Mandela’s funeral dome to serve as temporary Parliament
18 october 2024 - 07:44:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Plans are underway to use the dome structure that was constructed for Nelson Mandela’s [...] Full text...
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Gambia mourns late Iran President
21 may 2024 - 10:15:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has extended its condolences to the government and people of Iran following the death of [...] Full text...
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Namibia begins period of national mourning for late President Geingob
05 february 2024 - 15:59:04Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia on Monday began a national period of mourning following the death of President Hage Geingob on [...] Full text...
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Drone strikes on civilians in Burkina Faso apparent war crimes, says rights watchdog
26 january 2024 - 05:55:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three Burkina Faso military drone strikes that the government claimed targeted Islamist fighters killed at least 60 [...] Full text...
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Legendary South African photographer Peter Magubane dies
02 january 2024 - 07:51:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Peter Magubane, the anti-apartheid activist and renowned photographer, died on Monday at the age [...] Full text...
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Former Mali international goalkeeper dies in Bamako
26 december 2023 - 14:19:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former Malian international goalkeeper of the 60s and 70s, Seydou Traoré, nicknamed "Spider" in his [...] Full text...
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Dead bodies from natural disasters, conflict do not generally pose health risks - Red Cross, WHO
15 september 2023 - 16:13:57Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and two other sister organizations dismissed here Friday, amid devastating loss [...] Full text...
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Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group
24 july 2023 - 10:45:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Finland's President to undertake State Visit to South Africa
19 april 2023 - 10:35:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the Presidency on Wednesday confirmed that South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, [...] Full text...
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South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities
21 march 2023 - 06:39:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under [...] Full text...
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Sad and shocking story of Sudanese woman and her child who died in the Sahara
09 march 2023 - 20:26:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - International and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have recorded terrifying figures of illegal migrants who die on [...] Full text...
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Remains of Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu flown back home
20 february 2023 - 06:07:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The remains of Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu, who was a victim of the 6 February devastating [...] Full text...
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South African liberation hero Steve Biko's former cellmate dead at 72
16 february 2023 - 11:06:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African activist Peter Cyril Jones, who was with liberation hero Steve Biko, [...] Full text...
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Gambian pays last respects to late vice President Badara Alieu Joof
23 january 2023 - 17:39:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians Monday paid their last respects to the country's vice President Badara Alieu Joof, who died [...] Full text...
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Gambia government mourns vice president, Alieu Badara Joof
18 january 2023 - 14:15:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has announced with profound shock and sadness the death of his Vice President [...] Full text...
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Gambians pay last respects to late opposition leader Solo Sandeng after 7years
10 january 2023 - 16:31:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian bid final farewell to Ebrima Solo Sandeng, late opposition United Democratic Party propaganda secretary, who [...] Full text...
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Guterres pays tribute to former Pope Benedict
31 december 2022 - 18:27:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict who has died, aged 95, [...] Full text...
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French baguettes, Chinese tea ceremony, join protected heritage list by UNESCO
01 december 2022 - 05:57:10Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Holy Week in Guatemala, traditional tea preparation in China, and the artisanal knowledge surrounding France’s iconic [...] Full text...
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CAF, media mourn Senegalese sports journalist Salif Diallo
01 november 2022 - 13:03:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African and international media have paid tribute to [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to visit Buckingham Palace
10 october 2022 - 12:22:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – King Charles III will next month host the first state visit of his new [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: 27 soldiers killed in ambush of humanitarian convoy in Burkina Faso's Sahel on 26 September
04 october 2022 - 14:22:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Twenty-seven Burkinabe soldiers were killed on 26 September in an ambush that targeted a humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwean opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days
21 september 2022 - 06:36:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey [...] Full text...
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Mauritius distributes one cent coins with effigy of Queen Elizabeth II to Metro passengers
20 september 2022 - 09:27:45Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - One cent coins with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II was distributed to passengers on Monday [...] Full text...
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Libyan Deputy chairman signs Queen Elizabeth II's book of condolences in London
19 september 2022 - 14:46:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Monday delivered a memorial speech on [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to return home after Queen's funeral to deal with energy crisis
19 september 2022 - 13:16:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will skip the UN General Asembly meeting in New [...] Full text...
