Climate Change: Lack of progress on finance at COP26 concerns CAN

08 november 2021 - 14:45:12
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – As the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) entered its second and final [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. says it has 'No-Fly List', stopping citizens from travelling abroad

03 november 2020 - 18:45:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Embarrassed at the backlash this will trigger among Nigerians, the Federal Government has denied generating a [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices slightly drop in Niger

28 october 2020 - 13:49:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Cereal prices on Niger's markets this week continued to  decline between 2 and 3 per cent [...] Full text...

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Niger: Cereal prices fall due to new harvests of local cereals

28 september 2020 - 17:04:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price situation in Niger's cereal markets this week is on the downward trend, according to [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices stable this week on Niger markets

10 august 2020 - 18:42:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - During this week of celebration of the Tabaski feast, the cereal markets saw stable prices, compared [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices rise this week in Niger

20 july 2020 - 18:34:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price in cereal markets this week in Niger is marked by a slight increase in [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices remain stable this week in Niger

09 june 2020 - 15:11:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - As in the past week, the price for most cereals on markets in Niger was relatively [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: No vaccine will protect populations against climate change - UNCTAD

05 june 2020 - 12:58:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - This year has been marked by the threat of a new coronavirus and society’s [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices stable in Niger

25 march 2020 - 20:48:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The commodity price situation on cereal markets this week is marked by stability for many grains, [...] Full text...

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New UN Libya envoy known for her mediation skills and outreach to tribes

12 march 2020 - 22:34:52
New York, US (PANA) - Stephanie Turco Williams, appointed this week by the UN until a permanent envoy is chosen [...] Full text...

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'No cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Benghazi'

07 march 2020 - 11:47:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "What has been peddled on social media about the existence of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection [...] Full text...

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Women, young people pay heavy price for protection in Niger's Diffa region

06 march 2020 - 16:37:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Attacks by non-state armed groups (NSAGs) operating in the Lake Chad Basin continue to have incalculable [...] Full text...

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OCHA reports critical humanitarian situation in western Niger

06 march 2020 - 13:59:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - State of emergency measures and the imposition of military escorts for humanitarian missions in Tillabéri region [...] Full text...

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Rising average prices of most agricultural products in Niger

18 february 2020 - 20:46:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Niger experienced average price increases in agricultural products, mainly cereals and the main cash crops in [...] Full text...

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Getting to know Zimbabwe's new national football men's coach, Zdravko Logarusic

16 february 2020 - 14:43:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Last week, the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) unveiled its newly-appointed Warriors coach, Zdravko Logarusic, after several months of [...] Full text...

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COP 25: Experts say Western media 'insensitive' to climate equity

10 december 2019 - 16:52:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Climate change experts on Tuesday blamed Western media for continuing to be insensitive to climate equity [...] Full text...

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Niger: Cereal prices fall due to the availability of new harvests

14 october 2019 - 19:30:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Average cereal prices dropped in Niger during the month of October due to the availability of [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices drop in Nigerien grain markets

20 september 2019 - 22:39:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The price situation in Niger's grain markets is marked this week by a downward trend, the [...] Full text...

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Niger: the overall situation of the 2019 agropastoral campaign is generally satisfactory

12 september 2019 - 00:06:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The last ten days of August 2019 was characterized by moderate to heavy rains over most [...] Full text...

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Mixed reaction to grain prices in Nigerien markets

13 august 2019 - 18:34:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The price situation in cereal markets in Niger has since last week assumed an upward trend, [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices continue to fall in Niger

13 july 2019 - 15:51:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The decline in cereal prices that began a few months ago continues to gain momentum during [...] Full text...

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Mixed prices of cereals in Niger

06 july 2019 - 19:02:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Like last week, prices in the grain markets are characterized by mixed trends, according to the [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices keep rising in Niger

03 june 2019 - 19:18:15
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Prices of cereals in Niger’s markets keep rising, according to a survey carried out by the [...] Full text...

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Niger cereal prices down from previous week

17 may 2019 - 18:29:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Commodity prices in Niger’s cereal markets saw a downward trend, reports the weekly newsletter of the [...] Full text...

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Prices of cereals in Niger inch up

27 february 2019 - 10:34:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The average prices of many products in Niger's cereal markets inched up this week, according to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda wins first gold medal at Nairobi Taekwondo Open Tournament

10 december 2018 - 15:46:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans Jean Paul Sekanyambo has won a gold medal in the 54-kg category at the Nairobi [...] Full text...

