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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...
Rwandans head to the polls
15 july 2024 - 08:55:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans headed to polling stations on Monday to elect the country’s President and Members of Parliament. Voting [...] Full text...
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EAC deploys 55 observers for Rwanda elections
13 july 2024 - 12:11:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) has put on the ground a 55-member election observation mission for [...] Full text...
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EU-Kenya trading treaty enters into force after nearly two decades of talks
02 july 2024 - 22:20:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The trading treaty between Kenya and the European Union under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), entered [...] Full text...
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EC takes final step to allow implementation of EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement
30 may 2024 - 09:30:30Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Thursday adopted a decision on the conclusion of the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership [...] Full text...
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DRC completes key inland port to enhance Eastern Africa region trade
27 march 2024 - 14:33:43Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The dredging of Port of Kalundu, along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Somalia becomes eighth full member of the East African Community
04 march 2024 - 11:49:48Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Federal Republic of Somalia is now officially a full member of the East African Community (EAC) after [...] Full text...
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Tanzania bans Kenya Airways from flying to Dar es Salaam
15 january 2024 - 21:30:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzania has banned the Kenya Airways from flying into Dar es Salaam with effect from 22 [...] Full text...
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Kenya, EU sign landmark economic partnership agreement
19 december 2023 - 16:26:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and the European Union on 18 December signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) which will [...] Full text...
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40 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia to reap gains from expansion of digital economy
06 december 2023 - 07:59:50Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - Communities in Djibouti and Ethiopia, including borderland areas, refugees and host communities, will benefit from [...] Full text...
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EAC, Germany celebrate 25 years of partnership
24 november 2023 - 13:07:21Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) and the German Embassy Dar es Salaam, on Friday jointly celebrated [...] Full text...
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To avert a “Lost Decade,” Africa must urgently achieve stability, increase growth, create jobs: WB report
04 october 2023 - 18:46:45Washington DC, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic outlook remains bleak amid an elusive growth recovery, according to the latest [...] Full text...
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East African leaders extend mandate of regional force in eastern DRC
06 september 2023 - 09:02:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday agreed to extend the duration [...] Full text...
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Burundi fails to present country's human rights report
04 july 2023 - 12:45:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian delegation to the 138th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday [...] Full text...
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Kenya completes negotiations on new trade treaty with the EU
19 june 2023 - 22:48:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The EU and Kenya have announced the conclusion of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), [...] Full text...
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Burundi makes further diplomatic gains on the regional stage
10 june 2023 - 18:51:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The diplomatic highlight of the week was Burundi's appointment as vice-president of the Common Market for [...] Full text...
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Burundian president at Kampala summit on Somalia
27 april 2023 - 14:49:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, and current chairman of the East African Community (EAC), left Bujumbura [...] Full text...
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Burundi hosts the 5th Legislative Assembly of the East African Community
29 march 2023 - 16:26:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)- The draft law 2023 on supplementary credits and various committee reports are among the main items on [...] 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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Burundi moves to join East African Monetary System
21 march 2023 - 19:02:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)- The technical prerequisites required on the convertibility and repatriation of currencies within the East African Community (EAC) [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, Government of The Gambia and Education Above All Foundation launch project to support 66,765 out of school children
16 march 2023 - 15:43:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, the Office of the First Lady of The Gambia, [...] Full text...
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AU leaders condemn armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in DRC
18 february 2023 - 11:49:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) meeting at the level [...] Full text...
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Burundi and France hold consultations on security crisis in DR Congo
09 february 2023 - 13:59:18Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After last Saturday's regional summit in Bujumbura on the security crisis in DR Congo, Burundi's head [...] Full text...
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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa
13 january 2023 - 10:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...
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Inflation in Tanzania remains consistent with target - Central Bank
02 january 2023 - 11:14:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and the resurgence of [...] Full text...
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EU supports African-led initiative for peace in DR Congo
31 december 2022 - 11:13:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has commended the resolute African-led initiatives to address the root causes of [...] Full text...
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Congolese rebel Commanders meet in Nairobi
28 november 2022 - 22:15:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...
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Congolese rebel factions meet for Nairobi peace talks
28 november 2022 - 21:50:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...
