Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost

08 november 2024 - 06:32:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, [...] Full text...

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2025 FIFA Beach soccer WC: Mozambican coach confident of qualification

17 october 2024 - 06:14:06
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Head coach of the Mozambican beach soccer national team, Saidate Moveia, says the agreed objective between [...] Full text...

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Benin, six new countries agree mutual abolition of visas

15 october 2024 - 16:08:10
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin and six new countries have just agreed on the reciprocal abolition of visas for their [...] Full text...

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Countdown to first-ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Africa

14 october 2024 - 05:56:22
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - On 1 May, 2025, the highly awaited FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup IN Seychelles will officially [...] Full text...

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IMF, Seychellois authorities reach Staff-Level Agreement on Third Reviews

01 october 2024 - 14:24:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Todd Schneider, conducted discussions with the [...] Full text...

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Island nations unite at UN: ‘Empty pledges’ will not save future generations

26 september 2024 - 06:08:18
New York, US (PANA) - As wars and crises dominate global headlines, leaders from small island developing States used the [...] Full text...

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Fourteen African countries, key partners unite to provide critical resources for health in WHO’s first-ever Investment Round

28 august 2024 - 11:38:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) — In an unprecedented show of unity in support of the World Health Organisation (WHO), 14 African [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First-round, second-leg qualifiers played on Sunday

26 august 2024 - 04:53:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Confederation Cup played on [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Champions League: Results of first-round, second-leg qualifiers played on Saturday

25 august 2024 - 06:49:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of matches in the first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First-round, second-leg qualifiers

23 august 2024 - 09:20:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the scheduled matches in the first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Champions League: First-round, second-leg qualifiers

23 august 2024 - 07:26:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the scheduled matches in the first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Champions League [...] Full text...

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CAF provides non-exclusive Media Rights in 13 Sub-Saharan Africa in French Language

14 august 2024 - 06:38:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the availability of non-exclusive Media Rights in 13 [...] Full text...

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2024 AFCON Beach Soccer qualifiers: Mauritania stun Nigeria to play in finals

29 july 2024 - 12:56:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mauritania has made history by qualifying for their first-ever CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF Beach Soccer AFCON Qualifiers begin on Friday

19 july 2024 - 16:35:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nations eyeing places at this year’s CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt will [...] Full text...

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FIFA Rankings for Africa at a glance

19 july 2024 - 04:48:11
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Here are the FIFA Rankings for African teams at a glance.CAF Ranking CountryFIFA Ranking 1Morocco14 2Senegal19 3Egypt 36 4Côte d’Ivoire 385Nigeria396Tunisia417Algeria468Cameroon519Mali5310South Africa5711Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Champions League: New season kicks off with high-stake preliminary-round matches

12 july 2024 - 08:13:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Contenders aiming to succeed Al Ahly as title holders of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League discovered [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First preliminary round fixtures

12 july 2024 - 08:08:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the fixtures for the preliminary rounds of the 2024/25 Confederation Cup tournament, following the [...] Full text...

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CAF Beach Soccer AFCON qualifiers fixtures confirmed

14 june 2024 - 07:09:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 14 nations eyeing places at this year’s CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...

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2026 WC African qualifiers: Standings after Day 4 matches

13 june 2024 - 17:16:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the standings after Day 4 matches in the African qualifiers.                                            Group AEgypt - 10 pointsGuinea [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 matches played on Tuesday

12 june 2024 - 06:08:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of matches played on Tuesday across Africa which witnessed contrasting fortunes. Group B South [...] Full text...

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Dollar dominance in the international reserve system: IMF Update By Serkan Arslanalp, Barry Eichengreen, and Chima Simpson-Bell

11 june 2024 - 12:56:48
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Dollar dominance—the outsized role of the US dollar in the world economy—has been brought [...] Full text...

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AfDB releases highlights of its PPP report

11 june 2024 - 06:52:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has published highlights of its purchasing power parities (PPP) [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of matches played on Monday

11 june 2024 - 06:09:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of matches played on Monday across Africa as teams struggle to qualify for [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Matches for Monday

10 june 2024 - 08:28:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are matches taking place on Monday, 10 June, 2024, across Africa as teams struggle to [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifier: Gambia roll over Seychelles

09 june 2024 - 12:55:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Gambia unleashed a goal-scoring frenzy as they clinched their first victory of the 2026 World Cup [...] Full text...

