Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazaouani to seek re-election

25 april 2024 - 16:19:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, has announced his candidacy in the presidential [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Faye names Ousmane Sonko as Prime Minister

03 april 2024 - 05:56:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday appointed Ousmane Sonko,  his colleague and leader [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Constitutional Council validates Faye's first round victory

30 march 2024 - 07:37:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday published the final official results of the 24 March presidential election [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President-elect Faye to be sworn in on Tuesday

29 march 2024 - 14:53:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President-elect of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, will be sworn in on Tuesday at the Centre [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president Sall, president-elect Faye meet to discuss 'major state issues'

29 march 2024 - 05:43:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday received the in-coming President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, with their discussions [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Opposition leader Faye will be youngest president of Senegal

25 march 2024 - 16:57:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, 44, who has swept to victory over former Prime Minister and [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 18:04:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...

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Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 14:24:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall urges compatriots to vote in peace on Sunday

21 march 2024 - 12:54:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese president Macky Sall on  Wednesday urged his compatriots to vote Sunday in peace, reports the [...] Full text...

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Kenya fiercely rebuts police brutality report at AU Summit

16 february 2024 - 21:20:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has requested the African Union to alter the language in a report accusing the [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says the merits of dialogue are many

16 february 2024 - 17:28:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has that the merits of dialogue are many and it gives the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression

13 february 2024 - 07:24:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall suspends electoral process

03 february 2024 - 16:09:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the repeal of a decree calling for elections on [...] Full text...

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Mali could boost its economy after withdrawing from ECOWAS

01 february 2024 - 15:46:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali could give its economy a further boost following its joint decision with Burkina Faso and [...] Full text...

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Malian government terminates Algiers Agreement due to serious events

26 january 2024 - 15:43:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Thursday announced the end, with immediate effect, of the Agreement for Peace [...] Full text...

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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW

22 january 2024 - 08:28:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African photographer Peter Magubane dies

02 january 2024 - 07:51:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Peter Magubane, the anti-apartheid activist and renowned photographer, died on Monday at the age [...] Full text...

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The Burkina Faso government accuses terrorists of massacring civilians in Sahel region

19 december 2023 - 13:50:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso government said here Monday armed terrorist groups had committed massacres against civilians [...] Full text...

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African Schools Football Championship: COSAFA Qualifying finalists emerge

16 december 2023 - 08:51:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa will play Malawi in the final of the Boys’ competition at the CAF African [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Council hopes 1st Afro-Saudi Summit will help promote partnership between Africa and Arab world

11 november 2023 - 18:42:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of Libya's Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has welcomed Saudi Arabia's initiative to convene the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO flags 'worrying rise' in violence against journalists during election periods

02 november 2023 - 18:44:31
Paris, France (PANA) - New data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has revealed a worrying rise [...] Full text...

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FIFA down to 2 stadium candidates for 2026 World Cup Final

03 october 2023 - 06:04:57
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is set to make a decision and announce the venue selections before the end of [...] Full text...

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Former President Zuma returns to prison, but is immediately released

11 august 2023 - 07:12:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma on Friday morning returned to prison to serve [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, named head of transitional government

28 july 2023 - 12:09:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, has been named head of a transitional government [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: UN chief demands president’s immediate and unconditional release

28 july 2023 - 06:29:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday demanded the release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum “immediately and unconditionally”, [...] Full text...

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Situation in Niger remains unclear after coup

27 july 2023 - 15:01:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The political situation in the West African country of Niger remains unclear after a group of [...] Full text...

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Orlando Pirates handed Djabal clash in CAF Champions League draw

26 july 2023 - 07:39:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two-time African champions Enyimba of Nigeria will face Libya's Ahli Benghazi in a tricky West-North affair in [...] Full text...

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Zuma's foundation rubbishes reports that he will return to jail

14 july 2023 - 07:37:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Jacob Zuma Foundation on Friday rejected speculation that the former President will return [...] Full text...

