Gaza war: Israel continues to block aid into northern Gaza

02 april 2024 - 05:45:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli forces are blocking aid deliveries into famine-stricken northern Gaza as the five-month-long war grinds on [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Food convoy in Gaza hit by shelling - UN humanitarians

05 february 2024 - 12:32:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians reported on Monday that a food convoy in Gaza had been hit by shelling [...] Full text...

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Man jailed for stealing Mandela's prized boxing belt

26 october 2023 - 09:02:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Soweto man who stole Nelson Mandela's Sugar Ray Leonard boxing belt has been [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

24 october 2023 - 11:45:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday pleaded for desperately needed fuel [...] Full text...

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France and the proverbial humble pie in Niger (By Paul Ejime)

28 september 2023 - 08:07:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After weeks of condescending defiance, France has ultimately eaten a diplomatic humble pie served by a [...] Full text...

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‘We all need to step up’ to rescue SDGs, fight for better future: UN chief

17 september 2023 - 04:43:49
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday rallied a diverse cross section of civil society actors [...] Full text...

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Boxing legeds Mayweather salutes African boxing talent

17 july 2023 - 08:23:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is visiting South Africa where he has been welcomed by [...] Full text...

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Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas and gold

21 may 2023 - 05:48:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigeria's Electoral Commission chairman speaks on voting disruptions in Lagos

25 february 2023 - 18:24:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has admitted violence and disruptions [...] Full text...

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South African former world heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee dies

13 january 2023 - 06:17:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s former world heavyweight boxing champ Gerrie Coetzee on Thursday died after a [...] Full text...

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Is the Sudanese army playing politics with civilian political parties? (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

15 december 2022 - 12:32:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lt-Gen. Abdul-Fattah Burhan, Sudan’s top military leader, who, on behalf of the army, last week signed [...] Full text...

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White operation of elections indicates ability to implement plan to secure them - Libyan PM

06 november 2022 - 17:02:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Sunday the [...] Full text...

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Guinea determined to build sports infrastructure to required standards

02 october 2022 - 13:12:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Normalization Committee (CONOR), Mrs. Mariam Satina Sy, said here Saturday the decision [...] Full text...

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European Union Observers sight unauthorized meddling in Kenyan elections

12 august 2022 - 22:24:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - European Union election observers said Thursday they sighted at least 13 cases of unauthorized people inside [...] Full text...

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Kenya’s elaborate presidential election procedures keep voters anxious

12 august 2022 - 15:57:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A complex legal process for verifying and announcing the results of the 9 August presidential election [...] Full text...

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Guinea security forces seize large quantity of cocaine

04 august 2022 - 12:48:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Five Sierra Leoneans and one Guinean have been charged with possession of cocaine and belonging to an [...] Full text...

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Mandela's famous boxing belt is stolen

13 july 2022 - 10:31:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that a valuable boxing belt owned by former South African President [...] Full text...

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Kenyan electoral body clears Presidential candidates ahead of 9 August polls

05 june 2022 - 19:03:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and his running mate, Martha Karua, were on Sunday cleared as Presidential [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian arrested at Mauritius airport with materials to print fake currency

10 may 2022 - 07:17:24
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) -The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) has intercepted a Cameroonian passenger at the SSR International airport  with materials [...] Full text...

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Egyptian organization donates food stuff to Gambians

05 april 2022 - 19:54:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-An Egyptian charitable organisation, Misr El Kheir, has donated food stuff to Gambians through the first lady and [...] Full text...

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UN-backed report warns of rising wildfire threat

23 february 2022 - 20:57:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildfires are projected to rise by 50 per cent by the end of the century due [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister reaffirms he will continue to perform his duties according to the roadmap

11 february 2022 - 11:23:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has saif that [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition UDP files election petition at Supreme Court

15 december 2021 - 17:23:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and runner-up of the West African nation December 4 presidential [...] Full text...

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Libya at ‘delicate and critical juncture’ ahead of landmark elections, says outgoing UN envoy

25 november 2021 - 04:31:57
New York, US (PANA) - With one month left until elections in Libya, it is important that the international community [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army raises alarm, says ISWAP into massive recruitment drive in Northeast Nigeria

20 september 2021 - 21:05:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms support for his country's youth

14 september 2021 - 16:55:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed his support for the youth and his desire "to [...] Full text...

