Gabonese farmers trained in the practice of crop planting

27 february 2020 - 17:11:53
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabonese farmers are taking part in practical training on planting crops in Essassa, an agricultural town [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's new govt wins Parliamentary vote of confidence

27 february 2020 - 10:50:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's new government led by Prime Minister-designate Elyès Fakhfakh on Thursday won a confidence vote in [...] Full text...

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Burundi in pre-electoral context that requires vigilance

26 february 2020 - 21:02:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - The sociopolitical context on the eve of the new general election seems relatively peaceful, compared to [...] Full text...

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Malian military battalion takes part in operation Flintlock in Mauritania

26 february 2020 - 16:59:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An autonomous battalion of Mali's special forces is participating in the 2020 edition of exercise Flintlock, [...] Full text...

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IMF team cautions DRC authorities on lacklustre revenue performance

26 february 2020 - 14:26:32
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo’s budget execution until mid-February raises concerns owing to spending pressures and lacklustre revenue [...] Full text...

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Opposition welcomes Francophonie's withdrawal from Guinean election process

25 february 2020 - 11:12:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of the Guinea's opposition Union for Development and Democracy (UDD), Amadou Oury Bah, on [...] Full text...

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AU mobilizes continent-wide response to COVID-19 outbreak

24 february 2020 - 19:57:55
Kigali, Rwanda  (PANA) -  The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Monday pledged that the Commission [...] Full text...

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Despite Zimbabwe Govt’s best efforts, the economy is re-dollarising not de-dollarising (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

23 february 2020 - 14:21:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Two weeks back, this reporter sought fuel and called a local Total Service Station manager enquiring [...] Full text...

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43 people dead in Zambia following spate of mob justice

23 february 2020 - 10:42:52
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A total of 43 people have died and 23 others injured in the last two months [...] Full text...

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Botswana hangs death row inmate

22 february 2020 - 12:53:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has executed a 29 year-old man for a murder offence committed in 2014. Wamorena Molefhe, the [...] Full text...

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EU to fund new project for 2.6 billion CFAF to improve agricultural productivity in Mali

21 february 2020 - 22:55:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The European Union Friday granted Mali 2.6 billion CFAF to fund a new project to be [...] Full text...

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Mob kills former Zambia Permanent Secretary over gassing suspicion

21 february 2020 - 10:25:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A mob in Gwembe, southern Zambia, has killed former Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Timothy [...] Full text...

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Niger launches Information and mobilization campaign against terrorism

20 february 2020 - 17:57:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Faced with the many security crises that are shaking the country, the Nigerien authorities have decided [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Human Rights Commission concerned over reports of mob justice

20 february 2020 - 15:16:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Human Rights Commission in Zambia (HRC) has expressed concern at continuing reports of gassing activities [...] Full text...

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Tunisian new Prime Minister announces his cabinet

20 february 2020 - 12:52:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After intense negotiations with political parties, twists and turns and a suspense worthy of a Hitchcock [...] Full text...

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AU Council accuses Amnesty International of being sponsored to destabilize Nigeria

19 february 2020 - 19:36:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) on Wednesday in Abuja, accused the global [...] Full text...

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No suspected cases of Coronavirus in Burundi

19 february 2020 - 15:45:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - No suspicious case of coronavirus has been identified so far in Burundi, Public Health minister Thaddée [...] Full text...

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Libyans condemn Egyptian interference in Libya's internal affairs

18 february 2020 - 17:39:22
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The overwhelming majority of Libyan public opinion has vigorously condemned the various forms of continuous external [...] Full text...

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Preliminary investigations show Rwandan gospel musician used bedsheet to commit suicide - Police

17 february 2020 - 19:52:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  One of the famous Rwandan gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who was found dead in his jail [...] Full text...

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Togolese Presidential: Aimé Tchaboure Gogué promises single 5-year term, improved economy

17 february 2020 - 14:03:32
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The candidate of Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development (ADDI), Prof. Aimé Tchabouré Gogué, has promised [...] Full text...

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‘This is a time for facts, not fear,’ says WHO chief as COVID-19 virus spreads

15 february 2020 - 19:03:24
Munich, Germany (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday cautioned against panic over COVID-19 but [...] Full text...

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Air transport in Africa contributes over US$50 billion of GDP - AFRAA

15 february 2020 - 11:07:43
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Air transport in Africa contributes more than US$50 billion to GDP, the  African Airlines  Association (AFRAA) said [...] Full text...