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Burundi to host regional summit on DR Congo crisis
24 november 2022 - 12:09:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The leaders of Angola, DR Congo and Burundi are to meet "soon" in Bujumbura to assess the implementation [...] Full text...
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Burundian Head of State engages in intense diplomatic activity on security crisis in DR Congo
23 november 2022 - 14:36:29Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian head of state, Evariste Ndayisimiyé, and current chairman of the East African Community (EAC), [...] Full text...
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Four Western countries condemn continuing advance of rebel M23 forces in DRC
19 november 2022 - 04:57:43Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and the Great Lakes Special Envoys of Belgium, France and the UK [...] Full text...
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Former Kenyan President Kenyatta appalled by misery of DRC IDPs
16 november 2022 - 20:08:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who arrived Tuesday in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura talks on security crisis in DR Congo
05 november 2022 - 15:22:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Dialogue between the parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take [...] Full text...
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IGAD experts discuss agricultural development, call for more action and resources mobilization
02 november 2022 - 15:29:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development grouping, IGAD, on Wednesday concluded a two-day regional dialogue in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...
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Burundi working to defuse looming security crisis in African Great Lakes sub-region
02 november 2022 - 12:32:29Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Head of State and current chairman of the East African Community (EAC), Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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US calls for immediate cessation of fighting by M23 rebels in eastern DRC
01 november 2022 - 05:44:41Washington, 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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AU expresses concern at deteriorating security situation in eastern DRC
31 october 2022 - 07:43:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed extreme concern at the deteriorating security situation in eastern [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation
21 september 2022 - 13:50:47New York, US (PANA) - The major challenges facing humanity are “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of [...] Full text...
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Kenya's President Kenyatta ends duty
13 september 2022 - 12:24:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has ended his two-term era as the Head of State and Government in [...] Full text...
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African Union, regional election observers withhold verdict on Kenyan elections
11 august 2022 - 18:03:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Observation Mission to Kenyan elections and other groups withheld comment on whether the [...] Full text...
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Kenyans vote in historic poll overshadowed by 2017 political crisis
09 august 2022 - 08:16:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Voting to pick Kenya's fifth President and all elective national leadership positions kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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African statesmen arrive to lead election observer missions in Kenya
04 august 2022 - 22:44:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A number of retired and former African leaders have arrived in Nairobi to lead regional election [...] Full text...
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Project launched to enhance investment climate in 11 refugee hosting African countries
21 july 2022 - 05:43:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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DR Congo becomes seventh member of East African Community
12 july 2022 - 12:05:06Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has finally become a member of the East African Community [...] Full text...
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AU deploys election expert mission to Kenya
28 june 2022 - 09:54:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) is deploying a mission to observe the forthcoming general elections [...] Full text...
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DRC leader opens pandora box in Eastern Africa - ISS report
23 june 2022 - 14:09:27Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Burundian president 'satisfied' with outcome of Nairobi summit on DR Congo security
21 june 2022 - 12:20:53Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All armed groups in DR Congo have agreed to cease hostilities and come to the negotiating [...] Full text...
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Kenya hosts regional summit on renewed insecurity in DR Congo
20 june 2022 - 13:05:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Kenya is on Monday hosting a summit of East African heads of state on renewed insecurity in [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi expected in Burundi on Saturday
20 may 2022 - 15:40:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Congolese head of state, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, is expected this Saturday on a two-day [...] Full text...
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AU deploys pre-election assessment mission to Kenya
16 may 2022 - 09:01:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has authorised the deployment [...] Full text...
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AU backs plan to dispatch regional force to restore stability in the DRC
26 april 2022 - 16:54:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union supports the planned deployment of a regional force to end the hostilities [...] Full text...
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Presidents Kenyatta, Tshisekedi sign treaty of accession of DR Congo into EAC
09 april 2022 - 01:03:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Felix Tshisekedi have signed, at State House, Nairobi, the treaty of accession [...] Full text...
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DRC President Tshisekedi arrives in Nairobi to complete country's entry into EAC
08 april 2022 - 10:25:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) arrived in Kenya on Friday [...] Full text...
