Coronavirus: Students urged to observe COVID-19 measures in Botswana

12 january 2021 - 19:19:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Students in Botswana have been implored to exceptionally observe COVID-19 preventive measures, following the opening of [...] Full text...

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Benin INEC publishes calendar for presidential election

12 january 2021 - 09:30:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Benin on Monday published the electoral calendar of the [...] Full text...

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Is the UN's appointment of the executive authority in Libya on the way due to the persisting blockades? (Analysis)

03 january 2021 - 14:25:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Given the continuing stalemate in the talks of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) on the [...] Full text...

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More than 14 billion FCFA budgeted for 2021 presidential election in Benin

24 december 2020 - 14:05:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will spend more than 14 billion CFA francs for the organisation of the presidential election [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways, Air France KLM to end Africa-European strategic partnership

21 december 2020 - 23:58:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways and Air France KLM Group have agreed to mutually terminate their Africa-Europe joint venture [...] Full text...

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Technical meeting in Geneva discusses economic reforms in Libya

14 december 2020 - 23:39:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A technical meeting on critical reforms of the Libyan economy was held Monday in Geneva, the [...] Full text...

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South African lottery makes history

02 december 2020 - 17:10:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African national lottery has recorded a world first by announcing the winning [...] Full text...

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Rabat to host 2021 Diamond League season opener

24 november 2020 - 11:18:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rabat will host the 2021 Wanda Diamond season-opening, Mohammed VI International Meeting, on 23 May, World [...] Full text...

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Kenya gears up for Mountain Running event

15 november 2020 - 16:34:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host a one-day Athletics Kenya Mountain Running competition on 22 November. This is set for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 11 players of Rwandan football club, Amagaju, test positive

06 november 2020 - 19:07:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eleven players of the Amagaju FC, a club in the Rwanda's second division league, returned positive [...] Full text...

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Messages of hope from military commission push for peaceful resolution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

05 november 2020 - 23:44:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten days after signing the permanent peace deal in Geneva, the joint 5+5 military commission has [...] Full text...

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African champions league: Zamalek-Raja return semi-final, final postponed

30 october 2020 - 21:53:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The semi-final of the African Football Champions league, supposed to be played on Sunday, 1 November, [...] Full text...

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General elections in Libya, the keystone for a political settlement of the Libyan crisis (Analysis)

16 october 2020 - 23:46:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time meetings are multiplying between Libyans and the diplomatic ballet is in full swing [...] Full text...

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Tanzania to host Burundi in international football friendly on Sunday

10 october 2020 - 19:01:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s national football team will take on their Burundian counterparts in an international friendly [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala makes final shortlist for top global trade body

08 october 2020 - 23:34:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has narrowed the search for its next Director-General to two female [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian gov't. warns people to stay away from the Maggal celebration in Touba, Senegal

04 october 2020 - 18:23:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Health on Sunday issued a statement warning people to stay away from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius govt. to set up Health Promotion Clubs for public servants

26 september 2020 - 07:02:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is to set up Health Promotion Clubs in all ministries and departments of the public [...] Full text...

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African Athletics Confederation postpones its major competitions to 2021

22 september 2020 - 14:32:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Athletic Confederation (AAC) has postponed its 2000 sports calendar, following the COVID-19 pandemic, to [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media highlight second postponment of security Quadripartite Summit in Great Lakes region

19 september 2020 - 12:14:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) -  Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the second postponement of the quadripartite summit that was [...] Full text...

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CAF releases Calendar for 2020/21 Interclubs competitions

01 september 2020 - 18:47:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the calendar for the 2020/21 Interclubs season. It said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Generations of progress for women, girls could be lost to pandemic, Guterres warns

01 september 2020 - 04:44:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, the UN [...] Full text...

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Kenya hints at gradual resumption of sporting activities

24 august 2020 - 22:20:18
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA)  -  Kenya's sports ministry Monday unveiled guidelines  for protocols to be used in resuming sporting activities. Sports were among [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2022 football qualifiers resume in November this year

19 august 2020 - 16:50:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Days 3 and 4 of the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament [...] Full text...

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FIFA postpones int'l matches for all confederations except UEFA in bid to reduce travel by athletes

19 august 2020 - 12:41:08
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on Tuesday announced it was replacing the period, 31 [...] Full text...

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Kipkeino Classic Continental Tour meet postponed

14 august 2020 - 17:33:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - KipKeino Classic Continental Tour, earlier scheduled for September 26, 2020, in Nairobi, has been pushed forward [...] Full text...