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Malawian prophet faces new South African lawsuit

30 august 2021 - 16:56:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African businessman has filed an application in the North Gauteng High Court [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 170 new positive cases

18 august 2021 - 11:00:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that they detected 170 new positive cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVAX and World Bank accelerate vaccine access for developing countries

26 july 2021 - 13:28:04
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - COVAX and the World Bank will accelerate COVID-19 vaccine supply for developing countries through a [...] Full text...

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Burundi cabinet adopts draft decree on manufacture and reproduction of keys

23 july 2021 - 12:02:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian cabinet has adopted a draft decree regulating the manufacture and reproduction of keys in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya closes joint air and land border crossings with Tunisia due to Delta mutant virus

08 july 2021 - 19:58:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's government of national accord on Thursday, closed the air and land border crossings of Ras [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council member says election will terminate Libyan crisis

04 july 2021 - 14:18:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A member of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, said that elections are a decisive factor [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister, Chairman of EC discuss security for December polls

09 june 2021 - 19:21:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen and the chairman of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo receives first vaccines

08 march 2021 - 12:54:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Sunday evening received, 156,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine for the response against Covid-19 whose [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More African countries receive vaccines under COVAX facility

04 march 2021 - 05:47:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More African countries have continued to receive lifesaving COVD-19 vaccines through the UN-led COVAX facility with [...] Full text...

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Kenya arrests six suspects in international trafficking in wildlife species

29 december 2020 - 18:46:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An international ring involved in trafficking pangolin scales, has been cracked with the arrest of six [...] Full text...

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Joint UN-INTERPOL operation disrupts firearms supply to terrorist networks in West Africa, Sahel

21 december 2020 - 20:17:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - An international operation coordinated jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and [...] Full text...

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Ghana's general elections end

07 december 2020 - 17:27:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections have officially come to an end with reports of smooth  voting [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Opposition candidates ’will not accept resulted tarnished by irregularities’ - platform

23 november 2020 - 23:17:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition candidates here Monday issued a joint statement saying they "will not accept results tarnished [...] Full text...

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Mauritania/Morocco border closure highlighted in the media this week

07 november 2020 - 18:31:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week covered a variety of issues, including the closure of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF to stockpile over half a billion syringes by year end

19 october 2020 - 12:05:23
New York, US (PANA) – As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, [...] Full text...

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Guinean gov't blasts opposition candidate Diallo, his activists for 'premature' celebration of his 'victory'

19 october 2020 - 11:17:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Monday expressed "surprise and indignation" after scenes of jubilation on Sunday by [...] Full text...

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Guinea warns against unauthorised publication of presidential poll results

17 october 2020 - 12:04:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - With 24 hours to go before the Guinea presidential election, pitting incumbent President Alpha Condé against [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to become plastic-free country

15 october 2020 - 13:27:20
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius launched on Thursday a sensitisation campaign on two new regulations the Environment Protection Act [...] Full text...

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10 killed in Nigeria's #ENDSARS protests, says Amnesty International

13 october 2020 - 15:29:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, claims  the Nigeria Police killed “at least” 10 Nigerians since [...] Full text...

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South African Police seize heroin destined to Mauritius

12 october 2020 - 14:10:59
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The South African Police Service (SAPS) last Wednesday seized one kilogram of heroin worth Rs [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s first world boxing champion DK Poison to finally receive $45,000 owed him by state

07 october 2020 - 22:03:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered the ministry of Finance to pay $45,000 debt [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s Electoral Commission says fire outbreak at its district office did not affect main block, data centre

14 august 2020 - 23:41:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) said here Friday a fire outbreak at its regional office at Sarpeiman [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank hails Morocco's fight against pandemic

22 july 2020 - 11:37:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Bank has hailed Morocco's "rapid and decisive response" in the fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus). In [...] Full text...

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Moroccan medical aid handed to Cameroonian authorities

17 june 2020 - 22:54:05
Yaoundé Cameroun (PANA) - Morocco Wednesday handed over medical aid to Cameroun at the international Yaoundé-Nsimalen airport, reliable sources told [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo receives Moroccan medical items

17 june 2020 - 10:23:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Moroccan government on Tuesday donated more than ten tons of drugs and medical equipment to Congo [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Moroccan king to send medical aid to 15 African countries to fight virus

15 june 2020 - 08:08:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Morocco is sending medical aid to several African countries to fight against the COVID 19, according [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

14 june 2020 - 14:32:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IAEA gives Congo material to strengthen coronavirus screening

09 june 2020 - 21:01:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of scientific research and technological innovation, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud-Mavoungou, Monday officially handed [...] Full text...

