Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin call for an unconditional cessation of hostilities in Libya

12 november 2019 - 16:22:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Monday discussed the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...

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South African racist fails in attempt to have case dropped

12 november 2019 - 12:15:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Adam Catzavelos, who sparked a national outcry when he filmed himself making racial comments in [...] Full text...

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Several African leaders to attend UNESCO General Conference beginning Tuesday in Paris

11 november 2019 - 18:48:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Several African heads of state and government will take part in the UN agency's General Conference [...] Full text...

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Tunis denies information on return of Tunisian fighters from hotbeds

11 november 2019 - 18:33:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of the Interior has described as "unsubstantiated and designed to 'terrorize' public opinion", [...] Full text...

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Gambia's Justice Minister heads Myanmar Genocide legal team at ICJ

11 november 2019 - 16:52:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's legal team in the case for Rohingya people, a Muslim minority, against Myanmar, before the [...] Full text...

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Kenya national exam candidates, examiners hospitalized after toxic chemical exposure

11 november 2019 - 15:19:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Dozens of students and teachers administering the Kenyan university entrance examinations have been taken ill after [...] Full text...

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Malian Army arrests three terror suspects in central Mopti Region

11 november 2019 - 14:53:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Army on Sunday arrested three terror suspects who had found refuge in a family [...] Full text...

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Malian army repels terrorist attack in Konna, central Mali

10 november 2019 - 11:57:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian defence and security forces repelled a terrorist attack in Konna in the Mopti region of [...] Full text...

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Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends

09 november 2019 - 11:51:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Legal Experts on Media Regulation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Platform of Audiovisual [...] Full text...

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President Weah nominates new Central Bank governor

08 november 2019 - 21:28:32
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  -  Liberian President George Manneh Weah Friday named Jolue Aloysius Tarlue as Executive Governor of the Central [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau: Televised debates to enable 12 presidential candidates to present programmes

08 november 2019 - 20:40:42
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)  -  The Guinea Bissau national television (TGB) and radio (RDN) will from this weekend jointly launch a [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Italy hold talks on the management of migrant flows

08 november 2019 - 19:12:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A negotiating session between Italy and Tunisia was held Thursday at the headquarters of the Italian [...] Full text...

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Libya: US diplomat says seizure of printed dinar in Russia would help reform war economy

08 november 2019 - 19:07:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Former US Special Envoy to Libya, Jonathan Winer, has said that the seizure by the Maltese [...] Full text...

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Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan agree on filling Ethiopia's GERD dam

08 november 2019 - 18:09:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have consented to reach an agreement on the filling of the Great [...] Full text...

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Official results of Tunisia's parliamentary elections throws up fragmented parliament

08 november 2019 - 17:59:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The final results of the October 16 Tunisian parliamentary polls, announced on Friday by the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 16 Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists, 8 spouses surrrender to Nigerian troops

08 november 2019 - 16:28:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that 16 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Counter-Terrorism Unit opens investigation into bloody attack on mining convoy

08 november 2019 - 12:00:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prosecutor of Burkina Faso, Harouna Yoda, announced on Friday that the Special Anti-Terrorist and [...] Full text...

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EU invites Sudan's PM to attend ministerial meeting in Brussels

08 november 2019 - 11:40:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday announced that Prime Minister Dr Abdullah Hamdouk has received an official [...] Full text...

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US warns South Sudan leaders after they failed to form government of national unity

08 november 2019 - 11:33:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United States says it is "deeply disappointed" that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader [...] Full text...

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UN chief says justice must be done following deadly Burkina Faso convoy attack

08 november 2019 - 11:01:10
New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Burkina Faso must “do everything in their power” to bring to justice the [...] Full text...

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Counting of votes begins in Mauritius election

08 november 2019 - 06:24:33
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Electoral Commission on Friday started counting of votes cast in Thursday's parliamentary election [...] Full text...

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AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments

07 november 2019 - 21:39:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gaining ground and making strides in the Southern African Development [...] Full text...

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New Tunisian president to visit Algeria

07 november 2019 - 19:46:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The new Tunisian President, Kais Saied, will visit Algeria in the coming weeks, the Tunisian Prime [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Voter turn-out reaches 75.8% in presidential polls

07 november 2019 - 19:30:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Office of the Electoral Commission in Mauritius has reported a voter turnout of 75.8 % [...] Full text...

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Sudanese, South Sudanese and Ugandan leaders in Entebbe for tripartite meeting on South Sudan

07 november 2019 - 17:18:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The leaders of Sudan, Uganda and South Sudan are meeting in Entebbe, Uganda, on Thursday to [...] Full text...

