Mali attends 73rd session of the ASECNA Committee of Ministers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

11 july 2024 - 17:01:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will be taking part in the 73rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the [...] Full text...

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Senegal’s new authorities committed to growth-friendly fiscal consolidation

20 june 2024 - 11:33:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has welcomed the Senegalese new authorities’ commitment to the [...] Full text...

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Malian Induatry minister lays foundation stone for cement factory in Sikasso region

12 february 2024 - 18:34:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Industry and Trade, Moussa Alassane Diallo, Saturday laid the foundation stone of a [...] Full text...

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Human rights advocate urges DR Congo authorities to free journalist

02 february 2024 - 07:01:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Four French nationals arrested in Ouagadougou

20 december 2023 - 13:51:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four French officials suspected of espionage have been arrested by the police here, the capital [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso suspends distribution of French newspaper Le Monde

03 december 2023 - 11:46:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso on Saturday announced the suspension of the distribution of [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls out Burkina Faso government for crackdown on dissent

09 november 2023 - 09:11:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Burkina Faso's military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its [...] Full text...

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A Libyan newspaper wonders whether the changes in French-speaking Africa augur a new Françafrique

08 september 2023 - 16:40:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The changes we are witnessing in the Sahel region, in Central Africa and in what is generally [...] Full text...

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New financing tool aims to increase access to lifesaving mosquito nets

22 august 2023 - 15:41:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More people in some of the world’s poorest communities will have access to quality health products [...] Full text...

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First Lady of Burundi attends China-Africa Women's Cooperation Forum

26 june 2023 - 18:39:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The wife of Burundi's Head of State, Angéline Ndayishimiye, left here Sunday evening for China to [...] Full text...

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France rejects expulsion of two French journalists from Burkina Faso

03 april 2023 - 16:08:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France said Monday it deeply regretted the expulsion of Le Monde and Libération correspondents from [...] Full text...

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Macron's message about end of "Françafrique", indicates France is a new "Neo-colonial" power -Newspaper says

10 march 2023 - 15:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During his recent African tour which too him to four African countries, namely Gabon, the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog says reforms crucial for civilian rule in Mali

09 august 2022 - 10:13:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A human rghts advocate on Tuesday urged Mali's authorities to act to uphold fundamental freedoms and the [...] Full text...

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8th edition of AFRICA CEO FORUM opens in Côte d'Ivoire

13 june 2022 - 20:07:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 8th edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM opened on Monday in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, [...] Full text...

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Mali launches first edition of Kénèbé project dedicated to youth and women

10 june 2022 - 13:46:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Association Afrique Yeelen (AY), in partnership with the mayor's office of the Commune I of [...] Full text...

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Libyan rival Prime Minister says he has held 'positive talks' with senior US officials

04 june 2022 - 16:28:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister appointed by Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, says he held "positive talks with senior [...] Full text...

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Mali: Suspension of RFI and France 24 is "attack against freedom and independence of information"(RSF)

17 march 2022 - 20:18:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) on Thursday denounced an attack against information, which will be prejudicial [...] Full text...

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Rights groups decry rising violence against women in Africa

16 march 2022 - 17:00:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Groups under the banner of Ghana-based ProHumane Afrique International Wednesday expressed "concern and dismay over the [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian journalist to lead New York-based investment banker's Africa expansion

26 february 2022 - 00:04:21
New York, US (PANA) – Cameroonian broadcast journalist, Michel Lobé Ewané, has been named a Board member of the New [...] Full text...

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Mali's transitional authorities expel journalist from Jeune Afrique

08 february 2022 - 15:33:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Press Centre (Maison de la presse) of Mali Tuesday condemned the expulsion of Benjamin [...] Full text...

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Senegalese govt. vows to settle balance of payments due to former Air Afrique workers

08 december 2021 - 19:12:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government is working to settle the balance of four billion CFA francs owed to [...] Full text...

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Association launches campaign to promote women's right, fight GBV

06 december 2021 - 19:38:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A women's association, called "Musodev", has launched an awareness campaign for the promotion of women's rights [...] Full text...

