Senegal celebrates 64th anniversary of independence
04 april 2024 - 13:39:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, Thursday presided over the flag-raising ceremony to mark [...] Full text...
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02 april 2024 - 15:19:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...
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Senegalese newspapers play up major issues awaiting president-elect Faye's attention
27 march 2024 - 13:23:47Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese newspapers are highlighting the major issues that will confront the country's new administration to be [...] Full text...
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EU appoints a new Special Representative for human rights
26 february 2024 - 17:15:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday appointed Olof Skoog as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for human rights [...] Full text...
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A study of 100 inflation shocks since the 1970s provides valuable pointers for policymakers today (IMF Blog By Anil Ari and Lev Ratnovski)
10 february 2024 - 08:40:09Washington, United States (PANA) - In the early 1970s, conflict in the Middle East set off a spike in oil [...] Full text...
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European Council greenlights new rules to reduce harmful emissions
29 january 2024 - 11:41:28Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday has adopted two regulations to phase down fluorinated gases (F-gases) and [...] Full text...
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Libyan delegate to the UN denounces lack of progress in ICC's work in his country
09 november 2023 - 12:30:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's permanent representative on the United Nations Security Council, Taher El-Sonni, says that there is nothing [...] Full text...
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Top UN official says upcoming COP28 summit must ‘respond decisively’ to gaps in global climate action
31 october 2023 - 05:53:15Abu Dahbi, UAE (PANA) - Next month’s UN climate summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must respond decisively to [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: International community pledges support for ousted President; coup leaders adamant
29 july 2023 - 08:27:30Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The international community has continued to pledge support for ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum as the [...] Full text...
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Will new UN-facilitated consultations between Libyan parties lead to elections in Libya?
13 july 2023 - 19:19:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Tuesday, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, began consultations [...] Full text...
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World Bank appoints new Resident Representative for Congo
11 july 2023 - 18:57:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Bank on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ms. Louise Pierrette Mvono as new Resident [...] Full text...
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Senegal's President Sall rules out third term bid; US welcomes announcement
04 july 2023 - 06:57:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's President Macky Sall on Monday announced that he would not run a third term in [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ghana to expand social safety nets
06 june 2023 - 06:03:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Monday received $150 million additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...
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South Africa's opposition party demands return of Star of Africa diamond
08 may 2023 - 11:43:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The opposition Economic Freedom Fighers (EFF) on Monday demanded the return of the Star [...] Full text...
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2023 U-7 AFCON: Can Indomitable Cubs retain crown?
13 april 2023 - 19:42:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cameroon's U-17 boys team will travel to Algeria later this month with hopes of retaining the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says atrocities in DR Congo being carried out Rwanda-backed M23 rebels
06 february 2023 - 13:21:35Goma, DRC (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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UN human rights expert confers with senior Sudanese official
02 february 2023 - 14:44:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The visiting United Nations Expert on Human Rights in the Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, on Thursday called [...] Full text...
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Presidential party congress held without major surprises in Burundi
23 january 2023 - 20:25:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) held on [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International applauds lifting of ban on political rallies in Tanzania
04 january 2023 - 06:29:22Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has applauded the Tanzanian government’s decision to lift the blanket ban on political [...] Full text...
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Kenya's President Kenyatta ends duty
13 september 2022 - 12:24:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has ended his two-term era as the Head of State and Government in [...] Full text...
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UN envoy for Western Sahara expected in Algeria in efforts to resolve political crisis
05 september 2022 - 05:27:12Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is expected in Algiers [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Onset of northern winter could see spike in hospitalisations, deaths, sarns WHO
01 september 2022 - 05:11:59Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for recommitment to 'dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust'
23 august 2022 - 05:30:23New York, US (PANA) - Recommit to “dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust”, Secretary-General António Guterres urged ambassadors in the UN [...] Full text...
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Appointment of a new Prime Minister in Guinea
21 august 2022 - 15:48:41Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Dr. Bernard Gomou, aged about 40, was promoted on Saturday to the position of prime minister [...] Full text...
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Boni Yayi congratulated for his patriotism
15 july 2022 - 15:29:23Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Former Beninese President Boni Yayi is receiving praise after renouncing to sue Benin following his house [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso junta leader justifies meeting with former heads of state
09 july 2022 - 05:46:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional president, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, said on Friday after a meeting with two [...] Full text...
