Sulfuric acid spill reported in Nata, Botswana
23 march 2019 - 15:55:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism Saturday issued a warning to the public [...] Full text...
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Over 2 million Guineans are in food insecurity
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25th edition of Miss Togo scheduled for August 24
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Rwanda, Israel seek ways to boost religious tourism cooperation
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Climate change ’affecting housing’ in Niger (Feature by Souleyman Anza, PANA Correspondent)
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154 cases of serious children rights violations recorded in February in DRC
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Niger launches m-health initiative for better management of childhood diseases
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Pope and King of Morocco: Jerusalem is ’city of common heritage of humanity, peace’
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French media highlight Ogossagou massacre
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First symposium of African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics opens in Bamako
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Cyclone Idai: NGO calls for investigations into allegations of looting of relief aid in Zimbabwe
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Nigeria soldiers ’kill’ 16 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad region
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Rwandan football officials say lessons learned from unsuccessful AFCON 2019 qualifiers
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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism Saturday issued a warning to the public [...] Full text...
Elephants on the loose in DR Congo villages
19 march 2019 - 19:25:31Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Wandering elephants were on the loose at the weekend in DR Congo, emerging menacingly in [...] Full text...
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Kenya receives backing on efforts to end ivory trade in Europe, Asia
14 march 2019 - 22:47:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — Top officials of the worldwide Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) have praised Kenya for drawing attention to the [...] Full text...
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Ivorian coach names 24 players for Rwanda match in AFCON 2019 qualifiers
14 march 2019 - 22:28:16Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The coach of the Ivorian national team, Ibrahim Kamara, on Thursday unveiled the list of [...] Full text...
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Hafia leads Guinean football league
11 march 2019 - 18:17:30Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – After its 0-1 defeat at the weekend to Wakriya, a repeat of the first-leg score, in [...] Full text...
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Botswana lifts ban on fishing and export of dry fish
01 march 2019 - 19:26:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism announced here Friday it had lifted the [...] Full text...
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Hafia maintains lead in Guinean football league, despite defeat
25 february 2019 - 14:16:18Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Despite its 0-1 defeat by Wakriya, Hafia de Conakry has maintained its lead in the Guinean [...] Full text...
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Review of elephants without borders 2018 dry season aerial survey of elephants and wildlife in northern Botswana report
24 february 2019 - 23:26:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says it has has [...] Full text...
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Botswana reviews report on elephants without borders
24 february 2019 - 21:25:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says that it has received a report [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian newspapers highlight Barrick Gold, government US $300 deal
23 february 2019 - 12:44:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newspapers in Tanzania this week highlighted the issue of Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s reassurance [...] Full text...
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'Queen of Ivory' jailed in Tanzania
19 february 2019 - 17:50:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A Chinese national, Yang Feng Glan, nicknamed ‘Queen of Ivory’ has been sentenced to [...] Full text...
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Three ivory traffickers arrested in northern Congo
17 january 2019 - 12:52:59Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Three suspected traffickers, including a serviceman from the Congolese Armed Forces, have been arrested in northern [...] Full text...
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Environment watchdog hails UK ban on ivory sales
20 december 2018 - 17:08:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) on Thursday welcomed the UK Government’s ban of ivory sales, shutting [...] Full text...
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CAF Beach Soccer AFCON begins in Egypt
08 december 2018 - 09:05:11Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - All is now set for the 2018 CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...
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CAN 2019: Coach names names 23 Ivorian players to take on Guinea
08 november 2018 - 18:16:36Abidjan, Cote d 'Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire national football coach Ibrahim Kamara on Thursday released a list of 23 [...] Full text...
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Kenya nets US$3.7million from charter flight incentive
07 november 2018 - 14:24:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has realized US$3.7 million in revenue value from the Charter Incentive Programme. Cabinet Secretary for Tourism [...] Full text...
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Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference turns spotlight on illicit finance, graft
12 october 2018 - 14:56:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The fourth Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT), taking place in London, has turned the spotlight [...] Full text...
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US First Lady goes on wildlife safari walk in Kenya
05 october 2018 - 17:56:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Melania Trump, US First Lady, visited a wildlife orphanage in Nairobi on Friday, where she interacted [...] Full text...
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US First Lady arrives, visits wildlife orphanage during solo Africa visit
05 october 2018 - 05:56:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US First Lady Melania Trump, who arrived in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, late on Thursday, kicks [...] Full text...
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'Lots of good news’ but much more needs to be done for the planet, says UNEP chief
07 august 2018 - 05:46:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Calling 2017 “the first year in human history” that more electricity was generated globally from the [...] Full text...
