South Sudanese leaders promise to form unity government within set time

15 january 2020 - 21:58:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -  President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Dr Rick Machar, Wednesday agreed to form a unity [...] Full text...

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Pan-African Parliament concerned about security situation in Libya

14 january 2020 - 13:19:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has described latest developments in Libya as of “great concern” and urged [...] Full text...

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Turkish-Russian call for a cease-fire in Libya among this week's media highlights

11 january 2020 - 19:14:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers  this week made wide coverage to the initiative for a ceasefire, launched after a [...] Full text...

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20 soldiers, including six Chadian peacekeepers, injured in rocket attack in Mali

10 january 2020 - 16:53:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty soldiers, including six peacekeepers and two Malian civilians, were injured in a rocket attack that [...] Full text...

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Greece seeks to attend Berlin conference on Libya

30 december 2019 - 12:39:23
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece is seeking to participate in the UN-brokered conference on Libya in Berlin in January, Greek [...] Full text...

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Erdogan says Turkey will not stay passive in the face of Libyan bloodshed

25 december 2019 - 15:36:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his country has not sent forces to Libya, [...] Full text...

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Haftar's naval forces 'intercept' vessel with Turkish crew flying Grenada flag

22 december 2019 - 10:37:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesman for the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed al-Mesmari, [...] Full text...

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FIFA Club World Cup Final: Liverpool FC - Flamengo FC face off on Saturday in Doha

20 december 2019 - 17:52:37
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - FC Liverpool (England) and FC Flamengo (Brazil) will play the final of the 16th edition of [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new head of EUAM mission in CAR

17 december 2019 - 18:04:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) on Tuesday appointed Paulo Soares, a Portuguese national, as head of mission [...] Full text...

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Benin reorganizes management of animal transhumance

14 december 2019 - 15:10:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The Beninese government has just demarcated animal transhumance corridors to end the agro-pastoral crisis which kills [...] Full text...

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EC sets up civilian advisory mission in CAR

09 december 2019 - 19:02:26
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has established a European Union CSDP civilian advisory mission in Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Libyan-Turkish MoUs and desire for Libyan gas highlighted by Libyan media

07 december 2019 - 19:00:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week highlighted the memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed on 27 November in Ankara [...] Full text...

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Greece expels Libyan ambassador from Athens

06 december 2019 - 12:31:01
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Libya's Ambassador to Greece was summoned on Friday to the foreign ministry in Athens and  informed [...] Full text...

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Kenya to face Tanzania in Copa Cola Africa Cup semis

03 december 2019 - 19:42:07
Thika, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Tanzania atre the two East African nations that have reached the 2019 Copa Coca [...] Full text...

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Fifty-three second video of 'gunshots' fired at Zimbabwe opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, goes viral

02 december 2019 - 17:23:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A video on social media showing the leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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IMF, The Gambia gov’t launches REOS-SA

27 november 2019 - 23:11:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in collaboration with the ministry of finance and economic affairs, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Haftar proclaims Tripoli outskirts a 'no-fly zone' as fighting rages

24 november 2019 - 11:53:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesman for the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA) loyal to [...] Full text...

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EU agrees security, defence policy to support CAR security sector reform

21 november 2019 - 11:50:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union on Thursday adopted a crisis management concept for a new [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader claims 122 young Guineans shot dead in political demonstrations

15 november 2019 - 14:15:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 122 young people, mostly under the age of 25, have been shot dead in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe becoming more repressive state - Report

12 november 2019 - 00:00:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe is slowly becoming a more repressive state with an increase in government clampdowns that resulted [...] Full text...

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Nearly two million Cameroonians face humanitarian emergency: UNICEF

06 november 2019 - 05:01:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest has created a fast-growing humanitarian emergency now affecting some [...] Full text...

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Chinese donkey skin harvesting: A threat to traditional draught power and food security

05 november 2019 - 21:16:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Chinese harvesting of donkey skins in Botswana and in some parts of Africa poses a [...] Full text...

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Olympic Qualifier: Kenya picks provisional team to face Zambia

01 november 2019 - 15:11:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan senior women provisional national team to face Zambia in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana's coach names squad for South Africa, São Tomé matches

30 october 2019 - 11:38:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Head Coach of Ghana's senior national football team, Kwesi Appiah, has named a 23-man squad [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Coptic community launches initiative to rebuild scores of school in central Sudan

25 october 2019 - 18:29:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Coptic community has launched an initiative to rehabilitate and in some cases totally build dozens [...] Full text...

