Mali: Anti-govt. demonstrations not yet in full swing after Tabaski holiday

03 august 2020 - 17:34:39
Bamako, 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 - 16:25:48
Bamako, 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 - 14:45:14
Niamey, 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 - 13:37:08
Tripoli, 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 - 09:18:54
Abuja, 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 - 04:53:09
Geneva, 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 - 22:24:14
Banjul, 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 - 15:40:06
Tunis, 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 - 16:48:06
Port-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 - 18:37:52
Nouakchott, 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 - 10:52:49
Tunis, 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 - 17:30:03
Tunis, 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 - 16:46:07
Geneva, 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 - 07:40:32
Accra, 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 - 15:43:57
Conakry, 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 - 17:56:46
Banjul, 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 - 16:43:50
Ouagadougou, 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 - 13:42:49
Conakry, 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 - 13:19:19
Tunis, 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 - 07:52:26
Accra, 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 - 05:25:03
Accra, 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 - 14:33:54
Accra, 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 - 11:29:34
Lusaka, 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 - 18:38:24
Gaborone, 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 - 17:51:11
Abuja, 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 - 14:19:50
Banjul, 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 - 10:59:31
Gaborone, 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 - 10:38:00
Dakar, 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 - 03:34:11
Accra, 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 - 20:25:24
Abidjan, 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 - 18:53:33
Bamako, 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 - 19:13:23
Tunis, 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 - 13:36:55
Bamako, 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 - 21:17:09
Niamey, 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 - 16:20:55
Tunis, 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 - 17:40:57
Bamako, 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 - 09:56:46
Tunis, 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 - 11:52:40
Tripoli, 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 - 21:44:58
Paris, 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 - 15:21:44
Bamako, 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 - 12:21:11
Cotonou, 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 - 14:21:23
Banjul, 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 - 15:25:09
Diffa, 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 - 14:18:22
Nouakchott, 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 - 18:53:06
Tunis, 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 - 14:04:26
Bamako, 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 - 15:55:13
Tunis 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 - 22:01:46
Banjul, 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 - 16:05:00
Niamey, 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 - 19:57:49
Khartoum, 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 - 18:10:59
Bujumbura, 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 - 21:38:22
Niamey, 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 - 19:51:41
Bamako, 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 - 18:40:15
Tunis, 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 - 15:45:11
Tunis, 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 - 17:26:57
Tunis, 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 - 15:45:27
Abidjan, 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 - 17:29:25
Tunis, 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 - 13:06:41
Tripoli, 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 - 18:23:48
Banjul, 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 - 18:47:38
Tunis, 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 - 12:57:04
Tunis, 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 - 15:59:36
Abidjan, 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 - 15:48:06
Nouakchott, 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 - 19:16:12
Tunis, 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 - 14:46:29
Tunis, 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 - 22:03:41
Brussels, 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 - 19:15:01
Tunis 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 - 15:49:06
Lomé, 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 - 14:21:34
Bamako, 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 - 15:18:52
Tunis, 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 - 14:23:08
Bamako, 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 - 06:21:51
Tunis 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 - 11:33:56
Abuja, 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 - 09:14:05
Cape 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 - 14:06:03
Niamey, 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 - 17:45:41
Abidjan, 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 - 14:43:56
Tunis, 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 - 15:40:19
Tripoli, 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 - 13:16:56
Tripoli, 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 - 18:12:50
Tripoli, 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 - 17:34:10
Tunis, 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 - 17:23:51
Tripoli, 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 - 10:00:34
Tripoli, 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 - 16:42:59
Tripoli, 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 - 21:31:49
Ziguinchor, 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 - 14:57:38
Dundo, 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 - 10:01:53
Tripoli, 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 - 03:32:41
Tripoli, 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 - 16:25:55
Tunis, 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 - 15:15:38
Tunis, 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 - 00:14:51
Nairobi, 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 - 15:16:10
Tunis, 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 - 19:06:34
Khartoum, 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 - 10:56:55
Niamey, 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 - 03:53:52
Tunis, 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 - 18:54:33
Tunis, 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 - 18:05:57
Tunis, 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 - 19:15:21
Rabat, 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 - 06:31:37
Port 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 - 13:19:18
Lomé, 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 - 15:30:25
Niamey, 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 - 22:01:17
Nouakchott, 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 - 16:19:02
Conakry, 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 - 19:32:03
Paris, 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 - 21:26:24
Luanda, 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 - 09:04:14
Kampala, 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 - 13:14:44
Paris, 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 - 16:54:02
Tunis, 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 - 13:23:23
Nairobi, 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 - 13:31:01
Bamako, 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 - 08:20:43
Tunis, 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 - 17:18:35
Abidjan, 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 - 17:25:25
Cotonou, 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 - 16:54:24
Tunis, 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 - 16:26:06
Cairo, 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 - 09:22:16
Tunis, 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 - 16:52:26
Lomé, 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 - 17:50:21
Tunis, 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 - 11:56:37
Bamako, 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 - 20:04:24
Ouagadougou, 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 - 19:32:27
Bamako, 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 - 05:44:20
Ouagadougou, 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 - 20:36:27
Ouagadougou, 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 - 15:19:39
Ouagadougou, 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 - 12:27:40
Ouagadougou, 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 - 13:34:38
Cairo, 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 - 15:28:18
Ouagadougou, 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 - 12:15:20
Ouagadougou, 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 - 20:19:00
Tunis, 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 - 20:58:38
Ouagadougou, 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 - 15:42:10
Bamako, 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 - 20:54:53
Bamako, 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 - 14:19:08
Cape 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 - 10:49:01
Lomé, 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 - 18:04:13
Bamako, 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 - 14:32:27
Bamako, 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 - 14:45:45
Paris, 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 - 15:44:47
Brussels, 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 - 19:20:30
Paris, 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 - 18:55:08
Paris, 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 - 19:58:22
Paris, 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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World's first plastic dhow sails to Zanzibar to raise awareness about single-use plastic

