Ghana opposition slams govt, communication industry regulator for Internet havoc

19 march 2024 - 06:05:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghana continues to reel under a debilitating disruption of Internet services following a massive  disruption to [...] Full text...

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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper

08 march 2024 - 21:53:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Ghana begins search for new football coach after sacking Chris Hughton

25 january 2024 - 19:28:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Thursday announced a roadmap to hire a coach for the [...] Full text...

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Benin to regularise the situation of 31 academics

17 january 2024 - 15:18:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government is to regularize the administrative situation of 31 teachers at Benin's universities, according to [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Deputy President Mashatile begins Southeast Asia visit

12 december 2023 - 11:37:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile has arrived in Singapore to begin his first [...] Full text...

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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai salutes Mandela

06 december 2023 - 09:43:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai and Deputy President Paul Mashatile have honoured former President [...] Full text...

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No train, (because of) no gain? Under-training by employers in spot labour markets: World Bank Blog

04 december 2023 - 07:42:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Labour markets in low- and middle-income countries are often organised via short-term informal spot contracts: in [...] Full text...

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Government to grant new salary scale to university teachers in Libya

15 november 2023 - 19:02:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Government of National Unity has decided to implement the unified salary scale issued by the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for resolution of grievances of university lecturers for resumption of classes

15 november 2023 - 14:26:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba , has ordered [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Quotes and notes by people caught in fighting (Compiled by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

25 may 2023 - 17:06:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in the, war situation in the Sudan publish different stories and comments about their ordeal. [...] Full text...

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The Head of State of Burkina Faso receives officials of African Data Protection Authority

10 may 2023 - 17:15:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Wednesday received a [...] Full text...

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"Investing in Africa is profitable," AfDB President tells Japanese investors

24 april 2023 - 20:40:33
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM urges preaching precepts of Islam to preserve Islamic identity of Libyan society

17 april 2023 - 13:34:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba, Monday called on the chairman [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Indonesia insists it will host U-20 World Cup amid Israel's participation controversy

29 march 2023 - 08:21:18
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Indonesian President, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Tuesday said sports and politics should not mix, vowing that [...] Full text...

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Third edition of International Insurance Forum begins in Libya

06 december 2022 - 17:46:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third edition of the International Insurance Forum in Libya started on Tuesday in Tripoli under [...] Full text...

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Najla al-Mangouch calls for unification of Arab League's efforts to overcome differences

17 october 2022 - 18:30:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch M0nday stressed the need for the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius detects 1,700 new cases of mental illness in one year

11 october 2022 - 08:36:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Monday said that more than 1,700 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves $27.19 million grant to boost post-pandemid recovery in Ghana

01 july 2022 - 07:16:58
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) Board of Directors has approved a US$27.19 million grant to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Namibian lawmaker secures 12th degree in South Africa

02 april 2022 - 07:37:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The University of the Western (UWC) has confirmed that Namibia’s Minister of Information and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian public universities proceed on one-month warning strike

14 february 2022 - 16:23:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the umbrella body of all university lecturers, has embarked [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90

07 october 2021 - 11:31:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The legendary South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is celebrating his 90th birthday in Cape [...] 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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Malawi hosts 41st SADC Summit

09 august 2021 - 13:32:37
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Paying attention to the health and wellbeing of their populations, Heads of State and Government in [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian military chief decries foreign military presence in Africa

12 july 2021 - 18:30:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Monday raised alarm [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Remain resolute in tackling nation’s security challenges, win the hearts and minds of Nigerians, Buhari charges Army

06 july 2021 - 22:36:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday charged the Nigerian Army (NA) to remain resolute in tackling security [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Stevie Wonder dies at 63

01 july 2021 - 13:22:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African singer and songwriter Steve Kekana 'Wonder' died early on Thursday after [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces fund for reconstruction of war-affected towns

28 april 2021 - 15:13:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government has approved the establishment of a fund for reconstruction of war-affected towns, such [...] Full text...

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South African academic under fire over Hitler comments

09 april 2021 - 12:28:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African university lecturer is in hot water over remarks he made about [...] Full text...

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Philip Mpango picked as Tanzania’s new vice-president

30 march 2021 - 13:35:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has picked finance minister Dr Philip Isdor Mpango, 63, [...] Full text...

