How Kenya’s school meals programme feed minds and build resilience: World Bank Blog By Sergio Venegas Marin and Ruth Charo

06 december 2024 - 09:45:08
Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - Pupils at Mwariki Primary School in Nakuru County of Kenya enjoy fortified porridge provided to target [...] Full text...

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COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action

15 november 2024 - 06:28:20
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As negotiations over how to tackle climate change head into their fifth day in Baku, UN [...] Full text...

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Countdown to first-ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Africa

14 october 2024 - 05:56:22
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - On 1 May, 2025, the highly awaited FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup IN Seychelles will officially [...] Full text...

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UN agencies and local government ministry collaborate to reduce plastic waste in Libya

30 august 2024 - 11:11:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UNOPS, UN-Habitat and Libya’s Ministry of Local Government are working together to promote plastic waste reduction [...] Full text...

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Seeking new pathways to green growth in Malawi: World Bank By Qursum Qasim and Efrem Chilima

10 july 2024 - 11:36:35
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - With the recent declaration of a drought in 23 of its 28 districts, Malawi once again [...] Full text...

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Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges

16 june 2024 - 07:12:52
New York, US (PANA) - As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres [...] Full text...

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WHA approves first-ever resolution on social participation for primary health care

30 may 2024 - 12:31:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on a resolution on social participation [...] Full text...

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Long, dangerous journeys on the rise

21 may 2024 - 18:55:31
New York, US (PANA) - Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21stst century [...] Full text...

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Key biodiversity conference begins in South Africa

25 march 2024 - 10:41:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inaugural Biodiversity Economy and Investment Indaba began in Boksburg on Monday. The conference under [...] Full text...

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World Toilet Day: Flush with innovations for safer sanitation

19 november 2023 - 07:07:08
New York, US (PANA) - Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the [...] Full text...

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Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO to visit The Gambia

17 october 2023 - 15:07:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright will visit The Gambia this week to advance the development [...] Full text...

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Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD

09 may 2023 - 07:23:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, [...] Full text...

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UN Water Conference closes with new agenda of bold action

25 march 2023 - 05:27:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN 2023 Water Conference closed on Friday with the adoption of the Water Action [...] Full text...

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Flagship UN gender event closes with ‘blueprint’ for greater role of women in tech

19 march 2023 - 05:14:38
New York, US (PANA) - The 2023 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67), the largest UN gathering on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius opens 1000-people Climate Change Refuge Centre

15 march 2023 - 08:54:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday opened a 1,000-people Climate Refuge Centre at Quatre Soeurs, in the southern part [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches platform to deal with cyber threats

14 september 2022 - 12:58:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Mauritian company has launched a digital platform to facilitate cyber-threat information sharing in the country. MAUSHIELD [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to establish a carbon neutral industrial sector

05 september 2022 - 08:09:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian manufacturing enterprises are encouraged to invest in renewable energy as part of the objective to [...] Full text...

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French President signs cooperation protocol to bolster job creation in Benin

28 july 2022 - 15:14:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has witnessed the signing of 11 bilateral agreements with the Beninese government [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan

10 april 2022 - 07:12:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy

01 april 2022 - 10:39:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy project, under the SWITCH Africa Green [...] Full text...

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Mauritius releases 10 Echo Parakeets in the wild

11 february 2022 - 08:03:34
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The National Parks and Conservation Service (NPCS) in Mauritius on Thursday released 10 Echo parakeets at [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: Lack of progress on finance at COP26 concerns CAN

08 november 2021 - 14:45:12
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – As the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) entered its second and final [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s eco-tourism attracts De Beers, National Geographic

25 august 2021 - 15:57:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Giant mining De Beers and the National Geographic have inked a five-year deal to protect the [...] Full text...

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WHO, partners highlight key steps to improve access to health technologies

25 june 2021 - 21:24:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PAN) -The first WHO World Local Production Forum ended Friday after five days of discussions on promoting quality [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS sets launch of single currency for 2027

20 june 2021 - 16:25:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Saturday agreed a new roadmap for the launch [...] Full text...

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Key national parks in Sudan to benefit from initiative to increase protection

30 may 2021 - 16:43:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, a US$23.6 million initiative to improve protection for [...] Full text...

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Lomé to host International conference on single currency in West Africa

24 may 2021 - 18:27:30
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Lome, will host an international conference from May 26 to 28, on a [...] Full text...

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Guinean government denies preventing opponents from travelling abroad

21 may 2021 - 12:41:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Travel restrictions against some political personalities in Guinea, especially from the opposition, do not fall within [...] Full text...

