Harvard to host South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai
11 november 2024 - 11:53:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai’s will be honoured at the Harvard University Centre for [...] Full text...
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai’s will be honoured at the Harvard University Centre for [...] Full text...
South African Gospel musician Solomon Molokoane dead at 65
03 october 2024 - 09:35:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Gospel musician Solomon Molokoane died after a short illness on Wednesday. He was 65."It [...] Full text...
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South African singer Tyla wins Grammy Award
05 february 2024 - 11:56:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African singer Tyla won her first Grammy for her smash hit Water at [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian woman concludes attempt to break Guinness World Record for longest individual singing
29 december 2023 - 18:06:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A 33-year-old Ghanaian woman on Friday concluded a singing marathon as she attempted to set a [...] Full text...
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South African threatre producer Mbongeni Ngema killed in car crash
28 december 2023 - 08:43:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South theatre producer and musician Mbongeni Ngema was killed in a vehicle accident [...] Full text...
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South African music legend Zahara dead at 35
12 december 2023 - 08:14:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Multi-award winning South African musician Zahara has died after a long illness. She was [...] Full text...
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South African music legend fighting for her life
11 december 2023 - 11:16:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Singer Zahara is currently unresponsive and fighting for her life in a Johannesburg hospital. Sources close [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa hails SA musician after New York concerts
10 october 2023 - 14:41:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa on Tuesday saluted South African musician [...] Full text...
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South African artist gears for Madison Square Garden gig
03 october 2023 - 11:29:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musician, Black Coffee, is preparing for the gig of his life – [...] Full text...
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South African R&B singer hailed in China
14 august 2023 - 12:31:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musician Motswedi Modiba has became the first "Black African" contestant to participate [...] Full text...
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Murder of Nahel in France, burning of Koran in Sweden confirm hypocrisy of slogans promoted by the West - Libyan newspaper
14 july 2023 - 16:32:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two major events in the last two weeks have attracted a great deal of attention, one [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Entertaining party draws curtains tournament
20 may 2023 - 08:35:06Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - After three weeks of competitive action on the pitch, the curtains of the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa [...] Full text...
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Popular South African musician Mampintsha suffers fatal stroke
25 december 2022 - 09:20:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African musician Mandla Maphumulo died on Saturday after a short illness. He [...] 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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Mali music maestro sends message of peace to Sahel region’s youngsters drawn to extremism
14 october 2021 - 10:32:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An ambitious project to raise awareness about rising insecurity and mass displacement in the Sahel has [...] Full text...
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US city honours South African musician
12 october 2021 - 11:03:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African singer Nomcebo Zikode who sang vocals on the smash-hit "Jerusalema" has been [...] Full text...
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Startups, awards and new research: youth-led World Food Forum kicks off
02 october 2021 - 06:03:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of [...] Full text...
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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food
01 october 2021 - 13:41:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...
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Youth need ‘seat at the table’ to lead struggle for better future: Guterres
13 august 2021 - 05:13:22New York, US (PANA) - Young people are on the “frontlines of the struggle to build a better future”, the [...] Full text...
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Mali to host 4th Wassulu International Festival
26 march 2021 - 16:02:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 4th edition of the Wassulu International Festival (FIWA) is scheduled for 8-10 April in Yanfolila, [...] Full text...
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Senegal: RWB denounces attacks on press freedom
05 march 2021 - 18:42:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - While Senegal is rocked by clashes and protests following the arrest of the main opponent [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election petition against President Museveni
22 february 2021 - 11:33:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has asked his lawyers to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian activists, opposition leaders on hunger strike, says rights body
05 february 2021 - 23:00:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian opposition leader and political change activist, Jawar Mohammed, and 22 others, held in pre-trial [...] Full text...
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Court orders police, army to vacate Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home
25 january 2021 - 10:39:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The High Court in Kampala on Monday ordered security operatives to "immediately vacate" the home of [...] Full text...
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Provisional release of Malian artist Sidiki Diabaté
30 december 2020 - 13:42:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Internationally renowned Malian artist Sidiki Diabaté was granted a provisional release on Tuesday after payment of [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International asks Uganda to stop killings, rights violations ahead of elections
14 december 2020 - 07:21:10Kapala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday asked the Ugandan authorities to take measures to immediately end the wave [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation
11 december 2020 - 19:41:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...
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Opposition leaders harassed, arrested during Presidential nominations in Uganda
03 november 2020 - 21:51:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan Opposition has faced harassment on the second and last day of the submission of [...] Full text...
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Pro-opposition march banned in Ethiopia
27 october 2020 - 23:23:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities have banned a peaceful march against ethnically motivated killings scheduled for 28 October, [...] Full text...
