UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin
04 august 2020 - 20:19:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...
CAF releases updated calendar for inter-club competitions
04 august 2020 - 07:33:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Emergency Committee has approved the revised calendar for the Interclubs [...] Full text...
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Cameroon legend, Tataw, passes away
31 july 2020 - 16:40:57Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon legend, Stephen Tataw, died on Friday, 31 July 2020, in Yaounde after a brief illness, [...] Full text...
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RwandAir to resume flights to 7 African cities, Dubai on Saturday
29 july 2020 - 13:50:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir is set to resume its international commercial flights on Saturday to seven [...] Full text...
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Buhari wants Gulf of Guinea Commission fortified for optimal performance in curbing maritime crimes
28 july 2020 - 17:07:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – It is in the best interest of member states, and of Nigeria in particular, to fortify [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says civilians killed in Cameroon's Anglophone regions
27 july 2020 - 08:47:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Cameroonian armed forces have attacked a health facility in the North-West region and arbitrarily arrested seven health [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Ndubuisi Egbo, a pacesetter breaking barriers in Albania (A CAF portrait)
26 july 2020 - 16:00:20Tirana, Albania (PANA) - At a time when talks about the low presence of black managers across major European leagues [...] Full text...
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Paris condemns killing of five aid workers in Nigeria
25 july 2020 - 15:59:13Paris, France (PANA) - France has condemned "in the strongest terms" the assassination last Wednesday of five civilians, three of [...] Full text...
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Children in Nigeria, surrounding countries, continuing to endure ‘horrendous violations’: UN report
25 july 2020 - 05:31:36New York, US (PANA) - Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands [...] Full text...
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African match officials brace up for resumption of competitions
22 july 2020 - 17:22:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following discussions on the resumption of continental competitions in the not distant future, African match officials [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe striker, Aristide Bance, retires from international football
22 july 2020 - 17:15:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The much-travelled and flamboyant Burkinabe forward, Aristide Bance, has called time on his international team [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank hails Morocco's fight against pandemic
22 july 2020 - 11:37:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Bank has hailed Morocco's "rapid and decisive response" in the fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus). In [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 'Troops kill 10 Boko Haram/ISWAP commanders, other terrorists in Northeast Nigeria'
19 july 2020 - 11:11:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that its troops killed 10 top Boko Haram /Islamic [...] Full text...
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FIFA's latest rankings for African countries
17 july 2020 - 19:19:00Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest rankings for Africa as issued on Thursday by FIFA. Senegal Tunisia Nigeria Algeria Morocco Ghana Egypt Cameroon Mali DR Congo Burkina Faso Côte [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 6 African States among countries to benefit from UNESCO, EU pandemic awareness-raising project
17 july 2020 - 17:29:32Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO and the European Union (EU) are launching an awareness-raising project to strengthen the resilience of [...] Full text...
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WB approves $125 million IDA credit to improve secondary education in Cameroon
17 july 2020 - 13:28:32Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $125 million International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...
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BDEAC budgets CFAF 155 billion for 13 projects in 4 African countries
15 july 2020 - 15:50:47Paris, France (PANA) - The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) has bedgetted more than 155 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...
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Egypt positions itself to host African Champions League after Cameroon withdrawal
13 july 2020 - 10:43:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A few days after Cameroon abandoned the organisation of the semi-finals and final match of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic
09 july 2020 - 21:36:07New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...
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Global education protection raises red flag on education attacks in West, Central Africa
09 july 2020 - 21:18:48New York (PANA) - Universities, schools, students, teachers, and academics in West and Central Africa have suffered over 2,500 attacks [...] Full text...
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Covid:19: 124 Cameroonians reach home safely from Niger
08 july 2020 - 12:48:08Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite borders closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, 124 Cameroonians stranded in Niger safely returned home last [...] Full text...
