Mauritius publishes list of 15 Public Holidays for 2023
16 july 2022 - 07:45:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius published on Saturday the list of 15 public holidays for 2023 as follows: New Year - [...] Full text...
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius published on Saturday the list of 15 public holidays for 2023 as follows: New Year - [...] Full text...
Libyans face soaring price of sheep on Eid Al-Adha
08 july 2022 - 06:36:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As Libyans prepare to mark this year's Eid Al-Adha, the Muslims festival of sacrifice on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian President Buhari's advance convoy attacked by gunmen
06 july 2022 - 07:51:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Gunmen in Nigeria have attacked an advance convoy of presidential aides leading to injuries to two [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament to convene after Eid al-Adha
01 july 2022 - 13:18:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Parliament will convene immediately after the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha following the failure of three [...] Full text...
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Eid Al-Adha to be celebrated in Libya next Saturday 9 July
30 june 2022 - 19:35:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim sheep sacrifice festival in perpetuation of the tradition of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM, Kenyatta, attend military airshow in Kenya
28 may 2022 - 17:38:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and host President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday made an impromptu appearance [...] Full text...
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Cape Town nominated for global awards
27 may 2022 - 13:00:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town has been nominated for a string of accolades at the World Travel [...] Full text...
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Hola Bamako festival holds 13-14 May 2022 in Malian capital
10 may 2022 - 19:36:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The fifth edition of the "Hola Bamako! festival" will take place on 13 and 14 May [...] Full text...
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Festive Eid El Fitr atmosphere prevails in Libya despite price hike
28 april 2022 - 17:18:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The rhythm of life in Tripoli and other Libyan cities has increased in the last few [...] Full text...
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Christians in Ghana mark Palm Sunday
10 april 2022 - 10:29:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday making Palm Sunday with churches running in full capacity following [...] Full text...
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Senegambian Queen embarks on cultural tour
24 february 2022 - 21:21:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Queen Binta T.E. Goudiaby, the US-based Senegambian cultural missionary, Thursday arrived here for a four-day tour [...] Full text...
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Mali's PM reacts to recent remarks against Mali by French, Nigerien FMs
30 january 2022 - 16:26:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, on Saturday in Kita (south-west), about 180 km from [...] Full text...
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Kenya to use technology to link 500,000 jobseekers to manufacturing sector
26 november 2021 - 21:24:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya manufacturing companies will use technology to link the youth interested in working in the manufacturing [...] Full text...
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Kenya projects US$3 billion yearly earnings from African Free Trade Agreement
20 november 2021 - 13:57:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set a target of US$3 billion in earnings annually from the African Continental Free [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM determined to continue serving the people and achieve goal of holding elections
21 september 2021 - 22:19:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed here Tuesday that the [...] Full text...
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African community in Libya proves its integration in Libyan society at each religious celebration
25 july 2021 - 16:35:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tradition of the African community in Libya to gather every year on each Islamic religious [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President Buhari says banditry in northwest 'painful, most disturbing'
23 july 2021 - 09:23:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said in his Duara country home, in Katsina State, that the lingering banditry [...] Full text...
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Libyans to celebrate Eid Al-Adha with strict coronavirus protocols
19 july 2021 - 12:05:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will on Tuesday celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in an atmosphere marked by [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Police beefs up security as Muslims celebrate Eid ul Adha
19 july 2021 - 05:37:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, on Sunday ordered a nationwide beef up of security [...] Full text...
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LPDF Consensus Committee to continue work on draft constitutional basis for elections in Libya
17 july 2021 - 13:55:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) consensus committee agreed at the end of their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius allocated 76,050 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine from COVAX Facility
17 july 2021 - 06:46:07Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius would be allocated 76,050 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine from COVAX Facility between July and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus; Mauritius records 100 positive cases
16 july 2021 - 06:54:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, has said 100 cases of COVID-19 were [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 82 new deaths
04 july 2021 - 15:59:17Tunis, Tunisie (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 82 new coronavirus-related deaths and 6,184 new confirmed infections with Covid-19, the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 116 new virus-related deaths
01 july 2021 - 13:52:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 116 coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 14,959 the country's toll since the beginning of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius : Government announces 15 public holidays for 2022
20 june 2021 - 11:25:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius Sunday published the list of 15 public holidays to be observed in [...] Full text...
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Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, dies
12 june 2021 - 18:05:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The renowned Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, died on Thursday in Bamako at the age of [...] Full text...
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The 8th edition of the International Date Fair launched in Libya
09 april 2021 - 17:03:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 100 countries are participating in the 8th edition of the International Date and Related [...] Full text...
