Queen calls for decolonization of African minds
27 may 2021 - 19:18:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The US-based Senegambian Queen, Binta T.E. Goudiaby Sarr, on Thursday urged African Presidents to display leadership [...] Full text...
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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The US-based Senegambian Queen, Binta T.E. Goudiaby Sarr, on Thursday urged African Presidents to display leadership [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius sets up Artists Support Plan for cultural, creative sectors
25 april 2021 - 09:35:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government will implement a COVID-19 Artists Support Plan 2021 for the cultural and creative [...] Full text...
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Mali to host 4th Wassulu International Festival
26 march 2021 - 16:02:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 4th edition of the Wassulu International Festival (FIWA) is scheduled for 8-10 April in Yanfolila, [...] Full text...
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Senegal: RWB denounces attacks on press freedom
05 march 2021 - 18:42:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - While Senegal is rocked by clashes and protests following the arrest of the main opponent [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election petition against President Museveni
22 february 2021 - 11:33:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has asked his lawyers to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia human rights commission frowns at disregard of virus prevention measures
16 february 2021 - 15:48:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambian National Human Rights Commission has noticed with deep concern and fear, the public’s total disregard [...] Full text...
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President of Ethiopia arrives in Bujumbura
09 february 2021 - 21:32:08Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ms. Sahlework Zewdie, arrived here early Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian activists, opposition leaders on hunger strike, says rights body
05 february 2021 - 23:00:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian opposition leader and political change activist, Jawar Mohammed, and 22 others, held in pre-trial [...] Full text...
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Court orders police, army to vacate Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home
25 january 2021 - 10:39:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The High Court in Kampala on Monday ordered security operatives to "immediately vacate" the home of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, South Africa to cooperate in fields of arts, culture and heritage
16 january 2021 - 09:54:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and South Africa will sign an Implementation Framework on cooperation in the fields of arts, [...] Full text...
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World Braille Day highlights importance of accessible information - UN
04 january 2021 - 08:21:09New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating World Braille Day, on Monday, highlighting the importance of the [...] Full text...
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Kenya govt issues stricter school re-opening protocols, care urged amongst ageing teachers
03 january 2021 - 19:39:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan teachers and other school staff who are aged 58 years or above and those with [...] Full text...
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Provisional release of Malian artist Sidiki Diabaté
30 december 2020 - 13:42:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Internationally renowned Malian artist Sidiki Diabaté was granted a provisional release on Tuesday after payment of [...] Full text...
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President Trump reaffirms US support for Libya's sovereignty and unity
24 december 2020 - 10:56:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to support Libya's restoration [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution
16 december 2020 - 20:40:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International asks Uganda to stop killings, rights violations ahead of elections
14 december 2020 - 07:21:10Kapala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday asked the Ugandan authorities to take measures to immediately end the wave [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation
11 december 2020 - 19:41:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...
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Arsenal captain Aubameyang slams CAF
16 november 2020 - 19:28:11Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has slammed the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) after the former African player [...] Full text...
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Gabonese star Aubameyang says he was held 'hostage' at Banjul International Airport
16 november 2020 - 12:10:41Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Arsenal's Gabonese star, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, says he was held hostage at the Banjul International Airport in Gambia [...] Full text...
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Opposition leaders harassed, arrested during Presidential nominations in Uganda
03 november 2020 - 21:51:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan Opposition has faced harassment on the second and last day of the submission of [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Yoweri Museveni nominated for sixth-term presidential bid
03 november 2020 - 00:38:04Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, amid a heavy presidential convoy here, Monday presented his nomination papers to [...] Full text...
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Pro-opposition march banned in Ethiopia
27 october 2020 - 23:23:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities have banned a peaceful march against ethnically motivated killings scheduled for 28 October, [...] Full text...
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Celebrating African youth turning the tide on plastic pollution
16 october 2020 - 12:41:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 400 young Africans were on Friday honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS and perennial political crises (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)
16 october 2020 - 11:49:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - All too soon, but as expected, World attention is shifting from Mali after a frenetic diplomatic [...] Full text...
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10 killed in Nigeria's #ENDSARS protests, says Amnesty International
13 october 2020 - 15:29:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, claims the Nigeria Police killed “at least” 10 Nigerians since [...] Full text...
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Cote d’Ivoire inaugurates New Olympic Stadium ahead of 2023 AFCON
04 october 2020 - 20:04:31Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire on Saturday (3 October 2020) inaugurated its new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium, built with [...] Full text...
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Internationally renowned Malian musician artist charged with assault and voluntary injury, kidnapping of ex-girlfriend
24 september 2020 - 23:08:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international music artist Sidiki Diabaté was arrested Monday and taken into custody at the Judicial [...] Full text...