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CAF releases updated calendar for inter-club competitions

04 august 2020 - 07:33:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Emergency Committee has approved the revised calendar for the Interclubs [...] Full text...

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The Gambia’s to observe Eidul Adha prayer Friday

30 july 2020 - 22:24:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia will observe Eid-ul Adha prayer, locally known as Tobaski, Friday 30 July, the  Gambian [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council orders investigation into Bernard Henri Levy's visit to Libya

26 july 2020 - 14:29:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has affirmed that it has no [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports 218,000 Angolan rural households vulnerable to climate shocks

16 july 2020 - 16:50:57
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Angola have signed a financing agreement to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria ends soccer season due to COVID-19

15 july 2020 - 16:52:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has put an end to the 2019/2020 football season due to [...] Full text...

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40% of poorest countries did not provide specific support to disadvantaged learners during COVID-19 crisis - UNESCO report

23 june 2020 - 17:31:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Fewer than 10% of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court resumes operation 22 June 2020 with remote technology

19 june 2020 - 17:03:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice, located in Abuja, Nigeria, will resume operation on Monday, 22 June, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius schools reopen 1 July 2020

15 june 2020 - 15:56:54
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All schools - pre-primary, primary and secondary levels in Mauritius - will resume classes on [...] Full text...

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Kenya to lift economic lockdown based on improved healthcare capacity

10 june 2020 - 23:15:23
Nairobi, Kenya, (PANA) - Kenya is planning to gradually re-open the economy once the national and county governments reach at [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya sets in motion plan to gradually ease economic lockdown

06 june 2020 - 20:24:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set in motion a plan to gradually ease the economic lockdown, lifting of movement [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board authorises independent review of report on allegations against Bank chief Adesina

05 june 2020 - 10:53:15
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Bureau of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has authorised [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Credit rating slides from stable to negative in Botswana

30 may 2020 - 19:41:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - International think-tanks at Moody’s have changed Botswana’s sovereign credit rating from stable to negative, authorities at [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Faouzi Benzarti no longer coach of Libyan national football team

23 may 2020 - 16:36:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Faouzi Benzarti announced Friday the end of his service as coach of the Libyan football [...] Full text...

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Election results still expected in Burundi

21 may 2020 - 17:33:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Reports say that the results of the May 20, 2020, presidential, legislative and communal elections are [...] Full text...

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Beninese civil society advocates peaceful management of post-election period

20 may 2020 - 17:47:34
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Electoral Platform of CSOs (PEOSC) in Benin has called for a peaceful management of the [...] Full text...

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Athletics: Nairobi to host Continental Tour in September

12 may 2020 - 17:03:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nairobi will host a one-day Continental Tour Gold event in September, World Athletics announced Tuesday as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkinabe government to give schoolchildren masks before resumption of classes

07 may 2020 - 00:02:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The Burkinabe government Wednesday insisted on the need to make masks available for schoolchildren before [...] Full text...

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Voting enrolment operations to resume on Friday in Burkina Faso

06 may 2020 - 00:08:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The voting enrolment processes for the November presidential and parliamentary elections, which were suspended because [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Classes to resume on 11 May in Burkina Faso

27 april 2020 - 22:46:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso government Monday announced that classes suspended because of the COVID-19 disease would [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia decides to end 2019/20 school year for basic education

24 april 2020 - 11:27:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A meeting on Thursday between representatives of the Tunisian Ministry of Education and the Union of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic denies Burundians abroad chance to take part in general election

17 april 2020 - 13:07:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission of Burundi (CENI) announced on Friday that it was unable to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FIFA pledges financial help as football greats test positive

11 april 2020 - 19:38:08
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has vowed to look at ways to help mitigate coronavirus’ impact on football on a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FIFA President declares support for football during, beyond COVID-19

11 april 2020 - 19:25:58
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has outlined his three immediate priorities for FIFA to support football during [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Christians in Ghana celebrate Good Friday at home and on line

10 april 2020 - 05:59:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are on Friday joining the Christian fraternity round the world to mark Good Friday, the [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Benin registers three new cases

03 april 2020 - 15:42:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin confirmed on Friday three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin's confirmed cases increase to 13

02 april 2020 - 17:02:17
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin on Wednesday confirmed 7 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: "CAN 2021 remains as scheduled, says CAF general secretary

27 march 2020 - 23:13:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - "At the moment, the CAN 2021 remains  as scheduled from January - February 2021," despite threats [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin revises school calendar

24 march 2020 - 10:25:42
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Benin government has revised the school calendar to counter the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali's legislative elections of March 29 still to take place despite ....

