Mali's national trade union plans five-day strike next month
24 november 2020 - 14:14:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's largest trade union, Union Nationale des travailleurs du Mali (UNTM), intends to call a 120-hour [...] Full text...
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's largest trade union, Union Nationale des travailleurs du Mali (UNTM), intends to call a 120-hour [...] Full text...
Ensure safe and hygienic sanitation for all, UN urges on World Toilet Day
19 november 2020 - 20:42:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN marked World Toilet Day Thursday in a bid to reinforce the need for [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court dismisses suit filed by former Acting Director, Regional centre for surveillance and disease control
26 october 2020 - 19:56:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has dismissed an application by a physician and former ECOWAS staff, Prof. Abdulsalami [...] Full text...
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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link
30 september 2020 - 22:18:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe teachers release survey report justifying continued closure of schools
25 september 2020 - 23:22:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Teachers in Zimbabwe Friday called on government to desist from opening schools this coming Monday until [...] Full text...
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Mali: Rights expert calls for ‘immediate release’ of former officials detained during coup
24 september 2020 - 05:43:02New York, US (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert has called on Mali’s coup leaders to release former [...] Full text...
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Equal pay essential to build a world of dignity and justice for all, UN says
18 september 2020 - 16:53:47New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the first ever International Equal Pay Day, on Friday, drawing [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert calls for ceasefire, commitment from all stakeholders to ensure free elections in CAR
28 august 2020 - 05:01:12Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The UN’s expert on human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe annual inflation rate rises over 100 percentage points in July
18 august 2020 - 14:21:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate rose to 837.53 percent in July owing to the rise in prices [...] Full text...
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Mali: Teachers union members on strike to protest against the slow implementation of 20% wage increase
17 august 2020 - 15:10:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Teachers under the umbrella Education unions have suspend classes and other educational activities, including training, marking [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Youth in resilient economies need access to skills and employment
12 august 2020 - 11:09:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While the first stage of fighting COVID-19 had to focus on protecting the older [...] Full text...
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Burundi Muslim community celebrates Eid ul-Adha
31 july 2020 - 22:17:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Muslim community here Friday celebrated the Eid ul-Adha or feast of the sheep sacrifice, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Aides of VIPs, politicians barred from terminals as Nigerian airports reopen July 8
02 july 2020 - 21:52:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika Thursday gave details of protocols for the reopening of Nigeria’s domestic flights [...] Full text...
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Rwandan club AS Muhanga hire Burundian Ismail Nduwantare as new coach
29 june 2020 - 12:25:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's first division club of AS Muhanga have appointed Burundian Jean Marie Vianney Ismail Nduwantare as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Final year basic school students in Ghana return to school
29 june 2020 - 06:11:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Junior High Schools in Ghana will reopen on Monday for final year students to prepare for [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council wants top UN rights official to take action on racist violence
20 june 2020 - 07:53:52New York, US (PANA) - UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Health minister arrested for approving corrupt deals for COVID-19 materials
19 june 2020 - 17:21:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Health Minister, Obadiah Moyo, has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), accused of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's MDC Alliance opposition party vows not to be distracted in fighting official corruption
18 june 2020 - 19:12:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, says talk of an impending [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian radio stations owners dismayed over government failure to assist media houses as pandemic escalates
17 june 2020 - 22:30:24Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Managers of radio stations in The Gambia Wednesday recounted difficulties confronting them in the face of the [...] Full text...
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President IBK wants to end ongoing education crisis shaking the country for months
16 june 2020 - 23:44:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita Tuesday agreed to give teachers a 20 percent salary increase to [...] Full text...
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Benin to release more than 74 billion CFA francs to mitigate socio-economic effects of COVID-19.
13 june 2020 - 11:35:19Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will soon release some 74.12 billion CFA francs for a series of measures to mitigate [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Private schools struggling to maintain staff in The Gambia
04 june 2020 - 19:44:40Banjul Gambia (PANA) - Private schools across The Gambia are now facing a difficult task keeping and maintaining their staff [...] Full text...
