Tunisia: The Nouara gas field goes into operation in December 2019

19 november 2019 - 17:48:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Nouara gas field, located in the Sahara of Tataouine, in southern Tunisia, will start operating [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International launches campaign to save young South Sudanese sentenced to death

19 november 2019 - 17:44:42
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday launched its global campaign for human rights for people whose rights [...] Full text...

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Dakar Forum: Nigerien Defense Minister suggests how to effectively fight Boko Haram

19 november 2019 - 17:38:17
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Niger's Defense Minister, Issoufou Katambe, said on Tuesday in Diamniadio, some 40 km east of Dakar, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia losing 800,000 ha due to climate change

19 november 2019 - 17:31:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The acceleration of climate change in the world will result in the loss of more than [...] Full text...

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Kenyan courts ranked among top five most corrupt public institutions

19 november 2019 - 17:27:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan courts are among the top five most corrupt institutions, according to a new graft perception [...] Full text...

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EIB grants 139 million euros to Malawi

19 november 2019 - 16:58:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Malawi, a landlocked country in southern Africa, 139 million [...] Full text...

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Ivorian govt makes cervical cancer vaccine compulsory for 9-year-old girls

19 november 2019 - 16:46:03
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The official ceremony for the introduction of the cervical cancer vaccine into Côte d'Ivoire's immunization [...] Full text...

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Congolese FM denounces marginalization of the AU in settling the Libyan crisis

19 november 2019 - 16:41:51
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Congolese Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister, Jean-Claude Gakosso, on Tuesday denounced what he called "the marginalization [...] Full text...

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Cameroon 2021: Burundi beaten 0-3 at home by Morocco

19 november 2019 - 15:36:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's national football team, Intamba (Swallows), was beaten 3-0 on Tuesday at the Intwari Stadium in [...] Full text...

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Gunmen raid southern Senegal villages before fleeing to Guinea-Bissau

19 november 2019 - 15:26:00
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen on Sunday raided Niagha and Sinthiang Tening villages in Casamance, southern Senegal, robbing people [...] Full text...

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Buhari seeks speedy passage of law creating special courts for corruption cases

19 november 2019 - 14:59:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared open a two-day summit on 'Diminishing Corruption in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Durban launches Africa's longest promenade

19 november 2019 - 14:37:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Decades after Cape Town built the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the city’s decaying [...] Full text...

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Leading civil society group urges Buhari to rescue Nigeria’s democracy from decline

19 november 2019 - 14:15:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading civil society group, Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has said that 10 people [...] Full text...

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NOC calls for cessation of clashes in Tripoli after shell falls on gas warehouse

19 november 2019 - 13:57:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has called for  immediate cessation of clashes and for all [...] Full text...

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13 wounded in air strike on Libyan city of Misrata

19 november 2019 - 13:39:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen people were wounded on Monday in renewed airstrike targeting neighbourhoods of Misrata city, 220 km [...] Full text...

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Securing seafood for the future (Opinion Piece by Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya and Member of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy)

19 november 2019 - 12:02:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Our dependence on the great, global ocean cannot be overstated. It sustains and benefits us all [...] Full text...

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'Ocean could be key to future food security' - Fisheries experts

19 november 2019 - 12:02:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...

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WHO, AU sign MoU to accelerate vital health goals

19 november 2019 - 11:43:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday signed an historic [...] Full text...

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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

19 november 2019 - 11:36:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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Botswana's economy grew by 4.5% in 2018 - President Masisi

19 november 2019 - 09:56:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - President of Botswana, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, has said the country's economy grew at 4.5 percent in 2018, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to introduce Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccine in December

19 november 2019 - 09:44:15
Kigali Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan Health authorities will introduce a Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccine next month targeting individuals who [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee

19 november 2019 - 09:06:47
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank [...] Full text...

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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

19 november 2019 - 09:03:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

19 november 2019 - 08:07:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Armed bandits kill 14 in Nigeria's Zamfara State

19 november 2019 - 07:32:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of violence in northwest Nigeria is yet to abate as the Zamfara State Police [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe halves interest rates to 35 percent

19 november 2019 - 05:49:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has halved its interest rates to 35 percent in support [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's doctors defy Govt's order to resume work

19 november 2019 - 05:43:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has refused to adhere to government demands to return to [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Remaining Day 2, Group matches on Tuesday

19 november 2019 - 05:31:39
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Below are the remaining Day 2, Group matches, scheduled for Tuesday, in the final qualifiers for [...] Full text...