20 march 2020 - 19:33:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Addressing a press conference on the coronavirus, the Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cisse, said on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Round table for the financing of infrastructure projects in Central Africa postponed

20 march 2020 - 00:19:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The round table for the financing of infrastructure projects in Central Africa, scheduled for March 19 [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Education minister rejects rumours of school closures

11 march 2020 - 15:31:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister in charge of Education, Stanislas Ouaro has rejected rumours of school closures [...] Full text...

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Basketball Africa League Dakar edition put off due to coronavirus

04 march 2020 - 18:28:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The start of the all-new Basketball Africa League, scheduled for March 13 at the Dakar Arena [...] Full text...

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Congo: Taxpayers urged to respect fiscal calendar

03 march 2020 - 13:33:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's  Director-General of tax administration, Ludovic Itoua, on Monday in Brazzaville, urged taxpayers to fulfil their [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS says it is 'still willing to support' Guinea despite aborted mission

28 february 2020 - 10:14:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Although a delegation of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...

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Kenya's athletics chief secures World Athletics Global Calendar Unit membership

26 february 2020 - 12:57:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei has joined the World Athletics newly-formed calendar body-Global Calendar Unit. By and [...] Full text...

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Kenya Safari Tour Karen leg attracts record field

21 february 2020 - 13:53:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Karen Country Club leg of the 2019/2020 Safari Golf Tour Series has attracted a field [...] Full text...

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Burundi's main opposition party hold extraordinary congress on Sunday

15 february 2020 - 14:59:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All eyes will be turned on Sunday towards Mont Sillon, on the north-eastern outskirts of Bujumbura [...] Full text...

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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play

11 february 2020 - 17:04:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...

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FIFA President proposes an AFCON every four years

03 february 2020 - 16:57:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, would like the African Cup of [...] Full text...

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Burundi: CENI publishes final list of voters for next general elections

03 february 2020 - 16:38:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday published a final list of 5,126,351 voters [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus forces postponement of World Athletics global indoor championship

30 january 2020 - 12:27:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has postponed the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championship due the the outbreak of coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Snow clinches Safari Tour series Sigona leg title

29 january 2020 - 17:17:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Greg Snow on Wednesday posted a 2-under par 70 score on the final day of the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan passenger with coronavirus symptoms isolated on arrival from China

28 january 2020 - 14:22:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A passenger with symptoms similar to the coronavirus has been quarantined on arrival in Kenya on [...] Full text...

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Golf: Snow maintains lead in Safari Tour Sigona leg

27 january 2020 - 14:43:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Muthaiga Golf Club's Greg Snow returned a round score of par, 72, to see him maintain [...] Full text...

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Finish prey bird makes epic flight to Kenya

24 january 2020 - 23:26:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -  The Osprey bird, a migratory bird species, flew 6,948 kilometres from Finland to Imbo Usenge village [...] Full text...

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Coalition of seven political parties formed to contest this year's elections in Burundi

19 january 2020 - 16:03:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A coalition of seven political parties has been formed in Burundi to contest this year's presidential [...] Full text...

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Gabon to take up agricultural challenge through association of cultures

17 january 2020 - 21:10:12
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)  -  The Gabonese Ministry of Chemistry for Industry, Agriculture and Livestock Farming (GCIAE) Friday hosted a training [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC opposition party considers whether it should continue to follow the law

14 january 2020 - 17:23:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Deputy Spokesperson in Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Luke Tamborinyoka, [...] Full text...

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International observation of upcoming general election deemed "useless" by president of the Burundian senate

10 january 2020 - 21:43:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Burundian Senate Speaker Révérien Ndikuriyo said here Friday the country did not need international observers in [...] Full text...

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Burundi political parties in guided pre-election tour of CENI data processing centre

09 january 2020 - 17:00:14
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Representatives of political parties, civil society organizations (CSOs) and religious bodies were on Thursday taken on [...] Full text...

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Dakar to host 4th Youth Olympic Games in 2022

09 january 2020 - 07:47:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The fourth Youth Olympics Games (YOG) will be held from 22 October to 9 November in Dakar. The [...] Full text...

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Nkurunziza eludes issue of his succession in New Year message to Barundi

31 december 2019 - 18:52:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The traditional New Year's message to the nation by Burundi Head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, has [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: From Dusit attack to Mandera bus killings, terrorism remained top threat in 2019 (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

31 december 2019 - 15:40:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 15 January 2019, would have passed off easily in the Kenyan calendar of events as [...] Full text...