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Tanzanians hope for new shift in democratic trends in post-Magufuli era

20 march 2021 - 19:01:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzanian populace is hopeful the transition of political power from the late President [...] Full text...

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UN chief names Mauritanian diplomat Wane as head of Mali peacekeeping mission

16 march 2021 - 08:02:11
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday announced the appointment of El-Ghassim Wane of Mauritania as [...] Full text...

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Gambian women rights defender receives $10,000 Daily Trust African of the Year Award

15 march 2021 - 15:30:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian lawyer and women rights advocate Musu Bakoto Sawo has received the prestigious Daily Trust African [...] Full text...

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Makhtar Diop appointed IFC Managing Director and Executive Vice President

18 february 2021 - 17:34:19
Washington, US (PANA) – World Bank Group President, David Malpass, on Thursday announced the appointment of Makhtar Diop as Managing [...] Full text...

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2021 CHAN: Kenyan referee to handle Morocco-Mali final

07 february 2021 - 10:34:56
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Kenyan Peter Waweru Kamaku will officiate the final of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) between [...] Full text...

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South African wins top scientific prize for using smart phone to aid hearing

07 december 2020 - 17:31:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A South African hearing specialist, Prof. Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel, has won the 2018 Olusegun [...] Full text...

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‘Gambian Women deserve more leadership roles in politics’-Gender activist

22 november 2020 - 19:14:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Musu Bakoto Saho, a gender lecturer at the University of The Gambia and national coordinator of [...] Full text...

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Former UK PM, Tony Blair, to deliver 2020 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture

07 november 2020 - 12:03:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will deliver the 2020 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture [...] Full text...

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UNDP, University of The Gambia sign MoU on SDGs implementation

12 october 2020 - 14:04:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- United Nations Development Programme and The University of The Gambia on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...

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Prominent Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono's health deteriorates in Zimbabwean prison

01 september 2020 - 17:35:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's jailed prominent journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, is now unwell at the country's notorious Chikurubi Maximam Security [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘inflicting multiple shocks’ on the young, says ILO

12 august 2020 - 04:43:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, more than 70 per cent of students have been shut out [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria sustaining induction of digital technological devices in war against insecurity - Defence minister

04 august 2020 - 20:52:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) said here Tuesday Nigeria was sustaining the [...] Full text...

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Pressure mounts on Ghana minister to resign for firing a gun at voters' registration centre

22 july 2020 - 11:22:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Pressure is growing on Ghana's Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, to resign from [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General blames apartheid era policies for economic inequality in South Africa

18 july 2020 - 19:00:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday blamed the apartheid-era policies for the economic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana government rejects calls to close schools because of cases of virus

18 july 2020 - 08:34:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government has strongly kicked against calls by a section of the public to close [...] Full text...

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UN Chief to deliver Mandela Day lecture

18 july 2020 - 06:37:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – This year's Mandela Day lecture will be delivered by United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togolese students to fully return to classrooms

10 july 2020 - 18:39:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - After online courses, introduced in May to enable higher education students to catch up with lectures [...] Full text...

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Gambian foreign says some teachers lack requisite IT skills to deliver lessons online

08 july 2020 - 21:09:18
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)- Dr. MamadouTangara,minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, said here Wednesday that some teachers lacked the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana final year tertiary institutions reopen on Monday in first step to reopen schools

15 june 2020 - 06:31:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Universities and other tertiary institutions in Ghana will reopen on Monday for final year students to [...] Full text...

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News Analysis: New messages of condolences and sympathy over death of President Nkurunziza giving hope of mending strained ties between Kigali and Bujumbura

13 june 2020 - 21:36:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  In the last five years, the bilateral ties between Rwanda and neighboring Burundi have seen dramatic [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan Information minister Laurent Nkusi laid to rest

21 may 2020 - 15:41:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) --  Former Rwandan Information minister,  Professor Laurent Nkusi, who also served different positions in the government before [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan Information minister Laurent Nkusi dies aged 70

18 may 2020 - 16:39:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former Rwandan Information minister,  Professor Laurent Nkusi, has died at the age of 70 due to [...] Full text...

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Auxiliary bishop appointed for Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire

06 may 2020 - 15:52:37
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -  The Vatican Embassy in Abidjan on Wednesday announced the appointment of Rev. Father Jacques Assanvo [...] Full text...

