Counting of votes continues in Ethiopia after general elections

22 june 2021 - 05:36:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Counting of votes is continuing in Ethiopia after Monday's general elections.  The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Ghana: Ghana's President re-elected chair of sub-regional bloc

22 june 2021 - 00:00:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The sub-regional group ECOWAS at the end of its 59th summit here Saturday re-elected Ghana's President [...] Full text...

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Twenty African staff officers graduate from Koulikoro staff college in Mali

21 june 2021 - 14:41:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty trainee officers, including four women, from Mali (14), Burkina Faso (1), Côte d'Ivoire (1), Guinea [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigerian scientists predict catastrophic new coronavirus strain (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

21 june 2021 - 13:39:49
Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African population is at risk of a more lethal strain of the coronavirus disease [...] Full text...

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Fifteen bandits, one soldier killed in gunfight in northwest Nigeria

21 june 2021 - 06:08:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Fifteen bandits were killed in a gun battle with Nigerian Army troops on Saturday in Anguwan [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military rescues 3 additional students, one teacher of FGC Yauri, kills one bandit

20 june 2021 - 20:04:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops rescued additional three students and one teacher of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to reduce 15-Member Commission to seven

20 june 2021 - 18:26:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will from March 2022 reduce its current 15-member Commission [...] Full text...

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Nigeria hosts meeting to map out plan for vaccine manufacturing in Africa

20 june 2021 - 16:10:13
Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s private sector is ready to join manufacturers of pharmaceutical products working in association with [...] Full text...

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Protesters block Abuja-Kaduna highway over unending killings, kidnapping by bandits

19 june 2021 - 15:22:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Travellers are trapped on the Abuja-Kaduna highway in northwest Nigeria as angry residents refused the plea [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus Nigeria records 13 new infections

19 june 2021 - 15:06:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria did not record any death from COVID-19 in the last 14 consecutive days ending Friday, [...] Full text...

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General Laurent Michon to head French Barkane force in Sahel in July

19 june 2021 - 14:34:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - General Laurent Michon will replace General Marc Conruyt as head of the French Barkhane force engaged [...] Full text...

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Informal Security Council meeting on evacuation of mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya

19 june 2021 - 14:33:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An informal public meeting was held on Friday evening at the UN Security Council, at the [...] Full text...

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2020-21 CAF Champions League: Esperance vs Al Ahly, Clash of the Titans

19 june 2021 - 05:00:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four-time African Champions, Esperance of Tunisia, entertain Egyptian giants and record nine-time champions, Al Ahly, on [...] Full text...

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Islamic State element for Greater Sahara arrested in joint Barkane-Nigerien army operation

18 june 2021 - 15:21:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A senior member of the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS), Dadi ould Chouaib, known [...] Full text...

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Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps - WFP

18 june 2021 - 15:11:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack [...] Full text...

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Nigeria starts recovery but unemployment and inflation remain elevated - IMF

18 june 2021 - 09:22:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian economy has started a gradual recovery from the negative effects of the COVID-19 global [...] Full text...

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Bandits kidnap 30 college students, 3 teachers in Northwest Nigeria

17 june 2021 - 18:35:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continued their rampage against schools in Northern Nigeria with the invasion of the Federal Government [...] Full text...

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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari

17 june 2021 - 18:30:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 17 new infections, zero death on Tuesday

16 june 2021 - 18:49:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria reported 17 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on [...] Full text...

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Fulani herders, leaders bicker with Nigerian military over killing of cows by airstrikes in Nasarawa State

16 june 2021 - 14:38:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Fulani herders and the Armed Forces of Nigeria are bickering over reports that two military aircraft conducted [...] Full text...

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A new $350 million project supports community-based recovery, stability in the Sahel

16 june 2021 - 12:52:01
Washington DC, US (PANA) -  Over 8 million people in the Liptako-Gourma region, a tri-border area in the Sahel spanning [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges new ICC prosecutor to strengthen its delivery of justice for victims

16 june 2021 - 06:37:57
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – As the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) takes office on Wednesday,  a human [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON: Sierra Leone wrap up 24-team qualifiers' list

15 june 2021 - 18:55:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Sierra Leone became the 24th and final qualifier for the 2022 AFCON in Cameroon, after beating [...] Full text...

