2019 FACON: Algeria, worthy champions
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2019 AFCON: Nigeria striker Ighalo crowned top scorer
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2019 AFCON: Nigeria beat Tunisia 1-0 to win third place play-off
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2019 AFCON: Algeria scores highest number of goals; Burundi, Guinea Bissau fail to score
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2019 AFCON: Nigerian Odion Ighalo leads goalscorers' list (Eds correcting number of goals scored)
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2019 AFCON: Riyad Mahrez free-kick sends Algeria into the final
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2019 AFCON: List of scorers after quarter-finals
11 july 2019 - 22:32:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following is the list of scorers at the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...
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Thursday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc
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2019 AFCON Senegal in semi-finals after 13 years, Nigeria knock out South Africa
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2019 AFCON: List of scorers so far
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2019 AFCON: Nigeria reach semi-finals after 2-1 win over South Africa
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Wednesday's forex rates for the CFA Franc in Central Africa
10 july 2019 - 11:57:38Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central African [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc
10 july 2019 - 08:13:13Kigali, 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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Mali to host first edition of men’s basketball Afro-CAN senior on 19-29 July
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AfCON 2019: Senegal-Benin and Nigeria-South Africa Wednesday for first two semi-final tickets
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2019 AFCON: Tanzania football body 'sacks' coach Amunike
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Tuesday's forex rates for the CFA Franc in Central Africa
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Monday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc
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2019 AFCON: List of goalscorers after 42 matches
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Nigeria's president Buhari welcomes IDB's support for country's dev't
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Nigeria signs AfCFTA agreement at AU summit in Niamey
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AU extraordinary summit on AfCFTA opens in Niamey
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2019 AFCON: Nigeria beat Cameroon 3-2 to knock out the holders
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International Fair on Education and Training opens in Niamey
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AU Summit on African Continental Free Trade Area opens in Niger on Sunday
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AFCON 2019: Two former champions set to go home on Saturday
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Nigeria risks failing on SDG targets, say UNFPA
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Let’s reinforce power sector regulations to attract investments – African energy stakeholders
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Mali launches project to support livestock development
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Nigerian govt implementing new strategy towards tackling security challenges
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Rwanda marks 25th Liberation Day anniversary
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Nigeria 'strongly' condemns 'inhumane' air strike on Tripoli migrant centre
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Nigeria:n President commiserates with Niger over killing of 18 soldiers
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Nigeria to sign AfCFTA agreement at Niger AU Summit
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AFCON Egypt 2019 - The little ones return home, the big ones remain
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Talk360 partners with Ding to establish footprint worldwide
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Nigeria: 48 persons who died in petroleum tanker fire in Northcentral Nigeria to be given mass burial
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Nigerian Air Force says its aircraft killed 20 armed bandits in Zamfara State
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Wednesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc
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2019 AFCON: Ranking of scorers in the first round
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2019 AFCON: List of qualifiers for Round of 16
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AFCON 2019: Elimination of Burundi welcomed in Bujumbura
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2019 AFCON: List of scorers after 32 matches
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AFCON 2019: Final tickets for the second round on Tuesday
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AFCON 2019: Broad smiles replace tears in Guinea
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South Africa: Undersea cable to boost Internet speeds
01 july 2019 - 15:51:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Google has confirmed that it will build a new undersea cable from Portugal to South [...] Full text...
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Monday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc
01 july 2019 - 12:22:11Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: List of scorers so far
01 july 2019 - 08:39:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following is the list of scorers at the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Egypt 2019, [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Madagascar stun Nigeria 2-0 to top Group B; Guinea boost chances with 2-0 win over Burundi
30 june 2019 - 18:26:46Alexandria, Egypt (PANA) - Madagascar on Sunday stunned Nigeria 2-0 in their last Group B match of the ongoing 2019 [...] Full text...
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EU, others support Gambia’s new national security policy and sector reforms
30 june 2019 - 16:36:13Abuja, Nigeria )PANA) - The European Union and other partners have provided funding for the development and drafting of the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS' experience could inspire success of AfCFTA
30 june 2019 - 15:45:59Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) could inspire the African Continental Free Trade Area [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2019: Guinean supporters resign themselves to their fate as team play final group match on Sunday
29 june 2019 - 19:42:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Supporters of the Guinean national team, after seeing their team collect only one point from their [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force jets kill Boko Haram terrorists
29 june 2019 - 14:39:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday said that its aircraft destroyed Boko Haram and Islamic [...] Full text...
