Carbon emissions from AI and crypto are surging and tax policy can help: IMF Blog By Shafik Hebous and Nate Vernon-Lin

16 august 2024 - 08:02:31
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - What do crypto assets and artificial intelligence have in common? Both are power hungry.Because [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces Sangbu Kim as Vice President for Digital Transformation

31 july 2024 - 08:28:52
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - World Bank Group President Ajay Banga has announced the appointment of Sangbu Kim as [...] Full text...

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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency

11 july 2024 - 06:27:18
New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition slams govt, communication industry regulator for Internet havoc

19 march 2024 - 06:05:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghana continues to reel under a debilitating disruption of Internet services following a massive  disruption to [...] Full text...

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‘I am a scientist’: How after-school clubs can help build the next generation of female scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Christiane Voufo

12 february 2024 - 06:44:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Failure to educate girls costs approximately $15 to $30 trillion in lifetime earnings for [...] Full text...

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American tourists sue Google over Cape Town attack

08 february 2024 - 09:45:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An American couple is suing Google after they were attacked last year in a [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football Championship: UNAF Qualifiers kick off on Sunday

17 december 2023 - 12:12:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The CAF African Schools Football Championship  Qualifiers of the Union of North African Football (UNAF), kicks off [...] Full text...

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Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced

15 december 2023 - 18:32:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While some of the world’s poorest countries are welcoming refugees “with great hospitality”, the international community [...] Full text...

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Kenyan schools welcome artificial intelligence, robotics to enrich learning (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

27 september 2023 - 10:14:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan education system is rapidly welcoming new educational technologies to enrich learning. These technologies are also [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 10 players to watch

18 july 2023 - 08:50:35
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup less than 48 hours away, here are 10 players [...] Full text...

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African tech heavyweights meet in Cape Town

02 may 2023 - 08:35:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference kicked off in Cape Town on Tuesday. The event [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Police dig out mass graves in probe over endtimes preacher

22 april 2023 - 10:35:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A police probe into the activities of a religious cult in Kenya's coastal region of Kilifi [...] Full text...

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‘Urgent need’ for more accountability from social media giants to curb hate speech: UN experts

07 january 2023 - 05:29:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The heads of many of the world’s biggest social media platforms were urged on Friday to [...] Full text...

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African data scientists to play more significant role in development

22 september 2022 - 16:22:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new platform to promote the use of data science in finding solutions to some of [...] Full text...

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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot

03 may 2022 - 20:02:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...

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Social media poses ‘existential threat’ to traditional, trustworthy news: UNESCO

11 march 2022 - 05:41:53
Paris, France (PANA) - The business model of the news media is ‘broken’ and with it, our fundamental right to [...] Full text...

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Benin: Govt. reassures citizens of adequate security after armed attacks in northern region

13 february 2022 - 15:49:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has reassured the population of adequate security and announced new security measures following [...] Full text...

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African leaders seek aviation, transportation logistic overhaul to spur free trade agenda

08 february 2022 - 05:04:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African political and business leaders have called for a logistical overhaul and broad investment in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,547 infections on Sunday

27 december 2021 - 19:02:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 1,547 cases of COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the country’s total to 237,561 since [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Statistics of crisis in Northwest Nigeria competing with Afghanistan, warns Governor El-Rufai

21 september 2021 - 21:34:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday said the human capital development indices of the North [...] Full text...

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Google joins Kenyan women lawmakers to advance digital skills

16 september 2021 - 20:49:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's CDS says It’s not military’s business to stop secessionists’ agitations

23 july 2021 - 10:01:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Defence Staff of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Genera Lucky Irabor, says it is not [...] Full text...

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Troika Envoys visit Khartoum over PM's new initiative, Sudan’s achievement on key economic benchmarks

08 july 2021 - 18:04:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Special Envoys to the Sudan and South Sudan from the United Kingdom, Norway and the United [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, French FM discuss Berlin Conference II on Libya

01 june 2021 - 17:05:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Sudan peace talks kick off with parties showing optimism

26 may 2021 - 16:44:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - Peace talks between the government of the Sudan and the main rebel Sudan People’s liberation [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US Ambassador pledges US support to Gambia's health survey

18 may 2021 - 16:38:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will continue to support [...] Full text...

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Coach Kazuwa recalls 30 players for Malawi Women’s AFCON qualifier against Zambia

15 may 2021 - 12:32:03
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi women coach, McNebert Kazuwa, has named America-based striker, Lughano Nyondo, in his 30-member provisional squad [...] Full text...

