Nigeriens urged to imbide the culture of handwashing with soap

15 october 2019 - 18:47:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of Works (Hydraulics) and Sanitation on Tuesday urged Nigerien "families, schools, health centres, [...] Full text...

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EU grants 15 million euros to Niger

15 october 2019 - 17:46:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has approved the disbursement of 15 million euros (9.84 billion CFA francs) [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts 5th Meeting of African, Caribbean and Pacific Ministers of Culture

15 october 2019 - 17:21:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niamey will host the 5th meeting of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Ministers of Culture [...] Full text...

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ICC seeks support from Nigerian authorities

15 october 2019 - 16:57:36
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has completed a two-day [...] Full text...

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Togo to host summit on combating fake medicines in Africa

15 october 2019 - 14:33:25
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Lome, will host a two-day summit on the fight against fake medicines on [...] Full text...

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173 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrive in Lagos

15 october 2019 - 12:08:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday said it has received another two batches of [...] Full text...

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Pakistani Air Force chief visits Nigeria

15 october 2019 - 11:51:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is to acquire three JF 70 fighter jets from Pakistan, according to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Air Force says its aircraft "decimated" Boko Haram meeting venue

14 october 2019 - 23:11:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -   The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Monday said its Air Task Force (ATF) under Operation LAFIYA DOLE [...] Full text...

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Brussels hosts Africapitales Festival

14 october 2019 - 22:03:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)  -  The Festival Africapitales, which mixes shows, exhibitions, films, and debates, that opened here 4 October, continues [...] Full text...

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Authorities impose curfew on Burkina Faso's Sahel region

14 october 2019 - 19:39:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A 45-day curfew was on Monday imposed on Monday on the Burkinabe Sahel region because [...] Full text...

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Niger: Cereal prices fall due to the availability of new harvests

14 october 2019 - 19:30:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Average cereal prices dropped in Niger during the month of October due to the availability of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International launches report on attack on press freedom in Nigeria

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

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Nigeria bans import and export of all goods through land borders

14 october 2019 - 17:35:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday announced a total ban on the import and export of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Nigerian govt to pay compensation to Army private dismissed for loss of rifle

14 october 2019 - 15:44:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army opts for new strategy to end war on Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorism

14 october 2019 - 14:15:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military is working out a new war strategy towards ending Boko Haram and Islamic [...] Full text...

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Monday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

14 october 2019 - 09:47:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Africa is less developed continent because of colonial pact - President Issoufou:

13 october 2019 - 16:12:35
Rhodes, Greece (PANA)   -  Africa is the less developed continent of the world, particularly South Sahara, because it “remained anchored [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Nigeria's oil giant announces discovery of crude oil, gas for the first time in Northern Nigeria

11 october 2019 - 19:56:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday announced that it has for the first time [...] Full text...

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Malian President meets leaders of French forces in Bamako

11 october 2019 - 15:56:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Thursday met in Bamako with General Pascal Facon, Commander of [...] Full text...

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Nearly 6,000 students "displaced" because of insecurity in west Niger

11 october 2019 - 15:48:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Some 100 schools with 5,892 students have not opened doors for the start of the academic [...] Full text...

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UNHCR completes second-life saving evacuation of refugees from Libya to Rwanda

11 october 2019 - 13:47:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of 123 vulnerable refugees arrived at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda late Thursday, being [...] Full text...

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Niger president appeals for solidarity to fight AIDS, malaria, TB epidemics

11 october 2019 - 13:15:36
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's head of state Issoufou Mahamadou  on Thursday in Lyon, France, appealed for solidarity with the [...] Full text...

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Senegal to reintroduce entry visa for nationals outside ECOWAS zone

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

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'African leaders must move economies away from commodity driven growth' – UN official

10 october 2019 - 23:24:26
New York, USA (PANA) -  A top United Nations (UN) official Thursday advised African leaders to use revenues generated from [...] Full text...