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Trucks torched on second anniversary of former South African Zuma's arrest

10 july 2023 - 10:07:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are running high in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces after several trucks [...] Full text...

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Relief in Senegal after President Sall rules out third term bid

04 july 2023 - 12:23:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Relief was the most widespread feeling in Senegal on Tuesday, following the announcement by President Macky [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President promises to 'shed full light' on last month's violent demonstrations

04 july 2023 - 11:52:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, has promised that investigations will continue to shed "all possible [...] Full text...

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115 Nigerian Referees undergo intensive FIFA Trainings

04 july 2023 - 11:38:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In a bid to return to the summit of football refereeing, 115 Nigerian referees are undergoing [...] Full text...

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South African activist in hot water over inflammatory tweet

27 june 2023 - 08:25:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Monday pledged to lay criminal charges against [...] Full text...

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Malians approve draft constititution with resounding 'yes' vote

25 june 2023 - 14:06:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians have approved the draft constitution with a resounding 97% 'yes' vote in the 18 June [...] Full text...

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Votes being tallied in Mali's referendum on the constitution

19 june 2023 - 09:48:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Votes are being tallied in Mali following Sunday's referendum on a draft constitution, which is seen [...] Full text...

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Malians vote in referendum on new constitution

18 june 2023 - 13:55:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians are on Sunday voting in a referendum on a draft constitution as a first step [...] Full text...

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President of Transition in Mali calls on Malians to vote yes in constitutional referendum

13 june 2023 - 16:20:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has invited his compatriots to go [...] Full text...

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Senegal reopens its consulates abroad

09 june 2023 - 17:00:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad announced the reopening of consulates [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Ten DRC students killed in 'bombardment' of University of Africa in Khartoum

06 june 2023 - 11:14:08
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says 10 of its [...] Full text...

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Global rating agency downgrades South Africa

09 march 2023 - 08:56:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global ratings agency S&P downgraded South Africa's credit rating outlook to stable from positive [...] Full text...

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2023 U-20 AFCON: Nigeria battle Uganda for semifinals, World Cup tickets

02 march 2023 - 10:43:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria will meet Uganda on Thursday in one of the quarter-finals of the ongoing African U-20 [...] Full text...

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Human rights violations against civilians by Central African Armed Forces are unacceptable, says UN expert

20 february 2023 - 17:42:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the government’s efforts to redeploy defence and security forces over a large part of the [...] Full text...

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Prime Minister pays tribute to judiciary as bulwark against overthrow of Libyan state

20 february 2023 - 17:24:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa faces legal challenge over State of Disaster

10 february 2023 - 11:47:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday confirmed that it intends to head [...] Full text...

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Sadio Mané voted best Senegalese footballer of the year 2022

26 january 2023 - 15:51:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese international of Bayern Munich (Germany), Sadio Mané, was elected on Wednesday as the best [...] Full text...

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Three political parties win seats in Sunday's legislative elections in Benin

13 january 2023 - 19:48:17
Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The Constitutional Court on Thursday evening declared that three political parties won seats out of the [...] Full text...

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Three political parties provisionally win Sunday's legislative elections in Benin

11 january 2023 - 16:04:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Three political parties won last Sunday's legislative elections in Benin, according to the provisional results proclaimed [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM 'rejects' reopening of Lockerbie case

16 december 2022 - 12:59:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has said he will not allow the reopening of the [...] Full text...

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Mali's Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga due to return to work Monday after four months of enforced rest

26 november 2022 - 18:39:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian prime minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, went on Friday to his office and announced his [...] Full text...

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Court orders former South African President Zuma to return to jail

21 november 2022 - 12:46:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Monday ordered former President Jacob Zuma [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for investigation into abortive Council of State meeting

15 november 2022 - 18:22:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba,  on Monday instructed the Ministry of Defence to investigate the [...] Full text...

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White operation of elections indicates ability to implement plan to secure them - Libyan PM

06 november 2022 - 17:02:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Sunday the [...] Full text...

