Hopes for formation of national unity government materializing progressively in Libya

13 january 2021 - 00:08:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) scheduled for Wednesday in Geneva may lead to the formation [...] Full text...

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New virtual meeting of LPDF convenes Wednesday in Libya

29 december 2020 - 22:24:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN-backed Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) meetings continue with a virtual one scheduled for Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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U.S. grants $20 million to buy wheat to help Sudanese people

07 november 2020 - 10:13:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the intention of the United States government, [...] Full text...

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Messages of hope from military commission push for peaceful resolution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

05 november 2020 - 23:44:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten days after signing the permanent peace deal in Geneva, the joint 5+5 military commission has [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s future called into question on eve of political solution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

29 october 2020 - 22:18:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The process to resolve the Libyan crisis through consensus raises no doubt following developments over the [...] Full text...

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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)

26 october 2020 - 16:44:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...

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US-EU call on Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume talks on GERD dam

24 october 2020 - 20:23:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union and the United States have both spurred Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan to [...] Full text...

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UN says it stands ready to assist Sudan achieve economic recovery

24 october 2020 - 19:58:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres Saturday expressed the hope that normalization of relations between Sudan [...] Full text...

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Sudan: normalization with Israel a process just launched

24 october 2020 - 16:00:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese government has specified that the tripartite statement announced by the White House on normalization [...] Full text...

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Sudan normalizes relations with Israel

23 october 2020 - 23:02:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - United States and Sudanese officials said here Friday Sudan would normalise its relations with its hitherto [...] Full text...

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Libya declines rotating presidency of League of Arab States

06 october 2020 - 23:12:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has declined the rotary presidency of the Council of the League of Arab States for [...] Full text...

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Congo: Rwandan refugee file in Congo closed, Rwandan ambassador says

30 september 2020 - 18:38:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Rwanda's ambassador to Congo, Jean-Baptiste Habyarimana, said here Wednesday the file of Rwandan refugees in Congo [...] Full text...

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Return to good neighbourliness with Rwanda depends on extradition of alleged coup plotters of 2015

25 september 2020 - 13:56:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - New Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye said here Friday that normalization of relations with Rwanda would depend [...] Full text...

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Gambia calls for normalisation of Cuba and US, endorses one-China policy - Barrow

24 september 2020 - 22:27:17
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow said here Thursday his country had called for the normalization of relations between Cuba [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 5th Congress of the National Union of Journalists opens

19 september 2020 - 19:34:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The various attempts aimed at destroying the information sector in Tunisia have all failed, Néji Bghouri, the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe football federation releases list of executive committee members

08 september 2020 - 22:01:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new chairman of the Burkinabe football federation (FBF), Lazare Banssé, Tuesday released the list [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS takes decisive steps to resolve the Malian crisis

27 july 2020 - 22:26:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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New Burundian President meets with several EU diplomats

27 july 2020 - 16:37:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The newly-elected Burundi Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Monday received the ambassadors of France, Belgium, [...] Full text...

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Libyan government determined to shed light on mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, last pro-Haftar stronghold

13 june 2020 - 15:08:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, 120 km south of Tripoli, the last stronghold of Marshal [...] Full text...

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Heavy diplomatic heritage for new Burundi president (News Analysis)

07 june 2020 - 19:40:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – One of the priorities for new Burundi’s president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, will be to fill the diplomatic [...] Full text...

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Setback as court nullifies Kenya FA grassroots polls

03 june 2020 - 12:37:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's sports court has nullified the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) grassroots elections held in March. The Sports [...] Full text...

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Top sports marketer joins Kenya FA presidency race

30 may 2020 - 15:10:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Top-notch sports marketer Herbert Mwachiro has joined the race for Football Kenya Federation (FKF) presidency. Mwachiro joins the race [...] Full text...

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Somalia to receive debt relief under enhanced HIPC initiative - IMF

26 march 2020 - 06:22:09
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) say that Somalia [...] Full text...

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Kenya seeks FIFA intervention in FA polls dispute

22 march 2020 - 19:10:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's sports court is asking FIFA to form a normalization committee to manage football in the [...] Full text...

