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained - WHO

24 may 2022 - 15:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world [...] Full text...

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International community urged to support new administration in Somalia

24 may 2022 - 04:04:00
New York, US (PANA) - The recent conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia offers a long-awaited opportunity to make [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks redeployed US troops in Somalia to make civilian protection priority

20 may 2022 - 08:20:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The decision of the United States to redeploy several hundred troops in Somalia, as part of [...] Full text...

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New Somali president Mohamud 'appreciates' US decision to deploy troops to the country

18 may 2022 - 09:52:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia's new president,  Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has expressed his gratitude to US president Joe Biden for [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charities warn 'one person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds' in East Africa

18 may 2022 - 06:00:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson congratulates newly elected President of Somalia

17 may 2022 - 11:17:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has congratulated Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on [...] Full text...

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UN, US urge new Somali president to form inclusive cabinet to address challenges

17 may 2022 - 05:47:04
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations and United States of America have congratulated Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his election as [...] Full text...

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IGAD chief congratulates Somalia's new president

16 may 2022 - 10:57:55
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, the Executive Secretary of East African sub-regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development [...] Full text...

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Former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud wins Somalia's presidential election

16 may 2022 - 05:55:16
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali parliamentarians on Sunday elected former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the next president. He polled 214 [...] Full text...

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Mining summit ends in South Africa

13 may 2022 - 08:56:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 2022 Mining Indaba summit wrapped up in Cape Town on Friday with delegates [...] Full text...

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High transport, food prices push Ghana's inflation for April to 23.6%

11 may 2022 - 15:52:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's year-on-year rate of inflation for April has hit 23.6%, the highest since January 2002, pushed [...] Full text...

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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot

03 may 2022 - 20:02:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...

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