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Sudan Army says its soldiers were targeted by rioters

27 october 2022 - 12:45:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Army newspaper on Thursday said in a terse statement that dozens of soldiers guarding [...] Full text...

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South Africa pledges to continue respecting media freedom

20 october 2022 - 10:54:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government says it remains committed to press freedom – an integral [...] Full text...

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Guinea gov't plans to implement new anti-corruption strategies

16 september 2022 - 19:46:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government plans to put in place new strategies to fight against people who have [...] Full text...

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Exhibition of Malian cultural goods opens in Bamako

25 august 2022 - 16:23:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An exhibition of cultural property from excavations, inventory, looting and illicit trafficking dubbed "Protect our cultural [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition parties support dissolved umbrella pro-democracy group

15 august 2022 - 13:11:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An opposition coalition, the National Alliance for Democratic Change (ANAD), on Sunday threw its weight behind [...] Full text...

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Presidential press welcomes dismissal of 40 magistrates in Burundi

12 august 2022 - 17:46:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The presidential press praised Friday the Burundian head of state, Evariste Ndayishimiye, for dismissing by decree [...] Full text...

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Constitutional Council confirms victory of ruling coalition in Senegalese legislative elections

12 august 2022 - 16:03:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Constitutional Council published on Thursday evening the official and final results of the legislative elections [...] Full text...

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Ten terrorist fighters join reintegration centre in Burkina Faso

12 august 2022 - 15:50:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Reconciliation, Yéro Boly, announced on Friday at a press conference that [...] Full text...

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Suspected instigators of South Africa riots appear in court

12 august 2022 - 12:26:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Twenty-two people alleged to have instigated the violent rioting in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and [...] Full text...

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Kenyan presidential candidates make final appeal for votes

06 august 2022 - 19:22:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan presidential candidates held final political rallies in the capital, Nairobi, on Saturday to make their [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert says Central African Republic militias spreading ‘terror'

06 august 2022 - 05:30:24
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth Games: 5 Gambian athletes stranded in Paris amidst UK visa delay

01 august 2022 - 15:58:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian athletes Gina Bass, Ebrima Camara, Adama Jammeh, Sangham Jobe, and Alieu Joof are all facing [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls on Africa to depend on its institutions for human resource development

01 august 2022 - 15:24:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on Africa to depend on its institutions to develop its [...] Full text...

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Blaise Compaoré apologises to Sankara family

26 july 2022 - 16:53:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former President Blaise Compaoré Tuesday asked for forgiveness from the family of the late Captain [...] Full text...

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Respect for fundamental rights key to peaceful elections in Kenya: UN experts

21 july 2022 - 17:53:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on Kenyan authorities and political candidates standing in [...] Full text...

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Benin reopens exhibition of treasures returned from French

17 july 2022 - 14:29:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Jean Michel Abimbola, on Friday opened the second [...] Full text...

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Boni Yayi congratulated for his patriotism

15 july 2022 - 15:29:23
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Former Beninese President Boni Yayi is receiving praise after renouncing to sue Benin following his house [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa commemorates annivesary of bloody riots

10 july 2022 - 07:58:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa this weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the arrest of former President [...] Full text...

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Twenty-two Malian illegal migrants drown off Libyan coast

06 july 2022 - 12:56:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty-two Malian illegal migrants, including three children, lost their lives off the coast of Libya, a [...] Full text...

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Increase by 1,200 MW in electricity consumption causing longer hours of load shedding in Libya

05 july 2022 - 13:03:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesman of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Hammouda, says an increase in electricity [...] Full text...

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Benin ready to counter possible monkeypox epidemic

18 june 2022 - 14:30:08
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Benin is on maximum alert and has taken steps to deal with a possible epidemic of [...] Full text...

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The Burkinabe government is looking for authors of hate speech against Fulani community

17 june 2022 - 18:06:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced Friday in a statement that "hate speech of unprecedented violence is [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates 46th anniversary of Soweto Riots

16 june 2022 - 15:54:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday called on South Africa’s youth to rally together as [...] Full text...