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Five TunisAir managers, two engineers banned from travelling

03 august 2021 - 09:36:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The examining magistrate of the economic and financial judiciary unit in Tunisia has issued a travel [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean Bank moves to end housing crisis with mortgage financing deal

08 june 2021 - 12:21:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - African housing development financier Shelter Afrique has signed a US$11 million housing deal with Harare-based African [...] Full text...

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Journalists to hold rally in Paris, call for release of kidnapped Olivier Dubois

02 june 2021 - 17:40:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporter Without Borders (RSF) and partners calling for the release of French journalist, say they [...] Full text...

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French journalist, Olivier Dubois, kidnapped in northeast Mali

05 may 2021 - 15:50:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French journalist, Olivier Dubois, has been kidnapped in northeastern Mali, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said [...] Full text...

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"Jeune Afrique" founder, Béchir Ben Yahmed, dies in Paris

03 may 2021 - 20:26:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French-Tunisian journalist founder of "Jeune Afrique", Bechir Ben Ahmed, died Monday of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Paris [...] Full text...

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New Tunisia News Agency CEO uses police access his office

14 april 2021 - 09:47:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The new Chief Executive Officer of the Tunisia News Agency, Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP), Kamel Ben [...] Full text...

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Niger President Bazoum appoints Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as Prime Minister of Niger

04 april 2021 - 20:00:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has appointed Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as Prime Minister, the Presidency announced in [...] Full text...

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Gabon launches 2nd cement production factory

22 september 2020 - 14:45:45
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese Prime Minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, has inaugurated a second cement production line belonging [...] Full text...

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Nigeria increases shareholding in African housing financier, Shelter Afrique

04 september 2020 - 20:59:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African housing development financier, Shelter Afrique, has received US$$9.4 million from Nigeria, the first tranche of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rugby Afrique bails out Kenya Rugby Union

30 august 2020 - 17:21:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Rugby Union has received 5,000 Euros from Rugby Afrique Solidarity Fund to help vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Canal Plus acquires German Bundesliga broadcast rights in francophone Africa

29 august 2020 - 09:34:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African arm of French pay television broadcaster, Canal Plus, has acquired the French language rights [...] Full text...

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Mali mutiny: Soldiers arrest President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéïta

18 august 2020 - 18:39:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was arrested by soldiers late Tuesday in Bamako in the [...] Full text...

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African housing financier Shelter Afrique nears complete turnaround

14 july 2020 - 21:31:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  – African housing development financier, Shelter Afrique, is moving towards full business recovery after reporting a massive [...] Full text...

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"Survie" criticizes French military intervention in fight against terrorism in Sahel

30 june 2020 - 22:07:26
Paris, France (PANA) - The Survie Association Tuesday criticized the presence of French forces in the Barkane operation under the [...] Full text...

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French researcher gets access to President François Mitterrand's archives on the Rwandan genocide

16 june 2020 - 18:49:20
Paris, France (PANA) - Researcher François Graner, who, following a decision of the Council of State and after five years [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

29 may 2020 - 13:41:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...

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TV5Monde Afrique launches new pan-African TV series on Monday

22 may 2020 - 16:56:21
Paris, France (PANA) - From Monday, TV5MONDE's Africa channel will launch its new pan-African TV series, entitled "Renaissance" and produced [...] Full text...

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France pays tribute to the memory of Edem Kodjo

16 april 2020 - 18:05:57
Paris, France (PANA) - France on Thursday paid tribute to the memory of Edem Kodjo, former Prime Minister of Togo [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus kills popular Cameroonian musician, Manu Dibango

25 march 2020 - 19:36:45
Paris, France (PANA) - Several radio stations broadcasting in France, including RFI, FIP and France Musique, as well as the [...] Full text...

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First COVID-19 patient in Tunisia discharged from hospital

19 march 2020 - 15:58:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's first patient of coronavirus was discharged on Thursday from from the University Hospital in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus, post-election problems highlighted by Togolese newspapers

15 march 2020 - 15:31:07
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - News about the coronavirus pandemic and the challenge of results of the 22 February presidential election [...] Full text...

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Shelter Afrique lends US$11.6 million to Senegalese real estate firm

20 february 2020 - 16:15:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Shelter Afrique, the pan African organisation exclusively dealing with affordable housing in Africa, on Thursday signed an [...] Full text...

