NOC explores local private sector investments in Libya's oil industry
21 april 2026 - 13:24:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Oil Corporation of Libya (NOC) has held a meeting to explore ways to boost [...] Full text...
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Oil Corporation of Libya (NOC) has held a meeting to explore ways to boost [...] Full text...
Libya to head OPEC and the organisation's Executive Board from January
15 december 2025 - 17:02:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will assume the presidency of the next session of the Council of Ministers of the [...] Full text...
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Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline gets greenlight amid environmental concerns ((News Feature) by Kennedy Abwao - PANA Correspondent
02 december 2025 - 17:00:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The ink has not dried on the East African Court of Justices ruling giving the US$4 [...] Full text...
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Committee to resolve electricity crisis in eastern Libya meets
28 august 2025 - 13:56:31Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A committee charged with resolving the electriciy crisis in eastern Libya has met to discuss a [...] Full text...
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Libya's eastern-based govt signs MoU for green hydrogen production
20 august 2025 - 13:05:53Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government has signed a memorandm of understanding (MoU) for a green hydrogen production project. The [...] Full text...
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Two Muslim victims of Ghana helicopter crash buried
10 august 2025 - 17:35:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Two victims of last Wednesday's Ghana Air Force helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight [...] Full text...
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Ghana President leads Evening of Reflections and Memorial for helicopter crash victims
09 august 2025 - 20:15:52Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday led his countrymen in an “Evening of Reflections and [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes review of Morocco’s RSF arrangement, allows disbursement of US$415 million
13 november 2024 - 07:54:46Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister calls for urgent solutions to stabilize Libya's electricity network
19 july 2024 - 16:29:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need [...] Full text...
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Libyan MPs attend 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Forum
13 july 2024 - 19:21:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives and members of the Mediterranean Parliament, Belkheir al-Chaab Belkheir [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde must invest in blue economy for growth, sustainability
10 june 2024 - 12:20:53Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) Cape Verde has shown resilience in the post- COVID-19 pandemic recovery, but the crisis highlighted vulnerabilities [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Khoury holds wide-ranging consultations in eastern Libya to revive the political process
06 june 2024 - 15:32:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the [...] Full text...
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New chapter in partnership between World Bank Group and Togo
24 may 2024 - 08:08:49Lome, Togo (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Togo, granted [...] Full text...
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The 5th Energy Week in Ouagadougou opens
16 may 2024 - 15:43:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 5th edition of the Week of Energies and Renewable Energies in Africa (SEERA) opened [...] Full text...
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Illegal migration and renewable energy at centre of Libyan-European meeting in Brussels
15 may 2024 - 18:02:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, held a meeting [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM urges young people in CEN-SAD countries to promote the organisation
23 april 2024 - 15:14:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Tuesday underlined the importance of the Community of [...] Full text...
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Libyan minister stresses importance of scientific research in energy sector
22 april 2024 - 15:47:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Farhat Ben [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister reaffirms his support for partnership with foreign companies in Libya
26 march 2024 - 16:26:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his [...] Full text...
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Committee for Libya's Electricity Inter-connection with countries of Southern Europe meets on technical report
08 february 2024 - 15:41:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The advisor to the Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, in charge of [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM, Turkish, Maltese ministers discuss cooperation in energy
14 january 2024 - 13:28:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, and the Turkish Minister of Energy, Alp Arslan Bayraktar, [...] Full text...
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APPO SG, Libyan Oil Minister discuss creation of African Energy Bank
11 january 2024 - 15:08:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun, and [...] Full text...
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Libya's Prime Minister reaffirms his support for scientific research in all fields
12 december 2023 - 17:02:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM unveils govt's efforts to promote national renewable energy strategy
11 december 2023 - 17:54:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has stated that his government has been working on avenues [...] Full text...
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With World Bank support CAR’s new solar park expands access to clean energy
17 november 2023 - 17:35:59Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Central African Republic on Friday launched a 25-megawatt solar park with battery storage in [...] Full text...
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Mohammed VI proposes institutional framework to consolidate security in Africa
07 november 2023 - 14:31:25Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has taken the initiative of creating an institutional framework bringing together the 23 Atlantic African [...] Full text...
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Various sectors of Libyan government hold series of meetngs on Libyan-German cooperation on renewable energies
23 october 2023 - 15:52:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany's ambassador to Libya Michael Ohnmacht has announced that a number of meetings have been held [...] Full text...