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Members of Nigerien government contribute more than 58 million CFAF in fight against coronavirus
02 may 2020 - 16:55:59Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Members of the Nigerien government have donated 58,705,000 CFA francs to the national coronavirus (Covid-19) committee [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVID-19 cast gloomy forecast for Botswana’s economy
24 april 2020 - 20:21:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Finance Minister Dr Thapelo Matsheka has painted a gloomy outlook for the country’s economy to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkinabe president, PM, ministers donate salaries to fight against pandemic
16 april 2020 - 17:53:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will give up six months of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana’s ministers take 10% salary cut
14 april 2020 - 19:34:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s cabinet ministers have pledged 10 percent of their salaries to a fund established to cushion [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA pledges financial help as football greats test positive
11 april 2020 - 19:38:08Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has vowed to look at ways to help mitigate coronavirus’ impact on football on a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Malian president donates three months' salary in pandemic fight
11 april 2020 - 13:46:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Friday announced he and members of the government would donate [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana announces social intervention measures to ease virus burden
06 april 2020 - 06:28:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced several social intervention measures to ease the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritian government sets up Solidarity Fund
26 march 2020 - 08:02:34Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government on Thursday announced the setting up of a COVID-19 Solidarity Fund to provide [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ethiopia decongests prisons, gears for local resources to battle coronavirus
25 march 2020 - 23:24:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has pardoned 4,000 prisoners and donated his monthly salary to [...] Full text...
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Kenya reduces taxes to ease coronavirus impact
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Coronavirus: Congolese businesses count their losses after govt.'s measures against coronavirus spread
24 march 2020 - 20:16:21Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Some Congolese traders on Monday deplored the loss of income in view of the measures taken [...] Full text...
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Mauritius govt introduces Wage Assistance Scheme for employees
23 march 2020 - 13:16:52Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development minister Renganaden Padayachy on Monday announced the introduction of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius announces protective plan to fight Covid -19
22 march 2020 - 13:46:57Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The spokesperson of the National Communication Committee on Covid-19, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, on Sunday said Mauritius [...] Full text...
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Libya earned US$ 275.3 million in oil revenues during first two months this year
09 march 2020 - 22:09:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Between 1 January and 29 February, 2020, Libya earned 380 million dinars (about US$ 275.3 million) [...] Full text...
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Burundi: More than half of registered voters expected at polling stations are women
08 march 2020 - 11:49:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - This year's new general elections in Burundi will see the participation of 5,126,351 voters, including 2,686,593 [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean human rights group bemoans army garrison shops amid widespread inflation
08 march 2020 - 10:40:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights monitoring group, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), has castigated government for introducing garrison shops [...] Full text...
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Rising Tripoli truce violations put question mark on intern'l community's commitment to ensure ceasefire (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
02 march 2020 - 06:42:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The systematic violations of the truce agreed on 12 January by the belligerents in the Tripoli [...] Full text...
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Lecturers from two big Zimbabwe universities down tools
01 march 2020 - 15:08:17Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Lecturers from two of Zimbabwe's biggest universities have declared incapacitation and downed tools till government addresses [...] Full text...
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Togo's presidential candidate, Komi Wolou, wants a "re-foundation of the Togolese nation"
14 february 2020 - 15:52:39Lomé, Togo (PANA)- Presidential candidate Komi Wolou of Socialist Pact for Renewal (PSR) will work, if elected, for a true [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Frenchman Didier Six signs 3-year contract with FEGUIFOOT
14 february 2020 - 13:44:01Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The salary paid to Syli national coach Didier Six from France, aged 66, who has finally [...] Full text...
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Reforms of Libyan Ministry of Finance focus on public/private sectors and wages
11 february 2020 - 14:27:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Finance in the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fraj Boumtari, on Tuesday announced [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe moves to remove 'ghost workers' off its payroll
11 february 2020 - 12:47:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has given its workers until February 28 to verify their names in the [...] Full text...
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Rural teachers reject Zim Govt's offer to increase wages by between 133% and 172%
30 january 2020 - 15:20:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has rejected government’s wage increase of between 133 [...] Full text...
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Malian teachers march to demand 20 pct increase in salaries
24 january 2020 - 21:55:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of teachers, dressed in red and yellow, accompanied by students and parents organized a peaceful [...] Full text...
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Malian teachers on two-week strike to press their 20pc pay rise demand
23 january 2020 - 12:45:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) -Responding to the call of their unions, Malian teachers have been observing a two-week strike since last [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe govt. to introduce ZWL$50 note as local currency continues to devalue
22 january 2020 - 18:00:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will introduce ZWL (Zimbabwe dollar) $50 notes to address its currency crisis in [...] Full text...
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Over 5,000 teachers in Zimbabwe resolve to not report for duty till they get better wages
14 january 2020 - 17:55:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Over 5,000 members of Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have unanimously resolved to stop reporting [...] Full text...
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Mali: Teachers on five-day strike, demanding 20% salary increase
07 january 2020 - 16:27:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian teachers, heeding calls from their different unions, began a five-day strike on Monday, demanding a [...] Full text...
