Explainer: Why Sudanese political, military and popular groups opposed statement by Quartet (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

14 september 2025 - 14:12:32
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Both the Sudanese military establishment and political forces aligned to the army and pro-Islamic trends [...] Full text...

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South Sudan urged to avoid slide to war

09 may 2025 - 07:40:30
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with the African Union mission there, [...] Full text...

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Artists confirmed for international jazz festival in South Africa

14 april 2025 - 07:27:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Organisers of the world famous Cape Town International Jazz Festival on Sunday announced the final [...] Full text...

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Reports of ground offensive in Sudan while international community expresses concern

26 september 2024 - 19:57:24
Port Sudan Sudan(PANA) - To the exception of the shy main stream media,   internet and Sudanese social interaction outlets [...] Full text...

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2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: Quarter-finalists line up

13 september 2024 - 06:03:10
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - Japan, Netherlands, North Korea and Germany have completed the quarter-final line up at the ongoing 2024 [...] Full text...

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2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: African quartet handed tricky groups

06 june 2024 - 10:58:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia has set the stage [...] Full text...

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Espérance and Sundowns secure Club World Cup slots

27 april 2024 - 08:54:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Four African clubs -- Wydad (Morocco), Al Ahly (Egypt), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) -- [...] Full text...

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Ahly, Wydad set for FIFA World Club Cup debut, Sundowns, Esperance eyeing other slots

11 march 2024 - 13:06:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The race is on for African clubs to secure the remaining places at FIFA's new 32-team [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan describes military leader's Kenya visit as 'successful'

14 november 2023 - 08:17:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Burhan, returned to Khartoum on Monday from Kenya where [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: AKWABA, official song for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON, goes live

01 november 2023 - 11:34:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As preparations for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 gather momentum, [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Four African nations set sights on maiden glory

21 july 2023 - 06:21:58
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - A quartet of African teams are aiming to make history at the 2023 FIFA Women's World [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Burhan reiterates he will not to deal with IGAD Quartet led by Kenyan President Ruto

17 july 2023 - 06:54:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Burhan, has reiterated that he will not accept the mediation [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan threatens to pull out of IGAD

12 july 2023 - 06:12:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it will consider pulling out of the East African regional group, Inter-Governmental Authority on [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: IGAD quartet: A walk into Sudan's landmine field (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

11 july 2023 - 13:32:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cracks are showing not only within the Sudanese political façade at home towards the two belligerents, [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: IGAD leaders regret Sudanese govt's failure to participate in Addis summit

10 july 2023 - 16:31:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Summit meeting of the East African Development Block (IGAD) has expressed regret that the government [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: 'Govt's participation in IGAD summit conditional on change of chairman'

10 july 2023 - 14:09:53
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - Sudan has said that its participation in the East African heads of state meeting that kicked off [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: IGAD adopts roadmap to end fighting

14 june 2023 - 16:16:26
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The East African sub-regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has adopted a roadmap that it [...] Full text...

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Africa’s quartet for FIFA U-17 World Cup known after quarter-final matches

12 may 2023 - 06:45:19
Constantine, Algeria (PANA) - Africa’s four representatives at the 2023 FIFA Under-17 World Cup have emerged following the conclusion of [...] Full text...

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First Libyans evacuated from Sudan expected in Tripoli on Tuesday night

25 april 2023 - 20:24:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 104 Libyan nationals evacuated from Sudan to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, via Port Sudan, are expected [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Libya evacuates 105 nationals from Port Sudan to Jeddah

24 april 2023 - 12:41:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 105 Libyans from the diplomatic mission and their families, students and employees of [...] Full text...

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2023 U-20 FIFA WC: African quartet handed interesting draws

23 april 2023 - 03:43:33
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - At this year's FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina, Africa has been handed interesting groups with [...] Full text...

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Heavy fighting inside Sudanese national capital

15 april 2023 - 09:58:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Heavy fighting erupted between units belonging to the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, [...] Full text...

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Sudan to enjoy civilian executive by next month

20 march 2023 - 08:30:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited Final Political Agreement will be signed in Khartoum on 1 April and a [...] Full text...