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Gabon's first solar power plant to be commissioned next month

03 february 2020 - 11:06:16
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's first photovoltaic solar power plant will be commissioned at the end of March in Ndjolé, [...] Full text...

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Gabon to create a national airline

09 january 2020 - 17:27:16
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Addressing members of the Gabonese parliament, the Prime Minister and Head of Government, Julien Nkoghe Bekalé, [...] Full text...

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Gabon: CIMAF announces production of 850,000 tonnes of cement per year

06 january 2020 - 21:58:22
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)  -  The managing director of Ciments d'Afrique (CIMAF), Salim Kaddouri, Monday announced the production of 850,000 tonnes [...] Full text...

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ECCAS countries meet in Libreville to update their organization's texts

23 december 2019 - 15:43:47
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Long advocated, not without difficulty, by the leaders of Central Africa, regional integration has been little [...] Full text...

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Kenya's urbanization rate piles pressure on city housing affordability, warns Shelter Afrique

17 december 2019 - 09:43:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is urbanizing at a rate higher than the African continent's average, putting pressure on access [...] Full text...

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Washington to host 3rd Annual Babacar N'diaye Conference

07 october 2019 - 13:38:08
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) is organising the third annual Babacar N'diaye Conference [...] Full text...

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2nd edition of 'The Heroines' forum set for September 24 in Abidjan

10 september 2019 - 15:04:51
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - More than 200 Ivorian executives and entrepreneurs will meet on 24 September in Abidjan for [...] Full text...

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Kenya mortgage firm raises substantial capital ahead of launch

08 september 2019 - 16:30:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC), an initiative by the National Treasury and the World Bank, [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves recommendations of the first monitoring report on Modern Mills of Mali

13 july 2019 - 07:53:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved recommendations of the [...] Full text...

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Shelter Afrique to resume lending after US$108 million debt restructuring

21 june 2019 - 13:27:54
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Shelter Afrique, an African housing financier, is set to resume lending after reaching an agreement with [...] Full text...

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AUC Chief cancels Reconciliation Conference on Libya because of continued fighting around Tripoli

20 june 2019 - 18:24:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has renounced the holding of a [...] Full text...

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Rights group says pregnant girls, young mothers denied school in Africa

17 june 2019 - 01:29:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tens of thousands of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers are denied their right to education across [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge UN to highlight Cameroon crisis at Central Africa briefing

04 june 2019 - 04:40:19
New York, US (PANA) – Nine human rights organisations are urging members of the United Nations Security Council to focus [...] Full text...

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Shelter Afrique targets US$350 million eurobond for housing sector investments

31 may 2019 - 14:24:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Shelter Afrique, the Pan African Organisation involved in housing investment in Africa, has announced plans to [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U20 WC: Mali coach names 21 players for WC in Poland

16 may 2019 - 19:27:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The coach of the Malian Under-20 football team, Mamoutou Kané dit Mourlé, has released a list [...] Full text...

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Tunisian film 'Camera d'Afrique' featured at Cannes Festival

05 may 2019 - 16:54:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A documentary film "Caméra d’Afrique" directed by Tunisian Ferid Boughedir, has been selected in "Cannes Classics [...] Full text...

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Sitab, the biggest rise on the Abidjan Stock Exchange

08 april 2019 - 21:45:41
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  - The Regional Stock Exchange of Abidjan (BRVM) closed Monday, April 8, 2019, up from the [...] Full text...

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High economic growth rates in Africa pushes major housing shortage across Africa, says Shelter Afrique

02 april 2019 - 16:26:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries are facing a housing crisis due to population growth, rapid urbanization and low supply [...] Full text...

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French media highlight Ogossagou massacre

31 march 2019 - 18:32:20
Paris, France (PANA) - The massacre of some 160 people in the Malian village of Ogosssagou on 23 March by [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso produced 52.662 tonnes of gold in 2018

25 march 2019 - 23:38:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso produced 52.662 tonnes of gold in 2018, Oumarou Idani, Minister of Mines and [...] Full text...

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President Alassane Ouattara confirms resignation of Guillaume Soro as Speaker of Parliament

28 january 2019 - 16:30:31
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara on Monday confirmed the Speaker of Parliament, Guillaume Kigbafori Soro, would [...] Full text...