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NBA Africa Vice President Amadou Gallo Fall fosters Young African Talent

10 october 2019 - 21:06:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ahead of the official launching next year of the first NBA-affiliated regional league, NBA Africa Vice [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts International Crafts Exhibition for Women

10 october 2019 - 18:57:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 11th edition of the International Crafts Exhibition for Women (SAFEM), under the theme ''Women's Crafts [...] Full text...

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Young girls leaders forum opens in Niger

10 october 2019 - 18:27:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The first Young Girls Leaders Forum, organized by the NGO New Challenge, in partnership with the [...] Full text...

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Buhari says all assets forfeited to gov't by corrupt Nigerians must be sold

10 october 2019 - 17:10:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday hosted members of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigeria, Algeria must cooperate for a more robust relationship

10 october 2019 - 15:45:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said Nigeria and Algeria must work together for a more [...] Full text...

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Global Maritime Security conference vows to criminalise proceeds of illegal activities in Gulf of Guinea

10 october 2019 - 07:35:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC) has ended in Abuja with declaration that it will globally [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: Draw for play-off stage made

09 october 2019 - 19:20:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the draw for the play-off round of the 2019-20 CAF Confederation cup, held on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Northeast Nigerian Governor recruits local hunters with voodoo powers to fight Boko Haram

09 october 2019 - 17:31:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Nigerian Army continues to claim victory over the Boko Haram and the Islamic State [...] Full text...

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Global uncertainty slows growth in Africa’s economies – World Bank Update

09 october 2019 - 17:21:00
Washington, US (PANA) - Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remained slow through 2019, hampered by persistent uncertainty in the global economy [...] Full text...

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Buhari gives Economic Advisory Council 10 years to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty

09 october 2019 - 15:26:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with the newly constituted Presidential Economic [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

09 october 2019 - 12:47:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Reduced consumption, investors’ wait-and-see attitude slow Nigeria’s recovery

09 october 2019 - 09:11:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s pace of economic recovery remains slow, as depressed private consumption and investors’ wait-and-see attitude kept [...] Full text...

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WHO says alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth

09 october 2019 - 04:11:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than a third of women surveyed across four lower-income countries, reported being mistreated during childbirth, a new study led by [...] Full text...

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Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears

08 october 2019 - 19:32:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable [...] Full text...

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14th meeting of the African Regional Anti-Doping in Sports opens in Bamako

08 october 2019 - 18:21:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 14th Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO), Africa Zones [...] Full text...

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US parliamentary mission in Niger to discuss food security

08 october 2019 - 17:34:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An exchange of ideas was held Tuesday in the Prime Minister's Office, members of the Nigerien [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari presents 2020 budget proposal, pegs crude oil benchmark at US$57

08 october 2019 - 17:23:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday presented to the National Assembly for approval, a federal government [...] Full text...

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Seidik Abba's book on Boko Haram to be released Wednesday in Paris

08 october 2019 - 17:01:08
Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerian journalist and writer, Seidik Abba, has published a book on the Nigerian terrorist sect, Boko [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 2-day conference on migration in West Africa opens in Abuja

08 october 2019 - 16:56:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day regional conference opened on Tuesday in Abuja towards working out the place of migration [...] Full text...

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Rodhes Forum in Greece looks into African issues

08 october 2019 - 14:30:13
Athens Greece (PANA) - The 17th edition of the Rhodes Forum in Greece, focusing on the theme 'Global Disorder: for [...] Full text...

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Two Nigerien security force agents killed by terrorists

08 october 2019 - 14:09:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Two Nigerien security force agents were killed and five others wounded on Sunday in a clash [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Séré elected Secretary-General of Regional Anti-Doping Organization

08 october 2019 - 11:31:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe Ibrahim Séré was elected on Monday as Secretary-General of the Regional Anti-Doping Organization Zone [...] Full text...

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Twenty-nine Ivorian companies selected fr private sector promotion

08 october 2019 - 11:15:15
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire's 4th National Partnership Day took place on Monday on the theme: "State/Private Sector Partnership for [...] Full text...

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Oxfam International says Nigeria is 'World Capital of Poverty'

08 october 2019 - 07:04:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – International charity organisation, Oxfam International, on Monday said Nigeria is now the "World Capital of Poverty". Quoting [...] Full text...

