Ghana declares three days of national mourning for former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

24 october 2025 - 11:02:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Friday declared three days of national mourning following the death of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings dies, aged 76

23 october 2025 - 14:29:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has passed away, according to local media publications [...] Full text...

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Libya mourns philosopher Najib al-Hassadi

04 july 2025 - 14:22:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The death of Libyan thinker and philosopher, Najib al-Hassadi, at the age of 72, is a [...] Full text...

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South Africa's former Deputy President David Mabuza dies

04 july 2025 - 08:24:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Deputy President David Mabuza on Thursday died at a Mpumulanga hospital after a [...] Full text...

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Apartheid-era photographer Rashid Lombard laid to rest

05 june 2025 - 12:41:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African photographer Rashid Lombard and jazz promoter was laid to rest on [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour in for late South African actor Chweneyagae

29 may 2025 - 11:43:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for legendary South African actor Presley Chweneyagae who has died [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa pays tribute to liberation hero Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe

26 may 2025 - 09:03:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has saluted liberation hero Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe who has died [...] Full text...

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Famous South African playwright Athol Fugard dies

10 march 2025 - 08:28:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African literary giant Athol Fugard has died at the age of 92. His [...] Full text...

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Apartheid-era official who helped secure Mandela's release dies

14 january 2025 - 08:49:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An apartheid-era official who played a pivotal role in securing the release of Nelson [...] Full text...

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South Africa's former Education Minister Sibusiso Bengu dies

03 january 2025 - 07:15:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday expressed his sadness following the death of Sibusiso Bengu, [...] Full text...

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First commander of ECOWAS military intervention force in Liberia dies

03 december 2024 - 09:29:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The first commander of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWS) military force in Liberia, which [...] Full text...

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Prominent South African judge Willem Heath dies

11 october 2024 - 11:41:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African judge Willem Heath has died in Cape Town after a brief [...] Full text...

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Prominent South African activist James Mathews dies

09 september 2024 - 10:49:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphoa has saluted prominent activist and writer James Matthews, who died [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes heritage expert Muxe Nkondo

19 august 2024 - 12:08:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to well-known academic and heritage expert [...] Full text...

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President of Burkina Faso pays tribute to Iranian President killed in helicopter crash

20 may 2024 - 14:19:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Monday paid tribute to [...] Full text...

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South Africa's legal fraternity mourns passing of prominent judge

10 may 2024 - 10:24:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in following the death of former Constitutional Court Judge Yvonne Mokgoro [...] Full text...

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South African president mourns passing of prominent activist

03 may 2024 - 13:26:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-Apartheid activist, prominent businessman and politician Samuel Motsuenyane has died peacefully in Johannesburg. He [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn Tanzania's second President Hassan Mwinyi

01 march 2024 - 12:36:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan leaders, including President William Ruto and former President Uhuru Kenyatta, have mourned Tanzania's second President, [...] Full text...

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Namibia begins period of national mourning for late President Geingob

05 february 2024 - 15:59:04
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia on Monday began a national period of mourning following the death of President Hage Geingob on [...] Full text...

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UN chief mourns 'respected, principled' late Namibian president Geingob

05 february 2024 - 06:14:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Dr. Hage Gottfried [...] Full text...

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Namibian President Hage Geingob dies at 82

04 february 2024 - 05:42:26
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibian President Hage Geingob died in Windhoek on Sunday, the Namibia Press Agency reported quoting Vice [...] Full text...

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South African liberation hero Aziz Pahad dead at 82

28 september 2023 - 09:29:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-apartheid activist Aziz Pahad, who played an important role in the liberation of South [...] Full text...

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Mandela’s granddaughter dead at 43

26 september 2023 - 08:08:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of liberation heroes Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela Mandela, died [...] Full text...

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South African retail giant Raymond Ackerman dies

07 september 2023 - 08:40:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Retail giant Raymond Ackerman died at his Cape Town home on Thursday morning. He [...] Full text...

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Former Ivorian President Bédié dies at 89

02 august 2023 - 10:59:18
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié died on Tuesday evening in Abidjan, aged 89, his [...] Full text...

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Former South African Cabinet Minister dead at 83

06 july 2023 - 08:29:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Cabinet Minister and anti-apartheid veteran Essop Pahad died after a long battle with [...] Full text...

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CAF President conveys condolences to late Clive Barker's family

12 june 2023 - 06:40:29
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe has conveyed his deep personal condolences and the condolences of [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes fallen liberation hero Moosa Moolla

27 march 2023 - 10:17:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African liberation hero Moosa Moolla died on Sunday after a long illness. He [...] Full text...

