Africa to assess implementation of partnerships to achieve SDGs

22 april 2024 - 15:53:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On Wednesday, the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development will address the evaluation of the [...] Full text...

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EU appoints Jan Vyčítal as new Head of Border Assistance Mission in Libya

06 december 2023 - 09:12:22
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has announced the appointment of Jan Vyčítal as Head of Mission of the [...] Full text...

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Libya and EUBAM sign memorandum of understanding on border security assistance

09 october 2023 - 17:45:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity and [...] Full text...

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EC extends mandates of civilian missions in Libya, Palestine territories

26 june 2023 - 18:46:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council decided Monday to renew the mandates of three civilian missions under the Common [...] Full text...

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19 Libyan lawyers trained by EUBAM in legal assistance in cases of trafficking and smuggling of migrants

10 december 2022 - 14:40:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nineteen Libyan public defenders, including 16 women, participated in a training workshop on legal assistance to [...] Full text...

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Libyan intelligence and counter-terrorism officers conclude training

19 november 2022 - 12:40:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Border Assistance Mission to Libya (EUBAM) on Friday concluded a specialised intelligence and [...] Full text...

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EU invites deputy chairman of Libyan Council to chair conference on cross-border cooperation by Libya and Sahel

27 september 2022 - 19:44:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, received on Tuesday an official invitation from [...] Full text...

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Vera Songwé calls for Special Drawing Rights for Africa

20 july 2022 - 17:56:11
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe, reiterated the need [...] Full text...

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European, Italian border assistance missions to support Libya develop security strategy

23 january 2022 - 16:02:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya the Italian Bilateral Assistance and Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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EU Commission vows to facilitate withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign fighters from Libyan territory

05 december 2021 - 16:56:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM), Natalia Cea, has affirmed [...] Full text...

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Vice President of Libyan Presidential Council discusses roadmap to secure southern borders with European officials

07 october 2021 - 21:00:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, on Thursday discussed with the European Union [...] Full text...

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EU Border Assistance Mission urged to respect its work in Libya

20 september 2021 - 09:36:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Minister for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Khalil Issa, has [...] Full text...

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EUBAM Libya and IRINI sign agreement for surveillance and control of Libyan borders

08 august 2021 - 14:11:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM-Libya) and EUNAVFOR MED (IRINI) Saturday signed an [...] Full text...

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Libyan Customs, EU Border Assistance Mission discuss cooperation on customs controls

13 july 2021 - 11:49:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of Libyan Customs, Colonel Major Suleiman Ali Salem, has met in Tripoli with [...] Full text...

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EC extends mandate of its Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya

19 june 2021 - 06:47:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has announced extension of the mandate of the European Integrated Border Management Assistance [...] Full text...

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Libyan VP announces measures to strengthen security in southern borders

08 june 2021 - 17:22:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has announced measures to strengthen security in Libya's [...] Full text...

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EUBAM, Libya sign border assistance agreement

29 may 2021 - 14:32:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM) has signed a a Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new Head of Border Assistance Mission in Libya

15 january 2021 - 09:07:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has appointed Ms. Natalina Cea as Head of Mission of the EU Border [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence lags behind in Botswana while cyber crime soars

15 november 2019 - 15:06:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The global technology landscape is growing at an exceedingly great extent, with fraud and identity theft [...] Full text...

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Lusaka hosts fifth conference of African ministers of registration of civil status acts

13 october 2019 - 19:00:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  The Zambian capital, Lusaka, will from Monday host the fifth conference of African ministers in charge [...] Full text...

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WB, partners strengthen capacities of African universities

22 september 2019 - 19:48:14
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The projects of the Africa’s excellence centers for higher education (CEAI) and the Africa’s excellence centers [...] Full text...

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Environment experts warn of rise of sea level along African coasts

30 august 2019 - 12:02:22
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In a few years time, African coasts will experience remarkable sea level rise, according to a [...] Full text...

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4th regional sustainable development forum holds in May in Dakar

12 april 2018 - 15:54:31
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Senegalese capital, Dakar, will on 2-4 May host the fourth session of the African regional [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian bank opens subsidiary in Burundi

10 december 2012 - 22:15:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A Tanzanian branch of CRDB Bank officially opened on Monday in Bujumbura bringing to two the [...] Full text...

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Libya's first National Reconciliation Forum begins

26 november 2011 - 19:49:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first forum of the Council of the Wise and the Shura on national reconciliation, security [...] Full text...

