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25 october 2024 - 18:14:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...
EC prolongs mandates of security and defence missions for Palestinian territories
25 june 2024 - 17:58:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union on Tuesday decided to prolong until 30 June the mandates [...] Full text...
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How to prevent new Cold War in Africa (By Paul Ejime)
22 january 2024 - 10:03:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation
19 august 2023 - 16:41:45New York, US (PANA) - With smartphones, editing apps, and innovative approaches, some UN peacekeeping operations across the world are [...] Full text...
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World ‘wilfully ignoring’ child deaths during dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings - UNICEF
15 july 2023 - 07:46:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During the first half of the year, 289 boys and girls died while crossing the Mediterranean [...] Full text...
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Senegambia ministers brainstorms on regional trade
14 april 2023 - 13:44:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, Gambia’s Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE), and his Senegalese [...] Full text...
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Burundi hosts the 5th Legislative Assembly of the East African Community
29 march 2023 - 16:26:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)- The draft law 2023 on supplementary credits and various committee reports are among the main items on [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce cycling network project
28 march 2023 - 10:14:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will introduce soon a Cycling Network Project, aimed at promoting cycling as an ecological mode [...] Full text...
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Intense diplomatic activity begins to revive the electoral process in Libya
09 february 2023 - 19:44:15Tripoli, (PANA) - Diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent weeks around the search for a solution to the Libyan crisis [...] Full text...
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Opposition and expectation to the agreement between the leaders of both Houses in Libya on a constitutional document for the elections
12 january 2023 - 19:56:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest meeting in Cairo, Egypt, between the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila [...] Full text...
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'Business Unusual' in a world of extreme uncertainty: EBRD report
22 november 2022 - 10:00:15Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - When dealing with immediate challenges, decision- and policymakers should not lose focus on the [...] Full text...
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Conflict, climate crisis drive rising hunger in South Sudan: Report
04 november 2022 - 04:53:01Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of people in South Sudan who are going hungry is at the highest [...] Full text...
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Mauritius distributes one cent coins with effigy of Queen Elizabeth II to Metro passengers
20 september 2022 - 09:27:45Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - One cent coins with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II was distributed to passengers on Monday [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied promulgates new electoral law
16 september 2022 - 18:35:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - With three months to go before early parliamentary elections, Tunisian President Kaïs Saied has made fundamental [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Airlines crew loses tower communication
19 august 2022 - 22:47:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An Ethiopian Airlines crew on a regular flight from Khartoum to Addis Ababa has been [...] Full text...
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UNHCR ‘firmly’ opposes UK-Rwanda offshore migration processing deal
15 april 2022 - 05:46:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A deal made by the United Kingdom to send some migrants for processing and relocation to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: One-third of the world remains totally unvaccinated: WHO chief
31 march 2022 - 04:56:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, [...] Full text...
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Africa is 'a source of hope', says Guterres
05 february 2022 - 18:15:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, [...] Full text...
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Libya loses 200,000 barrels of oil production, US$107 million in sales opportunities, says NOC
02 january 2022 - 14:36:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced here Sunday the loss of 200,000 barrels of oil [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe Parliament adopts bill amending electoral code
21 december 2021 - 07:34:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Parliament on Monday adopted a bill modifying the electoral code to enable the [...] Full text...
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COP26 ends in Glasgow with US$ 100 billion climate finance commitment still outstanding
14 november 2021 - 08:13:16Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) concluded here Saturday night after [...] Full text...
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Junta warns political actors and activists in Guinea
05 november 2021 - 20:03:42Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Minister-Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic of Guinea, Colonel Amara Camara, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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WHO kicks off Decade of Action for Road Safety
28 october 2021 - 15:04:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO Thursday kicked off the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 here with the [...] Full text...
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AU to use Chinese military aid to assist armies to combat ‘worrisome’ child abductions
04 september 2021 - 02:49:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to use US$100 million worth of non-lethal military aid [...] Full text...
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New test finds 'no evidence' of Ebola virus in Cote d’Ivoire case
01 september 2021 - 06:06:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The government of Cote d’Ivoire has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that a second laboratory has tested [...] Full text...
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Thirty-one Libyan Political Dialogue Forum members call for emergency session
28 august 2021 - 17:47:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-one members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have called for an emergency session to [...] Full text...
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Increase of differences in Libya jeopardise December elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)
05 august 2021 - 21:43:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The opening last Friday of the coastal road linking the east to the west of Libya, [...] Full text...