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Critical reforms needed to reduce inflation, accelerate recovery in Nigeria - WB report

15 june 2021 - 15:17:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While the government took measures to protect the economy against a much deeper recession, it would [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on resurgence of terrorist threats

13 june 2021 - 12:56:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers have questioned the significance of the resurgence of terrorist threat in the country after [...] Full text...

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Algeria beat Tunisia to continue unbeaten streak

12 june 2021 - 14:37:20
Rades, Tunisia (PANA) - Les Fennecs of Algeria boosted their unbeaten record against Tunisia, beating them 2-0 in a friendly [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 24 new infections, zero death on Friday

12 june 2021 - 09:52:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded a total of 24 new infections [...] Full text...

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Buhari vows to defend Nigeria’s corporate existence as he builds ”the country of our dream”

12 june 2021 - 09:48:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday morning said he remains ever committed to upholding and defending Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council

11 june 2021 - 21:14:15
New York, US (PANA) - Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75th session [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Burkina Faso and DR Congo join AFC

11 june 2021 - 19:39:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Morocco, Burkina Faso and DR Congo have joined the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), one of the [...] Full text...

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President Buhari appoints Ilelah as NBC Director-General

11 june 2021 - 18:30:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of [...] Full text...

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US condemns Nigeria's Twitter suspension

11 june 2021 - 05:43:49
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the ongoing suspension of Twitter by the Nigerian government and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal

10 june 2021 - 21:02:07
Brazzaville, (Congo) - As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria coach, Rohr, turns attention to Qatar 2022 qualifiers after Cameroon friendlies

10 june 2021 - 19:54:29
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Nigeria’s coach, Gernot Rohr, is already looking forward to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

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Gambia Coach, Saintfiet, looking for players who fit in the system

10 june 2021 - 19:45:33
Antalya, Turkey (PANA) - Gambia coach, Tom Saintfiet, says he is looking for players who understand and fit into his [...] Full text...

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Regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region held in Bamako

10 june 2021 - 18:12:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region was held in Bamako, the Malian [...] Full text...

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Malian PM to unveil members of new transitional gov't

10 june 2021 - 17:15:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After his meeting with the ECOWAS mediator for Mali and former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Janathan, [...] Full text...

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More than 500 civilians killed by armed groups in Burkina Faso's Sahel region this year

10 june 2021 - 13:59:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The latest attack on an artisanal gold mine near the village of Solhan in the [...] Full text...

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Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks- WHO

09 june 2021 - 23:48:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will Thursday launch the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022 titled "Delivering on [...] Full text...

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Algerian president discusses with Libyan presidential council members promotion of cooperation

09 june 2021 - 20:42:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune held talks Wednesday evening in the Algerian capital, Algiers, with members of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns 'deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years'

08 june 2021 - 10:30:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has strongly condemned the latest attack by armed groups that killed [...] Full text...

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Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all

08 june 2021 - 06:15:35
New York, US (PANA) - During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than [...] Full text...

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

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

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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay US$80,000 compensation to retired police officer

07 june 2021 - 19:18:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay US$ 80,000 to a former police officer, Evaristus [...] Full text...

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Gambia Scorpions sting Niger in Turkey

07 june 2021 - 19:02:41
Antalya, Turkey (PANA) - Gambia kicked off their three-match friendly tour in Turkey with an impressive 2-0 win over Niger [...] Full text...

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Nigeria banned Twitter to stop its use as “platforms for destabilisation, criminality", says FM Onyeama

07 june 2021 - 18:38:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Monday told the envoys of United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Expect changes in security operations in Nigeria, says Defence Minister

07 june 2021 - 18:25:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held his maiden meeting with the new Chief of Army Staff [...] Full text...

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Nigeria summons U.S., U.K., Canada, EU envoys, orders all broadcast stations off Twitter

07 june 2021 - 16:21:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Monday summoned the envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 11 new infections, zero death on Sunday

07 june 2021 - 16:12:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 26 new infections

06 june 2021 - 17:10:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 26 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the national caseload to 166,756. According to the [...] Full text...

