Suspected Chinese human traffickers appear in court in South Africa

05 july 2024 - 11:01:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The trial of seven Chinese nationals charged with human trafficking and child labour offences [...] Full text...

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Anti-Govt protests continue in Kenya amid more violence

02 july 2024 - 18:02:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protests against the government of President William Ruto continued in Nairobi on Tuesday for the third [...] Full text...

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Libya's Minister of Economy and Trade orders fixing of prices for certain staple foods

24 june 2024 - 16:48:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the government of national unity, Mohamed Al-Haweij, has [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's first commercial gold mine to begin production in 2026

18 june 2024 - 15:34:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Preparatory work has begun at Ethiopia's first commercial gold mine, the Tulu Kapi Gold Project, [...] Full text...

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Malian Induatry minister lays foundation stone for cement factory in Sikasso region

12 february 2024 - 18:34:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Industry and Trade, Moussa Alassane Diallo, Saturday laid the foundation stone of a [...] Full text...

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Three killed, over 280 hospitalised after Nairobi gas plant explosion

02 february 2024 - 13:32:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least three people have been killed and up to 280 others hospitalised after an explosion [...] Full text...

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South Africa's first shipment of AfCFTA goods hailed

31 january 2024 - 10:51:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday officiated the launch of South Africa's first shipment and [...] Full text...

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Water treatment plant inaugurated in Mali

19 december 2023 - 14:07:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Tokabby Industry, an industrial unit manufacturing chemicals for water treatment, has been operational since 17 December [...] Full text...

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AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa

03 august 2023 - 09:55:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Solomon Quaynor, has concluded a [...] Full text...

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Remote monitoring helps boost productivity in South Africa

03 july 2023 - 11:15:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A remote monitoring system has been designed in South Africa to help achieve optimum machine [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags devastating impact of overfishing on local communities in Gambia

31 may 2023 - 06:36:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Wednesday asked the Gambian government to take all necessary steps [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection - says senior UN official

12 may 2023 - 16:35:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first step” after [...] Full text...

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Libya activates major investment projects of Economic and Social Development Fund

03 april 2023 - 19:14:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity and Chairman of the Council of [...] Full text...

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Burundi: President Ndayishimiye inaugurates first cooing salt factory

01 april 2023 - 16:02:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Friday inaugurated the first national factory for processing cooking salt, Jessy [...] Full text...

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Botswana attracts Dubai’s StarGems to set up factory

10 february 2023 - 13:16:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - StarGems Group has established operations in Botswana, attracted by the country’s rough diamonds production capacity. The Dubai-based [...] Full text...

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Kenyan technology start-up boosts e-commerce in agroprocessing industry

25 november 2022 - 10:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Peter Njonjo, a former employee of a multinational company, set out to create Twiga Foods [...] Full text...

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Peace and security "seriously threatened by digital drift" - Macky Sall

24 october 2022 - 21:10:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Digital abuses are "one of the most serious threats to peace and security in our countries [...] Full text...

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Burundi to produce 18,000 tonnes of sugar this year

14 july 2022 - 16:41:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Société sucrière du Moso (Moso sugar company) (SOSUMO), based in southern Burundi, announced on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Mali's Transitional President hands out tractors to Malian farmers

22 june 2022 - 13:49:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, Tuesday handed over 225 tractors to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to produce 250,000 tons of sugar this year

10 june 2022 - 07:25:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture has estimated the island's sugar production at 250,000 tonnes, with harvest [...] Full text...

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Mali leader lays foundation stone for new cement factory

04 june 2022 - 11:49:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Friday laid the foundation stone [...] Full text...

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Two Lebanese businessmen in Guinea being investigated for alleged terrorist financing

08 march 2022 - 13:21:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The public prosecutor at the Conakry Court of Appeal, Alphonse Charles Wright, announced on Monday the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 23 new cases

10 june 2021 - 07:32:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The health authorities in Mauritius have detected 23 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,494 [...] Full text...

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Sugar producer unveils $238.5 million investment in Tanzania’s industry expansion

20 may 2021 - 07:07:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Kilombero Sugar Company (KSC) has announced a new investment of $238.5 million (Tsh 571.6 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya confirms new variant from India

05 may 2021 - 23:36:38
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - A new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant originating in India has been confirmed after tests and gene sequencing [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President visits scene of Gabes factory explosion

15 march 2021 - 09:20:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saeid, paid an unannounced visit on Sunday to the southern governorate of [...] Full text...

