Tripoli Migration Forum calls for greater cooperation and solidarity to find global solutions

18 july 2024 - 14:56:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Trans-Mediterranean Migration Form  came to an end on Wednesday evening in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM monitors work of Ministry of Planning's recent general and standards-related files

09 may 2024 - 17:24:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, Thursday followed up on [...] Full text...

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Libyan, US officials pledge to promote cooperation

08 may 2024 - 18:17:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communications and Political Affairs in the government of national unity, Walid [...] Full text...

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Libyan officials meet on preparations for 2024-2025 general census

06 may 2024 - 14:56:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Planning, Mohamed Youssef al-Zaidani, met on Sunday with the Ministers of Social [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Constitutional Council validates Faye's first round victory

30 march 2024 - 07:37:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday published the final official results of the 24 March presidential election [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president Sall, president-elect Faye meet to discuss 'major state issues'

29 march 2024 - 05:43:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday received the in-coming President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, with their discussions [...] Full text...

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Washington, Ottawa congratulate Bassirou Faye on election as President of Senegal

28 march 2024 - 17:23:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday sent its congratulations to Senegalese President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye, following the [...] Full text...

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France "fully mobilised" to work with the new Senegalese authorities, assures the French government

28 march 2024 - 15:27:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The French government has declared that it is fully mobilized to work with the new Senegalese [...] Full text...

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France "fully mobilised" to work with the new Senegalese authorities, assures the French government

28 march 2024 - 15:14:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The French government has declared that it is fully mobilized to work with the new Senegalese [...] Full text...

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Senegal's presidential candidates given Thursday deadline to file appeals against results

28 march 2024 - 05:44:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Wednesday asked candidates who contested last Sunday's presidential election wishing to contest [...] Full text...

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Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Faye confirmed winner of presidential election

27 march 2024 - 20:52:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye was on Wednesday declared winner of last Sunday's presidential [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves financing for economic management, statistics development in Djibouti

17 march 2024 - 06:10:03
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an additional financing of US$ 5 million for the Economic Management [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level deal with Guinea Bissau on ECF reviews

12 march 2024 - 16:58:47
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Authorities in Guinea Bissau face important near-term risks, including policy implementation challenges stemming from a [...] Full text...

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Geopolitical situation in Horn of Africa region poses risks to Djibouti’s recovery – IMF warns

26 january 2024 - 10:24:57
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) – Djibouti recorded a strong rebound in economic activity in 2023 but regional geopolitical developments pose [...] Full text...

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Legislative and regional elections in Togo no later than end of first quarter of 2024

29 november 2023 - 20:46:52
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Legislative and regional elections will be held in Togo "by the end of the first quarter [...] Full text...

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IMF and Libya end preliminary meetings

17 november 2023 - 12:34:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The preliminary meetings of the Article 4 consultations between Libya and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), [...] Full text...

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Burden and causes of pregnancy-related mortality in The Gambia reveals

24 october 2023 - 15:08:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A study conducted by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit of The Gambia at London [...] Full text...

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IMF staff, Guinea Bissau reach staff-level deal on extended credit facility arrangement

04 october 2023 - 07:37:47
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Guinea Bissau authorities have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...

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70 aircraft with relief supplies from 24 countries arrive in Libya for disaster-stricken areas in east

24 september 2023 - 14:07:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 70 aircraft carrying relief supplies from 24 countries and eight ships have arrived [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta markets political transition programme (By Paul Ejime)

29 august 2023 - 08:35:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC) headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative [...] Full text...

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New roadmap from Libyan Parliament and High State Council casts doubt on ability to resolve crisis

06 july 2023 - 19:39:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  While they have not entirely overcome the disputes inherent in the compromise between the members of the [...] Full text...

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EU gives 1.5 million to UNICEF to carry out MICS cluster survey in Libya

26 june 2023 - 18:19:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Libya has announced that it has received €1.5 million [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone electoral commission reaffirms commitment to deliver credible elections

21 june 2023 - 06:43:53
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has reaffirmed its commitment and readiness to deliver [...] Full text...

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IMF beefs up Guinea-Bissau’s financing needs

11 may 2023 - 09:55:24
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) – Satisfied with Guinea-Bissau’s economic performance under a programme supported by a 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) [...] Full text...

