South Africa: South African police provide support for Paris Olympics

26 july 2024 - 13:32:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fifteen South African Police Service (SAPS) officers from the Public Order Police (POPs) unit [...] Full text...

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South Africa attends high-level trade forum in the US

24 july 2024 - 11:21:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level South African delegation is attending the 21st African Growth and Opportunity Act [...] Full text...

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South African Minister calls for restraint following Trump shooting

17 july 2024 - 08:21:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s International Relations and Co-operation Minister Ronald Lamola has condemned the assassination attempt [...] Full text...

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Premier of South Africa:n province welcomes move to extend key African trade agreement

17 april 2024 - 09:39:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on Wednesday welcomed the introduction of legislation in the [...] Full text...

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AGOA Forum kicks off in Johannesburg

03 november 2023 - 09:09:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday officially opened the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) [...] Full text...

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Senior US official travels to South Africa, Nigeria for multilateral fora

01 november 2023 - 07:08:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui will travel to South Africa [...] Full text...

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US President states intention to remove Uganda, Gabon, Niger, CAR as beneficiaries of AGOA from next year

31 october 2023 - 10:36:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has written to the Speakers of the House of Representives and [...] Full text...

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South African union hails confirmation of US trade summit

22 september 2023 - 10:48:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on Friday welcomed the announcement that [...] Full text...

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South Africa rejects US trade threat

13 june 2023 - 11:03:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Presidency on Tuesday labelled talks of sanctions against the country in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria to benefit from Duty-free Trade on 99% of goods exported to UK

25 january 2023 - 20:38:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The UK government has launched the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) in Nigeria, which offers one [...] Full text...

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US deletes Burkina Faso from beneficiaries of AGOA

03 january 2023 - 10:26:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has terminated the designation of Burkina Faso as a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity [...] Full text...

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US-Africa Summit: US to incorporate AGOA into new strategic partnership

29 november 2022 - 07:48:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United States will incorporate the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) into a new strategic [...] Full text...

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AU, US reaffirm 'strong commitment' to collaboration.

14 march 2022 - 05:12:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States (US) and African Union Commission (AUC) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US President Biden, Ethiopian PM Abiy hold telephone conversation

11 january 2022 - 07:52:11
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden and Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy on Monday had a telephone [...] Full text...

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Washington calls on Guinea to return quickly to constitutional order

04 december 2021 - 13:37:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Michael Gonzales, Friday expressed Washington's wish [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken to discuss situation in Horn of Africa with Kenyan president

17 november 2021 - 12:03:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on an official visit to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia regrets 'misguided' US decision to suspend its privileges over AGOA

04 november 2021 - 05:35:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the decision of the US to suspend Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief 'extremely concerned' as Ethiopia crisis escalates

03 november 2021 - 06:19:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed extreme concern at the escalation of violence in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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US terminates designation of Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea as AGOA beneficiaries

02 november 2021 - 16:37:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Tuesday sent a message to Congress on the termination of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African citrus industry not seriously impacted by pandemic

22 june 2021 - 10:02:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The production of South African citrus, mainly new orange varieties, lemons and limes, is estimated [...] Full text...

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Burundian president congratulates new US president Biden

21 january 2021 - 11:39:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has congratulated the new US president Joe Biden who took office [...] Full text...

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Kenya to conclude free trade deal with the US

19 january 2021 - 21:08:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya’s determination to conclude ongoing negotiations with the United States and [...] Full text...

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Kenyan textile industry growth stifled by ageing technology, imports, warns British Council

23 september 2020 - 22:09:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The biggest constraint to the growth of the fashion industry in Kenya is the importation of [...] Full text...

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Kenya-US begins Free Trade talks on post-AGOA deal

09 july 2020 - 00:16:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and the United States officially launched talks here Wednesday on a Free Trade Agreement to [...] Full text...

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US suspends ordinary visa for Burundian nationals

22 june 2020 - 15:48:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The head of Burundian diplomacy, Ezéchiel Nibigira, said on Monday that it was "unjustified" for the [...] Full text...

