Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
12 november 2019 - 09:14:55Kigali, 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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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
UNICEF says Nigeria had world's highest death figure from pneumonia in 2018
12 november 2019 - 07:24:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says that Nigeria recorded the highest global deaths of 162,000 [...] Full text...
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'Two-thirds of Nigeria's mineral exports in 2017 went to China'
12 november 2019 - 07:13:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says that about two-thirds of the country's mineral exports [...] Full text...
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Meeting of trans-Saharan road liaison committee opens in Abuja
12 november 2019 - 07:03:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day meeting of the 70th session of the Trans-Saharan Road Liaison Committee (TRLC) opened on [...] Full text...
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2019 U-23 AFCON: Results from Group A, Day 2 matches
12 november 2019 - 05:25:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results from Group A, Day 2 matches played on Monday at the ongoing 2019 [...] Full text...
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U23 AFCON: Ivorian coach calls for reinforcement ahead of South Africa clash
11 november 2019 - 21:25:44Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Five players of the Ivorian U23 national football team, including captain Ibrahim Sangaré, held by [...] Full text...
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Pneumonia kills one child every 39 seconds - UNICEF
11 november 2019 - 18:57:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Pneumonia, a preventable disease, kills more children than any other infection, claiming the lives of more [...] Full text...
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Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar at ICJ filed on Monday
11 november 2019 - 16:42:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention, filed [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
11 november 2019 - 08:57:31Kigali, 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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Nigeria: Nigerian military announce new promotions in senior officers’ cadre
10 november 2019 - 17:00:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military Sunday announced promotions in its senior officers’ cadre in the three services of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan rugby team qualifies for 2020 Olympic Games
10 november 2019 - 11:15:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Kenyan seven-aside rugby team qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, beating [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria has 2nd highest number of child brides at 23 million girls
10 november 2019 - 09:27:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the world’s second-largest number of child brides [...] Full text...
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2019 U-23 AFCON: Defending champions Nigeria suffer opening day defeat
10 november 2019 - 08:14:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Defending champions Nigeria on Saturday succumbed to a 1-0 defeat against Cote d’Ivoire as Group B [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to send a mission of Heads of State to Bissau
09 november 2019 - 11:37:19Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Guinea-Bissau crisis [...] Full text...
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U-23 AFCON: Friday's results, matches for Saturday
09 november 2019 - 07:23:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Below are results from Friday's opening games at the 2019 CAF Under-23 AFCON in Egypt. Group A Egypt [...] Full text...
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Guinea Bissau: Televised debates to enable 12 presidential candidates to present programmes
08 november 2019 - 20:40:42Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Guinea Bissau national television (TGB) and radio (RDN) will from this weekend jointly launch a [...] Full text...
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U-23 AFCON: Egypt pip Mali in opening game
08 november 2019 - 19:37:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A goal in the 29th minute by Mostafa Mohamed on Friday launched hosts Egypt to a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 16 Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists, 8 spouses surrrender to Nigerian troops
08 november 2019 - 16:28:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that 16 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts ECOWAS extraordinary summit on the Guinea-Bissau crisis
08 november 2019 - 16:22:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President, Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou, who is the current President of the Conference of Heads [...] Full text...
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ISWAP terrorists kill 10 Nigerian soldiers, injure nine and 22 missing
08 november 2019 - 15:59:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ten Nigerian soldiers were killed and nine others severely injured in an ambush by the Islamic [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian president urges African countries to vie for economic liberation
08 november 2019 - 15:54:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli on Friday opened the 18th Africa-Nordic meeting of foreign [...] Full text...
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UN says 1.2 million civilians trapped in northeast Nigeria controlled by Boko Haram
08 november 2019 - 11:13:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, on Friday said that about [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
08 november 2019 - 11:02:48Kigali, 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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70 more Nigerian soldiers face trial over alleged desertion in war against Boko Haram, ISWAP
08 november 2019 - 07:14:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Army on Thursday inaugurated a General Court Martial to prosecute another batch of 70 [...] Full text...
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2019 U-23 AFCON: Tournament begins on Friday with group matches
08 november 2019 - 05:13:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hosts Egypt vs Mali, at the Cairo International Stadium, opens the 15-day 2019 Africa Under-23 Cup [...] Full text...
