Congo: CSOs call for registration to appropriate insecticide-treated mosquito nets

18 september 2019 - 21:45:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  The Platform of Non-Governmental Organizations and Associations Against Malaria in Congo Tuesday called on heads of [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe died a “sad, sad man”: Patrick Zhuwao

18 september 2019 - 21:26:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Exiled former cabinet minister Patrick Zhuwao says his uncle, former Zimbabwe President Robert Mubage, died a [...] Full text...

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South Sudan’s peace process ‘precarious, but progress in being made’, Security Council hears

18 september 2019 - 20:09:04
New York, US (PANA) - One year on from the signing of a Revitalised Agreement to ease conflict in South [...] Full text...

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UN Chief, Antonio Guterres, calls on Zim govt to respect human rights amid worsening situation

18 september 2019 - 19:40:56
New York, USA (PANA) - United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says “true political and economic reform” in Zimbabwe must [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to end analogue television broadcasting

18 september 2019 - 18:03:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Oct. 31, 2019 at 11:59 pm marks the end of analog television broadcasting in Burkina [...] Full text...

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‘’Inequality in the world is major obstacle to attainment of sustainable development goals’’ – Report

18 september 2019 - 16:16:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The third annual report of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, entitled "Goalkeepers Data Report", [...] Full text...

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Cement factory empowers women to earn income

18 september 2019 - 12:49:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Portland Pozzolanic Cement (PPC), a Botswana-based cement manufacturing company, is empowering women through its Cooperative Social Initiative [...] Full text...

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New General Assembly President brings ‘valuable insights’ into key UN challenges - Guterres

18 september 2019 - 05:17:31
New York, US (PANA) - The new President of the 74th session of the General Assembly brings to his role [...] Full text...

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Delegation from association of Libyan municipalities visits Morocco

17 september 2019 - 22:43:37
Rabat, Morocco (PANA)   -   A delegation of the National Association of Libyan Municipalities Tuesday arrived here on a visit to [...] Full text...

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Efforts intensify to hold international conference on Libya

17 september 2019 - 22:21:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Stakeholders have lately intensified diplomatic efforts at engaging the various partners to end the Libyan crisis.   This [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Justice launches SMS messaging system on certificates

17 september 2019 - 21:16:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe judiciary Tuesday launched an SMS messaging system on acts issued by  it to [...] Full text...

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Angolan ecologist, Adjany Costa, wins Young Earth Champions for Africa Award

17 september 2019 - 19:20:23
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Angolan ethno-ecologist specialist in wildlife, Adjany Costa, has been named winner of the Young Earth [...] Full text...

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Rwandan court postpones trial of media boss accused of assaulting female employee

17 september 2019 - 18:55:09
Kigali,Rwanda (PANA) - The primary Court of Nyarugenge, in Kigali City, on Tuesday  postponed the hearings for the decision of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential election: Kais Saied, Nabil Karoui officially qualify for second round of polls

17 september 2019 - 17:20:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian national independent electoral commission (ISIE) on Tuesday proclaimed the preliminary official results of the [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s review draft FoI Bill

17 september 2019 - 17:02:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Stakeholders in The Gambia on Tuesday wrapped up a two-day technical review of the Draft Freedom [...] Full text...

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Addiction to fossil fuels causes climate emergency, say UN human rights experts

17 september 2019 - 15:25:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called for an end to society's addiction to fossil fuels ahead [...] Full text...

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One million facing food shortages, nutrition crisis after Mozambique cyclones: UNICEF

17 september 2019 - 07:35:39
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The UN children's fund (UNICEF) has painted a bleak picture of the the extent of devastation [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for release of 28 Eritreans arrested 18 years ago

17 september 2019 - 07:22:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the Eritrean government to release the 11 politicians and 17 [...] Full text...

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Niger, Chinese company sign deal to build pipeline for crude oil transport from Niger to Benin

16 september 2019 - 20:08:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – An agreement for the building and exploitation of the Niger-Benin oil pipeline was signed on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Tunisia presidential election: Independent candidate, media magnate claim 1st, 2nd in first-round of polls

16 september 2019 - 19:41:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The partial results released on Monday afternoon by the Tunisian national independent electoral commission (ISIE) following [...] Full text...

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About 30 missing in sinking of boat on Congo River

16 september 2019 - 19:33:59
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - About 30 people are missing in a boat disaster on Sunday on the Congo River. The [...] Full text...