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Juliet Nalukenge, Uganda's 17-year-old jewel (Sports portrait)
06 july 2020 - 13:27:06Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Teenager Juliet Nalukenge made history by winning the Uganda Women's Player-of-the-Year award at a tender age [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Central African Republic don't feel inferior to the giants - Coach Zahoui
03 july 2020 - 18:43:50Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Although they are one of the weakest football teams in Africa, Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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How Nigeria's Omagbemi muted idea of CAF Women’s Champions League
03 july 2020 - 15:19:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - United States-based former Super Falcons coach, Florence Omagbemi, has commended the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO urges strong safety measures as African countries resume air travel
03 july 2020 - 04:35:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As African countries begin to reopen borders and air spaces, it is crucial that governments take [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Penticostal church says 8,370 of its members, eight pastors killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists
02 july 2020 - 17:57:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The EYN Church says it lost over 8,370 members to Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Diaspora Coalition urges protection of pandemic victims
01 july 2020 - 13:11:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Leaders of diaspora and community organizations from around the world on Tuesday expressed solidarity with coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting held on 30 June 2020
01 july 2020 - 12:52:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At its meeting on 30 June 2020, via video-conference to discuss the future of competitions and [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IMF official tips African oil exporters on extraordinary challenges ahead
01 july 2020 - 06:40:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The economic toll of COVID-19, both through lockdowns and external shocks, will have a staggering effect [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: CAF postpones 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to 2022
30 june 2020 - 17:03:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) was on Tuesday postponed to January 2022 by the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian footballer Osimhen wins 2020 Marc-Vivien Foe Prize in France
29 june 2020 - 13:45:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who plays for French Ligue 1 club, Lille, has won the Prix [...] Full text...
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CAF set to introduce Women's Champions League
26 june 2020 - 16:38:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is considering the launch of a female club championship on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves Euro 88 million loan to support pandemic crisis response in Cameroon
23 june 2020 - 17:16:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday approved an 88 [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping chief says COVID ‘exacerbating existing vulnerabilities’ in Central African Republic:
23 june 2020 - 05:17:35New York, US (PANA) - The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress as it prepares for presidential and legislative [...] Full text...
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Former Senegalese international referee Badarera Mamaya Sène dies
22 june 2020 - 21:21:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Badara Mamaya Sène, former Senegalese international referee and mayor of the Senegalese city of Rufisque, died [...] Full text...
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Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August: WHO
19 june 2020 - 20:40:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: CAF still planning January start
18 june 2020 - 18:55:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is holding on to its plan to start the 2021 [...] Full text...
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Moroccan medical aid handed to Cameroonian authorities
17 june 2020 - 22:54:05Yaoundé Cameroun (PANA) - Morocco Wednesday handed over medical aid to Cameroun at the international Yaoundé-Nsimalen airport, reliable sources told [...] Full text...
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UNESCO chief urges investigation into death of journalist Samuel Wazizi in Cameroon
17 june 2020 - 13:23:08Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has called on the authorities of Cameroon to investigate the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US increases aid to $18 million in Zimbabwe as pandemic cases near 400
17 june 2020 - 12:37:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional US$10 [...] Full text...
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Children caught in conflict facing ‘brutality and fear while the world watches’, says UN
16 june 2020 - 06:19:39New York, US (PANA) - Boys and girls used and abused in armed conflict have had their childhoods replaced by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Moroccan king to send medical aid to 15 African countries to fight virus
15 june 2020 - 08:08:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Morocco is sending medical aid to several African countries to fight against the COVID 19, according [...] Full text...
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CAF sets January 2022 as AFCON tournament alternative schedule
14 june 2020 - 18:52:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - While the continental football governing body, CAF, is still optimistic that its flagship competition will go [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'AfDB's COVID-19 response is moving from commitment to action'
14 june 2020 - 18:18:01Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it responded swiftly to the needs of its member [...] Full text...
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Ghana, eight other African countries 'accelerating' coronavirus cases - WHO
12 june 2020 - 22:06:56Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has fingered Ghana and nine other African nations as driving the [...] Full text...
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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally
12 june 2020 - 16:19:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: HRW urges transparency in Cameroonian emergency health fund management
12 june 2020 - 13:42:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cameroon's government should immediately publish information on the revenues, disbursements, and management of its Health Solidarity [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity says Africa is home to nine of ten of the world’s most neglected crises
10 june 2020 - 06:23:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Humanitarian charity Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said Africa is home to nine of 10 of [...] Full text...
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Germany gives €26 million to Nigeria for humanitarian assistance in Northeast region
08 june 2020 - 19:34:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Germany has announced additional financial support of 26 million euros to Nigeria for humanitarian assistance in [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Gov. seeks review of W/African protocols to end armed herdsmen migration into Nigeria
07 june 2020 - 07:36:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the Governor of Kano State in the northern part of Nigeria, on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog RSF rejects Cameroonian authorities' response death of journalist Wazizi in custody
06 june 2020 - 14:33:42Paris, France (PANA) - Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has rejected as "indecent and unacceptable" the explanation of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa CDC deploys 28 frontline responders to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Niger
31 may 2020 - 15:31:50Addis Ababa, Ryhiopia (PANA) - For the first time, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has [...] Full text...