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Consensus Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum fails to agree on one of four proposals
03 august 2021 - 16:13:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Consensus Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on the constitutional basis for the [...] Full text...
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Libya: LPDF Consensus Committee on the Constitutional Basis holds virtual meeting
01 august 2021 - 03:25:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) Proposals Consensus Committee held its third virtual meeting on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Discussions on Libya's electoral legislation turn into tug of war between Parliament and High State Council (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
29 july 2021 - 20:43:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The approaches of the two assemblies in Libya, the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High [...] Full text...
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LPDF Consensus Committee to continue work on draft constitutional basis for elections in Libya
17 july 2021 - 13:55:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) consensus committee agreed at the end of their [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council calls on Libyan authorities to clarify constitutional basis for December’s election
15 july 2021 - 22:04:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council Thursday urged all Libyan authorities to take immediate measures to clarify the [...] Full text...
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Final Security Council meeting to relaunch finalization of political process in Libya
14 july 2021 - 23:13:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Foreign ministers of the 15-member countries of the UN Security Council will meet Thursday in New [...] Full text...
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Fears and apprehensions stall adoption of constitutional law for elections in Libya
01 july 2021 - 20:06:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fears and apprehensions expressed by members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), during debates on [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament Speaker reaffirms need to hold elections on 24 December
25 june 2021 - 11:35:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aguila Saleh, has stressed the need to hold elections in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 18 days after ban, Nigeria raises Ministerial team to meet with Twitter
22 june 2021 - 18:41:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eighteen days after banning Twitter operations in Nigeria, the federal government on Tuesday raised a Ministerial [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL convenes LPDF meeting in Switzerland to facilitate elections
22 june 2021 - 11:01:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) is scheduled from 28 June to [...] Full text...
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Libya's transition tested by crumbling consensus among Libyan parties (Analysis)
10 june 2021 - 21:55:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the clock ticks towards the deadline for the end of the transition in Libya, marked [...] Full text...
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UN Envoy sends Constitutional Base proposal for elections to Libyan Parliament and State Council
03 june 2021 - 13:56:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Jan Kubis, has [...] Full text...
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Libyan EC chairman, UN special envoy discuss preparations for December elections
31 may 2021 - 11:40:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Governing Council of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, [...] Full text...
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UN Special Envoy to ask Libyan Parliament and State Council to clarify legislation for elections
28 may 2021 - 12:58:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Jan [...] Full text...
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US opposes Somali President's arbitrary term extension, threatens sanctions
14 april 2021 - 09:51:52Washington DC, US (PANA) - The United States is deeply disappointed by Somalia's decision to approve a legislative bill extending [...] Full text...
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AfDB extends €145 million loan to bolster Egypt’s railway safety and reliability
06 april 2021 - 14:41:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of €145 [...] Full text...
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Equity BCDC begins positioning self as DRC's bank of choice
13 february 2021 - 12:24:38Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Equity Banque Commercial du Congo (Equity BCDC) has launched its new identity as the bank of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to launch e-health project
18 january 2021 - 13:48:45Port 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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Polling stations open in Burkina Faso for presidential, legislative elections
22 november 2020 - 10:57:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Polling stations opened Sunday at 6 a.m. in several localities throughout the country for the [...] Full text...
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Mali's opposition umbrella M5-RFP rejects method of appointing Transition Council
15 november 2020 - 12:45:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement du 5 Juin-Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques (M5-RFP), Mali's opposition umbrella group, whose demonstrations triggered [...] Full text...
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Nigeria receives 2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles for fighting terrorists
10 november 2020 - 14:47:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has joined China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the only countries operating the WingLoong [...] Full text...
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AFD gives 100 million-euro loan to Moroccan transport company for tramlines
03 november 2020 - 11:03:12Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has given a 100 million-Euro loan to a Moroccan transport company [...] Full text...
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UN urges three new elected mayors in Libya to establish participative decision-making
25 september 2020 - 21:32:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday congratulated members of municipal councils recently inauguratedin Ghat, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: FAO Regional Conference on Food Systems Transformation to kick off on Sept 21
19 september 2020 - 16:57:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - “Transforming Food Systems to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals” is the theme of the 35th session of [...] Full text...