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Celebrating African youth turning the tide on plastic pollution
16 october 2020 - 12:41:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 400 young Africans were on Friday honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution [...] Full text...
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10 killed in Nigeria's #ENDSARS protests, says Amnesty International
13 october 2020 - 15:29:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, claims the Nigeria Police killed “at least” 10 Nigerians since [...] Full text...
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Internationally renowned Malian musician artist charged with assault and voluntary injury, kidnapping of ex-girlfriend
24 september 2020 - 23:08:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international music artist Sidiki Diabaté was arrested Monday and taken into custody at the Judicial [...] Full text...
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Celebrities call for green, gender-equal coronavirus recovery
24 september 2020 - 19:50:17New York (PANA) - Goodwill ambassadors of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said here Thursday the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Famous Rwandan veteran musician sings to support efforts in fight against COVID-19
06 september 2020 - 05:20:17Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan famous Veteran musician, Abdul Makanyaka, inspired by ongoing efforts to mobilize the public in fighting [...] Full text...
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Blind man named Culture minister in new ministerial appointments by Tunisian PM-Designate
25 august 2020 - 14:26:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A 34-year-old blind man, Walid Zidi, is one the ministers appointed on Monday by the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Freed Kenyan journalist in Ethiopia faces coronavirus battle
21 august 2020 - 17:10:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenyan journalist, Yassin Juma, also known as Collins Juma Osemo, held in a police detention [...] Full text...
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COMESA chief, Kenya sports minister named for Africa influential woman award
20 august 2020 - 22:24:57COMESA chief, Kenya sports minister named for Africa influential woman award Nairoi, Kenya (PANA) - COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe has [...] Full text...
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Master Class against racism, discrimination holds in the context of #BlackLivesMatter
23 july 2020 - 17:51:40Paris, France (PANA) - In the face of growing inequality, racism, violence and intolerance at the heart of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Paris public prosecutor's office renews national arrest warrant for Malian musician Rokia Traoré
12 july 2020 - 18:09:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Paris public prosecutor's office Wednesday requested a national arrest warrant against Malian musician Rokia Traoré [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Bob Marley's song, One Love, to support children during Covid-19' - UNICEF
10 july 2020 - 18:25:43New York, US (PANA) - The iconic Bob Marley's song, One Love, is to be re-released with the blessing of [...] Full text...
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Amnesty international wants investigation into death of Ethiopian singer
02 july 2020 - 21:18:56Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to open immediate, impartial, and independent investigations into [...] Full text...
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African Union Commission Chair appeals for calm in Ethiopia
02 july 2020 - 13:56:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, says he is monitoring [...] Full text...
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Violent protests intensify in Ethiopia after popular singer's killing
30 june 2020 - 23:01:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Violence broke out in three major cities in Ethiopia - Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and [...] Full text...
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Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour calls for release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé
19 june 2020 - 11:40:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour in a tweet on Thursday called for the release of Malian opposition [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian govt threatens another lockdown over non-compliance with protocols
16 june 2020 - 07:42:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday expressed disgust at the poor level of [...] Full text...
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Make Your Mask Challenge kicks off
26 may 2020 - 11:36:36Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The "Make your Mask Challenge", a campaign to raise awareness among African communities of the importance [...] 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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Burkinabe Culture Minister saddened by death of Mori Kanté, a musician from Guinea-Conakry
22 may 2020 - 16:43:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoul Karim Sango, said he is saddened by the death [...] Full text...
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Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté dies in Conakry
22 may 2020 - 13:42:49Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean music virtuoso Mory Kanté passed away on Friday at the Sino-Guinean hospital in Conakry where [...] Full text...
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Malian foreign minister meets French, Belgian envoys over musician Rokia Traoré's issue
19 may 2020 - 15:06:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tieblié Dramé on Monday met with Belgian Ambassador [...] Full text...
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Gambian artists, cultural players to participate in UNESCO resiliart teleconference
04 may 2020 - 21:47:48Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambian artists and cultural troupes will join other counterparts to participate in the UNESCO Resiliart Teleconference [...] Full text...
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French President salutes the memory of Manu Dibango - "a committed voice"
26 march 2020 - 14:36:42Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron praised the memory of famous Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango on Wednesday as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus kills popular Cameroonian musician, Manu Dibango
25 march 2020 - 19:36:45Paris, France (PANA) - Several radio stations broadcasting in France, including RFI, FIP and France Musique, as well as the [...] Full text...
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'Mali closely monitoring case of musician Rokia Traoré arrested in France'
15 march 2020 - 13:08:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government says it is closely following the case of renowned musician Rokia Traore, who [...] Full text...
