'Africa offers attractive investment opportunities for Japanese firms'

23 june 2024 - 06:33:45
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Dr. Kevin Kariuki, African Development Bank's (AfDB's) Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Prime Minister de Tambèla visits Iran

25 april 2024 - 13:46:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister, Dr Apollinaire Joachimson Kyélèm de Tambèla, is paying a visit to the [...] Full text...

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COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’

10 december 2023 - 17:38:58
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on [...] Full text...

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COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change

09 december 2023 - 17:18:10
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature [...] Full text...

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COP28: Our voices, needs must be put first in climate talks, young people declared

08 december 2023 - 16:51:18
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by [...] Full text...

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COP28: Over 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid rising temperatures

05 december 2023 - 14:37:10
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new [...] Full text...

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COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis - WHO

04 december 2023 - 07:23:56
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Health has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at [...] Full text...

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COP28: Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, new FAO report highlights

02 december 2023 - 06:06:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines [...] Full text...

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COP28: Conference gets underway with call for ‘terminal decline’ of the fossil fuel era

30 november 2023 - 14:46:59
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The latest round of UN-facilitated climate talks opened on Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with [...] Full text...

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Growing against the odds: Three reasons why irrigated agriculture is critical in a changing climate: World Bank Blog By Regassa Ensermu Namara. Lauren Nicole Core and Amal Talbi

24 november 2023 - 12:39:30
Expo City, Dubai (PANA) - It's a hot, scorching day. The earth beneath your feet is parched, and your once-green [...] Full text...

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International health exhibition opens in Bamako

10 november 2023 - 13:09:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The second international health exhibition, dubbed Keneya expo, opened on Thursday in Bamako, under the chairmanship [...] Full text...

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African countries to launch bid against chemical poisoning of food systems at agriculture expo

25 october 2023 - 15:03:42
Kiambu, Kenya (PANA) – African countries are working together to launch an assault against the poisoning of the food systems [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister stresses importance of government communication in Libya

23 december 2022 - 14:53:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Friday government communication had [...] Full text...

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Libyan media exhibition 'Tifa Expo 2022' opens

21 december 2022 - 13:28:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Tuesday inaugurated the Libyan media exhibition, "Tifa Expo 2022", [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa undertakes official visit to Dubai

27 march 2022 - 12:02:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  President Cyril Ramaphosa is on Monday expected to celebrate South Africa Day at the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian-Mauritanian economic expo holds in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou

04 march 2022 - 19:54:43
Tunis, 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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Africa Honour Day to take Centre Stage on Sunday at Expo 2020

27 february 2022 - 08:37:22
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - As the African Union (AU) celebrates its 20th anniversary, Expo 2020 Dubai will dedicate Sunday, 27 [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime Minister at the Dubai 2020 World Expo

24 february 2022 - 21:24:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, who has been in Dubai since Monday to take [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President begins UAE visit to explore new markets

15 february 2022 - 09:22:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has begun a three-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focused [...] Full text...

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Zambia Zambian President leaves for Dubai for World Cup Expo

18 january 2022 - 17:10:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema left here Tuesday for the United Arab Emirates where he is expected [...] Full text...

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Kenya to use technology to link 500,000 jobseekers to manufacturing sector

26 november 2021 - 21:24:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya manufacturing companies will use technology to link the youth interested in working in the manufacturing [...] Full text...

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Kenya projects US$3 billion yearly earnings from African Free Trade Agreement

20 november 2021 - 13:57:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set a target of US$3 billion in earnings annually from the African Continental Free [...] Full text...

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Burundian president starts working visit to UAE

08 november 2021 - 13:12:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's President  Evariste Ndayishimiye left Bujumbura on Monday for the United Arab Emirates on a five-day [...] Full text...

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Botswana celebrated for propping up tourism

08 october 2021 - 15:13:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - mBotswana’s tourism industry has been rewarded for demonstrating excellence in recovery strategies for the sector, an [...] Full text...