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Mali participates in Russian Energy Week
12 october 2023 - 13:37:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A large Malian delegation including five ministers, and led by the Minister of Economy and Finance, [...] Full text...
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Libya, Malta take measures to promote bilateral relations
11 july 2023 - 14:45:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, Najla [...] Full text...
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Libyan-Maltese meeting discusses fight against illegal migration and cooperation in alternative energies
11 july 2023 - 14:03:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Tuesday discussed with the [...] Full text...
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World Bank gives Mali US$157 million for electrification
08 july 2023 - 13:03:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $157 million in International Development Association( IDA) financing to support Mali [...] Full text...
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Providing every household with electricity, cooking gas the biggest challenge in Africa
08 july 2023 - 12:47:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, has said that the greatest challenge for [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to promote production of energy from biomass
27 june 2023 - 08:20:19Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Biomass Framework to promote the production of energy from biomass. The [...] Full text...
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Mali's National Transitional Council approves bill to repay debt of electricity company EDM
13 april 2023 - 14:58:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Transition Council (CNT), which acts as the national assembly in Mali, approved on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Carbon dioxide emissions and alternative energy at the centre of an Energy Council meeting in Libya
29 march 2023 - 17:10:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba Wednesday chaired the third [...] Full text...
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Gambia U-20 Team switch attention to FIFA U-20 World Cup
21 march 2023 - 12:50:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia U-20 team will now switch their attention to the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to produce 60% renewable energy by 2030
01 march 2023 - 09:14:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Central Electricity Board (CEB) has launched several programmes aimed at different categories of consumers [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister stresses need for French support for organization of elections in Libya
31 january 2023 - 19:04:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Tuesday stressed the need [...] Full text...
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Former Senegalese minister to lead green energy infrastructure alliance
13 december 2022 - 17:19:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed Senegal’s former minister Amadou Hott [...] Full text...
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OPEC cancels nearly US$1 million debt of Libya
13 december 2022 - 13:47:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas has announced the approval by the Council of Ministers [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister discusses with Total's Vice President consolidation of energy cooperation
07 december 2022 - 15:10:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba discussed on Wednesday in Tripoli with [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM stresses importance of renewable energy for sustainable development
13 november 2022 - 13:16:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba on Saturday stressed the importance of renewable energies in meeting the [...] Full text...
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Lifting 100 million out of poverty by 2025 still possible, says UNDP
18 october 2022 - 05:28:00New York, US (PANA) - A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of [...] Full text...
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First Africa-France Forum in Tunis on ecological and energy transition begins 27 Sept
26 september 2022 - 19:05:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first Africa-France Forum on ecological and energy transition will be held on 27-29 September 2022 [...] Full text...
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Libya, Malta sign two energy cooperation agreements
02 september 2022 - 13:07:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Malta have signed two cooperation agreements in the field of electricity interconnection and renewable energies. The agreement [...] Full text...
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Africa steps up its involvement in efforts to end the Libyan crisis
17 july 2022 - 16:11:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After being on the sidelines of efforts to end the Libyan crisis for a long time, [...] Full text...
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Libyan electricity company signs agreement for solar energy project in Ghadames
08 july 2022 - 10:42:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL) has signed a power purchase agreement with the alternative energy [...] Full text...
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President Umaro Embalo of Guinea elected new ECOWAS Chairman
04 july 2022 - 15:36:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Guinea-Bissau President, was at the weekend unanimously elected Chairman of the Authority of [...] Full text...
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Role of Libyan universities in national reconciliation highlighted by deputy chairman of Libyan Council
30 june 2022 - 17:11:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has stressed the importance of the [...] Full text...
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Libya working on promotion of renewable energy - Minister
02 june 2022 - 09:50:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun, has [...] Full text...
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Tunisia aspires to strengthen South/South trade, says Prime Minister
26 may 2022 - 13:23:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Najla Bouden, presided on Wednesday in Tunis over the opening ceremony of [...] Full text...
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Libya's Oil Minister discusses in Angola icreation of an African Energy Bank
19 may 2022 - 14:02:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, at the 42nd Extraordinary ministerial meeting with [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Germany sign two financial cooperation agreements
07 may 2022 - 15:48:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, and the German ambassador in Tunis, Peter Prügel, on Friday [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leonean star, Kei Kamara, retires from international football
23 april 2022 - 08:47:58Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's America-based striker, Kei Kamara, has announced his decision to retire from international football The [...] Full text...
