Greece expresses solidarity with Ghana after explosion of truck carrying explosives

21 january 2022 - 12:20:15
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs on Friday expressed solidarity with the government and people of Ghana [...] Full text...

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Number of casualties in Ghans explosion is 'at least 13': Vice President

21 january 2022 - 10:57:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The number of people who have died in Thursday's accident involving a truck conveying explosives to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth wave ebbs: WHO

21 january 2022 - 05:37:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - For the first time in Africa since the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly COVID-19 cases [...] Full text...

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At least 17 dead, 59 injured in Ghana explosion

21 january 2022 - 04:57:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 17 people had been confirmed dead in Thursday's explosion at Appiatse, in the Bogoso [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Ghana's President Akufo-Addo expresses sadness at explosion that has claimed many lives

20 january 2022 - 20:30:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as "sad and unfortunate", the explosion that occurred [...] Full text...

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Many feared killed in explosion in Ghana

20 january 2022 - 18:35:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Many people are feared dead in an explosion that occurred at Apiate, a town between Bogoso [...] Full text...

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Ghana Football Association leaders summoned for 'emergency meeting' after Black Stars' humiliating AFCON exit

19 january 2022 - 16:33:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The ministry of Youth and Sports has summoned the leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) [...] Full text...

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Gambia's President Adama Barrow begins second term on Wednesday

19 january 2022 - 10:43:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow, who won his re-election bid on 4 December last year after beating [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Morocco and Gabon go through from Group C as Ghana suffer shock exit

18 january 2022 - 21:04:14
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Morocco and Gabon qualified for the knockout stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Groups B and C battle for tickets to Round of 16

18 january 2022 - 05:31:38
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Groups B and C come to life on Tuesday in their final matches, as the battles [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN-backed COVAX mechanism delivers one billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose

17 january 2022 - 06:00:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization’s multilateral initiative [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Gabon and Ghana draw 1-1 in Group C match

14 january 2022 - 21:26:58
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Gabon on Friday held Ghana to a 1-1 draw in their Group C Day 2 match [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Morocco subdue fightng Comoros 2-0 in Group C match

14 january 2022 - 18:30:11
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Morocco subdued a fighting Comoros 2-0 in their Group C Day 2 match of the 2021 [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for 'acceptable' electoral calendar from Mali leaders for sanctions to be lifted

14 january 2022 - 07:10:53
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it is "absolutely essential" for the Malian government to present [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s fourth wave flattens out after six-week surge

14 january 2022 - 05:52:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave, which has been mainly driven by the Omicron [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Fixtures for Group B and C Day 2 matches

14 january 2022 - 05:26:22
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The following are Friday's fixtures of Day 2 Groups B and C matches in the Africa [...] Full text...

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Former Malian presidential parties regret ECOWAS' sanctions

12 january 2022 - 12:57:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An umbrella group composed mainly of parties of the former presidential movement in Mali has expressed [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Gabon beat Comoros 1-0 in Day 1 Group C match

11 january 2022 - 06:00:06
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Gabon on Monday beat Comoros 1-0 in their Day 1 Group C match of the 2021 [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Morocco pip Ghana 1-0; Guinea edge past Malawi 1-0

10 january 2022 - 18:07:06
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Morocco on Monday beat Ghana 1-0 in their Day 1 Group C match of the 2021 [...] Full text...

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Mali junta rejects ECOWAS' 'illegal, illegitimate' sanctions

10 january 2022 - 09:52:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita-led interim authority has rejected as "illegal and illegitimate," the economic and financial [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Fixtures for Day 1 matches in Groups B and C

10 january 2022 - 05:30:47
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 1 matches in Groups B and C at the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS announces stiff sanctions against Mali

09 january 2022 - 17:36:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads ot State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have announced a series [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders to discuss Mali's modified four-year transition

09 january 2022 - 14:35:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders began a one-day extraordinary summit in Accra on Sunday to review a four-year [...] Full text...

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Draws for 2023 AFCON, 2022 FIFA final qualifiers to be held this month

08 january 2022 - 13:43:41
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The dates for the draws of the  qalifiers of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records 876 new cases

06 january 2022 - 12:27:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 876 new cases of COVID-19 bringing confirmed cases to 149,079, the Ghana Health [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Hosts Cameroon to clash with Burkina Faso in opening match

05 january 2022 - 10:06:04
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosts and five-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, Cameroon, [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Gabon's Coach, Neveu, upbeat on chances despite Burkina Faso loss

04 january 2022 - 11:45:22
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) -  The Panthers of Gabon are confident of a positive campaign at the upcoming 2021 TotalEnergies Africa [...] Full text...