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Mauritius invests in plans for combating climate change

09 june 2020 - 12:40:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, has said the government [...] Full text...

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Catholic Church in Burundi highlights "irregularities" in May 20 triple voting process

27 may 2020 - 13:54:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's powerful Catholic Church, which represents 65 percent of the population, has deplored "many irregularities" in [...] Full text...

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Voting ends without "major incidents" in Burundi

20 may 2020 - 18:01:52
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Incidents of widespread breakdown of social networks, some delays in the opening of polling stations and [...] Full text...

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Old man wounded, warehouse of electoral commission destroyed in bombardments in Tripoli

15 may 2020 - 23:33:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  An old man was wounded and a warehouse containing electoral material was damaged by rockets fired [...] Full text...

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Gambia receives Madagascar’s controversial Covid Organic

12 may 2020 - 21:19:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The government of The Gambia Tuesday accepted to take a donation of Madagascar’s controversial Covid Organics, [...] Full text...

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Burundi Catholic Church urges citizens to respect ballot box verdict

12 may 2020 - 17:58:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Conference of Catholic Churches in Burundi (CECAB) on Tuesday called on the people to respect [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso receives samples of Malagasy virus drug

08 may 2020 - 14:43:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè ministry of health on Friday received a quantity of COVID-Organics, the drug that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese authorities give food palliatives to military personnel

27 april 2020 - 18:46:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action, Antoinette Dinga-Dzondo, on Saturday offered food palliatives [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Jack Ma, WHO-Africa and UNDP present more donations to Congo for fight against coronavirus

20 april 2020 - 21:41:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa and the UN Development Programme [...] Full text...

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Mali: CC announces results of the first round of legislative elections

09 april 2020 - 17:13:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Constitutional Court on Thursday announced the final results of the first round of the legislative [...] Full text...

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Guinean police seize large quantity of arms bound for Mali

26 march 2020 - 22:02:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Seven people, including three Guinean soldiers and a Malian national, were arrested and detained for trafficking [...] Full text...

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Kenya coach faults Olympic boxing qualifier judges

07 march 2020 - 18:03:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Erratic judges are to blame for Kenya boxers' below par performance at the recent 2020 Olympics [...] Full text...

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Qualifying tourney yields 33 boxers to represent Africa at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

02 march 2020 - 15:53:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament (TQO) for the Tokyo Olympic Games, scheduled to take place from [...] Full text...

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Second Kenyan boxer books Olympic ticket

01 march 2020 - 16:29:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Christine Ongare is the second Kenyan boxer to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ongare outpunched [...] Full text...

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Kenyan boxer secures ticket to Tokyo Olympics

27 february 2020 - 13:56:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya registered its first boxer to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics late Wednesday in Dakar, [...] Full text...

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Togo: Security and defense forces vote early in presidential polls

19 february 2020 - 17:42:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Members of Togo's defense and security forces began an advanced voting in the presidential elections of [...] Full text...

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221 boxers expected at Olympic qualification tourney in Dakar

18 february 2020 - 16:01:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament to be held from 20-29 February 2020 in Dakar, Senegal, has [...] Full text...

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Mauritius honours best sportsmen for 2019

16 february 2020 - 14:35:29
Mapou, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Sports Council honoured its best athletes for the year 2019 at a ceremony held [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks squad for Olympic boxing qualifier

14 february 2020 - 10:40:37
Nanyuki, Kenya (PANA) - Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) on Friday named a 13-member national team to the forthcoming Africa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president again defends border closer; says not meant to punish neighbours

19 january 2020 - 11:13:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in London again defended the partial closure of the country's [...] Full text...

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Togo: Members of election security force trained on how to secure ballot boxes

13 january 2020 - 19:19:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Elements of the Presidential Election Security Force (FOSEP) completed a refresher training course on 11 January [...] Full text...

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Last Belgian woman to run a shop in African district in Brussels bows out

01 january 2020 - 08:21:02
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The last Belgian woman to operate a shop in the gallery of Ixelles, in Matonge, the [...] Full text...

