UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ as Air India crash claims lives of over 200 on board

14 june 2025 - 18:14:57
New York, US (PANA) - A London-bound Air India jet carrying 242 people crashed moments after take-off from Ahmedabad on [...] Full text...

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UN aviation council finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysia Airlines flight

13 may 2025 - 16:48:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers, South Sudan soldiers killed after helicopter came under fire

07 march 2025 - 19:09:18
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A United Nations helicopter conducting an evacuation process in Nasir, in Upper Nile State, came [...] Full text...

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Sudanese military plane crashes in Omdurman, killing crew, civilians on ground

26 february 2025 - 17:58:04
Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese military aircraft on Tuesday evening crashed in Omdurman, north of Khartoum, the twin city [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 18 dead as severe weather hits Durban

07 january 2025 - 12:49:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province is experiencing severe weather conditions and disaster management teams have [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Heartbreak for Ghana as Black Stars crash out, Comoros qualify

16 november 2024 - 04:44:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana’s hopes of reaching the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations ended in heartbreak as [...] Full text...

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Artificial Intelligence can make markets more efficient—and more volatile: IMF Blog By Nassira Abbas, Charles Cohen, Dirk Jan Grolleman, and Benjamin Mosk

16 october 2024 - 11:02:06
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More efficient or more volatile? The adoption of the latest iterations of artificial intelligence [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Popular Lesotho rapper killed in car crash

25 july 2024 - 13:39:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for popular Lesotho rapper Bokang Moleli who died in a car [...] Full text...

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UN leaders urge ‘maximum political will’ to rescue SDGs

23 july 2024 - 06:46:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Top UN officials on Monday called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa expresses condolences after Malawian plane tragedy

12 june 2024 - 10:19:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Malawi [...] Full text...

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Gambia mourns late Iran President

21 may 2024 - 10:15:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has extended its condolences to the government and people of Iran following the death of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM expresses solidarity with Iran following the accidental death of President

20 may 2024 - 14:27:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhalid Al-Dbaiba, has expressed his "full [...] Full text...

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President of Burkina Faso pays tribute to Iranian President killed in helicopter crash

20 may 2024 - 14:19:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Monday paid tribute to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President Tinubu condoles Iran over deaths of President Raisi, others in helicopter crash

20 may 2024 - 10:48:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday extended his condolences to the government and people of [...] Full text...

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Kenya's highest ranking military officer, eight others killed in chopper crash

18 april 2024 - 21:03:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's topmost ranking officer, the Chief of Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla, and eight others were [...] Full text...

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Two killed in mid-air collision at Nairobi's Wilson airport

05 march 2024 - 13:59:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two people were killed in a mid-air collision involving a training and passenger aircraft after take [...] Full text...

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Political impasse in Libya, United States to Bathily's rescue to relaunch intra-Libyan dialogue

25 january 2024 - 19:24:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time when the Libyan political process is bogged down in a new impasse, a [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Ghana sack coach Chris Hughton, dissolve technical team after disastrous campaign of Black Stars

24 january 2024 - 05:40:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Tuesday sacked Chris Hughton as head coach of the senior national football team, the [...] Full text...

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South African threatre producer Mbongeni Ngema killed in car crash

28 december 2023 - 08:43:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South theatre producer and musician Mbongeni Ngema was killed in a vehicle accident [...] Full text...

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Nine killed in Sudan plane crash

24 july 2023 - 08:03:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army says a cargo plane crashed on Sunday in the city of Port Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Former Scotland rugby great dies tragically in Cape Town

04 july 2023 - 08:04:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Scotland rugby international Greig Oliver has died after a freak paragliding crash in [...] Full text...

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FIFA to use Women’s World Cup as crash test dummy for new VAR protocols

02 july 2023 - 14:34:03
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup begins later this summer with the United States looking to [...] Full text...

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2023 U-23 AFCON: Fofana wonder-strike sees Guinea advance, Ghana crash out

01 july 2023 - 09:05:14
Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - Guinea secured a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2023 U-23 AFCON on Friday evening [...] Full text...

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45 people killed in Western Kenya road accident

30 june 2023 - 22:07:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 45 people have been killed and 60 others hospitalized after a roadside crash which [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa mourns Indian train tragedy

04 june 2023 - 13:04:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday expressed his condolences to the government and [...] Full text...