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Zambian Ministers ready to have their salaries cut as directed by President Lungu
03 january 2020 - 11:47:07Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian cabinet ministers have said that they are ready to have their salaries cut starting this [...] Full text...
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Zambia's President Lungu fires Information and Broadcasting Permanent Secretary
30 december 2019 - 12:09:17Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia President Edgar Lungu has terminated the contract of Chanda Kasolo as permanent secretary in the [...] Full text...
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Sudan cabinet passes budget maintaining subsidy on wheat, cooking gas
28 december 2019 - 14:25:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese cabinet has approved the 2020 budget that maintains subsidies on wheat and cooking gas, [...] Full text...
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Zambian President cuts salaries of highly paid public workers including his own
27 december 2019 - 16:36:59Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced the reduction of his salary and those of his Cabinet [...] Full text...
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Ivorian teachers demand retirement incentive
24 december 2019 - 11:25:31Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Public Primary Education Union on Monday demanded an appropriate retirement incentive for its members. At [...] Full text...
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Malian teachers continue their 120 hour strike
19 december 2019 - 21:50:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian teachers from eight trade unions Thursday continue their 120 hour strike begun Monday with the [...] Full text...
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Benin government to clear CFAF 3 billion wage arrears
19 december 2019 - 15:29:44Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin will soon disburse three billion CFA francs to clear salary arrears for [...] Full text...
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Congo: Sopéco launches mobile payment application
14 december 2019 - 16:03:37Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congo Posts and Savings Company (Sopéco) launched here Friday a mobile payment application called Post [...] Full text...
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Malian teachers' unions plan strike from 16-20 Dec. to demand pay rise
04 december 2019 - 12:47:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several national education unions in Mali could observe a 120-hour renewable strike, with grades retention from [...] Full text...
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Clashes between young people and police continue Tuesday in Jelma, Tunisia
03 december 2019 - 19:24:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several people were arrested in Jelma in the region of Sidi Bouzid (Central Tunisia) where clashes [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Demonstrators and security forces clash in Sidi Bouzid region
01 december 2019 - 11:07:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators gathered on Saturday evening in Jelma (Sidi Bouzid-central region) [...] Full text...
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The Libyan war increases suffering of thousands of displaced populations -Analysis
29 november 2019 - 22:14:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The war launched by Marshal Khalifa Haftar on 4 April 2019 to take control of Tripoli [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's striking doctors reject offer for more wages from the country's richest man
29 november 2019 - 18:45:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s striking doctors have rejected an offer from the country’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa, to return [...] Full text...
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Residents of Zimbabwe's capital to pay higher service tariffs next year
27 november 2019 - 15:56:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Residents of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, will face significantly higher service tariffs next year as the City [...] Full text...
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Global health professionals seek ways to address "harassment" of women in the workplace in Africa
26 november 2019 - 20:27:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Despite women playing a predominant role in the global economy, there is a pressing need for [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde's prison guards on strike for a pay increase
21 november 2019 - 12:43:46Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's prison guards began a 72-hour strike on Tuesday demanding, among other things, a [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's doctors defy Govt's order to resume work
19 november 2019 - 05:43:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has refused to adhere to government demands to return to [...] Full text...
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Libya media highlight preparations for Berlin Conference
16 november 2019 - 18:44:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Berlin International Conference on Libya to find a solution to the Libyan crisis continues to [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council members, ministers reduce salaries by 30 and 40 pct
12 november 2019 - 23:26:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government of national accord Tuesday approved the reduction of salaries of members of the [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Re-employment offer to dismissed employees extended
01 november 2019 - 15:36:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) has extended the re-employment of government employees dismissed [...] Full text...
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Mali's National Union of Banks and Financial Institutions staff go on strike
25 october 2019 - 13:17:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Workers under Mali's National Union of Banks and Financial Institutions on Thursday (SYNABEF) began a 48-hour [...] Full text...
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Mohamed Magassouba confirmed as coach of Mali's national football team
24 october 2019 - 18:10:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) has confirmed the appointment of interim coach of Mali's national football [...] Full text...
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Nigerian federal govt, labour unions avert strike, agree on new minimum wage
18 october 2019 - 10:32:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After days of intense negotiations, the federal government of Nigeria and the country’s labour unions have [...] Full text...
