‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses

10 december 2025 - 17:47:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...

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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses

10 december 2025 - 15:46:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...

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Culinary diplomacy strengthens US-Ghana commercial ties

04 august 2025 - 11:06:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The US Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) is collaborating on the seventh biannual poultry training [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine

07 april 2025 - 14:14:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Sunday for an investigation into the Russian [...] Full text...

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UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rights

21 march 2025 - 08:31:25
New York, US (PANA) - Silence is not an option in the fight for human rights – that was the [...] Full text...

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UK fast food giant opens first store in Africa

12 february 2025 - 06:39:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British multi-national sandwich and coffee shop franchise Pret A Manger will launch in Johannesburg [...] Full text...

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Nelson Mandela's grandson arrested again

09 january 2025 - 09:59:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela’s grandson is expected to appear in a Johannesburg court on Friday after [...] Full text...

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Water and electricity ‘will save us from famine’ (A feature by WFP)

03 march 2024 - 07:56:05
  Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - An initiative to rapidly develop villages in some of the most drought-prone and poorest rural areas [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza Crisis: Tourism surges in Egypt despite economic hardships

15 february 2024 - 11:45:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite economic hardships and the Israel-Hamas conflict, Egypt hosted 14.9 million tourists in 2023, exceeding its [...] Full text...

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Fostering skills development to improve job prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Nathan Belete

02 december 2023 - 15:22:31
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - When it comes to skills development and innovation, youth from Africa have something to say. Based [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM inaugurates Gharyan clinic complex south of Tripoli

10 november 2023 - 13:02:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Aldabaiba, on Thursday inaugurated the Gharyan Clinic Complex, 80 km south [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Inflation rate hits 22.8% in June 2023

17 july 2023 - 15:46:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 22.79 per cent [...] Full text...

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WHO strongly condemns the deadly attack in Somalia

12 june 2023 - 06:15:14
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday condemned in the strongest terms the deadly attack on [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags devastating impact of overfishing on local communities in Gambia

31 may 2023 - 06:36:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Wednesday asked the Gambian government to take all necessary steps [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Minister calls for compliance with human rights standards in Libyan prisons

15 april 2023 - 14:43:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Justice in the Government of National Unity, Halima Ibrahim Abderrahman, has urged [...] Full text...

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Burundi: President Ndayishimiye inaugurates first cooing salt factory

01 april 2023 - 16:02:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Friday inaugurated the first national factory for processing cooking salt, Jessy [...] Full text...

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Indonesian businesses affected by U-20 World Cup Host repeal

31 march 2023 - 08:54:16
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Economist Eko Listiyanto of the Indonesian Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour in for popular South African rapper Costa Titch

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

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South Africa: Leading South African rapper shot dead

11 february 2023 - 12:26:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major manhunt is underway following the killing of leading South African rapper Kiernan [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Perlemoen restaurant wins top global award

28 december 2022 - 11:36:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Western Cape restaurant has won a top global award at a Paris ceremony. Perlemoen, [...] Full text...

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Benin: Govt to establish University of Science and Mathematics in Central Benin

15 december 2022 - 19:02:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government plans to create a university in Abomey (historic city of Central Benin) to [...] Full text...

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Malian PM inaugurates educational infrastructure at Kabala university campus

13 december 2022 - 15:13:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on Monday inaugurated the educational infrastructure phase II of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian terrorist charged with death of American, providing material support to Al-Qaeda

11 december 2022 - 13:32:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid, aka Ibrahim Idress, aka Ibrahim Dix, 44, of Mauritania, was [...] Full text...

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Sixty people hospitalisee=d for food poisoning in Libya

20 august 2022 - 12:43:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Sixty people have been admitted to hospital after consuming contaminated food in a restaurant in the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian women decry gang rapes in Ethiopia's Amhara region

09 november 2021 - 22:31:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Women in Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia's Amhara region where a rebel army has been ransacking villages [...] Full text...

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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food

01 october 2021 - 13:41:21
Rome, Italy (PANA)  - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...

