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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angola's Joao Manuel Lourenco assumed the rotating Chair of the African Union (AU) on Saturday, [...] Full text...
The Tunisian Parliament adopts two organic laws on the Africa50 Fund
17 july 2024 - 15:35:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian parliament Tuesday adopted two organic laws approving the statutes of the "Africa50" fund for [...] Full text...
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AU– COMESA Election Observer Mission arrives in Kigali
10 july 2024 - 16:29:53Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The joint African Union Commission (AUC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...
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WB to accelerate digital inclusion for 180 million people across Eastern, Southern Africa
28 june 2024 - 12:27:03Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A new programe that will benefit over 180 million people by 2032 is poised to significantly [...] Full text...
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Eswatini looks forward to increased sugar exports from improved cane production
18 april 2024 - 13:07:24Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to rise on improved cane deliveries [...] Full text...
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TDB, World Bank accelerate access to sustainable clean energy in Africa
13 february 2024 - 08:18:21Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has extended a facility of close to $300 million to the Eastern [...] Full text...
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100 million people in Eastern and Southern Africa to receive access to sustainable, clean energy by 2030
29 november 2023 - 07:32:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) — A new World Bank programme is set to exponentially accelerate sustainable and clean energy [...] Full text...
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AUC deploys Election Observer Mission to Liberia
04 october 2023 - 16:55:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As Liberia makes final preparations to hold its General Elections on 10 October, the Chairperson [...] Full text...
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Burundi makes further diplomatic gains on the regional stage
10 june 2023 - 18:51:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The diplomatic highlight of the week was Burundi's appointment as vice-president of the Common Market for [...] Full text...
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Libya to host the General Secretariat of the COMESA, IAAC and SADC tripartite blocs
31 march 2023 - 16:21:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has formally requested to host the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Common Market [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to ensure continued operations of military base in Diego Garcia
25 december 2022 - 06:35:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has told members of the diplomatic corps that his country and [...] Full text...
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Second Tunisian-African business meetings set for 7 December
05 november 2022 - 19:15:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the Tunisian-African business meetings "Tunisia Africa Business Meetings" will be held on [...] Full text...
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IGAD experts discuss agricultural development, call for more action and resources mobilization
02 november 2022 - 15:29:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development grouping, IGAD, on Wednesday concluded a two-day regional dialogue in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...
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African Union, regional election observers withhold verdict on Kenyan elections
11 august 2022 - 18:03:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Observation Mission to Kenyan elections and other groups withheld comment on whether the [...] Full text...
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Kenyans vote in historic poll overshadowed by 2017 political crisis
09 august 2022 - 08:16:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Voting to pick Kenya's fifth President and all elective national leadership positions kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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AU. COMESA launch joint election observer mission
05 august 2022 - 13:20:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have officially launched [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission Member States to strengthen regional maritime connectivity
04 august 2022 - 07:04:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Wednesday launched a Regional Technical Committee under the Enhancing Maritime [...] Full text...
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Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD
20 july 2022 - 05:15:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to [...] Full text...
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Regional peace, security vital for successful regional integration, says Mauritian Minister
07 july 2022 - 09:47:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, [...] Full text...
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AU deploys election expert mission to Kenya
28 june 2022 - 09:54:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) is deploying a mission to observe the forthcoming general elections [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Trade deficit for 2022 forecast at 27.8 pct higher, compared to 2021
28 may 2022 - 08:35:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Friday said the forecast for total exports of Mauritian products for 2022 would [...] Full text...
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Proud to be part of Africa, Libya salutes AU and member states on Africa Day
25 may 2022 - 14:11:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is proud of its membership of Africa and its support for the process of development [...] Full text...
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AU deploys pre-election assessment mission to Kenya
16 may 2022 - 09:01:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has authorised the deployment [...] Full text...
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Tunisia ready to strengthen cooperation with COMESA -President Saied
24 november 2021 - 20:16:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saïed, affirmed here Wednesday his country's willingness to strengthen its cooperation with [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President solicits support for African youth in economic, social integration of the continent
23 november 2021 - 18:56:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian President, Kaïs Saied, has declared his country's willingness to strengthen cooperation with the member [...] Full text...
