Rights advocate blasts FIFA for refusing to act over Israeli clubs based in illegal settlements

23 march 2026 - 09:43:30
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights wachdog, Amnesty International, has criticised world football governing body, FIFA, for refusing to act [...] Full text...

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Palestine: UN rights chief highlights suffering, atrocity crimes ‘that remain unpunished’

26 february 2026 - 19:59:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday highlighted the “human-made disaster” across the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso authorities thwart attempt to destabilise country

07 january 2026 - 09:33:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Security, Mahamadou Sana, declared on Tuesday evening that the authorities thwarted [...] Full text...

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Aid agencies warn Gaza response at breaking point as Israel urged to lift new restrictions

18 december 2025 - 06:11:17
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Humanitarian agencies working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) have warned that life-saving aid operations [...] Full text...

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Rights advocates say momentum builds for crimes against humanity treaty

27 october 2025 - 13:04:15
New York, US (PANA) – Developing an effective International Convention to Prevent and Punish Crimes against Humanity will require ambitious [...] Full text...

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Israel obliged to let aid flow into Occupied Palestinian Territory, says World Court

22 october 2025 - 18:22:21
The Hague,Netherlands (PANA) -  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) says that Israel must uphold its responsibilities as the “occupying [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic: ‘3R’ combatants in the northwest lay down their arms (By Maria Kabatanya (By Maria Kabatanya, UN News)

18 october 2025 - 07:21:42
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - As the disarmament team approached, combatants from the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) armed [...] Full text...

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Trade, debt and investment at the heart of upcoming UN meeting, as global unpredictability hits people’s livelihoods

13 october 2025 - 20:15:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s poorest are being squeezed by trade uncertainty, heavy debt burdens and falling investment, the [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty about Uncertainty (IMF Blog by Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri)

01 october 2025 - 09:20:17
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Amid this year’s geopolitical rifts, one signal of uncertainty is flashing red; another, green; and [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for international action as UN report concludes Israel committing genocide in Gaza

16 september 2025 - 17:53:35
London, UK (PANA) - With the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East [...] Full text...

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UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank

05 september 2025 - 07:56:51
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was [...] Full text...

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UN honours fallen aid workers on World Humanitarian Day

19 august 2025 - 20:42:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday honoured fallen colleagues and reminded the world that aid workers should never [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs

06 august 2025 - 12:46:11
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Aid agencies warned on Tuesday that most partner organisations providing vital relief across Gaza will [...] Full text...

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Ghana hopes for 'early resolution' to reduction of US visa to its citizens

11 july 2025 - 11:12:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana said on Friday that it hopes for an early resolution of concerns that have led [...] Full text...

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OCHA kick-starts second phase of its Humanitarian Reset programme

20 june 2025 - 12:49:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on humanitarian affairs has paid tribute to the dignity and courage [...] Full text...

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New judge elected to the International Court of Justice

27 may 2025 - 17:34:56
New York, US (PANA) - A seasoned diplomat and legal scholar from Jordan was elected on Tuesday to serve as [...] Full text...

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Tunisia says it is ready to host a UN-sponsored inter-Libyan dialogue

17 may 2025 - 13:37:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is ready to host an inter-Libyan dialogue on its territory under the aegis of the [...] Full text...

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Israel's restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court

28 april 2025 - 15:42:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel’s continuing severe restrictions on [...] Full text...

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Fear and uncertainty are daily staples for Gaza’s most vulnerable

09 april 2025 - 17:21:57
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for end to Israel's ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

04 april 2025 - 20:33:37
New York, US (PANA) - Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR, [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians

28 march 2025 - 15:43:37
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) -  Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total [...] Full text...

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Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ - UNRWA

01 february 2025 - 05:48:44
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA)  The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff [...] Full text...

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UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect

30 january 2025 - 17:41:21
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation

23 january 2025 - 14:25:45
Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...