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African champions seeking to replicate form and return to FIFA World Cup

06 june 2024 - 18:09:26
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - It’s been exactly 10 years since recently crowned African champions, Cote d’Ivoire, competed in the [...] Full text...

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Fierce competition as Africa's 2026 World Cup qualifiers resume

05 june 2024 - 11:06:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The long-awaited resumption of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup resume, reigniting the [...] Full text...

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Seychelles withstands climate shocks, continued volatility in external environment

04 june 2024 - 10:40:06
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The Seychelles economy has continued to demonstrate resilience, despite continued volatility in the external environment and [...] Full text...

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CAF, FIFA confirm Dates and Kick-Off times for African qualifiers for 2026 WC

30 may 2024 - 09:28:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African Nations will resume their qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2026 next week. Match Day [...] Full text...

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Gambia appoint McKinstry as Scorpions coach

22 may 2024 - 16:29:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) The Ministry of Youth & Sports, through the National Sports Council, has annoned the appointment of Johnathan [...] Full text...

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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup brand launched in vibrant ceremony

05 may 2024 - 08:15:37
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 brand was revealed on Saturday at a vibrant, colourful [...] Full text...

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Seychelles, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on second reviews under EFF and RSF

04 april 2024 - 10:10:46
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The Seychellois economy continued to recover in 2023 and is moving closer to pre-pandemic norms despite [...] Full text...

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African island states take fresh step towards joint medicines procurement

28 march 2024 - 09:34:37
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) ‒ In a further move towards pooled procurement of essential medicines and medical products, Ministers of Health from [...] Full text...

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World's largest residential yacht docks in Durban

11 march 2024 - 10:58:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The largest private residential yacht on the planet has docked in Durban after making [...] Full text...

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4.6 million people to benefit from stronger community health services in Mozambique

01 march 2024 - 19:40:58
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - A new programme will improve healthcare and nutrition services for about 4.6 million people, especially women, [...] Full text...

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Africa's economic growth in 2023 led by East, North and West Africa: Report

20 february 2024 - 13:07:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - East, North and West Africa have led growth on the continent over the past year, according [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Morocco enters tournament as highest ranked team

21 december 2023 - 15:54:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco will go for next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023, as the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to grant USD 50,000 to Seychelles, USD 25,000 to Morrocco

11 december 2023 - 15:03:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government will grant financial assistance to the tune of USD 50,000 to the Seychelles, [...] Full text...

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Amid rising corruption, most Africans say they risk retaliation if they speak up, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals

10 december 2023 - 14:13:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A majority of Africans say that corruption in their country is rising, that their government is [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$12.3 million support disbursement to Seychelles

05 december 2023 - 08:24:05
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board on Monday completed the first reviews of the Seychelles Extended Arrangement under [...] 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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Latest FIFA ranking: Morocco still on top in Africa

30 november 2023 - 13:08:16
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco retain the top position in FIFA's latest ranking for Africa released on Thursday. Here is the [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Auditor-General lands top UN role

21 november 2023 - 11:48:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), Tsakani Maluleke, has been appointed as External Auditor [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Cote d'Ivoire maintain perfect start

21 november 2023 - 05:42:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire continued their flawless start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying by defeating Gambia 2-0 [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of day 2 matches played on Monday

20 november 2023 - 18:09:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of Day two qualifying matches of the Africa 2026 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures for Matchday 2 on Monday

20 november 2023 - 06:01:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Matchday 2 on Monday in the ongoing Africa 2026 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Cote d'Ivoire ruthless but giants struggle on bumpy World Cup qualifying start

18 november 2023 - 08:53:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cote d’Ivoire began their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign in scintillating fashion, destroying Seychelles 9-0 on [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day one matches played on Friday

17 november 2023 - 18:25:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day one qualifying matches of the Africa 2026 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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2026 World Cup qualifiers: Aubameyang left out of Gabon squad

09 november 2023 - 08:14:46
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the surprise omission from Gabon's 23-man squad named for this month's 2026 World [...] Full text...

