Nigeria apologises to Burkina Faso for violating its airspace

18 december 2025 - 12:50:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nigeria has apologised to Burkina Faso for violating its airspace after a Nigerian military aircraft [...] Full text...

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Israel apologises following Ghana’s retaliatory expulsions

11 december 2025 - 13:15:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Israeli authorities have apologised following the deportation of three Ghanaian nationals.“The Israeli authorities have now [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya clarifies 'disinformation' on political process funding

19 november 2025 - 11:09:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has clarified the public the financing of the [...] Full text...

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‘Decisive battle’: Guterres calls for youth power in fight to phase out fossil fuels

19 november 2025 - 08:34:08
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - A page feels like it’s turning. After years of debate, the long-awaited roadmap for phasing out [...] Full text...

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Qatar signs agreement to support political dialogue in Libya

18 november 2025 - 12:19:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The State of Qatar on Monday signed a financial contribution agreement to support the Libyan Political [...] Full text...

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Human rights groups urged to ‘unite more than ever’ in efforts to end racism

02 october 2025 - 07:01:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The “colour line” still exists today – proof that more must be done to stamp out [...] Full text...

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Prominent South African politician ordered to apologise for hate speech

06 august 2025 - 08:41:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Gauteng High Court in South Africa has dismissed Patriotic Alliance lawmaker Kenny Kunene’s [...] Full text...

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Senior Kenyan govt official apologises to youth who lost money in fraudulent job scams

25 november 2024 - 17:48:26
Nairoi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has issued a public apology to youth [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s environment minister sues journalist

17 october 2024 - 12:45:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia Environment Minister, Rohey John Manyang, has filed a D50M lawsuit against journalist Kebba Ansu Manneh [...] Full text...

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Sudan, AU initiate moves to restore ties

15 october 2024 - 13:05:08
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union seems to be moving to assert its expected role in finding a [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader threatens to sue private newspaper

26 september 2024 - 11:56:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has threatened to institute a legal action against a private newspaper, The Voice, [...] Full text...

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South African billionaire Johann Rupert richest in Africa

03 september 2024 - 10:59:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African billionaire Johann Rupert is officially the richest man in Africa.His estimated net [...] Full text...

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South Africa rights commission targets racist lawmaker

21 june 2024 - 08:14:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) on Thursday confirmed that it is investigating Democratic [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 10 players to watch

18 july 2023 - 08:50:35
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup less than 48 hours away, here are 10 players [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition party slams Dalai Lama's "child abuse"

11 april 2023 - 11:25:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African political party on Tuesday called on Indian authorities to arrest and [...] Full text...

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Top Zimbabwean sports official scoffs at FIFA ban

17 march 2023 - 08:09:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairman, Gerald Mlotshwa, says he is unfazed by the extension [...] Full text...

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Libyan UN delegate: 'Let's avoid past mistakes in our steps to elections'

28 february 2023 - 14:02:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative to the UN Security Council, Taher el-Sonni, on Monday welcomed initiatives aimed at enabling [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan State Council stresses importance of constitutional basis for transparent elections

29 june 2022 - 06:22:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan High State Council, Khaled Al-Mechri, on Tuesday stressed the importance of [...] Full text...

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Libyan UN delegate stresses competence of Libyan judicial institutions to deliver justice

29 april 2022 - 16:56:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's delegate to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, Friday affirmed that his country's national judicial institutions [...] Full text...

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Former Pan-African Parliament President calls for removal of controversial document from European Parliament website

17 february 2022 - 14:28:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The former president of the Pan-African Parliament, Roger Nkodo Dang, has asked the Chair of the [...] Full text...

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Former Chief Justice of South Africa apologises for Israeli comments

04 february 2022 - 08:32:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Human rights group #Africa4Palestine on Friday says it accepts former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari cancels Zamfara visit over weather concerns

27 january 2022 - 19:42:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday cancelled his scheduled visit to Zamfara State, citing poor weather conditions, official sources told [...] Full text...

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Murderer of South African Chris Hani secures Constitutional Court hearing

07 december 2021 - 12:58:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Polish immigrant who nearly caused a full blown race war in South Africa [...] Full text...

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US envoy urges Sudanese authorities to adhere to agreed transitional order

15 october 2021 - 05:42:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman has underscored the importance of the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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Feud between groups in Sudan's government creates tense climate

03 october 2021 - 14:42:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A tense political atmosphere reigns in the Sudan at present, as numerous feuds are eclipsing the [...] Full text...

