AU marks 32nd anniversary of genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda

07 april 2026 - 16:54:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Tuesday commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the Genocide against Tutsis [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana celebrate Easter

05 april 2026 - 07:59:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday celebrating Easter, the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.Easter [...] Full text...

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AUC consoles Algeria on passing of former President Liamine Zeroual

30 march 2026 - 15:51:04
Adds Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has consoled Algeria [...] Full text...

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UN, AUC mourn top 'crisis diplomat', Nicholas Haysom

19 march 2026 - 12:40:04
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and African Union are mourning the loss of Nicholas Haysom, described as a [...] Full text...

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AUC chairman consoles Ethiopia on tragic mudslides

17 march 2026 - 07:44:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has sent a [...] Full text...

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With Middle East ‘pushed to breaking point’, UN chief urges ceasefire, return to diplomacy

13 march 2026 - 12:47:40
Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday urged all combatants to cease hostilities in the Middle East, uphold [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reiterates commitment to hold elections

18 february 2026 - 11:08:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid Aldabaiba, has reaffirmed his [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM offers condolences to the Gaddafi tribe on murder of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

06 february 2026 - 06:27:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dabaiba on Thursday offered his condolences to the family of the late Libyan [...] Full text...

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Preparations underway for funeral of top Libyan military officers who died in Türkiye plane crash

25 december 2025 - 07:54:38
Tripoli, LIbya (PANA) - Preparations are underway for a  befitting funeral for top Libyan military officers and civilians who died [...] Full text...

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Libya's Army chief, four others die in Türkiye plane crash

24 december 2025 - 09:27:53
Tripoli, LIbya (PANA) -  Libya's army chief, Lt. Gen. Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and top military officers died in a [...] Full text...

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‘Decisive action’ needed to end Israel-Palestine stalemate

03 december 2025 - 07:11:02
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly called on Tuesday for greater action to uphold [...] Full text...

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Ghana declares three days of national mourning for former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

24 october 2025 - 11:02:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Friday declared three days of national mourning following the death of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings dies, aged 76

23 october 2025 - 14:29:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has passed away, according to local media publications [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson mourns passing of former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga

15 october 2025 - 16:35:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed his condolences [...] Full text...

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Presidency gives double the number reported earlier as killed by RSF drone strike

19 september 2025 - 18:57:30
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -  The  Sudanese presidency on Friday revealed a higher number of victims in the most recent drone [...] Full text...

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Two Muslim victims of Ghana helicopter crash buried

10 august 2025 - 17:35:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Two victims of last Wednesday's Ghana Air Force helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight [...] Full text...

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Ghana President leads Evening of Reflections and Memorial for helicopter crash victims

09 august 2025 - 20:15:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday led his countrymen in an “Evening of Reflections and [...] Full text...

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Hundreds pay last respects to Ghana helicopter crash victims

08 august 2025 - 18:08:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hundreds of people on Friday paid their last respects to eight people, including two cabinet ministers, [...] Full text...

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Ghana president gives assurance of 'full, transparent investigation' into helicopter crash

07 august 2025 - 22:25:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday night gave the assurance that there would be a [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Ghana's President leads govt, ruling party officials to lay flowers in memory of helicopter crash victims

07 august 2025 - 14:50:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Senior Ghana government and ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials on Thursday laid flowers at the [...] Full text...

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Ghana announces activities for 3-day national mourning

07 august 2025 - 13:38:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government on Thursday announced the programme for three days of national mourning in honour [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President Mahama appoints acting Defence and Environment ministers following deadly helicopter crash

07 august 2025 - 12:28:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour in for Ghana helicopter crash victims

07 august 2025 - 06:42:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tributes have been pouring in for 8 people, including two cabinet ministers, who died on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Ghana President Mahama declares 3 days of national mourning for 8 helicopter crash victims

06 august 2025 - 21:11:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has declared three days of national mourning beginning on Thursday, 7 [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Security Council meets on hostage crisis amid ‘unbearable’ conditions facing Palestinian civilians

06 august 2025 - 06:53:26
New York, US (PANA) - As conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel continue to deteriorate, a senior UN [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa mourns former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari

15 july 2025 - 07:23:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday paid a glowing tribute former Nigeria President [...] Full text...