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Environment watchdog fingers China for ozone destruction
09 july 2018 - 12:15:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A global environment investigating agency said on Monday it has evidence showing that significant and unexplained [...] Full text...
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Kenya upscales water tower protection
12 march 2018 - 15:15:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government is gazetting 70 water towers in different parts of the country in order [...] Full text...
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UNESCO commits to safeguarding Lake Chad
22 february 2018 - 16:15:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is embarking on a project aimed at rehabilitating [...] Full text...
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Kenya translocates 21 jumbos to curb human-wildlife conflict
21 february 2018 - 14:48:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Kenya Government on Wednesday began translocating 21 elephants from the Mount Kenya region to the Indian [...] Full text...
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Central Africa’s iconic mammals threatened by poachers, armed groups – UNEP
20 january 2018 - 08:06:03Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elephants, giraffes, rhinos and other magnificent mammals targeted in wildlife conservation areas of Central Africa are [...] Full text...
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Botswana allays advocating for ivory stockpiles sale
14 december 2017 - 12:53:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has denied reports alleging that the country will put pressure on Convention on International Trade [...] Full text...
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Wildlife conservation experts raise the alarm over elephant poaching
24 november 2017 - 12:42:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Experts in wildlife conservation from Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda on Wednesday in Musanze, a [...] 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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Botswana: Power line electrocutes elephants in Botswana
20 september 2017 - 13:49:09Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Nine elephants were electrocuted by a high volt 33kV distribution power line in Botswana’s Dukwi, in [...] Full text...
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US: UN salutes park rangers' dedication and commitment
01 august 2017 - 05:46:59New York, US (PANA) – The head of the United Nations entity on protection of endangered species said on Monday [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: Two elephants shot after trampling Zimbabwe policeman to death
29 july 2017 - 16:02:26Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Two more elephants have been shot dead in Zimbabwe after they trampled a policeman to death [...] Full text...
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France: INTERPOL identifies illegal wildlife trade on the Darknet
15 june 2017 - 09:09:40Lyon, France (PANA) - Illegal wildlife traders may be turning their attention to the Darknet, a new INTERPOL research report [...] Full text...
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UN: UNEP urges govts to emulate China on ivory factories, shops shutdown
03 april 2017 - 17:53:24New York, US (PANA) - Applauding the Chinese government’s closure of many of its ivory factories and retail outlets, the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Police arrest 379 herders after raiders kill British rancher in Kenya
06 march 2017 - 19:17:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan police on Monday arrested 379 herders in Laikipia area for illegally storming a private ranch [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges youth involvement in wildlife conservation
03 march 2017 - 15:39:59New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on governments to harness the power of young [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Indigenous people key to protecting wildlife, rural livelihoods
03 march 2017 - 14:18:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Actively involving indigenous peoples and local communities in wildlife conservation is key to maintaining biodiversity and [...] Full text...
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UN: FAO creates prevention tools to help keep food safe
01 february 2017 - 17:40:50New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has created a set of emergency prevention tools [...] Full text...
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2017 AFCON: Champions Cote d'Ivoire come from behind to hold DR Congo
20 january 2017 - 18:23:04Oyem, Gabon (PANA) - Defending champions Cote d'Ivoire came from behind on two occasions to draw 2-2 with DR Congo [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Carcass of killed lioness found in Rwanda game reserve
16 november 2016 - 12:01:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- The carcass of one of the seven lions imported from South Africa in July last year [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Wildlife charities warn CITES on trading in endangered species
19 september 2016 - 10:51:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charities, Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA, on Monday issued a [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Born Free welcomes IUCN call for ban of domestic ivory trade
12 september 2016 - 17:40:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has welcomed a motion passed at the International [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Africa's elephants in a devastating spiral of decline
02 september 2016 - 16:48:00Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has described the transcontinental figures released Thursday on [...] Full text...
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Kenya: 'Poachers kill 25,000 elephants annually', says report
03 august 2016 - 15:22:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists estimate that 25,000 elephants are killed each year for their ivory, The Nature Conservancy, an [...] Full text...
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UN: UN official says African elephants face 'high level' of poaching
28 july 2016 - 15:42:26New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Greenpeace says DR Congo secretly breached logging moratorium
13 july 2016 - 15:33:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The environment campaign group, Greenpeace Africa, has revealed that the DR Congo government has secretly breached [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials urge more action to deal with wildlife poachers
05 june 2016 - 16:41:59New York, US (PANA) - Marking the World Environment Day, which this year focuses on the illegal trade of wildlife, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya to seek total ban on ivory trade at CITES Summit
26 may 2016 - 13:59:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said Thursday the recent burning of tonnes of ivory was a pledge [...] Full text...