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New cement factory to be built in Burkina Faso

11 march 2021 - 20:17:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Thursday received in audience the Burkina Association [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Côte d'Ivoire to launch vaccination campaign on Monday

01 march 2021 - 09:46:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire on Monday launches its vaccination campaign against COVID-19, after receiving 505,000 syringes and [...] Full text...

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Mali: Fish seedlings manufacturing plant inaugurated in Mali

13 january 2021 - 17:43:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A fish feed manufacturing plant, with a capacity to produce 30,000 tons of seedlings per year [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution

16 december 2020 - 20:40:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: AfDB strengthens industrial, financial sectors with 14 million euros

31 october 2020 - 04:20:51
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Industrialization and Financial Sector Support Project (PAISF), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic regulations up demand for mobile classrooms in South Africa

19 october 2020 - 12:37:28
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - With Covid-19 regulations requiring increased capacity to ensure adequate space to comply with physical distancing [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives Congo 500.000 USD for small cassava producers

14 october 2020 - 21:32:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide 500,000 US dollars to support a new [...] Full text...

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Kenya govt orders all fishing vessels to land catches at new fishing port

23 september 2020 - 15:44:13
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government is finalising the construction of a new fishing port and has ordered all [...] Full text...

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Gabon launches 2nd cement production factory

22 september 2020 - 14:45:45
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese Prime Minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, has inaugurated a second cement production line belonging [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s Backsaver Farming Equipment helps plant crops across Africa

07 september 2020 - 12:59:37
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South African farmer and inventor Michris Janse van Rensburg has supplied hand planters to more [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military announces surrender of 410 terrorists

27 august 2020 - 11:29:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that not less than 410 members of the Darul [...] Full text...

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Special envoy of German chancellor expected Wednesday in Kinshasa

11 august 2020 - 21:46:48
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A German delegation led by the personal representative of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya flags factories, food markets for flouting virus control measures

16 july 2020 - 22:37:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan factories, shoppers at food markets, fruit sellers and factory workers have been listed as high-risk [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Gov. seeks review of W/African protocols to end armed herdsmen migration into Nigeria

07 june 2020 - 07:36:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the Governor of Kano State in the northern part of Nigeria, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger worker infected with virus in Tripoli

21 may 2020 - 11:44:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Niger worker in Tripoli has tested positive for coronavirus, the Libyan Directorate of Inspection and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana Speaker orders mass testing of MPs, parliamentary staff

19 may 2020 - 12:01:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye, has ordered the immediate mass testing of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on social gatherings to 31 May as positive cases hit 4,700

11 may 2020 - 07:52:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings to 31 May [...] Full text...

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First Shipment of Sudanese Red Meat to Saudi Arabia Launched

09 may 2020 - 15:09:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA – Sudan on Saturday shipped over 20 tons of red meat to Saudi Arabia, the first such [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana confident to win pandemic fight

01 may 2020 - 18:00:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is confident the country will triumph over the COVID-19 pandemic, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Friday [...] Full text...

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China-Africa friendship to gain new strengths amid joint battle against COVID-19- Jianchun

21 april 2020 - 22:40:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   The Chinese ambassador to The Gambia, Ma Jianchun,  said here Tuesday China-Africa friendship would gain new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Uganda's Museveni declares 14-daylong lockdown to battle coronavirus spread

31 march 2020 - 02:02:26
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced a total lockdown for 14 days on Monday to combat the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister, French officials discuss security and civil protection

17 march 2020 - 18:51:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior minister in the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, on Tuesday spoke with [...] Full text...

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Nigerian group Dangote plans new cement factory in Gabon

04 march 2020 - 18:42:03
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has announced the upcoming construction in Gabon of a  cement production plant [...] Full text...

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Ignoring official assurances on COVID-19, panicked Nigerians rush to buy face masks, sanitizers

29 february 2020 - 15:41:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ignoring assurances from the Nigerian federal government, panic-stricken people and institutions are besieging pharmacy shops and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt raises passport fees by 183 and 137.15 percent

18 february 2020 - 18:08:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has increased ordinary and emergency passports fees by 183 and 137.15 percent, respectively, [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians demonstrate against new gold processing plant

06 february 2020 - 15:15:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The town of Nouadhibou (465 kilometers north of Nouakchott) is currently rocked by demonstrations protesting the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso inaugurated its first organic cotton ginning plant

31 january 2020 - 17:17:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Thursday inaugurated the very first [...] Full text...

