Core issues still in dispute on sixth day of Libyan parliamentary consultations in Cairo

17 june 2022 - 16:36:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the joint constitutional monitoring committee of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and the [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliamentary consultations continue in Cairo to draft constitutional basis for elections

13 june 2022 - 13:57:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the joint committee composed of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High [...] Full text...

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CAF Champions League: Wydad pocket Champions prize money of US$2.5 million

31 may 2022 - 08:05:26
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - For winning the 2021-22 CAF Champions League title, Wydada Casablanca will pocket the winners' prize money [...] Full text...

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Suspension of crude exports costing Libya US$50-60 million daily: Oil minister

25 may 2022 - 11:14:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Aoun, has [...] Full text...

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Top South African sportsman gets bail

17 may 2022 - 08:33:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African sportsman Elton Jantjies has been released on bail and ordered to [...] Full text...

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Senegalese football federation opens talks for renewal of contract of senior national team coach

02 may 2022 - 12:23:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has initiated discussions with the coach of the national football team, [...] Full text...

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Guinean refugee granted asylum in Greece

01 may 2022 - 15:17:48
Athens, Greece (PANA) - A Guinean refugee, threatened with deportation, has been granted asylum in Greece, the Greek government spokesperson, [...] Full text...

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Tanker smuggling fuel in western Libya intercepted

24 april 2022 - 13:55:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A tanker smuggling fuel from Libya was intercepted off Abu Kamach west of Tripoli, before being [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups affiliated to Libya's military leader Haftar of ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression

19 april 2022 - 11:26:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the [...] Full text...

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Libya resumes tensions amid lack of prospects for resolution of two-government issue ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

17 april 2022 - 19:18:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military and political tension in Libya, exacerbated by the existence of two rival governments unable [...] Full text...

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Executive issue in Libya threatens outcome of parliamentary consultations in Cairo

14 april 2022 - 18:11:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The launch of talks between Libya's House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High State Council on [...] Full text...

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Talks between Parliament and High State Council on drafting of constitutional basis start in Cairo

13 april 2022 - 14:48:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Talks between representatives of the Libyan House of Representatives and the Libyan High State Council to [...] Full text...

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Joint Libyan Parliament, High Council of State committee meets in Cairo on revision of Constitution

13 april 2022 - 06:06:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The joint committee formed by Libya's Parliament and the High Council of State to draft a [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs form 12-member committee to review draft Constitution

08 april 2022 - 21:57:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) has formed a 12-member committee to review the points [...] Full text...

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Kenyan politician wounded in gun attack linked to poll rivalry

06 april 2022 - 13:20:03
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Unknown gunmen shot and wounded Ali Mwatsahu, a local politician aspiring to represent Mvita constituency in [...] Full text...

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UN’s rights council adopts ‘fake news’ resolution

03 april 2022 - 06:16:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the UN Human Rights Council have adopted a plan of action to tackle disinformation, [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights control of Libyan oil revenues at heart of battle between two gov'ts

26 march 2022 - 18:20:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tug-of-war between the two governments in Libya continues, illustrating the deepening crisis that has led [...] Full text...

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UN initiative receives more diplomatic support to develop constitutional basis for elections in Libya

25 march 2022 - 15:17:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ambassadors from various foreign countries accredited to Libya meeting in Tunisia on Thursday gave their support [...] Full text...

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Malian government suspends RFI and France 24 broadcasts until further notice

17 march 2022 - 15:37:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government announced on Wednesday a procedure to suspend until further notice the broadcasting of [...] Full text...

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UN official's initiative to resolve Libya's political deadlock faces first test (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

15 march 2022 - 15:51:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plan proposed by the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, to resolve [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams' mediation initiative to rescue Libya's political process (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 march 2022 - 19:43:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly four months after resuming her duties in Libya following her appointment last December as Special [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian journalist to lead New York-based investment banker's Africa expansion

26 february 2022 - 00:04:21
New York, US (PANA) – Cameroonian broadcast journalist, Michel Lobé Ewané, has been named a Board member of the New [...] Full text...

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Draft law to combat hate speech to be submitted to Libyan parliament

21 february 2022 - 13:38:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice on Sunday announced the completion of a draft law against hate [...] Full text...