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Popular Nigerian preacher T.B. Joshua dies

06 june 2021 - 12:51:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Influential Nigerian preacher and televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, is dead, the Premium Times newspaper reported on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's leading opposition party rejects ban on Twitter operations

05 june 2021 - 09:39:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s leading opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) Friday rejected what it called "the unwarranted suspension of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Twitter reacts as MTN, Glo, Airtel, others implement ban in Nigeria

05 june 2021 - 08:58:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Twitter has formally reacted to the federal government's decision to ban its operations in Nigeria, saying "it [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: United Kingdom, Canada warn over ban on Twitter

05 june 2021 - 08:14:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Canadian and British missions in Nigeria have expressed concern over the federal government’s infringement on freedom [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit Filed by former staff of the West African Power Pool (WAPP)

04 june 2021 - 21:14:21
 Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit brought by a former staff of the West African [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force takes delivery of 8 aircraft in July, 6 additional fighter jets in September, says Air Marshal Amao

04 june 2021 - 19:24:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, on Friday said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans Twitter operations in Nigeria in protest against deleting of President's tweet

04 june 2021 - 17:20:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday banned the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, from operating [...] Full text...

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13 killed in boat mishap in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria

04 june 2021 - 15:23:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Thirteen persons, including women and children, were killed in a boat mishap that occurred in Shagari [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus Nigeria records 122 new infections, 18 deaths on Thursday

04 june 2021 - 15:03:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 122 new COVID-19 infections recorded on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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CAF opens 3-day ‘Train the Trainers’ workshop in Nigeria

03 june 2021 - 18:09:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The first-ever Safety and Security Train the Trainers Workshop, organized by the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Airforce and Army Chiefs parley on joint operations against terrorism, banditry

02 june 2021 - 19:04:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday held his maiden meeting [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigeria records 17 new infections, zero death on Tuesday

02 june 2021 - 18:58:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded a total of 17 new [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 109 migrants and recovers 2 bodies

02 june 2021 - 17:59:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy have rescued 109 illegal migrants of different African nationalities and recovered [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. attacks Twitter, accuses it of double-standard over deletion of Buhari’s tweet on insecurity

02 june 2021 - 15:47:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday reacted to Twitter’s deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet threatening [...] Full text...

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Libya gives foreign workers one month to regularise their situation

02 june 2021 - 11:34:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation has asked all employers, whether public or private, as [...] Full text...

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AU suspends Mali with immediate effect following second coup

02 june 2021 - 07:13:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 rate spikes as Nigeria records 28 deaths, 203 new infections

01 june 2021 - 19:13:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 203 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing [...] Full text...

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Buhari asks Senate to confirm new Army Chief, General Yahaya

01 june 2021 - 19:03:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari talks tough, says “rude shock awaits” those who want to “destroy” Nigeria

01 june 2021 - 18:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday issued a stern warning to those he said are “bent on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde

01 june 2021 - 17:33:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International Nigeria launches campaign to protect freedom of expression

01 june 2021 - 05:55:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International Nigeria, said it launched a campaign to protect freedom of expression [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari appoints former Foreign Minister Babagana Kingibe as Special Envoy to Chad

31 may 2021 - 20:46:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former foreign minister and Secretary to the Government of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: New Army Chief, General Yahaya, holds maiden meeting with principal officers, unveils vision

31 may 2021 - 20:28:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya on Monday held his maiden meeting with [...] Full text...

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IOM appoints two Deputy Directors General

31 may 2021 - 13:49:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino [...] Full text...

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Extraordinary summit on Mali's political crisis begins

30 may 2021 - 15:55:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to discuss the [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on unfolding political events in Mali

30 may 2021 - 06:22:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit in Accra  on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army repels Boko Haram terrorists' attack in Rann, Northeast Nigeria, kill 10

29 may 2021 - 18:53:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated 10 Boko Haram terrorists [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army arrests 2 Boko Haram logistics suppliers in northern Nigeria, confiscate supplies

29 may 2021 - 18:43:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, on Saturday raided another [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 63 new COVID-19 cases on Friday

29 may 2021 - 18:36:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded 63 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Proscribed IPOB, ESN, wreak violence in South Eastern region

29 may 2021 - 18:11:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of its Sit-at-Home order to its followers, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and [...] Full text...

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Mali's Constitutional Court declares coup leader, Assimi Goita, President of the Transition

29 may 2021 - 14:42:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali on Friday installed Col. Assimi Goita, president of the transition and [...] Full text...