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Mandela's widow seeks to block 'sensitive information' on late president

16 september 2019 - 18:36:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela’s widow, Graça Machel, is attempting to block his former physician from revealing [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council denounces liquidation of dozens of people near Tripoli

16 september 2019 - 15:46:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has disclosed "the killing and liquidation [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Early results show Kais Saied, Nabil Karoui leading Sunday’s presidential vote

16 september 2019 - 14:27:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Two unexpected candidates were likely to win Sunday’s presidential election in Tunisia, according to unconfirmed early [...] Full text...

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One person killed, 11 wounded in air strikes against Libyan government troops near Sirte

16 september 2019 - 13:55:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least one person was killed and 11 others were injured, one seriously, on Monday following [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, Uganda ad-hoc Commission meets in Kigali to end hostilities

16 september 2019 - 13:36:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Senior Government officials and top diplomats from Rwanda and Uganda are meeting in Kigali on Monday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria and challenge of illicit drugs use and trafficking (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:15:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...

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Botswana facing social media illegal drugs sales and trafficking (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:07:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The geographical location of Botswana has a huge influence on the country as an illegal drug [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

16 september 2019 - 11:01:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 10:56:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Sudan FM receives AU Representative to Sudan

15 september 2019 - 19:06:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has promised to help with efforts aimed at delisting Sudan from American terrorists- [...] Full text...

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EU funds urgently needed humanitarian assistance to flood victims in Sudan

15 september 2019 - 18:39:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union (EU) has allocated 700,000 Euros in humanitarian aid to provide emergency relief to thousands [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Username CEO bags Realtor Founder Award

15 september 2019 - 18:24:42
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA)-The CEO  of a leading Kenyan real estate and investment Company, Username Investment, Reuben Kimani,  has been awarded recently [...] Full text...

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School opening postponed in Blue Nile state due to cholera outbreak

15 september 2019 - 17:26:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities on Sunday postponed the opening of schools in the southeastern State of Blue Nile [...] Full text...

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Tunisians pick their choice in presidential poll

15 september 2019 - 10:08:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Dozens of Tunisian voters queued up at 13,000 polling stations which opened early on Sunday for [...] Full text...

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Libyan news highlights Franco-German coordination to hold conference on Libya, extension of UNSMIL mandate

14 september 2019 - 17:34:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Libyan newspapers this week continued coverage of efforts to resume the political process that has been [...] Full text...

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Mauritian media highlight visit of Pope Francis

14 september 2019 - 17:19:39
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian media this week highlighted the 8-hour visit to the country last Monday, particularly [...] Full text...

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Libya's internationally-recognised government, US diplomats discuss decentralization

14 september 2019 - 16:22:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) met in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, on [...] Full text...

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Tunisians to elect new president on Sunday

14 september 2019 - 14:37:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than seven million Tunisians are expected to go to the polls on Sunday to elect [...] Full text...

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African leaders eulogise former Zimbabwean president Mugabe

14 september 2019 - 14:14:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Several present and past African leaders on Saturday eulogised former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, describing him [...] Full text...

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Senior bank officials discuss future of development banks at 20th annual meeting

14 september 2019 - 08:57:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   Senior officials from the world’s leading financial institutions have wrapped up their 20th annual meeting [...] Full text...

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Funeral service for former Zimbabwe president Mugabe under way

14 september 2019 - 08:48:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   The funeral service for Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe, who passed on at a Singapore hospital [...] Full text...

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'Innovative thinking marks AfDB's Africa jobs manifesto'

14 september 2019 - 08:06:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)    -   Innovative thinking about Africa’s conventional employment issues marked the launch here Thursday of  the African [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare

13 september 2019 - 22:03:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)   -   Millions of patients are harmed each year due to unsafe health care worldwide resulting in 2.6 [...] Full text...

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US slaps economic sanctions against former Uganda Police chief

13 september 2019 - 21:54:59
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The US government has slapped economic and visa sanctions against former Ugandan Police Inspector-General, Kale Kayihura, [...] Full text...

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HCR evacuates 98 refugees from Libya to Italy

13 september 2019 - 19:00:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – A group of 98 vulnerable refugees was evacuated from Libya to Italy on Thursday, the UN [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Telecom launches SATA Connect, the Digital Sharing Platform

13 september 2019 - 18:50:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Telecom on Friday launched SATA Connect, the Southern African Telecommunications Association Digital Sharing Platform, whereby [...] Full text...

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International conference on Libya in Germany, challenges and perspectives (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 18:44:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – There is a new ray of hope for a peaceful resolution of the Libyan crisis with [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Former rebel chief, Ousmane Niantang Diatta, dies

13 september 2019 - 18:15:23
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Ousmane Niantang Diatta, one of the ancient war leaders of the Movement of Casamance democratic forces [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media owner faces intentional assault charge

13 september 2019 - 17:57:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A manager of a media house in Rwanda, Dr Francis Habumugisha, has been charged for intentionally [...] Full text...