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WB report calls for maximised revenues from Africa’s natural resources

10 may 2023 - 10:54:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In a time of energy transition and rising demand for metals and minerals, resource-rich governments [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: Holders Cameroon crash out after Burkina Faso defeat; South Africa progress

08 may 2023 - 05:32:36
Annaba, Algeria (PANA) - Burkina Faso scored two goals in two minutes, coming from behind to beat defending champions Cameroon [...] Full text...

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Dakar Declaration to strengthen data on road crash deaths in Africa

09 april 2023 - 15:00:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nearly half of all countries in the WHO African Region have committed to strengthening reporting on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria beat Mozambique to reach quarter-finals2023 U-20

26 february 2023 - 13:35:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Flying Eagles of Nigeria beat Mozambique 2-0 in Ismailia to qualify for the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...

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Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba welcomes US decision not to reopen Lockerbie compensation case

21 december 2022 - 13:49:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has welcomed confirmation by the [...] Full text...

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Ghana's finance minister survives motion to remove him from office

08 december 2022 - 19:35:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's beleaguered Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday survived a censure motion by opposition [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC: Cameroon sting Brazil 1-0 but still crash out as Switzerland tame Serbia 3-2 in Group G

02 december 2022 - 21:47:43
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Cameroon on Friday became the first African country to beat Brazil in a FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC: Japan, Spain reach Round of 16; Germany crash out

01 december 2022 - 21:42:54
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Japan came from behind to stun Spain 2-1 but both reached the Round of 16 of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Parliament sets up committee to probe censure motion against finance minister

10 november 2022 - 18:25:50
Accra, Ghana (PAMA) - Ghana's Parliament on Thursday set up an eight-member ad-hoc committee to probe the Minority's motion of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's ruling party MPs soften position on demands for immediate removal of finance minister

27 october 2022 - 08:34:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members of Parliament of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have agreed to an appeal by [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Ghana opposition MPs file motion of censure to remove finance minister

25 october 2022 - 17:27:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Minority in Ghana's Parliament has filed a motion of censure against Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, [...] Full text...

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Haftar's forces say they have shot down an unidentified drone over Benghazi in eastern Libya

22 august 2022 - 20:11:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - General Ahmed Al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the eastern-based Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced [...] Full text...

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Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official

30 june 2022 - 06:31:33
New York, US (PANA) - Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a [...] Full text...

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Nepalese peacekeeper killed in DRC

06 april 2022 - 05:52:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday, together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council concerned about DRC peacekeepers' chopper crash

02 april 2022 - 07:56:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern over the crash of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Some 30 people killed in road accident in Chad

28 february 2022 - 16:07:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chadian government Monday expressed concern over a motor accident that claimed some 30 lives [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Six dead, 20 injured in a road accident in the West

24 february 2022 - 20:59:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six people were killed and 20 others injured on Thursday in a road accident at [...] Full text...

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Mandela's grandson admits abusing women

27 january 2022 - 11:20:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela's grandson has sparked an outcry by admitting to abusing his [...] Full text...

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Helicopter crash kills one in Tunisia

03 january 2022 - 16:58:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A military helicopter crashed Monday in the locality of Hicher in Bizerte (North) during a routine [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: FIFA addresses disputed Ghana-South Africa match

23 november 2021 - 11:48:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – FIFA has confirmed that it is addressing South Africa’s World Cup qualifier dispute at [...] Full text...

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Paris Conference on Libya, the last opportunity to ensure stability in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

11 november 2021 - 22:25:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the situation in Libya becoming more complex in the run-up to the 24 December election, [...] Full text...

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Eritrean international cycling sensation killed in road crash

09 november 2021 - 20:21:07
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean international cycling sensation, Desiet Kidane, has died in a road accident during a training session, [...] Full text...

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UN mourns with Sierra Leone following deadly tanker crash

07 november 2021 - 17:04:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has joined the whole UN System in Sierra Leone in mourning the victims [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 23 persons die in two road crashes in two days

05 november 2021 - 22:01:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A total of 23 persons were killed within two days this week along the Kumasi-Techiman Highway [...] Full text...

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Two Libyan crew members killed in helicopter crash near Benghazi

19 september 2021 - 18:11:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two crew members of two helicopters belonging to the Libya National Army were killed on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau submits report on crash that killed late COAS, General Attahiru

15 september 2021 - 21:37:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has submitted an interim report on the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) [...] Full text...

