New report outlines pathways to sustainable growth in Rwanda

14 november 2024 - 07:22:54
Kigali, Rwanda – The Government of Rwanda and the World Bank  on Wednesday launched the Rwanda Country Economic Memorandum (CEM), [...] Full text...

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From challenges to opportunities: Transforming human capital in CEMAC: World Bank Blog By Ioana Botea and Nathalie Lahire

28 october 2024 - 12:08:47
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Human capital is a cornerstone for sustained and inclusive growth. In today’s world, a nation’s wealth [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces Sangbu Kim as Vice President for Digital Transformation

31 july 2024 - 08:28:52
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - World Bank Group President Ajay Banga has announced the appointment of Sangbu Kim as [...] Full text...

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UN Trade and Development calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact

12 july 2024 - 19:07:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global shift towards circularity focusing on responsible production and consumption is crucial to making the [...] Full text...

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Fostering vibrant, inclusive private sector is key to Somalia’s resilient growth

26 june 2024 - 18:26:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Since Somalia’s private sector accounts for an estimated 95 per cent of total jobs created, marshalling [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea: New report proposes way forward to develop a safe, inclusive digital economy

25 june 2024 - 12:12:40
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - In the wake of new challenges and its prolonged oil-dependency, Equatorial Guinea’s government is aiming [...] Full text...

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'Africa offers attractive investment opportunities for Japanese firms'

23 june 2024 - 06:33:45
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Dr. Kevin Kariuki, African Development Bank's (AfDB's) Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, [...] Full text...

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UN chief warns of ‘cyber mercenaries’ amid spike in weaponising digital tools

21 june 2024 - 07:44:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the dual-edged nature of cyberspace, stressing its potential [...] Full text...

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African Union approves artificial intelligence strategy

17 june 2024 - 21:57:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Information and Communications Ministers have unanimously endorsed landmark Continental Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy, the [...] Full text...

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Libya elected vice-president of AICTO Executive Council

01 june 2024 - 08:23:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has been elected vice-president of the Executive Council of the Arab Information and Communication Technology [...] Full text...

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World Bank assists Kenya to ease short-term fiscal pressures

31 may 2024 - 10:07:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has approved new funding to help Kenya address short-term fiscal pressures and simultaneously [...] Full text...

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EU strengthens rules to fight against human trafficking

27 may 2024 - 10:53:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council adopted on Monday a directive that adds the exploitation of surrogacy, of forced [...] Full text...

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Nigerian entrepreneur lauded for digital healthcare initiative

24 may 2024 - 15:26:07
Boston, Massachusetts (PANA) – A digital healthcare initiative that has enabled some 260,000 patients in Nigerian villages to access healthcare [...] Full text...

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Libya's Minister of State for Communication discusses ICT industry programmes with US officials

07 may 2024 - 17:55:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity Walid [...] Full text...

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Botswana to lure investors at US–Africa Business Summit

30 april 2024 - 16:33:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) on Tuesday announced its intention to participate at the [...] Full text...

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Libya, Malaysia discuss ICT, Islamic banking finance

27 april 2024 - 12:38:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the High Council of State and the Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and [...] Full text...

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UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls

26 april 2024 - 04:31:08
Paris, France (PANA) - Digital technologies and algorithm-driven software - especially social media - present high risks of privacy invasion, [...] Full text...

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AfDB plans massive work on DRC's giant Inga 3 dam

29 march 2024 - 13:20:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a major political [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Tigray region lags behind in post-conflict recovery

20 february 2024 - 14:58:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is lagging behind in its efforts to recover from conflict, [...] Full text...

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Education-Employment paradox in Lesotho: Boys at a disadvantage in education, women at a disadvantage in employment: World Bank Blog By Tihtina Zenebe Gebre and Elizabeth Ninan Dulvy

23 january 2024 - 09:05:48
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Liphula (a pseudonym to protect the privacy of the student) is a 21-year-old young man enrolled [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum: New report measures quality of growth for new economic era

17 january 2024 - 07:31:17
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – A new World Economic Forum report, released on Wednesday, offers a re-evaluation of global economic growth, [...] Full text...

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40 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia to reap gains from expansion of digital economy

06 december 2023 - 07:59:50
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - Communities in Djibouti and Ethiopia, including borderland areas, refugees and host communities, will benefit from [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides $266.5 million to improve internet access in 4 West African countries

03 december 2023 - 18:00:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $266.5 million in IDA financing aimed at improving internet access in [...] Full text...