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Suspected Anthrax outbreak in Chobe National Park

22 october 2019 - 18:28:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks says an increase in elephant mortalities in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana launches fibre home internet connectivity

15 october 2019 - 15:37:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's  wholesale provider of national and international telecommunication infrastructure, BoFiNet has launched the Fibre to the [...] Full text...

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Niger adopts National Border Policy

07 october 2019 - 14:48:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Government has adopted in the Council of Ministers a National Border Policy Document 2019-2035 [...] Full text...

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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana

01 october 2019 - 21:26:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...

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Refugee group denounces "crimes covered" by Malian army in Timbuktu

27 september 2019 - 14:23:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Executives of the Collective of the Berabich Diaspora in Mauritania (CCDBM-refugees from Northern Mali) "condemn with [...] Full text...

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MasterCard Foundation to help Senegal create 3 million jobs for young people

24 september 2019 - 16:35:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation and MasterCard Foundation of the United States on [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau chiefs preach peace to Gambians

23 september 2019 - 10:17:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A visiting delegation of traditional chiefs from Guinea Bissau has urged Gambians to jealously guard and [...] Full text...

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Botswana is prime pilot candidate for EU’s Cyber Resilience for Development Project

21 september 2019 - 14:29:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)-  Botswana has been selected for the European Union's (EU) Cyber Resilience for Development, known as Cyber4Dev Project, [...] Full text...

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Will a ceasefire be imposed by the Security Council to ensure success of Libya’s political process? (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

20 september 2019 - 15:43:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Preparatory confabs  on Libya, held ahead of the international conference scheduled for autumn in Berlin, the [...] Full text...

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Botswana government drills boreholes for herders at Lake Ngami

20 september 2019 - 11:12:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government will equip the Lake Ngami area with five boreholes to assist farmers with [...] Full text...

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France condemns clashes in CAR locality of Birao

18 september 2019 - 19:10:28
Paris, France (PANA) – France on Wednesday ‘’strongly’’ condemned the clashes that broke out on Saturday in Birao, northern region [...] Full text...

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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released

16 september 2019 - 20:25:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize Selection Committee released Monday the list of the top 20 candidates. The [...] Full text...

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Sugar production in Tanzania increases

10 september 2019 - 10:55:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sugar production in Tanzania has increased by 16.8 percent, the National Assembly was told [...] Full text...

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Japan donates equipment to Mali for the fight against HIV/AIDS

22 august 2019 - 11:33:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated laboratory equipment to Mali for the monitoring and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients. It was [...] Full text...

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Innovating education in Africa expo kicks off in Botswana

20 august 2019 - 20:44:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Basic Education is hosting several education ministers and officials from different African countries [...] Full text...

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Coal remains the major source of power generation in Mauritius

31 july 2019 - 06:47:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius has on Wednesday indicated that in 2018 coal was the major fuel used to [...] Full text...

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FAO warns of Desert Locust outbreaks in Yemen, Horn of Africa

25 july 2019 - 19:49:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Desert Locust summer breeding, amplified by heavy rains, can pose a serious threat to agricultural production areas [...] Full text...

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Africans move to revamp cyberspace security

22 july 2019 - 16:58:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Representatives of several African countries have met in the capital city of Gaborone in Botswana to [...] Full text...

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UK Embassy in Zimbabwe engages authorities in London over 'attack' on Zimbabwe's Foreign minister

18 july 2019 - 12:43:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United Kingdom (UK) Embassy in Zimbabwe has contacted authorities in the UK over an incident [...] Full text...

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Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest children

16 july 2019 - 20:36:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare the [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Senegal–Algeria final: A battle that fate ordained

16 july 2019 - 10:51:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – When Senegal and Algeria march onto the field of Cairo International Stadium on Friday, for the final match [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Gov't not prepared for climate change (A PANA feature)

12 july 2019 - 10:26:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “I don’t think as government we fully understood the impact the weather would have on the [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks provisional squad to 2020 Tokyo Olympics football qualifiers

10 july 2019 - 15:59:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Women National team, Harambee Starlets, is set to report to camp on Sunday in [...] Full text...

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Tripoli again deprived of drinking water after armed group knocks out power source

09 july 2019 - 17:25:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The staff of the Jabal Al-Hasawna-Al-Jafara system of the artificial river, announced on Tuesday that water [...] Full text...