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Libyan wins Hans Friedrich prize for television journalism

26 november 2011 - 18:42:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan journalist, Nasser Hadar, has won the 2011 Hans Friedrich German Foundation award for television [...] Full text...

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President Jonathan backs sub-regional response to terrorism

26 november 2011 - 18:37:37
Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who has just ended a three-day visit to France, backs a sub-regional [...] Full text...

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CORAF/WECARD launches three projects in West, Central Africa

26 november 2011 - 18:22:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Development (CORAF/WECARD) on Friday launched three competitive projects [...] Full text...

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Catholic Synod celebration ends in Benin

19 november 2011 - 18:42:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Pope Benedict XVI Saturday at Ouidah, Southern Benin, presided over the closing session of the Catholic [...] Full text...

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"Never get tired of seeking peace," Pope Benedict XVI tells Africa

19 november 2011 - 18:42:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Pope Benedict XVI, currently on the second day of his three-day visit to Benin, Saturday called [...] Full text...

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Pope Benedict XVI calls for better economic, political governance in Africa

19 november 2011 - 18:41:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - On the second day of his three-day pastoral visit to Benin, Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday [...] Full text...

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UNESCO to create permanent memorial on slavery in US

05 november 2011 - 15:33:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Permanent Memorial Committee have launched [...] Full text...

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AU to send mission to evaluate needs in Code d'Ivoire

05 november 2011 - 10:57:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union (AU) will, from 5 to 12 November, send a multi-disciplinary mission in Cote [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde hosts meeting on extension of continental shelf

29 october 2011 - 17:29:58
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Six West African coastal countries will begin a meeting on Monday in the capital of [...] Full text...

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UNICEF warns against 'deadlier' wave of Horn of Africa deaths

29 october 2011 - 17:15:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and its partners have warned against a second wave of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese politician Serigne Mamoune Niass dies

29 october 2011 - 16:42:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese politician,Serigne Mouhamadou Mamoune Niass, who was founder of the Rally for the People (RP), died [...] Full text...

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10 Burundian soldiers killed in Somalia, 18 injured

22 october 2011 - 18:21:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Army Saturday reported a fresh killing of ten and the wounding of 18 members [...] Full text...

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Doing Business 2012 report rates Mali first of UEMOA's 8-member nations

22 october 2011 - 18:06:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Doing Business 2012 report released Friday puts Mali ahead of the eight countries of the [...] Full text...

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Commission makes recommendations to fight corruption, fraud in Congo

15 october 2011 - 16:49:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Commission to fight corruption, bribery and fraud on Saturday made a series of recommendations [...] Full text...

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Congo president says death of Wangari Maathai is 'loss for Africa'

01 october 2011 - 15:27:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The president of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, on Friday on Friday described the death of Kenya's [...] Full text...

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UN eases sanctions against Libya, as it gets back seat

17 september 2011 - 18:14:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has decided to ease sanctions imposed on Libya by partially lifting [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde exports medicines to Guinea-Bissau

17 september 2011 - 17:31:22
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) -The first batch of medicines exported by the Cape Verdean pharmaceutical company, Inpharma, is available in [...] Full text...

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Bamako women's Afro-basketball competition referees named

17 september 2011 - 15:29:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Basketball Federation (FIBA), basketball governing body, has named 16 referees for the 22nd African [...] Full text...

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DRC's Senate President files nomination for presidential election

10 september 2011 - 20:05:23
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Senate President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who is also the leader of [...] Full text...

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2,500 march against corruption in Mauritius

10 september 2011 - 18:57:29
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - About 2,500 people, including many youths, took part in a peaceful demonstration staged here Saturday [...] Full text...

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Circulation of small arms in Tripoli, a major challenge for NTC

03 september 2011 - 19:59:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Battle of Tripoli and its liberation and the discovery of ammunition and weapons storage sites [...] Full text...

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African Virtual University portal wins Best Emerging Initiative award

03 september 2011 - 19:37:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The interactive portal for the Open Educational Resources (OER) of the African Virtual University (AVU) has [...] Full text...

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Burundi ratifies protocol on common foreign policy in EAC

25 august 2011 - 13:58:08
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Parliament Wednesday adopted the draft law on the ratification of the Protocol on the coordination [...] Full text...

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Ivorian social security delegation due in Mali Sunday

13 august 2011 - 18:41:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the Social Security and Mutual Insurance Department of Côte d'Ivoire is expected in [...] Full text...

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Congo, Singapore plan cooperation in aviation sector

13 august 2011 - 18:29:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo and Singapore are planning to cooperate in the aviation sector as part of an overall [...] Full text...