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World Bank accelerates digital transformation in West Africa

02 december 2023 - 08:19:59
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) -  The World Bank  has approved a $266.5 million (in IDA financing) game-changing programme aimed [...] Full text...

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EAC, Germany celebrate 25 years of partnership

24 november 2023 - 13:07:21
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) and the German Embassy Dar es Salaam, on Friday jointly celebrated [...] Full text...

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11th Libyan International ICT Exhibition opens

14 november 2023 - 15:30:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Monday inaugurated the 11th Libyan International Communications and [...] Full text...

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Kenyan schools welcome artificial intelligence, robotics to enrich learning (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

27 september 2023 - 10:14:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan education system is rapidly welcoming new educational technologies to enrich learning. These technologies are also [...] Full text...

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UNESCO calls for regulations on AI use in schools

07 september 2023 - 20:17:27
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation  (UNESCO) on Thursday called on governments to regulate the use [...] Full text...

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FIFA's Fatma Samoura to speak at Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum 2023

09 august 2023 - 06:31:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amid the excitement around the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Gambia to sign MoU on ICT

08 july 2023 - 07:40:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Gambia will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Information and [...] Full text...

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Infrastructure development reduce transit times landlocked Africa countries

29 may 2023 - 13:54:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  - UN hafours applauded landlocked developing countries in Africa on development of both rail and road infrastructure [...] Full text...

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EU steps in to bolster Kenya's digital economy

19 may 2023 - 20:37:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Germany, the European Union and Estonia have launched the Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) to make Kenya’s [...] Full text...

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Burundi aims to become centre of excellence, regional reference centre in ICT by 2025

12 may 2023 - 18:51:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has the ambition to achieve universal access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) "to accelerate [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) sets up fallback site in Cape Verde

08 may 2023 - 14:20:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), George Agyekum Donkor, has [...] Full text...

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WB grants Egypt US$9.13 m to improve management of electronic, healthcare waste in Cairo

01 march 2023 - 13:58:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced a US$9.13 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) [...] Full text...

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Exhibition for export of ICT services opens in Tripoli

22 february 2023 - 13:50:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The exhibition for the export of information communication technology (ICT) opened on Tuesday at the Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Infrastructure deficit still 'very high' in Africa, says Senegalese President

02 february 2023 - 14:32:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese President, Macky Sall, on Thursday lamented the "very high" deficit in physical and digital [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: Innovative relief project offers hope for sustainable future

21 january 2023 - 07:33:03
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - An innovative project seeking to develop climate resilience, self-sufficiency and the empowerment of vulnerable rural communities [...] Full text...

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Conference on cybercrime in Africa opens in Mauritius

22 november 2022 - 16:38:24
Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - A conference on cybercrime, following the Africa Cyber Surge Operation organised in Kigali in [...] Full text...

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Second Tunisian-African business meetings set for 7 December

05 november 2022 - 19:15:45
Tunis, 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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Kenya's Ruto picks key allies to new Cabinet line up

27 september 2022 - 20:49:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has elevated key political allies to a newly created post of Prime [...] Full text...

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Burundi adopts draft decree determining priority sectors for investment

21 august 2022 - 16:31:18
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In Burundi, the most important economic news of the week was the analysis and adoption of [...] Full text...

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French President signs cooperation protocol to bolster job creation in Benin

28 july 2022 - 15:14:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has witnessed the signing of 11 bilateral agreements with the Beninese government [...] Full text...

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ADF approves $14.4 million loan to boost food security in Zambia

28 july 2022 - 06:22:48
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has [...] Full text...

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First edition of Mali Media Fair scheduled for 30 June - 2 July 2022

07 june 2022 - 15:45:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first edition of the Mali Media Fair will be held from 30 June to 2 [...] Full text...

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Djibouti aspires to become global ICT cente

07 june 2022 - 12:19:14
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has received Djibouti’s highest honour of ‘Commandeur dans [...] Full text...

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Value chains strengthened between Botswana, France

04 may 2022 - 19:56:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), the country’s investment arm, has inked a collaboration deal with [...] Full text...