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Libya calls for completion of COMESA structures to facilitate movement of goods
23 november 2021 - 16:49:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, in a speech on Tuesday in Cairo [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council president attends 21st COMESA Summit
23 november 2021 - 12:15:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, is attending 21st Summit of the Common Market [...] Full text...
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Libyan President visits Egypt to attend 21st COMESA Summit
22 november 2021 - 18:04:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, is due in Egypt on Monday to [...] Full text...
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Libyan Deputy FM praises COMESA's role in African integration
17 november 2021 - 09:47:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister for International Cooperation, Omar Ketti, has stressed the role of the Common [...] Full text...
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ADF grants $2.5 million to support regulatory environment in SADC, COMESA electricity markets
06 august 2021 - 13:54:37Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved grants of $2.5 million [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to devise more effective Africa strategy
06 july 2021 - 05:57:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Alan Ganoo, on Monday said it [...] Full text...
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President Kenyatta attends President Guelleh’s inauguration in Djibouti
15 may 2021 - 18:46:16Djibouti Ville, Djibouti (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta was among several African leaders at the inauguration of Djibouti President Ismaïl [...] Full text...
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Improved agronomic practices, favourable weather raise Kenya’s sugar output
07 may 2021 - 06:37:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s sugar production is expected to increase in marketing year 2021/22 due to good weather, better [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 pandemic impetus for greater regional integration - African countries told
20 april 2021 - 12:45:08Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - As countries rebuild their economies following COVID-19, Africa needs to step up productive and infrastructural integration, [...] Full text...
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Zambian President gives assurance of transparent, fair, credible elections
23 march 2021 - 16:40:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has assured diplomats that the country will hold transparent, fair and credible [...] Full text...
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Transport costs hinder growth of isolated African countries
18 march 2021 - 00:02:06Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Transport costs hinder the growth of isolated African countries, according to the report on the evaluation [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM announces country's role in strengthening investment relations with Africa
25 january 2021 - 21:37:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Siala, Monday announced [...] Full text...
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COMESA-owned firm ZEP-RE purchases controlling stake in insurance technologies firm
22 december 2020 - 23:58:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A regional re-insurance firm, ZEP-RE, created by the trade organisation, the Common Market for Eastern and [...] Full text...
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Africa Free Trade agreement to boost agriculture
21 december 2020 - 13:35:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), due to launch in January 2021, is likely to be [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, Seychelles sign MoUs on cyber crime, security and crime combating
30 november 2020 - 13:22:26Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Seychelles on Monday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on cyber crime and [...] Full text...
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“Tunisia Africa E-business Meetings” open in Tunis
18 november 2020 - 19:06:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian Prime minister, Hichem Mechichi, on Wednesday deplored that the volume of trade between Tunisia [...] Full text...
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Zambian Parliament adopts proposal to ratify creation of a Tripartite Free Trade
05 november 2020 - 13:14:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian Parliament has adopted a Report of the Committee on National Economy, Trade, and Labour [...] Full text...
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Continued research key as Africa moves to implement game-changing AfCFTA
20 october 2020 - 17:56:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the [...] Full text...
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Kinshasa to host first meeting of ECCAS industry ministers
05 september 2020 - 18:53:50Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The first meeting of industry ministers of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) [...] Full text...
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African leaders reaffirm support for AfDB as President Adesina begins second term
01 september 2020 - 19:16:03Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Equity Bank acquires 65 percent shares in Congo's BCDC
20 august 2020 - 23:41:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Equity Group Holdings has completed the 66.5 per cent stake acquisition of DR Congo's Banque Commerciale [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Equity Bank acquires BCDC
20 august 2020 - 22:46:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Equity Group Holdings has completed the 66.5 per cent stake acquisition of DR Congo's Banque Commerciale [...] Full text...
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COMESA chief, Kenya sports minister named for Africa influential woman award
20 august 2020 - 22:24:57COMESA chief, Kenya sports minister named for Africa influential woman award Nairoi, Kenya (PANA) - COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe has [...] Full text...
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Tunisia examines perspectives for African investment
17 july 2020 - 22:24:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Friday examined perspectives for the development of African investment to make the country the gateway [...] Full text...
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Sudan ready to remove obstacles hindering COMESA cooperation
19 january 2020 - 14:49:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Sunday expressed its readiness to remove obstacles hindering smooth trade and investment [...] Full text...