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Deputy chairman of Presidential Council al-Kouni to represent Libya at funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
17 september 2022 - 13:59:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of Libya's Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, will represent the North African country at [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to observe national day of mourning Monday for Queen Elizabeth
17 september 2022 - 06:42:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will on Monday observe a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to observe a day of national mourning following death of Queen Elizabeth II
10 september 2022 - 09:19:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will observe a day of national mourning on the day of the funeral of Queen [...] Full text...
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Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala dies
15 august 2022 - 12:32:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala died in the early hours of Monday. The founding [...] Full text...
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Tunisians vote in referendum on controversial draft constitution
25 july 2022 - 13:34:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)- The Tunisians are voting on Monday in a referendum on a controversial draft new constitution initiated by [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa salutes fallen liberation hero Jessie Duarte
17 july 2022 - 12:05:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday visited the Johannesburg home of liberation hero Jessie Duarte, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Tutu's trust slams Israeli police brutality
15 may 2022 - 10:11:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Archbishop Desmond Intellectual Property (IP) Trust has spoken out against members of the Israeli [...] Full text...
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Ghana condoles with Kenya over death of former President Mwai Kibaki
26 april 2022 - 16:25:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday condoled with the government and people of Kenya over [...] Full text...
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Former Zambian President Banda laid to rest
18 march 2022 - 14:54:08Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda was on Friday accorded a state burial at the Presidential Embassy [...] Full text...
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Zambia: President Hichilema declares Friday public holiday, day of burial of Zambian former President Banda
16 march 2022 - 15:30:03Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has declared Friday, 18 March, a public holiday. A statement issued by acting [...] Full text...
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Oldest Mauritian dies
01 march 2022 - 09:26:52Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The doyenne of Mauritians, Irène Ramsamy, has died, aged 108 years. Her passing was announced by her [...] Full text...
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Mali declares three-day national mourning for late former president Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita
21 january 2022 - 11:43:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goita, has declared a three-day national mourning period, starting [...] Full text...
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Malian government mourns death of former president Kéita
17 january 2022 - 12:14:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has expressed "deep sorrow" following the death of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...
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Army spokesperson says freedom to demonstrate is valueless if it leads to dismembering Sudan
13 january 2022 - 21:04:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A senior military official in Sudan has claimed that “targeting the army and the regular forces is [...] Full text...
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Arrest made in connection with South Africa's Parliament fire
02 january 2022 - 20:01:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An arrest has been made in connection with a large fire on Sunday that [...] Full text...
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Funeral service held for South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
01 january 2022 - 11:22:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A funeral service was held on Saturday for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at Cape [...] Full text...
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Libya mourns its great writer, Ali Mustapha al-Misrati
30 december 2021 - 19:48:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Thursday bid farewell to one of its prominent men of letters, writer Ali Mustapha [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Archbishop Desmond Tutu's body lies in state
30 december 2021 - 11:57:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The body of the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is lying in state at [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral to be held Saturday
28 december 2021 - 08:42:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cathedral bells around South Africa are ringing in recognition of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond [...] Full text...
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Trial date set for suspects in killing of South African national goalkeeper
25 october 2021 - 13:18:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Pretoria High Court on Monday announced that the trial of five men accused [...] Full text...
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Man gets 50 years in prison for raping and killing 11-year-old girl in Mauritius
11 october 2021 - 07:37:45Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Port Louis court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to 50 years in prison for [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms support for his country's youth
14 september 2021 - 16:55:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed his support for the youth and his desire "to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 174 positive cases
14 september 2021 - 08:28:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Monday, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Princess Charlene discharged from South African hospital
05 september 2021 - 11:02:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Princess Charlene of Monaco has been discharged from a Durban hospital after experiencing a [...] Full text...
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Former First Lady of Benin, Rosine Soglo, to be buried on 11 September in Cotonou
01 september 2021 - 11:53:17Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The former First Lady of Benin, Honorine Marie Rose Vieyra Soglo, wife of former President Nicephore [...] Full text...
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Zambian President-elect Hichilema’s inauguration set for Tuesday
20 august 2021 - 12:58:56Lusaka, 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: Kenya extends containment measures for further 60 days
18 august 2021 - 21:21:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has extended the nationwide curfew for a further 60 days upon [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Jailed ex-president Zuma attends brother's funeral
22 july 2021 - 15:58:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was jailed two weeks ago, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Zambia’s founding father Kaunda laid to rest, Govt. declares 28 April public holiday in his honour
07 july 2021 - 13:30:15Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s founding father Kenneth David Kaunda who died on 17 June 2021, at 97, was laid [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Two military personnel killed by bandits during abduction of 140 students in Kaduna State buried
06 july 2021 - 22:21:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Northwest Nigeria Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan on Tuesday condoled [...] Full text...