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US reiterates 'firm commitment' to Sudan in special envoy's visit

03 october 2021 - 05:05:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its "firm commitment" to Sudan's ongoing political transition which, it said, [...] Full text...

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Will Sudanese PM Hamdouk resolve civilian-military stand-off in the government?

27 september 2021 - 10:59:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Two years after toppling President Omar Bashir, Sudanese military and civilian wings in government, are still [...] Full text...

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South Sudan to participate in Arab FIFA Cup

17 june 2021 - 06:07:41
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The South Sudan national football team is set to participate in the Arab FIFA Cup [...] Full text...

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South African Chief Justice ordered to retract Israel comments

05 march 2021 - 12:00:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been ordered to apologise and retract pro-Israel [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group

14 january 2021 - 17:05:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...

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Malian Muslims unhappy with French president's comments on cartoons of Prophet (PSH)

29 october 2020 - 18:48:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several hundred Muslims Wednesday expressed their displeasure at the recent remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron [...] Full text...

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Kenya media faces backlash over anti-corruption reporting

12 september 2020 - 15:12:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan media is facing a backlash over its reporting on corruption from wealthy citizens and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ZANU PF Director of Information apologises for swearing at Al Jazeera host Femi Oke

20 august 2020 - 16:53:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU PF, director of information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, has apologised to Al Jazeera host [...] Full text...

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Mauritian PM accepts apologies of owners of vessel spilling oil near the island

11 august 2020 - 06:35:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that he has accepted the apologies of the [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian high court Judge awarded $0.16 damage by ECOWAS Court for violation of his right to fair hearing

15 july 2020 - 13:13:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has awarded 50 Naira (US$ 0.16) as nominal damage to a former judge [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court to deliver ruling Tuesday in case brought by Nigerian high court judge

13 july 2020 - 14:53:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice will Tuesday, 14 July, 2020, deliver judgment in a case brought [...] Full text...

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Gambian civil society wants charges against activist dropped

03 july 2020 - 16:33:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian civil society on Friday urged the government “to drop all charges” against one Gambia's leading [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament rejects motion demanding apology from France on crimes during colonial era

10 june 2020 - 10:59:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament rejected a motion on Tuesday evening by the Coalition Al Karama (Dignity), a [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa fires Information deputy minister over callous tweet

20 may 2020 - 21:02:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday fired deputy minister for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Energy Mutodi, [...] Full text...

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Publisher backtracks over damning Apartheid-era book

29 april 2020 - 11:49:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African media giant Media24 on Wednesday apologised to Apartheid-era Finance Minister Barend du [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Police search for suspect who defamed Ramaphosa

23 april 2020 - 15:58:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police are trying to trace a KwaZulu-Natal woman who took to social media and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe govt reintroduces the US dollar due to COVID-19

26 march 2020 - 21:26:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has brought back the use of the US dollar for transactions after banning [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Opposition politicians demand apology from Botswana’s President Masisi

25 march 2020 - 20:30:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Opposition politicians have challenged President Mokgweetsi Masisi to apologize for his trip to Namibia that has [...] Full text...

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Nigerian consumer protection agency closes Chinese restaurant for 'racism'

15 march 2020 - 16:28:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's consumer protection agency says it has sealed an elitist Chinese restaurant and mall in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa Apartheid-era minister to sue over damning book

09 march 2020 - 16:40:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Former South African Finance minister Barend du Plessis on Monday confirmed that he will [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Calls for De Klerk to be stripped of Nobel Peace Prize

18 february 2020 - 15:04:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Despite former President FW De Klerk issuing a formal apology for the statements he [...] Full text...

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Anger over disruption of State of the Nation speech in South Africa

14 february 2020 - 06:48:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been a major backlash over the behaviour of opposition lawmakers who disrupted [...] Full text...

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South African billionaire apologises for hailing Trump

28 january 2020 - 15:27:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe, on Tuesday apologised for hailing American President Donald Trump [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: NCHR calls on judiciary to rigorously handle cases of slavery

25 december 2019 - 15:58:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) on Wednesday called on the judiciary to deal with [...] Full text...

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Tunisian party MPs stage sit-in at Parliament in chaotic day

09 december 2019 - 09:15:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - MPs of the Free Party bloc observed a sit-in on Sunday in front of the seats [...] Full text...