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Multilateralism still ‘only way’ to address common challenges: UNGA President

02 october 2021 - 06:21:43
New York, US (PANA) - Multilateralism remains “the only way to address common challenges”, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid [...] Full text...

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US State Department hosts virtual Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit

03 august 2021 - 05:22:28
Washington, DC (US) - The U.S. Department of State is hosting the virtual Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit on 3-4 August.   A statement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania tourism body challenges agents to steam the industry

17 february 2021 - 09:38:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – After recording a 47 percent drop in tourist arrivals last year, Tanzania's tourism body [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: South Africa President Ramaphosa visits new Covid-19 field hospital

05 june 2020 - 13:56:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday visited a new 850-bed field hospital in the Cape [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa's World Cup final stadium earmarked as giant Covid-19 hospital

22 april 2020 - 16:00:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The venue of the 2010 FIFA World Cup final has been earmarked as an [...] Full text...

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COVID -19 disturbs Botswana’s tourism industry

07 march 2020 - 18:29:39
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Corona Virus has started affecting Botswana’s meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) industry, expected to help [...] Full text...

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Kenya targets 1.9 million new solar energy connections

18 february 2020 - 18:10:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan authorities plan to connect 1.9 million households to solar electricity, which is part of a [...] Full text...

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Kagame seeks African continent to design and manufacture own drones

05 february 2020 - 21:54:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   Rwandan President Paul Kagame Wednesday said there was so much that could be done with drone [...] Full text...

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Senegal guest of honour at Africa Sports Expo 2020 in Casablanca next March

24 january 2020 - 00:37:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  Senegal, due to its "historical and fraternal relations" with Morocco, has been chosen by the Cherifian [...] Full text...

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Botswana to host Global National Adaptation Plan Expo

21 december 2019 - 01:23:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  -  Botswana, in collaboration with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat, will host [...] Full text...

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France participates in the Abidjan Agriculture Fair

27 november 2019 - 14:51:57
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, travelled to Côte d'Ivoire on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Botswana showcases its products at Expo 2020 Dubai

04 november 2019 - 15:00:51
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana will for the first time showcase its products at a six months exhibition platform, the [...] Full text...

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Chinese experts visit Zimbabwe to help government on "strategic plans"

22 august 2019 - 15:35:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Development Research Centre of the State Council (DRC) of the People’s Republic of China has [...] Full text...

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Innovating education in Africa expo kicks off in Botswana

20 august 2019 - 20:44:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Basic Education is hosting several education ministers and officials from different African countries [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Tourism Authority trains exhibitors ahead of Sanganai Hlanganani World Travel Expo

18 august 2019 - 15:13:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is holding training sessions for exhibitors at the upcoming Sanganai/Hlanganani Tourism [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Tourism sector concerned over fuel, electricity challenges ahead of Tourism Expo

11 august 2019 - 09:41:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The tourism industry remains concerned at the current fuel and electricity challenges being experienced in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Grant Thornton Private Business Growth Awards celebrated with success

08 august 2019 - 16:51:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The 5th edition of the Grant Thornton Private Business Growth Awards were hosted to great success [...] Full text...

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Botswana to hold fair on occupational health and safety

31 july 2019 - 14:30:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A fair that seeks to bring together all aspects of occupational safety and health concerns in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana to hold trade expo to support business growth

31 july 2019 - 14:14:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Electra Mining Botswana, a fair at which local and international companies will showcase the latest technologies, [...] Full text...

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Botswana eyes the Dubai 2020 Global Expo

11 july 2019 - 18:04:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) is poised to showcase made-in-Botswana products and Botswana’s exports [...] Full text...

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Kenya, South Sudan agree to bolster trade, create border commission

01 july 2019 - 18:43:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his Kenyan host, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced an agreement on [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni hails China’s role in Africa’s struggles

25 june 2019 - 21:23:34
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has hailed China for adopting a "win-win" approach in its relations [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni flies to China, loan on standard gauge railway high on agenda

23 june 2019 - 17:09:20
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has flown to China with discussions on a possible loan to build [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's tourism sector under threat from high pricing

31 march 2019 - 12:41:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s tourism sector is under threat of receiving lower visitors as hotels have hiked prices by [...] Full text...

