Covid-19: Ramaphosa addresses latest COVID-19 storm
08 december 2021 - 15:36:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, was Wednesday locked in talks with government officials and [...] Full text...
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, was Wednesday locked in talks with government officials and [...] Full text...
African Union sets in motion plan to manufacture 60 percent of vaccines in Africa
07 december 2021 - 20:18:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has unveiled a roadmap towards manufacturing at least 60 percent of all [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African President Ramaphosa addresses concerns
01 december 2021 - 15:08:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken a swipe at African countries which have implemented travel [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Mauritius records 348 deaths in November 2021
30 november 2021 - 13:28:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, quoting official statistics on Tuesday, said that the [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of Day 6 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Monday
16 november 2021 - 05:19:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 6 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 6 second round CAF qualifying matches to be played on Monday
15 november 2021 - 05:38:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures of Day 6 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches to be [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of Day 6 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Sunday
15 november 2021 - 05:31:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 6 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 5 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday
12 november 2021 - 06:01:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...
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African Union moves to create continental medical agency
09 november 2021 - 21:01:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) entered into force with [...] Full text...
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Eritrean international cycling sensation killed in road crash
09 november 2021 - 20:21:07Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean international cycling sensation, Desiet Kidane, has died in a road accident during a training session, [...] Full text...
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Africa launches report on status of Nationally Determined Contributions to reduce emissions
08 november 2021 - 15:05:01Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partner institutions of the Africa NDC Hub have published a [...] Full text...
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Rwandan minister urges equity in land management in Africa
08 november 2021 - 13:25:06Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - African countries have been called upon to adopt inclusive land policies that take into account the [...] Full text...
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AfDB urges traditional African values for better land management
07 november 2021 - 18:13:34Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is calling on Africa to draw on its heritage values for [...] Full text...
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Land is Africa's greatest heritage, says ECA
07 november 2021 - 18:05:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is highlighting the importance of land to Africa [...] Full text...
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AfDB , AUC, and UNECA pledge more resources to improve land governance in Africa
05 november 2021 - 14:24:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for [...] Full text...
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Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Rwanda
04 november 2021 - 16:52:41Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias started on Thursday a visit to Rwanda where he [...] Full text...
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Kenya to spearhead climate change mitigation effort in Africa
03 november 2021 - 22:30:48Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday announced Kenya's plan to work with African countries that form the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to resume transfer of refugees caught up in Libya
29 october 2021 - 21:39:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Rwanda, the African Union and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have agreed to [...] Full text...
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AfDB Report predicts strong economic recovery in East Africa
28 october 2021 - 20:59:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The .African Development Bank launched the East Africa Economic Outlook 2021, reviewing the economic performance of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Less than 10% of African countries to hit key vaccination goal
28 october 2021 - 11:16:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Just five African countries, less than 10% of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end [...] Full text...
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Libyan council deputy chairman raises possibility of special courts to try perpetrators of mass graves in Tarhouna
25 october 2021 - 20:53:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Monday announced the possibility of considering [...] Full text...
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African governments urged to Help youth to achieve potentials
22 october 2021 - 20:10:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Usif, has described Africa's youth as her greatest asset, [...] Full text...
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Rights group says crackdown on opposition, media intensifies in Rwanda
20 october 2021 - 07:14:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Rwandan authorities have arrested nine people linked to an opposition party and a journalist in the past [...] Full text...
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Diversity is a ‘source of strength’, UN chief tells Security Council
13 october 2021 - 06:15:52New York, US (PANA) - Inclusion is fundamental to rebuild societies in the wake of war and achieve durable peace, UN Secretary-General told world [...] Full text...
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African conference on land governance to engage cultural and creative sector practitioners
11 october 2021 - 20:21:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) All is set for the fourth edition of the three-day Conference on Land Policy in Africa starting [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Sunday
11 october 2021 - 05:10:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Saturday
10 october 2021 - 05:47:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...
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New Ebola case detected in DR Congo's North Kivu
09 october 2021 - 15:56:47Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday announced that a [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday
08 october 2021 - 05:30:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Wednesday
07 october 2021 - 08:02:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...