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Celebrities call for green, gender-equal coronavirus recovery
24 september 2020 - 19:50:17New York (PANA) - Goodwill ambassadors of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said here Thursday the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [...] Full text...
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Kenyan newspapers highlight return to school dilemma for students
19 september 2020 - 19:13:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan newspapers highlighted the dilemma facing the ministry of education officials as they plot to reopen [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Barrow relaxes curfew in Gambia
17 september 2020 - 19:11:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – At the expiration of the State of Public Emergency by midnight tonight (Thursday 17 Sept.), President [...] Full text...
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Six African artists benefit from fund to work on Germany colonial past in Africa
07 september 2020 - 20:46:01Paris, France (PANA) - Artists from six African countries have won this year’s edition of The Burden of Memory Project [...] Full text...
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Initiative to fund African music sector launched
07 september 2020 - 19:01:53Paris, France (PANA) – The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) has announced an initiative that aims to help musicians and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Famous Rwandan veteran musician sings to support efforts in fight against COVID-19
06 september 2020 - 05:20:17Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan famous Veteran musician, Abdul Makanyaka, inspired by ongoing efforts to mobilize the public in fighting [...] Full text...
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Global stars endorse South African hit song
04 september 2020 - 12:51:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global stars Janet Jackson and Cristiano Ronaldo this week threw their formidable weight behind [...] Full text...
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MultiChoice deepens its entertainment investment in Ethiopia
01 september 2020 - 14:11:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – MultiChoice, Africa's leading entertainment company, has announced its intention to “significantly increase investment in Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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Why women need to embrace these three digital technologies
31 august 2020 - 11:39:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – It is imperative that women play an equal role in shaping the impact of [...] Full text...
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Blind man named Culture minister in new ministerial appointments by Tunisian PM-Designate
25 august 2020 - 14:26:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A 34-year-old blind man, Walid Zidi, is one the ministers appointed on Monday by the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Botswana innovator launches online store for artists
24 august 2020 - 13:08:15Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Exclusive online shop for Botswana’s creative industry entrepreneurs to sell their music, film, fashion, crafts and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Freed Kenyan journalist in Ethiopia faces coronavirus battle
21 august 2020 - 17:10:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenyan journalist, Yassin Juma, also known as Collins Juma Osemo, held in a police detention [...] Full text...
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COMESA chief, Kenya sports minister named for Africa influential woman award
20 august 2020 - 22:24:57COMESA chief, Kenya sports minister named for Africa influential woman award Nairoi, Kenya (PANA) - COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe has [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO Chief outlines key logistical hurdles to pandemic, urges unified front
19 august 2020 - 00:03:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tuesday outlined key logistical hurdles in fight [...] Full text...
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South African song sweeps across the world
17 august 2020 - 15:54:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The song,Jerusalema, by South African record producer, Master KG, is taking the world by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwandan media highlight ongoing relief distribution drive, public health response to pandemic
08 august 2020 - 17:50:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A series of public health responses to cope with the consequences of coronavirus (COVID-19) dominated the [...] Full text...
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Rwandan media highlight COVID-19 response and economic recovery plan
25 july 2020 - 16:44:45Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the country's response to COVID-19 and the new [...] Full text...
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Master Class against racism, discrimination holds in the context of #BlackLivesMatter
23 july 2020 - 17:51:40Paris, France (PANA) - In the face of growing inequality, racism, violence and intolerance at the heart of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Paris public prosecutor's office renews national arrest warrant for Malian musician Rokia Traoré
12 july 2020 - 18:09:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Paris public prosecutor's office Wednesday requested a national arrest warrant against Malian musician Rokia Traoré [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Bob Marley's song, One Love, to support children during Covid-19' - UNICEF
10 july 2020 - 18:25:43New York, US (PANA) - The iconic Bob Marley's song, One Love, is to be re-released with the blessing of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Legendary South Africa actress dead at 80
04 july 2020 - 16:46:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Legendary South African actress Mary Twala died in Johannesburg Saturday after a lengthy illness [...] Full text...
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Amnesty international wants investigation into death of Ethiopian singer
02 july 2020 - 21:18:56Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to open immediate, impartial, and independent investigations into [...] Full text...
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Murdered Ethiopian singer buried Thursday
02 july 2020 - 14:31:50Ambo, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of a popular Ethiopian singer whose assassination this [...] Full text...
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African Union Commission Chair appeals for calm in Ethiopia
02 july 2020 - 13:56:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, says he is monitoring [...] Full text...