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Three leaders of Guinea pressure group to appear in court for kicking against junta
06 july 2022 - 12:52:21Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three influential members of the Guinean pressure group, National Front for the Defence of the Constitution [...] Full text...
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Draft of the new Tunisian Constitution grants broad powers to president
01 july 2022 - 16:31:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, unveiled Thursday evening the content of the draft of a new [...] Full text...
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DRC leader opens pandora box in Eastern Africa - ISS report
23 june 2022 - 14:09:27Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe President meets with former leaders, Roch Kaboré and Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
21 june 2022 - 22:50:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Lt.-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba met on Tuesday with the former [...] Full text...
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AU urged to focus on root causes of conflict, political instability
24 may 2022 - 04:53:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights [...] Full text...
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Guinean Transition President urges ministers to take up agriculture
11 march 2022 - 13:58:45Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Guinean transition, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, urged on Thursday members of the government [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian journalist to lead New York-based investment banker's Africa expansion
26 february 2022 - 00:04:21New York, US (PANA) – Cameroonian broadcast journalist, Michel Lobé Ewané, has been named a Board member of the New [...] Full text...
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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi takes helm of regional follow-up mechanism of Addis Ababa Framework Agreement
25 february 2022 - 14:22:28Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, Thursday handed over power to DR Congo President Félix Antoine [...] Full text...
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Tanzania launches construction of key link to Trans-Africa Highway
11 february 2022 - 11:12:24Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has launched the construction of a key highway link to the Dakar to Cairo Trans-African [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral to be held Saturday
28 december 2021 - 08:42:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cathedral bells around South Africa are ringing in recognition of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean PM Kabinet Komara welcomes return of two former presidents of Transition
20 december 2021 - 12:49:20Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean prime minister under the Transition in 2009, Kabinet Komara, Monday welcomed the return [...] Full text...
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UN Special Envoy urges Libyans to use wisdom to stabilise country
09 december 2021 - 12:19:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The outgoing special envoy of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president reiterates vow to stamp out security threats and violent crimes
09 october 2021 - 16:51:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday again pledged to eliminate all forms of violent crimes in [...] Full text...
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Guinea junta names diplomat as Prime Minister
07 october 2021 - 12:20:37Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on Wednesday appointed Mohamed Béavogui, Prime [...] Full text...
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UNHCR welcomes US' plan to increase refugee resettlement
22 september 2021 - 06:36:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement there in the [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian President Hassan in New York for UNGA
19 september 2021 - 08:22:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is due in New York on Sunday to to [...] Full text...
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Benin to get third GSM operator
05 july 2021 - 13:14:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - SBIN, Beninese Company of Digital Infrastructure, has been selected as the third operator of a mobile [...] Full text...
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EU set to ease Burundi's economic pain
23 june 2021 - 21:50:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is set to lift the first economic embargo against Burundi in 43 [...] Full text...
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Africa Renewable Energy Fund II secures €125 million first close with SEFA and CTF investments
18 june 2021 - 12:54:10Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II) has achieved its first close at €125 [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges new ICC prosecutor to strengthen its delivery of justice for victims
16 june 2021 - 06:37:57The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – As the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) takes office on Wednesday, a human [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone: Thomas Daddy Brima elected new FA President
07 june 2021 - 18:50:53Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Delegates on Saturday, June 5, during the 2021 Elective Congress in Makeni, elected Thomas Daddy [...] Full text...
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President Hassan elected Tanzania’s ruling party chairperson
30 april 2021 - 13:20:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan was on Friday unanimously elected chairperson of the country’s [...] Full text...
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Presence of al-Manfi at Déby's funeral a new vision of the Libyan authorities - LANA
24 april 2021 - 12:56:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The participation of the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, at the funeral of [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi proposes consensual programme on issue of big Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
05 april 2021 - 22:15:08Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Felix Tshisekedi Monday proposed a consensual programme on the issue of the Big Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Burundian President 'completely satisfied' with Egypt visit
27 march 2021 - 18:10:47Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has expressed "total satisfaction," with his three-day visit to Egypt at the [...] Full text...
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Late Tanzania President Magufuli’s body arrives at his home town for burial
24 march 2021 - 18:43:59Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The body of former Tanzania president, John Pombe Magufuli, arrived on Wednesday at his [...] Full text...