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2023 U-20 AFCON: Nigeria, Gambia, Senegal, Tunisia through to World Cup

06 march 2023 - 11:01:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria, Gambia, Senegal and Tunisia will represent Africa at the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which [...] Full text...

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Libyan Health Minister attends Third Global Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Oman

24 november 2022 - 19:01:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Prime Minister of the National Unity Government and Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu [...] Full text...

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EU invites deputy chairman of Libyan Council to chair conference on cross-border cooperation by Libya and Sahel

27 september 2022 - 19:44:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, received on Tuesday an official invitation from [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister urges greater Arab support for Libya to hold elections

06 september 2022 - 17:48:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch on Tuesday urged the Ministerial meeting [...] Full text...

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FIFA U17 Women's WC: Morocco, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria book final-round tickets

02 may 2022 - 07:29:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco, Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria secured their places in the final round of the African race [...] Full text...

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LAS reiterates support for the Libyan roadmap adopted by the LPDF

10 september 2021 - 16:47:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the League of Arab States (LAS) has reaffirmed its support for [...] Full text...

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AMISOM stabilisation mission in Somalia hangs on four-point scenario

04 september 2021 - 21:56:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union and the UN Security Council are consulting based on a four-point scenario [...] Full text...

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African women referees make history at Tokyo Olympics

31 july 2021 - 09:35:57
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - African refereeing marked an important milestone on Friday when three women match officials handled the quarterfinal [...] Full text...

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Sudan welcomes UNSC agreement to hold session on GERD

04 july 2021 - 10:58:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudan has welcomed the response of the President of the UN Security Council to a request [...] Full text...

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Berlin II Conference calls for holding general elections on December 24 in Libya

23 june 2021 - 22:25:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Participants at the Berlin II Conference Wednesday evening called for the need to move forward with [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes Gaza ceasefire announcement between Israel and Hamas

21 may 2021 - 06:39:50
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has welcomed the ceasefire declared between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, [...] Full text...

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UN chief, senior officials express deep concern over East Jerusalem violence

10 may 2021 - 04:58:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and senior UN officials have expressed their deep concern over [...] Full text...

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UN and partners welcome progress in Libya

21 april 2021 - 05:27:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and international partners have welcomed significant progress towards advancing an inclusive and comprehensive [...] Full text...

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UN Special Envoy in Libya discusses in Cairo implementation of LPDF action plan

15 april 2021 - 23:49:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and chief of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Saintfeit recalls key players for Gambia's crucial AFCON qualifiers

22 march 2021 - 08:10:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet has recalled Assan Ceesay, Lamin Jallow, Sulayman Marreh and Alasana Manneh to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia expects controversial Renaissance Dam to begin generating electricity in August

18 march 2021 - 08:02:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says two turbines of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are expected to generate [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says it has 'just right' to use the Nile River as war of words with Sudan and Egypt continues

17 march 2021 - 16:39:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A senior Ethiopian government official says no one would prevent the country from exercising its "just [...] Full text...

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Sudan writes to AU, UN, US, EU to mediate in Ethiopian Renaissance Dam impasse

16 march 2021 - 07:09:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, has written to the African Union, United Nations, European [...] Full text...

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UN Special Envoy meets Egyptian and Arab League officials in Cairo

09 march 2021 - 17:28:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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UN Special Envoy for Libya meets stakeholders in Egypt

09 march 2021 - 08:01:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy (SE) for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Egypt call for 'serious, effective' negotiations on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

07 march 2021 - 11:12:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Egypt on Saturday called for the return to "serious and effective negotiations" on the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian employers warn about ‘extremely serious’ socioeconomic situation

18 february 2021 - 15:27:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Union of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts (UTICA), the largest employers' organization in the north [...] Full text...

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New UN envoy to Libya, Africa determined to make its voice heard (Analysis)

02 october 2020 - 22:46:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The challenges facing the appointment of a new UN envoy to Libya are comparable to the [...] Full text...

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Football: Sundowns edge Amakhosi in thrilling South African crucial decider

28 august 2020 - 14:20:43
Soweto, South Africa (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns have given themselves a big hope of winning a third South African league [...] Full text...