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Africa's first 'biophilic' building planned for Cape Town

23 september 2021 - 12:53:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town’s city centre will soon be home to a 24-storey apartment building that [...] Full text...

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Zambia's new leader pressed to end human rights crackdown

24 august 2021 - 22:08:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The inauguration of former opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, as Zambia’s new president is an opportunity to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry

20 july 2021 - 15:34:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...

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Mauritius cleans beaches ahead of opening of borders to tourists

12 july 2021 - 07:33:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says that the country will move to a crucial stage in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to clean public beaches to revive tourism industry

08 july 2021 - 06:47:51
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will on Saturday launch  a week of cleaning and awareness campaign of public beaches in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's presence noticed at Burundi's 59th Independence anniversary celebrations

01 july 2021 - 14:09:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation led by Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Thursday attended the 59th-anniversary celebrations of [...] Full text...

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Olympic Kenya to establish OlymAfrica Centre in Nairobi

24 february 2021 - 15:21:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K  will establish the first OlympAfrica Centre in the country, [...] Full text...

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Benin to build 'ministerial city' in Cotonou

18 january 2021 - 11:39:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin government will soon build a "ministerial city" in Cotonou, the economic capital, to house [...] Full text...

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Togo applies special restrictions for New Year revelers

01 january 2021 - 12:39:50
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Bars and restaurants in Togo are prohibited to serve customers on site during the end of [...] Full text...

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Perpetrators of 2015 deadly terrorist attack in Bamako hotel condemned to death

29 october 2020 - 12:01:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Perpetrators of the attacks against the Radisson Blu Hotel and La Terrasse restaurant in the Malian [...] Full text...

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Trial of alleged attackers of Radisson Blu Hotel, La Terrasse in 2015 opens in Bamako

28 october 2020 - 15:51:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of alleged perpetrators of the 2015 attack on  Radisson Blu Hotel and restaurant La [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow announces reopening of hotels, bars, restaurants, pools and gyms

14 october 2020 - 21:46:50
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow Wednesday announced the reopening of public places such as hotels, motels, lodges, bars, restaurants, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders Police Chief to prosecute officers involved in extra-judicial killings, extortion, recklessness

12 october 2020 - 18:12:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, to ensure [...] Full text...

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Botswana redesigns the country’s oldest museum

24 july 2020 - 09:42:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s national museum and monuments board has announced its intention to revamp the country’s oldest museum, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One new positive case recorded in Mauritius

25 june 2020 - 06:01:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday recorded one new positive case of Covid-19 on a [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Kenya extends restaurants operating hours

16 june 2020 - 15:16:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government on Tuesday extended  operating hours  for restaurants to 7.30pm. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe [...] Full text...

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Kenya's coronavirus cases jump to 142 people, quarantine centres lead

05 april 2020 - 19:24:43
Coronavirus: Kenya's cases jump to 142, quarantine centres lead   Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sixteen more people have tested positive for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese President creates fund to mitigate the impact of VIDOC-19 on the economy

24 march 2020 - 20:34:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, announced on Monday in Dakar, the creation of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese businesses count their losses after govt.'s measures against coronavirus spread

24 march 2020 - 20:16:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Some Congolese traders on Monday deplored the loss of income in view of the measures taken [...] Full text...

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Nigerian consumer protection agency closes Chinese restaurant for 'racism'

15 march 2020 - 16:28:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's consumer protection agency says it has sealed an elitist Chinese restaurant and mall in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Court rejects restaurant rapist's appeal

10 march 2020 - 18:11:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – North Gauteng High Court in South Africa on Tuesday dismissed convicted rapist Nicholas Ninow's [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Annual inflation rate set at 0.0% in January 2020

19 february 2020 - 17:20:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - During the year ending in January 2020, global annual inflation rose to 0.0%, mainly following a [...] Full text...

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Chinese hotel workers deported after publicly flogging Kenyan worker

13 february 2020 - 20:58:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Chinese hotel workers have been marked for deportation after images emerged of one of the [...] Full text...

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Somalia gains notoriety for rampant media censorship-Amnesty International

13 february 2020 - 17:34:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as [...] Full text...

