‘Political courage’ needed to end war in the Middle East: Top UN
26 february 2025 - 17:51:13New York, US (PANA) - A sustainable resolution to the war in Gaza and the broader Israel-Palestine conflict relies on [...] Full text...
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Halal product market and consumers set to grow in West Africa
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New York, US (PANA) - A sustainable resolution to the war in Gaza and the broader Israel-Palestine conflict relies on [...] Full text...
Implementation gaps hinder business climate in 50 economies: WBG report
03 october 2024 - 15:32:24Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Economies do better at enacting regulations to improve the national business climate than they [...] Full text...
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Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices up in Benin
17 march 2024 - 15:44:54Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for February 2024 rose to 112.1 from 110.5 a month [...] Full text...
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'Benin recorded growth of 6.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2023'
15 january 2024 - 12:30:19Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's economy strengthened in the third quarter of 2023, with a growth rate of 6.3%, according [...] Full text...
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Benin hit by continued high prices for consumer goods at end of November
19 december 2023 - 19:10:11Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prices of consumer goods continued to soar at the end of November in several markets in [...] Full text...
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Global Migration in 21st Century: Navigating the impact of climate change, conflict, and demographic shifts – World Bank Feature
11 december 2023 - 07:46:25Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Globally, approximately 184 million people, or 2.3% of the world population, live outside their country [...] Full text...
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Responding to forced displacement: data-informed policies for both refugees and hosts: World Bank Blog
30 october 2023 - 16:55:19Washington DC, US (PANA) - Although the majority of people affected by forced displacement are in low- and middle-income countries, [...] Full text...
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Bangladesh maintains its position as Benin's leading customer
20 june 2023 - 19:11:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Bangladesh maintained its position as Benin's leading customer in the first quarter of the current year, [...] Full text...
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Togo is Benin's biggest customer in ECOWAS region
20 june 2023 - 17:54:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Togo is Benin's best customer among the member countries of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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Benin exported more in first quarter of 2023
19 june 2023 - 16:37:12Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin exported significantly more goods abroad in the first quarter of the current year, according to [...] Full text...
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Benin's imports, exports dip in Q4 2022
19 may 2023 - 14:16:41Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's imports and exports dipped in Q4 of 2022, the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSTAD) [...] Full text...
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Harmonised Consumer Price Index in Benin falls in April
18 may 2023 - 17:31:05Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Harmonised Consumer Price Index for the month of April has registered a drop compared to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria tops Benin's list of clients within the ECOWAS region
17 may 2023 - 16:41:34Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nigeria is Benin's best customer in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the [...] Full text...
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Benin's imports rise in Q3 in 2022
16 may 2023 - 20:23:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's imports increased during the third quarter of 2022, according to a publication by the National [...] Full text...
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Benin exports fall in the third quarter of 2022
16 may 2023 - 20:08:52Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's merchandise exports fell by 36.5% in the third quarter of 2022, according to a publication [...] Full text...
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Benin's harmonised consumer price index rises in March
19 april 2023 - 17:19:00Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The harmonized index of consumer prices rose slightly in March in Benin, according to a publication [...] Full text...
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Benin launches crusade against economic exploitation of children
19 april 2023 - 16:39:14Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has launched a crusade against the economic exploitation of children, through the campaign "Zero tolerance [...] Full text...
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Benin's economic growth was 6% in 4th Quarter of 2022
16 april 2023 - 15:39:29Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Economic growth was 6% in the fourth quarter of 2022 in Benin, according to a report [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statements on migrants pinned down by a Libyan newspaper
06 march 2023 - 20:22:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statements last week in which he ordered Tunisian security forces to stop [...] Full text...
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Slight rise recorded in Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in December
19 january 2023 - 20:20:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The harmonized index of consumer prices rose slightly in December in Benin, according to an official [...] Full text...
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Prices of consumer goods rise in first week of January in Benin
19 january 2023 - 13:10:54Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The prices of consumer products rose during the first week of January in Benin, according to [...] Full text...
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Arab leaders reaffirm support for Libya to hold elections
03 november 2022 - 05:33:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The League of Arab States has expressed solidarity with the Libyan people and their efforts to [...] Full text...