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Congo: Three CHU-B agents arrested for drug theft

21 december 2019 - 13:27:04
Brazzazville, Congo (PANA) - The head of Congo's National Gendarmerie's Central Judicial Research Service, Lt-Col. Victor Gandziami, announced on Friday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari congratulates Anthony Joshua on reclaiming world heavyweight boxing titles

08 december 2019 - 11:45:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday congratulated world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua for regaining his belts [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian Mwakinyo beats Filipino boxer on points

30 november 2019 - 11:44:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA)  - Tanzania’s Hussein Mwakinyo on Friday night beat Arnel Tinampay of the Philippines on points [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian Mwakinyo to fight Filipino Tinampay on Friday

28 november 2019 - 14:56:28
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s upcoming professional boxer, Hassan Mwakinyo, is set to take to the ring on [...] 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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Nigeria's ruling party candidate wins Bayelsa State governorship election

18 november 2019 - 07:09:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday's governorship election in Bayelsa [...] 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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Mauritius: Voter turn-out reaches 75.8% in presidential polls

07 november 2019 - 19:30:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Office of the Electoral Commission in Mauritius has reported a voter turnout of 75.8 % [...] Full text...

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Electoral rigging drama unfolds in Gaborone

31 october 2019 - 18:24:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A new electoral rigging drama unfolded at the High Court in the Botswana capital city of [...] Full text...

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Opposition claims massive rigging and fraud in Botswana polls

30 october 2019 - 19:51:41
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Despite the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) and the African Union Election [...] Full text...

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Fake electoral information on fake social media accounts worries Botswana security officials

23 october 2019 - 17:03:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -  Botswana's Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is concerned about fake electoral information that was posted [...] Full text...

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Botswana President casts his vote

23 october 2019 - 16:47:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Democratic Party presidential candidate Mokgweetsi Masisi has cast his vote at Mosielele Primary School polling [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde participates in Seventh World Military Games in China

19 october 2019 - 15:03:53
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A team from the Armed Forces of Cape Verde is participating in the Seventh World [...] Full text...

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Botswana electoral commission waits for Diaspora ballot boxes

14 october 2019 - 15:04:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) waits to receive Diaspora ballots from all external polling stations [...] Full text...

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Botswana electoral commission waits for Diaspora ballot boxes

14 october 2019 - 13:12:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) waits to receive Diaspora ballots from all external polling stations [...] Full text...

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Libya provides 800 ballot boxes to support legislative, presidential polls in Tunisia

02 october 2019 - 15:43:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) has provided its counterpart in Tunisia, the Independent Higher Electoral [...] Full text...

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Kenyan president hails high riding sports teams

31 august 2019 - 12:48:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday congratulated Kenyan teams representing the country in various international sporting events [...] Full text...

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Kuwait sends relief items to Sudanese flood victims

30 august 2019 - 16:24:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The first plane carrying over 40 tones of relief and humanitarian assistance to Sudan from Kuwait [...] Full text...

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Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) now a reality in Niger

13 august 2019 - 22:11:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The migrating to digital terrestrial television (DTT) has now become a reality in Niger since 21 [...] Full text...

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Nigerian civil society groups say 626 people were killed during 2019 elections

31 july 2019 - 06:25:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The umbrella election coalition of Nigerian civil society organisations, the Nigeria Civil society Situation Room, says [...] Full text...

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Burundi settles hotel bill to release 5 boxers held for two weeks in Gabon

05 june 2019 - 15:30:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Five Burundian boxers, held for two weeks in Gabon for an unpaid hotel bill at the [...] Full text...

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Sudanese opposition condemns attack on protesters, military council apologises

04 june 2019 - 17:09:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Leading Sudanese opposition political party, the Umma National Party, has condemned the dawn raid on [...] Full text...

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11 Burundian boxers held in Gabon for an unpaid hotel bill of 4,680 US dollars

20 may 2019 - 18:39:53
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Eleven Burundian officials and boxers are being held back in a hotel in Libreville, Gabon, for [...] Full text...

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Kenyan police arrest main fugitive in fake gold scandal

16 may 2019 - 14:24:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday nabbed a main fugitive in a fake gold scandal, in [...] Full text...

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Former Uganda international boxer Franco Wanyama laid to rest

11 may 2019 - 16:22:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The curtains have fallen on Franco Wanyama, a man upon whose death in the United Kingdom [...] Full text...

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Skhirat agreement remains framework for any political solution in Libya, says Libyan envoy in Morocco

18 april 2019 - 13:59:25
Rabat, Marocco (PANA) - The Skhirat agreement remains the framework and basis for any political solution in Libya, Jumaa Al-Qamati, [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President hosts players at State House, rewards them after AFCON qualification

25 march 2019 - 16:07:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA)  – Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Monday hosted the country’s national soccer team at State [...] Full text...