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AU mourns five peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in Somalia

03 july 2025 - 09:49:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is mourning five peacekeepers of the AU Support and Stabilisation Mission [...] Full text...

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South Africa embroiled in dispute over late Zambian president Lungu's remains

09 june 2025 - 08:11:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has been caught in the crossfires of a dispute between the Zambian [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn Pope Francis

21 april 2025 - 15:31:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyans are mourning Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday, aged 88 years, after a battle [...] Full text...

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UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’

21 april 2025 - 14:57:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning His Holiness Pope Francis, who [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana celebrate Easter

20 april 2025 - 05:33:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday celebrating Easter, the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.Easter [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity condemns killing of eight Palestine Red Crescent medics in Gaza

31 march 2025 - 07:10:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has outrage at at the deaths [...] Full text...

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MSF mourns worker killed in DRC

23 february 2025 - 07:26:19
Goma, DRC (PANA (PANA) - A worker of humanitarian and medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has died from gunshot [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes Namibian liberation hero Sam Nujoma

10 february 2025 - 07:04:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the Namibian government following the [...] Full text...

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General Assembly President urges collective action on Sudan as crisis deepens

27 november 2024 - 06:25:25
New York, US (PANA) - The President Philémon Yang  on Tuesday called for urgent collective action to address the humanitarian [...] Full text...

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UN commemorates first anniversary of Storm Derna in eastern Libya

10 september 2024 - 11:35:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One year after Storm Daniel and the devastating floods that struck the city of Derna and [...] Full text...

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UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

05 september 2024 - 20:28:45
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died [...] Full text...

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UN condemns deadly suicide attack on Somalia beach

04 august 2024 - 06:00:32
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned a suicide attack at a popular beachfront in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa addresses Ethiopian landslide tragedy

28 july 2024 - 07:14:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep sorrow and condolences following the recent landslides in [...] Full text...

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22 civilians killed in a terrorist attack in central Mali

24 july 2024 - 13:42:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 22 civilians were killed in a terrorist attack on Sunday by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...

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Gambia mourns late Iran President

21 may 2024 - 10:15:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has extended its condolences to the government and people of Iran following the death of [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Gunmen kill two ICRC drivers in South Darfur

03 may 2024 - 09:15:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – Gunmen on Thursday killed two drivers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana mark Easter

31 march 2024 - 06:16:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday joining other faithful around the world to celebrate Easter, the resurrection [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Medical charity says its UK Board member killed in Gaza

06 march 2024 - 12:49:48
London, UK, (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it is devastated about the death of Reem Abu [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn Tanzania's second President Hassan Mwinyi

01 march 2024 - 12:36:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan leaders, including President William Ruto and former President Uhuru Kenyatta, have mourned Tanzania's second President, [...] Full text...

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Namibia begins period of national mourning for late President Geingob

05 february 2024 - 15:59:04
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia on Monday began a national period of mourning following the death of President Hage Geingob on [...] Full text...

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Burundi's Vice-President to attend the Italy-Africa Summit in Rome

26 january 2024 - 16:30:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Vice-President Prosper Bazombanza left Bujumbura on Thursday evening for Rome to take part in the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso criticises UN rights officer for 'equating terrorists with subject of international law'

01 december 2023 - 13:15:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has protested against a statement issued by an official of the UN High [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN General Assembly President calls for longer-term humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

29 november 2023 - 05:36:15
New York, US (PANA) - The brutal attack by Hamas on 7 October followed by Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, [...] Full text...

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Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty

21 november 2023 - 08:01:08
New York, US (PANA) - Stronger action is needed to uphold children’s rights in a world where they are increasingly [...] Full text...