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Former Tunisian president Ben Ali hospitalised in Saudi Arabia

13 september 2019 - 15:40:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been hospitalised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, following [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's President Tshisekedi to visit Belgium

13 september 2019 - 15:23:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi is due in Brussels on Monday for a two-day official visit, [...] Full text...

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Drought forces Botswana to open exportation of live cattle

13 september 2019 - 13:59:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security has allowed the immediate export of live [...] Full text...

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Challenge of illicit drugs use, trafficking in Nigeria (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...

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Botswana facing social media illegal drugs sales and trafficking (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:50:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The geographical location of Botswana has a huge influence on the country as an illegal drug [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

13 september 2019 - 13:48:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:44:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to roll out landmark malaria vaccine pilot programme

13 september 2019 - 11:30:34
Homa Bay, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya on Friday joined two other African countries to introduce the first malaria vaccine to reduce [...] Full text...

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Mugabe to be buried at National Heroes Acre - Family spokesperson

13 september 2019 - 10:07:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbawe's late former President Robert Mugabe will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on a [...] Full text...

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Burundi opposition leader condemns xenophobic violence in South Africa

13 september 2019 - 09:37:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The longtime leader of Burundi's armed struggle for democracy, Leonard Nyangoma, has condemned "with the utmost [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges South African police to punish xenophobic violence

13 september 2019 - 05:02:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human rights watchdog Human Rights Watch has urged the South African police to take swift [...] Full text...

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Presidential election in Guinea-Bissau starts on bad note

12 september 2019 - 22:52:12
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The first round of Guinea-Bissau's presidential election will be held on November 24th, subject to last-minute [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President sacks Spy Chief

12 september 2019 - 22:02:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President, Dr John Magufuli, has appointed Diwani Athumani Msuya as the new director [...] Full text...

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INDIA: IPCC told to strengthen scientific evidence of how to overcome barriers in reports

12 september 2019 - 21:41:54
New Delhi, India (PANA)    -   The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was Thursday urged to strengthen scientific evidence on [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya by 1 year

12 september 2019 - 19:59:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted Resolution 2486, extending the mandate of the United [...] Full text...

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Mali: Construction of the Timbuktu-Gomacoura road to resume soon

12 september 2019 - 18:28:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Work on the Timbuktu-Gomacoura-Niono road, linking northern and southern Mali, will resume not later than November [...] Full text...

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Four Mauritians convicted of drug trafficking in Reunion

12 september 2019 - 18:20:21
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Six people, including four Mauritians and two Reunionese, were jailed on Thursday to between one [...] Full text...

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Trump’s new US policy, viewed from the African Great lakes Region (News analysis by BIGUMANDONDERA Ferdinand, PANA correspondent)

12 september 2019 - 18:09:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Thursday received the special envoy of the United States of America [...] Full text...

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Arab foreign ministers examine ways to achieve peace in Libya

12 september 2019 - 17:26:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Briefing the Presidential Council Member, Ahmed Maitig, of Libya's National Unity Government (GNU) on Thursday, the [...] Full text...

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Kenya bans foreigners adopting children in move to curb human trafficking

12 september 2019 - 16:05:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has announced a blanket ban on the adoption of children in the country by foreign [...] Full text...

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‘Invest in Africa’ forum with China, a big opportunity for Congo,' says Ambassador Daniel Owassa

12 september 2019 - 15:09:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese ambassador to China, Daniel Owassa, on Wednesday told a press interview that the ‘Invest [...] Full text...

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Botswana refutes allegation of forcible deportation of former Namibian refugees

12 september 2019 - 13:49:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security has refuted claims of forcible deportation of children [...] Full text...

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Policing alone cannot solve South Africa's violence - ISS Study

12 september 2019 - 13:12:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Strengthening the rule of law in South Africa is crucial but not sufficient for improving public [...] Full text...

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Botswana finance ministry hit by fraudulent social media posts

12 september 2019 - 12:58:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Finance and Economic Development is warning the public about fake apprenticeship cash [...] Full text...

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Mugabe's final resting place still unknown as preparations for funeral proceed

12 september 2019 - 12:51:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As preparations for the funeral this weekend of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe proceed, the family [...] Full text...

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Former Tanzanian football coach Amunike takes football body to FIFA over non-payment of entitlements

12 september 2019 - 12:48:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Former Tanzania national football team coach, Emmanuel Amunike, has lodged a complaint with FIFA [...] Full text...