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UAE ‘responsible’ for deaths of dozens of migrants in Libya - confidential report

07 november 2019 - 14:27:05
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - A foreign country is reportedly involved in the missile attack on the reception centre for illegal [...] Full text...

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Developing, developed countries given equal time at UN General Assembly . president

06 november 2019 - 22:13:32
New York, USA (PANA)   -  The president of the United Nations (UN)General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Wednesday dismissed charges that several [...] Full text...

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CAR Defense Minister concludes visit to Sudan

06 november 2019 - 18:59:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Central Africa’s Defense minister, Marie-Noëlle Koyara, on Wednesday concluded an official visit to Khartoum where she [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Security summit calls for "urgent increase" in funding military, other security agencies in war against Boko Haram

06 november 2019 - 17:13:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Participants in one-day North-East Security Summit, held in the epicentre of Boko Haram violence in Maiduguri, [...] Full text...

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Botswana finds different literacy levels a challenge in industrial revolution

06 november 2019 - 15:02:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Undeveloped value chains, different literacy levels in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are a major challenge in [...] Full text...

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Final results of Tunisian legislative elections to be released Thursday

06 november 2019 - 14:34:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The final results of the 6 October legislative elections in Tunisia will be made public on [...] Full text...

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AU deploys Election Observation Mission in Mauritius

06 november 2019 - 14:01:03
  Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has deployed an observation mission for parliamentary elections scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Tennis player Roger Federer offers 12 million euros for school construction in Malawi

06 november 2019 - 12:27:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Swiss tennis player Roger Federer has offered Malawi 12 million euros to build 81 schools in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate introduces bill to regulate social media

06 november 2019 - 11:01:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate has introduced a bill to regulate the use of the social media, just [...] Full text...

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Three Sirte protection forces wounded in air strike

05 november 2019 - 23:06:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Three soldiers of the Sirte protection and securization force were wounded following an air strike carried [...] Full text...

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Nigerian court stops military's operation for citizens to show "positive identification"

05 november 2019 - 18:31:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos on Tuesday ordered the suspension of [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj says no withdrawal of Haftar's troops, no ceasefire

05 november 2019 - 17:59:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, has reiterated [...] Full text...

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Toll of civilian casualties in Tripoli war rises

05 november 2019 - 14:24:29
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The toll on Libyan civilians, including children, rose higher on Monday with the resurgence of fighting [...] Full text...

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Rwandan President reshuffles cabinet, names new internal security, foreign ministers

05 november 2019 - 08:23:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has appointed new ministers of internal security and foreign affairs in a [...] Full text...

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Flooding imminent in five Nigerian southern states as Cameroon opens Lagdo dam

05 november 2019 - 07:25:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHISA) says five States of the country should be on "red [...] Full text...

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Ebola worker death shows front line risks: WHO official

05 november 2019 - 06:47:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Security measures for staff helping to fight health emergencies need to be stepped up urgently, a [...] Full text...

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Sudan, CAR underline need for further coordination in border areas

04 november 2019 - 18:27:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-  Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday underlined  they are determined to foster bilateral relations in [...] Full text...

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Sudan PM Hamdouk pays rare visit to restive region of Darfur

04 november 2019 - 18:15:17
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Dr Abdallah Hamdouk, has paid a rare visit to the camps of the internally [...] Full text...

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Greek tanker attacked in Togo

04 november 2019 - 15:10:54
Athens, Greece (PANA) - A Greek-flagged tanker Elka Aristotelis was attacked early Monday by gunmen while docked at Lome, Togo, [...] Full text...

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'Guinea-Bissau government dismissal is not reversible' - President Jose Mario Vaz

04 november 2019 - 14:53:49
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau's President José Mário Vaz said at the weekend in Pitche, in the country's interior, that [...] Full text...

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One killed, five injured in accidental grenade blast at steel plant in eastern Rwanda

04 november 2019 - 13:48:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One worker was killed and five others injured when a grenade mistaken as a metal exploded [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army condemns alleged torture, extra-judicial killing of suspected Boko Haram terrorist

04 november 2019 - 13:41:52
The Nigerian Army on Monday said that eight Boko Haram terrorists have been arrested in connection with plans to attack [...] Full text...

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Abductions continue in Libya

03 november 2019 - 18:08:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Abductions in Libya and linked to political, religious, ethical and criminal motivations have continued in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya condemns bloody terror attack on Mali military post

03 november 2019 - 16:22:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has condemned Friday's terror attack on a Mali military post in Indelimane in the Menaka [...] Full text...