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Tech needs girls, and girls need tech: UN

29 april 2022 - 05:28:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More and more young women and girls are highlighting the importance of access and safety in the [...] Full text...

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DRC President Tshisekedi arrives in Nairobi to complete country's entry into EAC

08 april 2022 - 10:25:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) arrived in Kenya on Friday [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum Virtual boardrooms attract $32.8 billion in investment interest

21 march 2022 - 04:45:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum boardrooms have drawn $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius looks forward to good economic recovery in 2022 - Finance Minister

25 february 2022 - 07:01:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance Minister Renganaden Padayachy on Thursday said that with the reopening of borders positively impacting [...] Full text...

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South Africa sues telecommunications giant

14 february 2022 - 13:43:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government is suing Huawei Technologies for exceeding the number of foreigners [...] Full text...

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Senior US officials to visit four African countries in economic diplomacy drive

14 february 2022 - 05:25:46
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Two senior US officials will travel to Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Namibia on a [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches mandatory public healthcare insurance

07 february 2022 - 22:33:58
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched Kenya's national scale-up of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Kenyan president [...] Full text...

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Kenyan business leaders more optimistic about economic growth prospects

02 february 2022 - 10:21:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has found business leaders to be more bullish about the [...] Full text...

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WFP, Nigeria partner to scale-up Home-Grown school feeding programme

11 january 2022 - 19:12:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHADMSD) and the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Africa Small Medium Business Report on Economic Impact and Recovery

26 november 2021 - 07:27:55
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched the Africa Small Medium Business (SMB) Report on Economic Impact and Recovery [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Higher Education, Huawei sign agreement to launch digital scientific research

03 november 2021 - 11:39:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Chinese telecom giant, Huawei, on [...] Full text...

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AfDB loans Ghana $75 million for Infrastructure Investment

27 october 2021 - 11:10:04
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has officially approved a $75 million commercial loan [...] Full text...

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Teachers trained on digital learning aides to support disabled pupils in Kenya

05 october 2021 - 18:32:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Educationists from Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have kicked off the training of teachers handling learners with [...] Full text...

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Tunis to host summit on building digital Libya

30 september 2021 - 12:55:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian-African Business Council (TABC) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding  (MoU) with the Arab [...] Full text...

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An expert's proposals for technologies to benefit Africa

26 september 2021 - 18:57:23
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Mactar Seck, an African expert at the Digital Technologies Programme of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum to host third edition of Market Days in Abidjan

17 september 2021 - 13:32:04
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from [...] Full text...

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Google joins Kenyan women lawmakers to advance digital skills

16 september 2021 - 20:49:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, [...] Full text...

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EU observer Mission says Zambia’s electoral process marred by abuse of incumbency

14 august 2021 - 17:24:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission has said the Zambia 12 August elections were marred [...] Full text...

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ADF extends US$4.25 million loan to modernize tax collection, boost revenue in Lesotho

20 july 2021 - 18:35:00
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of [...] Full text...

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Sudan Joins Smart Africa Alliance to advance technology in development endeavours

17 july 2021 - 19:55:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has become the 32nd  country to join the Smart Africa Alliance, signaling a strong intention [...] Full text...

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AfDB Group-financed road interchange opens in Ghana

12 july 2021 - 14:52:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A modern road interchange financed by the African Development Bank Group has opened in the Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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New economic analysis calls for affordable ICT for youth, women, and rural communities in Malawi

25 june 2021 - 16:05:42
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s low levels of electricity access, high internet prices, unpredictable connectivity, high cost of smart devices, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 18 days after ban, Nigeria raises Ministerial team to meet with Twitter

22 june 2021 - 18:41:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eighteen days after banning Twitter operations in Nigeria, the federal government on Tuesday raised a Ministerial [...] Full text...

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Libya working to attract innovative ICT ideas, says Economy Minister

08 june 2021 - 09:11:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Haweij has said that his ministry, through the National [...] Full text...

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Ensure digital technologies are ‘a force for good’ – Guterres

17 may 2021 - 15:25:31
New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...

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Ensure digital technologies are 'a force for good', says UN chief

17 may 2021 - 06:34:57
New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, India to boost economic cooperation

20 february 2021 - 07:21:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and India will boost  their economic cooperation next week with the signing of a  Comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s ICT contribution to GDP remains low

27 january 2021 - 14:21:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Despite heighten efforts by authorities in Botswana to see the country embark on vigorous fourth industrial [...] Full text...