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French Defence minister visits CAR

08 july 2019 - 14:46:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Florence Parly, the French Minister of the Armed Forces, is due in the Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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3,500 refugees express desire to voluntarily return to home countries

05 july 2019 - 20:29:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Three thousand five hundred Central African refugees located in South-Ubangi province, Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Kenya, South Sudan agree to bolster trade, create border commission

01 july 2019 - 18:43:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his Kenyan host, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced an agreement on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan economy slows down in first quarter due to poor rains

29 june 2019 - 00:08:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -   Kenya's economy slowed down in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the same period in [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Malian striker Adama Niane dismissed from 'Eagles' team for indiscipline

28 june 2019 - 12:46:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - - Mali's national coach Mohamed Magassouba has dismissed striker Adama Niane from the 'Eagles' team taking [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Algeria beat Kenya 2-0 in Group C Day 1 match

23 june 2019 - 23:48:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Algeria on Sunday overcame Kenya 2-0 in their Day 1 Group C match at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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Two children killed as building collapses in Tripoli

22 june 2019 - 09:53:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two children have died in the partial collapse of a residential building on Chawki Street in [...] Full text...

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Vultures poisoned in Botswana

21 june 2019 - 21:15:09
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- The  Department of Wildlife and National Parks recently identified a poisoning site in a Wildlife Management Area [...] Full text...

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Some 500 vultures dead after feeding on poisoned elephant carcasses in Botswana

21 june 2019 - 07:39:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Over 500 vultures have died in Botswana after feeding on poisoned carcasses of three poached elephants, [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta unveils US$1 billion youth-business empowerment plan

20 june 2019 - 20:41:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, has launched a public-private partnership program bringing together MasterCard Foundation, banks and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt. to ensure sustainability of sugar cane sector

19 june 2019 - 22:39:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, has said on Wednesday that [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa's associate, Wadyajena, in hot water over Lamborghini Urus purchase

12 june 2019 - 17:49:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zanu PF Member of Parliament for the Gokwe-Nembudziya constituency, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has received heavy criticisms [...] Full text...

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Armed bandits kill 16 persons in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

06 june 2019 - 17:50:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Zamfara State Government, Northwest Nigeria, has confirmed that armed bandits operating in the area killed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt loses faith in its own currency

31 may 2019 - 18:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Some government departments and parastatals have adopted a two tier pricing model to include US dollars [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè experts prepare the country's defense in border dispute with Benin

28 may 2019 - 18:15:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabè experts are working on how to defend Burkina Faso in the border dispute with [...] Full text...

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Haftar rejects ceasefire in Tripoli offensive

22 may 2019 - 22:02:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Marshall Khalifa Haftar, chief of the Libyan National Army, on Wednesday in Paris rejected the call [...] Full text...

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Khalifa Hafter meets Emmanuel Macron in Paris

22 may 2019 - 17:38:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The leader of the Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Hafter, was scheduled to meet with French [...] Full text...

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Major conference addresses water security in Africa

17 may 2019 - 14:01:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  African water security has come into sharp focus at the African Utility Week in [...] Full text...

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Back and forth movements by Libyan opponents of ceasefire in Tripoli

17 may 2019 - 13:56:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Diplomatic movements observed over the past days by Libyan main rivals in European capitals, Presidential Council [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj’s visit to France to clear up shadows over relations between Paris, Tripoli

09 may 2019 - 22:31:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -  The Chairman of the Libyan presidential council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on his third stage of his European [...] Full text...

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Al-Sarraj no longer considers Haftar, Saleh as spokespersons in Libyan political dialogue

08 may 2019 - 21:25:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libyan presidential council chairman Fayez Al-Sarraj said here Wednesday the basis of negotiations for a political [...] Full text...

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Africa about to win the battle against polio

08 april 2019 - 15:58:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is about to win the battle to eradicate polio, the president of the Regional Commission [...] Full text...

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Anthrax outbreak kills 10 buffaloes at Kenya national park

07 april 2019 - 15:21:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  Ten buffalos have died at the Lake Nakuru National Park following an anthrax breakout, Kenya Wildlife [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's agricultural sector losing US$126 million per year to bad weather -WB

07 april 2019 - 14:35:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  The World Bank says Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector loses US$126 million per annum due to production risks [...] Full text...

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Burundi authorities withdraw BBC's operating licence

29 march 2019 - 17:20:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Council for Communication (CNC) on Friday announced the withdrawal of the operating licence of [...] Full text...