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Ivorian presidential election campaign to kick off 15 October
17 september 2020 - 22:52:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The presidential election campaign in Cote d’Ivoire slated for 31 October will open from 15 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African virus outbreak spread from supermarket, stadium in January
17 september 2020 - 18:47:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Research into the type of the coronavirus pandemic spreading across South Africa has traced an [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj says he intends to resign in October
17 september 2020 - 14:07:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) announced [...] Full text...
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Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj announces intention to leave duties next October
16 september 2020 - 23:36:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fayez al-Sarraj, chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) recognized [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Stalled capacity building resumes in Botswana
16 september 2020 - 19:49:03Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government’s procurement arm, Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB), resumed capacity building of entrepreneurs [...] Full text...
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Ghana to host ECOWAS Consultative meeting on Mali
13 september 2020 - 16:13:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will on Tuesday host an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Consultative Meeting on [...] Full text...
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Mali opposition movement dissociates itself from transition charter document
13 september 2020 - 14:25:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The main Mali opposition movement, whose persistent demonstrations against President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita triggered the 18 [...] Full text...
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Niger: CENI receives biometric electoral file
03 september 2020 - 19:55:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The biometric file, produced for the upcoming general elections in Niger, was officially handed over to [...] Full text...
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2020 AfDB Annual Meetings: A renewed commitment to economic resilience in Africa
26 august 2020 - 17:15:43Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 55th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 46th meetings of [...] Full text...
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AfDB holds its Annual Meetings in virtual mode from August 25 to 27
24 august 2020 - 14:51:24Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will hold its Annual Meetings for the year 2020 [...] Full text...
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Confusion in Libya after new announcement by Haftar that blockade of oil sites lifted (Feature)
20 august 2020 - 21:00:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement Tuesday by a military leader allied to Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the lifting of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to virtually host the digital week from September 8 to 10
17 august 2020 - 14:57:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of the Development of the Digital Economy and Posts in Burkina Faso is [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian govt threatens another lockdown over non-compliance with protocols
16 june 2020 - 07:42:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday expressed disgust at the poor level of [...] Full text...
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Protect the planet to build a better post-Covid-19 world (An AfDB feature)
05 june 2020 - 18:57:00Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The whole world is celebrating June 5, World Environment Day as it has been since [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Top UN official says ‘unprecedented’ financing needed to halt recession of ‘unparalleled proportions’
03 june 2020 - 05:56:56New York, US (PANA) - As COVID-19 has halted economic activity and threatens social wellbeing across the globe, the UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa CDC decries effect of lockdowns on delivery of pandemic aid
29 may 2020 - 10:53:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The delivery life-saving medical supplies needed to support the treatment of coronavirus patients was done successfully [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigerian Presidency assures on nationwide security as banditry violence heightens food insecurity concerns
20 may 2020 - 12:47:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has assured that all 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus insecurity: Libyans begin Ramadan with suffering (A News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
23 april 2020 - 22:34:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans on Friday begin the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, in exceptionally trying times marked [...] Full text...
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China-Africa friendship to gain new strengths amid joint battle against COVID-19- Jianchun
21 april 2020 - 22:40:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chinese ambassador to The Gambia, Ma Jianchun, said here Tuesday China-Africa friendship would gain new [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Abolitionist movement deplores injured in demonstration
20 april 2020 - 21:12:45Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Initiative of Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery organisation, said here Monday five [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Malian govt. initiates distance education for students at home
16 april 2020 - 16:45:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has initiated a mode of distance education to keep students occupied and maintain [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief urges countries to fight ‘controllable’ pandemic
13 march 2020 - 05:53:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak now a pandemic, countries should not let up on efforts to fight its spread, the head of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Port-Gentil, Gabon’s second biggest city, increases sensitization of medical staff
06 march 2020 - 20:20:59Port-Gentil, Gabon, (PANA) - Port-Gentil, Gabon’s economic capital and the country’s second biggest city, on Friday hosted a sensitization meeting on [...] Full text...
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Forum on peaceful transborder migration of livestock in the ECOWAS region opens in Niamey
03 march 2020 - 14:07:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A forum on responsible and peaceful transhumance in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...
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Libya: Parliament suspends participation in Geneva talks in protest against UNSMIL interference
24 february 2020 - 17:37:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) has decided to suspend its participation in the Geneva Political [...] Full text...
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Motorcyclist crashed at Mauritius tramway/road junction
24 february 2020 - 13:42:18Beau-Bassin, Mauritius (PANA) – A 28-year-old motorcyclist was killed instantly at a tramway junction as he ignored the red light [...] Full text...