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DRC admitted to East African Community
29 march 2022 - 13:15:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday admitted the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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East African Community welcomes lifting of EU sanctions against Burundi
10 february 2022 - 12:13:28Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) on Thursday welcomed the lifting of European Union (EU) economic sanctions [...] Full text...
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President Kagame, Kenyatta hold talks on regional stability
03 february 2022 - 16:14:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Rwandan President Paul Kagame held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi on Thursday, reiterating [...] Full text...
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Children, long-term refugees among population at risk of statelessness in Horn of Africa
03 february 2022 - 13:14:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) say children and long-term refugees are among populations a [...] Full text...
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Senegalese justice minister confirms death of former Chadian president Hissein Habré
24 august 2021 - 17:42:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Justice, Me Malick Sall, has officially confirmed the death of former Chadian [...] Full text...
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Burundi, Kenya sign bilateral cooperation agreements
31 may 2021 - 21:29:44Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Burundi on Monday signed several agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two East [...] Full text...
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Burundian President Ndayishimiye in Kenya on state visit
31 may 2021 - 12:45:47Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Monday began a two-day state visit to Kenya, focusing on strengthening [...] Full text...
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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre
31 may 2021 - 05:30:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...
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Improved agronomic practices, favourable weather raise Kenya’s sugar output
07 may 2021 - 06:37:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s sugar production is expected to increase in marketing year 2021/22 due to good weather, better [...] Full text...
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Kenya lifts visa, work permit requirements for Tanzanians
05 may 2021 - 22:27:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu, has outlined reforms being undertaken by her administration to enhance ease [...] Full text...
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Kenya to close down Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps 'by June 2020'
30 april 2021 - 06:31:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has reiterated that it will close down the sprawling Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps by June [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 pandemic impetus for greater regional integration - African countries told
20 april 2021 - 12:45:08Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - As countries rebuild their economies following COVID-19, Africa needs to step up productive and infrastructural integration, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR presents 'open-ended' plan to shutdown refugee camps in northern Kenya
09 april 2021 - 14:06:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has presented Kenya with a plan indicating the resettlement of refugees [...] Full text...
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African leaders pay glowing tribute to fallen Tanzanian president Magufuli
22 march 2021 - 17:20:20Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – A cross section of African leaders on Monday paid glowing tribute to former Tanzania President John [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour for fallen Pan-Africanism hero Magufuli from African leaders
18 march 2021 - 20:07:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders showered the fallen Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli with tributes on Thursday, extolling [...] Full text...
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Improving cross-border disease surveillance and response in Eastern and Southern Africa
18 march 2021 - 16:20:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and its partners, including the [...] Full text...
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Burundian president "deeply" saddened by death of Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli
18 march 2021 - 15:41:25Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Thursday sent a message of condolence stating that he [...] Full text...
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Kenya declares seven-day mourning for fallen Tanzanian President Magufuli
18 march 2021 - 11:35:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a seven-day national mourning for the late Tanzanian President John [...] Full text...
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EAC leaders appoint Kenyan as bloc’s chief executive
27 february 2021 - 16:17:26Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - East African Community (EAC) leaders on Saturday appointed Kenya's Peter Mathuki as the next Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Kenyan shilling to continue losing value against major currencies
11 january 2021 - 12:54:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan shilling is set to continue losing value against world currencies due to the demand [...] Full text...
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Kenya, UK sign economic agreement to spur trade
10 december 2020 - 19:28:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) following the [...] Full text...
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AU holds Special Summit ahead of African Free Trade pact launch
06 december 2020 - 14:59:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders Saturday gathered here virtually for an extra-ordinary Summit of the African Union to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves $28.233 million grant for Sudan’s response to pandemic
19 november 2020 - 13:28:25Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to [...] Full text...
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Zambian Parliament adopts proposal to ratify creation of a Tripartite Free Trade
05 november 2020 - 13:14:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian Parliament has adopted a Report of the Committee on National Economy, Trade, and Labour [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s president urges compatriots to move away from partisan battlegrounds
01 november 2020 - 13:18:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday appealed to his compatriots to put aside [...] Full text...
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Voting under way in Tanzania's general election with minor hiccups
28 october 2020 - 14:26:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Voting started smoothly in Tanzania on Wednesday to elect the country’s president, members of [...] Full text...