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Aliko Dangote signs two big mining contracts in Togo
07 november 2019 - 23:41:00Lomé,Togo (PANA) - Dangote Industries Limited of Nigeria, owned by rich businessman Aliko Dangote, Thursday signed two mining contracts in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria bans supply of petroleum products within 20 kilometres of its land borders
07 november 2019 - 19:19:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In an unprecedented move, the Nigeria Customs Service has announced the cutting of supply of petroleum [...] Full text...
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IMF team praises Benin’s fiscal discipline and strong economic growth
07 november 2019 - 15:57:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s public debt ratio would stabilize this year and decline in 2020 as a result of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President to attend ECOWAS summit on Guinea-Bissau in Niamey
07 november 2019 - 12:56:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall left Dakar on Thursday for Niamey, Niger, to take part on Friday [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Senegal exit from Round of 16
07 november 2019 - 03:36:59Goiânia, Brazil (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday joined Angola and Nigeria in leaving the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in [...] Full text...
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Africa Finance Corporation Issues 4th Eurobond of USD 500 Million
06 november 2019 - 17:37:54Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the multilateral institution for financing infrastructure development in Africa, has [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Security summit calls for "urgent increase" in funding military, other security agencies in war against Boko Haram
06 november 2019 - 17:13:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Participants in one-day North-East Security Summit, held in the epicentre of Boko Haram violence in Maiduguri, [...] Full text...
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'Guinea-Bissau is on its knees', says former PM Umaro Sissoco Embalo
06 november 2019 - 17:04:56Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a candidate for the presidential election of November 24, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: NCC ready to launch the US$70 billion communications sector in line with AfCFTA
06 november 2019 - 16:28:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday in Kano, Northwest region, said it is ready to [...] Full text...
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Buhari blames health workers for growing culture of medical tourism in Nigeria
06 november 2019 - 13:49:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the poor attitude of health workers across the country [...] Full text...
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CERF allocates Niger US$7.9 million to support displaced people in Maradi region
06 november 2019 - 13:37:15Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Central Emergency Response Fund of the United Nations System (CERF) has granted Niger US $ [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Senate introduces bill to regulate social media
06 november 2019 - 11:01:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate has introduced a bill to regulate the use of the social media, just [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army donates relief materials to Cameroonian refugees in Taraba State
06 november 2019 - 10:42:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has donated food and other relief materials to Cameroonian refugees in Gembu Sarduana [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
06 november 2019 - 10:37:26Kigali, 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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Nigerian soldiers kill 10 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State
06 november 2019 - 07:21:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says that 10 Boko Haram terrorists were killed on Tuesday and several others [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Angola, Nigeria knocked out
06 november 2019 - 04:52:40Goiânia, Brazil (PANA) - Angola and Nigeria, two African hopefuls for places in the quarter-finals of the 2019 FIFA Under-17 [...] Full text...
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Agribusiness: Africa’s New Investment Frontier (An AfDB Feature)
05 november 2019 - 19:36:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: National demographic and health survey says Nigeria has made progress in promoting wellbeing of citizens
05 november 2019 - 19:07:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), released on Tuesday in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, said [...] Full text...
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Nigerian court stops military's operation for citizens to show "positive identification"
05 november 2019 - 18:31:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos on Tuesday ordered the suspension of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt, statistics bureau differ on figure of annual remittances from Nigerians in diaspora
05 november 2019 - 18:24:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal government on Tuesday faulted the US$25 billion figure given by the National Bureau [...] Full text...
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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: Benin's ESAE beat Senegal's Generation Foot to grab the 16th and last berth to group stage
05 november 2019 - 18:13:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The ESAE of Cotonou (Benin) on Tuesday clinched the 16th and final ticket to the group [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, receives Honorary Doctorate from Bowen University
05 november 2019 - 16:43:47Iwo, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has been awarded an Honoris Causa [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Round of 16 fixtures
05 november 2019 - 16:31:50Goiânia, Brazil (PANA) - The following are the Round-of-16 matches, to be played on 5, 6 and 7 of November, [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
05 november 2019 - 10:30:27Kigali, 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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Flooding imminent in five Nigerian southern states as Cameroon opens Lagdo dam
05 november 2019 - 07:25:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHISA) says five States of the country should be on "red [...] Full text...
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Nigeria demands establishment of rules-based trading system to ensure success of AfCFTA
05 november 2019 - 06:59:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday demanded the establishment of a rules-based trading system if the African Continental Free [...] Full text...