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Nigerien first lady launches dialysis centre at Niamey hospital

22 january 2019 - 17:46:41
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's First Lady, Dr Malika Issoufou, Sponsor of the Association Nigérienne des dialysés et insuffisants rénnaux [...] Full text...

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AfDB hosts breakfast session on Africa Investment Forum in Abidjan

24 march 2018 - 07:41:46
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - On the sidelines of the 2018 Africa CEO Forum, which will take place in Abidjan, [...] Full text...

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CPJ calls for release of journalist detained in Cameroon

09 december 2017 - 19:10:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for the immediate release of journalist Patrice Nganang, [...] Full text...

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Campaign launched to bring exiled Gambian leader Jammeh to justice

22 october 2017 - 15:46:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of the government of Gambia's exiled President Yahya Jammeh have started a campaign to bring [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB pays tribute to late president Babacar Ndiaye

21 september 2017 - 19:42:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday paid tribute to honour its former President, the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Amnesty Int'l urges Gambia to stop 'brutal repression'

02 june 2016 - 05:19:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on [...] Full text...

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Senegal: President Sall condemns Jeune Afrique caricature of Sheikh Bamba

03 february 2016 - 17:49:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - President Macky Sall of Senegal has condemned in Dakar the caricature ‎of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, founder [...] Full text...

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Congo: Govt. takes new measures to improve business environment in Congo

18 january 2016 - 13:35:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government has taken a series of measures aimed at improving the business environment across [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ACP states call for 'development-centred outcome' at WTO meeting

16 december 2015 - 11:18:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ministers responsible for Trade of the African, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) Group of States have emphasized the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: 'Adopt prudent budget', IMF directors tell Cameroon

25 november 2015 - 08:27:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite sharply falling international oil prices and heightened regional security threats, Cameroon’s economy has [...] Full text...

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Congo: Congo, Côte d’Ivoire urge Africans to invest more in digital sector

21 july 2015 - 21:18:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Ivorian and Congolese presidents on Tuesday in Brazzaville urged African countries to invest more in [...] Full text...

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Congo: President Ouattara in Congo to attend digital revolution forum

20 july 2015 - 22:04:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, arrived on Monday in Brazzaville to attend the 4th edition of [...] Full text...

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US: IMF to support Guinea Bissau with US$23.9 million in July

05 may 2015 - 18:58:46
New York, US (PANA) - Subject to approval by its management and the Executive Board, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...

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US: IMF to support Cote d'Ivoire with US$67.5 million in June

03 april 2015 - 17:04:05
New York, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will support Cote d'Ivoire with US$67.5 million (CFAF 41 billion) [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF advises Gabon to curb growth in current spending

24 february 2015 - 09:17:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Underscoring the need for further fiscal adjustment to rebuild policy buffers while preserving medium-term [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF Managing Director to visit Rwanda, Senegal

17 january 2015 - 08:32:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Aiming to strengthen partnership with Rwanda and Senegal, the Managing Director of the International [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Authorities detain son-in-law of ousted President Ben Ali

19 november 2014 - 15:29:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Authorities in Tunisia have arrested and detained Slim Chiboub, son-in-law of ousted president, Ben Ali, PANA [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: International football starts unite in fight against Ebola

18 november 2014 - 18:22:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The world’s top football players, including Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Neymar Jr., Chelsea’s Didier [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Wednesday's exchange rates for Rwandan Franc

08 october 2014 - 17:02:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc: Currency [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF Mission approves Côte d’Ivoire's budget execution

03 october 2014 - 09:08:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected to reach about 8 [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF staff mission hails Senegal's economic performance

26 september 2014 - 20:36:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission on Friday concluded a 10-day visit to Senegal [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Guinea-Bissau, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on financial assistance

26 september 2014 - 08:17:18
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has reached agreement with the authorities of Guinea-Bissau [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA condemns arrest, detention of editor in Guinea

18 september 2014 - 17:11:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Thursday condemned the unlawful arrest and detention of managing [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Trading at West African Bourse declines

30 august 2014 - 11:45:10
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Trading at the West African regional stock exchange BRVM ended Friday on the decline with [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tunisia, Libya sign agreement on civil aviation

02 may 2014 - 22:03:21
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The international civil aviation training centre in Tunisia on Friday signed an agreement with the Libyan-African [...] Full text...