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African leaders pay glowing tribute to fallen Tanzanian president Magufuli
22 march 2021 - 17:20:20Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – A cross section of African leaders on Monday paid glowing tribute to former Tanzania President John [...] Full text...
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AU, FIFA commit to build on positive results, accelerate collaboration
12 february 2021 - 10:47:06Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Two years since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between their two organisations, African Union [...] Full text...
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Kenya says concerted efforts required to protect African farmers from climate change harm
26 january 2021 - 09:08:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a virtual high-level session of the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 have unanimously called [...] Full text...
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Former mayor of Abomey-Calavi, Benin, arrested in a state case
08 december 2020 - 21:15:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The former mayor of Abomey-Calavi, Benin, Georges Bada, has been placed in custody over a land [...] Full text...
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Trump administration imposes new restrictions on Libyans over entry visas
25 november 2020 - 22:12:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The administration of outgoing US President, Donald Trump, Wednesday imposed temporary travel restrictions on 15 African [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mandela's foundation takes aim at Trump
09 november 2020 - 12:43:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Monday acknowledged Joe Biden’s election victory and celebrated the end [...] Full text...
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Botswana congratulates US President-elect Joe Biden
08 november 2020 - 18:27:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden saying Americans have bestowed trust [...] Full text...
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President Ramaphosa salutes US President-Elect Biden and VP Harris
08 november 2020 - 10:22:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated United States President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect [...] Full text...
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Former Benin president Boni Yayi denies leaving debts to workers
18 october 2020 - 12:50:36Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's former president Boni Yayi (2006-2016) has said he left no debts to workers, contradicting his successor [...] Full text...
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Buhari condoles with Kuwait on death of Emir, congratulates new Emir
30 september 2020 - 16:53:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has commiserated with the government and people of the State of Kuwait [...] Full text...
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Woman appointed prime minister in Togo
28 september 2020 - 23:53:25Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese president, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, Monday appointed Mrs Victoire Sidemeho Tomegah-Dogbé prime minister to replace [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Harare Mayor recalled barely a month after winning Mayoral race
22 september 2020 - 17:53:57Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Harare Mayor councilor, Jacob Mafume, has been recalled by his party, the People’s Democratic Party [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: MDC-T faction leader, Thokozani Khupe, recalls 11 councillors
14 september 2020 - 18:33:00Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Leader of the Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai (MDC-T) faction, Thokozani Khupe, has recalled the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian foreign affairs ministry sheds light on recall of envoy to UN
10 september 2020 - 20:43:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad said here Thursday the recall of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS issues ultimatum to Malian junta to name civilian President and Prime Minister
08 september 2020 - 13:34:24Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa emerges victorious after tense ruling party meeting
31 august 2020 - 17:46:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday appeared to secure control of South Africa’s ruling African [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 2.12% prevalence rate of Coronavirus in Burundi
23 august 2020 - 14:19:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - From a total of 21,296 coronavirus tests carried out in Burundi, 426 were positive, for an [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara nominated candidate for a third term
22 august 2020 - 16:19:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, was nominated Saturday by his party for a [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leonan/American Victor Williams replaces Amadou Gallo Fall at the head of NBA Africa
12 august 2020 - 18:00:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sierra Leonean-American, Victor Williams, will be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Basketball Association [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president pledges to hold consultation with opposition parties on major issues
05 august 2020 - 15:10:09Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, says he is open to consultations with the opposition, indicating [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso marks 60th independence anniversary
05 august 2020 - 08:53:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday, but the festivities [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch wants repressive laws in Mauritania repealed
01 august 2020 - 15:21:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The human rights organization, Human Right Watch (HRW), on Saturday urged the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe PM wishes Ivorian counterpart Hamed Bakayoko full success
30 july 2020 - 21:20:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Thursday wished Hamed Bakayoko, appointed [...] Full text...
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New Burundian President meets with several EU diplomats
27 july 2020 - 16:37:25Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The newly-elected Burundi Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Monday received the ambassadors of France, Belgium, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister dismissed
25 july 2020 - 11:07:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Foreign Minister Noureddine Erray was dismissed on Friday by outgoing Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh after [...] Full text...
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Death of former Tanzanian president, last mediator in the Burundian crisis, received with "great sadness"
24 july 2020 - 19:52:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, said he is ''seriously affected'' by the death of Benjamin William M’Kapa [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch slams DRC's rights record
22 july 2020 - 04:58:03Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has given a thumbs down to the human rights record of the administration [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 41 new confirmed cases recorded in Burundi following 2 weeks of massive screening
16 july 2020 - 18:08:52Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Forty-one new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been recorded from a sample of more than [...] Full text...