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Libyans celebrate anniversary of 17 February revolution

17 february 2022 - 21:00:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans came out en masse in some cities of the country, such as Tripoli, Zaouia, Gharyan, [...] Full text...

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Suspect arrested in South Africa for alleged murder of ex-football star

17 february 2022 - 13:04:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of top former football [...] Full text...

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Govt spokesperson says Parliament has no power to set term of PM

14 february 2022 - 11:44:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Hamouda, affirmed on Sunday that [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Military leader says UN mission should mind its own business

13 february 2022 - 12:54:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese military leader, Lt.-Gen. Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, has reiterated that he does not intend to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister reaffirms he will continue to perform his duties according to the roadmap

11 february 2022 - 11:23:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has saif that [...] Full text...

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Political process in Libya: Govt., State Council reject unilateral decision, says PM

08 february 2022 - 19:57:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, announced on Tuesday that the [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliament approves by acclamation roadmap for elections in 14 months

07 february 2022 - 16:38:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) at the start of its plenary session on Monday approved [...] Full text...

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Tug of war between parliament and government heralds an era of confrontation in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

03 february 2022 - 20:29:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The persistence of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) in wanting to change the Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM slams attempts to divide country by Parliament's steps to form another government

01 february 2022 - 11:58:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Liibya's Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has slammed what he [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says Libyan institutions have six months to organise elections

29 january 2022 - 13:18:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Libya, Ms. Stephanie Williams, has affirmed that the existing [...] Full text...

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Khartoum rebuked for revoking licence of TV channel

17 january 2022 - 13:58:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has come under sharp criticisms for revoking the license of Al Jazeera - [...] Full text...

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EC and Parliamentary Committee discuss timetable for electoral process

10 january 2022 - 17:43:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Parliament's Roadmap Committee has agreed with the Chairman of the High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad [...] Full text...

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Mohamed Salah among final nominees for Best FIFA Men’s Player

07 january 2022 - 23:30:18
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA on Friday announced the finalists for The Best FIFA Men’s Player awards. Egypt’s Mohamed Salah made [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Sudan's military chief meets senior UN, US diplomats

04 january 2022 - 18:28:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military leader on Tuesday met senior United Nations and US diplomats in the country to [...] Full text...

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Libyan culture minister released from custody in alleged corruption case

03 january 2022 - 12:40:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Mabrouka Toghi, has been released after being taken into [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudan coup: Sudan PM Hamdok resigns

03 january 2022 - 06:51:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned on Sunday after months of political turmoil dealing a serious [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Sudanese PM Hamdok resigns

03 january 2022 - 04:31:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned on Sunday, in a serious blow to the transition to [...] Full text...

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Major fire damages South Africa's Parliament

02 january 2022 - 12:03:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major fire Sunday caused extensive damage the country's Parliament, official sources told PANA [...] Full text...

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chairman of Libyan Electoral Commission explains reasons for postponement of 24 December election

28 december 2021 - 12:20:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan High Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, [...] Full text...

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Three killed in suicide attack in Western Kenya village

08 december 2021 - 14:42:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The police have termed as a terror attack an incident in which an elusive Al Shabaab [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia closes schools to boost civil war effort

04 december 2021 - 09:30:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities have closed all secondary schools so pupils can harvest crops for those on [...] 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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New HIV-AIDS infections on the decline throughout Senegal

01 december 2021 - 14:53:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The executive secretary of the National AIDS Control Council (CNLS), Dr. Safiatou Thiam, has noted a [...] Full text...

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More than two million Libyans receive their voter cards - HNEC

27 november 2021 - 13:58:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 2,084,776 Libyans comprising 1,245,976 men and 838,800 women, had received their voter cards by 25 [...] Full text...

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Kenya to use technology to link 500,000 jobseekers to manufacturing sector

26 november 2021 - 21:24:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya manufacturing companies will use technology to link the youth interested in working in the manufacturing [...] Full text...

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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi files candidacy for 24 December presidential election in Libya

14 november 2021 - 19:35:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Sunday filed his nomination at the [...] Full text...

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Television, radio stations closed down in Tunisia

27 october 2021 - 20:41:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Three weeks after the television channel "Zitouna", close to the Islamist movement Ennahdha, two other stations, [...] Full text...

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Will the stand-off in Sudan lead to history repeating itself - a military coup?