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France: CANAL+ AFRIQUE acquires broadcasting rights for 2014 FIFA World Cup

23 april 2014 - 16:00:20
Paris, France (PANA) - CANAL+ AFRIQUE has acquired the broadcasting rights for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, to be held [...] Full text...

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France: France-Rwanda ties deteriorate on genocide ceremony

07 april 2014 - 20:54:25
Paris, France ( PANA) - France on Monday strongly deplored the attitude of the Rwandan authorities who barred the French [...] Full text...

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Gabon: Friday's exchange rates in Central Africa

07 march 2014 - 10:49:53
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates in Central African States: Currency [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African CEOs to meet in Geneva

24 february 2014 - 13:05:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Africa’s largest companies are set to converge on Geneva, Switzerland, for [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: Shelter Afrique seeks 10b FCFA in West African financial market

22 january 2014 - 20:36:37
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Pan-African institution specializing in housing, Shelter Afrique, on Wednesday launched a bond issue through [...] Full text...

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Central African states to present policy statements to G8

15 june 2013 - 14:35:10
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Two major policy announcements, signed by the six African heads of state of the Communauté Economique [...] Full text...

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AI raises alarm over rights abuses in Mali after French intervention

08 june 2013 - 08:39:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Civilians are among dozens of people who have been tortured, killed or have disappeared, including while [...] Full text...

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Mali lines up activities to celebrate Africa Day

24 may 2013 - 15:32:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s Foreign Affairs and African Integration ministry will organize what it calls "the week of African [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council counter-terrorism panel focus on Mali, the Sahel, Somalia

11 may 2013 - 17:53:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council Counter-terrorism committee dealing with Al-Qaida is strengthening its work and cooperation [...] Full text...

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Three die in Niamey plane crash

04 february 2013 - 22:20:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – An light aircraft crashed on Monday afternoon as it was taking off from the Diori Hamani [...] Full text...

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MFWA condemns attacks on 4 journalists in Togo

14 january 2013 - 18:32:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Monday condemned the attack against four [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Ivorian airlines explore partnership

09 january 2013 - 20:51:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's largest domestic airline, Arik Air, and Cote d'Ivoire's new carrier Air Cote d'Ivoire, are exploring [...] Full text...

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Future of ACP countries to be discussed at Malabo summit

25 november 2012 - 14:14:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The next summit meeting of African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) countries scheduled 13-14 December in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, will [...] Full text...

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IMF deputy MD visits Senegal 5 Nov

02 november 2012 - 13:38:23
New York, US (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu will on 5 November lead an [...] Full text...

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Venezuelan diplomat murdered in Kenya after embassy sex scandal

27 july 2012 - 15:00:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Venezuela’s acting ambassador to Kenya, Olga Fonseca, has been found murdered at her Nairobi residence days [...] Full text...

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Mali's acting president to be inaugurated on Thursday

11 april 2012 - 20:49:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Mali's national assembly, Professor Dioncounda Traoré, will be inaugurated on Thursday as [...] Full text...

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Funerals of Brazzaville blast victims dominate Congolese press

17 march 2012 - 08:33:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese newspapers published this week were dominated by last Sunday's funeral of 145 of the 223 [...] Full text...

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Progress in regulatory reform expands business opportunities in OHADA states

26 january 2012 - 07:48:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new report from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank has [...] Full text...

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Libya's Afriqiyah Airways to resume international flights soon

01 december 2011 - 17:22:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan airline, Afriqiyah Airways, announced here Wednesday it would soon resume flights to Cairo, Tunis, [...] Full text...

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West African experts meet to improve regional aviation sector

22 october 2011 - 11:01:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African experts are meeting in Accra, Ghana, on the development of a viable airline industry [...] Full text...

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EDH-Afrique wants human rights taught in African military schools

14 october 2011 - 14:32:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Human Rights Education in Africa (EDH-Afrique) has called for the introduction of human rights education [...] Full text...

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Africa wheelchair basketball championship begins

10 october 2011 - 20:55:46
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The 2011 edition of the Africa wheelchair basketball championship, which will also determine qualification for the [...] Full text...

