Blinken raises human rights, jailing of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina with Rwandan president Kagame

11 august 2022 - 13:35:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Rwanda on the final leg of his [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken speaks with Republic of the Congo President Sassou N’Guesso

11 august 2022 - 06:28:37
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday spoke on phone with President Denis [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken meets DRC PM Lukonde

10 august 2022 - 15:05:39
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met the prime minister of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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US 'very concerned' by 'credible' reports of Rwanda aiding DRC's M23 rebels - Blinken

10 august 2022 - 08:03:22
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The US says it is "very concerned by credible reports" that Rwanda has provided support to [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken holds talks with South African president Ramaphosa

09 august 2022 - 14:27:25
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday met in Pretoria with South African President [...] Full text...

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US should raise human rights concerns, abuse by M23 rebels during Secretary of State's visit to Rwanda

09 august 2022 - 11:49:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned visit to Rwanda from 10-12 August, will [...] Full text...

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Rights group says US Secretary of State's visit to DRC tests US support for democracy, rights

09 august 2022 - 11:20:41
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken should publicly promote free and fair elections, respect [...] Full text...

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South Africa: US Secretary of State holds high level talks in Pretoria

08 august 2022 - 18:37:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is visiting South Africa as part of [...] Full text...

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Top US diplomat expected to visit South Africa, DRC

07 august 2022 - 07:38:49
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez is travelling to South Africa and the [...] Full text...

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Mali junta condemns 'hateful and defamatory' remarks by French President Macron

01 august 2022 - 13:47:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has condemned "with the utmost rigour" the "hateful and defamatory remarks" of French [...] Full text...

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Deputy chairman of Libyan Presidential Council reaffirms importance of national reconciliation

31 july 2022 - 19:14:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, has stressed the importance of the [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State to visit South Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda

30 july 2022 - 09:13:26
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is to embark on a three-nation African tour from [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses DRC's M23 rebels of targeting civilians

25 july 2022 - 05:45:47
Goma, DRC (PANA) – The M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have summarily killed at least 29 [...] Full text...

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Project launched to enhance investment climate in 11 refugee hosting African countries

21 july 2022 - 05:43:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...

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Vera Songwé calls for Special Drawing Rights for Africa

20 july 2022 - 17:56:11
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe, reiterated the need [...] Full text...

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Rwanda chosen to host headquarters of African Medicines Agency

17 july 2022 - 16:22:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Rwanda is to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) after a vote to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo becomes seventh member of East African Community

12 july 2022 - 12:05:06
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has finally become a member of the East African Community [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken speaks to Kenya President Kenyatta on DRC violence

01 july 2022 - 06:58:58
Washington, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss the [...] Full text...

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Russia-Ukraine war compounds pandemic challenges, inflationary pressures in Rwanda

24 june 2022 - 08:03:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s real GDP growth rebounded strongly to 10.9 percent in 2021, but spillovers from the war [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa reveals lessons for governance - IMF Country Focus

24 june 2022 - 07:21:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made important strides in tackling corruption, with some outperforming emerging [...] Full text...

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Actions to stem violence against women and girls ‘needed now more than ever’

24 june 2022 - 05:58:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over the past two years, there has been “an unprecedented increase in all forms of gender-based [...] Full text...

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DRC leader opens pandora box in Eastern Africa - ISS report

23 june 2022 - 14:09:27
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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‘De facto lethargy’ in Central African Republic, despite escalating attacks, says UN offficial

23 june 2022 - 05:17:43
New York, US (PANA) - Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic’s political process, which has lapsed into [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says DR Congo-Rwanda military escalation devastating for civilians

22 june 2022 - 05:54:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday  called for the protection of civilians in the fighting between the Movement [...] Full text...

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Burundian president 'satisfied' with outcome of Nairobi summit on DR Congo security

21 june 2022 - 12:20:53
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All armed groups in DR Congo have agreed to cease hostilities and come to the negotiating [...] Full text...

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Kenya hosts regional summit on renewed insecurity in DR Congo

20 june 2022 - 13:05:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Kenya is on Monday hosting a summit of East African heads of state on renewed insecurity in [...] Full text...