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Nearly 19,000 Burkinabe have taken refuge in Côte d'Ivoire because of insecurity

13 april 2023 - 15:02:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 18,846 Burkinabe have taken refuge in the northern and north-eastern parts of [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau to obtain US$ 3.16 million under ECF deal with IMF

21 march 2023 - 09:17:16
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Sustained political stability will be critical to support economic growth and reforms in Guinea Bissau, [...] Full text...

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Government of Libya, Bretton Woods financial institutions meet on public financial policies

13 march 2023 - 16:03:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Bretton Woods institutions, the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have held [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)

30 january 2023 - 12:27:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to hold nationwide census from 29 March to 2 April, 2023

20 january 2023 - 19:11:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s 2023 national population and housing census will take place from 29 March to 2 April, 2023, [...] Full text...

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Government of National Unity launches campaign to provide 2,000 Braille devices in Libya

19 december 2022 - 20:11:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, launched on Monday evening [...] Full text...

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More than 4,000 children deprived of families placed in care centres in 2021 in Burkina Faso

20 november 2022 - 13:55:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Burkina Faso the number of children deprived of families placed in reception centres and [...] Full text...

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IMF officials meet Libyan Central Bank Governor in Tunis

13 november 2022 - 13:30:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),  the governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), [...] Full text...

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Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report

01 october 2022 - 05:33:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the [...] Full text...

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Libya and UNICEF sign agreement for first Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

15 september 2022 - 15:58:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Government of Libya have signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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Constitutional Council confirms victory of ruling coalition in Senegalese legislative elections

12 august 2022 - 16:03:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Constitutional Council published on Thursday evening the official and final results of the legislative elections [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso has 20,505,155 inhabitants, according to latest census

02 july 2022 - 14:02:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has 20,505,155 inhabitants, according to the final results of the 5th general population [...] Full text...

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Libya to impose health pass for access to public places from mid-February

31 january 2022 - 19:04:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government of national unity  announced here Monday the introduction of a health pass proving [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for census and control of foreign workers wishing to settle in Libya

19 january 2022 - 16:29:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba Wednesday called on the ministry [...] Full text...

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AU says "things progressing well in Guinea

06 december 2021 - 13:10:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Chadian Moussa Faki Mahama, said here Sunday he [...] Full text...

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Three Burkinabe soldiers killed in western Burkina Faso

26 october 2021 - 19:35:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three Burkinabe soldiers were killed Monday night in an armed attack in the locality of [...] Full text...

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US urges Sudanese government to take action on political reforms

23 october 2021 - 11:44:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State has urged various Sudanese political groups, particularly those in the transitional [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty still hangs over Libyan elections despite adoption of electoral law (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

07 october 2021 - 20:10:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) adopted under confusing circumstances the electoral laws to be used in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso commemorates International Day of the Elderly

01 october 2021 - 20:33:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Friday commemorated the International Elderly Day on the theme "digital equality for [...] Full text...

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Provisional census results put Ghana’s population at 30.8 million

22 september 2021 - 12:41:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Provisional figures from the Ghana Statistical Service put Ghana’s population at 30.8 million after the 2021 [...] Full text...

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Ghana 2020-2021 population and housing census begins

28 june 2021 - 21:28:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana began its 2020-2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) in the early hours of Monday with [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso has several reconciliation problems, according to a state minister

04 march 2021 - 13:50:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso does not have a single problem of national reconciliation but several, Zéphirin Diabré, [...] Full text...

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Census puts Burkina Faso population at 20,487,979

23 december 2020 - 16:02:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso population stands at 20,487,979 people, 51.7 per cent women and 48.3 per cent [...] Full text...

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Benin to close illegal mineral quarries

10 december 2020 - 09:50:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has announced that illegal mineral resource quarries will soon be closed. The council of [...] Full text...

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Burundi authorities issues life removal sanctions to discourage corruption in public service

27 november 2020 - 21:41:56
Burundi authorities issues life removal sanctions to discourage corruption in public service   Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Any civil servant or government [...] Full text...

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Advocacy group raises red flag on global land inequality

24 november 2020 - 10:48:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Land inequality in most countries around the world, is threatening the livelihoods of the world's poorest, [...] Full text...

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Congo wants to modernize its statistical system

19 november 2020 - 17:35:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government on Wednesday pledged to modernize and improve its statistical system in the country, [...] Full text...

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Unemployment rate in Tunisia drops by 2% in third quarter 2020

17 november 2020 - 19:23:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The rate of unemployment in Tunisia dropped during the third quarter this year, reaching 16.2% as [...] Full text...