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Libyan media assess developments in military situation in the west of country

18 april 2020 - 19:50:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libyan newspapers appearing this week have given wide coverage to military developments on the ground in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Lomé University develops resuscitation equipment

16 april 2020 - 06:37:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Lecturers and researchers of the University of Lomé (UL) have developed resuscitation equipment, including respirator, to [...] Full text...

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5oth anniversary of Francophonie: Celebrations reduced due to coronavirus

20 march 2020 - 18:15:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Festivities marking the 50th anniversary of the Francophonie in Niamey on Friday have been curtailed due [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Round table for the financing of infrastructure projects in Central Africa postponed

20 march 2020 - 00:19:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The round table for the financing of infrastructure projects in Central Africa, scheduled for March 19 [...] Full text...

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Ghana makes available $100 million in coronavirus preparedness plan

11 march 2020 - 21:08:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday said he has directed the Minister of Finance [...] Full text...

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Rwandan President Kagame appoints new State Minister for Agriculture

10 march 2020 - 15:59:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday appointed a former university lecturer and Member of Parliament, Dr [...] Full text...

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Teachers in Nigeria's public universities begin 2-week warning strike

09 march 2020 - 19:42:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Teachers in Nigeria’s public universities, under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), [...] Full text...

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Lecturers from two big Zimbabwe universities down tools

01 march 2020 - 15:08:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Lecturers from two of Zimbabwe's biggest universities have declared incapacitation and downed tools till government addresses [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: The best journalists of 2019 rewarded

01 march 2020 - 12:08:41
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Media Trust, an umbrella organization of the Mauritian government, honoured the best journalists of the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian oil company says pirates, oil thieves threat to country's survival

19 february 2020 - 10:53:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the growing activities of oil thieves and pirates [...] Full text...

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Botswana appoints new ambassador to Namibia

18 february 2020 - 11:05:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has appointed a new ambassador to Namibia, as the government recalls an ambassador that has [...] Full text...

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WB Cotonou organizes public lecture on Gender equality

16 february 2020 - 16:47:22
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank's Cotonou Office on Saturday organized a public lecture on gender equality designed to [...] Full text...

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Leading Zimbabwe economists warn of reduced private consumption

16 february 2020 - 14:47:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local economists say private consumption as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) has rapidly [...] Full text...

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Abducted Nigerian teenage girl, Leah Sharibu, gives birth in Boko Haram captivity

26 january 2020 - 13:27:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian teenager, Leah Sharibu, who was abducted from her boarding school in the northeast by Boko [...] Full text...

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Zambian President fires his political advisor

20 december 2019 - 15:39:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has fired his Special Assistant for Politics, Kaizer Zulu. President Lungu has replaced [...] Full text...

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Brazilian foreign minister visits 4 African countries

09 december 2019 - 12:23:55
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araújo began a two-day visit to Cape Verde on [...] Full text...

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President Barrow welcomes new political parties in Gambia as "dividends of democracy"

04 december 2019 - 14:56:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  President Adama   Barrow on Wednesday congratulated new political parties that are gracing The Gambia's  political landscape, saying [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new President, Vice President

02 december 2019 - 15:10:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Parliament on Monday elected Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun as the new President and Mr Marie [...] Full text...

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Row breaks out between Nigeria's Presidency, former military Chief over pace of restructuring

02 december 2019 - 08:06:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A row has broken out between Nigeria’s Presidency and a former Chief of Defence Staff, General [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges access to affordable, efficient and equitable healthcare for all Nigerians

22 november 2019 - 17:20:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Abuja pledged that his administration would ensure that all [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official urges regional partnership to address security threats in Sahel region

21 november 2019 - 08:17:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General to West Africa and the Sahel, Dr [...] Full text...

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Singapore’s Senior Minister to deliver Kofi A. Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture Series

05 november 2019 - 05:47:45
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host Singapore’s Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the Special [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Controversy still trail closure of Nigeria's land borders

02 november 2019 - 11:13:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The continued closure of Nigeria’s land borders resonated on Friday as the Governor of Central Bank [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's new law to bring order to religious affairs fills legislative gaps, without addressing the roots of the problems (A News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

30 october 2019 - 12:29:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's newly adopted law to restore order in religious affairs has determined the organisation and functioning [...] Full text...

