Youth take over at UN Alliance of Civilizations

26 november 2024 - 05:19:50
Cascais, Portugal (PANA) - Youth took centre stage on opening day at the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum [...] Full text...

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How property taxes can help low-income countries to develop: IMF Blog By Martin Grote, Mario Mansour, and Jean-François Wen

12 november 2024 - 08:15:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The world’s governments must raise an additional $3 trillion to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African photographer Peter Magubane dies

02 january 2024 - 07:51:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Peter Magubane, the anti-apartheid activist and renowned photographer, died on Monday at the age [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to promote African arts and culture

26 may 2023 - 08:05:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched the Africa Consortium 2023 aimed at promoting African arts and culture in [...] Full text...

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Rabat to host 14th International Festival of Fashion in Africa in December

14 september 2022 - 19:05:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan capital, Rabat, will host, from 7-10 December the 14th edition of the International Festival [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 35 new positive cases

13 october 2021 - 09:35:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that 35 new positive cases of COVID-19, of which 28 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius sets up Artists Support Plan for cultural, creative sectors

25 april 2021 - 09:35:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government will implement a COVID-19 Artists Support Plan 2021 for the cultural and creative [...] Full text...

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Pan African body holds conference on food

26 october 2020 - 19:37:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) will organize a conference, running from October 27 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius launches Action Plan to preserve cultural life, support artists

21 may 2020 - 07:21:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Arts and Cultural Heritage Ministry has produced a post Covid-19 Action Plan, spelling out 13 emergency [...] Full text...

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The 12th edition of photographic meetings opens in Bamako

30 november 2019 - 19:51:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th edition of the Bamako Photographic Encounters opened here Saturday under the chairmanship of the [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence lags behind in Botswana while cyber crime soars

15 november 2019 - 15:06:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The global technology landscape is growing at an exceedingly great extent, with fraud and identity theft [...] Full text...

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Maouloud preparations are intensively ongoing in Tunisia

04 november 2019 - 18:20:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Preparations for the celebration of the Mauloud, or anniversary of the birth of Prophet Mohammed on [...] Full text...

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Sepholo Festival encourages photographic, video creativity in Togo

09 october 2019 - 15:49:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Lomé Photography Week (Sepholo), a new festival dedicated to photography, opts for the development of photographic [...] Full text...

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Congo: 4 alleged wildlife offenders brought before prosecutor's office for poaching

27 august 2019 - 18:54:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Liaison Office Afripol, a criminal police agency, in collaboration with the World Fund for [...] Full text...

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Photojournalism award dedicated to challenges faced by DR Congo

08 august 2019 - 20:45:26
Paris, France (PANA) - Organisers of the 11th Edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award have announced that the competition will [...] Full text...

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Mali to host 12th Biennial African Photography show

29 july 2019 - 16:26:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th edition of the African Photography Biennial show, scheduled for November 30, 2019 to January [...] Full text...

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First edition of 'Gabés Cinema Fen festival begins in Tunisia

14 april 2019 - 08:20:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The first edition of the ''Gabès Cinéma Fen'' film festival began on Saturday in Tunisia under [...] Full text...

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12th Bamako African Photography Meetings scheduled for 30 November 2019 to 31 January 2020

21 february 2019 - 11:47:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th edition of the Bamako African Photography Encounters, considered as the largest event dedicated to [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: FIFA World Cup Trophy completes global journey

12 june 2018 - 07:45:49
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola has finished in Moscow after a Tour across Russia [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Former Panapress photographer dies in South Africa

15 october 2017 - 08:32:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Panapress photographer Peter McKenzie died in Durban on Saturday after a long illness. [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Youth driven cultural incubation programme targets African multinationals

18 april 2017 - 07:24:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Global E-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI), created by the UN to champion a global Information [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana suspends research, film and photography permits

01 february 2017 - 08:56:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has suspended issuing of environmental research, filming and photography permits. The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian artist, Victor Ehikhamenor, inches closer to 2016 Emerging Voices Global Art Prize

11 july 2016 - 13:29:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Victor Ehikhamenor is the only Nigerian artist to make the top 10 list in this year's [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Renowned Sculptor, El Anatsui, named one of 6 judges for 2016 "Emerging Voices Awards in The Arts" contest

11 july 2016 - 13:12:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has been named one of the six international judges chosen [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Tourism ministry announces licence ban

15 october 2015 - 12:08:09
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has suspended the issuance of travel agency and agro-tourism licences. The Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Filming, photography & research permits cancelled

14 september 2015 - 15:40:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has withdrawn permits on research, filming and photography, Gracious Mogapi, a spokesperson of the ministry [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Filming, photography permits suspended

09 july 2015 - 07:31:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is to suspend the issuance of environmental research, filming and photography permits for a month, [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO chief highlights power of jazz for social integration

30 april 2015 - 17:42:04
New York, US (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Thursday said that artists across the globe have been drawn [...] Full text...