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Wade seeks 'tax amnesty' for Senegalese Press

13 august 2011 - 14:31:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has called for the suspension of 'tax prosecutions' against newspaper companies, according [...] Full text...

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New government formed in Mauritius

06 august 2011 - 19:58:36
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Saturday named a 22-member government following the resignation of [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde to hold presidential election on Sunday

06 august 2011 - 19:48:49
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verdeans go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president to succeed [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian rights NGO denounces violence against members

06 august 2011 - 19:30:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian human rights NGO, the Initiative for Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), has strongly [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President says war against AQIM 'under control'

06 august 2011 - 14:59:24
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The fight against the terrorist group, Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), is under control, Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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Journalists march against alleged threats by national security agent

06 august 2011 - 14:46:29
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Media professionals under the umbrella "SOS Journalists in Danger" on Saturday marched in the Togolese capital, [...] Full text...

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Museveni donates US$ 300,000 to build school in Rwanda

30 july 2011 - 19:08:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, on an official visit to Rwanda, Saturday donated US$300,000 to build a [...] Full text...

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Mohammed VI calls for re-opening of Moroccan-Algerian border

30 july 2011 - 15:14:45
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco Saturday pleaded for the re-opening of his country's land borders with [...] Full text...

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Togo publishes baccalaureate results

23 july 2011 - 18:04:14
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Saturday published the results of the baccalaureate, an academic qualification in the French system, [...] Full text...

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Opposition, civil society tell Wade: Don't run for third term'

23 july 2011 - 17:55:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Several civil society organisations and opposition parties on Saturday held a rally in the Senegalese capital, [...] Full text...

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Opposition RDF joins call for shift in October's legislative, municipal polls in Mauritania

16 july 2011 - 17:25:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Another opposition party in Mauritania has joined the growing number of callers for a postponement of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian National Assembly president wants legislative, municipal polls postponed

16 july 2011 - 14:19:27
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The president of the Mauritanian National Assembly, Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, on Friday called for a postponement [...] Full text...

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Malian football academy to admit new apprentices

16 july 2011 - 13:46:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Jean-Marc Guillou football Academy, named after the French coach Jean-Marc Guillou, is set to admit [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean PM's visit to Guinea-Bissau postponed

09 july 2011 - 16:26:54
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The visit of the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, José Maria Neves, to Guinea-Bissau on [...] Full text...

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African airlines move to buy fuel jointly

07 july 2011 - 14:20:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - African airlines will later this year launch a joint fuel procurement programme, to cope with the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM opens new road

30 june 2011 - 20:25:01
Reduced, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Thursday opened a new road in Reduit, about 25 km [...] Full text...

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European investors consider cooperation with Nigerien counterparts

30 june 2011 - 19:28:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - European investors are currently considering greater cooperation with Nigerien traders, former French minister Charles Mignon, who [...] Full text...

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World Bank resumes operations in Guinea

30 june 2011 - 17:20:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Office of the World Bank in Guinea resumed operations in Guinea Thursday, promising to release, [...] Full text...

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Somali pirate jailed 10 years in Belgium

30 june 2011 - 15:01:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Somali pirate, Abdiwahad Omar Mohammed, found guilty by the Criminal Court of Brussels, was sentenced Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Science communicators form forum of press officers

29 june 2011 - 21:10:48
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Hundreds of African science communicators on Wednesday announced the creation of a forum for press officers [...] Full text...

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World Bank to boost energy sector in Burundi

29 june 2011 - 19:43:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The World Bank has promised an emergency financial assistance to Burundi to enable the country to [...] Full text...

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8 African countries join Declaration on Innovative Financing

28 june 2011 - 18:28:11
Paris, France (PANA) - Eight African countries have joined the Declaration on Innovative Financing for Development, the spokesman of the [...] Full text...

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Kenya to sign agreement on financial transparency

28 june 2011 - 18:21:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Kenya and the Global Forum on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes will soon [...] Full text...

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Congo plans to become digital hub in Central Africa

28 june 2011 - 18:18:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and Ericsson have signed an agreement in Brazzaville to spur the development of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian journalists to go on strike Thursday

28 june 2011 - 18:09:13
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Journalists in government-owned media organizations in Mauritania are to go on strike Thursday to press for [...] Full text...

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Brazil's oil company, Petrobras, moves to settle in Gabon

28 june 2011 - 17:46:07
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Brazilian company, Petrobras, which plans to settle in Gabon, has signed an agreement with the [...] Full text...