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Journalists, civil society activists agree to fight hate speech on Libyan social media

12 september 2019 - 12:46:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Concluding a seminar on fighting hate speech, 30 participants including journalists, human rights defenders, civil society [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Federal Executive Council approves increase of VAT from 5% to 7.2%

12 september 2019 - 08:11:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved an increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) from [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Four gendarmes reported missing in Sunday’s attack

11 september 2019 - 23:23:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   Four gendarmes reported missing on Sunday in a terrorist attack in the locality of Inata [...] Full text...

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Germany set to host international conference on Libya

11 september 2019 - 23:03:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Germany is set to host an international conference on Libya within the framework of the exit [...] Full text...

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FIFA/CAF Reform task force to revamp African Football - CAF

11 september 2019 - 18:34:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The mission of the CAF/FIFA Reform Taskforce is to strengthen and accelerate the ongoing reforms at [...] Full text...

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South Africa secures Brexit trade agreement

11 september 2019 - 17:48:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Wednesday confirmed that it has concluded a new trade deal with [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe president Mugabe's body flown back home

11 september 2019 - 16:53:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The remains of Zimbabwe's former president, Robert Mugabe, have been flown home on Wednesday from Singapore [...] Full text...

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Scientists make breakthrough in international bid to save white rhino from extinction

11 september 2019 - 16:16:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists have achieved a milestone with the successful creation of two embryos from eggs havested from [...] Full text...

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Relative calm observed for third day on the battlefront near Tripoli

11 september 2019 - 14:34:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It was relatively calm on Wednesday with the silence of weapons on the battle front around [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Nigeria military holding children as Boko Haram suspects

11 september 2019 - 09:48:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military has arbitrarily detained thousands of children in degrading and inhuman conditions for suspected involvement [...] Full text...

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FNBB launches cash plus service

10 september 2019 - 19:50:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As part of its ‘bricks to clicks’ strategy, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) held a launch for [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Trade unions, CSO launch national day of protest 16 September

10 september 2019 - 19:21:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some 50 trade unions and civil society organizations on Tuesday scheduled a national day of [...] Full text...

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Togo: Former IMF official among the presidential candidates of 2020

10 september 2019 - 19:09:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Pierre Ekué Gamessou Kpodar, a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) official, has declared his candidacy for [...] Full text...

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Women get married at younger age than men in Benin, survey reveals

10 september 2019 - 13:56:52
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) -Women get married at a younger age than men in Benin, according to a survey by the National [...] Full text...

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Guinean Prime Minister announces upcoming consultations on Constitution on the Constitution

10 september 2019 - 13:22:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than a week after being appointed by President Alpha Condé to initiate discussions with the [...] Full text...

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Brussels hosts Global Vaccination Summit

10 september 2019 - 13:04:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) will co-host a Global Vaccination Summit on [...] Full text...

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Gabon expresses concern about violence in South Africa

10 september 2019 - 10:02:17
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The Gabonese foreign affairs ministry has met South Africa's ambassador to Gabon in Libreville following the [...] Full text...

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South Africa's ruling party condemns xenophobic violence

10 september 2019 - 09:55:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday slammed the recent spate of [...] Full text...

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UN rights body urged to extend Burundi inquiry

10 september 2019 - 05:49:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should extend the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi during [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé satisfied with realism of international partners to armed option in Libya

09 september 2019 - 23:42:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has said he is [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to host 14th eLearning Africa Conference

09 september 2019 - 21:21:26
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The 14th Pan-African Conference on Technologies Applied to Learning, Training and Skills Development, eLearning Africa, [...] Full text...

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Senior US official says America looks forwards to cooperating with new Sudanese PM

09 september 2019 - 19:37:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Monday congratulated the Sudan for the formation of a new civilian government, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's secret Police accuse “subversive” individuals, groups of plans to undermine national security

09 september 2019 - 17:56:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday accused some unnamed “subversive” individuals [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Equity Bank acquires stake in Commercial Bank of Congo

09 september 2019 - 17:40:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Equity Group Holdings, owners of Kenya's top banks, Equity Bank Kenya Limited, have spread their wings [...] Full text...

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144 prisoners have their sentences reduced by one month as Pope Frabcis visits Mauritius

09 september 2019 - 17:06:51
Port Louis Maurice (PANA) - About 144 detainees received a month's reduction from their sentences from the 1,300 names submitted [...] Full text...