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African leaders eulogize Zambia’s first President Kaunda
02 july 2021 - 13:38:43Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday led foreign heads of state and other dignitaries in the [...] Full text...
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World leaders arrive in Lusaka for Kaunda’s state funeral
01 july 2021 - 15:09:26Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Foreign dignitaries have started arriving in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, ahead of founding President Kenneth Kaunda’s [...] Full text...
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Priest and four companions kidnapped in central Mali
23 june 2021 - 13:30:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ségué parish priest, Abbé Léon Douyon, and four of his companions were abducted on Tuesday by [...] Full text...
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Late Zambia’s first President Kaunda to be put to rest on 7 July
21 june 2021 - 13:19:40Lusaka, 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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Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, dies
12 june 2021 - 18:05:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The renowned Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, died on Thursday in Bamako at the age of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Club director booted out for embezzling FIFA Covid-19 funds
12 june 2021 - 06:59:09Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A minority shareholder at the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Bulawayo Province Division Two club, Sunrise Football [...] Full text...
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Former Mauritian PM, President Sir Anerood Jugnauth passes away
04 june 2021 - 05:47:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, died at the [...] Full text...
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Libya rejects Chadian defence minister's statement
08 may 2021 - 11:10:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has rejected pronouncement by Chadian Defence minister, Gen. Daouda Ibrahim, who described the country as [...] Full text...
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Hundreds demonstrate against military rule in Chad
27 april 2021 - 11:12:32N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Hundreds of Chadians on Tuesday demonstrated in the capital, N'Djamena, and other localities against the Transitional [...] Full text...
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AU Peace and Security Council calls for restoration of constitutional order in Chad
25 april 2021 - 05:41:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has called for the restoration [...] Full text...
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Presence of al-Manfi at Déby's funeral a new vision of the Libyan authorities - LANA
24 april 2021 - 12:56:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The participation of the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, at the funeral of [...] Full text...
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Sudan and France underline the need to cooperate for security and stability of region following Debby's demise
23 april 2021 - 21:08:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum and Paris Friday underlined the need to cooperate in efforts to “strengthen security and stability [...] Full text...
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About a dozen heads of state expected in Chad on Friday for late president's funeral
22 april 2021 - 11:23:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About one dozen African heads of state and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to [...] Full text...
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UN chief mourns Chadian President Idriss Déby
21 april 2021 - 05:11:54New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underlined the world body's solidarity with Chad following the death [...] Full text...
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Suspect in the assassination of CMA president arrested in Bamako
15 april 2021 - 18:50:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A man suspected in the assassination of the president of the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Some 190,000 people inoculated with first dose of vaccine in Mauritius
02 april 2021 - 07:22:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Thursday said that a total of 190,000 [...] Full text...
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Tanzania's former president Magufuli laid to rest with full military honours
26 march 2021 - 18:03:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania's former president John Pombe Magufuli was on Friday laid to rest with full [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s late president Magufuli to be buried on Friday with full military honours
25 march 2021 - 19:12:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – All is set for the burial of the late Tanzania president, Dr John Pombe [...] Full text...
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Late Tanzania President Magufuli’s body arrives at his home town for burial
24 march 2021 - 18:43:59Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The body of former Tanzania president, John Pombe Magufuli, arrived on Wednesday at his [...] Full text...
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African leaders pay glowing tribute to fallen Tanzanian president Magufuli
22 march 2021 - 17:20:20Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – A cross section of African leaders on Monday paid glowing tribute to former Tanzania President John [...] Full text...
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Somber mood engulfs Tanzania as public funeral services of fallen president begin
20 march 2021 - 12:41:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Thousands of Tanzanians in somber mood, flocked the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam [...] Full text...
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Late Tanzanian president to be buried at his ancestral home on 25 March
19 march 2021 - 12:47:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli, who died from heart complications on Wednesday, will be [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour for fallen Pan-Africanism hero Magufuli from African leaders
18 march 2021 - 20:07:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders showered the fallen Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli with tributes on Thursday, extolling [...] Full text...