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Botswana government to reinstate fired employees
16 october 2019 - 19:27:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana President, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, has said the government will reinstate officers who were sacked [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Nigerian govt to pay compensation to Army private dismissed for loss of rifle
14 october 2019 - 15:44:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe doctors appeal to WHO to intervene in health crisis
08 october 2019 - 22:35:35Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) Tuesday asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to intervene in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Coach blames World Cup debacle on under-exposure
05 october 2019 - 18:47:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's interim women national team coach Paul Bitok is attributing the country's dismal performance at the [...] Full text...
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Missing Zimbabwe doctor found alive
19 september 2019 - 23:07:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The missing president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA), Dr Peter Magombeyi, whose disappearance caused [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe Justice launches SMS messaging system on certificates
17 september 2019 - 21:16:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe judiciary Tuesday launched an SMS messaging system on acts issued by it to [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe doctors strike over disappearance of association leader
16 september 2019 - 18:50:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s doctors from both the private and public sectors have withdrawn their services following the alleged [...] Full text...
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Didier Six is new coach of Guinea Syli National
13 september 2019 - 21:36:19Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The French technician and former international footballer, Didier Six, was Friday appointed as new coach of [...] Full text...
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Congo: Opposition party wants lifestyles of govt officials reduced
09 september 2019 - 15:42:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the Opposition Sovereignists Party (PS), Uphrem Dave Mafoula, on Monday told the Congolese [...] Full text...
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Italian Claudio Ranieri among candidates vying to coach Guinea Sily National
07 september 2019 - 11:25:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Italian technician, Claudio Ranieri, is among the candidates for the position of coach of the Guinean [...] Full text...
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Guinean football in Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland
31 august 2019 - 14:58:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The recent suspension for 7 years, imposed by the "Ethical" commission of the Guinean Football Federation [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean consumers have become reliant on remittances: Fitch Solutions
21 august 2019 - 19:45:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean consumers are turning to diaspora remittances as a source of income amid growing economic pains [...] Full text...
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French-Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic appointed coach of Moroccan national football team
16 august 2019 - 11:54:33Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, announced on Thursday the appointment [...] Full text...
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South Africa commemorates Marikana Massacre
16 august 2019 - 11:24:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thousands of miners on Friday converged at Marikana, the scene of the worst act [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. to introduce Workers Rights Bill Tuesday in Parliament
10 august 2019 - 06:54:58Port- Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Labour and Industrial Minister, Soodesh Callichurn, will Tuesday introduce for the second reading, [...] Full text...
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Prices of sheep increase on eve of feast of tabaski
06 august 2019 - 17:58:29Niamey, Niger (PANA) - With just a few days to the feast of tabaski, prices of sheep have skyrocketed on [...] Full text...
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Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe decry eroding salaries for teachers
04 august 2019 - 12:48:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) said here Sunday the monthly salaries of teachers [...] Full text...
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Top Guinea Football Federation official suspended for alleged corruption
30 july 2019 - 14:35:54Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The first vice-president of the Guinea Football Federation (FEGUIFOOT), Amadou Diaby, was suspended on Monday by [...] Full text...
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Tripoli war increases suffering of civilians (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
29 july 2019 - 11:01:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - If the high cost of human lives of armed clashes near Tripoli reflects the cruelty of [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: Guinea's coach to appear before commission of inquiry
18 july 2019 - 12:23:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Belgian coach of Guinea's national football team, Paul Put, who was sacked earlier this week [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's civil servants demand ZW$4,750 or US$475 monthly wages
17 july 2019 - 14:16:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's civil servants have demanded ZWL (Zimbabwe dollars) US$4,750 in monthly wages due to government abandoning [...] Full text...
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Number of voluntary returns of Africans in Belgium increase
16 july 2019 - 09:39:11Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Voluntary returns of regular and undocumented Africans in Belgium are on the rise, according to a [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's military side APR FC names Moroccan Adil Mohammed Erradi as new coach
15 july 2019 - 17:50:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former head coach of Ghanaian club, Bechem United, Adil Mohammed Erradi from Morocco, will guide the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Rural Teachers Union demands higher wages than "paltry" gov't offers
11 july 2019 - 15:57:35Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has implored “genuine Trade Unions” to join them in demanding [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president's younger brother questioned by investigators over bribery case
10 july 2019 - 20:30:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Sall, the young brother of Senegalese president Macky Sall was heard Wednesday by investigators from [...] Full text...
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Burundian Public Service marked by "Many Wage Disparities"
09 july 2019 - 15:00:28Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A study of the remuneration of Burundi civil servants shows that there are "many disparities" caused [...] Full text...