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43 people dead in Zambia following spate of mob justice
23 february 2020 - 10:42:52Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A total of 43 people have died and 23 others injured in the last two months [...] Full text...
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Libya Internet rates cut by 50% from March 1
20 february 2020 - 15:39:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Office for Communications and Information Technology of the Government of National Accord has [...] Full text...
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Unemployed people attempt to commit suicide in front of the Tunisian Parliament
18 february 2020 - 18:27:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several unemployed young people on Tuesday attempted to commit suicide in front of the Tunisian Parliament, [...] Full text...
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Cape Verdean students in Wuhan protest against refusal to be repatriated
06 february 2020 - 16:34:44Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verdean students in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus in China, are demanding urgent [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Health Department addresses coronavirus concerns
02 february 2020 - 18:22:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of Health on Sunday said South Africa remains free of the deadly [...] Full text...
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IORA’s experts’ meeting opens in Mauritius
30 january 2020 - 14:47:00Plaine Magnien, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said [...] Full text...
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South Africa on high alert over coronavirus
25 january 2020 - 12:03:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities say there have been no cases of coronavirus identified in the [...] Full text...
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Senegal, AFD sign 50m-Euro financing convention
17 january 2020 - 00:00:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese minister of economy, plan and cooperation, Amadou Hott, and the director of the French [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Passenger Information System for inland transport
14 january 2020 - 10:47:50Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Government of Mauritius, via the Ministry of Land Transport and Light Rail, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Burkinabè army provides adequate response to security situation, says defense minister
10 january 2020 - 19:44:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso army is providing an adequate response to the security situation in the [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde declares water emergency due to drought
08 january 2020 - 23:53:23Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean government Wednesday declared "an emergency access to water" until October 2020 throughout [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari congratulates Vietnam for its nationalism
24 december 2019 - 21:45:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday congratulated the people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on coming [...] Full text...
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Mauritania holds annual workshop for sectoral dialogue on rural world
12 december 2019 - 22:37:54Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Actors of the sectoral dialogue platform on the rural world in Mauritania held their annual workshop [...] Full text...
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Botswana ready for the 4th Industrial Revolution
22 november 2019 - 22:24:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The long awaited first-ever, locally-made solar-powered prototype car was Friday launched at the University of Botswana. The [...] Full text...
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Malian police arrest notorious burglar
22 november 2019 - 21:52:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A burglar who specializes in the theft of gold and money, Nafou Traoré, has been arrested [...] Full text...
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Benin budgets 500 billion CFA francs for public investment program in 2020
17 november 2019 - 11:11:58Cotonou, Benin (NAPA) - The Beninese government plans to allocate some CFAF 476.718 billion in 2020 for a public investment [...] Full text...
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Chinese donkey skin harvesting: A threat to traditional draught power and food security
05 november 2019 - 21:16:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Chinese harvesting of donkey skins in Botswana and in some parts of Africa poses a [...] Full text...
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Rwanda set to introduce electrical motobikes as new means of public transport
08 october 2019 - 00:35:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - New smart motorbikes introduced recently by Rwandan authorities to shift towards low-carbon mobility will be used [...] Full text...
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Climate change a major threat- EU Ambassador
05 october 2019 - 19:10:14Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Botswana and the Southern African Development Community, Jan Sadek, has [...] Full text...
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Mauritian newspapers highlight relations between India and Mauritius this week
05 october 2019 - 13:30:23Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian papers this week highlight relations between India and Mauritius, as India provided financial assistance worth [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Pope Francis focused on the suffering of young people
09 september 2019 - 18:36:10Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Pope Francis, during his visit to Mauritius, said at a Mass celebrated with Mary Queen [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian and Chelsea legend, Michael Essien, named new FIFA 20 Ultimate Team Icon
02 september 2019 - 19:56:56Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the release date of EA SPORTS' FIFA 20 now just weeks away, a brand new [...] Full text...
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Fuel demand in Zimbabwe drops as motorists fail to cope with fuel prices
02 september 2019 - 17:55:01Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Fuel demand in Zimbabwe has decreased in the past few weeks due to a drop in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Police allege planned opposition protests are ruse for nefarious purposes
15 august 2019 - 11:17:00Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have alleged the planned “peaceful” national protests from 16 August by [...] Full text...