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Burundians pay tribute to late AU representative

27 june 2011 - 18:20:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, Monday paid tribute to the "unforgettable" actions of the late Special Representative [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian NGO condemns govt's intluence on judiciary

27 june 2011 - 17:57:24
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Balla Touré, the head of the Abolitionist Movement Resurgence Initiative (IRA), a Mauritanian anti-slavery and human [...] Full text...

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Results of Mali's national challenge cup quarter-final matches

27 june 2011 - 13:45:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Stade Malien, Djoliba and ASKO, the three top teams in the Malian first division league series, [...] Full text...

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Emmanuel Adebayor provides 2 Ghanaian cities with borehole water

24 june 2011 - 14:55:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Togo and Manchester City (English Premier League) striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, has provided Ghanaian cities of Hamilton [...] Full text...

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Project on livestock ticks in West, Central Africa launched in Benin

23 june 2011 - 19:00:14
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The West and Central African Council for Research and Development (WECARD), Thursday in Cotonou, launched a [...] Full text...

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Australia to establish cooperation with Niger

23 june 2011 - 18:40:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Australian government's special envoy to the Francophone and French-speaking countries in Africa, William Fisher, said [...] Full text...

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52% AU programmes depend on external resources

23 june 2011 - 16:54:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Resources mobilization from member states to finance programmes of the African Union (AU) will once again [...] Full text...

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Thursday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya

23 june 2011 - 16:24:04
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the exchange rates of major international currencies against the Mauritanian Ouguiya, according to the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese opposition protests against bill on presidential ticket

23 june 2011 - 14:27:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Youths from opposition parties Wednesday staged a protest in parts of Dakar and across the hinterlands [...] Full text...

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Tunisian midwives feel short-changed

22 june 2011 - 21:16:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Midwives in Tunisia feel they are being short-changed by the authorities. And they believe they have every [...] Full text...

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France welcomes Abyei agreement

21 june 2011 - 17:50:20
Paris, France (PANA) - France has welcomed the signing of the interim agreement between the Sudanese government and the Government [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian leader launches 2011/2012 crop year

21 june 2011 - 17:21:40
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Tuesday in Rosso (south), launched the 2011-2012 crop [...] Full text...

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Latest exchange rates in Rwanda

21 june 2011 - 17:17:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates of the Rwandan franc as released by the Central Bank in [...] Full text...

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Angolan Foreign Minister in Lusaka for SADC meeting

21 june 2011 - 14:19:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Angolan Foreign minister, George Chikoty, arrived Tuesday in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, to attend the [...] Full text...

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Togolese health workers threaten strike Wednesday

21 june 2011 - 13:46:00
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The health sector could be paralyzed again Wednesday in Togo if health workers carry out their [...] Full text...

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Congo to launch vaccination campaign against measles

20 june 2011 - 20:41:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A month-long vigorous vaccination campaign against measles begins on Tuesday in Pointe-Noire, the economic capital of [...] Full text...

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Africa Rice Centre set to improve quality of rice across Africa

20 june 2011 - 18:35:54
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa's Rice Centre has launched a project to improve the quality and marketing of rice produced [...] Full text...

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German delegation to lobby Togo on 2018 Olympic Games hosting

20 june 2011 - 18:23:30
Lome, Togo (PANA) - A German delegation, seeking to promote the candidacy of Munich (Germany) for the 2018 Olympic Games [...] Full text...

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Niger assures refugees of support

20 june 2011 - 17:58:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger Minister of Interior, Abdou Labo, Monday welcomed the "determination" and "courage" of refugees in the [...] Full text...

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Monday forex rates for Rwandan franc

20 june 2011 - 17:47:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are the latest foreign exchange rates of the Rwandan franc, as issued Monday by the [...] Full text...

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African conference on fight against corruption opens in Burundi

20 june 2011 - 16:20:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Monday opened a two-day African conference on the fight [...] Full text...

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Gabon beats Mali 1-0 to qualify for 2012 Olympics group stage

20 june 2011 - 15:44:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Gabon beat Mali 1 - 0 on Sunday in Bamako, qualifying for the group stage of [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for repatriation of 14,000 Mauritanian refugees

20 june 2011 - 15:00:27
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Forum of Human Rights Organizations (FONADH) has charged the Mauritanian government to proceed with [...] Full text...

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73,000 candidates sit for university entrance exam in Benin

20 june 2011 - 14:50:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - About 73,310 candidates Monday sat for the 2011 university admission examination in 98 centres across Benin, [...] Full text...