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Former Malawian President Joyce Banda tells African leaders they owe their people in terms of counterfeit drugs
18 january 2020 - 09:11:14Lome, Togo (PANA) - Former Malawian President Joyce Hilda Banda says African heads of state owe it to their people [...] Full text...
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Constitutional experts from EAC meet with Burundi head of state
15 january 2020 - 14:07:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday met with a group of experts working on the constitution [...] Full text...
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COMESA-owned insurer opens Zambian business park
16 december 2019 - 13:39:35Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - ZEP-RE, a financial company promoting trade, development and regional integration in Eastern and Southern Africa, has [...] Full text...
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Mauritius trade deficit to increase in 2019
28 november 2019 - 14:36:46Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius indicated on Thursday that based on trends and information from various sources, the [...] Full text...
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First Lady of Burundi hosts major international conference of women leaders
25 october 2019 - 18:31:30Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi First Lady Denise Bucumi Thursday played host to the first major international conference of women [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Kenya sign three memoranda of understanding
08 october 2019 - 14:18:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Kenya have signed three memoranda of understanding in the areas of policy dialogue, vocational [...] Full text...
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COMESA Secretary General visits Tunis
26 september 2019 - 17:20:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The head of the Tunisian government, Youssef Chahed, on Thursday met with the Secretary General of [...] Full text...
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Cooperation between Tunisia and Ethiopia hailed
19 september 2019 - 12:54:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Secretary of State for Economic Diplomacy, Hatem Ferjani, on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening [...] Full text...
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Mauritius’s trade deficit to reach MRs 124.8 billion at the end of 2019
30 august 2019 - 16:43:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said the forecast of total exports for 2019 will be about MRs [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe gov't creating linkages in business supply chain - Minister
28 august 2019 - 11:32:17Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbwean government has put policies and strategies in place to create an enabling environment to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches “MauCAS”, a digital hub for payments among operators
15 august 2019 - 18:04:54Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday launched the Mauritius Central Automated Switch (MauCAS), a novel [...] Full text...
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COMESA and AUC to train Member States in Green Climate Financing
31 july 2019 - 15:25:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat, in collaboration with the African Union [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$300 million to COMESA Bank for regional trade development
23 july 2019 - 12:29:08Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of US$300 million to support the [...] Full text...
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President Al-Sissi reaffirms Egypt’s strong relations with Kenya
18 july 2019 - 23:00:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian minister of trade and industry, Amer Nassar, Thursday delivered a message from President Abdel [...] Full text...
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African states require trade cooperation, not competition, warns Kenyatta
18 july 2019 - 21:29:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Thursday the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would operate [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta holds talks with visiting Sierra Leonean, Mauritian Presidents
18 july 2019 - 21:12:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta held talks with the President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio and [...] Full text...
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German pharmaceutical firm sets manufacturing plant in Kenya
10 july 2019 - 12:07:19Athi River, Kenya (PANA) - A German medical products manufacturing company, B Braun Medical Kenya Limited, has set up a [...] Full text...
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COMESA members urged to give own goods and services priority
21 june 2019 - 19:20:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have been asked to give [...] Full text...
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Mauritius hosts International Mobilization for Maritime Security in Western Indian Ocean
21 june 2019 - 15:05:33Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Maritime safety has been at the heart of the regional agenda for a whole week, with [...] Full text...
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COMESA ministers discuss Dar es Salaam-Durban highway link
20 june 2019 - 18:14:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers in charge of infrastructure development, energy and information and communication technology (ICT) are meeting in [...] Full text...
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COMESA plans Summit to bolster intra-Africa trade
20 june 2019 - 17:33:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is planning to hold a High Level [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt. to ensure sustainability of sugar cane sector
19 june 2019 - 22:39:59Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, has said on Wednesday that [...] Full text...
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Kenya seeks support to host Pan African Free Trade Area Secretariat
19 june 2019 - 15:28:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is a “natural choice” to host the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) headquarters because [...] Full text...
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Trade Policy and Export Strategy document to be ready by end of third quarter: Majuru
17 june 2019 - 23:57:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - ZimTrade chief executive officer Allan Majuru says he expects the Trade Policy and Export Strategy (TPES) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, IOC, EU to organise two conferences on maritime security
06 june 2019 - 11:26:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will host on June 18 and 19, two conferences on maritime security. They are the 2nd [...] Full text...