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TotalEnergies AFCON Records: No one scores like Eto’o (A CAF portrait)

04 january 2022 - 11:15:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - No player has scored more goals in the history of TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations than [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Morocco join early birds in Cameroon

04 january 2022 - 11:05:02
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Atlas Lions of Morocco have become the fourth national team to arrive in Cameroon for [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Ghana coach Rajevac names final squad

04 january 2022 - 06:06:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Coach Milovan Rajevac has named his final squad for the 2021 Total Energies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Algeria demands financial compensation from Gambia over AFCON warm-up game cancellation

03 january 2022 - 18:31:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - African champions Algeria is demanding financial compensation from The Gambia over the cancellation of a planned [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Emirates extends South African travel ban

03 january 2022 - 13:35:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Emirates Airlines on Monday announced it was extending its South African travel ban until [...] Full text...

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Mali political parties reject 'unreasonable' five-year transition

03 january 2022 - 12:51:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A dozen Malian political organisations, under the umbrella Framework of Exchange of Political Parties and Groupings [...] Full text...

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Road accidents claim 28 lives during Christmas festivities in Ghana

03 january 2022 - 11:54:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Road accidents claimed 28 lives during the Christmas festivities in Ghana, the Motor Traffic and Transport [...] Full text...

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Extraordinary Summit on Mali to be held on 9 January in Accra, Ghana

02 january 2022 - 20:36:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Mali will be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to spread in Ghana

02 january 2022 - 11:13:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly in Ghana with figures posted on Sunday by the Ghana Health [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians welcome New Year

01 january 2022 - 04:53:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians on Saturday welcomed the New Year with church services and festivities, as government and health [...] Full text...

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Mali National Conference recommends between 6 months and five years transition

31 december 2021 - 12:34:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A National Conference organized by Mali's military-dominated transition government has ended in Bamako with a recommendation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana sees sharp rise in cases

29 december 2021 - 07:46:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is seeing a sharp increase in infections of coronavirus (COVID-19) as fears grow this could [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 2021 Year in Review: ‘We underestimate this virus at our peril’-WHO

28 december 2021 - 08:22:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the almost miraculous development of effective vaccines in 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to spread [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians celebrate Christmas with calls for strict observance of COVID-19 protocols

25 december 2021 - 08:03:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Saturday celebrating Christmas to mark the birth of Jesus Christ with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Authorities close all beaches in Greater Accra region

24 december 2021 - 17:19:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - All beaches in the Greater Accra region  in Ghana are to be closed down during the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa languishes in FIFA world rankings

23 december 2021 - 13:38:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s national football team has ended the year in 68th position in the [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Ghana coach Rajevac names 30-man provisional squad

21 december 2021 - 16:26:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac on Tuesday named a 30-man provisional squad for the delayed 2021 TotalEnergies [...] Full text...

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Pan-African Council of Traditional and Customary Authorities to mediate between Mali and ECOWAS

21 december 2021 - 13:16:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the Pan-African Council of Traditional and Customary Authorities (CPATC) is in Mali as [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WWC Qualifiers: Ghana, Tanzania and Senegal through to fourth round

19 december 2021 - 09:04:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana, Tanzania and Senegal progressed to the fourth round of the African qualifiers for the FIFA [...] Full text...

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Head of junta in Guinea reiterates country's commitment to ECOWAS

18 december 2021 - 18:12:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Transition President Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has reiterated his country's commitment to the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's land borders will remain closed – Akufo-Addo

16 december 2021 - 11:08:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo declared here Wednesday the country's land borders would remain closed, as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's land borders to remain closed to reduce importation of virus

16 december 2021 - 04:58:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's lands borders, which were  closed in March last year following the outbreak of COVID-19, are [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana bans unvaccinated foreign travellers from entering the country

14 december 2021 - 05:52:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's ban on travellers who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus from entering the country [...] Full text...