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Africa Road Builders: Buhari wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy

29 may 2021 - 07:28:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has been named winner of the 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court: Subject matter index for 16 years to be made available next year

28 may 2021 - 22:19:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The subject matter index of the Community Court of Justice for 16 years up till 2020 will [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court urges regional parliamentarians to help improve enforcement of court decisions

28 may 2021 - 18:32:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has charged Community parliamentarians [...] Full text...

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29th Total CAF Super Cup: Al Ahly win 7th title

28 may 2021 - 18:21:22
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egyptian giants, Al Ahly, on Friday regained the Total CAF Super Cup after beating Morocco’s RS [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister calls for collective African action to regulate migration

28 may 2021 - 13:45:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch has stressed the need for collective [...] Full text...

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General Yahaya assumes office as Nigeria Chief of Army Staff

28 may 2021 - 07:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, officially assumes Command as the [...] Full text...

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Facing Cameroon is a good test for Super Eagles, says Nigeria Coach Gernot Rohr

28 may 2021 - 07:06:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says the long rivalry between the Super Eagles and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity

28 may 2021 - 06:58:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...

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Total CAF Super Cup: Al Ahly vs RS Berkane in 2020 finals

28 may 2021 - 06:44:32
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egyptian giants Al Ahly face Morocco’s RS Berkane on Friday, 28 May, 2021, at the Jassim [...] Full text...

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Sudanese FM tours African states to solicit support on GERD dam

27 may 2021 - 19:09:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms. Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, left Khartoum on Thursday, leading a high-level delegation [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA Rankings for African countries

27 may 2021 - 19:04:16
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest FIFA rankings for African countries, published in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. World [...] Full text...

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Military in Mali releases former Transition leaders

27 may 2021 - 15:34:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former top leaders of the Transition Government of Mali who resigned on Wednesday have been released [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns arrest of Mali's transitional president, PM

27 may 2021 - 05:00:42
New York, US (PAA) - The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the derailing of Mali’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 37 new cases, four deaths on Tuesday

26 may 2021 - 17:51:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...

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Buhari hosts President of Libyan Presidential Council at Presidential Villa in Abuja

26 may 2021 - 15:42:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hosted the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Younis [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army raids Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Yobe State

26 may 2021 - 15:35:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops under Operation Hadi Kai bust a Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for end to violations on Libya's southern borders

26 may 2021 - 11:10:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mr. Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the need to stop [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court promises conducive environment for improved efficiency

25 may 2021 - 19:35:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has expressed the desire [...] Full text...

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Monitoring Committee of Mali’s Transition demands release of President and Prime Minister

25 may 2021 - 12:58:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Local Committee for the monitoring of the Transition in Mali "demands the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...

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LEAD: UN chief calls for 'unconditional' release of Malian interim president, PM

25 may 2021 - 10:52:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the "unconditional" release of Mali's interim president and prime [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force mandates AIB-N to investigate Kaduna air crash

23 may 2021 - 19:45:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB -N) said it has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All semi finalists emerge

23 may 2021 - 19:34:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At the end of the quarter-final, second-leg matches of the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup, played [...] Full text...

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Gunmen invade estate in Bwari near Abuja, kidnap two persons

23 may 2021 - 19:32:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity in northern region Nigeria is creeping into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) [...] Full text...

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Armed bandits attack villages in Nigeria's Sokoto State, residents flee to Niger

23 may 2021 - 19:22:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have killed three persons at Garin Zogo village and sacked eight villages in Sabon Birni [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s Kurt Okraku named new WAFU B president

23 may 2021 - 11:50:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku has been named as the new president of the Union of West Africa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army Chief, others, who died in plane crash to be buried on Saturday

22 may 2021 - 06:31:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other senior officers who died in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army chief dies in plane crash

22 may 2021 - 05:43:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in an air crash on Friday [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Quarter-final, second-leg matches on Sunday

22 may 2021 - 04:54:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the quarter-final, second-leg matches in the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup, to be played [...] Full text...

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France offers support for Nigeria to overcome security challenges

19 may 2021 - 12:47:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that his country will  support Nigeria with [...] Full text...

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Coronavius: Nigeria records 29 new infections bringing caseload to 165,807

19 may 2021 - 12:35:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 29 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing [...] Full text...

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Fresh attacks, dire conditions plague Africa’s Sahel, Security Council hears

19 may 2021 - 05:36:10
New York, US (PANA) - Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to [...] Full text...