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World Bank to downgrade Zimbabwe's economic growth for 2020

14 february 2020 - 17:21:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Bank is expected to downgrade its gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Human bones of genocide victims unearthed

14 february 2020 - 16:54:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human bones and materials of at least 6,000 victims of the 1972 inter-ethnic massacres have recently [...] Full text...

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Togo's presidential candidate, Komi Wolou, wants a "re-foundation of the Togolese nation"

14 february 2020 - 15:52:39
Lomé, Togo (PANA)- Presidential candidate Komi Wolou of Socialist Pact for Renewal (PSR) will work, if elected, for a true [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International, Nigerian military bicker over alleged looting, burning of villages

14 february 2020 - 15:42:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International (AI) on Friday accused the Nigerian Army of burning down [...] Full text...

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Zambian President Lungu deploys army to stop gassing of citizens

14 february 2020 - 09:09:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has ordered the deployment of the army to stop the gassing of [...] Full text...

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Gambian minister says tourism is key development determiner of government

13 february 2020 - 23:02:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   Gambian Minister of Tourism and Culture Hamat N.K. Bah has described tourism as one of the [...] Full text...

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Tunis launches regional platform against human trafficking

13 february 2020 - 19:42:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A platform to combat human trafficking was launched on Thursday in Tunis by the Tunisian National [...] Full text...

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Somalia gains notoriety for rampant media censorship-Amnesty International

13 february 2020 - 17:34:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls on all to 'do more’ to protect children in armed conflict

13 february 2020 - 11:19:15
New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has [...] Full text...

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UNDP gives 286,000 US dollars to fund 9 environmental projects in Togo

12 february 2020 - 23:52:19
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has given nine Togolese civil society organizations an amount of 286,000 [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends sanctions regime, denounces illegal crude oil exports from Libya

12 february 2020 - 15:20:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)-The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution extending the sanctions regime imposed on Libya until 2021, [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights teenage girls' education to achieve development goals

12 february 2020 - 07:22:04
New York, US (PANA) - Promoting education for adolescent girls is an “indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”,  [...] Full text...

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Botswana spy unit allays abuse of former president

11 february 2020 - 14:12:09
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has allayed ill-treatment reports of former President Seretse Khama Ian Khama by the country’s spy [...] Full text...

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Political meetings gain in intensity in Togo after timid beginning of presidential election campaign

11 february 2020 - 00:00:41
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  The electioneering campaign for the presidential election is gathering momentum after the timid start on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari pledges to release all children abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP, other bandits

10 february 2020 - 15:57:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reassured Nigerians and the international community [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Trial hears how anti-Apartheid activist was brutally tortured

10 february 2020 - 15:47:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-Apartheid activist Keith Coleman on Monday testified how his “broken” friend Dr Neil Aggett [...] Full text...

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Bamako hosts 15th edition of 'Mali Fest Reggae' festival

10 february 2020 - 15:21:44
Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - The 15th edition of the international festival, 'Mali Festi Reggae', opens on February 29 at the [...] Full text...

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Burundi to allow East African Community electoral observers for 20 May elections

10 february 2020 - 08:35:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The East African Community (EAC) has indicated its intention to send a team to monitor Burundi's [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: African leaders meet against background of huge challenges

09 february 2020 - 18:05:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – African leaders on Sunday began their 33rd Summit in Addis Ababa under the theme: “Silencing the [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde unable to diagnose coronavirus, health official says

09 february 2020 - 12:16:30
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde does not have the means to diagnose coronavirus, and in the face of [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Nigeria's President says ECOWAS mobilising funds to combat terrorism

09 february 2020 - 10:43:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said that member States of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Meteorological agency warns Nigeria to prepare for high intensity rainfall in 2020 season

08 february 2020 - 09:35:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Saturday warned disaster management agencies in the country to be fully [...] Full text...

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Congolese government sends 200 million CFAF to students in China

07 february 2020 - 17:59:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clément Mouamba  announced on Thursday in Brazzaville that the government was working to [...] Full text...

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France: UNESCO calls for light on murder of Nigerian journalist

07 february 2020 - 00:16:43
Paris, France (PANA)  - UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay Thursday denounced the murder on January 15 of radio journalist Maxwell [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean students in Wuhan protest against refusal to be repatriated

06 february 2020 - 16:34:44
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verdean students in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus in China, are demanding urgent [...] Full text...

