Ongoing war in Sudan stalls progress in disputed Abyei region
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New York, US (PANA) - The ongoing conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has stalled progress towards the determination of [...] Full text...
Sudan conflict: Army closes major road 'used by RSF to bring in support from the west'
24 july 2023 - 14:49:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Monday closed the national and transnational route linking western Sudan to the [...] Full text...
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Sea cucumber smuggling in East Africa threatens livelihoods and ecosystems
01 july 2022 - 05:40:24Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The high demand for sea cucumbers in China is leading to their over-exploitation along the East [...] Full text...
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Morocco appeals WTO findings against anti-dumping taxes imposed on Tunisian exercise book imports
05 august 2021 - 12:53:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) said there was no panel to handle an appeal by Morocco [...] Full text...
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African vigilance sought to guard against medical waste dumping amid COVID-19 pandemic
19 march 2021 - 09:46:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African countries should to increase vigilance to protect the Continent from illegal dumping of medical and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic impacts heavily on Mauritius export, manufacturing sectors
05 november 2020 - 13:40:27Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius exports and manufacturing sectors have declined by 33% from January to May 2020 and [...] Full text...
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Libya: Fears over military talks and ceasefire agreement highlighted in news
24 october 2020 - 19:01:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week devoted most of their news coverage to the 5 + 5 Joint [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US multimillion reagents deal stalls robust coronavirus testing in Kenya
02 september 2020 - 22:45:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The testing for the coronavirus pandemic in Kenya has slowed substantially since the US ordered its [...] Full text...
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Study finds illegal human movement networks growing in Kenya
29 july 2020 - 15:58:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Migrant workers lured by jobs in the Middle East are instead being trafficked into forced labour [...] Full text...
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Nigeria may ban inter-State, inter-town trips to avert further spread of COVID-19
26 march 2020 - 19:06:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With the current figure of confirmed cases of Nigerians afflicted with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at [...] Full text...
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Kenya raises alert levels over coronavirus outbreak
26 january 2020 - 12:34:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Ministry of Health has enhanced Kenya's level of alertness in response to the outbreak of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Controversy still trail closure of Nigeria's land borders
02 november 2019 - 11:13:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The continued closure of Nigeria’s land borders resonated on Friday as the Governor of Central Bank [...] Full text...
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Ministry sensitises officials on illegal import, export of cultural objects
18 october 2019 - 14:09:56Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism ministry will, through the Department of National Museum and [...] Full text...
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Gambia open to partnership to to expand capacity - President Barrow
17 october 2019 - 23:36:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow said here Thursday that, given the strategic importance of the Banjul seaport, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria and challenge of illicit drugs use and trafficking (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)
16 september 2019 - 11:15:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...
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Drought forces Botswana to open exportation of live cattle
13 september 2019 - 13:59:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security has allowed the immediate export of live [...] Full text...
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Challenge of illicit drugs use, trafficking in Nigeria (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)
13 september 2019 - 13:54:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...
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Sudanese gov't bans export of female livestock
23 july 2019 - 16:34:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior official at the Sudanese Ministry of Animal Wealth has described a decree banning exportation [...] Full text...
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Senegal's cashew nut marketing season in slow start
29 april 2019 - 17:27:42Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The 2019 cashew nut marketing season is taking a long time to start in Casamance, southern [...] Full text...
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Botswana lifts ban on fishing and export of dry fish
01 march 2019 - 19:26:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism announced here Friday it had lifted the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Egyptian envoy decries low trade volume with Nigeria
06 march 2017 - 20:22:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Egyptian Ambassador designate to Nigeria, Mr. Assem Hanafi on Monday expressed concern over the low trade [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Opposition wants Agriculture Minister probed over Zambian maizegate
21 february 2017 - 14:58:53Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Opposition United Progressive People (UPP) party in Zambia has petitioned Chief Justice Irene Mambilima, asking him [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Culture minister hails artifact rescuers
17 november 2016 - 08:35:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the members of the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya to begin crude oil exports in June 2017
06 october 2016 - 18:59:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan government has approved a joint venture agreement with three foreign firms to begin exportation of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's President reaffirms commitment to privatization
19 november 2015 - 20:55:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja reaffirmed his Administration's commitment to the Federal Government's privatization [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU roots for migration driven by choice, not circumstances
23 october 2015 - 14:48:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The European Union (EU) is working with the African Union (AU) to ensure migrants from Africa [...] Full text...
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UN: Ebola cases evade detection due to lack of trust in communities – WHO
09 july 2015 - 19:39:28New York, US (PANA) - The origin of the new cluster of Ebola cases is not yet well understood, the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan govt. links poaching to terror financing
05 june 2015 - 21:02:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said Friday a series of arrests linked to a recent ivory [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya urges Japan to review flower export requirements
16 march 2015 - 17:27:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has urged Japanese authorities to review the fumigation requirements imposed on flower exports from the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudanese welcome US lifting of sanctions on communication devices
18 february 2015 - 19:46:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the United States decision to lift sanctions on the export [...] Full text...