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Heavy diplomatic heritage for new Burundi president (News Analysis)

07 june 2020 - 19:40:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – One of the priorities for new Burundi’s president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, will be to fill the diplomatic [...] Full text...

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Kenya-US trade deal won't undermine AfCFTA - Kenyatta tells US

08 february 2020 - 10:10:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  President Uhuru Kenyatta has given the assurance that a new bilateral trade deal between Kenya and [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Turkey bilateral trade increases over the decade - says Gambian minister

29 january 2020 - 18:19:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Lamin Jobe, has said country data shows [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US agency, USAID launch $60 million investment funds for West Africa

28 january 2020 - 15:16:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States (US) Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched the West Africa Trade [...] Full text...

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Burundi wonders how it could pose a threat to the U.S. security

23 december 2019 - 14:45:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government on Monday lambasted the United States for holding "anachronistic" view of the east-central [...] Full text...

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Trump’s new US policy, viewed from the African Great lakes Region (News analysis by BIGUMANDONDERA Ferdinand, PANA correspondent)

12 september 2019 - 18:09:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Thursday received the special envoy of the United States of America [...] Full text...

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US urges "peaceful and credible" elections in Burundi

11 september 2019 - 17:04:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United States Special Envoy for the Great African Region, John Peter Phan, said on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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US-Africa trade show holds next September in New York

26 august 2019 - 17:17:25
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - An exhibition to strengthen US-Africa trade relations will be held on September 20 in New [...] Full text...

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African trade ministers make recommendations for better use of AGOA

05 august 2019 - 16:37:39
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Trade Ministers of African Countries, eligible for the United States Economic Growth and Prospects Act [...] Full text...

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U.S. implements 'Prosper Africa' initiative to boost trade, investment with Africa

05 august 2019 - 12:46:38
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United States has implemented a new 'Prosper Africa' initiative to significantly increase bilateral trade [...] Full text...

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US supports AfCFTA deal

05 august 2019 - 12:38:25
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United States on Monday announced its support to the African Continental Free Trade Area [...] Full text...

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US, Africa review business opportunities at AGOA private sector forum

04 august 2019 - 16:06:36
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)   -   Business opportunities between the United States and Africa were reviewed at the 18th forum of [...] Full text...

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18th AGOA Forum to be held in August in Cote D'Ivoire

25 june 2019 - 11:54:17
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 18th AGOA Forum will be held from 4-6 August in the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan, [...] Full text...

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Congo, United States ready to develop trade relations

18 june 2019 - 22:48:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   United States ambassador to Congo Todd P. Haskell announced here Tuesday that his country was ready [...] Full text...

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Burundi’s civil society denounces French sanctions against senior officials

22 april 2019 - 20:52:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Two civil society associations Monday denounced and condemned a recent decision by the French government to [...] Full text...

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UN, US, Burkina Ambassadors present diplomatic credentials to President Barrow

09 april 2019 - 22:53:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)     -  The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in The Gambia, representative of the Secretary General of [...] Full text...

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AU calls for freeze on bilateral free trade agreements ahead of mega free trade zone

12 december 2018 - 15:47:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union Commissioner for Trade, Albert Muchanga, has cautioned countries currently involved in bilateral negotiations [...] Full text...

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Detained Mauritanian human rights activist justifies struggle against slavery

17 november 2018 - 14:00:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Detained Mauritanian human rights activist Biram ould Dah ould Abeid has stoutly defended his movement's non-violent [...] Full text...

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Mauritania slams Trump for exclusion from AGOA benefits

06 november 2018 - 14:44:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government said in a statement on Monday that it is surprised and regrets the [...] Full text...

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MCC announces new collaboration with AfDB

03 july 2018 - 13:03:34
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Chief Operating Officer, Jonathan Nash, and the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda reacts to US measure on suspension from AGOA

03 april 2018 - 18:35:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda on Tuesday described the recent notification by the United States on suspension of duty-free status [...] Full text...

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US Ambassador clarifies Washington's position on Gambian deportees

22 march 2018 - 13:50:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The US Ambassador to the Gambia, Patricia Alsup, has clarified the misunderstanding surrounding the deportation of [...] Full text...