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Pump attendants at three major petrol stations in Mali observe 72-hour strike
07 april 2022 - 16:16:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Pump attendants of Total Energies, Shell Energie and Oryx Energie, the three biggest petrol stations in [...] Full text...
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Libyan oil minister, Total Energie officials discuss cooperation in the oil sector
06 april 2022 - 20:37:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, discussed with a delegation of the French oil [...] Full text...
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Ousted Burkinabe president Kaboré's party calls for his release
24 march 2022 - 13:48:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The political party of ousted President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, the People's Movement for [...] Full text...
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Gambian Players First batch arrives in Cameroon ahead of Chad encounter
21 march 2022 - 19:25:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The first batch of Scorpions arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Monday ahead of the first leg of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian-Mauritanian economic expo holds in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou
04 march 2022 - 19:54:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Confederation of Tunisian Citizen Enterprises (CONECT) will organize Tunisian-Mauritanian multisectoral economic expo with the theme [...] Full text...
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Greece wants to strengthen presence in West Africa
24 february 2022 - 21:28:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Greece strengthened its presence in West Africa by opening an embassy in Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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CAF bans 23 stadiums from hosting international matches
20 february 2022 - 15:30:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned 23 stadiums across the continent "for not meeting [...] Full text...
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Burkina junta pledges to fight terrorism, restore country's integrity
28 january 2022 - 12:47:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The head of the junta that seized power in Burkina Faso last Monday, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030
28 january 2022 - 07:34:39Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on [...] Full text...
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Libya and UAE agree to allow Libyans to apply for electronic entry visas to UAE
17 january 2022 - 20:26:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, agreed with the new UAE ambassador to Libya, Mohamed Al-Chamsi, to [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Ghana coach Rajevac names final squad
04 january 2022 - 06:06:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Coach Milovan Rajevac has named his final squad for the 2021 Total Energies Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Defending champions Algeria release final squad
25 december 2021 - 13:32:07cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Algeria's coach Djamel Belmadi has released the final squad of the defending champions for the delayed [...] Full text...
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25 additional megawatts on the photovoltaic plant under construction in South-East Benin
05 december 2021 - 17:36:03Cotonou, Benin ( PANA) - Benin plans to deploy 50 megawatts of power to the photovoltaic plant under construction in [...] Full text...
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Libyan government presents energy investment plan at Energy Summit
23 november 2021 - 12:24:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government on Monday presented its investment plan in the oil and gas sector with leading [...] Full text...
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Libya-Italy sign agreement to support projects to strengthen food security
21 november 2021 - 15:47:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A memorandum of understanding was signed on Sunday in Tripoli between the Libyan Ministries of Agriculture [...] Full text...
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Ruling party advocates social cohesion in fight against terrorism in Burkina Faso
15 november 2021 - 19:35:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The People's Movement for Progress (MPP), Burkina Faso's ruling party, on Monday called for social [...] Full text...
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The Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis, says rights group
31 october 2021 - 10:42:19Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) this week, the stakes [...] Full text...
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Libya announces launch by the end of the year of two energy projects with Total and Eni
25 october 2021 - 20:30:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, announced here Monday the [...] Full text...
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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030
22 october 2021 - 06:00:58New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according [...] Full text...
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World Bank gives Mali US$237.5 million for four projects
04 october 2021 - 11:38:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Mali US$237.5 million (about 133.119 billion CFA francs), in financial support [...] Full text...
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Moroccans go to the polls on a new development model (Analysis)
08 september 2021 - 18:44:38Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Around 17.5 million Moroccans started early Wednesday to vote for their representatives in the first chamber [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM hails resumption of diplomatic relations between Libya and Spain
03 june 2021 - 17:14:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has welcomed the reopening of the Spanish Embassy in Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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Moroccan and Beninese Foreign Ministers hold talks
07 may 2021 - 09:54:11Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, held talks [...] Full text...
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Indonesia holds Africa investment meeting
21 april 2021 - 15:42:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Indonesia on Wednesday held "West Java - Africa Investment Round Table" virtually, bringing together participants in [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta urges trade body to deepen trade, investment in OACPS states
09 april 2021 - 13:57:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for more trade and investment deals among the 79-member Organization of [...] Full text...