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South African newsletter claims DRC, Tanzania taking extreme resource nationalist measures

11 october 2018 - 10:35:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Resource nationalist measures being implemented in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Tanzania are significantly [...] Full text...

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President Lungu orders probe into misappropriation of donor aid funds

18 september 2018 - 17:49:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has given Secretary to the Cabinet Roland Msiska one week to take [...] Full text...

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Bharti Airtel may sell 25% in Africa unit to raise up to US$1.5 billion

04 may 2018 - 08:03:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – India’s leading global telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel plans to raise as much as [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ndiaye, O'Reagan named IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal members

29 june 2017 - 12:01:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Senegal's Tafsir Ndiaye and Catherine O'Reagan of South Africa have been appointed IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal members. The [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian kwacha improves against US dollar

07 april 2016 - 18:14:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian Kwacha has steadily appreciated against the US dollar in the first week of April, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mbeki addresses his AIDS stance

07 march 2016 - 11:38:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former president Thabo Mbeki on Monday sparked another storm of controversy by addressing his [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Microsoft launches automatic Kiswahili translation service

22 october 2015 - 07:20:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Microsoft has unveiled the launch of Kiswahili text translation which is, according to the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for investigation into murder of journalist in Mozambique

29 august 2015 - 14:48:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for investigations into the murder of a Mozambican [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Survey report nags women to beware of cyberthreats

07 august 2015 - 13:27:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Women have been found to be less aware of cyberthreats, according to a survey [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Bharti Airtel to shake up Africa operations by reducing headcount

28 july 2015 - 07:19:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Bharti Airtel is shaking up operations in Africa, where some 20 senior executives are [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Bharti Airtel says no plan to exit Africa, despite sale talks with Orange

22 july 2015 - 08:13:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - India’s telecom giant Bharti Airtel has no plans to exit Africa, and is in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Bharti Airtel in talks for sale of 4 African units to Orange

21 july 2015 - 09:26:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Bharti Airtel wants to sell its operations in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo and Sierra [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Top players in Africa’s telecommunications industry meet in Tanzania

15 july 2015 - 09:55:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The 9th Capacity Africa, which is the only pan-African telecommunications conference, will be held [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Bharti Airtel rakes in over US$1.3 bn from Africa tower sales

03 july 2015 - 20:23:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – India’s telecommunications giant Bharti Airtel has raked in over US$1.3 billion by divesting [...] Full text...

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France: Leading pro-African news portal unveils new graphic identity

18 february 2015 - 11:34:09
Paris, France (PANA) - Leading professional African news portal, Africa Intelligence, Tuesday unveils its new graphic identity with revamped logos, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Airtel partners with UNESCO to impart IT training in Gabon

22 october 2014 - 08:00:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Bharti Airtel, India's leading provider of mobile services, has partnered with the UN Educational, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Bharti Airtel struggling to turn around Africa mobile operations

16 october 2014 - 09:32:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - India's Bharti Airtel Group Chairman Sunil Mittal has mandated the Group's director of special [...] Full text...

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Aflasafe plant begins test run in Nigeria

14 august 2013 - 17:21:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A manufacturing plant for the production of aflasafe is currently undergoing a test run at the [...] Full text...

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Over 1,000 Nigerians, fleeing Boko Haram violence, take refuge in Niger

07 december 2012 - 15:44:28
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 1,000 Nigerians, fleeing violence blamed on the Boko Haram Islamic sect, arrived in Diffa [...] Full text...

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Student activist was murdered, Malawi inquiry report reveals

09 october 2012 - 17:04:51
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A report by a Commission of Inquiry, set up by President Joyce Banda to investigate the [...] Full text...

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2013 Consolidated Appeal for Niger rakes in US$ 260m

04 october 2012 - 14:33:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, announced, in its latest newsletter, that the 2013 Consolidated Appeal for [...] Full text...

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Niger loses FCFA 14b to malaria annually

04 october 2012 - 13:31:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The West African nation of Niger loses nearly FCFA 14 billion (US$21 million) to malaria attacks [...] Full text...

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NEPAD, ECOWAS, Spain sign accord to boost women entrepreneurship

17 august 2012 - 14:55:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Cholera kills 68 in Niger

02 august 2012 - 12:48:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Sixty-eight people have died from the 3,100 cholera cases reported in Niger, representing 2.19%, according to [...] Full text...