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Nigeria extends Coach Rohr's stay at the helm
31 may 2020 - 07:24:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has announced a two-year extension of the contract of Gernot Rohr as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa CDC decries effect of lockdowns on delivery of pandemic aid
29 may 2020 - 10:53:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The delivery life-saving medical supplies needed to support the treatment of coronavirus patients was done successfully [...] Full text...
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UNESCO, telco partners step up free online education access
27 may 2020 - 17:32:54Paris, France (PANA) - Major mobile telephone operators that are part of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition have stepped up efforts [...] Full text...
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World Bank provides US$346 million to build resilience, livelihoods in Lake Chad region
27 may 2020 - 13:09:28Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Tuesday approved two operations of the International Development Association (IDA), totalling [...] Full text...
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28 DRC health professionals back fight against COVID-19 in West Africa
25 may 2020 - 23:58:46Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Twenty-eight Congolese health professionals including doctors, epidemiologists and nurses left here Monday aboard a military [...] Full text...
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Guinean musician Mory Kanté to be buried Tuesday in Conakry
25 may 2020 - 15:43:57Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté, who died on Friday at the age of 70 after a [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges African countries where conflict prevails to heed ceasefire call on Africa Day
25 may 2020 - 06:04:23New York, US (PANA) - African countries have “demonstrated commendable leadership” battling the COVID-19 pandemic, but more nations across the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Navy acquires boats, vessels, helicopter for combating piracy
23 may 2020 - 11:34:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy has taken into service a total of 12 Manta Class boats and inshore [...] Full text...
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RSF wants UN rapporteur to effect release of imprisoned Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulké
22 may 2020 - 16:52:40Paris, France (PANA) - The NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday that it had referred Amadou Vamoulké, the [...] Full text...
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Ten pirates arrested in Nigerian waters to be tried under country's anti-piracy law
20 may 2020 - 10:45:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 10 pirates who were arrested by Nigerian Navy Special Forces after attacking and boarding a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congolese Football Federation offers financial assistance to clubs, players due to coronavirus
18 may 2020 - 17:09:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) has handed out cheques to clubs in national Leagues 1 and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 603 “repentant” Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists to be reintegrated into society
15 may 2020 - 16:51:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Friday that 603 “repentant” Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...
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Inflation continues to rise in Congo
11 may 2020 - 15:05:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Inflation continues to rise in Congo, according to a new report of the Central Bank which [...] Full text...
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African Athletics Championships in Algiers 2021 set one month before Tokyo Olympics.
11 may 2020 - 14:36:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 22nd African Athletics Championships, originally scheduled for next June in Algiers and postponed due to [...] Full text...
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32 African NCOs graduate from Military Administration School of Mali
09 may 2020 - 09:56:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirty-two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) trainees from Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, [...] Full text...
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Five Sub-Saharan Africans arrested for illegally crossing Tunisian-Algerian border
08 may 2020 - 23:43:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A team of border guards in the region of Tabarka, 175 km northwest Tunis, Friday arrested [...] Full text...
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32 African NCOs graduate from Military Administration School of Mali
08 may 2020 - 18:48:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirty-two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) trainees from Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Up to 190,000 people could die of pandemic in Africa if not controlled - WHO
08 may 2020 - 05:29:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and 29 million to 44 [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves €40 million in grants for bridge linking Cameroon and Chad
06 may 2020 - 19:17:22Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved grants worth 40.94 million [...] Full text...
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Congo plans 15 billion CFA francs data centre
06 may 2020 - 11:39:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to mobilise 15 billion CFA francs to fund the construction of a data [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as pandemic hits
06 may 2020 - 05:50:08Rome, Italy (PANA) - Well over 40 million people across West Africa face desperate food shortages in coming months, with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Cameroon gets US$ 226 million IMF support to address impact of pandemic
05 may 2020 - 08:43:39Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon has secured US$226 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to meet its balance of [...] Full text...
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Niger reports new polio outbreak
25 april 2020 - 09:30:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Niger has reported a new polio outbreak that has affected two children in Niamey and Tillaberi region, [...] Full text...
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France welcomes legal proceedings on massacre of Cameroonian villagers
24 april 2020 - 15:01:08Paris, France (PANA) - France has welcomed the opening by Cameroonian authorities of legal proceedings against the alleged perpetrators of [...] Full text...