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UN expert urges UK to halt transfer of asylum seekers to Rwanda

19 june 2022 - 05:15:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert has urged the United Kingdom to halt its controversial policy of transferring [...] Full text...

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Hate speech ‘dehumanizes individuals and communities’: Guterres

18 june 2022 - 07:08:29
New York, US (PANA) - Hate speech incites violence, undermines diversity and social cohesion and “threatens the common values and [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Commonwealth leaders to oppose UK’s 'racist' asylum seeker deal

17 june 2022 - 14:17:05
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday asked Commonwealth leaders to take a firm and clear stand against the UK’s [...] Full text...

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Five Ambassadors present letters of credence to Gambian leader

15 june 2022 - 11:36:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, on Tuesday received the letters of credence of five Ambassadors accredited [...] Full text...

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UNHCR slams UK’s bid to export some refugees to Rwanda

14 june 2022 - 05:08:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday dismissed the British Government’s proposal to process [...] Full text...

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UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi

13 june 2022 - 05:16:43
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The widespread exploitation of men, women and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been [...] Full text...

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UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks

12 june 2022 - 05:20:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Saturday calling for attacks on civilians by multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Results and standings after matches played on Wednesday

09 june 2022 - 05:48:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Results and standings after matches played on Tuesday

08 june 2022 - 05:42:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Some group stage fixtures and more results

05 june 2022 - 07:16:15
Cairo, Eypt (PANA) - The following are Days 1 and 2 fixtures and results of some matches played so far [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Senegal to start off well against Benin

03 june 2022 - 22:42:42
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal, winners of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), in February in Yaounde, Cameroon, will begin [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Results of matches played on Thursday

03 june 2022 - 05:08:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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132 Libyan asylum seekers evacuated by UNHCR to Rwanda

01 june 2022 - 15:08:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 132 vulnerable asylum seekers, including young children, were evacuated from Libya to Rwanda [...] Full text...

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Great Lakes Region Secretariat expresses 'grave concern' about situation in eastern DRC

01 june 2022 - 05:47:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Tuesday expressed grave concern at the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urged to support efforts to end M23 insurgency in DR Congo

01 june 2022 - 05:11:49
New York, US (PANA) - The recent resurgence of the M23 armed group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Aliou Cissé calls up 26 players for Senegal's next two matches in the AFCON 2023 Qualifiers

27 may 2022 - 21:50:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In view of the first two days of the Qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony honours service, sacrifice of UN blue helmets

27 may 2022 - 05:48:26
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in [...] Full text...

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African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers named

26 may 2022 - 23:49:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) were Thursday made known after the draw. The 7th [...] Full text...

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Greece wants closer ties with Africa, says Greek FM

26 may 2022 - 23:43:00
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece is determined to establish closer relations with African countries, Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, said [...] Full text...

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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi expected in Burundi on Saturday

20 may 2022 - 15:40:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Congolese head of state, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, is expected this Saturday on a two-day [...] Full text...

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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot

03 may 2022 - 20:02:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...

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African leaders bid farewell to Kenya's third President Kibaki

29 april 2022 - 16:56:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders, both serving and retired, congregated at the Nyayo Stadium here on a chilly Friday [...] Full text...

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AU backs plan to dispatch regional force to restore stability in the DRC

26 april 2022 - 16:54:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union supports the planned deployment of a regional force to end the hostilities [...] Full text...

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East African leaders to deploy regional force to DRC

22 april 2022 - 09:51:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders have ended a Summit on the armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes US$ 5.5 million from US to support refugees in Rwanda

20 april 2022 - 05:25:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$5.5 million from the [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Draw for quaifying group matches

19 april 2022 - 20:35:53
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the groups for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Côte d'Ivoire 2023, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR ‘firmly’ opposes UK-Rwanda offshore migration processing deal

15 april 2022 - 05:46:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A deal made by the United Kingdom to send some migrants for processing and relocation to [...] Full text...

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Presidents Kenyatta, Tshisekedi sign treaty of accession of DR Congo into EAC

09 april 2022 - 01:03:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Felix Tshisekedi have signed, at State House, Nairobi, the treaty of accession [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

08 april 2022 - 05:53:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in [...] Full text...

