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Urbanization has led to increased slum populations, poverty, and inequalityFeature by Oumar Sylla)

29 august 2024 - 19:50:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Urbanization has led to increased slum populations, poverty, and inequality. Informal employment dominates, with 85.8% of [...] Full text...

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Why working with traditional and religious leaders changes the dynamic for community-led development in Cameroon: World Bank Blog By Issa Bitang A Tiati and Odilia R. Hebga

27 july 2024 - 09:53:21
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Far North region of Cameroon, bordering Chad, Nigeria, and Lake Chad, has been beleaguered by [...] Full text...

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Tourism ‘intrinsically susceptible’ to climate shocks, political unrest, pandemic threat

17 april 2024 - 05:42:47
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday highlighted the urgent need to boost [...] Full text...

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Benin sets up water infrastructure company

12 april 2024 - 11:53:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is to set up a water infrastructure company, following a meeting of the [...] Full text...

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Over 200,000 need humanitarian aid following Madagascar cyclone

10 april 2024 - 05:47:15
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - About 220,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance due to the catastrophic impact of Tuesday’s tropical cyclone [...] Full text...

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Libya aims to increase non-oil revenues to 60%

29 march 2024 - 14:10:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has said that the Ministry is aiming [...] Full text...

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Fiscal and financial risks of high debt, slow-growth world: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Vitor Gaspar, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

29 march 2024 - 13:14:00
Washington, United States (PANA) - Higher long-term real interest rates, lower growth, and higher debt will put pressure on medium-term [...] Full text...

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Climate Action in Ethiopia: Acting now to build resilience and leverage opportunities

29 february 2024 - 13:05:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...

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World Bank boosts climate, community resilience in Senegal River valley

14 february 2024 - 07:43:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a significant initiative aimed at addressing urgent challenges [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Gambia Agree to Further Develop Economic Partnership, Increase Bilateral Exchanges

25 january 2024 - 18:12:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of The Gambia agreed on Thursday in Dakhla to [...] Full text...

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Morocco determined to strengthen its international security cooperation in 2024

27 december 2023 - 15:49:25
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) has affirmed its desire to strengthen and enhance international [...] Full text...

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Libya to create specialized institute for judicial police and development of prison infrastructures

22 december 2023 - 17:37:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Participants at a symposium on the theme "Towards safer and more humane prisons", organized by the [...] Full text...

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Benin effects nearly 16% increase in agriculture budget

19 december 2023 - 15:25:42
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - From 99.7 billion CFA francs for the current year, the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, [...] Full text...

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Malawi reaffirms its support for Morocco's territorial integrity and autonomy plan for the Sahara

18 december 2023 - 18:47:27
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Malawi has reaffirmed its support for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco and for [...] Full text...

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Mainstreaming climate change into Mozambique’s planning key to building resilience: WB report

02 december 2023 - 13:50:29
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Climate change impacts could drive up to 1.6 million additional people into poverty by 2050, further [...] Full text...

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Kenya set to overhaul refugee policy, to change camps into urban centres

30 november 2023 - 18:21:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is planning to designate major refugee camps as urban centres and municipalities once a draft [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Another major bridge destroyed in Khartoum

18 november 2023 - 10:53:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A second major bridge linking Khartoum with western Sudan was on Saturdy morning levelled to the [...] Full text...

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What would it take for Chad to escape the low-income trap? World Bank Blog By Fulbert Tchana Tchana and Claudia Noumedem Temgoua

14 november 2023 - 09:43:54
N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chad faces complex and often interlinked challenges that have contributed to its economic fragility while slowing [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Warring parties trade accusations for destruction of main bridge in Khartoum

11 november 2023 - 09:31:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties -- the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) -- [...] Full text...

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Mohammed VI proposes institutional framework to consolidate security in Africa

07 november 2023 - 14:31:25
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has taken the initiative of creating an institutional framework bringing together the 23 Atlantic African [...] Full text...

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Libyan government team visits Tangier Med Free Zone

04 november 2023 - 14:22:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan government task force, preparing a proposal for a national strategic map for free zones [...] Full text...