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African Champions on European grounds (A CAF portrait)

11 august 2020 - 14:16:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions [...] Full text...

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World Athletics ratifies Cheptegei's 5km world record

29 june 2020 - 16:53:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Monday ratified the world 5km record set by Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei on February [...] Full text...

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Corinavirus: Music, talent and hope, unite millions across the world online in support of coronavirus workers

19 april 2020 - 13:08:40
New York, US (PANA) - This weekend’s One World: Together At Home event, saw many of the biggest names in [...] Full text...

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Brazzaville summit on Libya, an opportunity for the AU to relaunch itself on the Libyan issue (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

30 january 2020 - 13:10:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 8th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) High Level [...] Full text...

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AU struggles for role in political settlement of Libyan crisis (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

22 november 2019 - 10:41:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Western countries' attempts to exclude the African Union (AU) from the process of seeking a political [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: ISIE rejects request for postponement of second round of the presidential poll

09 october 2019 - 12:21:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) has rejected a request to postpone the second round of [...] Full text...

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AU's role in finding a solution to Libyan crisis relaunched at G7 (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

30 august 2019 - 19:51:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The leaders of the G7, who wrapped up their meeting in the French city of Biarritz [...] Full text...

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4 Zimbabwean film makers charged over film 'Lord Kush' depicting harm to a fictional Zimbabwean envoy

30 july 2019 - 13:28:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers have charged four prominent film artists with contravening the draconian Censorship [...] Full text...

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Tunis hosts meeting ahead of Summit on Mediterranean

09 june 2019 - 16:31:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia will on 11-12 June host the meeting of the preparatory monitoring committee of the Summit [...] Full text...

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U-17 AFCON: Guinea complete Africa's quartet at 2019 FIFA World Cup

23 april 2019 - 07:22:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Guinea, 1-0 winners over Morocco in a Day 3, Group B match at the [...] Full text...

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Antonio Guterres in Tripoli to support Libya's political process

03 april 2019 - 17:53:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday with his Special Representative and Head of the [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary General expected in Libya Thursday to promote political process

02 april 2019 - 14:23:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, will Thursday visit Tripoli to give bite to efforts by [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General due in Libya on Thursday

02 april 2019 - 11:44:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Tripoli on Thursday to give a boost to the efforts [...] Full text...

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AUC chairman presents AU initiative on reconciliation conference on Libya

02 april 2019 - 00:01:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Monday presented the AU initiative on [...] Full text...

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Arab leaders support Libya’s legitimate institutions, efforts for national reconciliation

01 april 2019 - 14:32:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The 30th Summit of the League of Arab States on Sunday resolved to support Libya’s legitimate [...] Full text...

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LAS Summit agrees to support Libya’s legitimate institutions for national reconciliation

01 april 2019 - 10:26:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The 30th Summit of the League of Arab States (LAS) has underlined the importance of support [...] Full text...

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AU to hold conference on reconciliation in Libya July

31 march 2019 - 11:51:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission announced on Saturday in Tunis that it will hold [...] Full text...

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AU to hold conference on reconciliation in Libya in July

31 march 2019 - 11:48:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission announced on Saturday in Tunis that it will hold [...] Full text...

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Arab Summit: al-Sarraj leads Libyan delegation to 30th Arab League Summit

31 march 2019 - 09:53:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, is leading [...] Full text...

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Guterres holds out hope for Libya after Tunis Quartet meeting

31 march 2019 - 04:42:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he is hopeful for a solution to the eight-year long conflict [...] Full text...

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UN, partners meet on Saturday in Tunis on the Libyan crisis

30 march 2019 - 10:46:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the United Nations (UN), led by Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, the League of Arab States, the [...] Full text...

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Preparations for Libya's Inclusive Conference dominate Libyan media

16 march 2019 - 19:36:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week covered two main topics, one of which was the ongoing preparations for [...] Full text...

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Accelerating efforts to find a political solution to the crisis in Libya (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

15 march 2019 - 16:50:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Meetings have intensified in recent weeks in Libya to accelerate the search for a political solution [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Olympic relay silver medallist, Rudisha passes on

08 march 2019 - 15:15:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Olympic 4 x400 metres relay silver medallist Daniel Rudisha has died. Rudisha, father of reigning 800m [...] Full text...