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New airstrikes against Tripoli's Maitigua airport

03 november 2019 - 13:51:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Maigua International Airport, which is situated at the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, was once again the [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt yet to decide on handing over former officials to ICC for trial

02 november 2019 - 18:57:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of Justice, Nassr Eddin Abdul Bari, says his ministry has not promised to [...] Full text...

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Benin musical and the diaspora show begins on Monday

02 november 2019 - 15:03:13
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The eighth edition of the national Beninese music and the diaspora starts on Monday across the [...] Full text...

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Santomean pastor detained in Côte d'Ivoire released

02 november 2019 - 14:20:56
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - The government of Sao Tome and Principe on Thursday announced the release [...] Full text...

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Malian envoys in Guinea to free Malian nationals detained by police

02 november 2019 - 14:15:12
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Malian government envoys arrived in Conakry on Friday evening to inquire about the circumstances and motives [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media highlight trial of terrorist suspects captured in Eastern DR Congo

02 november 2019 - 13:36:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week continued coverage of the trial of 25 individuals suspected of being rebels [...] 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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UNESCO alerts on violence against the media

02 november 2019 - 05:40:16
Paris, France (PANA) - Almost 90% percent of those responsible for the killing of 1,109 journalists around the world from [...] Full text...

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‘When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole, pay a price’: UN Chief

02 november 2019 - 05:27:47
New York, US (PANA) - “Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a [...] Full text...

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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends

01 november 2019 - 17:38:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...

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Shareholders approve landmark US$115 billion capital increase for AfDB

01 november 2019 - 15:24:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Thursday in Abidjan, Governors of the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso closes 455 schools due to terrorism

01 november 2019 - 12:23:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 1,455 schools have so far been closed in several regions of Burkina [...] Full text...

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Will harmonization of positions of UN Security Council members resolve the Libyan crisis? (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

01 november 2019 - 07:15:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The extension of the double political and security crisis in Libya, which began several years ago [...] Full text...

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UN food agencies urge support for southern Africa’s hungry people as climate shocks intensify

01 november 2019 - 06:30:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  – A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be [...] Full text...

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835,000 people to receive second dose of the cholera vaccine in Eastern DR Congo

31 october 2019 - 19:29:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The second phase of an oral vaccination campaign to protect more than 835,000 people from cholera [...] Full text...

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Senegal to manufacture organic sanitary napkins to treat infections affecting women

31 october 2019 - 17:58:47
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The non-governmental organization (NGO), "Cause Première", based in Ziguinchor, in partnership with the French Association "PC [...] Full text...

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Nigerien PM opens inclusive dialogue on the electoral process

31 october 2019 - 17:11:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini, has announced government's efforts to open an inclusive dialogue on the [...] Full text...

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Botswana Bank rate unchanged at 4.75 percent as inflation soars

31 october 2019 - 16:05:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Botswana has announced its decision to maintain [...] Full text...

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Kenyan leader woos Middle East investors

31 october 2019 - 14:49:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Middle East countries to invest in Kenya’s expanding economy observing that [...] Full text...

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EU underlines its commitment to freedom of expression, safety of journalists

31 october 2019 - 12:49:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has again reiterated its commitment to combat impunity for crimes against journalists and [...] Full text...

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Dismissal of Tunisian foreign affairs and defence ministers generates debates, comments

30 october 2019 - 23:38:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The decision to sack the Tunisian ministers of defence and foreign affairs, Abdelkrim Zbidi and Khameis [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Trial of 2009 massacre victims to be held in 2020, says ICC

30 october 2019 - 22:41:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The envoy of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICCI), Franco Matillana, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Visiting EU delegation announces provision of over 460 million Euros in grant for Sudan

30 october 2019 - 21:40:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  A visiting high level European Union (EU) Wednesday announced the provision of 466 million Euros to [...] Full text...

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Gunmen kidnap Nigerian federal appeal court judge

30 october 2019 - 19:20:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The gale of kidnapping of Nigerian judicial officers continued Wednesday as gunmen kidnapped Ms Justice Chioma [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army says reports of planned nationwide operation for citizens to show "positive identification" are fake

30 october 2019 - 16:46:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has described as ‘Fake Alert’, a viral post of the planned nationwide ‘Operation [...] Full text...

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EU commits to continue training Libyan coastguard in management and rescue of migrants

30 october 2019 - 15:42:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will continue to train Libyan coastguards to help them improve their skills [...] Full text...