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The East African Community expresses interest in Burundi TRC
24 september 2020 - 15:54:17Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation of the General Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is in Burundi as [...] Full text...
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Burundian President pays working visit to Tanzania focusing on economic issues
20 september 2020 - 12:48:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, made his first official visit to Tanzania on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Kenyan inland waterways project to bolster trade, tourism in East Africa
31 august 2020 - 09:06:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Raila Odinga are [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to switch to new East Africa E-Passport
13 august 2020 - 13:22:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration on Thursday announced that all ordinary passports will be [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwandan media highlight ongoing relief distribution drive, public health response to pandemic
08 august 2020 - 17:50:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A series of public health responses to cope with the consequences of coronavirus (COVID-19) dominated the [...] Full text...
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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa laid to rest in full military honours
29 july 2020 - 17:05:26Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s former President Benjamin William Mkapa was on Wednesday laid to rest in full [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian President Magufuli sheds tears as he bids farewell to departed former leader
28 july 2020 - 13:11:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian leader, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, failed to suppress a sob and wiped tears [...] Full text...
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Kenya orders three-day national mourning for illustrious Tanzanian statesman
24 july 2020 - 22:41:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, has ordered a three-day national mourning for the late former Tanzanian President, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania announces 7 days of mourning for late President Mkapa
24 july 2020 - 10:40:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has announced seven days of national mourning starting on Friday following the death [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: UNCTAD equipping East African women digital entrepreneurs with skills to thrive
07 july 2020 - 12:31:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Advocates from ‘UNCTAD’s eTrade for Women initiative’ are working hard to ensure women digital [...] Full text...
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ADF approves US$9.52 million to enhance coordinated COVID-19 response in East Africa, Horn of Africa and the Comoros
01 july 2020 - 12:40:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved grants totalling US$9.52 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 accelerates greater trade coordination in East Africa
26 june 2020 - 13:09:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Training positions East African trade facilitation committees to work more closely and in a [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: 39 organizations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during pandemic
22 june 2020 - 12:49:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: China pledges Africa debt relief to aid fight against coronavirus pandemic
17 june 2020 - 21:43:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured African leaders that his country would continue supporting Coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Rwanda mourns Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza
13 june 2020 - 15:17:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame Saturday ordered that all national flags of Rwanda and the East African [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya virus infections surpass 3000-mark
11 june 2020 - 06:36:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Coronavirus infections in Kenya surpassed the 3,000-mark on Wednesday after 105 people tested positive, bringing the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Burundi First Lady airlifted to Kenyan hospital for specialized care
29 may 2020 - 18:08:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Burundian First Lady Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza has been airlifted to Kenya for medical care after reportedly [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries
27 may 2020 - 13:00:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...
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EAC lauds peaceful Burundi elections
26 may 2020 - 13:46:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday congratulated the Government and the people of Burundi for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Truckers decry 'frustrating' health screening at Uganda border
25 may 2020 - 13:52:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Truck drivers stuck along Bungoma-Malaba highway on the Kenya-Uganda border are decrying frustrating coronavirus screening by Ugandan [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya to station mobile lab at Tanzania border to speed up virus testing
24 may 2020 - 15:39:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two mobile laboratories Kenya received from the East African Community (EAC) will be stationed in Namanga [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania bans Kenyan truck drivers in pandemic spat
19 may 2020 - 11:48:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzania’s government on Monday slapped an indefinite ban on cargo drivers from Kenya in an apparent [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya to deploy mobile labs at borders as pandemic cases hit 737
13 may 2020 - 16:47:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twenty-two more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Kenya on Wednesday as the number of cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Cross-border spread of coronavirus worries East African states
12 may 2020 - 20:16:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The cross-border transmission of the highly infectious coronavirus disease in East Africa has pushed new cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya sends health team to Tanzania border to assess containment measures
12 may 2020 - 15:11:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ministry of Health has dispatched a high-level delegation to the Kenya-Tanzania border following increased cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: East African countries urged to back local production of medical products to combat virus
12 may 2020 - 11:57:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is urging member states to support local production [...] Full text...