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Nigerian agency closes second Chinese-run supermarket over coronavirus outbreak

31 january 2020 - 17:11:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has shut down a second Chinese-run supermarket [...] Full text...

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Gas cylinder blast injures dozens of people in Kigali restaurant

31 january 2020 - 14:51:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A dozen people  were seriously wounded when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a building during [...] Full text...

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South African fast food brand launches vegan burger

30 january 2020 - 11:01:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s global fast food chicken chain Nando’s has launched a plant-based patty in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's GDP grows 11.9% in Q3 of 2019

12 december 2019 - 16:18:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's GDP expanded 11.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019 to about 2,358 billion [...] Full text...

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October marked by series of unsolved political crimes in Burundi

13 october 2019 - 11:55:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  In Burundi, 13 October marks the 1961 assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore, hero of national independence, [...] Full text...

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Congo: More than 160 kg of waste collected on the Pointe-Noire beach

02 october 2019 - 19:16:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Under a beach-cleaning exercise, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Congo on Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's GDP grows 12.2 pct in Q2, 2019

16 september 2019 - 20:55:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 12.2 percent year on year in the second quarter of [...] Full text...

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South African restaurant rape accused pleads guilty

09 september 2019 - 12:47:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A man accused of raping a child in the bathroom of an upmarket Pretoria [...] Full text...

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Namibia: Walvis Bay to net more tourists, thanks to upgraded port (News analysis)

14 august 2019 - 16:45:32
Walvis Bay, Namibia (PANA) - With its sand dunes and abundant birdlife, Walvis Bay is already an important centre of [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Thai-owned Dusit hotel reopens after deadly terror attack

31 july 2019 - 20:31:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Dusit D2 Hotel complex, the scene of a terrorist attack in January which left 21 [...] Full text...

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First set of Guinean pilgrims leaves for the holy places of Islam

25 july 2019 - 15:23:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister Dr. Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, who Wednesday saw off the first batch (313) [...] Full text...

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IOM condemns brutal Somalia terrorist attack

15 july 2019 - 14:30:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed shock and outrage at Friday’s terrorist attack that claimed [...] Full text...

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Terrorism 'briefly destabilised' momentum of power in Burkina Faso, says ruling party chief

28 june 2019 - 10:56:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The terrorist attacks recorded in Burkina Faso since 2016 "somewhat destabilised" the momentum of power. However, [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde records a 9.5% increase in number of companies

09 may 2019 - 22:47:46
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   Eleven thousand and seventy-one companies existed in Cape Verde in 2018, an increase of 9.5% [...] Full text...

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'Human rights defenders in Equatorial Guinea facing persecution, attacks'

26 february 2019 - 05:23:54
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Human rights defenders and activists in Equatorial Guinea are facing arbitrary arrests, attacks and persecution [...] Full text...

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Cape beach restaurant voted world's best

19 february 2019 - 11:37:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A converted 130-year-old cottage located next to a cave on a beach in a [...] Full text...

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Suspected rapist in South Africa 'fit to stand trial'

08 february 2019 - 07:42:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A 22-year-old man accused of raping a seven-year-old girl in the bathroom of an [...] Full text...

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US Embassy urges vigilance as terrorists target westerners in Kenya

04 february 2019 - 16:46:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United States Embassy in Nairobi on Monday called for heightened vigilance throughout Kenya as intelligence [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta hails swift security agencies in terror fight

16 january 2019 - 12:34:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday hailed Kenyan security agencies, especially the police, for their swift and [...] Full text...

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Suspected rapist in South Africa sent for psychiatric observation

09 january 2019 - 12:49:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 22-year-old man accused of raping a seven-year-old girl in the toilet of an [...] Full text...

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Kenyan authorities suspend demolition of 'illegally acquired' properties

20 december 2018 - 17:58:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government on Thursday suspended the ongoing demolition of property across the country until further [...] Full text...

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Citing security concerns, Nairobi County demolishes hotel in diplomatic district

13 december 2018 - 15:18:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nairobi County Government Authorities on Thursday, demolished a hotel built within the vicinity of the [...] Full text...