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Nigerian lecturer arrested over defilement claim in Rwanda

20 october 2019 - 09:36:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has rrested a Nigerian lecturer, currently serving at the University of Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa commemorates fallen rapper

14 september 2019 - 07:29:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)   - The life of leading South African rapper Jabulani Tsambo who died last year will [...] Full text...

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TICAD7 summit: How is Africa going to take ownership of its economic growth through multilateralism? (A News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

27 august 2019 - 19:52:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A dozen African leaders will attend the seventh edition of the Tokyo International Conference for African [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa wins case against a businessman and lecturer challenging RTGS dollars

21 august 2019 - 19:51:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won in a case where Harare businessman and lecturer, Shakespear Hamauswa, had [...] Full text...

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'We told her to resign,' close associates to sacked Zimbabwe Tourism minister say

09 august 2019 - 18:51:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Close associates of fired Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister, Prisca Mupfumira, told PANA here that [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to celebrate first edition of National Tree Day

09 august 2019 - 18:25:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will Saturday preside over the launching [...] Full text...

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Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe leap to defence of detained Tourism minister Mupfumira

28 july 2019 - 13:33:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Opposition leaders have come to the defence of detained Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Prisca Mupfumira, [...] Full text...

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USTDA sponsors life cycle training in Botswana

22 july 2019 - 18:22:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) staff are engaged in a five-day training in [...] Full text...

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Guinean president condemns killing of citizen in France by Algerian before AFCON final

22 july 2019 - 11:03:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé has condemned "in the strongest terms" the physical assault that resulted in [...] Full text...

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Armed clashes near Tripoli force more than 12,000 students out of school

10 july 2019 - 10:48:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The war in southern Tripoli, which has been raging since last April, has disrupted education in [...] Full text...

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National IFAP Committee of Eritrea introduces digital libraries to disadvantaged communities

05 july 2019 - 15:06:53
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - With the commitment to leave no one behind, the newly-formed National IFAP Committee of Eritrea has [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Ban of Multi-Currencies Challenged in high Court

03 july 2019 - 13:53:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -Zimbabwean lawyers have filed an application at the High Court seeking an order to set aside and [...] Full text...

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More workers to strike in Zimbabwe

23 june 2019 - 00:16:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Banking sector workers have joined other workers in announcing plans to strike as the value of [...] Full text...

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More Zimbabwe teachers to strike

20 june 2019 - 11:18:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has sent an urgent list of demands to the [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa's associate, Wadyajena, in hot water over Lamborghini Urus purchase

12 june 2019 - 17:49:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zanu PF Member of Parliament for the Gokwe-Nembudziya constituency, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has received heavy criticisms [...] Full text...

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Body of Rwandan trader killed over illegal border crossing from Uganda repatriated

28 may 2019 - 10:50:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The body of a Rwandan trader killed last weekend during a shooting incident while attempting to [...] Full text...

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University of Botswana teams up with Michigan State University

27 may 2019 - 14:49:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The University of Botswana has partnered with United States of America’s oldest university, Michigan State University, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda refutes Uganda's reports of border violations

26 may 2019 - 11:14:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda has refuted a claim by Uganda Police that its military shot dead two people inside [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to support Gambia's quest to reform its revenue reporting system

18 may 2019 - 09:42:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) says it will fully support Gambia in [...] Full text...

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Senegambia Bridge, example of Gambia’s pathway to prosperity - IMF official

14 may 2019 - 22:54:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Visiting IMF Deputy Managing Director Tao Zhang Tuesday stressed the importance of the Senegambia Bridge towards [...] Full text...

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Labour Day on the news this week in Mauritius

04 may 2019 - 11:10:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Labour Day, celebrated on May 1st around the world, made the news this week in Mauritius, [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Truth Commission scribe gives update on proceedings

30 april 2019 - 20:34:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Dr. Baba Galleh Jallow, Executive Secretary of Gambia’s Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC), Tuesday said [...] Full text...

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TMC orders Sudanese univrsities to resume lectures

29 april 2019 - 14:15:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Monday order the resumption of classes in all universities, [...] Full text...

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Niger's university chief officers to be appointed by decree, not elected

19 april 2019 - 13:40:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien Parliament on Friday approved government's proposal to appoint by decree Chief Officers of public universities, [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General lectures young Tunisians on 3 key challenges facing the world

02 april 2019 - 14:00:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has identified three key challenges facing the world, including growth in [...] Full text...