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Kenya: UN launched campaign to mobilize millions to end illegal trade in wildlife
25 may 2016 - 16:39:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Backed by A-list celebrities from across the globe, the United Nations on Wednesday launched an unprecedented [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges action to tackle wildlife crime
24 may 2016 - 18:58:44New York, US (PANA) - The poaching and illegal trade of thousands of species across the global present real environmental [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials say biodiversity enhances sustainable development
22 may 2016 - 16:41:27New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Sunday said biodiversity and the ecosystem services it supports are [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials reaffirms zero tolerance on wildlife poaching
02 may 2016 - 19:00:56New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials have expressed support for Kenyan-led efforts to end illegal wildlife trade, according [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Oscar-winning actress joins Kenya's anti-poaching 'hearts and minds' campaign
27 april 2016 - 10:22:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In the run-up to the world's largest ever ivory bonfire, to be conducted by the Kenya [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana opposes destruction of elephant tusks
26 april 2016 - 18:58:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has taken a stance against the burning of ivory ahead of the Giant’s Club Summit [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Kenya's ivory, rhino horn destruction to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade
26 april 2016 - 11:55:30Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Seeking to raise national and international awareness on illegal wildlife trade, the Kenyan government, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AWF commends South Africa's decision to shelve proposal on rhino horn trade
21 april 2016 - 18:40:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) president Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya on Thursday commended the South African [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Germany donates anti-poaching aircraft to Tanzania
07 april 2016 - 14:13:07Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The German government has donated a special aircraft to Tanzania to reinforce anti-poaching [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Nation challenged to conserve forest
01 april 2016 - 14:33:43Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Forest Conservation Botswana (FCB) has identified the country’s major causes of forest loss, quoting a report [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tanzania jails two Chinese for illegal possession of ivory, bribery
19 march 2016 - 11:07:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two Chinese have begun a 35-year jail term in Tanzania after failing to pay [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Born Free Foundation supports crackdown on international wildlife trafficking
15 march 2016 - 19:08:07Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Born Free Foundation has announced its support for Tuesday's declaration, signed by approximately [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Elephant poaching, illegal ivory trade remain high in Africa, Asia
03 march 2016 - 18:15:15Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An estimated 141,712 elephants have been tragically killed for their ivory since 2012, as [...] Full text...
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UN: UN calls for global actions to end wildlife poaching
03 march 2016 - 14:58:25New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday said time is running out to end wildlife poaching [...] Full text...
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CHAN 2016: Mali kicks Tunisia out of African championship
31 january 2016 - 15:56:05Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - After going down 1-0 in the first half of their quarter-final match in Kigali on Sunday, [...] Full text...
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GLO-CAF AWARDS: Aubameyang is African Player of the Year
08 january 2016 - 00:20:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon has been named the CAF African Player of the Year for the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Born Free Foundation declares 2016 Year of the Lion
04 january 2016 - 13:47:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On the 50th anniversary of the iconic, award-winning motion picture, Born Free, the Born [...] Full text...
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COP21: Angola named as global host of World Environment Day 2016
11 december 2015 - 14:06:48Paris, France (PANA) - Angola, which is seeking to conserve its biodiversity-rich wildlife and rebuild its elephant population, will host [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Sino-African group urges for wildlife conservation at China-Africa summit
03 december 2015 - 18:09:12Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - On the eve of the heads-of-state summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation in South [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tanzanian musician appeals for inclusion of wildlife at China-Africa Summit
26 november 2015 - 09:27:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian singer-songwriter Ali Kiba will join a Sino-African delegation in South Africa ahead of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Wildlife issues on agenda for upcoming China-Africa presidential summit
17 november 2015 - 08:12:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Wildlife and environmental issues will be on the official agenda when Chinese and African [...] Full text...
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2016 CHAN qualifiers: All 16 finalists emerge
01 november 2015 - 13:16:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the 16 finalists for the 2016 African Nations Championships (CHAN) have now emerged, following the [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Government worried about wildlife killings
30 october 2015 - 10:03:21Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) has warned the public against killing wildlife on [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana threatens to pull out of conservation bloc
27 october 2015 - 08:49:57Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has criticised her neighbours in the Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) - Angola, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: African Wildlife Foundation hails California's move to ban ivory, rhino horn trade
05 october 2015 - 19:55:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Board Chair David Thomson has hailed the "bold and critical [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: UN official 'concerned' with environmental deterioration in DR Congo
23 september 2015 - 20:38:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The special representative of the UN Secretary General in DR Congo, Martin Kobler, has expressed [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya fights poaching with electronic inventory of wildlife trophies
16 september 2015 - 21:46:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has launched an electronic inventory of wildlife trophies which would help the East African nation [...] Full text...