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27th edition of FESPACO set for 16 - 23 October 2021 in Ouagadougou
07 april 2021 - 15:59:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will be [...] Full text...
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Mali to host 4th Wassulu International Festival
26 march 2021 - 16:02:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 4th edition of the Wassulu International Festival (FIWA) is scheduled for 8-10 April in Yanfolila, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region
26 february 2021 - 08:38:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the [...] Full text...
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International Mother Language Day celebrates inclusion at school and in society
21 february 2021 - 10:53:22Paris, France (PANA) - The UN educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has encouraged people everywhere to celebrate the world’s diversity [...] Full text...
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Benin to host Third International Workers' Festival
20 february 2021 - 17:44:34Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Three cities in southern Benin - Cotonou, Abomey-Calavi and Ouidah - will from April 29 to [...] Full text...
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Second edition of Ag'na Festival holds Feb. 25-27 in Koulikoro, Mali
17 february 2021 - 15:27:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The second edition of the Ag'na Festival (or Culture in Tuareg), a fusion of the Festival [...] Full text...
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Vice President of Libyan Presidential Council optimistic about December polls
17 february 2021 - 09:07:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the chosen Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Koni, on Tuesday expressed the hope that [...] Full text...
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UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security
10 february 2021 - 13:42:56New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, South Africa to cooperate in fields of arts, culture and heritage
16 january 2021 - 09:54:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and South Africa will sign an Implementation Framework on cooperation in the fields of arts, [...] Full text...
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President Talon glorifies endogenous religions
11 january 2021 - 19:46:38Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - On the occasion of the celebration of the National Day of Traditional Religions, the President of [...] Full text...
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Mali's state of emergency extended for six months to address health challenges
26 december 2020 - 15:13:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government Saturday extended the state of health emergency in Mali until midnight 26 June [...] Full text...
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President Trump reaffirms US support for Libya's sovereignty and unity
24 december 2020 - 10:56:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to support Libya's restoration [...] Full text...
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The 11th environmental film festival kicks off this Friday in Kairouan
18 december 2020 - 23:55:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 11th International Environmental Film Festival began here Friday in Kairouan after several years of inactivity, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution
16 december 2020 - 20:40:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...
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International Festival of African Cooking from 1-4 April 2021 in Bamako
08 december 2020 - 20:06:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Bamako International Festival of African Cuisine (FICAB) will be held from 1 - 4 April [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya warns IMF, WB requirements may slow pandemic recovery efforts
08 december 2020 - 17:53:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank not to delay [...] Full text...
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South African race official hailed after horrific Grand Prix crash
30 november 2020 - 12:29:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African medical assistant is being hailed for the role he played in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi's confirmed caseload concentrated in Bujumbura
18 november 2020 - 14:45:00Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic in Burundi in March 2020, the country has recorded [...] Full text...
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Uganda tops Africa Electricity Regulatory Index Report
13 november 2020 - 06:49:41Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Uganda has for the third time in a row emerged as the top performer in this [...] Full text...
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The 22nd edition of the Carthage Theater Days canceled due to COVID-19
11 november 2020 - 16:57:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 22nd edition of the Carthage Theater Days (JTC), initially scheduled for December 5 to 13, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film wins 2 awards at international festivals in Belgium and Morocco
03 november 2020 - 17:38:43Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian short film, "In the land of Uncle Salem", by director Slim Belhiba, has won [...] Full text...
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35 persons wounded while celebrating Maulud with fireworks and firecrackers
29 october 2020 - 18:59:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 35 persons who celebrated the Eid-el-Maulud with fireworks and firecrackers were admitted in [...] Full text...
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Black African returnees at crossroads over Gambian citizenship (Feature)
11 october 2020 - 19:57:53Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The journey to acquiring Gambian citizenship for Black African returnees suffered a setback after parliament rejected the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian gov't. warns people to stay away from the Maggal celebration in Touba, Senegal
04 october 2020 - 18:23:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Health on Sunday issued a statement warning people to stay away from [...] Full text...
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The 31st edition of Carthage Cinematographic Days postponed
28 september 2020 - 17:10:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The management of "Carthage Cinematographic Days" on Monday postponed the 31st edition of the festival, initially [...] Full text...
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Kenyan newspapers highlight return to school dilemma for students
19 september 2020 - 19:13:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan newspapers highlighted the dilemma facing the ministry of education officials as they plot to reopen [...] Full text...