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CAF Cup playoffs: Big first for FC Nouadhibou
04 november 2019 - 21:56:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - FC Nouadhibou of Mauritania, already winner 2-0 at home in the first leg, has qualified for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari signs Deep Offshore law to regulate oil and gas firms operating under Production Sharing Contracts
04 november 2019 - 16:54:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in London signed the amended Deep Offshore Act, which regulates [...] Full text...
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Nigeria gives conditions for re-opening its land borders
04 november 2019 - 15:50:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday gave conditions for the reopening of its land borders, saying [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army condemns alleged torture, extra-judicial killing of suspected Boko Haram terrorist
04 november 2019 - 13:41:52The Nigerian Army on Monday said that eight Boko Haram terrorists have been arrested in connection with plans to attack [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
04 november 2019 - 10:40:30Kigali, 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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Nigeria Customs Service now says no date set for reopening of land borders
04 november 2019 - 06:43:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) now says that all land borders will remain “partially” closed and [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: All the 16 qualifiers emerge as Cameroon return home
04 november 2019 - 05:45:02Gama, Brazil (PANA) - All the 16 qualifiers for the knockout stage of the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in [...] Full text...
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2019-20 CAF Confed.Cup: 15 teams qualify for group stage, one more expected
04 november 2019 - 05:42:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Fifteen teams on Sunday qualified for the group stage of the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup, after [...] Full text...
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At least 287 repentant Boko Haram terrorists admitted into Nigeria rehabilitation programme
03 november 2019 - 17:27:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says that “no fewer than” 287 former Boko Haram repentant terrorists have [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's land borders with neighbouring countries to remain closed till 31 January, 2020
03 november 2019 - 16:34:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the closure of the country's land borders with neigbouring countries till [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Senegal emerge Group D runners-up
03 november 2019 - 05:55:18Cariacica, Brazil (PANA) - Senegal, already with a Round-of-16 berth in hand, on Saturday lost their first match at the [...] Full text...
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2019-20 CAF Confed.Cup: Second-leg fixtures in the play-off round
03 november 2019 - 05:52:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the second-leg matches in the play-off round of the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup, to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Controversy still trail closure of Nigeria's land borders
02 november 2019 - 11:13:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The continued closure of Nigeria’s land borders resonated on Friday as the Governor of Central Bank [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 6 officers, 14 soldiers court marshaled for absconding from duty in the fight against Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists
02 november 2019 - 10:44:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army on Friday in Maiduguri, the epicentre of Boko Haram violence in Northeast, inaugurated [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria win Group B, Angola second in Group A
02 november 2019 - 05:06:40Gama, Brazil (PANA) - Despite losing 2-1 to Australia, Nigeria on Friday emerged winner of Group B at the ongoing [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
01 november 2019 - 12:45:41Kigali, 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 FIFA U-17 WC: Cameroon disappoint again
01 november 2019 - 06:28:14Cariacica, Brazil (PANA) - While Angola, Nigeria and Senegal have moved into the knockout stage of the 2019 FIFA Under-17 [...] Full text...
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Kenyan leader woos Middle East investors
31 october 2019 - 14:49:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Middle East countries to invest in Kenya’s expanding economy observing that [...] Full text...
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Tanzania to host African-Nordic foreign ministers’ forum
31 october 2019 - 14:00:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania is set to host this year’s Africa-Nordic meeting of foreign ministers on from [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
31 october 2019 - 09:15:46Kigali, 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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Nigeria temporarily lifts suspension on operations of two international NGOs in the northeast
31 october 2019 - 08:12:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has temporarily lifted the suspension of the activities of the two international Non-Governmental [...] Full text...
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Nigeria president Buhari welcomes Supreme Court verdict upholding his re-election
31 october 2019 - 07:05:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday welcomed the verdict of the Supreme Court upholding his victory [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Senegal, 3rd African country to advance to knockout stage
31 october 2019 - 06:48:52Cariacica, Brazil (PANA) - Goals from Pape Sarr and Aliou Baide on Wednesday launched Senegal to the Round of 16 [...] Full text...
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'Xenophobic attacks in South Africa could be matter for International Court of Justice'
30 october 2019 - 23:01:59New York, USA (PANA) - A high ranking official from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) says African governments whose [...] Full text...
