Building roads to build peace: Our experience in the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Papa Modou Ndiaye, Francis Ovanda Mbele and Abdoulaye Sylla

03 october 2024 - 08:14:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The Emergency Infrastructure and Connectivity Recovery Project (EICRP) is transforming the northeastern regions of [...] Full text...

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AfDB says Africa has necessary partnerships, technologies to eradicate hunger

06 june 2023 - 06:37:02
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa has the necessary partnerships and [...] Full text...

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South Africa faces stagnation amid its energy crisis

22 march 2023 - 14:43:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa’s economic and social challenges are mounting, risking stagnation amid an unprecedented energy crisis, [...] Full text...

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CAF names Best XI of TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 in Algeria

08 february 2023 - 11:52:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a thrilling three weeks of action in the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2022 in [...] Full text...

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Mali leader lays foundation stone for new cement factory

04 june 2022 - 11:49:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Friday laid the foundation stone [...] Full text...

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High demand, prices for diamond raise prospects for Botswana’s recovery

01 june 2022 - 06:38:41
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Prolonged sanctions against Russia, the largest rough diamond producer, could increase demand for and prices of [...] Full text...

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2021-22 CAF Champions league: it's Wydad Casablanca vs Al Ahly in Monday's final

30 may 2022 - 10:28:03
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The 2022 CAF Champions League final takes place in Casablanca on Monday night, with Egyptian powerhouse, [...] Full text...

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FIFA approves 16 Gambian referees

23 may 2022 - 09:58:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, has approved 16 Gambian Referees with Africa’s three-time Award winner, Bakary [...] Full text...

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2021-22 CAF Confed. Cup: List of scorers

21 may 2022 - 07:52:12
Uyo, Nigeria (PANA) - Here is the list of all goal scorers in the just-concluded 2021-22 CAF Confederation Cup, won [...] Full text...

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IMF warns debt vulnerabilities remain elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa

06 may 2022 - 14:06:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned here Friday that debt vulnerabilities remained elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa, [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: Gambia lodges complaint with Algeria over attacks on FIFA referee Gassama

28 april 2022 - 10:42:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has protested to Algeria over verbal attacks against a Gambian FIFA [...] Full text...

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African teams know their opponents at FIFA Futsal World Cup, Lithuania 2021

03 june 2021 - 18:36:10
Zurich, Switzerland (PAPA) - Following the draws for the FIFA Futsal World Cup, Lithuania 2021, held on Tuesday, 1 June, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Senegal to remove obstacles to elections

29 april 2021 - 20:35:02
Dakar, Senegal PANA) - The ECOWAS Court Thursday ordered Senegal to remove all obstacles to free participation in the country’s [...] Full text...

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Late Senegalese football international Papa Bouba Diop bestowed National Order of Merit

03 december 2020 - 18:11:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese soccer international Papa Bouba Diop, who died last Sunday in Arras, northern France, will [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Barrow redeploys Central Bank governor to trade ministry

01 october 2020 - 16:39:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow, in exercise of the powers conferred on him under Sections 71(1) and 71(3) [...] Full text...

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Lamine Diack jailed four years for corruption, doping

16 september 2020 - 22:00:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lamine Diack, former chairman of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF), was sentenced Wednesday in Paris to [...] Full text...

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Ghana's John Antwi benchmarks century of goals with Egyptian clubs

08 september 2020 - 19:41:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghanaian striker, John Antwi, achieved a remarkable milestone in Egyptian football this week, reaching a centenary [...] Full text...

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FIFA President condoles with Gambia over late Gambian Captain

06 september 2020 - 04:51:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Following the death of former Real De Banjul FC and National team Captain, Papa Sarr Corr, [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth hosts Regional Conference for Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa

05 september 2020 - 09:32:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting the 2020 Regional Conference for Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Former Gambia FA president, Gomez, and ex-team captain die

04 september 2020 - 16:11:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian football family is in a state of grief following the deaths of former president [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's Health Minister Agyemang-Manu tests positive

13 june 2020 - 19:43:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19) and is on admission at [...] Full text...

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CAF warns Esperance de Tunis against fans' misbehaviour in match against Raja Casablanca

23 january 2020 - 17:26:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has warned the Tunisian club, Esperance Sportif de Tunis, against [...] Full text...