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African, Asian and Latin American countries put accent on inclusive education (By Anaclet Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA correspondent)

27 january 2020 - 10:49:00
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Top representatives of African, Asian and Latin American developing countries meeting in Djibouti on Monday signed [...] Full text...

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Niger, highly exposed to sale of counterfeit drugs

17 january 2020 - 19:14:22
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Only one percent of drugs in Niger are produced in that country, leaving it highly vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President appoints two deputy director generals into the CIO

16 january 2020 - 19:25:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa made two key senior appointments in the country's dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation [...] Full text...

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Chinese company to manufacture defence equipment in Nigeria

12 december 2019 - 07:37:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Chinese company is to manufacture defence equipment in Nigeria to empower the West African nation to [...] Full text...

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Flourishing oil trafficking continues through land and sea - UN experts

11 december 2019 - 22:04:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  A UN expert group on Libya revealed in a report made public recently that “the illegal [...] Full text...

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UN expresses sympathy with victims of factory fire in Khartoum

06 december 2019 - 19:42:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Gwi-Yeop Son, has expressed her sadness [...] Full text...

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'Bring us to the table to unlock youth jobs and power growth,' say young African entrepreneurs

05 december 2019 - 17:06:01
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Young African entrepreneurs urged to make their voices heard in business policy-making across the continent [...] Full text...

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Dozens killed, over hundred injured in ceramic factory fire in Khartoum

03 december 2019 - 20:29:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)    -   At least 23 people were killed and over 130 sustained injuries, some of them seriously, when [...] Full text...

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HIV drugs for children to be produced under one dollar a day in Sub-Saharan Africa

29 november 2019 - 20:17:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Indian pharmaceutical company, Cipla, on Friday announced their commitment to price the ground-breaking new product [...] Full text...

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Armed clashes resume in Tripoli

23 november 2019 - 15:27:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes resumed Friday night on the southern outskirts of Tripoli, intensifying on Saturday across the [...] Full text...

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Dutch ambassador to Libya calls on attackers of biscuit factory to be accountable

22 november 2019 - 00:00:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Lars Thomers, the Dutch ambassador to Libya, Thursday called on perpetrators of the deadly air strike [...] Full text...

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Speculative practices increase price of subsidised agricultural fertilisers in Burundi

21 november 2019 - 23:50:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)    -   The subsidized price of a 50 kg bag of fertilizer has recently risen from 29,000 Burundian [...] Full text...

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Japanese automotive giant Sumitomo sets up branch in Tunisia

21 november 2019 - 13:01:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sumitomo, Japanese giant of automotive components, will set up a production base in Tunisia, the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Presidential council describes as “terrorists” air strikes against Tripoli, Misrata sites

19 november 2019 - 22:49:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord Tuesday strongly condemned the “terrorist” air [...] Full text...

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EU calls for respect of international law following airstrike on Tripoli factory

19 november 2019 - 17:54:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has called for full respect of "international law, including international humanitarian law", [...] Full text...

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IOM slams airstrike on Tripoli factory

19 november 2019 - 17:09:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday deplored an airstrike on a factory in the [...] Full text...

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NOC calls for cessation of clashes in Tripoli after shell falls on gas warehouse

19 november 2019 - 13:57:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has called for  immediate cessation of clashes and for all [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM Siala attributes continuation of offensive to silence of international community

18 november 2019 - 23:50:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan foreign affairs minister of the government of national accord, Mohamed Siala, said here Monday [...] Full text...

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20 foreign workers injured in factory bombing in southern Tripoli

18 november 2019 - 17:09:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty foreign workers were injured during an air strike against a biscuit factory in Wadi al-Rabie, [...] Full text...

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Seven killed, 15 wounded in airstrike on factory south of Tripoli

18 november 2019 - 13:33:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The toll of Monday's aerial bombardment targeting a biscuit factory in Wadi al-Rabie, southeast of the [...] Full text...

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Burundi moves to mop up illegally acquired small arms and light weapons

15 november 2019 - 17:39:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government has given illegal holders of small arms and light weapons additional three months, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police arraign two journalists over conspiracy against firm of a presidential adviser

13 november 2019 - 14:50:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the young Editor of NewsDigest, Abuja-based online newspaper, Mr Gidado [...] Full text...