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Over half of women in informal sector exposed to sextortion in Zimbabwe

06 february 2020 - 15:42:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Over half the women in Zimbabwe's informal sector experience sextortion as the main form of  non-monetary [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians demonstrate against new gold processing plant

06 february 2020 - 15:15:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The town of Nouadhibou (465 kilometers north of Nouakchott) is currently rocked by demonstrations protesting the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches project to improve coral reef fisheries production for food security

06 february 2020 - 14:19:17
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritius on Thursday embarked on a project to enhance livelihoods, food security and maritime safety [...] Full text...

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Togo on alert against coronavirus

05 february 2020 - 16:54:19
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo is on the alert to cope with the coronavirus epidemic with the country's entry points [...] Full text...

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Rights groups slam Morocco's crackdown on social media critics

05 february 2020 - 07:46:09
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Two human rights organizations are asking the Moroccan authorities to immediately free people who are being detained [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leader says meeting israeli prime minister spurred by national interests

04 february 2020 - 20:54:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -  The Sudanese Sovereign Council, the collective presidency, Tuesday justified Monday’s controversial encounter between Sudanese leader LT [...] Full text...

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2020’s ‘wind of madness’ indicates growing instability, says UN chief

04 february 2020 - 19:48:22
New York, US (PANA) - Rising instability and unpredictable geopolitical tensions have led to a “wind of madness” across the world, Secretary-General António Guterres said [...] Full text...

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No Coronavirus case detected, but Mali does not lower its guard

04 february 2020 - 15:04:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Passengers on all flights arriving at Bamako International Airport from outside the country will go through [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde invited to participate in tournament for last ticket of Afrobasket 2021

03 february 2020 - 23:30:58
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's national basketball team will participate in a tournament featuring the best runners-up from [...] Full text...

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Botswana wants accelerated economic growth

03 february 2020 - 19:57:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – As Botswana grapples with an upward spiraling unemployment, the country’s new finance minister is optimistic that [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Roadmap Framework to improve maternal, newborn and child health

03 february 2020 - 17:07:23
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Roadmap Framework (NRF), meant to achieve a nation of healthy [...] Full text...

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Rights group says mining companies must confront human rights violations

03 february 2020 - 10:59:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - As the world’s biggest mining investment conference begins in Cape Town, Amnesty International is asking [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA registers 13 billion F CFA in peace dividends in Gao, northern Mali

02 february 2020 - 14:23:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has registered achievements from 2013 to 2019 [...] Full text...

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Formal employment for Zimbabwean youth remains elusive - Report

02 february 2020 - 12:45:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Only 24 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 35 in Zimbabwe are formally [...] Full text...

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Guinea will have new constitution, says President Condé

01 february 2020 - 12:16:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President Alpha Condé said Friday in Fria, 160 km north of the capital, that Guinea would [...] Full text...

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Burundi earned US$ 32 million in mineral exports in the second half of 2019

31 january 2020 - 16:51:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Export revenue from gold, columbantalite and rare earth minerals totaled US$ 32 million over the period [...] Full text...

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Skhirat agreement, a benchmark that could end the Libyan crisis, says Morocco

31 january 2020 - 11:48:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Foreign, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad Minister, Nasser Bourita, said in Brazzaville on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Coach "Bubista" takes over Cape Verde national football team

30 january 2020 - 17:33:59
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verdean coach, Pedro Leitão Brito, known in the football circles as "Bubista", has been [...] Full text...

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Rwanda calls for the end of external interference as inter-Libyan dialogue opens in Brazzaville

30 january 2020 - 17:24:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of East African Community Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, [...] Full text...

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Japan donates 1,200 tonnes of rice to vulnerable populations in central, northern Mali

30 january 2020 - 14:54:00
Bamako , Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated 1,200 tonnes of rice to Mali, through the Food Security Commission, intended [...] Full text...

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Publication of book on evaluation of environmental impact in Benin

29 january 2020 - 21:25:44
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -  A group of researchers, including Beninese Georges Lanmafankpotin, has come out with a publication on environmental [...] Full text...