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2019 U-20 AFCON: Tough draw for regional rivals as host Niger draw neighbours Nigeria

14 december 2018 - 04:33:36
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The draw for the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Niger 2019, held on Thursday [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: Tournament begins on Wednesday

12 september 2018 - 15:01:01
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - The 2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship gets underway at the Nelson Mandela Bay, South [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA U-20 WWC: France, 3 others reach quarter-finals

13 august 2018 - 06:25:36
Paris, France (PANA) - Hosts France, the Netherlands, England and defending champions North Korea are through to the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...

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2018 Central Zone U-17 men's qualifier: All semi-finalists emerge

09 august 2018 - 14:05:30
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - With all the group matches now concluded, all the semi-finalists at the ongoing 2018 Central [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: FIFA.com digs up 'serial final scorers' in WC tournaments

10 june 2018 - 12:42:53
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - With the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia just 4 days away, the website of world football [...] Full text...

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IAAF ratifies women half marathon world Record

17 may 2018 - 15:33:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified Netsanet Gudeta's 1:06:11 women's half marathon World Record, [...] Full text...

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South African athlete Semenya nominated for top sports award

29 january 2018 - 10:20:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Olympic and world 800-metre champion Caster Semenya has been confirmed as South Africa's only [...] Full text...

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Africa’s progress depends on creative energy of its youth, says Nobel Co-Laureate

23 january 2018 - 08:37:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ouided Bouchamaoui, the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, has warned that Africa’s growing youth population [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA U-20 WWC: Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria in final African qualifiers

13 january 2018 - 08:18:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The quartet of Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa will be involved this weekend in the [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA U-20 WWC: Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria in final African qualifiers

11 january 2018 - 06:33:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The quartet of Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa will be involved this weekend in the [...] Full text...

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UN reaffirms two-state solution as only answer to ‘question of Palestine’

29 november 2017 - 22:10:50
New York, USA (PANA) - The Question of Palestine is inextricably linked with the history of the United Nations and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyans prevail as Kipchoge retains Berlin Marathon title

24 september 2017 - 15:12:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It was a race that had been billed as the ultimate clash between three men's marathon [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan Kimetto, defending champion Kirui to face off in Chicago

17 august 2017 - 18:30:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Defending champions Abel Kirui and Florence Kiplagat will line up alongside world record-holder Dennis Kimetto, half [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Plateau United tighten grip on pro football league table

29 june 2017 - 06:26:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Plateau United of Jos extended their leadership on the 20-team Nigerian professional football league table after [...] Full text...

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2017 U-17 AFCON: Mali makes history, 1st team to retain title

29 may 2017 - 06:04:55
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Mali wrote its name in the history book on Sunday when it became the first country [...] Full text...

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2017 U-17 AFCON: Semi-final showdown in Libreville, Port Gentil

24 may 2017 - 11:41:05
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Action resumes on Wednesday at the 2017 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with semi-final matches [...] Full text...

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2017 U-17 AFCON: Former Champions, Ghana, seek 3rd title (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

14 may 2017 - 09:26:06
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - In the absence of Nigeria and Gambia, who together with Ghana are the most successful nations [...] Full text...

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Libya: 'Escalating violence, hateful rhetoric threaten widespread conflict in Libya' - SRSG

20 march 2017 - 18:37:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of United Nations Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: European Challenge pros for Kenya Karen Masters tourney

02 february 2017 - 11:29:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Forty European Challenge Tour professionals are among golfers who will participate in the inaugural Karen Masters [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 2015 Nobel Peace Prize winning Quartet 'to share experiences'

15 april 2016 - 12:34:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, will visit Geneva, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN, UNESCO chiefs commend Tunisian Dialogue Quartet for Nobel Peace Prize

09 october 2015 - 16:57:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday applauded the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet on being awarded [...] Full text...

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Tunisia; Tunisian Dialogue Quarter wins Nobel Peace Prize

09 october 2015 - 10:36:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet "for its [...] Full text...