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Burundi, COMESA to smoke peace pipe
04 june 2019 - 22:11:05Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi’s minister of Foreign Affairs Ezéchiel Nibigira Tuesday received a delegation from the Secretariat-General of the [...] Full text...
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AU meeting to prepare Summit with regional economic communities
26 april 2019 - 08:15:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will from 29-30 April host an African Union (AU) meeting on preparation of the first [...] Full text...
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Libya sets up committee to monitor implementation of AfCFTA deal
04 april 2019 - 10:11:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Presidential Council of the government of national accord on Wednesday decided to set up a [...] Full text...
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France advocates inclusive dialogue to solve crisis in Comoros
03 april 2019 - 21:37:00Paris, France (PANA) - France has called on Comorian authorities to use inclusive dialogue to settle their dispute following the [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Partners, to host workshop on COMESA Harmonisation of Seed Policy
13 december 2018 - 05:47:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For two days from Thursday, the African Development Bank (AfDB), through its Technologies for African Agriculture [...] Full text...
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Importance of regional and continental integration for Africa’s development (A feature by AfDB)
04 december 2018 - 13:04:56Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Africa’s integration is no longer a matter of choice. Against an international backdrop of changing political and economic [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves strategy to accelerate Eastern Africa transformation
13 october 2018 - 12:06:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has approved the East Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) laying [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Mnangagwa pledges to serve all Zimbabweans
03 august 2018 - 18:22:32Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday pledged to serve all Zimbabweans irrespective of political affiliation following [...] Full text...
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International observers condemn Zimbabwe's post-election violence
03 august 2018 - 11:45:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - International Election Observer Missions to Zimbabwe have condemned the bloody post-election violence that rocked the capital, [...] Full text...
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3RD UPDATE: 3 killed in Zimbabwe election violence; President Mnangagwa blames opposition MDC Alliance
01 august 2018 - 20:10:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Three people have died in Wednesday's violence in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, after supporters of the [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Violence breaks out in Zimbabwe as poll results show ruling party wins two-thirds of parliamentary seats
01 august 2018 - 15:25:44Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Violence erupted in Zimbabwe on Wednesday as parliamentary results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Election observer missions approve Zimbabwe's elections
01 august 2018 - 11:12:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Several observer missions to Zimbabwe’s elections on Wednesday approved the vote and made recommendations on how [...] Full text...
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COMESA Summit applauds Tunisia, Somalia for joining regional bloc
19 july 2018 - 20:23:12Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The 20th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit ended in Lusaka on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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Zambian appointed new Secretary General of COMESA
18 july 2018 - 13:02:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's former Deputy Finance Minister Chileshe Kapwepwe has been appointed as Secretary General of the Common [...] Full text...
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COMESA outgoing Secretary General calls for demolition of artificial boundaries
18 july 2018 - 11:07:25Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Outgoing Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has called on [...] Full text...
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COMESA summit begins in Lusaka
18 july 2018 - 10:22:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The 20th Summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State [...] Full text...
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Sudan to participate in COMESA summit meeting
17 july 2018 - 11:52:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Vice President Hassabu Mohamed Abdul Rahman left Khartoum on Tuesday for Lusaka at the head [...] Full text...
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COMESA Summit to admit Tunisia, Somalia as new members
16 july 2018 - 17:36:15Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Tunisia and Somalia are expected to join the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...
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COMESA Council adopts Internship Programme to facilitate youth employment
16 july 2018 - 17:32:14Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Council of Ministers, meeting ahead of the [...] Full text...
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COMESA ministers celebrate Ethiopia–Eritrea peace deal
16 july 2018 - 14:08:20Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Council of Ministers has celebrated the peace [...] Full text...
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COMESA extends Kenyan sugar industry protectionist measure
16 july 2018 - 09:25:13Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Kenya has secured an extension of a protectionist measure to shield local sugar companies from extreme [...] Full text...
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Kenyan VP calls for more efforts to attain peace in South Sudan, Somalia
11 april 2018 - 22:01:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Kenya has called on the East African region to step up efforts to achieve peace and [...] Full text...
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Opinion leaders see AfCFTA as game changer for Africa
20 march 2018 - 08:35:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – In their bold pursuit of continental integration, African Heads of State and Government will on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Tunisia announces maritime deals with Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana
05 february 2018 - 15:48:17Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is considering to establish direct commercial maritime link between Tunis and Dakar, Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) [...] Full text...