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Karim Khan reveals acceleration of ICC investigations in Libya with 4,000 items of evidence collected

09 november 2023 - 12:37:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has reported an acceleration in the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes

09 november 2023 - 07:44:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterated the call for an urgent ceasefire between Israel [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’

07 november 2023 - 14:40:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A month since the crisis in Gaza started UN humanitarians on Tuesday issued a heartfelt appeal [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Unfolding catastrophe’ makes humanitarian ceasefire more urgent

06 november 2023 - 19:30:51
New York, US (PANA) - As the conflict intensifies in Gaza, with risk of spillover to the wider region, UN [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

24 october 2023 - 11:45:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday pleaded for desperately needed fuel [...] Full text...

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WHO works to strengthen mental health services in Libya in the aftermath of Storm Daniel

10 october 2023 - 19:29:08
Tripoli, Libya PANA) - Following the devastation wrought by Storm Daniel, hundreds of thousands of people in eastern Libya are [...] Full text...

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Storm Daniel tragedy gives Libya an international dimension

21 september 2023 - 19:31:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The damage and losses caused by the Mediterranean storm Daniel that hit eastern Libya on 10 [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead

13 september 2023 - 05:38:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall [...] Full text...

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Three days of mourning declared in Egypt in solidarity with Morocco and Libya

12 september 2023 - 15:21:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt has declared three days of mourning in solidarity with the victims of the earthquake that [...] Full text...

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Heavy human and material toll from storm Daniel in Libya and appeal for international aid

12 september 2023 - 14:51:43
Tripoli, Lidbya (PANA) - Storm Daniel, which hit eastern Libya on Sunday, was particularly deadly, with the Libyan authorities reporting [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Picture of devastation emerges as storm wreaks havoc in eastern Libya

12 september 2023 - 13:15:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the picture of the devastation caused by Storm Daniel in eastern Libya last Sunday begins [...] Full text...

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US offers help to Libya as thousands are feared dead in floods after Storm Daniel wreaked havoc

12 september 2023 - 07:18:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has expressed its sympathies and condolences to Libya as thousands of people are [...] Full text...

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3RDUPDATE: Huge outpouring of solidarity and compassion for the victims of the Daniel storm in Libya

11 september 2023 - 20:10:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A vast outpouring of solidarity and compassion has been expressed by foreign countries, as well as [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Prime Minister declares three days of national mourning in Libya

11 september 2023 - 19:57:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers in Tripoli on Monday, the Libyan Prime [...] Full text...

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Prime Minister declares three days of national mourning in Libya

11 september 2023 - 18:52:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers in Tripoli on Monday, the Libyan Prime [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,681

11 september 2023 - 18:07:05
Rabat, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco's Ministry of the Interior said on Monday issued a second update on the toll of [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,497

11 september 2023 - 11:47:42
Rabat, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco's Ministry of the Interior said on Monday that the death toll from last Friday night's [...] Full text...

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Morocco earthquake: Rescuers battle odds to reach victims

11 september 2023 - 07:34:42
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Battling blocked roads, rough terrain, distance, inadequate equipment and aftershocks, among others, rescuers are racing against [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll climbs to 2,122 as rescue teams reach some badly hit areas

10 september 2023 - 17:01:18
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from last Friday's earthquake in Morocco has climbed again to 2,122 as rescuers  [...] Full text...

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Morocco wakes up in fear of more grim news as death toll in earthquake climbs to 2,012

10 september 2023 - 05:58:24
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Mooccans are waking up on Sunday to more grim news as the scale of the devastation [...] Full text...

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4TH UPDATE: Morocco declares three days of national mourning for earthquake victims

09 september 2023 - 20:44:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake on Friday night caused [...] Full text...

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AU condemns terrorist attacks in northern Mali

09 september 2023 - 11:05:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has strongly condemned "the barbaric, [...] Full text...

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More than 60 civilians, soldiers killed in two separate attacks by terrorists in northern Mali

08 september 2023 - 11:04:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 60 civilians and soldiers have been killed by islamist terrorists in two separate attacks [...] Full text...

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Remembering Marc-Vivien Foé: Celebrating the life, legacy of Cameroon star

28 june 2023 - 07:16:59
Cairo, Egyypt (PANA) - Monday marked the solemn occasion of the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of Cameroonian football [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Governor of West Darfur State assassinated

15 june 2023 - 06:52:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Sovereign Council has condemned the brutal murder on Wednesday of Khamis Abakar, the Governor of West [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa mourns Indian train tragedy

04 june 2023 - 13:04:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday expressed his condolences to the government and [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe government rejects ECOWAS' use of the term "genocide" for the Karma killings

03 may 2023 - 19:33:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has expressed surprise at a statement from the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)

30 april 2023 - 16:35:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...