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Opinion leaders see AfCFTA as game changer for Africa

20 march 2018 - 08:35:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – In their bold pursuit of continental integration, African Heads of State and Government will on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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US restores Gambia's AGOA eligibility

28 december 2017 - 14:19:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The US has announced that The Gambia is once again eligible for preferential access to the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius wants to export its industrial know-how to Africa

27 september 2017 - 18:46:26
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Foreign Affairs Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo said on Wednesday that Mauritius would work closely with [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone to start exporting goods to US

13 september 2017 - 18:02:07
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone has obtained the necessary documentation to start exporting its goods to the United [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: What foreign policy thrust does Trump have for Africa? (News analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali, Rwanda)

09 november 2016 - 15:35:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Although his foreign policy thrust for Africa is not yet clear, analysts believe that the outcome [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian PM congratulates US President-Elect Donald Trump

09 november 2016 - 14:03:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, on Wednesday congratulated the U.S. President-Elect, Donald Trump, on [...] Full text...

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US: American, African trade officials hold talks on AGOA

23 september 2016 - 15:19:10
New York, US (PANA) - Senior American and African trade officials will meet next week in Washington DC, US, for [...] Full text...

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US: US to host AGOA Forum in September

19 july 2016 - 07:13:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States will host the 15th annual U.S.-sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, [...] Full text...

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US: American diplomats on official missions to Rwanda, Kenya

16 july 2016 - 16:36:56
New York, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Agency for International [...] Full text...

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Botswana: US ready to support growth of Botswana economy

21 march 2016 - 18:32:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The US government has urged Botswana’s business community to take advantage of trade opportunities facilitated through [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: IMF staff underline prudent fiscal stance in Madagascar

12 march 2016 - 07:41:52
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Successful implementation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff-monitored programme (SMP) with Madagascar will strengthen the [...] Full text...

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Swaziland: Weakened regional outlook impacts on Swaziland's growth - IMF

06 october 2015 - 08:06:36
Mbabane, Swaziland (PANA) - Though manufacturing, construction and the wholesale and retail sectors have partly supported Swaziland's growth rebound after [...] Full text...

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US: Gabon hosts AGOA forum 24-27 August

22 august 2015 - 13:14:37
New York, US (PANA) - The US and Gabon will co-host the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in [...] Full text...

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US: Gabon, US govts hold AGOA Forum in Liberville

06 august 2015 - 14:26:14
New York, US (PANA) - The Governments of Gabon and the US will hold the 2015 African Growth Opportunity Act [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Media dominated by two major events in La Réunion

01 august 2015 - 11:07:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Two major events - the 9th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) that opened Friday in the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: African Union ready for Obama foreign policy speech

24 july 2015 - 21:32:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) says it is prepared for the historic speech of the US [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Minister bemoans lack of trade among African nations

26 march 2015 - 14:09:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Bemoaning the "lack of trade" between African countries, the Mauritian Business and Cooperatives Minister, Soomilduth Bholah, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Gabon to host 2015 New York Forum Africa

05 february 2015 - 11:16:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 4th edition of the New York Forum Africa (NYFA), the world’s leading pan-African business summit, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: African trade ministers meet on market expansion

04 december 2014 - 21:51:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Trade Ministers have kicked off a meeting to prepare the ground for the launch [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Business group frowns at US dictatorial price policy under AGOA

21 august 2014 - 12:41:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Fourteen years after the introduction of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by the US [...] Full text...

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US: America reacts to Swazi PM's threat to labour, civil society leaders

09 august 2014 - 15:10:56
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Reacting to what it called "threatening remarks by Swazi Prime Minister, Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini, towards [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma hails US-Africa Leaders Summit

08 august 2014 - 08:20:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The 4-6 Aug. US-Africa Leaders' Summit in Washington, DC, has reshaped the relationship between [...] Full text...

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US: Summit deepens US-Africa partnership

07 august 2014 - 09:36:15
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The 4-6 Aug. US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, has strengthened ties between the US [...] Full text...

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US: Obama says US-Africa partnership vital for Africans

06 august 2014 - 17:31:41
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that partnership the US was fostering with African governments [...] Full text...

