African Union Summit opens in Ethiopia
15 february 2025 - 13:14:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angola's Joao Manuel Lourenco assumed the rotating Chair of the African Union (AU) on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angola's Joao Manuel Lourenco assumed the rotating Chair of the African Union (AU) on Saturday, [...] Full text...
Sudanese foreign minister retracts threats over controversial Ethiopian dam
17 november 2024 - 07:11:36Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister has apologised to Ethiopia for threats that Sudan would back Egypt if [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d'Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors
10 november 2024 - 13:14:34Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...
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Mega South Africa/Lesotho tunnel project in progress
24 october 2024 - 10:34:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government says the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel maintenance operations [...] Full text...
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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO
20 october 2024 - 19:52:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone [...] Full text...
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South Africa, Lesotho repair massive water tunnel
02 october 2024 - 06:49:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African and Lesotho Governments on Monday closed the massive Lesotho Highlands Water [...] Full text...
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UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria
18 september 2024 - 04:30:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes in Nigeria – WFP
14 september 2024 - 07:16:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential [...] Full text...
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Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis
28 august 2024 - 04:51:51Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after [...] Full text...
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AfDB’s Chief highlights Africa as world’s best investment destination
21 may 2024 - 09:08:12Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ( PANA) - Africa’s human, land, mineral resource and cross-border trade endowments combine to make it the [...] Full text...
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President of Burkina Faso pays tribute to Iranian President killed in helicopter crash
20 may 2024 - 14:19:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Monday paid tribute to [...] Full text...
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Torrential rainstorm continues pounding Kenya, flood death toll climbs to 228
05 may 2024 - 19:37:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 228 people have been killed in Kenya, where heavy rainstorms and flooding continue to [...] Full text...
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East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat
04 may 2024 - 07:44:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces [...] Full text...
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UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods
29 april 2024 - 17:49:39New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake [...] Full text...
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AfDB plans massive work on DRC's giant Inga 3 dam
29 march 2024 - 13:20:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a major political [...] Full text...
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Major repair project scheduled for South Africa's key water supply source
01 march 2024 - 10:01:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Friday warned on significant water shortages later this year [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Another major bridge destroyed in Khartoum
18 november 2023 - 10:53:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A second major bridge linking Khartoum with western Sudan was on Saturdy morning levelled to the [...] Full text...
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Guinea returns to Organisation for the development of the Senegal River
20 october 2023 - 17:12:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The second extraordinary conference of heads of state and government of the Organisation pour la mise [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’
17 october 2023 - 05:38:45New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians delivering aid in the wake of Libya’s “unprecedented” flood disaster centred on the coastal [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily welcomes progress on electoral laws despite persistent political problems
16 october 2023 - 21:05:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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Libya storm: Angry demonstrators in Derna demand investigation into catastrophic storm
19 september 2023 - 12:10:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Residents of the eastern city of Derna, which bore the brunt of the storm Daniel that [...] Full text...
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GERD: Ethiopian PM announces successful final filing of controversial dam
11 september 2023 - 06:28:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday announced the successful fourth and final filling of [...] Full text...
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Turning on water taps for half a million people in Mozambique’s capital ( A World Bank feature)
16 august 2023 - 09:18:49Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Greater Maputo Area faced a severe water crisis and did not have enough water to [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken speaks with Ethiopian PM Abiy on peace, Stability
05 august 2023 - 06:37:16Washington, DC. US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed [...] Full text...
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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity
18 july 2023 - 07:19:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...
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South Africa, Lesotho launch new phase of major water project
23 may 2023 - 09:17:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday morning travelled to Lesotho for the launch of Phase [...] Full text...
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At least seven school children drown in boat disaster in Ghanaian capital
11 may 2023 - 06:34:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least seven school children drowned on Wednesday when a boat carrying them from school capsized [...] Full text...
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GERD: Time to make controversial dam work for greater good of all - Think-tank
04 may 2023 - 13:26:17Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - With the fourth annual filling looming in June and construction abicaout 90% complete, the contentious [...] Full text...
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Natural capital, an option for African governments to finance SDGs
24 april 2023 - 20:53:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa must use all its comparative advantages to mobilize the resources it needs to finance [...] Full text...