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Gambian-born ICC Deputy Prosecutor honoured

03 october 2011 - 17:13:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Fatou Bom Bensouda, Gambian former Justice Minister and Deputy Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), [...] Full text...

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Tribute to Alcinou da Costa: African press mourns exceptional trainer

07 september 2011 - 17:27:17
Paris, France (PANA) - Senegalese journalist, Louis Alcinou da Costa, who was buried on Wednesday in Dakar, trained as many [...] Full text...

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Journalist Alcinou Louis da Costa’s body makes final journey back home

05 september 2011 - 22:55:27
Paris, France (PANA) – A solem ceremony was held at the funeral parlour of Les Batignolles in Paris on Monday [...] Full text...

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Renowned African journalist, Da Costa, to be buried Wednesday in Dakar

02 september 2011 - 11:38:01
Paris, France (PANA) - Renowned African journalist and communications specialist Louis Alcinou Da Costa, who died in Paris, France, Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Memorial service planned for late PANAPRESS consultant, Da Acosta, Monday

01 september 2011 - 13:27:07
Paris, France (PANA) - A memorial service will be held Monday at the St. Francis Xavier Church in Paris, [...] Full text...

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Mentor of African press, Louis Alcinou da Costa, dies in Paris

30 august 2011 - 20:48:45
Paris, France (PANA) – A mentor of the African media and former consultant of the Pan-African News Agency (PANAPRESS), Louis [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Seun Kuti to tour France

29 july 2011 - 12:31:06
Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerian musician Seun Kuti, son of music legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, will begin a tour of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gets US$20m housing loan

11 july 2011 - 10:59:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A Kenya-based African finance house, Shelter Afrique, Monday announced a US$20 million loan for Zimbabwean banks [...] Full text...

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President of Malian Basketball Federation buried in Bamako

31 may 2011 - 17:00:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Malian Basketball Federation (FMBB) and technical commissioner of FIBA-Monde, Abdallah Mahamane Haïdara, [...] Full text...

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Casablanca Stock Exchange closes up

12 may 2011 - 17:36:06
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Casablanca Stock Exchange closed on the rise Thursday, with its two main indices (Moroccan All [...] Full text...

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Kagame knocks African leaders for foreign military intervention

01 may 2011 - 20:40:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said the international military intervention in African countries, like Côte d'Ivoire [...] Full text...

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'Al Qaeda takes advantage of airstrikes on Libya to stock up on missiles'

28 march 2011 - 13:02:51
Paris, France (PANA) - The terrorist group Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has taken advantage of the looting of [...] Full text...

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Global financial crisis: Africa resisted better than expected, says AfDB president

14 march 2011 - 13:33:36
Paris, France (PANA) - African economies "did not go down" during the global financial crisis following their sound financial policies, [...] Full text...

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Congolese President says Ouattara is Ivorian president-elect

26 february 2011 - 16:23:38
Paris, France (PANA) - The President of Congo, Denis Sassou N’Guesso has declared Alassane Dramane Ouattara as winner of the [...] Full text...

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Greenpeace says EU over-exploiting West Africa’s marine resources

12 february 2011 - 13:45:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Greenpeace International, defender of the environment worldwide, has slammed the European Union (EU) "for over-exploiting West [...] Full text...

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African immigrants, catalyst for Africa's development

21 january 2011 - 12:53:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The historic conference of African immigrants in Europe has come and gone, but a key lesson [...] Full text...

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Wade wants Senegal to build aircraft

20 january 2011 - 11:28:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - President Abdoulaye Wade has challenged his Transport Minister, Karim Wade, to make Senegal an aircraft manufacturing [...] Full text...

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Ivorian crisis still dominates Congolese newspapers

22 december 2010 - 17:50:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire, caused by the refusal of President Laurent Gbagbo to hand [...] Full text...

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Ivorian First Lady autographs book

18 september 2010 - 11:50:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Ivorian First Lady, Simone Ehivet Gbagbo, on Friday in D akar autographed her book â?Paroles d'honneurâ? [...] Full text...

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CPJ condemns Benin newspaper ban in Togo

27 august 2010 - 09:14:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Wednesday's ruling by a criminal [...] Full text...