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55th ordinary summit of ECOWAS opens
29 june 2019 - 12:54:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 55th ordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: List of scorers so far
29 june 2019 - 09:14:50Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following is the list of scorers at the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Egypt 2019, [...] Full text...
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Illegal economy funds terrorism, says Burkina President Kaboré
28 june 2019 - 21:31:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The profits made from the illegal movements of capital help fund terrorism in Africa and [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Burundians frustrated by the performances of their national team and the non-broadcast of matches of the CAN
28 june 2019 - 16:54:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After two successive defeats of Burundi, first against Nigeria (0-1), then against Madagascar (0-1), the chances [...] Full text...
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Buhari pledges to support the International Criminal Court to fulful its mandate
28 june 2019 - 14:37:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja said that Nigeria will continue to support the [...] Full text...
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Friday's exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc
28 june 2019 - 13:31:39Kigali, 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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Burkina Faso President to attend 55th ECOWAS ordinary session
28 june 2019 - 13:28:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)-Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré left Ouagadougou on Friday for Abuja, Nigeria, to take part [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Kenyan Olunga, Ugandan Okwi and Poté of Benin lead top scorers chart
28 june 2019 - 08:56:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Kenyan Michael Olunga has joined Ugandan Emmanuel Okwi and Beninese Michael Poté as the 2019 AFCON [...] Full text...
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EU gives 152 million euros humanitarian aid to Sahelian countries
28 june 2019 - 08:42:17Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to release an additional 152.05 million euros in humanitarian aid for [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Madagascar, Kenya re-enter the race, Senegal stalls
27 june 2019 - 23:49:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Beaten in their first day group match of the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of [...] Full text...
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SAP, German government to help create 450 jobs in Africa in digital sector
27 june 2019 - 22:16:02Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The German computer company, SAP, and the German ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) [...] Full text...
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Buhari says Nigeria seeks review of AfCFTA before he signs
27 june 2019 - 19:26:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday outlined his vision of what intra-African trade should be, saying [...] Full text...
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EU, NGO to train 118,000 children, 944 teachers displaced by Boko Haram violence in Northeast Nigeria
27 june 2019 - 19:06:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Plan International (PI) Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), with funding support from the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2019: Madagascar beat Burundi, eyeing Round of 16
27 june 2019 - 18:16:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Madagascar beat Burundi 1-0 on Thursday in Alexandria in a Group B match at the ongoing [...] Full text...
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Buhari condemns Saturday’s coup attempt in Ethiopia's Amhara Region
27 june 2019 - 15:26:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday “strongly” condemned Saturday’s coup attempt in the Amhara Region “and [...] Full text...
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Thursday's exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc
27 june 2019 - 13:02:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force says its troops have killed 'several terrorists'
27 june 2019 - 11:24:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said that its Air Task Force (ATF) killed "several [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Ugandan Okwi joins Beninese Poté as top scorers
27 june 2019 - 09:19:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ugandan Emmanuel Okwi has joined Beninese Michael Poté as the 2019 AFCON top scorers after 15 [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the CFA Franc in Central Africa
27 june 2019 - 08:49:20Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central African [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON - Nigeria, Egypt in the second round, Uganda almost there
26 june 2019 - 23:56:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first tickets for the last 16 in the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of [...] Full text...
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USAID announces $243 million in additional assistance to support Nigeria's development goals
26 june 2019 - 18:45:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday announced a $243 million package in additional [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Guinea supporters are inconsolable after Nigeria defeat
26 june 2019 - 18:18:25Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean fans, dressed in their national colors (red, yellow, green), could not hold back their tears [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Nigeria beat Guinea, qualify for round of 16
26 june 2019 - 18:06:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria have ualified for the final 16 of the 32nd African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2019 [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says torture still prevalent in Nigeria
26 june 2019 - 15:18:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Torture is still rife in Nigeria, Amnesty International (AI) said on Wednesday, calling on authorities in [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc
26 june 2019 - 12:40:45Kigali, 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 AFCON: Tables after Day 1 group matches
26 june 2019 - 09:31:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following are the tables of all the groups after Day 1 matches at the ongoing 2019 Africa [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Beninese Michael Poté leads top scorers
26 june 2019 - 09:19:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thanks to his two goals scored against Ghana in their Day 1 Group F match on [...] Full text...