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Cornonavirus: Two suspected cases of coronavirus, not confirmed yet

29 january 2020 - 20:45:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -  Sudan said here Wednesday two persons coming from China, via Ethiopia and Egypt, had been under [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Turkey bilateral trade increases over the decade - says Gambian minister

29 january 2020 - 18:19:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Lamin Jobe, has said country data shows [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Army concerned about use of explosive devices by terrorists

29 january 2020 - 17:04:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Improvised explosive devices pose serious problems for Burkina Faso troops in the areas of operations, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria; Importation of coronavirus into Nigeria high, says Health Minister

29 january 2020 - 15:00:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says that the risk of importation of coronavirus into [...] Full text...

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Developing countries set out to ensure brighter future for children (By Anaclet Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA correspondent)

29 january 2020 - 10:33:11
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - After some years of intensive consultations within geographical regions and international bodies, including the United [...] Full text...

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Libyan government accuses UAE of sending Sudanese to fight next to Haftar

28 january 2020 - 23:43:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The ministry of foreign affairs of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA) has accused the [...] Full text...

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31 members of the "Revolutionary Tiger" arrested by Togolese police

28 january 2020 - 16:08:21
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Thirty-one people suspected to be members of the "Revolutionary Tiger" group, which aims at "destabilizing the [...] Full text...

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Benin takes measures against coronavirus

28 january 2020 - 11:38:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's Health Minister Prof. Benjamin Hounkpatin said Tuesday that the government has taken a series of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Ministry of Health announces preventive measures against Chinese coronavirus

27 january 2020 - 17:12:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health has unveiled measures taken by the Tunisian state to prevent the [...] Full text...

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Controversial Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment Bill to cut Parliament's oversight role

27 january 2020 - 15:05:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local legal think tank, Veritas, has raised concern that the controversial ‘Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 2) [...] Full text...

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Niger: African Solidarity Fund celebrates 40th anniversary

27 january 2020 - 14:35:53
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The African Solidarity Fund (ASF) celebrated its 40th anniversary, under the theme: "The African Solidarity Fund, [...] Full text...

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African, Asian and Latin American countries put accent on inclusive education (By Anaclet Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA correspondent)

27 january 2020 - 10:49:00
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Top representatives of African, Asian and Latin American developing countries meeting in Djibouti on Monday signed [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Health Ministry takes measures to prevent spread of Coronavirus

25 january 2020 - 19:35:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has put in place some monitoring and medical equipment at the main airport in Khartoum [...] Full text...

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Spotlight on Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi

25 january 2020 - 16:31:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi (Center), has never attracted as much attention as on [...] Full text...

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Ten people killed in road accident in Mali

25 january 2020 - 11:48:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ten people were killed on Friday and several others seriously injured in a road accident at [...] Full text...

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AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina opens trading on the London Stock Exchange

25 january 2020 - 05:40:40
London, UK (PANA) - “Ringing of the bell here today, marks the beginning of a new exciting, strategic, and impactful [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari meets EU delegation, pledges on resolution of northeast terrorists' violence

24 january 2020 - 15:56:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met in Abuja  with the visiting European Union (EU) Commissioner [...] Full text...

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No cases of coronavirus-related disease detected in Burkina Faso, health ministry says

24 january 2020 - 10:54:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA - Burkina Faso's ministry of health said on Friday that no cases of coronavirus-related disease have [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says Community is shifting from an ‘ECOWAS of States’ to an ‘ECOWAS of People’

23 january 2020 - 18:10:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow says the vision and emphasis of the Community is shifting from an [...] Full text...

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Outbreak of 398 Lassa fever cases leads to 24 deaths in Nigeria

23 january 2020 - 16:38:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Thursday that the total number of Lassa [...] Full text...

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Gambia: FM assures of govt's commitment to SDGs acceleration growth

22 january 2020 - 19:17:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mamburay Njie, the Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, has revealed that the Gambian government [...] Full text...

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Huawei support innovation, ICT learning in Botswana

22 january 2020 - 18:11:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Huawei is sponsoring students in Botswana to support government’s initiative to promote innovation and ICT learning. The [...] Full text...

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Kenya deputy president walks tightrope as land fraud case re-opens

22 january 2020 - 12:44:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The re-opening  of investigations in a land fraud case, in which Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto [...] Full text...

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Activities resume in the Guinean capital

22 january 2020 - 12:26:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Activities resumed on Wednesday in Conakry, the Guinean capital, where the call for two days of [...] Full text...

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Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, says new UN report

22 january 2020 - 07:52:46
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the [...] Full text...

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FAO raises red flags again about potentially destructive locusts in East Africa

21 january 2020 - 07:02:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of “unprecedented size and destructive potential” [...] Full text...