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Five dead in Ivorian military helicopter crash

11 september 2021 - 14:03:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five occupants of an attack helicopter of the Ivorian army died in a crash on [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil exports resume after a day's suspension

10 september 2021 - 21:36:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan crude oil export operations from the al-Sidra, Ras Lanouf (East), oil terminals resumed Friday after [...] Full text...

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UNHAS flight crash lands in eastern Ethiopia

28 july 2021 - 12:49:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – World Food Programme (WFP) and local aviation authorities were on Wednesday carrying out a verification [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate confirms General Yahaya as Army Chief

22 june 2021 - 19:00:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of [...] Full text...

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Buhari asks Senate to confirm new Army Chief, General Yahaya

01 june 2021 - 19:03:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: New Army Chief, General Yahaya, holds maiden meeting with principal officers, unveils vision

31 may 2021 - 20:28:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya on Monday held his maiden meeting with [...] Full text...

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General Yahaya assumes office as Nigeria Chief of Army Staff

28 may 2021 - 07:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, officially assumes Command as the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force mandates AIB-N to investigate Kaduna air crash

23 may 2021 - 19:45:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB -N) said it has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army Chief, others, who died in plane crash to be buried on Saturday

22 may 2021 - 06:31:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other senior officers who died in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army chief dies in plane crash

22 may 2021 - 05:43:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in an air crash on Friday [...] Full text...

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Two Malian police officers from special force killed in traffic accident

01 may 2021 - 19:09:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two police officers of the Special Antiterrorist Force (FORSAT), an elite Malian unit engaged in the [...] Full text...

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Libya and Ethiopia's Renaissance dam at centre of talks between Sisi and Putin

23 april 2021 - 16:27:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Abdel Fattah Sissi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday had telephone discussion on several [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force Jet fighter missing in fight against Boko Haram/ISWAP

01 april 2021 - 07:25:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said it has commenced search and rescue operations for a [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) Death toll in road crash in Ghana rises to 19

26 february 2021 - 20:50:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in the Friday morning road accident involving two luxurious buses  on the Accra-Kumasi [...] Full text...

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Sixteen die in road crash in Ghana

26 february 2021 - 16:23:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Sixteen persons died on the spot and several others were left in critical condition in the [...] Full text...

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Seven Nigerian Air Force officers killed in plane crash buried

26 february 2021 - 10:02:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday buried the remains of seven young officers who died [...] Full text...

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Burundi calls assassination of Italian ambassador to neighbouring DR Congo "despicable"

23 february 2021 - 17:23:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has described as "despicable", the assassination on Monday of the Italian Ambassador to DR Congo, [...] Full text...

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Black box, cockpit recorder of crashed Nigerian Air Force aircraft recovered, bodies of 7 victims evacuated

21 february 2021 - 17:07:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The black box and the cockpit recorder of the crashed Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Beachcraft aircraft [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force confirms death of 7 personnel in crash of Executive Airlift aircraft in Abuja

21 february 2021 - 16:59:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven people have died in a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash that occurred just short [...] Full text...

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Nine perish in horrific road accident in Kenya

12 february 2021 - 18:10:52
Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - Nine people were killed on Friday morning in a grissly road accident, a head-on collision in [...] Full text...

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Ten feared dead, 30 in critical condition in Ghana road crash

27 january 2021 - 05:05:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ten people are feared dead and 30 others in critical condition following a road crash on [...] Full text...

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Twenty-one people killed in two road accidents in two Nigerian States

13 january 2021 - 09:25:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-one persons lost their lives on Tuesday in two separate road accidents in Niger and Oyo [...] Full text...

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Libyan Government of National Accord offers solidarity with Indonesia after airplane’s crash

10 january 2021 - 20:07:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya Sunday offered its full condolences and solidarity to Indonesia following the crash of an airplane [...] Full text...

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7 killed in crash of FARDC helicopter in northeast DRC

04 january 2021 - 23:46:54
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Seven soldiers died and one was injured when two helicopters of the Armed Forces of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African football star killed in car crash

13 december 2020 - 10:40:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Leading South African football player Motjeka Madisha was killed in a horrific vehicle accident [...] Full text...

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South African race official hailed after horrific Grand Prix crash

30 november 2020 - 12:29:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African medical assistant is being hailed for the role he played in [...] Full text...

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South African football star dies in car crash

23 november 2020 - 13:42:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's former football national defender Anele Ngcongca was killed in a car accident early Monday [...] Full text...