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UN Mission, community leaders, condemn South Sudan violence which left two dead at camp

25 november 2019 - 17:52:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Community leaders issued an apology on Monday after rioting on 21 November by “drunken youth” within [...] Full text...

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South African racist fails in attempt to have case dropped

12 november 2019 - 12:15:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Adam Catzavelos, who sparked a national outcry when he filmed himself making racial comments in [...] Full text...

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South Africa's retail giant withdraws "Apartheid symbol"

18 october 2019 - 09:22:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African retail giant Woolworths on Friday issued an apology after “mistakingly” marketing a [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt makes rare apology to TV crew manhandled by security officers

26 september 2019 - 10:02:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has made a rare apology to a media outlet that has left the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt could be liable for US$313 million lawsuit on nullification of 2% transfer tax

20 september 2019 - 06:23:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government could be liable for a US$313 million lawsuit following the nullification of the [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma loses bruising court battle

06 september 2019 - 10:51:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma has lost a bruising court battle. The KwaZulu-Natal High [...] Full text...

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South African rugby star accused of racism

30 august 2019 - 09:38:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A day after the Human Rights Commission (HRC) ordered a South African man to pay [...] Full text...

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South African fined for racial abuse video

29 august 2019 - 10:25:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Adam Catzavelos, who sparked a national outcry when he filmed himself making racial comments [...] Full text...

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128 arrests made and 12 injured over cancelled protests in Zimbabwe

17 august 2019 - 19:45:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) says 128 arrests and 12 injuries were recorded in [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition leader placed under detention warrant

02 august 2019 - 13:55:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean leader of the Liberal Bloc (BL), Dr. Faya Millimouno, was on Friday placed under a [...] Full text...

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Gambian foreign minister rebuts journalist’s allegations over extradition

12 july 2019 - 21:20:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Gambian minister of foreign  affairs, international cooperation and Gambians abroad Mamadou Tangara has denied allegations by [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe football captain contemplates walking away after team's embarrassing exit from Afcon 2019

02 july 2019 - 18:35:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe captain Knowledge Musona is contemplating walking away from the Zimbabwe national men's football team, the [...] Full text...

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Matebeleland and Midlands region demand apology from Mnangagwa over 1980 Gukurahundi atrocities

28 june 2019 - 23:10:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Chiefs from Zimbabwe’s Matebeleland and Midlands region Friday demanded an official apology from Zimbabwe President Emmerson [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Shell ruling “a vital step towards justice” - Amnesty International

02 may 2019 - 13:58:31
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The District Court of The Hague on Wednesday issued an interim ruling in the case [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Shell ruling 'a vital step towards justice'

01 may 2019 - 11:52:01
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The District Court of The Hague on Wednesday issued an interim ruling in the case [...] Full text...

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Dutch court to rule on Wednesday on Shell's alleged involvement in the execution of the "nine Ogonis"

30 april 2019 - 17:36:35
Paris, France (PANA) - The Hague District Court in the Netherlands will rule on Wednesday in a case involving oil [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe presidential spokesperson describes 1980s 'Gukurahundi genocide' a result of conflict

14 april 2019 - 19:08:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s presidential spokesperson George Charamba has described the Gukurahundi atrocities in the 1980s as “conflict” as [...] Full text...

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Belgium apologises to mixed-race children abducted from African mothers in colonial era

05 april 2019 - 16:08:32
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on Thursday presented Belgium's apology to Métis children born to Congolese, [...] Full text...

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Togo's D1, D2 championships resume 2 March after measures to end violence on stadiums

25 february 2019 - 17:45:26
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The first and second division football championships will resume on 2 March, following the Togolese Football [...] Full text...

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Israeli Embassy in Cameroon protests minister's anti-Semitism statements on TV

04 february 2019 - 21:51:15
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Israeli embassy in Cameroon on Monday expressed shock at the "Anti-semitism statement made by Jean [...] Full text...

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South Sudan’s women caught up in ‘futile man’s war’ UN gender equality chief

17 november 2018 - 05:18:32
New York, US (PANA) - The women of South Sudan are leading calls for political and militia leaders to honour [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief denounces Burundi for ‘belligerent and defamatory’ attack on inquiry team

26 october 2018 - 03:44:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The top United Nations human rights official has called on Burundi to “immediately retract” its threat [...] Full text...