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Teachers trained on digital learning aides to support disabled pupils in Kenya
05 october 2021 - 18:32:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Educationists from Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have kicked off the training of teachers handling learners with [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman attends AU Chairperson's Bureau meeting
04 october 2021 - 18:38:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, took part Monday in the meeting of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, NGO to hold forum on solutions to Africa's forced displacement crisis
29 september 2021 - 11:02:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Amahoro Coalition, an NGO, are to convene a forum [...] Full text...
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Rwanda football season kicks off 30 October
28 september 2021 - 18:15:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda football league 2021/22 will kick off on 30 October, the national football governing body, FERWAFA, [...] Full text...
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Rwanda arbitrarily rounded up people before the postponed Commonwealth leaders' meeting: HRW
27 september 2021 - 06:15:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is accusing the Rwandan authorities of rounding up and arbitrarily detaining gay and transgender [...] Full text...
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Rwandan President Kagame on working visit in Mozambique
24 september 2021 - 15:27:51Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – Rwandan President Pau Kagame on Friday arrived in Pemba, provincial capital of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, [...] Full text...
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US slams conviction of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina
21 september 2021 - 05:32:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed concern at the conviction by Rwanda on Monday of US [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian President Hassan in New York for UNGA
19 september 2021 - 08:22:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is due in New York on Sunday to to [...] Full text...
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Torture, killings, lawlessness, still blight Burundi’s rights record: UN
17 september 2021 - 06:53:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against humanity, [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches
08 september 2021 - 05:56:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches. The match between [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Sunday
06 september 2021 - 05:27:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of some Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches
04 september 2021 - 08:24:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches. Group A Country [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches to be played from Sunday to Tuesday
04 september 2021 - 08:22:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the full fixtures of Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 1 qualifying matches played on Wednesday
02 september 2021 - 05:42:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 1 Africa's round 2 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup/African Qualifiers: Matchday 1 fixtures
31 august 2021 - 19:55:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are Matchday 1 fixtures for the African qualifying competition for the 2022 FIFA World [...] Full text...
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AfDB Chief calls for transformational leadership in Africa
30 august 2021 - 19:45:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, has called for bolder measures to grow the [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Rwanda coach names final squad for campaign
29 august 2021 - 19:08:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda coach, Vincent Mashami has named his final squad which will play Mali and Kenya in [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier: Mali unveil team against Rwanda, Uganda
27 august 2021 - 19:32:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali coach Mohamed Magassouba, on Thursday unveiled a list of players who will face Rwanda on [...] Full text...
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Senegal enters African male Afrobasket competition
25 august 2021 - 22:00:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese national male basketball team has made a big start into the 30th Afrobasket which opened [...] Full text...
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Harambee Stars coach, Mulee, names Kenya squad for World Cup qualifiers
23 august 2021 - 19:40:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya "Harambee Stars" head coach, Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee, has named a provisional squad of 36 players [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 WWC Qualifiers: Second-round fixtures released
22 august 2021 - 18:46:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The second round of the African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in [...] Full text...
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CECAFA Zonal Women’s Champions League qualifiers set
22 august 2021 - 08:17:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The zonal Women’s Champions League qualifiers for the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations [...] Full text...
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AfDB Coding for Employment programme enrols 130,000 users across Africa
12 august 2021 - 15:16:33Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - On International Youth Day, the African Development Bank announced Thursday the enrolment of 130,000 users [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic spreads in rural Burundi
07 august 2021 - 14:26:16Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic in Burundi, which was previously predominant in the economic capital, Bujumbura, is now [...] Full text...
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Serbian Micho re-appointed Cranes coach
01 august 2021 - 14:50:10Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Federation of Uganda Football (FUFA) has announced the appointment of Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojević as Ugandan Cranes [...] Full text...
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Burundi and Rwanda revive security cooperation
31 july 2021 - 18:38:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The extradition on Friday of 19 alleged Burundian rebels captured in Rwanda in September 2019 has [...] Full text...