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Beninese football federation lifts sanction of 11 referees

20 january 2020 - 14:49:10
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese football federation will reinstate eleven referees suspended on suspicion of corruption and lightness during [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of urgent need for ‘immediate’ solutions to combat drug-resistant infections

18 january 2020 - 09:39:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Drug-resistant infections are on the rise as private investment in new antibiotic development declines, the World [...] Full text...

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Niger, highly exposed to sale of counterfeit drugs

17 january 2020 - 19:14:22
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Only one percent of drugs in Niger are produced in that country, leaving it highly vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Congo and France sign framework research agreement

17 january 2020 - 09:52:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud Mavoungou, and the CEO [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition asks EU to stop interfering in Gambia’s internal affairs

16 january 2020 - 22:33:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The interim party leader of Gambia’s opposition Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC), Fabakary Tombong [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President appoints two deputy director generals into the CIO

16 january 2020 - 19:25:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa made two key senior appointments in the country's dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank set to unveil 2020 African Economic Outlook

15 january 2020 - 17:51:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch the 2020 edition of its flagship African Economic [...] Full text...

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AfDB allocates 1.2 million euros to train policymakers in boosting mining revenues

15 january 2020 - 17:46:07
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated a 1.2 million-euro grant to provide training to [...] Full text...

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EU gives Mali 325 million FCFA to rehabilitate cultural heritage

14 january 2020 - 11:11:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will provide Mali with about 325 million CFA francs for the rehabilitation [...] Full text...

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Congo to sink 100 billion CFA francs in bamboo industrial development project

13 january 2020 - 12:01:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Development Fund of Congo (FNDC) will fund an industrial bamboo project in the country to [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)

12 january 2020 - 12:11:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Tunisian Parliament passes no confidence vote in new government

11 january 2020 - 00:20:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament Friday evening refused to give its confidence to the new of Habib Jemli, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President cuts short vacation to meet with Presidential Advisory Council

10 january 2020 - 16:59:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa briefly ended his annual leave to meet with representatives of his Presidential [...] Full text...

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Guinean PM makes positive assessment of the year 2019

09 january 2020 - 22:13:14
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has been “successful in the path towards economic and social progress in 2019” despite the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Members of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council take office

07 january 2020 - 18:39:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESC) of Mauritania, Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, and [...] Full text...

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France: ICC to begin the trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz in July

07 january 2020 - 17:48:20
Paris, France (PANA) - Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled the opening of the trial [...] Full text...

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Barrow names Gambia’s conference center after ex-President Jawara

06 january 2020 - 20:47:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  President Adama Barrow Monday named Gambia’s newly built International Conference Centre (ICC) after the late President [...] Full text...

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Six suspects arrested for security breaches on military camps in Kenya

06 january 2020 - 20:29:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Somali man with Canadian nationality has been arrested on suspicion of conducting a reconnaissance surveillance [...] Full text...

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Ousmane Hassane, new king of Nigerien wrestling arenas

06 january 2020 - 15:43:29
Niamey, Niger (PANA) -  Wrestler Ousmane Hassane from Niger's Tillabéry region on  Sunday won the national sword of the 41st [...] Full text...

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Three Americans killed in terror attack on joint Kenya, US military airbase

06 january 2020 - 09:29:51
Lamu, Kenya (PANA) - Three American citizens - one military service member and two military contractors - were killed in [...] Full text...

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Over 30 elderly people killed in Zambia for witchcraft last year

06 january 2020 - 09:01:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Over 30 elderly people in Muchinga province, northern part of Zambia, were last year murdered on [...] Full text...

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Update: Kenya troops kill eight Al Shabaab intruders to secure joint US military airbase

05 january 2020 - 19:39:06
Lamu, Kenya (PANA)  - The Kenyan army said here Sunday eight Al Shabaab operatives ,including Abu Hamza al Kanyi, a [...] Full text...

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Malian armed forces arrest eight people without identity papers near Sévaré in centre of country

05 january 2020 - 12:04:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eight persons suspected to be terrorists were Friday arrested by the Malian armed forces, the Malian [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an to defend national constitution

01 january 2020 - 18:30:54
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  -   President Adama Barrow said here Wednesday he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an in Dakar and in [...] Full text...

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Ouattara advocates stability for Cote d'Ivoire

01 january 2020 - 15:33:15
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has expressed his attachment to peace and stability for his country [...] Full text...