24 october 2021 - 16:20:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A tense standoff is prevailing in the Sudanese national capital, Khartoum, with major roads leading to [...] Full text...

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UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefit of ‘edutainment’ in South Africa

20 october 2021 - 06:00:46
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – [...] Full text...

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Plan to withdraw mercenaries and foreign fighters, opportunity for peaceful elections in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef,PANA correspondent)

14 october 2021 - 20:31:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission of an Action Plan for the "gradual and [...] Full text...

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Workshop on review of legal framework of Malian media opens

12 october 2021 - 11:50:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A four-day workshop on the review of the legal framework of the Malian media opened in [...] Full text...

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PM Hamdouk promises action to ensure transition to democracy after foiled coup attempt in Sudan

21 september 2021 - 15:13:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk appeared on national television and official media on Tuesday to announced that [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s private sector urged to create employment

14 september 2021 - 11:53:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s private television station YTV has challenged the business community to consider creating employment for the [...] Full text...

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Parliament's plenary session with Libyan Government begins

08 september 2021 - 11:10:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plenary session of the Libyan parliament devoted to listening to the government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Senior USAID official accuses Tigray forces of looting warehouses

01 september 2021 - 05:58:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has accused forces of the Tigray People's Liberation [...] Full text...

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Four South African teams among Africa's biggest spenders

30 august 2021 - 19:57:50
Zurich, Switzerland (NAN) - Four teams from South Africa have ranked among Africa's biggest spenders on international signings over the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya goes for multiple vaccines to immunise 10 million in 2021

26 august 2021 - 21:40:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will continue to vaccinate the population with a target of reaching 10 million by December [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigerian govt. to sanction privately-owned Channels TV for “inciting, divisive and unfair comments” by guests

26 august 2021 - 18:52:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has queried Channels Television over the “inciting, divisive and unfair comments” [...] Full text...

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Zambian President-elect Hichilema’s inauguration set for Tuesday

20 august 2021 - 12:58:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has confirmed the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be held on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana takes delivery of 249,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

18 august 2021 - 23:04:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Wednesday took delivery of 249,00 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through  the #COVAX facility meant for [...] Full text...

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Hichilema calls for peace following Zambia presidential election victory

16 august 2021 - 12:42:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President-elect Hakainde Hichilema has called on Zambians to refrain from violence and support a peaceful transition [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s YTV partners with EPL, Bundesliga and Al Jazeera

11 august 2021 - 18:11:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s private free-to-air commercial television station, YTV, has signed content partnership deals with the English Premier [...] Full text...

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Malawi hosts 41st SADC Summit

09 august 2021 - 13:32:37
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Paying attention to the health and wellbeing of their populations, Heads of State and Government in [...] Full text...

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Increase of differences in Libya jeopardise December elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

05 august 2021 - 21:43:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The opening last Friday of the coastal road linking the east to the west of Libya, [...] Full text...

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Angola videogames market to create hundreds of jobs

22 july 2021 - 22:24:23
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Home appliances maker, LG, plans to expand video gaming and film-making industries in Angola, which is [...] Full text...

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Tokyo Olympics: Men's football tournament begins Thursday

21 july 2021 - 19:51:30
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Hot on the heels of the women’s tournament that began on Wednesday, the Men’s Olympic Football [...] Full text...

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2021 trafficking in persons report, Gambia remains on Tier Two Watchlist

13 july 2021 - 22:45:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia remains on the Tier Two Watchlist – signifying that The Gambian government does not fully [...] Full text...

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Failure to adopt a constitutional basis undermines Libya's political process (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

03 july 2021 - 19:28:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five days of deliberations among Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) members in Geneva on a draft [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma in last-ditch attempt to stay out of jail

02 july 2021 - 11:03:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Friday indicated that he will file an urgent application [...] Full text...

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Late Zambia’s first President Kaunda to be put to rest on 7 July

21 june 2021 - 13:19:40
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on 7 July, 2021 in the capital Lusaka [...] Full text...

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Libyan Media Authority dissolved

16 june 2021 - 19:19:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the Libyan Media Authority, according to a [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament resumes plenary session on the 2021 State budget.

15 june 2021 - 15:58:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament resumed its budget session on Tuesday in the eastern city of Tobruk, chaired [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament plenary suspended after altercation between MPs

14 june 2021 - 17:54:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plenary session of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) was suspended on Monday in Tobruk [...] Full text...