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UNESCO condemns murder of two journalists in Burkina Faso

30 april 2021 - 10:24:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the ambush of an [...] Full text...

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Women-led Kenyan design house wins Fashionomics Africa competition

29 march 2021 - 20:30:58
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house [...] Full text...

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Kenyan shoe start-up wins AfDB 'Fashionomics' award

17 march 2021 - 13:01:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan fashion start-up, Pine Kazi, which has excelled in the production of fashionable shoes using [...] Full text...

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Private sector implored to build sustainable entrepreneurs in Botswana

20 january 2021 - 17:43:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Stanbic Bank Botswana has implored the country’s private sector to help government build a sustainable entrepreneurship [...] Full text...

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The many sides of J.J. Rawlings: A tribute (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

16 november 2020 - 08:46:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Not even his harshest critics would begrudge Flt. Lt. John Jerry Rawlings, the late Ghanaian President, [...] Full text...

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57th ECOWAS ordinary Summit opens in Niamey

07 september 2020 - 15:48:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 57th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Economic [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to rethink its tourism and its future: Deputy PM

18 august 2020 - 13:21:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister, Steven Obeegadoo, on Tuesday, told Parliament that there is [...] Full text...

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Oil Spill: Mauritius Govt. says the worst is behind; NGO expects a 2nd spill

17 august 2020 - 12:52:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Steven Obeegadoo, has said that with more than 3,300 of [...] Full text...

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Ecotourism player sets new environment benchmark in Botswana

24 july 2020 - 08:58:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Pan-Africa eco-tourism business, Wilderness Safaris, which has its headquarters in Botswana, has announced plans to set [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt. encourages production and use of organic compost

03 july 2020 - 16:42:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment Minister, Kavi Ramano, on Friday distributed compost bins and tools to members of Non-Governmental [...] Full text...

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Guinean President Alpha Condé for single currency in the ECOWAS area

24 june 2020 - 14:44:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé pleaded on Tuesday, during a video-conference, for a single common currency for [...] Full text...

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Gambia remains committed to ECO, urges member states to do same

23 june 2020 - 15:38:50
Gambia, Banjul (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has told Heads of State and Government in the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari cautions on quest for ECOWAS common currency

23 june 2020 - 13:25:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday cautioned that the ambition for Eco regional currency could be in ‘serious jeopardy,’ [...] Full text...

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EU suspends funding to WWF-Congo for human rights violations

09 june 2020 - 17:14:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has suspended funding to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for serious human [...] Full text...

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Mauritius invests in plans for combating climate change

09 june 2020 - 12:40:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, has said the government [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

29 may 2020 - 13:41:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...

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French government approves bill for reform of the CFA franc

21 may 2020 - 14:49:51
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Council of Ministers adopted a bill authorizing the approval of the cooperation agreement between [...] Full text...

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Private companies help community fight human-wildlife conflict

21 february 2020 - 10:32:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As human wildlife conflict persists in Botswana, private companies are joining hands with government to ease [...] Full text...

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Gambian minister says tourism is key development determiner of government

13 february 2020 - 23:02:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   Gambian Minister of Tourism and Culture Hamat N.K. Bah has described tourism as one of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders set up panel on Nigeria's land border closure

10 february 2020 - 09:05:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have constituted a committee, headed by [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt. to introduce Climate change bill soon in Parliament

27 january 2020 - 15:09:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Monday said [...] Full text...

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12th Africa Eco Race ends in Dakar

20 january 2020 - 06:26:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Italian Alessandro Botturi on Yamaha won his second consecutive motorbike race at the 12th Africa Eco [...] Full text...

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Saint-Louis of Senegal hosts 12th edition of Africa Eco Race

17 january 2020 - 23:34:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The 12th edition of the rally - Africa Eco Race - which left Monaco on 5 [...] Full text...

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20 “Sustainable City in Africa” projects selected for preparation of Africa-France Summit

09 january 2020 - 21:31:42
Paris, France (PANA)  -  The French ministry of foreign affairs has selected 20 projects launched in 2019 in support of [...] Full text...

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12th Africa Eco Race Rally arrives Tuesday in Africa via Morocco

07 january 2020 - 00:26:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  The caravan of the Africa Eco Race rally-raid will arrive on the African continent Tuesday, 7 [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president Sall praises ECOWAS’ monetary integration process

01 january 2020 - 07:43:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese president Macky Sall on Tuesday praised the monetary integration process for the 15 member countries [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: CFA Franc/Eco: "It's a marginal stage victory": Expert

23 december 2019 - 21:30:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  Professor Taladidia Thiombiano , Burkinabè economist and researcher, said here Monday that the adoption of [...] Full text...