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Gambia opposition leader links country’s failure to corruption, vows to fight it

08 january 2020 - 23:03:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Bakary Bunja Darboe, leader of Gambia For All (GFA), a political party registered weeks ago, has [...] Full text...

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France hails memory of last Togolese World War 2 fighter

19 december 2019 - 23:50:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Louis Kokou Sagbo, the last former Togolese combatant of World War II, who died on 2 [...] Full text...

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Three-day forum on transformation of informal economy ends in Dakar

19 december 2019 - 18:02:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The forum on  transformation of the informal economy in Senegal towards an effective monitoring and coordination [...] Full text...

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Senegalese government asked to help formalize the informal sector

18 december 2019 - 16:25:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese employers' organizations on Wednesday asked the government to increase technical and financial assistance to workers [...] Full text...

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Botswana faces headwinds from severe drought and slow growth of neighbours

28 november 2019 - 13:07:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – After a relatively good performance in 2018, the economy of Botswana faces headwinds in 2019 related [...] Full text...

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Senegal allocates 2bn CFA francs to development of Ziguinchor region

02 october 2019 - 13:32:33
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has set aside two billion CFA francs for a new development programme in southern Ziguinchor [...] Full text...

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New opposition platform emerges in Guinea

30 september 2019 - 19:34:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Leaders of ten political parties in Guinea on Monday announced the formation of a new political [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s late leader, Jawara, to be laid in state ahead of burial

28 august 2019 - 17:58:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians began three days of funeral for late president Sir Dawda  Kairaba Jawara on Wednesday, and [...] Full text...

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Frequest power cuts prevent people in southern Senegal from following the CAN

05 july 2019 - 16:36:48
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The frequent power cuts are preventing people in southern Senegal from following the matches of the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: 'No power cuts during 2019 AFCON'

19 june 2019 - 19:37:53
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Papa Mademba Bitye, the director of the National Electricity Company of Senegal (SENELEC), assured on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Guinean government launches campaign against waste

07 june 2019 - 21:34:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   The Guinea government is to review waste collection in the capital, minister of Hydraulic and Sanitation [...] Full text...

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2018/19 CAF Champions league: Gambian Papa Gassama is the Referee for Espérance vs Wydad

31 may 2019 - 18:27:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian and Africa top referee, Bakary Papa Gassama, will be centre Referee for the second-leg, final match [...] Full text...

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11th Ivorian International Book Fair ends in Abidjan

20 may 2019 - 19:20:33
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The curtain closed on the Abidjan International Book Fair (SILA) on Sunday in a festive [...] Full text...

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EU set to support DR Congo President Tshisekedi in his work

22 march 2019 - 13:11:40
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is committed to accompany and support President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso assures security for all at FESPACO festival

18 january 2019 - 15:44:47
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Burkinabe Minister of Culture Abdoul Karim Sango has reassured security at the 26th edition of [...] Full text...

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CAF introduces VAR for continental club finals

06 october 2018 - 12:10:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - For the first time, the Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be applied for the finals of [...] Full text...

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President Adama Barrow bows to FIFA pressure, lifts suspension on Gambian Football Federation

01 december 2017 - 16:02:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Following an order from FIFA to lift suspensions on the Gambian Football Federation (GFF), the country's [...] Full text...

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CAF releases shortlisted players for awards

28 november 2017 - 18:17:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the shortlisted players for the African Player of [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: 'Agriculture projects have to be bankable,' says AfDB official

08 september 2017 - 14:52:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Agricultural projects developed for Africa must be bankable and incentivized in order to attract private [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: FIFA announces individual, collective awards

09 may 2017 - 10:18:24
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the World Soccer Governing Body [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Senegal soldiers on, qualifies for 1/4 finals

30 april 2017 - 07:56:48
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Senegal, living up to its billing as a worthy challenger for the FIFA Beach Soccer World [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Senegal in flying start, Nigeria disappoints

28 april 2017 - 06:18:00
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday began the campaign for a maiden FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup on a [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Namibian Fredricks quits IAAF task force

07 march 2017 - 13:52:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - IAAF President Sebastian Coe has appointed IAAF Athletes' Commission Chairperson Rozle Prezelj to replace IAAF Council [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF expels deputy general secretary

01 february 2017 - 16:49:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former IAAF Chief of Staff Nick Davies has been expelled by the world athletics governing body [...] Full text...