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Third edition of International Wassulou Festival on from 5-7 March in Yanfolila, southern Mali
04 march 2020 - 13:36:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The third edition of the International Festival of Wassulou (FIWA) opens in Yanfolila, Sikasso region of [...] Full text...
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Rwanda Prosecutor's Office concludes that popular gospel musicial, Kizito Mihigo, committed suicide
26 february 2020 - 19:58:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's General Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday released the report on the death of popular Rwandan gospel [...] Full text...
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Famous Rwandan gospel musician who police said committed suicide laid to rest
22 february 2020 - 21:21:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The famous Rwandan gospel musician, Kizito Mihigo, who police said committed suicide while in their custody, [...] Full text...
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Famous Rwandan gospel musician who died by "suicide" to be buried on Saturday
19 february 2020 - 18:59:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of Rwanda's popular gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who allegedly committed suicide this week while in [...] Full text...
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Preliminary investigations show Rwandan gospel musician used bedsheet to commit suicide - Police
17 february 2020 - 19:52:01Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the famous Rwandan gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who was found dead in his jail [...] Full text...
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Detained Rwandan gospel musician 'commits suicide' - Police
17 february 2020 - 10:58:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Three days after he was arrested while attempting to cross the border to allegedly join rebel [...] Full text...
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Rwandan gospel musician arrested trying to join rebels in Burundi
14 february 2020 - 15:57:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Almost two years after he was released from jail under a presidential pardon in September 2018, [...] Full text...
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Malian unsighted musician couple, Amadou and Mariam, to perform in eleven African countries
22 january 2020 - 00:25:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian unsighted musician couple, Amadou and Mariam, on 18 January began in Benin a tour [...] Full text...
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Dakar hosts its first mixed martial arts
14 december 2019 - 19:21:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Used to wrestling in all its forms, the Senegalese public will Saturday witness their first mixed [...] Full text...
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Sixth 'Musical Days of Carthage' ends in Tunis
19 october 2019 - 14:46:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Carthage Film Festival's highest award, the Golden Tanit, has been won by a Cameroon's "100% [...] Full text...
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South African court rules against singer in race row
22 july 2019 - 16:13:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Stellenbosch Magistrate's Court on Monday ruled against controversial South African musician, Steve Hofmeyr, after [...] Full text...
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Guinean musician Kerfala Kanté passes away
19 july 2019 - 09:31:37Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean musician Kerfala Kanté passed away on Friday at a clinic in the Guinean capital, Conakry, [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2019: Mixed reactions in Cote d'Ivoire after qualification of Ivorian team for quarter finals
09 july 2019 - 14:15:46Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The day after the qualification of the Ivorian national football team for the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe musician charged with money laundering
26 june 2019 - 15:45:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's prosecutor on Wednesday charged slam poet and artist musician Diallo Rasmata, aka Rama, [...] Full text...
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Congolese singer barred from performing in Cape Town
18 june 2019 - 13:02:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An upmarket Cape Town club on Tuesday announced that it has cancelled the upcoming performance [...] Full text...
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Rwanda grants amnesty to 788 prisoners
08 june 2019 - 18:31:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has granted amnesty to 788 prisoners jailed for various crimes, according to [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Top Nigerian singer, UMG, seals recording deal
03 may 2019 - 13:23:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, Friday announced an exclusive global recording [...] Full text...
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Congolese musician Koffi Olomidé moves freely in Paris with his family
01 may 2019 - 17:39:47Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Congolese artist-musician Koffi Olomidé now walks freely in Paris with his wife and three of his [...] Full text...
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Floby crowned best musician artist of the year in Burkina Faso
27 april 2019 - 13:16:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe artist-musician Florent Belemgnegre, allias Floby, won the Kunde d'or for the second time on [...] Full text...
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Congolese diaspora considers Koffi Olomide's 2-year suspended prison sentence as 'a release'
19 march 2019 - 12:12:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The two-year suspended sentence handed down Congolese artist-musician Koffi Olomide on Monday by the criminal court [...] Full text...
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5 African representatives know their groups at World Cup men's basketball
17 march 2019 - 09:43:44Dakar, Senegal (Pana) – The five African representatives in the men's basketball World Cup, scheduled for 31 August-15 September, 2019, [...] Full text...
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Uganda social media up in arms against errant military generals
26 february 2019 - 19:27:50Kampala, Uganda (PANA). The story of a top general in the Ugandan military and his bodyguards assaulting a female traffic [...] Full text...
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Famous Rwandan musician arrives in Mali for mega concert
18 february 2019 - 17:46:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Famous Rwandan musician Yvan Burabyo arrived in Bamako, Mali, in the wee hours of Monday where [...] Full text...