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Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks per day: WHO

17 january 2025 - 16:37:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatens critical humanitarian services

15 january 2025 - 08:26:25
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Critical water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and activities are at risk of grinding to a [...] Full text...

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More Palestinians displaced by home demolitions across the West Bank - OCHA

10 january 2025 - 08:57:48
Gaza, West Bank (PANA) - According to initial information, five Palestinians, including at least three children aged eight, 10 and [...] Full text...

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More health workers and patients killed proportionally in Lebanon than in Ukraine and Gaza

22 november 2024 - 20:53:59
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – [...] Full text...

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‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies

31 october 2024 - 12:35:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target

03 september 2024 - 16:43:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations

31 august 2024 - 07:20:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza [...] Full text...

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West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation

28 august 2024 - 14:04:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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The catalyst to unleash women’s economic potential in Africa – Childcare: World Bank Blog By Irene Fernandez Gorostidi, Sara Troiano and Adaorie Felicia Osademey Udechukwu

23 august 2024 - 07:37:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Female labour force participation is generally high in most African countries but unpaid work, [...] Full text...

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Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn

19 july 2024 - 16:04:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans [...] Full text...

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UN remembers Nelson Mandela’s commitment to fight poverty and inequity

15 july 2024 - 18:59:09
New York, US (PANA)  - The UN paid tribute on Monday to the life and legacy of the first democratically [...] Full text...

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Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts

04 july 2024 - 05:48:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Gaza Strip is virtually “split in two”, with blockades not only restricting the movement of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s coffee farms rehabilitation raises output

19 june 2024 - 12:07:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s coffee production in the marketing year 2024/25 is forecast at 1.5 million bags [...] Full text...

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Amid Gaza war, children work so families can survive: ILO

08 june 2024 - 06:27:43
Geneva, Switzerland {PANA) - Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, [...] Full text...

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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school

07 june 2024 - 07:30:13
New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...

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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school

07 june 2024 - 06:22:04
New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel

05 april 2024 - 12:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israeli strike on NGO aid team widely condemned as humanitarians repeat calls for access

02 april 2024 - 15:21:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen in Israeli military airstrikes [...] Full text...

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Fossil fuel industry a top source of Africa’s air pollution: Greenpeace report

28 march 2024 - 18:39:26
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa’s most polluted countries in terms of [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Starvation claiming growing number of young lives, warns UN

07 march 2024 - 15:26:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Days from the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and with no ceasefire agreement in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief

28 february 2024 - 15:16:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian law [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN rights chief deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT

24 february 2024 - 10:27:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices

24 february 2024 - 10:24:50
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A record 52 States and three international organisations provided comments and presentations at public hearings this [...] Full text...

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Israel must end occupation of Palestine: Amnesty International

19 february 2024 - 05:35:36
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel must end its brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza

14 january 2024 - 07:24:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams EU pact on migration and asylum

21 december 2023 - 07:41:35
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Reforms agreed by the EU on the Pact on Migration and Asylum will set European asylum [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crsis: ‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access

28 october 2023 - 07:45:20
New York, US (PANA) - With the humanitarian system in Gaza on the verge of "total collapse", UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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Empower women through social protection: UN rights office

22 july 2023 - 06:51:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Access to social protection is a fundamental human right, yet a recent UN human rights report shows [...] Full text...

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Sudanese fleeing Khartoum: wrath abroad, warmth at home (news analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent in Sudan)

27 april 2023 - 18:56:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A Sudanese senior diplomat in Egypt has advised his countrymen to stop heading for Egypt and opt, [...] Full text...

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France to secure two-time AFCON winning manager as new women's team coach

21 march 2023 - 13:09:01
Paris, France (PANA) - The 54-year-old Herve Renard has won plenty of praise with his impressive work with several national [...] Full text...