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IMF staff appreciate Congo’s efforts on policies for macroeconomic stability

04 november 2023 - 07:49:45
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has welcomed the Congo Republic authorities’ renewed commitment [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch criticises Uganda for stifling oil pipeline protests

02 november 2023 - 07:55:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Environmental defenders and anti-fossil fuel activists in Uganda routinely face arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats for [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: CAF pledges 'zero tolerance' approach to stadium risks

14 october 2023 - 14:40:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Dr. Patrice Motsepe, has said there [...] Full text...

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2023 African Football League: AFL lands sponsorship from Visit Saudi

13 october 2023 - 07:31:15
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled Visit Saudi as the main sponsor of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Bank approves CFA 65 billion for infrastructure projects in Senegal

04 october 2023 - 06:31:57
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved CFA 65 [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Epidemics hit Sudanese already exasperated by war (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

29 september 2023 - 10:00:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - While warplanes and mortars are hitting Khartoum inhabitants with fire from above, environmental degradation, brought by [...] Full text...

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Morocco earthquake: Morocco needs $11.6 billion over five years to reconstruct earthquake-hit areas

21 september 2023 - 08:04:22
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco says it will need 120 billion dirhams (about $11.6 billion) over a five-year period to [...] Full text...

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Turning on water taps for half a million people in Mozambique’s capital ( A World Bank feature)

16 august 2023 - 09:18:49
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Greater Maputo Area faced a severe water crisis and did not have enough water to [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Burhan reiterates he will not to deal with IGAD Quartet led by Kenyan President Ruto

17 july 2023 - 06:54:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Burhan, has reiterated that he will not accept the mediation [...] Full text...

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Benin to establish national hospital maintenance agency

20 june 2023 - 19:52:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has just set up a National Hospital Maintenance Agency to support the ongoing [...] Full text...

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Benin to drill boreholes in three communes

20 june 2023 - 13:46:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has decided to drill boreholes to supply water to localities in the communes [...] Full text...

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Critical humanitarian situation in Central African Republic

06 june 2023 - 05:52:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains critical, with more than half the [...] Full text...

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Urgent support needed for Chad, as arrivals from Sudan top 100,000: UNHCR

02 june 2023 - 06:14:10
N'Djamena Chad (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency is calling on the international community to urgently increase support [...] 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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Twinning agreement between Laayoune and the American city of Hollywood

11 may 2023 - 14:58:23
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A twinning agreement between the city of Laayoune, the largest city in the Sahara region, and [...] Full text...

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Ivorian hydropower plant to supply electricity to 100,000 households, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

21 april 2023 - 06:23:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Three years after construction began, the Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant project, located some 150 km north [...] Full text...

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World Bank, Benin conclude deal on CFAF 60 billion for Benin's social programme

15 april 2023 - 16:39:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin and the World Bank have just concluded an agreement of 60 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...

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Niger's president expected in Benin on Monday

11 march 2023 - 15:14:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Niger's president, Mohamed Bazoum, is expected in Cotonou on Monday for a 48-hour official visit, official [...] Full text...

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Managing the oil sector, a headache in Burundi

28 february 2023 - 14:44:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The public company for the production and marketing of water and electricity (REGIDESO) has recently gained [...] Full text...

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Benin sets up agency to maintain public parks, buildings

20 february 2023 - 15:08:17
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has set up an Agency for the maintenance and operation of parks, buildings and public [...] 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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Libyan PM stresses need for construction of passenger terminal at Tripoli airport

30 january 2023 - 15:10:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of has Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need to [...] Full text...

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The 59th session of Liptako-Gourma Council of Ministers to open in Bamako Friday

26 january 2023 - 16:23:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako will be hosting on Friday the 59th session of the Liptako Gourma (ALG) Council of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State welcomes ongoing withdrawal of Eritrean soldiers

22 january 2023 - 06:34:31
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has noted that Eritrean soldiers are withdrawing from northern Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Amhara Special Forces withdraw from Tigray region city

13 january 2023 - 10:34:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) said on Thursday that members of the Amhara Special [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: TPLF has handed over heavy weapons - Spokesperson

11 january 2023 - 06:14:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces fought a two-year war with the Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM orders 2023 road projects to start next February

10 january 2023 - 19:52:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, at a meeting on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian AIrlines resumes flights to another city in Tigray region

02 january 2023 - 12:06:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Monday resumed regular flights to Shire, a second city in Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Gov’t sets up Commission to deal disarmed fighters

31 december 2022 - 06:28:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has established a National Rehabilitation Commission to handle citizens to be disarmed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Team to monitor peace agreement inaugurated

30 december 2022 - 05:20:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Basic services coming back to life in war-ravaged Tigray region

29 december 2022 - 08:58:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Basic services are coming back to life in Ethiopia's war ravaged Tigray region since the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Tigray region capital

28 december 2022 - 17:28:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Wednesday resumed regular flights to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy orders essential services to be restored in Tigray region

27 december 2022 - 10:35:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, is to resume flights to the Tigray region capital, [...] Full text...