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US: Qatar Airways strengthens embargo on African wildlife transportation
07 august 2015 - 14:37:42New York, US (PANA) - One of the world's leading air carriers, Qatar Airways, has announced the extension of its [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges more action to tackle illegal wildlife trade
31 july 2015 - 16:40:53New York, US (PANA) - Recognizing that wild animals and plants are an irreplaceable part of the natural systems of [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Imported lions released into games reserve
27 july 2015 - 20:27:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan authorities have released into a games reserve seven lions that were recently imported from South [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: President Obama announces tougher ivory trade regulations
25 july 2015 - 17:42:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - US President Barack Obama, on official visit to Kenya, announced Saturday a move to [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Ivory detection dogs ready to combat wildlife trafficking in Kenya, Tanzania
24 july 2015 - 16:28:55Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A corps of ivory detection dogs graduated Friday from African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)'s Conservation [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Govt. intensifies anti-poaching initiatives
08 july 2015 - 15:03:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To drive home its zero tolerance for poaching, Botswana recently erected an elephant sculpture at its [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwanda imports 7 lions from South Africa to boost tourism sector
30 june 2015 - 14:25:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government Tuesday imported seven lions from South Africa to its national Akagera Park, located [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: 5 shortlisted for post of national coach
30 june 2015 - 09:55:23Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has shortlisted five persons for the post of head coach [...] Full text...
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Mali: Elephants in northern Mali face poachers, drought
29 june 2015 - 21:58:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Forty elephants have been killed by poachers since the political and security crisis began in Mali [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Did Nigeria coach apply for Cote d'Ivoire coaching job?
22 june 2015 - 10:05:23Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is scrambling to find out whether or not the country's head [...] Full text...
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US: US agency destroys confiscated ivory to save African wildlife
19 june 2015 - 08:27:32New York, US (PANA) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Friday in New York City destroyed more than [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Leading conservationists join Tanzania in anti-poaching campaign
18 june 2015 - 09:30:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two leading conservation organizations, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and WildAid, Thursday launched here a [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: US Government moves to crush ivory trade
15 june 2015 - 17:59:47Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced Monday it will destroy more than [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Classical Chinese pianist joins campaign to save Africa’s elephants
01 june 2015 - 12:02:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - World-famous classical pianist Lang Lang on Monday took a stand against ivory consumption, with [...] Full text...
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US: US commends China's efforts to stop ivory trade
30 may 2015 - 05:04:57New York, US (PANA) - The US has commended the Chinese government for destroying over 600 kilograms of ivory in [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AWF lauds China’s steps to stem illegal African ivory trade
29 may 2015 - 15:30:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) on Friday applauded the Chinese government for taking steps to [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: New survey says Hong Kong public supports elephant ivory sales ban
26 may 2015 - 16:41:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) — As elephant poaching crisis continues, over three quarters of citizens living in key [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Congo burns five tons of seized illegal ivory, hardwood timber
29 april 2015 - 21:36:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Authorities in Congo on Wednesday incinerated nearly five tons of poached ivory, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Conservationists undertake trek through Cameroon’s Dja Faunal Reserve
22 april 2015 - 10:36:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conservationists from Central and West Africa will Saturday embark on a week-long trek through [...] Full text...
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UN: UN conference stresses 'grave' need to combat wildlife crime
14 april 2015 - 07:45:35New York, US (PANA) - With wildlife and forest crimes on the rise, yielding enormous profits for criminal networks, UN [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi postpones ivory burning
02 april 2015 - 12:24:30Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi has postponed the much-anticipated burning of four metric tonnes of ivory impounded from poachers and [...] Full text...
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UN: New UN-backed report says elephant poaching persists across Africa
23 march 2015 - 16:41:05New York, US (PANA) - An ongoing decline in overall elephant numbers remains likely as the poaching of African elephants [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Assembly President urges cooperation to combat wildlife crime
05 march 2015 - 07:33:54New York, US (PANA) - President of the UN General Assembly Sam Kutesa has called for a coordinated international response [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials urge more global action to deal with wildlife crime
03 march 2015 - 20:08:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says illegal wildlife trade undermines rule of law, degrades ecosystems and [...] Full text...