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UNFPA advocates more efforts towards reproductive health in Africa

18 june 2011 - 17:07:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) Regional Director in Senegal, Faustin Yao, said on [...] Full text...

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Fourth Int'l Conference on Gender begins Friday in Dakar

17 june 2011 - 18:19:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Fourth International Conference on parity began Friday in Dakar, chaired by the Senegalese President, Abdoulaye [...] Full text...

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Niger MPs adopt govt's policy statement on development

17 june 2011 - 18:12:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly of Niger here Friday adopted the Government's Policy Statement on development as submitted [...] Full text...

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Measles claim more lives in Congo

17 june 2011 - 18:08:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A measles outbreak, which raged for several weeks in Pointe-Noire, the economic capital of Congo, killed [...] Full text...

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Cholera kills 6 in Niger

17 june 2011 - 14:58:58
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Cholera has killed at least six of the 347 known cases in Niger, particularly in Niamey [...] Full text...

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MP demands withdrawal of Belgian troops from DRC

16 june 2011 - 19:05:57
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A Belgian MP, Denis Ducarme, has demanded the withdrawal of his country's troops from the UN [...] Full text...

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France calls for political solution to Sudanese crisis

16 june 2011 - 18:58:17
Paris, France (PANA) - France has urged authorities from Northern and Southern Sudan to work for an early political settlement [...] Full text...

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'Two thirds of Malian children are economically active'

16 june 2011 - 18:50:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Nearly two out of three Malian children aged five to 17 years are economically active, revealed [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President rejects summit against Françafrique in Dakar

16 june 2011 - 18:44:52
Paris, France (PANA) - The President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade has turned down requests to hold an international summit in [...] Full text...

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France-based Congolese opposition group faces internal crisis

16 june 2011 - 18:39:17
Paris, France (PANA) - Two militant groups are contesting legitimacy of the France-based opposition Movement for the Liberation of Congo [...] Full text...

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Beninese National Assembly Speaker gets new 4-year term

16 june 2011 - 15:19:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Mathurin Nago Cofi, re-elected for another four-year term as president of the National Assembly of Benin, [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference begins in Rwanda

15 june 2011 - 18:26:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A parliamentary conference of the African Commonwealth members began Wednesday in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. At [...] Full text...

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Latest foreign exchange rates for Rwandan franc

15 june 2011 - 18:24:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are the exchange rates of major foreign currencies against the Rwandan franc as published here [...] Full text...

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Senegalese doctor recommends new approach to fight against AIDS

15 june 2011 - 17:53:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coordinator of the outpatient treatment centre (ATC) in Senegal, Dr. Ndeye Fatou Ngom Gueye, Wednesday [...] 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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Belgian king to attend Burundi independence celebrations

15 june 2011 - 15:52:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, has invited Belgian King Albert II to the 50th anniversary [...] Full text...

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EU, Mozambique sign new agreement on fisheries

14 june 2011 - 18:20:05
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and Mozambique have reached an agreement on fisheries quotas reserved for European [...] Full text...

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Ivorian reggae star holds African week in France

14 june 2011 - 18:16:21
Paris, France (PANA) - The Ivorian reggae star, Tiken Jah Fakoly, is holding an African week in France, marked among [...] Full text...

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Congo records 900 cases of Chikungunya

14 june 2011 - 15:21:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - About 900 cases of Chikungunya (an urban disease resembling dengue fever) have been recorded in parts [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's exchange rates in Mauritania (Corrected)

14 june 2011 - 14:17:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Central Bank of Mauritania on Monday published the daily exchange rates of several foreign currencies [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's exchange rats in Mauritania

14 june 2011 - 14:15:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Central Bank of Mauritania on Monday published the daily exchange rates of several foreign currencies [...] Full text...

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Nigerien soldier killed in clash with gunmen

14 june 2011 - 14:11:11
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A Nigerien soldier was killed and six others wounded in a clash Monday between a military [...] Full text...

thread Society

Regional meeting on youth employment begins in Mauritania

13 june 2011 - 22:40:52
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A two-day workshop on entrepreneurship and youth employment in North Africa opened on Monday in Nouakchott. It [...] Full text...

thread Economy

NATO planes bomb industrial oxygen factory near Tripoli

13 june 2011 - 22:16:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - NATO war planes on Sunday bombed a factory producing industrial oxygen in the Al-Maya area, 30 [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Workshop on World Bank-funded projects begins in Mauritania

13 june 2011 - 22:09:12
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A workshop to evaluate projects financed by the World Bank to find ways to improve performance [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Moroni welcomes death of leader of al-Qaeda in East Africa

13 june 2011 - 21:56:34
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The government of the Comoros Union on Monday welcomed the death of the leader of [...] Full text...