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Rwandan economy has navigated COVID-19 pandemic well: IMF

07 april 2022 - 11:59:42
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted that the Rwandan economy has navigated the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021

29 march 2022 - 18:21:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...

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After 10 years fighting in the bush - it’s time to go home, says Rwandan ex-fighter in DRC (A UN feature)

20 march 2022 - 05:31:54
Goma, DRC (PANA) - Foreign combatants with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can find it [...] Full text...

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France Médias Monde deplores procedure of Mali to suspend RFI and France 24

17 march 2022 - 15:30:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French Médias Monde group, which owns Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24 television, had [...] Full text...

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Mali initiates measures to suspend French media RFI and France 24

17 march 2022 - 15:22:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mali's transitional government on Thursday rejected allegations of abuses by its army against civilians and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says refugee family from Libya reintegrated in Europe

15 march 2022 - 20:21:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A family of three from Libya was resettled in Europe on Monday by the United Nations [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to build statistical capacity to better achieve SDGs

13 march 2022 - 18:42:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Jean Paul Adam, director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Division of the Economic [...] Full text...

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ECA, partners launch alliance of entrepreneurial universities in Africa

13 march 2022 - 18:21:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners launched the Alliance of Entrepreneurial Universities in [...] Full text...

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Achieving SDGs difficult but not impossible for Africa - ECA's Jean Paul Adam

13 march 2022 - 18:02:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is difficult but not impossible for Africa, says Jean Paul [...] Full text...

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FRADD reveals African specificity in march towards SDGs, says ECA's Jean Paul Adam

13 march 2022 - 17:03:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) as revealed the specificity of Africa and the [...] Full text...

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Environmentalist calls for increased investment to combat land degradation in Africa

12 march 2022 - 15:45:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An environmentalist of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called on governments and businesses to [...] Full text...

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FRADD recommends unlocking funding after COVID-19

06 march 2022 - 18:01:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Participants at the eighth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD-8), held in Kigali, have calling [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to apply statistics to development

06 march 2022 - 17:54:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The eighth African regional forum on sustainable development (FRADD-8) held in Kigali, has called on African [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa calls for equitable access to vaccines

06 march 2022 - 17:25:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The eighth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD-8) held this week in Kigali, Rwanda, has [...] Full text...

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NGO calls for preservation of Africa's natural resources

05 march 2022 - 16:21:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - International environmental network, Environment and Development in the Third World (ENDA-Third World), has called for the [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian wants youth involved in implementation of Africa's 2030 and 2063 agendas

04 march 2022 - 20:09:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A young Cameroonian, Divine Ntiokam, on Friday in Kigali, Rwanda, called for a better involvement of [...] Full text...

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Vera Songwé calls for making immunization a reality to achieve SDGs

04 march 2022 - 17:18:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwé, has called on [...] Full text...

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Congolese minister outlines 5 priority areas for sustainable development in Africa

03 march 2022 - 21:41:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Mrs. Arlette Soudan Nonault, the Congolese Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, has set out five [...] Full text...

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Rwandan academic calls for use of technology to mitigate inequality in Africa

03 march 2022 - 17:12:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Dr Ignace Gataré of the Rwanda University of Technology has called for the use of technology [...] Full text...

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Eighth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development opens in Kigali

03 march 2022 - 15:23:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday presided over the official opening of the 8th African Regional [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council President appoints Fatou Bensouda, others as members of investigative body in Ethiopia

02 march 2022 - 23:57:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas of Argentina, on Wednesday announced the [...] Full text...

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ENDA Tiers Monde wants greater gender involvement in implementation of Africa's 2030 and 2063 agendas

01 march 2022 - 20:47:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The international network, Environment and Development in the Third World (ENDA Tiers Monde), has called for [...] Full text...

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Kigali hosts the 8th African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development Thursday

01 march 2022 - 13:27:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, is hosting on Thursday the eighth session of the African Regional [...] Full text...

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UNHCR airlifts 100 refugees from Libya to Italy

01 march 2022 - 13:14:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 100 vulnerable asylum seekers, including women and children, were airlifted out of Libya on Monday [...] Full text...

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UN chief names Rwandan Valentine Rugwabiza Special Representative for CAR

25 february 2022 - 05:08:28
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Valentine Rugwabiza of Rwanda as his new Special [...] Full text...