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Tax earnings in Africa remain below pandemic levels

02 november 2023 - 13:46:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Africa’s average tax-to-GDP ratio was 15.6% in 2021, unchanged from the previous year and remaining below [...] Full text...

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Seychelles to host FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025

06 october 2023 - 10:55:57
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has confirmed Seychelles as hosts of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2025 as [...] Full text...

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IMF staff affirm tourism flows normalising the Seychelles economy

04 october 2023 - 07:23:34
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Recovery of the Seychellois economy continues as tourism flows normalise and economic activity moves closer to [...] Full text...

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FIFA ranking for Africa: Morocco stay top, Guinea Bissau improve

21 september 2023 - 18:11:59
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has officially published its quarterly rankings with some interesting moves for African teams on the [...] Full text...

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The COI launches “AléVini”, a new fund to help regional mobility

16 september 2023 - 09:25:59
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has launched a mobility fund intended for actors in the region's [...] Full text...

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IOIG 2023: Madagascar leads with 21 gold medals

28 august 2023 - 08:01:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Madagascar, host of the 11th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG), leads the medals [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: All 20 qualifiers emerge for second round

28 august 2023 - 06:28:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the 20 teams that have qualified for the second round of the 2023-24 [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of 2nd-leg, first-round matches

27 august 2023 - 06:51:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results from the second-leg, first-round matches played in the CAF Confederation Cup. Azam FC, Tanzania [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Second-leg, first-round matches

25 august 2023 - 09:05:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the scheduled second-leg, first-round matches this weekend, with first-leg results in brackets Friday, 25 August Azam [...] Full text...

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11th Indian Ocean Islands Games begins Friday in Madagascar

23 august 2023 - 08:03:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The 11th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) is scheduled from Friday, 25 August to 3 September [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: All first-leg, first-round results

21 august 2023 - 08:32:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the results from the first-leg, first-round matches, played at the weekend in the [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: More results from first-round matches

20 august 2023 - 07:34:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are more results from the first-leg, first-round matches played on Saturday in the 2023/24 CAF [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: First-round matches on 18 to 20 August

16 august 2023 - 07:23:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - First-round matches in thee 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup will be held between 18 and 20 August, [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Mauritius highlights transformative power of food production

23 july 2023 - 11:40:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa preliminary qualifiers draw officially conducted

13 july 2023 - 20:45:00
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, CAF, on Thursday conducted the official draw of the FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Weak global economy, high inflation, and rising fragmentation demand strong G20 action: New IMF Blog

13 july 2023 - 15:54:30
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - When the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Gandhinagar, India, next week, [...] Full text...

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Seychelles to get new beach soccer stadium to host FIFA 2025 World Cup

08 july 2023 - 14:18:48
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - A new beach soccer stadium will be built in Seychelles to host the 2025 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Seychelles pioneers novel financing instruments, taps IMF climate facility

06 july 2023 - 07:35:11
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Seychelles is successfully balancing conservation and economic development by tapping innovative financing instruments, according to Country [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: FIFA release pots for African draw

02 july 2023 - 10:58:02
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, have released the pots for the African draws ahead of the [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA Ranking for Africa

29 june 2023 - 13:09:44
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following is the latest FIFA World Ranking for African countries released on Tuesday. 1    Morocco 2    Senegal 3   [...] Full text...

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HRW urges UK, US to announce full reparations for Chagossians on 50th anniversary of forced displacement

15 june 2023 - 05:56:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) – The governments of the United Kingdom and United States of America should mark the [...] Full text...

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Angola hosts final CAF Club Licensing Online Platform workshop

02 june 2023 - 07:30:01
Lubango, Angola (PANA) - The spotlight falls on Angola as it hosts the fourth and final 2023 regional workshop of [...] Full text...

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IMF supports Seychelles to maintain macroeconomic stability

01 june 2023 - 09:05:07
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved for Seychelles a [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat to visit Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles

27 may 2023 - 06:06:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A senior US diplomat will visit Mauritius, Comoros and Seychelles from 29 May to 1 [...] Full text...