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Kazungula Bridge to spur economic activities for Botswana

10 may 2021 - 18:39:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - President Mokgweetsi Masisi is optimistic that the Kazungula Bridge joint developed by Botswana and Zambia will [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe ruling party worried over upsurge in terrorist attacks

29 april 2021 - 17:08:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ruling People's Movement for Progress (MPP) on Thursday condemned the latest terrorist attacks in [...] Full text...

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Marc-Vivien Foé Prize 2021: Senegalese Idrissa Gana Guèye and Boulaye Dia among the 11 nominees

07 april 2021 - 17:08:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Two Senegalese are on the list of 11 players selected for the Marc-Vivien Foé Prize, named [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: About 1.4 million unintended pregnancies as pandemic disrupts contraception services

12 march 2021 - 06:03:46
New York, US (PANA) - One year since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the UN’s reproductive health agency said [...] Full text...

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Afrobasket 2021: Three Uganda's national team players test positive for Covid-19

18 february 2021 - 16:29:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Basketball Federation (FTBB), Ali Benzarti, has indicated that three members of [...] Full text...

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Mali's peace and reconciliation committee meets in Kidal

12 february 2021 - 18:31:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement resulting from the Algiers [...] Full text...

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Regional rice value chain development project launched in the Gambia

04 february 2021 - 19:35:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government, in collaboration with some partners, on Thursday launched a Regional Rice Value Chain [...] Full text...

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President Condé urges Guineans to shun corruption

31 january 2021 - 17:59:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean president, Alpha Condé, on Saturday urged his compatriots to change their mentality and set the [...] Full text...

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Google hails expansion of digital technology footprint in Africa

28 january 2021 - 20:33:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - American technology giant, Google, has expressed satisfaction at the pace of digital expansion in Africa since [...] Full text...

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Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector

26 october 2020 - 13:10:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 1,291 new confirmed cases in 48 hours

29 september 2020 - 18:04:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded 1,291 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) during the last 48 hours, following laboratory [...] Full text...

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AfDB plans elaborate swearing-in ceremony for its newly-elected president

31 august 2020 - 13:46:50
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host a swearing in ceremony for its newly re-elected [...] Full text...

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UN slams Haftar forces for disrupting municipal elections in southwestern Libyan locality

25 august 2020 - 18:28:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "dismay that an armed group affiliated [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonan/American Victor Williams replaces Amadou Gallo Fall at the head of NBA Africa

12 august 2020 - 18:00:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sierra Leonean-American, Victor Williams, will be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Basketball Association [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU moves to prevent deaths, save lives and prevent unnecessary harm to African economies

04 august 2020 - 14:01:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For providing effective online press briefings for the World Health Organization (WHO), the African Union [...] Full text...

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Mali: Anti-govt. demonstrations not yet in full swing after Tabaski holiday

03 august 2020 - 17:34:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Although leaders of the 5 June movement - Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP) - ordered their [...] Full text...

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UNHCR deplores killing of three migrants in Libya, wants investigation

28 july 2020 - 19:33:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Bemoaning the killing, on Monday, of three migrants at the landing point of Khomes on the [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Opposition wants the independent electoral commission reconstituted

24 july 2020 - 17:09:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian opposition coalition, composed of political groups and parties, including Henri Konan Bédié's PDCI, [...] Full text...

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Malians to honour victims of M5-RFP demonstrations Friday and Sunday

16 july 2020 - 17:19:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the 5 June Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) say they will honour [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cases worldwide hit 12 million

11 july 2020 - 09:26:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 cases globally have more than doubled in the past six weeks, reaching 12 million on [...] Full text...

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South Africa addresses ISIS threat in Mozambique

09 july 2020 - 16:29:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Defence Ministry to urgently [...] Full text...

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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks

05 july 2020 - 07:32:56
‎Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] 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: UNFPA calls for urgent, accelerated action to stop FGM, child marriage

30 june 2020 - 16:55:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - At least 19 harmful practices, ranging from breast ironing to virginity testing, are considered human rights [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS envoys urge Malian govt. to organize new elections in constituencies whose legislative election results were disputed

20 june 2020 - 18:01:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Emissaries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the end of their mission [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cross-border trade hurdles nag SADC

29 may 2020 - 18:55:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been urged to address [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria urges state govts to be cautious in lifting restrictions on large gatherings

16 may 2020 - 07:24:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19 has urged state governments lifting restrictions on large congregation [...] Full text...