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No explosive products in suspicious packages found at post office in Tripoli - interior ministry

23 march 2019 - 14:51:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan interior ministry of the government of national accord stated that there was no explosive device [...] Full text...

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Libyan National Conference set for April 14-16 in Ghadames - UN envoy

20 march 2019 - 13:27:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, announced on Wednesday that the Libyan National Inclusive [...] Full text...

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'Talking boxes' reveal unspoken epidemic of female cut in Kenya (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

20 march 2019 - 10:05:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Leah Adhiambo breathes a sigh of relief. The girl-talk-session had ended successfully even though on an [...] Full text...

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National Disaster declared in Zimbabwe as Cyclone Idai death toll rises to 31

17 march 2019 - 09:26:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially declared Cyclone Idai a National Disaster as the death toll has [...] Full text...

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Small-scale jobs: the sidewalk hires and feeds in Niamey

12 march 2019 - 18:33:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Unemployed youths, including school drop-outs, have taken street corners or sidewalks of Niamey, providing jobs for [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army denies militarisation of national elections

11 march 2019 - 15:25:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army  (NA) on Monday rose in defence of its personnel and alleged involvement in [...] Full text...

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Collation of results begins in Nigeria's State elections

09 march 2019 - 16:50:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of votes has begun at the 119,973 polling units after Nigerians voted to elect the [...] Full text...

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Algeria 'seizes' weapons, ammunition from Turkey

03 march 2019 - 10:55:29
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Algerian customs service has "seized" weapons and ammunition flown into the North African country on [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Nigeria's main opposition party rejects result of presidential election

27 february 2019 - 05:44:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's main opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), whose candidate lost Saturday's presidential election to President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...

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Collation of results begins in Nigeria's presidential, national assembly elections

23 february 2019 - 19:47:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of results have commenced across Nigeria as results have started coming in from polling units. Under [...] Full text...

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Widespread violence, other issues, mar elections in Nigeria's presidential, national assembly elections

23 february 2019 - 15:01:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s presidential and national assembly elections are being marred by widespread late arrival of electoral materials, [...] Full text...

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Voting begins in nationwide elections to elect President, National Assembly members in Nigeria

23 february 2019 - 11:54:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has begun in various parts of Nigeria to elect the next president and the 109 [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army vows to carry out Presidential directive to shoot electoral violators

20 february 2019 - 21:40:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of the rescheduled general elections on Saturday, and President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the military [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari calls on military, security agencies to shoot ballot snatchers

18 february 2019 - 22:36:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The national chairman of Nigeria’s major opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, Monday described [...] Full text...

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Gov't threatens legal action on those calling for violent regime change

14 february 2019 - 21:35:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The government of Sudan on Thursday said it is taking stern legal action against those who [...] Full text...

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Police order nationwide restriction of vehicular movement for Saturday's elections in Nigeria

14 february 2019 - 19:42:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday ordered restriction of vehicular movement from [...] Full text...

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Nigerian army launches centre for monitoring security situation during, after elections

13 february 2019 - 17:19:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Wednesday launched the ‘Army Situation Room’ to monitor the nation’s [...] Full text...

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Buhari restates commitment to free, fair and credible elections ahead of Saturday polls

12 february 2019 - 19:14:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday visited two Niger Delta capital cities of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, [...] Full text...

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Kenya BBC director, other investigative journalists arrested in Uganda, says RSF

09 february 2019 - 16:58:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Kenyan BBC director Mohamed Kassim and Godfrey Badebye, cameraman for the local NBS channel, as well [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Zarika gears up for Zambia's Phiri in WBC Superbantam belt re-match

07 february 2019 - 14:17:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika of Kenya is gearing up for [...] Full text...

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Cameroon set for another round of cholera vaccination in February

22 january 2019 - 11:30:24
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon's Directorate for the fight against diseases, outbreaks and pandemics will next month launch a new [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition leader Fayulu challenges election result

12 january 2019 - 17:55:46
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – DR Congo opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu has moved to the Constitutional Court to file a [...] Full text...

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Kipchoge named Kenya's top sports personality

12 january 2019 - 12:33:42
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has once again clinched top honours in Kenya, this time [...] Full text...