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2015 IAAF World Championships: Jamaica claims men's, women's 4x100-metre relay race titles

30 august 2015 - 08:20:50
Beijing, China (PANA) - Usain Bolt of Jamaica brought the curtain down on a spine-tingling evening of athletics by anchoring [...] Full text...

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2015 IAAF World Championships: Nigerian team through to women's 4x400-metre relay final

29 august 2015 - 10:49:01
Beijing, China (PANA) - The Nigerian team of Regina George, Funke Oladoye, Tosin Adeloye and Patience Okon George on Saturday [...] Full text...

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2015 CAF Champions league: Draws for group stage made, 3 Algerian clubs in one group

05 may 2015 - 12:31:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draws for the mini-league or group stage of the 2015 CAF Champions League were held [...] Full text...

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2015 CAF U-20: Ghana, Nigeria renew old rivalry in semi-final clash Wednesday (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

18 march 2015 - 08:12:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ghana and Nigeria will later on Wednesday renew their old rivalry at the Under-20 level when [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2015: Ghana, South Africa, Algeria, Senegal in 'group of death'

04 december 2014 - 08:13:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four-time winners, Ghana, Algeria, South Africa and Senegal have been drawn together in the "Group of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Kenyan Cherop to challenge Kebede in Frankfurt Marathon

24 september 2014 - 13:18:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A showdown between Sharon Cherop of Kenya and Aberu Kebede of Ethiopia in the women’s race [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Gor Mahia in Kigali for Cecafa Club Cup

07 august 2014 - 11:50:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Premier League defending champion Gor Mahia is in Rwanda for the two-week CECAFA Club [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Van Persie, others to miss teams' 3rd matches

21 june 2014 - 09:28:49
Curitiba, Brazil (PANA) - Three high-profile players will miss their teams' third group games in the ongoing 2014 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Advance of four African teams a record

27 october 2013 - 15:12:08
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - The fact that all four African representatives at the ongoing 2013 FIFA Under-17 World [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for global cooperation to tackle major challenges

18 september 2013 - 19:24:28
New York, US (PANA) – As the UN General Assembly prepares to kick off its 68th session, UN Secretary-General Ban [...] Full text...

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Funeral rites of late Nigerian writer, Achebe, begin

19 may 2013 - 14:48:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The funeral rites of the late renowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, began Sunday with prayers at [...] Full text...

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12 African leaders witness Kenyatta's inauguration

09 april 2013 - 13:06:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twelve African Heads of State and two former Presidents were among dignitaries who witnessed Tuesday's inauguration [...] Full text...

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Chinua Achebe's death, blood bath in Kano, Obasanjo's warning reported in Nigeria

23 march 2013 - 06:57:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The death of literary icon Chinua Achebe, Monday's lorry park suicide bombing in Kano, former president [...] Full text...

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Nigeria not going with its best players to CAN 2013 - US-based Nigerian analyst

23 december 2012 - 19:52:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - US-based Nigerian soccer analyst, Austin Akabueze, has criticized the list of players invited to camp in [...] Full text...

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Results, rankings of Malian premier football league

08 december 2012 - 15:48:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – With two wins and six points each, AS Real, Onze Createurs, Stade Malien and COB emerged [...] Full text...

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Bolt, Felix named 2012 world athletes of the year

25 november 2012 - 11:19:57
Barcelona, Spain (PANA) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix of the US have been named the Male and Female [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s fuel subsidy fraud trial now to begin Thursday

25 july 2012 - 20:18:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Scuttled by the absence of key witnesses, the much expected trial of persons and companies, alleged [...] Full text...

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'My husband dreamt of Olympic gold'

23 july 2012 - 10:24:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following the award of 2000 Sydney Olympics men's 4x400m gold to Nigeria by the International Olympic [...] Full text...

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Clash of African runners to highlight Edinburgh Cross Country

05 january 2012 - 10:15:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four top African runners, including defending champion and Olympic silver medallist Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, are [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s former Olympic sliver medallist, Sunday Bada, dies

14 december 2011 - 07:46:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Sunday Bada, the Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), is dead. The 41-year-old Bada [...] Full text...

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IAAF names Bolt, Pearson World Athletes of the Year

13 november 2011 - 10:14:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World athletics governing body, IAAF, has named Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Sally Pearson of Australia [...] Full text...