16 january 2019 - 14:45:51
Lamu, Kenya (PANA) – A traditional dhow sailing boat made entirely from plastic trash collected from Kenya’s beaches and towns [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè Culture Minister in Brussels to whip up interest in Fespaco 2019

15 january 2019 - 18:30:02
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism, Abdoul Karim Sango, is due in Brussels for [...] Full text...

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7th edition of Spot on Mali Music Festival to be held on 25-26 January

11 january 2019 - 13:32:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 7th edition of the Spot on Mali Music Festival will be held from 25-26 January [...] Full text...

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Daiar to host CAF Awards Ceremony: Dakar

06 january 2019 - 20:54:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - From Monday, Dakar will be the capital of African football culminating in the CAF Awards ceremony [...] Full text...

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Mauritius fixes 15 public holidays in 2019

05 january 2019 - 08:00:38
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government has approved 15 public holidays for 2019, including the first two days [...] Full text...

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Mali to hold 3rd edition of Mbolon International Festival next March

29 december 2018 - 15:51:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The third edition of the Mbolon International Festival will be held from 22 to 24 March [...] Full text...

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Second edition of 'Carnival of Tunisia for Universal Music' begins in Tunis

27 december 2018 - 16:35:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the international cultural event, 'Carnival of Tunisia for Universal Music' for Peace [...] Full text...

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Christians celebrate Christmas

25 december 2018 - 05:20:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Today is Christmas, the day on which the most Christians across the globe celebrate the birth [...] Full text...

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Mandela tribute concert marred by violent crime

03 december 2018 - 15:43:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The organisers of the Global Citizen Festival, held to celebrate the legacy of Nelson [...] Full text...

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Mandela hailed at inaugural Global Citizen Festival

02 december 2018 - 19:40:13
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – For a few glorious hours, Soweto was the centre of the universe on Sunday as [...] Full text...

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Big disappointment in Cameroon after withdrawal of CAN 2019

01 december 2018 - 14:10:12
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The vast majority of Cameroonians did not hide their disappointment after the Executive Committee of the [...] Full text...

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About 200 films expected to be screened at 26th FESPACO

30 november 2018 - 12:11:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – About 200 films will be shown at the 26th Pan-African film and television festival of [...] Full text...