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AU calls on member countries to speed up evacuation of citizens stranded in Libya
31 july 2021 - 17:19:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has called on Member States to expedite the evacuation and return [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda lifts lockdown in Kigali, eight other districts
31 july 2021 - 10:03:08Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan cabinet, at its meeting on Friday, resolved to lift the 15- day lockdown on [...] Full text...
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African women referees make history at Tokyo Olympics
31 july 2021 - 09:35:57Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - African refereeing marked an important milestone on Friday when three women match officials handled the quarterfinal [...] Full text...
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US and Rwanda host peacekeeping ministerial preparatory meeting
23 july 2021 - 05:25:40New York, US (PANA) - The United States and Rwanda virtually hosted on July 21-22 members of the UN General [...] Full text...
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Partnership with private sector is key in closing Rwanda’s infrastructure gap – WB Update
22 july 2021 - 13:52:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has pushed the Rwandan economy into recession in 2020 for the first [...] Full text...
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Mozambican opposition, rights groups criticise presence of Rwandan soldiers in Cabo Delgado
22 july 2021 - 13:16:32Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Rwanda has sent a thousand soldiers and police for combat and security operations in Mozambique’s gas-rich [...] Full text...
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Summit: African leaders call on WB Group to raise $100 billion to help Africa recover from Covid-19
20 july 2021 - 23:19:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African leaders have called on the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says 133 asylum seekers evacuated to Rwanda
19 july 2021 - 11:31:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 133 asylum seekers left Tripoli for Rwanda last Thursday on a humanitarian evacuation [...] Full text...
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African leaders call for ambitious replenishment of IDA20 to support ‘Recovery Agenda’
15 july 2021 - 22:33:16Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Thirteen African heads of state and government Thursday concluded a day-long meeting here with a strong resolution [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe President to attend 20th Int'l Development Association Resource Replenishment meeting in Abidjan
14 july 2021 - 19:47:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, left Ouagadougou on Wednesday for Abidjan, [...] Full text...
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CECAFA hosts successful TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League draw
09 july 2021 - 19:13:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Excitement has engulfed Eastern Africa after a total of nine clubs learnt their opponents following the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda strives to balance policy response in ensuring a strong, inclusive recovery
07 july 2021 - 12:56:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s real GDP is projected to rebound by 5.1 percent in 2021, reflecting the start of [...] Full text...
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CAF Women’s Champions League: UNAF, CECAFA prepare for Zonal draw on Wednesday
06 july 2021 - 18:30:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Following a successful start to the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League zonal qualifiers draw in Cote [...] Full text...
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African leaders to support IDA replenishment for recovery from COVID-19
06 july 2021 - 08:57:22Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire and the World Bank Group will on 15 July [...] Full text...
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200 young Rwandans to join PSG Academy in September
04 july 2021 - 19:41:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two hundred young players are looking forward to gracing the first intake of the Paris Saint-Germain [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire to host draws for WAFU Women’s Champions League qualifiers
04 july 2021 - 19:33:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The newly-formed CAF Women’s Champions League will take one giant leap towards realization on Monday, 5 [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's presence noticed at Burundi's 59th Independence anniversary celebrations
01 july 2021 - 14:09:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation led by Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Thursday attended the 59th-anniversary celebrations of [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Burundi, Somalia, Rwanda on independence anniversaries
01 july 2021 - 05:46:42Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has congratulated Burundi, Somalia and Rwanda on [...] Full text...
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Rwanda Football Federation gets new president
30 june 2021 - 07:25:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Members of the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA), have backed businessman Mugabo Olivier Nizeyimana to lead them [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Sub-Saharan Africa must act now to stop surge of new Delta variant'
29 june 2021 - 06:26:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The only way for Sub-Saharan Africa to break free from the new vicious COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 15 new cases
28 june 2021 - 13:05:04Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has during the last two days recorded 15 new cases of coronavirus, including 4 from [...] Full text...
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APR FC wins 19th Rwanda league title
27 june 2021 - 09:35:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Patriotic Army Football Club (APR FC) were crowned champions of the 2020/21 Rwanda National football [...] Full text...