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Climate-smart agriculture practices help smallholders deal with threats to African agriculture
28 october 2017 - 07:26:09Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Rising temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, and increased frequency of extreme weather events are expected to [...] Full text...
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United Nations General Assembly President says Africa’s vision close to reality
21 october 2017 - 07:42:36New York, US (PANA) - United Nations General Assembly President Miroslav Lajčák on Friday highlighted Africa’s transformative changes driven [...] Full text...
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Zambia: COMESA to abolish mobile telephone roaming charges
05 october 2017 - 19:46:12Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Roaming mobile telephone charges around the 19-member Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Maputo to host key regional Fertilizer conference
21 september 2017 - 15:01:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 300 people from 28 countries will join senior government figures and fertilizer and agribusiness [...] Full text...
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Zambia: COMESA steps in after Zambia’s refusal to allow Kenyan milk imports
05 september 2017 - 14:38:11Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), based in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, says [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to sign Agreement establishing Tripartite Free Trade Area
29 august 2017 - 06:43:26Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will sign the Agreement establishing a Tripartite Free Trade Area among the Common Market for [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Observers give credit to Rwanda’s presidential poll management
04 august 2017 - 15:45:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Observers of Rwanda’s presidential election on Friday expressed confidence in national agencies to deliver credible results [...] Full text...
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Kenya: EAC launches observer mission to Kenya’s polls
01 august 2017 - 20:00:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community Election Observation Mission to Kenya’s forthcoming General Elections was launched on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Zambia: 3 heads of state expected in Zambia on official visit
29 may 2017 - 15:47:45Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu is expected to host three African heads of state who will be [...] Full text...
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India: Experts identify missing links to Indian-African trade and investment promotion
23 may 2017 - 16:42:00Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - Experts at the 52nd African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings, under way in Ahmedabad, India, have [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Trade and Development Bank to set up Regional Headquarters in Mauritius
21 march 2017 - 14:58:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday said that the Trade and Development Bank (TDB [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Australia offers 'Aid for Trade Training' to SMEs in Indian Ocean States
15 february 2017 - 11:19:54Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Australia on Tuesday launched a specialised “Aid for Trade Training Course” for SMEs in [...] Full text...
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Zambia: COMESA court to revise current arbitration rules
14 february 2017 - 13:21:55Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Court of Justice of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) will revise [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan candidate for AU post winds up campaign in Guinea Bissau
23 january 2017 - 19:01:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's candidate for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Amina Mohamed, was [...] Full text...
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Zambia: COMESA Intergovernmental Committee begins meeting in Madagascar
10 october 2016 - 14:21:52Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Leaders of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA) began a meeting in Madagascar [...] Full text...
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Zambia: COMESA, USAID sign US$77m partnership agreement to strengthen regional development
10 october 2016 - 13:46:51Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: SADC validates regional plan for sustainable energy
06 october 2016 - 17:41:41Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have refined and validated a regional [...] Full text...
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Zambia: COMESA experts to address integration challenges facing member states
06 october 2016 - 15:50:39Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The top decision-making organs of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are scheduled [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African Union deserves visionary, dynamic leadership (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
06 september 2016 - 11:33:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - These are not good times for Africa and the African Union (AU), its flagship political organization, [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwanda national appointed new Chairman of PTA Bank
16 may 2016 - 13:16:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan minister of Finance and Economic planning, Claver Gatete, has been appointed the new Chairman [...] Full text...
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Zambia: President Lungu to attend Museveni’s inauguration in Kampala
10 may 2016 - 16:27:46Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu is Wednesday expected to travel to Kampala where he will join other [...] Full text...
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Zambia: IOM urges African countries to ratify, implement protocols on free movement
06 may 2016 - 16:38:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and their Member States have been urged to ratify [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Meeting calls for cost reflective tariffs over power crisis in Southern Africa
15 march 2016 - 13:29:35Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Energy experts who were meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi, to discuss the Energy Crisis in Southern Africa [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Trade deficit expected to hit US$ 2.1 billion in 2016 in Mauritius
06 march 2016 - 14:57:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius has indicated that based on recent past trends and information from various sources, total [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Intra-COMESA trade in maize to increase
21 december 2015 - 13:15:03Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) says Intra-COMESA trade in grains is set [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: ITC. EAC launch project to boost intra-African trade
15 december 2015 - 18:19:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the East African Community (EAC) Tuesday announced [...] Full text...