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Botswana unwavering on digital transformation

18 january 2021 - 17:36:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana plans to digitally transform everything, as the country embraces the 4th industrial revolution (4IR). The Minister [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to launch e-health project

18 january 2021 - 13:48:45
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon launch an e-health project in a bid to modernise its healthcare system [...] Full text...

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Libya launches ICT Sector Strategy Forum for 2021

14 december 2020 - 09:33:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Information and Communication Technology Sector Strategy Forum for 2021, aimed at developing and increasing the [...] Full text...

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IFAD joins partners to build resilience, boost development in the Sahel

10 december 2020 - 18:45:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Nearly 600 billion CFAF for public investments in Benin in 2021

09 december 2020 - 13:03:52
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The 2021 budget of the Beninese state, adopted Tuesday by the MPs, plans to devote 596.842 [...] Full text...

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IFC, Somalia seal deal to strengthen private sector

16 november 2020 - 21:01:46
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Federal Government of Somalia Monday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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AfDB signs grant agreement to support the Rwanda Coding Academy

05 november 2020 - 10:48:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant agreement for $150,000 with the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Telco giant footprint spread boosts economy

03 november 2020 - 18:37:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Telecommunications’ (BTC) footprint into far-flung corners of the country is helping to grow the local [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic spurs health innovation in Africa, says WHO

01 november 2020 - 07:15:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanised the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been [...] Full text...

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Nigeria begins review of its National Cyber security Strategy

28 october 2020 - 18:31:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, on Wednesday said the #EndSARS protesters used [...] Full text...

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Botswana to leverage ICT for development

09 october 2020 - 20:58:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said here Friday ICT was undoubtedly one of the ladders through which [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces mobile learning via SMS to reach most vulnerable

09 october 2020 - 11:11:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the startups in Rwanda has developed a mobile platform that will be used effective [...] Full text...

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AU warns against cyber-exploitation of African countries

06 october 2020 - 21:19:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has warned countries in Africa to guard against misuse by foreign [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AfDB partners with government and Microsoft to launch Digital Nigeria e-Learning Platform

01 october 2020 - 19:01:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the government of Nigeria and Microsoft on Monday launched the Digital [...] Full text...

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Three young Malians at the "Hub Africa 2020" in October in Casablanca, Morocco

24 september 2020 - 22:58:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three young Malians will represent their country at the "Hub Africa 2020" competition to be held [...] Full text...

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Smart Africa and American investor Partner to Strengthen Start-Up and Innovation Ecosystems in Africa

18 september 2020 - 23:23:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American entrepreneurial pre-accelerator, Draper University and Smart Africa, Friday announced a partnership aimed at strengthening start-up [...] Full text...

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African Information Summit calls for expansion of digital economy

31 august 2020 - 21:53:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries require rapid expansion of new technologies, including enhancing access to the internet, to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria sustaining induction of digital technological devices in war against insecurity - Defence minister

04 august 2020 - 20:52:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) said here Tuesday Nigeria was sustaining the [...] Full text...

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Malawi youth foresee bright future, thanks to university education funding from AfDB

27 july 2020 - 18:42:29
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - For many youth in Malawi, achieving a university-level education remains a distant dream due to the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: AIF founding partners unveil unified response to support Africa’s private sector

20 july 2020 - 12:55:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners [...] Full text...

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Botswana initiates project to spur digital transformation

15 july 2020 - 19:59:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) Wednesday announced a new initiative anticipated to spur the country’s digital transformation [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report

09 july 2020 - 05:03:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, EU sign 10-million-euro agreement to support job creation

08 july 2020 - 20:51:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan officials and representatives of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Rwanda on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Botswana urged to escape middle-income trap

24 june 2020 - 06:38:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As Botswana strives to achieve high-income status, authorities at the central bank have challenged government to [...] Full text...

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The relevance of digital skills in the COVID-19 era (An AfDB feature)

18 june 2020 - 17:07:18
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed how the world functions, illustrating the limitations of many [...] Full text...

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As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)

16 june 2020 - 17:48:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

14 june 2020 - 14:32:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNDP launches Rapid Response Facility for vulnerable countries

10 june 2020 - 17:09:51
New York, US (PANA) - Pre-existing conditions such as poverty, insecurity, weak governance and fragile infrastructure in low- and middle-income [...] Full text...