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Niger advocates advanced technologies for sustainable waste management

08 october 2019 - 04:49:00
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Lands, Urban Planning and Housing, Waziri Maman, on Monday urged stakeholders and partners [...] Full text...

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Niger to add eleventh national language

07 october 2019 - 23:22:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  A nomadic community living mainly in the north (desert), Igdalan, at a forum here Sunday called [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari opens 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja

07 october 2019 - 19:20:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday opened the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, with the [...] Full text...

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Mali wins the 9th edition of the ECOWAS football tournament for deaf mutes

07 october 2019 - 18:47:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has won the 9th edition of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) football tournament for [...] Full text...

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Fire guts Dosso market in Niger

07 october 2019 - 18:30:04
Dosso, Niger (PANA) - Fire on Sunday gutted much of the Dosso Market (140 km east of Niamey), the Nigerien [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 3-day global maritime security conference opens in Abuja

07 october 2019 - 18:14:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC), which brought together international maritime security stakeholders aimed at [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian sculptor holds largest solo Art Exhibition by an African Artist in Europe and Middle East

07 october 2019 - 18:10:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Launch of the counterfeit drugs Initiative in Africa postponed

07 october 2019 - 14:50:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The launch, by five African countries, of an initiative against trafficking in fake medicines on the [...] Full text...

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Niger adopts National Border Policy

07 october 2019 - 14:48:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Government has adopted in the Council of Ministers a National Border Policy Document 2019-2035 [...] Full text...

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Mali's Boulkessi and Mondoro military posts attacked by jihadist movement

07 october 2019 - 13:32:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Deputy Army Chief of Staff, General Brigadier Abdrahamane Baby on Saturday revealed in Mopti that [...] Full text...

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Japan supports Niger's agricultural production with US$14 million

07 october 2019 - 12:08:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Japanese government has given Niger two grants amounting to 1.494 billion yen (about US$14 million) to [...] Full text...

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Africa: A fertile ground for trafficking of illicit drugs

07 october 2019 - 11:47:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Street drugs, counterfeit drugs, fake drugs or medical products of lower or falsified quality. All these [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force aircraft kill 10 armed bandits in the northwest

06 october 2019 - 12:23:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said that its air component which oversees the war [...] Full text...

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Senegal not spared by fake drug trafficking

05 october 2019 - 19:23:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is not spared by the problem of the circulation of street drugs, which explains why [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition party worried about failure in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel

05 october 2019 - 16:13:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement issued on Friday night in Nouakchott, the Union of Progressive Forces (UFP), a [...] Full text...

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Sub-regional workshop on drugs ends in Bamako

05 october 2019 - 13:56:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The fight against drugs and the repression of the phenomenon in the West African sub-region requires [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military kills ISWAP, Boko Haram terrorists

05 october 2019 - 09:51:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday said that its aircraft killed “remnants” of Islamic State [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Armed bandits kill 9 soldiers in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

05 october 2019 - 09:29:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed bandits on Thursday killed nine soldiers in Sunke village in Anka local government area of [...] Full text...

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Ghana waiting for Togo or Côte d’Ivoire in semi-final of UFOA tournament

04 october 2019 - 23:53:46
Thies, Senegal (PANA)  -  Ghana, winner at home in 2017 of the 1st edition of the Fox Sports Tournament of [...] Full text...

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South African xenophobic attacks, shame on African continent - Buhari

04 october 2019 - 16:21:39
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, said on Friday that a wave of deadly violence against Nigerians [...] Full text...

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Malian govt develops plan to boost Bamako-Diboli railway traffic

04 october 2019 - 11:29:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Passenger and goods traffic between Bamako-Diboli, on the Senegalese border, will be revived in the coming [...] Full text...

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Morocco elected to head of WIPO

04 october 2019 - 09:52:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco was unanimously elected on Thursday in Geneva as President of the General Assembly of the [...] Full text...

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23 boys, two girls cleared of ties to Boko Haram released by Nigerian Army

03 october 2019 - 14:20:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – UNICEF on Thursday confirmed that 23 boys and two girls were released from the Nigerian Army [...] Full text...

