Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

24 may 2021 - 18:21:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Victor Osimhen in hot demand by several major European clubs

02 july 2020 - 17:44:59
Paris, France (PANA) - Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian striker for the French Ligue 1 club, Lille, and winner of the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with torture

12 june 2020 - 18:32:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020, of an alleged former Gambian “death [...] Full text...

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Senegal: The ‘heavyweights’ win second game to enter quarter-finals of women's Afrobasket

13 august 2019 - 23:10:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The third and last day of the women's Afrobasket Tuesday presented no surprises at the Dakar [...] Full text...

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West, Central Africa plead for protection of children, women

14 may 2019 - 22:29:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)    -   Eight West and Central African countries have pledged to preserve the lives of more women, new-born [...] Full text...

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Africa’s progress depends on creative energy of its youth, says Nobel Co-Laureate

23 january 2018 - 08:37:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ouided Bouchamaoui, the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, has warned that Africa’s growing youth population [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari congratulates Merkel

25 september 2017 - 16:07:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday congratulated German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on her victory at the [...] Full text...

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Italy: Germany, FAO celebrate 15 years of strategic partnership

04 july 2017 - 11:31:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Germany celebrated 15 years of successful collaboration on [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: ILO calls for accurate occupational data vital to save lives

01 may 2017 - 06:51:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has highlighted the need to “vastly” improve national occupational [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AfDB, Japan announce US$3 bn initiative to boost growth, reduce poverty in Africa

26 august 2016 - 19:58:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan announced Friday they have set a [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy meets new CAR lawmakers in Bangui

07 may 2016 - 18:06:14
New York, US (PANA) - UN envoy in Central African Republic (CAR), Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga met this week with the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AfDB, Japan agree to work for development of investments in Africa

23 march 2016 - 13:10:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Japanese government have agreed to work together for [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Mission warns politicians in CAR to avoid carefree statements

04 january 2016 - 11:23:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Asserting that the many malfunctions observed during the 30 December 2015 presidential and legislative elections [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU urges CAR to ensure success of electoral process

30 december 2015 - 21:27:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Wednesday called on political stakeholders in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Airtel introduces cross-border money transfer in Niger

10 july 2015 - 07:09:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Bharti Airtel has launched a cross-border money transfer service for its customer’s in Niger, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: France converts Tunisia’s 60 million euro debt into investment funding

07 april 2015 - 16:32:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – France will convert Tunisia's bilateral debt amounting to 60 million euros into financing for investment projects [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: 'Large-scale partnerships with private sector could undermine Africans' land rights'

01 september 2014 - 15:00:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Government policies and almost US$6 billion in aid money to support large partnerships with [...] Full text...

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Libya: 300 Libyan soldiers end training in Italy

21 june 2014 - 14:20:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Some 300 soldiers and officers, composing an infantry unit of the Libyan army, have ended their [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Africa Progress Panel to launch 2014 report

29 april 2014 - 12:31:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Africa Progress Panel (APP) will Thursday release its annual Africa Progress Report, ''Grain, Fish, Money [...] Full text...

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Libya: Media highlight construction of new CAN stadium, Rome conference

01 march 2014 - 14:28:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan newspapers this week highlighted the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of [...] Full text...

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AfDB secures US$100m loan for Africa's private sector

17 december 2013 - 18:38:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Tuesday said it had signed with the Japanese government a bilateral [...] Full text...

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WB: Climate action brings big benefits to human health

04 november 2013 - 00:10:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Fast action to cut common pollutants like soot (also known as black carbon) and [...] Full text...

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USAID, AGRA partner towards reducing hunger, poverty in Africa

01 july 2013 - 16:51:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council worried over Libya’s security situation

19 june 2013 - 14:41:10
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Security Council president for June, Britain’s Ambassador Mark Layer Garant, has expressed concern, [...] Full text...

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G8 reaffirms support to Libya, Sahel region

19 june 2013 - 14:33:10
London, UK (PANA) – The leaders of the G8 group have expressed profound solidarity with the Libyan Prime Minister, Ali [...] Full text...

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AfDB President hails G8 countries

17 june 2013 - 16:13:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Donald Kaberuka, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Monday hailed the G8 for its emphasis [...] Full text...