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Somalia to reestablish financial relations with World Bank Group after 30 years

28 february 2020 - 12:39:53
  Washington, US (PANA) -The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors has moved toward normalizing its relations with the Federal [...] Full text...

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AfDB notes lack of reform coordination in Zimbabwe government

26 february 2020 - 14:48:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the Zimbabwe government lacks reform coordination and urged the [...] 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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Will the Libyan military talks achieve positive results? (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

24 february 2020 - 03:28:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As talks of the Libyan military committee in Geneva grind on, the question on the lips [...] Full text...

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Quadripartite meeting between Rwanda and Uganda highlighted by Rwandan media

22 february 2020 - 12:36:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week commented on the fourth quadripartite summit between the Heads of State of [...] Full text...

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Sudan says extension of sanctions assessing panel was not worrying

12 february 2020 - 16:47:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has decided to extend the mandate of experts’ Panel on Sudan [...] Full text...

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Mohamed Siala reaffirms Libya’s commitment to fight against proliferation of nuclear weapons

10 february 2020 - 22:10:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the government of national accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, Monday [...] Full text...

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Tunis against any participation of its sportsmen with Israelis

06 february 2020 - 08:14:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian foreign ministry on Wednesday denounced the participation of the North African country's female tennis [...] Full text...

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Burhan, Netanyahu meet over boiling situation in Khartoum

06 february 2020 - 00:07:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  The Sudanese political scene is still boiling with expectations over the recent meeting between the president [...] Full text...

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Sudanese cabinet says it was not informed of top level Sudan-Israel meeting

04 february 2020 - 10:01:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese cabinet says it was neither informed nor consulted about Monday’s meeting in Entebbe, Uganda, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president calls US President Trump's peace plan 'injustice of the century'

31 january 2020 - 09:33:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Thursday called US President Donald Trump's so-called "deal of the century" [...] Full text...

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Belgian Prime Minister to visit DR Congo in February

23 january 2020 - 11:17:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes will make a working visit to DR Congo next month, Congolese [...] Full text...

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Belgian Consulate in DR Congo city of Lubumbashi reopens

19 january 2020 - 05:14:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian Consulate in the DR Congo city of Lubumbashi, which was closed two years ago [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council members, ministers reduce salaries by 30 and 40 pct

12 november 2019 - 23:26:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Libyan government of national accord Tuesday approved the reduction of salaries of members of the [...] Full text...

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Karoui congratulates Saied, winner of Tunisia's presidential results

14 october 2019 - 16:42:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Almost 24 hours after the announcement of the results of Tunisia's presidential election, the runner up, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition leader tasks president El Ghazouani with political grieviances

01 october 2019 - 17:40:11
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Biram Dah Abeid, an anti-slavery leader and defeated opposition candidate in the 22 June presidential election [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Some 300,000 out-of-school students can be recruitment sources for terrorists - Opposition

24 september 2019 - 19:55:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The 300,000 students who gave up schools in zones due to terrorism can be a [...] Full text...

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US urges "peaceful and credible" elections in Burundi

11 september 2019 - 17:04:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United States Special Envoy for the Great African Region, John Peter Phan, said on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Uganda-Rwanda deal excites Ugandans at border

21 august 2019 - 21:09:10
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The news of the signing of a memorandum of understanding (NoU) for normalization of relations between [...] Full text...

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Burundi studying political federation of the East African Community before.....

14 august 2019 - 17:43:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi says it is still considering the advantages and disadvantages before engaging in the political federation [...] Full text...

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Libya’s strategic oilfield back in production after short suspension

23 july 2019 - 22:51:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The al-Charara oilfield in southwestern Libya was Tuesday back to its previous production level of 290,000 [...] Full text...

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Babacar Ndiaye re-elected chairman of Senegalese basketball federation

16 june 2019 - 11:22:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lawyer Babacar Ndiaye was on Saturday re-elected chairman of the Senegalese basketball federation (FSBB) for a second [...] Full text...