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27th edition of FESPACO scheduled for February 27 to March 6, 2021
10 september 2020 - 19:21:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) has been [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Famous Rwandan veteran musician sings to support efforts in fight against COVID-19
06 september 2020 - 05:20:17Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan famous Veteran musician, Abdul Makanyaka, inspired by ongoing efforts to mobilize the public in fighting [...] Full text...
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Mali reviews curfew hours
30 august 2020 - 12:21:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNTM) Sunday reviewed the curfew hours it [...] Full text...
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Two Tunisian films feature at first Amman Film Festival in Jordan
23 august 2020 - 14:54:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the first edition of the Amman International Film Festival (Jordan) with [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Environmental Film Festival kicks off in Monastir
14 august 2020 - 15:52:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A new edition of the Environmental Film Festival (ENVIROFEST) kicked off on Thursday evening at the [...] Full text...
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Mali: Anti-govt. demonstrations not yet in full swing after Tabaski holiday
03 august 2020 - 17:34:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Although leaders of the 5 June movement - Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP) - ordered their [...] Full text...
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Six people killed in traffic accident 40 kilometers away from Bamako
03 august 2020 - 16:25:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people died following a traffic accident on Sunday in Kassela on the road to Ségou, [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president urges compatriots to plant trees and re-green the country
03 august 2020 - 14:45:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien head of state, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday called on his compatriots to continue planting [...] Full text...
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Hundreds injured by burns, sharp objects in Tripoli and Misrata during Eid al-Adha
02 august 2020 - 13:37:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 639 people were admitted during the first and second days of the celebration of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 481 new infections bringing total to 42,689
31 july 2020 - 09:18:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 481 coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Thursday, bringing confirmed cases to 42,689, just as the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Young people ‘not invincible’ in pandemic: WHO chief
31 july 2020 - 04:53:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although older people are among those at highest risk of COVID-19, the head of the World [...] Full text...
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The Gambia’s to observe Eidul Adha prayer Friday
30 july 2020 - 22:24:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia will observe Eid-ul Adha prayer, locally known as Tobaski, Friday 30 July, the Gambian [...] Full text...
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31st edition of Carthage Film Days set for November 2020
24 july 2020 - 15:40:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 31st edition of Carthage Cinematographic Days is scheduled for November 7-12, an official of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. announces list of 15 public holidays for 2021
03 july 2020 - 16:48:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government on Friday approved and announced the list of 15 public holidays that will [...] Full text...
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Some 450,000 Mauritanian sheep destined for the Senegalese market for Tabaski
23 june 2020 - 18:37:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will provide Senegal with 450,000 sheep for the great Muslim feast of Tabaski, scheduled in [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 3rd DocuMed will be a digital edition because of Covid-19
07 june 2020 - 10:52:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Documentary Film Festival in Tunisia (DocuMed), scheduled to hold from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Two International festivals in Tunisia postponed until next year
01 june 2020 - 17:30:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs has announced that the Carthage International and the Hammamet International [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Red Cross, Facebook launch Africa digital pandemic vigilance campaign
01 june 2020 - 16:46:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarian organizations, Red Cross, Red Crescent Movement and Facebook partnered Monday to launch a campaign to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana eases restrictions on places of worship; schools to reopen for final year students
01 june 2020 - 07:40:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana on Sunday announced the easing of restrictions on places of worship because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Guinean musician Mory Kanté to be buried Tuesday in Conakry
25 may 2020 - 15:43:57Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté, who died on Friday at the age of 70 after a [...] Full text...
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Barrow urges Gambians to be proactive, take appropriate strategies
23 may 2020 - 17:56:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to be proactive and realistic enough to squarely redefine their [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe Culture Minister saddened by death of Mori Kanté, a musician from Guinea-Conakry
22 may 2020 - 16:43:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoul Karim Sango, said he is saddened by the death [...] Full text...
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Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté dies in Conakry
22 may 2020 - 13:42:49Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean music virtuoso Mory Kanté passed away on Friday at the Sino-Guinean hospital in Conakry where [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: PM says Tunisia has lost 7 growth points due to coronavirus
21 may 2020 - 13:19:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh announced on Wednesday that his country has lost 7 growth points [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on social gatherings to 31 May as positive cases hit 4,700
11 may 2020 - 07:52:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings to 31 May [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana lifts partial lockdown on some cities, urban centres despite spike in cases
20 april 2020 - 05:25:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted a three-week old partial lockdown on three cities [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on public gatherings by two weeks
12 april 2020 - 14:33:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the initial one-month ban on public gatherings, including [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambian President Lungu announces 10 new confirmed cases
25 march 2020 - 11:29:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 10 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 12, President Edgar [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana closes liquor outlets
21 march 2020 - 18:38:24Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has started enforcing strict rules on public premises where there is sale and consumption of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria suspends national sports festival over COVID-19
17 march 2020 - 17:51:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the escalation of the risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Gambia’s postpones national youth festival
17 march 2020 - 14:19:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Youth Council (NYC) on Tuesday announced the postponement of the 13th National Youth Conference [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana suspends football matches
16 march 2020 - 10:59:31Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has suspended all local football activities, as fears of COVID-19 or [...] Full text...