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Press Freedom Index 2023 : Libya drops six places to 149th

03 may 2023 - 19:08:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya fell six places to 149th in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) press freedom index for [...] Full text...

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Mauritian PM calls for neighbourhood watch on illegal activities Western Indian Ocean region

27 april 2023 - 09:24:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday called for the setting up of a neighbourhood watch [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: South Africa seek first title on return to Continental scene

17 april 2023 - 07:15:13
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa return to the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first [...] Full text...

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FIFA Rankings - Nigeria slips to lowest position in 4 years

07 april 2023 - 10:14:00
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The fortunes of Nigeria's senior men's football team has plummeted the more as the Super Eagles [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF African Schools Football: Draws made

05 april 2023 - 13:07:57
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The draw for the 2022/23 CAF African Schools Football Championship was officially conducted on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Seychelles records a strong rise in tourist arrivals

29 march 2023 - 17:20:45
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) – Seychelles tourism recovered strongly in 2022 with arrivals reaching about  87 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, [...] Full text...

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Super Falcons maintain top spot as Africa’s best Women’s Football Team

26 march 2023 - 11:28:09
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Super Falcons of Nigeria have retained their top spot as the best women’s football team [...] Full text...

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Central banks must enhance transparency to build trust: IMF

24 march 2023 - 05:10:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Economic and financial turbulence calls for greater transparency from policymakers, says the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football Championship Final to be held in Durban from 5-8 April

22 march 2023 - 09:38:58
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The inaugural CAF African Schools Football Championship (ASFC) - Durban 2023 - will take place [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group endorses new partnership strategy for Mozambique

24 february 2023 - 13:11:35
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework [...] Full text...

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2023 U20 AFCON: CAF releases list of match officials

19 february 2023 - 06:23:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A list of 16 referees, 18 assistant referees and six video assistant referees (VAR) has been [...] Full text...

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UK, US criticised for expulsion of Chagos Islands’ indigenous people

15 february 2023 - 11:45:25
London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches 3rd Country Cooperation Strategy 2023/2026 to achieve universal health coverage

19 january 2023 - 09:28:35
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius launched on Wednesday its Country Cooperation Strategy 2023-2026 prepared by the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

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Famous ship to visit African ports

03 january 2023 - 06:07:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will welcome the MSC Poesia cruise ship this year as the vessel [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International welcomes Zambia's decision to abolish death penalty

25 december 2022 - 05:52:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has welcomed the announcement by Zambia's  President Hakainde Hichilema that the death [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to institutionalise National Health Observatory

06 december 2022 - 08:12:52
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday said it will institutionalise the National Health Observatory [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes third review under the Extended Fund Facility for Seychelles

02 december 2022 - 09:43:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed the third review [...] Full text...

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UNDP to help Mauritius set up National Healthcare Waste Disposal Facility

27 october 2022 - 08:03:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will set up, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a National Healthcare Waste [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccination rollout stalls in Africa, says WHO

21 october 2022 - 14:42:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the monthly [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa

21 october 2022 - 10:48:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered [...] Full text...

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Monaco Explorations begin two-month expedition in the Indian Ocean

13 october 2022 - 09:25:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Monaco Explorations, supported by the commitment of Prince Albert II of Monaco to protect the ocean [...] Full text...

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South Africa airline FlySafair to operate to 11 new destinations in southern African

11 october 2022 - 12:29:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African airline FlySafair has received approval to operate flights to 11 new destinations [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean: The IOC launches activities of Governance, Peace and Stability (GPS) project

24 september 2022 - 11:04:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) launched on Thursday in Antananarivo, Madagascar, the first activities of the [...] Full text...

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AU. COMESA launch joint election observer mission

05 august 2022 - 13:20:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have officially launched [...] Full text...

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Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years: WHO

04 august 2022 - 17:32:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Commission Member States to strengthen regional maritime connectivity

04 august 2022 - 07:04:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Wednesday launched a Regional Technical Committee under the Enhancing Maritime [...] Full text...