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Ugandan President Museveni to pay working visit to Kenya

26 march 2019 - 15:26:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is expected to arrive at the port city of Mombasa, for a [...] Full text...

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South African pilot plunges plane into clubhouse

25 march 2019 - 12:25:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana police and aviation officials are investigating an incident in which a South African allegedly [...] Full text...

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Will Ghadames' historically rich past help Libyans overcome their differences? (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

25 march 2019 - 04:03:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Located in the middle of the Libyan desert, Ghadames, an oasis rich in history, has been [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa commemorates Sharpeville Massacre

21 march 2019 - 11:39:25
South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Thursday marked the 59th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, one of the defining [...] Full text...

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Violence, disruptions, militarization mar collation of Nigeria's governorship election

11 march 2019 - 07:45:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of election results in Nigeria is being marred by violence and alleged militarization of the [...] Full text...

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Review of elephants without borders 2018 dry season aerial survey of elephants and wildlife in northern Botswana report

24 february 2019 - 23:26:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says it has has [...] Full text...

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Young African entrepreneurs can now apply for 2019 Anzisha Prize

17 february 2019 - 14:20:18
Young African entrepreneurs can now apply for 2019 Anzisha Prize Abidjan, Cote dIvoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize programme which is [...] Full text...

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Young African entrepreneurs can now apply for Anzisha Prize

17 february 2019 - 10:53:51
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize program which is a partnership between African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation [...] Full text...

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South Africa continues to grapple with post-apartheid education

09 february 2019 - 08:44:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nearly 42 years ago, South Africa was in the international spotlight for all the [...] Full text...

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Calm returns to southern Tripoli after mediation by local communities

21 january 2019 - 13:27:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Calm has returned to southern Tripoli, the Libyan capital, following a mediation by local ethnic communities [...] Full text...

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Kenyan investigators close in on Riverside hotel attackers

18 january 2019 - 18:37:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) has rapidly investigated suspects linked to Tuesday’s deadly terror attack [...] Full text...

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Italy grants US$ 479.881 to support rural workers in Mali's Kayes region

04 january 2019 - 12:07:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Italy, through its Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), is to give several associations in the Kayes [...] Full text...

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BP announces final investment decision for Mauritania-Senegal LNG development

21 december 2018 - 19:09:03
Noukachott, Mauritania (PANA) – BP and partners on Friday announced agreement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Phase 1 [...] Full text...

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Amnesty hails release of 289 people arrested for unrest in Cameroon's Anglophone regions

15 december 2018 - 18:26:48
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Saturday hailed the Cameroonian authorities' release of 289 people arrested [...] Full text...

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Libyans say 2019 general elections must resolve crisis in their country (Analysis)

23 november 2018 - 18:36:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Will troubles facing Libyans be over after the promised general elections take place? The answer could [...] Full text...

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Kenyan wildlife body probes death of ageing black rhinos

22 november 2018 - 18:12:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One of Kenya's oldest black rhinos named Sairowua, 37 years old, is among three carcasses of [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader receives Israeli, South African envoys

14 november 2018 - 18:58:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow on Wednesday received in Banjul credentials of the newly accredited envoys of [...] Full text...

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2018 Women's AFCON: Kenya starts preparations for continental showpiece

29 october 2018 - 16:35:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya National Women football team checked into camp on Monday in Nairobi, ahead of the [...] Full text...

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2018 Women's AFCON: Kenya names provisional squad

26 october 2018 - 19:30:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's National Women team coach, David Ouma, has named 32 players in Harambee Starlets provisional squad [...] Full text...

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Peacekeeping chief urges Security Council to adjust UN force in Abyei to current realities

21 september 2018 - 06:38:00
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst an increase in criminal activity in the Abyei area, which is contested by Sudan [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief, Adesina, urges Canadian business leaders to attend Africa’s investment table

20 september 2018 - 15:51:43
Toronto, Canada (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, on Wednesday urged Canadian business leaders to “be part [...] Full text...

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Remembering slave trade offers chance to raise awareness – UNESCO

24 august 2018 - 06:54:21
Paris, France (PANA) - On the 20th anniversary of the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its [...] Full text...

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EU military training mission in CAR extended

31 july 2018 - 06:39:22
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has extended the mandate of its military training mission in Central African [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners move to control Fall Armyworm threat in southern Africa

25 july 2018 - 15:53:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners are to convene for talks on controlling Fall Armyworm [...] Full text...