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UNHCR gives Congo 2,000 birth certificate registers

13 november 2020 - 12:06:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has given the Congolese government [...] Full text...

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Kenya telco giant rolls out five new prefix numbers

11 november 2020 - 12:23:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's leading telco Safaricom has rolled out new phone number prefixes to meet increasing demand for [...] Full text...

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UN think-tank seeks reliable data to spur economic growth in Africa

23 october 2020 - 13:13:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (PANA) – The UN Economic  Commission for Africa (ECA) has decried the poor state of government statistics, [...] Full text...

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Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’ – UN chief

20 october 2020 - 17:35:40
New York, US (PANA) - Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we [...] Full text...

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Kenya ready to undertake geospatial surveys to map out mineral potential

16 october 2020 - 23:37:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya is prepared to carry out an underground survey of its earth surfaces to obtain a [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj follows up on the decision to employ and train young people

29 september 2020 - 18:32:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, met [...] Full text...

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Tunisian unemployed embark on sit-in at seat of government for 10th consecutive day

19 september 2020 - 00:06:52
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Several unemployed Tunisians, particularly graduates from higher institutions, Friday continued their sit-in at the seat of [...] Full text...

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Kenya wildlife agency fitting artificial contraceptive implants on lions

16 july 2020 - 17:52:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan Wildlife Services (KWS) is using artificial hormone contraceptives which it implants in lions to control [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Polisario accused of embezzlement of humanitarian aid

10 july 2020 - 11:19:46
Brussels,  Belgium (PANA) -  Members of European Parliament (EMEPs) have raised suspicions of alleged embezzlement of humanitarian aid intended for Sahrawi [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Muslims organise televised celebration of Eid al-Fitr

24 may 2020 - 16:11:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Muslim community on Sunday organised a televised celebration marking the end of the holy month [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Congo's opposition parties call for a 500 billion FCFA fund to combat coronavirus

22 may 2020 - 14:56:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Leaders of Congolese opposition parties, not represented in Parliament, have jointly proposed the creation of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gabon's capital on lockdown from Monday

13 april 2020 - 10:54:21
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - President Ali Bongo Ondimba has declared a 15-day state of health emergency in Gabon to address [...] Full text...

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Libyan GNA sets up committee to list Libyan nationals in Tunisia

10 march 2020 - 23:38:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Interior minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachaga, on Tuesday set [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: CENCO concerned over crisis within ruling coalition

02 march 2020 - 22:20:58
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Members of the Permanent committee of the Congolese National Episcopal Conference (CENCO) have expressed concerns [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president suspends purchase of service vehicles

20 february 2020 - 13:03:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has suspended with immediate effect, "until further notice", all acquisitions of service [...] Full text...

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Guineans to use new voter cards in three successive elections this year

13 february 2020 - 11:04:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - New voter cards being distributed in Guinea's 38 electoral districts will be used for the upcoming [...] Full text...

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Congo reduces Maternal Mortality by more than 45%

11 february 2020 - 17:11:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The regional director (Central and West Africa) of the United Nations Population Organization (UNFPA), Mabingue Ngom, [...] Full text...

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Berlin Conference participants commit to cease interference in respect of ceasefire

20 january 2020 - 15:11:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Leaders and heads of delegation taking part in the Berlin International Conference on Libya have, at [...] Full text...

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Botswana urged to control livestock manure methane emissions

20 january 2020 - 14:41:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has been challenged to promulgate a climate change policy, incorporating the mitigation and control of [...] Full text...

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Mali seeks to mobilize 19 billion CFAF for population census this year

17 january 2020 - 06:11:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is seeking to mobilise 19 billion CFA francs for its population census this [...] Full text...

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Three-day forum on transformation of informal economy ends in Dakar

19 december 2019 - 18:02:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The forum on  transformation of the informal economy in Senegal towards an effective monitoring and coordination [...] Full text...

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CPJ says number of jailed journalists reaches 250

11 december 2019 - 09:32:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The number of journalists imprisoned for their reporting globally reached at least 250 for the fourth [...] Full text...

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Congo: The CHU-B mortality rate estimated at more than 9%

28 november 2019 - 18:09:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Sylvain Villiard, Director General of the University Hospital Center of Brazzaville (CHU-B), announced on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Togolese civil society marches to demand level field for 2020 presidential election

28 november 2019 - 11:19:38
Lomé, Togo(PANA) - Togolese demonstrated in Lomé on Wednesday to demand level field for the 2020 presidential election. Organised by the [...] Full text...