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WFP welcomes US$5.3 million from United States for refugee food assistance in Rwanda
24 june 2021 - 15:30:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received on Thursday US$5.3 million from USAID’s Bureau for [...] Full text...
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Kenya all set for CECAFA Senior Championship
24 june 2021 - 13:28:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is all set for the forthcoming CECAFA Senior Championships, due to kick off in Bahar [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank, AU to support rapid vaccination for up to 400 million people in Africa
22 june 2021 - 07:30:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Finance Ministers and the World Bank Group met on Monday to fast track vaccine [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges new ICC prosecutor to strengthen its delivery of justice for victims
16 june 2021 - 06:37:57The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – As the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) takes office on Wednesday, a human [...] Full text...
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South Africa expels Lesotho diplomats
11 june 2021 - 11:32:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A diplomatic storm has erupted between South Africa and neighbouring Lesotho which has resulted [...] Full text...
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Mugunga nets on debut as Rwanda maul CAR 5-0 in soccer friendly
08 june 2021 - 19:50:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda proved too strong for visiting Central African Republic, as the Amavubi emerged 5-0 victorious in [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo says critiques by citizens, officialdom not attack on media freedom
01 june 2021 - 23:37:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday asserted here that subjecting the work of the media [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Goma volcano eruption displaces 415,700 people as IOM prepares response
01 june 2021 - 16:00:41Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano, in eastern DR Congo, has forced more than 415,000 people, nearly half [...] Full text...
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WHA agrees to hold a special session on pandemic treaty
01 june 2021 - 13:18:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 74th World Health Assembly closed on Monday agreeing to hold a special session before the end [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: Some 350,000 people in urgent need of help after DRC volcano
01 june 2021 - 10:01:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is continuing to assist thousands of people affected [...] Full text...
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AfDB extends US$84m to Rwanda to boost electricity access
01 june 2021 - 08:21:10Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved US$ 84.22 million [...] Full text...
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Uganda name squad to face South Africa in soccer friendly
31 may 2021 - 18:37:30Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda Cranes interim coach, Abudallah Mubiru, has named a 34-man squad ahead of an international friendly [...] Full text...
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Burundian President Ndayishimiye in Kenya on state visit
31 may 2021 - 12:45:47Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Monday began a two-day state visit to Kenya, focusing on strengthening [...] Full text...
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Sudanese FM tours African states to solicit support on GERD dam
27 may 2021 - 19:09:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms. Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, left Khartoum on Thursday, leading a high-level delegation [...] Full text...
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Latest FIFA Rankings for African countries
27 may 2021 - 19:04:16Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest FIFA rankings for African countries, published in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. World [...] Full text...
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UNHCR assessing needs of displaced people after volcano eruption in DR Congo
25 may 2021 - 11:57:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it is assessing the needs of affected communities in the [...] Full text...
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More than 170 children feared missing following volcanic eruption in DRC's Goma district
23 may 2021 - 20:16:32Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Pope prays for Goma citizens threatened by volcano in eastern DR Congo
23 may 2021 - 20:06:07Vatican City, Italy (PANA) - Pope Francis on Sunday asked for prayers for citizens of Goma, a populous city in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs
23 may 2021 - 07:58:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...
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CAF announces new leaders for its standing committees
18 may 2021 - 16:55:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a new team that will lead the work [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit
16 may 2021 - 16:24:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...
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CAF Executive Committee unveils key decisions on future competitions
16 may 2021 - 09:52:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At its Executive Committee meeting in Kigali on Saturday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) took [...] Full text...
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CAF Executive Committee members test negative for Covid-19 in Kigali
15 may 2021 - 06:07:32Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - All CAF members invited to CAF executive meeting in Rwanda registered through the Rwanda Biomedical Center [...] Full text...
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CAF Executive Committee to meet in Kigali, Rwanda
12 may 2021 - 18:07:11Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The CAF Executive Committee will meet in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday, 15 May, 2021. According to the [...] Full text...
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Free up ‘bottlenecks’ stifling Africa’s agri-food sector, urges FAO chief
11 may 2021 - 06:24:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa’s agri-food sector has boosted [...] Full text...