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US: Strong support in China for action to end ivory, rhino horn trade
03 march 2015 - 11:35:09Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Chinese consumer awareness of the ivory and rhino horn trade's devastating impact on African wildlife [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Threat of species' extinction real as World Wildlife Day is marked
02 march 2015 - 10:37:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of this year's World Wildlife Day to be marked 3 March by governments, conservation groups [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Black Stars players, technical team given US$25,000 each
10 february 2015 - 19:58:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama on Tuesday announced a US$25,000 reward to each player of the national [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Ghana FA president lauds Black Stars
09 february 2015 - 22:56:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, on Monday commended Black Stars coach, Avram Grant, [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Ivorian Popular Front hails Elephants' victory
09 february 2015 - 10:06:30Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire's main opposition party, the Ivorian Popular Front (IFP), has congratulated the national football [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: President Mahama consoles Black Stars
09 february 2015 - 10:00:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has congratulated the Black Stars, the national football team, for a “gallant [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: I am a lucky coach - Renard
08 february 2015 - 23:53:38Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire coach Herve Renard, whose team won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...
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Congo: US helps Central African countries fight poaching, maritime piracy
07 february 2015 - 16:10:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Robin D. Meyer, the director of affairs for Central Africa at the US State department, currently [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Energy crisis, prison riot, football reported in Ghana
07 february 2015 - 06:01:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The never-ending energy crisis, riot at a prison that claimed one life after a fire outbreak [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Ghana President Mahama rallies compatriots for victory against Cote d'Ivoire
06 february 2015 - 18:05:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has rallied his compatriots to support the national football team, Black [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Ouedraogo hails Teams ECOWAS
05 february 2015 - 15:30:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, has congratulated “Teams ECOWAS” for their brilliant [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Côte d'Ivoire beat DR Congo 3-1 to reach finals
04 february 2015 - 21:18:43Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire reached the finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Congo: Russia to help Congo combat poaching
04 february 2015 - 10:43:15Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Russian Federation will support Congo to organise the 27-30 April international conference on illegal logging [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Tough-talking DR Congo in semi-final clash with Cote d'Ivoire
04 february 2015 - 08:07:41Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - A tough-talking but vastly-improved DR Congo will take on Cote d'Ivoire here Wednesday in the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: German President Gauck on state visit to Tanzania
02 february 2015 - 12:32:40Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - German President Joachim Gauck, is due in Dar es Salaam late Monday for a [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2015: Ex-Ivorian President congratulates Ivorian national team
02 february 2015 - 11:38:49Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié has sent a congratulatory message to the Ivorian national [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Cote d'Ivoire through to quarter final; Mali, Guinea to draw lots
28 january 2015 - 20:24:18Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire has reached the quarter final of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea draw 1-1
20 january 2015 - 18:17:08Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Tuesday held star-studded Cote d'Ivoire to a 1-1 draw in their Group D [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Indigenous coaches largely in minority, says CAF
17 january 2015 - 06:37:37Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Examining the number of Coaches at the 2015 Orange African Nations Cup, beginning here Saturday, [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: "The Elephants" urged to display winning spirit
15 january 2015 - 22:13:33Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The chairman of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF), Augustin Sidy Diallo, on Thursday urged the [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2015: Ivorian coach Renard names 23-man team
29 december 2014 - 20:12:26Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The coach of the Ivorian national football team, "The Elephants", Hervé Renard, on Monday released [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council urges more potent fight against transnational crime, terrorism
19 december 2014 - 20:50:54New York, US (PANA) - Amid a proliferation of well-funded and well-organized transnational criminal activities in Africa, the Middle East [...] Full text...
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Congo: China to help Congo protect resources of the Odzala-Kokoua park
25 november 2014 - 21:25:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - China and Congo on Tuesday signed an agreement under which China will grant FCFA 50 million [...] Full text...
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UN: New UN guidelines to counter illegal elephant poaching in Africa
14 november 2014 - 06:24:14New York, US (PANA) - The illegal killing of elephants for their ivory is now at critically high levels in [...] Full text...
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2014 AWC: ECOWAS chief commends Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire for sterling performances
29 october 2014 - 12:51:22Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Desire Ouédraogo, has poured encomiums on the Nigerian and [...] Full text...