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Togo Electoral Commission building in Moyen-Mono catches fire

19 december 2018 - 16:33:08
Lome, Togo (PANA) - A fire has damaged the building of the Togo Independent Local Electoral Commission (CELI) in the [...] Full text...

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EC reaches provisional agreement with European Parliament on single-use plastics

19 december 2018 - 10:38:09
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) announced on Wednesday that it is taking action to reduce plastic pollution [...] Full text...

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Tunisian group sues Minister of the Interior

13 november 2018 - 11:52:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian lawyer Ridha Radaoui, a member of the Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi defence group, announced [...] Full text...

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Hosts Algeria win African military boxing championships with 10 gold medals

09 november 2018 - 12:56:47
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian have won the African military boxing championships, taking 10 gold medals at the end of [...] Full text...

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Top South African boxer tests positive for 'banned' substance

07 november 2018 - 14:18:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Top South African boxer, Kevin Lerena, is embroiled in a doping saga after the [...] Full text...

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‘Many challenges to overcome’ at UN, in fight against abuse, says victims’ advocate

23 october 2018 - 04:38:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN is committed to recognising the rights of victims of sexual exploitation by UN personnel [...] Full text...

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'IOC puts boxing on notice, may expunge the event from Olympic family'

04 october 2018 - 14:10:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Boxing risks being thrown out of the Olympics unless the sport’s ruling body addresses “grave” concerns [...] Full text...

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12 dead newborns uncovered at Kenyan maternity hospital

17 september 2018 - 15:42:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The bodies of 12 newborn babies have been uncovered stuffed in carton boxes, disguised as fresh [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe Constitutional Court upholds President Mnangagwa's election victory

24 august 2018 - 15:17:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the 30 July presidential election, [...] Full text...

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SA kickboxer, James, in legal battle with LeBron James over the right to the name "King James"

21 july 2018 - 15:24:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – US basketball giant LeBron James and retired South African kickboxer Andrew Thomson are engaged [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Semenya appeals new IAAF female classification regulations

20 june 2018 - 19:51:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The world athletics governing body, IAAF, said Wednesday that it has been informed by the Court [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Olympians return from Australia without medals

19 april 2018 - 15:25:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan sports delegation to the Commonwealth Games in Australia, returned home early Thursday without any [...] Full text...

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Kenya hosts seminar for ABU ring officials

18 april 2018 - 15:04:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host a two-day seminar for African boxing ring officials in Nairobi from Thursday. The African [...] Full text...

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Global body adopts new measures to stop the spread of plant pests

18 april 2018 - 11:50:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The body charged with keeping global trade in plants and plant products safe has adopted several [...] Full text...

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Kenya's new sports minister vows to uproot cartels

20 february 2018 - 14:20:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's newly appointed Sports and Heritage minister Echesa Mohammed on Tuesday promised to lift the standard [...] Full text...

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Kenyan boxers focus on Commonwealth Games trials

07 december 2017 - 11:03:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With the National Boxing League now out of the way, Kenya embarks on preparations for the [...] Full text...

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AU urges postal corporations to tap internet revolution for electronic commerce

23 november 2017 - 08:15:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Technical Committee on Communication and Information, Technology and Communication (ICT) has embarked [...] Full text...

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Liberia's electoral body claims subpoena by plaintiffs 'unrealistic'

08 november 2017 - 17:55:27
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Lawyers of the National Elections Commission (NEC) in the hearing of complaints of irregularities and fraud [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Cuba, Tanzania explore new areas of cooperation

12 october 2017 - 11:27:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania and Cuba have pledged to continue putting in place effective strategies for strengthening [...] Full text...

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Liberia: Preliminary election results show 3 leading contenders

11 october 2017 - 14:34:06
Monrovia, Liberia, October 11 (PANA) – Early results from polling stations across the country show a three-horse race involving the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan opposition leader expresses concern over poll preparations

07 august 2017 - 17:08:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga on Monday met European Parliamentarians observing the elections and expressed [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Petition with one million signatures urges Zuma to go

02 august 2017 - 11:12:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mmusi Maimane, the leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance, on Wednesday handed over [...] Full text...