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Kenya: NEPAD says climate smart agriculture key to Africa's development
11 december 2015 - 17:17:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Collaboration by various stakeholders including governments, NGOs and research bodies is needed now to rapidly scale-up [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius exhorts its entrepreneurs to go to Africa
19 november 2015 - 15:36:48Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Business and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah, on Thursday said that Africa represents an enormous [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Southern Africa officials share experience of natural resource wealth management
01 october 2015 - 18:50:07Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Countries of the Southern Africa region face a common challenge to shape their fiscal [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to transform agriculture for inclusive economic growth
23 july 2015 - 15:34:19Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Thursday signed its national Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Compact which is Africa’s policy [...] Full text...
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Zambia: COMESA immigration ministers to decide on visa relaxation
25 june 2015 - 19:37:32Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Ministers in charge of immigration in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Free trade zone to be unveiled at AU summit
13 june 2015 - 12:41:33Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The continent's largest free-trade zone, covering 26 countries, will be unveiled at this weekend’s African [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Eastern, Southern African countries launch Free Trade Area
10 june 2015 - 21:07:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: SADC leaders adopt regional industrial development strategy
30 april 2015 - 08:45:55Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting Wednesday in Harare, Zimbabwe, adopted [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius signs the COMESA Social Charter
21 april 2015 - 14:41:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Gender Equality Minister Mrs Aurore Perraud on Tuesday signed the COMESA Social Charter that [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Minister bemoans lack of trade among African nations
26 march 2015 - 14:09:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Bemoaning the "lack of trade" between African countries, the Mauritian Business and Cooperatives Minister, Soomilduth Bholah, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius Commercial Bank, 3 others sponsor Africa CEO Forum in Geneva
16 march 2015 - 11:43:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has confirmed that it will participate as one of the four [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 2015 Trade deficit in Mauritius expected to hit US$ 2.76 billion
03 march 2015 - 14:18:23Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - According to Statistics Mauritius, the island’s total exports in 2015 is projected to reach MR 97 [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: African ministers resolve to enhance livelihood, agriculture
23 february 2015 - 20:41:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ministers of Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources from Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian media focus on 2015/2019 Government Programme
31 january 2015 - 09:24:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian media this week turned attention to the new government’s five-year programme for the period [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African countries urged to accelerate regional integration
18 december 2014 - 12:26:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African countries have been urged to work harder to accelerate regional economic integration, fight poverty, create [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Legislative elections dominate media
13 december 2014 - 10:29:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The legislative elections that took place Wednesday in Mauritius dominated the local media this week, following [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya woos French investors
14 november 2014 - 12:37:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has urged French investors to venture into the Kenyan market and take [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: COMESA-EAC-SADC technical committee meets on Movement of Business People
05 november 2014 - 14:14:41Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Eighty delegates from the 26 Tripartite Member COMESA-EAC-SADC countries are currently discussing a draft [...] Full text...
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Kenya: EAC, partners push climate smart agriculture
02 october 2014 - 14:01:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Regional experts from Eastern Africa are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, to create a robust network to [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya sign MoU to develop power interconnector project
01 october 2014 - 13:29:22Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Energy ministers from Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia intensifies hunt for new markets within COMESA
28 august 2014 - 15:36:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is intensifying the hunt for new markets within the Common Market for Eastern and [...] Full text...
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Senegal: BADEA, PTA Bank sign Memorandum of Understanding
05 august 2014 - 14:36:59Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the PTA Bank, on Tuesday signed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Experts begin work on proposal to create IGAD Regional Bank
26 july 2014 - 13:54:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - East African experts convened a meeting Saturday to discuss proposals to create a regional bank [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 2-day conference on mining in Africa opens in Mauritius
24 june 2014 - 17:41:51Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Cader Sayed-Hossen, Tuesday said that the mining sector and [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius introduces 'Freight Subsidy Scheme' for exports to Africa
13 june 2014 - 08:14:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has introduced a Freight Subsidy Scheme for exports to Africa that consists of a 25 [...] Full text...