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Violent protests intensify in Ethiopia after popular singer's killing
30 june 2020 - 23:01:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Violence broke out in three major cities in Ethiopia - Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, dies aged 79
19 june 2020 - 19:13:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, has died, aged 79, from kidney [...] Full text...
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Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour calls for release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé
19 june 2020 - 11:40:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour in a tweet on Thursday called for the release of Malian opposition [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian govt threatens another lockdown over non-compliance with protocols
16 june 2020 - 07:42:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday expressed disgust at the poor level of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Merck CEO joins battle against epidemic
10 june 2020 - 23:47:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The chief executive officer (CEO) of Marck Foundation, Dr Rasha Kelej, Wednesday joined the battle against [...] Full text...
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Burundi: All-round tributes following Pierre Nkurunziza's sudden death
10 june 2020 - 14:23:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Members of the government, those of the diplomatic and consular corps accredited to Burundi, as well [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Red Cross, Facebook launch Africa digital pandemic vigilance campaign
01 june 2020 - 16:46:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarian organizations, Red Cross, Red Crescent Movement and Facebook partnered Monday to launch a campaign to [...] Full text...
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Make Your Mask Challenge kicks off
26 may 2020 - 11:36:36Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The "Make your Mask Challenge", a campaign to raise awareness among African communities of the importance [...] Full text...
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Guinean musician Mory Kanté to be buried Tuesday in Conakry
25 may 2020 - 15:43:57Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté, who died on Friday at the age of 70 after a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNESCO celebrates Africa Day mobilizing civil society e against Covid-19
23 may 2020 - 15:44:16Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO joins the African Broadcasting Union and the organization Most Beautiful African Dream Academy for Youth [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe Culture Minister saddened by death of Mori Kanté, a musician from Guinea-Conakry
22 may 2020 - 16:43:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoul Karim Sango, said he is saddened by the death [...] Full text...
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Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté dies in Conakry
22 may 2020 - 13:42:49Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean music virtuoso Mory Kanté passed away on Friday at the Sino-Guinean hospital in Conakry where [...] Full text...
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Malian foreign minister meets French, Belgian envoys over musician Rokia Traoré's issue
19 may 2020 - 15:06:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tieblié Dramé on Monday met with Belgian Ambassador [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian, Kenyan, South African finalists of Henrike Grohs Art Award 2020
08 may 2020 - 21:51:03Paris, France (PANA) - Ghanaian Akwasi Bediako Afrane, Kenyan Jackie Karuti, and South African Sabelo Mlangeni are the three artists [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: African artists take creative approach to fighting virus
08 may 2020 - 05:07:07Paris, France (PANA) - Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with the UN [...] Full text...
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Gambian artists, cultural players to participate in UNESCO resiliart teleconference
04 may 2020 - 21:47:48Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambian artists and cultural troupes will join other counterparts to participate in the UNESCO Resiliart Teleconference [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Lifting lockdowns does not signal the end of virus: WHO chief
21 april 2020 - 05:24:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated its stance on the lifting of lockdown measures aimed [...] Full text...
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Corinavirus: Music, talent and hope, unite millions across the world online in support of coronavirus workers
19 april 2020 - 13:08:40New York, US (PANA) - This weekend’s One World: Together At Home event, saw many of the biggest names in [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Shark-cage operators blocked from using legend's music
13 april 2020 - 17:28:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The family of South African music legend, Johnny Clegg, has prevented a shark cage-diving [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, Global Citizen support healthcare workers in fight against the pandemic
06 april 2020 - 18:40:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced the "One [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians mark quiet Palm Sunday amid lockdown and closure of churches
05 april 2020 - 12:55:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday marking Palm Sunday but without the normal joyful processions with [...] Full text...
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Peacekeeping radio station provides COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in South Sudan
28 march 2020 - 08:44:29Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN Peacekeeping radio stations are playing a vital role – getting information to vulnerable communities [...] Full text...
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French President salutes the memory of Manu Dibango - "a committed voice"
26 march 2020 - 14:36:42Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron praised the memory of famous Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango on Wednesday as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus kills popular Cameroonian musician, Manu Dibango
25 march 2020 - 19:36:45Paris, France (PANA) - Several radio stations broadcasting in France, including RFI, FIP and France Musique, as well as the [...] Full text...
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Writers’ Association of The Gambia starts campaign against Coronavirus
17 march 2020 - 20:37:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Writers’ Association of The Gambia (WAG), in collaboration with the National Centre for Arts and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana suspends football matches
16 march 2020 - 10:59:31Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has suspended all local football activities, as fears of COVID-19 or [...] Full text...
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'Mali closely monitoring case of musician Rokia Traoré arrested in France'
15 march 2020 - 13:08:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government says it is closely following the case of renowned musician Rokia Traore, who [...] Full text...