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Calling for UN assistance does not imply waiver of sovereignty, says Sudanese FM

28 april 2020 - 18:16:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Tuesday argued that the government was not seeking to bring in colonization via a [...] Full text...

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UN chief slams 'horrifying surge' in domestic violence

06 april 2020 - 08:48:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in [...] Full text...

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AfDB trains 110 fashion, creative industry entrepreneurs

04 march 2020 - 19:37:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 100 entreprenuers from the fashion industry have completed an African Development Bank (AfDB) workshop on [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt. forces shoot down drone belonging to Haftar

28 january 2020 - 14:07:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a continuation of the violation of the truce between the two warring parties in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Gabon: Manganese could become the flagship mineral of the extractive industry

22 january 2020 - 19:46:58
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The world's second-largest producer of manganese, Gabon, which has benefited from a rise in world prices [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ride sharing firm launches fuel finding mobile application

22 december 2019 - 17:50:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A Zimbabwean ride sharing firm, TODA Zimbabwe, has launched ‘Fuel Finder’, a mobile application, to provide [...] Full text...

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AUC Chief, Moussa Faki Mahamat, concludes working visit to South Africa

23 november 2019 - 05:47:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday concluded a two-day [...] Full text...

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Twelve teams for Copa Coca Cola Africa Cup of Nations

20 november 2019 - 12:58:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twelve teams will battle it out in the second edition of the Copa Coca Cola Africa [...] Full text...

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'Empower African women to empower the continent', says African Union Commission

19 november 2019 - 18:20:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the opening of "She Trades Global 2019", an event dedicated to celebrating the talent [...] Full text...

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UNESCO alerts on violence against the media

02 november 2019 - 05:40:16
Paris, France (PANA) - Almost 90% percent of those responsible for the killing of 1,109 journalists around the world from [...] Full text...

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Buhari expresses delight on Nigeria's World Bank 2020 Doing Business Index ranking

24 october 2019 - 17:14:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday expressed delight with the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business Index [...] Full text...

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Chad sets up 80-million-euro project to boost its agricultural sector

22 october 2019 - 16:21:48
Paris, France (PANA) - An 81.9-million-euro project has been awarded to Chad to help more than one million vulnerable smallholder [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] 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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AfCFTA, an opportunity for US companies to invest in Africa - says President Issoufou

24 september 2019 - 17:48:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday invited American companies to invest in Africa under the [...] Full text...

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Women confront challenges in mining sector

20 september 2019 - 13:14:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Women from the value chain of mining across Southern Africa in conjunction with the Botswana Ministry [...] Full text...

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BBC, others in joint effort to fight fake news

09 september 2019 - 16:27:11
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A new joint effort to deal with fake news has been put in place by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army confirms killing of one Colonel, four other soldiers in Boko Haram ambush in Northeast Nigeria

19 july 2019 - 14:06:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian army on Friday confirmed the killing of a Colonel, a Captain and three soldiers [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 48 persons who died in petroleum tanker fire in Northcentral Nigeria to be given mass burial

03 july 2019 - 16:37:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 48 persons were killed when a tanker,  laden with petroleum products, exploded on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Undersea cable to boost Internet speeds

01 july 2019 - 15:51:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Google has confirmed that it will build a new undersea cable from Portugal to South [...] Full text...

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Standard Chartered Bank launches revolutionary digital banking in Botswana

25 june 2019 - 20:54:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -Standard Chartered Bank Botswana has launched a revolutionary digital only retail bank in Botswana. The groundbreaking, end to [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: VAR technique will be used from the quarterfinals, says CAF Chief, Ahmad Ahmad

20 june 2019 - 19:36:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, on Thursday dismissed any link between the [...] Full text...

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EU leaders meet in Brussels to appoint President of European Commission

20 june 2019 - 13:43:56
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the European Union are meeting in Brussels on Thursday and [...] Full text...

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Kenya ranked best in Africa in Artificial Intelligence Readiness

24 may 2019 - 14:01:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has been ranked best in Africa and 52nd globally in the recently released Government Artificial [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Progressive Institute to host workplace problem solving conference

23 may 2019 - 18:38:39
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Progressive Institute Botswana will host its 6th strategic human resource conference which will look into solving [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President to attend high level meeting on combating online terrorism

14 may 2019 - 13:35:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Senegalese President Macky Sall is due to travel on Tuesday to Paris to attend a "high [...] Full text...