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Central African states to present policy statements to G8

15 june 2013 - 14:35:10
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Two major policy announcements, signed by the six African heads of state of the Communauté Economique [...] Full text...

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British PM Cameron lauds Ghana's economic progress

14 june 2013 - 14:29:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday lauded Ghana's swift economic progress over the last few [...] Full text...

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President Mahama to attend G8 Summit on Tax, Trade and Transparency

12 june 2013 - 14:35:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has been invited by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria joins G8 New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition

10 june 2013 - 12:05:54
London, UK (PANA) - Nigeria has been named a partner country in the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, [...] Full text...

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'7.1 million people in Africa receiving HIV treatment'

22 may 2013 - 12:24:44
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report says the number of people in Africa receiving anti-retroviral treatment increased from [...] Full text...

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High-level panel agrees children must be at centre of Africa’s development agenda

21 may 2013 - 14:42:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As the African Union (AU) marks its 50th anniversary, there is no better opportunity for [...] Full text...

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Russian FM visits SA ahead of Putin visit

12 february 2013 - 09:17:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is hosting her Russian [...] Full text...

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FAO, EU join forces to fight hunger

11 october 2012 - 14:19:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Some 870 million people in the world are undernourished and more than 2.5 million children die [...] Full text...

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Annan, Gates call for improved livelihoods for African smallholder farmers

26 september 2012 - 14:23:48
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – Agricultural transformation is a real possibility in Africa if governments will put in place the right [...] Full text...

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High-level forum seeks ways to beef up Africa’s food security

23 september 2012 - 11:57:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A number of African heads of state and chief executives of private business firms, [...] Full text...

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Int'l community partners with Tanzania to prop up agricultural growth

06 september 2012 - 14:34:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian senior government officials, together with representatives of international donors and the private sector, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania to host forum on African Green Revolution

23 august 2012 - 14:25:10
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives, Christopher Chiza, and the President of the Alliance for [...] Full text...

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World leaders eulogise late Ethiopian PM

21 august 2012 - 19:39:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders have hailed the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi as a skillful negotiator and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies, cabinet appoints deputy

21 august 2012 - 08:31:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, while receiving treatment [...] Full text...

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Japan pledges another US$1bln for Private Sector Development in Africa

01 june 2012 - 14:19:33
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Japan has announced it will provide another US$ 1 billion over the next five years for [...] Full text...

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FARA commends G8 for new alliance to boost Africa’s food, nutrition security

31 may 2012 - 16:08:24
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) has welcomed the New Alliance for Food [...] Full text...

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AfDB launches Initiative to Invest in agribusiness in Africa

30 may 2012 - 20:15:06
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday launched a Fund of Funds focused on agribusiness [...] Full text...

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AGRA to help implement new G8 Global Partnership Initiative on Food Security

23 may 2012 - 13:52:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has been given a key role [...] Full text...

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AGRA to help implement new G8 Global partnership initiative on food security

22 may 2012 - 14:29:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has been given a key role in [...] Full text...

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Mills says G-8 sincere in pledge to improve Africa food, nutrition security

21 may 2012 - 16:16:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s president John Evans Atta Mills returned home Monday from a meeting with the G-8 countries [...] Full text...

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Obama, Kaberuka, others launch New Alliance for Food Security, Nutrition

18 may 2012 - 19:26:38
Washington, US (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, Friday joined US President Barack Obama, [...] Full text...

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AU chair to attend G8 summit

17 may 2012 - 14:56:35
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Chairman of the African Union (AU) and President of Benin, Yayi Boni, will attend the [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s President Mills leaves for G8 summit

17 may 2012 - 11:15:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills left Accra on Wednesday night for the US to attend [...] Full text...

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AfDB President to attend 38th G8 summit

16 may 2012 - 14:53:12
Washington DC, US (PANA) - At the invitation of President Barack Obama of the US, the President of the African [...] Full text...

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AU Adhoc Committee to examine election of Chairperson

11 may 2012 - 20:16:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) -The African Union (AU) Adhoc Committee of Heads of State and Government would meet on Monday in [...] Full text...