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US: Biden hold talks with leaders of Nigeria, Tunisia, South Africa

06 august 2014 - 08:58:36
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday in Washington, DC, met with Presidents Goodluck Jonathan [...] Full text...

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US: Obama sets up advisory council on Doing Business in Africa

05 august 2014 - 22:35:24
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Barak Obama Tuesday established The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa [...] Full text...

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US: Obama issues memorandum to spur trade, investment in Africa

05 august 2014 - 18:01:55
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued a Presidential Memorandum, entitled: 'Establishing a Comprehensive Approach [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma pushes for extension of lucrative trade agreement

05 august 2014 - 11:38:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is leading a campaign to win the renewal of [...] Full text...

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US: Kerry wants African companies to invest in US

04 august 2014 - 19:50:59
Washington DC, US (PANA) - As the inaugural US-Africa Leaders Summit got under way on Monday in Washington DC, US [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma leads SA delegation to US-African Leaders' Summit

04 august 2014 - 11:31:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma is leading the South African delegation to this week’s US-African Leaders' [...] Full text...

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US: Official says AGOA supports economic growth in Africa

01 august 2014 - 17:48:50
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), introduced by the US government in 2000, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian PM for US-Africa Summit in Washington

01 august 2014 - 11:07:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, who left the island-nation Thursday night for Washington, is due [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea: AU Summit elects committee to renegotiate AGOA

25 june 2014 - 15:36:20
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has started a new process to re-negotiate the African Growth and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria yet to maximise opportunities in AGOA

11 june 2014 - 13:28:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has not yet maximised the benefits in the United States-initiated African Growth [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: US seeks to expand business opportunities in Africa (Correcting value of China's trade with Africa)

26 may 2014 - 11:39:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - United States Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker over the weekend rounded off her visit to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria to boost export to US under AGOA

08 may 2014 - 17:28:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government Thursday said it is partnering with the United States Government to boost the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Kerry touches down in Ethiopia on first leg of visits to conflict hotspots

30 april 2014 - 22:56:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry has landed in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on [...] Full text...

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Togo: Niger fashion designer calls for development of textile industry and fashion in Africa

28 april 2014 - 21:28:21
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A Niger fashion designer, Alphadi, on Monday called for the development of the textile industry and [...] Full text...

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Malian products to hit US market again

26 december 2013 - 20:49:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali will benefit again from the advantages offered to African exports on the US market, according [...] Full text...

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2013 AGOA Forum holds in Addis Ababa

10 august 2013 - 00:36:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ministerial Session of the 2013 annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum is [...] Full text...

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Non-extension of AGOA will affect African exports - Study

31 july 2013 - 12:25:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Without an extension of the current African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) preferences beyond [...] Full text...

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Obama's visit to Africa timely - Zuma

29 june 2013 - 15:35:56
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has described as timely the ongoing visit to Africa by [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia to host 2013 AGOA Forum

12 june 2013 - 09:52:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia, in conjunction with the US Government, will host the 2013 U.S.-sub-Saharan [...] Full text...

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Experts task on Obama on trade links with Africa

08 november 2012 - 11:54:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Newly re-elected US President Barack Obama has been urged to focus on boosting trade relations with [...] Full text...

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Deputy US trade rep pursues stronger trade ties with EAC countries

18 october 2012 - 15:34:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – US Deputy Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis on Thursday concluded a four-day official visit here, [...] Full text...

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Kenya hosts follow-on training of African Women Entrepreneurs

16 october 2012 - 13:44:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A follow-on training for the 2012 African Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme (AWEP) International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) [...] Full text...

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Clinton arrives Kenya, vows US support for Africa trade expansion

04 august 2012 - 19:44:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has pledged US support for the African Growth and [...] Full text...

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Clinton lays out Obama Administration's strategy on sub-Saharan Africa

02 august 2012 - 00:14:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has disclosed that the Obama Administration’s comprehensive strategy on [...] Full text...

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Cinton hails achievements of AGOA

14 june 2012 - 21:29:46
Washington, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday hailed the achievements of the African Growth and [...] Full text...