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Libyans prepare to celebrate 8th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution
14 february 2019 - 22:36:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With a few days left to commemorate the 8th anniversary of the Revolution of 17 February, [...] Full text...
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Rwanda pays tribute to national heroes
01 february 2019 - 21:26:13Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda on Friday paid tribute to deceased national heroes at the Heroes Cemetery located in [...] Full text...
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French tennis legend Yannick Noah to visit Rwanda this year
23 january 2019 - 17:32:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Retired French tennis star and musician, Yannick Noah, is expected to visit Rwanda in September this [...] Full text...
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Police caution Zambian female musician over nude photo
10 december 2018 - 15:33:28Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Police in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, have cautioned Cynthia Bwalya, a musician popularly known as Kay [...] Full text...
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South African rap legend's former lover dies
27 november 2018 - 11:55:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Exactly one month after South African music legend Jabulani Hip Hop Pantsula took his [...] Full text...
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Rwandan opposition leader among 2,140 convicts pardoned
15 september 2018 - 11:52:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Justice Ministry has announced the release of 2,140 prisoners, including one-time Presidential election aspirant Victoire [...] Full text...
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AI says Uganda opposition MPs must not be tried in military court
17 august 2018 - 07:32:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Two opposition MPs arrested and detained in Uganda must be promptly charged and tried in ordinary [...] Full text...
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Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, inducted into 250-member American Academy of Arts and Letters
31 may 2018 - 13:11:58New York, US (PANA) - The last is yet to be heard of the avalanche of accolades coming to renowned [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe crooner calls for release of jailed Zambian musician
21 may 2018 - 14:59:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Legendary and revolutionary Zimbabwean musician, Thomas Mapfumo, has joined global calls to demand freedom and justice [...] Full text...
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Rights body demands release of Zambian social activist
16 may 2018 - 16:32:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The arrest of musician and activist Fumba Chama, also known as ‘Pilato’, is a shocking demonstration of [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta mourns South African jazz legend Masekela
23 january 2018 - 19:01:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday mourned South African Jazz legend Hugh Masekela referring to him [...] Full text...
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South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela dead at 78
23 january 2018 - 08:50:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African musician Hugh Masekela died in the early hours of Tuesday morning [...] Full text...
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South Africa musician dead at 47
26 december 2017 - 07:06:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for top South African musician Robbie Malinga who died in [...] Full text...
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Kenyan film official salutes world movie industry
21 december 2017 - 10:14:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan film official on Thursday hailed the United States, Indian and Nigerian movie industry for [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Nigerian educator receives 2017 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
03 october 2017 - 10:27:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, on Monda night honoured Zannah Mustapha with the 2017 Nansen Refugee [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, adds more int'l awards to his long list
30 september 2017 - 06:32:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Globally-celebrated Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has been honoured with the most internationally-prestigious award in art [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 'Buhari's return not linked to protests over extended medical vacation'
19 august 2017 - 19:10:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday said the return of President Muhammadu Buhari, after spending 103 days [...] Full text...
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US: Musician Cody Simpson to be named 'Ocean Advocate' for UNDP
08 june 2017 - 06:17:07New York, US (PANA) - To mark World Oceans Day, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will name Australian musician [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Mobile network operator continues to support artiste in Botswana
13 march 2017 - 09:06:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s most successful musician, Vee Mampeezy, has inked a deal with the country’s mobile operator, Orange [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma salutes fallen gospel star
28 january 2017 - 07:23:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma has saluted gospel star Lundi Tyamara who died Thursday following a [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Disgraced rapper released from prison
05 january 2017 - 09:37:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Jailed South African rapper Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye was released on parole on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: SA-born musician selected for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
24 december 2016 - 08:15:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Musician Trevor Rabin has been selected as the first South African musician to be [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Kwaito musical legend laid to rest
23 september 2016 - 15:25:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Hundreds of mourners on Friday paid their last respects to kwaito musician Mduduzi [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Tributes flood in for fallen kwaito star
19 september 2016 - 09:11:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for legendary South African musician Mandoza who died on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Congolese musician deported from Kenya after airport fiasco
23 july 2016 - 14:13:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Congolese musician Koffi Olomide has been deported from Kenya a day after his arrest in Nairobi [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Public broadcaster to play 90% South African music
11 may 2016 - 18:03:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s public broadcaster on Wednesday announced that it will play 90% local music [...] Full text...