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AfDB invites business enablers to apply for funding to support women entrepreneurs
10 may 2021 - 18:49:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is launching a call for proposals for [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Thrilling encounters in CAF draw for qualifiers
10 may 2021 - 17:46:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday hosted the [...] Full text...
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African teams’ road to FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup revealed
10 may 2021 - 17:36:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following draws conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, [...] Full text...
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CAF Women’s AFCON qualifiers: CAF unveils pairings
10 may 2021 - 17:27:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, ON Monday hosted the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU provides €500,000 to WFP for pandemic recovery in Rwanda
10 may 2021 - 11:33:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed €500,000 from the European Union (EU) to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan ask for political asylum
10 may 2021 - 10:09:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur state have refused to go back home at the [...] Full text...
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CAF receives new record of entries in qualifiers for women's competitions
09 may 2021 - 09:52:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says the participation of national teams in women's football competitions [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi registers 39 new cases, including 4 imported
08 may 2021 - 06:56:10Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi has recorded 39 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 35 from local transmission and 4 [...] Full text...
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IMF projects 5.1 percent rebound of Rwanda’s economy in 2021
07 may 2021 - 08:08:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s economic growth is projected to rebound to 5.1 percent in 2021, compared to a contraction [...] Full text...
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Denmark considering sending asylum seekers to Rwanda - Amnesty International
05 may 2021 - 21:40:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has opposed plans by Denmark to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, calling the move “unconscionable [...] Full text...
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Tunisia in top 10 of good governance in Africa
05 may 2021 - 10:22:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is in the top 10 on the African continent in the ranking established by the [...] Full text...
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Young people key to transforming world’s food systems: UN officials
05 may 2021 - 05:23:23New York, US (PANA) - Young people are taking a leading role in shaping fair and equitable food systems around [...] Full text...
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Sudan FM tours African states to rally support for Khartoum's stands on the Renaissance Dam
03 may 2021 - 19:47:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday quoted the current chair of the African Union, President Félix Tshisekedi of the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR chief urges more support for Burundians returning home
30 april 2021 - 05:55:21Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has praised progress made towards helping refugees find [...] Full text...
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Guterres appoints Alain Noudéhou of Benin Deputy Special Representative for MINUSMA
30 april 2021 - 05:16:20New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Alain Noudéhou of Benin as his new Deputy [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 31 new cases
27 april 2021 - 12:00:23Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 31 new coronavirus contaminations out of 1,142 tests, the Ministry of Public Health [...] Full text...
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New reports from AfDB, FAO and CGIAR showcase digital agriculture for Africa
26 april 2021 - 13:11:21Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are among promising technologies for [...] Full text...
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African Circular Economy Alliance report sheds light on ‘Five Big Bets’ for circular economy
21 april 2021 - 13:14:26Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) has launched a report identifying food systems, the built [...] Full text...
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Uganda terminate coach McKinstry’s contract
19 april 2021 - 18:36:26Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) on Monday terminated the contract of national team coach, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia secures more funds for vaccines
18 april 2021 - 11:03:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has secured financing for its COVID-19 Vaccine Preparedness and Response Project to strengthen immunisation [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine equity is the ‘challenge of our time’, WHO chief declares
17 april 2021 - 04:51:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the number of new COVID-19 cases nearly doubling over the past two months, approaching the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Community transmission remains main concern in Burundi
15 april 2021 - 12:44:02Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In the last 48 hours, 162 new positive cases, including 154 of local transmission (95.06%) and [...] Full text...
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Prevention is ‘only cure’ to end sexual violence in conflict, Security Council hears
15 april 2021 - 05:34:35New York, US (PANA) - Prevention is the best and only cure to stem the multiple, devastating and enduring consequences [...] Full text...
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Muslims in Rwanda begin Ramadan on April 13
13 april 2021 - 13:11:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Muslims in Rwanda began the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Tuesday and the country's Mufti, [...] Full text...
