South African president urged to intervene in Nigerian crisis
22 october 2020 - 10:59:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his [...] Full text...
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his [...] Full text...
Kigali Amendment hits milestone 100th ratification, boosting climate action
14 july 2020 - 10:56:22Nairobi, Kenya – The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to cut the use of climate-warming hydrofluorocarbons [...] Full text...
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Western nations urge Zimbabwe to investigate alleged abduction of opposition female youth leaders
21 may 2020 - 14:32:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western heads of mission have issued a joint statement calling on the Zimbabwe government to quickly [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic has worsened living conditions of migrants in Libya (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
10 april 2020 - 11:33:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) has disrupted life in Libya. Particularly affected are the most vulnerable [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Third patient cured in Tunisia
30 march 2020 - 23:56:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A third patient cured of coronavirus (Covid-19) has left the hospital of Sousse (140 km southern [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia suspends flights from 13 countries
19 march 2020 - 23:44:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has suspended flights from thirteen (13) countries and approved that individuals (Gambian and [...] Full text...
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U-17 Women's Basketball World Cup: Mali placed in Group B
06 march 2020 - 14:20:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The draw for the Women's Under-17 Basketball World Cup, scheduled for August 15-23 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, [...] Full text...
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Kenya in Turkey for Turkey Women Cup
03 march 2020 - 19:43:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya senior women national team arrived in Alanya, Turkey, on Tuesday afternoon for the upcoming [...] Full text...
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Kenya picks team to Turkish Women Cup
02 march 2020 - 20:30:23Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - Kenya's senior national women team to the forthcoming Turkish Women Cup has been named. Coach David Ouma named [...] Full text...
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Chinese industrial workers subject to mandatory coronavirus isolation in Ethiopia
28 february 2020 - 23:52:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is subjecting Chinese nationals arriving to work in local industrial parks to 14 days [...] Full text...
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No country should make ‘fatal’ mistake of ignoring coronavirus, says WHO chief
28 february 2020 - 04:56:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All countries should do more to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and none should make [...] Full text...
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Kenya picks provisional squad for Turkish Women Cup
19 february 2020 - 14:13:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya senior women national team coach David Ouma on Wednesday named a provisional squad for the [...] Full text...
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Kenya invited to Turkish Women Cup
18 february 2020 - 11:58:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya senior women national team has landed an invitation to the forthcoming Turkish Women Cup tournament, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Tourist arrivals increase by 12.4% in January 2020
14 february 2020 - 15:24:56Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius have increased by 12.4% in January 2020 as compared to January [...] Full text...
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Mixed reactions greet former Kenyan president Moi's death
05 february 2020 - 14:22:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who left the reigns of power at the turn of the new [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian President sacks home affairs minister over dubious deal
23 january 2020 - 19:22:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, has sacked Home Affairs Minister, Kangi Lugola, for [...] Full text...
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Seventy-two refugees evacuated from Libya to Romania, says UNHCR
11 december 2019 - 11:16:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 72 refugees of three different nationalities have recently been evacuated from Libya to [...] Full text...
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Japanese automotive giant Sumitomo sets up branch in Tunisia
21 november 2019 - 13:01:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sumitomo, Japanese giant of automotive components, will set up a production base in Tunisia, the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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15 former collaborators of Joseph Kabila want EU sanctions against them lifted
01 november 2019 - 14:03:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - According to a press statement issued in Brussels on Friday by the law firm Daldewolf, the [...] Full text...
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EU appoints new head of capacity building mission in Somalia
19 september 2019 - 12:24:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union (EU) on Thursday announced the appointment of Christopher Reynolds as [...] Full text...
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Gambia declares six foreign businessmen as unacceptable persons
15 september 2019 - 18:22:47Banjul,Gambia (PANA)- The government of Gambia has declared six businessmen of Lebanese, Romanian and Swiss origin personae non gratae for [...] Full text...
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Harambee Stars coach names provisional squad for Uganda friendly
22 august 2019 - 20:45:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Newly appointed Harambee Stars coach Francis Kimanzi has named the provisional squad for the scheduled friendly [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe slams ‘intrusive and judgemental’ statements of western ambassadors
22 august 2019 - 05:52:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government on Wednesday slammed a statement from western Heads of Mission in Zimbabwe calling [...] Full text...