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Protect civilians in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions, urges UN refugee agency
24 april 2020 - 04:59:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An upsurge in military action against armed groups in West Africa’s vast Sahel and Lake Chad [...] Full text...
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Nigerian, Beninese navies rescue 11 crew aboard hijacked Portuguese vessel
23 april 2020 - 17:02:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A combined Naval operation, under the auspices of ECOWAS Maritime Zone E, has led to the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to repatriate 60 of 73 Nigerians in Tanzanian prisons
23 april 2020 - 13:20:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal government has secured the release of 60 out of 73 Nigerians jailed in [...] Full text...
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2,000 COVID-19: Nigerians stranded abroad returning home from next week
21 april 2020 - 15:47:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government announced on Tuesday that 2,000 of its citizens stranded abroad as a result [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO Africa office 'worried' over virus spread in continent
17 april 2020 - 07:45:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Just over two months since COVID-19 was first detected in Africa, the disease has now spread [...] Full text...
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Tunisia announces committee to solve problems of foreign students
16 april 2020 - 10:39:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Slim Chora told Parliament on Wednesday that a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Wave of support and solidarity with Sub-Saharan students and migrants in Tunisia
15 april 2020 - 21:31:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities and civil society organisations Wednesday expressed their support and solidarity with Sub-Saharan migrants and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO asks president Biya to speak up on pandemic
12 april 2020 - 18:25:25Paris, France (PANA) – The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has asked Cameroonian President [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army says Chadian forces not occupying Nigerian territories after decisive victory over Boko Haram/ISWAP
10 april 2020 - 16:50:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday declared that the Chadian armed forces were not “occupying some Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Civil society organizations call for release of journalists imprisoned in 10 African countries
08 april 2020 - 07:57:13Paris, France (PANA) - Eighty-one civil society organizations grouped in a coalition on Tuesday sent a letter to 10 African [...] Full text...
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AI decries conflicts, cocktail of rights violations in Africa
08 april 2020 - 07:30:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), on Tuesday released a report saying, armed [...] Full text...
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Multinational Joint Task Force soldiers kill 19 Boko Haram terrorists
07 april 2020 - 09:25:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fighting the Boko Haram on Monday conducted an "extensive bombardment" [...] Full text...
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All international matches scheduled for June to be postponed
06 april 2020 - 10:21:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The FIFA-Confederations working group, which was recently established by the Bureau of the FIFA Council to address [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO worried over rising cases of COVID-19 in Africa
03 april 2020 - 18:43:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, on Friday expressed concern [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Number of contaminations rises from 16 to 21 in Gabon
03 april 2020 - 18:37:01Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon on Friday recorded three new cases of coronavirus contamination, taking from 16 to 21 the number [...] Full text...
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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes
02 april 2020 - 19:13:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face [...] Full text...
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French President pays tribute to Pape Diouf
02 april 2020 - 15:11:36Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday paid tribute to Pape Diouf, sports journalist, player agent and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus cases rise to 81 in Kenya after mass testing
01 april 2020 - 17:34:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Kenya rose sharply to 81 on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya embarks on marathon testing for isolated arrivals as confirmed cases reach 42
29 march 2020 - 21:02:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has embarked on mandatory testing of some 2,050 citizens who returned home recently and are [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ethiopia's confirmed cases up by three to 19
29 march 2020 - 20:13:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have been confirmed in Ethiopia to bring to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: "CAN 2021 remains as scheduled, says CAF general secretary
27 march 2020 - 23:13:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - "At the moment, the CAN 2021 remains as scheduled from January - February 2021," despite threats [...] Full text...
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French President salutes the memory of Manu Dibango - "a committed voice"
26 march 2020 - 14:36:42Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron praised the memory of famous Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango on Wednesday as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus kills popular Cameroonian musician, Manu Dibango
25 march 2020 - 19:36:45Paris, France (PANA) - Several radio stations broadcasting in France, including RFI, FIP and France Musique, as well as the [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Chad records its first case of coronavirus
19 march 2020 - 16:07:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Chad recorded its first case of coronavirus on Thursday, a passenger of Moroccan nationality from [...] Full text...
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'Cameroon 2020' postponed due to coronavirus
17 march 2020 - 18:02:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Championship of Nations (CHAN), originally scheduled for 4-25 April 2020, has been postponed to [...] Full text...
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With closure of land borders, the problem of food supplies to Gabon begins (Analysis)
16 march 2020 - 18:13:13Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - In response to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, Gabonese authorities have decided to close the [...] Full text...
