Ghana communications regulator serves 30-day notice to South Africa pay tv company to suspend licence

07 august 2025 - 18:40:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's National Communications Authority (NCA) has formally notified South African digital satellite pay TV company, MultiChoice, [...] Full text...

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Ghana minister asks South African pay TV company to reduce 'exploitative' fees in one week or suffer suspension of licence

01 august 2025 - 18:07:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations on Friday issued a seven-day ultimatum to South [...] Full text...

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Fundamental economic changes require a departure from simplistic economics: IMF Blog By Diane Coyle

27 march 2024 - 08:56:33
Cambridge, UK (PANA) - The economy of the 2020s is a world away from the economy of the mid-20th century, [...] Full text...

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Why digital trade should remain open: IMF Blog By Michele Ruta and Adam Jakubik

14 december 2023 - 14:27:00
Washington, United States (PANA) - Digital trade, from software sales to streaming movies, plays a bigger role than ever in [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for greater regulation of cross-border alcohol marketing

11 may 2022 - 05:39:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alcohol is increasingly being marketed across borders, with young people and heavy drinkers particularly targeted, the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to launch Sensitization Campaign Against Money Rituals

21 february 2022 - 20:14:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government is to launch a Sensitization Campaign Against Money Rituals, according to a statement [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s YTV partners with EPL, Bundesliga and Al Jazeera

11 august 2021 - 18:11:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s private free-to-air commercial television station, YTV, has signed content partnership deals with the English Premier [...] Full text...

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Angola videogames market to create hundreds of jobs

22 july 2021 - 22:24:23
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Home appliances maker, LG, plans to expand video gaming and film-making industries in Angola, which is [...] Full text...

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Two Tunisian films feature at first Amman Film Festival in Jordan

23 august 2020 - 14:54:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the first edition of the Amman International Film Festival (Jordan) with [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 3rd DocuMed will be a digital edition because of Covid-19

07 june 2020 - 10:52:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Documentary Film Festival in Tunisia (DocuMed), scheduled to hold from [...] Full text...

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TV5Monde Afrique launches new pan-African TV series on Monday

22 may 2020 - 16:56:21
Paris, France (PANA) - From Monday, TV5MONDE's Africa channel will launch its new pan-African TV series, entitled "Renaissance" and produced [...] Full text...

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Botswana urged to slowdown on military spending

12 february 2020 - 17:05:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Youthful legislator, Thapelo Letsholo, has challenged the Botswana government to reconsider its air assets budget for [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court orders repatriation of Indian, Nepalese victims of human trafficking

18 december 2019 - 11:54:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Five victims of an international human trafficking cartel operating in Kenya should be repatriated to India [...] Full text...

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Pornographic movies allegedly being filmed in Botswana’s tourism areas

15 november 2019 - 10:37:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana tourism industry has been hit by reports of alleged pornographic movies filming and sexual [...] Full text...

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Qatar airways’ direct Botswana service to boost tourism

14 november 2019 - 12:40:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Qatar airways will start a direct service into Botswana that will boost the country’s tourism sector. This [...] 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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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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Côte d'Ivoire Release of the trailer of the film "Milkmaid"

13 august 2019 - 21:44:20
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   Directors Desmond Ovbiagele and Danono Media announced here Tuesday the release of the feature film [...] Full text...

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UN tourism organisation meets in Abuja

04 june 2018 - 17:58:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 61st Meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization Commission for Africa (UNWTO-CAF) on Monday [...] Full text...

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US: Treaty banning nuclear weapons opens for signature at UN

20 september 2017 - 22:23:29
New York, US (PANA) – The world’s first legally-binding treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons opened for signature on Wednesday at United [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Social media not to blame for poor Botswana examination results - Don

23 january 2017 - 07:26:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A University of Botswana (UB) professor has dismissed claims that social media is to blame for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria partners with France, Japan to develop animated movies

05 november 2016 - 15:53:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria will partner with Japan and France to develop the Nigerian film industry through animated movies, [...] Full text...

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US: Emirates airline upgrades flights to Khartoum

29 august 2016 - 13:30:47
New York, US (PANA) - The World's leading airline, Emirates, on Monday said it will upgrade its flights service [...] Full text...

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UN: Cultural goods remain economic driver in digital age – UNESCO report

10 march 2016 - 16:30:00
New York, US (PANA) - Trade in cultural goods doubled from 2004 to 2013 despite a global recession and a [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO says films showing smoking scenes should be rated

01 february 2016 - 06:24:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments to rate movies that portray tobacco [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Harambee Stars secure US$5 million sponsorship, broadcast deal

02 july 2015 - 20:16:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's senior national football team, Harambee Stars, have landed a US$5 million five-year sponsorship deal [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Harambee Stars secure US$5 million broadcast, sponsorship deal

02 july 2015 - 14:51:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's senior national team has landed a US$ 5 million five-year sponsorship and broadcast deal with [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Women remain underrepresented in media'

12 march 2015 - 18:03:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) says women continue [...] Full text...