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'Persevere', Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa tells citizens

01 january 2020 - 09:52:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on his compatriots to continue to persevere, as 2020 will [...] Full text...

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Exiled former Zimbabwean minister alleges coup attempt to oust President Mnangagwa

01 january 2020 - 08:33:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, has alleged that there was a coup attempt to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Development consultant Cheikh Saad Bouh Camara dies

31 december 2019 - 18:21:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian development consultant Cheikh Saad Bouh Camara, also a sociologist, former president of the Mauritanian Association [...] Full text...

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Niger officially launches national campaign for free vaccination of livestock

30 december 2019 - 23:25:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Nigerien minister in charge of Livestock, Mohamed Boucha Monday launched the national campaign of free vaccination [...] Full text...

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US government donates transport, communication equipment to Burkina Faso armed forces

30 december 2019 - 22:11:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The US government has recently donated transport and communication equipment to the Burkina Faso armed [...] Full text...

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Botswana government steps up efforts to end poaching of rhinoceros

30 december 2019 - 18:34:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Government has considerably stepped up efforts to address poaching with interventions that led to recovery [...] Full text...

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Most Kenyans rooting for referendum - Poll

30 december 2019 - 15:22:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new survey released on Monday shows that majority of Kenyans prefer to take a vote [...] Full text...

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Burundi: The short dry season failed to come this year

29 december 2019 - 12:55:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The short dry season has not been a happy one in Burundi at the end of [...] Full text...

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Beninese president concerned with closure of border by Nigeria

27 december 2019 - 21:00:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  Beninese President Patrice Talon Friday told parliament he was concerned with the closure since August of [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Debt payment, salaries take 80% of gov’t budget

26 december 2019 - 22:19:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambia’s payment of debts it owes foreign and domestic lenders, salaries and allowances of civil [...] Full text...

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Tunisia is not party to any coalition in favour of Libya - Tunisian presidency

26 december 2019 - 17:56:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will not be a member of any coalition and will never accept that a portion [...] Full text...

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Zambia ex-president’s son reports President Lungu’s daughter to Anti-Corruption Commission

26 december 2019 - 17:41:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first  President Kenneth Kaunda’s son, Lt Col. Panji Kaunda has reported the shielding by Lands minister [...] Full text...

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Mali: DIRPA condemns use of truncated images on armed forces

26 december 2019 - 17:31:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Directorate of Information and Public Relations of the army (DIRPA) has condemned the use of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe police warned against corruption

23 december 2019 - 14:51:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned police officers against demanding bribes from the public, insisting that [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Catholic Church calls for prayers against terrorism

23 december 2019 - 14:01:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - People who take up arms and explosives in Burkina Faso must lay them down and [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria does not engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom'

22 december 2019 - 18:22:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government has slammed the United States of America (USA) for including it in the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ride sharing firm launches fuel finding mobile application

22 december 2019 - 17:50:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A Zimbabwean ride sharing firm, TODA Zimbabwe, has launched ‘Fuel Finder’, a mobile application, to provide [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe enacts the 'Consumer Protection Act (A PANA News Analysis)

22 december 2019 - 16:40:42
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – As the Zimbabwe economy continues to regress, the Zimbabwe government has made history by enacting the [...] Full text...

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Guinean presidential camp applauds move for new constitution

21 december 2019 - 00:13:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The democratic coalition for a new constitution (CODENOC) in Guinea Friday expressed satisfaction at moves by [...] Full text...

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Guinea president Condé calls for new constitution despite massive opposition

20 december 2019 - 07:27:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean president Alpha Condé says he has asked the minister of Justice Mohamed Lamine Fofana to [...] Full text...

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Three-day forum on transformation of informal economy ends in Dakar

19 december 2019 - 18:02:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The forum on  transformation of the informal economy in Senegal towards an effective monitoring and coordination [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Legislative candidate must pay between 2 to 12 million CFAF

19 december 2019 - 17:45:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A candidate for the legislative election in Guinea on February 16, including first past the post, [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$282.8 million facility arrangement for Equatorial Guinea

19 december 2019 - 08:39:51
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-year arrangement for [...] Full text...

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Mali, WB Group initial pact for $250 million in loan and grant

18 december 2019 - 18:31:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank will extend to Mali US$ 250 million in general budgetary support for two [...] Full text...