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Ivorian hydropower plant to supply electricity to 100,000 households, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
21 april 2023 - 06:23:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Three years after construction began, the Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant project, located some 150 km north [...] Full text...
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High crop prices prompt Kenya farmers to increase maize, wheat production
23 march 2023 - 11:28:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya expects a rise in maize and wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 to 3.18 [...] Full text...
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EU urged to prioritise human rights over politics in Tunisia talks
19 march 2023 - 06:01:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations are urging the European Union foreign affairs ministers to publicly press the Tuniaian authorities [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper takes issue with calls by some Libyan politicians to reduce Libya's diplomatic presence in Africa
17 march 2023 - 17:21:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" (Le Matin) has taken exception to "statements and insinuations" of some Libyan [...] Full text...
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Sudan sees high level diplomatic visits, as it decides political future (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
04 february 2023 - 06:45:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The nature of the next government in Sudan seems to be of great interest, not only [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State meets Egyptian president
31 january 2023 - 06:03:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met in Cairo on [...] Full text...
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US Supports political process in the Sudan
30 january 2023 - 18:40:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Administration has once more renewed its support for a UN sponsored Political Framework Agreement [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Sudanese, Ethiopian leaders hold talks; stress need for cooperation
26 january 2023 - 12:22:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has met senior Sudanese officials shortly after his arrival in Khartoum on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM arrives in Khartoum leading high level security delegation
26 january 2023 - 11:26:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed, arrived in Khartoum on Thursday for an official visit during [...] Full text...
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WB grants $70 million for water, agriculture, livestock, and environmental services delivery in Somalia
16 december 2022 - 10:17:59Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient [...] Full text...
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Mali inagurates 140 MW hydro dam
05 december 2022 - 12:36:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's interim Prime Minister, Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga, on Saturday inaugurated the Gouina hydroelectric dam, 70 km [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Ethiopia agree to resolve 'critical issues' peacefully
15 october 2022 - 15:16:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia on Saturday underlined the need to settle differences between them amicably and to [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Horn of Africa travels to Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia
04 october 2022 - 06:18:33Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, is travelling to Kenya, South [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27
25 september 2022 - 06:24:20New York, UN (PANA) - Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the [...] Full text...
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President of OMVS Council of Ministers received by President of Transition of Mali
15 september 2022 - 19:09:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The current president of the Council of Ministers of the Organization for the Development of the [...] Full text...
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Conflict between regional powers continues to fuel Libyan crisis
07 september 2022 - 19:11:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The withdrawal of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri from the 158th ordinary session of the Arab [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister calls for promotion of joint Arab action
06 september 2022 - 18:18:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mrs. Najal Al-Mangouch said that the 158th ordinary [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia completes third filling of controversial dam
12 august 2022 - 13:16:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Ethiopia said on Friday that it has completed the third filling of the controversial Grand Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia inaugurates second turbine of controversial dam
11 august 2022 - 13:58:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The second turbine of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Thursday started generating [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Horn of Africa to visit Egypt, UAE, Ethiopia
24 july 2022 - 07:26:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, will travel to Egypt, [...] Full text...
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AU urges Sudan and Ethiopia to 'refrain from any military action' in border incident
29 june 2022 - 10:18:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday appealed to Sudan and Ethiopia to completely refrain from [...] Full text...
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Sudan summons Ethiopian Ambassador over border incident that claimed eight Sudanese lives
28 june 2022 - 11:29:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's foreign minister, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, on Monday summoned the Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan and expressed [...] Full text...
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Afreximbank urges Africa to abolish its 110 borders
26 march 2022 - 13:42:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Professor Benedict [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says it is ready to cooperate with Sudan and Egypt over GERD issues
22 february 2022 - 20:40:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia on Tuesday said it is ready to cooperate with Egypt and the Sudan in a [...] Full text...
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Sudan 'unhappy' with Ethiopia's 'lack of cooperation' in operating controversial dam
22 february 2022 - 11:17:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan says that it wants to see Ethiopia’s "sweet words" about the benefits of the Grand Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Renaissance Dam begins generation of power
20 february 2022 - 10:45:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), bitterly opposed by Sudan and Egypt, officially began generating [...] Full text...