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Tunisian military aircraft crashes, kills pilot

06 october 2020 - 18:06:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Defense has announced that an F-5 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday while [...] Full text...

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Preparations for Libya's political forum in Geneva highlighted in the news

26 september 2020 - 18:22:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Forum scheduled for early October in Geneva, Switzerland, under the auspices of the [...] Full text...

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Road crash kills 11 women in Guinea

18 september 2020 - 15:36:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twelve people including 11 women, who were returning from a weekly market in southern Guinea, died [...] Full text...

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United-States announces crash of two Russian MiG-29 jet fighters

14 september 2020 - 22:12:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Admiral Heidi Berg, chief of intelligence services at the US military commandment in Africa (AFRICOM) in [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Rwanda's road crash rises to 4

12 september 2020 - 20:22:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of people who died in Rwanda's road accident involving a truck on the main [...] Full text...

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Seven perish in Kenya road crash

24 august 2020 - 22:10:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Seven persons died in a freak road accident in Kenya late Monday. The accident along the Eldoret-Malaba [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's economy contracts by 6.1 per cent in second quarter of 2020

24 august 2020 - 13:03:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday announced that the nation’s economy contracted by [...] Full text...

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Five killed in North Western Rwanda road accident

21 august 2020 - 00:34:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least five people were killed in a road crash involving a car and a lorry [...] Full text...

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DR Congo initiates inquiry into deadly plane crash in South Kivu

17 august 2020 - 14:23:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An inquiry has been launched into last week's plane crash that left four people dead in [...] Full text...

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Kenya loses two military pilots in helicopter crash

13 july 2020 - 12:32:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two Kenyan military pilots died on Monday after the helicopter they were flying crashed at Kithyoko, [...] Full text...

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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place

26 june 2020 - 15:03:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzanian President orders all schools to reopen 29 June

16 june 2020 - 15:27:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Following a steady decline in Covid-19 cases in Tanzania, President John Magufuli has directed [...] Full text...

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Twenty people killed in traffic accident at Mali-Guinea border

21 may 2020 - 13:51:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty people were killed  in a road accident on Tuesday on the Solabougouda-Naréna section, close to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania colleges, sports activities to resume on 1 June

21 may 2020 - 13:27:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Higher institutions of learning and other colleges in Tanzania  will reopen on 1 June, [...] Full text...

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Rights group hails arrest of alleged Rwanda genocide mastermind

19 may 2020 - 05:51:30
Paris, France (PANA) – A human rights group has hailed the arrest of Félicien Kabuga, one of the alleged masterminds [...] Full text...

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Gabon, IMF sign deal for rapid recovery of the Gabonese economy after Covid-19 pandemic and the oil crash

28 april 2020 - 17:30:29
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Gabonese government have reached an agreement for a facility [...] Full text...

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Will oil-rich African countries be left indebted after coronavirus outbreak?

25 april 2020 - 01:09:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanity is witnessing some of the most profound changes seen since the Great Depression as a [...] Full text...

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Two Malian soldiers killed in plane crash

08 april 2020 - 11:29:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian Air Force plane crashed on Tuesday in Sévaré, in the central Mopti region, killing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Buhari urges Nigerians to take precaution, avoid panic

19 march 2020 - 23:39:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday urged Nigerians to take all precautions and not to panic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria reduces pump price of petrol

18 march 2020 - 18:57:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the reduction in pump price of premium motor spirit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Huge drop in oil price negatively affecs Nigeria's 2020 budget implementation

11 march 2020 - 15:20:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday said that the [...] Full text...

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More than 30 perish in gory road crash in Ghana

09 march 2020 - 15:07:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA)  -  A ghastly road crash in Ghana involving a metro mass bus and a sprinter mini bus [...] Full text...

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Road crash claims 3 lives on Saturday in Bamako

08 march 2020 - 12:07:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three people were killed and seven seriously injured in a traffic accident involving two public transport [...] Full text...

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Mauritius introduces Road Crash Data Management System to reduce road crashes

03 march 2020 - 13:53:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –  Mauritian Land Transport and Light Rail minister, Mr. Alan Ganoo, on Tuesday said that road [...] Full text...

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Apprehension in Tunisia of the consequences of Coronavirus on tourism

01 march 2020 - 11:45:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two months before the start of the tourist season in Tunisia, professionals are having serious concerns [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to set up a road safety observatory

18 february 2020 - 13:23:35
  Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Land Transport and Light Rail will, in collaboration with the University of [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army helicopter crashes

31 january 2020 - 15:19:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe army helicopter crashed on Friday, about 30 km south of Ouagadougou, without causing [...] Full text...