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SADC secretariat cautions on infringement of its trademarks

11 july 2022 - 12:52:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The SADC Secretariat on Monday cautioned the general public that the name “Southern African [...] Full text...

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Seychelles' economy strongly recovered in 2021, GDP growth above expectations - IMF

30 june 2022 - 09:26:28
Washington DC, US (PANA) – Seychelles has secured US$8.7 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the Executive Board  [...] Full text...

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Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations

28 june 2022 - 19:54:24
Lisbon, Spain (PANA) - With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or near [...] Full text...

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Chronic staff shortfalls stifle Africa’s health systems: WHO study

26 june 2022 - 05:20:01
  Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – A serious shortage of health workers in Africa is undermining access to and provision of health services [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa reveals lessons for governance - IMF Country Focus

24 june 2022 - 07:21:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made important strides in tackling corruption, with some outperforming emerging [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Trade deficit for 2022 forecast at 27.8 pct higher, compared to 2021

28 may 2022 - 08:35:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Friday said the forecast for total exports of Mauritian products for 2022 would [...] Full text...

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African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers named

26 may 2022 - 23:49:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) were Thursday made known after the draw. The 7th [...] Full text...

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Seychelles' macroeconomic outlook 'favourable', but challenges remain - IMF

09 may 2022 - 10:08:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that the macroeconomic outlook of Seychelles is [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog cites arbitrary censorship, especially on internet, in Africa

03 may 2022 - 13:58:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Despite a wave of liberalisation in the 1990s in Africa, there are still, too often, cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccine uptake increases by 15% - WHO

22 march 2022 - 06:43:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON qualifier: Mauritius to play São Tomé and Principe on 24 and 27 March

26 february 2022 - 09:47:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will play the qualifying matches for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition against [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago

08 february 2022 - 05:47:56
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Monday that a group of local and foreign [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination rate six-fold

04 february 2022 - 05:29:57
Brazzaville, CONGO (PANA) - The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa needs to increase six-fold for the continent to meet the [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Draw conducted for preliminary round

21 january 2022 - 18:40:48
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The draw for the preliminary round of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Song, Amunike confirmed Preliminary Round Draw Assistants

19 january 2022 - 23:11:39
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Former Cameroon Indomitable Lions' captain, Rigobert Song, and Super Eagles' former great, Emmanuel Amunike, will be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa clocks fastest surge in cases this year, but deaths remain low: WHO

14 december 2021 - 12:43:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An 83 per cent surge in new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases during the past week in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Ramaphosa addresses latest COVID-19 storm

08 december 2021 - 15:36:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, was Wednesday locked in talks with government officials and [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Only one out of four health workers is fully vaccinated in Africa, warns WHO

25 november 2021 - 18:57:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus, [...] Full text...

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African Union moves to create continental medical agency

09 november 2021 - 21:01:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) entered into force with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF team reports Seychelles impressive progress toward economic recovery

09 november 2021 - 13:08:20
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Seychelles  has made impressive progress in implementing the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-supported programme and restoring macroeconomic [...] Full text...

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Africa launches report on status of Nationally Determined Contributions to reduce emissions

08 november 2021 - 15:05:01
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partner institutions of the Africa NDC Hub have published a [...] Full text...

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AfDB Report predicts strong economic recovery in East Africa

28 october 2021 - 20:59:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The .African Development Bank launched the East Africa Economic Outlook 2021, reviewing the economic performance of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Less than 10% of African countries to hit key vaccination goal

28 october 2021 - 11:16:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Just five African countries, less than 10% of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Minister deplores decline of women-owned businesses

26 october 2021 - 08:41:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Monday, deplored that women-owned [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gov't striving to build a plastic-free country

19 october 2021 - 10:37:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fifteen African countries hit 10% vaccination goal

30 september 2021 - 20:19:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Fifteen African countries, nearly a third of the continent’s 54 nations, have fully vaccinated 10% of their [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Conference alerts on the vulnerability of African SIDS

16 september 2021 - 18:57:34
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX), which kicked off [...] Full text...

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SADC warns public on use of its registered trademarks

09 september 2021 - 14:18:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The SADC Secretariat has cautioned the general public that the name “Southern African Development Community”; the acronym [...] Full text...