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GLO-CAF Awards: Algerian Riyad Mahrez wins African Player of the Year 2016

06 january 2017 - 05:16:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez was on Thursday night voted as African Player of the Year 2016 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: CAF unveils nominees for other categories of 2016 Glo-CAF Awards

12 december 2016 - 12:58:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Apart from the nominees for the usual categories, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released [...] Full text...

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US: US congratulates Ghana on successful election

10 december 2016 - 07:34:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated the people of Ghana on the successful conclusion of the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 'I've done my bit...I leave my work to history to judge' - Mahama

10 december 2016 - 00:06:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's outgoing president John Dramani Mahama on Friday night said he would leave the work that [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana's president-elect says he will not let the country down

09 december 2016 - 22:51:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday night told his jubilant supporters that he will [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Nana Akufo-Addo declared winner of Ghana's presidential election

09 december 2016 - 21:28:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The main opposition leader in Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, was on Friday night declared winner of the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Two main political parties urge supporters to remain calm

08 december 2016 - 19:03:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The two main political parties in Ghana have urged their supporters to remain calm and allow [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Voting ends in Ghana's elections

07 december 2016 - 17:02:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting has ended in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections on Wednesday with reports saying there were [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Voting progressing smoothly in Ghana

07 december 2016 - 12:06:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting is going on smoothly across the West African state of Ghana where presidential and parliamentary [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Voting begins in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections

07 december 2016 - 07:02:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting has begun in Ghana to elect a president and 275 parliamentarians, the Electoral Commission (EC) [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Motor cycles, alcohol banned at polling stations as Ghanaians vote

07 december 2016 - 05:27:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghanaians go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a president and 275 parliamentarians, the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghanaians vote in general elections on Wednesday

06 december 2016 - 12:02:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a president and 275 parliamentarians, the seventh [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Will John continue to rule Ghana?

02 december 2016 - 07:58:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – As Ghanaians vote on 7 December in presidential and parliamentary elections, one question is whether John [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Complaints by three parties on elections reported in Ghana

26 november 2016 - 05:19:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A complaint by three parties against the Electoral Commission (EC) claiming that the 7 December presidential [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Political parties in Ghana hit home stretch as elections draw near

23 november 2016 - 06:29:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Political parties in Ghana have stepped up their activities in the home stretch to the 7 [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Final list of presidential candidates, Trump victory reported in Ghana

12 november 2016 - 06:57:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The approval of the final list of candidates for Ghana’s 7 December presidential election, a letter [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Seven to contest Ghana's presidential election

09 november 2016 - 18:36:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced that seven candidates will contest the 7 December presidential [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Supreme Court orders EC to allow disqualified candidates to correct errors on forms

07 november 2016 - 12:34:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Supreme Court in Accra in a unanimous decision on Monday ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana media once again dominated by election cases in courts

05 november 2016 - 08:24:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media again focused on election cases at the courts following the disqualification of 13 [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Court cases on December polls dominate Ghanaian media

29 october 2016 - 06:41:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A flood of court cases as Ghana heads for general elections on 7 December dominated the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Court quashes disqualification of presidential aspirant

28 october 2016 - 13:04:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra, Ghana, on Friday quashed the disqualification of the presidential candidate of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Political stories dominate Ghanaian media

22 october 2016 - 05:52:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – As Ghana’s 7 December presidential and parliamentary elections draw close, the media have been awash with [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Disqualification of presidential candidates, opposition manifesto launch reported in Ghana

15 october 2016 - 05:53:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unexpected disqualification of 12 presidential candidates that has thrown the political landscape into turmoil and [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Electoral body clears four candidates to contest Ghana's December presidential poll

10 october 2016 - 18:35:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) has accepted the forms of only four of the 17 candidates who [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Investing in youth, key to future prosperity - IFAD

28 july 2016 - 15:26:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Investing in agriculture and farming technologies will help to change the perception that young people have [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CAF names Gambian referee for Benin vs Equatorial Guinea AFCON qualifier

02 june 2016 - 18:50:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has named Gambia's and Africa's best referee Bakary Papa Gassama as central [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Presidential debate, Mahama’s interview on corruption reported in Ghana

14 may 2016 - 06:56:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – This year's presidential debate and President John Dramani Mahama’s interview in London on corruption were some [...] Full text...

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France: INTERPOL issues Red Notice against Papa Massata Diack

15 january 2016 - 10:50:00
Lyon, France (PANA) - INTERPOL has issued an internationally wanted persons Red Notice for Papa Massata Diack at the request [...] Full text...

