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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...
AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper
08 march 2024 - 21:53:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Kenya fronts opposition leader for top AU Commission post
16 february 2024 - 22:15:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has urged the 44th session of the African Union Executive Council, comprising foreign ministers, [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Liberia's presidential inauguration suspended after Boakai falls ill at podium (By Paul Ejime)
22 january 2024 - 15:28:54Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The swearing in ceremony of Liberia's new President Joseph Boakai came to an abrupt end after [...] Full text...
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AU urges foreigners to keep off Ethiopia/Somalia row
18 january 2024 - 12:24:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing tension between Ethiopia and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU Commission chief commends Ethiopians for upholding Tigray peace deal
02 november 2023 - 10:59:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Thursday congratulated Ethiopians for embracing peace, national [...] Full text...
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South Africa to host BRICS curtain-raiser next week
12 july 2023 - 09:15:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will host the 2023 BRICS Political Party Plus Dialogue under the theme, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM appoints senior TPLF executive Getachew head of Tigray Interim Regional Administration
23 march 2023 - 11:14:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has appointed Getachew Reda, a key member of the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Parliament removes rebel TPLF from terrorist list
22 march 2023 - 18:26:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian House of People's Representatives on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS congratulates Nigerian president-elect Tinubu (By Paul Ejime)
01 march 2023 - 16:32:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has congratulated Bola Tinubu, who [...] Full text...
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AU, ECOWAS urge calm following post-election tensions on Nigeria (By Paul Ejime)
28 february 2023 - 19:28:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Union and ECOWAS on Tuesday called for calm and urged the Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy, TPLF leader Tadesse lead delegatons for first high level talks
03 february 2023 - 18:35:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Top officials of the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TLLF) on Friday held [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US commends commiment of government, TPLF to peace agreement
03 february 2023 - 06:22:16Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has commended the Ethiopian government and rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State welcomes ongoing withdrawal of Eritrean soldiers
22 january 2023 - 06:34:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has noted that Eritrean soldiers are withdrawing from northern Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Amhara Special Forces withdraw from Tigray region city
13 january 2023 - 10:34:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) said on Thursday that members of the Amhara Special [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: TPLF has handed over heavy weapons - Spokesperson
11 january 2023 - 06:14:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces fought a two-year war with the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian AIrlines resumes flights to another city in Tigray region
02 january 2023 - 12:06:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Monday resumed regular flights to Shire, a second city in Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US applauds launch of AU's Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission
31 december 2022 - 06:45:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has applauded the signing and launch of the African Union’s Monitoring, Verification and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Gov’t sets up Commission to deal disarmed fighters
31 december 2022 - 06:28:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has established a National Rehabilitation Commission to handle citizens to be disarmed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Team to monitor peace agreement inaugurated
30 december 2022 - 05:20:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Basic services coming back to life in war-ravaged Tigray region
29 december 2022 - 08:58:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Basic services are coming back to life in Ethiopia's war ravaged Tigray region since the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Tigray region capital
28 december 2022 - 17:28:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Wednesday resumed regular flights to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy orders essential services to be restored in Tigray region
27 december 2022 - 10:35:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, is to resume flights to the Tigray region capital, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Federal Government delegation heads to Tigray capital as peace deal holds
26 december 2022 - 11:07:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A delegation of officials of the Federal Government has left for Mekelle, the capital of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US says Pretoria agreement remains best chance for peace
03 december 2022 - 08:06:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As the peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State, Ethiopian PM discuss peace efforts in the north
23 november 2022 - 05:50:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy underscores need to support peace agreement
15 november 2022 - 16:43:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday underscored the need to support the 2 November [...] Full text...