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Benin plans to finance 21 energy projects in 2023

20 december 2022 - 20:04:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin plans to finance 21 priority projects in the energy sector in 2023, sources close to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia and the EIB sign two financing agreements

19 december 2022 - 15:18:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Said, and the Director of Operations of the [...] Full text...

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Malian PM inaugurates educational infrastructure at Kabala university campus

13 december 2022 - 15:13:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on Monday inaugurated the educational infrastructure phase II of the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Electricity restored to Tigray capital Mekelle

07 december 2022 - 13:03:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Electricity has been restored to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region of Ethiopia, after more [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister announces decision to settle all debts owed by Tunisia to the Libyan state

30 november 2022 - 19:35:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba announced here Wednesday that he [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports flood control in Benin

18 october 2022 - 18:26:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank is to disburse to Benin some $200 million to help the country effectively [...] Full text...

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Floods claimed 41 lives in 2021 in Burkina Faso, according to humanitarian officials

14 october 2022 - 11:53:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Floods in the West African state of Burkina Faso in 2021 affected about 130,500 people [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants expatriates as settlers

03 october 2022 - 08:41:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, has said that the government [...] Full text...

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Guinea determined to build sports infrastructure to required standards

02 october 2022 - 13:12:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Normalization Committee (CONOR), Mrs. Mariam Satina Sy, said here Saturday the decision [...] Full text...

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CAF General Secretary expected in Guinea on Tuesday

29 august 2022 - 11:55:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Veron Mosengo Omba, is expected on [...] Full text...

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Unprecedented flooding affects more than 340,000 people in Chad

27 august 2022 - 05:10:45
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Torrential rainfall has triggered unprecedented flooding in Chad, affecting more than 340,000 people living in 55,000 [...] Full text...

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Benin reforms its market management

12 august 2022 - 19:07:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will proceed in the coming days to reforms in the management of its markets, official [...] Full text...

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New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’ in Nigeria

15 july 2022 - 05:41:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be given “a lifeline,” thanks to a new [...] Full text...

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Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’: UN official

30 may 2022 - 05:36:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity, despite the “multiple crises” [...] Full text...

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Mali and Qatar sign economic and trade agreement

29 march 2022 - 13:50:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mali (CCIM), Youssouf Bathily, and his [...] Full text...

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Guinea signs framework agreement with two mining companies on iron mining project

28 march 2022 - 11:35:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has signed a framework agreement with mining companies Rio Timto and Wining Consortium Simandou for [...] Full text...

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UN weather agency to spearhead 5-year early warning plan, boosting climate action

23 march 2022 - 14:13:00
Geneva, Switzerland US (PANA) - The UN set an ambitious five-year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens [...] Full text...

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World Water Forum: Senegalese President calls for water issues to remain at heart of international agenda

21 march 2022 - 17:14:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall believes the 9th World Water Forum, which opened on Monday in Dakar, [...] Full text...

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Benin launches modernisation of local salt processing

19 march 2022 - 20:40:00
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The Beninese government Saturday launched the Promotion of Local Salt (PROSEL) project with the support of [...] Full text...

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EU-AU Summit agrees major package to support investment in Africa

20 february 2022 - 07:55:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union and the African Union have announced a Euros 150 billion package to support [...] Full text...

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AU Summit ends with pledge to resolve urgent challenges

07 february 2022 - 10:51:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 35th African Union (AU) Ordinary summit ended in Addis Ababa on Sunday with renewed [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe military junta discusses with politicians and businessmen

01 february 2022 - 20:18:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As part of his consultations, Lt.-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, president of the Patriotic Movement for [...] Full text...

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Libyan president happy at the launch of road project for third roundabout in Tripoli

31 january 2022 - 22:03:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Libyan presidential council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has underlined the importance of the road [...] Full text...