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GLO-CAF AWARDS: Aubameyang is African Player of the Year

08 january 2016 - 00:20:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon has been named the CAF African Player of the Year for the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Referee Gassama named Gambia 'Person of the Year 2015'

05 january 2016 - 09:07:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian FIFA referee, Mr. Bakary Papa Gassama, has been designated "Person Of The Year 2015” by [...] Full text...

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Glo CAF Awards: CAF releases contenders for football awards

14 december 2015 - 17:02:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Monday released the lists of top [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya athletics officials accused bribe taking

17 november 2015 - 09:20:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - NIKE, the American sports kit company, is accused of having corruptly given money to officials of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: ECOWAS Observers gear up for Guinea polls

08 october 2015 - 14:09:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - About 100 election observers, comprising 15 long term and 85 short term observers, from ECOWAS will [...] Full text...

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FAO: Potato varieties to be stored for perpetuity

28 august 2015 - 11:32:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Varieties of one of the world's most important staple crops will be stored for perpetuity deep [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senegalese IAAF Consultant wants probe of allegations against him fast-tracked

11 july 2015 - 15:50:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Papa Massata Diack, a Marketing Consultant to IAAF, has appealed to the world athletics governing body [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IFAD Vice President visits Senegal

08 may 2015 - 13:49:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Continued partnership will be at the centre of official discussions between the International Fund [...] Full text...

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UN: WFP photo competition spotlights 'family meal' in achieving UN zero hunger goal

24 february 2015 - 09:55:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that scenes of families eating together in [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Lawmakers worried over rising price of basic commodities

14 january 2015 - 12:33:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Worried by the continuing rise in prices of basic commodities in The Gambia, members of the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: GFF hails CAF’s African Referee of the Year

11 january 2015 - 19:38:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Football Federation (GFF) has on Sunday hailed the choice of local referee Bakary Papa Gassama [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition leader urges release of Gambian coup plotters’ parents

11 january 2015 - 19:18:03
Banjul,Gambia (PANA) - A Gambian opposition leader said Sunday that coup plotters’ parents detained two weeks ago should be immediately [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Yaya Toure makes history, named African Player of the Year for 4th consecutive time

08 january 2015 - 23:42:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ivorian international Yaya Toure has made history by becoming the first player to win the much-coveted [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Govt. gives detailed account of failed coup attempt

08 january 2015 - 15:02:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Foreign Affairs Minister, Nenneh Macdoual Gaye, giving a detailed account of the 30 December, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Lawmakers, govt. officials march in support of Jammeh

06 january 2015 - 15:13:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Following the failed coup attempt in the Gambia, more than 10,000 Gambians, mostly government officials and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Dakar to host international workshop on terrorist threats

04 december 2014 - 10:38:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal will on 17-18 March, 2015 host an international workshop to reflect on the prevention of [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON qualifiers: Togo coach lists players for Guinea, Ghana matches

11 november 2014 - 14:40:14
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togolese coach manager Tchakala Tchanilé has published a list of 25 players called to camp [...] Full text...

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Togo: Lomé to host international tennis competition

28 october 2014 - 21:21:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese capital, Lomé, will from 8 to 20 December host an international tennis competition dubbed [...] Full text...

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Senegal: President appoints new PM

07 july 2014 - 10:32:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's President Macky Sall has appointed Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dione as Prime Minister. The President has also [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Ivorian referee Doue Noumandiez to officiate France-Ecuador match

23 june 2014 - 22:15:48
Fortaleza, Brazil (PANA) - After his baptism of fire during the opening match of Group B of the 2014 FIFA [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Senegal records sharp decline in infant, maternal mortality

23 june 2014 - 16:57:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has reduced the rate of infant, child and maternal mortality from 121% to 65% over [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Oliseh, Tshabalala to compere 2013 Glo-CAF Awards ceremony Thursday

09 january 2014 - 02:43:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ex-Nigerian national football team captain, Sunday Oliseh, and South African Television Icon, Carol Tshabalala, will compere [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Hayatou arrives for GLO-CAF Awards

08 january 2014 - 16:53:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Isa Hayatou arrived in Lagos Wednesday for the 2013 GLO-CAF [...] Full text...

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Egypt: CAF announces shortlist for 2013 African Player of the Year

01 january 2014 - 13:08:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced the top three players for the 2013 African [...] Full text...