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5 Nigerien soldiers awarded the Medal of Bravery posthumously by the US Army
30 october 2019 - 19:49:04Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Five Nigerien soldiers were posthumously awarded the Medal of Bravery on Wednesday by the US Army's [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgment upholding re-election of President Buhari
30 october 2019 - 19:35:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Mixed reactions trailed Wednesday’s Supreme Court judgment upholding the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a [...] Full text...
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Gunmen kidnap Nigerian federal appeal court judge
30 october 2019 - 19:20:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The gale of kidnapping of Nigerian judicial officers continued Wednesday as gunmen kidnapped Ms Justice Chioma [...] Full text...
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Over 100,000 people homeless as flood ravages seven local councils in Northcentral Nigeria
30 october 2019 - 17:01:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Over 100,000 people, including students of the Benue State University (BSU), were Tuesday rendered homeless as [...] Full text...
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US military trains Nigerian Air Force personnel on casualty evacuation from battlefield
30 october 2019 - 16:55:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The US Embassy in Abuja on Wednesday said that its country’s military has trained Nigerian Air [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army says reports of planned nationwide operation for citizens to show "positive identification" are fake
30 october 2019 - 16:46:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has described as ‘Fake Alert’, a viral post of the planned nationwide ‘Operation [...] Full text...
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. AI pays tribute to Nigerian human rights activist Kellu Haruna
30 october 2019 - 15:32:31Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International has paid a strong tribute to the human rights activist and president of Knifar [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Supreme Court dismisses appeal by opposition presidential candidate against re-election of Buhari
30 october 2019 - 15:13:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Hours after commencement of sitting, Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed in respect [...] Full text...
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Buhari commits Nigeria to deeper partnership with Saudi Arabia
30 october 2019 - 15:02:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held talks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the CFA Franc
30 october 2019 - 11:26:13Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
30 october 2019 - 08:44:59Kigali, 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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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Buhari commends 'can-do spirit' of Nigeria's team in Ecuador victory
30 october 2019 - 07:12:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night applauded the performance of the nation’s Golden Eaglets in [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria, 3rd country to qualify for Round of 16
30 october 2019 - 07:02:39Goiânia, Brazil (PANA) - Five-time champions Nigeria became the third country to qualify for the round of 16 at the [...] Full text...
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France to invest €700,000 euros on research on climate change adaptation in Nigeria, France
30 october 2019 - 06:59:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – France on Tuesday pledged to invest €700,000 on educational research aimed at fostering collaboration on climate [...] Full text...
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Libya elected 2nd vice-president of Association of African ombudsmen and mediators
29 october 2019 - 22:30:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya, represented by the chairman of the administrative control authority, Suleiman al-Chanti, was elected as second [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: US Embassy organises seminar for young people on cyber safety awareness
29 october 2019 - 19:33:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The US Embassy, Abuja offices of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Information [...] Full text...
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AfDB says unemployment situation in Nigeria is frightening, shocking
29 october 2019 - 19:30:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) says that youth unemployment situation in Nigeria is frightening, shocking and [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: North West, South West anglophone Cameroonian regions experiencing Human Rights Violations - IHRDA
29 october 2019 - 19:10:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Institute For Human Rights And Development In Africa (IHRDA), has alerted the African Commission on [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt to crack down on fake news, hate speech in social media space
29 october 2019 - 17:55:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday inaugurated a committee on the [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
29 october 2019 - 08:53:35Kigali, 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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Nigerian govt reiterates commitment to lift 90 million citizens out of poverty
29 october 2019 - 06:51:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Ms Sadiya Farouq, on Monday said [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of prisoners escape as prison collapses following floods in northcentral Nigeria
29 october 2019 - 06:40:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The flooding in parts of Nigeria has affected the Koton Karfe Custodial (Prison) Centre in Kogi [...] Full text...
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FOSA Juniors of Madagascar beat RS Berkane of Morocco 2 - 0 in first round of CAF Cup
28 october 2019 - 22:48:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - FOSA Juniors, Madagascar’s champion title holder, caused sensation in the first round of the composition phase [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari due for London on private medical visit
28 october 2019 - 17:18:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday departed Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the third [...] Full text...
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2019-20 CAF Confed.Cup: All but 2 results from the first-leg, play-off round matches on Sunday.
28 october 2019 - 16:37:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of all but two matches from the first-leg, play-off round of the 2019-20 [...] Full text...