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UN: UN envoy urges increased efforts to protect DRC's National Park
14 october 2014 - 08:21:05New York, US (PANA) - Head of the UN Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Congo: 60% of elephant population destroyed in Central Africa
09 september 2014 - 12:12:38Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Forest Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Henri Djombo has said about 60% of the elephant [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Massive elephant population reported in Serengeti-Mara ecosystem
22 august 2014 - 14:52:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The elephant population in East Africa's Serengeti-Mara ecosystem has increased by 266 percent in [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: New Ivorian coach unveils plan to revamp national football team
04 august 2014 - 15:58:54Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The new Ivorian coach, Frenchman Hervé Renard, on Monday announced plans to reorganize the Ivorian [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: Côte d’Ivoire to play Sierra Leone in 2015 AFCON qualifiers
02 august 2014 - 13:12:57Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Côte d’Ivoire will on 6 September in Abidjan play Sierra Leone in the first leg [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: 3 candidates for Ivorian national football coaching job
26 july 2014 - 13:05:42Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The executive committee of the Ivorian football federation (FIF) has selected three candidates, one of [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: Football Federation shortlists 5 candidates for national coaching job
21 july 2014 - 18:55:39Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The technical committee of the Ivorian football federation (FIF) has shortlisted five candidates for the [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: Ivorian football federation seeks new coach
08 july 2014 - 11:53:28Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian football federation (FIF) is seeking a new coach after the resignation of Sabri [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Ivorian FA takes blame for team's poor outing in Brazil
27 june 2014 - 11:11:22Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has taken the blame for the team's poor outing at [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Cote d'Ivoire's coach resigns
25 june 2014 - 08:02:34Fortaleza, Brazil (PANA) - Coach of Cote d’Ivoire's national football team Sabri Lamouchi Tuesday announced his resignation following the team's [...] Full text...
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UN: Report says illegal trade in wildlife, timber products funding armed groups
24 june 2014 - 21:55:02New York, US (PANA) - A new joint UN-INTERPOL report says global environmental crime, worth more than US$200 billion annually, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Germany provides 1m euros for endangered wildlife protection
24 june 2014 - 11:57:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Germany has pledged a 1-million-euro grant to Tanzania in support of government efforts to [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Côte d'Ivoire faces Greece without Zokora, Ya Konan
23 june 2014 - 20:38:33Fortaleza, Brazil (PANA) - The Elephants of Côte d'Ivoire will play their final Group C match of the 2014 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Colombia defeat dampens fans' spirit back home
20 june 2014 - 12:31:41Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The 2-1 defeat of the Ivorian football team on Thursday in Brasilia by Colombia at [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Ivorian coach says his players did not deserve to lose to Colombia
20 june 2014 - 12:15:00Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) – “My players did not deserve that defeat, we lost the game unjustly," said the coach of [...] Full text...
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Brazil: Colombia beat Cote d'Ivoire 2-1
19 june 2014 - 19:21:09Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) – Colombia on Thursday beat Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in their Group C match of the 2014 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Africa’s beacon, Côte d’Ivoire, to consolidate against Colombia (Corrects day of match)
19 june 2014 - 09:18:05Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - The Ivorians, the only African side to have won a match so far, are set to [...] Full text...
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US: US NGO provides water to save elephants in Mali
18 june 2014 - 21:19:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A US non-governmental organization, Wild Foundation, has completed water projects in Haribomro, Inadiatafane and Bambara-Maoudé in [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Will African teams flop again? (News Analysis By Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Lagos)
18 june 2014 - 10:45:45Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - History may repeat itself for the African teams featuring at the ongoing 2014 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Drogba disappointed at not starting match with Japan
16 june 2014 - 14:24:12Sao Paulo, Brazil (PANA) - The skipper of the Ivorian national football team, Didier Drogba, has expressed disappointment at not [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Côte d'Ivoire silence Japan 2-1
15 june 2014 - 06:03:03Recife, Brazil (PANA) - The Elephants of Côte d'Ivoire began their 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 2-1 victory [...] Full text...
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US: New UN-backed report raises alarm on elephant poaching across Africa
13 june 2014 - 20:26:32New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed report released on Friday says the level of elephant poaching across Africa remains [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Will Africa break the quarter-final jinx? (Sports Feature by Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Lagos)
12 june 2014 - 01:22:53Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa has been featuring in the four-yearly FIFA World Cup since 1934, when Egypt played in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Police impound ivory consignment
05 june 2014 - 08:29:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya's port city of Mombasa have impounded a consignment of ivory worth millions of [...] Full text...
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Environment: International community urged to preserve biodiversity
22 may 2014 - 20:28:24Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Henri Djombo, on Thursday in Pointe-Noire urged the [...] Full text...
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US: UN adopts new global platform to tackle wildlife, forest crime
21 may 2014 - 21:43:33New York, US (PANA) - In response to the rising levels of illicit trafficking of fauna and flora, the UN [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: UNDP chief says community initiatives key to wildlife management
12 may 2014 - 09:39:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Community-based natural resource management is key to a long-term solution to elephant poaching and [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Plight of elephants catches attention of local dailies
10 may 2014 - 10:15:10Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Protection of elephants against poachers and conservation of wildlife in general was a shared [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Govt. seeks int'l support to stop elephant poaching
09 may 2014 - 17:16:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Concerned that its tourism industry is at risk of collapse due to a surge [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Tough draw for Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire at Nations Cup
27 april 2014 - 19:07:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon have been handed a tough draw in the qualifiers for the 2015 [...] Full text...