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Benin prepares policy document on development of renewable energy sources

18 december 2019 - 17:36:31
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is preparing a national policy document for the development of renewable energy (Ponader) with a [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa President Mbeki leaves Zimbabwe after talks with party leaders

18 december 2019 - 14:46:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has left Zimbabwe after holding several separate meetings with the [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition criticises Electoral Commission

17 december 2019 - 10:51:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's "democratic forces" plan to work together in a short time to have a common position [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Revision of electoral roll ends

16 december 2019 - 23:24:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Despite several protests from the presidential majority and the opposition, the revision of the voters register [...] Full text...

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'Senegalese authorities for failing to end abuses in Quranic schools'

16 december 2019 - 12:42:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government has not gone far enough to combat the chronic and widespread abuse of [...] Full text...

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Mali: National inclusive dialogue opens in Bamako

15 december 2019 - 16:07:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's national inclusive dialogue bringing together a thousand delegates from all groups of society to discuss [...] Full text...

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At least 45 people dead, more than 12,000 displaced by heavy rains in Burundi

14 december 2019 - 13:04:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since the beginning of this year, heavy rains have caused both material and human damage in [...] Full text...

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France gives Mali 14.4 billion CFAF to fund two development projects

13 december 2019 - 23:26:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The monitoring committee of the French Development Agency (AFD) met here Friday to evaluate the results [...] Full text...

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AfDB offers Senegal financing to promote jobs for women and youth

13 december 2019 - 18:12:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has availed to  Senegal US$70.25 million to promote the employment of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania pressurises Burundians to 'go home'

12 december 2019 - 08:28:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The fear of violence, arrest, and deportation is driving many of the 163,000 Burundian refugees and [...] Full text...

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The Gambia embarks on developing national financial inclusion strategy

10 december 2019 - 21:18:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The World Bank, working in conjunction with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), and the United [...] Full text...

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Togo: US State Department official concludes visit to Togo

10 december 2019 - 18:03:33
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for West African and Security Affairs, Whitney Baird on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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New Franco-South African laboratory set up in South Africa

10 december 2019 - 00:18:06
Paris, France (PANA)  -  An International Research Laboratory Rehabs, a hub for innovative research on socio-ecosystems and the biosphere at [...] Full text...

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Ruling party in Zimbabwe moves to endorse Mnangagwa for 2023 elections

09 december 2019 - 17:47:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The ruling ZANU-PF party's provincial structures across Zimbabwe have been stampeding to endorse President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...

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Niger: 110 former Boko Haram elements reintegrated into socioeconomic life

09 december 2019 - 14:44:04
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 110 repentant Boko Haram elements, trained at  Goudoumaria Rehabilitation Centre, located some 1,200 [...] Full text...

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Egypt hosts workshop on 'Silencing the Guns in Africa'

09 december 2019 - 05:43:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day workshop on “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” will run from 9-10 December [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 15:46:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 08:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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At least 26 people killed in landslides in northwestern Burundi

05 december 2019 - 15:08:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least 26 people from three villages in Cibitoke province of northwestern Burundi, were killed as [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign to sensitize the public on environmental tidiness

05 december 2019 - 13:51:11
Belle-Mare, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment minister Kavydass Ramano on Thursday launched a pre-festive clean-up campaign on the beach at [...] Full text...

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Second session of Mali-Guinea Interconnection project committee held in Bamako

04 december 2019 - 22:40:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The steering committee of the 225 KV Guinea-Mali electricity interconnection project aimed at facilitating energy management [...] Full text...

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Coris Bank International opens branch in Niamey

04 december 2019 - 17:59:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Coris Bank International Branch of Niger has just launched its activities in Niamey to "fully play [...] Full text...

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Gabon: SEM signs Gold Production Sharing contract with Chinese Jilin Mining Resources

04 december 2019 - 16:48:21
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Equatorial Mining Company (SEM) and the Chinese company, Jilin Mining Resources, have signed a partnership [...] Full text...

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EU grants € 33 million budget support to Togo

04 december 2019 - 14:08:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The European Union has granted  € 33 million as budget support to Togo, according to a [...] Full text...

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Fifty-three second video of 'gunshots' fired at Zimbabwe opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, goes viral

02 december 2019 - 17:23:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A video on social media showing the leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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HR associations call on EU to maintain sanctions against 14 Congolese leaders

30 november 2019 - 21:09:59
Paris, France (PANA)   -  Three human rights organizations in DR Congo Saturday called on the European Union to maintain sanctions [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants US$ 30 million to Burundi for early childhood, population control

30 november 2019 - 14:29:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  The World Bank has granted Burundi US $30 million to cover "community-based nutrition interventions for women [...] Full text...