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EBRD grants Tunisia 49 million euros

08 december 2021 - 13:21:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Tuesday granted Tunisia a loan of 49 million [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy says first phase of push back against rebels successful

08 december 2021 - 12:40:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he is back in his office after the successful [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Minister welcomes return of foreign investors to Libya

10 november 2021 - 18:41:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, has told participants at the African Energy Week [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Egypt’s grape farmers face disparities in access to production resources

06 november 2021 - 11:30:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s production of table grapes in marketing year 2021/2022 is expected to reach 1.4 million metric [...] Full text...

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Start of government retreat focused on popular aspirations in Burundi

03 november 2021 - 18:40:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of the Republic, Evariste Ndayishimiye, opened on Wednesday a governmental retreat in Gitega, the [...] Full text...

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Government to compensate persons affected by project to develop largest market in Porto-Novo

18 october 2021 - 19:54:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government will compensate persons affected by projects on islands on south-eastern side of the Ouando [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Defence Forces claim 'terrorist' TPLF 'extensively crushed'

15 october 2021 - 13:01:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says the National Defence and other forces have "extensively crushed" the "terrorist [...] Full text...

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New Moroccan government sets sights on transforming the country

09 october 2021 - 08:53:46
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccans are hoping that the new government formed on Thursday will take up the country's economic [...] Full text...

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Togolese government grants subsidy of 300 million CFAF to cultural actors

07 september 2021 - 20:36:18
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government has released a sum of 300 million CFA francs for the benefit of [...] Full text...

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AfDB sponsors virtual African Green Revolution Forum

07 september 2021 - 13:14:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) [...] Full text...

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US NGO grants USD 500 million support to Tunisia

01 july 2021 - 21:43:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian presidency welcomed the approval Wednesday by the board of directors of an American organization, [...] Full text...

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Lack of clean water far deadlier than violence in war-torn countries, says UNICEF

25 may 2021 - 06:38:14
New York, US (PANA) - Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones around the world are putting the [...] Full text...

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WHO survey urges reduction in inequalities in good hand hygiene

05 may 2021 - 22:26:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest World Health Organization (WHO) global survey on implementation of national infection prevention and control [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP regrouping in three northeast Nigerian states, warns Senator

05 may 2021 - 07:18:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria's Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday raised the alarm that Boko [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Women globally suffer over $800 billion in lost income in one year - Oxfam

29 april 2021 - 12:45:36
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis cost women around the world at least $800 billion in lost income [...] Full text...

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Indonesia holds Africa investment meeting

21 april 2021 - 15:42:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Indonesia on Wednesday held "West Java - Africa Investment Round Table" virtually, bringing together participants in [...] Full text...

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France issued 7.3 billion CFAF for Security and Development Projects in northern, central Mali

20 march 2021 - 14:25:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and France, through the French Development Agency (FDA), have signed a financing agreement, totalling CFAF [...] Full text...

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Africa needs US$100 billion a year to close its infrastructure gap

19 january 2021 - 13:02:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa needs to spend US$100 billion a year to close its infrastructure gap, according to the [...] Full text...

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6th week of the Infrastructure Development Programme in Africa begins

18 january 2021 - 16:50:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The sixth week of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) began on Monday to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Gov't announces cash reward for information on TPLF leaders

18 december 2020 - 11:32:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Ministry of National Defence Force has announced a cash reward of 10 million [...] Full text...

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Twelve billion FCFA from the EU for phase II of a project in Mali

09 december 2020 - 20:39:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union, through its emergency trust fund, the French Development Agency and the Malian State, [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president names new cabinet

02 november 2020 - 10:42:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday announce a new cabinet of 33 ministers and four secretaries [...] Full text...

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Niger's oil sector has made significant contributions to economy: Official

31 october 2020 - 12:49:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Since 2011, Niger has earned 818 billion FCFA in revenue from the oil sector. This is in [...] Full text...

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New militant group in Nigeria's Niger Delta spell out demands to avert resumption of hostilities

26 october 2020 - 06:58:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new coalition of militant groups drawn from the nine States of Nigeria's Niger Delta region, Reformed [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

05 october 2020 - 08:47:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...

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Land disputes may create new conflicts in the southern region of Senegal

22 september 2020 - 18:23:16
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The numerous land disputes tearing apart several localities in Casamance, the southern region of Senegal, risk [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe football federation releases list of executive committee members

08 september 2020 - 22:01:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new chairman of the Burkinabe football federation (FBF), Lazare Banssé, Tuesday released the list [...] Full text...