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Kenya declares seven-day mourning for fallen Tanzanian President Magufuli
18 march 2021 - 11:35:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a seven-day national mourning for the late Tanzanian President John [...] Full text...
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Tanzanians mourn late president Magufuli
18 march 2021 - 02:35:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, is dead. Dr Magufuli died at 6 p.m. on [...] Full text...
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WHO expresses 'huge concern' about resurgence of Ebola in Guinea
15 february 2021 - 06:52:14Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed "huge concern" about the resurgence of Ebola in Guinea. “It’s [...] Full text...
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Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings laid to rest
27 january 2021 - 15:58:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghanaians said good bye to their longest serving leader, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings (Rtd), on [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo leads nation to mourn fallen former leader Rawlings
26 january 2021 - 10:24:12Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is leading the nation to pay the last respects to [...] Full text...
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Activities for former Ghana President Rawlings' funeral begin
24 january 2021 - 12:13:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Activities for the state funeral for Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings begin on Sunday with [...] Full text...
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Funeral of Ghana's late president Rawlings rescheduled for 27 January
12 january 2021 - 10:46:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The funeral of Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings has been rescheduled for 27 January, according [...] Full text...
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Former Malian PM Modibo Keita laid to rest
08 january 2021 - 09:45:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The late former Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Kéita, was buried on Thursday in the capital, Bamako, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya extends overnight curfew in year-long battle against coronavirus
03 january 2021 - 17:54:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The night time to dawn curfew imposed on Kenya since March 2020 has been extended to [...] Full text...
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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, buried in Bamako
01 january 2021 - 20:47:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The funeral of Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who died of coronavirus on 25 December in [...] Full text...
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Unsuccessful Guinean presidential candidate Diallo prevented from leaving the country
31 december 2020 - 11:05:52Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Minister and unsuccessful candidate in last October's presidential election, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, [...] Full text...
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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya buried in Bamako
30 december 2020 - 23:48:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died 17 October in Paris of coronavirus (COVID-19), was buried [...] Full text...
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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisséto be buried on Friday
29 december 2020 - 09:19:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who died last Friday in Paris from COVID-19, will be buried [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura, Bamako hold separate funeral ceremonies for former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya
28 december 2020 - 11:41:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A requiem mass is scheduled for Tuesday at the Regina Mundi Cathedral in Bujumbura, in memory [...] Full text...
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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya to be buried 29 December in Mali
26 december 2020 - 17:31:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on December 18 in Paris [...] Full text...
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Funeral of late Burundi president Pierre Buyoya to be held in Mali
20 december 2020 - 16:24:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The funeral of the late Burundi president, Pierre Buyoya, will be held in Mali at a [...] Full text...
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Funeral of Ghana's former president Rawlings postponed
17 december 2020 - 11:27:52Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The funeral of Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings scheduled for 23 December has been postponed [...] Full text...
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Funeral of Ghana's former president, Rawlings, to be held on 23 December
30 november 2020 - 19:15:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The funeral of Ghana's late former president, Jerry John Rawlings, will be held on 23 December, [...] Full text...
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Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré laid to rest took place this Tuesday in Bamako
17 november 2020 - 15:56:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The national funeral of former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré, who died on November 10 in [...] Full text...
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Mali declares three days of national mourning for former President Amadou Touré
16 november 2020 - 10:28:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will observe three days of national mourning from Monday, following the death of former President [...] Full text...
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Kenya FA chief pleads with government to allow league kick-off
15 november 2020 - 18:29:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa has called on the government to allow the resumption [...] Full text...
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Remains of former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré arrives in Bamako
14 november 2020 - 10:45:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The remains of the former Malian president, General Amadou Toumani Touré, arrived here Saturday at 6 [...] Full text...
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Ghana mourns former president J.J. Rawlings
13 november 2020 - 11:25:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is in a state of mourning on Friday following the unexpected death on Thursday of [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour in for late former Ghana President Rawlings
12 november 2020 - 18:28:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tributes have been pouring in for Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings, who died in Accra on [...] Full text...
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Funeral for former Malian President scheduled for Nov. 20
12 november 2020 - 17:52:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The remains of former Malian President, Amadou Toumani Touré, will arrive in Bamako on Friday and [...] Full text...
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Ghana President Akufo-Addo declares seven days of national mourning for Rawlings
12 november 2020 - 15:36:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared seven days of national mourning in honour of [...] Full text...