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‘Marco-economic environment remains highly volatile in Zimbabwe’
09 july 2019 - 14:34:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe macro-economy remains highly volatile and continues to deteriorate, an updated outlook report from FEWS [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube dares legal experts over challenging SI 142 of 2019
08 july 2019 - 17:35:12Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, has called litigations in the courts over his promulgation of Statutory Instrument [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe gov't pleads with citizens to embrace recent monetary measures
26 june 2019 - 17:17:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government has called on citizens to support the recent monetary measures that saw the [...] Full text...
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Uganda plots 4% deductions on salaries to fund insurance scheme
25 june 2019 - 20:04:16Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s Cabinet on Monday approved the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to have [...] Full text...
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Transparency International Zimbabwe says corruption now a massive tax burden on business
25 june 2019 - 17:08:15Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) says corruption has now become a massive tax burden on the private [...] Full text...
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Brother of Senegalese president resigns gov't job over alleged corruption
25 june 2019 - 05:55:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Sall, younger brother of the Senegalese president, on resigned Monday from his position as director [...] Full text...
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More Zimbabwe teachers to strike
20 june 2019 - 11:18:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has sent an urgent list of demands to the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe teachers to strike for second time this month as civil unrest grows
17 june 2019 - 12:41:26Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Teachers in Zimbabwe will strike from Tuesday to Friday this week over the continued loss of [...] Full text...
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Tensions in Zimbabwe as health, energy workers prepare to strike
16 june 2019 - 17:05:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Health and energy workers are preparing to strike over the deteriorating economic situation in the country [...] Full text...
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Barclays Bank of Botswana customers hit by fraudulent text messages
14 june 2019 - 18:23:02Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -ank said Barclays Bank Botswana is warning the bank customers of fraudulent text messages aimed at swindling [...] Full text...
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Hospital stay charges nearly double in Zimbabwe
13 june 2019 - 05:14:47Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Hospital stay charges per night has nearly doubled at a time the value of incomes of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese judiciary launches inquiry into alleged bribes paid to president's brother
12 june 2019 - 21:39:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Attorney General at the Dakar Court of Appeal, Serigne Bassirou Guèye, said here Wednesday he [...] Full text...
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Former President Ian Khama's retirement benefits: Gifts for a man who has everything - Chronicled by PANA
12 june 2019 - 21:10:54Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The former President of Botswana, Ian Khama Seretse Khama, received enough gifts to last him his [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President wants the truth on corruption charges against his brother
05 june 2019 - 18:38:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Wednesday in Dakar that he wanted all the light shed [...] Full text...
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Ziimbabwe's teachers to embark on national strike from June 3
02 june 2019 - 19:18:16Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's teachers will embark on a three-day strike action from Monday to demand a 440 percent [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean economy has turned around - Zim Finance minister insists
29 may 2019 - 18:30:26Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, insisted that the economy has turned around ‘after six months’ as [...] Full text...
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Uganda has law to jail employers over student loans advanced to employees
11 may 2019 - 16:36:16Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan employers are up in arms against a law that exposes them to ten years in [...] Full text...
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Labour Day on the news this week in Mauritius
04 may 2019 - 11:10:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Labour Day, celebrated on May 1st around the world, made the news this week in Mauritius, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe consumer rights advocacy bemoans 200% data burden
03 may 2019 - 05:47:49Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's National Consumer Rights Association (NACORA) advocacy and campaigns adviser Effie Ncube says recent data hikes have [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian miners celebrate int'l labour day with strike
01 may 2019 - 17:03:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Employees of the National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM) of Mauritania marked the International Labor Day, [...] Full text...
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Magufuli promises Tanzanian workers’ pay rise before ending his tenure
01 may 2019 - 17:01:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Magufuli said on Wednesday that his government will hike salaries of [...] Full text...
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Rwanda pays US$217,195 to sacked Irish football coach
26 april 2019 - 16:00:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Ministry of Sports and Culture has paid the full amount of money owed to sacked [...] Full text...
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Pressure mounts for adjustment of wages in Zimbabwe
12 april 2019 - 20:37:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human resources association, the Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe (IMPZ), has called for an [...] Full text...
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Libya budgets more than USD 18 billion in payroll for 2019
25 march 2019 - 22:56:53Tripoli, Libya (NAPA) – Libya is to spend 25.285 billion dinars (18.11 billion dollars), representing 95.77 percent of its total [...] Full text...
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South Sudan needs policy credibility to regain access to external support – IMF Staff
19 march 2019 - 14:47:18Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Demonstrating dedication to peace, economic stabilisation, and robust management of oil revenue and public finances [...] Full text...