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Congo: 4 women filmmakers win prizes at Brazzaville Tazama Festival

15 january 2015 - 14:44:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Four women filmmakers have won prizes at the second of the Tazama Festival for African women [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 25th edition of the Carthage Film Festival begins Saturday

28 november 2014 - 20:23:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 25th Carthage Film Festival (JCC) begins on Saturday in Tunis with the film "Timbuktu” by [...] Full text...

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UN: Campaign launched on importance of biodiversity

15 october 2014 - 18:22:51
New York, US (PANA) - A campaign has been launched to inform people who visit zoos and aquariums around the [...] Full text...

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UN: WIPO celebrates movies, filmmaking

26 april 2014 - 16:48:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Saturday celebrated the World Intellectual Day 2014 [...] Full text...

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Mandela: Unlikely friendship that changed a young typist’s life (News Feature by Craig Urquart, PANA Correspondent)

07 december 2013 - 07:44:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela's death on Thursday, apart from sending ripples across the world, has also called [...] Full text...

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UN Goodwill Ambassador lends support to victims of human trafficking

06 november 2013 - 18:55:22
New York, US (PANA) – Renowned US actor, filmmaker and UN Goodwill Ambassador for Global Justice, Nicolas Cage, has called [...] Full text...

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UNESCO launches book on Slave Trade

18 april 2013 - 17:37:43
Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO on Thursday launched a book titled "Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery: New orientations for teaching [...] Full text...

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Cloud computing set to drive telecoms business in Africa

27 march 2013 - 16:33:08
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The future of Cloud Computing for telecommunication companies in Africa is bright, and according [...] Full text...

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Angolan film festival to feature 35 films

14 november 2012 - 15:58:35
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - About 35 films, 12 of them produced by Angolans, will be screened at the fifth edition [...] Full text...

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SuperSport boosts Kenya's Soya Awards

13 november 2012 - 15:45:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - SuperSport and MultiChoice Tuesday announced a Sh2.5 million sponsorship boost for this year’s Safaricom Sports Personality [...] Full text...

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Zamtel to offer live television streaming on mobile phones in Zambia

12 september 2012 - 16:48:07
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia Telecommunications Company (ZAMTEL) has partnered with the public-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) and the [...] Full text...

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Air Nigeria 'first African carrier to offer iPAD 3' for in-flight entertainment

19 june 2012 - 09:02:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's private sector flag carrier Air Nigeria will become the first African airline to offer iPAD [...] Full text...

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South African movie wins more awards

29 may 2012 - 10:39:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The acclaimed South African movie “Man on Ground”, which deals with the xenophobia [...] Full text...

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UNESCO joins iTunes U

22 june 2011 - 18:43:32
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has joined "iTunes U" with a wealth of new educational material providing free access to [...] Full text...

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Group urges trial of Nigerian Ambassador to Kenya for wife battering

01 june 2011 - 10:33:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian human rights group, Women Arise, has called for the prosecution of the country's High [...] Full text...

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Planned movies to boost Tunisia's tourism

26 may 2011 - 12:02:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The planned shooting of two movies in Tunisia by world-acclaimed movie star Antonio Banderas is expected [...] Full text...

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FAO appoints Celine Dion, others as Goodwill Ambassadors

15 october 2010 - 09:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) was Friday d ue to appoint Italian actor Raoul Bova, [...] Full text...

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Representatives from 40 countries to attend Libyan Youth Forum

17 august 2010 - 21:10:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- About 170 representatives of youth organisations and ass ociations from 40 countries are expected to attend [...] Full text...

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100 artists expected at African Renaissance monument in Dakar

31 march 2010 - 19:28:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- One hundred artists will perform in Dakar and its suburbs on Friday as part of events [...] Full text...

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Tunisian TV to promote culture in the Maghreb

14 july 2009 - 18:55:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Tunisian private Television station, Nessma TV, has pled ged to promote culture in the Maghreb region [...] Full text...

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Euro-African cinema festival ends in N'Djamena

07 june 2009 - 13:43:00
N'Djaména- Chad (PANA) -- The third edition of the Euro-African festival cinema e nded here on Saturday, befittingly with a [...] Full text...

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Microsoft snubs financial crisis, plans boost to communities

20 march 2009 - 15:09:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- US computer software giant, Microsoft Corporation, plans to increase its contributions to community projects with high [...] Full text...

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