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Burundi: More than 117,000 names added to voters roll for 2020 elections

30 december 2019 - 18:02:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 117,000 potential voters have registered after the partial enrolment of Burundians of voting age [...] Full text...

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Burundi's political class commits to 'peaceful' 2020 elections

25 december 2019 - 11:08:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As Burundi heads to crucial elections in 2020, a new code of conduct has been announced [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON to be played in January-February - CAF president

24 december 2019 - 22:53:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) “Cameroun 2021” will not probably be played on the date [...] Full text...

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Kenyan drivers focus on ARC after Safari Rally regains global status

23 december 2019 - 14:57:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For Kenyan motorsport enthusiasts,  2019 ends in style after the Safari Rally regained its global status. For [...] Full text...

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Former Beninese and Nigerian presidents end working visit to Guinea

14 december 2019 - 19:38:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Former Beninese and Nigerian Presidents Nicéphore Soglo and Goodluck Jonathan Saturday ended a six-day working visit [...] Full text...

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Kenya names provisional team to CECAFA senior championships

30 november 2019 - 18:26:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  Kenya senior national team coach Francis Kimanzi Saturday named the provisional squad for the upcoming CECAFA [...] Full text...

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New report says Climate Change increasing risks of violence against women in Africa

29 november 2019 - 20:26:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC predicting an [...] Full text...

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Simão Pereira takes lead in presidential election in Cape Verde

27 november 2019 - 21:52:31
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)  -  Domingos Simão Pereira, Guinea Bissau’s presidential candidate of the African party for Guinea and Cape [...] Full text...

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Magical Kenya Ladies Open golf winner to take home 45,000 euros

22 november 2019 - 11:52:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The winner of the 2019 Magical Kenya Ladies Open, a Ladies European Tour event, will take [...] Full text...

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Political consensus critical ahead of Somalia election: UN mission chief

22 november 2019 - 06:34:26
New York, US (PANA) - With Somalia scheduled to hold “one-person, one-vote” elections next year, leaders must act now to [...] Full text...

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Dakar Athletics Meeting to be re-launched soon

21 november 2019 - 14:49:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar Athletics Meeting, which has disappeared from the international calendar in recent years, will soon [...] Full text...

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Lome to host 2020 Africa Cross Country Championships

18 november 2019 - 11:13:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Lome, will host the 2020 Africa Cross Country Championships on 1 March. The Algerian [...] Full text...

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'25-year-olds can now seek admission into Mauritanian universities'

07 november 2019 - 17:04:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government, bowing under intense pressure from high school graduates, on Wednesday announced the provisional [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Indiza takes lead at Lake Victoria Resort Golf Resort Open

06 november 2019 - 17:33:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Dismas Indiza Wednedsadya shot an impressive score of 4-under par, 68 to storm to the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan golfer, Madoya, wins 2019 Entebbe Open

02 november 2019 - 15:53:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan golfer, Justus Madoya, on Saturday shot a decent round of 68 on the last round [...] Full text...

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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends

01 november 2019 - 17:38:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...

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One-in-four pregnancies unplanned, two-thirds of women forgoing contraceptives – WHO

26 october 2019 - 09:03:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)   -  Around two-thirds of sexually active women surveyed in a new UN study said although they wished [...] Full text...

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UN proclaims International Day for Universal Access to Information

18 october 2019 - 09:49:28
Paris, France (PANA) - A significant step has been taken to make a reality of “public access to information and [...] Full text...

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UN to switch off some escalators at its headquarters as part of drastic measures to save money

11 october 2019 - 19:51:19
New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) will “switch off some escalators” in its global headquarters, as part [...] Full text...

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Final step in holding of 2020 general election in Burundi

10 october 2019 - 00:08:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  After the registration of eligible voters, reform of the legal framework (Constitution and electoral code), among [...] Full text...

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New electoral law for Somalia, ‘a crucial next step’ says top UN envoy

03 october 2019 - 19:03:40
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Somalia Partnership Forum concluded on Wednesday in the capital Mogadishu, with attendees - including the [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Members of provincial electoral commissions sworn in

01 october 2019 - 15:26:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – New members of Burundi’s provincial independent electoral commissions (CEPI), picked from 22 political parties, 21 civil [...] Full text...