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Italian energy giant Eni to give up exploration in Tunisia
01 april 2021 - 15:34:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Italian energy giant, Eni, is to end exploration and production operations in Tunisia because of weak [...] Full text...
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Morocco to organise 1st Summit on Education through Sport in Africa
31 march 2021 - 09:46:41Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Ministry of Education and a non-governmental organisation, Tibu Maroc, have announced the holding of [...] Full text...
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US agency announces grant to connect over 200,000 Nigerian women, farmers, rural citizens to solar-powered minigrids
24 march 2021 - 20:24:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency on Wednesday announced a grant to Nigeria’s Sosai Renewable Energies [...] Full text...
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Africa requires trade, climate-sensitive energy use to drive economic recovery
02 march 2021 - 14:44:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa has launched a report on Building Forward for an African [...] Full text...
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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
11 january 2021 - 14:07:20Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...
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President Kaboré sees 2020 double elections as major achievement of Burkina Faso
01 january 2021 - 15:30:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The outstanding achievement of Burkina Faso in 2020 was the organisation of the double presidential [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Algerian electricity companies sign agreement on cooperation
28 december 2020 - 10:12:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL) and the National Electricity and Gas Company of Algeria (SONELGAZ) [...] Full text...
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Benin to set up electricity production company
04 december 2020 - 20:20:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has just set up an electricity production company, Beninese Electricity Production Company (SBPE), to achieve [...] Full text...
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Bouznika's inter-Libyan dialogue raises hope of conflict resolution in Libya
06 november 2020 - 17:27:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said on [...] Full text...
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Acting UNSMIL chief salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement
23 october 2020 - 15:57:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative in Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...
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The International Economic Working Group discusses electricity crisis in Libya
25 september 2020 - 20:42:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Economic Working Group (EWG) created by the Berlin process held a meeting here Friday with [...] Full text...
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Speaker of House of Representatives says insecurity threatens Nigeria's existence
25 september 2020 - 10:02:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday warned that internal security challenges in [...] Full text...
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Tunisia records 34 pct energy deficit in eight months
24 september 2020 - 21:33:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The rate of energy deficit in Tunisia’s trade balance during the first eight months this year [...] Full text...
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President Barrow draws curtain on same-sex marriage
17 september 2020 - 19:14:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, Thursday made it clear to those agitating for same-sex [...] Full text...
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Top Kenyan human rights defender hunted down, arrested over land grab tussle
15 september 2020 - 22:25:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – One of Kenya’s top-most human rights defenders has been hunted down and arbitrarily arrested after leading [...] Full text...
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AfDB Webinar on 'Promoting renewable energy technologies for sustainable development in post-Covid-19 Africa
31 august 2020 - 14:00:18Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI), and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will Thursday, [...] Full text...
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Africa declared wild polio-free after four years without a case
25 august 2020 - 18:03:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Africa Regional Certification Commission on Tuesday certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: French West Africa body donates 500 million CFA francs to Mali for pandemic fight
12 august 2020 - 10:09:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union Commission (UEMOA), a body of French-speaking West African countries, [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president urges compatriots to plant trees and re-green the country
03 august 2020 - 14:45:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien head of state, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday called on his compatriots to continue planting [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe striker, Aristide Bance, retires from international football
22 july 2020 - 17:15:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The much-travelled and flamboyant Burkinabe forward, Aristide Bance, has called time on his international team [...] Full text...
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Libyan dailies highlight unemployment, mines in Tripoli and resumption of oil production
11 july 2020 - 18:12:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Social issues related to the daily life of Libyan citizens resonated in the country's press this [...] Full text...
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First solar energy station inaugurated in Tunisia
30 june 2020 - 21:37:39Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first solar energy station in Tunisia, Chams Enfidha, with a one megawatt-capacity for the delegation [...] Full text...
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Mahama Kappiah appointed ECOWAS ambassador to UN
01 may 2020 - 22:54:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso(PANA) - Mahama Kappiah was Friday appointed ambassador of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to [...] Full text...
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AfDB denies plans to provide financial support to East African oil pipeline project
19 april 2020 - 13:51:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has become aware of an inaccurate news article [...] Full text...