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. Covid-19: DRC health minister reassures about treatment of 2 confirmed cases in Kinshasa
14 march 2020 - 18:43:05Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo's health minister, Dr Eteni Longondo, has reassured the Council of Ministers that everything [...] Full text...
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DR Congo president urges efficient government response to Coronavirus cases
14 march 2020 - 18:24:41Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo has instructed top officials in the government to [...] Full text...
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Congo’s coach names 23 players for Congo-eSwatini double confrontation
13 march 2020 - 21:53:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The coach of the Congolese national team, Valdo Candido, on Friday in Brazzaville released the final [...] Full text...
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A second case of coronavirus confirmed in Kinshasa
13 march 2020 - 21:48:29Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The DR Congolese minister of Public health, Dr Eteni Longondo, has confirmed a second case [...] Full text...
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Launching in Abidjan of the 13th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival
13 march 2020 - 20:25:24Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The launch of the 13th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival (FEMUA) took place [...] Full text...
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CAF postpones 3rd and 4th days of the AFCON 2021 qualifiers due to coronavirus
13 march 2020 - 18:38:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Two days after announcing that it was maintaining "the programming of all competitions", the African Football [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gabon announces first confirmed case
13 march 2020 - 09:36:31Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The Gabonese government on Friday announced the Central African country's first confirmed coronavirus or Covid-19 case. The [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: 34 passengers from the most affected countries quarantined in Burundi
12 march 2020 - 20:47:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 34 passengers from the countries most affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) were in “strict quarantine” [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: CAF maintains its programme of competitions
11 march 2020 - 18:44:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Football Confederation has resolved to "maintain the programming of all its competitions", despite the [...] Full text...
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Congo coach names 30 players for Eswatini match in 2021 AFCON qualifiers
10 march 2020 - 19:33:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The coach of Congo’s national football team, Valdo Candido, has unveiled a list of 30 players [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for investigation into enforced disappearance of 130 people in Cameroon in 2014
10 march 2020 - 17:42:56Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Monday launched a new campaign to break the silence surrounding the enforced [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana president suspends foreign travel for all public
10 march 2020 - 17:34:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered the temporary suspension of all foreign travels for [...] Full text...
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Germany committed to project facilitation in the Congo Basin
10 march 2020 - 16:01:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Federal Republic of Germany has agreed to resume technical and financial assistance under the Congo [...] Full text...
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Tunisia suspends maritime links and sharply reduces flights from Italy
10 march 2020 - 10:01:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Monday evening suspended all maritime links as well as most air flights with Italy, [...] Full text...
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37 people quarantined in Tunisia due to coronavirus
09 march 2020 - 12:56:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 37 people have been placed in quarantine after a Tunisian who returned from [...] Full text...
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Tunisia records second case of coronavirus
09 march 2020 - 05:10:17Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed the country's second coronavirus case with the patient [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to continue with visa-on-arrival policy for Africans despite coronavirus spread
09 march 2020 - 05:00:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Sunday said that despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease hitting nine African countries, it would [...] Full text...
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Congo: Government, Fécofoot concerned about future Red Devils meetings
08 march 2020 - 10:56:14Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Sports, Hugues Ngouélondélé, and the Congolese Football Federation (Fécofoot) decided on Saturday in [...] Full text...
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Over 1,000 high profile Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists arrested in Nigeria
08 march 2020 - 09:20:18Over 1,000 high profile Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province terrorists (BHT/ISWAP) have been captured by Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Guinea to hold national funeral for 9 footballers killed in an accident
07 march 2020 - 17:38:55Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government will organize a national funeral on Monday for the nine young footballers, members [...] Full text...
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Passengers from coronavirus-affected countries to be quarantined on arrival in Burundi
07 march 2020 - 13:29:07Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Travellers from countries affected by coronavirus will be placed in "strict quarantine" for 14 days upon [...] Full text...
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'No cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Benghazi'
07 march 2020 - 11:47:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "What has been peddled on social media about the existence of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection [...] Full text...
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President Sassou Nguesso opens Sembe-Souanke-Ntam road in northwest Congo
07 march 2020 - 05:42:59Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Built at a cost of 38 billion CFAF, co-financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Three candidates to host African Champions League final
06 march 2020 - 18:07:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three candidates will host the one-game final of the African Champions League and one for the [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CAF "not worried, but vigilant" against coronavirus
06 march 2020 - 17:34:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Faced with the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) now reported in "eight major African football countries: [...] Full text...