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CAF announces new leaders for its standing committees

18 may 2021 - 16:55:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a new team that will lead the work [...] Full text...

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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities

18 may 2021 - 15:46:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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International Museum Day 2021: Minister renews call for return of looted Nigerian Artefacts

18 may 2021 - 10:35:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed his call for the repatriation [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel holds mini summit in Paris

18 may 2021 - 10:05:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Heads of state and government of the G5 Sahel held a mini-summit on Monday on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Oshoala makes history in Barcelona's UEFA Women’s Champions League win

17 may 2021 - 17:09:42
Gothenburg, Sweden (PANA) - Asisat Oshoala made history on Sunday as she became the first African to win the UEFA [...] Full text...

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Nigeria hosts international conference on illicit financial flows, asset recovery

17 may 2021 - 13:20:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - International financial experts and anti-corruption organisations drawn from Africa are gathering virtually to discuss strategies to [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from quarter-final, first-leg matches

16 may 2021 - 18:08:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of all the quarter-final, first-leg matches in the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit

16 may 2021 - 16:24:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army confirms recall of personnel in civil educational institutions, to be deployed in war against terrorism, banditry

16 may 2021 - 16:04:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The Nigerian Army has confirmed the recall of its personnel studying in various civil institutions across [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All quarter-final, first-leg matches on Sunday

16 may 2021 - 09:19:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the quarter-final, first-leg matches in the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup, which will be [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy foils three illegal migration attempts, arrests 56 people

14 may 2021 - 15:52:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units have foiled three attempts of illegal migration to Italy and arrested 56 people, [...] Full text...

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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria

14 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges assistance to Chad to strengthen MNJTF, LCBC

14 may 2021 - 14:44:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged Nigeria’s assistance to Chad to stabilise and return to constitutional order. President [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 53 new infections

14 may 2021 - 13:57:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 53 new COVID-19 infections were recorded on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Chad's Interim leader, Deby, in Nigeria meets with Buhari

14 may 2021 - 13:22:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President of Chad’s Transitional Military Council, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, on Friday made his second foreign [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards intercept more than 150 migrants in the Mediterranean

14 may 2021 - 11:03:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 151 illegal migrants on board two inflatable boats were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, off [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 44 new infections, one death on Wednesday

13 may 2021 - 19:05:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded one COVID-19-related death on Wednesday, bringing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to eradicate maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea waters - Maritime Chief

13 may 2021 - 18:57:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to eradicate maritime crimes with the receipt of a special mission aircraft on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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President Buhari says he is doing his best to secure Nigeria

13 may 2021 - 18:50:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he is surprised that Nigerians are not tolerant with his [...] Full text...

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Niger defence minister visits Sudan

12 may 2021 - 13:35:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Niger's defence minister Alkassoum Indatoun arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday and called on the First Vice [...] Full text...

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In Niger, Covid-19 wards remain empty, as agriculture and business benefit from support programmes

11 may 2021 - 19:35:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After achieving outstanding results in its management of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niger, which is expected to [...] Full text...

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Buhari chairs 3rd National Security Council meeting over rising insecurity in Nigeria

11 may 2021 - 14:27:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided g over the third meeting of the National Security Council [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 49 new cases

11 may 2021 - 11:47:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 49 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria reimposes midnight curfew, restriction on mass gathering

11 may 2021 - 11:03:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has re-introduced a nationwide 12am to 4am curfew from Tuesday to curtail [...] Full text...

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Nigeria struggles to attain self-sufficiency in sugar production

11 may 2021 - 10:41:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s sugar industry is facing serious challenges despite efforts by the government to create self-sufficiency in [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Thrilling encounters in CAF draw for qualifiers

10 may 2021 - 17:46:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday hosted the [...] Full text...

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African teams’ road to FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup revealed

10 may 2021 - 17:36:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following draws conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s AFCON qualifiers: CAF unveils pairings

10 may 2021 - 17:27:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, ON Monday hosted the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS envoy to Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako to assess the situation in the country

10 may 2021 - 17:07:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan ask for political asylum

10 may 2021 - 10:09:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur state have refused to go back home at the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 30 new infections

09 may 2021 - 16:01:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 30 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections were recorded on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari laments ''madness' in parts of the country

09 may 2021 - 15:53:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday lamented the "madness" going on in parts of the country [...] Full text...