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Special Representative of UN SG expresses hope Berlin conference will end devastating conflict in Libya

18 november 2019 - 22:43:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Monday said he had [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Burundi’s coach confident on eve of clash against Morocco

18 november 2019 - 22:13:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  Olivier Niyungeko, coach of the Burundi’s national football team, said here Monday, the eve of the [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé briefs UN Security Council on efforts to resolve Libyan crisis

18 november 2019 - 21:49:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Ghassan Salamé, special representative of the UN Secretary General, and chief of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...

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2021 Africa Cup of Nations: DR Congo holds The Gambia 2-2

18 november 2019 - 20:38:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  = The Gambia was held at home by DR Congo to a 2-2 draw of the 2021 [...] Full text...

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Rice sub-sector crucial to Gambia’s development - VP

18 november 2019 - 20:28:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Dr.  Isatou Touray, vice president of The Gambia, said here Monday that the rice sub- sector [...] Full text...

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24 terrorists neutralized in a joint military operation in the Sahel, says French army

18 november 2019 - 19:11:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - From November 1 to 17, the G5 Sahel Joint Force, the Burkina Faso Armed Forces [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president urges African states to dry up sources of terrorism

18 november 2019 - 19:04:51
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritanian Head of State, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers [...] Full text...

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French PM calls for a multi-dimensional strategy against terrorism

18 november 2019 - 18:27:43
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers east of Dakar, [...] Full text...

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Guinean football championship suspended for WAFU tournament to thrive

18 november 2019 - 18:08:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean League 1 national football championship, which has been played for only three days, has [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President calls for reform of UN mandates to fight terrorism

18 november 2019 - 18:00:21
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has invited the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to [...] Full text...

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Will Russia's presence in Libya drive the United States to become more involved in the Libyan crisis?

18 november 2019 - 17:51:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recent call by the US State Department to Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to participate in the Mediterranean Film Festival in Brussels

18 november 2019 - 17:26:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian cinema will be represented at the official competition of the 19th edition of the Brussels [...] Full text...

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Nigeria records 5.8% increase in number of students currently studying in the US

18 november 2019 - 17:15:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States embassy in Abuja on Monday said that there is 5.8 per cent increase [...] Full text...

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20 foreign workers injured in factory bombing in southern Tripoli

18 november 2019 - 17:09:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty foreign workers were injured during an air strike against a biscuit factory in Wadi al-Rabie, [...] Full text...

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President Felix Tshisekedi calls on compatriots Congolese to embrace national unity

18 november 2019 - 17:00:05
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, has urged his compatriots of all persuasions to embrace national [...] Full text...

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New Tunisian parliament holds inaugural session

18 november 2019 - 16:42:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament held its first plenary session on Monday since the election of new MPs [...] Full text...

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Frontex staff will increase to 10,000 by 2027

18 november 2019 - 15:52:50
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Member States of the European Union (EU) have agreed to increase the staff of Frontex, the [...] Full text...

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Joint local, int’l team tours Lassa Fever-affected regions of Liberia

18 november 2019 - 15:45:01
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Amidst an outbreak of Lassa Fever in certain parts of rural Liberia in recent times, a [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president attends G20 conference on private investment in Africa

18 november 2019 - 15:28:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré will take part in the G20 conference on [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Results of men's football championship League A

18 november 2019 - 15:17:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Following are  results of the 14th Day of Burundi League A Men's National Football Championship, played [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's Munyaneza wins Senegal's 18th International Cycling Tour

18 november 2019 - 15:03:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Rwandan Didier Munyaneza on Sunday won the 18th international cycling tour of Senegal, which was run [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's inflation rate jumps to 11.61 per cent in October

18 november 2019 - 14:39:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped to a 17-month high at 11.61 per cent in October, from 11.24 [...] Full text...

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Lord Peter Hain testifies in South Africa

18 november 2019 - 14:02:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former activist Peter Hain who played a key role in the fight against apartheid [...] Full text...