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Roundup: Coronavirus: African gov'ts take stringent measures to contain virus
16 march 2020 - 10:38:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the rise in Africa, several countries at the weekend [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana closes schools, bans public gatherings
16 march 2020 - 03:34:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced far-reaching measures including the closure of schools [...] Full text...
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Launching in Abidjan of the 13th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival
13 march 2020 - 20:25:24Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The launch of the 13th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival (FEMUA) took place [...] Full text...
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Mali to host the 9th edition of the International Sélingué Festival
07 march 2020 - 18:53:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 9th edition of the International Festival of Sélingué, dedicated to urban music and fashion, will [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to host 3rd edition of the int'l festival, ''Les Francophonies''
04 march 2020 - 19:13:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Friends of La Francophonie in the Tunisian city of Sousse (140 km south of Tunis) are [...] Full text...
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Third edition of International Wassulou Festival on from 5-7 March in Yanfolila, southern Mali
04 march 2020 - 13:36:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The third edition of the International Festival of Wassulou (FIWA) opens in Yanfolila, Sikasso region of [...] Full text...
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Niamey to host the International millet festival
02 march 2020 - 21:17:09Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An international millet festival (FESTIMIL) opens on Tuesday at the Niamey Academy of the Arts, aimed [...] Full text...
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Tunisia takes part in Luxor African film festival in Egypt
29 february 2020 - 16:20:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the 9th edition of the African Film Festival, scheduled for 6-12 [...] Full text...
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Bamako to host 1st edition of the ''Festival Mali du Rire''
17 february 2020 - 17:40:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first edition of the international humor and comedy festival, "Festival Mali du Rire" (MDR), will [...] Full text...
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Sousse to host international 'Women's Voices' festival
17 february 2020 - 09:56:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian city of Sousse is hosting the international music festival, "Women's Voices", from 11 to [...] Full text...
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Libya prepares to celebrate 9th anniversary of the February 17 revolution
16 february 2020 - 11:52:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The streets of Tripoli and several other Libyan cities have taken on new looks in readiness [...] Full text...
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UNESCO announces 10 young African directors for film residency in Japan
14 february 2020 - 21:44:58Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay and Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase Friday released the names of ten [...] Full text...
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Bamako hosts 15th edition of 'Mali Fest Reggae' festival
10 february 2020 - 15:21:44Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - The 15th edition of the international festival, 'Mali Festi Reggae', opens on February 29 at the [...] Full text...
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Cotonou to host third Pan-African Laughter Festival
09 february 2020 - 12:21:11Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The third Pan-African Comedy Festival will be held in Cotonou next Saturday, according to sources close [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Chinese Ambassador says govt. is attaching high importance since coronavirus outbreak
30 january 2020 - 14:21:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Chinese Ambassador to The Gambia, Ma Jianchun, has said that the Chinese government has been attaching [...] Full text...
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Niger PM launches vast modernization programme for city of Diffa
27 january 2020 - 15:25:09Diffa, Niger (PANA) - Prime Minister Brigi Rafini launched Sunday in Diffa,1360 km east of Niamey, the rotating festival of [...] Full text...
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Nomad festival held in Nouakchott
26 january 2020 - 14:18:22Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Culture and Handicrafts, Dr Sidi Mohamed ould Ghaber, kicked off an annual [...] Full text...
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Tunis residential cinema festival pays tribute to Algerian Djamila Bouhired
22 january 2020 - 18:53:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Algerian fighter, Djamila Bouhired, human rights defenders, lawyers, politicians, trade unionists and artists are expected [...] Full text...
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International Soninké Festival set for 20-24 February in Banjul
22 january 2020 - 14:04:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Soninké Festival (FISO) will be held this year in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, [...] Full text...
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Tunis hosts resistance and liberation festival with films from 20-26 January
13 january 2020 - 15:55:13Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunis will from 20-26 January host the festival on resistance and liberation films, sources close to [...] Full text...