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121 stranded Nigerians return from Libya

09 november 2018 - 18:13:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said it has received another batch of 121 [...] Full text...

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South African suspect in high-profile rape case sent for mental observation

01 november 2018 - 10:18:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man accused of raping a child in the bathroom of an upmarket Pretoria [...] Full text...

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Violence will not deter Somali people in their pursuit of peace, says UN chief

14 october 2018 - 16:11:27
New York, US (PANA) - Strongly condemning twin suicide attacks in Baidoa, southwestern Somalia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has [...] Full text...

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UN Mission in Somalia condemns Baidoa twin bomb blast

14 october 2018 - 06:44:04
Baidoa, Somalia (PANA) - The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia has condemned the Baidoa terror attack on Saturday that killed [...] Full text...

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At least 15 killed in twin terror strike in Somalia

13 october 2018 - 20:01:04
Baidoa, Somalia (PANA) - At least 15 people have been killed in twin bomb explosions in Baidoa, Somalia, the headquarters [...] Full text...

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Marriott International to increase footprint in Africa

08 october 2018 - 12:47:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global hotel chain, Marriott International, has announced plans to increase its footprint in Africa to over [...] Full text...

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ANC Women's League calls for the castration of rapists

03 october 2018 - 15:26:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Women’s League of the ruling African National Congress (ANCWL) in South Africa has [...] Full text...

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Tensions high as rape suspect appears in court

02 october 2018 - 09:40:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There was a heavy police presence outside the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday when [...] Full text...

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Racist video clip goes viral in South Africa

22 august 2018 - 08:12:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Another white South African has sparked an outcry after a racist video clip of himself [...] Full text...

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Shock as environment authority demolishes Nairobi city mall

08 august 2018 - 13:11:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - People operating businesses at Nairobi's Southend Mall woke up to a rude shock on Wednesday upon [...] Full text...

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Kenya's State oil corporation unveils plans to expand retail stations

21 july 2018 - 19:22:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The National Oil Corporation of Kenya, whose mandate is to secure supply of petroleum products in [...] Full text...

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Niger, Togo presidents expected in Ouagadougou after terror attacks

05 march 2018 - 11:02:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three days after the double terrorist attacks that rocked Burkina Faso last Friday, the presidents [...] Full text...

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6 gunmen, 7 soldiers killed in Ouagadougou attack

02 march 2018 - 16:38:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six attackers were shot dead, while the Burkinabe army lost seven soldiers in Friday morning's [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Explosion rocks Burkina Faso capital

02 march 2018 - 11:35:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An explosion has rocked the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, on Friday morning, the local media [...] Full text...

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Refugees can be a driver of development in Morocco, says UNHCR

26 october 2017 - 19:06:09
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - UNHCR’s protection chief, Volker Türk, has praised Morocco for its efforts to protect refugees, on a [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls for release of cartoonist in Equatorial Guinea

07 october 2017 - 16:15:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Authorities in Equatorial Guinea should immediately release cartoonist and blogger Ramón Nsé Esono Ebalé, the Committee [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Demonstrators, led by lawmakers, storm Nairobi streets in free election protests

06 october 2017 - 12:42:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan lawmakers led dozens of peaceful protestors in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa, all opposition strongholds, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: IMF deputy chief congratulates Burkina for economic stability

14 september 2017 - 06:42:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A new Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement in support of Burkina Faso’s economic and social [...] Full text...

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US: UN chief Guterres condemns terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

14 august 2017 - 20:02:07
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Sunday night's terrorist attack carried in Ouagadougou, the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda condoles Burkinabe gov't over terrorist attack

14 august 2017 - 14:19:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda on Monday sent a message of condolence to the government of Burkina Faso following an [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso leader condemns 'despicable' Ouagadougou terrorist attack

14 august 2017 - 09:35:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday condemned the "despicable" terrorist attack that [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Terrorist attack on Burkina Faso restaurant 'over' - Government

14 august 2017 - 08:56:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The authorities in the West African state of Burkina Faso said on Monday that the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: At least 17 people killed in Burkina Faso terrorist attack - Government

14 august 2017 - 05:33:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 17 people have been killed in a gun attack on Sunday night at [...] Full text...