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Solution to Libyan crisis torn between priority for elections, executive and the constitutional track

01 december 2022 - 19:05:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for solution to the Libyan crisis is still at the crossroads even as the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius extends additional maternity leave to female public officers

08 october 2022 - 09:00:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government announced on Friday the extension of maternity leave without pay to female public [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN, AU chiefs welcome TPLF's announcement of readiness for immediate ceasefire

12 september 2022 - 05:29:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) have welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says online learning products enabled surveillance of children

12 july 2022 - 05:47:04
New York, July 12, 2022) – The overwhelming majority of education technology (EdTech) products endorsed by 49 governments of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce new regulations to curb smoking

01 june 2022 - 07:47:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon introduce new regulations to impose restrictions on use, sale, importation, manufacturing and distribution [...] Full text...

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The next UN envoy to Libya will be an African, according to Western sources

03 may 2022 - 15:53:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Libya and head of the United [...] Full text...

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Girls’ performance in maths ‘starting to add up to boys’, says UNESCO

28 april 2022 - 05:34:43
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN published promising news in the global fight for gender equality and opportunity on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament begins plenary session to interview candidates for position of Prime Minister

07 february 2022 - 12:14:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament began a plenary session on Monday in Tobruk to interview candidates for the [...] Full text...

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Italy supports new elections in Libya time table without recourse to new transition

25 january 2022 - 12:54:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino, has said that his country encourages the implementation of [...] Full text...

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Burkina capital quiet; international community condemns coup

25 january 2022 - 12:29:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The capital of Burkina Faso is reported to be calm on Tuesday morning after events [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls on Burkina Faso coup leaders to ‘lay down their arms’

25 january 2022 - 05:16:57
New York, US (PANA) - Following the coup announced in Burkina Faso by the armed forces on Monday, the United [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls on political leaders to unite the people

03 january 2022 - 15:25:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Monday called on all political leaders and supporters to unite in spite [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group slams Tunisia's 'overly restrictive' vaccine pass

22 december 2021 - 07:38:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), has slammed Tunisia for a new vaccine pass law that [...] Full text...

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Thousands of DR Congo refugees in Zambia opt to return home

21 december 2021 - 10:32:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years [...] Full text...

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Call for concerted action to address triple crisis of climate change, COVID and development in Africa

15 september 2021 - 20:28:20
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mrs. Vera Songwé, has [...] Full text...

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UNESCO laureate helps girls go back to school in Kenya (A UNESCO feature)

27 april 2021 - 05:45:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - “I would be out of school and married now without the help of our community facilitator," [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana to receive compensation for COVAX vaccine side effects

23 february 2021 - 21:57:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is to receive a no-fault compensation claim of serious side effects for people vaccinated with [...] Full text...

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Tunisians protest demanding release of arrested demonstrators

30 january 2021 - 18:08:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian capital, Tunis, on Saturday witnessed a protest march demanding the release of people  arrested [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Government may ban public gatherings as Nigeria registers a record 1,145 new infections Thursday

18 december 2020 - 21:23:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria recorded an unprecedented 1,145 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections Thursday, compelling the federal government to consider [...] Full text...

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South African lottery makes history

02 december 2020 - 17:10:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African national lottery has recorded a world first by announcing the winning [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo registers 22 new cases, 56 recoveries

28 november 2020 - 12:45:15
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo recorded Friday 22 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 26 cured patients, PANA learned from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African finance ministers discuss debt restructuring to navigate coronavirus pandemic

02 october 2020 - 21:37:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has led African ministers of finance and development [...] Full text...

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Study calls on Benin to adopt progressive dismantling of customs duties for the AfCFTA

17 september 2020 - 15:34:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin should adopt progressive dismantling of customs duties as part of its implementation of the African [...] Full text...

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Sudanese sign peace deal yet to attract another region

31 august 2020 - 20:41:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the civilian-led Transitional Government of Sudan signed an agreement Monday [...] Full text...