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Ending poverty by 2030 now a fading dream, says UN expert
08 july 2020 - 05:28:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than 250 million people to the brink of starvation [...] 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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US suspends ordinary visa for Burundian nationals
22 june 2020 - 15:48:07Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The head of Burundian diplomacy, Ezéchiel Nibigira, said on Monday that it was "unjustified" for the [...] Full text...
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UN official raises concern over increasing retaliatory acts as battle lines shift in Libya
19 june 2020 - 13:42:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – One million people are now in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in Libya, including [...] Full text...
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The sacred combat route of Burundi's new strongman
18 june 2020 - 12:13:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The solemn inauguration of the new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, 52, on Thursday in Gitega, Burundi's new [...] Full text...
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Burundi's new president Ndayishimiye sworn in
18 june 2020 - 12:00:00Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Thursday took he oath of office pledging to devote "all [...] Full text...
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Inauguration of Burundi's President-elect set for Thursday
16 june 2020 - 13:00:04Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's President-elect, retired Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye, 55, will be inaugurated on Thursday to succeed Pierre Nkurunziza, [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Newly elected president signs book of condolence for late-head of state
13 june 2020 - 15:40:30Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president-elect, Evariste Ndayishimiye signed here Saturday the book of condolences opened for former head [...] Full text...
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Guinea election body chairman dies
17 april 2020 - 20:37:57Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The chairman of the national independent electoral commission (CENI) in Guinea, Amadou Salif Kébé, died Friday [...] Full text...
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EU maritime operation, Covid-19 truce calls highlighted in Libyan dailies this week
04 april 2020 - 19:19:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week reported on the launch of the European Union Maritime Operation (IRINI) to [...] Full text...
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New UN Libya envoy known for her mediation skills and outreach to tribes
12 march 2020 - 22:34:52New York, US (PANA) - Stephanie Turco Williams, appointed this week by the UN until a permanent envoy is chosen [...] Full text...
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Former UN secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar passes on
05 march 2020 - 15:14:00New York, US (PANA) - Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the fifth United Nations Secretary-General, praised for his ability to foster dialogue and for leading [...] Full text...
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Amnesty international urges Tunisian govt. to end impunity of security forces
01 march 2020 - 16:51:43Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Amnesty international has called on the Tunisian Prime Minister, Elyes Fakhfakh to "end the impunity of [...] 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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Mixed reactions greet former Kenyan president Moi's death
05 february 2020 - 14:22:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who left the reigns of power at the turn of the new [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: UDPS, Haut Katanga demands resignation of president of national assembly
27 january 2020 - 17:53:57Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The federation of the Union of Democrats for Social Progress (UDPS) for Haut Katanga (UDPS/Haut [...] Full text...
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The arrest and trial of Rwanda's rebel spokesperson dominate headlines in Rwanda
18 january 2020 - 19:21:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The arrest of Rwanda's rebel spokesperson ‘Captain’ Herman Nsengimana over terrorism charges and the hearing of [...] Full text...
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Exiled former Zimbabwean minister alleges coup attempt to oust President Mnangagwa
01 january 2020 - 08:33:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, has alleged that there was a coup attempt to [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Election of a new president - highlight of 2019
30 december 2019 - 16:07:18Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The political highlight of 2019 in Mauritania was the organization of a presidential election at the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Election of a new president of the main majority party
29 december 2019 - 14:22:30Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Delegates to the extraordinary congress of the Union for the Republic (UPR-majority) Saturday elected Sidi Mohamed [...] Full text...
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Mauritania's main political party holds crucial congress
28 december 2019 - 12:47:13Nouakchott, Mauritania(PANA) - Mauritania's main party, the Union the Republic (UPR) is holding a two-day extraordinary congress on Saturday and [...] Full text...
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Pretoria rebuked over fugitive scandal
27 december 2019 - 12:12:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday urged Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president officially installs monitoring committee for national dialogue
26 december 2019 - 21:10:20Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Thursday officially installed the monitoring committee for the national dialogue chaired by [...] Full text...
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President Barrow renews commitment to judicial independence as he swears in 2 high court judges
13 december 2019 - 00:12:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Thursday reaffirmed the commitment of his government to ensuring judicial independence, as he [...] Full text...