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Gunmen abduct six schoolgirls, two teachers in northwest Nigeria

03 october 2019 - 13:37:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A group of unidentified gunmen on Thursday raided a private secondary school in Sabo, Chikun Local [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Buhari and Ramaphosa condemn xenophobic violence

03 october 2019 - 13:14:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday addressed the recent wave of xenophobic violence which [...] Full text...

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International symposium on armed conflicts, insecurity in Sahel opens in Bamako

03 october 2019 - 11:55:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An international scientific symposium on the theme: "Armed conflicts and insecurity in the West African Sahel: [...] Full text...

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Thursday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

03 october 2019 - 09:54:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari arrives in South Africa for high-profile talks

03 october 2019 - 07:26:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in South Africa on Wednesday for a high-profile state [...] Full text...

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UN condemns deadly terrorist attacks on military camps in Mali

02 october 2019 - 22:49:19
New York, US (PANA)  -  The United Nations Wednesday condemned in the strongest terms simultaneous terrorist attacks on military camps [...] Full text...

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Xenophobic attacks on immigrants in South Africa will not feature in UN Security Council meetings in October

02 october 2019 - 19:57:52
New York, USA (PANA) - Continued xenophobic attacks on several groups of immigrants living in South Africa will not feature [...] Full text...

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Benin makes youth mobilization a weapon in the fight against climate change

02 october 2019 - 19:40:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is making the mobilization of young people a weapon for the fight against climate change, [...] Full text...

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Niger hosts summit on limiting presidential terms in Africa

02 october 2019 - 18:30:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's head of state, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Tuesday reaffirmed his willingness to step down after his [...] Full text...

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World Bank help strengthen capacities of female organisations on management of disasters in Mali

02 october 2019 - 16:18:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank and the General Management of civil protection in Mali last week in Segou [...] Full text...

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Mali wins Africa Cup of Maracana

02 october 2019 - 15:14:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Youth and Sports Arouna Modibo Touré on Wednesday welcomed home the new winners [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

02 october 2019 - 10:01:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Afreximbank to hold trade financing seminar in South Africa

02 october 2019 - 08:48:08
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A trade financing seminar, organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), will be held on [...] Full text...

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Ghana, Benin reach quarter finals in UFOA tournament

02 october 2019 - 00:05:20
Thies, Senegal (PANA)  -  Ghana and Benin on Tuesday reached the quarter finals of the Fox Sports of the Union [...] Full text...

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Niger celebrates National Day Against Human Trafficking

01 october 2019 - 19:30:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Marou Amadou, on Tuesday urged state and non-state actors [...] Full text...

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President Barrow congratulates President Buhari on Nigeria's 59th anniversary of National Day

01 october 2019 - 18:17:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has sent a message of congratulations to his Nigerian counterpart, President Muhammad Buhari, [...] Full text...

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161 stranded Nigerians return from Libya Tuesday

01 october 2019 - 17:46:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 161 stranded Nigerian returned from Libya on Tuesday, the National Emergency Management Agency [...] Full text...

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Buhari starts state visit to South Africa on Wednesday

01 october 2019 - 15:58:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari leaves Abuja on Wednesday on a three-day state visit to South Africa, [...] Full text...

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New US ambassador for Cote d'Ivoire arrives

01 october 2019 - 11:26:50
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire has announced the arrival of a new ambassador on 30 [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

01 october 2019 - 09:39:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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UFOA tournament: Defending title-holder Ghana makes first appearance against Gambia

30 september 2019 - 23:47:25
Thiès, Senegal (PANA)  -  The fourth and final day of the first phase of the Fox Sports Tournament of the [...] Full text...

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UFOA Tournament: Togo and Sierra Leone qualify for quarterfinals

30 september 2019 - 15:45:57
Thiès, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal, host country, and Burkina Faso, Togo and Sierra Leone on Sunday won their tickets to [...] Full text...