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Antonio Guterres denounces shelling of Al-Khadra Hospital in Tripoli
08 april 2020 - 12:44:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the shelling, which targeted the al-Khadra hospital in Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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EU maritime operation, Covid-19 truce calls highlighted in Libyan dailies this week
04 april 2020 - 19:19:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week reported on the launch of the European Union Maritime Operation (IRINI) to [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM reaffirms appeal to the UN Security Council to protect civilians against Haftar’s attacks
26 march 2020 - 22:33:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs has reaffirmed its appeal to the UN Security Council, calling [...] Full text...
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Mali's main opposition party sets up a crisis unit after the kidnapping of its leader
26 march 2020 - 15:46:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's main opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), on Thursday set up a [...] Full text...
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4th edition of Africa Energy week postponed until further notice because of Coronavirus
12 march 2020 - 22:40:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabè ministry of Energy on Thursday postponed, until further notice, the fourth edition of [...] Full text...
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Congo: Total Group to promote gas production
27 february 2020 - 21:43:40Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Africa director of the French oil group Total, Nicolas Terraz, Thursday expressed the determination of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania, Senegal sign series of cooperation agreements
18 february 2020 - 21:39:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian and Senegalese governments Tuesday signed a series of agreements and treaties aiming to promote [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to enter the Integrated Maghreb Electricity Market by 2025
18 february 2020 - 17:21:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The integrated Maghreb electricity exchange market will come into operation by 2025, according to the president [...] Full text...
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Benin adopts electricity code
15 february 2020 - 14:19:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has adopted an electricity code in accordance with the new sector reforms initiated by the [...] Full text...
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Largest gas field in Tunisia goes into operation
05 february 2020 - 14:24:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Outgoing Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed announced on Wednesday the entry into operation of the Nawara [...] Full text...
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American company to invest US$ 8 billion in Cape Verde
31 january 2020 - 17:25:21Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - An American investment, development and advisory company, Phoenix Global, is going to invest around US$ [...] Full text...
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Private company to construct 30 MW solar power plant in Burkina Faso
28 january 2020 - 17:58:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A private company, URBASOLAR, will build a 30MW photovoltaic solar power plant in Pâ, nearly [...] Full text...
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Niger PM launches vast modernization programme for city of Diffa
27 january 2020 - 15:25:09Diffa, Niger (PANA) - Prime Minister Brigi Rafini launched Sunday in Diffa,1360 km east of Niamey, the rotating festival of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania, BP sign partnership agreement on renewable energy sources
20 january 2020 - 23:34:28Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government and British Petroleum (BP) Monday signed a partnership agreement on the “production of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia attends UK-Africa Summit in London
20 january 2020 - 13:35:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian delegation led by Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Sabri Bachtobji is attending the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM al-Sarraj to participate in Berlin Conference
16 january 2020 - 12:08:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mr. Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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Thousands expected at 4th Energy Week in Ouagadougou
13 january 2020 - 19:09:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 1,500 participants and exhibitors and thousands of visitors are expected in Ouagadougou from [...] Full text...
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Women for Peace in Casamance calls for mobilization of energies for definitive peace in south of Senegal
03 january 2020 - 22:11:37Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the Women for Peace Platform in Casamance, Ndèye Marie Thiam, Thursday launched an [...] Full text...
thread Gender
56th ordinary session of ECOWAS ends in Abuja
22 december 2019 - 05:13:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 56th ordinary session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held at the [...] Full text...
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Benin prepares policy document on development of renewable energy sources
18 december 2019 - 17:36:31Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is preparing a national policy document for the development of renewable energy (Ponader) with a [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants 238 million Euros to Tunisia
17 december 2019 - 22:17:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister of Finance Ridha Chalghoum, also responsible for Development, Investment and International Cooperation, and the [...] Full text...
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Fragile security undermines implementation of African energy policies
16 december 2019 - 13:49:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The director general of the national electricity company of Burkina Faso (SONABEL), Hamed Baba Coulibaly, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia joints international efforts to eliminate violence against women
25 november 2019 - 17:47:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Monday joined the international campaign dubbed '16 Days of Activism for the Elimination of [...] Full text...
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EU Council stresses climate change is existential threat to life in seas globally
19 november 2019 - 13:21:53Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union on Tuesday adopted conclusions on oceans and seas, stressing that [...] Full text...
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Senegal 2022 Youth Olympic Games: IOC pledges US$90 million to the Organising Committee
14 november 2019 - 16:48:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - To enable it organize the 2022 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Senegal will receive a huge financial [...] Full text...