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UPDATE1: Ethiopian crisis: 'Govt working to ensure peace agreement is implemented on agreed terms'
13 november 2022 - 13:07:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia says it is working to ensure that the peace agreement signed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes commitment to unhindered humanitarian access in northern Ethiopia
13 november 2022 - 06:47:40Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has welcomed the commitment to unhindered humanitarian access and clarification of cessation of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US hails meeting of Government, TPLF military commanders
08 november 2022 - 05:26:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has hailed the commencement of a meeting between military commanders of the Ethiopian Government [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Military commanders of Government, TPLF meet in Nairobi
07 november 2022 - 15:07:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Military commanders of the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on Monday [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy, Government welcome peace agreement
03 november 2022 - 18:49:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PAMA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, and the government have welcomed Wednesday's peace agreement signed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Sudan welcomes signing of peace agreement
03 november 2022 - 11:15:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has welcomed the peace agreement signed in South Africa between the Ethiopian federal government and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Kenyan President welcomes ceasefire agreement
03 november 2022 - 09:38:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has praised the parties to the Ethiopia peace process, the Government of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN, US, AU hail peace agreement to end the bloody conflict
03 november 2022 - 05:05:49Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The United Nations, the United States and African Union (AU) have welcomed Wednesday's cessation of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for solidarity with victims, survivors of atrocity
02 november 2022 - 11:04:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the bloody Ethiopian conflict enters its third year on Thursday, Human rights advocate, Amnesty [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Peace talks enter the second day
26 october 2022 - 05:07:52Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The African Union (AU)-led peace talks in South Africa to end the conflict in the Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian delegations hold peace talks in South Africa
25 october 2022 - 12:46:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is hosting high-level delegations to discuss the peace process for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Government forces 'continue to take control of urban centres' in Tigray region
24 october 2022 - 10:32:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) says it has continued to "take control of major [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State speaks with South African foreign minister, Kenyan President as peace talks scheduled to kick off
24 october 2022 - 05:38:36Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday spoke with South African Minister of International Relations [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State welcomes announcement of AU-led negotiations to resolve conflict
22 october 2022 - 07:22:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States welcomes the planned launch of African Union-led peace talks next week between [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU-led peace talks set for Monday in South Africa
20 october 2022 - 10:49:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU)-led peace talks to end the bloody fighting between the Ethiopian government [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US reiterates calls for 'immediate' ceasefire in fighting
15 october 2022 - 05:14:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Friday reiterated calls for a ceasefire in northern Ethiopia where government forces [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Six Western countries call on Ethiopia, Tigray rebels to cease hostilities
12 october 2022 - 16:51:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Six Western countries on Wednesday called on the government of Ethiopia and the rebel Tigray [...] Full text...
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US welcomes renewal of mandate for International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia
09 october 2022 - 05:31:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the International Commission of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AUC Chairperson welcomes 'avowed commitment' of parties to the conflict to restore peace
07 october 2022 - 10:01:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed "the avowed commitment" of [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: AU, IGAD call for cessation of hostilities between Government and TPLF
25 august 2022 - 10:10:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the sub-regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have added their [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia
20 january 2022 - 05:25:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Kenyan President discuss situations in Ethiopia, Somalia
29 december 2021 - 08:14:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief urges warring sides to end fighting
25 december 2021 - 07:58:35New York, US (PANA) - In the wake of recent developments in northern Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged [...] Full text...
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Obasanjo meets President Kenyatta on regional peace effort
08 december 2021 - 14:32:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday met former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who paid him a courtesy [...] Full text...
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Obasanjo says unique but customary way Gambians cast their votes
08 december 2021 - 11:09:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, and head of the Commonwealth Observer Mission to the Gambia, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US, AU envoys return to Ethiopia to ramp up diplomatic efforts to end war
19 november 2021 - 07:11:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States and African Union (AU) envoys for the Horn of Africa have returned [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis; US imposes sanctions on Eritrean govt, ruling party for roles in Ethiopian war
12 november 2021 - 17:17:37Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States announced on Friday thag it is imposing sanctions against "six targets" associated [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Govt says ready for negotiations with rebels 'if some conditions are met'
11 november 2021 - 16:15:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Spokesperson for the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, Dina Mufti, on Thursday said the federal government [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Authorities say security agencies confiscate illegal firearms
11 november 2021 - 10:11:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian authorities say the security forces have arrest offenders of the state of emergency declared [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State again pushes for ceasefire
11 november 2021 - 06:03:34Washington, DC US (PANA) - With the warring factions in Ethiopia not heeding appeals to cease fire despite diplomatic efforts, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN humanitarian chief emphasises calls for ceasefire
09 november 2021 - 13:50:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A senior UN relief official has completed a four-day visit to the trouble hotspots in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: We are ready to work with friends to address situation: PM Abiy
09 november 2021 - 11:47:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says "the democratically-elected sovereign government" is ready to work constructively with [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Top US diplomat continues search for end of hostilities
09 november 2021 - 07:17:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Special Envoy Jeffrey Feltman returned to Ethiopia on Monday as he continues to search [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Feuding parties say situation requires 'political solution through dialogue' - Obasanjo
09 november 2021 - 06:06:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - AU High-Representative for the Horn of Africa, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU Peace and Security Council to receive update on situation; AUC denies reports of relocation
08 november 2021 - 08:46:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) will convene an emergency session on [...] Full text...