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West African facing a network of terrorists, criminals, says Buhari

13 december 2021 - 09:05:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for West African leaders to work in concert to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders praise Gambia for peaceful election, maturing democracy

12 december 2021 - 16:48:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders have congratulated President Adama Barrow for his re-election for a second term, commending him [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS EOM mission congratulates President elect Adama Barrow

07 december 2021 - 14:52:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observer Mission (EOM) head, Ernest Bai Koroma, also former President of Sierra Leone, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa gets legal advice over FIFA dispute

06 december 2021 - 13:15:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Football Association (SAFA) is seeking legal opinion after FIFA dismissed its [...] Full text...

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UN chief says COVID-19 pandemic laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities

04 december 2021 - 06:34:03
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Dat of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General,  António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: FIFA dismisses South Africa's protest against Ghana's victory

03 december 2021 - 17:54:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, has dismissed South Africa’s protest against Ghana's 1-0 victory in their [...] Full text...

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Three former heads of state to observe Gambia’s presidential election

03 december 2021 - 13:41:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Three former heads of state have arrived in the Gambia to observe Saturday's presidential election in [...] Full text...

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Former Ghanaian President Mahama heads EISA to monitor Gambia’s 4 December polls

02 december 2021 - 13:44:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in The Gambia heading the Electoral Institute for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana detects omicron variant

02 december 2021 - 06:39:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has detected the omicron variant  of COVID-19, according to the Director General of the Ghana [...] Full text...

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Presidents Buhari, Ramaphosa end talks in Abuja, sign new MoUs, review existing ones

01 december 2021 - 21:41:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, ended their meeting at the Presidential [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: South African President, Ramaphosa, arrives in Nigeria, meets Buhari

01 december 2021 - 11:27:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Presidential Villa here. The South [...] Full text...

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Ghana's nuclear body identifies four sites for first nuclear plant

30 november 2021 - 23:39:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana expects to select one of four sites identified for the construction of its first nuclear [...] Full text...

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Central banks of Mauritius and Ghana sign MOU

29 november 2021 - 08:33:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The central banks of Mauritius and Ghana at the weekend signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) [...] Full text...

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Greece pledges to further foster cooperation with Ghana

25 november 2021 - 22:59:20
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias held talks with his Ghanaian counterpart Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Only one out of four health workers is fully vaccinated in Africa, warns WHO

25 november 2021 - 18:57:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus, [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

25 november 2021 - 15:59:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Greece donates 150,000 vaccines to Ghana

25 november 2021 - 12:36:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Thursday delivered 150,000 vaccines against COVID-19 to Ghana in Accra. According [...] Full text...

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South Africa's national carrier announces flight changes

24 november 2021 - 19:20:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways has announced that it will stop flying to Maputo, the capital [...] Full text...

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Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Ghana and Gabon

23 november 2021 - 20:30:40
Athens-Greece(PANA) - Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias will visit Ghana and Gabon on 24-26 November, an official statement [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: Ghana Health Service warns it will not hesitate to make vaccination mandatory

22 november 2021 - 22:18:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS), worried by fears that some Ghanaian are hesitating to receive the [...] Full text...

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25 Ghanaian irregular migrants repatriated from Libya

19 november 2021 - 21:04:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 25 illegal migrants of Ghanaian nationality were repatriated on Thursday via the international [...] Full text...

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Ghana scraps tolls on all highways

17 november 2021 - 23:52:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Wednesday announced in his budget statement to parliament that all road [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Line-up of play-offs completed

17 november 2021 - 05:41:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The line-up of the playoffs of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Africa qualifying matches was completed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for children aged 15-17

16 november 2021 - 22:30:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Tuesday gave approval for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be administered [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifier: Major backlash of South Africa's defeat

16 november 2021 - 10:41:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A petition launched following South Africa’s controversial 0-1 defeat in its final 2022 Soccer [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifier: South Africa to protest against Ghana match officials

15 november 2021 - 12:54:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Football Association (SAFA) on Monday confirmed that it will lodge a [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of Day 6 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Sunday

15 november 2021 - 05:31:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 6 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 6 second round CAF qualifying matches to played on Sunday

14 november 2021 - 07:47:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures of Day 6 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches to be [...] Full text...

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Opposition parties call for appointment of an international envoy for Guinea

13 november 2021 - 17:51:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Alliance for Democratic Change (ANAD) in Guinea, chaired by former Prime Minister Mamadou Cellou [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 5 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday

12 november 2021 - 06:01:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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Ghana held to 1-1 draw by Ethiopia in S. Africa

11 november 2021 - 23:22:47
  Accra, Ghana (PANA) - WC( Qatar22) Group C Match Results played Thursday in South Africa. Ghana 1 Ethiopia 1. -0- PANA RA [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: South Africa head coach laments stadium switch

11 november 2021 - 08:39:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s head coach Hugo Broos has expressed his unhappiness with world football body [...] Full text...