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Banking deposits in Libya drop by 5% in first quarter this year, says BCL
14 july 2019 - 18:49:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The overall deposits in commercial banks reached 91.41 billion Libyan dinars (about 65.84 billion US dollars) [...] Full text...
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Niger officially launches laboratories to accelerate objectives of sustainable development
09 july 2019 - 23:17:32Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The authorities in Niger this week launched activities of laboratories to accelerate the objectives of sustainable [...] Full text...
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First Light Rail Vehicles arrives in Mauritius
04 july 2019 - 15:19:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday said that the arrival of the very first Light [...] Full text...
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Nigerien parliament ratifies amendments to electoral code
25 june 2019 - 14:24:33Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly of Niger on Tuesday passed amendments to the electoral code relating to the [...] Full text...
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Botswana commences Insurance Industry Act 2015 and regulations
20 june 2019 - 01:40:51Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has commenced the implementation of the Insurance Industry Act (2015) and its regulations which came [...] Full text...
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Botswana accountancy college revolutionizes learning
15 june 2019 - 15:11:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Accountancy College (BAC) Friday launched the newest online learning study mode, the first of [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s opposition protests $4.7m passed for Museveni’s countrywide tour
22 may 2019 - 10:16:17Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Parliament of Uganda Tuesday evening approved $4.7 for long-serving president Yoweri Museveni to traverse the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe businesses agree on a price stabilisation process as the economy worsens
19 may 2019 - 12:06:35Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe business organisations have agreed to arrest the economic decline and stabilise the situation worsened by [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe gendarme killed in ambush
19 may 2019 - 11:04:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A Burkinabe gendarme was killed on Saturday in an ambush laid by unidentified gunmen in [...] Full text...
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Museveni in campaign mode two years before election in Uganda
11 may 2019 - 13:57:22Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s president for 33 years, Yoweri Museveni, has spent the past week traversing the country in [...] Full text...
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UNICEF to improve the living conditions of Nigeriens in rural areas
09 may 2019 - 17:46:02Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "LUNICEF is exploring ways to introduce additional resources to improve the living conditions of Niger's rural [...] Full text...
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Mauritian papers highlight the appointment of a new Chief judge
07 april 2019 - 10:43:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian newspapers this week highlighted the appointment last Monday of Eddy Balancy as a new chief [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia releases preliminary findings of deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash
04 april 2019 - 17:48:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The pilot flying the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-Max 8 aircraft, which crashed last month killing [...] Full text...
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Niger, UNICEF officially launch 2019-2021 cooperation programme
03 april 2019 - 15:42:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The new cooperation programme between the Nigerien government and the UN Children Fund (UNICEF) for the [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire moves to reform hospitals
14 march 2019 - 17:41:57Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government adopted, on Wednesday, during the Council of Ministers' meeting, a draft law [...] Full text...
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Kenyan First Lady marks Int'l Womens' Day fundraising for Women healthcare needs
08 march 2019 - 23:21:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, was among dignitaries who participated in the annual celebration of [...] Full text...
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Brutal sexual violence persists in northern Unity region of South Sudan - UN report
15 february 2019 - 15:22:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 134 women and girls have been raped and 41 have suffered other forms [...] Full text...
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Nigerian elections followed with great expectations, says Johnson-Sirleaf
14 february 2019 - 17:51:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a former Liberian President and Head of the ECOWAS 200-member Observation Mission to [...] Full text...
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13 people killed in attack against northern Burkina Faso village
02 january 2019 - 12:32:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed on Tuesday morning in a deadly attack against Yirgou [...] Full text...
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Buhari opens two border posts for Nigeria, Benin
23 october 2018 - 16:52:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday handed over two border posts of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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South Africa’s mass transit sector secures US$ 100 million AfDB loans
23 october 2018 - 16:33:43Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved over US$100 million in loans to South Africa's [...] Full text...
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UN agrees first-ever Global Compact on migration
14 july 2018 - 05:59:05New York, US (PANA) - For the first time ever, United Nations Member States have agreed an all-encompassing Global Compact [...] Full text...
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Death toll in Libya EC headquarters suicide attack rises to 14
02 may 2018 - 13:34:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The death toll in Wednesday suicide attack by armed group against the headquarters of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Video Assistant Referee debuts in CHAN 2018 - CAF
28 november 2017 - 18:50:47Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will be used for the first time in a Confederation of African [...] Full text...