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UN: UN lauds Mali for stemming Ebola epidemic
23 january 2015 - 20:23:42New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Friday commended Mali for stemming the Ebola outbreak and urged the West [...] Full text...
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UN: UN launches US$1 billion appeal for global Ebola response
21 january 2015 - 21:28:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, appealed for US$1 billion for the first six [...] Full text...
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Sudan: South Sudanese President leaves for home after successful visit
05 november 2014 - 09:24:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Salva Kiir of South Sudan flew back to Juba on Wednesday at the end of [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO recommends screening travellers from Ebola-affected countries
23 october 2014 - 19:35:51New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday recommended exit screenings for all travellers from Guinea, Liberia [...] Full text...
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Congo: African Vaccination Week proves its worth (WHO/AFRO FEATURES)
18 april 2014 - 10:26:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - If any doubts ever existed about the wisdom or benefits of instituting the African Vaccination Week [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria, DRC sign MoU on electricity
24 march 2014 - 17:41:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Towards meeting its electricity needs, the Nigerian Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: President Jonathan canvasses inclusive economic growth in Africa
22 january 2014 - 19:51:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian leader, President Goodluck Jonathan, said Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, that African governments must accord the [...] Full text...
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'Libya’s earnings drop by 40% because of stoppage of oil exports'
26 december 2013 - 14:04:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s earnings dropped by 40% because of the stoppage of oil exports, particularly in the oil [...] Full text...
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German in court over attempt to smuggle US$650,000 out of Ghana
01 november 2013 - 12:04:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A 42-year-old German has appeared in a court in Accra, Ghana's capital, charged with attempting to [...] Full text...
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Sudan, South Sudan to speed up cooperation, trade exchange
22 october 2013 - 19:35:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and South Sudan on Tuesday agreed on a speedy determination of their border line to [...] Full text...
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Jonathan solicits int'l support to end crude oil theft in Nigeria
14 october 2013 - 18:20:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday urged the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to do [...] Full text...
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DRC officials want assistance to stem illegal cash outflows
29 august 2013 - 16:45:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa’s High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows has concluded its tour of DR Congo, [...] Full text...
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Libya, Morocco sign trade agreement
22 july 2013 - 19:40:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Morocco have signed a partnership and cooperation agreement, aimed at strengthening trade, including export [...] Full text...
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FAO donates 30 rice hullers to farmers in Congo
07 june 2013 - 13:35:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has donated 30 rice hullers to farmers in [...] Full text...
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Partners pledge US$300m more support for South Sudan
17 april 2013 - 10:20:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Sudan's international partners have indicated they could raise their contributions to the country by [...] Full text...
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UNFPA Chief due in Cote d’Ivoire for AU/ECA conference
20 march 2013 - 15:49:01Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, is due [...] Full text...
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Sudanese President ''will not seek'' new term of office
20 march 2013 - 10:30:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - After almost quarter of a century in power, Sudan’s President Omar El Bashir has announced he [...] Full text...
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Juba, Khartoum sign accord on full implementation of peace plan
12 march 2013 - 10:46:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan on Tuesday signed a final accord on the full implementation of a [...] Full text...
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Libya resumes oil exports through Zaitina port in February
28 january 2013 - 13:49:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan government will resume the exportation of oil in mid-February through the Zaitina port, which [...] Full text...
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'African leaders must ensure their countries benefit from natural wealth'
25 january 2013 - 11:26:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders must be held accountable to make sure the continent benefits from natural resources [...] Full text...
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Veteran guitarist arrested with cocaine in Nigeria
06 january 2013 - 11:38:25Lagos, Lagos (PANA) - A veteran guitarist who played with one of Nigeria's top musicians for about 30 years has [...] Full text...
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Sudanese negotiators to discuss Juba/SPLM-N disengagement
19 december 2012 - 16:46:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to devote their next round of negotiations to security issues [...] Full text...
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South Sudan says oil agreement with Sudan to be implemented this month
03 december 2012 - 11:25:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan have finally struck a deal on the implementation of the pact to [...] Full text...
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SADC countries dialogue on culture, heritage
30 october 2012 - 16:29:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Ten Southern Africa Development Committee (SADC) countries will next week converge in Botswana, to exchange ideas [...] Full text...
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Sudan's first gold refinery to produce 270 tons annually
19 october 2012 - 15:46:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan is set to export its first shipment of locally-refined pure gold, and when it [...] Full text...
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Sudanese parliament ratifies peace agreement with South Sudan
17 october 2012 - 19:36:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese parliament on Wednesday ratified the peace agreements President Omer El-Bashir and his South Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Angolan, Italian trade hits 2 billion euros
21 august 2012 - 14:25:13Lubango, Angola (PANA) – Trade between Angola and Italy in 2011 hit 1.7 billion euros, sparked by the African country's [...] Full text...