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Burial service held for Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu

17 march 2023 - 12:11:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A burial service was held in Accra on Friday for former Ghanaian international footballer, Christian Atsu [...] Full text...

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South African jazz legend Gloria Bosman dies

15 march 2023 - 09:46:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring is for legendary South African jazz singer Gloria Bosman who died [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour in for popular South African rapper Costa Titch

13 march 2023 - 12:08:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for South Africa’s award winning rapper Costa Titch who died [...] Full text...

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South African liberation hero Steve Biko's former cellmate dead at 72

16 february 2023 - 11:06:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African activist Peter Cyril Jones, who was with liberation hero Steve Biko, [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Gambia's Vice President Joof dies

18 january 2023 - 10:21:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Vice President Badara Alieu Joof has paased away, President Adama Barrow annouced on Wednesday. The local [...] Full text...

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South African Apartheid-era Minister dead at 85

09 january 2023 - 08:03:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Notorious former Apartheid-era Law and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok, died on Sunday after a [...] Full text...

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Former Pope Benedict passes away

31 december 2022 - 11:02:25
Vatican City (PANA) - Former Pope Benedict XVI has passed away, the Vatican announced on Saturday. He was 95. It said [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian Catholic Cardinal Richard Baawobr dies

28 november 2022 - 05:56:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr of the Catholic Church is dead, the Church has announced in [...] Full text...

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Former Ghana finance minister Kwesi Botchwey passes away

19 november 2022 - 14:43:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s former Minister of Finance, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, has passed away, according to media reports in [...] Full text...

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Former Malian Prime Minister Younoussi Touré dies in France

17 october 2022 - 18:52:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former president of the National Assembly of Mali and prime minister under the regime of [...] Full text...

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Former Speaker of Guinean National Assembly Claude Kory Kondiano dies

27 september 2022 - 13:07:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Speaker of the Guinean National Assembly, Claude Kory Kondiano, died on Tuesday, aged 80, in a [...] Full text...

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Libyan Deputy chairman signs Queen Elizabeth II's book of condolences in London

19 september 2022 - 14:46:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Monday delivered a memorial speech on [...] Full text...

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Libyan leaders mourn Queen Elizabeth

09 september 2022 - 11:38:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan leaders have expressed their condolences to the British royal family, government and people on the [...] Full text...

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South African, Kenyan presidents mourn Queen Elizabeth

09 september 2022 - 07:44:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The presidents of South Africa and Kenya have expressed their condolences to King Charles [...] Full text...

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Queen Elizabeth II of Britain is dead

08 september 2022 - 18:46:40
London, UK (PANA) - Queen Elizabeth II of Britain died on Thursday, Buckingham Palace has announced. She was 96. In a [...] Full text...

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Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala dies

15 august 2022 - 12:32:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala died in the early hours of Monday. The founding [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa salutes fallen liberation hero Jessie Duarte

17 july 2022 - 12:05:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday visited the Johannesburg home of liberation hero Jessie Duarte, [...] Full text...

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Former Angolan president dos Santos dies

08 july 2022 - 12:58:36
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santo has died in Barcelona, Spain, aged 79. A statement by [...] Full text...

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OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo dies

06 july 2022 - 09:50:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Barkindo from Nigeria, is dead. The [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire's National Assembly Speaker dies

09 may 2022 - 05:54:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Speaker of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire, Amadou Soumahoro, died on Saturday, the [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki dies

22 april 2022 - 09:52:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is dead, aged 90. President Uhuru Kenyatta made the announcement on Friday [...] Full text...

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Former Malian Prime Minister Diango Cissoko passes on

05 april 2022 - 13:30:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former Malian Prime Minister of the Transition from December 2012 to September 2013, Diango Cissoko, [...] Full text...

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UN chief mourns late Zambian president Banda

16 march 2022 - 09:20:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described the late Zambian President Rupiah Bwezani Banda as "a visionary [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritius president Karl Offmann dies

12 march 2022 - 06:04:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The former President of the Republic of Mauritius, Karl Offmann, has died, aged 81. Mr. Offmann, who [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda dies

11 march 2022 - 19:35:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda has died at the age of 85. Banda, who was Zambia’s fourth [...] Full text...

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CAF President sympathises with Sudan FA over death of 5 players of same club

06 march 2022 - 07:33:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has sent a condolence letter to Sudan FA and the families [...] Full text...