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Zambia: COMESA urges UNECA to fill economic leadership vacuum
06 june 2014 - 14:57:57Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The head of the Lusaka-based Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Sindiso Ngwenya, has [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian, Sudanese central banks sign agreement
23 may 2014 - 14:23:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Bank of Maurutius and the Central Bank of Sudan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...
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Zambia: COMESA to deploy election observers to Malawi
16 may 2014 - 14:57:11Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has deployed a short-term election observer delegation [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: EAC, EU sign 2.3m Euro pact to improve maritime security
08 may 2014 - 11:51:32Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) has signed a 2.3-million-Euro cooperation pact with the European [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Uganda, Seychelles, Swaziland get US$1.3 m for Climate Smart Agriculture
02 may 2014 - 18:28:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has signed an agreement, worth US$ 1.3 [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia moves up 11 places in Global Ease of Doing Business index
24 march 2014 - 12:43:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has moved up 11 places in the 2014 Global Ease of Doing Business (DB) index, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Bensouda reaffirms cooperation between DRC, ICC
13 march 2014 - 18:23:31Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Relations between DR Congo and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have not turned sour even [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Applause for election of opposition MP to COMESA committee of elders
11 march 2014 - 13:38:09Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has described the election of former Trade and Commerce Minister Felix Mutati as a member [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Trade deficit improved between 2012 and 2013
28 february 2014 - 16:39:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius exported goods valued at US$ 2.9 billion as against imports of US$ 5.5 billion in [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CICC wants Sudanese President arrested
27 february 2014 - 13:45:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Coalition for International Criminal Court (CICC) has urged DR Congo authorities to arrest President Omar [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: President Bashir arrives to Kinshasa for COMESA summit
25 february 2014 - 20:33:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir flew to Kinshasa, DR Congo, on Tuesday at the head of [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Police arrest 6 environmental activists
31 january 2014 - 13:06:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Police in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, Friday arrested six environmental activists who staged a peaceful protest [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia to host intergovernmental meeting for Southern Africa
24 january 2014 - 09:18:05Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia will host the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for southern Africa [...] Full text...
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AfDB signs two trade-related, US$8.5m programmes with three RECs
10 november 2013 - 14:08:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two trade-related projects have been signed by the financier, African Development Bank (AfDB), as well as [...] Full text...
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African countries urged to sustain achievements in agriculture
30 october 2013 - 10:20:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - African countries have been called upon to work harmoniously in sustaining and building upon the achievements [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$ 7.5m grants for 3 RECs
11 october 2013 - 15:08:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of US$ [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$70m to finance projects
04 october 2013 - 13:02:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a package to finance projects in member states of [...] Full text...
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East African countries take steps to enhance food security
03 august 2013 - 18:54:49Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new initiative aimed at enhancing cooperation among East African countries in the area of food [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS staff, Tony Luka Elumelu, excels at migration course for RECs
02 august 2013 - 12:11:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - ECOWAS has again lived up to its reputation as a trail blazer in regional integration matters, [...] Full text...
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PTA Bank sets up regional office in Mauritius
30 july 2013 - 16:21:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Common Market for the Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Trade and Development Bank, commonly known [...] Full text...
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ECA wants ECOWAS to fast-track regional integration through common currency
19 july 2013 - 17:57:43Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS, modelled after the European Union (EU), has been advised to fast-track the process of a [...] Full text...
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COMESA-AMSCO sign pact for private sector development
19 july 2013 - 12:17:03Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The private sector in the Eastern and Southern Africa region is set for a major boost, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius hosts COMESA-EAC-SADC tripartite ministerial committee meeting
10 july 2013 - 15:05:04Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 250 delegates, representing 26 countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), [...] Full text...
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Mauritius gets 1.3m Euro to support regional integration
09 july 2013 - 13:38:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Tuesday obtained 1.3 million Euros, representing the first tranche disbursed under the COMESA-led Regional Integration [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS delegation meets 'Mr. ECOWAS'
05 june 2013 - 09:01:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - An ECOWAS Commission delegation has paid a courtesy call on Prof. Adebayo Adedeji, Nigeria’s former Minister [...] Full text...
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East, South African regional blocs to set up free trade zone in 2014
21 may 2013 - 12:54:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the South African Development Community (SADC) and [...] Full text...