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World cannot be transformed without ‘ingenuity of the countries of the South’: Guterres

28 november 2018 - 22:39:13
New York, US (PANA) - The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the plan to transform the world agreed at the [...] Full text...

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AfDB invests US$500m in New City Wide Inclusive Sanitation projects

07 november 2018 - 15:08:01
Beijing, China (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a new initiative to promote innovation and citywide inclusive [...] Full text...

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Chinese FM pledges support for Africa's push for UN Security Council seats

05 november 2018 - 15:44:18
Shanghai, China (PANA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, has pledged his country's support to Africa's push for the reform [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls on China to provide tax-free status to African exports into China

05 november 2018 - 10:56:30
Shanghai, China (PANA) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has requested the Chinese to offer preferential treatment to goods from Africa [...] Full text...

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Senegal hosts Innovation Education in Africa Expo 2018

06 october 2018 - 11:54:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Under the theme: "Meeting Continental Targets for Inclusive, Quality and Transformative Education and Training in the [...] Full text...

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South-South Cooperation Day focuses in on sustainable development

13 september 2018 - 06:17:32
New York, US (PANA) - As part of the 40th anniversary of the International Day for South-South Cooperation, the United [...] Full text...

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Bashir orders closure of at least 13 embassies in austerity move

03 may 2018 - 12:05:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan is to close down at least 13 of its embassies abroad, which experts say is [...] Full text...

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Real estate chief advises Kenyan authorities on affordable housing

25 april 2018 - 13:55:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Username Investment CEO, Reuben Kimani, has urged the Kenyan Government to consider Inclusionary Zoning as part [...] Full text...

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Political impasse hurting Kenyan economy, warn manufacturers

23 november 2017 - 12:38:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has called on Kenyan authorities to ensure that General Elections [...] Full text...

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Private sector calls for paradigm shift in Botswana to attract FDI

31 october 2017 - 12:42:40
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has been challenged to adopt a paradigm shift, if the country is to compete and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nairobi gears up for key Tourism Trade Expo

29 august 2017 - 09:54:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A record 1,500 pre-scheduled Business to Business (B2B) meetings between Kenyan Tourism Trade and Travel Agents [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya to upscale exports to Central Asia, Eastern Europe

22 august 2017 - 17:07:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will use the 2017 World Mini Expo in Astana, Kazakhstan, to consolidate its exports to [...] Full text...

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US: UN chief Guterres highlights importance of sustainable energy

11 june 2017 - 06:19:31
New York, US (PANA) – Underlining the importance of energy, in particular for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United [...] Full text...

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US: Obama to meet Africa's 'most promising young leaders'

29 july 2016 - 05:27:04
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - US President Barack Obama and US government, private sector, and civil society leaders will meet [...] Full text...

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US: Zimbabwe joins Pacific Asia Travel Association to boost tourism

27 june 2016 - 16:34:06
New York, US (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has become the first national tourism organisation from the African [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO, city of Milan to support global effort to fight hunger, waste, improving nutrition

26 november 2015 - 13:07:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, promulgated earlier this year at the 2015 World Expo, is [...] Full text...

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Italy: Social protection, fairer food systems advocated as World Food Day is celebrated

16 october 2015 - 13:32:14
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Leading figures in the global fight against hunger are gathered Friday at the Milan Expo to [...] Full text...

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FAO: FAO hails pledge by 100 cities to fight hunger, improve nutrition

16 october 2015 - 13:04:56
Milan, Italy (PANA) - Cities have a key role to play in ending hunger and improving nutrition, FAO Director-General José [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO hails pledge by over 100 cities to fight hunger, improve nutrition

15 october 2015 - 19:48:03
New York, US (PANA) - Cities have a key role to play in ending hunger and improving nutrition, FAO Director-General [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Senegal’s tsetse fly eradication project wins award for best sustainable practices

24 july 2015 - 18:46:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A project in Senegal to eradicate tsetse flies that is jointly supported by the [...] Full text...