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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries

07 june 2022 - 12:54:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attacks on DRC mining site

10 may 2022 - 04:58:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...

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'Several dozens' killed in attack by armed men in DRC's Ituri Province

09 may 2022 - 07:03:56
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Several dozens of people have been massacred by armed men in DRC who attacked a gold [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President pays tribute to victims of two attacks in the North and Centre-North

06 may 2022 - 20:56:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Lt-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Friday paid tribute to the [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Junta proposes 39-month transition period

01 may 2022 - 15:09:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The head of the junta in Guinea, Col. Mamadi Doumbouya, who took power on September 5, [...] Full text...

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UN officials to assist with South Africa flood crisis

26 april 2022 - 11:24:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Nations (UN) officials have arrived in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province as part of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius calm after weekend riots to protest rising costs of living

25 april 2022 - 08:05:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend as [...] Full text...

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Kaba Diawara reappointed Guinea football coach

23 april 2022 - 08:57:13
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinea international striker, Kaba Diawara, has been named the substantive coach of the senior national [...] Full text...

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WFP working to feed millions in West Africa amid record hunger, rising costs

15 april 2022 - 06:11:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The conflict in Ukraine is driving up global food and fuel prices which is affecting efforts [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Top court clears way for Zuma’s trial

31 march 2022 - 13:58:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Thursday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's attempts [...] Full text...

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Ousted Burkinabe president Kaboré's party calls for his release

24 march 2022 - 13:48:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The political party of ousted President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, the People's Movement for [...] Full text...

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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit

22 march 2022 - 15:16:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...

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Guinean Transition President urges ministers to take up agriculture

11 march 2022 - 13:58:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Guinean transition, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, urged on Thursday members of the government [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister arrives in Slovakia to oversee evacuation of citizens trapped in Ukraine

02 march 2022 - 13:08:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, arrived in Slovakia on Wednesday to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea launches second round of vaccination against the coronavirus

24 february 2022 - 14:31:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government launched on Wednesday in Kindia, about 133 km from the capital, Conakry, the [...] Full text...

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UN official says long-awaited local elections in CAR will offer opportunity to expand political space

23 february 2022 - 05:15:49
New York, US (PANA) - Local elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), which have been pending since 1988 and [...] Full text...

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South Africa;s Police Minister testifies at riot hearings

21 february 2022 - 12:42:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) investigative hearings into last year’s riots in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Major oil refinery suspends operations

10 february 2022 - 16:51:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Oil giants BP and Shell on Thursday announced that they would halt operations at [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Burkina Faso vs Senegal, a passion to get to the finals

01 february 2022 - 23:48:53
Yaounde, Cameroun (PANA) – The first semi-final of the 33rd edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) between Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Mali's junta leader 'open to dialogue' with ECOWAS after sanctions

11 january 2022 - 12:45:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, said on Monday that his country remains open to dialogue [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's security situation calls for bold and rapid action: PM

07 january 2022 - 18:39:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Lassina Zerbo, told the National Assembly on Friday that [...] Full text...

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Burundi declares 2022 Year of Agriculture

01 january 2022 - 19:02:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Particular attention will be paid to the agricultural sector in 2022 "as an engine of growth [...] Full text...

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Guinean transition president urges compatriots to fight divisions

01 january 2022 - 12:49:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on Friday called on his compatriots [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral to be held Saturday

28 december 2021 - 08:42:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cathedral bells around South Africa are ringing in recognition of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond [...] Full text...

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South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu dies

26 december 2021 - 08:34:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu died peacefully at his Cape Town home on [...] Full text...

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Self Al Islam Gaddafi's spokesperson calls for "democratic" presidential elections in Libya

09 december 2021 - 14:49:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Yaya Diallo, spokesperson of the support committee for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's candidacy in the Libyan presidential [...] Full text...

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Murderer of South African Chris Hani secures Constitutional Court hearing

07 december 2021 - 12:58:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Polish immigrant who nearly caused a full blown race war in South Africa [...] Full text...