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Council of Religions calls for Mauritians' civic responsibility
31 october 2019 - 15:01:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Council of Religions on Thursday called on Mauritians to demonstrate "civic responsibility" during the [...] Full text...
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German foreign affairs minister visits Tunisia
27 october 2019 - 19:07:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – German foreign affairs minister Heiko Maas on Sunday began a visit to Tunisia, said a statement [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on US Govt to immediately remove sanctions
25 october 2019 - 18:19:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the United States government to immediately remove the targeted [...] Full text...
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Russia-Africa Summit: "We are pursuing our interests", says Burkinabe President
25 october 2019 - 17:35:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, said on Friday that Africa's rapprochement with Russia should [...] Full text...
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EU, Tunisia to sign an electronic interconnection project
21 october 2019 - 17:57:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company and the Italian Electricity Transmission Company will sign, on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Benin makes youth mobilization a weapon in the fight against climate change
02 october 2019 - 19:40:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is making the mobilization of young people a weapon for the fight against climate change, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Ozone on track to heal completely in our lifetime, UN environment agency declares on World Day
16 september 2019 - 20:09:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At the current momentum, scientists predict the planet’s protective shield of gas - or ozone layer [...] Full text...
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President Kaboré calls for promotion of new ecological balance in the Sahel
12 september 2019 - 11:32:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's head of state, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has stressed the urgent need to [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel Security Ministers call for collaboration in the Fight against terrorism
11 september 2019 - 19:17:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Meeting in Ouagadougou, the G5 Sahel security ministers on Wednesday called for collaboration between countries [...] Full text...
thread Society
Cape Verde produces 7,000 cubic meters of wastewater a day
11 september 2019 - 19:09:03Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde produces 7,000 cubic meters of water a day from wastewater treatment plants, according [...] Full text...
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African countries urged to legislate on renewable energies
07 september 2019 - 19:27:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants in the recently held African Conference on Climate Change and Development (CCDA-8) in Addis [...] Full text...
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Congo: Experts from ECCAS member countries meet in Brazzaville on climate
06 september 2019 - 23:52:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Experts of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met here Friday to examine a [...] Full text...
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Niger’s government adopts code of electricity networks
26 august 2019 - 22:35:15Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government has established a code for electricity networks in a bid to strengthen the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritius launches “Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030” for its electricity sector
21 august 2019 - 14:12:42Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – ene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities minister Ivan Collendavelloo on Tuesday launched the [...] Full text...
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Benin urged to place more emphasis on education
13 august 2019 - 11:51:56Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's government has been urged to place greater emphasis on national education, in a response to [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Prime Minister inaugurates photovoltaic production station in Tozeur
07 august 2019 - 16:05:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed, on Wednesday inaugurated a photovoltaic electricity production station ''Tozeur 1'' [...] Full text...
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PROPARCO, IFC, EIB give Senegal 38 million Euros for solar power stations
22 july 2019 - 23:29:32Paris, France (PANA) – Subsidiaries of the French Development Agency (AFD) and the World, as well as the European Investment [...] Full text...
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Non-banking sector 'threatens' Barclays Bank Botswana
27 june 2019 - 21:16:17Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Barclays Bank Botswana has announced intentions to fully embrace technology, as a tool to fight competition [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants US$ 151million loan to Tunisia for energy sector
25 june 2019 - 17:50:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank's Executive Board on Monday approved a new US$151 million investment loan for Tunisia [...] Full text...
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Tunis and Washington agree on economic partnership
15 june 2019 - 20:34:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The "narrow and productive" economic partnership between the United States and Tunisia was at the center [...] Full text...
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Alpha Condé and Idriss Déby plead for renewable energies in Africa
11 june 2019 - 19:51:48Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea and Chadian Presidents Alpha Condé and Idriss Déby on Tuesday called for "quick lighting" of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Cape Verde building larger solar photovoltaic power plant
06 june 2019 - 22:20:25Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A larger solar photovoltaic power plant will be built in Cape Verde in the municipality [...] Full text...
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Senegal, UK strengthen bilateral cooperation agreement
29 april 2019 - 22:55:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and the United Kingdom (UK) Monday signed a cooperation agreement here aimed at promoting and [...] Full text...
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President Keita appoints Boubou Cissé as new Mali Prime Minister
22 april 2019 - 16:08:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Monday appointed Boubou Cissé, minister of Economy and Finances in [...] Full text...