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Oldest Mauritian dies

01 march 2022 - 09:26:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The doyenne of Mauritians, Irène Ramsamy, has died, aged 108 years. Her passing was announced by her [...] Full text...

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President of the Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso dies

19 february 2022 - 19:11:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso, Kassoum Kambou, died on Saturday in [...] Full text...

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Mali declares three-day national mourning for late former president Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita

21 january 2022 - 11:43:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goita, has declared a three-day national mourning period, starting [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta leader mourns former Malian head of state Keita

17 january 2022 - 13:05:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has expressed his condolences to the [...] Full text...

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Malian government mourns death of former president Kéita

17 january 2022 - 12:14:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has expressed "deep sorrow" following the death of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...

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Libya mourns its great writer, Ali Mustapha al-Misrati

30 december 2021 - 19:48:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Thursday bid farewell to one of its prominent men of letters, writer Ali Mustapha [...] Full text...

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Lamine Dieng, former coach of the Senegalese national football team, dies

07 december 2021 - 19:48:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The former coach of the Senegalese national football team, Lamine Dieng, died on Monday night at [...] Full text...

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Senegalese top sports figure, Lamine Diack, dies at 88

03 december 2021 - 15:57:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall, paying tribute to the former president of the International Association of Athletics [...] Full text...

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Vice president of the Libyan Council Moussa al-Kouni pays tribute to former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika

18 september 2021 - 20:04:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, Saturday paid tribute to former Algerian [...] Full text...

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South African president's top aide dies

17 september 2021 - 05:46:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Minister in the Presidency Hlengiwe Mkhize died on Thursday. She was 69 years [...] Full text...

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Former First Lady of Benin, Rosine Soglo, to be buried on 11 September in Cotonou

01 september 2021 - 11:53:17
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The former First Lady of Benin, Honorine Marie Rose Vieyra Soglo, wife of former President Nicephore [...] Full text...

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Senegalese justice minister confirms death of former Chadian president Hissein Habré

24 august 2021 - 17:42:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Justice, Me Malick Sall, has officially confirmed the death of former Chadian [...] Full text...

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CAF President mourns late Zambian former president, Kenneth Kaunda

19 june 2021 - 05:25:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - "It was with great sadness that I learned of our former President Kenneth Kaunda’s passing. He [...] Full text...

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BREAKING News: Zambia's first president Kaunda is dead

17 june 2021 - 14:43:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's founding father, Kenneth Kaunda, has died aged 97, it was officially announced in the country's [...] Full text...

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Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, dies

12 june 2021 - 18:05:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The renowned Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, died on Thursday in Bamako at the age of [...] Full text...

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Popular Nigerian preacher T.B. Joshua dies

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

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Former Mauritian PM, President Sir Anerood Jugnauth passes away

04 june 2021 - 05:47:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, died at the [...] Full text...

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Togo: Komla Gblokpo, women's football pioneer, dies

26 may 2021 - 16:26:20
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The football family in Togo is in mourning after Komla Dzoboku Gblokpo passed away on Monday, [...] Full text...

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"Jeune Afrique" founder, Béchir Ben Yahmed, dies in Paris

03 may 2021 - 20:26:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French-Tunisian journalist founder of "Jeune Afrique", Bechir Ben Ahmed, died Monday of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Paris [...] Full text...

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South African president Ramaphosa mourns death of Zulu monarch

30 april 2021 - 12:05:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday offered his condolences to the Zulu royal family after [...] Full text...

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Libyan President condoles with Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain over husband's passing

10 april 2021 - 12:33:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has sent a message of condolence to [...] Full text...

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Obama family matriarch, Sarah Obama, dies at 99

29 march 2021 - 09:22:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sarah Obama, grandmother of former US President Barack Obama, has died at a hospital in the [...] Full text...

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Congolese presidential candidate succumbs to COVID-19 on voting day

22 march 2021 - 06:27:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese opposition leader and candidate in Sunday's presidential election, Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, has died of [...] Full text...

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Fallen Tanzania's president Magufuli: An obituary

18 march 2021 - 09:09:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Dr John Pombe Magufuli, who served as Tanzania’s president since November 2015, died on [...] Full text...

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South African Zulu monarch Goodwill Zwelithini dies

12 march 2021 - 10:20:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini died on Friday after a long illness. He was 72. The [...] Full text...

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Zanzibar first vice-president dies

17 february 2021 - 14:53:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Zanzibar’s vice president, Seif Sharif Hamad, 77, died on Wednesday at the Muhimbili National [...] Full text...