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"Respect the right to assemble," Heads of Mission in Zimbabwe tell government
20 august 2019 - 17:47:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western Heads of Missions in Zimbabwe have called on government to respect the constitutional rights to [...] Full text...
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147 African migrants on board Open Arms to disembark in Europe
15 august 2019 - 21:39:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Six European Union member-states have agreed to welcome 147 African migrants on board the Open Arms [...] Full text...
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Senegal fails to attend women's handball tournament at African Games
08 august 2019 - 23:46:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal, bronze medalists in women's handball at the last African Games in 2015 in Brazzaville, has [...] Full text...
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African teams know adversaries in WC women handball championship
21 june 2019 - 22:51:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Angola, Africa’s champion, Senegal, runners-up and DR Congo, third in the African women handball championship held [...] Full text...
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Egyptian President Al-Sisi begins European tour
17 june 2019 - 12:22:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi begins an European tour on Monday that will take him to [...] Full text...
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Gambian FM to receive prestigious 2019 United Nations population award
06 june 2019 - 18:48:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr Mamadou Tangara, has been awarded [...] Full text...
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EU and Zimbabwe revive bilateral talks
05 june 2019 - 18:19:35Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the government of Zimbabwe on Wednesday launched formal talks after more [...] Full text...
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Libya - 149 refugees, asylum seekers evacuated from Tripoli to Rome, says HCR
30 may 2019 - 22:34:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (HCR) said here in a communiqué Thursday it had evacuated [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Guinea coach unveils 25-man team for final preparation
26 may 2019 - 16:19:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's national team coach Paul Put on Saturday published a list of players invited for training [...] Full text...
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Joint ACP-EU Council of Ministers meeting on post-Cotonou agreement opens in Brussels
24 may 2019 - 17:05:10Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A joint ACP-EU Council of Ministers opened on Thursday in Brussels, co-chaired by Tjekero Tweya, Minister [...] Full text...
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EU countries reaffirm support for Salamé's action plan on Libya
27 march 2019 - 09:15:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ambassadors of the European Union member States accredited to Libya on Tuesday reaffirmed support for [...] Full text...
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EU countries step up support to Cyclone Idai victims in Mozambique
26 march 2019 - 13:31:28Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Many European countries, including Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom, have provided [...] Full text...
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Guinea Coach unveils national team list for AFCON 2019 clash against CAR
14 march 2019 - 19:19:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean national football coach, Paul Put, on Thursday published a list of players who will face [...] Full text...
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European ambassadors renew support to the political process and UN action plan in Libya
13 march 2019 - 12:52:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ambassadors of the Member States of the European Union (EU) in Libya have renewed support for [...] Full text...
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UNHCR transfers 130 refugees from Libya to Niger
29 january 2019 - 21:46:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that 130 people were transferred on Monday [...] Full text...
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EU extends mandate of its support mission in Somalia
10 december 2018 - 18:06:22Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday extended the mandate of the EU capacity building mission in Somalia, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR opens new refugee centre in Libya
07 december 2018 - 14:16:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in coordination with the Libyan government and other [...] Full text...
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Thirty films to be shown at the 5th edition Tunisia film festival
27 november 2018 - 10:49:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Thirty films will be shown on 7-9 December in Médenine, southern Tunisia, at the 5th edition [...] Full text...
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UN agencies call for more resettlement and end to detention of asylum seekers in Libya
23 november 2018 - 21:04:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Denouncing the dangers faced by migrants and asylum seekers in Libya, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) [...] Full text...
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Int'l community urges transparency as election campaign kicks off in Nigeria
18 november 2018 - 17:45:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The international community on Sunday welcomed the lifting of the ban on campaigns for the 2019 [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM, Romanian Consul discuss relations between both countries
06 november 2018 - 14:53:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ways to enhance relations between Libya and Romania was the focus of discussion when the Libyan [...] Full text...
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3rd EU-Arab World Summit kicks off next week in Athens
23 october 2018 - 09:45:34Athens, Greece (PANA) - Political leaders from the European Union (EU) and the Arab world will meet in Athens for [...] Full text...
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UNHCR evacuates vulnerable refugees out of Libya as fighting resumes
18 october 2018 - 09:31:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amidst an increasingly volatile security situation in Tripoli, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency successfully evacuated 135 [...] Full text...