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Gambia to play Afcon preliminary game in Morocco due to stadium ban by CAF

21 february 2022 - 17:21:12
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has confirmed that Gambia’s AFCON preliminary game against Chad scheduled for 29 [...] Full text...

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CAF bans 23 stadiums from hosting international matches

20 february 2022 - 15:30:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned 23 stadiums across the continent "for not meeting [...] Full text...

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AU chief warns African Summit with European leaders falls below expectations

18 february 2022 - 21:45:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Africa Union Commission has regretted the failure of the joint partnership with the European Union [...] Full text...

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'Historic expansion' of joint UN fund to boost sustainable development

15 february 2022 - 05:17:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Joint SDG Fund announced on Monday an additional $54.5 million in investments for projects across five countries, [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief pays homage to late Tanzanian leader, Magufuli

13 february 2022 - 12:35:12
Dar Es Salam, Tanzania (PANA) - The head of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, ended his [...] Full text...

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Tanzania launches construction of key link to Trans-Africa Highway

11 february 2022 - 11:12:24
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has launched the construction of a key highway link to the Dakar to Cairo Trans-African [...] Full text...

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East African Community welcomes lifting of EU sanctions against Burundi

10 february 2022 - 12:13:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) on Thursday welcomed the lifting of European Union (EU) economic sanctions [...] Full text...

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UNHCR welcomes pledges by Burundi under Global Compact on Refugees

09 february 2022 - 11:42:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed the pledges made by the Government of Burundi [...] Full text...

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Kenyan president urges African leaders to help eliminate malaria by 2030

06 february 2022 - 16:05:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday urged African leaders to maximise their efforts to eliminate [...] Full text...

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Kenya to host African Union's infrastructure Summit

03 february 2022 - 16:50:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host the seventh session of a major African Union (AU) Summit dedicated to the [...] Full text...

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President Kagame, Kenyatta hold talks on regional stability

03 february 2022 - 16:14:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Rwandan President Paul Kagame held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi on Thursday, reiterating [...] Full text...

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EU gives 4 million euros to Burundi for reintegration of former refugees

01 february 2022 - 12:38:08
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has given 4 million euros to support the local office of the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to host Commonwealth Summit in June

01 february 2022 - 12:01:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Summit will take place on 20 June, 2022, the [...] Full text...

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Bourita calls for strengthening Africa-Europe partnership on migration

28 january 2022 - 17:36:30
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, said here [...] Full text...

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Egyptian businessman unveils plans to establish more industries in Gambia

24 january 2022 - 10:35:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Hatem Raslan, an Egyptian investor, on Monday unveiled plans to establish more industries in the Gambia. The [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN-backed COVAX mechanism delivers one billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose

17 january 2022 - 06:00:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization’s multilateral initiative [...] Full text...

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UN chief appoints German Daniela Kroslak Deputy Special Representative in Mali

08 january 2022 - 06:42:47
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of Daniela Kroslak of Germany [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: VAR to be used in all 52 matches for the first time

07 january 2022 - 23:19:02
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - For the first time in the history of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, all 52 [...] Full text...

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WFP-backed challenge boosts food system in Rwanda and beyond

06 january 2022 - 10:32:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched [...] Full text...

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Rwanda defeat AFCON bound Guinea 3-0 in build-up

04 january 2022 - 11:49:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Amavubi of Rwanda defeated Guinea 3-0 in an international match played at the Amahoro Stadium [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2021: Senegal's training camp in Rwanda canceled

28 december 2021 - 19:20:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese national soccer team has canceled its pre-tournament training, planned for Rwanda early next year, [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Senegal coach coach Aliou Cissé releases final squad

24 december 2021 - 17:26:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese national football team coach Aliou Cissé on Friday releaed the list of 27 players [...] Full text...

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Chief UN prosecutor seeks justice for victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

14 december 2021 - 06:48:11
New York, US (PANA) - Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals – the judicial body that [...] Full text...

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Yanga and Simba settle for goalless draw in Tanzania's local league derby

12 december 2021 - 11:03:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Arch-rivals Young Africans SC and Simba SC settled for a goalless draw in a [...] Full text...