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Malawi's new President orders probe of student's murder

10 april 2012 - 16:59:01
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's new President Joyce Banda has announced the launch of an official inquiry into the mysterious [...] Full text...

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Malawi Police Chief sacked

08 april 2012 - 19:58:06
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi police chief Peter Mukhito has been sacked, the state radio and television reported on Sunday. "The [...] Full text...

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Thousands of Malians take refuge in Niger

07 february 2012 - 10:24:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Tens of thousands of Malians, fleeing violence in the northern part of their country, have been [...] Full text...

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International politics dominates Malawi media

01 october 2011 - 10:45:53
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) -The election of Zambian veteran opposition leader Michael Sata and Malawi's attempts to win back Western donors [...] Full text...

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'Senegalese exports grew by 29.54% in July'

21 september 2011 - 11:40:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese exports recorded a growth of 29.54 percent between June and July this year, the National [...] Full text...

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40,000 migrants expected in Niger

08 september 2011 - 16:26:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nearly 40,000 new migrants and 10,000 Nigerien refugees, fleeing the war in Libya, are expected in [...] Full text...

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Global biofuels production increased 17% in 2010, says report

30 august 2011 - 20:36:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Global production of biofuels increased 17 per cent in 2010, to reach an all-time high of [...] Full text...

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Int'l Trade Centre, NEPC to establish ECOWAS trade information systems

25 august 2011 - 18:59:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As part of the regional programme for building African capacity for trade, the International Trade Centre [...] Full text...

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UN democracy fund shortlists 65 projects worldwide for support

05 may 2011 - 14:59:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) has identified 65 projects around the world for funding to [...] Full text...

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4,742 Burundian refugees returned home in 2010

17 march 2011 - 11:11:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 4,742 Burundian refugees, including 3,609 from the DR Congo, were repatriated from exile in 2010 [...] Full text...

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Agric group suggest ways out of soaring food prices

17 february 2011 - 23:48:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Against the background of soaring world food prices, the African Agricultural Markets Programme (AAMP) is suggesting [...] Full text...

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Agric group suggests ways out of soaring food prices (Corrected)

17 february 2011 - 22:51:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Against the background of soaring world food prices, the African Agricultural Markets Programme (AAMP) is suggesting [...] Full text...

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Kenya receives pass mark from APRM

16 december 2010 - 14:29:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Kenya has received commendation for progress recorded in governance, socio-economic transformation and human rights ahead of [...] Full text...

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Zambia to host Africa's honey confab

03 october 2010 - 13:40:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a bid to upscale its activities in the honey sector among the countries in the [...] Full text...

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Senegal, Honduras receive money from Adaptation Fund

30 september 2010 - 11:36:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The eleventh meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) which met recently has approved proposals for [...] Full text...

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Malawi, Zambia, Uganda to benefit from EU facility programme

11 july 2010 - 08:24:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Three African countries, Malawi, Zambia and Uganda are t o benefit from a two-year European Union [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains kill 42 in West, Central Africa

08 july 2010 - 14:54:00
Dakar- Senegal ( PANA) -- Heavy rains that fell in June on the West and Central Africa resulted in 42 [...] Full text...

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Senegal braces for nuclear power to enhance electricity supply

17 march 2010 - 14:50:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The Senegalese government is con­sidering building a nuclear elec­tricity plant with French assis­tance to [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean regional committee against flu established

15 september 2009 - 15:48:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The general secretary of the Indian Ocean Commiss ion, (COI), Callixte d'Offay, announced here Tuesday that [...] Full text...

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WFP to resettle 20,000 people in northern Niger

28 april 2009 - 22:05:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) is to provide 600 tonnes o f food to support the [...] Full text...

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Journalists receive death threats in Burkina Faso

15 february 2009 - 18:05:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Newton Ahmed Barry, a journalist working for "Evènement" , a fortnightly publication, and his colleagues at [...] Full text...

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Kenyan manufacturers applaud law on counterfeits

06 february 2009 - 15:36:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya manufacturers have backed the government on a rece ntly passed legislation on counterfeits, the Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Yen, British pound depreciate against CFA franc

08 january 2009 - 10:24:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- The Japanese Yen and the British pound dropped on Thursday morning against the CFA franc in [...] Full text...

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