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Russian Ambassador to Zambia dies

21 january 2021 - 16:04:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Embassy of  Russia in Zambia has announced "with deep regret" Russian Ambassador Alexander Vilovich Boldyrev, In [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's foreign minister Moyo succumbs to COVID-19

20 january 2021 - 09:52:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Dr Sibusiso Moyo, has died, Presidential spokesperson, Mr George [...] Full text...

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Former Malian PM Modibo Keita laid to rest

08 january 2021 - 09:45:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The late former Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Kéita, was buried on Thursday in the capital, Bamako, [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, buried in Bamako

01 january 2021 - 20:47:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The funeral of Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who died of coronavirus on 25 December in [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya buried in Bamako

30 december 2020 - 23:48:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died 17 October in Paris of coronavirus (COVID-19), was buried [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé dies of coronavirus on Friday in France.

25 december 2020 - 13:37:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé died of coronavirus on Friday in Paris, France, his family and [...] Full text...

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Malian president condoles with Burundian counterpart on death of Pierre Buyoya

18 december 2020 - 23:05:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Acting President Bah N'Daw Friday sent a message of condolences to Burundi, following the death [...] Full text...

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Eswatini PM Dlamini passes away

14 december 2020 - 10:58:31
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Eswatini, Ambrose Dlamini, has passed away, the government has announced. An official government [...] Full text...

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Sudan's veteran PM al Mahdi passes away at 85

26 november 2020 - 10:41:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in years, Sudan has announced a three-day national mourning and ordered its [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians pay glowing tribute to late President Abdallahi

23 november 2020 - 21:44:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians Monday paid glowing tribute to Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, former president of the Republic [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritanian president, Cheikh Abdallahi dies

23 november 2020 - 11:44:05
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The former Mauritanian president (2007-2008), Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, died on Sunday night at the [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj pays tribute to great Libyan poet, Abdelmawla Al-Baghdadi, who died on Friday

20 november 2020 - 23:19:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Friday paid glowing [...] Full text...

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Mali declares three days of national mourning for former President Amadou Touré

16 november 2020 - 10:28:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will observe three days of national mourning from Monday, following the death of former President [...] Full text...

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Third Vice-President of Togo's National Assembly passes away

15 november 2020 - 11:30:13
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly of Togo, André Ablom Johnson, died on Saturday in [...] Full text...

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Remains of former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré arrives in Bamako

14 november 2020 - 10:45:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The remains of the former Malian president, General Amadou Toumani Touré, arrived here Saturday at 6 [...] Full text...

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Funeral for former Malian President scheduled for Nov. 20

12 november 2020 - 17:52:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The remains of former Malian President, Amadou Toumani Touré, will arrive in Bamako on Friday and [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president loses father

27 october 2020 - 17:26:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Bila Charles Kaboré, father of the Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, died on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Former head of ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development passes on

21 october 2020 - 15:29:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The immediate past President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Mr. Bashir Mamman [...] Full text...

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GNA Chairman expresses condolences on the passing of the Emir of Kuwait

29 september 2020 - 18:38:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta mourns Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad

29 september 2020 - 18:09:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday joined other world leaders mourning the Emir  of Kuwait, His Highness [...] Full text...

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Former Cameroon defender M’Bom dies

22 september 2020 - 14:10:05
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Former Cameroon defender, Ephrem M’Bom, died on Sunday (20 September 2020) in Douala after a long [...] Full text...

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Mali to observe three days of mourning for former President Moussa Traoré

17 september 2020 - 10:35:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will from midnight on Thursday observe three days of national mourning for former President Moussa [...] Full text...

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Mali's junta sends condoles bereaved family of former President Moussa Traoré

16 september 2020 - 13:52:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ruling military junta has sent its "deepest condolences to the bereaved family and to the [...] Full text...

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Mandela's lawyer dead at 92

10 september 2020 - 05:41:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in from around the world for acclaimed South African human rights [...] Full text...

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Football: Former Nigerian defender, Babalade, dies

06 september 2020 - 16:26:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigeria defender, Ajibade Babalade, passed away on Friday (4 September 2020) after suffering a cardiac [...] Full text...

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Former Gambia FA president, Gomez, and ex-team captain die

04 september 2020 - 16:11:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian football family is in a state of grief following the deaths of former president [...] Full text...