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Normal to above normal rainfall forecast in much of the SADC region

04 september 2021 - 13:54:30
Gaborone, Botswana - The bulk of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is likely to receive normal to above-normal [...] Full text...

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SADC congratulates Zambia’s President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema

16 august 2021 - 15:13:38
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi on Monday congratulated Zambia’s President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema on behalf of [...] Full text...

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AU calls for measures to neutralise threats to blue economy start-ups

12 august 2021 - 08:29:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has celebrated the African Day of the Seas and Oceans with a [...] Full text...

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Malawi hosts 41st SADC Summit

09 august 2021 - 13:32:37
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Paying attention to the health and wellbeing of their populations, Heads of State and Government in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$105.63 million extended arrangement for Seychelles

30 july 2021 - 12:51:22
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 32-month extended arrangement for US$105.63 million to support [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine shipments boost for Africa - WHO

30 july 2021 - 05:25:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$20 million loan to support Covid-19 recovery in Seychelles

22 july 2021 - 19:32:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a US$20 [...] Full text...

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IMF weighs up US$107 million support for Seychelles economic, structural policies

08 july 2021 - 09:56:39
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Seychellois authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on economic and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Sub-Saharan Africa must act now to stop surge of new Delta variant'

29 june 2021 - 06:26:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The only way for Sub-Saharan Africa to break free from the new vicious COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Seychelles on 45th independence anniversary

29 june 2021 - 05:08:46
Washington, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has congratulated the people of Seychelles on the 45th [...] Full text...

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SADC holds Extraordinary Summit in Maputo

23 june 2021 - 09:22:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are on Wednesday meeting in the Mozambican capital, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches and National Food System Dialogue

18 june 2021 - 07:01:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched the Partnership for Action on Green Recovery Fund project (PAGE) and the [...] Full text...

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CAF opens 3-day ‘Train the Trainers’ workshop in Nigeria

03 june 2021 - 18:09:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The first-ever Safety and Security Train the Trainers Workshop, organized by the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals decrease by 99.1% in Mauritius

29 may 2021 - 07:36:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday reported that the number of tourist arrivals decreased from 304,842 in the [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA Rankings for African countries

27 may 2021 - 19:04:16
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest FIFA rankings for African countries, published in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. World [...] Full text...

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2021 African Beach Soccer: Mozambique, first team to qualify for semi-final

25 may 2021 - 19:57:55
Saly, Senegal (PANA) - Mozambique on Tuesday qualified for the semi-final of the 2021 Africa Beach Soccer nations cup, taking [...] Full text...

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2021 African Beach Soccer: All results from Day 1

25 may 2021 - 17:54:18
Saly, Senegal (PANA) - The following are results of all the matches played so far in the 2021 African Beach [...] Full text...

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CAF announces new leaders for its standing committees

18 may 2021 - 16:55:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a new team that will lead the work [...] Full text...

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Beach Soccer AFCON: Seychelles qualify after Madagascar withdrawal

28 april 2021 - 18:30:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Madagascar has officially withdrawn from qualifying for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa stock exchanges go for green bond product to battle climate change

12 march 2021 - 18:23:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Kingdom's-funded FSD Africa, aiming to build resilience against climate change, said on Friday it had [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Positive cases in Africa to top four million, vaccine rollout underway

11 march 2021 - 16:58:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is poised to surpass four million COVID-19 infections this week since the continent’s first confirmed case [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Seychelles bars South African visitors

08 march 2021 - 16:31:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Seychelles on Monday said it will reopen its borders to international travellers on [...] Full text...

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Mozambique growth expected to rebound by 2022 – World Bank

05 march 2021 - 18:59:45
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economy is expected to gradually recover from 2021 but substantial downside risks remain due to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says 'fewer cases of virus among women in Africa'

05 march 2021 - 07:16:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Women account for a slightly smaller proportion of COVID-19 infections and deaths compared with men, a preliminary [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 77.7% decrease of tourist arrivals in 2020

27 february 2021 - 10:12:11
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius decreased by 1,074,508 or 77.7% to reach 308,980 in 2020 compared [...] Full text...