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US ready to cooperate with the GNA in Libya's security, army and economy

18 november 2019 - 13:57:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has expressed "great interest in cooperating with the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...

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Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa kicks off

18 november 2019 - 13:21:54
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - The sixth edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa began on [...] Full text...

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Ruling party candidate re-elected Governor of Kogi State in north-central Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 13:14:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, [...] Full text...

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Business intelligence body hails AU's free trade agreement

18 november 2019 - 12:03:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - If implemented, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will create a single market of over [...] Full text...

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Monday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

18 november 2019 - 10:11:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

18 november 2019 - 08:35:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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South African arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport

18 november 2019 - 07:36:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Officers of the Anti-Narcotics Section of the Mauritius Revenue Customs Authority have arrested a South African, [...] Full text...

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Observers raise concern over conduct of Saturday's governorship election in Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 07:28:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – International observers in the governorship election in Nigeria's Bayelsa and Kogi states last Saturday have expressed [...] Full text...

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Fuel prices in Zimbabwe go up again

18 november 2019 - 05:38:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Fuel prices have risen to ZWL(Zimbabwe dollar) $17.74 (US$1.08) and ZWL$17.07 (US$1.07) per litre of diesel [...] Full text...

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WHO supports measles campaign targeting millions of children in northern Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 05:15:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - More than 28 million children in northern Nigeria will be protected against measles and meningitis through [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Brazil win 4th title

18 november 2019 - 05:08:40
Gama, Brazil (PANA) - Hosts Brazil on Sunday, at the Estadio Bezerrao in Gama, came from a goal down to [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: All Day 2 results from Group matches played on Sunday

18 november 2019 - 05:05:19
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Below are results from all Day 2, Group matches played on Sunday across Africa in the [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Day 2, Results from Group matches played on Sunday

17 november 2019 - 20:02:44
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Below are results from Day 2, Group matches, played on Sunday across Africa in the final [...] Full text...

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Qatar finances new tourist complex in southern Tunisia

17 november 2019 - 19:41:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A new high standard tourist complex, financed by Qatar, will be operational in early December in [...] Full text...

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Five start ups to be honoured at the World Export Development Forum in Addis Ababa

17 november 2019 - 19:35:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five social star-ups (young innovative companies), four of them African, will be honoured at the [...] Full text...

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Armed gunmen kill six local hunters in Northeast Nigeria

17 november 2019 - 19:16:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Six local hunters were killed on Sunday morning by rampaging gunmen riding on camels in an [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 30 missing electoral staff found as leading civil society coalition calls for cancellation of election over irregularities

17 november 2019 - 17:30:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s central electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said on Sunday that its 30 [...] Full text...

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11 European countries, EU delegation in Libya call for the release of MP abducted six months ago

17 november 2019 - 17:21:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The embassies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the European Union Delegation, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, [...] Full text...

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Mali-Burkina border health districts hold workshop on Malaria prevention

17 november 2019 - 16:48:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The health districts of Tominian, in Mali, and Nouna, Burkina Faso, held a workshop on Friday [...] Full text...

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Armed clashes escalate on the outskirts of Tripoli

17 november 2019 - 15:25:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The use of heavy weapons and fighter planes by both soldiers of the Libyan National Army led [...] Full text...

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Eid el Maouloud: 80 people injured in a stadium stampede in Bamako

17 november 2019 - 15:12:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 80 people were injured following a stampede on Saturday at the 26 March [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso warns 'Unauthorized French military aircraft flying over Burkinabe airspace will be considered as enemies'

17 november 2019 - 15:03:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army has warned that any French military aircraft flying over its air space [...] Full text...

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30 electoral staff missing, 5 persons killed in electoral violence in Northcentral Nigeria

17 november 2019 - 14:41:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With collation of results ongoing, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says that [...] Full text...

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OCHA says 40,000 displaced persons affected by flooding in 2 local councils in Northeast Nigeria

17 november 2019 - 14:29:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that “no fewer than” 40,000 [...] Full text...

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UN calls for action to tackle ‘ubiquitous but invisible’ global road safety crisis

17 november 2019 - 10:54:25
New York, US (PANA) - Saving lives by improving road safety is “one of the many objectives of the 2013 [...] Full text...