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UN denounces detention of activists, normalcy returns gradually in Khartoum
06 november 2021 - 11:57:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has denounced detention of three political [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN Security Council ‘deeply concerned’ by expanding clashes in northern Ethiopia
06 november 2021 - 05:46:00New York, US (PANA) - Members of the United Nations Security Council have expressed “deep concern” about the expansion and intensification of military [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU calls for cessation of hostilities
04 november 2021 - 12:58:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: High level meeting on Ethiopia urges parties to end abuses, negotiate ceasefire
13 october 2021 - 06:04:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States, the European Union, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have urged the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: African Union rejects ‘lethargy’ in Tigray conflict resolution
04 september 2021 - 21:45:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has rejected accusations of lethargic handling of the crisis in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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IGAD welcomes Obasanjo's appointment to lead peace effort in Eastern Africa
01 september 2021 - 20:45:51Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has welcomed the recent appointment of former Nigerian President, Olusegun [...] Full text...
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IGAD welcomes Obasanjo's appointment to lead peace effort in Eastern Africa
01 september 2021 - 18:03:41Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has welcomed the recent appointment of former Nigerian President Olusegun [...] Full text...
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AU Chairperson appoints ex-Nigerian President Obasanjo High Representative for Horn of Africa
27 august 2021 - 09:23:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has appointed [...] Full text...
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Kenya to deepen economic, diplomatic ties with Zambia
24 august 2021 - 21:57:39Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Visiting President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with President Hakainde Hichilema during which he assured [...] Full text...
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AU Ethiopia election observer mission gives vote clean bill of health
24 june 2021 - 09:21:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observation Mission to Ethiopia's General Elections on 21 June, 2021 has [...] Full text...
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Counting of votes continues in Ethiopia after general elections
22 june 2021 - 05:36:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Counting of votes is continuing in Ethiopia after Monday's general elections. The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group
14 january 2021 - 17:05:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...
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South African health expert wins global award
15 december 2020 - 10:45:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has been announced as the joint winner of [...] Full text...
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South African wins top scientific prize for using smart phone to aid hearing
07 december 2020 - 17:31:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A South African hearing specialist, Prof. Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel, has won the 2018 Olusegun [...] Full text...
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AU honours President Issoufou for his contribution to industrial development in Africa
21 november 2020 - 17:23:45Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, also champion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was on [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s Magufuli to be sworn in Thursday
04 november 2020 - 20:11:45Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newly re-elected Tanzania’s president, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, will be sworn in on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Ghana apologises for demolition of building in Nigeria’s diplomatic compound
24 june 2020 - 09:28:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday apologised to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, for the demolition of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria summons Ghanaian top diplomat in Abuja over demolition of Nigerian embassy buildings in Accra
22 june 2020 - 17:02:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With palpable anger in Nigeria over the inability of the federal government to implement reciprocal or [...] Full text...
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Nigeria and India discuss defence cooperation
06 june 2020 - 13:00:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) and the Indian High Commissioner to [...] Full text...
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Business leaders call for timely launch of African Free Trade Zone
01 may 2020 - 16:05:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African business leaders have signed a joint letter calling on ministers and heads of state [...] Full text...