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Nigerian agencies intensify search, rescue of crew abducted by pirates off bulk carrier ship
25 september 2018 - 18:18:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Tuesday said it has commenced search and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR resumes life-saving refugee evacuations from Libya
11 may 2018 - 09:03:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it evacuated 132 vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers out of Tripoli [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 WWC: FIFA names 2 Africans, 13 others as referees for France 2018
09 may 2018 - 14:49:23Paris, France (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 15 female referees, including two Africans, and 30 female assistant [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘quantum leap’ in funding activities to prevent conflict
26 april 2018 - 06:38:36New York, US (PANA) - Peacebuilding and sustaining peace require a more coherent United Nations strategy, as well a ‘quantum [...] Full text...
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Despite drop in numbers, desperate migrants to Europe face greater perils - UNHCR
12 april 2018 - 06:49:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While the number of migrants and refugees reaching Europe declined last year, the dangers they faced [...] Full text...
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Rwandan president receives credentials of 10 new ambassadors to Rwanda
17 january 2018 - 15:26:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday received the credentials of 10 new ambassadors to Rwanda, a [...] Full text...
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US: ‘Only 15 countries have 3 essential policies that support families with young children’
21 september 2017 - 09:33:08New York, US (PANA) - Only 15 countries worldwide have three basic national policies that help guarantee the time and [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Uganda coach names squad for WC qualifiers against Egypt
24 august 2017 - 13:28:27Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda Interim Coach, Moses Basena, has named a 27-man squad to face Egypt in a FIFA [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 'Players must learn basics of cardiac treatment to save lives' - Football agent
22 july 2017 - 08:12:04Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Hasan Anil Eken, the agent of a former Cameroon player who died last year after suffering [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Barega, Zakayo through to World U-18 3000m second round
13 july 2017 - 11:48:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African athletes have signalled their thirst for the IAAF World U-18 Championships boys 3000m title after [...] Full text...
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Romania: UNESCO meeting on int'l convention against Doping in Sport opens in Romania
29 june 2017 - 08:26:09Bucharest, Romania (PANA) - The fourth Bureau meeting of the 5th session of the Conference of Parties to UNESCO's International [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: Can Cameroon reproduce the Roger Milla magic against Chile? (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
18 june 2017 - 08:17:52Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The champions of Africa and South America meet on Sunday in the opening Group B match [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: Senegal seeks quarter-final berth against crack Mexico (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
01 june 2017 - 05:55:33Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - Senegal, runners up in Group F, seek a quarter-final berth on Thursday against a tough [...] Full text...
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ITTF World Championships: All Day 2 results Tuesday involving African players
31 may 2017 - 05:05:03Dusseldorf, Germany (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's results, by players of indicated African countries, at the 2017 International Table [...] Full text...
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ITTF World Championships: All Day 1 results Monday for African countries
30 may 2017 - 05:51:11Dusseldorf, Germany (PANA) - The following are Monday's results from matches involving African players at the 2017 International Table Tennis [...] Full text...
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Kenya; Kenyan elected AIPS vice-chair
22 may 2017 - 13:13:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) Treasurer, Evelyn Watta, has been elected the Vice President [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan elected global sports press vice-chair
19 may 2017 - 10:52:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) treasurer Evelyn Watta has been elected a Vice President [...] Full text...
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France: Executive Board reinforces UNESCO’s work on the safety of journalists, impunity
29 april 2017 - 15:04:11Paris, France (PANA) - More than 60 Member States, across all regional groups, have sponsored a draft resolution on the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: EU, US express concern about political detentions, censorship
07 december 2016 - 14:14:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Troika on Sudan and European Union on Wednesday expressed concern about what they described as [...] Full text...