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ANC calls for improved electoral framework for Togo's 2020 presidential poll

22 november 2019 - 15:49:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's main opposition party, National Alliance for Change (ANC), on Friday issued a statement in Lomé [...] Full text...

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Political parties, civil society organizations call for a halt to the electoral process in Togo

14 november 2019 - 17:21:41
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A group of political parties and civil society organizations, under the group, "Democratic Forces" movement, with [...] Full text...

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ANC sends memorandum to joint UN-ECOWAS mission for free, fair election in Togo

12 november 2019 - 21:56:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The National Alliance for Change (ANC), Togo's main opposition political party, Monday presented to the joint [...] Full text...

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Libya helps organize voting for Burkinabe residents on its territory in 2020 elections

11 november 2019 - 14:20:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will help organize the voting by Burkinabe residents on its territory in the presidential and [...] Full text...

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East Africa’s car population drives fresh air pollution worries

05 november 2019 - 20:52:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The rapidly growing car population in East African cities is driving fears of increased rise in [...] Full text...

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Kenya's latest census shows population of 47.6 million

04 november 2019 - 13:51:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s new population currently stands at 47,564,296, according to the Kenya National Central Bureau of Statistics. The [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's new law to bring order to religious affairs fills legislative gaps, without addressing the roots of the problems (A News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

30 october 2019 - 12:29:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's newly adopted law to restore order in religious affairs has determined the organisation and functioning [...] Full text...

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Final step in holding of 2020 general election in Burundi

10 october 2019 - 00:08:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  After the registration of eligible voters, reform of the legal framework (Constitution and electoral code), among [...] Full text...

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Congo to conduct population census in April 2020

09 october 2019 - 14:24:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo will hold a general population census in April 2020, Minister of Planning, Statistics and Regional [...] Full text...

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National days of cocoa open in Cote d'Ivoire

01 october 2019 - 13:25:40
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - 'Cote d'Ivoire is cocoa, cocoa is Côte d'Ivoire'  read the banner announcing the national cocoa [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt announces it will conduct a census in August 2022

30 september 2019 - 17:47:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has announced that it will conduct a population census in August 2022, ten [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: New members of the Independent Electoral Commission sworn in

27 september 2019 - 14:41:20
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Fourteen of the 15 newly-appointed members of the Ivorian Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) were sworn [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso census to hold on November 16

23 september 2019 - 17:57:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's fifth general census of population and housing (RGPH) will take place from November [...] Full text...

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Congo: CSOs call for registration to appropriate insecticide-treated mosquito nets

18 september 2019 - 21:45:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  The Platform of Non-Governmental Organizations and Associations Against Malaria in Congo Tuesday called on heads of [...] Full text...

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Presidential election in Guinea-Bissau starts on bad note

12 september 2019 - 22:52:12
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The first round of Guinea-Bissau's presidential election will be held on November 24th, subject to last-minute [...] Full text...

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Rwanda 'baptises' 25 endangered baby gorillas

06 september 2019 - 19:22:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda "baptised" 25 rare baby mountain gorillas at what has become an annual event to highlight [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition leader calls for emergency measures for a disaster-stricken city

31 august 2019 - 19:11:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The leader of the Democratic Opposition in Mauritania, Brahim El Bekaye, has called on the government [...] Full text...

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Burundi braces for reception of its refugees from Tanzania

27 august 2019 - 15:10:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A weekly repatriation of an average of 2,000 Burundian refugees from Tanzania will be organized starting [...] Full text...

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Kenyan population census to feature third gender

19 august 2019 - 19:53:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's population census will include a third gender, the Inter-sex, whose inclusion in the 2019 Population [...] Full text...

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CENI unveils Niger's general election schedule

17 august 2019 - 13:54:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Saturday set the timetable for the country's next general [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta launches countdown to Kenya's population census

16 august 2019 - 21:28:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A team of 2,467 technology supervisors, 22,268 content supervisors and 138,572 enumerators has been assembled as [...] Full text...

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Burundi CENI announces partial registration of exiled returnees for 2020 general elections

15 august 2019 - 17:40:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A partial registration of people returning from exile will take place before the Burundi general elections [...] Full text...