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New ECO currency maintains fixed rate of exchange with Euro

23 december 2019 - 16:15:41
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The new single currency ECO, which will replace the CFA franc, will maintain a fixed [...] Full text...

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ECCAS countries meet in Libreville to update their organization's texts

23 december 2019 - 15:43:47
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Long advocated, not without difficulty, by the leaders of Central Africa, regional integration has been little [...] Full text...

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Rwanda partners French club PSG to promote 'inspiring transformation'

04 december 2019 - 11:54:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the French football club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on Wednesday announced [...] Full text...

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Ivorian economist proposes 5-year 'transition' for ECOWAS monetary unification

15 november 2019 - 09:10:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) prepares to launch a common currency [...] Full text...

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Africa-led movement calls for urgent action to grow 8,000 km 'natural wonder' across the continent

23 september 2019 - 08:18:06
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the UN Climate Action Summit starts in New York on Monday, global leaders from government, [...] Full text...

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EU organizes clean-up campaign in Cotonou

20 september 2019 - 21:56:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -  The Delegation of the European Union in Benin and the association of  Commitment and Social Action [...] Full text...

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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released

16 september 2019 - 20:25:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize Selection Committee released Monday the list of the top 20 candidates. The [...] Full text...

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Congo: Eco-Oil energy, Chinese Camaco sign agric partnership agreement

12 september 2019 - 17:36:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese company, Eco-Oil Energy, and the Chinese Camaco on Wednesday signed a partnership agreement to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's largest urban recreation park to be operational by 2020

12 september 2019 - 16:35:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kigali city, Rwanda's capital intends to curve out its  first ever and largest recreational park in [...] Full text...

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Children in the Wilderness mark another successful Tour de Tuli cycling event

17 august 2019 - 14:45:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – As the organiser and beneficiaries of the annual Nedbank Tour de Tuli, Children in the Wilderness [...] Full text...

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Spain donates market gardening production material for women associations in Malian region

09 august 2019 - 22:45:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA)    -   The Spanish Cooperation (AECID) and the council for development association (ACOD) Friday donated a batch of [...] Full text...

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WAEMU heads of state reaffirm commitment to ECOWAS single currency

14 july 2019 - 08:22:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The heads of state and government of WAEMU member-countries Friday reaffirmed their political commitment to [...] Full text...

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Strict parameters set for financing coal powered stations in Botswana

05 july 2019 - 08:15:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   Stanbic Bank Botswana has set up a strict set of parameters to guide all future financing [...] Full text...

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Wilderness Safaris’ environment friendly Jao Camp Reopens in the Okavango Delta

03 july 2019 - 20:42:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To boost the tourism industry in the country, Wilderness Safaris’ extraordinary new Jao Camp has reopened in [...] Full text...

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Wildlife resources have potential for socio-economic development in Africa: - Mnangagwa

24 june 2019 - 23:05:35
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Monday that thriving wildlife resources had tremendous potential for [...] Full text...

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Renewable energy, Botswana‘s major challenges (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)

24 june 2019 - 11:55:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has long sunny days - 3,200 hours of sunshine per year - and there is [...] Full text...

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Weakening RTGS dollar weighs down Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

11 june 2019 - 15:10:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local financial services firm, IH Securities has cited the weakening RTGS dollar as causing a “dislocation” [...] Full text...

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Eco-responsible citizen group in Burkina Faso denounces destruction of forest to build hospital

13 may 2019 - 21:11:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  An eco-responsible citizens’ group composed of 178 Burkinabe Monday sent a letter to President Roch [...] Full text...

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Africa faces challenge of dramatic loss of biodiversity (WBG Feature)

16 february 2019 - 09:08:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Africa has been home to a rich and diverse animal, plant, and marine biodiversity [...] Full text...

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Rwanda launches new gorilla conservation campus

12 february 2019 - 21:04:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American television talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres Tuesday launched the first ever conservation cluster [...] Full text...

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Extreme weather hit 60 million people in 2018, no part of the world spared

25 january 2019 - 05:22:11
New York, US (PANA) - With some 60 million people affected by extreme weather in 2018, according to a new [...] Full text...