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Latest forex in Comoros

13 june 2011 - 19:21:43
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Here are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Comorian Franc against some foreign currencies, as published [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Monday's exchange rates in Rwanda

13 june 2011 - 19:16:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc against some foreign currencies, as published [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Angola shows low prevalence of HIV, says Health Minister

10 june 2011 - 19:26:17
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola is among the countries with low prevalence of HIV/AIDS, with statistics putting spread of the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Guinea education stakeholders want more funding

10 june 2011 - 18:46:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Rising from a three-day workshop on reform of technical and vocational education here, officials of the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Mauritanian Football Federation schedules presidential election for 29 July

10 june 2011 - 18:25:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new chair and board of the Mauritanian Football Federation (FFRIM) will be elected on 29 [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Malian filmmaker to head MDG's film festival jury

10 june 2011 - 18:14:45
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Internationally-renowned filmmaker and Mali's former minister of Culture, Cheick Oumar Sissoko, has been named chairman of [...] Full text...

thread Culture

"Vulture funds" demanding US$ 300 million from DR Congo

10 june 2011 - 14:40:51
Paris, France (PANA) - Vulture funds, companies which buy up the debt of poor nations cheaply when it is about [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Latest exchange rates for CFA franc

10 june 2011 - 14:28:04
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates of major foreign currencies against the CFA franc of the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Latest forex rates in Comoro

10 june 2011 - 14:24:19
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Comorian Franc, according to the the Federal Reserve [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Burundi recorded 36,151 blood donors in 2010

10 june 2011 - 14:08:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 36,151 people donated blood in 2010 in the different blood transfusion centres in Burundi, according [...] Full text...

thread Health

Stolen vehicles in Côte d'Ivoire recovered in Mali

10 june 2011 - 13:49:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five vehicles, stolen in Côte d'Ivoire, have been found in Mali and returned Thursday to Interpol-Côte [...] Full text...

thread Society

Thursday exchange rates for Rwandan franc

09 june 2011 - 17:59:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates of the Rwandan Franc against some other major currencies as [...] Full text...

thread Economy

CEN-SAD condemns NATO's contempt for AU initiative on Libya

09 june 2011 - 17:53:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has denounced the contempt shown by the North Atlantic Treaty [...] Full text...

thread Politics

French, Guinean employers' representatives open talks in Conakry

09 june 2011 - 17:44:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 40 employers of the Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF) Thursday met their Guinean counterparts [...] Full text...

thread Economy

EU court lifts freeze on assets of Laurent Gbagbo's second wife

09 june 2011 - 17:21:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The freezing of the European bank assets of the second wife of former Ivorian president Laurent [...] Full text...

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Two former CEOs of Mauritania's import-export firm detained

09 june 2011 - 17:09:13
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Moulay El Arby Ould Moulay and Mahfoud Ould Agatt, two former directors general of the National [...] Full text...

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Mauritania prepares national strategy to manage migration

08 june 2011 - 18:00:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government and the European Union (EU) are holding a workshop Wednesday to prepare a [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants Benin CFAF 57b for development projects

08 june 2011 - 17:54:52
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Benin a 57 billion CFA franc loan to fund four projects [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Harmful environmental practices cause Mali CFA 61b per year

08 june 2011 - 15:11:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Harmful practices such as bush fires, excessive cutting of timber and occupation of forest reserves in [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Forex rates in central Africa

08 june 2011 - 15:11:27
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for CFA franc of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Anti-drugs agency seizes container of narcotics in Cotonou

08 june 2011 - 14:55:12
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A large amount of drugs, concealed in a container which landed from Brazil, has been seized [...] Full text...

thread Society

Wednesday's forex rates for Mauritian rupee

08 june 2011 - 14:02:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian rupee, according to the latest exchange rate of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Beninese President now to appoint inspectors general for ministries

07 june 2011 - 16:59:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese President will henceforth appoint inspectors general of state ministries, to enhance better governance in [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UNFPA donates 1.1b FCFA medical equipment to Mali

07 june 2011 - 14:50:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) Tuesday donated medical equipment, worth over 1.1 billion [...] Full text...

thread Health

Bamako to host Africa's first karate championships Wednesday

07 june 2011 - 14:40:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian capital, Bamako, will, from 8 to 11 June, host the Zone II of the [...] Full text...

thread Sports

IOM moves against illegal migration in Guinea

07 june 2011 - 14:21:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Some 500 unemployed graduates in Guinea are being integrated into a socio-economic reintegration programme in the [...] Full text...