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African Union moves to create continental medical agency

09 november 2021 - 21:01:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) entered into force with [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS imposes targeted sanctions on Mali's transitional authorities

08 november 2021 - 12:42:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday imposed sanctions, including a travel ban [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS names former top official Ibn Chambas Special envoy to Guinea

07 november 2021 - 19:24:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders on Sunday appointed Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas as its Special Envoy to Guinea as [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on situations in Mali, Guinea on Sunday

07 november 2021 - 05:17:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold another summit in Accra on [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: 11 African countries to benefit from $345 million programme to transform food, land use systems

06 november 2021 - 17:59:04
Glasgow, Scotland, (PANA) - A $345 million programme, The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Programme (FOLUR), was launched [...] Full text...

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

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

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Guinea Bissau signs treaty to join African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

05 november 2021 - 21:04:08
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Guinea Bissau has ratified the Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy, Turkish shipyard sign contract for procurement of 2 brand new Offshore Patrol Vessels

03 november 2021 - 16:41:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday signed a contract with a Turkish company, Messrs Dearsan Shipyard Limited, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS delegation ends mission to Guinea

30 october 2021 - 13:02:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The working mission of the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls on UN to review peacekeeping cooperation with Africa

29 october 2021 - 19:06:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for close cooperation between the UN, African Union and regional [...] Full text...

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Greater global solidarity needed to achieve peace and security for Africa, says top UN official

29 october 2021 - 05:19:20
New York, US (PANA) - The deputy UN chief on Thursday emphasised the “vital importance” of peace and security in [...] Full text...

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AfDB loans Ghana $75 million for Infrastructure Investment

27 october 2021 - 11:10:04
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has officially approved a $75 million commercial loan [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Bank approves move than US$68 million for projects

24 october 2021 - 15:08:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development  (EBID) has approved US$68.1 [...] Full text...

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African governments urged to Help youth to achieve potentials

22 october 2021 - 20:10:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Usif, has described Africa's youth as her greatest asset, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS chairman visits Mali for talks on transition

18 october 2021 - 11:33:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several dozen people in favour of extension of the duration of the transition in Mali demonstrated [...] Full text...

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Head of Guinean junta continues operation to seduce development partners

16 october 2021 - 12:11:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, received here Friday ambassadors of the [...] Full text...

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WFP helps Ghana School Feeding Programme to digitise monitoring system

14 october 2021 - 05:49:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) with tablets [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Tuesday

13 october 2021 - 05:24:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO advisory group recommends booster shot for immunocompromised people

12 october 2021 - 06:52:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - People with weaker immune systems should receive an additional shot of approved COVID-19 vaccines, an advisory [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 aid for Africa falling short, says Human Rights Watch

12 october 2021 - 06:35:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Monday

12 october 2021 - 05:27:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio expected in Conakry on Monday

11 october 2021 - 10:02:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Sierra Leonean president Julius Maada Bio is expected on Monday in Conakry during which he will [...] Full text...

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Distribution key as WHO approves first malaria vaccine

10 october 2021 - 16:55:01
Nairobi. Kenya(PANA) - The World Health Organization’s recommendation of broad deployment of the first malaria vaccine among children in Sub-Saharan Africa [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Saturday

10 october 2021 - 05:47:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Friday

09 october 2021 - 08:07:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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Women on death row face despicable discrimination, says Amnesty International

08 october 2021 - 07:02:29
London, UK  (PANA) - Women on death row have, in many cases, been denied justice for the prolonged physical and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR recommends end of refugee status for Ivorians by June next year

08 october 2021 - 05:54:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) recommended [...] Full text...

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Youth and women of Guinea's former ruling party release of ousted president Conde

07 october 2021 - 11:16:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Forum for the Liberation of President Alpha Conde (FONAL-PRAC) on Wednesday called for the [...] Full text...

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WHO endorses ‘historic’ malaria vaccine for at-risk children

06 october 2021 - 20:30:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine, in what the UN [...] Full text...

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USDA programme brings agricultural educators to Ghanaian classrooms

06 october 2021 - 10:18:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - In honour of World Teachers’ Day, US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service on Tuesday celebrated [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman attends AU Chairperson's Bureau meeting

04 october 2021 - 18:38:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, took part Monday in the meeting of [...] Full text...