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South African businessman apologises for racist rant

24 august 2018 - 09:24:58
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – A South African man who sparked a national outcry over a racist video clip he [...] Full text...

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Racist passenger blames rant on apartheid-era education

04 july 2018 - 10:17:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg woman who delayed a flight and sparked a national outcry after being [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma's son agrees to apologise for racial slurs

23 may 2018 - 08:36:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma’s son, Edward, has agreed to apologise to the nation [...] Full text...

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UK apologises to Libyan torture victims

10 may 2018 - 22:42:02
London, UK (PANA) - The British government on Thursday apologised unreservedly to Abdul-Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar for the UK’s [...] Full text...

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Gambian gov’t signs agreement with doctors to end strike

16 april 2018 - 22:15:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Striking Gambian doctors and the government have reached an agreement to end the long-drawn industrial action [...] Full text...

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Gambian NGO mediates in crippling doctors' strike

23 march 2018 - 12:13:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Association of Non-governmental organizations (TANGO) in Gambia on Friday appealed to striking doctors to dialogue [...] Full text...

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Former minister urges Gambian doctors to end strike action

19 march 2018 - 12:15:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The leader of Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) party, Mai Ahmad Fatty, on Monday urged striking Gambia [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State to embark on Africa tour

02 march 2018 - 19:57:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, is due to embark on an expanded visit [...] Full text...

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African civil society adds voice to global condemnation of Trump’s ‘shithole remarks’

16 january 2018 - 19:03:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African civil society on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump of the United States to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't summons US Ambassador over Trump comment on immigrants

15 january 2018 - 15:05:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government has summoned the United States ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington, over the [...] Full text...

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Trump’s ‘Shithole’ remark disgusts Gambia

15 january 2018 - 14:27:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has joined the rest of the world to react to United Sates [...] Full text...

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Ghana's present, immediate past presidents condemn Trump's alleged vulgar comment

13 january 2018 - 15:07:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's present and immediate past presidents have condemned the alleged racist comments of US President Donald [...] Full text...

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African envoys at UN demand apology for US President's xenophobic remarks

13 january 2018 - 13:35:33
New York, US (PANA) - The African Group of Ambassadors to the United Nations have demanded retraction and apology from [...] Full text...

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Process to impeach President Mugabe begins

21 november 2017 - 14:22:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The process to impeach President Robert Mugabe began on Tuesday with the Speaker of Parliament Jacob [...] Full text...

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Former vice-president Mnangagua wants President Mugabe to resign

21 november 2017 - 11:00:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former Zimbabwe Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has stepped into the political crisis in the country asking [...] Full text...

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MFWA condemns attack on newspaper in Ghana

21 october 2017 - 14:01:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on Saturday condemned an attack on the office of [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone releases Nigerian preacher from protective custody

04 october 2017 - 17:38:35
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leonean police on Wednesday released Nigerian evangelist Victor Ajesafe who has been under protective [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Christian preacher apologizes to Muslims over hate speech

03 october 2017 - 13:53:55
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Evangelist Victor Ajisafe on Monday apologized to Muslims and all Sierra Leoneans following his hate [...] Full text...

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Netherlands: ICC orders Islamist to pay 2.7 million euros reparation for Timbuktu 'attacks'

17 august 2017 - 12:02:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday ordered Islamist Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi is [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army apologises, says 14 soldiers, 17 civilians died Boko Haram ambush

30 july 2017 - 13:20:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday rendered an “unreserved apology” to Nigerians over its claims last week [...] Full text...

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South Africa: UK PR company on the ropes over major SA race scandal

10 july 2017 - 14:23:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – UK-based Public Relations company, Bell Pottinger, is reeling under the fallout of the biggest [...] Full text...

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The Netherlands: Nigerian widows sue Shell for alleged complicity in husbands' hanging

29 june 2017 - 06:23:18
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (PANA) - Oil giant Shell stands accused of complicity in the unlawful arrest, detention and execution of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Official opposition united again after colonialism debacle

13 june 2017 - 13:24:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), which is hoping to unseat the ruling [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu fails to show up for charity boxing bout against ex-World Champ Holyfield

27 may 2017 - 05:54:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Bola Tinubu, Nigerian politician and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on [...] Full text...

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Zambia: US remains concerned over heightened political tension in Zambia

13 april 2017 - 14:48:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The United States Embassy in Zambia says it remains concerned over heightened political tension in Zambia, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Alleged bribery in parliament, illegal mining reported in Ghana

01 april 2017 - 07:13:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The report of an alleged bribery scandal in Ghana’s parliament and an ultimatum to illegal miners [...] Full text...