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Composition of new Tunisian government

25 august 2020 - 20:53:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president-elect of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, Monday unveiled the composition of his government at [...] Full text...

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Defence team of former Mauritanian president deplores conditions of his detention

21 august 2020 - 05:25:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The team of lawyers defending former Mauritanian president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has strongly deplored conditions [...] Full text...

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Construction of bridge linking Brazzaville and Kinshasa to begin in 2021

17 august 2020 - 13:38:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The construction of the bridge linking the cities of Brazzaville and Kinshasa, the cost of which [...] Full text...

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Tension mounts in Libya with persistence of electricity supply crisis (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

13 august 2020 - 23:10:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The problem of electricity in Libya is a recurring issue, particularly during the summer period when [...] Full text...

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'Tunisian Railway Company is going through acute crisis', says CEO

13 august 2020 - 15:05:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The CEO of the Tunisian Railway Company, Chehab Ben Ahmed, has described the situation facing the [...] Full text...

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Niger grants new gold exploration permits

08 august 2020 - 16:12:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government Friday approved mining exploration agreements with several companies for the exploitation of gold [...] Full text...

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Mali's division 1 national football championship to resume 21 August

04 august 2020 - 16:53:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Day 22, also the last day of the group stage of the national football championship in [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition welcomes probe of ex-president Aziz's administration

31 july 2020 - 17:36:15
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/Tawassoul/Islamist Movement), the main opposition party in Mauritania, says [...] Full text...

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Turkish FM delivers message from President Erdogan to Nigerien leader

21 july 2020 - 17:27:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, on a working visit to Niger, on [...] Full text...

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Egyptian president, Al-Sisi, wins the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award

14 july 2020 - 14:29:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was awarded the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award, a [...] Full text...

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Haftar announces conditions for full reopening of ports and oil fields in Libya

12 july 2020 - 10:55:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan national army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced here Saturday conditions for the full [...] Full text...

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Oil interests in Libyan conflict resurface with presence of mercenaries in oil sites (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 june 2020 - 20:30:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s huge oil resources which are at the origin of foreign interference have brought to the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Football Federation Chief suggests joint hosts for 24-team AFCON

07 june 2020 - 09:08:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mr. Augustin Senghor, President of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), has suggested the introduction of joint [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari calls for cancellation of debts for “needy countries” in Africa

28 may 2020 - 22:29:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday Thursday called on developed countries and international financial institutions to cancel the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two new cases of coronavirus imported from Guinea-Bissau recorded in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal

22 may 2020 - 16:38:04
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Two Mauritanian nationals from Guinea-Bissau tested positive on Thursday in Ziguinchor, Casamance, southern Senegal, for the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Africa must act now to avoid a catastrophe, say rights chiefs

20 may 2020 - 13:38:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Human rights chiefs from the United Nations and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights [...] Full text...

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Third follow up meeting of Berlin Conference on Libya to evaluate perspectives on re-launch of inter-Libyan dialogue

13 may 2020 - 23:19:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third meeting of the international follow up committee on Libya was held here Wednesday to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus insecurity: Libyans begin Ramadan with suffering (A News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

23 april 2020 - 22:34:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans on Friday begin the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, in exceptionally trying times marked [...] Full text...

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Congolese state budget resources slump by 50.22 percent

23 april 2020 - 14:49:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo state budget resources have fallen by a little more than half, or 50.22 percent, from [...] Full text...

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Congo to enhance access to drinking water in Pointe-Noire

12 march 2020 - 20:57:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Energy and Works, Serge Blaise Zoniaba, said on Wednesday in Pointe-Noire, the [...] Full text...

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China builds third bridge over Niger River in Niamey

03 march 2020 - 16:32:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - China has begun the construction of a third bridge over the Niger River in Niamey in [...] Full text...

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Kinshasa, Bangui agree on technical and military cooperation

27 february 2020 - 21:23:33
Kinshasa, Bangui agree on technical, military cooperation Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Central African [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International, Nigerian military bicker over alleged looting, burning of villages

14 february 2020 - 15:42:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International (AI) on Friday accused the Nigerian Army of burning down [...] Full text...