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Aliko Dangote signs two big mining contracts in Togo

07 november 2019 - 23:41:00
Lomé,Togo (PANA)  -  Dangote Industries Limited of Nigeria, owned by rich businessman Aliko Dangote, Thursday signed two mining contracts in [...] Full text...

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Activist queries why Africa becomes global refugee producer

24 october 2019 - 14:54:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A leading Senegalese pro-refugee rights activist, Mr. Cissokho Aldiouma, on Thursday queried why Africa has turned into [...] Full text...

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Kagame inaugurates first ever smartphone factory in Rwanda

08 october 2019 - 00:07:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwandan President Paul Kagame Monday inaugurated the first ever factory expected to  start producing locally made [...] Full text...

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New 400 MW power plant to be constructed in western Libya

29 september 2019 - 13:56:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  A 400-megawatt (MW) power plant will be built in Mellita to help solve the electricity crisis [...] Full text...

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Special Economic Zones: Botswana’s new economic powerhouse

24 september 2019 - 20:14:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has set aside special places to prioritise the development of the country and for economic [...] Full text...

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Mali: New cement factory in Diago to start operations in October

18 september 2019 - 23:16:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Mali's Minister of Industry and Trade Mohamed Ag Erlaf launched here Tuesday activities of Cements and [...] Full text...

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Cement factory empowers women to earn income

18 september 2019 - 12:49:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Portland Pozzolanic Cement (PPC), a Botswana-based cement manufacturing company, is empowering women through its Cooperative Social Initiative [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security forces disperse protesting sugar factory workers in Bizerte

05 september 2019 - 19:33:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian security forces on Thursday forcefully dispersed workers and truck drivers with the sugar factory [...] Full text...

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Museveni woos Japanese businessmen to invest in made-in-Uganda vehicles

29 august 2019 - 21:41:00
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) – President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Thursday asked businessmen from Japan to invest in the commercial [...] Full text...

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Botswana Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry to invest on Export, SME development

20 august 2019 - 20:30:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry is looking forward to concentrating on the Small and [...] Full text...

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Burundi ends importation of fertilizers

13 august 2019 - 15:36:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has announced a halt to the importation of agricultural fertilizers this year, saying the ban [...] Full text...

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Ivorian factory to turn plastic waste into bricks

29 july 2019 - 12:28:39
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Colombian social enterprise, Conceptos Plásticos, [...] Full text...

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São Tomé to build chocolate factory

19 july 2019 - 15:46:32
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe- (PANA) - A chocolate factory will be built in Sao Tome, thanks to a [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves recommendations of the first monitoring report on Modern Mills of Mali

13 july 2019 - 07:53:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved recommendations of the [...] Full text...

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45th Francophone Parliamentary Assembly opens in Abidjan

05 july 2019 - 15:51:07
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 45th Francophone Parliamentary Assembly (APF), which opened on Friday, is being held under the [...] Full text...

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Uganda government explains currency printing saga

25 june 2019 - 18:01:36
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The government of Uganda has explained to the national Parliament what it says is the cause [...] Full text...

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Lucara Botswana hosts diamond naming competition

04 june 2019 - 19:52:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Lucara Diamond Corp Botswana, a diamond mining company, is hosting a diamond naming competition to find [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s only beer factory on verge of shutting down

03 may 2019 - 11:47:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Banjul Breweries Ltd, Gambia’s only brewery and producers of Julbrew beer and non-alcoholic drinks, is in [...] Full text...

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Military, civilian parades mark the 59th anniversary of Togo’s independence

27 april 2019 - 13:54:02
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The 59th anniversary of Togo's independence was marked on Saturday by military and civilian parades in [...] Full text...

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Uganda launches fruit factory, funded by South Korea

13 april 2019 - 13:37:18
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - South Korea is re-establishing its foothold in Uganda and has stepped in to support a number [...] Full text...

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Mali aims at 1 million tonnes of seed cotton production in 2019/20

12 april 2019 - 11:53:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali intends to produce for the 2019-2020 campaign, one million tonnes of seed cotton, the president [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President arrives in Mauritius

09 april 2019 - 16:34:18
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, arrived on Tuesday in Mauritius at the head of an official delegation, [...] Full text...

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Taking the message home about family planning in Guinea

02 april 2019 - 11:25:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Traditions have a hard life in Guinea. Early marriages are still celebrated in spite of denunciation [...] Full text...