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Mandela's personal physician dead at 62

28 august 2020 - 05:05:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Dr Vejay Ramlakan, Nelson Mandela's personal physician and South Africa’s former military surgeon-general on, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian football icon, Hammadi Agrebi, passes on

23 august 2020 - 05:37:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia football legend, Hammadi Agrebi, died on Friday (21 August 2020) after a long battle with [...] Full text...

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Togo pays tribute to 'national hero, statesman' Edem Kodjo as he is laid to rest

20 august 2020 - 18:50:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese and foreign dignitaries have paid tribute to the former Secretary-General of the Organization of African [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: First archaeologist, Jean-Baptiste Kiethega, dies at 73

06 august 2020 - 14:39:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's first professor of archaeology and history, Jean-Baptiste Kiethega, died on Wednesday at the [...] Full text...

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A former Senegalese Minister of Education dies in Dakar

04 august 2020 - 14:46:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A former Senegalese Minister of National Education, Prof. Moustapha Sourang, died in Dakar on Monday, aged [...] Full text...

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Cameroon legend, Tataw, passes away

31 july 2020 - 16:40:57
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon legend, Stephen Tataw, died on Friday, 31 July 2020, in Yaounde after a brief illness, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mbeki salutes fallen liberation hero

29 july 2020 - 18:53:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, on Wednesday paid tribute to the Soweto funeral [...] Full text...

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Former CAF Executive Committee member, Abu Shweisha, dies

29 july 2020 - 16:18:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Former Libyan Football Federation (LFF) General Secretary, Abdul Majid Abu Shweisha, has died. Aged 80, Abu Shweisha [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, succumbs to virus

29 july 2020 - 11:28:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, has died at the age of 65 from complications associated with [...] Full text...

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Top Senegalese journalist dies in Dakar

27 july 2020 - 18:09:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The former president of Senegal's National Broadcasting Regulatory Council (CNRA), from 2012 to 2018, Babacar Touré, [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians pay tribute to Senegalese journalist, Babacar Touré, who died in Dakar on Sunday

27 july 2020 - 18:03:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians are paying tribute to Senegalese journalist, CEO of Groupe Sud, founder of SUD-FM, Senegal's first [...] Full text...

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Former Tanzanian president Mkapa passes on

23 july 2020 - 23:39:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s third president, Benjamin William Mkapa, has passed on, President John Joseph Magufuli announced [...] Full text...

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South Africa's last surviving treason trialist dead at 95

22 july 2020 - 07:08:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Liberation hero and the last surviving Rivonia Treason Trialist Andrew Mlangeni died on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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President Barrow, football fraternity mourn soccer legend, Biri Biri

20 july 2020 - 17:23:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has joined Gambia’s  football fraternity in mourning the late football legend, Alhaji Momodou [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s football legend, Biri Biri, dies, aged 72

19 july 2020 - 19:55:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's football legend, Alhaji Momodou Njie, popularly known as Biri Biri, died on Sunday in Dakar, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malawi football legend, Munde, dies of COVID-19

15 july 2020 - 16:05:28
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Former midfielder, Kannock Munde, has become the first high-profile figure to succumb to COVID-19 in Malawian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, Air Chief mourn death of nation's first female combat helicopter pilot

15 july 2020 - 14:10:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that he received with “deep pain”, the passing of Flying [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS saddened by death of Ivorian prime minister Coulibaly

12 july 2020 - 10:26:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said here Sunday it was saddened by [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Govt. declares 8 days of national mourning for late PM, Amadou Gon Coulibaly

10 july 2020 - 13:52:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire will observe an eight-day national mourning in honour of the late Prime Minister, [...] Full text...

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President Alpha Condé "seriously affected'' by death of Ivorian PM

08 july 2020 - 22:40:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Wednesday sent a message of condolence to his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara, [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone mourns soccer legend, Strasser

08 july 2020 - 14:55:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The football family in Sierra Leone is mourning the death of iconic footballer, James Strasser, [...] Full text...

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Former DR Congo forward Emeka Essanga passes on

26 june 2020 - 18:57:58
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Former DR Congo forward, Emeka Essanga, passed away on Thursday (25 June 2020) at a [...] Full text...

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Board Chairman of PANA, Dr. Ibrahim Dagash, passes on (Re-issued)

23 june 2020 - 18:33:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese journalist, Pan-Africanist and Board Chairman of the Pan-African News Agency (PANA), Dr Ibrahim Dagash, has [...] Full text...

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Leading South African football administrator dead at 68

17 june 2020 - 16:21:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African football administrator Mike, Mokoena, has died after a short illness. He [...] Full text...