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Financial misappropriation discovered in two Benin ministries

28 october 2018 - 12:07:04
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - An investigation by the government of the Republic of Benin has uncovered a huge financial misappropriation, [...] Full text...

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First Rwanda's hackathon project to focus on building resilience of wetlands

06 october 2018 - 20:04:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of entrepreneurs from around the globe will gather Monday in Kigali, Rwanda, for a [...] Full text...

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Blocking of proposed South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary angers environmental groups

14 september 2018 - 16:17:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Environmental groups around the world expressed deep concern as a proposal to create a whale sanctuary [...] Full text...

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Barrow spells out moves towards digital revolution in Gambia

27 july 2018 - 09:29:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has spelt out the communications and digital policy of his government geared towards [...] Full text...

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"Sustainability, digitalization are key elements for a green tourism industry"

23 may 2018 - 14:49:29
Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday said that with the growing uncertainties prevailing on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan manufacturers, environment bodies seal waste PET bottles joint management deal

22 may 2018 - 15:09:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and the National Environment [...] Full text...

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AfDB, UNIDO sign MOU to accelerate Africa’s industrialisation

22 may 2018 - 09:00:00
Busan, Korea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed a Memorandum [...] Full text...

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Conference on green business development opens in Mauritius

10 may 2018 - 10:21:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Business, Enterprises and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah on Thursday again raised red flags about the [...] Full text...

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FAO designates new unique agricultural heritage sites

19 april 2018 - 09:42:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Thirteen new landscapes were formally celebrated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) in Rome on [...] Full text...

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Without young people, Global Goals will not be achieved, UN forum told

31 january 2018 - 07:00:57
New York, UN (PANA) – Today's young people are more connected, dynamic and engaged than ever and the Global Goals [...] Full text...

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Near-record warm temperatures fuel deadly, costly weather events in 2017 – UN

18 january 2018 - 22:10:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The upward trend in global temperatures marked by record-shattering warmth in 2015 and 2016 kept pace [...] Full text...

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Buhari to attend One Planet Summit in Paris

10 december 2017 - 13:31:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will participate, alongside over 50 world leaders, in the One Planet Summit [...] Full text...

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AfDB, WWF agree to focus on conservation, energy, agriculture

01 december 2017 - 09:56:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) have announced [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 19 climate action projects to be honoured at UN Climate Conference

12 october 2017 - 10:52:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Nineteen ground-breaking initiatives from around the world were announced on Thursday as recipients of the United [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Popular mountain gorilla dies in Rwanda

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

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Kenya: UNEP reveals Young Champions of the Earth regional finalists

16 august 2017 - 17:06:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations Environment Programme on Wednesday announced a shortlist of regional finalists for [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Egypt’s first electric train project to cost US$1.4 billion

25 july 2017 - 13:38:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s first electric train, linking Salam City on the outskirts of Cairo with the country’s anticipated [...] Full text...

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UN: Egypt hails WTO calls to lift bans on tourists' travels, sites

11 may 2016 - 14:41:01
New York, US (PANA) - Egypt has welcomed the UN World Tourism Organization (WTO) call for the lifting of any [...] Full text...

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US: Egypt launches "6x6 Tourism Impact Plan" to revive tourism sector

13 april 2016 - 15:49:22
New York, US (PANA) - The new Egyptian minister of tourism, Yehia Rashed, has announced a new tourism plan, tagged: [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official says science is vital in managing disaster risk, promoting development

26 january 2016 - 19:58:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Robert Glasser on Tuesday drew the attention of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Nigerian wins Anzisha 2015 African youth entrepreneurship prize

19 november 2015 - 11:33:36
Honeydew, South Africa (PANA) - Nigerian job placement technology entrepreneur, Chris Kwekowe, has won the Anzisha 2015 African youth entrepreneurship [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Switch Africa Green Programme launched in Mauritius

16 november 2015 - 10:52:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has been chosen with five other African countries - Uganda, Ghana, Burkina Faso and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: EU boosts forestry conservation efforts in Kenya

25 september 2015 - 18:58:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Villagers from the larger Nakuru County in central Kenya, are fighting the adverse effects of climate [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: High-level panel lists measures for managing disasters in Great Horn of Africa

25 august 2015 - 17:21:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rising from their meeting Tuesday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, climate change experts from [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: ILO-led programme creates green jobs, builds green homes in Zambia

03 june 2015 - 14:07:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Zambia’s construction sector has not only played a central role in the country’s growth, [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders gather for UN conference on managing disaster risk

13 march 2015 - 17:08:19
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders are gathering for a UN conference in Sendai, Japan, to agree on a [...] Full text...