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Consumer Price Index inches down in September in Benin
18 october 2022 - 14:56:31Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Consumer Prices Index for September 2022 in Benin recorded a slight drop, the National Institute [...] Full text...
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Benin experiences variation in agricultural commodity prices in early October
17 october 2022 - 19:12:08Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The prices of a kilogram of maize and yam fell in the first week of October [...] Full text...
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Benin's harmonised consumer price index rises in May
17 june 2022 - 16:01:02Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices rose in May in Benin, according to a survey published by [...] Full text...
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Benin has better sales in ECOWAS by end of 2021
20 april 2022 - 17:01:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin sold more goods to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during [...] Full text...
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African governments urged to Help youth to achieve potentials
22 october 2021 - 20:10:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Usif, has described Africa's youth as her greatest asset, [...] Full text...
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Provisional census results put Ghana’s population at 30.8 million
22 september 2021 - 12:41:29Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Provisional figures from the Ghana Statistical Service put Ghana’s population at 30.8 million after the 2021 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa's cases top 100,000, says WHO
23 may 2020 - 07:06:54Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic on Friday reached a milestone in Africa, with more than 100,000 confirmed cases. The [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde implements second phase of seabird conservation project
14 january 2020 - 16:42:26Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde will implement the second phase of the project for the conservation of its [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso in retrospect: Almost all regions affected by terrorism in 2019
23 december 2019 - 20:42:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In 2019, almost all regions of Burkina Faso were affected by terrorist attacks which left [...] Full text...
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Three-day forum on transformation of informal economy ends in Dakar
19 december 2019 - 18:02:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The forum on transformation of the informal economy in Senegal towards an effective monitoring and coordination [...] Full text...
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A delegation of French businessmen expected Monday in Uganda
21 november 2019 - 19:23:42Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of the Africa Committee of Medef-International, organization of French businessmen, will visit Uganda from [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso census to hold on November 16
23 september 2019 - 17:57:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's fifth general census of population and housing (RGPH) will take place from November [...] Full text...
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Central Africa has opportunities for multiple inclusive projects, says Sassou-Nguesso
10 september 2019 - 20:16:41Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso said on Tuesday in Brazzaville, at the opening of the 5th Investing [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Director wins gold medal in Tunisia
07 july 2019 - 19:06:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Film Director Saifeddin Hassan has won a gold medal for his documentary film “Saleel Alfaradeses” [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa attends ILO Conference in Geneva
10 june 2019 - 12:59:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday arrived at the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius sets to become a high-income economy
25 april 2019 - 13:47:39Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment and Training Minister, Soodesh Callichurn, on Thursday said that Mauritius is [...] Full text...
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Senegal's trade deficit declines in January
22 march 2019 - 05:37:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's trade volume increased to 123.6 billion CFA Francs (US$ 213.840 million) in January 2019 compared to [...] Full text...
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Senegal's industrial activity up in January
21 march 2019 - 18:43:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Industrial activity in Senegal hightened in January 2019, promoted by a good production performance, the National [...] Full text...
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Senegal sees slight increase of industrial activities in 2018
14 february 2019 - 12:17:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The total production of industrial activities in 2018 in Senegal increased slightly by 1.0 per cent [...] Full text...
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Former President Soglo presents report on forum of former African heads of state to Nigerien president
30 january 2019 - 17:26:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Former Benin President Nicéphore Soglo Tuesday evening called on Nigerien Head of State Issoufou Mahamadou to [...] Full text...
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UN Chief urges nations to work together
12 november 2018 - 00:23:38Paris France (PANA) - From conflict and economic downturn to disease and climate change, global problems require “more than ever” [...] Full text...
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President Mnangagwa reshuffles cabinet
02 december 2017 - 20:40:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reshuffled his cabinet "to ensure compliance with the constitution and considerations [...] Full text...
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3rd AU Specialized Technical Committee meeting begins in Addis Ababa
26 october 2017 - 15:53:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ministerial segment of the Third African Union (AU) Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN says demographic data vital to achieving SDGs
11 april 2016 - 18:49:13New York, US (PANA) - Capturing and making good use of demographic data for sustainable development will be the focus [...] Full text...