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Sudan's late former FM Mansour Khalid remembered as one of the country's most influential personalities

05 june 2020 - 13:50:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's former foreign minister Dr. Mansour Khalid who passed away recently in Khartoum continues to be [...] Full text...

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Ugandan soccer legend, Kirunda, passes on

26 may 2020 - 16:42:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's football legend, Jimmy Kirunda, died on Monday (25 May, 2020), the Federation of Uganda Football [...] Full text...

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Guinean musician Mory Kanté to be buried Tuesday in Conakry

25 may 2020 - 15:43:57
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté, who died on Friday at the age of 70 after a [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Culture Minister saddened by death of Mori Kanté, a musician from Guinea-Conakry

22 may 2020 - 16:43:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoul Karim Sango, said he is saddened by the death [...] Full text...

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Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté dies in Conakry

22 may 2020 - 13:42:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean music virtuoso Mory Kanté passed away on Friday at the Sino-Guinean hospital in Conakry where [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan Information minister Laurent Nkusi laid to rest

21 may 2020 - 15:41:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) --  Former Rwandan Information minister,  Professor Laurent Nkusi, who also served different positions in the government before [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan Information minister Laurent Nkusi dies aged 70

18 may 2020 - 16:39:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former Rwandan Information minister,  Professor Laurent Nkusi, has died at the age of 70 due to [...] Full text...

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Top Tanzanian diplomat and cabinet minister Ambassador Mahiga dies at 75

01 may 2020 - 11:14:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian seasoned diplomat and cabinet minister, Ambassador Augustine Philip Mahiga, died at dawn on [...] Full text...

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South African liberation hero Dennis Goldberg dead at 87

30 april 2020 - 10:39:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Liberation hero Dennis Goldberg died at his Cape Town home after a long illness [...] Full text...

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Former Libyan prime minister Abderrahim al-Kib dies

21 april 2020 - 10:46:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A former Libyan prime minister of the first post-Gaddafi transitional government in 2011, Abderrahim al-Kib, died [...] Full text...

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Guinea election body chairman dies

17 april 2020 - 20:37:57
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The chairman of the national independent electoral commission (CENI) in Guinea, Amadou Salif Kébé, died Friday [...] Full text...

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South African billionaire dead at 84

22 march 2020 - 10:59:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African tycoon, Sol Kerzner, who developed some of the world’s most spectacular hotels, [...] Full text...

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Guinean govt. pays tribute to 8 footballers killed in road accident

09 march 2020 - 22:27:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – ‘’We reaffirm our condolences to the families of the victims. Death is inevitable, but that of [...] Full text...

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Zambian President mourns former Egyptian President

26 february 2020 - 17:26:07
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has expressed a great sense of sadness on the death of former [...] Full text...

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PANA Correspondent dies in Botswana

29 january 2020 - 17:37:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Zimbabwean-born freelance journalist living in Botswana, Meekaeel Siphambili, has passed away after a short illness. According to [...] Full text...

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Ivorian traditional music singer Baoule Allah Thérèse passes on

20 january 2020 - 14:36:41
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Allah Thérèse, an emblematic figure of traditional Baoule music, an ethnic group from central  Côte [...] Full text...

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Malian Education Minister Témoré Tioulenta passes on

10 january 2020 - 15:15:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Education, Témoré Tioulenta, died on Friday in Bamako at the age of 66, [...] Full text...

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Key military figure in Ivorian rebellion dies in the US

06 january 2020 - 11:39:57
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - A key military figure in the Ivorian rebellion in 2002, Colonel Issiaka Ouattara, also known as [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president Ghazouani condoles with Algerian counterpart after death of Saleh

23 december 2019 - 22:24:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould  Cheikh El  Ghazouani, Monday sent a message of condolences to his [...] Full text...

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Popular South African broadcaster dies at 44

01 november 2019 - 10:40:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for veteran South African broadcaster Xolani Gwala has succumbed to [...] Full text...

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Veteran Rwandan broadcast journalist passes away

25 october 2019 - 13:02:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The director of Radio Isangano, a community broadcasting in Western Rwanda, Jerome Rwasa, who also served [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s multiparty pioneer dies aged 83

24 october 2019 - 11:42:28
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A seasoned politician and one of the pioneers of multiparty politics in Tanzania, James [...] Full text...

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President Faure Gnassingbé hails memory of Jacques Chirac, ‘loyal friend for Togo’

26 september 2019 - 22:06:59
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé in a tweet on Thursday following the death of former French [...] Full text...