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Benin’s President Boni Yayi visits Ghana

11 may 2012 - 15:06:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Benin’s President Boni Yayi, who is the current Chairman of the African Union (AU), arrived in [...] Full text...

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Nuclear summit ends in Seoul

27 march 2012 - 08:15:13
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - The second global summit on nuclear security ended in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday with leaders [...] Full text...

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20 journalists to attend IPPF sensitization session

05 march 2012 - 11:18:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Twenty media practitioners from the print, electronic and online media will participate in the 8-10 March [...] Full text...

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Can African Renaissance philosophy, ideology help bridge gap between North, South (News Feature)

30 september 2011 - 15:59:33
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - A conference on African Renaissance, Integration, Unity and Development, taking place here, is confronted with [...] Full text...

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Malian City of Niono to host People's Forum

15 september 2011 - 22:54:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 1,200 delegates from across the globe will take part in the 10th edition of the [...] Full text...

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OXFAM seeks better coordination of efforts to guarantee food security in W/Africa

09 september 2011 - 21:54:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The strengthening of food security in West Africa will pass through a better alignment and better [...] Full text...

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Mixed reactions as NEPAD marks 10-year anniversary (Feature)

08 august 2011 - 10:45:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) marks 10 years of its existence as a [...] Full text...

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Minimum wage generates heat in Egypt

01 june 2011 - 09:43:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's Minister of Manpower Ahmed El-Boraei has fended off protests from the business community over government [...] Full text...

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Niger’s president hails outcome of G8, UEMOA summits

31 may 2011 - 22:23:06
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger’s president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the outcomes of the G8 summit of [...] Full text...

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Africa Progress Panel welcomes G8 Summit focus on Africa

31 may 2011 - 16:30:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of leaders that monitors and promotes mutual [...] Full text...

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NGO calls for EU visa restrictions for corrupt Burundians

31 may 2011 - 15:12:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's non-governmental organization, the Observatory for the Fight against Corruption, Economic mismanagement (OLUCOME), Tuesday announced it [...] Full text...

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Egyptian bourse starts trading week with solid gains

29 may 2011 - 16:42:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian stock exchange picked up Sunday where it left off last week, with a strong [...] Full text...

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G8 leaders pledge US$20 billion for post-revolution Egypt and Tunisia

28 may 2011 - 13:02:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The G8 leaders promised US$20 billion in aid to Egypt and Tunisia on Friday when they [...] Full text...

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39 African countries to benefit from global programme on infant immunisation

26 may 2011 - 16:40:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 39 African countries, including Rwanda, are on the list of countries that will benefit [...] Full text...

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Guinean President for G8 summit

25 may 2011 - 12:04:31
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Conde was due in France Wednesday at the invitation of his French counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Zuma undertakes state visit to France

01 march 2011 - 09:30:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday morning left for Paris for a two-day [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy urges more UN Security Council seats for Africa

30 january 2011 - 10:54:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy, on Sunday called for the completion of the stalled UN reforms [...] Full text...

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Congo to establish diplomatic ties with UK, Japan, Canada in 2011

12 january 2011 - 15:49:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo will this year establish diplomatic relations with three G8 countries - the United Kingdom, Canada [...] Full text...

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UK charity urges donor govts to honour HIV commitments

01 december 2010 - 09:37:18
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With 10 million people worldwide in desperate need to access vital treatment for HIV, [...] Full text...

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Anti-corruption groups tell G20 to 'walk the talk'

13 november 2010 - 10:41:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The â?G20 Anti-Corruption Action Planâ? agreed in Seoul represents a major advance in the global fight [...] Full text...

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AU Chair urges Africa to fight for agriculture subsidies

28 october 2010 - 15:23:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, who is also the c urrent chairman of the African Union [...] Full text...

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ActionAid says hunger costs poor countries US$ 450bn yearly

14 september 2010 - 15:34:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- A new report by ActionAid on Tuesday revealed that hunger could be costing poor [...] Full text...

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Canada provides 85m dollars to promote maternal health in Africa

26 august 2010 - 16:46:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Canada will invest 85 million dollars over the next five y ears in Africa to support [...] Full text...