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Benin: MPs appoint representatives to Advisory Council of electoral list

14 august 2019 - 23:49:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  Beninese deputies Wednesday nominated their representatives to the Advisory and Supervisory Board of the Computerized Permanent [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Electoral umpire calls for submission of candidatures for legislative elections

17 july 2019 - 13:47:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The President of the Independent Higher Electoral Commission (ISIE), Nabil Baffoun, announced in a press statement [...] Full text...

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Burundi celebrates world population Day without clear idea of number of inhabitants

11 july 2019 - 23:57:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Burundi Thursday celebrated the 33rd edition of World Population Day without any clear idea of the [...] Full text...

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Armed clashes near Tripoli force more than 12,000 students out of school

10 july 2019 - 10:48:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The war in southern Tripoli, which has been raging since last April, has disrupted education in [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Validity of national identity cards extended

03 july 2019 - 18:23:03
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Following a Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday, the Ivorian government has issued a decree [...] Full text...

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Benin to improve surveillance on maternal deaths

02 july 2019 - 18:21:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has pledges to improve surveillance on maternal deaths and response, following the evaluation and validation [...] Full text...

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Burundi schedules presidential, legislative and municipal polls for May 20, 2020

28 june 2019 - 17:32:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of Burundi Friday released the calendar of the next general [...] Full text...

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FAO strengthens its support to Gambia

28 june 2019 - 13:24:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has over the past few years raised its portfolio [...] Full text...

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Survey shows Togo has 115,880 companies

22 june 2019 - 18:00:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has 115,880 companies scattered throughout the country, according to data from the General Census of [...] Full text...

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NGO calls for resolution of fate of Mauritanian deportees in Senegal, Mali

21 june 2019 - 05:46:40
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The National Forum of Human Rights Organisations (FONADH), an umbrella of 20 associations, on Thursday urged [...] Full text...

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'Inclusive SDGs, the only guarantee for Africa’s development'

16 june 2019 - 15:17:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Africa’s development is hinged on the implementation of inclusive sustainable development goals, according to Oumarou Mahamadou [...] Full text...

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Burkina authorities concerned about influx of refugees to Ouagadougou

13 june 2019 - 10:12:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The authorities in Ouagadougou have expressed concern about the massive influx to the capital, Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranks 2nd in the world for women graduates with science majors

06 june 2019 - 18:34:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia ranks second in the world for the percentage of women graduating from higher education in [...] Full text...

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Kagame wishes Muslims "joyous celebrations" on Eid al-Fitr

04 june 2019 - 19:55:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- Rwandan President Paul Kagame, on Tuesday congratulated Muslims on the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end [...] Full text...

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5th general population, housing census begins in Mali

23 may 2019 - 19:30:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Land Use Planning and Population, Adama Tièmoko Diarra, on Wednesday in Commune [...] Full text...

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Mauritania has 1.5 million registered voters

20 may 2019 - 14:13:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Slightly over 1.5 million citizens have been  registered in Mauritania, following a census conducted from 24 [...] Full text...

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16,000 Liberian health workers to take Hepatitis B vaccination

13 may 2019 - 14:15:44
MONROVIA, May 13 (PANA) - The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) has launched a Hepatitis B vaccination campaign [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde records a 9.5% increase in number of companies

09 may 2019 - 22:47:46
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   Eleven thousand and seventy-one companies existed in Cape Verde in 2018, an increase of 9.5% [...] Full text...

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Uganda to host International Muslim Youth Conference

23 april 2019 - 19:47:01
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda will host a two-day conference of Muslim Youth, with participants from across the African continent, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe statistics agency lacks financial, personnel resources

22 march 2019 - 13:23:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)- Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) lacks financial and personnel resources to give more up-to-date data on the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's president congratulates Senegal's Macky Sall on his re-election

02 march 2019 - 12:59:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Saturday congratulated Macky Sall on his re-election as President of Senegal. Senegal's [...] Full text...

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Ivorian opposition parties seek reform of Electoral Commission

02 march 2019 - 10:18:49
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - In a unified document, the Ivorian opposition political parties have proposed a reform of the [...] Full text...

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Benin adopts master plan to develop tourist sites

12 january 2019 - 18:07:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is to implement a master plan to development its tourist sites to tap the potential [...] Full text...

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11 Libyan executives trained in veterinary services in Cairo

04 january 2019 - 10:24:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Eleven executives of Libyan agriculture, animal and maritime resources on Thursday ended a training session on [...] Full text...