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Monday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

30 september 2019 - 09:41:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Champions league: Qualifiers for group stage emerge

30 september 2019 - 07:39:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following teams are through to the group stage of the 2019-20 CAF Champions league, after [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: Qualifiers for play-off round emerge

30 september 2019 - 06:25:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the first-round, second-leg matches at the weekend, the following 16 teams have [...] Full text...

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Niger’s prison services trained on prison management

29 september 2019 - 20:14:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The international committee of the Red Cross (CICR) Sunday held a training workshop for staff of [...] Full text...

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More than 100 pct of children under five vaccinated in Niger – Ministry of Public Health

29 september 2019 - 19:10:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  More than 100 percent of children from zero to five months have been vaccinated in a [...] Full text...

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Buhari castigates abuse, torture of over 400 men and boys in Kaduna building

28 september 2019 - 17:25:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday commended the Nigeria Police for the rescue of 400 men and [...] Full text...

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Mali launches second phase of sanitation and drinking water for all programme

28 september 2019 - 17:00:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The second phase of the Programme on Sanitation and Drinking Water for All (DGIS-ASWA I 2013-2018) [...] Full text...

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Saturday's forex rates for the CFA Franc

28 september 2019 - 09:52:47
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF as issued by the Bank of Central [...] Full text...

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WAEMU experts meet in Abidjan to find solutions against cybercrime

27 september 2019 - 19:42:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - "The hallenges of digital banking in the face of the challenges of cybercrime", is the [...] Full text...

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UNGA 2019: 'Hands off our girls!' - African first ladies cry out

27 september 2019 - 18:16:08
New York, US (PANA) - Africa’s first ladies, led by Sierra Leone Fatima Maada Bio, brought their campaign to ban [...] Full text...

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WAFU tournament: The race for Ghana 's successor starts Saturday

27 september 2019 - 17:43:51
 Thiès, Senegal (PANA) - The second edition of the Fox Sports Tournament of the West African Football Union (WAFU) will [...] Full text...

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More than 200,000 people affected by floods in Niger

27 september 2019 - 17:31:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - About 211,366 people have been affected by floods in Niger, according to information released recently by [...] Full text...

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OCHA says there is increased vulnerability of people in need of assistance in Niger in 2019

27 september 2019 - 17:15:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The emergence of new border movements and the persistence of unmet needs have led to a [...] Full text...

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Niger elebrates National Mobilization Day against Human Trafficking

27 september 2019 - 13:03:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  Niger will on Saturday mark its National Mobilisation Day against  Human Trafficking to promote prevention, raise [...] Full text...

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Brutal violence in northern Nigeria forces thousands to cross into Niger

27 september 2019 - 12:34:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 40,000 people have been forced to cross from northwest Nigeria into Niger as a [...] Full text...

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Friday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

27 september 2019 - 09:50:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Champions league: 1st-round, 2nd-leg matches this weekend

27 september 2019 - 05:38:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the first-round, second-leg fixtures, to be played this weekend across Africa, in the 2019-20 [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: 1st-round, 2nd-leg matches this weekend

27 september 2019 - 05:35:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the first-round, second-leg matches, which will be played across Africa this weekend in the 2019-20 [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal sign agricultural deals

26 september 2019 - 20:45:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia, Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal Thursday signed three cooperation conventions in line with the ongoing [...] Full text...

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UK supports Niger to strengthen stability in Sahel region

26 september 2019 - 15:36:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Great Britain on Thursday granted Niger about US$600,000  to fund a support project for strengthening resilience [...] Full text...

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Niger parliament reviews 2020 draft budget

26 september 2019 - 14:00:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly of Niger on Thursday started  reviewing the 2020 draft budget at its ordinary [...] Full text...

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Parliament Speaker calls for "clean, transparent and credible elections" in Niger

26 september 2019 - 12:51:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  Nigerien Speaker of Parliament Ousseini Tinni on Thursday called for the spirit of citizenship of his [...] Full text...

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Thursday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

26 september 2019 - 10:12:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges scaled up response for peace, across troubled Sahel region

26 september 2019 - 04:49:08
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarian and development responses for Mali and Africa’s wider Sahel region “are falling short”, and [...] Full text...