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Barrow names new Health, Agriculture ministers

28 march 2019 - 08:46:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Adama Barrow on Wednesday named two new ministers as replacements for the sacked Agriculture Minister [...] Full text...

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African youth frowns at irregular migration

26 march 2019 - 17:49:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Young African people have expressed their disappointment over the irregular migration, describing it as a failure [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court delegation meeting stakeholders in Monrovia

18 march 2019 - 13:47:39
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the ECOWAS Court of Justice based in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday began a [...] Full text...

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Rwanda fosters high-quality teaching to tackle challenges in basic education system (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

20 february 2019 - 22:12:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Margaret Mukarutabana, a female resident of Gikondo, one of the suburbs of Kigali, began her teaching [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army to break Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province 'unholy alliance'

11 february 2019 - 18:10:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, on Monday said that the military [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates reveals secret Mandela connection, massive Africa attachment

11 february 2019 - 04:07:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Microsoft founder and global development icon, Bill Gates has moved the African Union Summit with [...] Full text...

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Nigerian university teachers end 90-day strike

08 february 2019 - 07:07:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A 90-day strike action embarked upon by Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over poor [...] Full text...

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Tunisian university lecturers, researchers begin strikes

19 november 2018 - 11:27:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian university lecturers and researchers on Monday began a series of strikes to protest against the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's elections chief reaffirms commitment to deliver credible 2019 elections

16 november 2018 - 13:05:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has reaffirmed the [...] Full text...

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African Development Institute to host Women’s Rights advocate, Graca Machel, on Friday

12 november 2018 - 13:59:15
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Institute will host Her Excellency, Graca Machel, as the Special Guest Speaker [...] Full text...

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Nigerian traditional ruler urges Africa to put education, the poor at the centre of development

31 october 2018 - 12:52:35
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - One of Nigeria’s foremost traditional rulers has challenged Africans and development experts to rethink development [...] Full text...

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AfDB showcase key agriculture initiatives at 2018 World Food Prize events

19 october 2018 - 14:30:25
Des Moines, U.S. (PANA) : The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, led a Bank delegation to the [...] Full text...

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Eritrean President begins state tour of Ethiopia

14 october 2018 - 08:55:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki has arrived in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, for an official [...] Full text...

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'Election of Rwanda's Mushikiwabo will enhance economic development in Francophone Africa'

06 october 2018 - 19:51:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - African experts say the economies of French-speaking African countries will improve if Rwandese Louise Mushikiwabo is [...] Full text...

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'Indigenous coaches can match foreign counterparts'

02 october 2018 - 14:35:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Secretary, Lagos State Football Coaches Association, Rasheed Suleiman, says indigenous coaches are not inferior and [...] Full text...

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AfDB, South African Embassy in Cote d’Ivoire honour Nelson Mandela

21 september 2018 - 13:38:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Institute (ECAD), a knowledge-promotion and capacity-development department of the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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French author releases new book on fight against Genocide denial

14 september 2018 - 13:16:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - French univerisity lecturer, Florent Piton, on Friday presented his book depicting the consequences of Genocide denial, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Prisons Service bags 2018 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy

07 september 2018 - 13:22:45
Paris, France (PANA) - The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has been awarded the 2018 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy for [...] Full text...

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South African Army Chief tasks African militaries on regional cooperation

06 september 2018 - 13:08:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – South African Army Chief, Lt.-Gen. Lindile Yam, on Thursday tasked participants of course 27 at the [...] Full text...

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Peace must be built ‘block after block’ - UN General Assembly President

06 september 2018 - 05:33:52
New York, US (PA NA) - Under the theme of charting “A Credible Pathway to Sustaining Peace,” Miroslav Lajčák, President [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief, Akinwumi Adesina, to speak on Africa's agric. potentials

20 august 2018 - 13:58:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For two days, 28 to 30 August, 2018, the President of the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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AUC deputy chair meets Africans in diaspora in Caribbean, seeks to advance the African agenda world-wide

08 august 2018 - 14:28:15
Kingston, Jamaica (PANA) - Before concluding his visit to the Caribbean (7 August), the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union [...] Full text...

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AfDB makes major appointments to its management cadre

01 august 2018 - 15:07:58
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced three major appointments ti its management cadre, [...] Full text...

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AfDB, South African Embassy to celebrate Nelson Mandela Anniversary in Cote d’Ivoire

01 august 2018 - 15:02:51
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the South African embassy in Cote d’Ivoire have finalized [...] Full text...