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Congo: US helps Central African countries fight poaching, maritime piracy

07 february 2015 - 16:10:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Robin D. Meyer, the director of affairs for Central Africa at the US State department, currently [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: 10,000 tons of plastic waste to be recycled annually in Cameroon

21 january 2015 - 20:29:31
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon will next month launch a programme to recycle 10,000 tons of plastic waste annually in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Senegal to host first Global "Ecovillage" Summit

04 december 2014 - 20:41:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's capital city of Dakar will host the first Global "Ecovillage" Summit 10-14 Dec., Col. Mamadou [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to implement a National Green IT strategy

01 november 2014 - 08:00:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius PANA) – Mauritius is to implement the National Green IT Strategy, Policy and Action Plan that sets out [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Cameroonian wins Africa’s premier youth entrepreneurship award

25 september 2014 - 14:19:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A young Cameroonian, Alain Nteff, was Wednesday named the grand prize winner of the fourth annual [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: UN report underlines need for investment in climate change adaptation

12 august 2014 - 18:04:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Investment in climate change adaptation can help ensure the impacts of climate change - including a [...] Full text...

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US: AUC, African govts list concrete programmes for youth development

05 august 2014 - 08:46:07
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and some Africa governments have made commitments to increase investment [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Only Nigeria has met convergence criteria for ECOWAS Single Currency'

16 july 2014 - 12:39:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is the only country to have met the four primary convergence criteria required for attaining [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS to abolish resident permit for member states' citizens

14 july 2014 - 18:31:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The ECOWAS Commission Monday announced the abolition of the ‘Residence permit’ requirement which confers legal [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU releases 95 million euros for energy projects in nine African countries

07 june 2014 - 11:32:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union is to spend 95 million euros on 16 energy projects in nine African [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban, others task people on World Environment Day

05 june 2014 - 14:31:47
New York US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday urged individuals, community groups, businesses and governments from around the [...] Full text...

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UN: ITU urges high-speed broadband networks for sustainable development

17 may 2014 - 15:25:21
New York, US (PANA) - The UN International Telecommunications Union on Saturday marked World Telecommunication and Information Society Day with [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Five to die for armed robbery, illegal bearing of weapons of war

31 march 2014 - 22:24:32
Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) - A military court in Douala, Cameroon, Monday sentenced to death five people who were found guilty [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: National energy efficiency awareness campaign launched

26 march 2014 - 13:10:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Wednesday launched a National Energy Efficiency Awareness Campaign, aimed at promoting the efficient use [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Philips to establish Research & Innovation Hub in Africa

21 march 2014 - 11:24:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Technology company Royal Philips has announced plans to establish its Africa Innovation Hub in Nairobi, Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: First Solar Cooperative Farm launched

12 march 2014 - 14:12:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The People’s Cooperative Renewable Energy (PCRE) Wednesday launched the first solar cooperative farm in Mauritius, on [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Environment expert warns against ‘urban fantasies’ in Africa

13 january 2014 - 09:34:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Plans to reshape cities across Africa in the style of Dubai and Singapore threaten [...] Full text...

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French Agency offers US$ 50m loan to Eco-bank

03 december 2013 - 18:47:23
Lomé, Togo, (PANA) – PROPARCO (Promotion and Participation for Cooperation), a branch of the French Development Agency (AFD), has offered [...] Full text...

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Experts review roadmap for ECOWAS single currency

31 july 2013 - 13:30:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A two-day meeting of regional experts, to review the revised roadmap for the ECOWAS single currency [...] Full text...

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Scientists warn of food shortages in West Africa's Volta Basin

20 july 2013 - 13:34:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people living in West Africa’s Volta Basin could be displaced in 15 [...] Full text...

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ECA wants ECOWAS to fast-track regional integration through common currency

19 july 2013 - 17:57:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS, modelled after the European Union (EU), has been advised to fast-track the process of a [...] Full text...

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US supports anti-poaching initiatives in Tanzania

06 february 2013 - 08:25:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - US Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes has cautioned Tanzania’s wildlife [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS member States urged to remove barriers to integration

14 january 2013 - 12:30:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Director-General of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), Professor Akpan Ekpo, [...] Full text...

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Labour shortage hits Mauritius tourism sector

23 november 2012 - 08:31:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The hotel and tourism sector, one of the main pillars of the Mauritian economy, is [...] Full text...