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Narrow escape of civilian from death in Khartoum exemplifies ordeal of Sudanese in ongoing fight (A feature story by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent in Sudan)

24 april 2023 - 12:33:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For three long days, Salih Idris Ali (not his real name), 32, was trapped behind the [...] Full text...

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IOM confirms death of staffer, suspends operation in Sudan

21 april 2023 - 20:07:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday it had suspended its operations in the Sudan [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso mobilizes more than CFAF 7 billion in two months under Patriotic Support Fund

03 april 2023 - 19:20:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On 31 March, 2023, the sum of 7,754,043,516 CFA francs (more than 12 million dollars) [...] Full text...

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International seminar on interreligious, intercultural dialogue opens in Bamako

22 march 2023 - 16:58:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A three-day high-level international seminar on the theme: "Intercultural and inter-religious dialogue: what strategies for sustainable [...] Full text...

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Burundi, African Union turn the page on long period of diplomatic discord

18 march 2023 - 16:35:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The political news of the week that is drawing to a close will have been marked [...] Full text...

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Gambia government mourns vice president, Alieu Badara Joof

18 january 2023 - 14:15:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has announced with profound shock and sadness the death of his Vice President [...] Full text...

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Libya sympathises with Senegal over tragic road accident that killed about 40 people

09 january 2023 - 12:47:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has expressed its "sympathy and total solidarity" [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President declares three days of national mourning after 40 perish in road accident

09 january 2023 - 05:09:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday declared three days of national mourning following a  tragic road accident [...] Full text...

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At least 28 people killed in reprisals in northwest Burkina Faso

03 january 2023 - 13:52:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 28 civilians were killed on Friday night in the town of Nouna in [...] Full text...

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US pledges to stand with Sudanese and struggle for democracy

01 january 2023 - 13:03:36
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Sunday sent a message to the people of Sudan as the country [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deaths amid floods in DR Congo

15 december 2022 - 05:16:28
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief is “deeply saddened” by the loss of life and heavy damage triggered [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Mali to strengthen military collaboration in terrorism fight

12 november 2022 - 13:20:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mali and Burkina Faso are committed to strengthening their military cooperation in the fight against [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President expected in Mali on Wednesday

02 november 2022 - 18:43:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, is making his first [...] Full text...

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Captain Ibrahim Traoré sworn in as head of Transition in Burkina Faso

21 october 2022 - 14:33:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who overthrew Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on 30 September, took the oath [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to observe national day of mourning Monday for Queen Elizabeth

17 september 2022 - 06:42:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius  (PANA) – Mauritius will on Monday observe a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to observe a day of national mourning following death of Queen Elizabeth II

10 september 2022 - 09:19:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will observe a day of national mourning on the day of the funeral of Queen [...] Full text...

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South African, Kenyan presidents mourn Queen Elizabeth

09 september 2022 - 07:44:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The presidents of South Africa and Kenya have expressed their condolences to King Charles [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament declares Bint Baya commune in southern Libya a disaster area

15 august 2022 - 21:28:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), during discussions at its official plenary session on Monday [...] Full text...

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Mali declares three-day national mourning for victims of Tessit terrorist attack

11 august 2022 - 13:04:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has declared a three-day national mourning, starting from [...] Full text...

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US, UN strongly condemn civilian massacres in Mali

23 june 2022 - 05:06:20
New York, US (PANA) - The United States and the United Nations have expressed shock and sadness at the massacre [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA strongly condemns deadly terrorist attacks in central Mali

22 june 2022 - 13:39:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has strongly condemned the attacks perpetrated [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns massacre of 79 civilians in Burkina Faso's Sahel

15 june 2022 - 19:54:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has condemned the latest [...] Full text...

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Dath toll in Sunday's suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso climbs to 79

14 june 2022 - 12:21:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso last Sunday left 79 civilians dead, according to [...] Full text...