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Alex Haley’s book ‘Roots’ put The Gambia under spotlight - says minister Bah
08 january 2020 - 22:01:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Minister of Tourism and Culture Hamat NK Bah Wednesday told the national organising committee (NOC) [...] Full text...
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113,429 people assisted by Red Cross in Diffa region of Niger
01 january 2020 - 16:05:00Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 113,429 victims of insecurity and floods in Diffa region of eastern Niger have [...] Full text...
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December 2019, acrimonious anniversary for Sudanese revolutionaries
24 december 2019 - 19:57:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister of Defense Lt Gen. Awad Bin Aouf on 11 April 2019 announced the ouster [...] Full text...
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Food prices soar on Christmas eve in Burundi - Report
24 december 2019 - 18:10:59Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The situation in the main markets visited Tuesday in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, was [...] Full text...
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After the drama of Inatès, Nigeriens celebrate national Republic Day
18 december 2019 - 21:38:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A week after the drama of Inates which claimed the lives of 71 soldiers in a [...] Full text...
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The 12th edition of photographic meetings opens in Bamako
30 november 2019 - 19:51:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th edition of the Bamako Photographic Encounters opened here Saturday under the chairmanship of the [...] Full text...
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4th edition of international camel race ends in Tunisia
25 november 2019 - 18:40:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The fourth edition of the international camel racing festival ended on Sunday in Douz, southern Tunisia [...] Full text...
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2nd edition of Carthage Contemporary Art Days ends in Tunis
23 november 2019 - 15:45:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the Carthage Contemporary Art Days (JACC 2019) ended on Saturday in Tunis [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to participate in the Mediterranean Film Festival in Brussels
18 november 2019 - 17:26:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian cinema will be represented at the official competition of the 19th edition of the Brussels [...] Full text...
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Film professionals attend the International Film Festival in Abidjan
12 november 2019 - 15:45:27Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 8th edition of the International Film Festival of Lakes and Lagoons opened on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to participate in the 10th Algiers International Film Festival
11 november 2019 - 17:29:25Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will participate in the 10th edition of the International Film Festival of Algiers (FICA) in [...] Full text...
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Firecrackers during Maouloud celebration injure 15 in Tripoli
09 november 2019 - 13:06:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen persons burnt by firecrackers and fireworks during celebration of the birth of Prophet Mohammed (PSL) [...] Full text...
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Gambia to organize National Volleyball clinic
31 october 2019 - 18:23:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - More than 150 children, between the ages of 8 and 14 years, will converge at the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia hosts 37th edition of International Festival of Poetry
26 october 2019 - 18:47:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 37th edition of the International Festival of Poetry in Tunisia started on Friday night in [...] Full text...
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Jury selected for 2019 Carthage Film Days (CFD)
26 october 2019 - 12:57:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 15 filmmakers, producers, directors, scriptwriters and actors will constitute the official juries for the 2019 [...] Full text...
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Third International Festival of Poetry opens in Abidjan
24 october 2019 - 15:59:36Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The third edition of the International Festival of Poetry opened on Thursday in the Ivorian [...] Full text...
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14th edition of Nouakchott Film Festival opens
24 october 2019 - 15:48:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The 14th edition of the Nouakchott Film Festival opened on Wednesday at the Palais des Congrès [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 170 films to feature at 2019 Carthage cinema days
20 october 2019 - 19:16:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 170 films, including 44 vying for honours, will feature at the Carthage cinematographic days (JCC), [...] Full text...
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Sixth 'Musical Days of Carthage' ends in Tunis
19 october 2019 - 14:46:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Carthage Film Festival's highest award, the Golden Tanit, has been won by a Cameroon's "100% [...] Full text...
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Brussels hosts Africapitales Festival
14 october 2019 - 22:03:41Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Festival Africapitales, which mixes shows, exhibitions, films, and debates, that opened here 4 October, continues [...] Full text...
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Tunis to host 13th edition of world music festival
13 october 2019 - 19:15:01Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The 13th edition of the world music festival (Mûsîqât) will be held this year from 21-26 [...] Full text...
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Sepholo Festival encourages photographic, video creativity in Togo
09 october 2019 - 15:49:06Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Lomé Photography Week (Sepholo), a new festival dedicated to photography, opts for the development of photographic [...] Full text...
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First edition of African Mini Basketball Festival ends in Bamako
01 october 2019 - 14:21:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first edition of the African Mini Basketball Festival, which brought together some 400 players aged [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film to open International Cairo Cinema Festival
26 september 2019 - 15:18:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The film of Tunisian film director, Mehdi Barsaoui, Un fils (Bik Naich), with its main actor [...] Full text...