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Ex-Nigerian President Obasanjo says the private sector is the driving force behind AfCFTA
26 november 2019 - 17:20:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (NAPA) - The private sector must be the driving force behind the African Continental Free Trade Area [...] Full text...
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Strategic dialogue of companies on AfCFTA opens in Addis Ababa
26 november 2019 - 11:10:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Trade and Industry Commissioner, Albert Muchanga, launched on Tuesday the strategic dialogue [...] Full text...
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Nigerian politician wants term limit to president, governors expunged from constitution
25 november 2019 - 09:26:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A member of Nigeria's ruling party has gone to court arguing that the two-term limit to the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari says he won't seek third term in office
22 november 2019 - 18:30:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari stopped speculations that he was nursing a third term agenda, saying that [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to host 2nd intra-African trade fair in September 2020
16 october 2019 - 20:13:55Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The second edition of the intra-African trade fair (IATF) will be held from 1-7 September [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari meets South African envoy over xenophobic attacks
16 september 2019 - 19:07:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received Mr Jeff Radebe, Special Envoy of President Cyril Ramaphosa [...] Full text...
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African Union through two decades
09 september 2019 - 18:01:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is marking the end of its second decade since taking over from [...] Full text...
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Former African presidents, influential persons to hold high-level dialogue on HIV/AIDS
23 august 2019 - 12:12:48Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Champions for an AIDS-Free Generation, a distinguished group of former presidents and influential African leaders committed to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army Chief says security agencies have 'successfully tackled' insecurity
16 july 2019 - 11:35:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Yukur Yusuf Buratai, says that despite continuing violence and [...] Full text...
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Two former presidents call for ECOWAS, AU intervention in Benin's post-election crisis
14 june 2019 - 14:51:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Ghana's John Kufuor on Friday called on the Economic [...] Full text...
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Buhari pledges to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years
12 june 2019 - 18:34:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday promised to take 100 million Nigerians from poverty to prosperity [...] Full text...
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Gambian President, Barrow, to attend Nigeria’s democracy day celebration June 12
10 june 2019 - 17:33:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- President Adama Barrow will leave Banjul for the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Tuesday, 11 June, 2019, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to send 80 electoral observers for Senegalese presidential election
15 february 2019 - 17:29:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will sent to Senegal 80 observers to supervise [...] Full text...
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EU election observer team arrives in Nigeria for February general elections
22 january 2019 - 14:58:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of the Nigerian 2019 general elections, due to start with the February 16 Presidential election, [...] Full text...
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Some 100 agreements signed at Cairo Intra-African trade fair
18 december 2018 - 11:26:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The first edition of the intra-African trade fair, which ended on Monday in the Egyptian capital, [...] Full text...
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India, Nigeria to sign MoU on counter-terrorism
09 october 2018 - 18:44:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – India and Nigeria would soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding MoU) on Joint Working Group on [...] Full text...
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Guterres stresses 'diplomacy for peace' as conflicts become more complex
30 august 2018 - 06:24:39New York, US (PANA) - As war and the mediation of peace have become increasingly complex, innovative thinking is needed [...] Full text...
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‘Lack of unity of purpose keeps Africa under constant terror threats’ – Dramani Mahama
21 april 2018 - 13:52:27Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need integrated efforts to tackle their challenges on issues of peace and security, [...] Full text...
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AIMS, AfDB commit to transform industry-led research in Africa
19 april 2018 - 09:21:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Institute of Mathematics and Sciences (AIMS) have initiated [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari to contest for second term
09 april 2018 - 14:12:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday made the long-expected announcement that he will seek a second [...] Full text...
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FAO calls for renewed commitment to get Africa back on track to eliminate hunger
29 january 2018 - 11:44:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hunger-fighting initiatives in Africa need to be deepened and broadened to put the continent [...] Full text...
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FAO chief to highlight need to end hunger at AU Summit
26 january 2018 - 09:49:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, will attend [...] Full text...
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UN chief congratulates Weah on Liberia election victory
30 december 2017 - 04:18:24New York, USA (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday congratulated George Weah on his election as the [...] Full text...