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Anti-Doping Convention: Mauritania becomes the 189th State Party

17 november 2019 - 05:10:22
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Convention against Doping in Sport (2005) is pleased to welcome its 189th State Party [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Day 2, Group matches on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

17 november 2019 - 04:55:02
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Below are Day 2, Group matches, scheduled for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday across Africa in the [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Mexico and Brazil: A shared tradition of U-17 excellence

17 november 2019 - 04:49:10
Gama, Brazil (PANA) - On Sunday at the Estadio Bezerrao in Gama, either Mexico or Brazil will add another FIFA [...] Full text...

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Bank of Central African states sets new foreign exchange regulations

16 november 2019 - 19:11:13
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Economic and Monetary Community of Central African States (CEMAC) has adopted a new foreign exchange [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports Cotonou sanitation project

16 november 2019 - 19:04:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to give Benin some 40 billion CFA francs to finance [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM says de-listing country from terror group remains top challenge

16 november 2019 - 18:56:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdouk says removing Sudan’s name from the list of states Washington considers [...] Full text...

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Libya media highlight preparations for Berlin Conference

16 november 2019 - 18:44:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Berlin International Conference on Libya to find a solution to the Libyan crisis continues to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hands over 4 Libyan security agents to Tripoli

16 november 2019 - 17:46:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has handed over to the Libyan authorities four Libyan security agents arrested at the Rass [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifier: Togo in Nairobi for Group G qualifier against Kenya

16 november 2019 - 16:51:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Togo are in Nairobi for their Group G 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match [...] Full text...

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Voting ends in Nigeria's Kogi and Bayelsa governorship election

16 november 2019 - 16:34:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has ended in election of governors in Bayelsa and Kogi States in Nigeria marred by [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants US$75 million for DR Congo power project

16 november 2019 - 16:23:02
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing US$75 million to finance the feasibility studies for [...] Full text...

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Twenty-six African countries to benefit from agreement on professionalization of teachers

16 november 2019 - 15:52:25
Paris, France (PANA) - A €15 million financing agreement has been signed in Paris between the Francophone University Agency (AUF) [...] Full text...

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Nineteen Burundian refugee university students awarded scholarships

16 november 2019 - 15:41:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Nineteen Burundian refugee university students at the Eben Ezer University of Minembwe, South Kivu, DR Congo, [...] Full text...

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EU supports trade integration in West Africa

16 november 2019 - 15:08:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will support trade integration in West Africa through the financing of the [...] Full text...

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US Congressman Ted Deutch expresses desire to help resolve the Libyan crisis

16 november 2019 - 15:00:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ted Deutch, Chairman of the US Congress Sub-Committee for the Middle East and North Africa, has [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president to attend Dakar summit on peace and security

16 november 2019 - 14:24:52
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani is the guest of honour at the Sixth Dakar Peace [...] Full text...

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Voting begins for governors in two Nigerian States

16 november 2019 - 11:15:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has begun to elect governors in Bayelsa and Kogi States in Nigeria. In Kogi State, a [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends CAR mission, arms embargo on Somalia

16 november 2019 - 08:17:57
New York, US (PANA) - The mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been [...] Full text...

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Saturday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

16 november 2019 - 08:06:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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Nigerian police deny flouting court orders to release 3 people on bail

16 november 2019 - 08:04:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday denied claims by sections of [...] Full text...

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British military team trains Nigerian Air Force personnel on force protection

16 november 2019 - 07:32:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says a British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) has commenced the [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Results from Day 1 matches in Groups E, H, J of the final qualifiers

16 november 2019 - 07:12:34
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Below are results from Day 1 matches in Groups E, H and J, played on Friday [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Tunisia beats Libya, Morocco and Mauritania draw

15 november 2019 - 23:39:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The first day of the qualifiers for the football Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s draft constitution spells out presidential term limit

15 november 2019 - 23:24:18
Gambia (PANA)   -   The first draft constitution of The Gambia now spells out a two-five-year term limit for the office [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire reaches semi-finals of U23 AFCON

15 november 2019 - 23:14:30
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  Côte d’Ivoire Friday secured its ticket to the semi- finals of the U23 Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Diffa: After Boko Haram, floods wreak havoc on thousands of people, devastates villages, farmlands

15 november 2019 - 23:02:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  The governor of the Diffa region, Issa Lémine, said here Friday that people living along the [...] Full text...