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21 Malians to play CAN U23 in Egypt
28 october 2019 - 14:01:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian U23 national team coach Fanyeri Diarra has unveiled selected players for the African Cup of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria military begins nationwide operation to check identification of citizens
28 october 2019 - 09:41:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military says it will from Friday begin a nationwide operation, codenamed ‘Operation Positive Identification’, [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for the CFA Franc
28 october 2019 - 08:46:37Libreville, 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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37th edition of Carthage Film Days opens
27 october 2019 - 14:35:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 37th edition of Carthage Film Days (CFD 2019) began on Saturday with the launch ceremony [...] Full text...
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2019-20 CAF Confed.Cup: All fixtures in the first-leg, play-off round
26 october 2019 - 19:32:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the first-leg matches in the play-off round of the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup to [...] Full text...
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Tunisia hosts 37th edition of International Festival of Poetry
26 october 2019 - 18:47:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 37th edition of the International Festival of Poetry in Tunisia started on Friday night in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator says "at least" 140,000 persons displaced by Boko Haram violence in Borno State
26 october 2019 - 18:38:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) on Saturday said at least [...] Full text...
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Burundian picked as new head coach for Tanzania’s national soccer team
26 october 2019 - 11:24:51Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has appointed Burundian Etienne Ndayiragije as the new head [...] Full text...
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IHRDA & RFK Human express concern over attacks on civic rights in Africa
25 october 2019 - 21:35:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and the Robert F. Kennedy Human [...] Full text...
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Senegalese ‘Lionesses’ at basketball OQT in Maputo
25 october 2019 - 21:01:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cheikh Sarr, the coach of the Senegalese women basketball team, Friday named 12 players to play [...] Full text...
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Beaten by Zamalek in the Champions league, Generation Foot, to face ESEA Benin a spot in the group stage of the Confederation Cup
25 october 2019 - 18:11:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Generation Foot Academy, the defending champion of Senegal, who failed to qualify for the group [...] Full text...
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IOM repatriates 141 Nigerian migrants from Libya
25 october 2019 - 17:41:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 141 Nigerian migrants, stranded in Libya, were helped Thursday by the International Organization for Migration [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan economies continue to improve business climate, says Doing Business report
25 october 2019 - 15:08:57Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The economies of sub-Saharan Africa continue to improve the business climate, according to a statement from [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
25 october 2019 - 10:50:37Kigali, 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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World is closer than ever to seeing polio disappear for good
24 october 2019 - 19:40:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a “historic achievement for humanity”, two of three wild poliovirus strains have been eliminated worldwide, [...] Full text...
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Niger: More than 3.2 million people need assistance in 2020
24 october 2019 - 18:54:48Niamey, Niger (PANA) - In Niger, some 3.2 million people will be in need in 2020, compared to the 2.3 [...] Full text...
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Flood kills 18 people, sacks TV station in Nigeria
24 october 2019 - 17:54:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said that 18 people died while 41,959 others [...] Full text...
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Buhari expresses delight on Nigeria's World Bank 2020 Doing Business Index ranking
24 october 2019 - 17:14:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday expressed delight with the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business Index [...] Full text...
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Two Kenyan coaches secure top-notch Arsenal FC training slots
24 october 2019 - 13:04:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two Kenyan football coaches have been selected as finalists for an exclusive training programme with Arsenal [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the CFA Franc
24 october 2019 - 11:28:34Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
24 october 2019 - 09:51:49Kigali, 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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Nigeria, Togo lead African countries in improving business climate
24 october 2019 - 09:16:01Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Nigeria and Togo are the only African countries where business climates improved the most [...] Full text...
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Buhari, Putin agree to strengthen Nigeria, Russia relations
24 october 2019 - 06:10:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Russia have agreed to strengthen relations between their countries, committing to pursue the completion of [...] Full text...
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The year 2019 marked by violence, increasing movements of refugees in Niger
23 october 2019 - 22:51:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Year 2019 was marked in Niger by an increase in violence at border zones resulting [...] Full text...
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Buhari congratulates Canadian Prime Minister on his election victory
23 october 2019 - 17:48:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, congratulated Canadian Prime Minister, Mr Justin Trudeau, on his election [...] Full text...
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Egyptian President praises Africa's progress in integration
23 october 2019 - 17:36:52Cairo, Egypt (NAPA) - Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sissi said on Wednesday that Africa has made great progress in complementarity, regional and [...] Full text...