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AU leaders stand up for Africa's women, children

27 july 2010 - 12:41:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders meeting here since Sunday have unanimou sly agreed on an integrated approach that will [...] Full text...

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African leaders discuss plans to tap food security funds

25 july 2010 - 18:18:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders are expected to discuss a plan to tap into the US$ 22 billion pledged [...] Full text...

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Ex-British PM Gordon Brown outlines dreams for Africa's growth

25 july 2010 - 10:37:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The Immediate past British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, on Saturday offered a rare praise to African [...] Full text...

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African leaders permit NEPAD to monitor aid pledges

24 july 2010 - 11:08:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders kicked off debate on Saturday on role o f the New Partnership for Africaâ?s [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of activists converge at UN to end poverty

14 june 2010 - 22:44:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Hundreds of anti-poverty campaigners from the world on Mon day converged at UN headquarters in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's maritime agency to sponsor African Business Awards

10 june 2010 - 07:47:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ( NIMASA), Africa's leading maritime regulation agency, has announced [...] Full text...

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'European cooperation with Africa intact, despite crisis'

08 june 2010 - 19:23:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Economic woes fueled by the budget deficit and huge debt crisis in parts of Europe [...] Full text...

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EIB to support unique microfinance fund for Africa

07 may 2010 - 13:17:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) has confirm ed its commitment to microfinance in Africa, [...] Full text...

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African group at UN calls for fulfilment of development pledges

24 march 2010 - 14:48:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The African Group at the UN has called for the immediate f ulfilment of all [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi's proposal to disband NEPAD divides Africa

30 january 2010 - 16:15:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African leaders who founded the New Partnership f or Africaآ´s Development (NEPAD) tussled with Libyan [...] Full text...

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UK pledges to work with Nigeria in Security Council

24 november 2009 - 23:40:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) â" The United Kingdom (UK) g-overnment will work with Nige ria â?as a friend and an allyâ? [...] Full text...

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'46% of PDA pledges get to deserving countries'

19 november 2009 - 18:44:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The president of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) , Mr. Abdoulaye Bio-Tchanأ©, said here [...] Full text...

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SA to play key role at World Food Summit

13 november 2009 - 13:20:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Satu rday, depart for Rome, Italy, to participate [...] Full text...

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World leaders urged to salvage UN World Food summit

12 november 2009 - 13:57:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The United Nations World Food Summit in Rome, Italy, sch eduled for 16-18 November, could be [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Meles talks tough on new climate change treaty

04 september 2009 - 11:07:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African nations will not rubber-stamp a new clima te change treaty to replace the Kyoto [...] Full text...

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African ministers to tackle climate change at partnership forum

01 september 2009 - 13:48:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, will chair a high-level session of the â~Africa Partnership Forum [...] Full text...

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Nigerian opposition party says Yar’Adua’s trip to Brazil ill-timed

29 july 2009 - 15:04:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's most vibrant opposition party, the Action Cong ress (AC), has described as ill-timed and ill-advised [...] Full text...

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IFAD chief visits Nigeria

23 july 2009 - 12:22:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- President of the International Fund for Agricultural Dev elopment (IFAD), Kanayo Nwanze, was due to begin [...] Full text...

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AfDB president warns of unpredictable donor funding

15 july 2009 - 21:31:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- A meeting of African education and finance ministers opened in Tunis on Wednesday, amid concern of [...] Full text...

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Gaddafi meets Bouteflika, Ban Ki-Moon an NAM summit

14 july 2009 - 22:09:00
Charm El Sheikh- Egypt (PANA) -- The Libyan revolutionary leader, Mouammar Gaddafi, who is the incumbent chairman of the African [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi seeks 'Marshall plan' for Africa

13 july 2009 - 07:43:00
L'Aquila- Italy (PANA) -- African Union (AU) Chairman and Libyan revolutionary le ader Mouammar Kadhafi has called for a funding [...] Full text...

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AU Chairman tasks G8 on illegal immigration, terrorism

13 july 2009 - 07:42:00
L'Aquila- Italy (PANA) -- Libyan leader and African Union (AU) Chairman Mouammar Kadhafi has said the rising cases of illegal [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi seeks 'Marshall plan' for Africa

12 july 2009 - 21:24:00
L'Aquila- Italy (PANA) -- African Union (AU) Chairman and Libyan revolutionary le ader Mouammar Kadhafi has called for a funding [...] Full text...