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Popular Nigerian preacher T.B. Joshua dies

06 june 2021 - 12:51:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Influential Nigerian preacher and televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, is dead, the Premium Times newspaper reported on [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

24 may 2021 - 18:21:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...

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Budget session of the Libyan Parliament opens

24 may 2021 - 11:47:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan MPs on Monday began deliberations for the adoption of the 2021 budget in the eastern [...] Full text...

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Sex-abuse football coach hit with FIFA international ban

20 may 2021 - 16:31:20
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's international governing body, FIFA, has slapped a ban on a Brazilian national who had been [...] Full text...

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CAF team to arrive in Cameroon for Total AFCON inspection

20 may 2021 - 16:10:58
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - A CAF delegation will arrive in the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé, on Friday morning to begin an [...] Full text...

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Kazungula Bridge to spur economic activities for Botswana

10 may 2021 - 18:39:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - President Mokgweetsi Masisi is optimistic that the Kazungula Bridge joint developed by Botswana and Zambia will [...] Full text...

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9th edition of International Cycling Tour of Mali set for March 23 - 27

19 march 2021 - 15:47:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 9th edition of the International Cycling Tour of Mali will take place from March 23 [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Major advance for victims of abuses during Yahya Jammeh rule

17 march 2021 - 17:22:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The arrest in Germany on March 16, 2021, of an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member suspected [...] Full text...

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New CAF President Motsepe vows "Africa will never be the same again!"

14 march 2021 - 12:09:29
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Newly elected CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has told delegates to the 43rd CAF General Assembly [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for investigation into deaths in Senegal's protests

09 march 2021 - 06:01:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As Senegal continues to be rocked by bloody protests following the arrest last week of opposition [...] Full text...

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Senegal: RWB denounces attacks on press freedom

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

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156 golfers set for Magical Kenya Open Championship

03 march 2021 - 19:49:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The forthcoming Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship in Nairobi has attracted 156 participants. The organizers of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan journalist liberated by Tripoli security services after three days of detention

28 february 2021 - 17:45:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Zied Al-Warfalli, a journalist at the television news Al-Ghad and the cameraman accompanying him, were freed [...] Full text...

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Confed Cup: Zambia's NAPSA pip Kenya's Gor Mahia

14 february 2021 - 18:26:05
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Daniel Odaka scored a lone goal as Zambia's NAPSA pipped hosts Gor Mahia in a CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana pleads with citizens on adherence to COVID-19 protocols

05 february 2021 - 12:38:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s health minister has warned the nation not to ease adhering to COVID-19 prevention measures after [...] Full text...

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Libya vote offers renewal, reconciliation chance, says UN negotiator

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

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LPDF to verify candidates for interim leadership next week

30 january 2021 - 15:24:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) will convene in Switzerland next week from 1 to 5 [...] Full text...

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Former Tunisian presidential candidate arrested over tax evasion charge

24 december 2020 - 15:58:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Former Tunisian presidential candidate in the 2019 election and head of Qalb Tounes (In the Heart [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution

16 december 2020 - 20:40:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...

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Kenya grants citizenship to stateless Zimbabweans at Independence Day fete

13 december 2020 - 12:16:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has taken an extraordinary step of granting citizenship to 1,600 stateless Zimbabweans from the Shona [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Former president Gbagbo plans to return home in December

04 december 2020 - 14:30:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA - Former president of Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo on Friday received two passports, one ordinary and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings

01 december 2020 - 19:13:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

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

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Ethiopian Conflict: Rights body calls for civilian protection in Mekelle offensive

23 november 2020 - 21:28:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Monday night asked parties to the Ethiopian conflict in Tigray region to protect [...] Full text...

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UNESCO wants investigation into death of Nigerian journalist Pelumi Onifade

18 november 2020 - 20:35:05
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Managing Director Audrey Azoulaye Wednesday called on Nigerian authorities to shed light on the death [...] Full text...

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Journalists covering conflict, essential workers for ‘durable peace’, says Guterres

12 november 2020 - 08:01:57
New York, US (PANA) - Reporters and other media workers in warzones across the world, are reliable witnesses who contribute [...] Full text...