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Gambian President to attend ECOWAS Summit in Togo

28 july 2018 - 15:49:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow will attend the joint Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and [...] Full text...

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Obama salutes Mandela in stirring speech

17 july 2018 - 15:44:14
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Former United States President Barack Obama, on Tuesday saluted global icon Nelson Mandela in a [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former vice president Amissah-Arthur dies

29 june 2018 - 07:36:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur is dead, the local media reported on Friday. Accra-based Citi FM [...] Full text...

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Jammeh sued over HIV/AIDS “Cure”

31 may 2018 - 15:30:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Three survivors of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s fraudulent and destructive HIV and AIDS “treatment programme”, [...] Full text...

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Integrated Urban Development in Africa: Challenges and Lessons (An AfDB feature)

09 may 2018 - 13:03:44
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) will organize [...] Full text...

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Obama to deliver Nelson Mandela lecture in South Africa

23 april 2018 - 15:31:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former United States President Barack Obama, has been named as the speaker of the [...] Full text...

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Guterres hails Dag Hammarskjöld

23 april 2018 - 04:35:33
Uppsala, Sweden (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday described his predecessor Dag Hammarskjöld as his “fundamental inspiration,” who [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Chief visits Ethiopia, AU Commission

21 april 2018 - 11:40:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Sunday begins his second [...] Full text...

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UN envoy tells Somali refugees in Kenya ‘things are gradually getting better’ back home

14 april 2018 - 06:18:15
Dadaab, Kenya (PANA) - Meeting residents of the world’s largest camp for Somali refugees ­– sprawling Dadaab, located in north-eastern [...] Full text...

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African Free Trade Area to ride new reform wave (News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali, Rwanda)

17 march 2018 - 17:55:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With current commitment of African Union (AU) member states in their ongoing negotiations to implement the [...] Full text...

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AU Medical Services Directorate commemorates Africa Healthy Lifestyle Day

17 march 2018 - 06:14:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Medical Services Directorate on Friday commemorated the Africa Healthy Lifestyle Day [...] Full text...

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Buhari assures all persons abducted by Boko Haram terrorists will be "rescued safely"

26 february 2018 - 17:55:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reassured the nation that all persons abducted by insurgent groups, [...] Full text...

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Gambian justice minister lambasts civil society

15 february 2018 - 15:02:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister for Justice, Abubacarr Tambedou, has slammed civil society organisations (CSOs) over their "unjustified" comments [...] Full text...

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Buhari laments "seriousness and urgency" of security challenges in Nigeria

12 february 2018 - 19:18:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In the wake of unrelenting security challenges, especially the killings by herdsmen in parts of the [...] Full text...

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Gambian gov't reassures right to freedom of expression

03 february 2018 - 10:10:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Following the arrest and release of a university lecturer by police over newspaper comments, the Gambian [...] Full text...

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Gambian university lecturer says his arrest was politically motivated

02 february 2018 - 20:06:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An outspoken Gambian analyst who was arrested by Gambian police for an alleged attempt to “incite [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Police release political science lecturer unconditionally

01 february 2018 - 19:21:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia Police on Thursday released Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, a political science lecturer at the University of [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Police arrest, detain political scientist, critical of President Barrow

01 february 2018 - 14:58:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Top Political Scientist, Dr Ismaila Ceesay, was arrested and detained Wednesday by Gambian Police over comments [...] Full text...

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President Barrow's one-year in office, a total waste - Political commentator

23 january 2018 - 14:40:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Political commentator, Dr Ismaila Ceesay, has described the first year of President Adama Barrow in office [...] Full text...

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Africa’s progress depends on creative energy of its youth, says Nobel Co-Laureate

23 january 2018 - 08:37:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ouided Bouchamaoui, the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, has warned that Africa’s growing youth population [...] Full text...

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Kigali to host first East African centre of excellence in astrophysics

18 january 2018 - 10:31:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The East Africa Institute for Fundamental Research (EAIFR), a new regional centre of excellence, will be [...] Full text...

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AU congratulates Bience Gawanas on appointment as UN Special Advisor on Africa

17 january 2018 - 07:27:37
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission has congratulated Ms Bience Gawanas of Namibia, on her appointment as [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn Harvard University scholar, Prof Calestous Juma

16 december 2017 - 09:41:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tributes have been pouring in for the departed Kenya-born scholar Prof. Calestous Juma, who died [...] Full text...