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Re-elected Barrow calls for unity, reconciliation

06 december 2021 - 16:46:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's incumbent President and winner of the just-concluded election, Adama Barrow, has called for reconciliation and [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso president acalls for unity against terrorism

26 november 2021 - 11:36:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the face of the demonstrations observed in recent days and those announced to protest [...] Full text...

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South Africa: New book reveals how Zuma's arrest plunged SA into chaos

01 november 2021 - 19:46:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A new book has outlined the July riots that caused chaos in South Africa’s [...] Full text...

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President Félix Tshisekedi urges compatriots to mobilize for successful elections in 2023

23 october 2021 - 18:55:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi, has urged [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma's supporters celebrate his release from prison

14 october 2021 - 13:04:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large crowd of people loyal to former President Jacob Zuma on Thursday gathered [...] Full text...

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Youth and women of Guinea's former ruling party release of ousted president Conde

07 october 2021 - 11:16:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Forum for the Liberation of President Alpha Conde (FONAL-PRAC) on Wednesday called for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China offers Mali 835,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine

05 october 2021 - 20:15:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali received here Monday 835,200 doses of SINOVAC vaccine donated by China, as part of the [...] Full text...

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Dull celebration of Independence Day in Guinea

02 october 2021 - 14:05:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea om Saturday celebrated in a dull mood its 63rd independence anniversary, largely due to the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Saied says his assumption of sole executive power to continue

21 september 2021 - 09:23:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday announced that the exceptional measures, under which he granted himself [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for Investigation into rape of female inmates in prison riots

20 september 2021 - 05:34:25
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights advocate says  the authorities in DR Congo have made no apparent progress investigating [...] Full text...

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IOM says 109 Malian migrants in Niger return home

16 september 2021 - 12:55:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 109 Malian migrants returned home from Niger on Tuesday, thanks to the International Organization for [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official meets Guinea coup leader

14 september 2021 - 12:26:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The representative of the UN Secretary General in West Africa and the Sahel, Chadian Mahamat Saleh [...] Full text...

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Africa's highest bar opens its doors in South Africa

13 september 2021 - 12:35:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The highest urban bar in Africa has opened for business. The Alto234 bar is located [...] Full text...

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Guinean junta 'considering the release' of ousted president Alpha Condé

13 september 2021 - 12:30:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinea's military junta that seized power on 5 September, says it has no objection to [...] Full text...

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Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo: UNHCR

11 september 2021 - 05:43:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed alarm by violence committed against civilians by [...] Full text...

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50 Malians repatriated from Angola on Friday

04 september 2021 - 12:02:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Minister of Malians living abroad and African Integration, Alhamdou Ag Ilyene, welcomed on Friday 50 [...] Full text...

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Samsung blocks television sets stolen during South African riots

27 august 2021 - 18:15:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Samsung has announced that it has blocked hundreds of television sets during last month's [...] Full text...

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Budget is the new bone of contention between parliament and government in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

26 august 2021 - 20:08:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six months after transmitting Libya's budget proposals 2021 to the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya, [...] Full text...

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South African jailed ex-president Zuma begs for donations

24 august 2021 - 15:53:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma is urging ordinary compatriots to dig into their [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators call for extension of Mali's transition to stabilise the country

14 august 2021 - 11:46:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of people, at the call of several associations, gathered on Friday at the Labour Exchange [...] Full text...

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South African activist who led Soweto Riots dead at 67

13 august 2021 - 15:40:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A student activist that helped spark a riot that led to revolution that resulted [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Gov't rallies 'all capable Ethiopians of age' to join the fight against 'treasonous' TPLF

10 august 2021 - 15:29:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government on Tuesday called on "all capable Ethiopians of age" to join in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea tales delivery of 300,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine

06 august 2021 - 11:14:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean National Agency for Health Security (ANSS), in charge of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea re-introduces new curfew hours

03 august 2021 - 21:38:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has re-introduced its curfew hours from 22h to 04 hours all over the national territory, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two million doses of vaccine arrive in Libya

02 august 2021 - 11:29:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two million doses of coronavirus vaccine, the largest batch acquired by Libya, were received at Maitigua [...] Full text...