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Cameroon becomes eighth African country to confirm coronavirus
06 march 2020 - 10:55:11Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cameroon on Friday became the eighth African country to confirm a case of covid-19 (coronavirus). The Central [...] Full text...
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NGOs condemn attacks on civilians in North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon
05 march 2020 - 11:40:20Yaounde, Cameroon (ANA) - Two NGOs on Wednesday called upon all parties to the conflict in the North-West and South-West [...] Full text...
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Nigerian group Dangote plans new cement factory in Gabon
04 march 2020 - 18:42:03Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has announced the upcoming construction in Gabon of a cement production plant [...] Full text...
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Rwanda Premier League: Match Day 21 fixtures
02 march 2020 - 12:03:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Premier League football championship will resume on Tuesday with the clash between Kiyovu SC and [...] Full text...
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The ARFSD for national resource mobilization
01 march 2020 - 16:25:30Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Sixth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) advocates for the mobilization of national [...] Full text...
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Rights group says civilians massacred in Cameroon's separatist area
27 february 2020 - 07:56:45Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian government forces and armed ethnic Fulani killed at least 21 civilians in Ngarbuh village, including 13 [...] Full text...
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Rwanda prepares friendly encounter with Congo Republic in Kigali
26 february 2020 - 17:34:13Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A week after holding Cameroon to a 1-1 draw in Yaounde, Rwanda national football team on [...] Full text...
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AfDB notes lack of reform coordination in Zimbabwe government
26 february 2020 - 14:48:23Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the Zimbabwe government lacks reform coordination and urged the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigerian Air Force jets destroy Boko Haram structures, logistics facilities in Northeast region
25 february 2020 - 17:57:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said that its aircraft, under the Air Task Force [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Kenya gears up for qualifier match against Comoros
25 february 2020 - 14:48:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya senior national team coach Francis Kimanzi has scheduled three open camps for locally-based players ahead [...] Full text...
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UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence in Cameroon
22 february 2020 - 05:31:42Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Four senior UN officials issued a joint statement on Friday deploring the continued human rights abuses committed [...] Full text...
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Gabonese César Ekomié-Afène to chair FANAF
21 february 2020 - 17:56:01Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The chairman of the Board of Directors of Nsia-Vie Gabon, César Ekomié-Afène, has been elected head [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's national team off to Cameroon for friendly game
21 february 2020 - 16:00:45Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A 26-man squad of Rwanda's national team on Friday departed to Cameroon to play an international [...] Full text...
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France condemns massacre of villagers in Cameroun
19 february 2020 - 22:15:18Paris, France (PANA) - The spokesperson for the French ministry of foreign affairs, Agnès von der Mühll, Wednesday condemned the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to host two African table tennis competitions
19 february 2020 - 18:06:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Table Tennis Federation announced on Wednesday the organization, from February 24 to 29 in [...] Full text...
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UN chief expresses deep concern over deadly assault in north-west Cameroon
19 february 2020 - 05:49:38New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has extended his deepest condolences to the families of those killed [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Draws for the groups of the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN)
18 february 2020 - 18:00:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The draw for the African Nations Football Championship (CHAN) "Cameroon 2020" was carried out on Monday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's inflation rate hits 12.13 per cent
18 february 2020 - 16:53:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said that the nation’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), [...] Full text...
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Brazzaville hosts mini tournament as warm-up for CHAN Cameroon 2020
15 february 2020 - 16:30:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) will host from February 17-22, in Brazzaville, an international mini-football tournament for [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's Head Coach releases provisional list of 28 players ahead of Cameroon, Congo friendlies
14 february 2020 - 16:17:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's head Coach Vincent Mashami on Friday released a provisional list of 28 players who will [...] Full text...
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Gabon loses 7 places in Doing Business ranking
14 february 2020 - 15:16:08Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon ranks 33rd African destination for business, according to the latest report 'Where to invest in [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Frenchman Didier Six signs 3-year contract with FEGUIFOOT
14 february 2020 - 13:44:01Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The salary paid to Syli national coach Didier Six from France, aged 66, who has finally [...] Full text...
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European Investment Bank to invest in Gabon
13 february 2020 - 19:23:12Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering investing in Gabon, the head of the regional office [...] Full text...
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Several associations denounce dismissal of a Congolese BBC journalist
13 february 2020 - 17:05:31Paris, France (PANA) - Several associations have strongly denounced the dismissal, for alleged "serious misconduct", of the Congolese journalist, Jacques [...] Full text...
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Cycling: Tour du Rwanda 2020 - routes and stages
11 february 2020 - 21:13:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are the routes and stages of the 12th edition of Tour du Rwanda cycling race, [...] Full text...