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2016 FIFA U-20 WWC: Comprehensive list of officials
22 november 2016 - 06:52:57Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) - A total of 16 referees and 27 assistant referees are handling matches at [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 'UN strategy making access to revolutionary hepatitis C treatment possible'
28 october 2016 - 05:59:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says since the approval of new medicines for hepatitis C [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: Final medals table of Rio 2016
21 august 2016 - 21:38:28Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the final medals table after 16 days of competitions at the [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 15 of competitions at Rio 2016
21 august 2016 - 08:08:06Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 15 of competitions on Saturday at [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 14 of competitions at Rio 2016
20 august 2016 - 07:27:14Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 14 of competitions on Friday at [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 13 of competitions at Rio 2016
19 august 2016 - 06:27:07Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 13 of competitions on Thursday at [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 12 of competitions at Rio 2016
18 august 2016 - 05:57:23Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 12 of competitions on Wednesday at [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 11 of competitions at Rio 2016
17 august 2016 - 06:22:30Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 11 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 10 of competitions at Rio 2016
16 august 2016 - 07:36:12Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 10 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 6 of competitions at Rio 2016
12 august 2016 - 06:21:30Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 6 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ringleader behind thousands of online scams arrested in Nigeria
01 august 2016 - 12:11:04Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The head of an international criminal network behind thousands of online frauds has been arrested in [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU names head of maritime capacity building in Horn of Africa
26 july 2016 - 11:38:33Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Commission on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ms Maria-Cristina Stepanescu, a senior police officer [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban 'deeply saddened' by death of Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel
03 july 2016 - 08:38:50New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has said he is “deeply saddened” to learn [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Watch urges UN member states to grant amnesty to political prisoners
11 june 2016 - 15:45:02New York, US (PANA) - UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental human rights organization, on Saturday appealed to a number of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Fallen football coach saluted
27 may 2016 - 08:55:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for South Africa’s former national football coach Ted Dumitru who [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Rights group asks EU to halt arms transfers to Egypt
25 may 2016 - 07:57:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Almost half of European Union (EU) member states have flouted an EU-wide suspension on arms transfers [...] Full text...
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UN: Nineteen new countries endorse Kigali principles on civilian protection
12 may 2016 - 15:23:46New York, US (PANA) - Nineteen new countries, including troop contributing countries, on Thursday in New York endorsed the Kigali [...] Full text...
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Ghana: TI calls on people everywhere to speak out against corruption
28 january 2016 - 10:27:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Burkina armed forces reform commission gets down to business
08 december 2015 - 16:47:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A commission charged to reform the Burkina Faso Army in view of the security challenges [...] Full text...
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FIFA Rankings: Algeria maintains lead in Africa
06 august 2015 - 15:02:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Here are the latest FIFA rankings for African senior men's team, released here Thursday. Teams [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Gunman attacks Customs office in northern Burkina Faso
24 june 2015 - 14:35:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A lone gunman on Monday attacked the customs post of Deou, in northern Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO says geothermal energy good for food production, processing
07 april 2015 - 14:11:44Rome, Italy (PANA) - Geothermal energy, the flow of heat energy radiating from the earth's core, provides unique opportunities for [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Is Cecil John Rhodes turning in his grave? (News analysis By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
21 march 2015 - 12:52:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cecil John Rhodes must be turning in his grave. More than a century after [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AI wants Europe to act following US torture report
20 january 2015 - 14:31:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) Tuesday released a briefing paper, saying that European governments that cooperated with the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Coach names 27 players for 2015 AFCON preparation
27 december 2014 - 21:42:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian senior national team coach, Georges Leekens, has called up 27 players for the 2015 [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON qualifiers: Tunisia coach invites 27 players for Botswana, Egypt clashes
05 november 2014 - 19:35:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Belgian coach, Georges Leekens, on Wednesday unveiled the list of 27 players called up for [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: Cape Verde coach names players for Niger, Zambia matches
05 november 2014 - 19:26:00Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The coach of the Cape Verdian national team, Rui Aguas, has named 22 players for [...] Full text...
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UN: UN General Assembly elects 15 members to UN Human Rights Council
21 october 2014 - 21:51:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 countries to serve on the UN Human [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Ebola Trust Fund generates millions of dollars in pledges
21 october 2014 - 05:50:35New York, US (PANA) - The UN Trust Fund for Ebola Response set up by the UN Secretary-General has received [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: African countries among developing markets on road to inflation targeting
25 september 2014 - 07:59:08Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The growing interest in many developing and emerging markets to move towards an inflation [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Cape Town hosts international mathematics olympiad
05 july 2014 - 08:22:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Young mathematicians from around the world are attending the 55th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: New Zealander to officiate Nigeria-Bosnia Herzegovina match Saturday
19 june 2014 - 14:20:03Sao Paulo, Brazil (PANA) - A 42-year-old biology teacher, Peter O'Leary, will handle the "crunch" Group F 2014 World Cup [...] Full text...