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Botswana teachers challenged to embrace technology

05 june 2020 - 17:59:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi, has urged teachers to embrace Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Addressing teachers on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari appeals for reduction in price of data, calls as COVID-19 palliatives

02 june 2020 - 16:14:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria to reduce the price of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to station mobile lab at Tanzania border to speed up virus testing

24 may 2020 - 15:39:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two mobile laboratories Kenya received from the East African Community (EAC) will be stationed in Namanga [...] Full text...

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Benin experiences significant growth in Internet penetration

19 may 2020 - 17:55:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin experienced significant growth in Internet penetration between 2016 and 2019, said Mrs. Aurélie Adam Soulé [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves €40 million in grants for bridge linking Cameroon and Chad

06 may 2020 - 19:17:22
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved grants worth 40.94 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic makes universal digital access and cooperation essential, says UN tech agency

06 may 2020 - 07:05:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 (coconavirus) pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gadgets shortage stalls Botswana’s e-learning

29 april 2020 - 19:31:01
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The desire of Botswana’s ministry of basic education to roll out e-learning during the country’s on-going [...] Full text...

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Twitter restricts Zimbabwe's info Ministry from accounting over unusual activity

03 april 2020 - 18:11:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Twitter has temporarily restricted Zimbabwe's Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services from accounting for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe government moves to contain COVID-19

31 march 2020 - 16:11:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to minimize the spread of [...] Full text...

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ZImbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on his party to implement 2018 election promises

04 march 2020 - 16:06:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered government and the ruling ZANU PF party departments to implement [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt receives computer equipment worth US$83,000 from WHO

04 march 2020 - 15:34:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's  Ministry of Health and Child Care has received computer equipment worth US$83,000 from the World [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Germany presidents launch Euro 39.4 million youth vocational training programme

25 february 2020 - 14:22:59
Kiambu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday launched a Euro 39.4 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ICT watchdog criticises proposed anti-corruption strategy document

25 february 2020 - 09:00:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local ICT watchdog, the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT), has criticised the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [...] Full text...

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DR Congo’s president expresses need for country to resort to new ICTs

19 february 2020 - 21:52:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, Wednesday expressed the need for [...] Full text...

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Gambian govt. approves US$80m loan to support households

19 february 2020 - 19:48:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia has approved US$ 80 million loan agreement that targets over 40,000 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe government accused of favouring Chinese conglomerate Huawei

11 february 2020 - 13:59:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has drawn a sharp rebuke from stakeholders over nepotism fears, after the government recently extended [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth calls for paradigm shift in human resource profession

11 february 2020 - 12:58:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has challenged human resource professionals to embrace technology in their operations. Gisa Fuatai [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for more empowerment for women and girls in sciences

11 february 2020 - 09:51:50
New York, US (PANA) - Fewer than 30 per cent of the world’s scientific researchers are women: that’s just one [...] Full text...

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ECA boss pays courtesy call on Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

05 february 2020 - 15:04:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe on Wednesday paid a courtesy call [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Turkey bilateral trade increases over the decade - says Gambian minister

29 january 2020 - 18:19:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Lamin Jobe, has said country data shows [...] Full text...

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Huge potential for increased India cooperation in ICT, Energy, Mining and Pharmaceuticals - Zimbabwe Govt

27 january 2020 - 14:41:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government says there is huge potential for increased cooperation in the ICT, energy, mining [...] Full text...

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The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’ - Top UN Official

25 january 2020 - 06:31:24
New York, US (PANA) - Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as [...] Full text...

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Huawei support innovation, ICT learning in Botswana

22 january 2020 - 18:11:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Huawei is sponsoring students in Botswana to support government’s initiative to promote innovation and ICT learning. The [...] Full text...

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AfDB woos British investors

21 january 2020 - 13:53:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Tuesday urged British investors to seize the many financing opportunities in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President appoints two deputy director generals into the CIO

16 january 2020 - 19:25:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa made two key senior appointments in the country's dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's foreign direct investment increased by 2.4% in 2018

08 january 2020 - 13:54:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Foreign direct investment flows into the productive sectors of Rwanda's economy increased by 2.4% amounting to [...] Full text...