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Congo: Alphonse-Massamba-Débat Stadium no longer offers the best possible environmental conditions
11 february 2020 - 17:55:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The president of the Congolese Football Federation (Fecofoot), Jean Guy Blaise Mayolas, has lamented the poor [...] Full text...
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Brazzaville to host Conference on ban of hazardous waste from 12-14 February
11 february 2020 - 10:58:40Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Bamako Convention (COP3) on the Ban [...] Full text...
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Rights group decries spike in killings in Cameroon ahead of parliamentary poll
07 february 2020 - 05:31:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violence by the Cameroon military in recent weeks has led to dozens of [...] Full text...
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CHAN 2020: Congo's Red Devils enter decisive phase
06 february 2020 - 17:40:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In preparation for the double friendly confrontation against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon scheduled for end [...] Full text...
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FDA grants 3.3 billion CFAF to train executives in forest-wood sector in Central Africa
06 february 2020 - 17:30:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) has granted 3.3 billion CFA francs to the network of forest [...] Full text...
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Congo secures borders in fight against coronavirus
05 february 2020 - 17:45:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Health and Population, Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, said on Wednesday in Brazzaville that [...] Full text...
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US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs visits West Africa
04 february 2020 - 11:37:07Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale travels to West Africa from February 4 [...] Full text...
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FIFA President proposes an AFCON every four years
03 february 2020 - 16:57:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, would like the African Cup of [...] Full text...
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Congo's local national football team to play friendly against Cameroon
01 february 2020 - 10:31:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's local national football team will play two friendly matches on 23, 25 February at the [...] Full text...
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Congo applies to host Zone 4 qualifiers of the U17 AFCON Morocco 2021
01 february 2020 - 10:17:45Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Union of Central African Football Federations (UNIFFAC) has applied to the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) [...] Full text...
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Teach them smart solutions, says Cameroonian founder of Green Girls
01 february 2020 - 09:35:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African governments must foster innovation and provide hands-on education solutions to young people if the [...] Full text...
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CAF fines Tunisian football federation US$50,000
31 january 2020 - 17:32:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Football Confederation (CAF) fined the Tunisian federation US$ 50,000 for withdrawing from the African [...] Full text...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Kenya to face Brazil, Japan
31 january 2020 - 16:38:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya have been drawn against Brazil and other tough teams in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics women's [...] Full text...
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Tunis to host Third Tunisian-African Investment Forum on 4-5 February
28 january 2020 - 08:47:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Third Tunisian-African International Investment Forum will take place on 4 and 5 February in Tunis, [...] Full text...
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CAA Celebrates Africa's Best Athletes 2019, April 7 in Lomé
23 january 2020 - 19:58:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) on Thursday released a list of the best athletes of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia launches Arabic language platform on refugee issues
23 january 2020 - 16:28:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Arab Institute for Human Rights has launched, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta orders speedy renovation of sports stadium in Nairobi
23 january 2020 - 13:59:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The shortage of sports stadiums in Kenya has taken an interesting turn with President Uhuru Kenyatta [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ISWAP terrorists kill 8 soldiers in Northwest Nigeria
22 january 2020 - 18:29:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists groups' continued attacks in Northeast [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde loses to Algeria, misses AFCON handball semi-final slot
22 january 2020 - 18:21:12Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The men's handball team of Cape Verde on Monday lost 23-25 to Algeria in the [...] Full text...
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FIFA 2022 WC: Draw for next phase of Africa group qualifiers
22 january 2020 - 09:53:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following is the outcome of the draw for the next Africa group phase matches of the [...] Full text...
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Athletics: An CAA delegation in Lomé to prepare for Africa cross-country tournaments
22 january 2020 - 00:04:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A delegation of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) led by its president, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, [...] Full text...
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Senegal: FIBA forms 2021 Men's Afrobasket Playoff Groups
21 january 2020 - 19:09:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - FIBA Africa conducted the draw for the 2021 men's Afrobasket qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda. Pre-qualifications are contested [...] Full text...
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Nineteen Indian sailors kidnapped by pirates off Nigerian coast rescued
20 january 2020 - 10:28:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Indian High Commission in Nigeria on Sunday said that the 19 Indian sailors who were [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2020 Handball: Day 3 results
20 january 2020 - 05:50:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The following are results of Day 3 matches of the ongoing 24th Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...