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Nigerian soldiers 'killed dozens' of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists
26 june 2019 - 07:35:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said that its troops "killed dozens” of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) [...] Full text...
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Five persons killed, houses burnt in fresh crisis in northeast Nigerian Taraba State
26 june 2019 - 07:26:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five persons were killed on Tuesday and several houses burnt in a fresh clash between the [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: First qualifiers for second round in perspective
25 june 2019 - 23:40:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The French-German coach of Nigeria, Gernot Rhor, said here Tuesday on the eve of the Day [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: In Guinea, marabouts called for reinforcement
25 june 2019 - 21:48:34Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Stress, anxiety and annoyance seem to have caught up with the people of Guinea, as they [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc
25 june 2019 - 11:26:15Kigali, 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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2019 AFCON: List of scorers so far
25 june 2019 - 09:00:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After 10 matches played so far at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which commenced [...] Full text...
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Tunisian minister alleges PM targeted by impeachment campaigns led by Israeli company
25 june 2019 - 06:08:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Minister of Tourism René Trablesi on Monday accused Tunisian parties of financing an Israeli company [...] Full text...
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Morocco wins first ever African beach games in Cape Verde
24 june 2019 - 22:29:37Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Morocco won a total of 16 medals, including nine gold, three silver and four bronze [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army Chief says all personnel sabotaging the anti-terrorism war against Boko Haram/ISWAP, will be "kicked out"
24 june 2019 - 18:09:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, said that all Army personnel sabotaging [...] Full text...
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AU Peace and Security Council holds 12th retreat in Skhirat, Morocco
24 june 2019 - 15:45:08Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) is holding its 12th retreat from June [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Table of Groups A, B and C groups after Day 1 matches
24 june 2019 - 11:48:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following is the table of Groups A, B and C after the Day 1 matches of [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: List of scorers so far
24 june 2019 - 11:10:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With only 7 matches played so far at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which [...] Full text...
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2019 U-17 FIFA WC: Senegal to replace Guinea disqualified for age cheating
23 june 2019 - 19:51:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal’s junior Lions will be Africa's fourth representative in the U-17 FIFA World Cup to be [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA WWC: England eliminate Cameroon
23 june 2019 - 18:46:39Valenciennes, France (PANA) - England on Sunday knocked out Cameroon from the 2019 FIFA Women's World and with it the [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Disappointment, bitterness in Guinea after 2-2 draw with Madagascar
23 june 2019 - 17:53:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - "We are not Malinkés, Peuls, Soussous or Guerzés. We are only Guineans," supporters of the Guinean [...] Full text...
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President Buhari commiserates with Zamfara people over killing of 18 persons by armed bandits
23 june 2019 - 14:34:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday commiserated with the government and people of Zamfara State on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army says two terrorists killed in the northeast
23 june 2019 - 14:23:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday said that its troops killed two Boko Haram terrorists as they [...] Full text...
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President Buhari condoles with families of 10 killed in Nigeria fuel pipeline explosion
23 june 2019 - 14:17:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday condoled with the people and government of Rivers State, in [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Madagascar, Guinea draw 2-2 in Group B Day 1 match
22 june 2019 - 23:13:36Alexandria, Egypt (PANA) - Madagascar and Guinea drew 2-2 in their Day 1 Group B match at the ongoing 2019 [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2019: Nigeria beats Burundi 1-0 in group B
22 june 2019 - 19:09:26Alexandria, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria beat Burundi in Alexandria, Egypt, on Saturday in a match for the first day of [...] Full text...
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Buhari receives Sudanese military envoy
22 june 2019 - 18:12:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Saturday received a visiting member of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA WWC: Germany beat Nigeria 3-0 to reach quarter-final
22 june 2019 - 17:45:40Grenoble, France (PANA) - Germany on Saturday sailed into the quarter finals of the ongoing 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2019: Burundi promised US$82,146 bonus in case it beats Nigeria
22 june 2019 - 15:08:17Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Football Federation (FFB) has promised a bonus of 150 million Burundian francs, or US$82,146 to [...] Full text...
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MNJTF says its troops destroy 47 ISWAP terrorists in Lake Chad region
22 june 2019 - 14:38:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Saturday announced that its troops killed 47 Islamic State [...] Full text...