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Oprah Winfrey reflects on Mandela's legacy

29 november 2018 - 18:31:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global icon Oprah Winfrey on Thursday reflected on her extraordinary friendship with Nelson Mandela [...] Full text...

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Three fairs open in Tripoli

29 november 2018 - 11:49:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three fairs opened in Tripoli on Wednesday to promote the importance of the products locally and [...] Full text...

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Cape Town to host next International Jazz Day

28 november 2018 - 17:57:41
Paris, France (PANA) - The next edition of the 2020 International Jazz Day will be held in Cape Town, South [...] Full text...

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Beyoncé salutes Nelson Mandela

28 november 2018 - 13:25:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Beyoncé has penned a moving tribute to former world statesman Nelson Mandela ahead of [...] Full text...

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Thirty films to be shown at the 5th edition Tunisia film festival

27 november 2018 - 10:49:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Thirty films will be shown on 7-9 December in Médenine, southern Tunisia, at the 5th edition [...] Full text...

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Line-up for mega Johannesburg concert confirmed

26 november 2018 - 15:39:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Organisers of the Global Citizen Festival on Monday announced that top South African artist, [...] Full text...

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Dutch athlete blames Kenyan drug cheats on greed

24 november 2018 - 12:37:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Long distance runner Lornah Kiplagat, a Kenyan-turned Dutch, has attributed the rising doping cases among Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Kenya urges use of film to spur economic growth, social cohesion in Africa

22 november 2018 - 17:06:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world is increasingly becoming aware of the increasing power of film to spur economic [...] Full text...

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Kenya to host inaugural international sports film festival

21 november 2018 - 12:00:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is hosting a three-day inaugural Kenya International Sports Film Festival (KISSF) in Nairobi from Thursday. Festival [...] Full text...

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Tunisians celebrate Eid-el-Maulud in style

20 november 2018 - 14:10:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians, like other Islamic faithfuls across the world, celebrated the anniversary of the birth of Prophet [...] Full text...

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Libyan declares Tuesday Mahoulid national holiday

19 november 2018 - 16:51:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity has announced Tuesday as a national holiday [...] Full text...

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13th edition of Creole International Festival opens in Mauritius

17 november 2018 - 19:32:30
Labourdonnais, Mauritius (PANA) - The 13th edition of the Creole International Film Festival was launched on Friday night at Labourdonnais [...] Full text...

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Egypt wants to strengthen cooperation with African countries during AU 2019 presidency

10 november 2018 - 12:18:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Egyptian Prime Minister, Mustapha Madbouli, on Friday said Egypt will seek to strengthen cooperation with [...] Full text...

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6th Nairobi edition of Human Rights Watch Film Festival opens on Tuesday

29 october 2018 - 05:29:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The 6th Nairobi Edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival will showcase four films from [...] Full text...

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Best FIFA Football Award winners to be announced on Monday

24 september 2018 - 13:08:20
London, UK (PANA) - The world's best male and female footballers will be named at the Best FIFA Football Awards [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Muslims celebrate Eid-el-Kabir

21 august 2018 - 15:31:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Muslims on Tuesday joined others across the world to celebrate Eid-El-Kabir or Eid-al-Adha, a day [...] Full text...

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Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Adha

21 august 2018 - 12:10:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Muslims in Ghana on Tuesday joined their colleagues around the world to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha, one of [...] Full text...

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Top African musicians to perform at Pan-African Dance Festival in Rwanda

26 july 2018 - 12:51:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least six African countries have confirmed their participation to the week-long 2018 Edition of the [...] Full text...

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Top musicians confirmed for Mandela concert

09 july 2018 - 17:34:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, on Monday confirmed that musical giants Beyonce and Jay-Z [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Senegal salvage African pride, beat Poland 2-1

19 june 2018 - 17:18:27
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Africa heaved a sign relief after Senegal robustly salvaged some pride for the continent, beating Poland [...] Full text...

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Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan in Tanzania

14 june 2018 - 19:03:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Muslims in Tanzania will celebrate Eid ul Fitr festival on Friday marking the end [...] Full text...