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The Netherlands: ICC awards victims individual, collective reparations in Katanga case

24 march 2017 - 11:24:11
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an order awarding individual and collective [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Timelines of Catholic Church's role in Rwanda's genocide

21 march 2017 - 08:53:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Here are timelines of developments since the Catholic Church was accused of playing a role in [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Journalists Union condemns attack on journalist by 3 political parties

08 march 2017 - 14:02:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has strongly condemned the attack on Foroyaa newspaper reporter, Kebba Jeffang, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Media watchdog says Chad journalists in hiding after threats

07 march 2017 - 12:07:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists, has asked the Chadian domestic intelligence officers to cease harassing [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President’s inauguration, transition challenges, cabinet highlighted in Ghana media

14 january 2017 - 07:39:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week had a huge feast of stories with the inauguration of President [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana presidency apologises for 'plagiarised' George W. Bush inaugural speech

08 january 2017 - 17:02:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Barely 24 hours after Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo was inaugurated, the presidency has been compelled to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius insists Chagos Islands are integral part of its territory

19 november 2016 - 07:26:44
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has insisted that the Chagos Archipelago has always formed and continues to form an [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Gunmen kill 31 in northwestern Nigerian State of Kaduna

15 november 2016 - 18:57:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 31 people were killed and several others injured as unknown gunmen attacked four communities in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African court sentences woman who sparked racial row

12 september 2016 - 18:55:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Durban real estate agent who sparked a nationwide outcry by labelling black people [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Freedom for radio panellists, electoral reforms played up in Ghana

27 august 2016 - 07:42:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The controversial remission of the sentences of a radio talk show host and two panellists, and [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Woman who claimed Zuma raped her to receive defamation settlement

24 august 2016 - 10:09:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The young woman who claimed President Jacob Zuma raped her in 2005 will receive [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma gears for court action

22 august 2016 - 14:49:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma, is gearing for a fresh wave of court action [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ICTJ calls for enhanced reparations for Ivoirian rights victims

12 august 2016 - 12:01:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new paper from the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) offers clear and concrete proposals [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Debates on preparations for 2016 general elections reported in Ghana

16 july 2016 - 08:17:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Debates on preparations for Ghana’s 2016 general elections, especially on purging the voters’ register of ineligible [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Apartheid-era company strikes gold with Chinese partnership

31 may 2016 - 12:57:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The share value of Naspers, Africa’s largest company in terms of market value, on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa commemorates 20th anniversary of TRC

15 april 2016 - 11:01:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Truth [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma survives historic impeachment vote in South African parliament

05 april 2016 - 18:25:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The National Assembly of South Africa on Tuesday voted against removing President Jacob Zuma [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Independence Day celebration, brochure gaffe, women’s day reported in Ghana

12 march 2016 - 08:36:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The celebration of Ghana’s 59th Independence Day on 6 March, an embarrassing brochure for the main [...] Full text...

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South Africa: President Zuma ridiculed in Parliament

16 february 2016 - 15:41:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Opposition parties on Tuesday ridiculed President Jacob Zuma, saying he is personally to blame [...] Full text...

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Senegal: President Sall condemns Jeune Afrique caricature of Sheikh Bamba

03 february 2016 - 17:49:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - President Macky Sall of Senegal has condemned in Dakar the caricature ‎of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, founder [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Television presenter suspended after mocking South African minister

07 january 2016 - 13:44:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A national television presenter has been suspended after mocking Education Minister Angie Motshekga live [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition leader demands apology, retraction of story by Times of Zambia

28 december 2015 - 14:42:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Opposition leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND) Hakainde Hichilema, has demanded for an [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition party calls for De Klerk to be stripped of Nobel Peace Prize

28 december 2015 - 11:20:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A war of words has broken out between South Africa's last white president, F. [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Court delivers judgment on alleged extra-judicial killings of 5 Nigerians

02 december 2015 - 20:59:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has ordered the Nigerian government to conduct ‘appropriate inquiries’ into [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AU indicts Ugandan troops for civilian killings in Somalia

21 august 2015 - 18:36:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Three Ugandan soldiers have been indicted for the killing of civilians in Somalia’s southern port town of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyatta tackles CNN over Obama coverage