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Madagascar braces for another cyclone as it struggles to recover from a recent one
05 february 2022 - 08:54:29Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to [...] Full text...
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President Félix Tshisekedi leaves for 35th ordinary session of AU General Assembly in Addis Ababa
04 february 2022 - 18:56:21Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Félix Tshisekedi, left here Friday [...] Full text...
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Presidents Sall, Emabló arrive in Gambia for inauguration of OMVG Energy Projects
23 october 2021 - 12:13:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Saturday received President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Umaro Sissoco Emabló of [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Sudan accuses Ethiopian troops of attempted 'incursion'
26 september 2021 - 16:02:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese army has accused Ethiopian troops of trying to infiltrate into Sudan [...] Full text...
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Sudan says it has 'thwarted an incursion attempt' by Ethiopian soldiers
26 september 2021 - 14:18:52Khartoum, Sept. 26 (SUNA) - Sudan announced on Sunday that its soldiers have "thwarted an incursion attempt" by Ethiopian soldiers. The [...] Full text...
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Sudan striving for ‘common goal’ of peace, prosperity, freedom and justice: PM
26 september 2021 - 05:03:53New York, US (PANA) - Sudan continues the path to democracy, two years after the revolution that “carried the aspirations of our people [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken meets Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry
24 september 2021 - 06:09:42New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry [...] Full text...
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US stresses resolve to end Ethiopian conflict
24 september 2021 - 05:39:08New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday emphasised his country's resolve to use all [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Government determined to free people displaced by 'terrorists' in Tigray region
12 september 2021 - 05:11:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – While celebrating the Ethiopian New Year 2014, the nation has yet to make sure that [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia marks New Year accenting peace, stability and work
11 september 2021 - 12:46:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia is celebrating its New Year on Saturday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is marking [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Senior Ethiopian military officer says large fighters of TPLF 'wiped out'
05 september 2021 - 08:34:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Ministry of Defence says that three divisions of the Tigray People's Defence Front (TPLF), [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Foreign Minister Omamo in Addis Ababa on official visit
02 september 2021 - 16:01:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Kenya’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raychelle Omamo, arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday for an [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia rallies UN Security Council to reject bid to halt GERD project
26 august 2021 - 20:16:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, also Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday met with [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight tensions in the run-up to elections, reactions to the Military Commission's messages
22 august 2021 - 15:21:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The approaching date of the December 24 general elections in Libya, without the adoption of the [...] Full text...
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OCHA raises concern about threats to life in Libya due to climate change
19 august 2021 - 15:48:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed concern about the [...] Full text...
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Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa, protesting Ethiopian position on issues differing the two sides
08 august 2021 - 17:50:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a surprise dipping in relations between the [...] Full text...
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Algerian FM delivers message to Sudanese leader
30 july 2021 - 13:54:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Algerian Minister for Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ramtane Lamamra arrived in Khartoum on Friday to deliver [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM Abiy says controversial dam is 'source of cooperation of Nile riparian countries'
22 july 2021 - 10:27:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [...] Full text...
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US, DRC discuss strengthened relations
21 july 2021 - 05:52:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have discussed the strengthened ties between [...] Full text...
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Sudan rejects unilateral second filling of GERD
19 july 2021 - 18:56:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday said it totally rejects a unilateral decision taken by Ethiopia to fill the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM hails successful second filling of controversial dam
19 july 2021 - 14:40:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday hailed the successful completion of the second filling [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says AU-led trilateral process 'important vehicle' to address concerns on controversial dam
14 july 2021 - 06:59:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has flagged the African Union-led trilateral process on the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [...] Full text...
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UN ready to promote ‘win-win solution’ for controversial Ethiopian dam project
09 july 2021 - 05:29:06New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations stands ready to support Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in efforts to resolve their decade-long disagreement over the controversial Grand Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says construction of controversial dam 'progressing on schedule'
05 july 2021 - 05:54:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Sileshi Bekele, says the construction of the controversial [...] Full text...
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Sudan calls on Ethiopians to go for peaceful settlement of differences
04 july 2021 - 16:19:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday urged belligerent Ethiopian sides to fully observe a ceasefire, sit around the negotiation [...] Full text...