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Sudanese foes to initial peace agreement in Juba, South Sudan

30 august 2020 - 17:40:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s government and two major rebel groupings have initialed eight documents in Juba, South Sudan, paving [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: How cryptocurrency can help govts fund COVID-19 stimulus packages (Analysis)

30 july 2020 - 22:13:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Never spend your money before you have it” is a famous quote from the late third [...] Full text...

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Niger condemns attempts to unilaterally change status of Occupied Palestinian Territories

11 june 2020 - 11:09:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger has again condemned all attempts to unilaterally change the status of the Occupied Palestinian Territories [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mahamat tells Africa 'stop dependency on outside, live on own resources'

25 may 2020 - 14:56:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brutally reminded African nations of the imperative need to put a [...] Full text...

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Botswana opposition politicians condemn President’s intended visit to Zimbabwe

18 may 2020 - 13:22:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Opposition politicians in Botswana have condemned President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s intention to travel to Zimbabwe despite the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN agency shines light on data and privacy online during lockdowns

30 april 2020 - 08:21:11
New York, US (PANA) - A third of all nations lack laws to protect their citizen’s online data and privacy, [...] Full text...

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Africa Vaccination Week 2020 kicks off as COVID-19 threatens immunization gains - WHO

25 april 2020 - 09:44:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – This year’s Africa Vaccination Week started on Friday as the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant disruption to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Number of contaminations rises from 16 to 21 in Gabon

03 april 2020 - 18:37:01
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon on Friday recorded three new cases of coronavirus contamination, taking from 16 to 21 the number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Catholic Church in Rwanda asks worshippers to stop receiving Communion on the tongue

13 march 2020 - 14:02:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Catholic Archbishop Antoine Kambanda has urged worshippers to stop some worship practices due to the [...] Full text...

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Gambian consumers to sue telecommunication company over false 4G claim

21 february 2020 - 10:15:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian consumers, under the banner of Consumer Protection Consortium (CPC) on Thursday vowed to take legal [...] Full text...

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Work of UN Libya negotiator made harder with Haftar's Tripoli port strike

19 february 2020 - 06:27:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuesday's attack of Tripoli's port by forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's new Prime Minister announces 25-member restricted political government

24 january 2020 - 23:24:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian prime minister- designate, Elyes Fakhfakh, Friday expressed his desire to broaden his government's political [...] Full text...

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Tunisia finally gets new government

02 january 2020 - 18:46:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The prospective head of the Tunisian government, Habib Jemli, announced here Thursday his cabinet, following  several [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Announcement of new government postponed to Thursday

01 january 2020 - 20:44:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  After long political negotiations, Habib Jemli, the new head of the Tunisian government, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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ECA chief calls for inclusive land management in Africa

15 december 2019 - 12:53:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has called on States to ensure [...] Full text...

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Gabon Telecom to test 5G mobile technology

24 november 2019 - 13:48:19
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon Telecom's senior management announced on Sunday in a press release the experimental launch of 5G [...] Full text...

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Kenyan leader woos Middle East investors

31 october 2019 - 14:49:14
Nairobi, 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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Nigeria: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgment upholding re-election of President Buhari

30 october 2019 - 19:35:13
Abuja, 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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Buhari gives Economic Advisory Council 10 years to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty

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

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Kenya to pay former coach or risk ban from 2022 FIFA World Cup

04 october 2019 - 19:17:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has lost its case against former national football team coach, Adel Amrouche, and has up [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Supporters of candidate Nabil Karoui denounce his non-release from jail

04 september 2019 - 19:22:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Close associates of Nabil Karoui, candidate for the presidential elections scheduled in Tunisia on September 15, [...] Full text...

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'Suspending Zimbabwe's annual inflation results will cause some economic complications'

13 august 2019 - 16:11:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Suspending the publication of Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate will cause complications to the economy as lots [...] Full text...

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'Inclusive SDGs, the only guarantee for Africa’s development'

16 june 2019 - 15:17:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Africa’s development is hinged on the implementation of inclusive sustainable development goals, according to Oumarou Mahamadou [...] Full text...