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CAF receives new record of entries in qualifiers for women's competitions

09 may 2021 - 09:52:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says the participation of national teams in women's football competitions [...] Full text...

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Republic of Korea helps keep humanitarian flights in four African countries

09 may 2021 - 04:52:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$1.25 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...

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Libya rejects Chadian defence minister's statement

08 may 2021 - 11:10:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has rejected  pronouncement by Chadian Defence minister, Gen. Daouda Ibrahim, who described the country as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Super Falcons take part in prestigious US Summer Series

07 may 2021 - 16:42:50
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria women's team, “Super Falcons”, will be one of the four participating teams in the “2021 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to host first edition of 8-Sahel Countries Military Games in October

07 may 2021 - 13:58:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria will host the first edition of the 8-Sahel Countries Military  Games in October the Defence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 28 new infections in five states

07 may 2021 - 13:16:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country registered 28 new COVID-19 infections in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 34 new infections on Tuesday

05 may 2021 - 15:59:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 34 new cases of COVID-19 in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia in top 10 of good governance in Africa

05 may 2021 - 10:22:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is in the top 10 on the African continent in the ranking established by the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president condemns cycle of violence

05 may 2021 - 08:25:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday “strongly” condemned the killing of 11 people in Gwer West Local [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency alleges plot to undermine, oust Buhari

05 may 2021 - 08:17:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Tuesday claimed it has evidence to show that some “disruptive elements” are [...] Full text...

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Some 22,000 children get infected with HIV annually in Nigeria, says UN

05 may 2021 - 07:29:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations has disclosed that no fewer than 22,000 children get infected with HIV annually [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP regrouping in three northeast Nigerian states, warns Senator

05 may 2021 - 07:18:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria's Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday raised the alarm that Boko [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges new Niger govt to investigate massacres

05 may 2021 - 05:49:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights advocate says Niger's first democratic transition since independence provides President Mohamed Bazoum’s new administration [...] Full text...

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Workshop to validate subject matter index of ECOWAS court opens in Nigeria

03 may 2021 - 17:43:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A week-long workshop to validate the subject matter index of the ECOWAS Court of Justice opened [...] Full text...

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Bandits threaten to kill 17 abducted students Tuesday if ransom is not paid by Kaduna State

03 may 2021 - 16:01:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits who abducted 22 students from Greenfield University, Kaduna State, in northwest Nigeria, killed five of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's secret Police warns secessionists, others

03 may 2021 - 08:42:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday warned “misguided elements” who, it said, are threatening [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 14 new infections

03 may 2021 - 08:31:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 14 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Sunday, the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders valuation expert to cost losses suffered by 103 claimants against Mali

02 may 2021 - 17:25:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court wants an independent expert to determine the value of properties and individual losses [...] Full text...

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The manager of the International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso, Francis Ducreux, dies

01 may 2021 - 17:33:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Francis Ducreux, cyclist and manager of the Tour of Burkina Faso, died here Saturday at [...] Full text...

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Institutional mistrust retards child vaccination progress in Africa, new study

01 may 2021 - 10:07:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mistrust in local and national government plays a significant role in slowing down child [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: CAF unveils quarter-final pairs

01 may 2021 - 09:02:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup was conducted on Friday at the CAF [...] Full text...

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Army committed to “total annihilation of Boko Haram from Nigeria", says Army Chief

29 april 2021 - 17:46:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Thursday said that the Nigerian Army [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 81 new cases

29 april 2021 - 17:41:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 81 new COVID-19 infections in 11 States across the country, bringing the [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All qualifiers for knockout stage emerge

29 april 2021 - 05:04:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of Group matches (Day 6 fixtures) in the group stage of the CAF [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Nigeria-registered Company for 36 months for fraudulent practices

28 april 2021 - 19:48:35
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 28 April, 2021, announced the 36-month debarment [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist

28 april 2021 - 18:52:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...

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UNDP, UNOWAS officials meet Nigerian Army Chief over insecurity in Lake Chad Basin

28 april 2021 - 18:23:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Wednesday met with Resident Representative of [...] Full text...

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Reformed Defence sector will end insecurity in Nigeria, says Defence Minister, Gen. Magashi

28 april 2021 - 18:11:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi, on Wednesday received the report of the [...] Full text...