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Senegal gets new cabinet

03 september 2013 - 12:38:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal’s President Macky Sall has appointed a 32-member cabinet headed, for the second time in the [...] Full text...

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AU anniversary celebrations to kick off in Ethiopian capital

18 may 2013 - 13:05:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Year-long celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the African Union (AU) kick off in the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese cultural diversity tour begins Friday in Ziguinchor

14 march 2013 - 15:32:29
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Ziguinchor, the main city in southern Senegal, will host a cultural diversity tour 15-17 March at [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: President Mahama elected Ghana president

09 december 2012 - 22:11:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president John Dramani Mahama of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been elected winner [...] Full text...

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Ghana EC suspends voting in areas with faulty biometric verification machines

07 december 2012 - 19:32:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Electoral Commission (EC) has decided to allow voting to continue in polling centres where [...] Full text...

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Voting officially ends in Ghana

07 december 2012 - 17:31:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections have officially ended with a large number of voters [...] Full text...

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Ghana vote facing biometric verification challenges

07 december 2012 - 16:01:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Voting in Ghana is facing challenges in the biometric verification of voters as the machine in [...] Full text...

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Ghana votes

07 december 2012 - 07:29:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting is under way on Friday in Ghana, where some 14 million eligible voters are choosing [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians vote to consolidate democracy (News analysis)

05 december 2012 - 16:56:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians go to the polls on Friday in the sixth parliamentary and presidential elections since the [...] Full text...

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Security personnel, electoral commission staff vote ahead of Ghana's 7 Dec. polls

04 december 2012 - 11:08:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Security personnel and staff of the Electoral Commission and workers who will be on duty during [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections kick off on Tuesday

02 december 2012 - 18:58:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections kick off on Tuesday with “special voting” by staff of [...] Full text...

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Disqualification of former first lady from Ghana presidential race fills newspapers

20 october 2012 - 08:16:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – As the deadline for presidential aspirants to file their nomination papers to contest Ghana’s 7 December [...] Full text...

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Gambian referee dreams of Brazil 2014

18 october 2012 - 19:54:47
Banjul,Gambia (PANA) - Gambian international referee Bakary Papa Gassama says he is looking forward to being among the 33 FIFA [...] Full text...

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Guinea president Condé reshuffles cabinet

06 october 2012 - 13:02:35
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, on Friday reshuffled his cabinet bringing in seven new faces, including [...] Full text...

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Mahama names vice-president Amissah-Arthur as running mate for December polls

18 september 2012 - 20:25:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday introduced vice president Papa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur as his running [...] Full text...

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Airtel unveils Pan-African Rising Stars football Championships

13 august 2012 - 17:50:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Airtel Africa on Monday unveiled a Pan African soccer tournament, called "Airtel Rising Stars Africa Soccer [...] Full text...

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Senegal invites 22 for South Africa football friendly

15 february 2012 - 10:45:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's interim coaching team has invited 22 players, including only nine members of the country's team [...] Full text...

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Senegal works on regulatory framework for voluntary service

24 november 2011 - 20:43:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The government of Senegal is working towards the establishment of a legal and statutory framework for [...] Full text...

thread Social

Pope Benedict XVI to be entertained by African artists in Benin

17 november 2011 - 16:05:53
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - African artists will Friday night in Cotonou entertain Pope Benedict XVI who is visiting Benin for [...] Full text...

thread Society

Army forces Zamalek into draw, as African professionals continue to dominate

25 october 2011 - 09:53:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cairo's White Knights, Zamalek, were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with the Army on [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Senegalese govt. to clear all mines from Casamance by March 2016

20 september 2011 - 07:48:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government has pledged to clear all mines in Casamance, in the southern part of [...] Full text...

thread Environment

AU signs MoU with AfricaRice

20 july 2011 - 19:54:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Realising the strategic importance of rice to Africa’s quest for food security and poverty reduction, the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS helps Conakry improve electricity network

13 july 2011 - 21:31:21
Conakry (PANA) – The ECOWAS Commission chairman, James Victor Gbeho, and the Guinean government have signed a convention for US$30 [...] Full text...