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Joola orphans present list of grievances to Senegalese government

26 september 2019 - 21:28:15
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)  -  The novelty of the 17th commemoration of the Joola tragedy was the arrival of orphans of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outlawed Shiite group says 15 members killed by Police during Ashura mourning procession

10 september 2019 - 18:44:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Shiite group, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), on Tuesday said that 15 of its [...] Full text...

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Burundi gov't, opposition size themselves up in political landscape (A news analysis by Ferdinand Bigumandondera, PANA correspondent)

18 august 2019 - 19:39:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Last week was marked by an offer of "safe" return for exiled opposition leaders to take [...] Full text...

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Burundi CENI announces partial registration of exiled returnees for 2020 general elections

15 august 2019 - 17:40:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A partial registration of people returning from exile will take place before the Burundi general elections [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Constitutional document bans interim period officials from running for elections

12 august 2019 - 16:27:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Officials from the Sudanese interim government, to be sworn in at the end of this month, [...] Full text...

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Doctors Without Borders find Italian port for rescued migrants off Libyan Coast

12 august 2019 - 16:01:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Senegalese, Ivorians and Sudanese are among the more than 400 migrants rescued from the sinking boat [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Tourism sector concerned over fuel, electricity challenges ahead of Tourism Expo

11 august 2019 - 09:41:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The tourism industry remains concerned at the current fuel and electricity challenges being experienced in the [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Exiled opposition members resolve to participate in 2020 general elections

07 august 2019 - 17:37:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Exiled opposition politicians, belonging to the National Council for the Defense of the Rule of Law [...] Full text...

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Tunisia announces definitive calendar for the presidential, parliamentary elections

30 july 2019 - 21:54:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The chairman of the Tunisian independent electoral body (ISIE), Nabil Baffoun, on Tuesday announced the official [...] Full text...

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Senegalese stand out at 48th World Scrabble Championship

27 july 2019 - 16:44:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's representatives at the 48th World Francophone Scrabble Championship held from 19 to 26 July in [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs call for formation of national unity government

15 july 2019 - 22:12:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) have called all members of parliament to meet [...] Full text...

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Maintaining OIF sanctions not justified in Bujumbura - MP

13 july 2019 - 15:39:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of the Burundi National Assembly, Pascal Nyabenda, said on Saturday on public radio that [...] Full text...

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Still a long way to go for effective working of AfCFTA, says president Al-Sissi

08 july 2019 - 21:02:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Egypt’s President and incumbent chairman of the African Union (AU), Abdel Fattah El Sisi, said here [...] Full text...

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Burundi schedules presidential, legislative and municipal polls for May 20, 2020

28 june 2019 - 17:32:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of Burundi Friday released the calendar of the next general [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian ship 'Sea Watch' with 42 African migrants to dock at Italian port Lampedusa

27 june 2019 - 09:40:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Humanitarian ship "Sea Watch", with 42 African migrants rescued off the Italian coasts, has forced itself [...] Full text...

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AUC Chief cancels Reconciliation Conference on Libya because of continued fighting around Tripoli

20 june 2019 - 18:24:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has renounced the holding of a [...] Full text...

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Absa separation from Barclays almost complete

10 june 2019 - 20:11:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Absa Group Limited, one of the largest financial services providers in Africa, told investors on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Desperate search for solution to military escalation near Tripoli (News Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

10 june 2019 - 12:04:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After more than two months of a military attack on Tripoli, the situation seems more than [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches mobile application launched for farmers

07 june 2019 - 07:23:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security, in collaboration with the Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation have launched [...] Full text...

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Diambars wins second Senegalese Football League Cup

03 june 2019 - 23:41:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The Diambars de Saly team at the seaside resort on the Senegalese Petite Côte, about 60 [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde: Santo Crucifixo wins the Cape Verdean Cup

28 may 2019 - 16:47:12
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Santo Crucifix de Ribeira Grande de Santo Antão Sports Union on Sunday grabbed the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Malabo to host AfDB, ADF Board meetings

03 may 2019 - 14:12:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 54th Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé still hopes to reunite Libyan protagonists as soon as possible

24 april 2019 - 17:24:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salamé, said although his National Inclusive Forum has been suspended because [...] Full text...

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Congo starts data collection for improvement of its health sector

23 april 2019 - 08:25:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) –  The Congolese government has started data collection on  2016-2018 accounts and 2017-2018 statistical yearbooks in order [...] Full text...

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Abdel Fattah al-Sissi hosts mini-summit on Libyan crisis

22 april 2019 - 17:03:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Chairmanship of the African Union (AU), will Tuesday host in Cairo [...] Full text...