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UK: Angélique Kidjo, African youth activists win Amnesty International award
04 may 2016 - 09:06:05London, UK (PANA) - World-renowned musician Angélique Kidjo and three inspirational African youth activist movements have been declared this year’s [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Lungu annuls musician's appointment as envoy against gender-based violence
18 january 2016 - 17:32:01Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has with immediate effect withdrawn the appointment of local musician Clifford Dimba [...] Full text...
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Zambia: UN experts dismayed by presidential pardon for Zambian musician convicted of rape
23 december 2015 - 09:34:00Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – UN human rights experts have criticised Zambian President Edgar Lungu for pardoning local musician Clifford Dimba, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Sino-African group urges for wildlife conservation at China-Africa summit
03 december 2015 - 18:09:12Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - On the eve of the heads-of-state summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation in South [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tanzanian musician appeals for inclusion of wildlife at China-Africa Summit
26 november 2015 - 09:27:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian singer-songwriter Ali Kiba will join a Sino-African delegation in South Africa ahead of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African DJ wins major international award
30 september 2015 - 14:15:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A day after Soweto-born comedian, Trevor Noah, made his debut as the new host [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Rave reviews after SA comedian debut as host of major US show
29 september 2015 - 07:58:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tributes are pouring in from around the world for South African comedian Trevor Noah, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN observes International Day of Peace with call for global ceasefire
21 september 2015 - 17:37:48New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday in New York observed the International Day of Peace with Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Women groups in Zambia condemn President Lungu’s pardon to sex offender
17 july 2015 - 16:52:33Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A group of civil society organisations in Zambia on Friday said it was disappointed by [...] Full text...
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Zambia: President Lungu substitutes death sentences
16 july 2015 - 13:39:53Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu, has commuted the death sentences to life imprisonment for all the 332 [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Constitution, controversial song on Lungu make headlines in Zambia this week
13 june 2015 - 12:31:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The amendment of the constitution and the controversial politically-charged song allegedly defaming President Edgar Lungu, were [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
UN: ILO chief says tackling climate change creates opportunity for job creation
11 june 2015 - 19:38:08New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, on Thursday opened a summit [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Zambia: Media institute condemns arrest of Zambian musician
08 june 2015 - 14:38:21Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Zambia Chapter, has condemned the arrest of Zambian musician [...] Full text...
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UN: American-Senegalese musician, Akon, to facilitate 600m Africans with electricity
25 may 2015 - 06:57:21New York, US (PANA) - American-Senegalese musician Akon, who is also the co-founder, "Akon Lighting Africa", says the initiative is [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: Govts, businesses, civil society leaders meet in New York next week on sustainable energy
15 may 2015 - 22:24:55New York, US (PANA) - The second annual UN Sustainable Energy for All Forum will hold from 18-21 May in [...] Full text...
thread Economy
US: Nigerian artist D'Banj uses music to fight poverty, promote women's empowerment
10 may 2015 - 16:49:00New York, US (PANA) - One of the most successful African music artists, Nigerian singer D'Banj, is using his star [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA says blog editor arrested in Guinea Bissau
02 april 2015 - 17:01:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Thursday disclosed that authorities in Guinea Bissau have arrested [...] Full text...
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UN: US musician urges people to move from climate change to climate action
21 march 2015 - 15:28:11New York, US (PANA) - American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams joined local students at an event held Saturday at UN headquarters [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Senegal: Sierra Leonean authorities fine six media houses
11 march 2015 - 16:32:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on Wednesday said that Sierra Leone’s media regulatory body, [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA says journalist charged for interviewing musician in Guinea
09 december 2014 - 14:10:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The sub-regional press freedom watchdog, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Tuesday said a Guinean journalist, [...] Full text...
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Ghana: IMF talks, anger at assault of journalists, opposition politics played up by media
20 september 2014 - 06:35:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week fed on the commencement of talks between the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...
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US: Obama sets up advisory council on Doing Business in Africa
05 august 2014 - 22:35:24Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Barak Obama Tuesday established The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya: Somali singer, parliamentarian shot dead in Mogadishu
23 july 2014 - 16:07:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Armed attackers shot and killed Prominent Somali musician and Member of Parliament, Saado Ali Warsame, in [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Rookie MP gets lessons in parliamentary dress code
20 june 2014 - 20:12:05Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A rookie legislator in the newly-elected Malawi Parliament on Friday got impromptu dress code lessons. An eagle-eyed [...] Full text...
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Malawi: President Mutharika to wed ex-legislator Saturday
20 june 2014 - 15:57:29Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - All roads Saturday lead to the Ndata Farm in the Malawi tea-growing district of Thyolo, some [...] Full text...