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Dozens killed, many injured in recent inter-communal clashes in Darfur - UNAMID

13 june 2019 - 17:42:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN –African Union Peace keeping forces in Darfur (UNAMID) has confirmed that 17 people had [...] Full text...

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Somali refugees opt to return home from worsening conditions in Yemen

31 may 2019 - 12:39:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A boat carrying 125 Somali refugees arrived at Berbera Port in Somalia on Thursday, bringing home [...] Full text...

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Uganda: ‘Some education for all than all education for some’ (Feature by Erisa Mukiibi)

21 february 2019 - 09:09:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Gen. Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s president since January 1986, usually woos voters, especially in the countryside, using [...] Full text...

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Museveni says some education for all than all education for some

21 february 2019 - 01:48:15
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has since January 1986 usually wooed voters, especially in the countryside, using [...] Full text...

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Few women opt for science subjects at secondary/tertiary education level in Mauritius

20 february 2019 - 14:46:56
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A study by the Mauritius Research Council (MRC) on education level and on women’s participation [...] Full text...

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Tanzania rules out conjugal rights to inmates

09 february 2019 - 17:36:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Tanzanian government has ruled out the possibility of prisoners in the country [...] Full text...

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Kenya's examinations regulator cancels 3,000 high school exam results

15 january 2019 - 14:13:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Examination results for 3,427 students who sat the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations [...] Full text...

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Libya's Council of State rejects subsidy removal on electricity, fuel

20 november 2018 - 15:09:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the High Council of the State (HCS) in Libya, Khaled al-Machri, says he [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s mass transit sector secures US$ 100 million AfDB loans

23 october 2018 - 16:33:43
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved over US$100 million in loans to South Africa's [...] Full text...

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More than 5,000 child soldiers released in 2017, but tens of thousands still being used in conflict - UN

12 february 2018 - 21:29:57
New York, US (PANA) - The global commitment to end the use of children in armed conflict led to the [...] Full text...

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Improve governance to attract sponsors, Kenyan sports federations told

08 december 2017 - 13:32:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Corporates and other organizations interested in sponsoring sports in Kenya are shying away because of bad [...] Full text...

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Angola: Study wants reforms in Angola's education system

15 july 2017 - 05:57:31
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A report on the role of the private sector in higher education and research has called [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau opt for political solution to the Libyan crisis

09 february 2017 - 13:17:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Leaders of Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau have suggested that a political solution was the best way [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Commissioners sworn in

31 january 2017 - 16:47:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Summit ended on Tuesday with the swearing in of the newly elected [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Juba, Khartoum agree to resolve security, political issues

23 august 2016 - 11:13:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to resolve all their pending security and political issues [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Mali, Mauritania, UNHCR sign deal to repatriate Malian refugees in Mauritania

16 june 2016 - 16:47:14
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania, Mali and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday signed a tripartite agreement [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kigali to host international Rugby competition

17 may 2016 - 13:02:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan capital, Kigali, will host an international Rugby competition dubbed "African cup Division 2 East", [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari urges dialogue to resolve Burundian crisis

05 april 2016 - 18:31:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari onTuesday urged the people and government of Burundi to explore dialogue towards [...] Full text...

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Italy: New report shows massive price hikes in CAR

02 march 2016 - 15:13:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Three years of conflict and ongoing displacements in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to disrupt [...] Full text...

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UN: War weary families in Central African Republic face dire food situation – UN

01 march 2016 - 18:37:29
New York, US (PANA) - Three years of conflict and ongoing displacements in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Violence in Nigeria drives refugees deeper into neighbouring Cameroon'

21 july 2015 - 22:19:01
New York, US (PANA) - Weeks after elections in Nigeria, violence and attacks continue to drive population movements within and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt to launch schemes promoting sustainable development

18 june 2015 - 12:45:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government will plans to launch three schemes under which subsidies will be offered to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tunisian leader not for military solution to Libyan crisis

08 june 2015 - 18:08:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has reaffirmed at the G7 Summit of the world's most [...] Full text...