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WFD, The Gambia representative, expresses concern over draft criminal offenses Bill

15 november 2019 - 22:30:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   - Madi Jobarteh, The Gambia’s Representative of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), has expressed concerns over [...] Full text...

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Agricultural expert called to form new Tunisian government

15 november 2019 - 21:59:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed Friday charged Habib Jomli, an agricultural expert, to form the country’s next [...] Full text...

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Niger: Opposition leader Hama Amadou back in Niamey

15 november 2019 - 18:08:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Exiled Opposition leader, Hama Amadou, returned to Niamey on Thursday, just days after his mother's death. Amadou, [...] Full text...

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Gambia publishes first draft constitution

15 november 2019 - 17:58:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) on Friday published the proposed draft constitution of the Republic of [...] Full text...

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French Prime Minister to visit Senegal on Sunday

15 november 2019 - 17:51:58
Paris, France (PANA) - French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, will visit Senegal on Sunday for 48 hours to meet President [...] Full text...

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Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Angela Merkel discuss the Libyan crisis

15 november 2019 - 17:45:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, discussed the [...] Full text...

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Burundi moves to mop up illegally acquired small arms and light weapons

15 november 2019 - 17:39:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government has given illegal holders of small arms and light weapons additional three months, [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders slam the slow pace arrangement for the Berlin Conference on Libya.

15 november 2019 - 17:19:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four months after it was announced that the Berlin International Conference on Libya will hold in [...] Full text...

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President Felix Tshisekedi calls on German industrialists to invest in DR Congo

15 november 2019 - 16:55:13
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, who has been in Berlin since last Thursday, has called on [...] Full text...

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Mauritania improves performance of commercial courts

15 november 2019 - 15:17:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania wants to improve the performance of its commercial justice by speeding up the handling of [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence lags behind in Botswana while cyber crime soars

15 november 2019 - 15:06:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The global technology landscape is growing at an exceedingly great extent, with fraud and identity theft [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Refugees attack religious leaders in church

15 november 2019 - 14:20:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There was chaos in Cape Town on Friday after a delegation of religious leaders [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader claims 122 young Guineans shot dead in political demonstrations

15 november 2019 - 14:15:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 122 young people, mostly under the age of 25, have been shot dead in [...] Full text...

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United States asks Haftar to stop his offensive against Tripoli

15 november 2019 - 13:38:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States is calling on the "Libyan National Army" under Marshal Khalifa Haftar to stop [...] Full text...

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Around 57,000 people affected as heavy rain pounds CAR

15 november 2019 - 13:03:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Torrential rain has pummelled parts of Central African Republic (CAR) since October 21 impacting at least [...] Full text...

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IMF has US$20m in the pipeline for Sierra Leone

15 november 2019 - 12:55:27
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and the Government of Sierra Leone have reached preliminary [...] Full text...

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WHO says DR Congo registers six new confirmed Ebola cases

15 november 2019 - 11:19:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Six new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were reported in the past week in [...] Full text...

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Pornographic movies allegedly being filmed in Botswana’s tourism areas

15 november 2019 - 10:37:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana tourism industry has been hit by reports of alleged pornographic movies filming and sexual [...] Full text...

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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

15 november 2019 - 10:29:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Friday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

15 november 2019 - 09:54:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Ivorian economist proposes 5-year 'transition' for ECOWAS monetary unification

15 november 2019 - 09:10:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) prepares to launch a common currency [...] Full text...

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Mauritania takes measures to rehabilitate health system

15 november 2019 - 08:27:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has taken a series of measures to rehabilitate the health system and ensure [...] Full text...

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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

15 november 2019 - 08:21:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Niger, Benin agree to set up joint border patrol force to end Nigeria border closure

15 november 2019 - 08:01:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Months after Nigeria closed its land borders on 21 August, a tripartite joint committee consisting of [...] Full text...