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Great Lakes Region ‘on the right track’ to tackling political and other challenges: UN Envoy
13 april 2021 - 05:33:20New York, US (PANA) - Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa’s Great Lakes region are “on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic witnessing seven weeks of increasing cases, deaths -Tedros
13 april 2021 - 00:08:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Monday briefed the media on the state of the coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Less than 2% of world’s vaccines administered in Africa - WHO
11 april 2021 - 11:32:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Less than 2% of the 690 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to date globally is in Africa, [...] Full text...
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Counter hate-driven movements, UN chief urges, reflecting on genocide in Rwanda
08 april 2021 - 08:11:36Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the world marked the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, [...] Full text...
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27th edition of FESPACO set for 16 - 23 October 2021 in Ouagadougou
07 april 2021 - 15:59:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will be [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNHCR calls for equitable access to vaccines for refugees
07 april 2021 - 11:02:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World Health Day, the UN Refugee Agency is calling for concerted international action and solidarity [...] Full text...
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Counter hate-driven movements, Guterres urges, reflecting on Rwandan genocide
07 april 2021 - 08:15:32New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...
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‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in Democratic Republic of Congo, warns UN agencies
07 april 2021 - 05:25:09Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a “staggering” record [...] Full text...
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EU hands out US$199 million to IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust
06 april 2021 - 08:16:11Washington, DC US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday received the European Union's (EU's) contribution of US$199 [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final Group matches played on Tuesday
31 march 2021 - 07:32:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of the final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and L [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final Group matches played on Tuesday
31 march 2021 - 01:58:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of the final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and [...] Full text...
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World leaders call for new international treaty to improve pandemic response
30 march 2021 - 16:50:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of world leaders have joined the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Final Group matches for Tuesday
29 march 2021 - 21:15:46Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and L in the qualifiers [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges equitable vaccine access to widen reach in Africa
26 march 2021 - 08:54:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa urgently needs more COVID-19 vaccine supplies as deliveries begin to slow down and initial batches are [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s late president Magufuli to be buried on Friday with full military honours
25 march 2021 - 19:12:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – All is set for the burial of the late Tanzania president, Dr John Pombe [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON qualifiers: More Day 5 results from matches played on Wednesday
24 march 2021 - 21:01:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are more Day 5 results in the qualifiers for the 2022 African Nations Cup (AFCON), [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Day 5 matches begin on Wednesday
24 march 2021 - 07:51:21Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a five-month halt following the COVID-19 pandemic, qualifiers for the 2021 African Nations Cup (AFCON), [...] Full text...
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Mashami names Rwanda squad ahead of Mozambique, Cameroon ties
22 march 2021 - 21:41:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda coach, Vincent Mashami, has announced a 31-player provisional squad to start preparations ahead of their [...] Full text...
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Uganda, AfDB sign $229.5 million financing deal for Kampala-Jinja expressway project
19 march 2021 - 11:42:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $229.5 million financing agreement for the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccination gains pace, nearly seven million doses given
19 march 2021 - 05:57:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa, where after months of waiting on [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour for fallen Pan-Africanism hero Magufuli from African leaders
18 march 2021 - 20:07:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders showered the fallen Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli with tributes on Thursday, extolling [...] Full text...
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Improving cross-border disease surveillance and response in Eastern and Southern Africa
18 march 2021 - 16:20:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and its partners, including the [...] Full text...
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Transport costs hinder growth of isolated African countries
18 march 2021 - 00:02:06Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Transport costs hinder the growth of isolated African countries, according to the report on the evaluation [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda vaccinates refugees, asylum seekers
15 march 2021 - 09:59:43Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the lives and rights of refugees, the UN Refugee [...] Full text...
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New FAO project targets small Beninese farmers
14 march 2021 - 18:20:51Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the Beninese government and the International Fund for Agricultural [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth chief impressed with Rwanda CHOGM preparations
12 march 2021 - 13:12:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has congratulated the Rwandan government on progress in its preparations for [...] Full text...
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AfDB provides $1 million for AI-based national customer management systems
10 march 2021 - 16:23:31Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted $1.024 million for artificial intelligence enabled systems to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda starts nationwide vaccination campaign
06 march 2021 - 06:03:53Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s Minister for Health, Dr. Daniel Ngamije, was on Friday vaccinated against Covid-19 to mark the launch [...] Full text...