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Mali, UAE sign MoU for power plants construction

13 february 2020 - 17:44:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In Mali, the town of Diéma, in the region of Kayes (West), some 350 km from [...] Full text...

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Germany pledges 80 million euros for infrastructure, fuel in Sudan

09 february 2020 - 18:59:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Germany has pledged to provide over 80 million euros to help assist the Sudanese transitional government [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Cancer Registry

05 february 2020 - 16:26:40
L’Escalier, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Wednesday launched a National Cancer Registry in [...] Full text...

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President of Niger meets with IMF official

31 january 2020 - 18:41:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, on Friday met with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), [...] Full text...

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Cybersecurity meeting opens in Brazzaville to strengthen national system

29 january 2020 - 23:17:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister for posts, telecommunications and the digital economy, Léon Juste Ibombo, opened a meeting [...] Full text...

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Senegalese leader hails level of cooperation between Senegal and Turkey

28 january 2020 - 18:12:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Tuesday in Dakar, hailed the level of cooperation [...] Full text...

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Niger PM launches vast modernization programme for city of Diffa

27 january 2020 - 15:25:09
Diffa, Niger (PANA) - Prime Minister Brigi Rafini launched Sunday in Diffa,1360 km east of Niamey, the rotating festival of [...] Full text...

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Niger: African Solidarity Fund celebrates 40th anniversary

27 january 2020 - 14:35:53
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The African Solidarity Fund (ASF) celebrated its 40th anniversary, under the theme: "The African Solidarity Fund, [...] Full text...

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Niger inaugurates the Mahatma Ghandi International Conference Center

22 january 2020 - 17:04:06
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Center, the largest conference center in Niger, was inaugurated on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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World Bank reiterates commitment to support development in Niger

20 january 2020 - 19:16:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank's Vice President for the Africa Region, Hafez Ghanem, has reaffirmed his institution's commitment [...] Full text...

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AfDB gives 97 billion CFAF for Gabon’s road sector

02 january 2020 - 19:53:28
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will grant Gabon a 97 billion-CFAF loan to build its road [...] Full text...

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Niger: Economic growth rises from 5.2% in 2018 to 6.3% in 2019

01 january 2020 - 14:35:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "Despite the war effort that absorbs a significant part of the budgetary resources, we are continuing [...] Full text...

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Burundi: The short dry season failed to come this year

29 december 2019 - 12:55:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The short dry season has not been a happy one in Burundi at the end of [...] Full text...

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Benin to build classrooms with plastic waste bricks

19 december 2019 - 19:48:54
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin says it plans to build classrooms with bricks made from plastic waste, [...] Full text...

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After the drama of Inatès, Nigeriens celebrate national Republic Day

18 december 2019 - 21:38:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A week after the drama of Inates which claimed the lives of 71 soldiers in a [...] Full text...

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Congo: AfDB grants US $56 million for Brazzaville-Kinshasa road-rail bridge project

18 december 2019 - 15:44:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) here Wednesday approved 56 million US dollars to finance a road [...] Full text...

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European Investment Bank grants 12.5 million euros to Sao Tome and Principe

18 november 2019 - 16:35:40
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has allocated 12.5 million euros to support [...] Full text...

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'25-year-olds can now seek admission into Mauritanian universities'

07 november 2019 - 17:04:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government, bowing under intense pressure from high school graduates, on Wednesday announced the provisional [...] Full text...

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AFESD, Mauritania sign agreement for 163 million dollars to fund country's road network

26 october 2019 - 12:39:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Friday signed a [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Football Federation opens centre of excellence

14 october 2019 - 15:19:28
Guéréo, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) on Sunday inaugurated its centre of excellence, , named after a [...] Full text...

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Cameroon to host 22nd African Senior Athletics Championships

27 september 2019 - 17:19:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cameroon, birthplace of the president of the African Athletics Confederation (CAA), Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, will host [...] 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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BOAD grants Togo 20 billion CFAF for road construction

20 september 2019 - 17:53:37
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has granted a loan of 20 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Nearly 10,000 students among IDPs fleeing terrorism

19 september 2019 - 23:55:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Minister in charge of education Stanislas Ouaro announced here Thursday that 9,514 students, comprising 591 [...] Full text...

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Senegal elected to the Executive Committee of World Tourism Organization

11 september 2019 - 18:58:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has been elected to the Executive Council and the Tourism and Competitiveness Committee of the [...] Full text...