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New death toll 254 killed and 1,228 injured in clashes near Tripoli - WHO

22 april 2019 - 14:40:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 254 people have been killed and 1,228 others wounded during fighting that has been [...] Full text...

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France's alleged support for Hafter questions its neutrality in Libyan case

19 april 2019 - 21:24:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Tripolitans spontaneously demonstrated Friday against France after night rocket attacks on residential areas in Abu Slim [...] Full text...

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First Capital Bank again launches cycle challenge in Botswana

17 april 2019 - 15:14:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In Botswana, while First Capital Bank is an organization that primarily serves the financial well-being of its [...] Full text...

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Libya clashes: New death toll reaches 174, 758 injured – WHO

16 april 2019 - 17:20:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least 174 have been killed and 758 others injured, including civilians, since the beginning of [...] Full text...

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Only withdrawal of Haftar's troops, ceasefire will usher peace in Libya - says Ghassan Salamé

15 april 2019 - 19:54:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Only the withdrawal of the Libyan national army, led by led by Marshall Khalifa Haftar, from the [...] Full text...

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Military offensive against Tripoli highlighted by Libyan newspapers

13 april 2019 - 19:37:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers are awash this week with reports of the military operation by the Libyan National [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FIA safety official inspects 2019 Safari Rally route

11 april 2019 - 21:21:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The FIA Safety Delegate Michelle Mouton, continues to evaluate the proposed routes of the 2019 World Rally Championship [...] Full text...

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Government of national union commends US, UN on position on Libya

08 april 2019 - 23:27:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity Monday praised the United States administration, United Nations [...] Full text...

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Guterres leaves Libya without succeeding in silencing the noise of the guns, but determined to facilitate a political solution

06 april 2019 - 11:50:45
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres left Libya on Friday with a sense of failure at the end [...] Full text...

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Arab Summit: al-Sarraj leads Libyan delegation to 30th Arab League Summit

31 march 2019 - 09:53:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, is leading [...] Full text...

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UN, partners meet on Saturday in Tunis on the Libyan crisis

30 march 2019 - 10:46:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the United Nations (UN), led by Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, the League of Arab States, the [...] Full text...

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UN official explains objectives of Libyan inclusive conference

22 march 2019 - 11:45:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya in charge of political affairs, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF gives Benin motorized boats to back vaccination coverage for children

19 march 2019 - 17:25:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The UN Child fund (UNICEF) is contributing to improve the vaccination and basic health care for [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj, French FM discuss political process in Libya

18 march 2019 - 21:16:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Monday [...] Full text...

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Preparations for Libya's Inclusive Conference dominate Libyan media

16 march 2019 - 19:36:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week covered two main topics, one of which was the ongoing preparations for [...] Full text...

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AU, UN delegation meets Haftar in effort to end Libya crisis

14 march 2019 - 11:42:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Marshal Khalifa Haftar, Commander-in-chief of the Libya National Army, on Wednesday met a delegation of the [...] Full text...

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Khalifa Haftar, Ghassan Salamé discuss developments in Libya’s political process

13 march 2019 - 22:29:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – UN and Libyan officials Wednesday held talks here on the evolving political process in Libya, as [...] Full text...

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Egyptian activists, govt critics hit by wave of digital attacks, says rights group

06 march 2019 - 10:47:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, says its investigation has revealed that dozens of Egyptian human rights defenders have [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s constitutional body to consult citizens in Diaspora

05 march 2019 - 12:34:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) is set to embark on external public consultations with Gambians in [...] Full text...

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al-Sarraj and Haftar agree on holding elections in Libya

01 march 2019 - 10:27:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council, Fayez al-Sarraj, and the commander of the Libyan National Army [...] Full text...

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Cairo to host tripartite meeting on the Libyan crisis in March

27 february 2019 - 10:48:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Algerian, Egyptian and Tunisian foreign affairs ministers will meet on 5 March in Cairo to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to host CECAFA Clubs Cup in 2019

11 february 2019 - 17:20:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has been appointed by the Confederation of Eastern and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) selection [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian gov't says strike by private schools harming school children

25 january 2019 - 18:00:58
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Minister of Culture and Handicrafts, Mr. Sidi Mohamed Ould Maham, says the strike embarked upon [...] Full text...

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IAAF, IIRM partner to enhance road races safety

09 january 2019 - 13:43:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the International Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM) on [...] Full text...