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Burundi commemorates second anniversary of death of former President Pierre Nkurunziza

08 june 2022 - 16:01:19
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Wednesday declared a public holiday to commemorate the second anniversary of the death of former [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all Sudanese leaders ahead of direct talks

07 june 2022 - 05:15:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has called for the military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political [...] Full text...

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Aliou Cissé calls up 26 players for Senegal's next two matches in the AFCON 2023 Qualifiers

27 may 2022 - 21:50:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In view of the first two days of the Qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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Senegalese health minister dismissed after 11 newborns die in hospital fire

27 may 2022 - 11:00:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday dismissed the Minister of Public Health and Social Action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, [...] Full text...

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Three-day national mourning declared in Senegal after eleven newborns die in hospital fire

26 may 2022 - 15:07:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is observing a three-day national mourning, starting Thursday, following the death of 11 newborn babies [...] Full text...

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Libyan leaders express condolences to UAE over death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

13 may 2022 - 15:14:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Friday sent a message of condolence [...] Full text...

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UN chief joins in condemnation of deadly attack on Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia

05 may 2022 - 05:39:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has joined in the strong condemnation of Tuesday's attack by [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn departed third President Kibaki

26 april 2022 - 14:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Grieving Kenyan citizens thronged Parliament buildings in Nairobi's Central Business District for the second day on [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians mark Easter

17 april 2022 - 08:38:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday joining other faithful around the world to celebrate Easter, the resurrection [...] Full text...

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Entente Council sympathizes with Burkina Faso following recent terrorist attacks

19 march 2022 - 14:42:24
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the Entente Council Saturday expressed its sympathy with the pain of the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Hichilema declares Friday public holiday, day of burial of Zambian former President Banda

16 march 2022 - 15:30:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has declared Friday, 18 March, a public holiday. A statement issued by acting [...] Full text...

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UN chief mourns late Zambian president Banda

16 march 2022 - 09:20:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described the late Zambian President Rupiah Bwezani Banda as "a visionary [...] Full text...

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Mali declares three-day national mourning for late former president Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita

21 january 2022 - 11:43:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goita, has declared a three-day national mourning period, starting [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken mourns 'extraordinary leader' Tutu

27 december 2021 - 05:51:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has eulogised South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who passed [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Death toll of Inata attack reaches 53 - Official

17 november 2021 - 21:15:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death toll from the attack Sunday on Inata in the province of Soum in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa begins mourning period for FW De Klerk

17 november 2021 - 13:12:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Wednesday began a national period of mourning for former President FW [...] Full text...

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UN mourns with Sierra Leone following deadly tanker crash

07 november 2021 - 17:04:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has joined the whole UN System in Sierra Leone in mourning the victims [...] Full text...

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85 people, including 65 civilians, killed in Wednesday's terrorist attack in Burkina Faso - report

20 august 2021 - 22:44:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eighty-five persons, including 65 civilians, 15 soldiers and five auxiliaries, were killed in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's president meets defence council after Wednesday's armed attack

20 august 2021 - 20:27:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Friday chaired a session of [...] Full text...

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

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

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SADC holds Extraordinary Summit in Maputo

23 june 2021 - 09:22:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are on Wednesday meeting in the Mozambican capital, [...] Full text...

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Late Zambia’s first President Kaunda to be put to rest on 7 July

21 june 2021 - 13:19:40
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on 7 July, 2021 in the capital Lusaka [...] Full text...

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CAF President mourns late Zambian former president, Kenneth Kaunda

19 june 2021 - 05:25:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - "It was with great sadness that I learned of our former President Kenneth Kaunda’s passing. He [...] Full text...

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Messages pour in as world mourns Zambian first President KK

18 june 2021 - 14:46:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Messages of tribute are been sent in as world leaders mourn Zambia’s founding President Kenneth Kaunda, [...] Full text...

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South Africa mourns passing of former Zambian President Kaunda

18 june 2021 - 11:59:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday paid tribute to former Zambian President Kenneth [...] Full text...