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African community in Libya proves its integration in Libyan society at each religious celebration

25 july 2021 - 16:35:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tradition of the African community in Libya to gather every year on each Islamic religious [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa says deadly riots have helped unite South Africa

19 july 2021 - 15:17:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday saluted South Africans for uniting in the wake of [...] Full text...

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Zambians advised against travelling to South Africa in light of ongoing unrest

15 july 2021 - 15:09:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian High Commission in South Africa has advised Zambian nationals to exercise caution as they [...] Full text...

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Death toll from South African protests rises to 72

14 july 2021 - 17:49:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The death toll from five days of deadly rioting and looting in several South [...] Full text...

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Soldiers deployed to assist with South African riots

13 july 2021 - 14:19:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Tuesday said 10 people have been killed during stampedes [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's president announces new measures against terrorism

28 june 2021 - 10:43:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Sunday announced a series of measures to strengthen [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic entrenched in ‘unprecedented humanitarian crisis’

24 june 2021 - 05:36:31
New York, US (PANA) - Defence forces, soldiers from  nearby  countries and other security  personnel  have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking [...] Full text...

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Beninese urged to donate blood to save lives

19 june 2021 - 14:04:51
Cotonou Benin (PANA) - Benin's Minister of Health, Professor Benjamin Hounkpatin, has appealed to his compatriots to donate blood at [...] Full text...

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Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo due in Abidjan on Thursday

17 june 2021 - 14:08:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo is due in [...] Full text...

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New Malian president commits to reducing budget for the presidency

07 june 2021 - 18:09:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The new president of the Transition in Mali, Col. Assimi Goita, has pledged to reduce the [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrates Labor Day with sobriety

01 may 2021 - 17:28:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, in his message to Malian workers on [...] Full text...

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99 Malian migrants repatriated home from Algeria on Tuesday

15 april 2021 - 18:37:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 99 Malian migrants in Algeria arrived in Bamako on Tuesday and were welcomed at Modibo [...] Full text...

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Violations of rights linked to democracy rise in DR Congo

24 march 2021 - 20:36:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The joint UN Office for Human Rights (BCNUDH) has documented 40 violations of rights and [...] Full text...

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Somber mood engulfs Tanzania as public funeral services of fallen president begin

20 march 2021 - 12:41:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Thousands of Tanzanians in somber mood, flocked the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam [...] Full text...

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Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in a Tanzania's 6th president

19 march 2021 - 11:45:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Samia Suluhu Hassan was on Friday sworn in as Tanzania’s sixth president following the [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Ugandan authorities to end enforced disappearances of opponents

11 march 2021 - 05:44:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the Ugandan authorities to take immediate steps to end the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: RWB denounces attacks on press freedom

05 march 2021 - 18:42:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - While Senegal is rocked by clashes and protests following the arrest of the main opponent [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana begins mass vaccination

02 march 2021 - 15:46:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Tuesday began mass vaccination of the population under its National Vaccine Deployment Plan after [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister-designate denounces attempts to disrupt formation of government

01 march 2021 - 11:39:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Sunday denounced attempts to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president, vice president and spouses take vaccine jabs

01 march 2021 - 11:13:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has taken taken first COVID-19 vaccine jab as the country prepares to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president stresses safety of vaccines as vaccination set to begin

01 march 2021 - 07:11:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured his compatriots of the safety of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Rights group's investigation reveals horror of conflict and election violence in CAR

25 february 2021 - 05:37:36
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Many civilians have been killed and others injured during the election period in the [...] Full text...

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Mali's National Transition Council adopts 2021-2022 Government Action Plan

23 february 2021 - 13:11:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The members of the National Transition Council (CNT), which plays the role of Parliament in Mali, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Frequent death of youths worry Benin govt.