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Former Tunisian leader Ben Ali dies in Saudi Arabia

19 september 2019 - 15:50:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali died on Thursday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where [...] Full text...

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Former Chadian leader Lol Mahamat Choua dies

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

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Senegal: Former rebel chief, Ousmane Niantang Diatta, dies

13 september 2019 - 18:15:23
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Ousmane Niantang Diatta, one of the ancient war leaders of the Movement of Casamance democratic forces [...] Full text...

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'President Mugabe was maligned', says Zambian ex-president Kaunda

06 september 2019 - 19:14:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first president, Kenneth Kaunda, has said that it is regrettable that the late Zimbabwean former [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't announces death of prominent journalist allegedly paralyzed by President Mnangagwa

20 august 2019 - 18:35:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has announced the passing of a veteran state broadcaster in the 1980s, called Godfrey Majonga, [...] Full text...

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Malian President condoles Senegal following death of Jacques Diouf

19 august 2019 - 12:40:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has expressed deep sadness following the death of Jacques Diouf, former [...] Full text...

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Togolese singer, painter Jimi Hope, dies

06 august 2019 - 06:01:16
Lome, Togo (PANA) – Togolese singer and painter, Jimi Hope, died on Monday in Paris after a short illness, cultural [...] Full text...

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Former president of Constitutional Court of Guinea passes on

28 july 2019 - 11:25:13
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   Kelefa Sall, a 61-year-old magistrate and former president of the Constitutional Court of Guinea, passed away [...] Full text...

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Libya declares 3 days of mourning for late Tunisian President

26 july 2019 - 15:19:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity has announced a three-day mourning in memory [...] Full text...

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Three-day national mourning in several Arab countries for late Tunisian President

26 july 2019 - 08:29:04
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelkader Bensalah declared a three-day national mourning on Thursday following the death of Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Béji Caïd Essebsi, a disciple of Bourguiba and an experienced politician (Analysis by Bouazza Ben Bouazza, PANA correspondent)

25 july 2019 - 13:30:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi, who died on Thursday at the age of 93, is the [...] Full text...

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Guinean musician Kerfala Kanté passes away

19 july 2019 - 09:31:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Guinean musician Kerfala Kanté passed away on Friday at a clinic in the Guinean capital, Conakry, [...] Full text...

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ECONEC mourns passing of ECOWAS Commission president de Souza

18 july 2019 - 08:07:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) has expressed shock and sadness at the passing of [...] Full text...

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The first secretary of Socialist Party of Senegal buried in native village

17 july 2019 - 22:10:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The First Secretary of the Senegalese Socialist Party (PS), Ousmane Tanor Dieng, who died Monday in [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African singer Johnny Clegg dies

16 july 2019 - 18:47:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African singer, Johnny Clegg (OBE), died on Tuesday at the age of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall pays tribute to First Secretary of Socialist Party

15 july 2019 - 13:13:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has paid tribute to the memory of the first secretary of Senegal's [...] Full text...

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First secretary of Senegal's Socialist Party dies in France

15 july 2019 - 12:32:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The first secretary of Senegal's Socialist Party, Ousmane Tanor Dieng, died on Monday in France at [...] Full text...

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South African Rugby Legend dead at 50

10 july 2019 - 14:43:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African Rugby Great, James Small, died on Wednesday at the age of [...] Full text...

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Morsi’s death a ‘shock’ for the Islamist movement - Ennahdha

17 june 2019 - 23:27:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  The Tunisian Islamist Movement, Ennahdha, Monday expressed its ‘great sadness’ following the death of former Egyptian [...] Full text...

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Tens of thousand mourners pay their last respect Saturday to Etienne Tshisekedi

01 june 2019 - 18:21:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - After a two-year delay, the body of the father of Democratic Republic of Congo's president [...] Full text...

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PANAPRESS correspondent in Cameroon dies

25 april 2019 - 10:48:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The correspondent of Pan-African News Agency (PANAPRESS) in Cameroon, Elisabeth Benkam, died on Wednesday at Gyneco [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe filmmaker, Saint Pierre Yaméogo, dies

01 april 2019 - 17:40:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso filmmaker, Saint Pierre Yaméogo, died Monday in Ouagadougou, following a long illness, according [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritanian military leader dies

17 march 2019 - 12:34:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Retired Col. Mohamed Mahmoud ould Louly, former head of state of Mauritania under the military regime [...] Full text...