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Burundi, South Sudan only EAC countries still free from coronavirus
26 march 2020 - 15:57:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and South Sudan are the only ones Of the six countries forming the East African Community [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus cases rise to 14 in Uganda
25 march 2020 - 17:17:39Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Two out of six Chinese nationals arrested in a random swoop for reportedly violating self-quarantine rules [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Uganda confirms first case amid border closure
22 march 2020 - 14:11:06Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A 36-year-old Ugandan citizen, who arrived on a flight from Dubai on Saturday, tested positive for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Uganda bans all incoming passengers flights, shuts borders
22 march 2020 - 11:05:59Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has banned international passenger flights except air cargo and humanitarian flights. The Ugandan [...] Full text...
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Rwanda requests postponement of 21st EAC summit over coronavirus fears
13 march 2020 - 13:09:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Vincent Biruta, has asked the Secretariat of [...] Full text...
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6th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development opens Tuesday in Victoria Falls
24 february 2020 - 12:55:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The sixth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD-VI) kicks off on Tuesday in Victoria Falls, [...] Full text...
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Burundi's main opposition party hold extraordinary congress on Sunday
15 february 2020 - 14:59:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All eyes will be turned on Sunday towards Mont Sillon, on the north-eastern outskirts of Bujumbura [...] Full text...
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Kenya military fires cannons to salute Moi's end of an era
12 february 2020 - 21:40:24Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan military concluded week-long mourning of retired President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who rose to [...] Full text...
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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play
11 february 2020 - 17:04:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...
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Burundi to allow East African Community electoral observers for 20 May elections
10 february 2020 - 08:35:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The East African Community (EAC) has indicated its intention to send a team to monitor Burundi's [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers focus on latest shooting incident of a Ugandan national at cross-border region
25 january 2020 - 18:12:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week made a wide coverage of the latest shooting incident where a Ugandan [...] Full text...
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Constitutional experts from EAC meet with Burundi head of state
15 january 2020 - 14:07:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday met with a group of experts working on the constitution [...] Full text...
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Rwanda keeps Uganda travel advisory unchanged despite announcement of "relaxed border restrictions"
07 january 2020 - 20:24:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government has kept Uganda travel advisory unchanged despite latest media reports on the alleged [...] Full text...
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Rwanda welcomes South Africa's decision to ban refugees from political activities
07 january 2020 - 20:19:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and EAC affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Equatorial Guinea plans direct investment of $ 1.2 billion in the oil sector in 2020
16 december 2019 - 13:40:19Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons forecasts a direct investment of $ 1.2 billion [...] Full text...
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Rwandan dailies highlight wave of arrests, deportations of Rwandan nationals from Uganda
30 november 2019 - 11:38:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the latest wave of arrests of Rwandans inside Uganda and [...] Full text...
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Burundi appeals to international community following series of attacks attributed to Rwanda
28 november 2019 - 22:38:00Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government Thursday totally condemned a series of assaults against the country attributed to Rwanda, [...] Full text...
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East African Community launches plan to address regional security
28 november 2019 - 11:46:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) has launched a new joint programme to address regional [...] Full text...
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Leading civil society group urges Buhari to rescue Nigeria’s democracy from decline
19 november 2019 - 14:15:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading civil society group, Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has said that 10 people [...] Full text...
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150 firms shortlisted for East African IT Excellence Awards
29 october 2019 - 13:17:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Out of 384 companies that entered the East African IT Excellence Awards race, 150 have been [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers highlight new era of Russia-Africa ties, investment expectations
26 october 2019 - 22:02:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The outcome of the Russia-Africa summit which brought together earlier this week several African heads of [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers highlight new era of Russia-Africa ties, investment expectations
26 october 2019 - 17:42:16Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The outcome of the Russia-Africa summit which brought together earlier this week several African heads of [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders urge private sector to address aflatoxins in ensuring food security in East Africa
09 october 2019 - 15:30:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With growing concerns on food security in the region, the East African Grains Council (EAGC) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari says closure of land border "yeilding positive results"
20 september 2019 - 23:38:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said here Friday his government’s decision to close Nigeria’s land borders “due [...] Full text...
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South Sudan, Kenya agree to scrap visa between them
19 september 2019 - 20:05:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The governments of South Sudan and Kenya are now politically agreed to scrap visa and allow [...] Full text...