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Total of 18 Tunisian competences certified on renewable energy win international recognition

05 june 2019 - 23:11:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   A total of 18 Tunisian candidates have obtained certification of conformity with the ISO 17024 norm, [...] Full text...

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Benchmark interest rates unchanged on strong economic growth trends in Kenya

27 may 2019 - 19:43:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Central Bank of Kenya's (CBK) top policy-making body, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), has retained [...] Full text...

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Continuation of bilateral cooperation between Libya and France on agenda of meeting in Tripoli

21 may 2019 - 23:33:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The Libyan minister of the interior of the Government of National Unity, Fathi Bachagha, and the [...] Full text...

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Belgium, DRC to restore diplomatic relations

16 may 2019 - 18:43:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will restore diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level.   This [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Morocco closely monitoring continuing demonstrations in Algeria

29 march 2019 - 22:47:12
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)  -  Demonstrations continued to rock Algeria Friday for the sixth consecutive week against the government of President [...] Full text...

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Beninese SCO platform pleads for consultation between political actors

06 march 2019 - 21:09:02
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The electoral platform of the Beninese civil society organisations on Wednesday called for consultation between political [...] Full text...

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Malian president promises 'material reward' for AFCON U-20 champions

22 february 2019 - 11:54:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on Thursday promised to materially reward players of the national [...] Full text...

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Brutal sexual violence persists in northern Unity region of South Sudan - UN report

15 february 2019 - 15:22:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 134 women and girls have been raped and 41 have suffered other forms [...] Full text...

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EU, AU ready to work with DR Congo president-elect Tshisekedi

23 january 2019 - 12:02:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union and the African Union are ready to work with the president-elect of Democratic [...] Full text...

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Calm returns to southern Tripoli after mediation by local communities

21 january 2019 - 13:27:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Calm has returned to southern Tripoli, the Libyan capital, following a mediation by local ethnic communities [...] Full text...

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EU wants Kinshasa to lift Internet access ban

02 january 2019 - 17:12:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government to lift [...] Full text...

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AU Summit moves “To make Africa stronger, give Africans the future they deserve"

18 november 2018 - 15:04:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The supreme organ of the African Union (AU), the Assembly of Heads of State and [...] Full text...

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Morocco ready for direct dialogue with Algerian authorities on bilateral issues

07 november 2018 - 16:26:26
Rabat Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI has said Morocco is ready for direct dialogue with Algeria to overcome bilateral [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON Qualifier: Ghana, Sierra Leone clash off as FIFA refuses to lift Sierra Leone ban

10 october 2018 - 07:34:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group F qualifying match between Ghana and Sierra Leone scheduled [...] Full text...

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Kofi Amoah heads FIFA Normalization C’ttee to run Ghana football

13 september 2018 - 17:47:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, on Thursday named a four-person Normalization Committee headed by Dr. Kofi Amoah [...] Full text...

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Committee to reform Ghana Football Association to complete work in March 2019

30 august 2018 - 09:52:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The FIFA-appointed Normalization Committee to reform the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will complete its work by [...] Full text...

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Government officially stops dissolution of Ghana Football Association

28 august 2018 - 11:59:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has officially stopped the dissolution of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as agreed between world [...] Full text...

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Ghana to discontinue with winding up Ghana Football Association

16 august 2018 - 18:08:35
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The government of Ghana is to take steps to discontinue the process for the winding up [...] Full text...

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IGAD commends Ethiopian-Eritrean quest to restore ties

09 july 2018 - 15:00:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African inter-government authority on development (IGAD) has commended the restoration of ties between Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire sustaining economic transformation, committed to reduce budget deficit

30 june 2018 - 09:28:45
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently completed its annual health check of the Ivorian economy [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes ‘positive steps’ towards peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia

22 june 2018 - 07:22:33
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has announced its readiness to support Eritrea and Ethiopia following recent peace [...] Full text...

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Britain pledges support for Sudan’s removal from terrorism list

25 april 2018 - 09:08:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Britain has pledged to support Sudan’s removal from US list of state sponsors of terrorism, at [...] Full text...