13 august 2015 - 21:21:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta met Tony Maddox, the Vice President of the Cable News Network (CNN), who [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA says four media outlets fined in Sierra Leone

05 june 2015 - 15:56:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has said that Sierra Leone's media regulatory body, the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Buhari to prioritize press freedom in Nigeria

03 june 2015 - 18:33:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Wednesday called on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to prioritise press [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Notorious Apartheid-era politician applies for parole

25 may 2015 - 15:24:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Lawyers representing apartheid-era politician Clive Derby-Lewis who has spent more than 20 years in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Sierra Leone fines nine media outlets

27 april 2015 - 17:35:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Sierra Leone's media commission has fined nine media houses over unprofessional conduct, the Accra-based Media Foundation [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Malawians demonstrate against xenophobia, demand Zuma apology

21 april 2015 - 10:46:32
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - At least 2,000 Malawians, carrying placards and chanting songs against President Jacob Zuma of South Africa [...] Full text...

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Kenya: CAF rejects Tunisia appeal, upholds US$5,000 fine

31 march 2015 - 14:21:02
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rejected an appeal by Tunisia over a US$50,000 fine for [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Sierra Leonean authorities fine six media houses

11 march 2015 - 16:32:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on Wednesday said that Sierra Leone’s media regulatory body, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns ban on newspaper in South Sudan

11 february 2015 - 15:23:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the ban slammed against South Sudan's independent newspaper, [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON: CAF suspends Tunisia FA president

06 february 2015 - 18:24:26
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Africa’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has suspended the president of [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON: CAF sanctions underperforming Mauritian referee, fines Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea

04 february 2015 - 07:54:44
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Following a letter of protest from the Tunisian Football Federation, the CAF Referees Committee has [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa hails South Sudan's peace deal

22 january 2015 - 06:30:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to Johannesburg after a working visit [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Family squabbles mar Mandela's legacy (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

17 january 2015 - 06:00:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than a year after global statesman Nelson Mandela was laid to rest in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'President Jonathan not anti-Muslim'

25 november 2014 - 13:21:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency has rejected allegations that seem to portray President Goodluck Jonathan as anti-Muslim and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: I am not the 6th richest African President - Jonathan

09 october 2014 - 09:30:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has said there is no basis to rank him as the sixth [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Media watchdog commends Sierra Leone's Justice Minister

15 august 2014 - 20:40:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based media watchdog, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has commended Sierra Leone's Attorney General [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Govt. orders local paper to apologise for false report on Ebola

15 august 2014 - 10:12:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities Friday ordered a local Kiswahili language tabloid, Sani, to apologise for publishing [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report workers’ demonstrations, anniversary of late president Mills

26 july 2014 - 09:26:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week reported a series of demonstrations to protest against the never-ending economic [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Black Stars arrive back home with apology

29 june 2014 - 19:02:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Black Stars arrived back home on Sunday afternoon after failing to qualify for the knock-out [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Court bars Police from preventing rallies by #Bring Back Our Girls' campaigners

11 june 2014 - 18:06:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Nigerian court in Abuja Wednesday ruled that the Police lacked the powers to outlaw rallies [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Regional journalists union urges police, politicians to stop harassing journos

23 may 2014 - 12:38:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) has called on the security agencies and politicians in Uganda [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former first lady wins defamation case against Times of Zambia

21 may 2014 - 15:10:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Former first lady Thandiwe Banda, has won a case in which she sued the government-controlled Times [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kenyatta apologises for EAC failure to intervene during Rwanda genocide

07 april 2014 - 22:41:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta offered an apology for the East African region’s failure to intervene in [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report two public apologies by government, opposition leader’s declaration

22 march 2014 - 07:08:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Two public apologies by the government in one week and the declaration of the main opposition [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report strike over missing stillborn baby, challenges in water, power supply

22 february 2014 - 07:42:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A week-long strike by the doctors and nurses at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Ghana’s [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'Rabbit' to be removed from ear of Mandela statue

22 january 2014 - 08:57:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A rabbit sculpture inserted in one of the ears of the Nelson Mandela statue, [...] Full text...

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Federal govt.-ASUU 'altercation' dominates headlines in Nigeria

30 november 2013 - 10:12:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The lingering strike by lecturers in public universities, under the umbrella Academic Staff Union of Universities [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, India to sign MoU on security of Nigerians in India

26 november 2013 - 14:56:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian and Indian governments are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on security as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria demands apology from India over citizen's death

12 november 2013 - 12:27:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has demanded an unreserved apology from the Indian government over the death of [...] Full text...