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FAO: Two initiatives in Niger, Senegal win FAO awards

06 july 2015 - 12:00:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Two Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects have earned awards in an EXPO 2015 competition aimed [...] Full text...

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UN: Africa's least developed countries pledge to transform their economies

10 june 2015 - 08:05:30
New York, US (PANA) - Ministers from the least developed countries (LDCs) in Africa, at a UN-supported meeting in Milan, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Italy announces meeting on African least developed countries

05 june 2015 - 21:25:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Italian Pavilion at the 'Expo Milano 2015' trade fair currently holding in Milan, Italy, will [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO calls for ramping up of global anti-hunger fight

05 june 2015 - 21:18:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva has called on the global community [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO chief calls for global movement to end hunger once and for all

04 june 2015 - 19:36:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva on Thursday called for [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed Expo in Milan spotlights need for healthy, sufficient food for all

02 may 2015 - 19:07:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the world produces more than enough food to feed every [...] Full text...

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UN: ITU urges increased opportunities for girls in ICT field

24 april 2015 - 17:04:21
New York, US (PANA) - UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Houlin Zhao has underlined the need to attract [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Forum on African renewable energy sources opens on Thursday

18 april 2015 - 13:32:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 6th international forum on renewable energy sources and environment in Africa (SIERA 2015) will open [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda, UAE warm up for economic cooperation

17 february 2015 - 17:18:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda is prepared to work closely with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in order to promote [...] Full text...

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UN: UN marks first-ever World Cities Day, spotlights need for sustainable urban planning

31 october 2014 - 20:13:29
New York, US (PANA) - As the world's urban areas expand, growing both in size and population, they will also [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Indonesia, Nigeria trade hits US$588m

23 august 2014 - 11:45:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The total trade volume between Nigeria and Indonesia on non-oil and gas transaction has reached US$588 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Island set to become "High Income Country"

21 august 2014 - 14:54:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Industry and Commerce Minister Cader Sayed-Hossen, Thursday said that Mauritius has initiated a series [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Africa's utility heads meet

13 may 2014 - 09:45:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - More than 5,000 power and water professionals are attending the 14th annual African Utility [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Air Force shelves celebrations over Boko Haram, other challenges

08 april 2014 - 18:47:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The ongoing war against the Boko Haram terror group and other security challenges have forced the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UN calls for pro-family farming policies

06 march 2014 - 16:22:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, Wednesday appealed to governments [...] Full text...

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Congo: Govt. releases 379 b FCFA to build games complex

04 february 2014 - 18:00:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government will spend 397.8 billion francs FCA on the construction of the Kintele Olympic [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire’s 3rd agric expo holds in 2015

12 december 2013 - 10:43:45
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The third edition of the Ivorian government-organised Agricultural and Animal Resources Exposition (SARA) will hold [...] Full text...

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ILO sharing knowledge, boosting green jobs

28 october 2013 - 16:44:47
New York, US (PANA) - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says sharing experience for the promotion of green jobs can [...] Full text...

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Cape Town International Airport is Africa's best

01 may 2013 - 23:56:07
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African airports dominated the list of the 10 best airports in Africa in 2013, [...] Full text...

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SA for Zim trade fair

23 april 2013 - 10:55:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Elizabeth Thabethe is leading a group [...] Full text...

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Zambia loses 20% tourist arrivals after SA's requirement for yellow fever jab

10 november 2012 - 17:17:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has reported a drop of up to 20 per cent arrivals in its tourist capital [...] Full text...

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FAO chief suggests how poor farmers can gain access to markets, reduce poverty

31 october 2012 - 19:33:22
Rome, (PANA) - One of the only chances small-scale food producers can gain competitive access to local and global markets [...] Full text...

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SA strengthens ties with China

26 october 2012 - 11:32:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Director-General of South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry Lionel October on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Nigerian bourse market operators in London for business expo

05 august 2012 - 19:22:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The management of the Nigerian Stock Exchange is leading 15 companies and market operators at the [...] Full text...