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US: New UN report urges African countries to harness growing tourism sector

06 july 2017 - 05:09:16
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations has said in a new report released in New York on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Keating condemns Al-Shabaab attack on popular Mogadishu hotel

15 june 2017 - 15:30:16
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, on Thursday condemned, in [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Somali security forces end deadly siege on cosy restaurant

15 june 2017 - 13:23:15
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has praised the Somali security forces for effectively responding [...] Full text...

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France: UNESCO's Africa Week to showcase Africa through cultural, artistic heritage

21 may 2017 - 14:36:19
Paris, France (PANA) - On the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated every year on 25 May, the African Member States [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UNESCO's Africa Week in Paris to focus on youth

17 may 2017 - 12:08:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Investing in the youth of Africa will be the theme of the 2017 edition of UNESCO’s [...] 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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Senegal: CPJ urges Ethiopia to release detained journalists

17 november 2016 - 16:43:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ethiopia should immediately release all journalists detained amid an intensifying crackdown on the media, the Committee [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Inflation records fifth monthly consecutive increase

18 july 2016 - 15:17:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – For the fifth consecutive month since February 2016, Nigeria's inflationary trend has maintained steady increases, galloping [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: French PM Manuel Valls to visit Mali, Burkina Faso

10 february 2016 - 13:14:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is expected next week to visit the West African states [...] Full text...

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UN: UN condemns deadly Al-Shabaab attacks against civilian targets in Mogadishu

23 january 2016 - 08:45:50
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack in Mogadishu perpetrated [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Pretoria condemns Mogadishu terror attack

22 january 2016 - 15:18:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Friday condemned the "cowardly and barbaric terrorist attacks” at [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma condemns Burkina Faso terror attack

16 january 2016 - 18:37:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on Saturday condemned the terrorist attacks at a [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 20 killed in hostage-taking incident in Burkina Faso

16 january 2016 - 12:07:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – About 20 persons have been killed in a hostage-taking incident at the Splendid Hôtel and [...] Full text...

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US: New York restaurant named after Mandela seeks financial support

06 january 2016 - 14:56:03
New York, US (PANA) - A popular restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, named in honour of the late South Africa [...] Full text...

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Mali: Govt. declares 10-day state of emergency after Friday’s terrorist attack

21 november 2015 - 12:26:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government on Saturday declared a ten-day state of emergency, following Friday's terrorist attack on [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI accuses Guinea's security forces of gunning down unarmed people in Conakry

22 october 2015 - 14:14:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Security forces killed at least three people in election-related violence in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, including two [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan gynecologist in court for serial rape of patients

11 september 2015 - 19:54:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan gynecologist, Wairimu Mugo, appeared in court Friday for sedating and raping patients at his [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela family embroiled in fresh scandal

18 august 2015 - 11:41:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In the latest saga to affect the family of the late South Africa President [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns attack on four journalists in Kenya

13 june 2015 - 16:46:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Condemning an attack against four journalists who were covering a peaceful protest in western Kenya, the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says gunmen kill radio journalist in Somalia

04 may 2015 - 15:55:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA ) - The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has disclosed that unidentified armed men killed [...] Full text...

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Uganda: State prosecutor shot dead

31 march 2015 - 09:13:54
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Joan Kagezi, the Ugandan prosecutor who was due to cross examine the key suspects in the [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Ugandan military, police on high alert over planned Al Shabaab terror attack

30 march 2015 - 10:53:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Authorities in Ugandan have issued security alert in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, following warnings of potential [...] Full text...