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Proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reaches ‘all-time high’ - IPU Report
06 march 2021 - 05:10:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reached more than 25 per cent last year– a historic [...] Full text...
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AfDB to introduce first women beneficiaries of AFAWA Guarantee for Growth programme
05 march 2021 - 20:40:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In celebration of International Women’s Day, and to mark the rollout of the Affirmative Finance [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More African countries receive vaccines under COVAX facility
04 march 2021 - 05:47:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More African countries have continued to receive lifesaving COVD-19 vaccines through the UN-led COVAX facility with [...] Full text...
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U-20 AFCON: Top scorer, Boah, hopes to guide Ghana to glory
03 march 2021 - 23:16:53Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Percious Boah, Ghana’s top scorer at the 2021 Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), hopes [...] Full text...
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U-20 AFCON: Ghana coach, Zito says his players have a chance to write history
03 march 2021 - 07:00:31Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Ghana have a chance to clinch a fourth Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations title on [...] Full text...
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WFP, UNHCR appeal for funding for over three million refugees hit by ration cuts in East Africa
02 march 2021 - 12:06:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Uganda pushes for women’s access to energy to boost economic participation, gender equality
01 march 2021 - 14:47:58Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Progress toward gender equality through increased women’s participation in the economy is set for realization in [...] Full text...
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EAC leaders appoint Kenyan as bloc’s chief executive
27 february 2021 - 16:17:26Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - East African Community (EAC) leaders on Saturday appointed Kenya's Peter Mathuki as the next Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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127 Burundian refugee households repatriated from neighboring Tanzania
24 february 2021 - 16:57:55Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 127 Burundian refugee households returned home on Tuesday from neighboring Tanzania where they had taken [...] Full text...
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Burundi calls assassination of Italian ambassador to neighbouring DR Congo "despicable"
23 february 2021 - 17:23:51Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has described as "despicable", the assassination on Monday of the Italian Ambassador to DR Congo, [...] Full text...
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DRC points to Rwandan rebels for assassination of Italian ambassador
23 february 2021 - 13:21:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has blamed Rwandan militia based in the country's [...] Full text...
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CAF Champions League: Simba SC to host Al Ahly of Egypt in Group A clash Tuesday
22 february 2021 - 23:14:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - ,Tanzanian champions, Simba SC, are scheduled to host Al Ahly of Egypt in a [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: 15 teams qualify for group stage
22 february 2021 - 06:44:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following teams are through to the group stage of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup after matches [...] Full text...
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FIFA president, Infantino, tours Africa, meets with CAF Presidential hopefuls
21 february 2021 - 12:14:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has visited Mauritania, Senegal, Central African Republic and Rwanda ahead of the [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: 2nd-leg, play-off round matches this Sunday
21 february 2021 - 11:00:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are fixtures for the second-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, to [...] Full text...
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Senegal qualify for Men's Afrobasket 2021
19 february 2021 - 16:41:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday qualified for the final phase of the men's Afrobasket, scheduled from 24 August [...] Full text...
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Mali qualify for men's Afrobasket, scheduled for Aug 24 - Sept 5
18 february 2021 - 16:33:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali national basketball team has qualified for the final phase of the men's Afrobasket after [...] Full text...
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Last qualifying phase for FIBA Afro-basketball 2021 kicks off in Monastir, Tunisia
17 february 2021 - 15:17:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The final round of qualifying matches for FIBA Afro-basketball 2021 kicks off on Wednesday in the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for over $220 million in ‘crucial’ support for Burundi refugees
17 february 2021 - 06:20:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An urgent appeal for $222.6 million was made on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency and [...] Full text...
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Mali's national basketball team in Tunisia for Afrobasket qualifiers
16 february 2021 - 15:32:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national basketball team, after a week of training at Ousmane Traoré of Kabala training centre, [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from first-leg, play-off round matches
15 february 2021 - 04:51:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, played [...] Full text...