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29 million Sahelians need humanitarian aid and protection - UN agencies

28 april 2021 - 13:46:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sahelians in need of humanitarian assistance and protection have reached a new record of 29 [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State pays virtual visit to Kenya

28 april 2021 - 05:45:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday discussed the [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All final Group matches on Wednesday

27 april 2021 - 20:25:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all Day 6 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army protests "insensitive and reprehensible” sharing of gory pictures of “Killed-in Action” soldiers on Social Media

27 april 2021 - 18:31:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest term possible, the indiscriminate sharing on social [...] Full text...

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Declare State of Emergency over insecurity in Nigeria, House of Reps asks Buhari

27 april 2021 - 18:27:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria seeks US assistance in fighting Boko Haram/ISWAP, banditry, warns of spill over to other countries

27 april 2021 - 18:21:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday formally asked for the assistance of the United States (U.S.) [...] Full text...

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3 foreign journalists missing in eastern Burkina Faso found dead

27 april 2021 - 15:16:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three  journalists, two Spanish and an Irishman, reported missing on Monday during an alleged terrorist [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria over killings since 2001

27 april 2021 - 15:08:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Monday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian non-governmental organisation [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Ivorian government to release citizen in pre-trial detention since 2018

27 april 2021 - 14:32:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered immediate release by the Cote d’Ivoire government of an Ivorian citizen, [...] Full text...

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Hundreds demonstrate against military rule in Chad

27 april 2021 - 11:12:32
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Hundreds of Chadians on Tuesday demonstrated in the capital, N'Djamena, and other localities against the Transitional [...] Full text...

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U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, on “virtual” visits to Nigeria, Kenya on Tuesday

26 april 2021 - 17:44:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – United States Secretary of State, Mr Antony J. Blinken, will Tuesday (April 27) embark on his [...] Full text...

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7 African countries to participate in World Relay Championships

26 april 2021 - 16:46:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Seven African countries will take part in the 5th World Relay Championships which will take place [...] Full text...

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African Energy Chamber calls for solution to cowardly attacks in northern Mozambique

26 april 2021 - 15:52:44
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The African Energy Chamber (AEC) on Monday called on Total and its international partners to [...] Full text...

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Pahimi Padacké Albert appointed Premier of Chad's transitional government

26 april 2021 - 13:19:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Pahimi Padacké Albert, a former presidential candidate, has been appointed Prime Minister of Chad's transitional [...] Full text...

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A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on World Malaria Day

25 april 2021 - 04:47:12
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 45 new infections, bringing total cases to 164,633

24 april 2021 - 13:25:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here the country had as at Friday recorded 45 [...] Full text...

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Presence of al-Manfi at Déby's funeral a new vision of the Libyan authorities - LANA

24 april 2021 - 12:56:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The participation of the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, at the funeral of [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: No clear winners, runners-up yet in Group A

23 april 2021 - 07:18:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Unlike the situations in Groups B, C and D where qualifiers have emerged even with the [...] Full text...

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Chad Crisis: Libya, Sudan and Niger call for emergency meeting of AU Peace and Security Council

22 april 2021 - 13:05:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The leaders of Libya, Sudan and Niger have called for an emergency session of the African [...] Full text...

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About a dozen heads of state expected in Chad on Friday for late president's funeral

22 april 2021 - 11:23:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About one dozen African heads of state and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso hosts Rugby Africa Cup tourney next June

22 april 2021 - 10:13:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Burkina Faso Rugby Union will host this year’s Rugby Africa Cup Repechage in the [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Six teams reach knockout stage

22 april 2021 - 05:45:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Six teams have qualified for the knockout stage of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, after Day [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Seven results in, one to go

21 april 2021 - 20:06:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are seven results from Day 5 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Nigerien Presidents discuss the situation in Chad

21 april 2021 - 19:07:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In their telephone conversation on Wednesday, the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army needs right equipment to tackle security challenges in 5 of 6 regions - Army Chief

21 april 2021 - 18:53:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Wednesday said that the Nigerian Army needs [...] Full text...

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Indonesia holds Africa investment meeting

21 april 2021 - 15:42:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Indonesia on Wednesday held "West Java - Africa Investment Round Table" virtually, bringing together participants in [...] Full text...

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African Circular Economy Alliance report sheds light on ‘Five Big Bets’ for circular economy

21 april 2021 - 13:14:26
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) has launched a report identifying food systems, the built [...] Full text...

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