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Sudan welcomes UNSC agreement to hold session on GERD
04 july 2021 - 10:58:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudan has welcomed the response of the President of the UN Security Council to a request [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF commends Guinea’s response to pandemic, urges support for vulnerable households and businesses
01 july 2021 - 08:30:44Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Guinea needs to diversify the economy and secure more inclusive, [...] Full text...
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Sudan appeals to UN Security Council to intervene in controversial Ethiopian Dam construction
23 june 2021 - 06:16:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has appealed to the UN Security Council to hold a special session, as quickly as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African citrus industry not seriously impacted by pandemic
22 june 2021 - 10:02:27Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The production of South African citrus, mainly new orange varieties, lemons and limes, is estimated [...] Full text...
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Sudanese FM confers with AU Commissioner on GERD
12 june 2021 - 18:24:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mariam Al-Saddiq Mahdi, on Saturday received the Chairperson of [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Egypt express deep concern over Ethiopia's attitude on filling controversial dam
09 june 2021 - 20:14:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Egypt on Wednesday again expressed their "deep concern" over the potential impact and damages [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis; Ethiopians march against 'foreign interference' in the country's internal affairs
30 may 2021 - 14:39:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thousands of Ethiopians held a demonstration in Addis Ababa on Sunday against foreign interference in [...] Full text...
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Sudanese FM tours African states to solicit support on GERD dam
27 may 2021 - 19:09:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms. Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, left Khartoum on Thursday, leading a high-level delegation [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US President Biden calls for ceasefire
27 may 2021 - 06:20:37Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has expressed deep concern at the escalating violence and the hardening [...] Full text...
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US President Biden calls for diplomatic resolution of controversial Ethiopian dam
25 may 2021 - 10:30:18Washington, DC US (PANA) - US President Joseph Biden has underscored the US' interest in achieving a diplomatic resolution of [...] Full text...
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U.S. committed to working with international partners to help Sudan overcome hurdles
14 may 2021 - 16:39:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The American Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, who has just completed his [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia-Sudan border tensions must be de-escalated
13 may 2021 - 13:17:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A potential border war brewing between Sudan and Ethiopia threatens to destabilise the two nations [...] Full text...
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AU Chair visits Sudan for new mediation effort on Ethiopia's disputed dam
08 may 2021 - 13:58:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo arrived in Khartoum on Saturday for a one-day visit to [...] Full text...
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Int'l community assures DRC President of support during his term as AU President
07 may 2021 - 19:28:19Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The ambassadors of the United States to the African Union (AU), Ms. Jessye Lapenn, the [...] Full text...
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Senior US envoy visits Sudan to discuss de-escalating tension between Khartoum and Addis Ababa
07 may 2021 - 12:45:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, arrived in Khartoum on Friday [...] Full text...
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US congressional delegation pledges to help Khartoum resolve outstanding challenges
05 may 2021 - 04:59:09Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - A visiting US Congressional delegation has pledged their country’s support for the transition to democracy in [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Horn of Africa begins four-nation tour
04 may 2021 - 07:45:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman begins a four-nation tour on [...] Full text...
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Sudan FM tours African states to rally support for Khartoum's stands on the Renaissance Dam
03 may 2021 - 19:47:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday quoted the current chair of the African Union, President Félix Tshisekedi of the [...] Full text...
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Guinea's mining sector supports growth despite COVID-19, IMF says
03 may 2021 - 17:08:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean mining sector is expected to continue to support overall growth in 2021 in Guinea, [...] Full text...
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Guinea’s growth forecast to reach 5.2 per cent in 2021 - IMF
01 may 2021 - 09:37:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s economy weathered the coronavirus (COVID-19) shock with a strong growth of 7 per cent in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US reiterates grave concern about deteriorating humanitarian, rights crises in Ethiopia
27 april 2021 - 10:38:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its grave concern about the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights crises [...] Full text...
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US names Special Envoy for Horn of Africa, to handle GERD crisis among other issues
23 april 2021 - 21:40:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration Friday announced the appointment of a new special envoy for the Horn of [...] Full text...
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Libya and Ethiopia's Renaissance dam at centre of talks between Sisi and Putin
23 april 2021 - 16:27:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Abdel Fattah Sissi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday had telephone discussion on several [...] Full text...