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Senegal's strategy to protect marine areas to cost FCFA 5.5b

07 july 2011 - 12:06:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's national strategy for its marine protected areas (MPAs) will cost FCFA 5.5 billion to implement [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Senegalese soccer stars, Diouf, Camara to grace Gambia sports awards

01 july 2011 - 19:08:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of the Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia (SJAG), Sainabou Kujabi-Njie, on Friday confirmed [...] Full text...

thread Sports

UN-backed court for Sierra Leone charges 5 with contempt

08 june 2011 - 15:37:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone has charged five people with contempt of court [...] Full text...

thread Society

UNESCO to host int'l conference on development of science in Africa

07 april 2011 - 14:12:03
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO will host an international conference, entitled ‘Africa: the Choice of Science, the AIMS Initiative’ on [...] Full text...

thread Sciences

AfricaRice reiterates commitment to rice research

22 march 2011 - 18:53:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Benin Republic-based AfricaRice Centre Board of Trustees played a leading role in the recently-launched Global [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Directors of Guinea Energy company suspended

08 january 2011 - 19:05:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Minister of State, Papa Kolly Kourouma, has suspended the directors of the Energy Company of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Third Senior minister appointed in Guinea

08 january 2011 - 12:53:00
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean president Alpha Condé on Friday appointed General Mamadouba Toto Camara, Senior Minister in charge of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Mixed reaction to Wikileaks cables on Ghana's drug menace

15 december 2010 - 20:18:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Alleged leaked diplomatic cables on Ghana's fight against drugs released by the controversial Wikileaks website has [...] Full text...

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Benin rice researchers win award

07 december 2010 - 20:53:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A research institution in Benin, which has developed rice varieties being cultivated on 700,000 hectares of [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

W/A journalists urge ministers to reach agreement with EU

22 september 2010 - 20:53:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- West African journalists at the ongoing African Union M inisters' Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture (CAMFA) [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Gambian CEO hails Obama’s Entrepreneurship Summit

29 may 2010 - 16:42:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Papa Y Njie, the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Gambia-based IT company, Unique [...] Full text...

thread Economy

24 candidates validated for Guinea's presidential election

25 may 2010 - 12:21:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Guinea's Supreme Court has published the list of 24 candidates, among them one woman, cleared to [...] Full text...

thread Politics

28 artists from 16 African countries for 2010 Dak'Art festival

30 april 2010 - 16:09:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Twenty-eight artists (18 men and 10 women) from 16 African countries have been selected to take [...] Full text...

thread Culture

AfricaRice centre wins international awards

30 march 2010 - 12:41:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Benin Republic-based Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) has won two prestigious international science awards, including one [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

African experts mute scientific methods to solve rice problems

22 march 2010 - 20:25:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Experts from Africa and beyond, meeting in Bamako, Mali, have called for long-term commitment to scientific [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

WAEMU to harmonize regulations on Ozone layer-depleting substances

15 january 2010 - 09:21:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The first technical adviser to Senegal's Environment Min ister, Col. Papa Waly Gueye, has said [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Jammeh accuses Senegalese president of aiding Gambian dissidents

10 december 2009 - 11:04:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, has accused Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and his government of aiding and [...] Full text...

thread Politics

'African countries step up national rice production'

03 september 2009 - 08:23:00
Lome- Togo (PANA) -- Africa recorded an 18 percent increase in rice production in 2008, compared to 2007 production levels, [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Gabon becomes member of Africa Rice Centre

11 august 2009 - 00:02:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Gabon has joined the Africa Rice Centre (WARDA) bringing the total number of countries of the [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

2010 WC/CAN: Black Stars step up preparation for Sudan

13 june 2009 - 09:22:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s senior national foot-ball team, the Black Stars, ha ve stepped up preparations for their next [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Ghana beat Uganda 2-1 in football friendly

01 june 2009 - 11:15:00
Tamale- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana on Sunday beat Uganda 2-1 in a friendly football ma tch played at the Tamale [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Black Stars prepare for 2010 World Cup CAN qualifiers

26 may 2009 - 23:23:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s senior national foot-ball team, the Black Stars, ha s begun preparations for 2010 World Cup [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Ghana football coach names squad for 2010 WC/CAN qualifiers

21 may 2009 - 12:54:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana’s Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac has named a 32-man s quad for the 2010 World Cup/African [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Yar'Adua pours encomium on late Nigerian Opposition leader

30 january 2009 - 18:05:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Twenty-two years after the death of the former Premier o f the defunct Western Nigeria, Chief [...] Full text...

thread Politics