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Actors in tourism business want liberal policies to guide industry

17 october 2012 - 12:53:18
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - African countries need more liberal policies that encourage innovation and private sector investment to tap into [...] Full text...

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Mali seeks international support to rebuild its tourism industry

16 october 2012 - 11:17:48
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Mali is seeking international support to revive its tourism industry following a three-year internal strife that [...] Full text...

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Africa to receive 134m tourists by 2030

15 october 2012 - 12:22:32
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - As travel has become the world’s leading activity, Africa should be prepared to receive an influx [...] Full text...

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Congolese president urges French companies to invest in his country

25 september 2012 - 22:03:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese president Denis Sassou N’Guesso on Tuesday urged French businessmen from the Group of French Companies [...] Full text...

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Green economy takes hold in African countries

10 september 2012 - 14:54:11
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – In the light of the growing interest in green economy transition, African countries are seeking external [...] Full text...

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20 new Biosphere Reserves added to UNESCO’s MAB programme

11 july 2012 - 17:49:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), meeting in Paris from [...] Full text...

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Rio+20: Nigeria's Pres. restates commitment to sustainable development

22 june 2012 - 09:29:16
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustainable development. In his speech [...] Full text...

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Cities to face rising costs for garbage treatment -- says World Bank report

06 june 2012 - 16:04:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A new, far-reaching report on the state of municipal solid waste around the world [...] Full text...

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UN officials call for more attention to global environment issues

22 april 2012 - 07:51:59
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Mother Earth Day on Sunday, senior UN officials have called [...] Full text...

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UNAMID installs water play pump in North Darfur

21 march 2012 - 17:22:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An innovative pump, in which water is drawn when children play on a merry-go-round, has recently [...] Full text...

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65 nations adopt UN-backed declaration on marine protection

29 january 2012 - 08:34:29
New York, US (PANA) - Sixty-five countries have agreed to step up efforts to protect the world's oceans from land-based [...] Full text...

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Talks on Rio+20 draft document open in New York

26 january 2012 - 07:39:12
New York, US (PANA) - The first round of informal discussions on the proposed outcome document of the UN Conference [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to host 2nd int'l festival of culture, sports tourism

14 december 2011 - 12:35:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second International Festival of Saharan and sports tourism will be held from 29 December, 2011, [...] Full text...

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Debate on budget, assurance of prudent spending highlighted in Ghana media

26 november 2011 - 08:22:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The commencement of debate on the government’s 2012 budget presented to Parliament last week, the assurance [...] Full text...

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Senegalese town wins int'l competition on environmental protection

21 october 2011 - 14:14:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese town of Bignona, in the region of Ziguinchor, in the south of the country, [...] Full text...

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GEF supports eco-village projects in Senegal

06 july 2011 - 21:54:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Global Environment Fund (GEF) and Senegal on Wednesday signed an agreement for eight billion francs [...] Full text...

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UN official urges youth to fight climate change effects

28 june 2011 - 17:30:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, has called [...] Full text...

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WB to support urgent conservation of biodiversity in Madagascar

22 june 2011 - 07:51:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Bank Wednesday announced a US$52 million package to support conservation efforts in [...] Full text...

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WAIFEM organizes training for Central Bank staff in West Africa

13 june 2011 - 19:40:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The West African Institute for Financial Management (WAIFEM) Monday began a one-week regional training for Central [...] Full text...

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USAID funds Gambia's fisheries project

20 may 2011 - 15:41:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A fisheries project, Ba-Nafaa, aimed at supporting the Gambian government to achieve its fisheries management and [...] Full text...

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Environmental body to help restore coastal and marine habitats meets

17 may 2011 - 22:27:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The steering Committee of the Interim Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystems (GCLME) began a two-day meeting [...] Full text...

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French development agency grants Malian firm 170m FCFA

01 april 2011 - 11:57:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has granted Malian firm Jatropha-Mali Initiative (JMI) 170.5 million FCFA (260,000 [...] Full text...

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Kenya's new constitution offers window for transformation, says Kibaki

31 march 2011 - 18:24:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's new constitution has offered the people a window of great national transformation and renewal, President [...] Full text...

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AfricaRice reiterates commitment to rice research

22 march 2011 - 18:53:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Benin Republic-based AfricaRice Centre Board of Trustees played a leading role in the recently-launched Global [...] Full text...

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Kenya to increase use of renewable energy

21 february 2011 - 19:05:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Monday affirmed that the government was tapping into the country’s abundance [...] Full text...