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Libya: Turkish citizen abducted in southern Libya

05 january 2015 - 15:58:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Armed men have abducted a Turkish citizen in a restaurant where he worked in Sebha, 800 [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says two Somali journalists killed, three injured in bombings

09 december 2014 - 17:07:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Two Somali journalists have been killed and three wounded in a twin bombing that targeted a [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO chief denounces murder of Somali radio journalist

25 november 2014 - 19:53:23
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova, on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Race-related clashes make headlines

24 october 2014 - 16:12:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two incidents of racism have made headlines around South Africa and demonstrated that 20 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Pistorius sentenced to five year's imprisonment

21 october 2014 - 09:50:18
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Fallen hero Oscar Pistorius was Tuesday sentenced to five years in prison for killing his [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy condemns deadly terrorist attack in Mogadishu

16 october 2014 - 18:28:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative in Somalia, Nicholas Kay on Thursday condemned the latest terrorist attack to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide

12 september 2014 - 09:35:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A day after being cleared on a main charge of murder, Paralympian Oscar Pistorius [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Dailies focus attention on terrorism suspects

19 july 2014 - 08:57:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Terror attacks were once again in the limelight this week as Tanzanian newspapers reported [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Local dailies highlight risks of terrorism on tourism

12 july 2014 - 08:53:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The latest bomb attack in northern Tanzania’s tourism capital, Arusha, was the main focus [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Police start tracking down bomb blasts perpetrators

08 july 2014 - 18:45:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s Police Force has launched a nationwide search for gangsters linked to a spate [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU condemns attack on Djibouti restaurant

27 may 2014 - 17:00:45
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has condemned Saturday's attack on a restaurant in Djibouti, frequented mainly by [...] Full text...

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UN: WFP scales up food assistance in CAR

02 may 2014 - 21:34:36
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has accelerated its operations in Central African Republic (CAR) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 4,000 arrested in Kenya terror crackdown

08 april 2014 - 18:35:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 4,000 suspects have been arrested in the ongoing crack down on terrorism in Kenya. Interior Cabinet [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Kenya: Twin blasts kill 6 people, 18 wounded in Nairobi

31 march 2014 - 20:27:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six people have been killed and 18 people wounded, nine of them critically, after twin blasts [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Court hears of Pistorius’ obsession with guns

17 march 2014 - 11:18:54
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The North Gauteng High Court on Monday heard that murder accused Oscar Pistorius planned to [...] Full text...

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Congo: Govt. releases 379 b FCFA to build games complex

04 february 2014 - 18:00:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government will spend 397.8 billion francs FCA on the construction of the Kintele Olympic [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Controversy over police watchdog top job for apartheid-era bomber

30 january 2014 - 08:01:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The imminent appointment of former police chief Robert McBride as head of South Africa's [...] Full text...

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Special Security: Criminal groups target Niger for their activities

25 january 2014 - 20:43:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has recently been hit by criminal activities from terrorist organisations such as Al- Qaeda in [...] Full text...

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New York/UN: Four UN personnel, others killed in Afghan suicide bombing

18 january 2014 - 18:47:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN announced on Saturday that four of its staff members were among those killed [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Court extends detention of MP murder suspects

06 january 2014 - 17:47:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The High Court in Nairobi on Monday ordered six suspects, held over the death of a [...] Full text...

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‘Malawi is my friend’ A PANA Feature by Raphael Tenthani

08 december 2013 - 12:13:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - I arrive in Dar es Salaam at around 2am. Ordinarily the weather is supposed [...] Full text...

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Kenya mall shooting: 59 killed, over 170 injured

22 september 2013 - 10:15:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 59 people were killed and 175 others injured in Saturday's shooting at an upscale [...] Full text...

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UN envoy condemns terrorist attack in Somali capital

07 september 2013 - 17:11:26
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, on Saturday deplored a terrorist attack [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-20 Cup: Portuguese player hopes Nigeria progresses

22 june 2013 - 13:31:55
Kayseri, Turkey (PANA) - Portugal's Under-20 defender Tiago Ilori has said he hopes his team and Nigeria make it past [...] Full text...

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2013 Confed Cup: FIFA cancels Nigeria’s victory dinner party

18 june 2013 - 19:09:50
Belo Horizonte (PANA) - A dinner party planned for the victorious Super Eagles’ squad on Monday night after the 6-1 [...] Full text...