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Launching in Abidjan of the 13th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival
13 march 2020 - 20:25:24Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The launch of the 13th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival (FEMUA) took place [...] Full text...
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Mali to host the 9th edition of the International Sélingué Festival
07 march 2020 - 18:53:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 9th edition of the International Festival of Sélingué, dedicated to urban music and fashion, will [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to host 3rd edition of the int'l festival, ''Les Francophonies''
04 march 2020 - 19:13:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Friends of La Francophonie in the Tunisian city of Sousse (140 km south of Tunis) are [...] Full text...
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Third edition of International Wassulou Festival on from 5-7 March in Yanfolila, southern Mali
04 march 2020 - 13:36:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The third edition of the International Festival of Wassulou (FIWA) opens in Yanfolila, Sikasso region of [...] Full text...
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Rwanda Prosecutor's Office concludes that popular gospel musicial, Kizito Mihigo, committed suicide
26 february 2020 - 19:58:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's General Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday released the report on the death of popular Rwandan gospel [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s High Court grants bail to pressure group presses for President Barrow to go executive
24 february 2020 - 23:20:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The High Court here Monday granted bail to eight members of the troubled local pressure group- [...] Full text...
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Famous Rwandan gospel musician who police said committed suicide laid to rest
22 february 2020 - 21:21:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The famous Rwandan gospel musician, Kizito Mihigo, who police said committed suicide while in their custody, [...] Full text...
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Famous Rwandan gospel musician who died by "suicide" to be buried on Saturday
19 february 2020 - 18:59:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of Rwanda's popular gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who allegedly committed suicide this week while in [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj denounces several forces that killed the Libyan democratic experience
17 february 2020 - 21:27:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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Preliminary investigations show Rwandan gospel musician used bedsheet to commit suicide - Police
17 february 2020 - 19:52:01Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the famous Rwandan gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who was found dead in his jail [...] Full text...
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Libyans celebrate 9th anniversary of 17 February 2011Revolution
17 february 2020 - 12:31:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans are commemorating on Monday the ninth anniversary of the February 17, 2011 Revolution, after festivities [...] Full text...
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Detained Rwandan gospel musician 'commits suicide' - Police
17 february 2020 - 10:58:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Three days after he was arrested while attempting to cross the border to allegedly join rebel [...] Full text...
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Sousse to host international 'Women's Voices' festival
17 february 2020 - 09:56:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian city of Sousse is hosting the international music festival, "Women's Voices", from 11 to [...] Full text...
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Libya prepares to celebrate 9th anniversary of the February 17 revolution
16 february 2020 - 11:52:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The streets of Tripoli and several other Libyan cities have taken on new looks in readiness [...] Full text...
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Rwandan gospel musician arrested trying to join rebels in Burundi
14 february 2020 - 15:57:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Almost two years after he was released from jail under a presidential pardon in September 2018, [...] Full text...
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Unesco finances cultural and creative industries in three African countries
13 february 2020 - 17:14:29Paris, France (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Committee on the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Radio-Television inaugurates 3rd channel
13 february 2020 - 10:11:57Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Television Broadcasting (RTI) on Wednesday inaugurated a third television channel, the "3", in Abidjan, the economic [...] Full text...
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Botswana urged to slowdown on military spending
12 february 2020 - 17:05:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Youthful legislator, Thapelo Letsholo, has challenged the Botswana government to reconsider its air assets budget for [...] Full text...
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Bamako hosts 15th edition of 'Mali Fest Reggae' festival
10 february 2020 - 15:21:44Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - The 15th edition of the international festival, 'Mali Festi Reggae', opens on February 29 at the [...] Full text...
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First edition of international conference "Chocri Belaid des arts" opens in Tunis
08 february 2020 - 17:02:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first edition of the international conference - Chocri Belaid des arts - started this Saturday [...] Full text...
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Mixed reactions greet former Kenyan president Moi's death
05 february 2020 - 14:22:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who left the reigns of power at the turn of the new [...] Full text...
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CPJ calls on Gambian authorities to immediately drop charges against two journalists
31 january 2020 - 19:44:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Media rights group, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the Gambian authorities to immediately [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists say 24 hours witnessed most aggressive attack on press freedom
27 january 2020 - 16:55:34Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) says the past 24 hours witnessed the most aggressive attack on [...] Full text...
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Malian unsighted musician couple, Amadou and Mariam, to perform in eleven African countries
22 january 2020 - 00:25:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian unsighted musician couple, Amadou and Mariam, on 18 January began in Benin a tour [...] Full text...
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Ivorian traditional music singer Baoule Allah Thérèse passes on
20 january 2020 - 14:36:41Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Allah Thérèse, an emblematic figure of traditional Baoule music, an ethnic group from central Côte [...] Full text...