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Group of cyclists from the East African community arrives in Burundi
06 september 2019 - 17:45:56Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A group of cyclists from the six member countries of the East African Community (EAC) arrived [...] Full text...
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Burundi's bid for SADC membership rejected
19 august 2019 - 11:41:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Burundi's bid to join the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been rejected once again after [...] Full text...
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Discovery of onshore oil in Congo changes deal of energy scenario - African Chamber of Energy
15 august 2019 - 21:04:11Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Chamber of Energy (ACE) said here Thursday the onshore discovery of an oil [...] Full text...
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Burundi studying political federation of the East African Community before.....
14 august 2019 - 17:43:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi says it is still considering the advantages and disadvantages before engaging in the political federation [...] Full text...
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AfDB to modernise South Sudan financial systems
26 july 2019 - 17:37:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board has approved US$ 6.6 million funding to finance South Sudan’s [...] Full text...
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KCB named Africa best bank for SMEs
11 july 2019 - 16:39:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has been named Africa’s best bank for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). KCB [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Tanzania seek solution to interstate trade dispute
27 june 2019 - 12:39:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a move aimed at ending prolonged interstate trade dispute, neighbours Kenya and Tanzania are meeting [...] Full text...
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Relations between Rwanda, DRC has improved, says Kagame
25 june 2019 - 17:01:33Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, stressed in Monday's meeting with the Belgian press that cooperation between [...] Full text...
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Mauritius hosts International Mobilization for Maritime Security in Western Indian Ocean
21 june 2019 - 15:05:33Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Maritime safety has been at the heart of the regional agenda for a whole week, with [...] Full text...
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COMESA plans Summit to bolster intra-Africa trade
20 june 2019 - 17:33:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is planning to hold a High Level [...] Full text...
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Kenya seeks support to host Pan African Free Trade Area Secretariat
19 june 2019 - 15:28:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is a “natural choice” to host the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) headquarters because [...] Full text...
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Burundi seeking means to limit dependence on foreign manufactured products (News analysis)
13 june 2019 - 22:20:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian leader Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday presided over the opening of the second edition of Burundi’s [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, IOC, EU to organise two conferences on maritime security
06 june 2019 - 11:26:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will host on June 18 and 19, two conferences on maritime security. They are the 2nd [...] Full text...
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Kenya pledges continued support to South Sudan to attain durable peace
30 may 2019 - 13:54:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will continue helping South Sudan until it becomes a strong, united and prosperous nation and [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura hosts EAC's 11th Meeting of Civil Aviation Experts
28 may 2019 - 17:49:09Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A two-day, 11th technical meeting to implement the East African Community /"Unified and Secure Upper Airspace" [...] Full text...
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Kenya picks team to Region IV golf tournament
27 may 2019 - 14:14:16Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - Senior players Simon Njogu and Samuel Njoroge are among the four players Kenya Golf Union picked for [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s Museveni hails Canada for delving into commercial aircraft production
23 april 2019 - 20:02:54Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday hailed Canada for delving into the production of commercial aircraft, [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s Museveni concludes tour of army barracks amidst tensions with Rwanda
11 april 2019 - 22:25:06Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni on Thursday concluded a tour of military formations across the country, including [...] Full text...
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Libya sets up committee to monitor implementation of AfCFTA deal
04 april 2019 - 10:11:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Presidential Council of the government of national accord on Wednesday decided to set up a [...] Full text...
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East African Court of Justice faults Tanzania’s Media Services Act
29 march 2019 - 14:03:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on Thursday declared that some provisions of [...] Full text...
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EAC health researchers, scientists meet in Tanzania to deliberate on key issues
27 march 2019 - 18:09:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Health researchers and scientists from the East Africa Community (EAC) partner states are meeting [...] Full text...
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Rwanda denies seeking any form of mediation with Uganda
26 march 2019 - 17:55:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Minister of State in Charge of East African Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, on Tuesday denied that [...] Full text...
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Rwanda, DR Congo national senior women’s match now set for 26 March
21 march 2019 - 11:01:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- The international women's friendly football match between Rwanda and DR Congo has been postponed from 24 March [...] Full text...