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LEAD: 2016 FIFA WC: US, Canada, Mexico to host 2026 FIFA World Cup

13 june 2018 - 11:36:18
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The US, Canada and Mexico will jointly host the 2026 FIFA World Cup as Morocco lost [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Senegal ends pre-World Cup campaign on high, beat South Korea 2-0

12 june 2018 - 05:31:59
Grödig, Austria (PANA) - Senegal, one of the five African nations going to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Three international stars to thrill football stars before kick off

11 june 2018 - 09:55:39
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Just a few moments before Russia and Saudi Arabia kick off the 2018 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

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2018 World Cup: Nigeria team preview (By Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

08 june 2018 - 10:38:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be making their sixth World Cup appearance in Russia when [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Cabinet approves 15 public holidays for 2019

26 may 2018 - 08:29:00
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Cabinet of Ministers has approved a list of 15 public holidays for year [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Xhosa initiation film hits a nerve

22 february 2018 - 08:44:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The producers of a film about a Xhosa initiation ceremony, which has hit a [...] Full text...

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OIF Secretary General pays tribute to late Burkina film director

20 february 2018 - 16:26:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Michaëlle Jean, has on Tuesday paid [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's 19th biennial National Week of Culture begins 24 March

19 february 2018 - 11:29:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 19th biennial National Week of Culture of Burkina Faso will take place on 24-31 [...] Full text...

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CAF organises seminar for medical officers, physical trainers of Africa's World Cup quintet

31 january 2018 - 06:41:21
Maamoura, Morocco (PANA) - Determined to showcase a credible African representation at the 14 June to 15 July 2018, FIFA [...] Full text...

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At least seven killed at religious gathering in northern Ethiopia – UN rights office

23 january 2018 - 20:24:18
Geneva, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations human rights arm on Tuesday voiced deep concern over the deaths of at [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's ruling party leadership promises major concession to political prisoners

03 january 2018 - 18:41:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's ruling party has offered to take responsibility for months of political unrest by ordering [...] Full text...

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Christians celebrate Christmas

25 december 2017 - 05:34:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Today is Christmas, the day on which Christians throughout the world celebrate the birth of Jesus [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow pledges maximum attention to youth

17 december 2017 - 18:16:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has said that his government will not relent in its efforts to [...] Full text...

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More than 250 participants expected at Festival of Freedom of Expression

02 november 2017 - 20:19:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 250 journalists, human rights defenders, students, civil society groups and public institutions are [...] Full text...

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Uganda's Surrogates voted best African production at Slum Film Festival

17 october 2017 - 11:32:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan film, Surrogate, was on Monday night voted the Best African production at the ongoing 7th [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AUC Chairperson extends his condolences following Las Vegas Attack

04 october 2017 - 15:18:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has extended his most sincere [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Xhosa initiation film nominated for Academy Awards

02 october 2017 - 15:23:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A 2017 drama film about a Xhosa initiation has been selected as South [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, adds more int'l awards to his long list

30 september 2017 - 06:32:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Globally-celebrated Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has been honoured with the most internationally-prestigious award in art [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB joins international community in supporting sustainable tourism development in Africa

28 september 2017 - 12:33:22
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - To mark the World Tourism Day on September 27, 2017, the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nairobi set for global Slum Film Festival

28 september 2017 - 11:12:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Organizers of the annual Slum Film Festival (SFF) have received 2,600 entries from 120 countries for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ethiopian gov't urged to exercise restraint at upcoming Irreecha festival

19 september 2017 - 07:15:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is urging the Ethiopian government and security officials to act with restraint and [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana reconsiders music festival ban

11 september 2017 - 15:32:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has temporary suspended a presidential directive to cancel music festival at stadium and public places. Thapelo [...] Full text...

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UK: UK Foreign Office lifts Tunisia travel ban

26 july 2017 - 15:15:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A report on website of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) says the UK Foreign [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: New WHO chief to attend G20 summit

05 july 2017 - 06:59:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the new World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, will lead the UN health [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: IOM calls for entries for 2017 Global Migration Film Festival

03 july 2017 - 10:41:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Migration Agency (IOM) is inviting professional and emerging filmmakers to submit perception-changing films about [...] Full text...

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