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Magnificent National Arts Theatre, Lagos, to become 5-star hotel

03 april 2013 - 07:42:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The National Arts Theatre, a key landmark in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, is set to [...] Full text...

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IMF to provide support to Mali for economic development

15 november 2012 - 07:18:04
New York, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it will provide support to enhance economic [...] Full text...

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Cameroon football federation begins new headquarters building

13 november 2012 - 22:02:57
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The first stone of the headquarters of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) was laid on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Belgian cyclist dies in Burkina Faso

29 october 2012 - 19:33:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A Belgian cyclist, Cuylits Gunter, who participated in the Tour du Faso, died of heart [...] Full text...

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MRC leader arrested, 2 killed in Kenyan police crackdown

15 october 2012 - 14:20:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The leader of the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC), Omar Mwamnuadzi, was arrested at dawn Monday by [...] Full text...

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Gambian hotel waitress accuses Libyan diplomat of sexual harassment

09 october 2012 - 17:58:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The head of the steering committee overseeing the interest of Libya in The Gambia, Mr. Adel [...] Full text...

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2012, worst year for Somali journalists - CPJ

30 september 2012 - 11:22:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has declared 2012 as the most dangerous year for Somali [...] Full text...

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CPJ: Two Somali journalists killed in Mogadishu

29 september 2012 - 11:50:10
Nairobi, (PANA) - Two Somali journalists have been killed in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 24 hours, one in a brutal targeted [...] Full text...

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3 Zimbabweans in court over boxing champion's murder

28 september 2012 - 11:41:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Three Zimbabweans arrested in connection with the murder of former heavyweight world boxing champion [...] Full text...

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SA mourns murdered boxing legend

24 september 2012 - 11:05:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is mourning one of the country’s most famous sports personalities, former world [...] Full text...

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UN envoy condemns killing of Somali MP

23 september 2012 - 08:23:51
New York, US (PANA) -The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, has strongly condemned the killing [...] Full text...

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Immigrants find resident permits in Mauritania too expensive

21 may 2012 - 15:22:22
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)- The Mauritanian government's decision to make resident permits compulsory for all foreigners, including children, as from 1 [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog calls for immediate release of DRC journalists

12 may 2012 - 18:32:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The media freedom body, Committee to Protect Journalists, (CPJ) has called for the immediate release of [...] Full text...

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IOM paints gloomy picture for trafficked Ugandan women

17 february 2012 - 17:42:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The international Organization on Migration (IOM) on Friday said that while trafficking of Ugandan women to [...] Full text...

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Construction of Denis Sassou Nguesso University to begin April in Congo

10 february 2012 - 11:51:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The construction of the Denis Sassou Nguesso University in Kintele, a suburb of Brazzaville, the capital [...] Full text...

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Gay rights, ‘whites only’ restaurant highlighted in Ghanaian media

05 november 2011 - 08:02:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Gays wriggled their way back to the front pages of Ghana’s newspapers again this week as [...] Full text...

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Tourism in Timbuktu slumps on 'bad Western publicity'

10 october 2011 - 21:35:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian city of Timbuktu, which for many years was a favourite tourist desination, has lost [...] Full text...

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Japan donates 4 billion FCFA for Benin teacher training college

17 august 2011 - 21:59:12
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Japan has granted Benin 4 billion FCFA to support a teacher training college in the northwest [...] Full text...

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Tragedy, donor squeeze dominate Malawi media

21 may 2011 - 12:42:21
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The collapse of a building housing a popular Blantyre eatery and the Malawi government's continued diplomatic [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Hindus kick against opening of McDonald restaurant in Phoenix

25 january 2011 - 18:29:19
Phoenix, Mauritius (PANA) - Some Hindu socio-cultural associations Tuesday protested in front of their temple against the opening of a [...] Full text...

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Malawi promoters arrested for duping South African gospel songstress

01 december 2010 - 18:58:49
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, Wednesday arrested three officials of a cultural arts group for [...] Full text...

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Serial rape suspect apprehended in SA

12 november 2010 - 09:25:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- A 28-year-old suspected serial rapist, wanted f or at least 12 rapes which he [...] Full text...