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East African military academy commanders meet in Bujumbura
19 march 2019 - 19:11:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Commanders of the military academies of the six member countries of the East African Community (EAC) [...] Full text...
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French President emphasises deepening regional security ties on Kenya visit
14 march 2019 - 16:27:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, the second day of his Kenyan visit, emphasised his [...] Full text...
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Rwanda President concludes two-day working visit to Tanzania
08 march 2019 - 17:03:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame left Tanzania on Friday after concluding a two-day working visit [...] Full text...
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East Africans told to brace for heavy rains, disease outbreaks
07 march 2019 - 15:20:57Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The East Africa sub-region will be hit by above normal rains which will likely [...] Full text...
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Ugandan, Rwandan spokespersons in Twitter spat over tense relations
01 march 2019 - 18:30:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Rwanda government minister has taken to Twitter to respond to a Uganda government spokesperson about [...] Full text...
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Rwanda asks all EAC member states to ratify African free trade area pact
28 february 2019 - 13:59:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Minister of State in charge of East African Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, on Thursday expressed wishes [...] Full text...
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UN envoy says inclusive dialogue ‘only viable option’ for resolving Burundi's political crisis
20 february 2019 - 05:19:57New York, US (PANA) - An inter-Burundian, inclusive dialogue remains the only viable option for lasting settlement of the political [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian newspapers highlight ‘MPs call for inmates’ conjugal rights’
09 february 2019 - 16:43:10Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –Tanzania newspapers this week highlighted a debate in Parliament in the official capital of Dodoma [...] Full text...
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Intelligence chiefs discuss ways to curb security challenges in Eastern African region
05 february 2019 - 20:44:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Intelligence and security officers from Eastern African countries gathered in Kigali on Tuesday to discuss better [...] Full text...
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EAC maintains status quo on situation in Burundi
02 february 2019 - 13:19:42Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The final statement of the 20th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African [...] Full text...
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EAC to speed up regional confederation process
01 february 2019 - 23:31:28Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The 20th Ordinary annual Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State held in [...] Full text...
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East African states take steps towards regional Confederation
01 february 2019 - 20:12:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit, which kicked off in the Northern Tanzanian [...] Full text...
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Burundi VP attends 20th Summit of East African Heads of State
30 january 2019 - 20:21:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's first vice-president, Gaston Sindimwo, left Bujumbura on Wednesday for Arusha, Tanzania, to attend the 20th [...] Full text...
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Burundi to participate in EAC 20th Summit of after initial withdrawal
17 january 2019 - 17:03:51Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After several postponements of the 20th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African [...] Full text...
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Burundi, Great Lakes Development Bank sign framework agreement on cooperation
27 december 2018 - 15:33:23Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and the Development Bank of Great Lakes States (BDEGL) on Thursday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...
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Africa’s industrialisation is real; trade to further its deepening (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
17 december 2018 - 12:02:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The industrialisation process in Africa is a reality deepened further with the launch of the continental [...] Full text...
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Importance of regional and continental integration for Africa’s development (A feature by AfDB)
04 december 2018 - 13:04:56Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Africa’s integration is no longer a matter of choice. Against an international backdrop of changing political and economic [...] Full text...
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EAC heads of state postpone ordinary session
30 november 2018 - 19:33:56Arusha, Tanzan8a (PANA) - The 20th Ordinary Meeting of the Summit of the East African Community Heads of State that [...] Full text...
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EAC Summit seeks to fasttrack political federation, remove trade barriers
27 november 2018 - 14:13:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 20th Ordinary Meeting of the Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State [...] Full text...
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ADF grants US$ 195 million loan for East Africa’s One Stop Border Post Project
26 october 2018 - 13:51:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has granted [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves strategy to accelerate Eastern Africa transformation
13 october 2018 - 12:06:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has approved the East Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) laying [...] Full text...
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President Lungu to attend BRICS summit in South Africa
25 july 2018 - 17:48:38Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia President Edgar Lungu, will be among regional Heads of State attending the BRICS Summit being [...] Full text...
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Use gender-sensitive trade policy making to improve women's welfare, EAC urged
09 may 2018 - 11:55:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - East African nations can harness their trade policies to help empower women economically in the region, [...] Full text...
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UNIDO, International Solar Alliance to work together on knowledge networks
20 march 2018 - 15:16:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has signed an agreement to work together with the [...] Full text...