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Mali’s doctors’ trade-union launch strike to demand salary for part-time doctors
14 march 2019 - 22:56:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The trade-union of Malian doctors (SYMEMA) at Mali's Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in the [...] Full text...
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Burundi: 70 pc of funds for the 2020 elections available
05 march 2019 - 20:17:09Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Undeiven by President r its self-financing progrmme for the 2020 elections, Burundians have contributed 70% of [...] Full text...
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Human rights watch wants gov't to settle workers' 9-month salary arrears in Mali
02 march 2019 - 19:50:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In a statement sent to PANA on Saturday, the National Human Rights Commission of Mali (CNDH) [...] Full text...
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South African national airline fires unlicensed pilot
01 march 2019 - 11:07:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) on Friday confirmed that a senior pilot was fired after it [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President calls for dialogue to find a solution to the StarTimes - Excaf conflict
20 february 2019 - 22:34:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's President Macky Sall Wednesday expressed the hope that leaders of the Senegalese Professional Football League [...] Full text...
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Rwanda fosters high-quality teaching to tackle challenges in basic education system (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)
20 february 2019 - 22:12:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Margaret Mukarutabana, a female resident of Gikondo, one of the suburbs of Kigali, began her teaching [...] Full text...
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Guinea Bissau education sector paralysed by teachers’ strike
15 february 2019 - 14:59:50Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The education sector in Guinea Bissau has been paralyzed since Thursday in the wake of a [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian telephony operator workers launch strike
31 january 2019 - 11:09:24Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Workers of Mauritel, the telecommunications operator in Mauritania, which is a subsidiary of Morocco-Telecom, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Top official of Dakar-Bamako railway calls for early resumption of services
12 january 2019 - 13:29:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The general manager of Dakar-Bamako Railway company, Senegalese Kibily Touré, has stressed the urgent need to [...] Full text...
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Malian workers launch 3-day strike as salary, job negotiations with gov't fail
09 january 2019 - 11:23:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's largest labour union, the National Union of Malian Workers (UNTM), on Wednesday began a 3-day [...] Full text...
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Take-home pay growing at lowest level since 2008, as gender-gap persists: ILO
27 november 2018 - 03:41:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wages grew higher and faster in less well-off countries last year than in richer nations, but [...] Full text...
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Air Mauritius posts half-yearly losses of 17.6 million euros
16 november 2018 - 15:28:52Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian national airline, Air Mauritius, has incurred after-tax losses of 17.6 million euros for the [...] Full text...
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Mali's judiciary unions call off indefinite strike
02 november 2018 - 15:50:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Magistrates' Union (SAM) and the Free Trade Union of the Judiciary (SYLIMA), the two judicial [...] Full text...
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Another 150 stranded Nigerians brought home through IOM help
26 october 2018 - 14:01:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said it has received another batch of 150 [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists demand investigation into assault of colleague
25 september 2018 - 09:16:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union is demanding a thorough and impartial investigation by the Inspector-General of Police [...] Full text...
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Gambian Accountant Trafficked, “Enslaved” in Egypt, recounts ordeal
29 july 2018 - 14:01:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Sukai Jobe, an Accountant and one of the rescued eight Gambian ladies who were trafficked into [...] Full text...
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Belgian named Gambia's national football team head coach
18 july 2018 - 17:26:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Belgian Tom Saintfiet as the [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Chadians forced to pay heavy price for harsh austerity measures
16 july 2018 - 06:46:17N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International on Monday published a report that criticises the Chadian authorities for [...] Full text...
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Opponents of constitutional change in Burundi face torture and execution: UN investigators
27 june 2018 - 22:27:13New York, US (PANA) - In Burundi, opponents of constitutional reform supported by the Government have faced torture and execution [...] Full text...
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FAO helps Kenyan farmers rescue harvest from Fall Armyworm (Feature by FAO)
23 june 2018 - 06:26:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - ‘With a good harvest, we have enough maize for ourselves, and then some to sell. But [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa donates half his salary for Mandela initiative
23 may 2018 - 16:45:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said he will donate half of his salary this [...] Full text...
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Real estate chief advises Kenyan authorities on affordable housing
25 april 2018 - 13:55:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Username Investment CEO, Reuben Kimani, has urged the Kenyan Government to consider Inclusionary Zoning as part [...] Full text...
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Gambian teachers, gov’t reach deal to end strike
12 february 2018 - 10:32:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The standoff between the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) and teachers in the Gambia [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Education ministry urges teachers to abandon strike
08 february 2018 - 12:05:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has asked the nation’s striking teachers to abandon their [...] Full text...