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Cotonsport still leads Cameroon's 1st division soccer league

06 june 2011 - 17:46:22
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Garoua's Cotonsport is still leading on the Cameroonian first division football league table, despite not playing [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Belgian Defence Minister, UNOCI head discuss Ivorian post-crisis situation

06 june 2011 - 17:02:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Côte d'Ivoire, Choi [...] Full text...

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Mauritania's moderate Islamists movement joins opposition group

06 june 2011 - 16:20:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The president of the National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD)-Tawassoul, a party of the moderate [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Ivorian victory against Squirrels makes headlines in Benin

06 june 2011 - 15:26:52
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Monday newspapers in Cotonou have widely commented on the walloping of the Benin national team, [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Fuel prices go up in Togo

06 june 2011 - 15:16:04
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The prices of petroleum products rose by 5% in Togo, following the hiking of crude oil [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mali's prisoner population grew tenfold over 50 years

31 may 2011 - 18:10:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's prisoner population has grown 10 times in 50 years of independence, reaching more than 5,000 [...] Full text...

thread Society

Niger launches extensive training programme for various professionals

31 may 2011 - 17:58:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government Tuesday launched a programme to train 1,500 apprentices and 500 teacher trainees on [...] Full text...

thread Social

Opposition MPs challenge Mauritanian govt. on prison situation

31 may 2011 - 17:14:21
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two opposition Members of Parliament in Mauritania have, in two oral questions to the Justice Minister, [...] Full text...

thread Society

Wrestling champion to form African Albino League in Kinshasa

31 may 2011 - 15:33:12
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Mwimba Texas Foundation, wrestling champion Alphonse Mwimba Makiese Texas, himself an [...] Full text...

thread Society

NGO calls for EU visa restrictions for corrupt Burundians

31 may 2011 - 15:12:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's non-governmental organization, the Observatory for the Fight against Corruption, Economic mismanagement (OLUCOME), Tuesday announced it [...] Full text...

thread Society

Belgian FM expected in Burundi

31 may 2011 - 14:40:10
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vanackere Steven Vanackere, will be in [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Niger witnessing significant decline in maternal, infant mortality

31 may 2011 - 14:31:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Maternal mortality in Niger rate fell from 648 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2006 to [...] Full text...

thread Health

Niger MPs name representatives to High Court of Justice

30 may 2011 - 18:58:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Members of Parliament in Niger on Monday in Niamey elected four of their colleagues who will [...] Full text...

thread Society

WAEMU extraordinary summit opens in Togo

30 may 2011 - 17:21:21
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (WAEMU) began Monday in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

BOAD grants Niger 50 billion CFA francs for energy

30 may 2011 - 17:14:06
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (WADB) has granted Niger 50 billion CFA francs for the implementation [...] Full text...

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Cotonou newspapers spotlight new cabinet of Benin

30 may 2011 - 16:39:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Monday's newspapers published in Cotonou reported the composition of the cabinet of President Boni Yayi on [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Brazzaville to host summit on basins of world's tropical forests

28 may 2011 - 18:00:24
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A summit on the three basins of the world's tropical forest - the Amazon, Congo and [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Mali launches drinking water project

27 may 2011 - 20:06:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Friday launched a project to construct six simple water supply systems in rural [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Mauritania, UN sign cooperation agreement

27 may 2011 - 14:24:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Sidi Ould Tah, and the Resident Coordinator of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Indian company to exploit phosphate, potassium in south-western DRC

27 may 2011 - 13:57:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - An Indian mining company, International Trasability System (ITS), based in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

thread Economy

13-year-old murdered over land dispute in Rwanda

26 may 2011 - 19:09:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A 13-year-old boy was killed in Busasamana, a village in southern Rwanda, located 85 kilometres from [...] Full text...

thread Society

Latest exchange rates for Comoran franc

26 may 2011 - 19:02:49
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Following are the exchange rates of the Comoran franc against major currencies, according to the exchange [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Benin's wage bill increase worries financial partners

26 may 2011 - 17:59:02
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The technical and financial partners of Benin (TFP) have expressed worry about the country's rising wage [...] Full text...

thread Economy

ACP/EU joint council meeting to discuss Southern Sudan

26 may 2011 - 17:35:26
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Republic of Southern Sudan, whose proclamation of independence is scheduled for 9 July in Juba, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Mauritania to restructure govt. radio, television

26 may 2011 - 17:24:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government plans to restructure the audiovisual media sector (radio and television) under state control [...] Full text...