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New Zimbabwe dollar notes flood black market

15 november 2019 - 07:39:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's newly introduced currency has flooded the parallel forex market in less than a week from [...] Full text...

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Libya's Government of National Accord raises red flags on Russia's role in Tripoli war

15 november 2019 - 06:52:52
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is raising the red flags about the participation of [...] Full text...

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UN mosquito sterilization technology set for global testing, in battle against malaria, dengue

15 november 2019 - 06:18:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than half the world now at risk from mosquito-transmitted dengue fever, according to the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt expenditures set to jump by 142.7 percent to stimulate growth

15 november 2019 - 06:08:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Government's expenditure will rise by 142.74 percent to ZWL(Zimbabwe dollar)$63.6 billion (US$3.89 billion) next [...] Full text...

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2019 U-23 AFCON: Ghana grab second semi-final slot from Group A

15 november 2019 - 05:55:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana on Thursday defeated Mali 2-0 to snatch the second semi-final slot in Group A at [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: More results from Group Day 1 matches of final qualifiers

15 november 2019 - 05:53:54
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Below are results from matches on Thursday in the group matches of the final qualifiers for [...] Full text...

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Cotonou to host annual meeting of Ouagadougou Partnership in December

14 november 2019 - 23:44:35
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   Cotonou will host the eighth meeting of the Ouagadougou Partnership from 3-5 December  to accelerate progress [...] Full text...

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Gambian Cabinet approves freedom of information bill

14 november 2019 - 23:38:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambian government Thursday announced its cabinet had approved freedom of information bill and the “Media [...] Full text...

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Alibaba founder, Jack Ma, shares experiences with young Togolese entrepreneurs in Lomé

14 november 2019 - 23:20:58
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The Chinese rich man and founder of the giant e-commerce, Alibaba, Thursday shared experiences in Lomé [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to host 38th session of ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly

14 november 2019 - 23:12:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)  -  The 38th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Nearly 250,000 Burundian refugees return home

14 november 2019 - 21:39:18
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Nearly 250,000 Burundian refugees have since 2017 to date voluntarily returned or been assisted to return [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Togo beaten at home by Comoros

14 november 2019 - 21:19:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The Togolese Sparrowhawks were Thursday beaten 1- 0 by Comoros on the first day of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan security services arrest 386 illegal migrants in Benghazi

14 november 2019 - 21:11:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  Some 386 illegal African migrants of different nationalities were Thursday arrested in the eastern city of [...] Full text...

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Kagame sends strong warning to "negative forces" fomenting instability in Rwanda

14 november 2019 - 20:37:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame, on Thursday issued his strongest warning to 'negative forces' attempting to destabilize [...] Full text...

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Tunisia’s net currency assets rise, says Central bank

14 november 2019 - 20:15:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia’s net assets in currencies as at 13 November had reached about 18.9 billion dinars or [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Somalia agree to normalise diplomatic ties after 10-month border feud

14 november 2019 - 19:22:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Somalia have agreed to normalise bilateral relations starting with the restoration of the issuance [...] Full text...

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UN sanctions committee visits Darfur, confers with displaced civilians in the region

14 november 2019 - 18:24:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A high level United Nations committee, the UN Sudan Sanctions committee, on Thursday met with the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Activist and whistleblower released on Thursday

14 november 2019 - 18:10:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Blogger and whistleblower, Naïm Touré, who is very critical of the Burkina Faso government and [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't explains increase in prices observed in the country

14 november 2019 - 18:04:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Trade, Supply and Consumer Affairs, Claude Alphonse Nsilou, said Thursday that road [...] Full text...

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Malians prisoners in Guinea return home

14 november 2019 - 17:39:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 460 young Malians, imprisoned in Guinea in the "so-called QNET" case, have just [...] Full text...

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Islamist Rached Ghannouchi elected new speaker of the Tunisian Parliament

14 november 2019 - 17:31:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Islamist party "Ennahdha", Rached Ghannouchi, was Wednesday elected new speaker of [...] Full text...

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Political parties, civil society organizations call for a halt to the electoral process in Togo

14 november 2019 - 17:21:41
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A group of political parties and civil society organizations, under the group, "Democratic Forces" movement, with [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force says ISWAP terrorists suffer "severe losses" in joint counter offensive operations in Northeast region

14 november 2019 - 16:55:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said that Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...