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At least 12 dead in auto crash in northwest Nigeria

09 january 2020 - 07:23:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s road safety agency, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says that “no fewer than 12 [...] Full text...

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Road accidents claimed 18 lives in Lomé during holiday season

04 january 2020 - 18:54:03
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The holiday season was deadly in Lomé, which 74 road accidents that left 18 people dead [...] Full text...

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UN expresses sincere condolences to families of victims of Sudan military plane crash

04 january 2020 - 14:26:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Gwi-Yeop Son, has expressed her profound sadness by [...] Full text...

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UNAMID concerned by reports of inter-communal violence in West Darfur

03 january 2020 - 18:55:20
Zalingei, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Friday said it was [...] Full text...

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Sudan military plane crashes in West Darfur killing all 18 on board

03 january 2020 - 13:09:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese military Antonov An-12 plane has crashed in Western Sudan killing all 18 people on [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: 6 killed in road crash on Nouakchott-Nouadhibou road

25 december 2019 - 17:24:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A collision between a public transport bus from Nouakchott and a truck from Nouadhibou left 6 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 28 people burnt to death in auto crash in Bauchi State, Northeast Nigeria (Update)

12 december 2019 - 20:07:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Twenty-eight persons said to be members of the same family were burnt beyond recognition in a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 28 people burnt to death in auto crash in Bauchi State, Northeast Nigeria

12 december 2019 - 19:51:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -  About 29 persons said to be members of the same family were burnt beyond recognition in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 12 killed in road accident in Niger State

09 december 2019 - 15:37:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed that 12 people died in a road [...] Full text...

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Libya condoles Tunisia after bus crash killed 27 persons

03 december 2019 - 16:43:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, has expressed [...] Full text...

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French Defence Minister in Gao to pay tribute to French soldiers killed in northern Mali

28 november 2019 - 15:58:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French Armed Forces minister Florence Parly arrived in Gao, northern Mali, on Wednesday, to pay tribute [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari expresses grieve over death of 13 French soldiers in helicopter crash in Mali

27 november 2019 - 21:08:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday expressed grieve over the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali [...] Full text...

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France starts investigation over the death of 13 French soldiers in a helicopter crash in Mali

26 november 2019 - 15:55:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced on Tuesday that an investigation has been opened [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President salutes French soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Mali

26 november 2019 - 14:18:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Marc Christian Kaboré on Tuesday saluted the memory of 13 soldiers killed [...] Full text...

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GNA Interior ministry warns on Haftar's threats to civil flights security

24 november 2019 - 13:33:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is recognized by the [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM loses surveillance UAV over Tripoli

23 november 2019 - 19:39:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Military Command for Africa (AFRICOM) announced on Friday night that it "lost on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigerian farmers helped save billions of dollars annually from food importation

23 november 2019 - 18:17:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday commended Nigerian farmers for “saving us billions of dollars yearly [...] Full text...

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British military team trains Nigerian Air Force personnel on force protection

16 november 2019 - 07:32:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says a British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) has commenced the [...] Full text...

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Road accident claims 4 lives, injures more than 51 in Congo

21 october 2019 - 13:37:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Four persons were killed when overturned on Sunday at Moukondo village in Niari department of the [...] Full text...

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Debris of ill-fated Antonov plane found in DRC's Sankuru Province

19 october 2019 - 18:08:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The remains of the ill-fated Antonov aircraft, which disappeared on 10 October, while traveling on [...] Full text...

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Cargo carrying DRC’s presidential logistic disappears between Goma and Kinshasa

11 october 2019 - 22:37:49
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) -  An Antonov 72 type cargo plane carrying the presidential logistics with eight people, including 4 [...] Full text...

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Guterres renews call for answers in tragic death of former UN chief Hammarskjöld

08 october 2019 - 05:03:43
New Yirk, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has said he is “deeply committed” to continuing the investigation searching [...] Full text...

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Three UN peacekeepers in CAR killed, fourth injured following helicopter crash

28 september 2019 - 07:22:39
N'Djamena, CAR (PANA) - Three peacekeepers were killed and a fourth was severely injured after a helicopter crashed on Friday morning in the [...] Full text...