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Pfizer expands access to cancer drugs in 45 African countries

10 february 2021 - 16:54:47
New York, US (PANA) - US drug firm Pfizer has announced a partnership with IDA Foundation, an independent social enterprise [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Corruption kills people worldwide – Transparency International

30 january 2021 - 13:55:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - COVID-19 is not just a health and economic crisis, but also a corruption crisis [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO

22 january 2021 - 05:35:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies

05 january 2021 - 16:09:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...

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UK, Eastern and Southern Africa EPA goes into force

04 january 2021 - 07:52:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom (UK) will, henceforth, trade under the United Kingdom (UK)- Eastern and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU grants 7.9 million euro to Mauritius to fight the pandemic

18 december 2020 - 13:41:45
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has obtained a 7.9 million euro grant from the European Union (EU) in a bid [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranks 30th in Africa in visa granting on continent

11 december 2020 - 22:50:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia ranks 30th among African countries granting visas, a report issued Thursday by the African Union [...] Full text...

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AfDB, AU joint visa transparency index shows 9% improvement

10 december 2020 - 14:06:07
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The upward trend in African countries liberalizing visa regimes and welcoming African travellers has improved [...] Full text...

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Mauritius urges enterprises to tap into investment opportunities in Africa

09 december 2020 - 13:25:34
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister Nandcoomar Bodha on Wednesday said “Africa [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Seychelles to reinforce bilateral cooperation

01 december 2020 - 08:54:52
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday reaffirmed Mauritius’ commitment to work closely with Seychelles on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Seychelles sign MoUs on cyber crime, security and crime combating

30 november 2020 - 13:22:26
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Seychelles on Monday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on cyber crime and [...] Full text...

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Seychelles President arrives in Mauritius

29 november 2020 - 13:37:45
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – Seychelles President, Wavel Ramkalawan, on Sunday afternoon arrived in Mauritius for a three-day official visit, PANA [...] Full text...

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Seychelles president to visit Mauritius, 29 Nov to 1 Dec

28 november 2020 - 09:24:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan will pay a state visit to Mauritius from Sunday, 29 November to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Seychelles participate in UNDP's project on coral reefs rehabilitation

27 november 2020 - 05:40:25
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – A six-year United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project, to be implemented in Mauritius and Seychelles, was [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius decrease by 67.6%

26 november 2020 - 13:36:09
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA)- Statistics Mauritius has on Thursday said that, compared to the period January to September 2019, tourist [...] Full text...

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Nearly 1:5 COVID-19 deaths in the African region linked to diabetes, says WHO

15 november 2020 - 10:12:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says that 18.3% of COVID-19 deaths in the African region are among [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants to lease Diego Garcia Island to the US

09 november 2020 - 09:54:52
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday renewed Mauritius' proposal for a long-term lease of [...] Full text...

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Mozambique withdraws statement on decolonization before UN commission

04 november 2020 - 16:51:26
New York United Nations (PANA) - Mozambique's permanent representative to the UN has withdrawn a statement on decolonization in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to pursue its claim for Chagos archipelago - PM Jugnauth

04 november 2020 - 14:07:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday said Mauritius is determined to pursue its fight [...] Full text...

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Mauritius trains women on climate change actions

22 october 2020 - 12:46:20
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Climate change has adverse impacts on people but d it affects women and men differently, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB confirms sub-Sahara Africa’s economic downturn, outlines path for recovery

08 october 2020 - 09:55:18
Washington, US (PANA) - Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted [...] Full text...

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African electricity sector reforms aim to remove barriers to private investments, cheaper energy prices

21 august 2020 - 21:18:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa has embarked on a process to review electricity charges [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic hits Seychelles with unprecedented economic impact- IMF

20 august 2020 - 09:57:15
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented economic impact on Seychelles through the implementation of strict [...] Full text...

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Football: Foresters crowned Seychelles champions

18 august 2020 - 14:50:46
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Foresters have been crowned the Seychelles Premier football League champions for the first time after winning [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranked 2nd in Africa in 2020 Environmental Performance Index

19 july 2020 - 11:41:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia was ranked 2nd in Africa and 71st globally in the 2020 edition of the Environmental [...] Full text...