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Malian president IBK in Luanda for first edition of Peace biannual meeting
18 september 2019 - 14:23:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian Presiden Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is in Luanda since Tuesday to take part in the first [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film wins special human rights prize at Venice festival
09 september 2019 - 06:21:51Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – A Tunisian film, "The Scarecrows" produced by Nouri Bouzid, won the special prize for human rights [...] Full text...
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Nigerians ignore appeals against retaliation for South African xenophobic attacks
04 september 2019 - 11:33:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerians across the country have ignored appeals by the federal government against retaliatory attacks on South [...] Full text...
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South Africa slammed over xenophobic violence
04 september 2019 - 09:14:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The fallout from the latest wave of xenophobic violence continues to be felt with Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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Prices of grain stable in Niger
17 august 2019 - 14:06:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) - This week, the price situation in the grain markets in Niger is marked by relative stability, [...] Full text...
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Arafat Dj will be buried on August 31
16 august 2019 - 17:45:41Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Arafat Disc Jockey (DJ), Huon Angel Didier, who died on August 12 in a motorcycle [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film producer Nejib Ayed dies
16 august 2019 - 14:43:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian film producer Nejib Ayed died on Friday at the age of 66 following a heart [...] Full text...
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LNA planes bomb Zouara civil airport in western Libya
15 august 2019 - 15:40:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Zouara airport in western Libya was on Thursday targeted by an airstrike from fighter planes of [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL statement on implementation of a humanitarian truce on Eid al-Adha
14 august 2019 - 13:16:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following its call upon the Libyan parties on 8 August to express their commitment to a [...] Full text...
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Libya: 'Eid al-Adha truce may have revived hopes of lasting solution to the war in Tripoli'
13 august 2019 - 18:12:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The truce observed by the warring parties around the Libyan capital during the Eid al-Adha festivities [...] Full text...
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Tabaski holiday ruined in Tunisia by water shortage
13 august 2019 - 17:34:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The festival of Aid al Adha or Tabaski were marred in Tunisia by repeated water shortages [...] Full text...
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Libyan papers highlight air strike on Morzouk, preparations for Eid al-Adha
11 august 2019 - 17:23:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan newspapers last week focused on the deadly air strike against the city of Morzouk in [...] Full text...
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Libyans celebrate Eid al-Adha in hopes of settling crisis in the country
11 august 2019 - 10:00:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Large numbers of Libyans at dawn on Sunday poured into mosques in cities across the country [...] Full text...
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Two foreigners killed, 9 others wounded in car bomb explosion in Benghazi
10 august 2019 - 16:42:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two foreigners were killed and nine others wounded in a car bomb explosion that occurred on [...] Full text...
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Sheep deficit one week away from Eid in south of Senegal
06 august 2019 - 21:31:49Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Less than a week from the celebration of Eid-El-Kebir, commonly known as Tabaski, the biggest festival [...] Full text...
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Angola, DRC set up university cooperation project
02 august 2019 - 14:57:38Dundo, Angola (PANA) - The provinces of Lunda-Norte in Angola and Kasaï Central in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on [...] Full text...
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Libya to celebrate Eid al-Adha feast on 11 August
02 august 2019 - 10:01:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will celebrate the Eid al-Adha feast sacrifice on 11 August, the country's religious authorities announced [...] Full text...
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UN envoy in Libya calls for truce on Eid Al Adha
30 july 2019 - 03:32:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United Nations envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé has called for a truce to be declared in [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Seven-day national mourning decreed following the death of President Essebsi
25 july 2019 - 16:25:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, has declared a seven-day national mourning following the death of Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament Speaker becomes acting President of Tunisia
25 july 2019 - 15:15:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Following the death on Thursday of Tunisian President, Béji Caïd Essebsi, the President of the Assembly [...] Full text...
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Mobile phone applications triple access to financial services in Kenya
16 july 2019 - 00:14:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta said here Monday Kenya would continue leveraging on new technologies to deepen financial [...] Full text...
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2nd edition of Mediterranean Film Festival ends in Tunis
08 july 2019 - 15:16:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the Mediterranean Film Festival, Manarat, ended Sunday night in Tunis at which [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Director wins gold medal in Tunisia
07 july 2019 - 19:06:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Film Director Saifeddin Hassan has won a gold medal for his documentary film “Saleel Alfaradeses” [...] Full text...
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Special edition of International African Fashion Festival opens in Niamey
05 july 2019 - 10:56:55Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Ahead of the 33rd African Union Summit scheduled for 7 - 8 July in Niamey, a [...] Full text...