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Free Trade Zones are catalysts for development, says Nigerian minister

04 august 2012 - 11:45:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has pledged its readiness to work with other countries to ensure the successful take [...] Full text...

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Angolan wins “Miss Songkran” beauty contest in South Korea

03 august 2012 - 14:29:44
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan model Tatiana Santos, was Thursday crowned “Miss Songkran Expo 2012” at a beauty contest conducted [...] Full text...

thread Culture

Côte d’Ivoire re-admitted to Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie

12 july 2012 - 16:58:25
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Côte d’Ivoire has been re-admitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF), from which it [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force air expo begins in Kaduna

15 may 2012 - 16:01:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The five-day Nigerian Air Force air and static show kicked off at the Air Force Base [...] Full text...

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Angola's cultural performances "illuminate" South Korean trade fair

14 may 2012 - 20:33:13
Yeosu, South Korea (PANA) - A galaxy of attractive cultural performances, carefully packaged by the Angolan delegation, are attracting both [...] Full text...

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2nd Nigeria Air Force air carnival scheduled for Kaduna

10 may 2012 - 19:55:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 100 defence and aviation firms from around the world will converge in the north central [...] Full text...

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Int'l convention on sports begins in Bamako

01 march 2012 - 15:29:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The sixth edition of the international convention on sports in Africa (CISA) opened on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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AfrICA Development Centre established in US

22 september 2011 - 08:11:57
New York, US (PANA) - The Foundation for Democracy in Africa (FDA) Thursday established the AfrICA Trade Development Centre (ATDC) [...] Full text...

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Africa Cashew Alliance annual conference underway in Gambia

20 september 2011 - 07:34:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The sixth Africa Cashew Alliance (ACA) annual conference, which is on the verge of becoming one [...] Full text...

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Ex-CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Wake, for Medal of Glory Award

16 august 2011 - 11:36:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ethiopia Airlines, Mr. Ato Girma Wake, has been named [...] Full text...

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US$ 254,000 realised at Angola cattle auction

19 july 2011 - 15:33:17
Ondjiva, Angola (PANA) - A total of US$ 254,000 was realised at a cattle auction held in the Ondjiva city, [...] Full text...

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UN chief tasks developing nations on poverty reduction

19 december 2010 - 18:48:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged developing countries to pool their knowledge and resources [...] Full text...

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Benin rice researchers win award

07 december 2010 - 20:53:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A research institution in Benin, which has developed rice varieties being cultivated on 700,000 hectares of [...] Full text...

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Malawi, Zambia seek to increase cross-border trade

01 december 2010 - 17:06:03
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - At least 12 Zambian companies are in the middle of a trade expo in Malawi's commercial [...] Full text...

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Chinese firm signs huge mining deal in Ethiopia

10 november 2010 - 14:44:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Ethiopian Mines Ministry has signed an agreem ent with a private Chinese mining firm, [...] Full text...

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AU pleased with growing Chinese investments in Africa

03 november 2010 - 12:29:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Chinese investments in Africa jumped by 81 percen t to US$ 552 million in the [...] Full text...

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Angolan VP ends visit to China, discusses computers for Angolan schools

28 september 2010 - 15:06:00
Shanghai- China (PANA) -- Angola's Vice President, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, left China Tuesday, after presiding over at [...] Full text...

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Angolan govt. invites Chinese entrepreneurs to invest

26 september 2010 - 11:36:00
Shanghai- China (PANA) -- The Angolan government Sunday reaffirmed in Shanghai Ci ty, China, its invitation to the Chinese businesspeople [...] Full text...

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Zuma wraps up China visit

26 august 2010 - 10:55:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's President Jacob Zuma Thursday vi sited the World Expo in the city [...] Full text...

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Zuma ends BRIC tour with trip to China

23 august 2010 - 08:03:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African President Jacob Zuma will Tuesday begin a three-day official visit China to [...] Full text...