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Zambia declares 21 days of national mourning for late former President Kaunda

17 june 2021 - 18:10:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu, has declared 21 days of national mourning in honour of the country’s [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s main opposition suspends campaigns as nation mourns former president Kaunda

17 june 2021 - 16:01:25
  Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) and its alliance partners has announced the [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen attack school in Malian village on the border with Burkina Faso

11 june 2021 - 18:13:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 40 unidentified armed men burst into a school in Zon, a Malian village located on [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for protection for Burkina Faso civilians after terror attack leaves 132 dead

08 june 2021 - 05:33:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human rights [...] Full text...

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Some 100 civilians killed in attack in Burkina Faso

05 june 2021 - 16:40:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 100 people were killed in an attack during the night of Friday to [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritian PM, President Sir Anerood Jugnauth passes away

04 june 2021 - 05:47:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, died at the [...] Full text...

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Togo: Komla Gblokpo, women's football pioneer, dies

26 may 2021 - 16:26:20
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The football family in Togo is in mourning after Komla Dzoboku Gblokpo passed away on Monday, [...] Full text...

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South African president Ramaphosa mourns death of Zulu monarch

30 april 2021 - 12:05:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday offered his condolences to the Zulu royal family after [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari directs deployment of “fiercest show of legitimate force” on killers of 3 abducted students

24 april 2021 - 18:06:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday directed the deployment by the military and other security agencies of the “fiercest [...] Full text...

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Chad: Seat of opposition political party surrounded by police (leader)

23 april 2021 - 20:59:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Chad was paying glowing tribute to late President Idriss Déby Itno, who died on [...] Full text...

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UN chief mourns Chadian President Idriss Déby

21 april 2021 - 05:11:54
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underlined the world body's solidarity with Chad following the death [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana celebrate Easter

04 april 2021 - 09:54:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday joining other faithful around the world to celebrate Easter, the resurrection [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges greater protection for Sahel communities after deadly attack

02 april 2021 - 05:58:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ten days after armed groups carried out a deadly attack on three villages near the western Niger [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s late president Magufuli to be buried on Friday with full military honours

25 march 2021 - 19:12:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – All is set for the burial of the late Tanzania president, Dr John Pombe [...] Full text...

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Zambia declares national mourning for late Tanzanian President Magufuli

25 march 2021 - 17:18:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has declared Friday, 26 March as a day of national mourning in [...] Full text...

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Late Tanzania President Magufuli’s body arrives at his home town for burial

24 march 2021 - 18:43:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The body of former Tanzania president, John Pombe Magufuli, arrived on Wednesday at his [...] Full text...

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

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

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Somber mood engulfs Tanzania as public funeral services of fallen president begin

20 march 2021 - 12:41:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Thousands of Tanzanians in somber mood, flocked the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam [...] Full text...

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Late Tanzanian president to be buried at his ancestral home on 25 March

19 march 2021 - 12:47:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli, who died from heart complications on Wednesday, will be [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour for fallen Pan-Africanism hero Magufuli from African leaders

18 march 2021 - 20:07:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders showered the fallen Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli with tributes on Thursday, extolling [...] Full text...

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Zambian President mourns Tanzanian President Magufuli

18 march 2021 - 14:45:26
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu said that he has learnt of the untimely death of Tanzanian President [...] Full text...

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Kenya declares seven-day mourning for fallen Tanzanian President Magufuli

18 march 2021 - 11:35:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a seven-day national mourning for the late Tanzanian President John [...] Full text...

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Mali declares three-day national mourning for soldiers killed in Monday's terrorist ambush

18 march 2021 - 09:19:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, has decreed a three-day national mourning from [...] Full text...

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Fallen Tanzania's president Magufuli: An obituary

18 march 2021 - 09:09:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Dr John Pombe Magufuli, who served as Tanzania’s president since November 2015, died on [...] Full text...