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US govt reiterates commitment to work with Nigeria to improve health and well being of Nigerians
23 october 2019 - 16:33:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to work with the Government of Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Forest authorities in Liberia condemn killing of endangered pygmy hippo
23 october 2019 - 15:46:09Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Massive public outcry on social media has led the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) to [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the CFA Franc
23 october 2019 - 09:36:29Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central [...] Full text...
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250 Nigerian businesses take part in Africa Business Forum in Russian city of Sochi
22 october 2019 - 12:53:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 250 Nigerian business interests will participate in the African Business Forum, which will bring together [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the CFA Franc
22 october 2019 - 09:56:05Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
22 october 2019 - 08:56:24Kigali, 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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Niger: Humanitarian situation worsened by food insecurity, malnutrition and population displacements
21 october 2019 - 22:50:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Niger continues to be characterized by food insecurity, malnutrition, population displacements, floods [...] Full text...
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Central Bank of Kenya Governor wins Sub-Saharan Africa award
21 october 2019 - 18:33:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Central Bank of Kenya Governor, Dr Patrick Njoroge, has been named the best governor in Sub [...] Full text...
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African lawyers convene African Bar Association meeting in Liberia
21 october 2019 - 12:33:09Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The African Bar Association (AfBA) on Monday convened its 2019 Annual Conference of African lawyers in [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
21 october 2019 - 09:10:18Kigali, 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: All 16 qualifiers emerge
21 october 2019 - 05:44:46Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the 16 qualifiers for the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will take [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 170 films to feature at 2019 Carthage cinema days
20 october 2019 - 19:16:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 170 films, including 44 vying for honours, will feature at the Carthage cinematographic days (JCC), [...] Full text...
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Draw for the African Nations Handball Championship "AFCON Tunis 2020" made
20 october 2019 - 10:25:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Handball Confederation (AHBC) held a draw on Saturday in Tunis for the final phase [...] Full text...
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CHAN 2020: Eight teams of the 16 expected emerge
20 october 2019 - 10:21:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Six new countries were added on Saturday to the two that have qualified for the final [...] Full text...
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Mali: Training workshop on journalism investigation techniques holds
20 october 2019 - 09:59:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A training workshop on journalistim investigation techniques applied to migration, initiated by the UNESCO/Mali Office, opened [...] Full text...
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Nigerian lecturer arrested over defilement claim in Rwanda
20 october 2019 - 09:36:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has rrested a Nigerian lecturer, currently serving at the University of Rwanda, [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank, 3 Regional Development Banks launch Joint Report on Livable Cities
20 october 2019 - 08:29:43Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Rapid urbanization has provided most cities in the world with opportunities to provide more sustainable, [...] Full text...
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Buhari commends Police for discovery of child-theft racket, fake Quaranic correctional centres
19 october 2019 - 17:24:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday commended the Nigeria Police for the discovery of a child-theft [...] Full text...
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Rising sea water levels causing flooding in parts of Nigeria's Lagos State
19 october 2019 - 10:58:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The menace of flooding in Nigeria continues as the country's commercial capital, Lagos, alerted residents on [...] Full text...
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CHAN 2020: Tanzania, first to qualify, Senegal to play for ticket in Guinea
18 october 2019 - 21:46:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Tanzania’s “Taifa Stars” will from Friday be the first team to qualify for the Africa football [...] Full text...
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2020 CHAN qualifiers: Second-leg, final-round qualifiers this weekend
18 october 2019 - 13:49:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all the second-leg matches to be played across Africa this weekend in the [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Senegal deny claims of age-fraud
18 october 2019 - 13:14:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Senegal have denied reports of age-cheating as their 21-man squad for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup [...] Full text...
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Nigerian federal govt, labour unions avert strike, agree on new minimum wage
18 october 2019 - 10:32:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After days of intense negotiations, the federal government of Nigeria and the country’s labour unions have [...] Full text...
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TB infections declining, but not fast enough among poor, marginalised: WHO
18 october 2019 - 07:16:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari, others, sad as 15 die in oil tanker fire in Southeast Nigeria
17 october 2019 - 17:18:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the anger by citizens of Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, over the oil tanker fire in [...] Full text...
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'African governments need progressive policies', New IMF Boss says
17 october 2019 - 17:10:44Washington D.C, USA (PANA) - Newly-appointed International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, says the Fund under her leadership [...] Full text...