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Senegal deploys troops to secure presidential poll in Guinea-Bissau

30 october 2019 - 12:57:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal will deploy 205 troops to Guinea-Bissau to help secure the country's presidential election, scheduled for [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners seek US$89.5m to assist people affected by food insecurity in Zambia

30 october 2019 - 11:47:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The UN and inter-governmental organizations (INGOs) are seeking US$89.5 million to provide immediate humanitarian assistance and [...] Full text...

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Libya elected 2nd vice-president of Association of African ombudsmen and mediators

29 october 2019 - 22:30:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libya, represented by the chairman of the administrative control authority, Suleiman al-Chanti, was elected as second [...] Full text...

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Tunisian defence, foreign affairs ministers sacked

29 october 2019 - 21:21:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The head of the Tunisian government, Youssef Chahed, Tuesday relieved three ministers of state of their [...] Full text...

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Sudan PM, visiting Libyan official discuss bilateral relations

29 october 2019 - 18:51:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdullah Hamdouk, on Tuesday received the visiting Libyan Deputy Chairman of the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt to crack down on fake news, hate speech in social media space

29 october 2019 - 17:55:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday inaugurated a committee on the [...] Full text...

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Voting for IAAF 2019 top male athlete ends November 4 - IAAF

29 october 2019 - 14:26:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the 2019 IAAF Male Athlete of The Year ends on November 4, the global [...] Full text...

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CPJ decries global impunity in journalist murders

29 october 2019 - 13:40:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Impunity in the cases of murdered journalists remains firmly entrenched in over a dozen countries, including [...] Full text...

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Cape Town to host 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens

29 october 2019 - 11:49:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town has been named as the host city for the 2022 Rugby World [...] Full text...

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Egypt urged to end crackdown on protesters, human rights defenders

29 october 2019 - 07:19:04
Geneva Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people's rights to freedom of expression, [...] Full text...

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President of Libyan Assembly presents crisis recovery initiative

28 october 2019 - 19:24:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the High Council of the Libyan State, a Consultative Assembly in Libya, Khaled [...] Full text...

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Botswana govt to reform economy - President Masisi

28 october 2019 - 19:04:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's newly-reelected President, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, says that his government intends to formulate legislation that will [...] Full text...

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UN to provide technical assistance to farmers in Southern Africa

28 october 2019 - 18:44:03
New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, says the international body’s different organs are [...] Full text...

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Libyan government troops advance in southern Tripoli

28 october 2019 - 13:34:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Army forces loyal to the National Accord Government in Libya announced on Sunday that they have [...] Full text...

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Former Santomean pastor arrested in Côte d'Ivoire to be released soon

28 october 2019 - 11:06:59
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - A former Santomean pastor of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of [...] Full text...

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Rights groups call for repeal of repressive laws in Tanzania

28 october 2019 - 10:11:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two rights groups on Monday slammed  Tanzania for repression of the media, human rights defenders, and [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura, capital of peace-building at end of international conference of women leaders

26 october 2019 - 16:38:42
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The second edition of the International Conference of Women Leaders ended here Saturday with resolutions including [...] Full text...

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IHRDA & RFK Human express concern over attacks on civic rights in Africa

25 october 2019 - 21:35:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and the Robert F. Kennedy Human [...] Full text...

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SADC deeply concerned over sanctions against Zimbabwe

25 october 2019 - 19:18:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) says it is deeply concerned about the effect sanctions were [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on US Govt to immediately remove sanctions

25 october 2019 - 18:19:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the United States government to immediately remove the targeted [...] Full text...

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Libyans criticize int'l community for keeping quiet as Haftar continues to attack Tripoli

25 october 2019 - 17:26:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military onslaught by the forces of the Libyan National Army, led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia resigns

25 october 2019 - 17:02:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), Mr. Nathaniel R. Patray, has resigned [...] Full text...

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Mali's National Union of Banks and Financial Institutions staff go on strike

25 october 2019 - 13:17:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Workers under Mali's National Union of Banks and Financial Institutions on Thursday (SYNABEF) began a 48-hour [...] Full text...

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Veteran Rwandan broadcast journalist passes away

25 october 2019 - 13:02:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The director of Radio Isangano, a community broadcasting in Western Rwanda, Jerome Rwasa, who also served [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM reassures Egyptian president on Renaissance dam

25 october 2019 - 09:40:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that he discussed bilateral relations [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Botswana President Masisi reelected as ruling party wins majority seats in parliament

25 october 2019 - 07:08:23
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has won Thursday's general election in the Southern African country, [...] Full text...