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WHO prioritises access to diabetes, cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists

01 october 2021 - 14:25:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral medicines for diabetes, new medicines to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa offers free tickets for vaccinated football fans

01 october 2021 - 13:39:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African football fans who are vaccinated against COVID-19 will receive free entry to [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Cape Town Stock Exchange starts business

30 september 2021 - 16:21:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town Stock Exchange, which aims to become the Nasdaq of Africa, opened for [...] Full text...

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Ghana appoints Serbian Milovan Rajevac as coach of senior national football team

24 september 2021 - 17:11:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Friday unveiled Serbian Milovan Rajevac as the coach of the [...] Full text...

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Provisional census results put Ghana’s population at 30.8 million

22 september 2021 - 12:41:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Provisional figures from the Ghana Statistical Service put Ghana’s population at 30.8 million after the 2021 [...] Full text...

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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit

20 september 2021 - 13:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders give six-month ultimatum to Guinea coup leaders to return country to constitutional rule

16 september 2021 - 21:37:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have given the military junta that [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Summit on Guinea opens

16 september 2021 - 12:35:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean president Alpha Condé may leave for Turkey

15 september 2021 - 19:54:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Conde, 83, ousted by a military junta on 5 September, could [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to hold summit on Guinea coup on Thursday

15 september 2021 - 13:16:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] Full text...

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African Centre for Economic Transformation names Maura Leary as Director of Communications

14 september 2021 - 05:21:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has announced the appointment of  Maura K. Leary to the position of Director of Communications. A statement [...] Full text...

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Ghana Football Association sacks head coach of senior national team

13 september 2021 - 18:51:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Football Association (GFA) has sacked the head coach of the senior national football team, the [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Military junta meets ECOWAS envoys, promises Conde's release

10 september 2021 - 22:37:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The military junta in Guinea promised a strong ministerial delegation of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS sends ministerial delegation to Guinea

09 september 2021 - 15:38:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A ministerial delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is due Friday in [...] Full text...

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CAF: Matches involving Guinea clubs will be played in single leg at away venues following Sunday's coup

09 september 2021 - 10:40:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Interclub Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that all three fixtures [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea over 'regrettable' coup

09 september 2021 - 05:54:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended Guinea from all decision-making [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea after virtual over recent coup

08 september 2021 - 23:31:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced at a virtual meeting here Wednesday it [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches

08 september 2021 - 05:56:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches.  The match between [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Monday

07 september 2021 - 05:47:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of some Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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Ghana lose 0-1 to South Africa in World Cup qualifier

06 september 2021 - 22:17:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Black Stars lost 0-1 to South Africa's Bafana Bafana in their second game of the [...] Full text...

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African Union, US condemn Guinea coup

06 september 2021 - 07:43:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the United States of America have condemned Sunday's coup in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns Guinea coup, demands swift return to constitutional rule

06 september 2021 - 05:55:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned Sunday’s coup in Guinea and demanded [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches

04 september 2021 - 08:24:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches. Group A Country  [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches to be played from Sunday to Tuesday

04 september 2021 - 08:22:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the full fixtures of Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Friday

04 september 2021 - 05:44:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday

03 september 2021 - 05:18:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifier: South African players in quarantine ahead of World Cup qualifier

02 september 2021 - 12:03:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African football players Thabiso Kutumela and Thibang Phete will miss the country’s [...] Full text...

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Nine Ambassadors present credentials Kenyan president

02 september 2021 - 09:10:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has received the credentials of nine Ambassadors and High Commissioners including two [...] Full text...

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Ghana to reverse land degradation with World Bank support

01 september 2021 - 13:39:17
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $103.4 million for Ghana to reverse land degradation and strengthen integrated [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records 8 deaths in 24 hours

31 august 2021 - 22:25:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Eight persons died from the coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana between 26 and 27 August, to [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA World Cup/African Qualifiers: Matchday 1 fixtures

31 august 2021 - 19:55:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are Matchday 1 fixtures for the African qualifying competition for the 2022 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Mauritian international financial system supports over 4 million jobs in Africa - Report

31 august 2021 - 15:17:15
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Economic Development Board of Mauritius launched Monday a major new study that sheds light [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana receives 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

30 august 2021 - 22:41:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The German Government has pledged to donate to Ghana 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief calls for transformational leadership in Africa

30 august 2021 - 19:45:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, has called for bolder measures to grow the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's death toll crosses 1,000-mark as Delta continues to spread

28 august 2021 - 05:37:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The COVID-19 death toll in Ghana has crossed the 1,000-mark as the Delta variant driving the [...] Full text...