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Forum on growth in Africa opens on Thursday in Washington

11 june 2012 - 22:20:49
Paris, France (PANA) – The 11th annual forum on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which will focus on [...] Full text...

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AGOA: Nigeria exports to U.S. hit US$44b

08 june 2012 - 11:29:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s exports to the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act( AGOA) scheme in the [...] Full text...

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US State Department hosts 11th AGOA Forum 14-15 June

08 june 2012 - 08:09:39
New York, US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State, in conjunction with several U.S. Government agencies, will host the [...] Full text...

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East African parliament rejects EU trade liberalisation talks

23 may 2012 - 18:24:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) Council of ministers should be restrained from continuing with negotiations with [...] Full text...

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Gambia, US move to increase trade, investment

24 september 2011 - 17:08:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Gambia and America have moved to increase trade and investment, leading to the launching of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian business groups make case for non-oil sector

22 september 2011 - 10:20:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and the Nigerian Export [...] Full text...

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Ex-CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Wake, for Medal of Glory Award

16 august 2011 - 11:36:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ethiopia Airlines, Mr. Ato Girma Wake, has been named [...] Full text...

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Mauritania welcomes AGOA Forum results

15 june 2011 - 16:36:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Sidi Ould Tah, Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the [...] Full text...

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Conference on African Women's Entrepreneurship Programme ends

11 june 2011 - 14:15:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A three day follow-on conference to the 2010 African Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme (AWEP) ended in the [...] Full text...

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Clinton closes AGOA forum in Lusaka

10 june 2011 - 18:28:51
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The 10th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum ended in Lusaka Friday with a call [...] Full text...

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US official underlines trade for Africa’s economic growth

09 june 2011 - 16:47:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - “For all of the world’s needs, Africa has many answers,” US Trade Representative Ron [...] Full text...

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AGOA forum opens in Lusaka

09 june 2011 - 13:37:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The 10th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum was officially opened in the Zambian capital, [...] Full text...

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US trade official sues for increased investment in small businesses in Africa

07 june 2011 - 15:08:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Increased investment in small businesses has a great potential of enabling Africa to overcome [...] Full text...

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US Assistant Secretary, Fernandez, travelling to South Africa, Zambia

04 june 2011 - 10:18:46
New York, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez will [...] Full text...

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Zambia to host 10th AGOA Forum

26 may 2011 - 18:27:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Zambia will from 8-10 June host the 10th annual African Growth and Opportunity Act [...] Full text...

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'DRC's suspension from AGOA is no sanction'

28 december 2010 - 11:24:44
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The suspension of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from the African Growth and Opportunity [...] Full text...

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'US is key in promoting Gambia textile market'

11 october 2010 - 22:52:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The United States Embassy Charge Dâ?Affaires in The Gam bia, Cynthia F. Gregg, said her [...] Full text...

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Zambia to host Africa's honey confab

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

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MCC partnerships bolster Africa-US trade

04 august 2010 - 21:17:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) partners hips throughout Africa have demonstrated how development assistance can [...] Full text...

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USADF announces food security programme for Kenya's arid region

04 august 2010 - 21:15:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The United States African Development Foundatio n (USADF) on Wednesday announced its intention to [...] Full text...

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US Trade Agency to fund power supply modernisation in Luanda

03 august 2010 - 10:24:00
Washington- US (PANA) -- The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on Monday released US$1. 6 million to fund a [...] Full text...

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Angola attends AGOA 2010 Forum in US

02 august 2010 - 10:56:00
Washington- US (PANA) -- Angola is participating in te 9th African Growth and Opp ortunities Act (AGOA) Forum holding in [...] Full text...

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Civil society groups call for removal of trade barriers in Africa

21 july 2010 - 09:05:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Participants at the on-going Fifth African Ag riculture Science week, which entered its third day [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to take advantage of AGOA

28 june 2010 - 22:21:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- With about five years to the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in [...] Full text...

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Angola to diversify exports to US

28 june 2010 - 21:36:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola will soon export agricultural and agro-industrial products to the United States of America (USA), in [...] Full text...

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EAC anticipates tourism boom from direct flights to US

20 may 2010 - 13:04:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- With support of the United States, the East African Community (EAC) is upgrading its [...] Full text...