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Tunis reiterates support to Egypt on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
23 april 2021 - 10:00:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Thursday received the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Chokri, who [...] Full text...
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Moroccan and Egyptian Foreign Ministers hold talks
16 april 2021 - 12:01:31Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan and Egyptian foreign ministers held talks on Thursday by video conference on bilateral relations and [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Ethiopia continue war of words on controversial Ethiopian Dam
13 april 2021 - 09:35:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Ethiopia are continuing their war of words on the construction the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance [...] Full text...
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Talks on controversial Ethiopian dam end without progress
07 april 2021 - 12:15:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Talks to resolve the raging dispute between Sudan and Egypt on one hand and Ethiopia on [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Sudan PM discuss several issues on phone
06 april 2021 - 11:07:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke on [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi proposes consensual programme on issue of big Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
05 april 2021 - 22:15:08Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Felix Tshisekedi Monday proposed a consensual programme on the issue of the Big Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Trilateral negotiations on controversial Ethiopian dam to resume, says Minister
02 april 2021 - 14:23:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Seleshi Bekele, has announced that the trilateral negotiation [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM supports Egypt in controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
01 april 2021 - 10:29:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has said that Egypt's water and national security are linked to [...] Full text...
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Sudan accepts 'in principle' UAE's offer to mediate in conflicts with Ethiopia
24 march 2021 - 11:00:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has accepted "in principle" an initiative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM says there should be no war with Sudan over border conflict
23 march 2021 - 16:45:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has reiterated that it should not to to war with its western neighbour Sudan [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia expects controversial Renaissance Dam to begin generating electricity in August
18 march 2021 - 08:02:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says two turbines of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are expected to generate [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says it has 'just right' to use the Nile River as war of words with Sudan and Egypt continues
17 march 2021 - 16:39:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A senior Ethiopian government official says no one would prevent the country from exercising its "just [...] Full text...
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Sudan writes to AU, UN, US, EU to mediate in Ethiopian Renaissance Dam impasse
16 march 2021 - 07:09:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, has written to the African Union, United Nations, European [...] Full text...
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EU wants constructive dialogue with Ethiopian government - EC
11 march 2021 - 14:36:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Thursday urged all parties involved in the armed conflict in northern Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Egypt call for 'serious, effective' negotiations on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
07 march 2021 - 11:12:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Egypt on Saturday called for the return to "serious and effective negotiations" on the [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Cairo to restore dynamism of their pre-COVID-19 relations
05 march 2021 - 15:52:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian and Egyptian Foreign Ministers Othman Jerandi and Sameh Chokri, respectively, on Thursday held talks in [...] Full text...
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AU sends senior official to Sudan as tension with Ethiopia rises
19 february 2021 - 10:21:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has sent a senior official to Sudan as tension with its eastern neighbour, [...] Full text...
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Sudan condemns Ethiopia's 'aggression' on Sudanese territories
15 february 2021 - 05:56:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Sunday "strongly condemned" Ethiopia for its "aggression" on Sudanese territories, the direct violation of [...] Full text...
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President of Ethiopia expected in Burundi for two-day working visit
09 february 2021 - 21:44:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Ethiopian President Sahlework Zewdie is expected in Burundi Tuesday for a two-day working visit, said an [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says construction of controversial Grand Renaissance Dam 'progressing as intended'
01 february 2021 - 10:03:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says the construction of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue [...] Full text...
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Over 270,000 people affected by Cyclone Eloise in Southern Africa - OCHA
29 january 2021 - 09:12:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - More than 270,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise across Southern Africa, including 267,289 [...] Full text...
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Governments, humanitarian partners responding to needs generated by Cyclone Eloise
28 january 2021 - 09:21:46Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - At least 265,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise as it took a westward [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Eloise transitions into low pressure storm over southern Africa
26 january 2021 - 08:40:48Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Eloise weather system is passing over Botswana, after bringing heavy rains to central Mozambique, south-eastern [...] Full text...