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Police use teargas to break up student demonstrations in Malawi

18 august 2011 - 16:43:41
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi Police, using teargas, broke up student demonstrations in the eastern city of Zomba when students [...] Full text...

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Ivorian President, Quattara, in Nigeria for one-day visit

01 august 2011 - 12:21:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Quattara arrived in Nigeria Monday for a one-day visit. He arrived at the Presidential [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WC: Africa's 4 representatives eliminated

01 july 2011 - 09:40:24
Mexico City, Mexico (PANA) - With Cote d'Ivoire's 3-2 loss to France in the round of 16 on Thursday, all [...] Full text...

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CAF Champions League: 7 out of last 8 teams emerge

09 may 2011 - 10:33:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Defending champion TP Mazembe of DR Congo is among the seven teams that have reached the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS bestows honorary Ambassadorship on 4 distinguished citizens Thursday

24 march 2011 - 11:40:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will later Thursday bestow honorary Ambassadorship on four [...] Full text...

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CAN U-17: Cote d'Ivoire, Congo, Burkina Faso, Rwanda qualify for semis

16 january 2011 - 10:55:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two first half goals from Diarrasouba Drissa and Kouassi Evrard respectively, set the tone for a [...] Full text...

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Mbeki calls on darfur rebel movements to join Doha peace process

16 january 2011 - 09:18:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A four-party meeting of the African Union (AU), the US, UNAMID and the government of Sudan, [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: 'South Africa 2010 is World Cup of firsts'

12 july 2010 - 14:26:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- This has been a FIFA World Cup of firsts -- the first on African soil, [...] Full text...

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Blair briefs Kadhafi on his mission in the Middle East

11 june 2010 - 11:57:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi Thursday evening received former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is the [...] Full text...

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Kenyans sweep Shanghai GP steeplechase

23 may 2010 - 17:28:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Gladys Kipkemoi led Kenyan runners in sweeping the Shang hai Golden Grand Prix meet's women's 3,000m [...] Full text...

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Ex-Governor, others docked for US$ 100m fraud

15 march 2010 - 19:09:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Former governor of the Central Nasarawa State and Secret ary of the Board of Trustees of [...] Full text...

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CAN 2010: Indomnitable Lions on parade as Group D matches begin

13 january 2010 - 14:30:00
Lubango- Angola (PANA) -- Four-time winners Cameroon, touted as possible winners of the ongoing African Nations' Cup in Angola, make [...] Full text...

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IAAF Championships: South Africa, Ethiopia pick last-minute gold medals

24 august 2009 - 11:23:00
Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- South Africa and Ethiopia performed creditably when it mattered most, picking the gold medals in the [...] Full text...

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2 African countries in sprints relay semis at IAAF Championships in Berlin

21 august 2009 - 14:07:00
Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- Two African countries, Ghana and South Africa, will fea ture in Friday's 4x100 metres relay semi-finals [...] Full text...

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Congolese, American dominate Abuja 2009 athletics meet

19 july 2009 - 15:34:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- A dominant 400-metre run (45. 21 seconds) by African reco rd holder Gary Kikaya of the [...] Full text...

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Russian president begins Africa tour, lands in Egypt

23 june 2009 - 14:04:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived here Tuesday to begin his first visit to Africa, aimed at [...] Full text...

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World champ Kibet for Sokotoko marathon

14 may 2009 - 18:12:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA)-- World marathon champion Luke Kibet Thursday confirmed his participation in the inaugural Sokotoko Safari marathon in Nairobi. [...] Full text...

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World Cup: British-born striker Taiwo cleared to play for Kenya

20 march 2009 - 14:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- British-born striker Atieno Opiyo Taiwo was finally clea red to play for Kenya late Thursday in [...] Full text...

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CHAN: Ghana maintains winless status

26 february 2009 - 23:56:00
Bouake- Ivory Coast (PANA) -- Ghana’s Black Stars maintained their winless status at the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) after [...] Full text...

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UNESCO launches International Year of Astronomy

09 january 2009 - 17:49:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The International Year of Astronomy will be launched at U NESCO headquarters here between 15 and [...] Full text...

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