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IMF Board praises Somalia’s commitment to reform programme

24 february 2018 - 10:17:36
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Despite a severe drought and sporadic terrorist attacks, Somalia avoided a significant economic slowdown in 2017 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Central Bank retains base lending rate at 10%

23 november 2017 - 17:29:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has retained the base lending rate at 10% on the [...] Full text...

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'Washington will not reverse decision to lift economic sanctions on Sudan'

01 november 2017 - 22:11:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has received reassurances from the US Administration that it will not reverse its [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU reacts to revised US travel ban on African countries

27 september 2017 - 07:45:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has welcomed the removal of the travel ban on Sudan [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan welcomes US removal of restrictions on Sudanese travellers

25 september 2017 - 16:35:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday described as “an important positive development” the US administration's decision to remove restrictions [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF deputy chief urges reforms to unlock Tanzania's potential

17 may 2017 - 17:27:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Affirming Tanzania's virtually unlimited upside for real development, sustainable economic growth, and measurable improvements [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Africa faces clouded economic outlook

24 april 2017 - 11:31:08
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Policy adjustments needed to address the large macroeconomic imbalances faced by African countries hardest-hit [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Islamic Cleric wants Sudan to normalize relations with Israel

08 february 2017 - 14:13:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A call for Sudan to normalize relations with Israel, by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yusuf al-Kodah, has [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan welcomes US decision on partial lift of sanctions

13 january 2017 - 19:53:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan on Friday welcomed the decision taken by US President Barack Obama to partially lift sanctions imposed [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan to continue with US dialogue despite renewal of sanctions

02 november 2016 - 11:54:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has declared that it will continue with the current high-level dialogue with the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights expert group concludes first visit to South Sudan

16 september 2016 - 18:48:04
New York, US (PANA) - Concluding the first visit to South Sudan, the Chairperson of the UN Commission on Human [...] Full text...

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South Africa: IMF official urges fundamental economic reforms in South Africa

19 july 2016 - 14:45:00
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Economic challenges currently facing South Africa call for reforms that create opportunities and enable all [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda, South Africa make progress to "fully" normalize ties

07 june 2016 - 15:34:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan and South African officials have made "progress" to finalize a deal in normalizing diplomatic [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: IMF stresses sound Ivorian macroeconomic policies

28 may 2016 - 10:15:14
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire’s political normalization, together with supportive fiscal policy and structural reforms to improve [...] Full text...

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Somalia: IMF Managing Director approves Staff-Monitored Programme for Somalia

27 may 2016 - 18:02:08
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - As Somalia slowly recovers from nearly 25 years of civil war, the Managing Director of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: IMF urges debt-distressed Zimbabwe to improve investment climate

05 may 2016 - 07:59:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have commended Zimbabwean authorities for the successful implementation of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Tanzanian president visits Rwanda

06 april 2016 - 11:21:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday for an official visit, at [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Tanzanian President visits Rwanda

05 april 2016 - 15:03:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli will start a two-day official visit to Rwanda [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Tanzanian FM's visit heralds new era of diplomatic relations with Rwanda

19 february 2016 - 13:57:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Tanzanian Foreign Minister Augustine Phillip Mahiga, on Friday wrapped up his first working visit to Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN says world economic growth falls below last forecast

11 december 2015 - 17:31:15
New York, US (PANA) -The world economy has fallen below forecasts of even six months ago and will grow only [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan conducting 'strategic dialogue' with US to lift sanctions

28 november 2015 - 18:02:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) says Khartoum is conducting "a strategic dialogue" with the US [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Khartoum sets conditions for normalization of relations with US

09 september 2015 - 15:50:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour, who left here for Russia on Wednesday, said he expects to [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges US leadership to support global issues

05 august 2015 - 14:47:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the organisation counts US leadership and support on a [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: FIFA may sanction FECAFOOT again

29 july 2015 - 15:42:21
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – In a letter sent to the normalization committee of the Cameroonian football federation (FECAFOOT), the world [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Obama talks up Africa plans after heroic AU welcome

28 july 2015 - 16:33:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Barack Obama received a heroic podium welcome in Addis Ababa, for his historic [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Mali peace agreement: A mission accomplished but not completed (By Amadou Gaye, PANA external collaborator)

25 june 2015 - 21:20:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After more than three-and-a-half years of conflict and nearly a year of negotiations, the Coordination of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF says Zimbabwe is in debt distress

21 april 2015 - 20:47:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Despite the favourable impact of lower oil prices, Zimbabwe’s external position remains precarious and [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama lauds US, Cuba for initiative to normalise relations

16 april 2015 - 20:00:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has commended the US and Cuba for their recent initiative to normalise relations between them. An [...] Full text...