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Heavy rains pound southern Africa after Tropical Cyclone Eloise weakens
25 january 2021 - 07:21:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Since its landfall, the Tropical Cyclone Eloise weather system has weakened into an overland depression and [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Eloise moves inland, bringing heavy rains to southern Zimbabwe
24 january 2021 - 09:10:37Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in central Mozambique on Saturday near the coastal city of Beira, [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Eloise expected to make landfall near Beira City in Mozambique
23 january 2021 - 08:42:51Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise has strengthened in the Mozambique Channel and is expected to make landfall near [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says 'third party' fuelling tension with Sudan
21 january 2021 - 11:28:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says "a third party" is behind the tension with Sudan with the intent to [...] Full text...
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Sudanese leader says his country 'does not want to go to war with Ethiopia'
17 january 2021 - 11:33:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's leader says his country does not want to go to war with eastern neighbour Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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Malian PM inaugurates threshold of Kourouba dam to achieve food self-sufficiency
16 january 2021 - 16:51:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian prime minister, Moctar Ouane, accompanied by several members of his government, inaugurated Friday the [...] Full text...
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Sudan bans flights over Al-Fashaga border area
15 january 2021 - 06:05:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Civil Aviation Authority announced on Thursday that it has banned flights over the Al-Fashaga [...] Full text...
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Sudan says Ethiopian military plane has violated its airspace
14 january 2021 - 07:40:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has condemned the violation of its airspace and borders by an Ethiopian military plane as tension [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Ethiopia accuse each other of incidents on common border
13 january 2021 - 11:03:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia are accusing each other of incidents on their common border with Sudan appealing [...] Full text...
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Sudan says talks on controversial Ethiopian dam 'stall'
11 january 2021 - 08:47:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says tripartite talks on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have stalled as the [...] Full text...
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'National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit AU intervention in conflicts'
07 january 2021 - 11:37:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Response by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union to emerging [...] Full text...
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Sudan expresses 'reservation' on tripartite meeting on controversial dam
05 january 2021 - 11:22:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has "reservation" over participation in the Tripartite Ministerial meeting of Sudan, Egypt and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt discuss draft document on controversial dam
04 january 2021 - 09:47:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The virtual tripartite meeting on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) held on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Trilateral negotiation on controversial GERD dam resumes
03 january 2021 - 12:24:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Trilateral negotiation involving Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on rules and guidelines for filling and annual [...] Full text...
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Guinea President Conde promises national wealth creation in 2021
01 january 2021 - 10:51:22Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean president, Alpha Condé, promised his compatriots on Thursday evening in his New Year message that [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian, Sudanese leaders hold regional security talks
13 december 2020 - 21:51:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and visiting Sudanese counterpart Abdullah Hamdok Sunday called for an [...] Full text...
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Australian company FGM Fortescue to invest in DR Congo's Grand Ingo hydro project
06 november 2020 - 10:47:13Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Australian company, FGM Fortescue, is prepared to invest in the Grand Inga hydroelectric construction project [...] Full text...
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Water Affairs ministers of Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt meet on controversial dam
05 november 2020 - 08:01:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ministers of Water Affairs of the Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have held a virtual trilateral [...] Full text...
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US-EU call on Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume talks on GERD dam
24 october 2020 - 20:23:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union and the United States have both spurred Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian gov't inaugurates committee to develop flood emergency response plan
12 october 2020 - 19:10:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday in Abuja inaugurated a high-level committee for the development of [...] Full text...
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UN seeks funding for humanitarian emergency relief to hundreds of thousands in Sudan
22 september 2020 - 08:09:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations in Sudan has said relief organisations and humanitarians are “now in a race against [...] Full text...
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New wave of famine could sweep the globe, warn UN officials
18 september 2020 - 05:18:10New York, US (PANA) - The global hunger crisis caused by conflict – and now compounded by COVID-19 – is [...] Full text...
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Death toll in northern Ghana floods up to 10
09 september 2020 - 10:34:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in floods in northern Ghana after heavy rains and spillage of water from [...] Full text...
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At least four drown after heavy rains in northern Ghana
07 september 2020 - 06:00:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least four persons have been confirmed dead following a week-long heavy rains in Ghana's North [...] Full text...
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Nile water reaches unprecedented level in hundred years
28 august 2020 - 19:59:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan officially announced here Friday the water level in the Nile had reached a peak unheard [...] Full text...