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UN chief spotlights power of universal health coverage to unlock economic growth

14 december 2017 - 21:14:18
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) – Health is everyone's right and a driver of economic development, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed [...] Full text...

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Two West African scholars scoop top prize for labour market, taxation research

07 december 2017 - 13:41:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two West African economists have emerged winners from a selection of 36 academic papers presented [...] Full text...

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Three shot dead in Kenyan opposition march in Nairobi

17 november 2017 - 20:46:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three people were shot dead and scores of others wounded when police used live ammunition against [...] Full text...

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Integration will lift Africa from abject poverty - says Activist

31 october 2017 - 17:41:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Kumi Naidoo, founder and chair of Africans Rising, has said that integration is the only [...] Full text...

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Kenyan trade unions call for presidential election postponement

23 october 2017 - 16:44:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan trade unions and the civil society organisations on Monday called for the postponement of [...] 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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Rwanda: Rwanda's new Prime Minister Ngirente assumes office

30 august 2017 - 16:44:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's newly appointed Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente took oath of office before Parliament on Wednesday and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian students, graduates receive employment, career development skills

20 august 2017 - 20:32:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - More than 70 Nigerian graduates, undergraduates and High School students have benefitted from a just-ended employment [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Osinbajo condemns Boko Haram ambush of oil explorers, military escorts

30 july 2017 - 13:35:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday condemned “the appalling" ambush, attack and abduction of soldiers [...] Full text...

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Angola: Study wants reforms in Angola's education system

15 july 2017 - 05:57:31
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A report on the role of the private sector in higher education and research has called [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: African leaders vow to end foreign dominance

04 july 2017 - 12:55:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders rose from two days of talks on pressing developmental matters, peace, security and [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns world hunger on the rise again

03 july 2017 - 11:15:43
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The number of hungry people in the world has increased since 2015, reversing years of progress, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: EU says Nigeria has enough resources to fund its own budget

30 june 2017 - 18:03:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has announced it would not increase its financial assistance to Nigeria any [...] Full text...

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UK: Guterres spotlights UN reform initiatives to rescue multilateralism

11 may 2017 - 07:14:24
London, UK (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need for reforming the United Nations to tackle main challenges [...] Full text...

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Egypt: African Women Journalists discuss role of women in media

08 may 2017 - 19:19:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Female African media specialists have gathered in Cairo, Egypt, for a 12-day workshop discussing the role [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Rights group demands immediate release of Ugandan feminist academic

11 april 2017 - 08:01:02
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Magufuli shuffles Tanzanian cabinet

23 march 2017 - 06:55:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli on Thursday made a minor reshuffle of his cabinet [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: World Bank Chief congratulates Rwanda on "pioneering services"

21 march 2017 - 17:15:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim started a two-day visit to Rwanda on Tuesday congratulating [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda suspends several private universities over poor quality education

21 march 2017 - 14:01:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Ministry of Education has ordered the closure of several private universities as well as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Electoral integrity in Africa: Lessons from Nigeria (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

16 march 2017 - 22:31:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - No region of the globe has escaped the “wave of democratisation,” which hit the world from [...] Full text...

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South Africa: First female appointed president of South Africa's Supreme Court

06 march 2017 - 19:22:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma on Monday announced the appointment of Judge Mandisa Maya as South [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Guterres underscores political solutions to ease tensions in regional hotspots

16 february 2017 - 06:03:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to fighting terrorism but underlined also [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Islamic Cleric wants Sudan to normalize relations with Israel

08 february 2017 - 14:13:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A call for Sudan to normalize relations with Israel, by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yusuf al-Kodah, has [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Magufuli fires CEO of Tanzania's power utility

01 january 2017 - 17:38:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday fired the national power utility's chief executive [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambians say Jammeh’s rejection of election results 'illegal'

10 december 2016 - 15:55:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Coalition Diaspora Consultative Council (CDCC) says it is utterly astonished and deeply concerned that President [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kigali hosts discussions on South-South cooperation

14 november 2016 - 22:17:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The General Assembly of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) kicked off its 27th session [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: What foreign policy thrust does Trump have for Africa? (News analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali, Rwanda)

09 november 2016 - 15:35:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Although his foreign policy thrust for Africa is not yet clear, analysts believe that the outcome [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for immediate release of Ethiopian blogger

04 october 2016 - 16:28:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release prominent blogger Seyoum Teshome, the Committee to Protect Journalists [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Liberian VP commends Nigeria for sacrifice in regional intervention force

22 august 2016 - 19:29:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Liberian Vice President Joseph Nyumah Boakai on Monday met with his Nigerian counterpart, Vice President Yemi [...] Full text...