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Nigeria begins regulation of web and onlineTV/radios for hate speech, others
09 january 2020 - 17:47:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government has ordered its National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to regulate the web and [...] Full text...
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Last Belgian woman to run a shop in African district in Brussels bows out
01 january 2020 - 08:21:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The last Belgian woman to operate a shop in the gallery of Ixelles, in Matonge, the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt cancels press conference over accusations of trying to block release of artiste's new album
01 january 2020 - 00:36:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Ministry Tuesday cancelled a press conference after being accused of [...] Full text...
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December 2019, acrimonious anniversary for Sudanese revolutionaries
24 december 2019 - 19:57:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister of Defense Lt Gen. Awad Bin Aouf on 11 April 2019 announced the ouster [...] Full text...
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Several activities scheduled for the Moroccan week in Nouakchott
15 december 2019 - 13:39:07Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several commercial, cultural, artistic and musical activities are scheduled for the Moroccan week in Nouakchott, which [...] Full text...
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Dakar hosts its first mixed martial arts
14 december 2019 - 19:21:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Used to wrestling in all its forms, the Senegalese public will Saturday witness their first mixed [...] Full text...
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UNESCO adds 'Morna of Cabo Verde' to the list of the intangible heritage of humanity
12 december 2019 - 17:41:02Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Morna, a truly Cape Verdean musical genre, was on Wednesday officially included on the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Chagos music on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
11 december 2019 - 13:32:16Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - The Sega tambour, a Mauritian type of music that originated from the Chagos archipelago, [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Giant concert against gender-based violence
08 december 2019 - 14:25:31Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Nouakchott Olympic Complex Office (OCON) hosted Saturday evening a giant national concert as part of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania celebrates int'l gender-based violence day
25 november 2019 - 21:59:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The international day for gender-based violence on the theme: ‘’All united, organise the world to say [...] Full text...
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Qatar airways’ direct Botswana service to boost tourism
14 november 2019 - 12:40:37Gaborone, 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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President Barrow embraces peace project’ by Gambian musicians
12 november 2019 - 13:35:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has lauded the ‘Peace Project’ initiative by a group of Gambian musicians, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia launches national tree day celebration
10 november 2019 - 13:36:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Sunday celebrated its National Tree Day, providing free of charge 20 forest plants free of [...] Full text...
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List of winners of the Carthage Film Days
03 november 2019 - 12:45:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - This is the full list of winners of the Carthage Film Days (CFD) that took place [...] Full text...
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Benin musical and the diaspora show begins on Monday
02 november 2019 - 15:03:13Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The eighth edition of the national Beninese music and the diaspora starts on Monday across the [...] Full text...
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Belgian Navy Ship docks at Banjul, donates materials to City Council
27 october 2019 - 19:26:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Belgian Navy Ship docked at Banjul port on Sunday loaded with medical items, musical instruments, [...] Full text...
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37th edition of Carthage Film Days opens
27 october 2019 - 14:35:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 37th edition of Carthage Film Days (CFD 2019) began on Saturday with the launch ceremony [...] Full text...
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Tunisia hosts 37th edition of International Festival of Poetry
26 october 2019 - 18:47:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 37th edition of the International Festival of Poetry in Tunisia started on Friday night in [...] Full text...
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Leading South African actor dead at 36
25 october 2019 - 14:18:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African actor Andile Gumbi died in a hospital in Israel on Friday. He [...] Full text...
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Sixth 'Musical Days of Carthage' ends in Tunis
19 october 2019 - 14:46:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Carthage Film Festival's highest award, the Golden Tanit, has been won by a Cameroon's "100% [...] Full text...
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Tunis to host 13th edition of world music festival
13 october 2019 - 19:15:01Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The 13th edition of the world music festival (Mûsîqât) will be held this year from 21-26 [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 6th edition of Carthage Music Days opens Friday
11 october 2019 - 14:59:02Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The sixth edition of Carthage Music Days (JMC), starts Friday night in Tunis and will continue [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to sign MOU with Zambia
08 october 2019 - 06:52:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sharing of Information to further strengthen [...] Full text...
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Africa-led movement calls for urgent action to grow 8,000 km 'natural wonder' across the continent
23 september 2019 - 08:18:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the UN Climate Action Summit starts in New York on Monday, global leaders from government, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo's President Tshisekedi to visit Belgium
13 september 2019 - 15:23:58Brussels, 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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Zambian wins SADC public outreach song competition
09 september 2019 - 18:00:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Zambian national Chisenga Katongo emerged the winner of the top prize of the public outreach song [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: The 11th Abidjan Performing Arts Market to be held in March 2020
04 september 2019 - 19:09:42Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 11th edition of the Abidjan Performing Arts Market (MASA) will take place from March [...] Full text...