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World will no longer tolerate military in governance, warns President Jonathan

08 november 2013 - 19:52:28
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan, on warned that the global community was no longer inclined to tolerate [...] Full text...

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Anger over National Security Adviser’s strike comment, utility tariffs reported in Ghana

26 october 2013 - 07:05:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A huge storm kicked up by the National Security Adviser, retired Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, for his [...] Full text...

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Zuma spokesman's apology fails to assuage hurt feelings over anti-Africa slur

24 october 2013 - 11:50:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - As the furor generated by the anti-Africa slur made by South Africa's President Jacob [...] Full text...

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SA Ambassador to fight court’s ruling in hate speech case

29 august 2013 - 09:21:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane has indicated that he will challenge the South [...] Full text...

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Ghana media highlight proceedings at Supreme Court on election petition

17 august 2013 - 08:14:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s media this week focused on proceedings at the Supreme Court where the opposition New Patriotic [...] Full text...

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MFWA says reporter attacked in Sierra Leone

26 june 2013 - 17:58:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based rights body, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Tuesday said, in a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military ready to repel MEND attacks

04 april 2013 - 10:06:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military said it is preparing to defend oil personnel and facilities in the country's [...] Full text...

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Nigerian oil militants to resume attacks over leader's jailing

03 april 2013 - 20:45:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The umbrella organisation for Nigeria's oil militants, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), [...] Full text...

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Mandela's health continues to improve - Govt

03 april 2013 - 18:12:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s health continues to improve after nearly a week [...] Full text...

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Nigeria football federation president ''accepts'' Keshi's apology

27 february 2013 - 09:40:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Aminu Maigari has accepted an apology from Nigeria's head [...] Full text...

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Kwesi Appiah remains Black Stars coach

15 february 2013 - 17:06:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on Friday that Kwesi Appiah would continue as the coach [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: CAF disciplines Zambian coach over ''offensive'' comments

08 february 2013 - 10:59:01
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - African soccer's governing body, CAF, has slammed on Zambia's flamboyant coach Herve Renard a suspended [...] Full text...

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Ghana journalists protest attacks by opposition party supporters

13 december 2012 - 12:35:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has strongly condemned the attacks on its members by unruly supporters [...] Full text...

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CPJ wants prison sentence of Rwandan journalist overturned

16 november 2012 - 10:46:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An appellate court in Rwanda should overturn the prison sentence handed to the editor of a [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Banda, Sata differ over Sata's verbal attack on George W. Bush

06 july 2012 - 15:04:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s immediate past president, Rupiah Banda, says he has sent a letter to former US President [...] Full text...

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CPJ urges investigation of attack on journalist in Nigeria

14 june 2012 - 14:04:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Global press freedom body Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Nigerian authorities to [...] Full text...

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'UK will not tie Malawi aid to gay rights'

31 may 2012 - 18:05:17
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - British Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell, currently on a three-day visit to Malawi, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition demands presidential apology over Jan. fuel price hike

24 april 2012 - 15:33:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In a scathing rebuke, Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Tuesday criticized the federal [...] Full text...

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SA to repatriate Mutharika's remains Saturday

13 april 2012 - 20:00:21
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The South African Government has directed the South African National Defence Force to repatriate the remains [...] Full text...

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CPJ urges Gabon to drop legal proceedings against journos over critical articles

21 march 2012 - 09:43:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Gabonese authorities to drop legal [...] Full text...

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Nigeria warns against indecent treatment of its citizens

21 march 2012 - 09:18:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Buoyed by its recent 'victory' over South Africa in a diplomatic row triggered by the deportation [...] Full text...

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'Why 53 Nigerians were deported from UK'

19 march 2012 - 10:00:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained that 53 citizens of the country were deported from [...] Full text...

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Power shutdown, security concerns, deportation saga reported in Nigeria

17 march 2012 - 10:25:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The shutdown of the Kainji Power Station, the pledge by northern political leaders to deal with [...] Full text...

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S/African envoy meets Jonathan, again apologizes but rules out compensation

15 march 2012 - 16:03:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - South Africa on Thursday again apologised to Nigeria but ruled out the payment of compensation to [...] Full text...