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South Africa: University under fire for barring Danish journalist

25 july 2016 - 11:14:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The University of Cape Town (UCT) has come under fire after barring a Danish [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Global giants salute Nelson Mandela

18 july 2016 - 17:33:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday saluted world statesman Nelson Mandela whose [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius cautions pedestrians, motorcyclists regarding road safety

23 may 2016 - 13:02:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Public Infrastructure and Land Transport Minister, Nandcoomar Bodha, on Monday appealed to pedestrians and motorcycle [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Bill Gates to deliver Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

18 may 2016 - 18:52:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Microsoft founder Bill Gates will deliver the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Former UN deputy chief appointed Tanzania's envoy to UK

04 may 2016 - 19:41:00
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - President John Pombe Magufuli has appointed Dr. Asha-Rose Mtengeti Migiro, former United Nations Deputy [...] Full text...

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US: 5th annual International Jazz Day celebration ends in Washington

01 may 2016 - 13:46:48
Washington, US (PANA) – The fifth annual International Jazz Day celebration came to a thrilling close on Saturday night [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Labour Chief berates political elites as workers mark May Day

01 may 2016 - 07:28:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, has accused the nation’s political elites [...] Full text...

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UN: UN appoints 12 new members to serve on UN University Council

29 april 2016 - 06:48:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 2015 Nobel Peace Prize winning Quartet 'to share experiences'

15 april 2016 - 12:34:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, will visit Geneva, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Senior Rwandan official granted provisional release in corruption case

15 april 2016 - 08:23:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The director-general of Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA), Dr. Rose Mukankomeje, who was remanded in custody [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Prosecutor seeks preventive detention of senior Rwandan official

30 march 2016 - 18:44:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's prosecutor on Wednesday asked for a court order to place Rwanda Environmental Management Authority [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Arrested Rwandan official accused of 'leaking' govt secrets

29 march 2016 - 10:51:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The director-general of the Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA), Dr. Rose Mukankomeje, who has been arrested [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan senior official arrested over conspiracy in corruption case

21 march 2016 - 14:48:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The director general of Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA), Dr. Rose Mukankomeje, has been arrested for [...] Full text...

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Rome, Italy: IFAD urges focus on rural development to 'break the chain of desperation'

19 february 2016 - 07:54:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Recognizing that rural development plays a fundamental role in stabilizing communities and reducing migration and conflict, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: All set for Kenya FA elections

09 february 2016 - 12:34:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - All is set for the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) elections on Wednesday at the Moi International [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Burundi will benefit from deployment of AU peacekeepers (A News analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)

11 january 2016 - 11:07:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - After Ugandan Minister of Defence Crispus Kiyonga stressed that there is goodwill in Burundi to accept [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambian Press Union launches memorial lecture series for slain journalist

16 december 2015 - 14:25:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Wednesday launched a memorial lecture series in honour of the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Scores injured during University terror drill in Kenya

30 november 2015 - 15:30:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scores of students suffered injuries after a stampede at the Strathmore Business School in Nairobi, ensued [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Energy woes, voters’ register brouhaha, opposition crisis reported in Ghana

24 october 2015 - 07:20:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A relapse of the energy woes, brouhaha over the voters’ register and further opening of deep [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Frail Tutu turns 84

07 october 2015 - 08:06:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's city of Cape Town was on Wednesday marking the birthday of its [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Former AfDB President joins Harvard School in US

11 september 2015 - 15:27:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Harvard Kennedy School’s Centre for Public Leadership in the US has announced that immediate past President [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Workers issue general strike notice in support of striking teachers

09 september 2015 - 20:59:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan trade unions on Wednesday threatened to join a protracted salary row between the Government and [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda seeks extradition of key genocide suspect from US

08 september 2015 - 19:21:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) - The US Justice is expected to extradite soon a Rwandan professor, Leopold Munyakazi, 65, to [...] Full text...

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