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Nigerians ignore appeals against retaliation for South African xenophobic attacks
04 september 2019 - 11:33:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerians across the country have ignored appeals by the federal government against retaliatory attacks on South [...] Full text...
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Twelve people arrested in Côte d'Ivoire following the desecration of DJ Arafat's grave
02 september 2019 - 17:48:59Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Twelve people have been detained following the desecration of the grave of the artist, Houon [...] Full text...
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South African court rules against singer in race row
22 july 2019 - 16:13:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Stellenbosch Magistrate's Court on Monday ruled against controversial South African musician, Steve Hofmeyr, after [...] Full text...
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Guinean musician Kerfala Kanté passes away
19 july 2019 - 09:31:37Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean musician Kerfala Kanté passed away on Friday at a clinic in the Guinean capital, Conakry, [...] Full text...
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Botswana aims to boost tourism (Feature by Andrew Maramwidze, PANA correspondent)
17 july 2019 - 13:12:39Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) is working on a three-year blueprint expected to position [...] Full text...
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Legendary South African singer Johnny Clegg dies
16 july 2019 - 18:47:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African singer, Johnny Clegg (OBE), died on Tuesday at the age of [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2019: Mixed reactions in Cote d'Ivoire after qualification of Ivorian team for quarter finals
09 july 2019 - 14:15:46Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The day after the qualification of the Ivorian national football team for the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia hosts the 34th International Festival of El Jem Symphonic Music
05 july 2019 - 03:53:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 34th edition of the International Festival of Symphonic Music in El Jem, Tunisia, will take [...] Full text...
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Pan-African Music Library to be established in Brazzaville
03 july 2019 - 11:00:41Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An-African music library estimated at 55 million euros, will be set up in Brazzaville to serve [...] Full text...
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Mali raises awareness of Kadiana populations on dangers of irregular migration
02 july 2019 - 23:19:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian association, the Voice and Music Association for Cultural Integration (AVMIC), has launched a project [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2019: Broad smiles replace tears in Guinea
01 july 2019 - 16:34:39Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Reacting to Guinea's last-minute qualification for the knockout stage of the ongoing 2019 African Nations Cup [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe musician charged with money laundering
26 june 2019 - 15:45:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's prosecutor on Wednesday charged slam poet and artist musician Diallo Rasmata, aka Rama, [...] Full text...
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First edition of Morocco’s Week opens in Congo
18 june 2019 - 23:09:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo’s First Lady Antoinette Sassou Nguesso Tuesday presided over the opening of the first edition of [...] Full text...
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Congolese singer barred from performing in Cape Town
18 june 2019 - 13:02:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An upmarket Cape Town club on Tuesday announced that it has cancelled the upcoming performance [...] Full text...
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Bread shortages loom in Zimbabwe on the back of monopolies
14 june 2019 - 15:33:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Bread shortages may loom in Zimbabwe after scarcity of the basic commodity started to emerge last [...] Full text...
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Rwanda grants amnesty to 788 prisoners
08 june 2019 - 18:31:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has granted amnesty to 788 prisoners jailed for various crimes, according to [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe Copyright Office shares nearly 300 million CFA francs among artists
01 june 2019 - 10:44:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Copyright Office (BBDA) will share, as of June 3, more than CFAF [...] Full text...
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Ghana, Madagascar participate in Venice biennial for first time
12 may 2019 - 13:14:44Paris, France (PANA) - Several African countries, including Ghana and Madagascar, for the first time participated in this year’s edition [...] Full text...
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Museveni in campaign mode two years before election in Uganda
11 may 2019 - 13:57:22Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s president for 33 years, Yoweri Museveni, has spent the past week traversing the country in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Top Nigerian singer, UMG, seals recording deal
03 may 2019 - 13:23:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, Friday announced an exclusive global recording [...] Full text...
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Congolese musician Koffi Olomidé moves freely in Paris with his family
01 may 2019 - 17:39:47Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Congolese artist-musician Koffi Olomidé now walks freely in Paris with his wife and three of his [...] Full text...
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Floby crowned best musician artist of the year in Burkina Faso
27 april 2019 - 13:16:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe artist-musician Florent Belemgnegre, allias Floby, won the Kunde d'or for the second time on [...] Full text...
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Ugandan popstar-politician out with song targeting police on third day of house arrest
24 april 2019 - 19:34:55Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan popstar-politician who has been under house arrest, has used his time at home to [...] Full text...