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FIFA's latest rankings for African countries

17 july 2020 - 19:19:00
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest rankings for Africa as issued on Thursday by FIFA. Senegal Tunisia Nigeria Algeria Morocco Ghana Egypt Cameroon Mali DR Congo Burkina Faso Côte [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Commission gets new Secretary-General

17 july 2020 - 17:22:21
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has got a new secretary-general. He is Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, former Rector [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Tanzania’s economic growth fastest in Eastern Africa - AfDB Report

10 july 2020 - 12:35:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A new report shows Tanzania’s economy is forecast to grow at 5.2 percent in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WHO urges strong safety measures as African countries resume air travel

03 july 2020 - 04:35:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As African countries begin to reopen borders and air spaces, it is crucial that governments take [...] Full text...

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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally

12 june 2020 - 16:19:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...

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UNDP blames global anti-racism protests on inequality

11 june 2020 - 14:05:04
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The anti-racism demonstrations sweeping across the world reflects inequality, the UNDP has said. In a news dispatch, [...] Full text...

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Debt burden, economic sanctions key concerns at OACP forum

04 june 2020 - 14:24:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member States of the Organization of the African, Carribbean and Pacific (OACP) countries have identified the [...] Full text...

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African, Carribean states launch push for debt relief amid coronavirus pandemic pains

03 june 2020 - 21:24:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries and their Carribean and Pacific States counterparts have decried the impact of debt distress, [...] Full text...

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South Africa tops most integrated infrastructure and production countries in Africa: AfDB

26 may 2020 - 12:02:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - South Africa tops the best-performing countries in Africa (out of 54 countries) in terms of productive [...] Full text...

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Mauritian papers highlight coronavirus this week

16 may 2020 - 15:14:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As in recent weeks, the news in Mauritius is still dominated by coronavirus, with local newspapers [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French Development Agency helps Indian Ocean islands against pandemic

30 april 2020 - 11:21:15
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has provided a new grant of 2 million euros to the [...] Full text...

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Botswana-based ecotourism firm reduces water bottle use on its operations

20 april 2020 - 14:32:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -Wilderness Safaris, Africa’s leading ecotourism company based in Botswana, has reduced bottled water usage by 86% on [...] Full text...

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Seychelles bolsters marine economy conservation with foreign debt fundraising

27 march 2020 - 01:18:37
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) – Nearly a third of Seychelles’ ocean will be shielded from climate change and unregulated economic exploitation [...] Full text...

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Gender equality remains priority in SADC region – Executive Secretary

08 march 2020 - 16:05:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Gender equality remains a priority in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region as [...] Full text...

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EU takes aid to Indian Ocean entrepreneurs

06 march 2020 - 20:04:06
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – The Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Hamada Madi, and the European Union ambassador, Vincent [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: African women leaders network to be launched in June

05 march 2020 - 22:15:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Altogether, 40 African active women leaders in different walks of life (civil society, Parliament, information and [...] Full text...

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The number of poor people in Africa is increasing, says report

26 february 2020 - 17:38:33
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The number of people living in poverty has increased despite progress on the continent, says [...] Full text...

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AfDB notes lack of reform coordination in Zimbabwe government

26 february 2020 - 14:48:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the Zimbabwe government lacks reform coordination and urged the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Indian Ocean Commission announces Coronavirus Emergency Plan

25 february 2020 - 15:59:11
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - A mission to support the management of Covid-19, led by the Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean [...] Full text...

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Botswana citizens challenged to support swimming team

10 february 2020 - 08:59:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s citizens have been urged to rally behind the national team at the Confederation Africaine de [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches project to improve coral reef fisheries production for food security

06 february 2020 - 14:19:17
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritius on Thursday embarked on a project to enhance livelihoods, food security and maritime safety [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Famous African mercenary dead at 100

03 february 2020 - 19:34:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s most notorious mercenary has died at the age of 100. “Mad” Mike Hoare [...] Full text...

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IORA’s experts’ meeting opens in Mauritius

30 january 2020 - 14:47:00
Plaine 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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