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President Barrow refutes statement about former President Jammeh return
08 december 2019 - 15:23:09Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow Sunday categorically stated as fatally false widespread and conflicting reports that he had assented [...] Full text...
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OMVS 18th conference of heads of state ends in Bamako
08 december 2019 - 11:56:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was appointed here Saturday the current president of the Organisation for [...] Full text...
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Mauritania defence minister rejects rumours on coup attempt
01 december 2019 - 16:49:57Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian Defence minister, Gen. Hanana ould Sidi, has rejected rumours spread around the country about an [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Former head of state absent from festivities marking independence
28 november 2019 - 21:31:27Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was noticeably absent from celebrations marking the country's 59th [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians support President Ghazouani in "battle" against predecessor Aziz
27 november 2019 - 17:17:33Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Political parties and and many personalities and opinion leaders, including former ministers, ambassadors and deputies, as [...] Full text...
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Political consensus critical ahead of Somalia election: UN mission chief
22 november 2019 - 06:34:26New York, US (PANA) - With Somalia scheduled to hold “one-person, one-vote” elections next year, leaders must act now to [...] Full text...
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Islamist Rached Ghannouchi elected new speaker of the Tunisian Parliament
14 november 2019 - 17:31:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Islamist party "Ennahdha", Rached Ghannouchi, was Wednesday elected new speaker of [...] Full text...
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Chairmanship of ministerial platform for coordinating strategies for the Sahel transferred to Niger
05 november 2019 - 17:20:21Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Nigeriens Abroad, Mr Kalla Ankouraou, officially [...] Full text...
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Italy not threatened by African migrant invasion, says interior minister
02 november 2019 - 11:19:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Italian Interior Minister, Mrs. Luciana Lamorgese, who has no political party and specializes in security issues, [...] Full text...
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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends
01 november 2019 - 17:38:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...
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15 former collaborators of Joseph Kabila want EU sanctions against them lifted
01 november 2019 - 14:03:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - According to a press statement issued in Brussels on Friday by the law firm Daldewolf, the [...] Full text...
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EU-UK reach agreement on Brexit
17 october 2019 - 13:49:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the UK have finally reached an agreement on the exit of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Minister of Agriculture announces project to support 150,000 young people
14 october 2019 - 19:06:39Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Moussa Baldé, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Senegal, has announced an ambitious agricultural [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President and predecessor call on Africans to cultivate peace
13 october 2019 - 10:58:20Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall and his predecessor, Abdoulaye Wade, on Saturday called on Africans to cultivate [...] Full text...
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Guinean Antonio Souaré replaces Senegalese Augustin Senghor as head of WAFU Zone A
12 october 2019 - 15:31:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Antonio Souaré, President of the Guinea Football Federation, was elected on Saturday as President of the [...] Full text...
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Kagame hails Ethiopia PM's Nobel win
11 october 2019 - 21:44:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday hailed Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali, saying his [...] Full text...
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Kenya to pay former coach or risk ban from 2022 FIFA World Cup
04 october 2019 - 19:17:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has lost its case against former national football team coach, Adel Amrouche, and has up [...] Full text...
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Former Botswana President Mogae inaugurated as chancellor of Amref University
04 october 2019 - 11:57:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Former President Festus G. Mogae was Friday inaugurated as the First Chancellor of Amref International University [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean govt to allow late former Robert Mugabe to be buried in rural village
26 september 2019 - 19:37:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has finally agreed to allow the recently deceased former Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, to be [...] Full text...
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'Sanctions stifling us', Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa tells the world
26 september 2019 - 19:25:51New York, USA (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa continued with his predecessor’s, the late former President Robert Mugabe, rhetoric [...] Full text...
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CHAN qualifiers 2020: Senegal to meet Guinea again
20 september 2019 - 18:35:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese national football team meets this Saturday at 5pm at Lat Dior stadium in Thiès, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo's President Tshisekedi to visit Belgium
13 september 2019 - 15:23:58Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi is due in Brussels on Monday for a two-day official visit, [...] Full text...
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Trump’s new US policy, viewed from the African Great lakes Region (News analysis by BIGUMANDONDERA Ferdinand, PANA correspondent)
12 september 2019 - 18:09:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Thursday received the special envoy of the United States of America [...] Full text...