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Congo: Brazzaville to host conference on fight against poaching
22 april 2014 - 11:39:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An international conference on the fight against poaching will be held in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Hayatou sets World Cup target for Africa's 'big five'
11 march 2014 - 12:44:41Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Mr. Issa Hayatou, has nudged African teams [...] Full text...
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2014 World Cup: Belgium hosts Cote d’Ivoire in Wednesday's friendly
04 march 2014 - 19:17:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Belgian national football team will play against the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in a friendly [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tackling game poaching, cervical cancer, traders’ wrangle make headlines
15 february 2014 - 10:28:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s battles against wildlife poaching on the one hand and against cervical cancer on [...] Full text...
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France: African NGOs to attend London summit on ivory
12 february 2014 - 20:02:19Paris , France (PANA) - Several environment organizations will on Thursday participate in a summit to be hosted by British [...] Full text...
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Kenya: US bolsters fight against wildlife crime
12 february 2014 - 16:29:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The US on Wednesday announced a National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. The Strategy will strengthen [...] Full text...
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France: 3 tons of illegal ivory destroyed in Paris
06 february 2014 - 20:27:03Paris, France (PANA) - The French Minister of Ecology, Philippe Martin, on Thursday supervised the destruction of three tons of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Local dailies focus on endangered elephant population
11 january 2014 - 10:40:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - There is evidence of belated seriousness at Tanzania’s National Resources and Tourism ministry on [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Power struggle "killed" sports (By Sheriff Musa, PANA Correspondent)
30 december 2013 - 17:45:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The year 2013 saw Gambian sports embroiled in power struggles, including allegations and counter-allegations at The [...] Full text...
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'Illegal ivory seized in France to be destroyed'
07 december 2013 - 18:17:25Paris, France (PANA) – French Ecology Minister Philippe Martin has told African leaders participating in a roundtable discussion on the [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Will Africa prevail against South America? (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
02 november 2013 - 10:10:03Sharjah, UAE (PANA) - Two continents, Africa and South America, will "lock horns" in Sharjah on Saturday as the second [...] Full text...
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Ivorian football star Yaya Toure becomes UN Goodwill Ambassador
29 october 2013 - 20:11:13New York, US (PANA) - Cote d' Ivoire's international football star, Yaya Toure, on Tuesday joined the roster of [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Cote d'Ivoire, qualify for 2nd round despite...
24 october 2013 - 15:03:36Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - Despite placing third in the final Group B standings, African champions, Cote d'Ivoire, have qualified [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Cote d'Ivoire in make-or-mar match
23 october 2013 - 12:36:37Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire, one of Africa's four representatives at the ongoing 2013 FIFA Under-17 [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Cote d'Ivoire 1, Uruguay 1
20 october 2013 - 16:05:49Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire narrowly missed a chance to win its first match at the ongoing 2013 [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: 2nd round of group matches kick off
20 october 2013 - 10:11:08Abu Dhabi, United Arab Enirates (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire, one of Africa's four representatives at the ongoing 2013 FIFA Under-17 [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Cote d'Ivoire set to establish superiority over Italy
17 october 2013 - 14:31:41Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African champions Cote d'Ivoire will be seeking to establish superiority over Italy when the two countries [...] Full text...
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2014 WC 1st-leg playoff: Drogba leads Cote d'Ivoire to 3-1 win over Senegal
12 october 2013 - 19:29:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Captain Didier Drogba, performing his first duty after returning to the Ivorian national team, Saturday led [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Ivorian coach targets 2nd round
18 september 2013 - 08:18:55Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Jean Soro, coach of Cote d'Ivoire's team to the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup starting [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC Qualifier: Morocco, Cote d'Ivoire draw 1-1
07 september 2013 - 19:18:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Didier Drogba scored from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute to give Cote d'Ivoire a [...] Full text...
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UN report says transnational organised crime on the rise in Eastern Africa
05 september 2013 - 07:13:38New York, US (PANA) - A UN report released Wednesday said organised criminal activities such as migrant smuggling, ivory trafficking [...] Full text...
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Tanzania declares Elephant Day to curb illegal ivory trade
23 august 2013 - 13:31:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has officially designated 22 Aug. as its Elephant Day to be observed annually [...] Full text...
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Togolese authorities seize 700kg of ivory in Lome
08 august 2013 - 18:44:47Lome, Togo (PANA) – Some 700 kg of ivory have been seized in a shop in Lome, the Togolese capital, [...] Full text...
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Clinton, daughter tour African Wildlife Foundation projects in Zambia
03 august 2013 - 12:42:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Former US President Bill Clinton and his daughter, Chelsea, on Friday visited conservation projects of the [...] Full text...