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Rwandan football club Rayon Sports sacks Belgian Sports director, Yvan Jacky Minaert

20 july 2018 - 16:23:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan football giants, Rayon Sports, have sacked their Belgian Sports Director, Yvan Jacky Minaert, after he [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Commission President ends Gambia visit

13 july 2018 - 19:45:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWS Commission President, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head [...] Full text...

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Global fish production to continue to expand - FAO report

09 july 2018 - 07:37:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global fish production will continue to expand over the next decade even though the amount of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda hosts 4 national Cricket teams in ICC World T20 Africa's qualifiers

07 july 2018 - 12:28:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda national cricket team will face Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in an tournament test that will [...] Full text...

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FAO Food Price Index declines in June for the first time in 2018

06 july 2018 - 05:45:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - International agricultural food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 2018, as trade [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Messi and Ronaldo fail to shine as Argentina and Portugal crash out

30 june 2018 - 21:18:20
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Argentina and Portugal crashed out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia on Saturday as [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for greater attention to needs of refugee youth in Uganda

28 june 2018 - 06:31:23
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN refugee agency representative in Uganda, Joel Boutroue, has called on partners to prioritise labour-intensive [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: adidas Football reveals official match ball for knockout stage

26 june 2018 - 13:23:32
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - adidas Football on Tuesday revealed the Official Match Ball for the knockout stage of the 2018 [...] Full text...

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South African TV company hit by fresh racism allegations

26 june 2018 - 11:42:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Four more presenters of SuperSport accused Africa’s biggest sports broadcasting channel of racism in [...] Full text...

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New UN-supported farming app is cream of crop in tackling Fall Armyworm

25 june 2018 - 19:54:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have a new digital weapon in their agricultural armoury to take on [...] Full text...

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IMF says Guinea-Bissau faces broadly positive outlook

02 june 2018 - 08:19:59
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) – Guinea-Bissau currently appears in a broadly positive outlook, with the recent consensus-based agreement on a new [...] Full text...

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Black player selected to captain historically-white Springbok rugby team

28 may 2018 - 15:51:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just days after South African rugby was rocked by a major race scandal, Siya [...] Full text...

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Televised racial spat sparks an outcry in South Africa

20 may 2018 - 10:16:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A televised racial altercation between three of the country's leading sports commentators has sparked [...] Full text...

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Two Rwandan soldiers who crossed border into DR Congo repatriated

17 april 2018 - 11:55:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two Rwandan soldiers, who "accidentally" crossed into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last weekend, have [...] Full text...

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FAO calls for increased labour safety for dangerous agricultural, forestry jobs

17 april 2018 - 09:46:34
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged governments and the private sector to improve [...] Full text...

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Red Cross says trauma unit of Bangui's major hospital 'completely full'

13 april 2018 - 10:14:14
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – The trauma unit at a major hospital in the Central African Republic (CAR) is filled to [...] Full text...

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Flights resume at Kigali Int'l Airport after bad weather forced hours of shutdown

06 april 2018 - 14:11:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan aviation authorities on Friday announced that air traffic has gradually restarted after all international and [...] Full text...

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AU Border Programme marks 3 crossing corridors between Sudan, South Sudan

03 april 2018 - 16:36:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Border Programme (AUBP), through its technical team (AUBPTT), has completed the first [...] Full text...

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Media body alleges upsurge in official intimidation of Liberian journalists

22 march 2018 - 17:47:00
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Press Union of Liberia (PUL), an umbrella organization of Liberian journalists, on Thursday said it [...] Full text...

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Clashes in Johannesburg as Zuma refuses to resign

05 february 2018 - 09:21:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are running sky-high as the governing African National Congress (ANC) prepares to hold [...] Full text...

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2018 CHAN: Morocco, Nigeria reach CHAN final

31 january 2018 - 22:42:24
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Nigeria reached the final of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament when they [...] Full text...

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Weah presidency: The challenge of high expectations in Liberia (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

19 january 2018 - 19:33:42
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Apart from not playing in the World Cup finals, the dream of every football player, George [...] Full text...

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Authorities in Botswana issue cholera alert

18 january 2018 - 11:19:35
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is on high alert following the outbreak of cholera in East and Central African countries [...] Full text...

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Mauritius forecasts GDP to grow by 4% in 2018

09 january 2018 - 06:30:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius says its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices is forecast to grow by about [...] Full text...

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Sudan renews opposition to Egyptian-Saudi demarcation agreement

21 december 2017 - 17:19:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has renewed opposition to an Egyptian-Saudi marine demarcation agreement lodged with [...] Full text...