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'Introduce mobile money interoperability', Zimbabwe ICT entity tells Govt

04 january 2020 - 15:53:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local ICT activists, the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT), has urged the government to introduce [...] Full text...

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South Sudan delegation to study Botswana's communications sector fund

18 december 2019 - 12:11:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) has hosted a delegation from South Sudan which is on a [...] Full text...

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BIUST graduates show prospects of being global players in Fourth Industrial Revolution

11 december 2019 - 19:42:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) graduates have amplified the ambitions of Botswana joining [...] Full text...

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Mali hosts 2nd forum of the African Telecommunication Day

11 december 2019 - 14:26:45
Bamako, Mali, Mali (PANA) -Bamako, the Malian capital, will from Thursday host the second forum of the African Telecommunication and [...] Full text...

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Partnerships key to taking landlocked countries out of poverty: Guterres

06 december 2019 - 05:49:59
New York, US (PANA) - The challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), some of the poorest in the world, [...] Full text...

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Fostering jobs, entrepreneurship and capacity development for African youth: the time for disruption is now! (An AfDB feature)

05 december 2019 - 16:55:50
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - “There is no greater asset to Africa than its youth,” a statement that has [...] Full text...

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South Africa's ruling party rebukes African telecom giants

04 december 2019 - 08:45:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has asked South Africa’s telecom giants, Vodacom and [...] Full text...

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3-day conference on Nigerian digital economy opens in Abuja

28 november 2019 - 17:19:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The three-day e-NIGERIA 2019 Conference on the Nigerian Digital Economy opened Thursday in Abuja with President [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's FDI set to increase

21 november 2019 - 12:51:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The foreign direct investment in Rwanda is expected to record an additional US$300 million in 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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Botswana ICT company forges 4IR prospects

14 november 2019 - 15:22:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A Botswana ICT company is working at advancing and growing the ICT landscape in a bid [...] Full text...

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Malagasy Axian Group and Emerging Capital Partners acquire 51% shares in Togocom

09 november 2019 - 13:18:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Malagasy Axian Group and Emerging Capital Partners (ECP, shareholder of Oragroup), have been given the green [...] Full text...

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Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends

09 november 2019 - 11:51:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Legal Experts on Media Regulation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Platform of Audiovisual [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Elections: Unofficial results show Prime Minister’s party leading

08 november 2019 - 16:11:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Unofficial results coming out of the 20 constituencies where counting of votes for the elections, held [...] Full text...

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Botswana finds different literacy levels a challenge in industrial revolution

06 november 2019 - 15:02:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Undeveloped value chains, different literacy levels in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are a major challenge in [...] Full text...

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Agribusiness: Africa’s New Investment Frontier (An AfDB Feature)

05 november 2019 - 19:36:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides US$15 million for Cape Verde's statistical system

05 november 2019 - 16:56:55
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The World Bank (WB) announced on Monday in Praia that it will provide US$ 15 [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines now links five Indian destinations to Africa

28 october 2019 - 12:50:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Airlines on Sunday extended its wings to Bengaluru,  capital of the Indian state of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to organise first International Family Fair next February

23 october 2019 - 09:55:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The first International Family Fair (IFF) will be held from 27 February to 1 March [...] Full text...

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African ministers advocate harmonization of civil registration legislation

21 october 2019 - 23:58:20
Lusaka, Zambia (NAPA)    -   African ministers in charge of civil registration and statistics at the end of their fifth conference [...] Full text...

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Advocacy for investment in digitization in Africa

20 october 2019 - 12:32:47
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African ministers in charge of civil registration and statistics are calling for more investment in the [...] Full text...

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Achieving broadband access for all in Africa comes with a $100bn price tag

17 october 2019 - 19:01:50
Washington, US (PANA) - Across Africa, where less than a third of the population has access to broadband connectivity, achieving [...] Full text...

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Botswana launches fibre home internet connectivity

15 october 2019 - 15:37:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's  wholesale provider of national and international telecommunication infrastructure, BoFiNet has launched the Fibre to the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Olivier Chinganya of ECA regrets low birth registration in Africa

14 october 2019 - 21:43:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA)  -  The director of the African Centre for Statistics of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oliver [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari opens 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja

07 october 2019 - 19:20:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday opened the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, with the [...] Full text...