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One person dies every 40 seconds from suicide - says WHO

09 september 2019 - 17:00:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says one person dies every 40 seconds from suicide although [...] Full text...

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BBC, others in joint effort to fight fake news

09 september 2019 - 16:27:11
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A new joint effort to deal with fake news has been put in place by [...] Full text...

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Buhari urges Ramaphosa to take urgent steps to stop xenophobic attacks

09 september 2019 - 14:28:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari has received a report of his Special [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe to be given state funeral on Saturday

09 september 2019 - 09:56:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe will be given a state funeral on Saturday, 14 September, the [...] Full text...

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Libya's Gov't of National Accord blasts UAE's 'hostile attitude' in Tripoli War

08 september 2019 - 19:17:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has denounced the United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...

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Niger pledges to help Mali preserve its territorial integrity

08 september 2019 - 13:55:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Niger’s president Mahamadou Issoufou has reaffirmed his country's support to efforts of Mali to preserve the [...] Full text...

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Continued efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis and the Security Council session made newspaper headlines

07 september 2019 - 19:21:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Efforts to find a solution to the crisis in Libya continue to dominate newspaper headlines that [...] Full text...

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Political intolerance rampant in pre-election period in Burundi

07 september 2019 - 18:56:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Saturday's usual community development work has generated messages to raise awareness among the population to break [...] Full text...

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Twenty-two MOC elements abducted by unidentified gunmen in central Mali

07 september 2019 - 17:59:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty-two ex-Malian combatants, members of the Operational Coordination Mechanism (MOC), which grew out of the Mali [...] Full text...

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WC Qualifier: Angola beat Gambia 1-0

06 september 2019 - 22:05:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Visiting  Palancas Negras of Angola  Friday defeated  the Scorpions of The Gambia  1-0 in their World [...] Full text...

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Total Gabon gets new Managing Director

06 september 2019 - 21:52:10
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)   -  French-born Senegalese Stephane Bassene was Friday appointed managing director of Total Gabon. He replaces Gabonese Henri Max [...] Full text...

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WHO says Ebola transmission in Eastern DR Congo remains substantial

06 september 2019 - 19:58:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The intensity of Ebola virus disease (EVD) transmission in the North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to sign the Mauritius-China Free Trade Agreement

06 september 2019 - 19:41:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will sign the Mauritius-China Free Trade Agreement, the Government announced on Friday, following the weekly [...] Full text...

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African Union lifts suspension of Sudan in its activities

06 september 2019 - 19:25:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Friday said it has lifted the suspension of the Sudan from [...] Full text...

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'President Mugabe was maligned', says Zambian ex-president Kaunda

06 september 2019 - 19:14:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first president, Kenneth Kaunda, has said that it is regrettable that the late Zimbabwean former [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Prosecutor's Office to investigate suspected case of slavery

06 september 2019 - 17:07:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The General Prosecutor's Office of Mauritania is to open an investigation following reports "of videos on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan president Kenyatta mourns former Zimbabwean President Mugabe

06 september 2019 - 11:18:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned the former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as an elder African [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma loses bruising court battle

06 september 2019 - 10:51:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma has lost a bruising court battle. The KwaZulu-Natal High [...] Full text...

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UN envoy makes another push to silence the guns in Tripoli (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

06 september 2019 - 04:16:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Despite a stalemate in the five-month-old fighting near Tripoli, neither side appears to have the appetite [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition leader hails opening of consultations on constitution

05 september 2019 - 21:31:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   Guinean opposition leader Amadou Oury Bah Thursday urged the country’s sociopolitical actors to unite and speak [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Prime Minister names his cabinet

05 september 2019 - 19:58:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Dr Abdullah Hamdouk, on Thursday announced his new 22-strong cabinet that includes 4 [...] Full text...

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Kenya steps up fight against fake drugs (Feature by Jagongo David, PANA Correspondent)

05 september 2019 - 17:44:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Among the many measures the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board is taking to fight fake drugs [...] Full text...

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South Africa picks up the pieces after xenophobic carnage

05 september 2019 - 08:19:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An uneasy calm has returned to parts of Johannesburg and Pretoria following days of [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls on South African authorities to protect property of foreign nationals

04 september 2019 - 22:57:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan citizens are amongst foreigners caught up in xenophobic attacks ravaging South Africa, the Kenyan foreign [...] Full text...

