CFAF 15 billion already invested in Benin's special employment integration programme

20 february 2025 - 13:34:57
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - From July 2020 to December last year, Benin invested some CFAF 15 billion in the Special [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau releases 17 impounded Gambian vehicles

03 october 2023 - 18:14:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Guinea Bissau authorities have released 17 Gambian trucks that were impounded in Guinea Bissau to members of [...] Full text...

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Gambian Minister says AfCFTA is 'an important trade tool in Africa'

16 june 2023 - 11:28:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Mr. Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, Gambia’s Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment has described the [...] Full text...

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US calls for immediate cessation of fighting by M23 rebels in eastern DRC

01 november 2022 - 05:44:41
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities by the M23 rebel group [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urged to support efforts to end M23 insurgency in DR Congo

01 june 2022 - 05:11:49
New York, US (PANA) - The recent resurgence of the M23 armed group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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AU backs plan to dispatch regional force to restore stability in the DRC

26 april 2022 - 16:54:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union supports the planned deployment of a regional force to end the hostilities [...] Full text...

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UN chief lauds East African leaders' steps for peace, stability in DRC

24 april 2022 - 04:52:18
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, has welcomed the efforts of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, [...] Full text...

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East African leaders to deploy regional force to DRC

22 april 2022 - 09:51:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders have ended a Summit on the armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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India-Africa close partnership to improve welfare of 2.5 billion people post Covid-19

18 july 2021 - 05:55:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Covid-19 pandemic has provided the impetus for a stronger partnership between India and Africa [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: PM suggests way to create more jobs and wealth

03 september 2020 - 17:26:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Marie Dabiré, on Thursday stressed the need to reorganize the [...] Full text...

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National reconciliation and the appointment of an African envoy to Libya, issues of the AU Contact Group meeting in Congo

12 march 2020 - 19:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member countries of the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee on Libya met for the second time [...] Full text...

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Congo acquires tool for evaluating public actions

29 january 2020 - 18:04:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has acquired a tool for evaluating public actions by using the World Bank [...] Full text...

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Cashew nut operators want 80% of stakeholders in the sector to be Senegalese

01 january 2020 - 07:57:37
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Traders and exporters of Senegalese cashew nuts have reaffirmed that they want 80% of stakeholders in [...] Full text...

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Gambia to file case on genocide against Myanmar at ICJ

20 october 2019 - 13:18:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubacarr Marie Tambadou, revealed at a conclave on Justice and [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to legislate on renewable energies

07 september 2019 - 19:27:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants in the recently held African Conference on Climate Change and Development (CCDA-8) in Addis [...] Full text...

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Congo - OAPP intends to encourage construction of pipelines to supply landlocked countries

26 august 2019 - 22:56:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  Experts from the Organization of African Petroleum Producers (OAPP) at their just-ended meeting here Monday recommended [...] Full text...

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WHO ready to support Congo in bringing together public health researchers

26 may 2019 - 13:31:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Congo, Lucien Manga, says his organization will [...] Full text...

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ECA calls for ratification of agreement establishing ZLECA

25 march 2019 - 22:06:57
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, Monday called for the [...] Full text...

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Egypt moves to treat one million Africans infected with Hepatitis C virus

20 march 2019 - 09:15:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt intends to treat one million people infected with Hepatitis C virus in Africa, the adviser [...] Full text...

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Egyptian youth minister meets several African counterparts

19 march 2019 - 11:08:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian youth and sports minister, Ashraf Sobhi, met on Monday with his counterparts from Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Nouakchott to host Conference of G5 Sahel presidents on 6 December

12 november 2018 - 14:49:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, will host a conference of heads of State of the G5 Sahel, [...] Full text...

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India, Nigeria to sign MoU on counter-terrorism

09 october 2018 - 18:44:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – India and Nigeria would soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding MoU) on Joint Working Group on [...] Full text...