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US: Despite progress on voter registration, DR Congo faces challenges on election timeline – UN envoy
11 october 2017 - 22:39:59New York, US (PANA) – The notion that elections would most probably not be held before the end of 2017 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, adds more int'l awards to his long list
30 september 2017 - 06:32:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Globally-celebrated Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has been honoured with the most internationally-prestigious award in art [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Reckless, sharp rhetorics in Kenya Presidential Poll stalemate worries IGAD
25 september 2017 - 15:39:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is disturbed by sharp statements made by Kenyan politicians ahead [...] Full text...
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Togo: AfDB provides US$ 1 million for rural electrification in Togo
12 august 2017 - 10:18:14Lome, Togo (PANA) - The African Sustainable Energy Fund (SEFA), hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB, Somalia and South Sudan sign US$ 78m agreements to strengthen drought resilience
01 august 2017 - 12:54:18Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed tripartite agreements worth US$ 34.8 million and US$ [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Finance minister says gov’t will maintain VAT
28 july 2017 - 16:06:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian minister of finance and economic affairs, Amadou Sanneh, has said that the new government [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Egypt: Egypt to launch bicycle-sharing system
25 july 2017 - 14:06:19Cairo, Eghypt (PANA) - In an attempt to encourage cycling culture in Egypt, Cairo’s Governor, Atef Abdel Hamid, has signed [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: 'More flexibility, mobility for UN peacekeepers in DR Congo'
19 july 2017 - 19:31:15North Kivu Province, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is changing [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Another blow for Zuma as South African Communist Party snubs ANC
15 july 2017 - 15:42:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Saturday effectively split from the ruling African [...] Full text...
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US: Envoy calls on UNSC to further support fight terrorism in West Africa, Sahel
14 july 2017 - 05:32:00New York, US (PANA) - Amid rising terrorism and violent extremism in West Africa, the United Nations envoy for the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU proposes Special Summit over cross-border trade deal
04 july 2017 - 14:28:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union will call for an extraordinary Summit to discuss and approve the Continental [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: IOM calls for stronger rescue cooperation, solidarity with Italy
04 july 2017 - 11:42:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of this week’s informal meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers, the UN Migration [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Electoral body admits errors in voters' register in Kenya
29 june 2017 - 17:25:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Electoral Commission admitted on Thursday errors in the voters' roll call hours after opening up [...] Full text...
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France: 'Shortfall in financial contributions crippling UNESCO'
21 june 2017 - 08:10:05Paris, France (PANA) - Worried by the huge financial crisis facing UNESCO, Director-General Irina Bokova has summoned her management team [...] Full text...
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US: Terrorist attacks 'major' hurdle to peace in Mali, says UN mission chief
17 june 2017 - 03:50:23New York, US (PANA) - Despite progress towards peace in Mali, terrorist attacks remain a major obstacle, the head of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former Presidents address South Africa's political turmoil
05 may 2017 - 13:37:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three former South African Presidents on Friday joined heavyweight foundations at the start of [...] Full text...
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Congo: Treated mosquito nets are 'safe and effective' - WHO
25 april 2017 - 12:23:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs), which for many [...] Full text...
thread Health
South Africa: ECA prods experts to review SADC new industrialization roadmap
20 april 2017 - 19:36:58Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-regional office for Southern Africa has implored [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Electoral integrity in Africa: Lessons from Nigeria (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)
16 march 2017 - 22:31:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - No region of the globe has escaped the “wave of democratisation,” which hit the world from [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya to renew mining leases after new law comes into force
22 february 2017 - 17:49:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will begin the issuance of new mining licences after the formation of the Mineral [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Afreximbank, Ecobank team up to promote African trade and investment
14 february 2017 - 19:52:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) will promote joint corporate objectives [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: AU, EU disagree on mode of payment for Burundian peacekeepers
13 november 2016 - 19:37:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) have disagreed on how to pay salaries of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army arrests two Boko Haram terrorists in newly styled uniform
26 april 2016 - 18:46:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As a subtle means of easily identifying themselves in its grinding war against Nigerian Army ground [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: SADC urgently needs regional response to El Niño effects (Feature by Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Editor)
29 february 2016 - 06:57:41Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Southern African region is reeling under the El Niño-related impact of below normal [...] Full text...
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UN: New allegations of sexual abuse emerge against UN peacekeepers in CAR
04 february 2016 - 17:43:01New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Thursday reported that it has identified [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Grand coalition accuses govt of scheming against Zambia constitution bill
08 december 2015 - 18:19:10Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's Grand Coalition on the campaign for a people-driven constitution Tuesday accused the ruling Patriotic [...] Full text...