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Kenyan road crashes claim 150 lives in two weeks

14 december 2017 - 17:40:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 150 people have been killed on Kenyan highways since 1 December in accidents [...] Full text...

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UNN Arts professor, El Anatsui, honoured by Alma-mater in Ghana

04 december 2017 - 15:40:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Prof. El Anatsui, the globally-celebrated Ghanaian Sculptor and Emeritus Professor in Sculpture at the University of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition says five wounded in fierce shooting of its supporters

28 november 2017 - 17:42:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said Tuesday that five people were shot and wounded among [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition calls for international response after deadly round of violence

19 november 2017 - 19:04:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition alliance said 14 people were killed by men riding motorbikes on Sunday and its [...] Full text...

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IMF team reports imbalances in Angolan economy

15 november 2017 - 19:42:32
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Despite a mild recovery in the Angolan economy this year, significant macroeconomic imbalances remain, according [...] Full text...

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Energy company to invest US$10 million in bioenergy

13 november 2017 - 11:52:25
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sunbird Bio Energy Africa Limited, a sustainable energy developer, has announced that the company is [...] Full text...

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Seven cities to host IAAF Cross Country Permit series

02 november 2017 - 18:25:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The series of seven individual meetings in four different countries which make up the 2017/2018 IAAF [...] Full text...

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Bashir, Kiir agree to directly supervise implementation of peace agreements signed 4 years ago

02 november 2017 - 18:18:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir of Sudan and his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir, said they are taking [...] Full text...

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Mandela's new book to be published shortly

18 october 2017 - 13:04:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The highly anticipated sequel to Nelson Mandela’s international best seller Long Walk To Freedom [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-17 WC: Mixed grill for Africa as Guinea draw with Costa Rica, Niger blown away

10 october 2017 - 14:39:47
New Delhi, India (PANA) - Day 2 matches in Groups C and D on Tuesday presented Africa with a mixed [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-17 WC: Mali bounce back, Ghana slump

09 october 2017 - 14:18:37
Mavi Mumbai, India (PANA) - Mali bounced back from its Day 1 defeat to Paraguay in the 2017 FIFA Under-17 [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Profiles of Africa's 4 teams in India

02 october 2017 - 11:53:30
New Delhi, India (PANA) - With the qualification of Niger, Ghana, Guinea and Mali to represent Africa at the 2017 [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire 'accept' judgement of UN Tribunal on maritime dispute

23 september 2017 - 16:52:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ministers who represented Ghana and Cote d’lvoire in their maritime boundary dispute case have accepted Saturday's [...] Full text...

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Ghana: UN Tribunal 'upholds' Ghana's maritime boundary claims with Cote d'Ivoire

23 september 2017 - 16:18:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Saturday ruled unanimously in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Supreme Court censures electoral body after nullified Presidential vote

20 september 2017 - 15:55:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan Supreme Court found the electoral body in contempt of court for failing to open [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda to host African airlines meeting

19 september 2017 - 10:18:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) is set to host its 49th Annual General Assembly in Kigali [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: African leaders to accelerate Africa’s path to prosperity by growing economies, jobs through agriculture

06 september 2017 - 14:24:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Over 750 delegates and high-level dignitaries, including African Heads of States, Ministers, and key stakeholders [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zambian High Commissioner slams visiting opposition leader

01 september 2017 - 14:45:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zambia's High Commissioner to South Africa on Friday accused visiting opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: IMF Board approves US$ 94.2m tfor Ghana, extends ECF programme

31 august 2017 - 08:25:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Completion of the fourth review of Ghana’s arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF of the [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire: AfDB wants greater focus on implementation of Africa's green revolution

30 august 2017 - 17:08:45
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ahead of the 2017 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Police allow prayer service for Zambian opposition leader Hichilema

25 august 2017 - 16:29:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Police on Friday gave a go-ahead for a thanksgiving prayer service being organised by church [...] Full text...