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Boeing Financial Assistance Fund to reach affected families of Ethiopian crash

24 september 2019 - 15:39:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  – The two administrators of the Boeing Financial Assistance Fund, Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. [...] Full text...

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Seven passengers killed in road crash in western Burkina Faso

23 september 2019 - 15:39:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Seven people were killed late Sunday in a traffic accident involving a minibus and a [...] Full text...

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Bus crash claims 10 lives in Niger

04 september 2019 - 14:47:23
Maradi, Niger (PANA) - Ten people were killed and 44 wounded in a road accident involving a bus on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Road accidents claim 430 lives in Senegal since January 2019

04 september 2019 - 14:05:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 11,082 road accidents which claimed 430 lives and left 18,390 injured  since the [...] Full text...

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No injuries or fire reported after cargo plane force lands in Eastern DR Congo

29 august 2019 - 19:24:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Cargo jet, AH-12B MOTOP 114, from Dubai was forced to land late Wednesday night after [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Graft accused businessman killed in car crash

26 august 2019 - 14:00:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Controversial businessman Gavin Watson who has been heavily implicated in the State Capture scandal, [...] Full text...

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Six people killed in road crash in southern Senegal

26 august 2019 - 12:15:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A collision between a truck and a seven-seater public transport vehicle killed six people nd one [...] Full text...

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Senegal bus crash leaves three dead, 50 injured

18 august 2019 - 07:05:53
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A lorry accident in southern Senegal on Saturday claimed the lives of three people and injured [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Body of second crew member of crashed helicopter found

10 august 2019 - 13:34:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The body of the second crew member of the Guinean Air Force helicopter, which was damaged [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Wreck of helicopter crashed in sea recovered

08 august 2019 - 23:31:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   The wreck of the helicopter of "Ecureuil" type of the Guinean air force which crashed at [...] Full text...

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Air force helicopter crashes in Conakry

06 august 2019 - 20:56:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   The Army General Staff opened an investigation here Tuesday shortly after the crash of a "Squirrel" [...] Full text...

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UN experts visit Zimbabwe to review its road safety performance in bid to reduce carnage

05 august 2019 - 17:07:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A team of United Nations experts are in Zimbabwe to review and assess the country’s performance [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africans killed in Tanzanian air crash

04 august 2019 - 11:18:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)    -   Two South African pilots who were part of a historic flight from Cape Town [...] Full text...

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Botswana President "survives" helicopter crash

21 july 2019 - 04:33:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has survived a potential helicopter crash in the country's second capital, Francistown.   Botswana [...] Full text...

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Javelin missiles expose France's support for Haftar in Libyan war (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

12 july 2019 - 04:15:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – For many Libyans, the discovery of US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles in the camp of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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'Pilot error responsible for helicopter crash that killed top opposition chief in Zimbabwe'

11 july 2019 - 15:36:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident (NTSBAA) has ruled that the helicopter crash that killed [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Hosts Egypt crash out of tournament

06 july 2019 - 21:04:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hosts and favourites Egypt on Saturday crashed out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament [...] Full text...

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Kenyan families of Ethiopian crash to continue court action against Boeing

06 july 2019 - 13:41:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan families who lost relatives in the 10 March Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 plane crash have [...] Full text...

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Boeing sets up US$100 million fund for families of victims of two B-737-800MAX crashes

04 july 2019 - 15:26:33
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, has announced the establishment of a US$100 million fund for families of [...] Full text...

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Angolan VP in Bamako for commemoration of Alioune Blondin Bèye

26 june 2019 - 14:14:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Angolan Vice President Bonito De Sousa has arrived in Bamako for the 21st commemoration of Mr. [...] Full text...

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Pilot killed in crash of fighter jet of Libyan Government of National Accord forces

14 june 2019 - 11:04:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The pilot of a fighter jet of the army loyal to the Libyan Government of National [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force probes helicopter gunship crash in the northwest

13 june 2019 - 06:01:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has set up a Board of Inquiry to determine the exact [...] Full text...

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Road crash claims five lives, wounds 52 in west-central Senegal

11 june 2019 - 13:54:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Five passengers were killed and 52 others wounded on Monday when a public transit bus on [...] Full text...

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Van kills 4 Kenyans on pilgrimage to Uganda

26 may 2019 - 16:45:17
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Four Kenyans who have been walking for weeks with the view of attending Martyrs Day in [...] Full text...

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Eight killed, more than 30 injured in vehicle collision in central-west Senegal

15 may 2019 - 13:12:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Eight people were killed and about thirty others injured on Tuesday evening in a collision between [...] Full text...