12 february 2021 - 16:34:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin is worried because of increased death of young people due to the [...] Full text...

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Confederation Cup: Ugandan referees to handle Gor, NAPSA playoff match

11 february 2021 - 14:05:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan referees will officiate the forthcoming CAF Confederation Cup playoff match between Kenya's Gor Mahia and [...] Full text...

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Traffic between Burkina Faso and Mali resumes

10 february 2021 - 20:36:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A first convoy of vehicles from Burkina Faso arrived last Friday in the Malian region of [...] Full text...

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New Libyan PM vows to improve compatriots’ living conditions

07 february 2021 - 16:55:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The new Libyan Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, has said [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'very concerned' about upsurge in CAR clashes

04 february 2021 - 05:27:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday said he continues to be “very concerned” about armed clashes and [...] Full text...

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Libya vote offers renewal, reconciliation chance, says UN negotiator

01 february 2021 - 16:04:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All Libyans have a chance at national reconciliation and renewal once the country’s representatives, who have [...] Full text...

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UN official urges Libyans to uphold Tunis roadmap to restoration of democracy

01 february 2021 - 14:37:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – While the selection of Libya’s interim unified executive is not an election in the traditional sense, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum convenes to elect temporary executive authority

01 february 2021 - 11:20:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) has convened in Geneva, Switzerland, with a reminder to members [...] Full text...

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President Condé urges Guineans to shun corruption

31 january 2021 - 17:59:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean president, Alpha Condé, on Saturday urged his compatriots to change their mentality and set the [...] Full text...

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Rights expert welcomes transfer of CAR war crimes suspect to ICC

28 january 2021 - 05:45:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The handover of a former Central African Republic (CAR) militia leader and war crimes suspect to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian FM tests positive

25 january 2021 - 22:58:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of foreign affairs, Othman Jerandi, announced on his tweeter account he had tested [...] Full text...

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UN mission chief in CAR appeals for more peacekeepers

22 january 2021 - 05:51:38
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The top UN official in the Central African Republic (CAR) appealed to the Security [...] Full text...

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Russian Ambassador to Zambia dies

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

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Tunisian president tells rioting youth to end vandalism, looting

19 january 2021 - 09:25:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Monday warned young Tunisians against those who want to "take advantage [...] Full text...

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632 arrested in Tunisia following night riots

18 january 2021 - 20:04:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Altogether, 632 people were arrested by the Tunisian security services following night riots marked by acts [...] Full text...

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Riots continue in central Tunisian city of Jilma

18 january 2021 - 07:07:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian security forces on Sunday fired tear gas to disperse groups of youths in the city [...] Full text...

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242 arrested after riots in Tunisia

17 january 2021 - 19:33:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – At least 242 youths were arrested on Saturday after riots broke out in several regions of [...] Full text...

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Williams unveils main missions of Libyan interim Executive Authority

17 january 2021 - 17:44:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Saturday said four [...] Full text...

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Displacement in CAR reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead

16 january 2021 - 09:27:45
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Worsening election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘inclusive, transparent and peaceful’ elections in Uganda

14 january 2021 - 04:48:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As polls open in Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday, the UN chief Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...

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President Talon glorifies endogenous religions

11 january 2021 - 19:46:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - On the occasion of the celebration of the National Day of Traditional Religions, the President of [...] Full text...

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UN flags ‘deteriorating’ rights situation in run-up to Uganda's elections next week

09 january 2021 - 04:19:19
Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo inaugurated for second term

07 january 2021 - 15:30:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Thursday sworn into office for his second term [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new deaths

06 january 2021 - 12:47:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new coronavirus-related deaths, as the country on Wednesday begins a second state [...] Full text...

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Burkina PM relies on sacred union of compatriots for successful governmental action

05 january 2021 - 23:31:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré, who was reappointed prime minister Tuesday, said he relied on the [...] Full text...