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South African officials, French employers to meet in Paris Thursday

26 march 2019 - 18:36:27
Paris, France (PANA) – A delegation of officials from the South African Department of Trade and Industry, will Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sensitises migrant workers about their rights

26 march 2019 - 13:19:47
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Justice and Human Rights ministry has produced and distributed a pamphlet entitled Know Your [...] Full text...

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Chinese company to build truck assembly plant in Mali

22 march 2019 - 18:23:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Vice President of China's National Heavy Duty Truck Group (SINOTRUK), Liu Wei, announced on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Burundi unveils fertilizer plant capacity for 120,000 tons per year

14 march 2019 - 19:21:10
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The first-ever local factory of "Organo-Mineral Industrial Fertilizers" (Fomi, that roduces 120,000 tons per year) has [...] Full text...

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Scientists seek removal of industrial chemicals at UN Environment Summit

13 march 2019 - 21:19:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have called for the deepening of research on harmful and hazardous chemicals used in the [...] Full text...

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Malagasy President chief guest at Mauritius National Day celebrations

07 march 2019 - 14:40:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - President Andry Nirina Rajoelina of Madagascar will be on a State Visit to Mauritius from [...] Full text...

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Nigerien cement factory turns out first ton

03 january 2019 - 16:46:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's own cement plant has just turned out its first ton of cement, the country's Minister [...] Full text...

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Greek experts train Nigerians in fishing

07 september 2018 - 07:08:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Eight Greek experts in the maritime industry have started a training programme for 2,500 Nigerian beneficiaries. The [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts urge Kenya to protect activists testifying in lead pollution case

30 may 2018 - 19:17:04
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Four United Nations human rights experts are calling for greater protection for Kenyan activists who have [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief labels African Universities factories chunning out unemployed people

22 may 2018 - 12:50:20
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - "In its current form, the African university is a factory which manufactures unemployed people", regrets [...] Full text...

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Students gather at UN to ‘Remember Slavery,’ honour those who suffered

28 april 2018 - 14:05:57
New York, US (PANA) - Students from around the world joined United Nations and Government officials in New York on [...] Full text...

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WHO supports 16 African countries to protect against Listeriosis

23 march 2018 - 10:20:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization has reached out to 16 African nations to provide support for preparedness [...] Full text...

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Rwandan national killed by mob in Central Uganda over rape case

05 january 2018 - 13:35:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan national, identified as Tuzabana, was beaten to death earlier this week in Mityana, a [...] Full text...

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Energy company to invest US$10 million in bioenergy

13 november 2017 - 11:52:25
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sunbird Bio Energy Africa Limited, a sustainable energy developer, has announced that the company is [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's first ever motorbike plant: A breath of fresh air into manufacturing (A Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)

09 november 2017 - 15:07:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has its first ever motorcycle assembly plant and it is a breath of fresh air [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army kills 11 Boko Haram terrorists

25 october 2017 - 09:31:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says its troops on Tuesday killed 11 Boko Haram terrorists in the northeast [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Heavy rain leaves trail of damage in southwestern Rwanda

20 september 2017 - 10:48:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Roofs of at least 169 houses, school buildings and churches were damaged during a downpour that [...] Full text...

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AfDB advocates strategies to deepen industrialization of cassava

12 september 2017 - 14:46:14
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has intensified financing for the production of crops with the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana president launches free secondary school programme

12 september 2017 - 12:23:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday launched his government's flagship free second cycle education [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Two soldiers, 13 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Nigeria

07 august 2017 - 11:25:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Monday confirmed that two of its soldiers serving in the northeast of [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: AfDB President lays foundation stone of Cameroon's Lom Pangar dam power plant

18 july 2017 - 14:38:19
Younde, Cameroon (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said that the Bank [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Scores injured as gas tanker explodes in Ghana factory

09 may 2017 - 18:23:50
Takoradi, Ghana (PANA) - Scores of people have been treated in health facilities in Ghana's western seaport of Takoradi on [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Maiden budget of new government highlighted by Ghana media

04 march 2017 - 07:54:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The maiden budget of Ghana’s new government that seeks to remove taxes to give relief to [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana reiterates commitment to IMF programme

02 march 2017 - 17:59:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday said the government remains committed to extended credit facility [...] Full text...