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Senegal 2022 Youth Olympic Games: IOC pledges US$90 million to the Organising Committee

14 november 2019 - 16:48:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - To enable it organize the 2022 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Senegal will receive a huge financial [...] Full text...

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Trial on September 2009 events in Guinea due to start by June 2020 - ICC

14 november 2019 - 15:58:55
Paris, France (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms Fatou Bensouda, has said after a meeting [...] Full text...

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30-year-old man kills his 53-year-old lover

14 november 2019 - 15:16:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A 30-year-old man has been arrested by Botswana police for allegedly killing his 53-year-old lover in [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall receives the 2019 Grand Prix MEDays

14 november 2019 - 14:05:19
Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall received the Grand Prix MEDays 2019 on Wednesday in Tangier, Morocco, at [...] Full text...

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High-level Libyan delegation discusses bilateral cooperation in Washington

14 november 2019 - 13:37:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is visiting Washington at the invitation of [...] Full text...

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Six Tanzanians shot dead near Mozambique border

14 november 2019 - 13:06:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Six Tanzanians have reportedly been shot dead and several others injured in an attack [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Humanitarian agency works to save lives in one of the world's most dangerous countries

14 november 2019 - 12:53:07
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A combination of extreme weather conditions and conflict has put millions in Somalia in need of [...] Full text...

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Qatar airways’ direct Botswana service to boost tourism

14 november 2019 - 12:40:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Qatar airways will start a direct service into Botswana that will boost the country’s tourism sector. This [...] Full text...

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WHO report exposes horror of working conditions of sanitation workers in developing countries

14 november 2019 - 11:19:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in conditions that endanger [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

14 november 2019 - 09:55:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Rwanda’s GDP growth exceeds 10 percent with uptick in infrastructure projects

14 november 2019 - 08:48:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s economic activity outpaced expectations in the first half of 2019, with real Gross Domestic Product [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

14 november 2019 - 08:04:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide

14 november 2019 - 08:03:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for [...] Full text...

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UN envoy reaffirms difficulties to resolve Libyan crisis

14 november 2019 - 07:52:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has said that he [...] Full text...

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Nigerian secret police, activists feud over use of force to disperse Tuesday's protests Nigerian secret police, activists feud over use of force to disperse Tuesday's protests

14 november 2019 - 07:25:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), says its operatives did not open fire [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Results from Day 1 group matches of final qualifiers

14 november 2019 - 07:11:32
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Below are results from matches on the opening day (Wednesday) of the group matches in the [...] Full text...

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US deports number of Liberians on multiple charges

14 november 2019 - 00:13:25
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  -  The United States of America has deported a number of Liberians on multiple charges, an official [...] Full text...

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Japan gives Mali more than 3 billion CFAF

13 november 2019 - 23:49:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  Japan Wednesday granted Mali more than three billion CFAF to fund “Economic and social development” and [...] Full text...

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The Gambia defeats Angola 3-1 in Luanda

13 november 2019 - 23:25:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  The Gambia opened the 2021 AFCON with a 3-1 away victory over Angola at the Estádio [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says Banjul a national priority

13 november 2019 - 22:49:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   President Adama Barrow Wednesday called on all Gambians, irrespective of political or regional affiliations, to fully [...] Full text...

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EU supports consolidation of peace in Benin

13 november 2019 - 22:30:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)    -   The European Union will release some 3.93 billion CFAF or 6 million Euros to fund the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Ambassador vows to strengthen, expand bilateral ties between Banjul and Dakar

13 november 2019 - 19:22:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The new Senegalese ambassador to The Gambia, Bachirou Sene, has vowed that his ultimate mission is [...] Full text...

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Libyan airlines should not fly foreigners without a visa issued by Tripoli

13 november 2019 - 19:13:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Ministry of Communications of the National Unity [...] Full text...

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Botswana youth to get lifeline in investment

13 november 2019 - 19:05:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In an attempt to leapfrog into the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), Botswana will be hosting the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian MPs sworn in amidst confusion

13 november 2019 - 19:03:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The new deputies of the Tunisian Parliament were sworn in Wednesday in a plenary session, although [...] Full text...