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NGO launches project to promote, protect female domestic workers in Mali

27 november 2018 - 14:03:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian non-governmental organization, EDUCO, on Monday launched a project, called "Djiguitougou", which is aimed at [...] Full text...

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Gabon takes stock of miners, other stakeholders in its gold sector

16 november 2018 - 13:27:58
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon on Friday launched a national census of operators in its gold sector, with a view [...] Full text...

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UN, World Bank launch new guide to manage geospatial data

02 august 2018 - 05:10:00
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Statistics Division and the World Bank launched a new guide on Wednesday to [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Mauritania's administrative obstacles keep children from School

29 march 2018 - 09:40:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Mauritania’s national civil registration process is preventing some children from attending public school and taking mandatory [...] Full text...

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Somaliland journalists detained, accused of "false news"​

21 december 2017 - 13:43:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somaliland authorities should immediately release Ahmed Sa'ed and Abdirahman Mohamed Ege, the Committee to Protect Journalists [...] Full text...

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CPJ says 262 journalists in jails around the world

13 december 2017 - 20:38:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit [...] Full text...

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CPJ compiles report on journalists in prison

09 december 2017 - 19:06:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has compiled a report on the number of imprisoned [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Popular mountain gorilla dies in Rwanda

29 september 2017 - 15:50:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Vuba, a famous mountain gorilla in Rwanda, which was of the "silverback" family, has died, according [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Parliament creates 20 new seats ahead of 2018 elections

08 september 2017 - 13:07:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ahead of the 2018 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, the Sierra Leonean House of Parliament (HOP) [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana intensifies economic data collection

07 june 2017 - 13:21:44
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Statistics Botswana (SB) has launched a countrywide survey, as part of efforts to provide more information [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Euro Bank, Tanzania and UN partner in cutting Lake Victoria pollution

15 may 2017 - 15:04:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have partnered together with the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda's FDI decreases slightly in 2016

27 april 2017 - 14:03:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) to Rwanda decreased slightly to US$ 379.8 million in 2016 compared [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Magufuli revokes minister's directive on birth certificate for marriage in Tanzania

18 march 2017 - 09:47:37
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Magufuli has revoked a directive issued by Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Harrison [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns imprisonment of two journalists in Ethiopia

05 january 2017 - 14:35:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ranked among worst jailers of journalists worldwide, Ethiopia has sent two more scribes from the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says record number of journalists in jail globally

13 december 2016 - 17:19:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Turkey's unprecedented crackdown on the media brought the total number of jailed journalists worldwide to the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Ethiopia to release detained journalists

17 november 2016 - 16:43:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ethiopia should immediately release all journalists detained amid an intensifying crackdown on the media, the Committee [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO, French conservation group partner on water bird management in Africa

07 october 2016 - 16:19:22
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday announced a new partnership with the [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO, French group sign agreement to protect wetland resources

06 october 2016 - 12:00:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) will [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for immediate release of Ethiopian blogger

04 october 2016 - 16:28:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release prominent blogger Seyoum Teshome, the Committee to Protect Journalists [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Born Free welcomes IUCN call for ban of domestic ivory trade

12 september 2016 - 17:40:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has welcomed a motion passed at the International [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan to hold population census in 2018

14 july 2016 - 19:27:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan will conduct its sixth population census in April 2018 at a cost of US$50 million, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Refugee camp shutdown to drag beyond Kenya imposed deadline

26 june 2016 - 12:15:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The closure of a refugee camp housing more than 300,000 Somali refugees will drag beyond the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ reports 71 journalists killed, 199 others imprisoned in 2015

07 january 2016 - 17:37:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Some 71 journalists were killed worldwide in direct relation to their work in 2015, the [...] Full text...

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US: 2015, fourth most deadly year on record for journos

06 january 2016 - 21:59:45
New York, US (PANA) - Some 71 journalists were killed in direct relation to their work in 2015, making it [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Born Free Foundation declares 2016 Year of the Lion

04 january 2016 - 13:47:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On the 50th anniversary of the iconic, award-winning motion picture, Born Free, the Born [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says 69 journalists killed in 2015

29 december 2015 - 11:20:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), on Tuesday said 69 journalists were killed in relation [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: 'China, Egypt imprison record number of journalists'

16 december 2015 - 06:54:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Egypt is second only to China as the world’s worst jailer of journalists in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says 10 countries are 'worst jailers of journalists' worldwide

15 december 2015 - 12:36:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released its latest prison census report, naming 10 countries [...] Full text...