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Armed robbers kill international journalist working on documentary in Ghana

27 august 2021 - 23:27:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A journalist from the London-based television channel, MTA International, Taalay Ahmed, was Monday killed by armed [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Wildlife officials hunt for strayed elephant in North East Region

26 august 2021 - 23:33:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) -  Ghana's Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission Thursday began a hunt for one of three rampaging [...] Full text...

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Challenges are opportunities in Africa despite Covid-19: 2021 Singapore-Africa Business Forum

24 august 2021 - 13:27:33
Singapore (PANA) - The global Covid-19 pandemic should not dampen investor appetite in Africa as the continent remains an investment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president to seek BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine in Germany talks

23 august 2021 - 06:08:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to take advantage of an official visit to [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WWC Qualifiers: Second-round fixtures released

22 august 2021 - 18:46:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The second round of the African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria celebrate 30 years of women’s football with six-nation tourney

22 august 2021 - 08:08:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Determined to concretise 30 years of women’s football, Nigeria will stage a six-nation international tournament next [...] Full text...

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Togo: Duarte's list of players to face Senegal and Namibia

22 august 2021 - 07:51:20
Lome, Togo (PANA) Appointed only in May, Paulo Duarte has finally signed his contract as Togo's Soccer Head coach. And [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports Ghana to improve domestic resource mobilization, debt management capacity

19 august 2021 - 12:50:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group and the Ministry of Finance in Ghana have launched a $7.4 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana takes delivery of 249,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

18 august 2021 - 23:04:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Wednesday took delivery of 249,00 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through  the #COVAX facility meant for [...] Full text...

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TotalEnergies AFCON: Groups revealed

18 august 2021 - 18:12:14
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, will take place from 9 January to 6 [...] Full text...

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TotalEnergies AFCON: We need to prepare mentally and physically - Malawi Coach

18 august 2021 - 17:40:33
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Malawi coach Meck Mwase has reacted to the draw for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Draw pits hosts Cameroon against Burkina Faso in opening match

18 august 2021 - 05:09:44
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The following is the result of the draw, held on Tuesday in Yaounde, for the delayed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Childhood cancer care in Africa hit hard by pandemic

14 august 2021 - 06:20:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nearly 30,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have died from cancer during the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Childhood cancer care in Africa hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic

13 august 2021 - 18:48:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 30,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have died from cancer during the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN experts

12 august 2021 - 13:36:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts have urged Ghana’s Government to reject a proposed ‘family values’ bill, saying [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana takes delivery of 177,600 Johnson & Johnson vaccines

08 august 2021 - 11:12:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana has received 177,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine [...] Full text...

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Huge demonstartion hits Ghana's capital

04 august 2021 - 22:50:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several thousand Ghanaians of numerous social strata Wednesday staged a massive demonstration under the slogan #Fix [...] Full text...

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CAF Women's Champions League: Rivers Angels, Hasaacas secure qualification

03 august 2021 - 17:26:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria’s Rivers Angels and Ghanaian side, Hasaacas Ladies, secured their slots at the maiden TotalEnergies CAF [...] Full text...

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Uche: First among Super Falcons’ peers (A PANA portrait)

03 august 2021 - 17:17:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite her modest personality, former Nigerian international Ngozi Eucharia Uche is a foremost achiever among her [...] Full text...

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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Bill on anti-LGBTQ gazetted, to receive first reading in Parliament

31 july 2021 - 00:10:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An anti-LGBTQ+ bill pushed by eight members of Ghana's parliament is set to be read in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana hits100,000 confirmed cases

28 july 2021 - 21:03:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded a total of 103,019 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the country [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president warns public to adhere to safety protocols as third wave bites

26 july 2021 - 07:03:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With Ghana experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has warned [...] Full text...

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Delta variant of SARS-Cov-2 detected in Ghana - Research Institute

25 july 2021 - 15:29:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Noguchi Memoriao Institute for Mmedical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, said here Saturday it [...] Full text...

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Rights groups task automobile companies to drive up standards in aluminium supply chains

22 july 2021 - 12:08:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups have tasked automobile companies to do more to address abuses in their [...] Full text...