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Togo: Lomé to host international tennis competition

28 october 2014 - 21:21:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese capital, Lomé, will from 8 to 20 December host an international tennis competition dubbed [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Jammeh wants African leaders to unite in combating Boko Haram

30 july 2014 - 12:37:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, has called on African leaders to agree on a regional plan [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Dailies highlight flight safety, rational airfares, human development

26 july 2014 - 10:11:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Air travel safety and fares as well as the need to eliminate corruption in [...] Full text...

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Togo: Togolese media professionals opt for competence

03 july 2014 - 20:17:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The three-day national forum on the Togolese media has ended with media professionals deciding to give [...] Full text...

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Mali: France grants 2 million Euros for Mali maternal health research

16 may 2014 - 22:08:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The French Development Agency (AFD) and the University of Science and Technology in Bamako on Friday [...] Full text...

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Congo: African Vaccination Week proves its worth (WHO/AFRO FEATURES)

18 april 2014 - 10:26:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - If any doubts ever existed about the wisdom or benefits of instituting the African Vaccination Week [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MPs lower capital base of limited liability companies

15 april 2014 - 18:44:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese parliamentarians on Tuesday unanimously amended the bill on company capitalization, lowering the capital base of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma on the ropes over Nkandla scandal

28 march 2014 - 15:34:16
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma, who has been under pressure all week, faces his party's [...] Full text...

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Niger: EU reaffirms security support to Niger

21 february 2014 - 15:47:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will continue to help Niger on security matters, as security challenges facing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Yoruba ethnic group sues for regional autonomy in Nigeria

13 february 2014 - 18:12:48
Ibadan, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of the proposed National Conference in Nigeria, one of the three largest ethnic groups in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Graca Machel gets 90 days to decide on Mandela's will

04 february 2014 - 11:40:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel has been granted 90 days to decide whether she [...] Full text...

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Former Burundi VP jailed for adultery, rebellion

10 december 2013 - 15:49:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The former vice president of Burundi and the number two man in the opposition Front for [...] Full text...

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Cecafa: Kenya-Tanzania semi-final match to kick off early

09 december 2013 - 15:26:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Organizers of the ongoing Cecafa Challenge Cup have announced an early kick-off time for Tuesday's semi-final [...] Full text...

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Smartphone revolution leads mobile operators to business repositioning

27 november 2013 - 08:28:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The increasing weight of smartphone subsidies on mobile operators' profitability and the growing demand [...] Full text...

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WB report says better risk management can unlock opportunities

07 october 2013 - 06:59:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In the face of social unrest, economic crises, and more frequent natural disasters, preparation [...] Full text...

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UK's new visa requirements, Abacha loot, oil find in Lagos highlighted in Nigeria

29 june 2013 - 09:36:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The new UK visa policy, newly-recovered Abacha loot, Nelson Mandela's health status and oil find in [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA Confed. Cup: Keshi awaits word on injured Onazi

17 june 2013 - 09:54:37
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (PANA) - Nigeria's manager Stephen Keshi has said he is waiting for a call from Ogenyi Onazi [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea opt for peaceful settlement of border dispute

21 february 2013 - 11:58:07
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea have decided to peacefully resolve their border dispute, which flared 25 [...] Full text...

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Pay-TV providers develop multi-screen video models

19 november 2012 - 15:05:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As more subscribers opt for the over-the-top (OTT) services, pay-TV providers must develop a [...] Full text...

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US hosts discussion on 'combating narcotics trafficking in West Africa'

26 october 2012 - 09:53:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and the Woodrow Wilson Centre will [...] Full text...

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More Liberian refugees in Nigeria opt for repatriation

17 september 2012 - 14:23:12
Oru, Nigeria (PANA) - After staying in Nigeria for close to two decades as refugees, many Liberian citizens have opted [...] Full text...