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Historic Airbus order boosts SA aviation industry

13 january 2011 - 10:02:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - India's largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 180 eco-efficient [...] Full text...

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Tunisia launches two health magazines

09 november 2010 - 23:09:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Two new medical magazines were launched on Tuesday to fi ll the gap in the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Africa must groom future leaders - Kufuor

30 october 2010 - 08:12:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) â" Ghana former president Jo-hn Agyekum Kufuor has said Af rican countries should groom their future leaders [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS' regional technical, vocational training opens in Banjul

27 october 2010 - 18:56:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The Gambia is paying host to a five-day training worksho p for technical and vocational education [...] Full text...

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Accra bourse slips 2.71 points

26 october 2010 - 19:07:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) All-Share Index, the benchmark measure of performance of stocks, slipped by [...] Full text...

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Angola's poverty level drops

21 october 2010 - 14:47:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The UN Resident Coordinator in Angola, Koen Vanormelinge n, said here Wednesday that the poverty level [...] Full text...

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Nigerian bank wins African banker magazine award

19 october 2010 - 23:29:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Access Bank Plc, one of Nigeria's leading financial inst itutions, has won the 2010 African Banker [...] Full text...

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Prince Charles calls for partnership to tackle environment threats

14 october 2010 - 08:05:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Prominent global environmental campaigner, Prince Charles of Britain , has said the world needs to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria@50: Nigerians in Gambia mark Golden Jubilee

01 october 2010 - 21:31:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Nigerians resident in the Gambia on Friday joined their compatriots around the world to celebrate the [...] Full text...

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FAO commends Gambia's agricultural development

17 september 2010 - 19:39:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The resident representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in The Gambia, Dr. Babagana [...] Full text...

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Diplomat highlights Angolan gains in 35 years of independence

14 september 2010 - 15:51:00
Shanghai- China (PANA) -- The Angolan Ambassador to India, Malaysia and Thailand, Tony da Costa Fernandes, said Monday that Angola [...] Full text...

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Guinean authorities suspend election campaign for presidential run-off

13 september 2010 - 23:12:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Guinea's Prime minister, Jean Marie Dore, has announced the suspension of the election campaign for the [...] Full text...

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U-23 ECOWAS Games: Nigeria beats Niger in Volleyball final

12 september 2010 - 15:11:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Host Nigeria continued its dominance at the Under-23 ECO WAS games due to round off Sunday [...] Full text...

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Congo to host international forum on financial market

07 september 2010 - 14:02:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congo will host an International Forum on the Financ ial Market in Central Africa (JMFAC) 1-3 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS holds extra-ordinary summit on Guinea Bissau 14 Sept

03 september 2010 - 07:30:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- ECOWAS will hold an extra-ordinary summit to deliberate on the situation in Guinea Bissau on 14 [...] Full text...

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Nigerian police arrest five robbers

02 september 2010 - 21:38:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Five people who are involved in Monday's robbery of fore ign exchange dealers at the Beninese-Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Gambiaâ?s economic growth to ease slightly in 2010

02 september 2010 - 20:37:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambiaâ?s economy is projected to grow by 5. 0 per cent in 2010, compared to 5. [...] Full text...

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African leaders set to renew support for agric sector

02 september 2010 - 18:20:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- African leaders are meeting in Accra, the Ghanaian capital , to renew commitment to develop the [...] Full text...

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Gabon to host African conference on biodiversity in Sept

30 august 2010 - 19:13:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- The first high-level Pan-African conference on biodi versity will be held 12 to 17 September in [...] Full text...

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Gambia launches 1-million, tree-planting exercise

11 august 2010 - 13:51:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Following the rapid degradation of Forest resources in The Gambia, timber dealers have been called upon [...] Full text...

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Museveni discourages foreign funding for Africa's infrastructure growth

25 july 2010 - 10:54:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African governments could do well in addressing the dev elopment of maternal, infant and child health [...] Full text...

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Kenya establishes fund to support small enterprises

02 july 2010 - 17:29:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya Government has set aside Kshs 3 billion as see d capital to establish a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian minister urges Egypt, Sudan to soften stance on Nile Treaty

26 june 2010 - 17:41:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Water Minister, Asfaw Dingamo, on Satur day urged Egypt and Sudan to soften their [...] Full text...

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Libyan official hails world's efforts for food self-sufficiency

23 june 2010 - 23:58:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The spectre of famine as following the food deficit haun ting the world has become a [...] Full text...