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Magazine fined for libeling President Gnassingbe's half-brother

25 august 2010 - 23:24:00
Lome- Togo (PANA) â" A sub--regional fortnightly magazine, Tribune d'Afrique, wa s on Wednesday fined 60 million FCFA (about US$120,000) [...] Full text...

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NGOs want Mauritanian "slaves" to reclaim rights

23 august 2010 - 18:53:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Secretary-General of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA-section Mauritania), Biram Ould [...] Full text...

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Congolese military to participate in French national day parade

30 march 2010 - 21:53:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- A contingent of about 50 Congolese soldiers will participate in the 14 July parade in Paris [...] Full text...

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Global road safety programme launched in Senegal

18 march 2010 - 22:43:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- A five-year global road safety programme dubbed "Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative" was launched on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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AFRAA honours 2 former Air Afrique executives

12 february 2010 - 19:59:00
Abidjan- Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) on Friday honoured two former execurives of the defunct [...] Full text...

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AFRAA to discuss on air transport in West, Central Africa

11 february 2010 - 22:50:00
Abidjan- Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) is meeting on Friday in Abidjan, the Ivorian economic [...] Full text...

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Jean Ping denounces two-tier justice against Africa

25 january 2010 - 23:45:00
Paris - France (PANA) -- The Chairman of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, has denounced, in an interview in [...] Full text...

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India, Gambian agency offer new energy system to Gambian localities

25 january 2010 - 19:18:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The National Environmental Agency of The Gambia, in coll aboration with the Indian Embassy in Banjul, [...] Full text...

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Guinea political party proposes roadmap to new PM

19 january 2010 - 23:10:00
Paris- France (PANA) â" A Guinean political party,- the Democratic Rally of Afri can Builders (RDBA), on Tuesday proposed in [...] Full text...

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Huge panic withdrawals hit Nigerian banks

06 july 2009 - 20:09:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Depositors have started panic withdrawals of their funds from Nigerian banks, said to be shaky and [...] Full text...

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Yayi Boni carries out mini reshuffle of Benin government

13 june 2009 - 11:33:00
Cotonou- Bénin (PANA) -- President Yayi Boni has carried out a mini reshuffle of the Beninese government by making two [...] Full text...

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'Kpatcha Gnassingbé's coup speech found in his residence'

18 may 2009 - 21:09:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- An alleged speech prepared for delivery by Kpatcha Gnassi ngbé, half brother of the Togolese President [...] Full text...

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International Organisation of Francophonie supports Albert Londres Prize

13 may 2009 - 19:20:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) plans to make the Albert Londres Prize the most [...] Full text...

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Dakar to host regional workshop on environment

22 april 2009 - 22:29:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- A three-day regional workshop aimed at strengthening the competences of executives in the fields of environmental [...] Full text...

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Association formed to defend African history

09 april 2009 - 12:54:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- An association for the defence of Africa's history, tagged "Association Memoire Afrique", has been established here [...] Full text...

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Regional bourse dips again

31 march 2009 - 18:20:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The regional bourse for the French West Africa ( BRVM ) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, [...] Full text...

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Cotonou to host “Francophone Africa theatre” in December

23 march 2009 - 10:56:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The second edition of the “Grand Prix d'Afrique du theat re francophone” contest, aimed at boosting [...] Full text...

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Paris hosts economic forum on business opportunities in Togo

09 march 2009 - 10:26:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The Paris Chamber of Trade and Industry (CCIP) is organiz ing an "Economic Day" dedicated to [...] Full text...

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Paris hosts economic forum on business opportunities in Togo

09 march 2009 - 10:24:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The Paris Chamber of Trade and Industry (CCIP) is organiz ing an "Economic Day" dedicated to [...] Full text...

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Air Maroc withdraws from partnership with Air Senegal

28 february 2009 - 07:29:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced its disengagement fr om Air Senegal International (ASI), with effect [...] Full text...

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Democratic governance improves in Africa, UNDP expert says

21 january 2009 - 23:18:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Democratic governance in Africa has improved during the last two decades, with the number of armed [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi visits memorial of AU founders in Bamako

05 january 2009 - 08:04:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi has visited the site of the memorial built in the Malian capital, [...] Full text...

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