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Tanzanians mourn late president Magufuli

18 march 2021 - 02:35:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, is dead. Dr Magufuli died at 6 p.m. on [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President offers condolences to Niger for terrorist victims

17 march 2021 - 15:22:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré offered his condolences to the Nigerien people on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Ivorian President declares 8-day national mourning following death of PM Hamed Bakayoko

12 march 2021 - 16:51:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane D. Ouattara on Thursday declared a national mourning of eight days starting [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso has several reconciliation problems, according to a state minister

04 march 2021 - 13:50:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso does not have a single problem of national reconciliation but several, Zéphirin Diabré, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bandits kill 22 in 2 Northwest region States of Sokoto, Kaduna

01 march 2021 - 20:55:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits once again went on rampage on Monday in northern Nigeria as they killed 10 persons [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region

26 february 2021 - 08:38:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the [...] Full text...

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Zanzibar first vice-president dies

17 february 2021 - 14:53:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Zanzibar’s vice president, Seif Sharif Hamad, 77, died on Wednesday at the Muhimbili National [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian group mourns staff killed in Mogadishu blast

01 february 2021 - 16:08:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Humanitarian advocate, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says it lost one of its colleagues in Somalia during [...] Full text...

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Beninese bishops worried by increase in road accidents

31 january 2021 - 18:04:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese bishops said they are worried by the frequent occurrence of road accidents across the [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo leads nation to mourn fallen former leader Rawlings

26 january 2021 - 10:24:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is leading the nation to pay the last respects to [...] Full text...

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Activities for former Ghana President Rawlings' funeral begin

24 january 2021 - 12:13:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Activities for the state funeral for Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings begin on Sunday with [...] Full text...

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Scale of mass graves in Libya reflects rights violations (News Analysis by Youssef Ba)

15 january 2021 - 11:48:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The increasing number of discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, reflects the scale [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns twin attacks in western Niger that killed at least 100 people

05 january 2021 - 06:36:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has strongly condemned the twin attacks in western Niger that killed [...] Full text...

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Religious commemoration held in Bujumbura for former President Pierre Buyoya

29 december 2020 - 17:21:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A mass for the rest of the soul of former Burundian president, Pierre Buyoya, was celebrated [...] Full text...

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Funeral of late Burundi president Pierre Buyoya to be held in Mali

20 december 2020 - 16:24:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The funeral of the late Burundi president, Pierre Buyoya, will be held in Mali at a [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Former president Gbagbo plans to return home in December

04 december 2020 - 14:30:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA - Former president of Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo on Friday received two passports, one ordinary and [...] Full text...

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Sudan's veteran PM al Mahdi passes away at 85

26 november 2020 - 10:41:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in years, Sudan has announced a three-day national mourning and ordered its [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians pay glowing tribute to late President Abdallahi

23 november 2020 - 21:44:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians Monday paid glowing tribute to Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, former president of the Republic [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritanian president, Cheikh Abdallahi dies

23 november 2020 - 11:44:05
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The former Mauritanian president (2007-2008), Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, died on Sunday night at the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya clinical officers issue 14-day strike notice

22 november 2020 - 17:01:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers Sunday gave the government a 14-day strike notice to meet [...] Full text...

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Mali declares three days of national mourning for former President Amadou Touré

16 november 2020 - 10:28:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will observe three days of national mourning from Monday, following the death of former President [...] Full text...

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The many sides of J.J. Rawlings: A tribute (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

16 november 2020 - 08:46:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Not even his harshest critics would begrudge Flt. Lt. John Jerry Rawlings, the late Ghanaian President, [...] Full text...

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Ghana mourns former president J.J. Rawlings

13 november 2020 - 11:25:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is in a state of mourning on Friday following the unexpected death on Thursday of [...] Full text...

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President Kenyatta mourns former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings

12 november 2020 - 21:45:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta, has mourned former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings as a true Pan-Africanist who firmly [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour in for late former Ghana President Rawlings

12 november 2020 - 18:28:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tributes have been pouring in for Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings, who died in Accra on [...] Full text...

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Buhari mourns former Ghanaian leader, JJ Rawlings

12 november 2020 - 16:59:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sent "heartfelt condolences" to the government and people of Ghana over [...] Full text...

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Ghana President Akufo-Addo declares seven days of national mourning for Rawlings

12 november 2020 - 15:36:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared seven days of national mourning in honour of [...] Full text...