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UN announces global initiative to encourage multilateralism

24 october 2019 - 23:28:02
New York, USA (PANA)  -  United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres Thursday announced a global campaign on inclusive dialogue around [...] Full text...

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Investing in Portuguese-Speaking Africa: The Moment is Now, says AfDB

24 october 2019 - 19:48:41
Abidjan, Cote d"Ivoire (PANA) - Economic reforms, a burgeoning middle class and regional diversity against the background of the new [...] Full text...

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‘Unique opportunity’ to resolve border dispute between Sudan, South Sudan- UN

24 october 2019 - 19:42:39
New York, US (PANA) - Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan “have never been closer” to reaching a sustainable peace with [...] Full text...

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2019 African Economic Conference to foster jobs, entrepreneurship and capacity development for African youths

24 october 2019 - 19:34:50
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC), the leading platform for networking, dialogue and knowledge-sharing on [...] Full text...

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President Barrow lays out Gambia investment potentials at Russia-Africa Summit

24 october 2019 - 18:00:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow on Thursday addressed the first plenary session of the Russia-Africa Summit, outlining in [...] Full text...

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Meeting of high-level experts on the protection of children in armed conflict opens in Brussels

24 october 2019 - 17:26:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Foreign Minister, Didier Raynders, on Wednesday chaired a meeting of high-level experts in Brussels, including [...] Full text...

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Russian President willing to mediate between Egypt and Ethiopia

24 october 2019 - 16:53:32
Sochi, Russia (PANA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he is willing to mediate between Egypt and Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Third International Festival of Poetry opens in Abidjan

24 october 2019 - 15:59:36
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  - The third edition of the International Festival of Poetry opened on Thursday in the Ivorian [...] Full text...

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Khartoum allows top WFP official to visit rebel held areas

24 october 2019 - 11:56:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday said the World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director can, for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Togo lead African countries in improving business climate

24 october 2019 - 09:16:01
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Nigeria and Togo are the only African countries where business climates improved the most [...] Full text...

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3 dead, 8 wounded in air strike south of Tripoli

23 october 2019 - 22:40:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  Three citizens were killed and eight others injured during an aerial bombardment of al-Asfah Street in [...] Full text...

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Soldiers say ex-President Jammeh ordered blaze of independent newspaper

23 october 2019 - 22:26:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  A soldier of the Gambia armed forces, Yusupha Bojang Sanneh, Wednesday told the Truth, Reconciliation and [...] Full text...

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The Gambia Truth Commission fights back accusations of witch hunt against former leader

23 october 2019 - 22:10:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) public hearings have generated a counter accusation that [...] Full text...

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Buhari congratulates Canadian Prime Minister on his election victory

23 october 2019 - 17:48:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, congratulated Canadian Prime Minister, Mr Justin Trudeau, on his election [...] Full text...

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Sudanese peace talks successful, spokesman says

23 october 2019 - 17:20:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior government official has described the political deal signed with the Sudanese rebel groups under [...] Full text...

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Fake electoral information on fake social media accounts worries Botswana security officials

23 october 2019 - 17:03:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -  Botswana's Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is concerned about fake electoral information that was posted [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Official opposition leader throws in the towel

23 october 2019 - 16:38:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) was thrown into turmoil on Wednesday following [...] Full text...

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Forest authorities in Liberia condemn killing of endangered pygmy hippo

23 october 2019 - 15:46:09
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Massive public outcry on social media has led the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) to [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Serbia MPs to tighten ties on blue economy, climate change

23 october 2019 - 13:49:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Collaboration on blue economy and in the fight against climate change are among key areas Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Egypt 'shocked' by Ethiopian PM's warming on Renaissance dam

23 october 2019 - 09:17:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt says it is "shocked" by a statement by the Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel laureate Abiy [...] Full text...

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Rights groups calls for humanitarian access to 3 Sudanese states after ceasefire agreement

23 october 2019 - 06:52:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called for humanitarian access to Sudan's Darfur, South Kordofan and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt declares October 25 'Anti-Sanctions Day'

23 october 2019 - 05:41:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has declared 25 October, Anti-Sanctions Day, as it seeks to have international sanctions [...] Full text...

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Italian coastguards evacuate 68 migrants rescued by tanker

22 october 2019 - 15:50:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Italian coastguards  on Tuesday evacuated 68 migrants from an oil tanker which rescued them, and took [...] Full text...