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'Legacy of UN Mission in Liberia tied to outgoing President Johnson Sirleaf'
28 december 2017 - 22:53:21Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The legacy of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the outgoing President of Liberia, is connected to the legacy [...] Full text...
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UN chief dispatches Nigeria’s Obasanjo to support power transfer in Liberia
27 december 2017 - 18:03:59New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second [...] Full text...
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'African multinationals join forces to foster Africa’s growth, development'
19 october 2017 - 16:21:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Giants of Industries, including CEOs from 13 African countries, and former presidents have put together the [...] Full text...
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Cote d’Ivoire: African leaders urge further steps to actualize the green revolution
08 september 2017 - 19:50:19Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The future of Africa’s agriculture looked brighter this week when leaders from across the continent [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Two women win Africa Food Prize 2017
06 september 2017 - 19:57:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Kenyan nutritionist, Ruth Oniang'o and Malian entrepreneur Maimouna Sidibé Coulibaly, were on Wednesday named as [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: African leaders to accelerate Africa’s path to prosperity by growing economies, jobs through agriculture
06 september 2017 - 14:24:03Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Over 750 delegates and high-level dignitaries, including African Heads of States, Ministers, and key stakeholders [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria donates US$2m to Sierra Leonean victims of mudslides
24 august 2017 - 17:33:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has donated US$2 million to Sierra Leone to ameliorate the sufferings of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: AfDB to invest US$ 24bn in Africa's agriculture in next 10 years
24 july 2017 - 18:54:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest US$24 billion in agriculture in Africa over the next [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari, Sirleaf discuss regional peace and integration
05 december 2016 - 17:29:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf met met in Abuja on Monday, [...] Full text...
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UN: IFAD chief wins inaugural Africa Food Prize
06 september 2016 - 17:33:05NewYork, US (PANA) - UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Kanayo Nwanze has been awarded the inaugural Africa [...] Full text...
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US: Seychelles to host Africa’s political, business leaders on 18-24 July
01 july 2016 - 15:21:21New York, US (PANA) - Top African political and business leaders, joined by a Nobel laureate and leading international economic [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Senegal: Kofi Annan urges African leaders to leave office when time is up
19 april 2016 - 13:40:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, Tuesday urged African leaders to leave when their mandated time is [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU earmarks financing breakthrough to advance democracy
05 february 2016 - 09:44:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries would now be required to choose the specific taxation options they prefer to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Ethiopia: AU approves US$446 million budget for 2016
29 january 2016 - 15:15:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has approved a US$446 million budget for 2016, slightly higher than [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Burkina Faso: President Kabore takes oath of office
29 december 2015 - 18:35:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's newly elected President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré took the oath of office Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 'Why I enlisted Obasanjo's help on Guinea Bissau crisis'
06 december 2015 - 09:20:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said he decided to enlist the assistance of former Nigerian President [...] Full text...
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Belgium: ACP Council ends meeting
27 november 2015 - 10:15:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The ACP Council of Ministers has concluded its 102nd session with a renewed commitment to ensuring [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Belgium: ACP Council of Ministers begins meeting on Monday
23 november 2015 - 11:57:14Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The 102nd session of the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: ECOWAS thumbs up Ivorian presidential election
27 october 2015 - 14:43:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Sunday's presidential election in Cote d'Ivoire was ''free, transparent and organized in an acceptable manner'', [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 'Obasanjo not involved in road crash'
25 october 2015 - 20:00:05Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has refuted a widely-publicised report that former President Olusegun Obasanjo [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigeria: Obasanjo leads 135 ECOWAS election observers to Cote d'Ivoire
23 october 2015 - 10:19:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo is leading 135 ECOWAS election observers to Cote d'Ivoire for Sunday's [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Africa Union to issue guidelines for South Sudan war crimes court
30 september 2015 - 15:19:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is expected to formally issue the guidelines for the formation of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ex-Minister kidnapped on 77th birthday
21 september 2015 - 16:19:55Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A former Nigerian government minister, Mr. Olu Falae, was kidnapped by yet unknown persons from his [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari hails Obasanjo's role in resolution of Guinea-Bissau crisis
19 september 2015 - 16:06:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has commended President Jose Mario Vaz and the people of Guinea-Bissau for [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Afreximbank's new President to assume office, headquarters building for inauguration