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Libya: Khalifa Haftar vows to 'liberate Benghazi in 6 days'

02 april 2015 - 16:04:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan army chief, General Khalifa Haftar, has vowed to "liberate" Benghazi, Libya’s second biggest city, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF approves US$7.63m support for CAR's emergency recovery programme

21 march 2015 - 06:47:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$7.63 million [...] Full text...

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LEAD: UN chief condemns Gambia coup attempt; Chambas to visit Banjul

31 december 2014 - 20:52:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned all attempts to seize power through unconstitutional means [...] Full text...

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US: IMF says Zambian economy records strong growth

18 december 2014 - 19:09:19
New York, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Zambian economy is registering strong growth in some [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libyan Parliament Speaker, UN envoy meet

09 december 2014 - 21:55:03
Tobruk, Libya (PANA) – The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Bernardo Leon, on Tuesday held talks [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: FIFA postpones election at Cameroonian Football Federation

29 november 2014 - 14:17:35
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The crisis committee of football governing body, FIFA, on Friday authorized the postponement of elections at [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libyan oil production likely to return to normal level by year-end

11 september 2014 - 16:38:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Despite the ongoing fighting in Libya, the country's oil production is expected to return to the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Gambia gets partial lifting of CAF suspension

27 august 2014 - 15:43:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The FIFA-appointed Normalization Committee of the Gambia Football Federation (NCGFF) has announced the partial lifting of [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: FECAFOOT to hold extraordinary general meeting

13 august 2014 - 22:34:39
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - An extraordinary general meeting of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) will take place on 23 August [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: FIFA approves FECAFOOT's plan to resolve football crisis

12 july 2014 - 12:37:58
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The world football governing body, FIFA, has approved plans by the Cameroonian football federation (FECAFOOT) to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Presidential candidate lists "evils of governance" in Mauritania

17 june 2014 - 15:10:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Exposing what he called "the evils of his country", anti-slavery activist and candidate for the Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libya still without budget

16 june 2014 - 21:48:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Although the first half of 2014 is coming to an end, the North African state of [...] Full text...

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Libya: UN Mission chief hails court decision invalidating PM's election

10 june 2014 - 14:34:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chief of the UN Support mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Tarek Metri, on Monday hailed the [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Indomitable Lions leave for Brazil

09 june 2014 - 13:21:36
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon's senior national football team, the Indomitable Lions, left for Brazil early Monday for the 2014 [...] Full text...

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Zambia: IMF says Zambia needs to improve fiscal policy

07 june 2014 - 17:40:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Zambian authorities have agreed that fiscal policy is an area [...] Full text...

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Zambia: IMF 'concerned' at depreciation of Kwacha

07 june 2014 - 17:01:12
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Byung Jang that was in Zambia to review [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Cameroon-Moldova friendly match scheduled for 7 June

22 may 2014 - 15:54:42
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Cameroonian national soccer team, the Indomitable Lions, will take on Moldova in a friendly match [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: President Aziz receives UN special representative on Mali

10 april 2014 - 17:58:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who also the current African Union (AU) chairman, on [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Power struggle "killed" sports (By Sheriff Musa, PANA Correspondent)

30 december 2013 - 17:45:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The year 2013 saw Gambian sports embroiled in power struggles, including allegations and counter-allegations at The [...] Full text...

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ACP-EU election observers praise Madagascar vote

27 december 2013 - 19:50:25
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union (ACP-AU) team that observed the 20 December parliamentary and presidential [...] Full text...

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Growth rate in UEMOA countries expected at 6.5% this year

20 december 2013 - 21:40:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Economic activity within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) this year is expected to [...] Full text...