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Sudan and Ethiopia underline the need to reach a win-win solution on GERD
25 august 2020 - 16:12:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia have issued a joint statement at the end of a one-day visit to [...] Full text...
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Egyptian PM visits Sudan for talks on controversial Ethiopian dam
15 august 2020 - 18:47:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Egypt and the Sudan on Saturday concluded a one-day meeting in Khartoum on bilateral relations and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari assures on restoration of security in Northeast, other parts of Nigeria
10 august 2020 - 17:49:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave strong assurances that security will be restored to Borno State, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia Renaissance Dam: Sudan calls for postponement of negotiations on filling and operations
10 august 2020 - 17:22:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources on Monday demanded a postponement, by yet another week, [...] Full text...
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Sudan surprised at surge of Ethiopian position on filling operation GERD Dam
04 august 2020 - 22:45:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister for Irrigation and Water Resources Professor Yassir Abass Tuesday complained of the sudden change [...] Full text...
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Negotiations resume on filling and operations of Renaissance Dam
03 august 2020 - 21:25:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Negotiations on the filling and operations of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed here Monday, [...] Full text...
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Heavy rains hit most part of Sudan leaving people without shelter
03 august 2020 - 20:46:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Heavy rains and flash floods have levelled hundreds of houses across the country, leaving many families [...] Full text...
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Sudan critical of Ethiopia's filling of dam prior to tripartite consent
15 july 2020 - 16:29:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has protested a move taken by its neighbors, Ethiopia, which started filling the Great Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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World Bank provides US$150 million to Niger for a water resources programme
30 june 2020 - 15:22:10Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank has approved additional funding of $150 million from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...
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Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project
30 june 2020 - 05:39:02New York, US (PANA) - The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says will start filling Grand Renaissance Dam within two weeks
27 june 2020 - 13:27:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is set to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within the next [...] Full text...
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As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)
16 june 2020 - 17:48:43Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges member states of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to reach agreement
20 may 2020 - 05:02:06New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres is encouraging Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to persevere with efforts to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Congolese Parliament approves second extension of health emergency
11 may 2020 - 14:19:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Senate and National Assembly meeting in Brazzaville have approved the bill authorizing the extension for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe government moves to contain COVID-19
31 march 2020 - 16:11:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to minimize the spread of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia, Kenya agree common position on mega-power dam on Nile River
13 march 2020 - 21:04:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta on the controversial filling of [...] Full text...
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President Sassou Nguesso opens Sembe-Souanke-Ntam road in northwest Congo
07 march 2020 - 05:42:59Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Built at a cost of 38 billion CFAF, co-financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and [...] Full text...
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WB supports Niger and entire Sahel region faced with the terrorist threat
24 february 2020 - 15:01:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank's Director General of Operations, Mr. Axel Van Trotsenburg, has said that the Bank [...] Full text...
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Corporate earnings of listed firms under threat from devaluing Zimbabwe dollar
08 february 2020 - 20:23:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local financial services firm, IH Securities, sees corporate earnings of listed companies contracting for 2020, which [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says Lesotho dam construction to displace nearly 8,000 people
06 february 2020 - 10:43:52Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Nearly 8,000 people are facing the loss of their homes or livelihoods as construction begins around [...] Full text...
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World Bank reiterates commitment to support development in Niger
20 january 2020 - 19:16:01Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank's Vice President for the Africa Region, Hafez Ghanem, has reaffirmed his institution's commitment [...] Full text...
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Charge for electricity levy in US dollars: MDC Veep tells Zimbabwe govt
13 january 2020 - 23:14:23Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The vice president of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, MDC, Tendai Biti, Monday called on the government [...] Full text...
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Water levels at Zimbabwe's major dams recede
04 january 2020 - 14:51:38Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has released shocking statistics of receding dam water levels at [...] Full text...
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Niger: Economic growth rises from 5.2% in 2018 to 6.3% in 2019
01 january 2020 - 14:35:49Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "Despite the war effort that absorbs a significant part of the budgetary resources, we are continuing [...] Full text...
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Burundi's President paints 'largely positive' picture of 2019
01 january 2020 - 12:24:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, has painted a "largely positive" assessment of the achievements of [...] Full text...