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AGOA's architects unveil new Africa economic policy for Obama Administration

29 april 2010 - 10:24:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Ten years after passage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),a coalition of [...] Full text...

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Mauritian agency signs agreement with East and Central Africa Trade Hub

10 march 2010 - 13:35:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Enterprise Mauritius, a leading Mauritian governm ent-owned organization, on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) [...] Full text...

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Gambian fashion designers attend workshop

22 february 2010 - 23:50:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) â" A two--day specialized training workshop for Gambian fa shion designers and apparel producers to teach them [...] Full text...

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Ugandan activists plan one million-man march against homosexuality

19 january 2010 - 18:55:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- A coalition of religious and civic groups in Uganda, pu shing for the enactment of a [...] Full text...

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'EAC Customs Union needs commitment of partner countries'

14 january 2010 - 11:31:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Governments of the five member countries of the East African Community (EAC) should refrain [...] Full text...

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US issues AGOA ultimatum to Madagascar

11 december 2009 - 08:04:00
Washington- US (PANA) -- The US has warned Madagascar that its continued eligibil ity for the African Growth and Opportunity [...] Full text...

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US Embassy organises business forum on trade promotion

17 november 2009 - 20:19:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) â" A two--day business forum organised by the US Embassy in the Gambia opened in Banjul on [...] Full text...

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US pledges to cut food aid, boost Africaâ?s agricultural trade

06 august 2009 - 10:14:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- African leaders meeting with senior United States offici als to discuss ways of bolstering trade ties [...] Full text...

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Clinton pledges US commitment to Africa

05 august 2009 - 19:18:00
New York- US (PANA) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday in Nair obi, Kenya, reaffirmed America's commitment [...] Full text...

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Clinton to Africa: Tear down trade barriers

05 august 2009 - 09:55:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday urged African nations to break down the trade [...] Full text...

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Kenyan PM challenges African nations to break trade barrier

05 august 2009 - 08:07:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has challenged Africa n nations to integrate and break the intra-continental [...] Full text...

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Kenya gears up for Clinton visit

04 august 2009 - 17:25:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is due here Tuesd ay, the first port of call [...] Full text...

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Clinton's trip to underscore US commitment to Africa

31 july 2009 - 08:12:00
Washington- US (PANA) -- The 11-day trip to Africa by US Secretary of State Hill ary Clinton will highlight and [...] Full text...

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Details of US Secretary of State's Africa tour released

28 july 2009 - 07:53:00
New York- US (PANA) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin a seven-nation trip to Africa on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan textile exports decline under AGOA initiative

16 july 2009 - 18:14:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan manufacturers Thursday lamented the decline in th eir export volumes to the US since the [...] Full text...

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AGOA resource centre opens in Nigeria

10 june 2009 - 09:31:00
Lagos- Nigeria(PANA) -- A resource centre of the African Growth and Opportunity A ct (AGOA) has opened in Nigeria's economic [...] Full text...

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USAID project to bolster economy, food security in East Africa

11 may 2009 - 14:40:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The US Agency on Aid and Development (USAID) has launche d the Competitiveness and Trade Expansion [...] Full text...

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Workshop on US market opportunities opens in Mauritius

07 april 2009 - 16:23:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- A workshop on African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), designed to sensitize Mauritian entrepreneurs on existing [...] Full text...

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Seminar on fabrics opens Monday in Mauritius

03 april 2009 - 16:46:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius is to organise a one-week seminar, from Monday, aimed at intimating local entrepreneurs on the [...] Full text...

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Kenya sets up economic zones to boost rapid industrialisation

28 march 2009 - 12:24:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Saturday announced major pl ans to transform the Export Processing Zones (EPZ) [...] Full text...

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US urges Kenya to implement anti-counterfeit law

24 march 2009 - 13:50:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United States wants the Kenya government to fast track the implementation of the anti-counterfeit law [...] Full text...

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African ministers call for collaboration to ensure aid for trade

21 march 2009 - 11:50:00
Addis Abba- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African ministers of trade meeting at their Fifth Ordinary Session to discuss Economic Partnership Agreement [...] Full text...

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