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2014 CHAN qualifiers: "Home-based Eagles will get better," says Coach Keshi
07 july 2013 - 15:41:11Kaduna, Nigeria (PANA) - Super Eagles’ head coach Stephen Keshi, on Saturday said his home-based team would get better with [...] Full text...
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2014 CAF CHAN qualifiers: Nigeria wallops Cote d'Ivoire 4-1, other results
07 july 2013 - 15:30:13Kaduna, Nigeria (PANA) - The 2013 African Nations Cup hero, Sunday Mba, Saturday scored two goals and made two assists [...] Full text...
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WWF hails efforts to end elephant poaching in Congo
23 june 2013 - 15:08:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Two elephant poachers were arrested early this month as the authorities in Congo stepped up the [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC qualifiers: Tunisia, C/d'Ivoire, Egypt, Algeria sure of playoff slots (News Analysis by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
17 june 2013 - 09:11:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - No matter the outcome of the last phase of the second round of the African qualifiers [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC African Qualifiers: We are set to shock the Elephants - Gambian coach
07 june 2013 - 16:45:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Newly-appointed Gambian football coach, Peter Bonu Johanson, has said although his players were clearly the underdogs [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council urges more regional cooperation to tackle LRA rebels
30 may 2013 - 17:45:29New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has urged regional actors to cooperate on all fronts to tackle [...] Full text...
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Senegal beats Cote d'Ivoire 4-1 in final, retains Africa Beach Soccer title
27 may 2013 - 09:10:11Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Senegal's Lions of Teranga roared again on Sunday in Morocco, tearing up Cote d'Ivoire 4-1 to [...] Full text...
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2013 CAF Beach Soccer: Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire earn World Cup tickets
26 may 2013 - 08:42:30Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire have picked the tickets to represent Africa at the 2013 FIFA Beach [...] Full text...
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Eight countries submit action plans to combat illegal trade in ivory
18 may 2013 - 15:41:30New York, US (PANA) - Eight countries, including three from Africa, identified as the most affected by the illegal trade [...] Full text...
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NGOs urge Central African leaders to protect elephants from poachers
29 april 2013 - 15:37:02Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Eight NGOs have urged leaders in Central Africa to be personally involved in the fight against [...] Full text...
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CAN U-17: Nigeria seeks revenge against Cote d’Ivoire in final match
27 april 2013 - 08:30:28Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - On paper, Nigeria's Golden Eaglets, two-time winners of the African Under-17 Football Championship, should have it [...] Full text...
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Mauritania beats Gambia 2-0 in soccer friendly
28 february 2013 - 09:57:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Visiting Mauritania on Wednesday defeated hosts Gambia 2-0 in a international friendly match at the Independence stadium [...] Full text...
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Environment ministers meet to discuss threats to wildlife
19 february 2013 - 09:39:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Environment Ministers have gathered in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to discuss the state of the world's environment, [...] Full text...
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Safaricom Marathon targets to raise Sh60 million
13 february 2013 - 15:16:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - This year's SafarIcom Marathon will take place on 29 June at the Lewa Wildlife Conservacy in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Nations Cup winning coach, Keshi, rescinds quit decision
12 february 2013 - 11:22:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's head coach Stephen Keshi has rescinded his decision to quit, according to a statement he [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: For Cote d'Ivoire, "it's au revoir"
03 february 2013 - 19:45:39Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Annointed champions of the 2013 AFCON even before the competition kicked off 19 January, the [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Nigeria's Emmanuel Emenike is man of the match against Cote d'Ivoire
03 february 2013 - 17:26:20Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Emmanuel Emenike, scorer of the opening goal for Nigeria in the 2-1 win against Cote [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Amazing facts in Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire head-to-head
03 february 2013 - 07:58:23Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Following are the facts and figures between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Relieved Mikel awaits Toure in midfield battle
01 february 2013 - 17:10:39Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Super Eagles and Chelsea of England midfield star, John Mikel Obi, was a relieved man [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: CAF confirms Mikel for Nigeria-Cote d’Ivoire match Sunday
01 february 2013 - 16:59:54Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Friday confirmed that John Mikel Obi is eligible to [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Keshi says "Nigeria will be bold against Cote d'Ivoire"
31 january 2013 - 18:57:03Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - "My players will be bold in our quarter-final match," declared Nigerian Coach Stephen Keshi, ahead [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Nigerian parliamentarians visit Super Eagles
31 january 2013 - 18:41:01Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - The chairman of the Senate Committee in the Nigerian Senate, Adamu Gimba, leading a delegation [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Tit bits from the Nigerian camp
30 january 2013 - 19:50:07Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Here are tit bits from the Nigerian camp at the current 2013 African Nations Cup [...] Full text...
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