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Ivorian presidency announces cabinet reshuffle

04 september 2019 - 20:40:27
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian presidency on Wednesday announced a cabinet reshuffle in which two portfolios changed hands [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Libyans continue ‘spilling their blood on the battlefield’ as fight for Tripoli rages on

04 september 2019 - 20:27:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It is five months to the day since the forces of the self-styled Libyan National Army [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Supporters of candidate Nabil Karoui denounce his non-release from jail

04 september 2019 - 19:22:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Close associates of Nabil Karoui, candidate for the presidential elections scheduled in Tunisia on September 15, [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa says South Africa must quell attacks on foreigners

04 september 2019 - 17:25:59
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders on Wednesday that he was [...] Full text...

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Nigeria set to recall its South African Ambassador over xenophobic attacks

04 september 2019 - 17:10:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday boycotted the World Economic Forum (WEF) which began on Wednesday in South Africa [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tickets for world's biggest tennis match sold out in minutes

04 september 2019 - 15:23:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  All 47,000 tickets for the world’s highest attendance tennis match in history to be played [...] Full text...

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FIFA unveils CAF World Cup qualifiers live streaming

04 september 2019 - 12:43:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Internatinal football governing body FIFA on Tuesday announced that it will live stream several of the [...] Full text...

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Nigerians ignore appeals against retaliation for South African xenophobic attacks

04 september 2019 - 11:33:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerians across the country have ignored appeals by the federal government against retaliatory attacks on South [...] Full text...

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WEF Summit begins under a cloud in South Africa as 5 killed in xenophobic attacks

04 september 2019 - 11:03:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa kicked off in Cape Town on Wednesday under [...] Full text...

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Request for release of Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui rejected

03 september 2019 - 22:38:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Tunis Court of Appeal Tuesday rejected a request by lawyers of Nabil Karoui, media owner [...] Full text...

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Tony Blair says Gambia has made ‘huge progress’ under Barrow

03 september 2019 - 19:52:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Tony Blair, former Btitish Prime Minister and Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change [...] Full text...

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Bombings against Maitigua airport in Tripoli: Ghassan Salamé to report to Security Council and ICC

03 september 2019 - 18:33:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative, Ghassan Salamé, also head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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South African High Commissioner to Nigeria says attacks in his country not xenophobic

03 september 2019 - 16:44:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – South Africa’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Bobby Monroe, on Tuesday denied reports of Xenophobic attacks [...] Full text...

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Zambians in SA warned to be cautious amid attacks on foreigners

03 september 2019 - 16:36:51
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Zambia's High Commission in Pretoria has cautioned its citizens in South Africa to take extra [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa responds to violent murders in South Africa

03 september 2019 - 16:29:09
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday broke his silence following the violent murders of [...] Full text...

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Paris hosts meeting on domestic violence

03 september 2019 - 14:51:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Tuesday announced a series of measures to combat violence [...] Full text...

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Mali international Amadou Danté to play at Austrian club TSV Hartberg

03 september 2019 - 13:50:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian junior international Amadou Danté, who has just signed with Austrian club Sturn Graz, was immediately [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians in South Africa advised to avoid hot spots prone to xenophobic attacks

03 september 2019 - 11:31:29
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Ghana High Commission in South Africa has cautioned Ghanaians resident in the country to [...] Full text...

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Ivorian police call for witnesses in desecration of DJ Arafat's grave

03 september 2019 - 10:49:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian police on Monday appealed for witnesses as part of the investigation into the desecration of [...] Full text...

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AI urges Pope Francis to raise human rights concerns during Madagascar, Mozambique visits

03 september 2019 - 05:32:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International has called on Pope Francis to raise urgent human rights [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe banks under threat from govt policy inconsistencies (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

02 september 2019 - 15:43:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Banker's Association of Zimbabwe president Webster Rusere says the biggest challenge to the banking sector is [...] Full text...

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Tunisia election campaign begins under tense atmosphere

02 september 2019 - 13:32:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Campaign for Tunisia's presidential election on 15 September, which pits 26 candidates, started on Monday amid [...] Full text...

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Burundi takes new measures to improve security in its airspace

02 september 2019 - 12:51:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As part of the implementation of international aviation safety standards, new flight procedures (or air routes), [...] Full text...

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Morocco chairs AU Peace and Security Council for September

02 september 2019 - 11:28:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco on Sunday assumed the presidency of the African Union Peace and Security Council for [...] Full text...

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Search continues for missing foreign tourist after Kenya tragic park flooding

02 september 2019 - 10:54:39
Naivasha, Kenya (PANA) - One foreign tourist was among the seven tourists who drowned in a flooded gorge at the [...] Full text...

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UN announces scale of damage to Maitigua airport in Tripoli after rocket fall

01 september 2019 - 20:56:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  A UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) evaluation mission confirmed here Sunday that four projectiles hit [...] Full text...