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Gambian teachers on strike over pay
06 february 2018 - 14:54:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian teachers on Monday embarked on industrial action over "poor pay and lack of better incentives", [...] Full text...
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Weah presidency: The challenge of high expectations in Liberia (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
19 january 2018 - 19:33:42Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Apart from not playing in the World Cup finals, the dream of every football player, George [...] Full text...
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Kenya football clubs to pull out of CAF tournaments after sponsor withdrawal
02 january 2018 - 13:44:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's representatives to the 2018 CAF Continental Club tournaments, Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards, are [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Football suffers terrible blow as sponsors backout
31 december 2017 - 19:08:24Nairiobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan football suffered a big blow on Sunday after top sports sponsors, SportPesa, terminated its partnership [...] Full text...
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Gambian MPs want President’s salary disclosed in budget
08 december 2017 - 18:58:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian parliamentarians have questioned the country’s Finance Minister as to why salaries of the President and [...] Full text...
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Alarm over threats to leading journalists in South Africa
07 december 2017 - 13:46:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African National Editor’s Forum (SANEF) has expressed alarm at reports that police [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone set to defy ECOWAS court ruling
27 november 2017 - 18:59:42Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA)- Sierra Leone has said it would not comply with the latest ruling of the ECOWAS [...] Full text...
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Retired public servants demand improved pension scheme
24 november 2017 - 15:25:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Retired public servants in Kenya want an improved pension package and recognition from the Government for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's economy registers 1.4 per cent growth in Q3 2017
20 november 2017 - 17:49:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday announced that the nation’s economic growth accelerated in [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian migrant domestic workers in Oman, UAE abused - says rights group
14 november 2017 - 09:54:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian domestic workers in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) face excessive working [...] Full text...
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Liberian FA suspends contracts of national team coaches
09 november 2017 - 21:00:59Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has suspended the contracts of the coaches of the various categories [...] Full text...
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Outrage over attempts to ban Zuma book
04 november 2017 - 16:40:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two prominent organisations have slammed the government over calls to censor an explosive new [...] Full text...
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Publishers ordered to withdraw explosive new Zuma book
03 november 2017 - 16:11:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The State Security Agency (SSA) on Friday ordered the publishers of an explosive new [...] Full text...
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South African President, Zuma, ridiculed in parliament again
02 november 2017 - 15:07:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There was chaos in the South African Parliament on Thursday as opposition lawmakers hurled [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: IMF approves US$6.2m disbursement to Burkina Faso
15 july 2017 - 06:56:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Affirming that Burkina Faso's economic outlook is positive, owing to a significant increase of public [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Acting president lists gov't successes, vows to recover all stolen money
29 may 2017 - 09:13:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday highlighted the various achievements of the Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana gov't warns civil servants to desist from politics
10 may 2017 - 09:16:51Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has warned civil servants to desist from engagement in active politics and adhere to the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: May Day, World Press Freedom Day celebrations reported in Ghana
06 may 2017 - 08:06:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Two important international celebrations this week – Workers’ Day (May Day) and the World Press Freedom [...] Full text...
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US: National policies can offset impact of joblessness caused by market competition – Report
11 april 2017 - 07:04:48New York, US (PANA) - Trade and trade-related policies have a role to play not just in promoting growth and [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Government discriminate unionised public workers on salary hike
30 march 2017 - 15:28:14Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Bemoaning the Botswana government's decision to raise the salaries of only non-unionised employees, the Federation of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan counties sack doctors after expiry of ultimatum
09 march 2017 - 15:28:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Counties Governments in Kenya have begun sacking doctors after an ultimatum issued by the National and [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: 18-year-old becomes "Miss Rwanda 2017"
26 february 2017 - 12:09:48Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Elsa Iradukunda, 18, has been crowned Miss Rwanda 2017 in a pageant that took place late [...] Full text...
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UN: UN envoy urges political stability in Guinea-Bissau
14 february 2017 - 22:01:02New York, US (PANA) - In the face of continued political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, a more sustained and well-coordinated approach [...] Full text...
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US: UN experts laud US decision on 'discriminatory' counterterrorism programme
30 december 2016 - 07:30:06New York, US (PANA) – Two United Nations human rights experts have welcomed a decision by the United States to [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Doctors at Zambia’s largest hospital stage sit-in protest
14 december 2016 - 11:31:41Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Resident doctors at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, have started a sit-in [...] Full text...