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Delegates arrive in Banjul for young African leaders’ awards

25 september 2019 - 18:36:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Delegates to the first-ever young African leaders’ awards arrived in Banjul Wednesday, ahead of the much-anticipated [...] Full text...

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3 kidnapped Russian sailors in the Gulf of Guinea released

25 september 2019 - 16:58:09
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The three Russian sailors, kidnapped on August 15 in the Gulf of Guinea by Nigerian pirates, [...] Full text...

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Mali’s national Cecifoot team to take part in next African Cup in Nigeria

25 september 2019 - 15:59:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) –  Malian Cecifoot team, football for the blind, will take part in the Africa Cecifoot Cup of [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

25 september 2019 - 14:11:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert tells Nigeria to stop housing crisis, forced evictions

24 september 2019 - 21:10:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -  In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force destroys Boko Haram terrorists' camp in Abulam, Northeast Nigeria

24 september 2019 - 19:15:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said that its attack aircraft under the Air Task [...] Full text...

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Togo to launch anti-poliomyelitis campaign in synchronization with Ghana

24 september 2019 - 18:32:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo will launch an anti-poliomyelitis campaign, in synchronization with Ghana, following the appearance of some cases [...] Full text...

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AfCFTA, an opportunity for US companies to invest in Africa - says President Issoufou

24 september 2019 - 17:48:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday invited American companies to invest in Africa under the [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

24 september 2019 - 08:59:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Several African States prepare to launch new initiative to stem flow of fake drugs

24 september 2019 - 06:10:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As several African countries prepare to launch a new initiative to stem the traffic in substandard [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou, keynote speaker at the 17th Rhodes Forum in Greece

23 september 2019 - 17:18:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Niger's President, Mahamadou Issoufou, will be the keynote speaker of the 17th Rhodes Forum, a [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN qualifiers: Surprises in West B zones

23 september 2019 - 16:56:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The first leg of the final qualifiers for the African football Championship of Nations (CHAN), "Cameroun 2020", [...] Full text...

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Benin wins 4th Stage of Itf /Cat Circuit of 18-year-olds and under from West and Central Africa

23 september 2019 - 14:00:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese tennis players: Sylvestre Monnou and Arnaud Sewanou won the 4th stage of the Itf /Cat [...] Full text...

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Monday's forex rates for the CFA Franc

23 september 2019 - 11:14:05
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central [...] Full text...

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Terrorist threat in Libya exacerbated by Tripoli war (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

23 september 2019 - 11:04:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last Thursday, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) carried out an airstrike against elements of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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Monday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

23 september 2019 - 09:35:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN: Results from first-leg, final-round qualifiers

23 september 2019 - 06:53:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first-leg matches played across Africa at the weekend in the [...] Full text...

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Gambia's First Lady, Barrow, receives distinguished global award for excellence at the UN

22 september 2019 - 16:57:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian First Lady, Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, has been honoured with the Distinguished Global Award for Excellence on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force aircraft neutralize scores of Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria

22 september 2019 - 11:44:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said that its aircraft, operating under the Air Task [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN: Results from first-leg, final-round qualifiers

22 september 2019 - 11:40:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first-leg matches played across Africa on Saturday in the qualifying [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN: results from FIRST-LEG, final-round qualifiers

22 september 2019 - 11:33:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first-leg matches played across Africa on Saturday in the qualifying [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army begins new operation in Northeast Nigeria to catch fleeing Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists

22 september 2019 - 10:34:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday announced the launch of “Operation Positive Identification”, aimed at catching Boko [...] Full text...

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Residents of northeast Nigeria warned against habouring fleeing Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists

21 september 2019 - 16:46:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said that citizens across the northeast region hiding Boko Haram and [...] Full text...

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UNDP releases $30 million to tackle humanitarian crisis in northeast Nigeria

21 september 2019 - 16:18:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it has released a total of $30 million to [...] Full text...

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South African woman arrested with drug in Mauritius

21 september 2019 - 09:36:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - South African woman Nokuphila Mtshali, 34 years old, was arrested on 17 September when she arrived [...] Full text...