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Tunisia hosts the 34th International Festival of El Jem Symphonic Music
05 july 2019 - 03:53:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 34th edition of the International Festival of Symphonic Music in El Jem, Tunisia, will take [...] Full text...
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Great Britain issues travel alert to its citizens in Tunisia
03 july 2019 - 18:54:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Great Britain has issued a travel alert to its citizens in Tunisia, warning them against moving [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: First ‘’Green Cinema’’ festival on 12-16 June in Redeyef
10 june 2019 - 18:05:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The first edition of ‘’Green Cinema’’, which focuses on environment, will be held from 12-16 June [...] Full text...
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Morocco: Oujda Maghreb Film Festival scheduled for June 11-15
08 june 2019 - 19:15:21Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The eighth edition of the Oujda Maghreb film is scheduled to take place from June 11 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt approves public holidays for 2020
08 june 2019 - 06:31:37Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Government of Mauritius has approved a list of 15 public holidays for 2020 at [...] Full text...
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Togolese Muslims urged to reject terrorism
05 june 2019 - 13:19:18Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese Muslim Union (UMT) president El Hadj Inoussa Bouraïma has called on his fellow believers to [...] Full text...
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Muslim community of Niger celebrates the end of Ramadan
04 june 2019 - 15:30:25Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Muslim community of Niger on Tuesday celebrated the festival of Aid El Fitr under security [...] Full text...
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Mauritania guest of honour at Tan-Tan Festival in Morocco
30 may 2019 - 22:01:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will be the guest of honour at the 15th edition of the Tan-Tan International Festival [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Guinea coach unveils 25-man team for final preparation
26 may 2019 - 16:19:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's national team coach Paul Put on Saturday published a list of players invited for training [...] Full text...
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9th Edition of Luxor African Film Festival, Egypt, planned for March 13-19, 2020
25 may 2019 - 19:32:03Paris, France (PANA) - The Top management of the Luxor African Film Festival announced Friday that the ninth edition of [...] Full text...
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Angola officially requests Francophonie membership
16 may 2019 - 21:26:24Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola Thursday officially requested membership as observer of the International francophonie organisation (OIF), the Angolan news [...] Full text...
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Uganda to hold event to mark Israel’s Independence
15 may 2019 - 09:04:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda will on Wednesday host an event dubbed Uganda-Israel worship festival to mark 71 years of [...] Full text...
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Ghana, Madagascar participate in Venice biennial for first time
12 may 2019 - 13:14:44Paris, France (PANA) - Several African countries, including Ghana and Madagascar, for the first time participated in this year’s edition [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film 'Camera d'Afrique' featured at Cannes Festival
05 may 2019 - 16:54:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A documentary film "Caméra d’Afrique" directed by Tunisian Ferid Boughedir, has been selected in "Cannes Classics [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Top Nigerian singer, UMG, seals recording deal
03 may 2019 - 13:23:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, Friday announced an exclusive global recording [...] Full text...
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Mali to host the 3rd edition of Sente Int'l Festival in Niéna
17 april 2019 - 13:31:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The third edition of the Sente International Festival will be held from April 19 to 21, [...] Full text...
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First edition of 'Gabés Cinema Fen festival begins in Tunisia
14 april 2019 - 08:20:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The first edition of the ''Gabès Cinéma Fen'' film festival began on Saturday in Tunisia under [...] Full text...
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Ivorian rapper Nash named UNICEF national ambassador
01 april 2019 - 17:18:35Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian rapper Natacha Flora Sonloué, better known as Nash, has been appointed national ambassador for [...] Full text...
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UNICEF gives Benin motorized boats to back vaccination coverage for children
19 march 2019 - 17:25:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The UN Child fund (UNICEF) is contributing to improve the vaccination and basic health care for [...] Full text...
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14th edition of ‘’Jazz in Carthage’’ scheduled for 4-14 April in Tunis
16 march 2019 - 16:54:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The 14th edition of the Jazz festival in Carthage will be held from 4 to 14 [...] Full text...
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8th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival begins in Egypt
16 march 2019 - 16:26:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The eighth edition of the African Luxor Film Festival in South Egypt, began on Friday, with [...] Full text...
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2nd Tunisian environment film Festival to be held 19 to 23 March
14 march 2019 - 09:22:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 2nd Tunisian environment film festival "Envirofest Tunisia" will take place from 19 to 23 March, [...] Full text...
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Togolese cities host 12th edition of Filbleu March 18-23
11 march 2019 - 16:52:26Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 12th edition of the International Festival of Blue Fireflies (Filbleu), which is an annual gathering [...] Full text...