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'Int'l Community must show solidarity with the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin countries,' says Mahamadou Issoufou

13 november 2019 - 18:38:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The international community must show solidarity with the countries of the Sahel and the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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IMF: Implementation of Malian gov't reform programme has been satisfying

13 november 2019 - 17:23:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The implementation of the government's reform programme has been "satisfactory despite a difficult environment" and economic [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up Debt Coordination Committee

13 november 2019 - 17:00:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese economic operators have set up a Debt Coordination Committee to monitor commercial debts until they [...] Full text...

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Five family members injured in another shell strike in Ain Zara, south of Tripoli

13 november 2019 - 16:54:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A further shell strike on Wednesday injured five family members - three children, their father and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army chief says 5,475 Boko Haram terrorists have been arrested

13 november 2019 - 16:31:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, says that over 5,475 suspected Boko [...] Full text...

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Rwanda wants its youth to be agents of change’ on climate action

13 november 2019 - 16:05:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) director general Coletha Ruhamya on Wednesday underscored the important role the [...] Full text...

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African Science Week opens in Brazzaville

13 november 2019 - 15:45:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The third edition of the African Science Week of the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) got underway [...] Full text...

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Activist and whistleblower kidnapped in Burkina Faso, his lawyer says

13 november 2019 - 15:34:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Naïm Touré, blogger and whistleblower known for being very critical of the Burkina Faso government, [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Macky Sall attends 12th International MEDays Forum in Morocco

13 november 2019 - 15:22:49
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has hailed the historic ties between Morocco and Senegal as well as [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Opposition gets a new leader

13 november 2019 - 15:11:09
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian former Minister of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs, Arvin Boolell, has been appointed opposition leader [...] Full text...

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Dakar to host 6th International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa

13 november 2019 - 15:01:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The sixth edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa will hold [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police arraign two journalists over conspiracy against firm of a presidential adviser

13 november 2019 - 14:50:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the young Editor of NewsDigest, Abuja-based online newspaper, Mr Gidado [...] Full text...

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Former Governor of Central Bank of Burundi dies

13 november 2019 - 14:32:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Former Governor of the Central Bank of Burundi (BRB), Gregory Banyiyezako, 64, died on Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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480 Sudanese evacuated from Libyan fighting zones near Tripoli

13 november 2019 - 13:54:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 480 Sudanese have been evacuated from Libya after escalating clashes in the suburbs of Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Nigeria over hate speech bill in Senate that seeks death penalty

13 november 2019 - 11:48:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is uproar in Nigeria over a bill before the Nigerian Senate that seeks death by hanging for [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to phase out 2.6 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances

13 november 2019 - 11:29:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda is looking to phase phase out approximately 2.6 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) scheduled in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's 4th largest national park to be opened for visitors by next year

13 november 2019 - 10:31:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Gishwati-Mukura National Park, a natural reserve comprising of more than 600 hectares of natural forest in [...] Full text...

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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

13 november 2019 - 10:05:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International raises appalling human rights 'red flags' ahead of presidential election

13 november 2019 - 09:25:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Amnesty International said in a new report on Wednesday that the Guinean authorities must address mounting [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

13 november 2019 - 09:06:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

13 november 2019 - 07:08:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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'Child labour and human trafficking remain concern for global supply chains '

13 november 2019 - 06:25:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the first-ever report of its kind, new data from the UN and partners indicates that a significant share of child labour and [...] Full text...

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UN health agency welcomes Ebola vaccine approval  

13 november 2019 - 05:56:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For the first time, European regulators have approved a vaccine to protect more people from outbreaks like [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Final qualifiers get underway on Wednesday

13 november 2019 - 05:45:46
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Matches will begin on Wednesday in the final qualifiers as 48 teams vie for slots in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt fires additional 75 doctors over ongoing strike

12 november 2019 - 23:12:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Zimbabwe government Tuesday fired 75 more doctors on strike for better remunerations since September 3 [...] Full text...

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33rd AFCON qualifiers: The race for Cameroon 2021 begins this Wednesday

12 november 2019 - 22:38:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  More than three months after the 32nd edition that ended with the crowning of Algeria in [...] Full text...

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