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Five arrested for murder of South Africa's national goalkeeper
26 october 2020 - 13:30:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday announced that five people have been arrested in [...] Full text...
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South Africa Police record breakthrough in murder of national goalie
20 october 2020 - 15:08:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa Police have made a dramatic breakthrough in investigations into the murder of [...] Full text...
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South African family barred from burying corpse near Mandela's grave
08 october 2020 - 11:29:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla has secured a court order barring a burial [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 81 new confirmed cases, 82 recoveries in Congo
28 september 2020 - 23:37:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The technical coordination of response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) Monday announced that Congo Sunday recorded 81 [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army buries senior officer killed by Boko Haram terrorists
22 september 2020 - 17:42:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Colonel Dahiru Chiroma Bako, Commander of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, who was killed [...] Full text...
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Mali's junta sends condoles bereaved family of former President Moussa Traoré
16 september 2020 - 13:52:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ruling military junta has sent its "deepest condolences to the bereaved family and to the [...] Full text...
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Togo pays tribute to 'national hero, statesman' Edem Kodjo as he is laid to rest
20 august 2020 - 18:50:38Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese and foreign dignitaries have paid tribute to the former Secretary-General of the Organization of African [...] Full text...
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UNESCO, ALIPH to rehabilitate Bandiagara Cliff in Mali
04 august 2020 - 14:37:56Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Alliance for the Protection [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki salutes fallen liberation hero
29 july 2020 - 18:53:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, on Wednesday paid tribute to the Soweto funeral [...] Full text...
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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa laid to rest in full military honours
29 july 2020 - 17:05:26Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s former President Benjamin William Mkapa was on Wednesday laid to rest in full [...] Full text...
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Tanzania national stadium re-named after departed former President Mkapa
28 july 2020 - 13:14:15Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s ultra modern stadium has been renamed after the country’s third President, Benjamin Mkapa, [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian President Magufuli sheds tears as he bids farewell to departed former leader
28 july 2020 - 13:11:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian leader, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, failed to suppress a sob and wiped tears [...] Full text...
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UNHCR saddened at death of former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa
27 july 2020 - 14:54:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN Refugee Agency on Monday said it is deeply saddened at the passing [...] Full text...
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Tanzania announces 7 days of mourning for late President Mkapa
24 july 2020 - 10:40:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has announced seven days of national mourning starting on Friday following the death [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN, Borno State Governor express horror over killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists
23 july 2020 - 12:28:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President announces nationwide curfew
21 july 2020 - 19:48:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew, citing the recent spike in COVID-19 cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Churches, mosques reopen as govt. eases measures in Rwanda
19 july 2020 - 13:13:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Worship centres in Rwanda were allowed to reopen across Rwanda as part of the government's plan [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, AU, EU and UN reps in Mali worried about the socio-political situation in Mali
13 july 2020 - 14:42:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the European [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo orders partial reopening of places of worship 17 July
12 july 2020 - 13:22:53Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Christian and Muslim worshippers will be praying in their churches and mosques from Friday, 17 July, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria youths driving disease spread as nation records 626 new infections
03 july 2020 - 11:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded 626 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing total infections in the country to 27,110. Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Murdered Ethiopian singer buried Thursday
02 july 2020 - 14:31:50Ambo, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of a popular Ethiopian singer whose assassination this [...] Full text...
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Kenyan parliament opens investigation into inaccurate laboratory results
01 july 2020 - 23:18:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan parliament Wednesday opened an investigation into the accuracy of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests conducted by [...] Full text...
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Rwandan media highlight state funeral of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza
28 june 2020 - 12:16:40Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The funeral services for former Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza held at Ingoma Stade in Gitega (Central [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Burundi records 26 new cases
27 june 2020 - 15:09:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 26 new coronavirus infections bringing to 170 the number of sufferers, with 115 [...] Full text...
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Burundi declares Friday public holiday for funeral of President Nkurunziza
24 june 2020 - 10:36:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has declared Friday a public holiday for the funeral in Gitega, the new capital, of [...] Full text...
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Burundi National Assembly approves candidacies for the posts of PM and VP
23 june 2020 - 18:50:51Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Assembly on Tuesday approved the candidacies for the posts of Prime Minister and Vice-President [...] Full text...