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Total Gabon gets new Managing Director
06 september 2019 - 21:52:10Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - French-born Senegalese Stephane Bassene was Friday appointed managing director of Total Gabon. He replaces Gabonese Henri Max [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President Tshisekedi to visit Belgium next month
29 august 2019 - 11:20:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi will pay an official visit to Belgium from 17 to 20 [...] Full text...
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AI gives damning report on Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa's first year in office
27 august 2019 - 07:19:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, marked his first year in office on Monday, human rights [...] Full text...
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Francis Kimanzi officially unveiled as Harambee Stars coach
21 august 2019 - 17:22:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Francis Kimanzi has been unveiled as the new Harambee Stars coach as the team launched its [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso celebrates 59th independence anniversary
05 august 2019 - 10:46:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is celebrating the 59th anniversary of its independence on Monday, but commemorative activities [...] Full text...
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Tanzania set to take over SADC chair
02 august 2019 - 17:56:22Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Tanzania will assume the role of Chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in August [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian women victims of real estate scam announce daily demonstrations
30 july 2019 - 04:20:24Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several hundred women victims of a real estate scam dubbed "Sheikh Ridha Affair", named after a [...] Full text...
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Tanzania to host 39th Ordinary SADC Summit in August
23 july 2019 - 10:46:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development [...] Full text...
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2020 CHAN: Tanzania names squad for Kenya qualifier
16 july 2019 - 11:04:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Newly recruited interim coach of the Tanzania national soccer team, Taifa Stars, Ndayiragije Etienne, [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers highlight "quadripartite" regional security summit in Angola
13 july 2019 - 18:08:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A regional security meeting, dubbed Quadripartite Summit, that took place earlier this week in Luanda at [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Eskom refutes claims it has received payment for debt from Zimbabwe
28 june 2019 - 19:16:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa’s power Utility, Eskom, says it has not received any payment from Zimbabwe towards debt [...] Full text...
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Speaker of Beninese Parliament hails memory of victims of electoral violence
27 june 2019 - 22:52:26Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The new speaker of the Beninese parliament, Louis Vlavonou, Thursday hailed the memory of victims of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe ICT minister dragged to court over predecessor's actions
25 june 2019 - 17:11:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister, Kazembe Kazembe, has been taken to court by a South African [...] Full text...
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Relations between Rwanda, DRC has improved, says Kagame
25 june 2019 - 17:01:33Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, stressed in Monday's meeting with the Belgian press that cooperation between [...] Full text...
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Former Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, dies
17 june 2019 - 18:04:10Cairo Egypt (PANA) - Former Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, died on Monday following a malaise during a court appearance in [...] Full text...
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Two former presidents call for ECOWAS, AU intervention in Benin's post-election crisis
14 june 2019 - 14:51:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Ghana's John Kufuor on Friday called on the Economic [...] Full text...
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Nationwide blackout looms in Zimbabwe
31 may 2019 - 18:42:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main source of electricity, the Kariba South Hyrdo-Power Station's timeline to potentially fail to deliver [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President pledges to implement decisions of national dialogue
29 may 2019 - 21:03:28Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Tuesday in Dakar pledged to implement decisions that [...] Full text...
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Former interior minister to chair Senegal's national dialogue
28 may 2019 - 21:46:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's various political and social actors welcomed here Tuesday President Macky Sall's initiative to organize a [...] Full text...
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Senegalese leader calls for national consensus in the interest of the country
28 may 2019 - 19:36:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese president, Macky Sall, on Tuesday in Dakar called his compatriots to end their divergences, overcome [...] Full text...
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Africa Day celebrated with calls for grassroots support for regional integration
25 may 2019 - 14:24:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission held celebrations to mark the African Day on Saturday with a [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup: The "Cubs" of Senegal, first African team to land in Poland
22 may 2019 - 17:18:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's national junior team will be the first of four African representatives at the FIFA World [...] Full text...
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Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba appointed new PM of DR Congo
20 may 2019 - 22:59:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Monday appointed veteran politician Sylvestre [...] Full text...
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'We will deal with Zimbabwe's power and fuel crises quickly' - Minister
18 may 2019 - 18:27:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Newly appointed Energy minister Fortune Chasi says he is being briefed on the fuel and power [...] Full text...