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Nigerians need justice, UN rights experts say

03 november 2020 - 18:33:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government must establish a credible, independent inquiry into the recent killing of at least [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International claims Nigerian authorities 'attempting to cover up' toll gate 'massacre'

28 october 2020 - 10:43:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International on Wednesday claimed that the Nigerian authorities are "attempting to cover up" the Lekki [...] Full text...

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US, UN condemn alleged military attack on unarmed protesters, demand thorough investigations

22 october 2020 - 18:04:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following Tuesday night’s shooting and killing of unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, the United [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL denounces unlawful arrest of Libyan Media Corporation chief

22 october 2020 - 14:55:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday said it deplored the recent unlawful arrest [...] Full text...

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'At least 12 killed in Lagos' on Tuesday in Nigeria's #EndSars protests: Amnesty International

22 october 2020 - 06:22:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - At least 12 peaceful protesters were killed on Tuesday at two locations in Nigeria's commercial capital, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO Director- General visits Brazzaville and Kinshasa

14 october 2020 - 15:17:04
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay is due in Central Africa on Wednesday for a 48-hour official visit [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces mobile learning via SMS to reach most vulnerable

09 october 2020 - 11:11:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the startups in Rwanda has developed a mobile platform that will be used effective [...] Full text...

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Kenya face Zambia in football friendly

09 october 2020 - 07:00:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan national football team captain Victor Wanyama is one of two foreign-based players locked out of [...] Full text...

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20 Burundian players selected for Tanzania friendly

08 october 2020 - 17:26:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The coach of the Burundi national football team, the "Intamba" (Swallows), Jimmy Ndizeye, unveiled a list [...] Full text...

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Hospitals ground to a halt as Ghana’s health workers strike

23 september 2020 - 05:26:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hospitals in Ghana virtually ground to a halt following an industrial action by the Ghana Registered [...] Full text...

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Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni sentenced on appeal to two years in prison

16 september 2020 - 14:28:30
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algiers Court of Appeal on Tuesday sentenced local  journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan media focus on President Kenyatta's 'powerless' deputy

05 september 2020 - 19:45:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto, who once wielded executive power within government, has been dominating the [...] Full text...

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World Bank to manage US$14.85 million digital education project

04 september 2020 - 22:52:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has received a US$14.85 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Tanzanian authorities crack down on opposition parties, rights groups, media

02 september 2020 - 12:15:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday that the Tanzanian authorities have stepped up repression of [...] Full text...

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MultiChoice deepens its entertainment investment in Ethiopia

01 september 2020 - 14:11:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – MultiChoice, Africa's leading entertainment company, has announced its intention to “significantly increase investment in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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AfDB plans elaborate swearing-in ceremony for its newly-elected president

31 august 2020 - 13:46:50
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host a swearing in ceremony for its newly re-elected [...] Full text...

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Corruption clampdown dominates newspaper headlines in Kenya

29 august 2020 - 09:00:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan media headlines have been dominated this week by an anti-corruption clampdown in the corridors of [...] Full text...

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Two Tunisian films feature at first Amman Film Festival in Jordan

23 august 2020 - 14:54:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the first edition of the Amman International Film Festival (Jordan) with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Freed Kenyan journalist in Ethiopia faces coronavirus battle

21 august 2020 - 17:10:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenyan journalist, Yassin Juma, also known as Collins Juma Osemo, held in a police detention [...] Full text...

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"We are working to restore constitutional order in Mali," says Ivorian president

20 august 2020 - 14:30:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, who is participating by videoconference in an extraordinary summit of the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to meet on Wednesday on the situation in Mali

19 august 2020 - 11:54:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Security Council will meet this Wednesday in emergency and behind closed doors on [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Mali coup leaders close borders, impose curfew

19 august 2020 - 08:08:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali military who ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Tuesday have announced the establishment of [...] Full text...

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Int'l solidarity campaign mounting for the release of Algerian journalist, Khaled Drareni

18 august 2020 - 14:37:50
Paris, France (PANA) - The international support committee for Algerian journalist, Khaled Drareni, who was sentenced on Monday 10 August [...] Full text...