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Mali: 10th Bamako Photography Encounters set for November 2015

25 november 2014 - 17:41:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 10th edition of the Bamako Photography Encounters will be held in November 2015 under the [...] Full text...

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EAC calls for entries for 2013 regional media awards

28 august 2013 - 10:00:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Reinforcing the critical role of the media in driving Africa’s integration agenda, the East [...] Full text...

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UN honours activists, filmmakers, photographers for work on forest sustainability

10 april 2013 - 21:44:17
New York, US (PANA) - A political activist working to safeguard the Amazon rainforest and a businessman considered the "grandfather" [...] Full text...

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23-year-old Nigerian crowned Miss ECOWAS Peace Ambassador

04 february 2013 - 14:32:21
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (PANA) - Miss Hyeladzirra “Zirra” Banu of Nigeria has been crowned Miss ECOWAS Peace Ambassador 2012, after [...] Full text...

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Botswana reiterates 2014 hunting ban

29 november 2012 - 08:54:39
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has reiterated its plans to ban hunting by 2014, in favour for photographic tourism, amid [...] Full text...

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South Africa mourns world-acclaimed photographer

22 october 2012 - 08:03:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is mourning the death of legendary photographer Alf Khumalo, who died of [...] Full text...

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Bamako's int'l photo festival begins

02 november 2011 - 16:33:41
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Forty-five photographers and 10 video artists from 27 countries are showcasing their works at a two-month [...] Full text...

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UN forum calls for greater protection for journalists

13 september 2011 - 20:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - An inter-agency forum on the safety of journalists hosted by the Paris-based UN Educational, Scientific [...] Full text...

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Mali to host African photography exhibition in November

18 july 2011 - 21:10:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The ninth edition of the African Photography Biennial will take place from 1-7 November in Bamako, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO to get 3 new goodwill ambassadors

23 may 2011 - 16:01:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Three Brazilians -- businessman Nizan Guanaes, designer Oskar Metsavaht and artist Vik Muniz -- will be [...] Full text...

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African photographers for Addis Foto Fest

01 december 2010 - 14:33:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Prominent photographers in Africa and the diaspora will gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7-11 December [...] Full text...

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Angola adopts new technology to locate landmines

09 august 2010 - 22:00:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola has since last June been using a new Israeli tech nology that pinpoints the location [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi arrives N'Djamena for 12th CEN-SAD summit

20 july 2010 - 17:21:00
N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi, who is the chair of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), arrived [...] Full text...

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Nigerian photographer Iroha wins photography prize

13 november 2009 - 23:50:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Nigerian photographer, Uche Okpa Iroha, has won the Seydou Keأ¯ta Prize, named after a famous Malian [...] Full text...

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British filmmaker highlights plight of persecuted Eritreans

13 november 2009 - 11:50:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- A new documentary film, highlighting the sufferin g of Eritrean refugees, will be unveiled in [...] Full text...

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Malabo bids to host 2013 Francophone Games

30 september 2009 - 18:49:00
Beirut- Lebanon (PANA) -- Equatorial Guinea has submitted its bid to host the 201 3 Francophone games in place of [...] Full text...

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48 countries for 6th Francophone Games in Beirut

27 september 2009 - 13:03:00
Beirut- Lebanon (PANA) -- A total of 48 countries are featuring in the 6th Franco phone Games, which opened Sunday [...] Full text...

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Senegalese, Guinea-Bissau artists to participate in Europ'art09 exhibition

18 april 2009 - 11:16:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese and Guinea-Bissau artists will participate in Europ'art09, Geneva's International Art Exhibition, due to open on [...] Full text...

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UN, US mark Rwandan genocide anniversary

08 april 2009 - 07:40:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN and the US have joined the rest of the internationa l community in [...] Full text...

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