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Ghana: State of the Nation address dominates Ghana media

25 february 2017 - 07:22:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Last Tuesday’s maiden State of the Nation address by President Nana Akufo-Addo to parliament dominated the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Islamic Cleric wants Sudan to normalize relations with Israel

08 february 2017 - 14:13:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A call for Sudan to normalize relations with Israel, by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yusuf al-Kodah, has [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda seeks to boost sugar production by 2020

17 january 2017 - 13:25:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan authorities say they intend to expand sugar production capacity to respond to the growing demand [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Activists of new government invade state institutions, demand jobs

10 january 2017 - 10:23:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Activists of the new Ghana government that was inaugurated only last Saturday have invaded several state [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army rescues 85 persons, kill 5 Boko Haram terrorists

06 november 2016 - 12:35:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops in Southern fringes of the Lake Chad Basin rescued 85 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Prominent business tycoon dies in Kigali

03 november 2016 - 12:33:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A prominent Rwandan business tycoon, Bertin Makuza, died suddenly after suffering from blood vessel complications in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopians, foreign investors count losses after Oromia violence

06 october 2016 - 21:07:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 11 factories owned by foreign investors were burnt down in the violent protests [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Dangote cement factory torched in Ethiopia's violence

04 october 2016 - 10:14:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On the second day of national mourning for victims of the Irrecha religious festival stampede [...] Full text...

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UN: Senegalese, Ugandan leaders urge more investments in Africa

21 september 2016 - 15:26:29
New York, US (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni have called for more investments in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya, India sign pacts on industrial development

11 july 2016 - 21:27:40
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday rounded a four-nation Africa visit in Kenya, with a pledge [...] Full text...

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Libya: 7 Daech fighters killed by Libyan army in Benghazi

02 may 2016 - 18:38:35
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) – Seven members of the organisation Daech (Islamic State) have been killed in fighting with the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda's largest maize processing plant razed by fire

06 april 2016 - 15:44:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's largest maize processing plant, located at Mururu, a small village near the border with the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army rescues 275 Boko Haram hostages, kills 15 insurgents

04 april 2016 - 15:46:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army Monday announced the rescue of 275 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Cameroon, Italy sign five cooperation agreements

21 march 2016 - 18:00:45
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – New cooperation agreements between Cameroon and Italy were signed during the state visit that Italian President [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Lightning leaves several fatalities in South Western Rwanda

16 february 2016 - 14:24:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 10 people, including eight school-going children, were admitted in critical conditions to the hospital [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Immigration Dept nabs illegal migrants at Dangote's factory in Tanzania

12 january 2016 - 10:44:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At least 162 foreign workers at the newly commissioned Dangote Integrated Cement Factory in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief warns of enslavement, trafficking risks for refugees, migrants

02 december 2015 - 16:25:48
New York, US (PANA) - With over 60 million people driven from their homes and millions more crossing borders to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda's producer price index up 0.42% in Q3 of 2015

23 november 2015 - 17:34:48
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's producer price index, one of the key inflation indicators, rose 0.42 percent in the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: President Magufuli inaugurates Tanzania's 11th Parliament

20 november 2015 - 15:46:53
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli late Friday inaugurated the country's 11th Parliament pledging to form [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Hajj stampede, road safety dominate media highlights in Mauritius

26 september 2015 - 14:51:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All the Mauritian media, including public and private radios and national television, this week focused attention [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Winners of the African Business Awards announced at ceremony in New York

25 september 2015 - 08:31:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Nigeria's Dangote Cement has won the 2015 Business of the Year award at the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: 660,000 Rwandans lifted out of poverty since 2011 - new report

14 september 2015 - 15:51:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s economy has been growing steadily at about 8% since 2001 with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Buhari publicly declares assets, had less than US$150k in cash

03 september 2015 - 23:13:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and his Deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday publicly declared their assets, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF stresses need for more inclusive growth in Lesotho

02 september 2015 - 17:12:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Lesotho faces a challenging economic outlook, and growth for 2015 is expected to slow [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic: Clashes in CAR force thousands to seek refuge at MINUSCA base

27 august 2015 - 19:19:18
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – Clashes between rival militias in the past few days have forced several thousand people to flee [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda inaugurates its first ever biggest cement factory

18 august 2015 - 18:52:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda expects to produce enough cement to meet its needs for the next few years after [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan constructs new sugar factory with loan from China

28 july 2015 - 15:06:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan will deploy US$ 488 million from a loan provided by China for the construction of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian media this week focus on poor road safety, labour competition

25 july 2015 - 09:06:30
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Reports on road accidents dominated the media in Mauritius this week following the death of [...] Full text...