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Birds globally threatened by plastic waste - UNEP

10 may 2019 - 15:24:04
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Plastic pollution poses serious health risks to wildlife globally, affecting a wide range of species including [...] Full text...

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President Al-Sissi meets with Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Cairo

09 may 2019 - 19:03:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, on Thursday in Cairo received the commander of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Loss-making Kenya Airways to increase fleet, expand route

03 may 2019 - 13:29:33
Nairob i, Kenya (PANA) - Despite posting a $75.5 million net loss in 2018, Kenya Airways plans to increase its [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: VAR will be used from the quarter-finals of the 2019 AFCON

01 may 2019 - 17:25:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used from the quarter-finals of the 2019 African Cup [...] Full text...

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International symposium on artificial intelligence opens in Tunis

25 april 2019 - 16:19:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence started on Thursday in Tunis and will highlight the importance [...] Full text...

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Campaign to train teenagers to detect cyber bullying launched in Kenya

15 april 2019 - 23:13:48
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A group of non-governmental organisations have joined forces with the church in Kenya to fight against [...] Full text...

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AIMS opens registrations for Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence

21 january 2019 - 14:02:35
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) announced on Monday in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the [...] Full text...

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Zuma joins social media platforms

14 december 2018 - 11:46:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Friday announced that he has decided to join major [...] Full text...

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A little black box for detecting and tracking disease outbreaks (A WHO feature)

25 june 2018 - 06:49:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - One of the toughest tasks in responding to a major public health emergency is getting accurate [...] Full text...

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Tillerson says US to bolster trade, security ties with Kenya

09 march 2018 - 19:19:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Nairobi on Friday for a three-day visit, with [...] Full text...

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FAO launches new tools for reporting on world’s forest resources

05 march 2018 - 16:21:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched a new online platform for reporting [...] Full text...

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Orange rolls out Street Finder signage in Botswana

20 october 2017 - 09:57:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s mobile operator, Orange, has financed the pioneering nationwide Street Finder project to provide street signs [...] Full text...

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UN: Guterres hails transformative power of women’s economic empowerment

20 september 2017 - 06:51:53
New York, US (PANA) – Extolling the benefits of women’s economic empowerment, both for economies as well as societies as [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Poll ranks AfDB chief Adesina 3rd 'most reputable person on earth'

14 june 2017 - 06:37:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has been rated the third [...] Full text...

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US: Innovators, UN discuss using tech to tackle world's development challenges

18 may 2017 - 06:04:25
New York, US (PANA) – From drones dropping food and medicines, to handheld devices that can diagnose Ebola with a [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO uses satellite data to aid farmers in Africa, Middle East boost water efficiency

21 april 2017 - 07:08:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The United Nations agricultural agency has created an online database that uses satellite data and Google [...] Full text...

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Germany: FAO boss calls for more support to family farmers

23 january 2017 - 13:23:12
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - In an era in which challenges like climate change and natural resource scarcity are making agriculture [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Survey shows online shoppers in sub-Sahara Africa don't trust e-commerce sites

21 december 2016 - 07:13:18
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A majority of people in sub-Saharan do not trust online shopping sites, according to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Rights group accuses Ethiopian gov't of blocking websites during protests

14 december 2016 - 10:35:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has accused the Ethiopian government of "systematically and illegally" blocking access to social [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Great Green Wall' initiative to combat climate change in Africa

17 november 2016 - 19:19:28
New York, US (PANA) - At the UN Climate Conference (COP 22) under way in Marrakech, Morocco, the Food [...] Full text...

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US: FAO urges strong, effective implementation of global anti-rogue fishing treaty

16 september 2016 - 11:15:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The recent entry into force of a ground-breaking international accord on illegal fishing is a [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO study finds dry lands susceptible to more drought, land degradation

19 july 2016 - 19:43:34
New York, US (PANA) - A new study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will help to fill [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Man in court for gruesome family murder

14 june 2016 - 15:44:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A 21-year-old man on Tuesday appeared in the Stellenbosch Magistrate's Court in South Africa [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Investment in ICT key to fighting hunger, poverty - FAO

03 june 2016 - 12:04:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Promoting sustainable agriculture requires a renewed focus on innovation and investment in research, technology and capacity [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Mobile app to preserve culture, heritage launched in Botswana

01 june 2016 - 17:03:44
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s software development company Intellegere Media has developed a collection of mobile applications to share and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN panel to produce global framework on countering terrorist propaganda

12 may 2016 - 06:47:29
New York, US (PANA) - Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious [...] Full text...