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Malawi: New Malawi president, Mutharika, to wed ex-legislator
13 june 2014 - 17:04:30Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's newly-elected President, Prof. Peter Mutharika, will marry his long-time lover and confidante, Gertrude Hendrina Maseko, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Popular South African musician shot dead
18 may 2014 - 17:28:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s music industry has been rocked by the violent death of leading musician [...] Full text...
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Senegal: El Hadji Diouf, Akon to invest in rice production in Senegal
16 may 2014 - 17:00:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A former Senegalese football star, El Hadji Diouf, and the US-based Senegalese musician, Alioune Badara Thiam, [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
US: Nigeria's Finance Minister honoured by Time Magazine in New York
30 april 2014 - 13:41:47New York, US (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and a host [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria: Africa Progress Panel to launch 2014 report
29 april 2014 - 12:31:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Africa Progress Panel (APP) will Thursday release its annual Africa Progress Report, ''Grain, Fish, Money [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Zambia: High Court sentences Zambia’s music icon to 18 years for defilement
25 april 2014 - 14:52:29Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Lusaka High Court has sentenced Zambia’s well-known musician, Clifford Dimba, popularly known as “General Kanene” [...] Full text...
thread Society
How Madiba influenced the arts
15 december 2013 - 09:09:08Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - There could hardly be any other contemporary icon from the arts to politics that every author, [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Senegalese dailies honour departed Nelson Mandela
06 december 2013 - 15:58:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese dailies devoted their first pages and pictures to the memory of the former South African [...] Full text...
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The Elders Forum mourns founder Nelson Mandela
06 december 2013 - 15:41:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Elders Forum, a group of world veteran politicians and prominent socio-religious veterans founded by Nelson [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Celebrated African musician Chaka Chaka hails Ethiopian health body
12 november 2013 - 21:17:29Adama, Ethiopia (PANA) - Renowned South Africa musician, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, on Tuesday hailed the efforts of an Ethiopian family [...] Full text...
thread Health
'New development agenda should include rights of persons with disabilities'
23 september 2013 - 19:36:22New York, US (PANA) – UN top officials on Monday said that the rights of persons with disabilities must be [...] Full text...
thread Society
Malian artist Salif Kéïta cancels Jerusalem concert
27 august 2013 - 22:11:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian musician Salif Kéïta has cancelled his participation in a concert on Friday in Jerusalem, Israel, [...] Full text...
thread Culture
World Humanitarian Day: UN honours aid workers
19 august 2013 - 19:32:45New York, US (PANA) – The UN on Monday honoured aid workers who have lost their lives in the line [...] Full text...
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Malawi Institute honours journalists, slain girl
23 july 2013 - 15:56:03Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Free Expression Institute (FEI), a Malawian non-profit making organisation which seeks to promote freedom of [...] Full text...
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American pop star, Christina Aguilera, on humanitarian visit to Rwanda
27 june 2013 - 14:01:59Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Music star Christina Aguilera is in Rwanda for a two-day humanitarian visit during which she is [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Stevie Wonder urges UN forum to sign treaty for the visually impaired
22 june 2013 - 16:33:35New York, US (PANA) - Music icon, Stevie Wonder, has appealed to more than 600 negotiators at a UN forum [...] Full text...
thread Social
Malawi accuses Madonna of blackmail (Correcting the 20th paragraph)
10 april 2013 - 20:21:26Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi government has accused US pop diva Madonna of lying and blackmail following her controversial [...] Full text...
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Malawi accuses Madonna of blackmail
10 april 2013 - 17:49:53Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi government has accused US pop diva Madonna of lying and blackmail following her controversial [...] Full text...
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Environmentalists use music, photographs to combat climate change
10 march 2013 - 07:13:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Young winners from 14 countries including Kenya, Malawi and Morocco have been honoured at a [...] Full text...
thread Environment
MFWA worried over suspension of Ivorian magazine
26 february 2013 - 15:10:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based sub-regional rights body, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has raised concern over [...] Full text...
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South African film wins an Oscar
25 february 2013 - 07:49:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A Cape Town documentary, "Searching for Sugar Man”, won the best documentary feature Oscar [...] Full text...