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UK's Unilever to set up expanded manufacturing base in Kenya
09 august 2012 - 16:53:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British household manufacturing firm, Unilever, has announced plans to set up an expanded manufacturing base in [...] Full text...
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Sudan oil shutdown to continue after leaders failed to strike deal
27 january 2012 - 17:33:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan's oil exportation crisis was set to persist after both sides Friday failed to reach [...] Full text...
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Deal possible as Sudan, South Sudan meet over oil row
27 january 2012 - 15:13:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan, in their first "face-to-face" meeting under the direct mediation [...] Full text...
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Khartoum suspends Southern oil exports
28 november 2011 - 19:21:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Petroleum on Monday suspended the exportation of the South Sudanese oil through [...] Full text...
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Chinese company spends FCFA 6b on wood processing plants in Gabon
28 august 2011 - 12:38:40Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - A Chinese company, Peng Xin, is building two wood processing plants in Kango, near Libreville, [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian papers focus on land acquisition, wildlife exports
20 august 2011 - 10:21:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Rising competition for land resources and the way land has been either acquired or [...] Full text...
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Anglo-Australian mining giant settles mining rift with Guinea
05 may 2011 - 19:12:53Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Anglo-Australian mining giant, Rio Tinto, recently released US$ 700 million to Guinea as scheduled following [...] Full text...
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Gabonese exports increased by 65.4% in 2010
21 april 2011 - 15:41:06Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Exports from Gabon earned that country CFAF 4,641.2 billion in 2010, against the CFAF 2,805.5 billion [...] Full text...
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Tunisia expecting promising agricultural season
19 april 2011 - 15:34:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Mokhtar Jallali, announced that wheat stocks available in the [...] Full text...
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Jonathan to use private sector, Nigerians in diaspora in driving economy
12 april 2011 - 19:00:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said he would use the private sector and Nigerians in [...] Full text...
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African experts to reflect on piracy off Somali coasts
09 february 2011 - 17:30:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of African experts and agents of African maritime ports, will meet from 24 to [...] Full text...
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Bashir says secession of south could revamp 20-year-old revolution
07 january 2011 - 19:52:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir on Friday stressed that secession of Southern Sudan would not mean the [...] Full text...
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Music producer to serve 10 years for attempting to smuggle cocaine
16 june 2010 - 20:06:00Accra- Ghana (PANA)- â" A Ghanaian music producer was on Tuesday jailed for 10 y ears by the Fast Track [...] Full text...
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World Bank to support Nigeria's Commercial Agric Dev. Project
10 may 2010 - 15:04:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The World Bank (WB) has expressed readiness to give Nigeria’s Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) the [...] Full text...
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Gabon to stop exporting unprocessed timber from 15 May
28 april 2010 - 15:49:00Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Gabon will, effective 15 May, stop the exportation of rough logs, Gabonese Premier Paul Mba Biyoghe, [...] Full text...
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Iranian leader in Uganda to seal trade, other deals
23 april 2010 - 18:41:00Entebbe- Uganda (PANA) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, arrived in Ugand a on Friday and immediately indicated his interest in [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS moves to check proliferation of arms in W/Africa
01 april 2010 - 11:48:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- ECOWAS has appealed to its European Union (EU) partners to help limit the influx into West [...] Full text...
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Ministers adopt Plan for Implementation of ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms
18 march 2010 - 17:15:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Ministers of ECOWAS member states in charge of Defence and Security have adopted the Five-year Plan [...] Full text...
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Uganda resumes issuance of oil exploration licences
19 january 2010 - 17:36:00Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Uganda will resume issuing oil exploration licenses in the second quarter of 2010, after a new [...] Full text...
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Tanzania drafts law to ban unprocessed mineral exports
19 january 2010 - 09:19:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- In a bid to add value and get higher proceeds f rom its mineral [...] Full text...
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Sudanese sugar firm exports ethanol to EU
28 december 2009 - 19:14:00Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Sudanâ?s leading sugar firm, the Kenana Sugar Company, exported its first shipment of five million litres [...] Full text...
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Iranian Envoy says country will maintain sovereignty
06 december 2009 - 09:58:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA)-- The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to The Ga mbia, Saeid Zare said it is [...] Full text...
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Gabonese President to compensate wood industrialists
21 november 2009 - 13:23:00Paris- France (PANA) -- Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has promised to comp ensate wood industrialists affected by the government's [...] Full text...
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Belgium cancels licences for arms exportation to Libya
30 october 2009 - 18:34:00Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The Belgium Council of State has cancelled licences f or the exportation of arms to Libya, [...] Full text...
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Gabonese timber company records increase in turnover
09 may 2009 - 17:19:00Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- The turnover of the National Timber Company of Gabon (SNBG) registered an increase of 12 per [...] Full text...
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Workshop on US market opportunities opens in Mauritius
07 april 2009 - 16:23:00Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- A workshop on African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), designed to sensitize Mauritian entrepreneurs on existing [...] Full text...
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