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WB to readjust partnership framework with Togo
29 march 2019 - 17:28:03Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The World Bank will extend until 2022 the country partnership framework (CPP) which guides its interventions [...] Full text...
thread Economy
IMF team projects Côte d’Ivoire economy to remain strong in 2019
28 march 2019 - 15:10:14Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire’s economic activity is projected to remain strong in 2019 and the medium-term outlook [...] Full text...
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Portugal signs agreement to promote private sector development in six Lusophone African countries
19 march 2019 - 13:40:06Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank and the governments of Mozambique and Portugal have signed an agreement to [...] Full text...
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AfDB to double its Investment in Climate Change Control
15 march 2019 - 13:52:54Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank's (AfDB) will double its financial commitments to combat climate change to [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Algerian PM sets priorities for gov't of technocrats
15 march 2019 - 07:14:21Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui said in Algiers on Thursday that preparations for the inclusive national [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group mobilises US$ 22.5 billion for climate action in Africa
14 march 2019 - 12:50:51Paris, France (PANA) – The World Bank Group will announce at the One Planet Summit, which began on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Burundi facing energy crisis
13 march 2019 - 16:55:23Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The building, rehabilitation and/or expansion of energy infrastructure are some of the preconditions for a successful [...] Full text...
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French President Macron to attend One Planet Summit in Nairobi
12 march 2019 - 12:46:45Paris, France (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron will co-chair with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta the One Planet Summit on [...] Full text...
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Ouagadougou to host third renewable energies in Africa week in April
13 february 2019 - 10:10:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The third renewable energy and energy of Africa (SEERA) week will be held from 4 [...] Full text...
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UAE experts due in Mali to discuss climate change issues
16 january 2019 - 18:18:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UAE Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, has [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian President slams moves urging him to seek re-election for 3rd term
15 january 2019 - 20:10:42Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's Head of State, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has ordered a halt to moves to review [...] Full text...
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Tunisia ranks 21st among promoters of renewable energies, says World Bank
04 january 2019 - 16:14:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has made a spectacular jump in the promotion of renewable energies, from 65th place in [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Burundian president to step down in 2020
28 december 2018 - 15:56:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, whose third five-year term in 2015 triggered an insurgency in his own [...] Full text...
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BP announces final investment decision for Mauritania-Senegal LNG development
21 december 2018 - 19:09:03Noukachott, Mauritania (PANA) – BP and partners on Friday announced agreement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Phase 1 [...] Full text...
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NGO denounces coalition of some African negotiators with climate skeptics
11 december 2018 - 16:59:46Katowice, Poland (PANA) - The Pan-African Alliance for Climate Justice (PACJA) on Tuesday strongly denounced the attitude of some African [...] Full text...
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French aid agency sets US$ 5.8m aside to support start-ups in North Africa
10 december 2018 - 18:39:09Paris, France (PANA) - Proparco, a subsidiary of the French Development Agency (AFD) dedicated to the private sector, signed on [...] Full text...
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International Forum on Renewable Energy marks 45 years of BOAD
13 november 2018 - 16:55:35Lomé, Togo (PANA) - An International Forum on Renewable Energy opens in Lomé on Wednesday as part of events to [...] Full text...
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IMF team sees Côte d’Ivoire putting up strong economic performance
04 october 2018 - 18:11:52Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - After the exogenous and endogenous shocks of 2017, the Ivoirian economy has exhibited resilience and [...] Full text...
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IFC, Gaia Energy partner to boost wind power in Africa
31 july 2018 - 15:49:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has forged a new partnership with Gaia Energy [...] Full text...
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Ivorian authorities, IMF staff agree faster reforms to maintain high growth rate
05 april 2018 - 19:32:27Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ivorian authorities on Thursday concurred on the need [...] Full text...
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UN forum examines role partnerships play in tackling global migration challenge
26 march 2018 - 22:32:39New York, US (PANA) - Partnerships at local, national, regional and international levels are crucial to ensuring global migration is [...] Full text...
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Africa’s progress depends on creative energy of its youth, says Nobel Co-Laureate
23 january 2018 - 08:37:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ouided Bouchamaoui, the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, has warned that Africa’s growing youth population [...] Full text...
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AU Permanent Representative Committee meeting precedes 30th AU Summit
22 january 2018 - 15:51:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Under the theme, “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”, the [...] Full text...