11 september 2015 - 08:23:03Cairo, Egypt ([PANA) - The investiture of the African Export-Import Bank's (Afreximbank's) new President and the inauguration of the Bank's [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rwanda: AU envoy meets Kagame on South Sudan peace agreement
24 august 2015 - 21:36:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday received the African Union (AU) High Representative to South Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari sends Obasanjo to mediate in Guinea Bissau crisis
21 august 2015 - 18:44:19Abuja, NIgeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has sent former NIgerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo as a Special Envoy to [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Fighting resumes in South Sudan 2 days after failure to sign IGAD-brokered agreement
19 august 2015 - 14:56:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Fighting has broken out in the Upper Nile State two days after the South Sudanese rivals [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigeria: Buhari's order to 'kill' Boko Haram in 90 days, trial of looters of the economy reported in Nigeria
15 august 2015 - 07:10:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari's order to Military Service Chiefs to wipe out Boko Haram in three months [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Sudan: Amnesty international demands release of AU inquiry report on South Sudan
23 july 2015 - 18:02:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Amnesty international on Thursday called for the immediate release of the African Union inquiry report on [...] Full text...
thread Society
Côte d’Ivoire: Akon Lighting Africa supports electrification in West Africa
01 july 2015 - 14:28:22Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Akon Lighting Africa initiative Wednesday announced a US$ 200,000 support to the newly created Western [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South Africa: Pretoria under fire over AU funding
15 june 2015 - 13:44:58Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday wrote to both the Ministers of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Zambia: Obasanjo presses for regional approach to economic integration
13 june 2015 - 11:08:08Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Africa should pursue economic integration on the basis of regional economic communities rather than trying to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria: Power changes hands on Democracy Day (Updated with arrival of more African leaders)
29 may 2015 - 09:43:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - It's a historic day in Nigeria Friday, 29 May, as the country marks a transition of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: AU mission satisfied with peaceful climate at Sudan’s elections
15 april 2015 - 15:17:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Mission observing elections in Sudan said it has noted with satisfaction that the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan: Voting opens in Presidential, Parliamentary polls
13 april 2015 - 12:08:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - Sudan's presidential and parliamentary elections kicked off on Monday and will continue for three days, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AUC chief approves deployment of AU mission to observe elections in Sudan
09 april 2015 - 17:45:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Following an invitation from the Government of Sudan, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 2015 general elections fill Nigerian media
04 april 2015 - 08:38:36Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 2015 general elections, won by Opposition candidate, retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, overshadowed all other stories [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Nigeria Decides 2015: Vote counting underway as mixed reactions trail card readers failure
29 march 2015 - 10:48:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Counting and collation of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls results is underway in Nigeria, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Decides 2015: Goodluck Jonathan: Has this President run out of good luck? (A profile by Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Nigeria)
27 march 2015 - 08:04:53Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Can a politician who has never been elected to any office in his own right become [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military accuses Obasanjo of "unbecoming conduct, unguarded utterances"
16 february 2015 - 15:18:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military on Monday reacted forcefully to statements credited to former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ex-President Obasanjo formally quits ruling party
16 february 2015 - 14:18:27Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In the culmination of the numerous public clashes between him and President Goodluck Jonathan, former Nigeria's [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Obasanjo accuses President Jonathan of planning to rig election
15 february 2015 - 08:25:28Abeokuta, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday accused President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the candidate of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Reactions to postponed polls get huge media play in Nigeria
14 february 2015 - 10:23:23Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Reactions to the postponement of the 14 February 2015 presidential elections captured newspaper front pages in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ruling party accuses INEC head of collaboration with leading opposition party
11 february 2015 - 19:20:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday in Abuja accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Senegal to host African Higher Education Summit
04 february 2015 - 13:53:18Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal will play host to the African Higher Education Summit which runs here from 10-12 March, [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan: Amnesty accuses AU of failing victims of violence in S/Sudan
30 january 2015 - 14:43:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday accused the African Union Peace and Security Council of standing in the [...] Full text...