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Luxembourg to strengthen its interventions in Burkina Faso

02 october 2019 - 13:15:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré on Tuesday met Luxembourg's charge d'affaires here, [...] Full text...

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WB, partners strengthen capacities of African universities

22 september 2019 - 19:48:14
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The projects of the Africa’s excellence centers for higher education (CEAI) and the Africa’s excellence centers [...] Full text...

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Botswana is prime pilot candidate for EU’s Cyber Resilience for Development Project

21 september 2019 - 14:29:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)-  Botswana has been selected for the European Union's (EU) Cyber Resilience for Development, known as Cyber4Dev Project, [...] Full text...

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ICT is now 3rd pillar of Mauritian economy, says Prime Minister Jugnauth

19 september 2019 - 13:30:14
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said  the ICT sector is the third pillar of [...] Full text...

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UNDP ready to help Congo in digital sector

19 september 2019 - 12:05:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Congo, Maleye Diop, on Wednesday expressed [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't, Chinese-French consortium sign MoU on ICT project

19 september 2019 - 11:44:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and a Chinese-French consortium, Chacot Dubost In and Weindong Cloud Education Group, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Username CEO bags Realtor Founder Award

15 september 2019 - 18:24:42
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA)-The CEO  of a leading Kenyan real estate and investment Company, Username Investment, Reuben Kimani,  has been awarded recently [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to sign the Mauritius-China Free Trade Agreement

06 september 2019 - 19:41:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will sign the Mauritius-China Free Trade Agreement, the Government announced on Friday, following the weekly [...] Full text...

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Digital agriculture, key to Africa's growth - AfDB

29 august 2019 - 16:53:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome [...] Full text...

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Science, technology key to accelerating Africa's technology transformation - Japanese premier

29 august 2019 - 16:45:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Science, technology and innovation as well as human resource development are critical in Africa, a continent [...] Full text...

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TICAD 7: President Buhari says Nigeria has 'very attractive investment opportunities'

29 august 2019 - 08:36:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan, declared that his country has very attractive [...] Full text...

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FNBB Foundation empowers youth in business

28 august 2019 - 09:37:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - First National Bank Botswana Foundation (FNBB Foundation) in partnership with FNBB Rail Park Branch and Career [...] Full text...

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Standard Chartered Bank supports job creation for youths in Botswana

26 august 2019 - 16:17:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Young Africa Botswana has been chosen by Standard Chartered Bank in a pilot project aimed at [...] Full text...

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Mauritius hosts international seminar on disruptive technologies

21 august 2019 - 15:41:21
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - An international seminar started Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, seeking to provide an insight on disruptive [...] Full text...

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Innovating education in Africa expo kicks off in Botswana

20 august 2019 - 20:44:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Basic Education is hosting several education ministers and officials from different African countries [...] Full text...

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Rwanda’s women leading the digital revolution (An AfDB Feature)

17 august 2019 - 07:35:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - When she was a little girl, Jeanne Yamfashije wanted to be a doctor. Her goal was [...] Full text...

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Botswana Innovation Hub launches Digital Skills Training

16 august 2019 - 20:41:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In an attempt to leapfrog into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the Botswana Innovation Hub, in partnership [...] Full text...

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African telecommunications regulators converge in Abuja for 3-day conference

14 august 2019 - 18:51:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will next week host a three-day Conference of African Telecommunications Regulators on [...] Full text...

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U.S. Embassy, partners and Young Africa Botswana host America on the Move Program

07 august 2019 - 18:11:42
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy is to collaborate with Young Africa Botswana (YAB) to run a yearlong America [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't discusses installation of solar units at mobile base stations with telcos

30 july 2019 - 10:26:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government is in discussions with mobile operators to encourage them to install solar units [...] Full text...

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Mauritania's central bank unveiled the best financial inclusions

29 july 2019 - 18:13:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - An international jury set up by the Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) has unveiled the results [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't working on an ICT policy

25 july 2019 - 13:48:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government is working on an ICT policy, called ‘Smart Zimbabwe 2030 Master Plan’, aimed [...] Full text...

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ICT Minister blames Energy ministry for power disruption at mobile base station

21 july 2019 - 15:20:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services minister, Kazembe Kazembe, has blamed the Ministry of Energy and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's companies operating between 2200 and 0400 hours when power is available

18 july 2019 - 13:01:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe companies are struggling to operate due to power cuts of up to 17 hours a [...] Full text...