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Increased rice smuggling in Ghana blamed on high import tariff

12 september 2010 - 19:53:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The rise in rice smuggling in Ghana is due to the high imp ort duties being [...] Full text...

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Uganda Police arrest 7 over deadly bombings

14 july 2010 - 14:56:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The police in Uganda Wednesday announced the arrest of seven persons in connection with Sunday night's [...] Full text...

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35 persons missing after Ugandan blast

13 july 2010 - 16:42:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Some 35 persons are missing following the twin bomb exp losions that rocked Kampala Sunday night, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania moves into action as world condemns deadly Uganda blasts

13 july 2010 - 10:22:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Alerted by the terrorist blast that has claimed at least 74 lives in the [...] Full text...

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Uganda bombing: Govt. declares one week of mourning (Corrected)

12 july 2010 - 17:03:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday declared one week of national mourning, as the death toll [...] Full text...

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Uganda bombing: Got. declares one week of mourning

12 july 2010 - 16:55:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday declared one week of national mourning, as the death toll [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia urges worldwide anti-terror response after Kampala attack

12 july 2010 - 13:31:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian authorities Monday condemned the terrorist attack that killed 64 people in the Ugandan capital, [...] Full text...

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Ugandan twin bombings: 'We will get the perpetrators' (updating)

12 july 2010 - 12:04:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Monday vowed his coun try will get those behind the twin bombings [...] Full text...

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US condemns bomb attacks in Uganda

12 july 2010 - 11:37:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has condem ned Sunday night's twin bomb attacks in [...] Full text...

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Uganda bomb attacks to 'sabotage' AU summit hosting

12 july 2010 - 09:08:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ugandan police chief, Maj. -Gen. Kale Kayihura, has said the twin bomb attacks that left [...] Full text...

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64 dead, 71 injured in Uganda bombing

12 july 2010 - 08:46:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Some 64 persons died while 71 others were injured in tw o separate bomb explosions at [...] Full text...

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Guineans in Mauritania satisfied with poll results at home

03 july 2010 - 14:40:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Members of the Guinean community in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, said here they are satisfied with [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Ivorians confident ahead of Brazil tie

19 june 2010 - 13:39:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Ahead of Sunday's World Cup sizzler against giant Brazil in group G, Ivorians have expressed [...] Full text...

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Zenawi warns opponents against violence ahead of elections

13 april 2010 - 19:45:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia’s premier Meles Zenawi on Tuesday strongly warned opposition parties against any violence ahead of [...] Full text...

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Inflation down to 4% in Kenya

01 april 2010 - 16:30:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya’s monthly inflation went down to four per cent in March, up from 5. 2 per [...] Full text...

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Two Belgian politicians of Congolese origin fight in Brussels

30 january 2010 - 12:10:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Two Belgian politicians of Congolese origin, Bertin M ampaka, a deputy burgomaster (mayor) of Brussels and [...] Full text...

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Hotels slash rates as quarter-final matches end

25 january 2010 - 21:53:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- With the quarter-finals of the Angola 2010 completed, ra tes of lodging in Angolan hotels have [...] Full text...

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US facilities in SA closed over security threat

22 september 2009 - 14:14:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- United States government facilities were shut d own throughout South Africa Tuesday as a [...] Full text...

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Kenya restaurant chief jailed for defiling minors

11 september 2009 - 18:21:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A Nairobi court on Friday jailed a former top restaurant chain chief, Jon Cardon Wagner, for [...] Full text...

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Soldiers detain journalist, family members in Conakry

06 june 2009 - 15:32:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The press freedom body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has alleged the detention of a [...] Full text...

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University students protest civil rights activists' killing in Kenya

10 march 2009 - 17:59:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Demonstrating University of Nairobi students Tuesday eng aged the police in running battles as they stoned [...] Full text...

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Obama performs first official act

20 january 2009 - 20:04:00
Washington DC- US (PANA) -- President Barack Obama performed his first official act shortly after he was sworn into office [...] Full text...

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