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Three UN special rapporteurs to investigate disappearance of Cameroonian journalist, Samuel Wazizi

13 august 2020 - 14:55:38
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said it has asked three United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs to investigate [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Youth in resilient economies need access to skills and employment

12 august 2020 - 11:09:52
Dar 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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Coronavirus: IFC, UBA to train Ugandan SMEs, financial institutions to face Covid-19 challenges

10 august 2020 - 17:39:54
Kampala, Uganda-(PANA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Uganda Bankers Association on Monday announced a partnership to train [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Global cooperation is our only choice against pandemic, says WHO chief

07 august 2020 - 05:15:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than 18.5 million cases of COVID-19 reported worldwide as of Thursday, and 700,000 deaths, [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $500m credit for promotion of secondary school education among girls in 7 Nigerian States

29 july 2020 - 19:12:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The World Bank has approved a US$500 million credit for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning [...] Full text...

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AfDB project enhances primary, secondary school education in Lesotho - Report

29 july 2020 - 16:14:15
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - An educational project in Lesotho, financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and implemented between 2008 [...] Full text...

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Tunisian journalists association denounces colleague Ben Brik's one-year prison sentence

25 july 2020 - 13:47:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) strongly condemned, in a statement issued on Friday, the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Journalist Taoufik Ben Brik sentenced to one year imprisonment

24 july 2020 - 15:45:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Correctional Chamber at the Ben Arous Court of First Instance in Tunisia has sentenced writer [...] Full text...

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Rights experts call on Tanzania to end ‘crackdown’ on civic space

23 july 2020 - 05:42:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday that Tanzania should allow peaceful gatherings to [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe striker, Aristide Bance, retires from international football

22 july 2020 - 17:15:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The much-travelled and flamboyant Burkinabe forward, Aristide Bance, has called time on his international team [...] Full text...

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Nations celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2020

15 july 2020 - 10:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Youth Skills Day 2020 being celebrated on Wednesday will take stock of the impact [...] Full text...

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Opposition MP refuses to apologize to Zambian Vice-President after attacking her character

10 july 2020 - 15:19:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Member of Parliament from the main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND), Cornelius Mweetwa, on [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, EU sign 10-million-euro agreement to support job creation

08 july 2020 - 20:51:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan officials and representatives of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Rwanda on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigeria warns of vulnerability of older citizens as infection cases rise

01 july 2020 - 06:52:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has raised alarm on the vulnerability of citizens older [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 cases in Rwanda top 900

28 june 2020 - 22:37:48
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda reported 22 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) Sunday  to reach a total of 900 confirmed [...] Full text...

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Board Chairman of PANA, Dr. Ibrahim Dagash, passes on (Re-issued)

23 june 2020 - 18:33:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese journalist, Pan-Africanist and Board Chairman of the Pan-African News Agency (PANA), Dr Ibrahim Dagash, has [...] Full text...

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Sudanese and PANA Board Chair, Dr Ibrahim Dagash, passes on

23 june 2020 - 16:38:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese journalist, Panafricanist and former head of the African Union media department, Dr Ibrahim Dagash, died [...] Full text...

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Gambian Police arrest, detain online TV cameraman covering drivers' demonstration

22 june 2020 - 18:47:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Paramilitary Police Unit (PIU) on Monday arrested and detained online TV Gambia Talent Promotion [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief urges investigation into death of journalist Samuel Wazizi in Cameroon

17 june 2020 - 13:23:08
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has called on the authorities of Cameroon to investigate the [...] Full text...

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Former veteran Rwandan cameraman Valens Rwamukwaya retires to great fanfare

13 june 2020 - 16:31:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the long-serving cameramen at Rwanda Television, Valens Rwamukwaya, retired at the age of 64 [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with torture

12 june 2020 - 18:32:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020, of an alleged former Gambian “death [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Six killed, two missing as capital experiences flooding after downpour

09 june 2020 - 21:24:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Six persons died here and two others went missing following a downpour that caused heavy flooding [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FIFA President Gianni Infantino to 211 Member Associations: 'Health comes first'

07 june 2020 - 07:53:21
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In a very strong message to all the 211 Member Associations across the world, the President [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog RSF rejects Cameroonian authorities' response death of journalist Wazizi in custody

06 june 2020 - 14:33:42
Paris, France (PANA) - Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has rejected as "indecent and unacceptable" the explanation of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic leading to ‘desperately unequal’ learning levels, says UNICEF

05 june 2020 - 05:29:03
New York, US (PANA) - With nearly 1.2 billion children out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, inherent inequalities [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj congratulates governmental forces for taking control of Tripoli airport

03 june 2020 - 23:18:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritania opposition party criticizes government’s management of pandemic (COVID-19)

02 june 2020 - 23:17:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Coalition Living Together (CVE-black nationalist tendency), Tuesday strongly criticized the management at all levels by [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WHO calls on all young people to join the fight to become a tobacco-free generation

29 may 2020 - 16:00:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tobacco products continue to kill eight million people a year who get hooked via a $9 [...] Full text...