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Togolese president urges compatriots to make "national cohesion” priority of the country

01 january 2021 - 15:12:27
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on Thursday  called on his compatriots to "make national cohesion one [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Macky Sall calls 2020 a particularly trying year

01 january 2021 - 14:02:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday underlined the national health context marked by a worrying resurgence of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's political regime needs a new type of vaccine, says Kais Saeid

01 january 2021 - 13:53:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - "2020 is a year that we do not regret" given the difficulties experienced by Tunisia at [...] Full text...

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Guinea President Conde promises national wealth creation in 2021

01 january 2021 - 10:51:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean president, Alpha Condé, promised his compatriots on Thursday evening in his New Year message that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian leader urges gov't to take adequate measures to break virus' chain

01 january 2021 - 10:23:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Malian Transition, Bah NDaw, has urged the government to take adequate measures [...] Full text...

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End of Year: Zambia’s treasury to be refunded about K4 million from ex-ministers

31 december 2020 - 18:46:19
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The judgment by Zambia’s  Constitutional Court ordering  former cabinet ministers and their deputies in President Edgar [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu promises to name cabinet in January

30 december 2020 - 23:22:57
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - LAMUKA, Martin Fayulu,  coordinator of the opposition coalition, Wednesday promised to name a cabinet in [...] Full text...

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Benin will soon be energy self-sufficient

29 december 2020 - 17:42:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will soon achieve energy autonomy, President  Patrice Talon reassured on Tuesday in the National Assembly. "As [...] Full text...

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

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

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Fayez al-Sarraj calls on Libyan political forces to silence their differences for the good of the country

25 december 2020 - 13:29:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  President Fayez al-Sarraj of the Government of National Accord has urged political forces in Libya to [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj urges Libyans to unite and meet national challenges

24 december 2020 - 17:22:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Head of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on Thursday urged his compatriots  to [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President Kaboré to be inaugurated on 28 December after re-election

21 december 2020 - 09:19:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who was re-elected last month, will be sworn in for [...] Full text...

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Guinean President Alpha Condé sworn in for six-year term

15 december 2020 - 18:53:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé, reelected for a six-year term, was sworn in on Tuesday at a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says it is providing relief assistance to troubled Tigray region

11 december 2020 - 09:55:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) says it has been providing relief food and [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso celebrates 60th independence anniversary

11 december 2020 - 09:38:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Friday celebrates its 60 years of independence on the theme: "National cohesion [...] Full text...

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African Champions League: Stade Malien of Bamako faces Siguiri's AS Ashanti

04 december 2020 - 16:38:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Stade Malien of Bamako will face Siguiri's AS Ashanti Golden Boys from Guinea on Saturday in [...] Full text...

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Effects of foreign military interference in Libya on peace process (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

03 december 2020 - 23:41:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the process for resolution of the Libyan crisis enters a decisive stage with the adoption [...] Full text...

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Guinea advocates new strategies to fight AIDS

01 december 2020 - 11:34:12
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Prime Minister, Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, on Monday hailed the courage and faith of people [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s re-elected president takes oath of office; pledges hard work for nation’s prosperity

05 november 2020 - 13:22:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – President John Pombe Magufuli on Thursday took the oath of office to lead Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s president urges compatriots to move away from partisan battlegrounds

01 november 2020 - 13:18:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday appealed to his compatriots to put aside [...] Full text...

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Dr Mwinyi wins Zanzibar presidential election

29 october 2020 - 20:02:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi (53) of the CCM party has been elected Zanzibar president, [...] Full text...

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Buhari to Nigerians: 'Desist from divisive statements'

28 october 2020 - 18:41:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged Nigerians to desist from making divisive statements that can threaten [...] Full text...

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Voting under way in Tanzania's general election with minor hiccups

28 october 2020 - 14:26:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Voting started smoothly in Tanzania on Wednesday to elect the country’s president, members of [...] Full text...

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Magufuli appeals for peace in Tanzania's general election on Wednesday

27 october 2020 - 18:17:08
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – On the eve of general election in Tanzania, President John Magufuli, who is seeking [...] Full text...

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