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AfDB's US$28 million funding to connect 12,500 new subscribers to Mali's Energy network
20 january 2018 - 07:44:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Nearly 12,500 new subscribers living in Mali's rural areas will soon be connected to the electricity [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe military says 'Operation Restore Legacy' ends
18 december 2017 - 10:55:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Defence and Security Services said on Monday that it has ended its operation that has [...] Full text...
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President Mnangagwa dissolves Mugabe's cabinet
27 november 2017 - 19:02:44Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on his first day at work following his inaguration last Friday, has dissolved [...] Full text...
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2ND Lead: Mnangagwa to 'hit the ground running' as he takes oath of office
24 november 2017 - 12:13:30Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday took the oath of office as president of Zimbabwe with a pledge [...] Full text...
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Sassou Nguesso pledges to create conducive conditions for peace in Great Lakes
19 october 2017 - 20:31:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso on Thursday pledged to create the necessary conditions for dialogue that [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Bashir issues decree on extension of ceasefire in Sudan
08 october 2017 - 19:33:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s President Omar Bashir on Sunday issued a Republican Decree renewing the ceasefire in the [...] Full text...
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Sweden: UN Assembly President says water, sanitation goals need 'major push'
28 august 2017 - 19:48:41Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) – Encouraging global action to support clean water and sanitation, United Nations General Assembly President Peter Thomson [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: SEFA approves US$ 1 million to develop mini-green energy networks in Burkina Faso
24 august 2017 - 12:50:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The African Sustainable Energy Fund (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved [...] Full text...
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Togo: AfDB provides US$ 1 million for rural electrification in Togo
12 august 2017 - 10:18:14Lome, Togo (PANA) - The African Sustainable Energy Fund (SEFA), hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Chief spy in Botswana denies allegations of destabilising opposition
24 july 2017 - 17:16:22Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s chief spy has refuted media reports that the country’s ruling party is using the intelligence [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: AfDB Board approves Country Strategy Paper 2017-2021 for Tunisia
01 july 2017 - 06:33:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the new Country Strategy [...] Full text...
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Kenya; Tirop, Cheptai qualify for World Championships 10,000m race
23 june 2017 - 14:50:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Agnes Tirop and Irene Cheptai on Friday qualified for the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius moves to harness green energy from the ocean
26 may 2017 - 13:54:00Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities Minister Ivan Collendavelloo on Friday said that Mauritius has steadily progressed [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: Ivorian economy registers 8% expansion against drought impact
06 april 2017 - 19:35:46Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and authorities in Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday reached [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: UN official addresses AU PSC on alarming situation in South Sudan
17 march 2017 - 19:12:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - To pull South Sudan back from the abyss and from a growing famine, the international [...] Full text...
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Ghana: 60th Independence celebrations, trial of ‘secessionists’ reported in Ghana
11 march 2017 - 08:13:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s 60th Independence celebrations, International Women’s Day and trial of alleged secessionists were some of the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN rights experts task governments on curbing toxic air
24 february 2017 - 19:29:47New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights experts have called for strong, urgent action by governments to ensure that [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ruling ANC rejects calls for Zuma to stand down
29 november 2016 - 14:36:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in South [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius mulls offshore wind energy
27 october 2016 - 09:26:11Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - French renewable energy industry expert Gautier de Martene on Wednesday said that Mauritius has the potential [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO report millions of people living with excessive air pollution
27 september 2016 - 17:44:14New York, US (PANA) - With some 6.5 million people dying annually from air pollution and 92 per cent of [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report stresses need for global responses to air pollution
24 may 2016 - 18:04:08New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said from 2008 to 2013, air [...] Full text...
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US: Egypt launches "6x6 Tourism Impact Plan" to revive tourism sector
13 april 2016 - 15:49:22New York, US (PANA) - The new Egyptian minister of tourism, Yehia Rashed, has announced a new tourism plan, tagged: [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: 'Africa must leapfrog to green industrial development' - ECA report
04 april 2016 - 10:27:07Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Greening industrialization provides Africa an opportunity to achieve the type of structural transformation that [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief tasks member states on priorities in 2016
14 january 2016 - 19:15:18New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday stressed the need for UN member states to get their [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: 'Accountability, good governance key to promoting democracy'
26 august 2015 - 20:49:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A senior official of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said bad governance and corruption have [...] Full text...
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Zambia: President Lungu asks SADC leaders to address regional challenges
17 august 2015 - 16:35:30Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has asked leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting in [...] Full text...
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