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AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa approves US$500,000 grant for clean energy in Nigeria

21 september 2019 - 06:36:05
Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel to study security expenditure of member States

21 september 2019 - 06:13:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The G5 Sahel is to order a study into the security expenditure of member sates and [...] Full text...

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Congo to set up high commission for suppression of Illegal trafficking in counterfeit medicines

21 september 2019 - 04:43:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to set up a new office to crack down on illicit trafficking [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says closure of land border "yeilding positive results"

20 september 2019 - 23:38:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -   Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said here Friday his government’s decision to close Nigeria’s land borders “due [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans among three countries targeted by xenophobic attacks in South Africa

20 september 2019 - 23:16:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabweans are among three countries living in South Africa being targeted by the perpetrators of the [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices drop in Nigerien grain markets

20 september 2019 - 22:39:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The price situation in Niger's grain markets is marked this week by a downward trend, the [...] Full text...

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CHAN qualifiers 2020: Senegal to meet Guinea again

20 september 2019 - 18:35:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  The Senegalese national football team meets this Saturday at 5pm at Lat Dior stadium in Thiès, [...] Full text...

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BOAD grants Togo 20 billion CFAF for road construction

20 september 2019 - 17:53:37
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has granted a loan of 20 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...

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Friday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

20 september 2019 - 12:07:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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International forum calls for strengthening of laws on cybersecurity

19 september 2019 - 23:29:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   An international forum on labour health and safety (FISST) here Thursday recommended governments to strengthen their [...] Full text...

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Niger "strongly condemns" attacks on Saudi oil sites

19 september 2019 - 19:49:23
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger "strongly condemns" the "terrorist attacks" perpetrated on September 14 on Saudi Arabia's civilian infrastructure and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja Sunday for UN General Assembly in New York

19 september 2019 - 19:45:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, will on Sunday depart Abuja for New York, United States, to participate [...] Full text...

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Experts from Lake Chad Basin countries address Community Resilience in the Area

19 september 2019 - 19:32:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Government of Niger, is organizing a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army accuses int'l NGO, Action Against Hunger, of aiding, abetting Boko Haram terrorists

19 september 2019 - 18:36:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Thursday explained why it sealed the office of the international Non-Governmental Organisation [...] Full text...

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Soldiers close office of international NGO, Action Against Hunger, in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria

19 september 2019 - 17:35:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have sealed the office of the international Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Action [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says he expects German investments in Nigeria's power sector

19 september 2019 - 17:24:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja said Nigerians eagerly look forward to investments in [...] Full text...

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Thursday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

19 september 2019 - 09:25:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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More African companies adopting sustainable development goals -UNGC

18 september 2019 - 22:29:44
New York, USA (PANA)   -   United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Chief Executive Officer Lise Kingo said here Wednesday more African [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns siege of offices of Nigerian online newspaper, rights group

18 september 2019 - 15:43:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – International human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday expressed “concern” at the siege by the Nigeria [...] Full text...

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AfDB sets US$267m aside for G5 Sahel’s PIP

18 september 2019 - 14:37:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will contribute US$ 267 million to the achievement of projects of [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

18 september 2019 - 09:24:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigerien minister calls for preservation of global, living environment of populations

17 september 2019 - 19:29:54
 Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien Environment minister, Almoustapha Garba, has called for the preservation of the global and the [...] Full text...

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2nd edition of international forum on labour safety, health opens in Niger

17 september 2019 - 18:47:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The 2nd edition of the international forum on labour safety and health (FISST) opened on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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22 Malian doctors graduate from the West African college of doctors in Bamako

17 september 2019 - 17:56:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 22 Malian medical doctors from the West African College of Doctors in Bamako [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou flags off work on Niger-Benin pipeline

17 september 2019 - 17:38:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger’s president, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Tuesday in Koulele, Diffa region (more than 1,500 km east of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's inflation rate drops by 0,06 points in August

17 september 2019 - 14:53:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s inflation slowed for the third consecutive month in August 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics [...] Full text...