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IMF director commends Gambian President Barrow on transparency
17 may 2019 - 02:59:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has commended Gambia President [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Interior minister and political parties meet in Dakar
09 may 2019 - 14:55:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Officials of Senegal's Interior ministry and representatives of several political parties met in Dakar on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Botswana former president contemplates joining opposition
06 may 2019 - 19:09:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Ian Khama Seretse Khama, Botswana’s former president who stepped down in April 2018, is contemplating joining [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Prime Minister awarded the 2019 Félix Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize
02 may 2019 - 12:14:45Paris, France (PANA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali, has been awarded the 2019 Félix Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO International Jury's [...] Full text...
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Sudanese military leader ends curfew, releases detainees under emergency regulations
13 april 2019 - 17:45:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lt.-Gen. Abdul Fatah Al-Burhan, Sudan’s new Interim Military Council President, on Saturday took the drastic move [...] Full text...
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President Kenyatta appoints Mutyambai police chief
07 april 2019 - 15:13:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta Sunday appointed Hillary Mutyambai as Inspector General of Police, an official source told [...] Full text...
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Pope sends message of peace to Moroccans people ahead of visit
29 march 2019 - 12:11:48Holy See, Vatican City (PANA) - Pope Francis has sent a video message to the Moroccan people highlighting peace and [...] Full text...
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Gambia's Yahya Jammeh accused by report of embezzling US$1 billion from state coffers
29 march 2019 - 05:31:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A report released on Wednesday by the Crime and Corruption Reporting Project investigation group Thursday accused [...] Full text...
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DR Congo’s Tshisekedi, Uganda’s Museveni discuss regional peace, trade
23 march 2019 - 16:13:30KAMPALA, Uganda (PANA) - Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday paid a courtesy call on Uganda’s [...] Full text...
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Fans reject new Horoya coach in Guinea
22 march 2019 - 17:15:30Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Fans and supporters of the Horoya football club of Guinea have questioned the rationale behind the [...] Full text...
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Macky Sall congratulates compatriots, promises to organize national dialogue
05 march 2019 - 22:13:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Tuesday congratulated his compatriots on their mobilization and behaviour during the presidential [...] Full text...
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New Burkinabe army commander says committed to bringing peace of mind
12 february 2019 - 21:22:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Colonel Gilles Bationo, the new Chief of Army Staff of Burkina Faso, said Tuesday [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: AU leaders vows to neutralise terrorists from destabilising African countries
10 february 2019 - 19:23:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (PANA) - African and world leaders on Sunday vowed never to allow terrorist elements to destabilise any country [...] Full text...
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Guinean president to attend investiture of Malagasy president-elect
16 january 2019 - 21:29:58Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The head of state of Guinea, Alpha Condé, will travel to Madagascar on Saturday to [...] Full text...
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FIFA president Infantino set for re-election after receiving Caribbean backing
22 december 2018 - 14:42:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Gianni Infantino, the president of Fifa, looks set to be re-elected unopposed for a second term [...] Full text...
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South African court declares appointment of top advocate as unconstitutional
13 august 2018 - 09:40:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Monday ruled that the appointment of National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) [...] Full text...
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Former Chilean President Bachelet officially appointed new UN human rights chief
10 august 2018 - 20:29:23New York, US (PANA) - After a vote on Friday by the United Nations General Assembly in New York, former [...] Full text...
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Study suggests specific roles for member states to make SADC more effective
09 august 2018 - 12:10:57Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are due to meet in Windhoek [...] Full text...
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Buhari, Gambian leader hold talks in Abuja
01 august 2018 - 18:39:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held talks with visiting President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, [...] Full text...
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COMESA Summit to admit Tunisia, Somalia as new members
16 july 2018 - 17:36:15Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Tunisia and Somalia are expected to join the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...
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Security Council hails ‘historic and significant’ Ethiopia, Eritrea peace declaration
11 july 2018 - 06:20:57New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday described the Joint Declaration, signed by the leaders [...] Full text...
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Guterres expresses ‘grave concern’ at explosion at political rally in Ethiopian
24 june 2018 - 04:30:31New York, US (PANA) - One person has reportedly died, and dozens were injured after an explosion ripped through a [...] Full text...
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UN court fully assumes remaining functions of tribunals for Rwanda and former Yugoslavia
07 june 2018 - 03:38:44New York, US (PANA) - Despite challenges and resource constraints, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals is operating without [...] Full text...