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176 refugees evacuated from Libya to Rwanda by UNHCR

10 december 2021 - 19:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 176 vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya on Friday on a humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Ramaphosa addresses latest COVID-19 storm

08 december 2021 - 15:36:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, was Wednesday locked in talks with government officials and [...] Full text...

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African Union sets in motion plan to manufacture 60 percent of vaccines in Africa

07 december 2021 - 20:18:07
Kigali, 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 - 15:08:56
Cape 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 - 13:28:00
Port-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 - 05:19:28
Cairo, 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 - 05:38:35
Cairo, 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 - 05:31:12
Cairo, 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 - 06:01:10
Cairo, 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 - 21:01:33
Addis 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 - 20:21:07
Asmara, 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 - 15:05:01
Glasgow, 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 - 13:25:06
Cotonou, 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 - 18:13:34
Cotonou, 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 - 18:05:24
Cotonou, 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 - 14:24:02
Kigali, 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 - 16:52:41
Athens, 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 - 22:30:48
Glasgow, 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 - 21:39:07
Addis 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 - 20:59:23
Nairobi, 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 - 11:16:09
Brazzaville, 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 - 20:53:12
Tripoli, 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 - 20:10:05
Accra, 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 - 07:14:40
Nairobi, 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 - 06:15:52
New 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 - 20:21:02
Kigali, 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 - 05:10:43
Cairo, 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 - 05:47:51
Cairo, 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 - 15:56:47
Kinshasa, 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 - 05:30:33
Cairo, 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 - 08:02:38
Cairo, 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 - 18:32:19
Nairobi, 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 - 18:38:28
Tripoli, 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 - 11:02:04
Geneva, 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 - 18:15:50
Kigali, 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 - 06:15:22
Nairobi, 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 - 15:27:51
Pemba, 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 - 05:32:53
Washington, 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 - 08:22:24
Dar 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 - 06:53:40
Geneva, 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 - 05:56:09
Cairo, 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 - 05:27:38
Cairo, 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 - 08:24:36
Cairo, 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 - 08:22:31
Cairo, 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 - 05:42:18
Cairo, 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 - 19:55:12
Cairo, 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 - 19:45:45
Accra, 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 - 19:08:35
Kigali, 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 - 19:32:30
Bamako, 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 - 22:00:33
Dakar, 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 - 19:40:14
Nairobi, 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 - 18:46:15
Cairo, 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 - 08:17:06
Nairobi, 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 - 15:16:33
Abidjan, 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 - 14:26:16
Bujumbura, 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 - 14:50:10
Kampala, 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 - 18:38:22
Bujumbura, 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 - 17:19:52
Tripoli, 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 - 10:03:08
Kigali, 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 - 09:35:57
Tokyo, 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 - 05:25:40
New 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 - 13:52:50
Kigali, 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 - 13:16:32
Maputo, 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 - 23:19:45
Accra, 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 - 11:31:03
Tripoli, 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 - 22:33:16
Abidjan, 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 - 19:47:49
Ouagadougou, 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 - 19:13:10
Nairobi, 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 - 12:56:38
Kigali, 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 - 18:30:27
Tunis, 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 - 08:57:22
Abidjan, 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 - 19:41:02
Kigali, 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 - 19:33:09
Cairo, 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 - 14:09:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation led by Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Thursday attended the 59th-anniversary celebrations of [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Burundi, Somalia, Rwanda on independence anniversaries

01 july 2021 - 05:46:42
Washington, 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 - 07:25:26
Kigali, 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 - 06:26:06
Dar 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 - 13:05:04
Bujumbura, 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 - 09:35:44
Kigali, 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 - 15:30:00
Kigali, 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 - 13:28:22
Nairobi, 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 - 07:30:30
Addis 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 - 06:37:57
The 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 - 11:32:48
Cape 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 - 19:50:15
Kigali, 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 - 23:37:53
Accra, 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 - 16:00:41
Goma, 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 - 13:18:13
Geneva, 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 - 10:01:00
Geneva, 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 - 08:21:10
Kigali, 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 - 18:37:30
Kampala, 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 - 12:45:47
Bujumbura, 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 - 19:09:10
Khartoum, 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 - 19:04:16
Zurich, 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 - 11:57:30
Geneva, 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 - 20:16:32
Goma, 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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