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Morocco sacks head coach Eric Gerets

16 september 2012 - 14:28:15
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan football federation has sacked national head coach Eric Gerets, following the country's 2-0 [...] Full text...

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Violence forces abandonment of league match in Nigeria

29 april 2012 - 17:22:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian premier league match between home-team Sharks of Port Harcourt and the visiting Ocean Boys [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian newspapers highlight end of doctors' strike

17 march 2012 - 09:58:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian newspapers this week highlighted the end of a strike by medical doctors working [...] Full text...

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1,400 South Sudanese head for home

02 march 2012 - 12:47:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Some 1,400 South Sudanese left the outskirts of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, Thursday evening on a 10-day [...] Full text...

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Rising tension ahead of Senegal's elections worries ECOWAS

27 january 2012 - 16:14:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission on Friday expressed ''serious concern'' over the rising tension among political parties and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria fuel strike: Road transporters opt out

08 january 2012 - 08:57:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government may have succeeded in breaking the ranks of organized labour, ahead of Monday's [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army removes combat training from school curriculum

13 september 2011 - 17:35:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army Tuesday announced the review of the curriculum of the Nigerian Military School (NMS) [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt to dialogue with Boko Haram

13 july 2011 - 11:53:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Amid a rising wave of attacks by the Islamic sect Boko Haram, the Nigerian government has [...] Full text...

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UNHCR chief alarmed by rising child deaths in Kenyan refugee camp

11 july 2011 - 17:59:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With the worst drought in 60 years gripping huge swathes of east Africa, UN High Commissioner [...] Full text...

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Renewed bomb attacks, 2 new satellites, hiked electricity tariff reported in Nigeria

25 june 2011 - 08:01:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renewed bomb attacks, believed to have been carried out by members of the dreaded Islamic militant [...] Full text...

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Kibaki urges calm over Kenya-Uganda island dispute

01 june 2011 - 14:15:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Mwai Kibaki on Wednesday insisted that the disputed Islands on Lake Victoria belonged to Kenya [...] Full text...

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Global decade of action for road safety to be launched

05 may 2011 - 13:10:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The first global Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 is to be launched 11 May, [...] Full text...

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Pre-election violence, "troubled" presidential debate, gas revolution reported in Nigeria

26 march 2011 - 07:22:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The current waves of pre-election violence, the "troubled" presidential debate, Jonathan's gas revolution and the threat [...] Full text...

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Mugabe returns from overseas medical treatment

07 march 2011 - 13:21:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has returned home from Singapore where he had gone for medical treatment [...] Full text...

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SA mediators arrive in Zimbabwe for talks

23 february 2011 - 13:22:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A team of South African mediators arrived in Zimbabwe on Wednesday for talks with the leaders [...] Full text...

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Togo considers law on plastic bags and packaging

12 january 2011 - 16:54:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The government of Togo has decided to regulate the production, importation, distribution, commercialisation and use of [...] Full text...

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Sudan referendum: Nigerian analysts on lessons, implications

09 january 2011 - 17:40:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With global attention focused on the referendum which started in Sudan Sunday to determine whether the [...] Full text...

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Gambia frowns at ECOWAS decision to use force in Cote d'Ivoire

29 december 2010 - 14:20:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has criticized ECOWAS for deciding to use force, if need be, to get [...] Full text...

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Nigeria gives reasons for dropping charges against ex-US VP

26 december 2010 - 09:10:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has said it dropped criminal conspiracy charges against former US Vice President Dick Cheney and [...] Full text...

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Sudan armies vow to protect peace after independence vote

12 november 2010 - 18:02:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- The leaders of Sudan's main national armies, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People's [...] Full text...

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Togo parties opt for 'moderate presidential regime'

09 november 2010 - 07:56:00
Lome- Togo (PANA) -- Former bitter political opponents, the ruling Togolese Peopl e's Rally (RPT) and opposition Union for the [...] Full text...