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Dakar road crash kills 4, wounds 3 others

14 may 2019 - 12:56:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Four people were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Monday in Thiaroye [...] Full text...

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Tsvangirai’s daughter Vimbai involved in serious car crash in Zimbabwe

14 may 2019 - 12:40:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe legislator Vimbai Tsvangirai Java, daughter of former Prime Minister and opposition icon the late Morgan [...] Full text...

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Private helicopter crash-lands in Addis Ababa with no casualties

26 april 2019 - 18:02:37
 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)   -   A helicopter operated by a private aviation company Friday morning crash- landed in Addis Ababa [...] Full text...

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South Africa airline to sue Boeing over unsafe aircraft

15 april 2019 - 10:14:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African airline Comair has confirmed that it plans to sue Boeing for damages it expects [...] Full text...

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Morocco attends commemoration of Rwandan genocide

08 april 2019 - 16:19:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Moroccan Prime Minister, Saad Dine El Otmani, on Sunday attended the commemoration of the 25th [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia releases preliminary findings of deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash

04 april 2019 - 17:48:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The pilot flying the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-Max 8 aircraft, which crashed last month killing [...] Full text...

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Eight Kenyan families to sue Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash

03 april 2019 - 18:07:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight Kenyan families who lost relatives in the Ethiopian airlines crash in March now want Boeing [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian govt probe team to release preliminary air crash report

01 april 2019 - 09:43:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The preliminary report into the cause of the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 crash on [...] Full text...

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South African pilot plunges plane into clubhouse

25 march 2019 - 12:25:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana police and aviation officials are investigating an incident in which a South African allegedly [...] Full text...

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50 dead in Ghana highway bus collision - Police

22 march 2019 - 19:30:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 50 people died instantly with dozens injured when two buses collided early Friday on [...] Full text...

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African experts meeting in Marrakech remember victims of Ethiopian plane crash

20 march 2019 - 13:09:24
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, on Wednesday paid tribute [...] Full text...

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Eleven Rwandan soldiers with UN survive helicopter crash in Southern Sudan

18 march 2019 - 22:38:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – All eleven Rwandan air force soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan survived when [...] Full text...

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UN ‘comes together in sadness, solidarity’ to honour staff who died on board Ethiopian Airlines flight

15 march 2019 - 20:41:07
New York, US (PANA) - Ceremonies were held at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva on Friday to remember [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian diplomats meet with families, relatives of French victims of Ethiopian plane crash

14 march 2019 - 19:36:32
Paris, France (PANA) - Representatives of the Ethiopian Embassy in France and Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday met with families and [...] Full text...

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French investigators help probe Ethiopian Airlines plane crash

14 march 2019 - 12:34:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  French investigators have been selected to assist the investigation over the crash of Boeing 737 Max [...] Full text...

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Boeing temporarily grounds B737 MAX operations after Ethiopia Airlines plane crash

13 march 2019 - 22:34:42
Chicago, Illinois, US (PANA) - US aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Wednesday temporarily grounded its entire 737 MAX operations. In a statement on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans Boeing 737 Max aircraft from operating in its airspace

13 march 2019 - 17:07:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Wednesday banned Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft from operating in its airspace.   The decision [...] Full text...

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CAF mourns departed Kenyan football administrator

13 march 2019 - 15:49:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-A CAF delegation, led by former Tanzanian Football Federation President Leodegar Tenga on Wednesday mourned departed Kenyan football [...] Full text...

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South Africa to assist Ethiopia with air crash probe

12 march 2019 - 12:06:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Transport Minister Blade Nzimande on Tuesday confirmed that his department will assist [...] Full text...

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Sudan extends condolences to Ethiopia over Sunday's plane crash

11 march 2019 - 19:02:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Monday, through the minister for Cabinet Affairs, Ahmed Saad Omar, expressed its [...] Full text...

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Guterres leads tributes to UN workers who died in Ethiopia Airlines crash

11 march 2019 - 17:06:31
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations flags flew at half-mast around the world on Monday to honour the 157 [...] Full text...

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President Aziz offers condolences to Ethiopian counterpart on plane crash

11 march 2019 - 16:40:14
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)- Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, on Monday sent a message of condolences to Mrs Sahle-Work Zewde, [...] Full text...