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Moroccan actor Aziz Maouhoub dies at 80

04 march 2019 - 10:29:39
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan actor Aziz Maouhoub died on Sunday at the age of 80, a communiqué from the Moroccan [...] Full text...

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Med Hondo, winner of FESPACO Gold Standard in 1987, dies

02 march 2019 - 20:36:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- Mauritanian film director, Med Hondo, who directed the film, Sarraounia, and winner in 1987 of the Yenenega [...] Full text...

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South Africa Media forum salutes fallen journalists

13 february 2019 - 16:21:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) Wednesday mourned two veteran journalists who have [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean international footballer Mohamed Sylla passes on

05 february 2019 - 15:58:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Former national Guinean football player Mohamed Sylla passed away on Monday at a clinic in Conakry, [...] Full text...

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Algerian Constitutional Council president passes on

28 january 2019 - 13:11:52
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algerian Constitutional Council president Mourad Medelci died on Monday in Algiers, aged 76 years, following [...] Full text...

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Chadian Ambassador Delegate to UNESCO dies in Paris

27 january 2019 - 13:59:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Chad's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Mahamat Saleh Adoum Djerou, died on [...] Full text...

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Malian actor Michel Sangaré passes on

22 january 2019 - 14:32:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian actor and artist Michel Sangaré died on Monday at Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako after [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s former vice president Lupando Mwape dies

21 january 2019 - 12:21:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former vicepresident, Lupando Mwape, has passed away in South Africa where he was evacuated for [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief calls for safety of media workers in Somalia

04 january 2019 - 19:23:44
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the car bomb attack in the Somali capital that killed [...] Full text...

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Mali mourns late writer, politician Kouyaté

03 january 2019 - 12:07:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Flags are flying at half-mast in Mali on Thursday as the West African country pays tribute [...] Full text...

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Malian politician and writer Seydou Badian Kouyaté is dead

29 december 2018 - 15:39:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian politician and writer Seydou Badian Kouyaté died on Friday in Bamako at the age of [...] Full text...

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Daughter of Africa’s first Nobel Laureate dead at 79

17 december 2018 - 07:33:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The youngest daughter of the Chief Albert Luthuli – Africa’s first Nobel Laureate – [...] Full text...

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Founder of South Africa's Truth, Reconciliation Commission dies at 87

05 december 2018 - 19:42:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Alex Boraine, who played a key role in South Africa’s transition from Apartheid to [...] Full text...

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Founder of WalFadjri press group dies in Dakar

04 december 2018 - 13:47:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The founder and director general of WalFadjri press group, Sidi Lamine Niasse, died on Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Former Gambian editor-in-chief of PANA passes on

29 november 2018 - 16:42:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A former Editor-in-Chief of PANA, Suwaebou Conateh, passed away Thursday at his residence in Serrekunda, about [...] Full text...

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South African rap legend's former lover dies

27 november 2018 - 11:55:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Exactly one month after South African music legend Jabulani Hip Hop Pantsula took his [...] Full text...

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Former Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baudin, dies in Dakar

26 november 2018 - 15:44:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese Foreign Minister Jacques Baudin passed away in Dakar on Sunday night after a long [...] Full text...

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Senior Tuareg separatist movement official dies in Bamako

24 october 2018 - 11:23:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The vice president of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and member of [...] Full text...

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South African legendary long distance swimmer dead at 60

18 october 2018 - 14:52:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for South African Theodore Yach, one of the world’s leading [...] Full text...

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Passing away of PANAPRESS Editor-in-Chief

15 october 2018 - 18:17:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Biava Seshi, PANAPRESS Editor-in-Chief, passed away Monday afternoon in Lome, Togo, his native country following a [...] Full text...

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Nelson Mandela Foundation salutes struggle hero

10 october 2018 - 10:39:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Wednesday paid tribute to anti-apartheid activist Barbara Harmel who [...] Full text...

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AfDB mourns passing of former UN Secretary-General, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Kofi Annan

19 august 2018 - 04:20:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has learned with deep sadness the news of the death [...] Full text...

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Former Somali goalkeeper, Mohamed, passes on

30 july 2018 - 16:44:29
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Former Somali national football team goalkeeper, Ahmed Abdalla Moalim Mohamed, has died after a protracted illness, [...] Full text...

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Algerian soccer legend, Hacène Lalmas, dies

10 july 2018 - 15:21:09
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Footballer Hacène Lalmas, considered a legend in Algeria, died on Saturday at his home in Algiers [...] Full text...

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