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UN: '45% reduction in maternal deaths since 1990'
06 may 2014 - 13:53:18New York, US (PANA) - New United Nations data show a 45% reduction in maternal deaths since 1990, according to [...] Full text...
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Three Europeans jailed 9 months for fraud in Mauritius
10 december 2013 - 09:38:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Three Europeans have been sentenced to nine months each after they were convicted of committing electronic [...] Full text...
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4 African countries elected UN Human Rights Council members
12 november 2013 - 20:58:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected Algeria, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa and 10 [...] Full text...
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Latest FIFA ranking for men's senior national teams in Africa
17 october 2013 - 16:42:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire moved two places (from 19 in September to 17 this month) in the global [...] Full text...
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2014 WC Qualifiers: Togo names squad for Cameroon, Libya matches
29 may 2013 - 20:18:25Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese Football Federation has released the list of 23 players for 2014 World Cup qualifying [...] Full text...
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65 Nigerians deported from Europe
25 january 2013 - 15:42:43Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 65 Nigerians were deported Friday from various countries in Europe for various reasons, including criminal [...] Full text...
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Nine suspected Somali pirates arrested off Mogadishu coast
22 november 2012 - 07:24:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nine suspected Somali pirates have been arrested 420 nautical miles east of the Mogadishu coastline, in [...] Full text...
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INTERPOL highlights dangers of online fake, illicit medicines
04 october 2012 - 19:40:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A global operation, covering 100 countries and aimed at disrupting the organized crime networks behind the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Navy arrests Belgian ship for crude oil theft
26 june 2012 - 11:59:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Belgian ship and its 15-member crew have been arrested for allegedly stealing Nigerian crude oil, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria embarks on renewed military reforms to tackle insecurity
17 may 2012 - 18:56:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has embarked on a wide range of measures to adequately address the growing [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Kiprotich, Ethiopian Tola for Vienna Marathon
21 march 2012 - 10:10:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Defending champions John Kiprotich of Kenya and Fate Tola of Ethiopia have been named among the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria gives 152 students scholarships for foreign studies
23 december 2011 - 10:23:24Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 152 students have bagged scholarships to study abroad under the Nigerian government's Bilateral Educational Agreement [...] Full text...
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Angola, Cote d'Ivoire reach one-eighth finals of female handball World Cup
10 december 2011 - 11:59:55Santos, Brazil (PANA) – The Angolan national senior female handball team will on Sunday play South Korea while Brazil will [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Mariga out of World Cup qualifier
08 november 2011 - 16:10:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Spain-based Kenyan midfielder McDonald Mariga will not be available for the national football team, Harambee Stars' [...] Full text...
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Kenya coach picks two deputies
06 november 2011 - 17:40:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Newly-appointed head coach of Kenya Francis Kimanzi has picked two deputies to help him handle the [...] Full text...
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CAN 2012 qualifier: Kenyan professionals arrive for Uganda tie
04 october 2011 - 18:28:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya national football team captain Dennis Oliech is among the foreign-based players in the country for [...] Full text...
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Cape Verdian music star ends career
26 september 2011 - 22:10:30Paris, France (PANA) – Cape Verdian music star, Cesaria Evora, has ended her career for health reasons, her production house, [...] Full text...
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Bamako women's Afro-basketball competition referees named
17 september 2011 - 15:29:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Basketball Federation (FIBA), basketball governing body, has named 16 referees for the 22nd African [...] Full text...
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FAO alerts on re-emergence of bird flu virus
29 august 2011 - 15:16:28New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Monday called for heightened preparedness and surveillance amid signs [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean Tsunami Warning System for maiden test 10 Aug
02 august 2011 - 16:34:04Paris, France (PANA) - The Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas [...] Full text...
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Egypt dominates sixth athletics meet in Brazzaville
13 june 2011 - 11:39:35Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Egypt dominated the sixth international athletics meet in Brazzaville, held Sunday at the Massemba Debat stadium [...] Full text...