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Gabon seeks loan of 77 billion CFA francs from AfDB

07 september 2019 - 19:07:04
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese government has requested a loan of 117.4 million euros (about 77 billion CFA francs) [...] Full text...

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Line up of Sudan’s transitional cabinet as announced by prime minister

05 september 2019 - 20:50:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk Thursday announced the transitional government which included 18 ministers, four of them [...] Full text...

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SADC in process of realigning strategic plans - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

14 august 2019 - 22:55:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADCC) is in the process of realigning its strategic plans and [...] Full text...

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Congo presents national strategy to develop its digital economy

13 august 2019 - 15:12:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Guy Roland Tsimba, Director General of the Digital Economy Development (DGDEN), on Monday in Brazzaville, presented [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kaboré to visit Guinea Conakry

07 august 2019 - 14:14:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will undertake a friendly and working [...] Full text...

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Gambian lawmakers approve $93 million Saudi Arabia loan

30 july 2019 - 20:22:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian lawmakers at an extraordinary session in Banjul Tuesday approved $93 million dollars loan between Gambia [...] Full text...

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Eight countries in West and Central Africa adopt integrated aerodrome meteorological observing system

24 july 2019 - 14:05:55
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Eight countries in West and Central Africa have adopted advanced technologies in the Integrated Aerodrome Meteorological [...] Full text...

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Gambia among 100 countries vulnerable to climate change - VP

17 july 2019 - 22:58:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Isatou Touray, Gambia’s Vice-President, has disclosed that the country is among hundreds critical countries most [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Commission Chief, Nigerien President discuss AfCTA, other matters

15 july 2019 - 18:20:28
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission President, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, met on Monday with Nigerien President, Issoufou Mahamadou, current [...] Full text...

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Presidents Felix Tshisekedi, Faure Gnassingbé discuss next AU summit

03 july 2019 - 20:49:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The next African Union summit and some issues of bilateral cooperation were at the center [...] Full text...

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EU, ECOWAS address monitoring, evaluation challenges on EU-funded interventions

02 july 2019 - 11:30:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission and European Union (EU) officials have ended a week-long seminar in Abuja, Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Niger gets law to combat cybercrime

26 june 2019 - 10:46:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger now has a law on cybercrime passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday to combat [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Egypt, Zimbabwe to kick off tournament

21 june 2019 - 11:14:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Egypt 2019, kicks off on Friday [...] Full text...

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1.3 million Congolese children suffer simultaneously from at least three forms of deprivation

13 june 2019 - 17:51:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Some 1,300 million Congolese children suffer simultaneously from at least three forms of deprivation, according to [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives US$ 100 million to Benin to fight flood risks in Cotonou

12 june 2019 - 12:29:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has allocated to Benin US$100 million to support the fight to reduce flood [...] Full text...

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Luxury hotel inaugurated in Niamey for AU Summit

12 june 2019 - 11:14:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on Tuesday inaugurated a hotel resort in Niamey to be used during [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants 7.3 billion CFA Francs to Niger over effects of climate change

07 june 2019 - 17:25:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB), on Friday granted a 7.3 billion CFA Francs funding to Niger [...] Full text...

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US concerned about attacks on Libyan oil infrastructure

01 june 2019 - 14:09:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Tripoli stated that "the United States government is deeply concerned about the [...] Full text...

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Some 82,000 people have fled the fighting areas near Tripoli, says OCHA

29 may 2019 - 11:16:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that more than 82,000 [...] Full text...

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IMF, World Bank fintech dialogue reaches Botswana’s shores

23 may 2019 - 21:12:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) will next month host the Bali Fintech Agenda (BFA) conference in Botswana [...] Full text...

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UN condemns closure of potable water station supplying Tripoli, other regions

21 may 2019 - 04:58:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN humanitarian coordinator in Libya, Maria Ribeiro, has strongly condemned the closure of a water pumping [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to build dry port

16 may 2019 - 10:11:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government on Wednesday finalised the administrative procedure to build a dry port in [...] Full text...

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Al-Sarraj hails common EU position on Libya

15 may 2019 - 09:55:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has hailed [...] Full text...

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UN hails EU Council's position on Libya

14 may 2019 - 21:41:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Tuesday hailed the position of the European Union [...] 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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Niger launches National Water Week activities in Maradi

06 may 2019 - 21:37:58
Maradi, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien Minister of Water and Sanitation Professor Issoufou Katambé on Sunday launched activities marking this year’s [...] Full text...