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Zambia: NGOCC urges MPs to reject Constitution Amendment Bill
24 november 2015 - 14:51:20Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Non-Governmental Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has joined the Grand Coalition on the amendment of the [...] Full text...
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Belgium: Malta to host AU-EU summit on migration
10 november 2015 - 10:51:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Malta will host a two-day summit of the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) heads [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Civil society group refuses to make submission on Constitution amendment
22 october 2015 - 12:31:39Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Civil Society Constitution Coalition (CSSC) has rejected an invitation to appear before the Parliamentary Legal [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AMI, Kenya to organise "Reporting Africa" conference
09 september 2015 - 15:24:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Media Initiative (AMI) on Wednesday announced that it will organise '' Reporting Africa'' conference [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Civil Society coalition opposes proposed amendment to Constitution
14 august 2015 - 07:33:01Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Civil Society Constitution Coalition (CSCC), a loose coalition of 16 civil society organisations in Zambia, [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Law Association of Zambia slams govt. on constitution breach
07 august 2015 - 15:17:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has taken a swipe at government, accusing it of taking [...] Full text...
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Kenya: FAO roots for contract farming
28 july 2015 - 21:29:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Contract farming – an expanding practice in which farmers produce agricultural goods for specific buyers in [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UN: UN negotiations in Addis Ababa on financing framework to advance global development
14 july 2015 - 21:45:27New York, US (PANA) The UN on Tuesday said negotiations on a comprehensive financing framework for sustainable development are going [...] Full text...
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Senegal: IDB announces US$150 billion allocation to fund SDG activities
14 july 2015 - 19:15:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has announced an allocation of US$150 billion over the next 15 [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Zambia: Constitution, controversial song on Lungu make headlines in Zambia this week
13 june 2015 - 12:31:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The amendment of the constitution and the controversial politically-charged song allegedly defaming President Edgar Lungu, were [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Grand Coalition urges President Lungu to honour promise on Constitution
20 may 2015 - 17:01:32Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Grand Coalition, a group advocating for a people-driven constitution, has called on Zambian President Edgar [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: EAC tables US$110 million budget to regional legislature
15 may 2015 - 13:45:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have started consideration of a US$ [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: East African inter-parliamentary sports kick off Saturday in Arusha
02 december 2014 - 14:20:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With all major leagues in the East African Community (EAC) member states now on [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia’s national broadcaster disturbed by Sports minister’s rage
24 november 2014 - 17:41:18Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Tension in Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has boiled over and spilled to the management of [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia’s presidential by-election set for 20 January 2015
18 november 2014 - 18:37:09Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians go to the polls on 20 January 2015 to elect a new president following the [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Vicious power struggle ensues in Zambia’s ruling party (News analysis by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)
18 november 2014 - 13:27:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party is embroiled in a power struggle following the death of [...] Full text...
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Zambia: High Court adjourns case challenging power transfer to acting President Scott
14 november 2014 - 17:12:10Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's High Court in Lusaka on Friday adjourned to 28 November the hearing of a case [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia's leadership divided on mode to elect presidential candidate
12 november 2014 - 17:02:55Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's acting President Guy Scott has differed with the ruling party’s Secretary General Edgar Lungu, who [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: African meteorologists warn of heavy rain in Rwanda, the Great Horn of Africa
08 october 2014 - 15:36:27Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The period between September and December 2014 will witness above average rainfall season over the equatorial [...] Full text...
thread Environment
What we know about transmission of Ebola virus among humans - WHO
06 october 2014 - 13:16:23Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Assessing the Ebola situation, following the outbreak of the virus across West Africa, the World Health [...] Full text...
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Ghana: UNMEER outlines programme to fight Ebola
30 september 2014 - 17:43:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) on Tuesday outlined an "ambitious [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Togo sends blood samples to Ghana for Ebola test
30 september 2014 - 11:50:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Togo has been using the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in the Ghanaian capital, [...] Full text...
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Congo: Govt. launches Ebola sensitization campaign
01 september 2014 - 12:33:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government has launched a nationwide sensitization campaign against the deadly Ebola disease, together with [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Narrow choices for quick fix after 'bloodless coup' in Lesotho (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent, Addis Ababa)
01 september 2014 - 08:25:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the South African government's rejection of an "unconstitutional change of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Govt boycotts South Sudan peace talks
21 august 2014 - 08:28:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The South Sudanese peace talks, running behind schedule after missing the 10 Aug. deadline for [...] Full text...