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Congo: President Nguesso to attend AU summit
29 january 2015 - 13:23:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese president, Denis Sassou Nguesso, due in Addis Ababa shortly, will participate in the 24th [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Human rights organizations want AU to publish inquiry report on South Sudan (Corrected)
22 january 2015 - 19:15:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday urged the African Union (AU) to publish a report on atrocities committed [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Human rights organizations want AU to publish inquiry report on South Sudan
22 january 2015 - 16:24:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday urged the African Union (AU) to publish a report on atrocities committed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Opposition presidential candidate meets with former Nigerian leader, Obasanjo
13 january 2015 - 14:02:29Abeokuta, Nigeria (PANA) - Following in the footsteps of President Goodluck Jonathan, the Presidential candidate of the main opposition All [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan promises to build cargo airport in Nigeria
12 january 2015 - 23:06:49Abeokuta, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to invest more in agriculture through the construction of the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU's Dlamini Zuma emphasises urgency of local financing for AU plans
20 december 2014 - 14:50:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders should take steps to break the impasse over the alternative sources of funding [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Former Nigerian leader underlines African peace, security
15 december 2014 - 16:42:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said Monday that lack of peace and security in one African [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Forum on peace, security in Africa opens in Dakar
15 december 2014 - 12:34:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The first international forum on peace and security in Africa opened here Monday, presided over by [...] Full text...
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Nigeria : Former Nigerian military leader wins APC ticket for presidential race
11 december 2014 - 18:44:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA)- Nigerian ex-military head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday won the ticket of the main opposition [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Opposition heavyweights battle for APC presidential ticket Wednesday (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
10 december 2014 - 07:37:11Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), holds its national convention Wednesday in Lagos, [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Dakar to host international forum on peace and security in Africa
09 december 2014 - 20:27:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Crisis management, the fight against terrorism and maritime safety and security will be high on the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ex-President Obasanjo rates Pres. Jonathan's performance 'below average'
22 november 2014 - 09:17:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo has rated the performance of current President Goodluck Jonathan in office [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Jonathan's declaration for second term, rampaging Boko Haram reported in Nigeria
15 november 2014 - 08:47:29Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's public declaration to run for a second term in office and Boko Haram's [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Why African leaders embrace sit-tight syndrome (News Analysis by Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent)
07 november 2014 - 12:45:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The sudden resignation of the Burkinabe President, Blaise Campaore, after 27 years in office, brought about [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Abducted girls not any closer to home, 6 months later (News Analysis by Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Lagos)
15 october 2014 - 12:04:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the level of mistrust between the Nigerian government and the group spearheading the campaign to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ex-NAN MD, Oluremi Oyo, dies at 61
02 october 2014 - 14:40:49Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Mrs. Oluremi Oyo, a former Managing Director of Nigeria's official wire service, News Agency of Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ex-Nigerian leader, Obasanjo, returns to school
30 september 2014 - 09:33:25Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo is due back in school starting this week to study for [...] Full text...
thread Social
Nigeria: Former heads of state, celebrities call for solidarity to deal with Ebola
02 september 2014 - 18:49:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In a letter published in a number of newspapers, magazines and websites across Africa, leaders [...] Full text...
thread Health
Ghana: Media report power struggle in opposition party, health concerns
23 august 2014 - 10:15:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A bitter power struggle that has split Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and concerns [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Mahama receives West Africa drugs report
20 august 2014 - 21:40:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The West Africa Commission on Drugs (WACD) has recommended that drugs use should be treated as [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: AUCISS explains recent visit to South Sudan
24 july 2014 - 15:36:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In continuation of its fact-finding work which African Head of State and Government tasked the Commission [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Highest advisory federal body raises hope on early rescue of Chibok schoolgirls
08 july 2014 - 18:33:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s highest advisory body, the National Council of States (NCS), rose from its meeting in Abuja [...] Full text...