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American actress Ashley Judd hospitalised in South Africa
14 february 2021 - 11:18:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading American actress Ashley Judd is in intensive care in a Johannesburg hospital after [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions league: Results from early Group-stage matches played on Friday and Saturday
14 february 2021 - 07:25:11Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first six matches in the Group stage of the 2020/21 [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Fixtures for first-leg, play-off round this weekend
14 february 2021 - 07:04:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are fixtures for the first-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, to [...] Full text...
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British human rights lawyer named ICC chief prosecutor
13 february 2021 - 11:12:11New York, US (PANA) - Criminal lawyer and human rights expert Karim Khan of the United Kingdom was elected Friday [...] Full text...
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AFAWA, African Guarantee Fund partner to unlock loans to women entrepreneurs
12 february 2021 - 13:19:44Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) programme has agreed [...] Full text...
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Pfizer expands access to cancer drugs in 45 African countries
10 february 2021 - 16:54:47New York, US (PANA) - US drug firm Pfizer has announced a partnership with IDA Foundation, an independent social enterprise [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 Pandemic pushes Rwanda into recession, severely impacts human capital
10 february 2021 - 13:14:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have dropped by 0.2 percent in 2020, compared [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament extends deployment of peacekeepers in Mali, CAR
10 february 2021 - 09:37:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of deployment of a military air transport unit [...] Full text...
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AU Member States adopt common strategy to combat coronavirus
08 february 2021 - 13:02:57Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the 54 member countries of the African Union (AU), [...] Full text...
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2021 CHAN: Kenyan referee to handle Morocco-Mali final
07 february 2021 - 10:34:56Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Kenyan Peter Waweru Kamaku will officiate the final of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) between [...] Full text...
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AU Summit re-elects Commission Chairperson
06 february 2021 - 22:31:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was on Saturday overwhelmingly voted back to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February
04 february 2021 - 22:27:34Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of [...] Full text...
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2021 CHAN: It's hosts Cameroon vs holders Morocco, Mali vs Guinea for places in the final
03 february 2021 - 08:15:57Limbe, Cameroon (PANA) - Hosts Cameroon will face a tough hurdle against defending champions Morocco when they lock horns in [...] Full text...
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UN member countries criticise Rwanda’s rights record
02 february 2021 - 07:18:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – United Nations member countries offered strong criticism and scores of recommendations addressing Rwanda's human rights record during [...] Full text...
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2021 CHAN: Morocco, Guinea reach semi-finals
01 february 2021 - 19:06:32Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Holders Morocco swept Zambia aside with a 3-1 victory in the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) to [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for more action to save lives of refugees on routes towards the Mediterranean
28 january 2021 - 11:30:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has urged the international community do more to save lives of [...] Full text...
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Kenya urges South Sudan to complete formation of unity government
28 january 2021 - 09:10:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged South Sudanese leaders to hasten the implementation of the remaining aspects [...] Full text...
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Deadly start to year 2021 for UN peacekeepers in Africa
20 january 2021 - 13:53:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Peace Missions in Mali (UNAMID) and the Central African Republic (UNMISSA) began 2021 [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM receives credentials of new Rwanda ambassador
19 january 2021 - 22:40:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, [...] Full text...
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World leaders to meet during Davos Agenda in a Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust
18 january 2021 - 15:50:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - – The World Economic Forum, taking place virtually on 25-29 January, will bring together the foremost [...] Full text...
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Three UN peacekeepers killed, six wounded in attack in Mali
14 january 2021 - 08:41:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed and six others wounded in an attack on [...] Full text...
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Peacekeeper killed in ‘heinous attacks’ in Central African Republic
14 january 2021 - 05:10:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for action to ensure accountability for “heinous attacks” in the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia in Top 5 of African economic growth in 2021
12 january 2021 - 15:53:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African champions of economic growth in 2021 are Djibouti, Kenya, Tunisia, Rwanda and Botswana respectively, according [...] Full text...
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2020-21 CAF Confed. Cup: All qualifiers for play-off round emerge
07 january 2021 - 19:17:50Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the 16 teams for the play-off round in the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup have emerged [...] Full text...
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