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UN chief pays tribute to courage of DR Congo citizens, sacrifice of blue helmets

01 september 2019 - 17:30:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)    -   United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday saluted the courage of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarah vows not to let armed groups control Libyan government institutions

01 september 2019 - 15:51:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, said [...] Full text...

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List of 26 candidates finally approved for presidential election of 15 September

01 september 2019 - 12:50:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Tunisia's Independent Higher Election Authority (ISIE) announced here on Saturday the final validation of 26 candidates [...] Full text...

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Electoral body approves 26 candidates for Tunisian presidential race

31 august 2019 - 18:53:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian electoral body announced on Saturday the final list of candidates allowed to participate in [...] Full text...

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UN chief and senior officials show solidarity with DRC during three-day visit

31 august 2019 - 16:58:25
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - United Nations chief António Guterres and senior members of the UN on Saturday embarked on [...] Full text...

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Sudanese court refuses to release Bashir on bail

31 august 2019 - 16:30:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A Khartoum court trying deposed Sudanese president Omar Bashir has turned down a request by the Defence [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says alarming number of Ebola deaths in DRC a ‘rallying cry’ to scale up treatment

31 august 2019 - 09:48:13
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says since the Ebola epidemic struck in the northeast of [...] Full text...

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GABON- Poverty forces economically weak populations to buy street medicines (A feature by LAWSONE Antoine)

30 august 2019 - 21:49:50
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)   -   For years, poverty has forced economically weak populations in the capital, Libreville, to buy medicines not [...] Full text...

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France calls for international conference to resolve the Libyan crisis

30 august 2019 - 20:07:37
Paris, France (PANA) – The French minister of foreign affairs, Jean Yves le Drian, on Thursday called for an international [...] Full text...

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More than 500 migrants arrived on Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday - Official

30 august 2019 - 16:30:12
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Thirteen boats arrived on Thursday night on the Greek island of Lesbos from the Turkish coast [...] Full text...

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Kuwait sends relief items to Sudanese flood victims

30 august 2019 - 16:24:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The first plane carrying over 40 tones of relief and humanitarian assistance to Sudan from Kuwait [...] Full text...

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Botswana cuts bank rate cut to 4.75 percent

30 august 2019 - 12:18:23
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Central Bank, the Bank of Botswana, has cut the Bank Rate by 25 basis points from [...] Full text...

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South African rugby star accused of racism

30 august 2019 - 09:38:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A day after the Human Rights Commission (HRC) ordered a South African man to pay [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Football Federation mourns 8 fans who died in flooded Moroccan stadium

30 august 2019 - 09:18:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Football Federation on Thursday sent its condolences to the families of 8 Moroccan football [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Documentary film on management of faecal sludges in three African countries produced

29 august 2019 - 23:42:52
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -  The international firm, NIYEL, specialized in influence communication, has produced a documentary film titled "In [...] Full text...

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4,000 agro-pastoralists compensated for plague of small ruminants in Burundi

29 august 2019 - 22:12:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  Some 4,000 agro-pastoralists from eight of the 18 Burundian provinces hard hit by a plague of [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni, Egypt’s El-Sisi meet in Japan

29 august 2019 - 22:04:03
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday met with President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt on the sidelines [...] Full text...

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Congo hosts workshop on relationship between media and climate change

29 august 2019 - 21:57:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in partnership with the Congolese Union of Communication Workers, is [...] Full text...

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Former Gambian Minister eulogisses late President Jawara

29 august 2019 - 20:57:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Omar A Jallow, former Gambian Minister of Agriculture, on Thursday eulogised the late Sir Dawda K. [...] Full text...

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Corsair denies resumption of Senegal flights

29 august 2019 - 20:13:23
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Corsair, a subsidiary of the TUI group, on Thursday denied a publication in the Senegalese [...] Full text...

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UNHCR strongly condemns forced return of Burundian refugees in Tanzania

29 august 2019 - 13:47:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, on Thursday urged the governments of Tanzania and Burundi not [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$191.9 m three-year extended credit facility for Mali

29 august 2019 - 12:52:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new three-year Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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DR Congo President Tshisekedi to visit Belgium next month

29 august 2019 - 11:20:13
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi will pay an official visit to Belgium from 17 to 20 [...] Full text...

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South African fined for racial abuse video

29 august 2019 - 10:25:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Adam Catzavelos, who sparked a national outcry when he filmed himself making racial comments [...] Full text...

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Seven Libyan senior officials retain positions for 6 more months

28 august 2019 - 18:09:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High Council of State, a Libyan Consultative Assembly, has decided to retain seven heads of [...] Full text...