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On the first day of 2019, over 395,000 babies to be born worldwide: UNICEF

01 january 2019 - 08:24:22
New York, US (PANA) - As the calendar flips to 2019, about 395,072 babies will be born around the world, [...] Full text...

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Libya commemorates 67th anniversary of independence with hope for better future (By Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

24 december 2018 - 12:28:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As Libyans on Monday celebrate the 67th anniversary of the country’s independence and liberation from Italian [...] Full text...

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Kenya teachers' union issues 2 January strike notice

19 december 2018 - 11:04:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) on Wednesday vowed to mobilise its members to boycott [...] Full text...

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Central warehouse of DRC's Electoral Commission gutted by fire

13 december 2018 - 14:15:09
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Fire on Thursday gutted one of the central warehouses of DR Congo's Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...

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Parties submit names of nominees for presidential polls in Senegal

11 december 2018 - 13:06:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Political parties in Senegal on Monday began submitting the nominees for candidates for the presidential election, [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: CAF strip Cameroon of hosting 2019 AFCON (Eds: Adds details of CAF statement)

30 november 2018 - 20:11:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday stripped Cameroon of hosting the 2019 Total Africa [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Champions League prelim: All preliminary-round, 1st-leg results

29 november 2018 - 04:48:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the results from the first-leg, preliminary-round matches of the 2019 CAF Champions league, [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Confed. Cup prelim: Results from 1st-leg, preliminary-round matches

29 november 2018 - 04:44:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Below are all the results from the first-leg matches played on Tuesday and Wednesday in the [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Champions league prelim: 1st-leg matches for Tuesday, Wednesday

27 november 2018 - 14:40:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Matches in the preliminary round of the 2019 CAF Champions league begin on Tuesday and Wednesday [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Confed. Cup prelim: 1st-leg matches Tuesday, Wednesday

27 november 2018 - 14:06:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Matches will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday in the preliminary round of the 2019 CAF [...] Full text...

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Libya's legislative institutions set timetable for restructuring national executive authority

07 november 2018 - 18:40:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High Council of State have agreed on a timetable [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA WWC: FIFA Council doubles prize money

26 october 2018 - 21:05:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Council of FIFA, the world football governing body, has approved an overall financial contribution of [...] Full text...

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AUC Chair commends retired president for respecting Malagasy constitution

08 september 2018 - 12:48:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has noted with satisfaction [...] Full text...

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Rights group says DRC opposition under assault

28 august 2018 - 07:19:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Government security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo used live ammunition and teargas to disperse [...] Full text...

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Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Adha

21 august 2018 - 12:10:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Muslims in Ghana on Tuesday joined their colleagues around the world to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha, one of [...] Full text...

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Guterres sounds alarm over worst cashflow crunch in years

27 july 2018 - 06:20:55
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is at risk of running out of cash, the UN chief has [...] Full text...

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UN envoy calls for ‘a level playing field’ in key upcoming DR Congo elections

27 july 2018 - 06:04:33
New York, US (PANA) - Major progress has been made on preparations for the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Sahel region must be a top priority for UN peacebuilding efforts - UN commission

29 june 2018 - 19:34:51
New York, US (PANA) - The vast Sahel region of Africa, which is facing multiple threats and challenges – including [...] Full text...

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Safari Rally set for WRC series return in 2020

27 june 2018 - 13:47:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's iconic Safari Rally will return to the International Automobile Federation (FIA) World Rally Championships series [...] Full text...

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Mauritius calls for better Africa for future generations

25 may 2018 - 06:00:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius firmly believes that a strong, secure, united and economically independent and prosperous Africa is central [...] Full text...

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SADC presses DRC to stick to electoral calendar, ensure credible polls

24 april 2018 - 19:31:20
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Tuesday called on all stakeholders in the [...] Full text...

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FIFA grants Ghana permission to continue with GPL during World Cup

23 april 2018 - 14:23:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - FIFA has granted the Ghana Football Association (GFA) the permission to go ahead with the [...] Full text...

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Medical charity moves to vaccinate some 10,000 children in Mali

10 april 2018 - 09:46:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Being vaccinated against diseases like diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, meningitis, pneumonia, yellow fever, and other potentially [...] Full text...

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Christians celebrate Easter

01 april 2018 - 10:17:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians are on Sunday celebrating Easter, the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter commemorates [...] Full text...

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Christians mark Good Friday

30 march 2018 - 04:53:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians throughout the world are marking Good Friday to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Electoral Commission issues guidelines for presidential run-off vote

16 march 2018 - 10:37:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone has released the campaign calendar and guidelines [...] Full text...