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UN: ILO urges regulations to reduce informal domestic work
06 december 2016 - 17:48:45New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 75 per cent of domestic workers 15 years and older are estimated to work [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Jammeh claims West has "poorest women empowerment" record globally
23 november 2016 - 19:02:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, campaigning for his fifth term in office, claimed Wednesday that the West [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UNAMID 'deeply concerned' about national staff strike
04 august 2016 - 11:20:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN-AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has expressed regret that persistent strike by local staff [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA lawyers reveal fraudulent contract details, compensation for Blatter, 2 others
05 june 2016 - 07:48:59Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The attorneys conducting the internal investigation into wrongdoing at FIFA, Quinn Emanuel, on Saturday released information [...] Full text...
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UN: UN call for more action to address violent extremism on children, youth
03 june 2016 - 22:02:10New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft, on Friday in New York said children [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS Court exonerates Sierra Leone of Human Rights violation
20 may 2016 - 15:44:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has dismissed as ‘baseless’, a case brought by 180 former [...] Full text...
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FIFA: FIFA audit Chief resigns over alleged power grab by new president Infantino
14 may 2016 - 13:18:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA audit and compliance chairman Domenico Scala has resigned in protest against a power grab by [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: President Magufuli fires Tanzania's head of investment agency
28 april 2016 - 11:35:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - President John Pombe Magufuli on Thursday annulled the appointment of Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana court halts move to raise civil service salaries
11 april 2016 - 17:32:39Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Industrial Court has barred government effort to unilaterally award public service a 3% salary increase. The [...] Full text...
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US: 'Civilians remain at risk in South Sudan, despite peace agreements'
01 april 2016 - 07:38:32New York, US (PANA) - Senior United Nations officials have cautioned that the humanitarian and human rights situation in South [...] Full text...
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US: UN expert welcomes ICC decision to charge offences against cultural heritage
04 march 2016 - 19:32:32New York, US (PANA) - Destruction of cultural heritage is a violation of human rights, a United Nations-appointed expert said [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: President’s pension hits headlines this week in Mauritius
27 february 2016 - 14:02:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Can a former President of the Republic of Mauritius take on a paid job after retiring [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Union, government in dispute over wage negotiations
07 january 2016 - 08:17:43Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Federation of Public Sector Union (BOFEPUSU), the country’s apex body of public workers' unions, has [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari pledges to secure Nigeria, presents 2016 Budget of US$30.4 billion
22 december 2015 - 13:16:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has pledged to secure the country, rebuild its economy and make Africa's [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Energy woes, voters’ register brouhaha, opposition crisis reported in Ghana
24 october 2015 - 07:20:29Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A relapse of the energy woes, brouhaha over the voters’ register and further opening of deep [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Burkina national TV director jailed six months for fraud
23 october 2015 - 16:59:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso national television director Ouezzin Louis Oulon was on Friday sentenced to six months [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: IMF mission affirms persistent 'difficult economic situation' in Comoros
23 september 2015 - 19:52:57Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The economic situation in Comoros continues to be difficult, according to a mission from [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan schools shut abruptly after crippling teachers strike
18 september 2015 - 15:32:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government shut down all schools and colleges on Friday after a three-week-long teachers strike [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Workers issue general strike notice in support of striking teachers
09 september 2015 - 20:59:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan trade unions on Wednesday threatened to join a protracted salary row between the Government and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Media owners tasked on prompt payment of salaries
31 august 2015 - 12:11:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Media owners in Nigeria have been asked to ensure the prompt payment of salaries to media [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Revenue Service workers end strike
25 august 2015 - 08:46:26Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Workers at the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) have returned to work following a month-long strike, [...] Full text...
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Botswana:Negotiations to end tax services strike continue
12 august 2015 - 08:19:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Negotiations between the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) and the Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) to [...] Full text...
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Botswana: 'Strike will not disrupt BURS revenue services'
27 july 2015 - 15:33:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) has allayed fears that its services will come to a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Renewed Boko Haram attacks, half-pay for President, Vice reported in Nigeria
11 july 2015 - 08:36:13Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian media are this week awash with stories on the renewed Boko Haram attacks and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari approves money to pay workers' salaries
07 july 2015 - 14:03:30Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has approved funds for the payment of arrears of salaries for public [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: All stolen govt funds will be recovered - Pres. Buhari vows
23 june 2015 - 14:43:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday assured the nation that all public funds stolen by government officials [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President, State Governors meet over unpaid workers' salaries
23 june 2015 - 12:34:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A meeting between Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governors of the nation's 36 states opened [...] Full text...
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