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AU Chairman tasks G8 on illegal immigration, terrorism

12 july 2009 - 20:53:00
L'Aquila- Italy (PANA) -- Libyan leader and African Union (AU) Chairman Mouammar Kadhafi has said the rising cases of illegal [...] Full text...

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Obama visit: Oxfam demands “new partnership on transparency”

11 july 2009 - 12:49:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- International humanitarian agency Oxfam is asking US Presi dent Barack Obama to commit to a new [...] Full text...

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UN calls for more ambitious targets to reduce emissions as G8 Summit ends

11 july 2009 - 12:43:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- As the curtains fell on the G8 summit held at the Italia n city of L’Aquila [...] Full text...

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Gaddafi meets Obama in Aquila

10 july 2009 - 22:05:00
Aquila- Italy (PANA) – The Libyan leader, Mouammar- Gaddafi, who is the incumbent chairman of the African Union (AU), and [...] Full text...

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'G8 leaders' agreement boosts hopes of comprehensive climate pact'

10 july 2009 - 12:52:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Hopes that a comprehensive climate agreement can be agre ed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December were [...] Full text...

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Nigerians comment on Obama Ghana visit

10 july 2009 - 09:45:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As US President Barack Obama prepares to embark on a tw o-day visit to Ghana starting [...] Full text...

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Yar'Adua 'elated' by MEND leader's amnesty embrace

09 july 2009 - 20:11:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua is 'elated' by Thursd ay's acceptance of the government's amnesty offer by [...] Full text...

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Eight African leaders invited to G8 summit in Italy

08 july 2009 - 17:35:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Leaders of eight African countries -- Angola, South A frica, Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, Egypt, Algeria and [...] Full text...

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Climate change high on G8 meeting's agenda

07 july 2009 - 11:20:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- As momentum builds towards formulating a fair and effect ive climate change agreement at the Copenhagen [...] Full text...

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Zuma leads SA delegation to G8 Summit

07 july 2009 - 08:10:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African President Jacob Zuma, accompanied by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite [...] Full text...

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World Bank chief says global economy remains in danger

06 july 2009 - 18:09:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The World Bank President, Robert Zoellick, said on Monday that ``the world economy is still [...] Full text...

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UNESCO worried over press freedom in Iran

03 july 2009 - 11:51:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, Friday expressed concern over press freedom in Iran in recent [...] Full text...

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Yar'Adua invited to his first G-8 Summit

21 june 2009 - 08:22:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, just like five o ther African leaders, has been formally invited [...] Full text...

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Angolan president, 4 other African leaders invited to G-8 summit

19 june 2009 - 20:17:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan president, José Eduardo dos Santos, will be among the five African leaders invited, in [...] Full text...

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UN chief tasks developed countries on pledges

12 june 2009 - 19:03:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged leaders of the ``Group of Eight'' (G-8) industrialised [...] Full text...

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Govts achieve progress at UN climate talks in Bonn

12 june 2009 - 15:01:00
Bonn- Germany (PANA) -- The two-week long UN Climate Change talks ended here Frid ay with progress made on the [...] Full text...

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Civil Societies favour stimulus package for fragile African economies

28 march 2009 - 14:58:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- With the global economy slumping further into the red, A frican and international lobby groups on [...] Full text...

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Tuberculosis vaccine clinical trial to begin

24 march 2009 - 18:19:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A tuberculosis vaccine, designed, manufactured and tested at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, is set [...] Full text...

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Italy showers Africa with aid despite global economic slump

27 february 2009 - 13:04:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Italian government Friday announced plans to empower more Italian firms to operate within Africa [...] Full text...

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Italy invites Senegalese leader to G8 summit

13 february 2009 - 10:34:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Italian government has invited Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade to take part in the G8 summit, [...] Full text...

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Italy donates 10m euros to FAO for agriculture development

19 january 2009 - 14:59:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Italy's Directorate of Development Cooperation is to don ate 10 million euros to the Food and [...] Full text...

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