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Kenya on spotlight as it pitches for WRC status

14 march 2018 - 12:46:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As a two-day inspection of cars for this year's Safari Rally got underway on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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FIFA holds 12th Executive Football Summit in Dar es Salaam

22 february 2018 - 19:28:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian on Thursday hosted the FIFA Executive Football Summit (EFS) in Dar es Salaam [...] Full text...

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wins 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership

12 february 2018 - 05:32:27
London, UK (PANA) – The 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has been awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Parliamentary elections set for September 2018

30 january 2018 - 13:24:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwanda's National Electoral Commission (NEC) has proposed parliamentary elections to be held not later than [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to hold general elections on 16 February 2019

10 january 2018 - 07:05:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday announced that presidential and national assembly elections will [...] Full text...

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Brinkmanship, lack of compromise will only deepen DR Congo political crisis - Lacroix

10 january 2018 - 05:50:20
New York, US (PANA) – Political brinkmanship and a refusal to compromise will only result in further delays in preparations [...] Full text...

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Gambian farmers adapt to climate change with new irrigation strategies (An FAO Feature)

17 december 2017 - 08:43:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Agriculture has a large role to play in reducing poverty in The Gambia. About 30 percent [...] Full text...

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Rights group says DR Congo gov't recruited M23 rebels to crush protests

04 december 2017 - 06:51:10
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Senior security force officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo mobilised over 200 former M23 rebel [...] Full text...

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AU mandated to nominate election expert for Congo’s delayed Presidential elections

23 november 2017 - 14:40:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has been mandated to nominate an election expert with the funding [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief urges DRC authorities to allow peaceful expression of dissent at protests

15 november 2017 - 22:39:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Seven cities to host IAAF Cross Country Permit series

02 november 2017 - 18:25:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The series of seven individual meetings in four different countries which make up the 2017/2018 IAAF [...] Full text...

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U.S. official sues for DR Congo elections in 2018

27 october 2017 - 19:18:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on a three-day visit to Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Award-winning Cristiano Ronaldo wants a 7th Men's player-of-the-year award

24 october 2017 - 12:04:55
London, UK (PANA) - Not satisfied with his fifth Men’s Player of the Year award, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal says [...] Full text...

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Italy: Pope Francis urges action on climate change, conflict to address migration

16 october 2017 - 11:09:11
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Pope Francis on Monday called for governments around the world to collaborate to make migration a [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Rights groups demand freedom for rights activists in DR Congo

26 september 2017 - 07:15:53
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Democratic Republic of Congo authorities should immediately and unconditionally release nine Congolese human rights and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Striker Olunga invited for Iraq, Thailand friendlies

22 september 2017 - 15:00:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Striker Michael Olunga and defender Abud Omar are the most notable foreign-based professionals called up to [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana marks Nkrumah's birthday, but gov't says he's not the sole Founder of the country

21 september 2017 - 08:23:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The West African Ghana is on Thursday celebrating the 108th birthday of its first president and [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Decline in oil production slows Cameroon’s growth

31 august 2017 - 08:04:21
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon’s economic growth continues to slow due to weaker activity in the oil sector, but its [...] Full text...

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Kenya; Mozambique coach Xavier names 24 for Kenya friendly

28 august 2017 - 14:56:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will use the friendly in Maputo as a build up for the 2019 Total Africa [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA Appeal Court blocks release of Apartheid-era killer

18 august 2017 - 14:09:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld an appeal by Justice [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: UN envoy expresses concern over DR Congo arbitrary arrests

03 august 2017 - 06:16:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The United Nations envoy for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday expressed [...] Full text...

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France: Rival Libyan leaders meet in Paris to resolve crisis rocking their conflict-ridden country

25 july 2017 - 12:25:38
Paris, France (PANA) - Determined to bring back peace to their fatherland, Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, and Gen. [...] Full text...

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Egypt: CAF amends calendar for Inter-clubs knockout stages

25 july 2017 - 08:59:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The CAF Executive Committee, at its meeting on Thursday, 20 July 2017, among other decisions, amended [...] Full text...

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Ghana: FIFA President Infantino wants CAF to change AFCON date

19 july 2017 - 07:38:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino wants the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) to change the calendar for [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: ECOWAS electoral management team meets Sierra Leone stakeholders

11 july 2017 - 09:50:16
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A delegation of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) governing board led by its [...] Full text...

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