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Ugandan popstar politician under house arrest for second day running
23 april 2019 - 16:50:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan popstar who is eyeing the presidency is under house arrest for the second consecutive [...] Full text...
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Sudananese army says 'important communiqué to be aired shortly'
11 april 2019 - 09:12:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan's capital Khartoum woke up Thursday to the tunes of the famous military music, played when the [...] Full text...
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Ivorian rapper Nash named UNICEF national ambassador
01 april 2019 - 17:18:35Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian rapper Natacha Flora Sonloué, better known as Nash, has been appointed national ambassador for [...] Full text...
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Tunisian amphitheater of Ej Jem relives Roman Days
22 march 2019 - 15:01:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The mythical amphitheater of the city of El Jem in Tunisia will during the weekend host [...] Full text...
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Congolese diaspora considers Koffi Olomide's 2-year suspended prison sentence as 'a release'
19 march 2019 - 12:12:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The two-year suspended sentence handed down Congolese artist-musician Koffi Olomide on Monday by the criminal court [...] Full text...
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5 African representatives know their groups at World Cup men's basketball
17 march 2019 - 09:43:44Dakar, Senegal (Pana) – The five African representatives in the men's basketball World Cup, scheduled for 31 August-15 September, 2019, [...] Full text...
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14th edition of ‘’Jazz in Carthage’’ scheduled for 4-14 April in Tunis
16 march 2019 - 16:54:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The 14th edition of the Jazz festival in Carthage will be held from 4 to 14 [...] Full text...
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Togolese cities host 12th edition of Filbleu March 18-23
11 march 2019 - 16:52:26Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 12th edition of the International Festival of Blue Fireflies (Filbleu), which is an annual gathering [...] Full text...
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Congolese star Mbilia Bel in Bujumbura to celebrate World's women's Day
07 march 2019 - 18:54:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Congolese star Mbilia Bel (51), arrived in Bujumbura on Thursday to perform in a concert to [...] Full text...
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Broadcasting authority in Zambia shuts down private TV station for 30 days
04 march 2019 - 17:35:10Lusaka, Zimbabwe (PANA) The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) of Zambia has suspended independent television station - Prime TV - for [...] Full text...
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'Check your hearing' - WHO urges
03 march 2019 - 19:22:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realise that they are missing out [...] Full text...
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Uganda social media up in arms against errant military generals
26 february 2019 - 19:27:50Kampala, Uganda (PANA). The story of a top general in the Ugandan military and his bodyguards assaulting a female traffic [...] Full text...
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Fourth edition of Roman Days of El Jem in Tunisia takes place in March
22 february 2019 - 22:09:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 4th edition of the “Roman Days of El Jem" will take place from 22-24 March [...] Full text...
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Famous Rwandan musician arrives in Mali for mega concert
18 february 2019 - 17:46:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Famous Rwandan musician Yvan Burabyo arrived in Bamako, Mali, in the wee hours of Monday where [...] Full text...
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Seventh edition of International Fair of Yaoundé opens Saturday
15 february 2019 - 18:40:49Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The 7th edition of the International Exhibition of Enterprise, SME and Partnership Fair comes off at [...] Full text...
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Libyans prepare to celebrate 8th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution
14 february 2019 - 22:36:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With a few days left to commemorate the 8th anniversary of the Revolution of 17 February, [...] Full text...
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UN guidelines unveiled to prevent rising hearing loss among young smartphone listeners
13 february 2019 - 05:41:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one billion 12 to 35-year-olds, risk irreversible hearing loss from exposure to loud sounds [...] Full text...
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WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss in low- and middle-income countries
12 february 2019 - 15:38:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over 5% of the world’s population – or 466 million people – has disabling hearing loss [...] Full text...
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Egyptian President Sisi emerges as AU Chairman, focuses on peacekeeping
10 february 2019 - 08:55:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi emerged the new Chairman of the African Union (AU) on [...] Full text...
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Rwanda pays tribute to national heroes
01 february 2019 - 21:26:13Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda on Friday paid tribute to deceased national heroes at the Heroes Cemetery located in [...] Full text...
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Leading American rapper to perform in South Africa
31 january 2019 - 12:37:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading American singer Lauryn Hill has arrived in South Africa ahead of her once-off [...] Full text...
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French tennis legend Yannick Noah to visit Rwanda this year
23 january 2019 - 17:32:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Retired French tennis star and musician, Yannick Noah, is expected to visit Rwanda in September this [...] Full text...
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Bomb experts discover unexploded devices at Nairobi terror hotel site
17 january 2019 - 19:45:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Bomb experts, combing through the site of the Riverside terror attack site, have uncovered four unexploded [...] Full text...