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UNESCO highlights needs to support media in Egypt, Tunisia
30 may 2011 - 15:57:20Paris, France (PANA) - With particular reference to the transition to democracy in Egypt and Tunisia, UNESCO says it will [...] Full text...
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Romanian grand master wins female chess trophy
26 may 2011 - 15:20:22Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Romanian Chess grandmaster, Lmi Alina, on Wednesday in Luanda, Angola, won the 10th edition of the [...] Full text...
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African countries record mixed performance on transparency index
05 may 2011 - 14:21:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The performance of some African countries, including Egypt, on key anti-corruption and transparency measures fell consistently [...] Full text...
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Fifth world Qwan Ki Do championships begin in Morocco
22 april 2011 - 17:43:57Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The fifth World Qwan Ki Do Championships began Friday in Rabat, Morocco, PANA reports from here. Qwan [...] Full text...
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UN workers mourn colleagues killed in line of duty
07 april 2011 - 14:27:14New York, US (PANA) - UN workers, led by the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday mourned the loss of at [...] Full text...
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Guinea names squad for football friendly against Burkina Faso
12 november 2010 - 13:56:00Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The coach of the Guinean national football squad, French Michel Dussuyer, has named a 20-man squad [...] Full text...
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African leaders discuss future of francophone at OIF Summit
23 october 2010 - 14:57:00Montreux- Switzerland (PANA) -- About 15 African heads of state and governments, attending the 13th summit of the International Francophone [...] Full text...
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France wants Abdou Diouf re-elected OIF chief
21 october 2010 - 14:16:00Montreux- Switzerland (PANA) -- France has thrown its weight behind Abdou Diouf, who is seeking re-election as the Secretary-General of [...] Full text...
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'France aims at remaining in Libyan oil market'
12 october 2010 - 21:32:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) â" French companies at Libya-'s Fifth Oil and Gas Technolo gy Fair (TOG) have a mission to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Ghana celebrates 101st birthday of Nkrumah
21 september 2010 - 20:15:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Ghana on Tuesday celebrated- the 101st birthday of the co untry's founding president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, [...] Full text...
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CAN 2012 qualifiers: Togo missing several key players
02 september 2010 - 13:11:00Lome- Togo (PANA) -- A depleted Togolese 'national football team was due to fly t o Botswana Thursday to play [...] Full text...
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Malawi VP rues African traditions, culture as impediments for women empowerment
15 august 2010 - 19:11:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi's embattled Vice-President Joyce Banda, current ly locked in a bitter succession wrangle with President Bingu [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Ivorian squad for the World Cup
02 june 2010 - 20:45:00Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Swedish coach of the Ivorian football team, Sven-Goran Eriksson, on Tuesday released the list [...] Full text...
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Tunis hosts water-polo African qualifier for World Cup
01 june 2010 - 10:40:00Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- A qualifying African tournament for the water-polo World Cup will be held from 17 to 20 [...] Full text...
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Angolan national football team to get new coach Thursday
07 april 2010 - 19:26:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan Federation of Football (FAF) will Thursday unveil its new national football team coach who [...] Full text...
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Benghazi AIDS conference wants stigma against HIV-infected people stopped
18 march 2010 - 16:18:00Benghazi- Libya (PANA) -- The first international conference on HIV/AIDS ended Wednesday in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, with a [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian sexagenarian warms up for trek across Africa, Europe
01 march 2010 - 08:48:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- A sexagenarian is currently warming up with sev en other Tanzanian athletes for an [...] Full text...
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40% cancer cases preventable, says WHO
03 february 2010 - 19:06:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Up to 40 per cent of all cancers could be prevented thro ugh changes in lifestyle [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Abdou Diouf to run third 4-year term at la Francophonie
17 december 2009 - 19:03:00Paris- France (PANA) -- The Secretary General of the Francophonie, Abdou Diouf, a nnounced here Wednesday his intention to run [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso names 23-man squad for 2010 CAN
07 december 2009 - 17:17:00Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The coach of Burkina Faso national football s quad, Paulo Duarte, named a 23-man squad [...] Full text...
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Nine African countries, 22 others join UNESCO Board
15 october 2009 - 19:09:00New York- US (PANA) -- Nine African countries and 22 other nations have been elec ted into the governing body [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 WC: Nigerian striker assures of victory against Spain
27 september 2009 - 12:21:00Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Nigerian striker Fatai Kehinde has vowed to contribute his quota to ensure that his team beat [...] Full text...
