Kenya facing shortage of geologists critical to climate smart-future
24 july 2024 - 18:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is at risk of failing to build adequate numbers of trained geologists to support the [...] Full text...
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is at risk of failing to build adequate numbers of trained geologists to support the [...] Full text...
UN Trade and Development calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact
12 july 2024 - 19:07:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global shift towards circularity focusing on responsible production and consumption is crucial to making the [...] Full text...
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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency
11 july 2024 - 06:27:18New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...
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Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk
17 may 2024 - 05:47:39New York, US (PANA) - The global economic picture has improved since January, but vulnerabilities remain, the mid-year update of [...] Full text...
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Mali, Chinese company sign agreement to produce lithium
16 may 2024 - 15:52:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of the Republic of Mali has signed an agreement with the Chinese company, [...] Full text...
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Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s critical mineral wealth
29 april 2024 - 18:48:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition to clean energy [...] Full text...
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Keen interest in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town
06 february 2024 - 11:37:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delegates at the 30th African Mining Indaba, which is underway in Cape Town, are [...] Full text...
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COP28: UN chief previews panel on management of minerals essential for green energy transition
02 december 2023 - 14:39:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to ensure the [...] Full text...
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African countries eye booming electric vehicle, clean energy market, worth trillions of dollars
25 october 2023 - 09:53:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Energy Agency projects that manufacturers of clean energy technologies will need 40 times [...] Full text...
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Industrial mining of cobalt, copper for rechargeable batteries in DRC leading to 'grievous' rights abuses
12 september 2023 - 07:40:28Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Africa can become new global supply chain force: UNCTAD
16 august 2023 - 16:00:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African economies should seize the opportunity to better integrate into technology-intensive global supply chains and boost [...] Full text...
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WB report calls for maximised revenues from Africa’s natural resources
10 may 2023 - 10:54:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In a time of energy transition and rising demand for metals and minerals, resource-rich governments [...] Full text...
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"Investing in Africa is profitable," AfDB President tells Japanese investors
24 april 2023 - 20:40:33Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a [...] Full text...
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Sampling of Tanzania’s Titan 2 lithium site reveals incredible result
03 april 2023 - 12:29:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – US firm Titan Lithium Inc. has announced new positive soil geochemical sampling results at [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper takes issue with calls by some Libyan politicians to reduce Libya's diplomatic presence in Africa
17 march 2023 - 17:21:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" (Le Matin) has taken exception to "statements and insinuations" of some Libyan [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s graphite miner inks deal with global battery producer
07 june 2022 - 09:13:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Volt Graphite Tanzania Ltd on Tuesday announced the signing of a Letter of Intent [...] Full text...
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Construction of lithium mine begins in Mali
06 june 2022 - 13:00:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Construction work of the very first lithium mine in West Africa officially began last Friday on [...] Full text...
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Malian Prime Minister at the Dubai 2020 World Expo
24 february 2022 - 21:24:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, who has been in Dubai since Monday to take [...] Full text...
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Global trade expected to slow after record high of $28.5 trillion in 2021
18 february 2022 - 06:08:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade reached a record high in 2021, but it is expected to slow this year [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges 'bold action' to clean up the battery industry
04 february 2021 - 06:42:09London, UK (PANA) - Ensuring clean and green battery supply chains must be a priority for businesses and governments during the post-pandemic recovery, Amnesty International [...] Full text...
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Africa's vast mineral potential to power 'green energy' shift
16 december 2020 - 14:07:24Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries should rise to the growing demand for clean energy products to effectively market [...] Full text...
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Ecotourism player sets new environment benchmark in Botswana
24 july 2020 - 08:58:15Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Pan-Africa eco-tourism business, Wilderness Safaris, which has its headquarters in Botswana, has announced plans to set [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IMF official tips African oil exporters on extraordinary challenges ahead
01 july 2020 - 06:40:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The economic toll of COVID-19, both through lockdowns and external shocks, will have a staggering effect [...] Full text...
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Mixed reactions greet former Kenyan president Moi's death
05 february 2020 - 14:22:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who left the reigns of power at the turn of the new [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President outlines vision for a ‘more representative’ UN Security Council
27 september 2019 - 05:50:04New York, US (PANA) - With Africa at the centre of many global challenges, it is time for the continent [...] Full text...
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Mining forum set to reignite mining sector in East and Central Africa
11 september 2019 - 09:00:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Regional ministers and pioneering mining professionals in East and Central Africa will converge on [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe gov't discusses installation of solar units at mobile base stations with telcos
30 july 2019 - 10:26:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government is in discussions with mobile operators to encourage them to install solar units [...] Full text...
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Creating a road map for Botswana's energy transition
27 july 2019 - 13:23:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - There are new global developments that affect the energy sector to modernise the energy transition from [...] Full text...
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Wilderness Safaris’ environment friendly Jao Camp Reopens in the Okavango Delta
03 july 2019 - 20:42:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To boost the tourism industry in the country, Wilderness Safaris’ extraordinary new Jao Camp has reopened in [...] Full text...
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'Industry giants fail to tackle child labour allegations in cobalt battery supply chains'
15 november 2017 - 08:59:13Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Major electronics and electric vehicle companies are still not doing enough to stop human rights abuses [...] Full text...
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Tanzania set to open giant graphite mineral project in 2018
25 october 2017 - 19:38:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian-focused flake graphite development company Volt Resources Limited on Wednesday announced that it has [...] Full text...
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Togo: NGO invests in e-waste recycling
01 april 2014 - 18:30:07Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togo's anti-pollution non-governmental organization (NGO), the Social Action for Integral Development (ASDI), has said it will [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia grounds Africa's only Dreamliners over safety concerns
17 january 2013 - 15:50:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines, the first and only airliner in Africa to operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, [...] Full text...
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Mali to diversify mining sector
05 may 2011 - 15:19:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has begun implementing a programme aimed at diversifying the mining and oil sectors [...] Full text...
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