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Gambia: HDI ranks Gambia 175th in the world
13 january 2016 - 11:34:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Human Development Index (HDI) launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has ranked Gambia [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: IPPF discusses family planning issues with Mauritian PM
10 november 2015 - 12:42:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A visiting team of International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) for the African Region led by its [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: World undergoing major population shift with far-reaching implications for migration - WB/IMF report
07 october 2015 - 19:13:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As migrants and refugees from Africa and the Middle East continue to arrive in [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: 'Better intra-regional migration management key to Southern Africa’s development'
29 september 2015 - 12:56:28Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Increased cooperation among countries in Southern Africa to manage the growing flows of migrants within the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN official stresses link between demographic shifts, UN development, climate priorities
13 april 2015 - 21:25:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Wu Hongbo, on Monday said there [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Population projected at 30m in 2030
11 february 2015 - 11:07:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The population of Burkina Faso is projected to reach 30 million by 2030, according to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 'Mauritius among 10 countries with highest population density'
12 november 2014 - 08:29:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is among the ten countries having the highest population density in the world with 653 [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Turnover from mining societies to alleviate poverty in Burkina Faso
03 october 2014 - 14:13:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Civil society organizations in Ouagadougou Thursday asked parliamentarians to obtain from mining societies 1% of [...] Full text...
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UN: More than half of world's population now lives in urban areas
10 july 2014 - 17:31:13New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Thursday reported that an additional 2.5 billion people are predicted to [...] Full text...
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Burundi: 'The best response to food insecurity is family planning'
21 june 2014 - 18:44:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – In Burundi, the third nationwide talks on agriculture and livestock farming, held from 16-20 June, has [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Senegalese population now 12.8 million
28 march 2014 - 17:43:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The population of Senegal is now 12,873,601, according to the provisional results from the general census [...] Full text...
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Niger: Forum on demography starts Tuesday
24 march 2014 - 16:01:25Niamey, Niger (PANA) – A forum on the “Challenge of the demographic dividends in Niger”, meant to evaluate the demographic [...] Full text...
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US: Ban expresses concern about deteriorating CAR situation
09 march 2014 - 11:46:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed deep concerned about the dramatic deterioration in the situation [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Int'l confab on youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa opens in Dakar
28 january 2014 - 16:28:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Several policy makers and experts convened in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, Tuesday for a three-day [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian population density, 10 highest in the world
24 january 2014 - 15:58:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is among the 10 countries having the highest population density in the world with 672 [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Senegal learns from Rwanda's efforts to combat gender violence
15 january 2014 - 12:07:05Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A nine-member Senegalese delegation has wrapped up a two-day visit to Rwanda to study the progress [...] Full text...
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Africa gears up for population dividend
12 september 2013 - 13:11:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As Africa prepares for the forthcoming Regional Conference on Population and Development, one of the [...] Full text...
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African experts tasked on harnessing demographic dividend
24 march 2013 - 20:30:27Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African experts meeting in the Ivorian economic capital city of Abidjan have been urged to [...] Full text...
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New WB report highlights how jobs can transform societies
02 october 2012 - 09:24:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new World Bank report has said that in developing countries, jobs are a [...] Full text...
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Panel says Africa’s Olympic talent needs nurture, support
20 july 2012 - 12:27:34Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An African panel has said that in spite of the increasing sports talent pool [...] Full text...
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Consumer prices in Senegal fell 1% in May
12 june 2012 - 12:03:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The harmonized index of consumer prices fell 1.1 percent in May in Senegal, according to the [...] Full text...
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Industrial producer prices down in Senegal
18 december 2011 - 12:27:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Prices of industrial products went down 0.6 percent in October compared to the prevailing prices in [...] Full text...
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Senegal recorded increases in consumer prices in Sept
14 october 2011 - 16:59:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's consumer prices rose by 0.9 per cent in September, the National Agency of Statistics and [...] Full text...
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Senegal’s GDP per capita records 2.8% increase
30 september 2011 - 11:06:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita grew by 2.8 per cent in 2010, from FCFA [...] Full text...