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COP21: Angola named as global host of World Environment Day 2016

11 december 2015 - 14:06:48
Paris, France (PANA) - Angola, which is seeking to conserve its biodiversity-rich wildlife and rebuild its elephant population, will host [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius conducts agricultural census after 70 years

19 november 2015 - 14:19:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Whilst the current system of agricultural statistics is well developed, no census of agriculture has been [...] Full text...

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Italy: New world agriculture census round to kick off in 2016

04 november 2015 - 11:28:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new global round of country-driven agricultural censuses is set to begin in 2016, a large-scale, [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says new world agriculture census to kick off in 2016

03 november 2015 - 17:24:00
New York, US (PANA) - A global round of country-driven agricultural censuses is set to begin in 2016, the UN [...] Full text...

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Congo: Authorities organize census of CAR voters resident in Congo

10 september 2015 - 16:00:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A census of citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR), resident in Congo, is being organized [...] Full text...

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Ghana: National security authorities confirm two Ghanaians join ISIS

28 august 2015 - 09:21:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's National Security Co-ordinator Yaw Donkor has confirmed that two Ghanaians have joined the terrorist group [...] Full text...

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Ghana: National security investigates alleged departure of Ghanaian to join IS fighters

25 august 2015 - 20:18:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The security authorities in Ghana have begun investigations into reports that a 25-year-old Ghanaian Muslim has [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde: Cape Verde agricultural census set for October 2015

19 august 2015 - 18:34:39
Praia, Cap Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde has set aside 4.9 million Euros for conducting the fifth general census of [...] Full text...

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UN: Transition in CAR needs international community’s support - UN expert

26 june 2015 - 19:27:38
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must redouble efforts to help the Central African Republic (CAR) to fully [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: 'Elections will hold in 2017'

21 may 2015 - 09:09:28
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's National Electoral Commission (NEC) has assured that the country's presidential and parliamentary elections [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: NEC hints of possible shift in election date

15 april 2015 - 15:37:38
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leonean National Electoral Commission (NEC) has hinted at the possibility of postponing the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ launches new campaign for free press

27 march 2015 - 13:30:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Thursday launched a new campaign to raise awareness [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: New chair of election commission inaugurated

13 february 2015 - 11:48:31
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's new electoral commission chair Mohammed Nfa Alie Conteh has been sworn into office [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Census shift raises fears over tenure elongation

11 february 2015 - 13:12:14
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's government decision last week to defer the National Population and Housing Census to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Population projected at 30m in 2030

11 february 2015 - 11:07:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The population of Burkina Faso is projected to reach 30 million by 2030, according to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition calls for AU intervention in DRC

26 january 2015 - 14:26:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday called on the African Union (AU) to mediate [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights office wants excessive use of force in DRC protests probed

23 january 2015 - 22:45:34
New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed concern at [...] Full text...

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Belgium: OIF calls for restraint after Kinshasa demonstrations

22 january 2015 - 19:33:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The International Francophonie Organization (OIF) has expressed concern about the violence that has raged for several [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Belgium 'concerned' about DR Congo demonstrations

21 january 2015 - 21:19:17
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgium has expressed concern about the violent demonstrations in DR Congo and warned that financial support [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Knowledge and innovation for Africa’s structural transformation (Viewpoint by Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Acting Chief Economist and Vice-President at the African Development Bank)

19 january 2015 - 11:57:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African economy has experienced a notable trend break in recent years – the [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Think Tank fault planned census

18 january 2015 - 10:40:29
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A Sierra Leonean Think Tank has faulted the upcoming housing and population census in the [...] Full text...

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Gender: ILO study says more women needed at top management positions in Africa

12 january 2015 - 19:27:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite some concrete affirmative action measures, African women are still under-represented in top decision-making [...] Full text...

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Congo: Congolese archbishops kick against constitutional amendment

09 january 2015 - 14:56:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese archbishops are against any change in the 20 January constitution, which would enable current [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Chad seeks assistance for thousands of Nigerian refugees

09 january 2015 - 13:51:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Some 7,300 Nigerian refugees have arrived in western Chad in the past 10 days, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Opposition urges Kabila not to run for president in 2016

16 december 2014 - 22:05:58
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DR Congo opposition, under the umbrella "Let's Save the DR Congo" has asked President [...] Full text...