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2-day India-West Africa business conclave begins in Abuja

08 october 2018 - 16:45:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day India-West Africa Business conclave began Monday in Abuja with stakeholders saying stable power supply [...] Full text...

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India, ECOWAS member-States business leaders meet in Abuja on Monday

05 october 2018 - 10:34:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – More than 200 delegates from over 15 West African countries and 70 business representatives from India [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian security service arrests ISIS commander in West Africa

09 september 2017 - 19:57:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday said suspected Boko Haram terrorists planned to [...] Full text...

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Italy: Pope Francis names 17 new Cardinals, three from Africa

09 october 2016 - 17:25:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Pope Francis at the end of his Angelus on Sunday announced the creation of 17 new [...] Full text...

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Top Nigerian journalist elected President of Federation of African Journalists

03 april 2013 - 09:06:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Muhammed Garba, has been elected President [...] Full text...

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New Pope, State pardon for some convicted VIPs highlighted in Nigeria

16 march 2013 - 09:40:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as the new head of the world's 1.2 billion [...] Full text...

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South Africa's ruling party salutes Pope Francis

14 march 2013 - 11:22:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday welcomed the appointment of Pope [...] Full text...

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Pope Francis succeeds Pope Benedict XVI

13 march 2013 - 20:35:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina has emerged the new Pope (Bishop of Rome), succeeding Pope [...] Full text...

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Pope Benedict XVI officially steps down 28 Feb. (News analysis)

28 february 2013 - 09:16:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Pope Benedict XVI officially steps down Thursday, 28 February, 2013, as head of the Catholic Church [...] Full text...

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Super Eagles, ghost workers, rising population dominate Nigerian media

16 february 2013 - 08:22:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The elaborate reception for the new African football champions, the Super Eagles, discovery of ghost workers [...] Full text...

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Brouhaha over fuel subsidy, Pope’s resignation reported in Ghana

16 february 2013 - 08:03:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The never-ending arguments over fuel subsidy, the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, post-mortem of Ghana’s [...] Full text...

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'Pope's resignation will not throw Catholic Church into crisis'

11 february 2013 - 16:18:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Monday's shock announcement by the Vatican that Pope Benedict XVI will resign 28 Feb will not [...] Full text...

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Pope Benedict's resignation within church law, says top Kenyan priest

11 february 2013 - 14:48:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on health grounds is acceptable and within the laws governing [...] Full text...

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Pope Benedict to resign 28 Feb

11 february 2013 - 12:57:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Pope Benedict has announced that he will resign on 28 Feb. due to his deteriorating health, [...] Full text...

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Missing oil money, floods and famine dominate headlines in Nigeria

27 october 2012 - 08:56:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 86.65 billion Naira (about US$ 578 million) oil money, earned in 10 years and part [...] Full text...

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Pope names new Catholic Archbishop for Lagos, as Okogie retires

26 may 2012 - 09:29:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new Archbishop has been named for the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, according to local media [...] Full text...

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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...

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India, Africa reinforce commitment to strengthen business partnership

17 march 2010 - 19:23:00
New Delhi- India (PANA) -- Ministers, business people and experts gathered here for the sixth India-Africa project partnership conclave ended [...] Full text...

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India explains collaboration with Africa

16 march 2010 - 07:08:00
New Delhi- India (PANA) -- India's Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said his country is pursuing [...] Full text...

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India committed to Africa's development

15 march 2010 - 14:56:00
New Delhi- India (PANA) -- The Indian government on Monday assured African countr ies that it was committed to the [...] Full text...

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India to establish 19 institutions to help Africa

15 march 2010 - 11:28:00
New Delhi- India (PANA) -- The Indian government has said it will establish 19 in stitutions to develop human resources [...] Full text...

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Education ministers in conclave on national languages

21 january 2010 - 20:20:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- A meeting of African ministers of education o n the â?Introduction of languages and cultures [...] Full text...

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