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E. Guinea: AU Summit allows more time for S. Sudan atrocities probe
27 june 2014 - 18:33:33Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union Summit meeting in the Equatorial Guinean resort of Sipopo, on Friday granted [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Obasanjo-govt. altercation over abducted schoolgirls highlighted by media
14 june 2014 - 10:29:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The altercation between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan's government over the schoolgirls abducted [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Half of abducted Nigerian school girls may never be found - Obasanjo
13 june 2014 - 13:28:30Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo warned Friday that half of the over 200 abducted Nigerian school [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Summit on NEPAD infrastructure financing begins
10 june 2014 - 17:57:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A summit on the financing of infrastructure under the New Partnership for Africa’s development (NEPAD), will [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: IGAD Summit set to bolster South Sudan peace talks
09 june 2014 - 18:03:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - East African leaders are set to meet President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan's ''full-scale'' war against Boko Haram reported in Nigeria
31 may 2014 - 09:08:54Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The declaration of ''full-scale'' military offensive by Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan against the terror group Boko [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Democracy Day celebration in Nigeria, not yet Uhuru
29 may 2014 - 21:39:50Lagos, Nigeria, (PANA) - The Nigerian political class has been urged to work towards building a strong nation where peace, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia/AU: South Sudan probe mission to meet victims of atrocities
26 may 2014 - 14:23:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) probe mission is meeting victims of South Sudan’s war atrocities on [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: 'Selfish leadership impedes Africa’s progress'
21 may 2014 - 18:41:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Selfish leadership was a serious a stumbling block on Africa’s path to full development and realisation [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: 'Strong leadership could lessen African conflicts'
21 may 2014 - 08:48:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Africa could avert many of its recurrent and destructive conflicts if it had a committed and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Anxiety as over 20 world leaders confirm attendance at WEFA
05 may 2014 - 20:15:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of Wednesday’s official opening of the first World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA) to be [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: S. Sudan rebels want mass graves opened in atrocities probe
02 may 2014 - 12:52:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese rebels have called for the opening of purported mass graves in the capital [...] Full text...
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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...
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Ethiopia/AU: AU panel lands in Juba to probe South Sudan war crimes
22 april 2014 - 12:33:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The high level African Union (AU) Inquiry panel on South Sudan, led by former Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Congo: Congo to host African Science Week in April
07 april 2014 - 20:24:11Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese capital, Brazzaville, will host from 14 to 18 April, Africa’s Science, Technology and Innovation [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia/AU: AU probe panel begins assessing S/Sudan atrocities
03 april 2014 - 12:18:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The panel set up by the African Union (AU) to probe war atrocities in South [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Mauritania Minister meets Ethiopian PM on Africa green wall
26 march 2014 - 23:00:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mauritanian Environment miAmedi Camara has met the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemarian Desalegn, to seek Addis [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigeria: Proposed National Conference dominates newspaper headlines
01 february 2014 - 08:45:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The federal government's modalities for the conduct of the National Conference, designed to bring the people [...] Full text...
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Presidential brickbats, war against terrorism highlighted in Nigeria
28 december 2013 - 09:19:55Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The war of words between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo as well as [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt, opposition trade words over call for Pres. Jonathan's removal
15 december 2013 - 20:20:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency and the opposition on Sunday engaged in a war of words over the [...] Full text...
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Obasanjo's attack on Jonathan highlighted in Nigeria
14 december 2013 - 09:29:36Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo's letter to incumbent leader, President Goodluck Jonathan, dominated newspaper headlines in Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Mbeki emerges from Mandela’s shadow (A PANA news analysis by Craig Urquart)
12 december 2013 - 20:23:19Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, who faced the humiliation of being recalled by his [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President viciously attacked by predecessor
12 december 2013 - 14:15:30Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and the man widely regarded as his political father, former President Olusegun [...] Full text...
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Mandela's demise, Brazil 2014 draws reported in Nigeria
07 december 2013 - 11:23:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The death on Thursday of the former South African and leading anti-apartheid campaigner, Nelson Mandela, and [...] Full text...
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African youth set to establish continental business plan
23 october 2013 - 13:47:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) headquarters will host a high-profile workshop to mobilise the private sector, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President hosts Beninese counterpart
01 september 2013 - 18:48:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday met with visiting President Boni Yayi of neighbouring Benin Republic [...] Full text...
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