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DRC: Medical charity vaccinates over one million children against measles in DRC

30 july 2017 - 06:37:10
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - With measles sweeping across Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), more than one million children have [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 'Ailing boxing hero, Prince Amartey, dying slowly'

19 july 2017 - 07:32:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's local media reports say that boxing hero Prince Amartey, ailing and neglected, is virtually dying [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Isaac Dogbe sets sights on world boxing title in final eliminator

19 july 2017 - 07:24:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s prospective world boxing Champion, Isaac Dogbe, says he cannot afford to lose a World Boxing [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Consolidating nation-building, democracy in the New Gambia (By Paul Ejimeh, PANA Guest Writer)

20 april 2017 - 17:36:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - By African standards, many had expected the worst the moment the Gambia’s authoritarian ruler for 22 [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nairobi hosts int'l boxing contests

16 february 2017 - 14:22:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Boxers from five African countries are in Nairobi for Saturday's Making a Champion (MAC) series non-title [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu congratulates Zambia football team for COSAFA victory

19 december 2016 - 15:43:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President Edgar Lungu has congratulated the Zambia Under-20 football team for their victory in the 2016 [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Voting ends in Ghana's elections

07 december 2016 - 17:02:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting has ended in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections on Wednesday with reports saying there were [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghanaians vote in general elections on Wednesday

06 december 2016 - 12:02:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a president and 275 parliamentarians, the seventh [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 'Special voting' kicks off Ghana's 2016 general election

30 november 2016 - 18:43:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections kick off on Thursday with security personnel, journalists and staff [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian government ready to support growth of film industry - Minister

14 november 2016 - 11:30:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government has pledged to invest in the necessary infrastructure to ensure the growth [...] Full text...

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France: Global scale of food fraud highlighted in INTERPOL-Europol report

27 october 2016 - 11:34:05
Lyon, France (PANA) – The final results from the joint INTERPOL-Europol operation Opson V targeting counterfeit food and drink have [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nairobi to host inaugural Oriental Combat fights

17 september 2016 - 13:06:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host the inaugural Xtra Kombat Africa Fight Series on 15 October at the Kasarani [...] Full text...

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Kenya: South Africa's Econet enters Kenya's sports television market

12 august 2016 - 13:43:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South African media company, Econet, has launched a new sports channel, Kwese Sports, which was to [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media highlight beauty queen running-mate, arguments on e-transmission of election results

06 august 2016 - 08:45:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unveiling of a former beauty queen as running mate of a small centre-left party, Progressive [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: WHO deploys mobile labs to keep track of yellow fever in DRC

29 july 2016 - 18:04:34
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it has supported the deployment of a mobile [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya names Rio Olympics boxing team manager

20 july 2016 - 16:53:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nairobi coach John Waweru has been named Kenya Olympic boxing team manager, replacing John Kameta, who [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Three Kenyan boxers qualify for Rio Olympics

11 july 2016 - 13:20:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three Kenyan boxers - Benson Gicharu, Rayton Okwiri and Peter Mungai - have punched their way [...] Full text...

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US: EgyptAir 'black boxes' damaged, sent to France for repair

24 june 2016 - 15:47:31
New York, US (PANA) - The recovered flight data recorders from EgyptAir Flight MS804 are damaged and will be sent [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan boxers off to Olympic qualifier

16 june 2016 - 15:11:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan boxing contingent to the Baku round of Olympic Qualifiers departed for Azerbaijan Wednesday. According to [...] Full text...

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US: New York City honours Muhammad Ali

08 june 2016 - 16:20:11
New York, US (PANA) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday honoured late boxing legend Muhammad Ali [...] Full text...

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US: Ban 'deeply saddened' by passing of Ali, 'world champion for equality and peace'

04 june 2016 - 19:38:55
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday said he is deeply saddened to learn of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Recoveries from looted funds, Muhammad Ali's death fill Nigerian papers

04 june 2016 - 14:40:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Government's "bombshell" on recoveries from looted funds and the sudden death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela and Ali's special bond remembered (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, South Africa)

04 june 2016 - 12:37:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – As millions of South Africans mourn the death of boxing giant Muhammad Ali, they [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africans salute Muhammad Ali

04 june 2016 - 12:07:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Several South African personalities have expressed their sadness at the death of boxing giant [...] Full text...

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Togo: Togo launches assistance operation for victims of natural disasters

31 may 2016 - 19:16:50
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Minister of Social Action, Advancement of Women and Literacy, Tchabinandi Kolani Yentcharé launched Tuesday at [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana customs officers impound US$18m gold at airport

22 february 2016 - 10:03:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has impounded 12 boxes of gold bullion [...] Full text...