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Burundi footballers mourn President Pierre Nkurunziza's passing
15 june 2020 - 15:14:47Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's first division national football championship games took a break at the weekend until next Friday, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya battles containment fatigue
03 june 2020 - 21:15:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are increasingly ignoring the measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, including maintaining social distance, [...] Full text...
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Guinean musician Mory Kanté to be buried Tuesday in Conakry
25 may 2020 - 15:43:57Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté, who died on Friday at the age of 70 after a [...] Full text...
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Rwandan journalist Jean Burasa laid to rest
10 may 2020 - 08:15:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan journalist, Jean Glaubert Burasa, the Managing Director of Rushyashya, one of the Kinyarwanda language newspapers [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso's borders remain closed
05 may 2020 - 12:38:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's government announced on Tuesday that the country's borders remain closed until further notice [...] Full text...
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Nigerien Minister of Employment dies
04 may 2020 - 18:02:52Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien Minister of Employment, Labor and Social Protection, and Chairman of the ruling Social Democratic Party, [...] Full text...
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Zambian Police investigate death of woman who died at the house of a catholic Priest
04 may 2020 - 17:59:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Police in the capital, Lusaka, have instituted an inquiry into the death of a 42-year-old [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's influential President's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, dies of COVID-19 complications
18 april 2020 - 08:39:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Staff Malam Abba Kyari died here Saturday morning, official sources announced here, attributing [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's influential President's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, dies of COVID-19 complications
18 april 2020 - 08:34:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Staff Malam Abba Kyari died here Saturday morning, official sources announced here, attributing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisian forces disperse demonstrators opposed to the burial of a COVID-19 victim
01 april 2020 - 17:02:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Security forces in the region of Bizerte (northern Tunisia) used tear gas on Tuesday evening to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe government moves to contain COVID-19
31 march 2020 - 16:11:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to minimize the spread of [...] Full text...
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Former Congolese minister dies in Brazzaville
28 march 2020 - 18:58:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's former sports minister and ambassador to China, Jean-Claude Ganga, died at his home on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Visits to patients at Brazzaville University Hospital Center suspended
18 march 2020 - 20:35:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The general manager of the University Hospital Centre of Brazzaville (CHU-B), the largest hospital in the [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Two new cases registered in Brazzaville
18 march 2020 - 18:51:41Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two new cases of Covid-19 were notified on Wednesday in Brazzaville, after tests on a U.S. [...] Full text...
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Mali: Two bank security guards killed in Timbuktu
10 march 2020 - 13:44:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two security guards were gunned down by unidentified armed men on Sunday outside the Malian Solidarity [...] Full text...
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Guinean govt. pays tribute to 8 footballers killed in road accident
09 march 2020 - 22:27:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – ‘’We reaffirm our condolences to the families of the victims. Death is inevitable, but that of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia refuses to reveal identiies of perpetrators of the Friday attack
07 march 2020 - 18:17:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 24 hours after the bombing on Friday by two suicide bombers in front of [...] Full text...
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Guinea to hold national funeral for 9 footballers killed in an accident
07 march 2020 - 17:38:55Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government will organize a national funeral on Monday for the nine young footballers, members [...] Full text...
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Ten Burkinbe policemen killed on Saturday buried at Seno cemetery
03 march 2020 - 17:50:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ten policemen who were killed early Saturday in the simultaneous attack on Sebba central police [...] Full text...
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Former Malian footballer died in Bamako on Saturday
23 february 2020 - 12:18:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian international footballer from the 1960s, Mamadou Diakité dit Doudou, died on Saturday in Bamako [...] Full text...
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Kenya military fires cannons to salute Moi's end of an era
12 february 2020 - 21:40:24Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan military concluded week-long mourning of retired President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who rose to [...] Full text...
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Burial of departed Kenyan President Moi set for 12 February
06 february 2020 - 17:52:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenyan President Daniel Moi who died on Tuesday will be buried on February 12 following [...] Full text...
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Mixed reactions greet former Kenyan president Moi's death
05 february 2020 - 14:22:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who left the reigns of power at the turn of the new [...] Full text...
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Kenya's second President Daniel Moi dead at 95
04 february 2020 - 09:51:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's second president, Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who ruled for 24 years, has died at the [...] Full text...
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89 Nigerien soldiers killed in Chinagoder, according to a new report
12 january 2020 - 12:37:39Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 89 Nigerien soldiers have been killed in the terrorist attack on their camp [...] Full text...