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AU Chairperson visits Kenya
24 april 2013 - 19:35:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, is undertaking a working [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders call for accelerated implementation of infrastructure in Africa
21 april 2013 - 09:24:20Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Stakeholders, including Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Union, NEPAD, development partners and the World [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, other stakeholders discuss infrastructure development in Africa
19 april 2013 - 17:42:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A three-day international workshop is underway in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the implementation of the Programme [...] Full text...
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Africa to step up institutional framework against aflatoxin
10 april 2013 - 17:49:40Dar Es-Salaam,Tanzania (PANA) - Participants at the ongoing consultation workshop on Partnership for Aflatoxin control in Africa have called for [...] Full text...
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Mauritius trade deficit to reach US$3.5b in 2013
12 march 2013 - 13:12:31Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius revealed Tuesday that total exports for 2013 will reach US$2.5 billion as against [...] Full text...
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Election observer groups urge politicians to restrain supporters after Kenyan polls
06 march 2013 - 20:34:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International election monitoring and observer groups on Wednesday called on Kenyan political leaders to restrain their [...] Full text...
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Kenya prepares for Monday's polls
28 february 2013 - 21:39:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya, the centre of one of Africa's most competitive presidential election, is back on the international [...] Full text...
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AU official seeks to accelerate Africa's trade expansion
23 january 2013 - 12:54:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The creation of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), one of the landmark declarations adopted [...] Full text...
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Trade deficit in Mauritius to reach almost 100% in 2012
14 december 2012 - 08:21:02Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) - In Mauritius, total exports for 2012 are expected to reach US$2.73 billion, against total imports worth [...] Full text...
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Germany commits more funds to boost AU peacekeeping efforts
29 november 2012 - 17:19:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Germany has pledged an additional 30 million euros to back Africa’s efforts to boost its [...] Full text...
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Thursday's foreign exchange rates in Rwanda
22 november 2012 - 21:08:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates of the Rwanda franc against major foreign currencies on Thursday [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson to attend Kampala Summit on Eastern DRC crisis
22 november 2012 - 12:17:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was due in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, Thursday, [...] Full text...
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Latest foreign exchange rates for Rwandan franc
21 november 2012 - 20:07:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates of the Rwanda franc against the world's major currencies on [...] Full text...
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Eastern, Southern Africa urged to upgrade livestock sector
20 november 2012 - 15:35:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa have been urged to upgrade their livestock sector to [...] Full text...
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Africa’s intra-regional trade to hit US$34.6b in 2022
20 july 2012 - 13:36:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) will increase Africa’s intra-regional trade to US$34.6 [...] Full text...
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AU says it 'understands' Malawi's constraint in hosting Summit
22 june 2012 - 13:47:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed its understanding for the constraint faced by Malawi, which [...] Full text...
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100 attend COMESA, EAC, SADC joint meeting in Mauritius
05 june 2012 - 11:59:35Grand Baie, Mauritius (PANA) - About 100 delegates from 26 member states of three regional bodies were Tuesday in Grand [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to host COMESA/EAC/SADC joint meeting
28 may 2012 - 11:09:46Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - More than 100 participants from the 26 member states of three regional organizations are expected [...] Full text...
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Al-Bashir "An Economic Risk", says Malawi President Banda
04 may 2012 - 18:53:20Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's new President Joyce Banda, said Friday she would not risk allowing Sudanese President Omar Hassan [...] Full text...
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SA to repatriate Mutharika's remains Saturday
13 april 2012 - 20:00:21Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The South African Government has directed the South African National Defence Force to repatriate the remains [...] Full text...
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NEPAD Spanish fund empowers African women with 8.2m euros
09 march 2012 - 13:50:03Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Women empowerment in Africa has received a boost, with the approval by the New Partnership for [...] Full text...
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East African experts examine outcome of Durban climate talks
14 february 2012 - 16:40:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Climate change and agriculture experts from nine Eastern Africa countries on Tuesday began [...] Full text...
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Cape Town to host 6th Africa Economic Forum, 2012
07 february 2012 - 18:04:09Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Global Pacific & Partners on Monday announced that the sixth Africa Economic Forum would take [...] Full text...
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African leaders agree Free Trade Area to boost trade
31 january 2012 - 11:44:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have resolved to pursue banking reforms, a Free Trade Area for the entire [...] Full text...
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