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Thursday's forex rates in Rwanda

26 may 2011 - 16:40:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates against the Rwandan franc, according to the latest rates issued [...] Full text...

thread Economy

39 African countries to benefit from global programme on infant immunisation

26 may 2011 - 16:40:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 39 African countries, including Rwanda, are on the list of countries that will benefit [...] Full text...

thread Health

India grants Burundi US$ 80m to finance dam project

26 may 2011 - 16:34:53
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - India has offered Burundi US$ 80 million to enable the African country finance its 20 MW [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Franco-Nigerien elected into council of French department

25 may 2011 - 18:49:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Franco-Nigerien, Rakia Adourhamane Moulaye, on Wednesday in Paris promised to promote the consolidation of diversity in [...] Full text...

thread Society

'Icelandic volcano ash won't disturb Air Morocco flights'

25 may 2011 - 18:16:59
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Royal Air Morocco (RAM) traffic to European countries, which accounts for half of the company's [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Mauritanian unions threaten to sue govt. over violation of labour laws

25 may 2011 - 15:43:52
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers (CGTM) and the National Confederation of Workers of Mauritania (MNTC) [...] Full text...

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Guinean President for G8 summit

25 may 2011 - 12:04:31
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Conde was due in France Wednesday at the invitation of his French counterpart, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

EU, North Africa to dialogue on migration

25 may 2011 - 11:36:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Commission is to dialogue with the countries of North Africa, including Tunisia, Egypt and [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Africa Week celebration begins in Paris

24 may 2011 - 19:05:46
Paris, France (PANA) - A major exhibition was inaugurated Tuesday in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, as part of [...] Full text...

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Sub-regional workshop on food standards in West Africa opens in Dakar

24 may 2011 - 17:14:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A sub-regional capacity building workshop on the theme: "Food standards development", opened Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal, [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Africa to feel impact of climate change more, says environment specialist

24 may 2011 - 16:43:48
Toubacouta, Senegal (PANA) - The impact of climate change will vary depending on geographic location but will be most felt [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Congo to support France candidacy to lead IMF

23 may 2011 - 19:44:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Finance, Budget and Public portfolio, Ondongo Gilbert, said here Sunday that his [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Francophone African countries hold refresher course for female football instructors

23 may 2011 - 17:38:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A refresher course for instructors of female football in francophone African countries commenced Sunday in Bamako [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Slight earthquake felt in Rwanda

23 may 2011 - 17:24:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An earthquake, measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale, struck several parts of Rwanda and eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Rwanda denies threat against nationals exiled in Britain

23 may 2011 - 17:18:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government has denied the recent "false allegations"by the British Police of an assassination attempt [...] Full text...

thread Society

EAC finance experts meet in Bujumbura to discuss single currency

23 may 2011 - 16:57:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Finance experts of the East African Community (EAC) entered the conclave on Monday to prepare for [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mali Development Bank made 6 billion FCFA profit in 2010

23 may 2011 - 16:31:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Development Bank of Mali (BDM-SA) in 2010 made a profit of 6.047 billion FCFA, an [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Congo to support France candidacy to head IMF

23 may 2011 - 14:51:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Finance, Budget and Public portfolio, Ondongo Gilbert, said here Sunday that the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

44 Nigeriens killed in Ivorian crisis, says President Issoufou

23 may 2011 - 14:34:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - No fewer than 44 Nigeriens were killed during the post-election crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, President Mahamadou [...] Full text...

thread Society

Mali to expand Bamako-Senou int'l airport runway

23 may 2011 - 14:00:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The runway at the Bamako-Senou international airport will be lengthened by 500 metres, according to an [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Ouattara urges Ivorians to learn to co-exist

21 may 2011 - 17:54:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Urging his compatriots to take a "deep" stock of events in Cote d'Ivoire, President Alassane [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Congo wants to plant one million hectares of forests in 10 years

21 may 2011 - 17:38:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo wants to plant, over the next 10 years, one million hectares of forests to enhance [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Ouattara says inauguration marked new chapter in Ivorian history

21 may 2011 - 17:23:50
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, said Saturday that his inauguration marked a historic moment for the [...] Full text...

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