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At least seven Burkinabe soldiers killed in ambush in Sahel province

12 november 2020 - 12:01:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least seven Burkinabe soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an ambush by suspected terrorists [...] Full text...

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Congo orders national mourning following death of former President Joachim Yhombi-Opangoy-Opango

29 october 2020 - 23:00:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso Thursday declared Friday a day of national mourning of former President Joachim [...] Full text...

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Malian president declares three-day mourning from Thursday in tribute to victims of terrorist attack in central Mali

14 october 2020 - 21:57:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The leader of the Malian transition, Colonel Bah N’daw (Rtd), Wednesday declared a three-day mourning in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan health authorities threaten to impose total confinement for persistent failure to obey prevention measures

13 october 2020 - 22:44:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the scientific committee of fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Dr Khalifa al-Baccouche, [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta mourns Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad

29 september 2020 - 18:09:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday joined other world leaders mourning the Emir  of Kuwait, His Highness [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One millionth death from pandemic ‘an agonizing milestone’: says Guterres

29 september 2020 - 06:44:22
New York, US (PANA) - With over one million lives having succumbed to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said [...] Full text...

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Mali to observe three days of mourning for former President Moussa Traoré

17 september 2020 - 10:35:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will from midnight on Thursday observe three days of national mourning for former President Moussa [...] Full text...

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Former Mbabane Swallows coach, Vilakati, passes on

31 august 2020 - 13:24:48
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The Eswatini football fraternity has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia expresses support with Lebanon after deadly explosion in Beirut

05 august 2020 - 08:43:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian presidency has expressed support for Lebanon following a huge explosion in Beirut that killed [...] Full text...

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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa laid to rest in full military honours

29 july 2020 - 17:05:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s former President Benjamin William Mkapa was on Wednesday laid to rest in full [...] Full text...

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UNHCR saddened at death of former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa

27 july 2020 - 14:54:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN Refugee Agency on Monday said it is deeply saddened at the passing [...] Full text...

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Tanzanians bid farewell to departed former president Mkapa

26 july 2020 - 12:55:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Thousands of Tanzanians gathered at the Uhuru Stadium in the commercial capital, Dar es [...] Full text...

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Kenya orders three-day national mourning for illustrious Tanzanian statesman

24 july 2020 - 22:41:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, has ordered a three-day national mourning for the late former Tanzanian President, [...] Full text...

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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa to be buried at his home village 29 July

24 july 2020 - 17:13:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) – Tanzania’s former president, Benjamin William Mkapa (81), who died on Thursday night will be [...] Full text...

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Tanzania announces 7 days of mourning for late President Mkapa

24 july 2020 - 10:40:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) – Tanzania has announced seven days of national mourning starting on Friday following the death [...] Full text...

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President Barrow, football fraternity mourn soccer legend, Biri Biri

20 july 2020 - 17:23:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has joined Gambia’s  football fraternity in mourning the late football legend, Alhaji Momodou [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's first female combat helicopter pilot dies in road accident

15 july 2020 - 07:36:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is mourning the death of its first female combat helicopter pilot [...] Full text...

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French President pays tribute to the memory of Amadou Gon Coulibaly

10 july 2020 - 14:39:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Eulogising the late Ivorian Prime Minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, French President Emmanuel Macron, called him "a [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Govt. declares 8 days of national mourning for late PM, Amadou Gon Coulibaly

10 july 2020 - 13:52:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire will observe an eight-day national mourning in honour of the late Prime Minister, [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone mourns soccer legend, Strasser

08 july 2020 - 14:55:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The football family in Sierra Leone is mourning the death of iconic footballer, James Strasser, [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media highlight state funeral of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza

28 june 2020 - 12:16:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The funeral services for former Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza held at Ingoma Stade in Gitega (Central [...] Full text...

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Burundi declares Friday public holiday for funeral of President Nkurunziza

24 june 2020 - 10:36:54
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has declared Friday a public holiday for the funeral in Gitega, the new capital, of [...] Full text...

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Former Senegalese football referee, Badara Sene, passes on

23 june 2020 - 17:23:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal football has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of former referee, [...] Full text...

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