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Guterres hails Dag Hammarskjöld
23 april 2018 - 04:35:33Uppsala, Sweden (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday described his predecessor Dag Hammarskjöld as his “fundamental inspiration,” who [...] Full text...
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President Barrow thanks Commonwealth for readmitting Gambia
20 april 2018 - 12:44:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has thanked the Commonwealth for re-admitting his country into the fold of [...] Full text...
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New Rwandan minister of Infrastructure, Claver Gatete, vows to fight corruption
12 april 2018 - 14:34:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The newly-appointed Rwandan minister of Infrastructures in the latest Cabinet reshuffle, Claver Gatete, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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New Sierra Leonean president commits to unity, disciplined leadership
06 april 2018 - 12:00:55Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - As world leaders acknowledge his victory in a bitterly fought election, Sierra Leone’s new President [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson congratulates Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister
02 april 2018 - 19:25:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Monday congratulated [...] Full text...
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Lawyer seeks to stop Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll
21 march 2018 - 05:35:55Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A Sierra Leonean lawyer has filed a petition before the country’s High Court in Freetown, [...] Full text...
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New ECOMIG force commander takes office
08 march 2018 - 19:55:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The new commander of the ECOWAS Mission in Gambia (ECOMIG), Colonel Fulgence Ndour, from Senegal, has [...] Full text...
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Mixed reaction to Ramaphosa's Cabinet reshuffle
27 february 2018 - 08:57:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been mixed reaction to President Cyril Ramaphosa's first Cabinet, which was announced [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Democratic Alliance welcomes moves to snub Zuma
24 february 2018 - 07:06:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to [...] Full text...
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President Ramaphosa abandones Zuma's court challenge
23 february 2018 - 16:57:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday defied the wishes of his predecessor Jacob [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia Prime Minister resigns after months of popular unrest
15 february 2018 - 19:05:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday after months of popular protests which necessitated [...] Full text...
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Knives are out as South Africa gears for Zuma’s final fall (News Analysis by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
13 february 2018 - 10:50:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been scathing criticism of the manner in which President Jacob Zuma has [...] Full text...
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President Zuma recalled by ruling party
13 february 2018 - 07:38:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – It appears that President Jacob Zuma’s chaotic term in office is coming to an [...] Full text...
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'South African President Zuma will be recalled on Monday', Ramaphosa hints
11 february 2018 - 14:31:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), on Sunday gave the [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa addresses South Africa's political crisis
07 february 2018 - 15:21:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cyril Ramaphosa, the leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), on Wednesday moved [...] Full text...
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Nelson Mandela Foundation says Zuma 'not fit to govern'
06 february 2018 - 11:48:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Tuesday joined the chorus of calls for President Jacob [...] Full text...
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ANC to decide Zuma's fate as SA President on Wednesday
05 february 2018 - 19:38:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following a day of high drama which included running street battles outside the Johannesburg [...] Full text...
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Clashes in Johannesburg as Zuma refuses to resign
05 february 2018 - 09:21:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are running sky-high as the governing African National Congress (ANC) prepares to hold [...] Full text...
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Senior ANC officials in crucial talks to determine Zuma's fate
04 february 2018 - 13:35:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Senior members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) are locked in talks with [...] Full text...
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Zuma's State of the Nation Address to go ahead – Parliament
01 february 2018 - 10:13:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Parliament's presiding officers on Thursday said the State of the Nation Address will go [...] Full text...
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Tensions high over Zuma's uncertain future
31 january 2018 - 16:09:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There are growing calls for President Jacob Zuma to throw in the towel and [...] Full text...
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Is South Africa's Zuma on the way out?
30 january 2018 - 16:07:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There are unconfirmed reports that the National Working Committee of South Africa’s ruling African [...] Full text...
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UN chief dispatches Nigeria’s Obasanjo to support power transfer in Liberia
27 december 2017 - 18:03:59New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second [...] Full text...
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President Barrow appoints new Interior minister
04 december 2017 - 19:22:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Monday named Habib Saihou Drammeh as Minister of Interior. Until his appointment, [...] Full text...
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President Mnangagwa announces first cabinet
01 december 2017 - 06:43:26Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced his first cabinet in which he rewards those who [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Profiles of Africa's 4 teams in India
02 october 2017 - 11:53:30New Delhi, India (PANA) - With the qualification of Niger, Ghana, Guinea and Mali to represent Africa at the 2017 [...] Full text...
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