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Esperance de Tunis win capital derby to top the table
19 january 2020 - 16:58:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Esperance Sportive de Tunis on Sunday beat Club Africain 2-1 in the local derby of the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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AFCON handball 2020: Fixtures for Day 3
19 january 2020 - 14:36:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 3 of the Africa Cup of Nations Handball tournament [...] Full text...
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More than 600 'repentant' Boko Haram terrorists undergo rehabilitation
19 january 2020 - 10:43:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says that more than 608 “repentant” Boko Haram terrorists are currently undergoing a [...] Full text...
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Tunisia and Egypt, potential favorites of Handball CAN 2020
18 january 2020 - 17:50:54Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Potential favorites in the competition, Tunisia and Egypt, dominated Friday their respective opponents, registering their second [...] Full text...
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Handball CAN 2020 marks a break this Saturday
18 january 2020 - 17:36:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The matches of the final phase of the African Handball Cup of Nations to be played [...] Full text...
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ECCAS to raise 2.5 billion euros to finance transport infrastructure
18 january 2020 - 13:55:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) will hold a donor roundtable in Brazzaville on [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta assures Olympic-bound volleyball team state support
18 january 2020 - 12:24:07Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured the Kenya national women volleyball team of full state support as [...] Full text...
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Congo to create a drugs vigilance unit
17 january 2020 - 15:41:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Central African Network for Clinical Research plans to create a drugs vigilance unit in Congo, [...] Full text...
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Kenya to host symposium on Cameroon crisis in April
17 january 2020 - 10:26:18Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The symposium on the political situation in Cameroon, an initiative of the African Forum, an [...] Full text...
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Rwanda head coach Vincent Mashami extends contract until 2021
16 january 2020 - 22:35:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwanda Football Federation has extended the contract of head coach Vincent Mashami until 2021, sports [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian referee to handle Tunis soccer derby
16 january 2020 - 19:29:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian football federation has appointed Cameroonian international referee, Alioum Sidi, to handle the derby match [...] Full text...
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African Cup of Nations Handball Championship begins in Tunisia
16 january 2020 - 18:31:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Cup of Nations Handball tournament started on Thursday in the Rades Hall in Tunis. [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Cameroon 2021 will be held from January 9 to February 6
15 january 2020 - 17:15:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Organizers of the next African Football Cup of Nations (AFCON) will take place in Cameroon from [...] Full text...
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Gabon, Chad, Cameroon and CAR negotiate an extension of the PRE
14 january 2020 - 18:02:21Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Four member countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (Cemac), namely Gabon, Chad, [...] Full text...
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Military reels out victories against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast Nigeria
12 january 2020 - 19:46:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Nigerian military reels out stories of its triumphs against the Boko Haram and the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: First day programme of African Handball Cup of Nations
11 january 2020 - 19:45:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Handball Federation has announced that at the request of the African Confederation for the [...] Full text...
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20 “Sustainable City in Africa” projects selected for preparation of Africa-France Summit
09 january 2020 - 21:31:42Paris, France (PANA) - The French ministry of foreign affairs has selected 20 projects launched in 2019 in support of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Sadio Mané crowned African Footballer of the Year 2019
08 january 2020 - 07:19:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese international Sadio Mané was on Tuesday night crowned the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Player of [...] Full text...
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Tokyo Olympics Qualifier: Egypt rolls over Nigeria
07 january 2020 - 17:42:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Egypt atoned for an earlier defeat by Kenya, rolling over Nigeria 3-0 (25-11,25-12,25-13) in a 2020 [...] Full text...
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About 30 die as IED explodes in northeast Nigeria town
07 january 2020 - 08:12:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 30 people were killed in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, after an Improvised Explosive Device [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Presidency asks Nigerian not to panic over withdrawal of Chadian troops from Lake Chad region
06 january 2020 - 19:59:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has asked Nigerians not to panic over the withdrawal of 1,200 Chadian troops [...] Full text...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifiers: Cameroon, Kenya off to good start
06 january 2020 - 17:35:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Cameroon women volleyball sides won their matches in the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics Africa [...] Full text...
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African Footballer of the Year: Will it be Salah, Mahrez or Mané for the crown? (Asks TALL Mamadou)
06 january 2020 - 17:09:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Will it be a third consecutive continental crown for Liverpool's Mohamed Salah from Egypt? Or a [...] Full text...
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Kenya in Cameroon for 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifier
03 january 2020 - 20:44:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) Friday confirmed the arrival of the Kenyan team in Yaounde for the [...] Full text...
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