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Mills leads Ghana's Nkrumah anniversary
21 september 2009 - 11:26:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills Monday led his countrymen in the celebration of the 100th [...] Full text...
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Ghana celebrates Nkrumah
19 september 2009 - 12:53:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" In life and in death one Af-rican has stood tall for his vision, nationalism and Pan-Africanism [...] Full text...
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Nkrumah's centenary celebration fills the media
19 september 2009 - 09:59:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" The centenary celebrations -of the birthday of Ghana's fi rst president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, scheduled for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria names team for U-20 FIFA World Cup
11 september 2009 - 08:34:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- With less than two weeks to the start of the 2009 FIFA U nder-20 World Cup [...] Full text...
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IBM expanding to developing world
25 august 2009 - 13:59:00Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- American technology giant, IBM Corporation, has announced plans to expand a programme that sends teams to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Congolese, American dominate Abuja 2009 athletics meet
19 july 2009 - 15:34:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- A dominant 400-metre run (45. 21 seconds) by African reco rd holder Gary Kikaya of the [...] Full text...
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TI to launch global public opinion survey on corruption 3 June
28 may 2009 - 15:04:00Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- Transparency International (TI), the civil society orga nisation leading the fight against corruption, will publish a [...] Full text...
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President Kabila moves to combat corruption
12 may 2009 - 16:59:00Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has indicated that a pending cabinet [...] Full text...
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Nigeria rivals India in film, video production - UNESCO
05 may 2009 - 14:23:00Paris- France (PANA) -- India remains the world’s leading film producer but Niger ia is closing the gap after overtaking [...] Full text...
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French university to honour Abdou Diouf
28 april 2009 - 22:43:00Paris- France (PANA) – The Vice--Chancellor of the University of Reims Champagne- Ardenne (Eastern France), Richard Vistelle, will on May [...] Full text...
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Desperate Kenyans tackle US in Rugby match
24 april 2009 - 18:35:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan returns to the field Saturday to face a lifetime test from US as the 2009 [...] Full text...
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Nambia beats Kenya in Rugby tie
21 april 2009 - 19:54:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya started the 2010 Rugby Junior World Championship ( IRB) Qualifying event in Nairobi Tuesday on [...] Full text...
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Africa, American share honours at athletics meet in Dakar
19 april 2009 - 18:40:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- African and American athletes shared the titles at stake at an international athletics meet which ended [...] Full text...
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Kenya picks IRB Junior World Cup squad
16 april 2009 - 18:19:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Coach Mitch Ocholla Wednesday named a strong side to spe arhead Kenya's onslaught in the 2009 [...] Full text...
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Togo/Cameroon CAN/WC match moved from Lome to Accra
25 march 2009 - 14:43:00Lome- Togo (PANA) -- The 2010 African Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifying mat ch between Togolese and Cameroon [...] Full text...
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Trinidadian wins "haïku" poetry contest in Dakar
12 march 2009 - 12:30:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Keith Simmonds from Trinidad and Tobago won the first pr ize at the 23rd edition of [...] Full text...
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Kenya to host IRB global junior tourney
04 february 2009 - 17:47:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya Rugby Football Union (KRFU) Wednesday got a cl ean bill of health from the [...] Full text...
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Gunmen attack Exxon Mobil supply vessels
23 january 2009 - 18:12:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Two vessels carrying supplies for US oil giant Exxon Mobil were attacked by 30 gunmen off [...] Full text...
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Kidnapped Romanian freed in Nigeria
22 january 2009 - 15:14:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The kidnapped Romanian crew member of a vessel that was attacked by gunmen off the Nigeria [...] Full text...
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MEND confirms attack on oil tanker in Nigeria
21 january 2009 - 14:37:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said Wednesday's attack on a [...] Full text...
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Gunmen attack vessel, abduct crew in Nigeria
21 january 2009 - 13:57:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Unknown gunmen on Wednesday attacked a vessel loaded with diesel off the Nigeria coast and abducted [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean Union of Architects bars Algeria
14 january 2009 - 12:41:00Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The 15th general meeting of the Mediterranean Union of Architects (UMAR), held Tuesday in Fest, Morocco, [...] Full text...
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