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(Refiling) UN envoy welcomes impending talks between DR Congo, M23 rebels

08 june 2013 - 17:46:03
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Mary Robinson, the UN Special Envoy for Africa's Great Lakes Region on Saturday welcomed [...] Full text...

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UN envoy welcomes impending talks between DR Congo, M23 rebels

08 june 2013 - 17:25:10
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Mary Robinson, the UN Special Envoy for Africa's Great Lake region on Saturday welcomed [...] Full text...

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Gambian FA congress scheduled for 8 Dec.

04 december 2012 - 16:41:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambia Football Association (GFA)'s Normalisation Committee has fixed 8 December as the date for [...] Full text...

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Gambians to dialogue on sports development

08 october 2012 - 16:42:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambia's National Sports Council will organise a national dialogue on sports development in the West African [...] Full text...

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FIFA extends mandate of Gambia's football "Normalization Committee"

03 october 2012 - 17:06:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The world football's governing body, FIFA, has extended the mandate of the Gambia Football Association (GFA) [...] Full text...

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FIFA delegation due in Banjul

11 september 2012 - 14:56:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A delegation from the world football governing body, FIFA, is due in Banjul late Tuesday for [...] Full text...

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2 FIFA officials visit Gambia

04 july 2012 - 16:31:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Two officials from the world football governing body, FIFA, are due in Banjul on Wednesday as [...] Full text...

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AU commends South Sudan for pulling out of contested area with Sudan

12 may 2012 - 07:38:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed South Sudan’s withdrawal of a 700-strong police force from an [...] Full text...

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Gambia gets new football coach

18 april 2012 - 17:25:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambia’s Football Association on Tuesday hired Italian-born Luciano Mancini as the new coach for the West [...] Full text...

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FIFA clears 2 Gambian clubs for continental championships

23 march 2012 - 14:59:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Following a fence-mending meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, between FIFA and Gambia government and football authorities, the [...] Full text...

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Gambia, FIFA agree on new committee

23 march 2012 - 14:47:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambia’s Sports Ministry officials and the world soccer governing body, FIFA, have agreed on the setting [...] Full text...

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AU defends actions to promote democracy in North Africa

23 january 2012 - 11:22:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Summit’s preliminary stage got underway Monday here with the continental body [...] Full text...

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South Sudan President's visit to Tel Aviv worries Sudan

22 december 2011 - 16:27:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - A row is fomenting in Sudan over a recent visit by the President of South [...] Full text...

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UN envoy says Burundi making progress but faces challenges

08 december 2011 - 16:20:55
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Office in Burundi [...] Full text...

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Ivorian president visits Belgium

22 november 2011 - 16:39:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, is expected Wednesday in Brussels for a one-day working visit to Belgium, [...] Full text...

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UN: Morocco ready to resolve Western Sahara dispute

28 september 2011 - 15:44:29
New York, US (PANA) - Morocco on Wednesday in New York reiterated it readiness to intensify talks to resolve the [...] Full text...

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Kagamé, Sarkozy holds talks to boost economic relationship

12 september 2011 - 15:04:00
Paris, France (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagamé, on a 72-hour official visit to France, on Monday held economic and [...] Full text...

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Mohammed VI calls for re-opening of Moroccan-Algerian border

30 july 2011 - 15:14:45
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco Saturday pleaded for the re-opening of his country's land borders with [...] Full text...

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African leaders happy at conflict resolution efforts in Africa

03 july 2011 - 15:23:14
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has commended its Commission and the Regional Economic Communities/Regional Mechanisms for [...] Full text...

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Egypt deports Iranian diplomat for spying

30 may 2011 - 15:05:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt Monday deported an Iranian diplomat who had been arrested on charges of spying on the [...] Full text...

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Top US official gives conditions for normalized relations with Sudan

02 february 2011 - 18:43:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A visiting US official has said he expects relations between Khartoum and Washington to improve noticeably [...] Full text...

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AU Panel urges new plan to defuse Ethiopian, Eritrean border crisis

14 december 2010 - 18:06:45
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The African Union’s Panel of the Wise, which comprises respected statesmen and women, concluded a three-day [...] Full text...