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Musicians partner with UN on women’s rights
24 february 2013 - 08:23:10New York, US (PANA) - More than 20 musicians from across the globe are joining forces with the UN [...] Full text...
thread Gender
2013 AFCON: Yobo delighted to renew Keita rivalry
05 february 2013 - 16:53:28Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, has said he is happy at renewing the rivalry between [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Veteran guitarist arrested with cocaine in Nigeria
06 january 2013 - 11:38:25Lagos, Lagos (PANA) - A veteran guitarist who played with one of Nigeria's top musicians for about 30 years has [...] Full text...
thread Society
Magazine names 100 most influential Africans
30 november 2012 - 14:11:23Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New African magazine, a pan-African current affairs magazine, has unveiled its annual list of 100 [...] Full text...
thread Social
'Only 4 African countries have met commitment to fight AIDS'
28 november 2012 - 15:36:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Only four African countries - Togo, Zambia, Botswana and Rwanda - have met their Abuja commitment [...] Full text...
thread Health
Malawi's top musician out of hospital, 'fit as a fiddle'
12 september 2012 - 09:04:49Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's number one musician Lucius Banda, the self-styled 'soldier of the poor man', is out of [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Ivorian singer, A’salfo, to be named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
27 august 2012 - 16:16:10Paris, France (PANA) - A’salfo, the Ivorian lead singer of the group, Magic System, will be named a UNESCO Goodwill [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Senegalese singer urges the world to act on Sahel food crisis
16 may 2012 - 20:09:34Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – “Nobody should die from hunger in the 21st century,” Senegalese singer Baaba Maal said [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UN official pays tribute to anti-slavery personalities
16 may 2012 - 08:28:09New York, US (PANA) - President of the UN General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser has paid tribute to the men [...] Full text...
thread Society
American musicians in Tanzania for Annual Dar Jazz Event
20 april 2012 - 10:18:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Promoting cultural exchanges among nations is essential to strengthening partnerships, American jazz musician Bobby [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Youssou Ndour to support Macky Sall in 2nd round of Senegal election
01 march 2012 - 20:46:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The leader of the Citizen Movement (Fekkee maci boole), Youssou Ndour, on Thursday in Dakar threw [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Top musician, Angelique Kidjo, urges UN member states to outlaw FMG
29 february 2012 - 15:37:02New York, US (PANA) - The UN advocate and renowned singer and song writer, Angelique Kidjo, on Wednesday urged all [...] Full text...
thread Health
Senegal's contentious presidential election underway
26 february 2012 - 13:06:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese voters went to the polls Sunday to elect a new president, an exercise which will [...] Full text...
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Senegalese musician seeks global action against food insecurity in Mauritania
21 february 2012 - 11:26:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese musician Baaba Maal has urged the international community to act urgently on the food crisis [...] Full text...
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Angolan Reggae musicians remember Bob Marley
03 february 2012 - 13:52:55Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Reggae artistes in Angola, under the Association of Reggae Music Friends (NARA), will organize an international [...] Full text...
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List of candidates for 26 Feb. presidential election in Senegal
30 january 2012 - 14:56:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Following is the list of candidates confirmed Sunday evening by the Constitutional Council to contest the [...] Full text...
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Musician joins Senegalese presidential race
26 january 2012 - 14:37:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Fifty-two year-old singer, Youssou Ndour, on Wednesday filed papers of intent to contest the 26 February [...] Full text...
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Second edition of project to cater for young African prisoners launched
18 january 2012 - 15:34:18Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A Canadian musician of Cameroonian origin, Olivier Cheuwa, has launched the second edition of the project [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Senegalese singer N'Dour steps down as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
06 january 2012 - 19:45:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNICEF said on Friday that Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour had temporarily stepped down from his role [...] Full text...
thread Society
Senegalese musician Youssou Ndour to run for President
03 january 2012 - 10:34:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour announced on Monday evening that he will run for president during the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Top Senegalese musician advises colleagues on piracy
23 december 2011 - 12:02:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Switzerland-based Senegalese musician Nana Cissokho has urged other musicians to do everything possible to secure their [...] Full text...
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UN marks International Day of Peace
15 september 2011 - 16:10:29New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Thursday marked the annual International Day of Peace with tributes to those [...] Full text...
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Mutharika fires nine senior ministers in Malawi cabinet reshuffle
07 september 2011 - 22:25:35Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Finance Minister Ken Kandodo and Foreign Affairs Minister Prof. Etta Banda are among nine senior ministers [...] Full text...
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Senegalese musician N’Duor appeals for aid to Somali refugees
07 september 2011 - 18:08:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour has called for international aid to thousands of Somali refugees affected by [...] Full text...
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Portuguese jazz musician Rui Veloso opens Luanda jazz festival
30 july 2011 - 14:04:14Luanda, Angola (PANA) - With a fusion of blues and funk, Portuguese jazz musician Rui Veloso, here Friday opened the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Seun Kuti to tour France
29 july 2011 - 12:31:06Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerian musician Seun Kuti, son of music legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, will begin a tour of [...] Full text...