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Mali President sends condolence message to Ethiopian counterpart after Ethiopian Airlines plane crash

11 march 2019 - 16:37:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Ethiopian counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan football administrator perishes in Ethiopian Airlines crash

11 march 2019 - 12:52:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Long-serving football administrator Hussein Swaleh was among 32 Kenyans who perished  in the Ethiopian Airlines crash [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines recovers flight data, voice recorders from plane crash site

11 march 2019 - 12:43:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines on Monday confirmed it has recovered flight data and voice recorders of the ill-fated [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines says flight recorders of crashed plane recovered

11 march 2019 - 11:59:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines says the flight recorders from its plane that crashed on Sunday shortly after [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines grounds its 737 MAX series planes

11 march 2019 - 11:26:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines on Monday said it has grounded all B-737 MAX 8 planes in its fleet [...] Full text...

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Buhari condoles families of two Nigerians who died in Ethiopian airlines crash

11 march 2019 - 07:12:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condoled the families of the two Nigerians who died in [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by Ethiopia Airlines plane crash

11 march 2019 - 05:28:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN  Secretary-General António Guterres says he is “deeply saddened at the tragic loss of lives”, in the [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: Ethiopia declares national mourning for 157 victims of tragic air crash

10 march 2019 - 21:04:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has declared national mourning for victims of Sunday's tragic crash of an Ethiopian Airlines [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: Ethiopia declares national mourning for 157 victims of tragic air crash

10 march 2019 - 20:59:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has declared national mourning for victims of Sunday's tragic crash of an Ethiopian Airlines [...] Full text...

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Boeing 'deeply saddened' by Ethiopian Airlines plane crash

10 march 2019 - 19:15:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Boeing, the company that manufactured the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday in Ethiopia with [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to acquire 2 planes of same type of crashed Ethiopian airline

10 march 2019 - 17:03:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir is set to acquire two leased planes similar to the 737 Max [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari express profound shock over crash of Ethiopian airline

10 march 2019 - 16:07:18
    Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday expressed ‘profound shock’ at the plane crash involving an Ethiopian Airliner [...] Full text...

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Radar data show Ethiopian Airlines plane had unstable vertical speed after takeoff

10 march 2019 - 15:57:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Initial reports by radar indicated Sunday that the  Ethiopian airline flight that left Bole airport in [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Paul Kagame sends condolences after Ethiopian plane crash

10 march 2019 - 15:20:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Sunday sent his condolences to families affected by Sunday morning's crash [...] Full text...

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IGAD sends condolences following Ethiopian Airlines crash

10 march 2019 - 12:00:14
 KHARTOUM, Sudan (PANA) - The East African Development Grouping (IGAD) has sent its condolences to the Ethiopian people and government [...] Full text...

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1st Writethrough: Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes en route to Nairobi, Kenya

10 march 2019 - 11:34:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – An Ethiopian Airlines plane  on a regular scheduled flight to Nairobi from Addis Ababa crashed [...] Full text...

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Four Americans, pilot killed in Kenya chopper crash

04 march 2019 - 07:49:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan commercial helicopter crashed near Lake Turkana, killing all the five people on board, including [...] Full text...

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Two officers killed in Algerian military plane crash

21 february 2019 - 14:16:39
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - A SU24-type jet  fighter crashed on Wednesday evening (22:00 local hours) during a training flight in [...] Full text...

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Three killed, 19 wounded in highway crash near Uganda/Rwanda border

16 february 2019 - 19:04:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Three people were killed and 19 others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus [...] Full text...

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South Africa Media forum salutes fallen journalists

13 february 2019 - 16:21:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) Wednesday mourned two veteran journalists who have [...] Full text...

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Five perish in Kenyan plane crash

13 february 2019 - 15:50:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Five people, including the pilot died on Tuesday when a light aircraft on which they were [...] Full text...

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Africa road safety leadership programme kicks off

05 february 2019 - 10:55:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Second Road Safety Leadership Programme organised by the Africa Transport Policy Programme (SSATP), among other [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Vice President unhurt as his helicopter crashes in north-central Nigeria

02 february 2019 - 16:04:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter carrying Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to a campaign event [...] Full text...

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Rwanda pays tribute to national heroes

01 february 2019 - 21:26:13
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda on Friday paid tribute to deceased national heroes at the Heroes Cemetery located in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force says five airmen died in helicopter crash in fight against Boko Haram

03 january 2019 - 20:37:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said that five of its personnel died when one [...] Full text...

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