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World's first plastic dhow sails to Zanzibar to raise awareness about single-use plastic
16 january 2019 - 14:45:51Lamu, Kenya (PANA) – A traditional dhow sailing boat made entirely from plastic trash collected from Kenya’s beaches and towns [...] Full text...
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7th edition of Spot on Mali Music Festival to be held on 25-26 January
11 january 2019 - 13:32:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 7th edition of the Spot on Mali Music Festival will be held from 25-26 January [...] Full text...
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First-ever World Braille Day underscores importance of written language for human rights
04 january 2019 - 04:57:10New York, US (PANA) - To raise awareness of the importance of Braille for approximately 1.3 billion people living with [...] Full text...
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Second edition of 'Carnival of Tunisia for Universal Music' begins in Tunis
27 december 2018 - 16:35:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the international cultural event, 'Carnival of Tunisia for Universal Music' for Peace [...] Full text...
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Police caution Zambian female musician over nude photo
10 december 2018 - 15:33:28Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Police in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, have cautioned Cynthia Bwalya, a musician popularly known as Kay [...] Full text...
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UN Assembly President launches new initiative to purge plastics and purify oceans
05 december 2018 - 04:58:26New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly launched a new global call to action on [...] Full text...
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UNESCO lists wrestling, reggae, raiho-shin rituals as global treasures to be preserved
30 november 2018 - 04:56:53Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) - From Jamaican reggae to Georgian wrestling and Japanese rituals, the UN cultural agency (UNESCO) added six [...] Full text...
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Cape Town to host next International Jazz Day
28 november 2018 - 17:57:41Paris, France (PANA) - The next edition of the 2020 International Jazz Day will be held in Cape Town, South [...] Full text...
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South African rap legend's former lover dies
27 november 2018 - 11:55:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Exactly one month after South African music legend Jabulani Hip Hop Pantsula took his [...] Full text...
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Ugandan cruise boat capsized amid 'wild partying': Museveni
25 november 2018 - 19:10:23Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Revellers on board a privately-owned cruise boat which capsized in Mukono, near Kampala on Saturday, may [...] Full text...
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Tunisians celebrate Eid-el-Maulud in style
20 november 2018 - 14:10:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians, like other Islamic faithfuls across the world, celebrated the anniversary of the birth of Prophet [...] Full text...
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Morocco celebrates Independence Day in Mauritania
19 november 2018 - 12:07:02Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Moroccan Embassy on Sunday celebrated the country's Independence Day at the Moroccan Cultural Centre (MCC) [...] Full text...
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Mali host int'l Forum on Action plan for the protection of Albinos
16 november 2018 - 16:04:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Forum on the Adoption of an Action Plan for the Protection of Albinos in [...] Full text...
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Inheritance feud clouds anniversary of legend's death
09 november 2018 - 15:09:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Miriam Makeba, the first African [...] Full text...
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Commuters stranded as Kenyan govt. implements new traffic rules
05 november 2018 - 15:54:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Commuters in different parts of the Kenya started feeling the pinch on Monday when Public Service [...] Full text...
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Family feud ahead of South African rapper's funeral
02 november 2018 - 11:06:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An ugly family feud has erupted ahead of the funeral of South African music [...] Full text...
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15th International Ouagadougou Craft Industry Fair opens
26 october 2018 - 10:56:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and Governor-General of Canada, Julie Payette, on Friday [...] Full text...
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Tributes continue to pour in for fallen hip hop star
25 october 2018 - 16:22:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The family of South African music legend, Jabulani Hip Hop Pantsula, who died on [...] Full text...
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Rwandan opposition leader among 2,140 convicts pardoned
15 september 2018 - 11:52:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Justice Ministry has announced the release of 2,140 prisoners, including one-time Presidential election aspirant Victoire [...] Full text...
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AI says Uganda opposition MPs must not be tried in military court
17 august 2018 - 07:32:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Two opposition MPs arrested and detained in Uganda must be promptly charged and tried in ordinary [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts urge Egypt to release jailed poet who penned hit protest song
27 july 2018 - 06:16:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Galal El Behairy has been held in detention since February after penning a song critical of [...] Full text...
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Top African musicians to perform at Pan-African Dance Festival in Rwanda
26 july 2018 - 12:51:17Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least six African countries have confirmed their participation to the week-long 2018 Edition of the [...] Full text...
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Top musicians confirmed for Mandela concert
09 july 2018 - 17:34:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, on Monday confirmed that musical giants Beyonce and Jay-Z [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: Can hosts Russia withstand the pressure as Russia 2018 begins (Asks Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
13 june 2018 - 12:36:54Moscow, Russia (PANA) - In just over 24 hours from now, the 2018 edition of football's biggest party, the FIFA [...] Full text...
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