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15 cargo planes to evacuate Russian mercenaries in southwest Libya

25 may 2020 - 22:10:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 15 military cargo planes landed at Beni Walid airport,180 km southwest of the capital, over [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Muslims organise televised celebration of Eid al-Fitr

24 may 2020 - 16:11:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Muslim community on Sunday organised a televised celebration marking the end of the holy month [...] Full text...

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TV5Monde Afrique launches new pan-African TV series on Monday

22 may 2020 - 16:56:21
Paris, France (PANA) - From Monday, TV5MONDE's Africa channel will launch its new pan-African TV series, entitled "Renaissance" and produced [...] Full text...

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RSF wants UN rapporteur to effect release of imprisoned Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulké

22 may 2020 - 16:52:40
Paris, France (PANA) - The NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday that it had referred Amadou Vamoulké, the [...] Full text...

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Gambian police vows to enforce all provisions of emergency powers regulations.

21 may 2020 - 23:29:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The office of the Inspector General of Police Thursday vowed to firmly enforce all provisions of [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief condemns murder of Somali TV journalist

20 may 2020 - 17:14:40
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, on Wednesday condemned the recent murder of television reporter, Said Yusuf Ali, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No contamination registered Sunday in Tunisia

18 may 2020 - 16:59:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In a statement released on Sunday evening, the Tunisian Ministry of Health announced that no case [...] Full text...

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France: Doctor Denis Mukwege calls on Africa not to drop arms against Covid-19

14 may 2020 - 22:47:35
Paris, France (PANA)   - The 2018 Nobel Peace Laureate, Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege, Thursday commended the African continent for resisting [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 8,300 people booked for breaching curfew in Mauritius

24 april 2020 - 08:22:39
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mr. Krishna Jhugroo, on Thursday said a total of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNAMID supports Sudan in combating COVID-19 Pandemic

22 april 2020 - 18:03:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The United Nations/African Union peace-keeping mission in Darfur on Wednesday made a huge contribution to Sudan’s efforts [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya introduces mandatory quarantine for violators of control measures

20 april 2020 - 10:21:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A paramedic who ordered an ambulance crew to help a group of partying youth evade the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group warms millions face hunger in Southern Africa under lockdown

17 april 2020 - 11:15:02
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Friday that millions of people across Southern Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana’s President pardons prisoners

12 april 2020 - 10:50:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi is to pardon scores of prisoners during the country’s state of emergency [...] Full text...

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Gambian Bishop calls on Christians to be comforted and encouraged

10 april 2020 - 19:52:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Most Reverend Hannah Caroline Faal-Heim, Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church, Friday called on Christians [...] Full text...

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Founder of first private radio in Burkina Faso Moustapha Thiombiano dies at 71

07 april 2020 - 14:03:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Popularly known as 'man of culture',  journalist Moustapha Laabili Thiombiano who founded the first private [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Restrictions hamper aid access for Sudanese in need

04 april 2020 - 11:21:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations and its partners are putting in place alternative plans to ensure the continuity [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China reaffirms willingness to help Libya fight pandemic

02 april 2020 - 06:59:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – China has informed Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) that it is willing to respond to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus - Togo decrees state of health emergency, curfew in response to COVID-19

01 april 2020 - 23:39:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Wednesday evening declared a state of health emergency and curfew from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Macky Sall pays tribute to former Olympique de Marseille president

01 april 2020 - 16:56:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - "I pay tribute to this great figure of sport, this committed and influential football leader," tweeted [...] Full text...