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Buhari approves new measures to cut down on foreign travels by Nigerian officials
17 october 2019 - 07:15:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved for immediate implementation, additional cost saving measures aimed at instilling [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to host 2nd intra-African trade fair in September 2020
16 october 2019 - 20:13:55Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The second edition of the intra-African trade fair (IATF) will be held from 1-7 September [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 'Boko Haram now substantially defeated', says Buhari
16 october 2019 - 15:49:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday said his administration’s efforts to curb insecurity in the country [...] Full text...
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Mali to host the 2nd round of play-offs for the African Cup of champions clubs
16 october 2019 - 14:01:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will host, from October 22-27 in Bamako, the second round of qualifiers for the African [...] Full text...
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Fiba Africa unveils Basket Africa League 2019
16 october 2019 - 13:47:43Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Afro-League, the competition bringing together the champion teams from each African country, has been [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
16 october 2019 - 11:42:27Kigali, 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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Nigeria: Amnesty International asks ICC to launch investigation into crimes by Boko Haram, Nigerian military in anti-terror war
16 october 2019 - 08:06:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global human rights group, Amnesty International(AI), Wednesday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open [...] Full text...
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Buhari commiserates with victims of floods in Nigeria
16 october 2019 - 07:29:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commiserated with victims of natural disasters especially floods which have [...] Full text...
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IMF revises sub-Saharan Africa's growth downwards to 3.2 and 3.6 percent for 2019 and 2020
16 october 2019 - 06:00:08Washington D.C, US (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its sub-Saharan Africa growth projection to 3.2 percent [...] Full text...
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ICC seeks support from Nigerian authorities
15 october 2019 - 16:57:36Abidjan, 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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173 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrive in Lagos
15 october 2019 - 12:08:30Abuja, 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 - 11:51:43Abuja, 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 - 23:11:10Abuja, 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 - 22:03:41Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Festival Africapitales, which mixes shows, exhibitions, films, and debates, that opened here 4 October, continues [...] Full text...
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Niger: Cereal prices fall due to the availability of new harvests
14 october 2019 - 19:30:17Niamey, 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 - 18:57:48Abuja, 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 - 17:35:24Abuja, 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 - 15:44:22Abuja, 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 - 14:15:15Abuja, 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 - 09:47:21Kigali, 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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Army says 10 top Boko Haram terrorists, 15 others killed in northeast Nigeria
12 october 2019 - 13:27:00Abuja, 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 - 19:56:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday announced that it has for the first time [...] Full text...
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Senegal to reintroduce entry visa for nationals outside ECOWAS zone
10 october 2019 - 23:35:22Dakar, 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 - 23:24:26New 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 - 21:06:38Kigali, 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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Buhari says all assets forfeited to gov't by corrupt Nigerians must be sold
10 october 2019 - 17:10:43Abuja, 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 - 15:45:32Abuja, 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 - 07:35:55Abuja, 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 - 19:20:11Cairo, 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 - 17:31:34Abuja, 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 - 17:21:00Washington, 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 - 15:26:43Abuja, 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 - 12:47:47Kigali, 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 - 09:11:55Abuja, 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 - 04:11:58Geneva, 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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Nigeria: Buhari presents 2020 budget proposal, pegs crude oil benchmark at US$57
08 october 2019 - 17:23:57Abuja, 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 - 17:01:08Paris, 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 - 16:56:15Abuja, 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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Oxfam International says Nigeria is 'World Capital of Poverty'
08 october 2019 - 07:04:56Abuja, 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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Nigeria: Buhari opens 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja
07 october 2019 - 19:20:03Abuja, 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 - 18:47:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has won the 9th edition of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) football tournament for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 3-day global maritime security conference opens in Abuja
07 october 2019 - 18:14:12Abuja, 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 - 18:10:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...
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Niger adopts National Border Policy
07 october 2019 - 14:48:45Niamey, 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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Africa: A fertile ground for trafficking of illicit drugs
07 october 2019 - 11:47:38Dakar, 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 - 12:23:13Abuja, 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 - 19:23:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is not spared by the problem of the circulation of street drugs, which explains why [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military kills ISWAP, Boko Haram terrorists
05 october 2019 - 09:51:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday said that its aircraft killed “remnants” of Islamic State [...] Full text...
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