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Mali: Demonstrators again block traffic on Kayes-Bamako road to demand repairs

27 august 2019 - 22:06:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  Demonstrators, most of them youth, again Tuesday blocked all traffic from the bridge of the Malian [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde disconnects analogue TV signal transmission

27 august 2019 - 19:20:33
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   Cape Verde intends this year to do away with the analogue system and introduce digital [...] Full text...

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Jawara left good legacy - Gambia’s Information Minister

27 august 2019 - 18:32:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ebrima Sillah, Gambia's Information Minister, on Tuesday singled out respect for human rights and rule [...] Full text...

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Top South African journalist dies tragically

27 august 2019 - 12:01:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in from around the world for leading South African journalist Ben [...] Full text...

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Mondher Kebaier appointed new Tunisia national football coach

27 august 2019 - 11:41:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) announced on Tuesday the appointment of Mondher Kebaier as coach of [...] Full text...

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AI gives damning report on Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa's first year in office

27 august 2019 - 07:19:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, marked his first year in office on Monday, human rights [...] Full text...

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'New Sudan political transition holds out hope for long-term stability to Darfur'

27 august 2019 - 06:44:02
New York, US (PANA) - Important developments under way in Sudan, including a pledge to end the country’s outstanding conflicts, [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian government promises safety of public finances

26 august 2019 - 22:26:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  Mauritania’s Minister of Finances Mohamed Lemine Dhehbi Monday assured the public that the country’s financial situation [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fierce fighting erupts between gov't forces and Haftar's troops on Monday

26 august 2019 - 18:10:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Violent fighting erupted on Monday morning between troops loyal to the national unity government and forces [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s national carrier readies for inaugural flight

26 august 2019 - 17:06:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Preparations for the re-launch of Uganda Airlines, the national carrier for the East African country, are [...] Full text...

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Mauritius condemns premature release of convicted Somali pirates

26 august 2019 - 12:38:11
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –  Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nando Bodha, who chairs the Contact Group on Piracy Off [...] Full text...

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Six countries discuss Libya's crisis exit plan in Paris

26 august 2019 - 10:39:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six countries on Sunday held a meeting in Paris, France, to discuss the implementation of the [...] Full text...

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IOM launches vocational training programme for Gambian Youth

25 august 2019 - 16:50:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) office in the Gambia has launched a vocational training programme aimed at [...] Full text...

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France expected to push the Libyan crisis onto the G7 agenda

25 august 2019 - 16:44:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – French president, Emmanuel Macron is expected to table the Libyan crisis at the 45th summit of [...] Full text...

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Controversy rages over the arrest of a presidential candidate in Tunisia

24 august 2019 - 17:59:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The arrest on Friday of one of the main candidates in the presidential election is provoking [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Customs Service explains closure of Seme border to tackle trans-border crimes

24 august 2019 - 14:47:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Saturday denied any formal closure of the Seme-Krake border with Benin, [...] Full text...

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Malian youth block traffic on Kayes-Bamako road to demand repairs

23 august 2019 - 21:47:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Hundreds of youth in the Malian western city of Kayes, 500 km from Bamako, Friday blocked [...] Full text...

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'I was made to drink sewer water,' says Zimbabwean comedian Kureya

23 august 2019 - 07:34:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Popular Zimbabwean comedian, Samantha Kureya, known as ‘Gonyeti’, says she was made to drink sewage water [...] Full text...

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Civil society organizations push for peace in Casamance

22 august 2019 - 18:51:24
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The leader of an NGO in the Casamance region in Senegal is calling on the government [...] Full text...

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China condemns deadly attack on Burkinabe army

22 august 2019 - 18:26:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The People's Republic of China on Thursday condemned the deadly attack on Monday against the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sets up desk to promote investment in Africa

22 august 2019 - 15:13:12
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister Nando Bodha on Thursday said that [...] Full text...

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Popular Zimbabwean comedian Samantha Kureya abducted and tortured

22 august 2019 - 14:27:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Popular Zimbabwean comedian, Samantha Kureya known as ‘Gonyeti’ was abducted, tortured, beaten and dumped early Thursday [...] Full text...

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GSIM claims deadly attack against Burkinabe army

22 august 2019 - 14:16:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Islam and Muslim Support Group (GSIM) in Burkina Faso, led by Malian Iyad Ag [...] Full text...

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FIFA names 10 African match officials for Under-17 World Cup in Brazil

22 august 2019 - 07:52:18
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With less than three months to go before the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil kicks [...] Full text...

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