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ICT access improving in Mauritius

15 july 2019 - 09:43:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - ICT access in Mauritius saw an increase between 2017 and 2018 as indicated by several indicators, [...] Full text...

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AfDB urges countries to join Africa50 for a more prosperous Africa

13 july 2019 - 06:58:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - "African governments need to explore innovative technologies to drive transformation on the continent," the Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Netherlands to partner on capacity building to tackle unemployment

11 july 2019 - 16:33:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to partner the Kingdom of the Netherlands in capacity-building towards tackling the challenges of [...] Full text...

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Gambia launches first national broadband internet

26 june 2019 - 21:29:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   The Gambia Wednesday launched its first broadband internet project following a loan agreement signed between the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ICT minister dragged to court over predecessor's actions

25 june 2019 - 17:11:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister, Kazembe Kazembe, has been taken to court by a South African [...] Full text...

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Kenya's coal ambitions hit by green energy backlash (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

22 june 2019 - 10:11:39
Menengai, Kenya (PANA) - Tonnes of molten rocks dotting the narrow road which snakes its way into the project site [...] Full text...

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Injured Warriors paying for their own medical bills in Egypt; govt says not aware

21 june 2019 - 18:53:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s participation in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) got off to a nightmare as sources [...] Full text...

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COMESA ministers discuss Dar es Salaam-Durban highway link

20 june 2019 - 18:14:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers in charge of infrastructure development, energy and information and communication technology (ICT) are meeting in [...] Full text...

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French Development Agency signs finance deal with Rwandan bank

20 june 2019 - 15:21:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  French Development Agency (AFD), a public financial institution headquartered in Paris, on Thursday signed a cooperation [...] Full text...

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Fourth edition of the Africa Meetings to be held October in Morocco and Senegal

20 june 2019 - 12:41:10
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The fourth edition of the Africa Meetings, aimed at promoting inclusive co-development strategies between France [...] Full text...

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Botswana scouts for US investors in Mozambique

17 june 2019 - 11:52:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Mozambique has invited Botswana to scout for potential foreign direct investment (FDI) at the the 12th [...] Full text...

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Niger government adopts anti cyber-criminality bill

09 june 2019 - 09:39:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Niger government at its weekly cabinet meeting has adopted a bill in the fight against [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s infrastructure structurally deficient - ZIE

07 june 2019 - 14:18:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers (ZIE) has called on authorities to urgently address the country’s failing infrastructure, [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni chest-thumps about economy in nation-wide address

06 june 2019 - 20:32:11
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Thursday delivered his annual State-of-the-Nation Address, painting a rosy picture [...] Full text...

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Cyber crimes reduced by 33.44% in the first four months of 2019 in Zimbabwe

23 may 2019 - 19:01:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Cyber crimes in Zimbabwe dropped 33.44 percent to US$42 412 853 in the first four months of [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's Josephine Uwase Ndeze wins Miss Geek Africa award 2019

17 may 2019 - 01:45:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Congolese female innovator Josephine Uwase Ndeze was named Miss Geek Africa 2019 at the Transform Africa [...] Full text...

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Kagame orders efforts to unlock private capital for benefit of African citizen

15 may 2019 - 22:57:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -    Rwandan President Paul Kagame Wednesday called on all stakeholders to think about how to unlock private [...] Full text...

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Kagame wants Africa's technology agenda in close alignment with AfCTA

15 may 2019 - 20:52:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday stressed that  the African Continental Free Trade Area which is [...] Full text...

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Malian leader in Kigali for Transform Africa 2019 Summit

14 may 2019 - 19:43:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita (IBK), leading a high-level delegation, is due in the Rwandan capital, [...] Full text...

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Malian President Kéita to attend the 2019 Transform Africa Summit in Kigali

14 may 2019 - 19:25:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita (IBK), leading a large delegation, is expected Tuesday in the Rwandan [...] Full text...

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Rwandan PM sees great opportunities in ICT to drive growth and Africa regional integration

14 may 2019 - 13:46:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente on Tuesday stressed the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) [...] Full text...

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Microsoft holds talks with Kenya on setting up Africa technology centre

13 may 2019 - 22:09:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Computer software firm, Microsoft Corporation, has commenced talks with the government of Kenya on its plan [...] Full text...

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