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7th edition of El Alma festival set for March 23-28 in Tunisia
09 march 2019 - 17:50:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 7th edition of the international festival of El Alma, South of Tunisia, will take place [...] Full text...
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First international Wassalu festival scheduled for 15-16 March in Mali
08 march 2019 - 11:56:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The first international Wassalu festival (FIWA) will be held on 15-16 March in Yanfolila, in Mali's [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso Security ministry congratulates defence, security forces for successful FESPACO
06 march 2019 - 20:04:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe government Wednesday congratulated the country’s defence and security forces for ensuring the successful [...] Full text...
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Francophonie Secretary General expected to make first visit to Mali
04 march 2019 - 19:32:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The new Secretary General of the International francophonie organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, who took office in [...] Full text...
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Rwandan Joel Karekezi wins prestigious Yennega Gold Standard at 26th FESPACO
03 march 2019 - 05:44:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rwandan film director Joel Karekezi won the prestigious Golden Standard of Yennega prize at the [...] Full text...
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Med Hondo, winner of FESPACO Gold Standard in 1987, dies
02 march 2019 - 20:36:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- Mauritanian film director, Med Hondo, who directed the film, Sarraounia, and winner in 1987 of the Yenenega [...] Full text...
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. Rwandan, Malian presidents due in Ouagadougou for closure of FESPACO
01 march 2019 - 15:19:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita are due to arrive in [...] Full text...
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Slavery is ‘’an irreparable’’ crime against humanity, says former French justice minister
01 march 2019 - 12:27:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Slavery is an "irreparable" crime against humanity, Christine Taubira, former French minister of Justice, said [...] Full text...
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Egypt hosts African child cinema festival in March
26 february 2019 - 13:34:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt will from 1-6 March host in Assouan, about 800 km south of Cairo, the African [...] Full text...
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The Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival in figures
23 february 2019 - 15:28:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), one of Africa’s film festivals, opened [...] Full text...
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Malian Cheick Oumar Sissoko re-elected head of Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers
23 february 2019 - 12:15:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Malian Cheick Oumar Sissoko was Friday re-elected head of the Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) [...] Full text...
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Two Tunisian films on showcase Saturday at FESPACO
22 february 2019 - 20:19:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two Tunisian films, Nejib Belkadhi's ''Watch Me'' and Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud's ''Fatwa'' will be screened as [...] Full text...
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26th edition of FESPACO opens on Saturday in Burkina Faso
21 february 2019 - 20:58:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), one of the largest African film [...] Full text...
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Malian delegation to FESPACO received by PM Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga
20 february 2019 - 15:42:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's delegation to the 26th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), led by the [...] Full text...
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Mali to present 5 films at FESPACO
30 january 2019 - 20:54:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali will present five films at the 26th edition of the Pan-African cinema and television festival [...] Full text...
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South African students send Mandela photograph into space
29 january 2019 - 14:19:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of University of Cape Town students have sent a framed photograph of [...] Full text...
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Togo to present four films at FESPACO
28 january 2019 - 10:49:01Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo will present four films at the Pan-African cinema and television festival (FESPACO) due for 24 [...] Full text...
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Festival on Niger scheduled for 1-9 Feb in Segou
23 january 2019 - 18:04:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) - This year's "Ségou'Art # 2" Festival on Niger, will be held from 1-9 February in Ségou, [...] Full text...
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Malian actor Michel Sangaré passes on
22 january 2019 - 14:32:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian actor and artist Michel Sangaré died on Monday at Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako after [...] Full text...
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Malian film maker laments Africa's leaders' dislike for African Cinema
19 january 2019 - 14:45:45Paris, France (PANA) - Malian film maker, Souleymane Cissé, has slammed African leaders' dislike for Cinema, saying they regard the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso assures security for all at FESPACO festival
18 january 2019 - 15:44:47Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Burkinabe Minister of Culture Abdoul Karim Sango has reassured security at the 26th edition of [...] Full text...
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Algeria to sponsor Miriam Makeba Prize at Fespaco 2019
17 january 2019 - 19:20:30Paris, France (PANA) - A Miriam Makeba Prize, sponsored by Algeria, will be awarded for the first time at the [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe gov't solicits economic model for African cinema at FESPACO 2019
17 january 2019 - 18:55:08Paris, France (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoum Karim Sango, has called on African film professionals and their [...] Full text...
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Fespaco selects films for screening at Ouagadougou festival
16 january 2019 - 19:58:22Paris, France (PANA) - The management of the Pan-African Film, Television and Audiovisual Festival (Fespaco), on Wednesday announced the official [...] Full text...
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