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Rwandan prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for media boss who ‘assaulted’ female employee

22 october 2019 - 15:10:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan prosecutor has sought an arrest warrant for a local media manager over his alleged involvement [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s heat wave intensifies

22 october 2019 - 14:29:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism and that of Health and Wellness have warned  the [...] Full text...

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'Dangerous' terror suspect arrested in Tunisia

22 october 2019 - 12:44:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security forces in Sousse town, 140 km south of Tunis, on Monday arrested a person [...] Full text...

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Rights group says civilians caught in crossfire as militias battle for Tripoli

22 october 2019 - 06:11:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International says the warring parties in the ongoing battle for Tripoli have killed and maimed [...] Full text...

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Mayor of Bamako district arrested by prosecutor of economic and financial court

21 october 2019 - 21:41:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The central mayor of Bamako district, Adama Sangaré, was Monday arrested by the prosecutor of the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's president-elect calls for fight against ‘cancer’ of corruption

21 october 2019 - 20:57:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  Tunisia’s president-elect, Kaïs be describing it as a ‘cancer’ that affected society. In a statement to the [...] Full text...

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Two Burundians beg for asylum as they plead guilty to terrorism charges in Rwanda

21 october 2019 - 19:48:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -Two Burundian nationals, currently standing trial on terrorism-related charges, on Monday made a public appeal to the [...] Full text...

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Abidjan to host fair to combat piracy of products, brands and services on 28-29 October in Abidjan

21 october 2019 - 11:56:21
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan, will host the 2019 "Origigi" Originality Fair on 28-29 October, organizers [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Private media to get bank loans

20 october 2019 - 18:41:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabè minister of Communication and spokesperson for the government, Remis Dandjinou, on Sunday in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyatta decorates Kipchoge, hails journalists

20 october 2019 - 17:26:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday  decorated the first human being to run the marathon in under [...] Full text...

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Mali: Training workshop on journalism investigation techniques holds

20 october 2019 - 09:59:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A training workshop on journalistim investigation techniques applied to migration, initiated by the UNESCO/Mali Office, opened [...] 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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Debris of ill-fated Antonov plane found in DRC's Sankuru Province

19 october 2019 - 18:08:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The remains of the ill-fated Antonov aircraft, which disappeared on 10 October, while traveling on [...] Full text...

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Malian Army Corporal who sold stolen weapons arrested in Burkina Faso

19 october 2019 - 11:32:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  A Corporal of the Malian Army, working on behalf of the Directorate of Equipment, Hydrocarbons and [...] Full text...

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Secretary General of Arab League calls for immediate ceasefire near Tripoli

18 october 2019 - 22:03:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)  - The Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Abou El-Gheit, Friday called for an [...] Full text...

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Sudan peace talks begin in Juba, rivals say they agreed on issues to be discussed in the negotiations

18 october 2019 - 16:10:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese rivals, currently engaged in peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, have agreed on issues to [...] Full text...

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One dead in street protest in São Tomé

18 october 2019 - 15:48:56
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - One person died on Thursday in a popular demonstration on the streets [...] Full text...

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President Barrow changes airport ceremonies for his arrival and departure

18 october 2019 - 15:01:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian leader, Adama Barrow, has changed airport ceremonies that are usually held whenever he travels, either [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL demands immediate release of all victims of enforced disappearance in Libya

18 october 2019 - 14:10:55
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Authorities in eastern Libya have the legal responsibility to establish the fate and whereabouts of Ms. [...] Full text...

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Botswana IEC sets up election results centre

18 october 2019 - 14:01:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's  Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has established a national general elections result centre in the capital, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, China sign agreement to support higher technical education in Africa

18 october 2019 - 13:22:45
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, and Mr Tian Xuejun, the Chinese Vice-Minister of Education, signed an [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Senegal deny claims of age-fraud

18 october 2019 - 13:14:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Senegal have denied reports of age-cheating as their 21-man squad for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup [...] Full text...

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President Kenyatta fires Kenya Ferry Services board

18 october 2019 - 12:22:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta's decision to sack the entire Kenya Ferry Services board following the ferry incident [...] Full text...

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UN proclaims International Day for Universal Access to Information

18 october 2019 - 09:49:28
Paris, France (PANA) - A significant step has been taken to make a reality of “public access to information and [...] Full text...

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WBG President calls for comprehensive reforms to reach global education target

18 october 2019 - 09:25:47
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has introduced an ambitious new Learning Target, which aims to cut by at [...] Full text...