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Congo: Congo to conduct national census on livestock, fisheries

05 november 2014 - 15:39:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government will spend some 4.017 billion FCFA on its General Agricultural Census (RGA) to [...] Full text...

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Senegal: No census held for over 20 years in five African countries

23 october 2014 - 16:44:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A third of African countries have not conducted a census in the last ten years, [...] Full text...

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Togo: Togo issue biometric cards to public sector workers

13 september 2014 - 17:19:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togo is to issue biometric cards to public sector workers in a bid to fight the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tunisian population estimated at about 11 million

12 september 2014 - 20:15:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The population of Tunisia is estimated at 10,982,754 inhabitants, an increase of 1.03% from the 2004 [...] Full text...

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Congo: Local elections slated on 28 September in Congo

26 august 2014 - 14:28:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese local elections will be held on Sunday, 28 September, 2014, in Congo, after over a [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Massive elephant population reported in Serengeti-Mara ecosystem

22 august 2014 - 14:52:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The elephant population in East Africa's Serengeti-Mara ecosystem has increased by 266 percent in [...] Full text...

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Burundi: 'The best response to food insecurity is family planning'

21 june 2014 - 18:44:33
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – In Burundi, the third nationwide talks on agriculture and livestock farming, held from 16-20 June, has [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Lack of energy security keeps half of the population in darkness (News Analysis by Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Corresponent, Dar Es Salaam)

18 june 2014 - 17:09:08
Morogoro, Tanzania (PANA) – Over five decades after gaining independence from colonial rule, Tanzania still struggles to give its fast [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Arrangements for 2016 national census underway in Nigeria

16 june 2014 - 17:35:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The process towards the conduct of the 2016 Nigerian national population census may have begun with [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNDP chief says community initiatives key to wildlife management

12 may 2014 - 09:39:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Community-based natural resource management is key to a long-term solution to elephant poaching and [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Cabinet approves National Planning, Budgeting Policy

08 may 2014 - 14:03:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian Cabinet has approved the 2014-2018 National Planning and Budgeting Policy and the National Strategy [...] Full text...

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Sao Tomé and Principe to hold parliamentary elections in July

06 may 2014 - 19:26:56
Sao Tomé, Sao Tomé and Principe (PANA) – The Sao Tome and Principe National Electoral Commission (CEN) announced on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa’s housing problem, political hot potato, by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Pretoria

29 april 2014 - 09:55:16
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Ahead of South Africa’s general elections in May, the country's housing problem, especially housing shortages, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tunisians begin head count

23 april 2014 - 14:49:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The 2014 general population census in Tunisia began on Wednesday, under the theme: "Let’s get counted [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya to complete economic recalculation by September

11 april 2014 - 21:00:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is reviewing the national account system using recent data in a process expected to be [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Mediators confirm adjournment of South Sudanese talks

07 april 2014 - 19:49:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - International peace mediators on Monday confirmed the adjournment of the talks aimed at a solution [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Senegalese population now 12.8 million

28 march 2014 - 17:43:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The population of Senegal is now 12,873,601, according to the provisional results from the general census [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Govt moves 1,100 families to give way to new seaport

17 march 2014 - 11:14:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania will pay out 23 billion shillings (approximately US$13.6 million) to 1,100 families as [...] Full text...

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Congo: Govt. to launch general census on agriculture in May

24 january 2014 - 15:57:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government will spend about 3.9 billion FCFA to fund a general census on agricultural [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Local dailies focus on endangered elephant population

11 january 2014 - 10:40:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - There is evidence of belated seriousness at Tanzania’s National Resources and Tourism ministry on [...] Full text...

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CPJ says 211 journalists are behind bars world wide

18 december 2013 - 16:35:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based global press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), on Wednesday revealed that [...] Full text...

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African countries step up focus on statistics to tackle food security

04 december 2013 - 15:25:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Improving the quality, availability and relevance of data on food and agriculture has become a key [...] Full text...

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Lesotho becomes 34th African country to sign CAADP compact

05 september 2013 - 19:16:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Southern African country of Lesotho has become the 34th country in Africa to sign the [...] Full text...

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Burundi Assembly Speaker deplores fast growing population

21 august 2013 - 13:54:33
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Speaker of Burundi's National Assembly, Mr. Pius Ntavyohanyuma, has called for a drastic policy to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria plans housing census

28 july 2013 - 21:15:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government is to carry out a housing census on a date yet to be [...] Full text...

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