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AfDB to expand lending to 8% after strong Fitch Rating

22 july 2021 - 11:30:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) —The African Development Bank (AfDB) has scored the highest ever rating of triple A, as a result [...] Full text...

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Tokyo Olympics: Men's football tournament begins Thursday

21 july 2021 - 19:51:30
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Hot on the heels of the women’s tournament that began on Wednesday, the Men’s Olympic Football [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF Directors commend Ghana’s efforts to contain virus spread

21 july 2021 - 12:57:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic severely hit Ghana, the government response helped contain the virus spread and [...] Full text...

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Summit: African leaders call on WB Group to raise $100 billion to help Africa recover from Covid-19

20 july 2021 - 23:19:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African leaders have called on the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Akufo-Addo expresses worry over increase in cases

20 july 2021 - 22:08:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday expressed worry over the recent increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records 382 new cases, pushing active cases to 2,858

19 july 2021 - 22:39:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) -  Ghana has recorded 382 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) to send the cumulative number of active [...] Full text...

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WFP and WHO launch innovative project on Emergency Health Facilities

19 july 2021 - 13:58:21
Brindisi, Italy – Following the recent G20 side event co-hosted by the Italian Government and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...

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FIFA President congratulates Ghana Premier League Champions

18 july 2021 - 19:57:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has sent a letter to Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt ES [...] Full text...

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CAF Champions League: List of champions up to date

18 july 2021 - 05:22:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following Eyptian Giants Al Ahly's 3-0 win on Saturday against Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa in [...] Full text...

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African leaders call for ambitious replenishment of IDA20 to support ‘Recovery Agenda’

15 july 2021 - 22:33:16
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  - Thirteen African heads of state and government Thursday concluded a day-long meeting here with a strong resolution [...] Full text...

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2020-21 CAF Champions League: List of previous Champions

14 july 2021 - 19:22:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs face Egypt’s al Ahly in the 2020-21 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League [...] Full text...

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US, Ghana sign MoU on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation

14 july 2021 - 06:24:07
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning [...] Full text...

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AfDB Group-financed road interchange opens in Ghana

12 july 2021 - 14:52:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A modern road interchange financed by the African Development Bank Group has opened in the Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: List of previous Champions

09 july 2021 - 19:04:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Morocco's Raja Club Athletic will face Algeria's JS Kabylie in the 2020-21 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s founding father Kaunda laid to rest, Govt. declares 28 April public holiday in his honour

07 july 2021 - 13:30:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s founding father Kenneth David Kaunda who died on 17 June 2021, at 97, was laid [...] Full text...

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Green Climate Fund approves $170.9m for AfDB’s LEAF programme

07 july 2021 - 13:19:17
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF)  has approved $170.9 million in financing for the African Development [...] Full text...

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Ghana's largest opposition party engages in march for Justice

07 july 2021 - 00:06:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The largest opposition political party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Tuesday embarked on [...] Full text...

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Green Climate Fund approves US$170.9m in co-financing for AfDB's LEAF programme

06 july 2021 - 19:35:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US$170.9 million in financing for [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s Champions League: WAFU B draw kicks-off new era

06 july 2021 - 18:22:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The first draw of the novel TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League Zonal Qualifiers took place [...] Full text...

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African leaders to support IDA replenishment for recovery from COVID-19

06 july 2021 - 08:57:22
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire and the World Bank Group will on 15 July [...] Full text...

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Guinea Parliament adopts military cooperation agreement with Senegal

05 july 2021 - 11:52:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A military and technical cooperation agreement between Guinea and Senegal was adopted on Sunday by the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to host draws for WAFU Women’s Champions League qualifiers

04 july 2021 - 19:33:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The newly-formed CAF Women’s Champions League will take one giant leap towards realization on Monday, 5 [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean player, Buya Turay, donates money to charity health organization

04 july 2021 - 11:46:02
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone and Henan Songshan Longmen FC forward, Mohamed Buya Turay, has announced a donation [...] Full text...

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Simba host Young Africans in big East Africa derby on Saturday

02 july 2021 - 14:17:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Defending champions of Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League (VPL) Simba SC are set clinch the [...] Full text...

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African leaders eulogize Zambia’s first President Kaunda

02 july 2021 - 13:38:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday led foreign heads of state and other dignitaries in the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends MINUSMA's mandate for one year

01 july 2021 - 19:29:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 15-member United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated [...] Full text...

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