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South Africa: UK public relations firm on the ropes over SA political scandal

24 august 2017 - 17:15:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The UK’s Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) on Thursday confirmed that public relations [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Minister summoned to Parliament over Grace Mugabe debacle

23 august 2017 - 13:32:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South Africa Parliament on Wednesday said International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNICEF warns on use of children as 'human bombs' in northeast Nigeria

22 august 2017 - 18:15:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations children agency has expressed extreme concern at the appalling increase in the cruel [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Grace Mugabe granted immunity after massive diplomatic spat

20 august 2017 - 18:36:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Sunday granted diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Buhari's return not linked to protests over extended medical vacation'

19 august 2017 - 19:10:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday said the return of President Muhammadu Buhari, after spending 103 days [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ wants investigation into harassment of Kenyan journalists

18 august 2017 - 16:46:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Authorities in Kenya should credibly investigate incidents of harassment against journalists covering the aftermath of disputed [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian Court frees opposition leader of treason charges

16 august 2017 - 09:20:46
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, who has been locked up since 10 April, 2017, was [...] Full text...

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Italy: WFP warns 20 million people at risk of famine in 4 countries

15 august 2017 - 06:23:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Twenty million people risk dying of hunger in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and the north-east of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA opposition calls for race scandal inquiry to go public

27 july 2017 - 15:33:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday said it has written to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: UK PR company on the ropes over major SA race scandal

10 july 2017 - 14:23:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – UK-based Public Relations company, Bell Pottinger, is reeling under the fallout of the biggest [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: 2017 Africa Green Revolution Forum holds in Abidjan

06 july 2017 - 14:01:57
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The 2017 Africa Green Revolution Forum, which will hold 4-8 September in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU troop deployment sought for Djibouti-Eritrea border flashpoint

04 july 2017 - 09:16:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – East African foreign ministers have called on the African Union (AU) Summit to immediately authorise [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition party targets Zuma's allies, UK PR firm

03 july 2017 - 13:18:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday laid criminal charges against members of [...] Full text...

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Lionel Messi's wedding: Everything you need to know before the big day, 30 June

29 june 2017 - 08:19:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Lionel Messi, the Barcelona and Argentine sensation, prepares to get married at the end of [...] Full text...

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Benin: IMF supports Benin to maintain macroeconomic, financial stability

16 june 2017 - 07:05:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Authorities in Benin are implementing a package of measures to maintain macroeconomic and financial stability and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Retired Nigeria diplomats resist attempts to admit Morocco into ECOWAS

15 june 2017 - 08:26:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARCAN) on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government [...] Full text...

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Russia: Iran join Brazil to qualify for 2018 World Cup finals

14 june 2017 - 07:28:14
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Apart from Russia, which qualify automatically as hosts, Iran became the second team to qualify for [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition leader slams Zambia over 'political witch-hunt'

09 june 2017 - 10:48:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mmusi Maimane, the leader of South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), on Friday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition leader vows to return to Zambia following customs debacle

26 may 2017 - 18:14:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mmusi Maimane, the leader of South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), on Friday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition leaders to attend Zambia treason trial

25 may 2017 - 13:36:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mmusi Maimane, the leader of South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Sub-Saharan African countries discuss emerging trade issues

25 may 2017 - 12:06:32
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is hosting a two-day Commonwealth Meeting from Thursday on African Regional Consultation on Multilateral, Regional [...] Full text...

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India: AfDB unveils winners of 2017 African Bankers Awards

24 may 2017 - 16:36:05
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - Winners of the 2017 African Banker Awards were announced at a prestigious Gala Dinner in Ahmedabad, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian opposition leader says his detention is 'minor setback'

16 may 2017 - 17:22:44
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, who is detained on treason charges, on Tuesday urged his [...] Full text...

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US: UN marks first World Tuna Day

03 may 2017 - 06:17:34
New York, US (PANA) – As the UN marked the first World Tuna Day The UN Legal Council has called [...] Full text...

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Somalia: 1.4m children to suffer acute malnutrition in Somalia this year - UNICEF

02 may 2017 - 18:43:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Some 1.4 million children in Somalia are projected to be acutely malnourished this year, an increase [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 'Drop trumped-up treason charges against opposition leader' - Rights group

26 april 2017 - 06:57:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian authorities must drop trumped-up treason charges against main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema and his five [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition leader Hichilema appears in court for Treason

18 april 2017 - 14:56:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, appeared in court Tuesday under tight security facing charges of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: US remains concerned over heightened political tension in Zambia

13 april 2017 - 14:48:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The United States Embassy in Zambia says it remains concerned over heightened political tension in Zambia, [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU urges delimitation of Eritrea-Ethiopia boundary

13 april 2017 - 09:30:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Expressing its deep concern about the delayed implementation of the 2000 Algiers peace agreement between Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Egyptian envoy decries low trade volume with Nigeria

06 march 2017 - 20:22:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Egyptian Ambassador designate to Nigeria, Mr. Assem Hanafi on Monday expressed concern over the low trade [...] Full text...