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Uganda: EU observes state intimidation, ballot stuffing in Uganda poll

20 february 2016 - 16:31:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has cited the Ugandan Electoral Commission for its lack of independence and [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Gory road accident, President’s Iran visit reported in Ghana

20 february 2016 - 06:36:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A gory accident on Wednesday night that claimed the lives of 61 passengers, President John Dramani [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Uganda vote counting begins, opposition leader arrested

18 february 2016 - 18:31:20
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was arrested Thursday shortly after leading his supporters to a location [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Voting underway in tense presidential poll in Uganda

18 february 2016 - 11:55:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan voters formed long queues at polling stations on Thursday to choose their next leader in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Four passengers arrested after detection dogs find ivory in luggage at Kenyan airport

15 january 2016 - 19:54:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Authorities in Kenya have arrested four passengers found with smuggled ivory in their luggage at Nairobi's [...] Full text...

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Germany: Klitschko dethroned as world heavyweight boxing champion

29 november 2015 - 12:23:23
Dusseldorf, Germany (PANA) - British boxer Tyson Fury has become the new world heavyweight boxing champion after upsetting Ukrainian Wladimir [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Snags force Tanzania's election body to rerun polls in some areas

26 october 2015 - 11:24:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's National Electoral Commission (NEC) has ordered a repeat of presidential election in some [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana team to Commonwealth Youth Games departs

01 september 2015 - 12:16:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) Chief Executive Officer Tuelo Serufho has bid farewell to 11 young [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Former Electoral Commissioner given highest national honour

01 july 2015 - 17:06:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday conferred the country's highest honour, the Companion of the [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Legislative and local elections to go ahead on Monday in Burundi

27 june 2015 - 17:57:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Interior Minister, Mr Edouard Nduwimana, announced on Saturday that local and legislative elections will take [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghanian boxer Charles Adamu loses title fight to Danish Nielsen

21 june 2015 - 12:04:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian boxer Charles Adamu lost by a unanimous decision to Super middleweight Patrick Nielsen of Denmark [...] Full text...

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Zambia: World Boxing Council orders rematch between female Zambian, Irish boxers

01 june 2015 - 15:28:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The World Boxing Council (WBC) has ordered a rematch between Zambia’s Catherine Phiri and Christina MacMahon [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Police dismantle fake vinegar production network

01 june 2015 - 14:33:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Three persons engaged in the production of fake vinegar were arrested here Friday, PANA learnt [...] Full text...

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US: Ghanaian boxer, Agbeko, wins bout

31 may 2015 - 23:17:19
New York, US (PANA) - Ghana's professional boxer and former world champion Joseph ''King Kong' Agbeko returned to the ring [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: How to enhance public trust in Ethiopia’s electoral process - AU election mission

27 may 2015 - 09:44:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s elections managerial board should put in place measures and procedures to enhance public trust [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Nigerian rights body claims 50 killed in election-related violence

30 march 2015 - 16:31:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Monday that at least 50 people were killed [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: National Security boss fired

02 march 2015 - 13:58:10
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Head of Sierra Leone’s national security Mustapha Kahuta Dumbuya has been fired after security agents [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: French national gets 18 years for drug trafficking

05 february 2015 - 11:29:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 57-year-old French citizen, Pierre Martin Viator, was Thursday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian political parties set to begin electioneering campaigns

15 december 2014 - 08:10:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Full blown political campaigns and rallies are expected to begin any moment from now in Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Group asks political parties to make commitments to free, fair elections in 2015

27 november 2014 - 12:44:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Stop Impunity Nigeria (S.I.N.) Campaign, has called on all registered political [...] Full text...

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Tanzania:Violence against women is an affront to human dignity (Viewpoint By Donald Kaberuka, President, Africa Development Bank)

25 november 2014 - 07:55:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Idah Chilufya is a cross-border trader in the Great Lakes region. She is a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Labour unrest, launch of book by boxing legend Azumah reported in Ghana

01 november 2014 - 07:53:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A series of strike actions by Ghanaian workers and the launch of a book by Ghana’s [...] Full text...

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US: Refugee agency says 130,000 Somalis on forced displacement

17 september 2014 - 08:22:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said alarming circumstances such as forced evictions, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Bar Association offers free legal help to families of Air Algerie crash victims

01 august 2014 - 21:36:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Bar Association is to give free legal assistance to families of victims [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Mysterious fire guts electoral body warehouse as recount fight rages on

15 july 2014 - 13:04:32
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A mysterious fire in the wee hours of Tuesday gutted a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse [...] Full text...

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