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Murder of British, Italian hostages, deportation row dominate front pages in Nigeria

10 march 2012 - 11:14:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The killing of two Europeans by their abductors as well as the deportation of 125 Nigerians [...] Full text...

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South Africa apologises to Nigeria over yellow fever, deportation row

08 march 2012 - 14:12:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government on Thursday apologized to Nigeria following the treatment meted out [...] Full text...

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Nigeria deports 56 more South Africans

07 march 2012 - 07:55:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday deported another batch of 56 South Africans, bringing the total number deported to [...] Full text...

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Football, fire, judgment debt reported in Ghana media

25 february 2012 - 08:53:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The fallout from the poor performance of Ghana’s senior national football team, the Black Stars, at [...] Full text...

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Kenya's deputy Chief Justice apologizes over gun drama

04 january 2012 - 18:38:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Deputy Chief Justice and Supreme Court Judge Nancy Baraza Wednesday apologized for treating a female [...] Full text...

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South Sudan President's visit to Tel Aviv worries Sudan

22 december 2011 - 16:27:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - A row is fomenting in Sudan over a recent visit by the President of South [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt., opposition clash over media blackout

27 november 2011 - 17:08:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has sharply criticised the federal government after a [...] Full text...

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Apology sought in Egypt over violence against protesters

21 november 2011 - 10:02:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has asked the government to apologise for what it described as [...] Full text...

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Slovak Ambassador recalled from Ethiopia after detention

14 november 2011 - 16:34:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Slovakia has downgraded diplomatic relations with Ethiopia and recalled Ambassador Milan Dubcek after an unexplained [...] Full text...

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Main Malawi University College to finally re-open 14 November

05 november 2011 - 15:46:22
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The University Council has announced that Chancellor College, the main constituent college of the University of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian parliamentarians ask police boss to apologize over arrest of editors

25 october 2011 - 17:10:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian House of Representatives has condemned "in strongest terms" the manner of arrest of four [...] Full text...

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Malawi university lecturers discuss Mutharika guarantee on academic freedom

25 october 2011 - 16:44:08
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Lecturers at Chancellor College, the main constituent college of the University of Malawi, were meeting Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Malawi reverses expulsion of Zambian leader, British diplomat

14 october 2011 - 21:25:16
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi, in a move seen as a bid to ease diplomatic stand-off with its western [...] Full text...

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Past ghosts haunt Mutharika as Malawi hosts COMESA Summit

14 october 2011 - 13:49:32
Blantyre , Malawi (PANA) - Heads of State and Government from the 19 countries making up the Common Market for [...] Full text...

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Israel apologises to Egypt over deadly border incident

13 october 2011 - 09:53:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr confirmed on Wednesday that Israel has officially apologised to Egypt over [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012 qualifier: Nigerian fans rampage as Super Eagles flop

09 october 2011 - 14:14:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian fans vented their anger and disappointment after the country's national team, the Super Eagles, drew [...] Full text...

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International politics dominates Malawi media

01 october 2011 - 10:45:53
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) -The election of Zambian veteran opposition leader Michael Sata and Malawi's attempts to win back Western donors [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog welcomes lifting of suspension against Ivorian journalists

08 september 2011 - 21:17:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based sub-regional press freedom watchdog, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Thursday welcomed lifting [...] Full text...

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Egypt says troops in Sinai will continue to increase

31 august 2011 - 00:04:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A member of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Egypt (SCAF) [...] Full text...

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Malawi university closed again as academic freedom wrangle rages on

27 august 2011 - 16:54:56
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi University Council has announced the indefinite closure of Chancellor College, the main constituent college [...] Full text...

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Egypt denies deal with Israel on modification of Camp David peace treaty

27 august 2011 - 11:18:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A Top Egyptian Military official Friday denied international media reports that claimed an initial agreement between [...] Full text...

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Israel offers joint investigation with Egypt into deadly border incidents

26 august 2011 - 10:11:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israel Thursday offered to investigate jointly with Egypt the killing of five Egyptian security personnel by [...] Full text...

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Pressure mounts on Egyptian govt to take tough measures against Israel

22 august 2011 - 08:28:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's leading political forces are calling for tough measures to be taken against Israel, after five [...] Full text...

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Egyptian "Spiderman" scales 13 floors to bring down Israeli embassy's flag

21 august 2011 - 23:03:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A young 23-year-old Egyptian scaled 13 floors of the building housing the Israeli embassy in Cairo [...] Full text...

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