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Japan gives Mali 5b CFA for fish market

24 june 2010 - 12:33:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Japan has donated five billion CFA francs for the construc tion of a modern central fish [...] Full text...

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Export earnings drive Ethiopian currency against US dollar

10 june 2010 - 12:23:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Ethiopian currency, the Birr, remained stable against the US dollar after losing slightly in [...] Full text...

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South African Airways voted best airline in Africa

24 may 2010 - 18:27:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- South African Airways (SAA) has, for the eighth consecut ive year, been voted the best airline [...] Full text...

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President Jonathan promises reforms to create a truly democratic Nigeria

12 may 2010 - 17:05:00
Kaduna- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian leader, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday pl edged to institute a set of reforms [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Air Force to host int'l air show next week

04 may 2010 - 14:49:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- For the first time in its 46-year history, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will next week [...] Full text...

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Kibaki woos top Chinese firms to invest in Kenya

02 may 2010 - 14:17:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, who is in Shanghai, China, on a state visit, met and held [...] Full text...

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Kibaki, Jintao discuss funding for Kenyaâ?s second sea port

01 may 2010 - 16:58:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- President Mwai Kibaki and his Chinese host, Hu Jintao, o n Saturday agreed to prioritize the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches economic data collection programme

24 march 2010 - 14:52:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius Wednesday launched, with the support of the World Bank, a data collection programme on non-tariff [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts first edition of Libyan-Portuguese Trade fair

16 february 2010 - 16:05:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The first edition of the Libyan-Portuguese trade fair, t agged "Lipo-Expo 2010", opened here on Monday [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe lines up steel company for privatisation

15 february 2010 - 16:38:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Officials in Zimbabwe said Monday that two internation al companies had been shortlisted to buy a [...] Full text...

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3rd Libyan food fair ends

10 february 2010 - 17:21:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The third edition of the Libyan food fair, tagged "Libya Food Expo 2010", ended on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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First Libyan-Portuguese fair to open in Tripoli on 15 February

05 february 2010 - 22:48:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The first Libyan-Portuguese Fair, Lipo- Expo 2010 on trade, industry, building and education, will take place [...] Full text...

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UN: 1.5 billion people live in darkness

24 november 2009 - 07:38:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A new report by the UN has said almost a quarter of the gl obal [...] Full text...

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Business leaders urged to help find solutions to hunger

13 november 2009 - 16:24:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- With privatization, globalization and the transformation of the food chain from the farm to the table, [...] Full text...

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Belgium cancels licences for arms exportation to Libya

30 october 2009 - 18:34:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The Belgium Council of State has cancelled licences f or the exportation of arms to Libya, [...] Full text...

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Cadbury dismisses speculation of relocation from Nigeria

06 october 2009 - 23:09:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) â" Confectionery and Food ma-nufacturing giant, Cadbury Ni geria Plc, on Tuesday dismissed speculations that it intends [...] Full text...

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Kenyan PM challenges African nations to break trade barrier

05 august 2009 - 08:07:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has challenged Africa n nations to integrate and break the intra-continental [...] Full text...

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East African leaders to accelerate regional integration

30 july 2009 - 21:15:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- East African leaders have emphasized the need to push fu rther the regional integration to prepare [...] Full text...

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African leaders seek quick recovery strategies in Cape Town

11 june 2009 - 16:50:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- African countries must put in place strategies for quick recovery from the effects of the worldwide [...] Full text...

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New intra-ACP fishery cooperation mechanism established

08 june 2009 - 19:01:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries (ACP), linked with the European Union (EU) by the Cotonou [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe secures fresh credit lines from African banks

07 may 2009 - 14:52:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe said Thursday it had secured US$450 million i n new credit lines from two African [...] Full text...

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'Africa’s hard-won economic gains under threat, as world economy declines'

23 april 2009 - 13:20:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The hard-won economic gains achieved in Africa in recent time are seriously being threatened, as the [...] Full text...

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Qatari firm seals airport development deal in Kenya

16 january 2009 - 08:34:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has signed a Shs 27. 3 billion (US$ 350 million) deal [...] Full text...

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