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UN calls on Libyan warring parties to protect civilians

27 april 2019 - 09:26:21
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) on Friday called on all parties in the conflict in the [...] Full text...

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Burundian head of state opens national youth conference

26 april 2019 - 23:30:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, Friday officially opened the 4th edition of the National Youth [...] Full text...

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Greece, Kenya to boost bilateral relations

25 april 2019 - 13:34:58
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek Alternate Foreign Minister, Sia Anagnostopoulou, on Wednesday discussed with the visiting Deputy Foreign Minister [...] Full text...

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US, Britain committed to work for the return of political process in Libya

20 april 2019 - 11:25:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and his British counterpart, Jeremy Hunt, have stressed "their commitment [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj invites ICC to investigate war crimes committed by Khalifa Haftar

17 april 2019 - 22:11:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday called [...] Full text...

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WHO fears violence in Libya may hamper medical supplies distribution

17 april 2019 - 07:41:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing violence in Libya has displaced more than 18,000 people in the capital, Tripoli, and humanitarians [...] Full text...

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AU specialised technical committee on infrastructure meets in Cairo

14 april 2019 - 12:45:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian capital, Cairo, is hosting from 14-18 April meetings of the second ministerial session of [...] Full text...

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Senegal, Egypt sign two Memorandums of Understanding in Dakar

12 april 2019 - 20:43:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and Egypt on Friday signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening their cooperation [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General condemns air strike on Maitigua airport

09 april 2019 - 10:27:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has "strongly" condemned the military escalation and ongoing fighting in [...] Full text...

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BADEA and ACG give over USD 323 million for road infrastructure in Sahel

06 april 2019 - 17:59:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the other members of the Arab [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight national conference, corruption and transparency

30 march 2019 - 19:55:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The corruption issue raised by the head of UNSMIL, Ghassan Salamé, against the Libyan political class [...] Full text...

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Portugal signs agreement to promote private sector development in six Lusophone African countries

19 march 2019 - 13:40:06
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank and the governments of Mozambique and Portugal have signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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EU donates EUR 30 million towards expansion of Congo’s Pointe-Noire port

14 march 2019 - 21:57:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) ambassador to Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, Thursday donated EUR 30 million to [...] Full text...

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61st Congress of International Council of African Airports opens in Cairo

07 march 2019 - 19:42:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 61st Congress of the International Council of Airports in Africa kicked off on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to digitize its health structures in 2020

07 march 2019 - 19:20:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Health Minister, Abderraouf Cherif, on Thursday indicated his country's willingness to proceed with the [...] Full text...

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EU reaffirms support to Libya in management of illegal immigration

07 march 2019 - 11:17:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Commissioner responsible for migration, internal affairs and citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, has said that the [...] Full text...

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Technical, financial partners to hold roundtable on Brazzaville-Kinshasa Road-Rail Bridge in June

19 february 2019 - 22:25:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) Technical and financial partners of the Brazzaville-Kinshasa Road-Rail Bridge on Tuesday agreed here to hold a round [...] Full text...

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Presidents Sall, Barrow inaugurate Gambia River bridge

21 january 2019 - 19:12:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall and his Gambian counterpart, Adama Barrow, on Monday welcomed the construction of [...] Full text...

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MPs urge Benin govt. to borrow 16 billion CFAF to fight coastal erosion

16 january 2019 - 19:28:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Threatened by coastal erosion, the National Assembly of Benin has authorizes the government to borrow 16,385,284,335 [...] Full text...

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UN official in Libya 'deeply concerned' about ‘substantial civilian casualties’ in Derna

12 january 2019 - 04:47:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Rampant hostilities in the oil-rich city of Derna are becoming an increasing source of concern, said [...] Full text...

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Germany contributes 2.5 million euros to Libya's Stabilization Fund

12 december 2018 - 13:41:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany has contributed 2.5 million euros to Libya's Stabilization Fund, according to the German Ambassador to [...] Full text...

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‘Going green’ is good business says private sector at UN’s COP24 climate conference

10 december 2018 - 19:12:43
Katowice, Poland (PANA) - Businesses across the world should no longer be viewed solely as greenhouse gas emissions culprits, but [...] Full text...

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