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Nkurunziza eludes issue of his succession in New Year message to Barundi
31 december 2019 - 18:52:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The traditional New Year's message to the nation by Burundi Head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, has [...] Full text...
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Year-end analysis: Kenya steps up anti-graft war as 'big fish' hauled to court (News Analysis by David Jagongo, PANA correspondent)
22 december 2019 - 16:05:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The year 2019 is approaching the end with high profile Kenyan public and state officials arraigned [...] Full text...
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Kenya Police grill 11 officials over $373 million dam scandal
16 december 2019 - 13:30:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eleven officials of the Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency (RVWWDA) in Kenya on Monday recorded [...] Full text...
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Kenya Water Authority raises red flag as biggest dam overflows
14 december 2019 - 12:27:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Water Resources Authority (WRA) on Saturday asked people living along River Tana to move [...] Full text...
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Malian Prime Minister Cisse visits Abu Dhabi
12 december 2019 - 11:33:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has secured the disbursement of 50 billion CFA francs from the United [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe companies lose big to power cuts
05 december 2019 - 18:08:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Companies in Zimbabwe are losing around ZWL$20,000 worth of production output and ZWL$300,000 worth of sales [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe President to inaugurate third largest dam in the country
29 november 2019 - 14:33:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is in Bobo-Dioulasso, regional capital of Hauts Bassins [...] Full text...
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Zimbabweans pushed to the brink in the face of drought and economic meltdown
27 november 2019 - 13:00:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) says millions of Zimbabweans are on the brink of [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Affiniam Dam to be rehabilitated with support from China
21 november 2019 - 18:20:00Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Rehabilitation work on the Affiniam dam in southern Senegal, located about 20 kilometers northwest of Ziguinchor, [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to host 38th session of ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly
14 november 2019 - 23:12:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The 38th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...
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Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan agree on filling Ethiopia's GERD dam
08 november 2019 - 18:09:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have consented to reach an agreement on the filling of the Great [...] Full text...
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Flooding imminent in five Nigerian southern states as Cameroon opens Lagdo dam
05 november 2019 - 07:25:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHISA) says five States of the country should be on "red [...] Full text...
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Niger starts largest hydro-agricultural rehabilitation works
04 november 2019 - 17:31:29Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Issoufou Mahamadou, on Monday kicked off work to rehabilitate the Birni N'Konni irrigated area [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM reassures Egyptian president on Renaissance dam
25 october 2019 - 09:40:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that he discussed bilateral relations [...] Full text...
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Flood kills 18 people, sacks TV station in Nigeria
24 october 2019 - 17:54:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said that 18 people died while 41,959 others [...] Full text...
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Russian President willing to mediate between Egypt and Ethiopia
24 october 2019 - 16:53:32Sochi, Russia (PANA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he is willing to mediate between Egypt and Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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Egyptian President and Ethiopian Prime Minister meet in Sochi
24 october 2019 - 12:03:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sissi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met on Thursday in Sochi, Russia, [...] Full text...
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Egypt 'shocked' by Ethiopian PM's warming on Renaissance dam
23 october 2019 - 09:17:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt says it is "shocked" by a statement by the Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel laureate Abiy [...] Full text...
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Rising sea water levels causing flooding in parts of Nigeria's Lagos State
19 october 2019 - 10:58:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The menace of flooding in Nigeria continues as the country's commercial capital, Lagos, alerted residents on [...] Full text...
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Egyptian leader announces meeting with Ethiopian PM in Moscow on Renaissance Dam issue
13 october 2019 - 17:17:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi said here Sunday he would meet with the Ethiopian prime minister [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Prime Minister affirms his country’s support to Sudan
11 october 2019 - 14:44:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday said his country would do its level best to [...] Full text...
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Ministers of Gambia River Basin Development Organisation meet President Barrow
09 october 2019 - 09:01:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Tuesday held a meeting with Council of Ministers of The Gambia [...] Full text...
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Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian Ministers of Works meet in Khartoum
04 october 2019 - 18:52:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sudanese Ministers of Works (Hydraulics) and Irrigation began a meeting on Friday [...] Full text...
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The Okavango Delta where floods are a blessing
01 october 2019 - 20:27:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In the Okavango Delta, term “flood” does not have a negative meaning, as the Okavango flood [...] Full text...
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