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Over 80% of Tunisian children are victims of violence within their families

18 october 2019 - 08:56:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Underlining the unacceptability of violence under all circumstances, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Libyan conflict created migration crisis in Italy, says US president

18 october 2019 - 00:26:09
Tripoli Libya (PANA)  -  US President Donald Trump Thursday said at a news conference the Libyan conflict had caused an [...] Full text...

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Libya elected member of UN Council for human rights

18 october 2019 - 00:15:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libya is among 14 countries elected to the UN Council for human rights by the organ’s [...] Full text...

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Leaders of rebel movements return to negotiating table

18 october 2019 - 00:09:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  Direct negotiations between Khartoum government and rebel movement leaders will finally kick off in Juba on [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s National Council of Provinces chairperson calls for lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe

17 october 2019 - 23:56:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)   -   South Africa’s National Council of Provinces chairperson Amos Masondo Thursday tabled a motion urging [...] Full text...

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WB pessimistic for Libya’s economy

17 october 2019 - 21:55:47
WB forecasts gloomy picture of Libya’s economy   Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The World Bank Thursday predicted a  very “pessimistic” picture for [...] Full text...

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Congo: Brazzaville to host forum of ECCAS parliamentarians on nutrition in November

17 october 2019 - 21:24:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The Speaker of the Congolese Parliament, Isidore Mvouba, at the opening of its seventh ordinary session [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Kais Saied officially proclaimed President of the Republic

17 october 2019 - 13:00:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Tunisia's electoral body on Thursday officially declared Kais Saied as the new president following completion of [...] Full text...

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Cash-strapped Kenyan League managers seek government help

17 october 2019 - 12:38:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following the recent exit of sponsors, Kenyan Premier League managers are asking for government's help. Kenyan Premier [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone ‘reinforces discriminatory policy of excluding pregnant girls from school’ – AI

17 october 2019 - 09:08:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education has announced that pregnant girls can [...] Full text...

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Buhari approves new measures to cut down on foreign travels by Nigerian officials

17 october 2019 - 07:15:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved for immediate implementation, additional cost saving measures aimed at instilling [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrates international rural women, food days

16 october 2019 - 21:45:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The Malian minister of women, child and family promotion, Dr Diakité Aïssata Kassa Traoré, Tuesday presided [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Boko Haram now substantially defeated', says Buhari

16 october 2019 - 15:49:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday said his administration’s efforts to curb insecurity in the country [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kosgei shortlisted for IAAF Female Athlete of the Year award

16 october 2019 - 15:24:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two days after setting a new marathon world record in Chicago, Brigid Kosgei, has been shortlisted for the [...] Full text...

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Projects from Botswana, Brazil and Germany win UNESCO-Japan prize on Education for Sustainable Development

16 october 2019 - 14:43:15
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, has named the three winners of this year’s UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education [...] Full text...

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2020 Forbes under-30 summit set for Botswana

16 october 2019 - 14:27:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Chief content officer of Forbes Media and Editor of Forbes Magazine, Randall Lane, has confirmed [...] Full text...

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The international movement "Let's turn the page" unwanted in Togo

16 october 2019 - 14:20:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The international movement, called "Let's turn the page", recognized as very active against amending constitutions that [...] Full text...

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Two Batswana youth chosen to work with Harvey on Family Feud Africa

16 october 2019 - 14:17:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- Two young Batswana (citizen of Botswana), Neo Aabobe and  Maxwell Dichi, have been nominated to join Steve [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya condemns air strike against civilian zone in Tripoli

15 october 2019 - 21:43:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The UN Support mission in Libya Tuesday condemned the air strike carried out against the zone [...] Full text...

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Botswana IEC employee arrested for sharing confidential pre-election information

15 october 2019 - 18:40:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has confirmed with regret the recent social media reports involving [...] Full text...

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Botswana launches fibre home internet connectivity

15 october 2019 - 15:37:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's  wholesale provider of national and international telecommunication infrastructure, BoFiNet has launched the Fibre to the [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau: Supreme Court approves 13 out of 19 candidates for presidential election

15 october 2019 - 14:49:28
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Justice of Guinea-Bissau has validated 13 of the 19 candidates for the [...] Full text...

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Chinese trawler fined US$1 million for fishing with illegal nets in Ghana waters

15 october 2019 - 07:19:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A Chinese trawler, Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956, has been fined US$1 million for fishing with illegal nets [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International lashes out at Guinea for using lethal force against demonstrators

15 october 2019 - 06:25:12
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has lashed out at the Guinea authorities for using "lethal force" [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International launches report on attack on press freedom in Nigeria

14 october 2019 - 18:57:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights body, Amnesty International, on Monday launched a report chronicling attacks on the press [...] Full text...