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Hundreds hold funeral ceremony for victims of military academy bombardment at Palace of Martyrs in Tripoli
05 january 2020 - 18:55:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hundreds of people Sunday evening held a funeral ceremony for victims of the bombardment of the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan pro-democracy hero laid to rest
30 december 2019 - 23:12:11Muranga, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's pro-democracy icon and first black Mayor of Nairobi, Charles Rubia, 96, was Monday laid to [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe minister of communication dissatisfied with treatment of subjects linked to terrorist attacks
26 december 2019 - 23:41:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe Minister of Communication Rémis Dandjinou Thursday expressed his indignation at the treatment of subjects [...] Full text...
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Niger: State funeral for 71 soldiers killed on the field of honour in Inatés
13 december 2019 - 13:39:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou on Friday lead the national funeral ceremony in Niamey in honour of [...] Full text...
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Mali to launch the inclusive national dialogue on December 14
02 december 2019 - 19:07:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, announced on Saturday evening, in a televised message to his compatriots, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Demonstrators and security forces clash in Sidi Bouzid region
01 december 2019 - 11:07:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators gathered on Saturday evening in Jelma (Sidi Bouzid-central region) [...] Full text...
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Late President Senghor's widow buried in Dakar
29 november 2019 - 13:46:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Colette Hubert Senghor, widow of Senegal's first president, Léopold Sédar Senghor, was buried on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Malian soldiers killed in fighting with alleged terrorists buried in Gao
20 november 2019 - 22:18:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirteen Malian soldiers killed Monday during a clash between a joint patrol of the Malian and [...] Full text...
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'International community concerned about the situation in Guinea'
07 november 2019 - 12:01:18Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The international community said on Thursday that it is closely monitoring the Guinean government's legal proceedings [...] Full text...
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Two youths shot dead during burial of 11 victims of Guinea demonstration
05 november 2019 - 11:31:11Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two young supporters from the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) were shot [...] Full text...
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Guinea's opposition victims buried
04 november 2019 - 17:07:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The eleven young Guinean opposition activists, killed recently during street demonstrations organized by the National Front [...] Full text...
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Cape Verdean minister dies of heart attack, says govt
23 october 2019 - 17:13:15Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The autopsy performed on the Deputy Minister to Prime Minister for Regional Integration in Cape [...] Full text...
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Rights group says civilians caught in crossfire as militias battle for Tripoli
22 october 2019 - 06:11:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International says the warring parties in the ongoing battle for Tripoli have killed and maimed [...] Full text...
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Mortal remains of DR Congo politician Moise Tshombé to be repatriated from Brussels
03 october 2019 - 11:34:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The body of Moise Tshombé, the leader of the Katangese secession, who later became prime minister [...] Full text...
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa tried and failed To force Mugabe burial at Heroes Acre: Zhuwao
29 september 2019 - 19:30:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister Patrick Zhuwao has alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa went to great lengths [...] Full text...
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Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe buried at his home town
28 september 2019 - 19:10:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The remains of former President Robert Mugabe have been interred at his Kutama Mission homestead in [...] Full text...
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Mugabe 'died of cancer', President Mnangagwa reveals
23 september 2019 - 11:31:19Harare, Zimbabwe, (PANA) - Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe died of cancer, President Mnangagwa has revealed. "National hero and Zimbabwe’s former [...] Full text...
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Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe died a “sad, sad man”: Patrick Zhuwao
18 september 2019 - 21:26:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister Patrick Zhuwao says his uncle, former Zimbabwe President Robert Mubage, died a [...] Full text...
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Former Zimbabwe president Mugabe’s body expected in his rural home on Monday
16 september 2019 - 06:26:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The body of Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe is expected to be taken to his rural [...] Full text...
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African leaders eulogise former Zimbabwean president Mugabe
14 september 2019 - 14:14:43Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Several present and past African leaders on Saturday eulogised former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, describing him [...] Full text...
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Funeral service for former Zimbabwe president Mugabe under way
14 september 2019 - 08:48:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The funeral service for Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe, who passed on at a Singapore hospital [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa commemorates fallen rapper
14 september 2019 - 07:29:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The life of leading South African rapper Jabulani Tsambo who died last year will [...] Full text...
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Speaker of Burundi Parliament attends funeral of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe
13 september 2019 - 14:16:28Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundian Speaker of Parliament, Pascal Nyabenda, left Bujumbura on Friday to attend the funeral of former [...] Full text...