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Africa weathers global economic crisis better than expected

10 june 2010 - 10:00:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Sub-Sahara African countries have weathered the global crisis better than expected, and better than [...] Full text...

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World Bank warns Kenya missing out on E/African economic boom

03 june 2010 - 17:16:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The World Bank said Thursday Kenya's economy had the pot ential to hit 4. 9 per [...] Full text...

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Delegates commend Gambia's tourism industry

27 may 2010 - 17:43:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Delegates who attended the 35th Annual Congress of the A frican Travel Association (ATA) say they [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to launch study on ICT impact on climate

27 may 2010 - 16:33:00
Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Minister for Computer Technology, C hedumbrum Pillay, announced here Thursday the launch of [...] Full text...

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'Africa far from reaching Millennium Development Goals'

26 may 2010 - 14:24:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The realisation of the Millennium Development Go als (MDGs) is threatened in Africa, where progress [...] Full text...

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Regional PTA Bank 'considering loans to Zim firms'

14 may 2010 - 08:38:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- The regional PTA Bank has said it is processing loans for several Zimbabwean companies, including a [...] Full text...

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IFC invests in Central African small enterprises

11 may 2010 - 10:39:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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EAC economies spring back as global financial crisis recedes

11 may 2010 - 10:18:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Despite the global financial crisis, which led to substantial decline in export demand and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe marks 30 years of Uhuru facing uncertain future (Feature)

17 april 2010 - 16:36:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe marks 30 years of independence Sunday, sharpl y divided politically and facing the prospect of [...] Full text...

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Tracking suspicious accounts, job creation highlighted by Ghanaian media

20 march 2010 - 08:08:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The tracking of suspicious bank accounts by the Financia l Intelligence Centre (FIC) and government's announcement [...] Full text...

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Controversy over cost of airport runway in Nigeria

07 march 2010 - 11:23:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A huge controversy has broken out in Nigeria over the al leged inflated cost of constructing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria re-elected ECOWAS chair as summit ends in Abuja

16 february 2010 - 22:18:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- ECOWAS leaders Tuesday re-elected Nigeria to another one -year term as chair of the 15-member regional [...] Full text...

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IMF chief links global stability, peace to economic recovery

01 february 2010 - 07:59:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- World peace and political stability are linked to effective economic recovery, the Managing Director of [...] Full text...

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Africa to register 4.3% economic growth in 2010

26 january 2010 - 10:13:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African economies are expected to register a comb ined 4. 3 percent economic growth this [...] Full text...

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Guinean human rights group hails Camara's stand on elections

18 january 2010 - 21:41:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The chair of the Guinean Human Rights Organisation (OGD H), Thierno Madjou Sow,, has expressed satisfaction [...] Full text...

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Korea, IMF to co host high level international conference

15 january 2010 - 12:51:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The South Korean government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced they will jointly [...] Full text...

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Jammeh hails Nigeria's role in Africaâ?s development

14 january 2010 - 22:44:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh on Thursday lauded Nigeria f or her instrumental role in the liberation [...] Full text...

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2010 World Cup: Tanzania eyes tourist advantage

31 december 2009 - 13:21:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzania is preparing to cash in on the 2010 FI FA World Cup finals [...] Full text...

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ECO technical meeting opens

14 december 2009 - 21:49:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Technical Committee for the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) began a meeting in Accra on [...] Full text...

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Guinea coalition demands CNDD's withdrawal from governance

11 december 2009 - 14:37:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The Union of Democratic Forces in Guinea (UFDG), a coal ition of political parties, has called [...] Full text...

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'Climate change driven by bad economic models'

30 november 2009 - 07:52:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Nobel Prize winners Monday joined leading pover ty and environment groups and other international [...] Full text...

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Somali militants close in on Kenyan border

28 november 2009 - 17:46:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Somalia's notorious rebel group, the Al Shabab, has move d closer to Kenya after taking control [...] Full text...

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Benin civil society calls for modesty by government

25 november 2009 - 22:17:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The Platform of Civil Society Activists in Benin (PASCIB ) on Wednesday asked the government to [...] Full text...

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Regional meeting on eco-tourism opens in Gambia

25 november 2009 - 15:49:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambian Minister of Forestry and the Environment, Hon. J atto Sillah, has observed that the [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Niokolo Koba Park in peril

24 november 2009 - 14:52:00
Tambacounda- Senegal (PANA) -- The national park of Niokolo Koba, in the region o f Tambacounda (eastern Senegal), designated UNESCO [...] Full text...

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