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Opinion leaders see AfCFTA as game changer for Africa
20 march 2018 - 08:35:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – In their bold pursuit of continental integration, African Heads of State and Government will on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Rwanda Innovation Fund project to receive US$ 30-million loan from AfDB
19 march 2018 - 15:38:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of US$ 30 [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta, Magufuli direct ministers resolve inter-state trade disputes
23 february 2018 - 13:50:15Nairoibi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart John Pombe Magufuli on Friday directed their ministers [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta calls for elimination of red tape in EAC affairs
22 february 2018 - 16:53:31Entebbe, Uganda (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on East African Community (EAC) leaders to join hands in [...] Full text...
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EAC leaders hold summit on infrastructure, health financing and development
21 february 2018 - 13:17:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli arrived in Kampala on Wednesday to attend the 19th [...] Full text...
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Rights groups hail AU's trust fund for Habre's victims
08 february 2018 - 06:20:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union’s adoption of the Trust Fund Statute for victims of Hissène Habré’s crimes [...] Full text...
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Tanzania launches electronic passport for citizens
31 january 2018 - 13:51:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Magufuli, on Wednesday launched the country’s electronic passport, directing the Immigration [...] Full text...
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East African soldiers to undertake joint multi-national military exercises in Uganda
30 january 2018 - 11:50:48Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A one-week multi-national military exercise involving Armed Forces from the East African Community (EAC) will be [...] Full text...
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Tanzania, IMF staff complete talks on macroeconomic policies
13 december 2017 - 09:42:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania needs to enhance its budget credibility and set realistic revenue projections to underpin [...] Full text...
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Namibia hosts 2017 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa
04 december 2017 - 15:55:18Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The 2017 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa Week (PIDA Week) will take place from 10 [...] Full text...
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Rwanda destroys 130 tonnes of ammunitions
27 november 2017 - 15:40:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As part of its efforts to control the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, Rwanda [...] Full text...
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Rwanda "horrified" by Libyan slavery reports
23 november 2017 - 14:44:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and East African Community (EAC), on Thursday said it [...] Full text...
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United Nations General Assembly President says Africa’s vision close to reality
21 october 2017 - 07:42:36New York, US (PANA) - United Nations General Assembly President Miroslav Lajčák on Friday highlighted Africa’s transformative changes driven [...] Full text...
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Tanzania cautions herders on cross-border pasturing
18 october 2017 - 10:30:13Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian livestock herders in the country’s border regions must desist from letting their animals to graze [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AGA holds platform on enhancing young people’s meaningful participation in electoral processes
29 august 2017 - 13:04:16Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Governance Platform, under the auspices of the African Governance Architecture (AGA) Youth Engagement Strategy [...] Full text...
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Kenya: EAC launches observer mission to Kenya’s polls
01 august 2017 - 20:00:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community Election Observation Mission to Kenya’s forthcoming General Elections was launched on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: EAC election observers assess Rwandan presidential poll
31 july 2017 - 19:22:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Head of the East African Community (EAC) Election Observer Mission (EOM) to the 2017 Rwandan [...] Full text...
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France: End AIDS Coalition launched in Paris
25 july 2017 - 13:20:20Paris, France (PANA) - UNAIDS has welcomed the launch of the End AIDS Coalition (EAC), a strong collaboration of leading [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan manufacturers' body moves to protect regional intellectual property rights
20 july 2017 - 18:08:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) on Thursday launched the East African Community (EAC) Intellectual Property Rights [...] Full text...
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Kenya: EAC leaders asked to prioritise human rights crisis in Burundi
19 may 2017 - 11:14:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) must prioritise ending human rights violations in Burundi, and provide the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania to promote financial inclusion in E. Africa
05 may 2017 - 08:17:52Durban, South Africa (PANA) – The central banks of Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania have expressed their intent to partner [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Trade and Development Bank to set up Regional Headquarters in Mauritius
21 march 2017 - 14:58:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday said that the Trade and Development Bank (TDB [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Magufuli appeals for UN support to stabilise Burundi, DRC
09 march 2017 - 15:07:40Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has urged the United Nations to continue its support [...] Full text...
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