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CAR: UN condemns threats by armed group against civilians, peacekeepers

06 march 2017 - 06:56:46
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) is warning a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's oil production rises to 2.1m bpd

28 february 2017 - 21:54:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s oil production has risen to 2.1 million barrels per day, managing director of state oil [...] Full text...

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UN: UN appeals for US$511 million for mine action in 2017

09 february 2017 - 16:51:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has launched a US$511 million international appeal for humanitarian mine action in conflict [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy condemns attack on UN team near Nigeria-Cameroon border

01 february 2017 - 18:31:47
New York, US (PANA) - Strongly condemning an attack against a UN monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border that resulted [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Manager of popular Soweto restaurant shot dead

30 january 2017 - 11:36:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that the manager of a popular restaurant in South Africa’s most [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda seeks to boost sugar production by 2020

17 january 2017 - 13:25:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan authorities say they intend to expand sugar production capacity to respond to the growing demand [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Cyber security multinational tips Internet users on safety from hackers

11 january 2017 - 07:38:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Internet users around the world are still to find a way to protect themselves [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EC appoints new commander of its training mission in CAR

10 january 2017 - 12:36:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday appointed Brigadier General Herman Ruys, a Belgian national, as Commander for [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN envoy discusses normalisation of Khartoum-Juba ties

05 january 2017 - 09:56:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General's joint special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Nicholas Haison has separately conferred with [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana media highlight continuing transition challenges

24 december 2016 - 08:17:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week again highlighted disagreements between the outgoing and incoming administrations following [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Baysa, Berhanu to defend 2017 Boston Marathon titles

15 december 2016 - 09:30:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Atsede Baysa and Lemi Berhanu Hayle will each face a pair of former champions when [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Advisory group of local integration of former refugees in Zambia changes hands

13 december 2016 - 17:28:19
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Office of the Commissioner for Refugees in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Zambia, together [...] Full text...

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US: Security Council calls for stronger judicial cooperation to combat terrorism

13 december 2016 - 05:51:45
New York, US (PANA) - Condemning acts of terrorism and their impact on innocent civilians and on peace and stability, [...] Full text...

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UN: ILO urges regulations to reduce informal domestic work

06 december 2016 - 17:48:45
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 75 per cent of domestic workers 15 years and older are estimated to work [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Carcass of killed lioness found in Rwanda game reserve

16 november 2016 - 12:01:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- The carcass of one of the seven lions imported from South Africa in July last year [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's Niger Delta Avengers 'blows up pipelines'

16 november 2016 - 07:55:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The main militant group in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta, Niger Delta Avengers, has claimed responsibility for [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: ILO addresses rise in non-standard forms of employment

15 november 2016 - 05:21:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has released a report on the rising rate of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Niger Delta militant group blows up crude oil export pipeline

09 november 2016 - 19:08:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Niger Delta Avengers militant group has said it has blown up the Forcados Export trunk line [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Niger Delta militant group vows to cripple Nigerian oil production

06 november 2016 - 16:47:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the militant groups in Nigeria's Niger Delta region, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM), [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya picks team to 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations

03 november 2016 - 09:44:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has picked a team to the 2016 Africa Cup of Nations set for 19 November [...] Full text...

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UN: Amnesty Int'l condemns Cameroonian military court for jailing 3 young men

02 november 2016 - 19:07:29
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International on Wednesday strongly condemned the sentence imposed by a Cameroonian [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Malagasy named winner of Anzisha Grand Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurship

26 october 2016 - 14:30:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Heritiaina Randriamananatahina, 22-year-old agriculture entrepreneur from Madagascar was Wednesday declared winner of the US$25,000 Anzisha Grand [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Niger Delta militant group takes responsibility for blowing up oil delivery line

15 october 2016 - 17:38:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The blowing up of oil and gas facilities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta continued as the militant [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU proposes special summit on ending border disputes linked to mineral wealth

06 october 2016 - 19:11:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to hold a special summit of heads of state [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Wildlife charities warn CITES on trading in endangered species

19 september 2016 - 10:51:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charities, Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA, on Monday issued a [...] Full text...

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Senegal: 300,000 farmers in West Africa to get financial boost

08 september 2016 - 16:23:10
Dakar, Senega (PANA) – A new partnership towards increasing incomes for 300,000 farmers in West Africa was announced on Thursday [...] Full text...

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