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SADC launches Electoral Observation Mission to Botswana elections

14 october 2019 - 18:30:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Commission (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation has officially launched [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners to develop Green financing instruments for Africa

14 october 2019 - 17:25:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has commissioned [...] Full text...

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Karoui congratulates Saied, winner of Tunisia's presidential results

14 october 2019 - 16:42:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Almost 24 hours after the announcement of the results of Tunisia's presidential election, the runner up, [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns deadly Burkina Faso mosque attack

14 october 2019 - 06:22:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres has strongly condemned Friday’s attack on a mosque in northern Burkina [...] Full text...

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Sudanese peace delegation in Juba for talks with rebel movements

14 october 2019 - 05:45:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high level Sudan government delegation led by a senior member of the Sovereign Council, the [...] Full text...

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‘We are very satisfied’ with Gambia’s ongoing reforms - Ibn Chambas

13 october 2019 - 18:45:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel Dr. Muhammed Ibn [...] Full text...

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Tunisians elect new president on Sunday

13 october 2019 - 10:09:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Tunisians, for the third time in less than a month, Sunday go to the polls for [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight arrival of a second batch of African refugees from Libya

12 october 2019 - 20:38:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan papers this week highlighted the arrival in Rwanda of the second batch of 123 African [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] Full text...

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Army says 10 top Boko Haram terrorists, 15 others killed in northeast Nigeria

12 october 2019 - 13:27:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday announced that its troops captured 10 “suspected key Boko Haram members” [...] Full text...

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Congolese journalists train to process information on women in conflict

12 october 2019 - 09:56:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  More than 30 Congolese journalists took part in a training workshop in Brazzaville on Friday, focusing [...] Full text...

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Community-led enforcement shows the way to end child marriage in Ethiopia (A UNFPA feature)

11 october 2019 - 19:39:21
Kola, Tembein, Ethiopia (PANA) – Earlier this year, Haderu Gebray, 15, and her parents were arrested for planning her wedding [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $31.3 million grants for water and sanitation facilities in Sudan

11 october 2019 - 18:13:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of [...] Full text...

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139 applicants take forms for presidential candidacy in Algeria

11 october 2019 - 14:18:50
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - At least 139 hopeful candidates for Algerian presidential election on 12 December had until Thursday taken [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM Sarraj invited to Russian-African Summit in Moscow

11 october 2019 - 11:22:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Ethiopian PM Abiy awarded 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

11 october 2019 - 10:38:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime [...] Full text...

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Senegal to reintroduce entry visa for nationals outside ECOWAS zone

10 october 2019 - 23:35:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  The Senegalese government will restore entry visas for nationals non-member countries of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe peace projects record 67 abductions in August

10 october 2019 - 21:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) said here Thursday a total of 67 abductions were recorded in the [...] Full text...

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CSC Burkina Faso to inspire from Burkina Faso on media monitoring (Repeating story to change healine)

10 october 2019 - 21:19:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   A delegation from the Burkina Faso high council of communication (CSC) Thursday visited the media monitoring [...] Full text...

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Delegation from Burkina Faso high council of communication (CSC) visits Mali

10 october 2019 - 20:53:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   A delegation from the Burkina Faso high council of communication (CSC) Thursday visited the media monitoring [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s judicial system, press freedom hailed by EU

10 october 2019 - 18:03:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chief European Union (EU) Election Observer to The Gambia, Miroslav Poche, has commended the efforts [...] Full text...

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World Mental Health Day throws light on worrying rates of youth suicide

10 october 2019 - 13:55:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worldwide, 800,000 people die by suicide each year - one every 40 seconds - making it the second [...] Full text...

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Sudan Prime Minister leaves for Ethiopia

10 october 2019 - 08:45:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Abdullah Hamdouk, left Khartoum on Thursday for Addis Ababa for a [...] Full text...

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Final step in holding of 2020 general election in Burundi

10 october 2019 - 00:08:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  After the registration of eligible voters, reform of the legal framework (Constitution and electoral code), among [...] Full text...

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African Champions’ League: Generation Foot accepts to play against Zamalek on 24 Oct

09 october 2019 - 23:04:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  Generation Foot, Senegal’s football champion, has decided to defer the Confederation of African football (CAF) games [...] Full text...

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Botswana Defence Force bemoans use of photographs of its personnel on political campaigns

09 october 2019 - 19:58:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has complained about some political figures using the photographs of the [...] Full text...

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