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Cereal prices decrease this week in Niger
22 june 2019 - 12:28:09Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price of cereals fell this week in Niger, according to the information bulletin of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria federal govt backtracks on pledge to ban ‘almajiri’ beggars in northern Nigeria
21 june 2019 - 23:45:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Following pressure from his major conservative Islamic supporters, President Muhammadu Buhari Friday backtracked on his government’s [...] Full text...
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Egypt beats Zimbabwe 1-0 in opening match of 2019 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (By Babacar Khalifa Ndiaye, PANA Special Envoy)
21 june 2019 - 23:25:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The fireworks display expected by the 70,000 spectators who thronged Cairo's International Stadium for the opening [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Mali appeals for mobilisation of funds for national team, Syli National
21 june 2019 - 21:40:57Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours to the opening match of the Guinean Syli National against Madagascar at the 32nd [...] Full text...
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Armed bandits again kill 18 persons in Northwest Nigeria
21 june 2019 - 19:24:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The violence in Northwest Nigeria continues as armed bandits killed 18 persons in some communities in [...] Full text...
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Sudanese seeking ways out of current political impasse
21 june 2019 - 19:08:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Almost three months after the ouster of Omar Bashir (1989-2019), Sudanese Military rulers and civil opposition [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Czech Republic renew partnership as Nigerian Air Force reactivates 3 L-39ZA aircraft
21 june 2019 - 18:30:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and the Czech Republic on Friday renewed commitments to their military cooperation as three Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Centurion Law Group takes over Africa Counsel
21 june 2019 - 17:18:29Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Pan-African legal and advisory firm, Centurion Law Group, on Friday announced the acquisition of Africa [...] Full text...
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African farmers gain big from digital applications to transform rural agriculture
21 june 2019 - 16:44:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Digital innovations are helping to transform agriculture in rural areas and to address challenges, including youth [...] Full text...
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Friday's exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc
21 june 2019 - 13:57:03Kigali, 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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14,036 Nigerians repatriated from 10 countries over two years
21 june 2019 - 12:57:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 14,036 Nigerians have so far been repatriated from 10 countries since April 2017, [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA WWC: Fixtures for Round of 16 matches
21 june 2019 - 05:55:32Paris, France - Following the completion of the Group matches in the ongoing 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France [...] Full text...
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Nigeria moves to ban 'almajiri' beggars in northern Nigeria that fuels out-of-school children
20 june 2019 - 22:48:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday began moves to outlaw the almajiri phenomenon in the country [...] Full text...
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Niger hosts more than 400,000 internal, external displaced: HCR
20 june 2019 - 22:09:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has recorded some 400,000 refugees and internal displaced linked to the ongoing conflict of Boko [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari stress importance of peace in Benin Republic
20 june 2019 - 19:21:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja stressed the importance of peace in neighbouring Benin [...] Full text...
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Forces involved in the African Cup of Nations "Egypt 2019 (By Babacar Khalifa Ndiaye, PANA Special Correspondent)
20 june 2019 - 19:11:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - For the first time in history, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament will be [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Benin leaders meet in Abuja
20 june 2019 - 12:36:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting on Thursday with his Beninese counterpart, Mr Patrice Talon, at [...] Full text...
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Thursday's exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc
20 june 2019 - 11:21:08Kigali, 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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President Buhari appoints new head for Nigeria's state-owned oil firm
20 june 2019 - 10:48:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director of the [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the CFA Franc in Central Africa
20 june 2019 - 10:42:23Libreville, Gabon, (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bnak of the [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: 24 teams battle for honours (Analysis by Babacar Khalifa Ndiaye, PANA special envoy)
20 june 2019 - 10:41:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicks off on Friday night at [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Groups of participating countries
20 june 2019 - 10:07:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following are the groups of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on Friday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Defence Chief heads ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff
20 june 2019 - 09:49:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, on Wednesday took over the leadership [...] Full text...
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Buhari says Nigeria's 'national interest' will decide joining free trade area
19 june 2019 - 22:48:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that the country will be guided by its “national [...] Full text...
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Buhari orders security forces to "immediately and decisively" end violence in Taraba State, Northcentral Nigeria
19 june 2019 - 19:27:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday condemned the current attacks on the people of Kona in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Addis Ababa to host meeting on Sudan
19 june 2019 - 18:52:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian minister of foreign affairs, Sameh Chokry, will on Thursday fly to the Ethiopian capital, [...] Full text...
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