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Pape Diouf, former president of Olympique de Marseille dies of coronavirus in Dakar

01 april 2020 - 06:30:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The former president of French first division club Olympique de Marseille, Senegalese-born Frenchman, Pape Diouf, died on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana confirms its first coronavirus cases

30 march 2020 - 18:53:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has registered its first positive cases of corona virus, Health minister Lemogang Kwape told the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: President Barrow orders public transport in Gambia to cut down passenger load

28 march 2020 - 18:33:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Declaring a state of public emergency throughout The Gambia, President  Adama Barrow has ordered all public [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj denounces hate speech, violence on Libyan TV channels

24 march 2020 - 20:46:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Five Chinese medical experts to help Libya fight virus

23 march 2020 - 05:31:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – China is to make available five medical experts to help Libya fight COVID-19 (coronavirus), the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eight new cases detected in Togo

20 march 2020 - 19:25:11
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Eight new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Togo, bringing the number to nine, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 600 cases confirmed in Africa

20 march 2020 - 09:03:32
Brazzaville (Congo) – More than 600 cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have been confirmed in 34 countries in Africa as of 19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia confirms first case

18 march 2020 - 05:41:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia on Tuesday confirmed its first COVID-19 or coronavirus case. The Minister of Health Dr Ahmadou Samateh [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Govt agrees 'emergency mechanism' to deal with economic hardships

06 march 2020 - 12:51:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday decided to set up an "emergency mechanism" to deal with persistent [...] Full text...

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Solar firm, Azuri, scores high in fastest growing European company ranking

04 march 2020 - 19:51:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Azuri Technologies, a pioneer in pay-as-you-go solar home solutions for off-grid Africa, has been ranked the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: The best journalists of 2019 rewarded

01 march 2020 - 12:08:41
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Media Trust, an umbrella organization of the Mauritian government, honoured the best journalists of the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia takes part in Luxor African film festival in Egypt

29 february 2020 - 16:20:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the 9th edition of the African Film Festival, scheduled for 6-12 [...] Full text...

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UNESCO denounces climate of fear in Somalia after journalist's murder

27 february 2020 - 14:53:05
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the 16 February murder of freelance journalist Abduwali Ali Hassan [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Germany to partner in technical skills tranfer

24 february 2020 - 15:54:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Germany are set to partner in the transfer of technical skills and education focusing [...] Full text...

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Repeated Libya truce violations show incapacity of international community to impose ceasefire (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

21 february 2020 - 06:44:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Against the background of the almost daily violations of the Libyan truce by forces of Marshal [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé announces progress at resumption of meetings of Libyan joint 5+5 military committee

20 february 2020 - 20:45:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Thursday announced progress by the [...] Full text...

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Arab Maghreb Union to create television channel

17 february 2020 - 17:57:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) has decided to launch a Maghreb Television news channel of international [...] Full text...

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Togolese Presidential: Aimé Tchaboure Gogué promises single 5-year term, improved economy

17 february 2020 - 14:03:32
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The candidate of Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development (ADDI), Prof. Aimé Tchabouré Gogué, has promised [...] Full text...

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Libya prepares to celebrate 9th anniversary of the February 17 revolution

16 february 2020 - 11:52:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The streets of Tripoli and several other Libyan cities have taken on new looks in readiness [...] Full text...

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Burundi celebrates international radio day

13 february 2020 - 21:10:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA  - International Radio Day was celebrated here Thursday with different speakers acknowledging the increasing role of new [...] Full text...

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Chinese hotel workers deported after publicly flogging Kenyan worker

13 february 2020 - 20:58:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Chinese hotel workers have been marked for deportation after images emerged of one of the [...] Full text...

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Somalia gains notoriety for rampant media censorship-Amnesty International

13 february 2020 - 17:34:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as [...] Full text...

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Togo: HAAC announces a 60-minute talk show for each presidential candidate

11 february 2020 - 18:13:47
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), a media regulatory institution, on Tuesday announced the [...] Full text...

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President Felix Tshisekedi describes election as AU vice-president as DRC’s return to African scene

10 february 2020 - 20:45:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said here Monday that his election as vice-president of the [...] Full text...

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No Coronavirus case detected, but Mali does not lower its guard

04 february 2020 - 15:04:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Passengers on all flights arriving at Bamako International Airport from outside the country will go through [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways suspends flights to China over coronavirus

31 january 2020 - 21:46:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Airways (KQ) said on Friday it is suspending flights to China over the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Azuri makes 2020 Global Cleantech 100 list

29 january 2020 - 17:51:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Azuri Technologies, a leading provider of pay-as-you-go solar home solutions for off-grid Africa, has been named [...] Full text...

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