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Libya: Govt. condemns terror attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France

27 june 2015 - 11:23:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan government on Saturday strongly condemned the terror attacks perpetrated on Friday in Tunisia, Kuwait [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Gunman attacks Customs office in northern Burkina Faso

24 june 2015 - 14:35:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A lone gunman on Monday attacked the customs post of Deou, in northern Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief urges action to bolster protections, end abuses

15 june 2015 - 19:25:11
New York, US (PANA) - Although 70 years of work by the UN has helped build a formidable system of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda's producer prices up 1.39% in first quarter 2015

25 may 2015 - 15:26:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods when they leave the factory, [...] Full text...

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France: French FM to visit Algeria Tuesday

11 may 2015 - 15:53:21
Paris, France (PANA) – The French foreign affairs minister, Laurent Fabius, accompanied by representatives of several French companies, will begin [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 20 Bangladeshi workers deported

03 april 2015 - 08:54:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Twenty female workers from Bangladesh and employed by the Compagnie Mauricienne du Textile (CMT) were deported [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian troops free women, elderly, kids locked up by Boko Haram insurgents

30 march 2015 - 18:30:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military Monday announced the release of some women, the elderly and children who were [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report documents targeting of human rights defenders in Libya

25 march 2015 - 15:36:13
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report on Wednesday said armed groups across Libya have targeted human rights [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Four soldiers killed as military take over Boko Haram bomb making factory

13 march 2015 - 19:16:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military Friday announced the death of four of its soldiers in the encounter with [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Togolese President Gnassingbé begins Ghana visit

24 november 2014 - 18:30:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé began a three-day visit to Ghana on Monday during which he [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Sweeping Boko Haram advancement on all fronts dominates headlines in Nigeria

08 november 2014 - 07:56:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The media in Nigeria are saturated this week with reports of the sweeping advancement by the [...] Full text...

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US: US official visits Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa to combat wildlife crime

07 november 2014 - 20:47:58
New York, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Ms. Catherine Novelli, has begun [...] Full text...

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Congo: Senegalese President Macky Sall arrives in Congo

31 october 2014 - 20:40:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, arrived on Friday in Oyo, a town more than 550 kilometers [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Cameroonian wins Africa’s premier youth entrepreneurship award

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

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Nigeria: Belarus pledges assistance to Nigeria in fight against Boko Haram

09 september 2014 - 19:42:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Belarus Foreign Minister, Dr Vladimir Makei announced here Tuesday his country's commitment to enter into military [...] Full text...

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Congo: Chinese firm seeks 30,000 hectares to grow cassava in Congo

22 august 2014 - 19:44:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A Chinese company, CGC International, is seeking 30,000 hectares for planting cassava in Pointe-Noire, Congo’s main [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sacking of MD threatens huge investment project in central Sudan

16 july 2014 - 15:32:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A dispute has erupted between the Sudanese Authorities and Arab shareholders over the management of Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Belgium: 'EUFOR/CAR fully operational'

19 june 2014 - 10:24:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union military mission in the Central African Republic (EUFOR/CAR) has reached its full operational [...] Full text...

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Congo: Moroccan firm to build houses in Congo

14 may 2014 - 07:53:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - President Anas Sefrioui of Moroccan firm Addoha Group has announced a plan to construct 15,000 houses [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Climate change poses greater risk to Egypt than dam on River Nile - Ethiopian experts

29 april 2014 - 19:10:27
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian water experts said on Tuesday an upstream electric power dam along the River Nile [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: African ministers meet in Abuja over continental pharmaceutical industry set up

21 march 2014 - 15:49:04
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - African ministers will gather in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, from 28-30 March, to discuss the creation [...] Full text...

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Mali: ECOWAS Investment bank to finance eight projects in WAEMU countries

05 march 2014 - 20:30:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The ECOWAS Investment and Development Bank (BIDC) is to raise 40 billion CFAF bond to finance [...] Full text...

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Congo: Nigerian conglomerate to build cement factory in Congo

25 february 2014 - 11:53:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nigerian conglomerate Dangote Group will build a cement factory in Yamba, southern Congo, in an investment [...] Full text...

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Congo: China to build tanker port at Pointe Noire

11 january 2014 - 14:50:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congo will soon build a tanker port at Pointe Noire, in the south of the country, [...] Full text...