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Mugabe to be buried at National Heroes Acre - Family spokesperson
13 september 2019 - 10:07:20Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbawe's late former President Robert Mugabe will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on a [...] Full text...
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Mugabe's final resting place still unknown as preparations for funeral proceed
12 september 2019 - 12:51:52Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As preparations for the funeral this weekend of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe proceed, the family [...] Full text...
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Botswana President Masisi honours late Mugabe
12 september 2019 - 12:44:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday signed a condolences book at the Zimbabwean Embassy in Gaborone [...] Full text...
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Former Zimbabwe president Mugabe's body flown back home
11 september 2019 - 16:53:03Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The remains of Zimbabwe's former president, Robert Mugabe, have been flown home on Wednesday from Singapore [...] Full text...
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Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe to be given state funeral on Saturday
09 september 2019 - 09:56:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe will be given a state funeral on Saturday, 14 September, the [...] Full text...
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Togo pays tribute national tribute to rocker, painter, Jimi Hope
06 september 2019 - 23:29:45Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Friday praised the merits of artist and painter Jimi Hope in a tribute witnessed by [...] Full text...
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Twelve people arrested in Côte d'Ivoire following the desecration of DJ Arafat's grave
02 september 2019 - 17:48:59Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Twelve people have been detained following the desecration of the grave of the artist, Houon [...] Full text...
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President Barrow says Sir Dawada should be comforted
29 august 2019 - 22:27:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Thursday paid tribute to Gambia’s first president, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, saying [...] Full text...
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Former Gambian Minister eulogisses late President Jawara
29 august 2019 - 20:57:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Omar A Jallow, former Gambian Minister of Agriculture, on Thursday eulogised the late Sir Dawda K. [...] Full text...
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Gambia declares 7-day national mourning over Jawara’s passing
28 august 2019 - 19:50:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of the Gambia Wednesday declared a seven-day national mourning period following the passing [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s late leader, Jawara, to be laid in state ahead of burial
28 august 2019 - 17:58:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians began three days of funeral for late president Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara on Wednesday, and [...] Full text...
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Seven teachers arrested for petitioning Zimbabwe finance minister over paltry wages
23 august 2019 - 22:45:38Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Seven Zimbabwean teachers were Friday arrested for participating in a planned protest march to petition the [...] Full text...
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Arafat Dj will be buried on August 31
16 august 2019 - 17:45:41Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Arafat Disc Jockey (DJ), Huon Angel Didier, who died on August 12 in a motorcycle [...] Full text...
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Death toll from tanker explosion tragedy in Tanzania goes up to 85
15 august 2019 - 10:49:47Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Nine more victims of last Saturday’s fuel tanker tragedy at Morogoro in Tanzania died [...] Full text...
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Employees of the UN Mission in Libya killed in Benghazi bombing
10 august 2019 - 17:22:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The identities of the two foreigners killed in the bombing near a shopping mall in al-Hawari [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Wreck of helicopter crashed in sea recovered
08 august 2019 - 23:31:50Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The wreck of the helicopter of "Ecureuil" type of the Guinean air force which crashed at [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African court to determine the value of Mandela's smile
07 august 2019 - 15:59:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – If South African photographer, Shaun Earl Harris, and his agency, PictureNet Africa, win a high-profile [...] Full text...
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Old and forgotten, social protection for Zimbabwe's pension -Analysis by PANA Correspondentclines
06 august 2019 - 13:47:00Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As the Zimbabwe dollar continues to devalue, pensioners are slowly coming to terms with the reality [...] Full text...
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Nigerian gov't reiterates Boko Haram terrorist group is 'degraded and defeated'
31 july 2019 - 06:40:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Despite the continuing violence by the Boko Haram terrorist group, the Nigerian Presidency on Tuesday restated [...] Full text...
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EU, Turkey condemn killing of over 60 mourners in northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram
30 july 2019 - 03:12:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union (EU) and the Turkish government on Monday condemned the killing of over 60 [...] Full text...
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UN chief and head of UNHCR condemn ‘terrible massacre’ in north-east Nigeria
30 july 2019 - 02:52:04New York, US (PANA) - The killing of some 65 people by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in north-east Nigeria, has [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council to hold new session on Libya
29 july 2019 - 11:40:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold a closed-door session on Libya in New York on Monday, [...] Full text...
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