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244 Burundian refugees repatriated from RD Congo

05 october 2010 - 19:54:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Some 244 Burundian refugees were repatriated Tuesday from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where [...] Full text...

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France hails transition managers in Niger

20 august 2010 - 18:00:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSR D) in Niger, which February toppled President [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD hails normalization of ties between Chad and Sudan

24 july 2010 - 16:38:00
N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The 12th summit of the Community of Sahelian-Saharan St ates (CEN-SAD) has hailed the normalization of [...] Full text...

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EU hails release of Swiss businessman by Libya

14 june 2010 - 22:36:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The European Union (EU) has welcomed the release of S wiss businessman Max Goldi by Libya, [...] Full text...

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New embassy building opening strengthens US-Sudan ties

14 june 2010 - 14:06:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- A delegation of senior US State Department officials is due in Khartoum 23 June to open [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes pact between Eritrea, Djibouti on border dispute

09 june 2010 - 13:04:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the agreement signed by Eritrea and Djibouti to resolve [...] Full text...

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Political impasse hampers Ivorian peace process -- UN envoy

04 june 2010 - 16:46:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The ongoing political impasse in Cote d'Ivoire is contribu ting to heightened tensions and hampering [...] Full text...

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Burundi President in historic visit to DRC

14 april 2010 - 18:16:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza arrived here Tuesday for a two-day official visit to the Democratic [...] Full text...

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India's economy rebounds, needs to reform, says IMF

10 february 2010 - 14:16:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) â" Indiaâ?s economy h-as rebounded from the global economic meltdown and now needs to focus on [...] Full text...

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Resumption of diplomatic relations between Paris, Kigali marked 2009

03 january 2010 - 15:39:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Paris and Kigali restored in November 2009 their diplomat ic relations which marked the end of [...] Full text...

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Sudan to send military delegation to Chad

28 december 2009 - 14:37:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Sudanese government will send a high-level mi litary delegation to Chad to fine-tune an [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, France seek to re-establish diplomatic ties

30 november 2009 - 11:23:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, are considering normalizing the diplomatic relations [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president Abdoul Aziz appeals for national reconciliation

28 october 2009 - 20:34:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdoul Aziz on Wednesd ay appealed for national reconciliation saying the time [...] Full text...

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US welcomes Chad-Sudan talks

19 october 2009 - 07:41:00
Washington DC- US (PANA) -- The US has welcomed the steps being taken by the gove rnments of Chad and [...] Full text...

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Egyptians kick against compatriot in bid for UNESCO job

30 july 2009 - 19:35:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Fifteen Egyptian intellectuals have openly kicked against their compatriot, Culture Minister Farouk Honsi, who is bidding [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai visits Brussels, secures financial assistance

18 june 2009 - 20:45:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursd ay had talks with senior European officials on the [...] Full text...

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AU chief rebukes Chad, Sudan on resumption of hostilities in eastern Chad

05 may 2009 - 22:53:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- African Union top diplomat Jean Ping has rebuked Chad an d Sudan for the resumption of [...] Full text...

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Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim plays in Cairo

16 april 2009 - 16:54:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- In a controversial visit to Egypt, Israeli-Argentinean mus ician Daniel Barenboim conducted his second concert on [...] Full text...

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Israeli musical conductor's visit to Cairo stirs controversy

08 april 2009 - 18:37:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) – Israeli musical conductor, D-aniel Barenboim, has confirmed his participation in a show fixed for 16 April [...] Full text...

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DR Congo normalises relations with western neighbours

21 march 2009 - 17:47:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA)- – The foreign minister of DR Congo, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba has pledged that nothing will obstruct [...] Full text...

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Approved teams for Senegal football leagues released

22 february 2009 - 00:14:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Committee for Normalization of Football in Senegal (CNF) on Friday released the list of the [...] Full text...

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Senegal prepares for CHAN

09 january 2009 - 15:02:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Senegalese national football team will Sunday start its prepration for the first African Nations Cup [...] Full text...

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