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The Libyan war increases suffering of thousands of displaced populations -Analysis

29 november 2019 - 22:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The war launched by Marshal Khalifa Haftar on 4 April 2019 to take control of Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's PM meets with UNFPA Chief in Kigali

29 november 2019 - 19:50:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, on Friday met with Natalia Kanem, the United Nations Population Fund [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's striking doctors reject offer for more wages from the country's richest man

29 november 2019 - 18:45:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s striking doctors have rejected an offer from the country’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa, to return [...] Full text...

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Italian citizen arrested in Cape Verde on suspicion of murdering compatriot

29 november 2019 - 11:28:28
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's National Police have arrested a 48-year-old Italian on suspicion of killing his compatriot. The [...] Full text...

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Mali, Guinea initial cross-border cooperation

28 november 2019 - 15:05:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Border authorities of Mali and Guinea on Tuesday signed in Koulikoro, Mali (70 km from Bamako), [...] Full text...

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Congo: US emergency fund to help flood victims

27 november 2019 - 18:49:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Congo, Todd Haskell,  announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville that his country has [...] Full text...

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‘Collaboration key to emerging capital markets’ - Masisi

26 november 2019 - 20:58:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, says collaboration is key to emerging economies and leads to a [...] Full text...

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Senior U.S. officials discuss with Haftar measures to end hostilities in Libya

26 november 2019 - 13:05:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-level U.S. delegation met on Monday in Benghazi with Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the [...] Full text...

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Police close Zimbabwe butcheries who sell embalmed meat to consumers

25 november 2019 - 20:02:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has closed 25 butcheries from selling meat in the capital and [...] Full text...

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Absence of consent must become global standard for definition of rape, say experts

25 november 2019 - 18:56:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN and regional experts on [...] Full text...

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Burundi launches campaign against gender-based violence

25 november 2019 - 11:09:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Monday launched a campaign against gender-based violence. The 16-day campaign will be an opportunity to [...] Full text...

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Police officer arrested on suspicion of killing colleague in Cape Verde

25 november 2019 - 09:45:00
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde Judicial Police has announced the arrest of a police officer suspected of [...] Full text...

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One-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse: UN

25 november 2019 - 06:24:35
New York, US (PANA) - Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations [...] Full text...

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Exiled former minister reveals intelligence plan to derail a human rights workshop in Zimbabwe

24 november 2019 - 15:56:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former Zimbabwe cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, shared an intelligence document written by State Security minister [...] Full text...

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Man arrested over 'bomb threat' on Ethiopian flight to Bujumbura

22 november 2019 - 20:46:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A male passenger  was arrested on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight on suspicion of making a [...] Full text...

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UNGA President says UN is committed to eradicating poverty, hunger across the world

22 november 2019 - 18:11:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on Friday said that the UN remained committed [...] Full text...

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ANC calls for improved electoral framework for Togo's 2020 presidential poll

22 november 2019 - 15:49:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's main opposition party, National Alliance for Change (ANC), on Friday issued a statement in Lomé [...] Full text...

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Sudan arrests Islamists linked to 1989 coup that put Bashir in power

22 november 2019 - 14:45:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese security has cracked down on members of the deposed president’s political party, the National [...] Full text...

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AfDB finances Juba power distribution upgrade

22 november 2019 - 12:05:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)-The government of South Sudan on Thursday commissioned a $38 million upgraded power distribution system financed by [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa vows mass action against government

20 november 2019 - 22:51:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Nelson Chamisa has promised mass action against the President [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe police beat opposition party members ahead leader's address

20 november 2019 - 11:20:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's police have beaten members of the country's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) ahead [...] Full text...

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

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

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'Politics and economics inextricably linked in Zimbabwe'

19 november 2019 - 06:02:20
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, says political and economic dynamics in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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

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

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French PM calls for a multi-dimensional strategy against terrorism

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

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President Barrow embarks on nationwide tour on Monday

18 november 2019 - 16:27:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia on Monday embarked on a nationwide tour of the country to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Fuel prices in Zimbabwe go up again

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

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Armed gunmen kill six local hunters in Northeast Nigeria

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

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

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

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