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Football: Senegal, Brazil to play friendly on 10 October

17 september 2019 - 14:08:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal’s national football team, finalist at the last Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, will play [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel holds monitoring meeting for PIP in Nouakchott

17 september 2019 - 13:41:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The G5 Sahel countries and partners are hold the first meeting on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

17 september 2019 - 12:27:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: French Fintech FairMoney raises 10m Euros for expansion in emerging markets

16 september 2019 - 20:59:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   FairMoney, a Paris-based French Fintech, announced here Monday a ten-million-euro fundraiser from Flourish Ventures, the [...] Full text...

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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released

16 september 2019 - 20:25:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize Selection Committee released Monday the list of the top 20 candidates. The [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigerian president Buhari meets South African envoy over xenophobic attacks

16 september 2019 - 19:07:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received Mr Jeff Radebe, Special Envoy of President Cyril Ramaphosa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Gambia condemn drone attack against Saudi oil facilities

16 september 2019 - 18:52:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Gambia have condemned Sunday's drone attacks against two oil installations in Saudi Arabia. The attacks [...] Full text...

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

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

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Monday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

16 september 2019 - 11:13:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Champions league: Results from 1st-round. 1st-leg matches

16 september 2019 - 06:04:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results from the first-round, first-leg matches, played at the weekend across Africa, [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: All 1st-round, 1st-leg results

16 september 2019 - 05:57:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results from the first-round, first-leg matches, played across Africa at the weekend [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Heads of State committed to eradicate terrorism

15 september 2019 - 19:17:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have committed [...] Full text...

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Former Chadian leader Lol Mahamat Choua dies

15 september 2019 - 18:00:38
Paris, France (PANA) – Former Chadian president Lol Mahamat Choua  died on Sunday in the Chadian capital, Ndjamena,  following a [...] Full text...

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Niger launches anti-measles vaccination campaign

15 september 2019 - 15:41:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  Nigerien health authorities have launched a national measles vaccination campaign to protect children of up to [...] Full text...

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Africa needs 11 percent GDP annual growth to meet the 2030 Agenda target

15 september 2019 - 15:19:29
New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations estimates that Africa will need to raise an estimated 11 percent of [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Champions league: Some results from 1st-round, 1st-leg matches

15 september 2019 - 07:29:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from some first-round, first-leg matches, played on Saturday across Africa, in the [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: Some results from 1st-round. 1st-leg matches

15 september 2019 - 07:08:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from some first-round, first-leg matches, played on Saturday across Africa, in the [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel Summit: AfDB, partners, commit to light up the Sahel with Desert to Power initiative

14 september 2019 - 09:18:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)    -   Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), ahead of the G5 Sahel [...] Full text...

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Counterfeit drug trafficking: an illegal and deadly phenomenon in Niger

13 september 2019 - 20:14:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Trafficking in counterfeit or fake medicines, a phenomenon that is widespread in Africa, is also observed in [...] Full text...

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HCR evacuates 98 refugees from Libya to Italy

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

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Malian President attends ECOWAS summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou

13 september 2019 - 14:04:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is in Ouagadougou,  Burkina Faso, for a G5 Sahel summit on [...] Full text...

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

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

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South Africa addresses scourge of illicit drug trafficking (By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:52:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In 1967, young Cape Town surgeon Dr Chris Barnard carried out the world’s first [...] Full text...

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UNHCR Chief welcomes African leadership, solidarity in action for refugees evacuated from Libya

13 september 2019 - 12:18:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Welcoming this week’s agreement with the African Union (AU) and Rwanda to set up a refugee [...] Full text...

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Army worms risk undermining agricultural policies, says Nigerien President

13 september 2019 - 11:47:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's president Issoufou Mahamadou warned on Thursday that the fall army worms risk undermining all agricultural [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force says its aircraft destroys ISWAP training camp

13 september 2019 - 11:12:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday said that its Air Task Force (ATF) has destroyed [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari to attend ECOWAS counter-terrorism summit in Burkina Faso

13 september 2019 - 10:17:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the one-day ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit [...] Full text...

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Burundi opposition leader condemns xenophobic violence in South Africa

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

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