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'Senegalese exports grew by 29.54% in July'
21 september 2011 - 11:40:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese exports recorded a growth of 29.54 percent between June and July this year, the National [...] Full text...
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'Female circumcision drops in Senegal'
18 august 2011 - 11:56:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The rate of female circumcision dropped from 28 to 26 percent between 2005 and 2011, according [...] Full text...
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Consumption prices rise by 0.4% in July in Senegal
11 august 2011 - 22:37:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The consumer price index for in Senegal increased by 0.4% in July, a statement from the [...] Full text...
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Togo's population rising astronomically
12 july 2011 - 17:35:00Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's population, estimated at 2,719,600 inhabitants in 1981, has reached 5,753,324, according to the preliminary results [...] Full text...
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UNESCO publication highlights Migration, Climate Change challenges
05 july 2011 - 13:20:27Paris, France (PANA) - Climate change is becoming an increasingly significant factor in migration, even if nightmare scenarios predicting a [...] Full text...
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Ex-Brazilian President for Nigerian economic summit
29 june 2011 - 10:50:22Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former President of Brazil, Ignacio Lula Da Silva, is among other international speakers slated for the [...] Full text...
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Niger hosts int'l conference on food, nutritional security
27 march 2011 - 16:24:28Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An international conference on food security in Niger opens Monday in Niamey, to share views, experiences [...] Full text...
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Congolese academic says Africa needs to be respected
13 december 2010 - 21:41:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Africa does not need to be loved but respected, Congolese historian and linguist, Théophile Obenga, said [...] Full text...
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Niger prepares for fourth population census
21 july 2010 - 18:55:00Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- Niger is preparing for its fourth General Population and Housing Census (GPHC), aimed at ascertaining the [...] Full text...
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Boss of Rwandan Soccer Federation arrested for 'insubordination'
11 june 2010 - 11:46:00Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The President of the Rwandan Soccer Federation (FERWAFA) , Brig. -Gen. Jean Bosco Kazura, has [...] Full text...
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Rise in food prices highlights 2009 in Senegal
31 december 2009 - 08:05:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The effects of the global financial crisis, especially t he rise in the prices of almost [...] Full text...
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Mauritania threatened by dunes' erosion
20 december 2009 - 13:32:00Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Located in the Sahelo-Saharan strip, bordering t he West African sub-region and the Maghreb, Mauritania is [...] Full text...
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New USAID boss assumes duty in Nigeria
25 july 2009 - 09:32:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The new Director of the United States Agency for Interna tional Development(USAID), Ray Kirkland, has assumed [...] Full text...
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West Africa’s population to increase by 100 million in 2025
17 april 2009 - 22:25:00Paris- France (PANA) -- The population of West-African countries is expected to i ncrease by 100 million in 2025, Normand [...] Full text...
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World Bank-assisted health dev. programme launched in Congo
04 april 2009 - 12:55:00Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The health development programme for the Congolese h ealth services (PDSS), financed by about US$ 40 [...] Full text...
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Former Moroccan PM, Abdellatif Filali, dies
21 march 2009 - 14:04:00Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Abdellatif Filali, former Moroccan Prime Minister, died on Friday in a hospital in a Paris suburb [...] Full text...
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Former Moroccan Premier dies
20 march 2009 - 19:02:00Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Former Moroccan Premier, Abdellatif Filali, died on Frid ay in a suburb hospital in Paris, France, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia celebrates 53 years of independence Friday
17 march 2009 - 19:49:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Tunisia will celebrate the 53rd anniversary of its indep endence Friday, coinciding with the celebrations of [...] Full text...
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Sarkozy postpones African tour (corrected)
17 january 2009 - 19:52:00Paris- France (PANA) -- The visit of French President Nicolas Sarcozy to three Af rican countries, Niger, Congo and the [...] Full text...
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Sarkozy's postpones African tour
17 january 2009 - 19:15:00Paris- France (PANA) -- A visit by French President Nicolas Sarcozy, to three Afr ican countries, Niger, Congo and the [...] Full text...
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