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Youssou Ndour urges Congolese youth against AIDS
11 july 2011 - 21:41:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The sponsor of the eighth edition of the Pan-African Music Festival (FESPAM), Senegalese musician Youssou Ndour, [...] Full text...
thread Health
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock to be named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
08 july 2011 - 16:22:38Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will designate American jazz musician, Herbie Hancock, as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram, labour's impending strike, ministers' list get big play in Nigeria
02 july 2011 - 08:34:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Army's notice of "extinction" to the dreaded Boko Haram religious sect, labour's two-week notice of a [...] Full text...
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Jonathan shocked by death of Nigeria's "Lady of songs"
01 july 2011 - 17:29:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan, attending the 17th Summit of the heads of State and government of the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese artist, wrestling promoter Mbassou Niang dies
27 june 2011 - 11:42:43Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Manager of Senegalese musician Baaba Maal, Oumar Niang, popular known as Mbassou, died Sunday evening in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria tackles Argentina in over-hyped friendly
01 june 2011 - 11:44:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The much-hyped friendly between the national football teams of Nigeria and Argentina will hold Wednesday evening [...] Full text...
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Africa Progress Panel urges President Sarkozy to drive G20 development agenda
16 february 2011 - 14:03:26Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Eight members of the Africa Progress Panel (APP) have asked President Nicolas Sarkozy of [...] Full text...
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Ivorian musician urges Gbagbo to quit honorably
31 december 2010 - 19:33:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Ivorian reggae star, Tiken Jah Fakoly, has called on the incumbent Ivorian president, Laurent Gbabgo, [...] Full text...
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Vice-President's woes dominate Malawi media
18 december 2010 - 13:55:33Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The sacking of Vice-President Joyce Banda and Khumbo Kachali from their positions as first and second [...] Full text...
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US delegation for World Festival of Negro Arts in Senegal
08 december 2010 - 12:17:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A U.S. delegation, including 200 African-American leaders, was Wednesday due in Dakar, Senegal, to take part [...] Full text...
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Senegalese musician Baaba Maal highlights need for education in Africa
06 december 2010 - 23:00:15Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Senegalese musician, Baaba Maal, has highlighted education as the most important gift that can be offered [...] Full text...
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Malawi musicians rally round stranded South African songstress
02 december 2010 - 14:46:52Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Music Association of Malawi (MAM) has appealed to families in Malawi to 'adopt' the stranded [...] Full text...
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Malawi promoters arrested for duping South African gospel songstress
01 december 2010 - 18:58:49Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, Wednesday arrested three officials of a cultural arts group for [...] Full text...
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Malian musician, Keita, named ACBF Goodwill Ambassador
21 october 2010 - 11:43:00Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Renowned Malian singer Salif Keita, better known around the world as the ''Golden Voice of Africa'', [...] Full text...
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UN calls for calm as Haitians prepare for presidential polls
22 august 2010 - 08:24:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN on Saturday called on Haitians to respect the elect oral laws following the [...] Full text...
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Ivorian raggae star to raise funds to build schools
13 august 2010 - 11:53:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Ivorian reggae musician Tiken Jah Fakoly, who is based i n Bamako, Mali, is to undertake [...] Full text...
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World Orchestra for Peace to promote UNESCO message
03 august 2010 - 19:22:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) has selected the World Orchestra for [...] Full text...
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American musician, George Benson, thrills fans in Angola
02 august 2010 - 10:40:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Multi-Grammy-Award winning American musician George Bens on serenaded his fans in Luanda, Angola, Saturday at a [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader honours US musician Jermaine Jackson, late brother Micheal
03 june 2010 - 14:21:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, has decorated Jermaine Jackson, the American music celebrity, with the national award [...] Full text...
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Global Funds, partners tackle HIV/AIDS scourge with US$ 150m
01 june 2010 - 18:48:00Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) – The Global Fund’s largest private--sector contributor, PRODUCT-RED, has approved a funding of US$ 150 million to [...] Full text...
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Jermaine Jackson defies stay-away warning, holds concert in Gambia
31 may 2010 - 08:55:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Defying a warning to stay away from The Gambia, American musician Jermaine Jackson, held a concert [...] Full text...
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Sub-regional rights body advises Jermaine Jackson
24 may 2010 - 17:45:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) â" The sub--regional rights body, Media Foundation for Wes t Africa (MFWA), has advised the American iconic [...] Full text...
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Ban calls for more efforts to deal with diseases
15 may 2010 - 16:31:00New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called for “effective collaboration" globally to fight the menace [...] Full text...
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US official promises stronger cultural exchange with Angola
02 may 2010 - 12:54:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- A senior official at the US Embassy in Luanda has promis ed to work for a [...] Full text...
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Social media initiative supports Africa to combat malaria
23 april 2010 - 10:19:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The US Fund for UNICEF has announced that, in c ommemoration of World Malaria [...] Full text...
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