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1.8 million youth die annually - WHO

15 august 2010 - 19:11:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Most young people are healthy, yet, more that 1. 8 millio n of them, aged 15 [...] Full text...

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Mugabe appeals for peace, political harmony in Zimbabwe

13 july 2010 - 15:33:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday said a c oalition government he formed with his opponents [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Will Cameroon go out on a high?

24 june 2010 - 07:25:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Netherlands Vs Cameroon looked like a potential group E World Cup decider when the [...] Full text...

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AU may opt for more peacekeeping missions with UN

07 june 2010 - 11:43:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union's Peace and Security Commission er, Ramtane Lamamra, said on Monday that trends [...] Full text...

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Ghana press highlight transformation of Police Service, telecom issues

22 may 2010 - 13:29:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The lunch of a radical five-year strategic plan to transfo rm the Ghana Police Service and [...] Full text...

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ACP countries, EU meet in Brussels

18 march 2010 - 20:12:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The Gabonese Economy and Trade Minister, Paul Bunduku-Latha, will Friday in Brussels, jointly preside with Soraya [...] Full text...

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International peace group says Zimbabwe government still fragile

08 march 2010 - 16:20:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Zimbabweâ?s two-year old unity government remains ever so fragile despite reasonable progress made in tackling socio-economic [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian papers decry endless schoolgirl pregnancies

09 january 2010 - 10:21:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Underlining the need to educate all young peopl e in Tanzania, two dailies pulished [...] Full text...

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Pressure as Mugabe holds party congress

09 december 2009 - 13:27:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was Wednesday due t o open a major conference of his party, [...] Full text...

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Western nations earmark US$700m to topple Mugabe - official

22 october 2009 - 09:14:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Despite co-opting his opponents into government, Weste rn nations opposed to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe are [...] Full text...

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UN official voices hope on climate change talks

10 september 2009 - 16:05:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A UN official, Janos Pasztor, on Wednesday said the high-l evel UN climate change summit [...] Full text...

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Former French minister to run for Togo 2010 presidential election

03 september 2009 - 19:55:00
Lomأ©- Togo (PANA) -- Mr. Kofi Yamgnane, a former French Secretary of State for I ntegration and Humanitarian Action [...] Full text...

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EU urges Kenya to punish poll violence perpetrators

08 august 2009 - 15:50:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The European Union has once again stepped up pressure on the Kenyan Government to expedite the [...] Full text...

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Mandela celebrates 91st birthday

17 july 2009 - 09:14:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s will celebrate his 91st birthday at his Johannesburg [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President shrugs off impact of Niger Delta battle

19 may 2009 - 21:11:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua Tuesday shrugged off suggestions that the current military offensive in the country's [...] Full text...

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AfDB's president on a working visit to Brussels

04 may 2009 - 19:58:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The President of the African Development Bank group ( AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, is expected Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Repatriation of Burundi refugees in Tanzania enters final phase

26 april 2009 - 10:27:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The final phase of the repatriation of tens of thousands of Burundians who fled to Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Germany lifts travel ban to Zimbabwe

22 april 2009 - 09:49:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Germany Wednesday followed the United States and Japan in lifting the ban on its citizens from [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt approves bill on illegally-acquired property

08 april 2009 - 19:28:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Tuesday approved a d raft bill which would give powers to [...] Full text...

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UN forum says high birth rates hamper development

02 april 2009 - 07:25:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Commission on Population and Development said rapid population growth, fueled by high fertility, [...] Full text...

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Law Society urges Kenyan govt. to implement peace agreement

28 march 2009 - 13:13:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The East African Law Society (EALS) on Saturday urged th e Kenyan government to speed up [...] Full text...

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Mining coy abandons Mozambican gold mine

06 january 2009 - 20:08:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Canada-based company, African Queen Mines Ltd, has a bandoned its involvement in the Braganza gold mine [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader declines to join coalition govt

02 january 2009 - 17:07:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai ha s turned down an offer from President Robert Mugabe [...] Full text...

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