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Benin: Catholic Church takes action against EVD
20 august 2014 - 17:19:12Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Catholic Church in Benin on Wednesday announced measures it has taken to prevent the spread [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Media report aftermath of disastrous World Cup performance, Ebola meeting
05 july 2014 - 06:47:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week reported the fallout of the disastrous performance of the senior [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Nigeria captain retires after 100 international matches
30 june 2014 - 22:18:42Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - Nigeria's captain Joseph Yobo has announced his retirement from the Super Eagles after Monday's 2-0 loss [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO moves against Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
27 june 2014 - 20:40:35New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners are working with the Governments of Guinea, [...] Full text...
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Togo: Opposition demands local polls before presidential vote
27 june 2014 - 18:24:08Lome,Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition has, after two days of protests in Lome, the Togolese capital, demanded the organization [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Ghana government sends US$3 million to Black Stars
25 june 2014 - 21:02:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ministry of Youth and Sports has been forced to provide US$3 million to settle the [...] Full text...
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Togo: Opposition ANC blames ruling party for breakdown in political dialogue
04 june 2014 - 16:57:20Lome, Togo (PANA) – The opposition party in Togo, the National Alliance for Change (ANC), has blamed the ruling majority [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Women’s lobby group commends President Zuma on cabinet gender balance
28 may 2014 - 17:53:24Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) has applauded South African President Jacob Zuma’s appointment of 15 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Mounting int'l pressure against Boko Haram dominates headlines in Nigeria
18 may 2014 - 10:01:06Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The increasingly mounting international campaign against the terror group, Boko Haram, dominated front pages in Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Libya: 720 candidates for parliamentary elections
13 may 2014 - 08:46:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Electoral High Commission (HNEC) said 720 candidates have been registered in the country's 13 [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Media highlight teachers’ strike threat, economic and energy issues
10 may 2014 - 07:56:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A strike threat by a teachers' union, an announcement by the government to convene a non-partisan [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Bank biometric pilot scheme begins in May
28 april 2014 - 15:30:56Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Central Bank of Nigeria in conjunction with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), have [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Media highlight politics
27 april 2014 - 13:12:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian media this past week focused on politics, with the second meeting Thursday between Prime [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian entreprises briefed on investment opportunities in Africa
14 april 2014 - 15:49:04Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Directors of the Mauritius Africa Business Club have been talking to some 40 local entrepreneurs in [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Lusaka takes up 32 landlocked countries’ chairmanship
18 march 2014 - 18:48:27Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has taken up the chairmanship of the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), a grouping of 32 [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Family of missing policeman protests in Nouakchott
02 march 2014 - 17:29:14Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Members of the family of a Mauritanian policeman who disappeared since 14 Dec. 2013, Sidi Mohamed [...] Full text...
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Ghana: New economic measures, 'bitter pill' for sweeter days - President
13 february 2014 - 12:02:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the year-old government of President John Dramani Mahama battles to save the ailing Ghanaian economy, [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Central bank tightens forex bureaux operations
06 february 2014 - 09:54:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Bank of Ghana has tightened operations of forex bureaux, as it takes measures to stabilise [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Central bank announces stiff measures to check currency decline
05 february 2014 - 20:42:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's central bank on Wednesday announced stringent measures to arrest the sharp decline of the Ghanaian [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Experts to deal with SA's growing electricity demand
03 february 2014 - 14:49:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Department of Energy is implementing a new Integrated Resource Plan to [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Govt. dismisses assertions of defaulting on debt obligations
30 january 2014 - 16:56:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda, has said that the assertions by some sections of the society [...] Full text...
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Special Security: Boko Haram remains Nigeria's top security challenge (By Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent)
13 january 2014 - 14:43:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While Nigeria remains in the throes of armed conflicts and terrorist attacks, the violent Islamic organisation [...] Full text...
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Special Security: Boko Haram remains Nigeria's top security challenge (By Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent)
12 january 2014 - 21:08:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While Nigeria remains in the throes of armed conflicts and terrorist attacks, the violent Islamic organisation [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Boko Haram claims responsibility for Maiduguri attack, threatens US
12 december 2013 - 14:49:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's violent Islamic sect Boko Haram, Thursday claimed responsibility for the 2 December attack on military [...] Full text...
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