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Four-storey sculpture commemorates Mandela

18 december 2013 - 14:07:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A day after the world’s largest statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled at the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian conglomerate assures investors of better future

09 december 2013 - 23:35:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) -The Chairman of one of Nigeria’s quoted companies on the capital market, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp), [...] Full text...

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Ivorian, Tanzanian firms win grants from Agriculture Fast Track Fund

18 october 2013 - 18:09:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two firms - the National Federation of Food Production Cooperatives (FENACOVICI) of Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania-based [...] Full text...

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UN chief tasks world leaders on human dignity, development

24 september 2013 - 16:12:41
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged heads of State and Government, gathered in New [...] Full text...

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South Africa police clamp down on drug dealers, users

14 september 2013 - 13:52:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - More than 23,000 suspects have been arrested and drugs worth millions of dollars seized [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Chief pledges support to regional power regulatory body

10 august 2013 - 10:08:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Reiterating his commitment to the realization of the mission and objectives of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders determined to eliminate malaria

08 august 2013 - 12:21:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders are determined to eliminate malaria from the region to free the enormous resources currently [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS malaria elimination campaign moves to Ghana

05 august 2013 - 14:06:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regional war against malaria being waged by ECOWAS and partners, through the biolarvicide programme, moves [...] Full text...

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Moroccan and British companies to invest in Mali

24 july 2013 - 18:01:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A group of mining and oil companies, and Moroccan and British businessmen are considering investing more [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS signs malaria elimination pact with Nigerian state

17 july 2013 - 12:36:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS and Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction [...] Full text...

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Minister bemoans rising unemployment cases in Nigeria

07 july 2013 - 09:50:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Bemoaning the rising cases of unemployment in the country, the Nigerian Minister of Finance and Coordinating [...] Full text...

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World’s largest plant for AflaSafe production under construction in Nigeria

28 june 2013 - 19:36:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A plant, considered to be world's largest which will produce AflaSafe that will be use to [...] Full text...

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ILO conference opens in Geneva focusing on jobs for Africa youth

17 june 2013 - 19:12:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 102nd session of the International Labour Organization (ILO) opened Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, with discussions [...] Full text...

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China grants Mali 69.1 billion CFA for hydro-electric project

13 june 2013 - 18:55:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – China will grant Mali a loan of about 69.1 billion CFAF to enable the West African [...] Full text...

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Local production of cement saves Nigeria 300b naira

30 may 2013 - 12:06:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has saved about 300 billion naira through the local production of cement since [...] Full text...

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Export of semi-processed Ethiopian leather puts Chinese tannery in trouble

13 may 2013 - 07:36:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities are considering “appropriate measures” to be taken against a locally-based Chinese leather factory [...] Full text...

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'How to translate Africa's economic growth to sustainable development'

10 may 2013 - 09:10:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Involving low-income communities in markets and businesses across Africa is essential for economic growth to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's anti-drug agency intercepts 3.9 kg of cocaine in Lagos

04 may 2013 - 15:45:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 3.9 kilogrammes of cocaine stashed in female [...] Full text...

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ICD, Egypt sign sugar project financing pact

02 may 2013 - 11:45:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and Egypt have signed a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, partners take bold step to eliminate malaria

12 april 2013 - 20:06:24
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS and its partners have achieved another milestone in their stride towards the elimination of [...] Full text...

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Mali to build gold-exploiting plant in Nampala

28 february 2013 - 14:51:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian Minister of Mining, Amadou Baba Sy, on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a new [...] Full text...

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Airtel reconsiders its African market approach

14 february 2013 - 10:28:45
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Three years since Bharti Airtel, one of the world’s top telecommunications companies by subscribers, [...] Full text...

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'Why telephone manufacturers shun local production in Nigeria’

11 february 2013 - 12:06:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Major phone manufacturers like Samsung, Nokia, BlackBerry, Tecno, LG and Huawei have no plans to establish [...] Full text...

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Benin to build agricultural machine assembly factory to be built

15 january 2013 - 21:16:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin plans to build in the coming months an agricultural machine assembly factory with a view [...] Full text...

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Nigerian security agents 'kill' 5 Boko Haram suspects

27 december 2012 - 22:43:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian security agents on Thursday shot dead five suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect [...] Full text...

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Pakistani warship arrived in Sudan

30 november 2012 - 12:12:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Pakistani Navy warship arrived in Port Sudan Thursday within the context of the cooperation between [...] Full text...

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