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Italy: Google, FAO aim to usher in new era of environmental literacy

15 april 2016 - 11:54:44
Rome, Italy, (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Google are working together to make high-resolution satellite [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: ITC launches new web to connect women entrepreneurs to global markets

16 december 2015 - 14:12:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new web and mobile-phone application that will help women entrepreneurs from across the [...] Full text...

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COP21: Google, FAO partner to make remote sensing data more efficient and accessible

02 december 2015 - 10:11:15
Paris, France (PANA) - Google Maps and FAO have agreed to work closely together to make geospatial tracking and mapping [...] Full text...

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UN: Govts, tech companies commit to protecting children from online sexual exploitation

18 november 2015 - 14:47:24
New York, US (PANA) - At the #WeProtect Children Online Global Summit, hosted by the United Arab Emirates and the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Africa Code Week brings digital literacy to young people

02 october 2015 - 09:17:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - SAP, a multinational inter-enterprise software company, Thursday kicked off 'Africa Code Week', a continent-wide [...] Full text...

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UN: WFP partners with global brands to boost food aid to families affected by war

21 september 2015 - 13:37:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has unveiled a new partnership with some of the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: US official praises formation of alliance to combat wildlife trafficking

05 august 2015 - 20:49:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Wednesday praised the formation of a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Armed robbery caught by Google camera

24 july 2015 - 12:05:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s ongoing crime problems are making international headlines again - this time after [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AU organizes 10th ‘eLearning Africa’ international conference

12 may 2015 - 09:52:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Political leaders will join education experts and investors at the African Union (AU) headquarters [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Africa poised for massive increase in internet coverage by 2015

15 october 2014 - 08:15:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Telecom operator Angola Cables has announced an investment of US$100 million together with Brazil’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Google celebrates with Nigeria on 54th independence anniversary

01 october 2014 - 11:16:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Global search engine Google has joined Africa's most populous nation Nigeria to mark its 54th independence [...] Full text...

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UN: Experts urge 'real dialogue' with children about their rights

23 september 2014 - 22:08:56
New York, US (PANA) - A group of UN experts on Tuesday called on governments to make renewed efforts to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Online shopping window opens in Tanzania

17 september 2014 - 11:19:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A week after the launch of an online product shopping and selling company here, [...] Full text...

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UN: Internet Governance Forum begins

02 september 2014 - 22:52:37
New York, US (PANA) - The ninth annual meeting of the UN-backed Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has opened in Istanbul, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Google, Yahoo make phone numbers mandatory for new email IDs

11 august 2014 - 13:37:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - World's most popular free email providers, Google (Gmail) and Yahoo, have made telephone numbers [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'Africa offers US firms compelling trade, investment opportunity'

04 august 2014 - 11:56:00
Johannesburg, US (PANA) - Africa offers US multinationals a compelling trade and investment opportunity, thanks to the rapid economic growth [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Millions mark Nelson Mandela Day

18 july 2014 - 15:13:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of people around the world on Friday marked the Nelson Mandela Day, according [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Global communications increasingly turn to personal cloud accounts

15 april 2014 - 13:08:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Globally, the number of global personal cloud accounts has increased 60 percent over the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria@53: Google celebrates with Nigeria on independence anniversary

01 october 2013 - 07:47:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Popular web search engine Google on Tuesday (1 Oct) dedicated its logo, called Google Doodle, to [...] Full text...

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Broadband growth boosts OTT video services in North Africa, Mideast

06 september 2013 - 16:47:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The rising appetite for seamless multi-screen access to video content in the Arab world, [...] Full text...

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Study finds mobile money services popular in emerging markets

06 september 2013 - 07:54:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mobile money services for the unbanked, popular in emerging markets, are showing much faster [...] Full text...

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Mobile operators move from digital to m-wallet payment services

30 july 2013 - 12:01:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - More advanced m-payments services, typically targeting customers in the developed world, such as m-wallet [...] Full text...

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Kenyan developers reach UNHCR 'hack' final contest

18 june 2013 - 16:27:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two projects developed by Kenya-based software developers have been selected as finalists at the two-day developer [...] Full text...

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Google honours workers on Labour Day

01 may 2013 - 19:27:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Global Internet company Google on Wednesday saluted workers around the world by dedicating its widely popular [...] Full text...

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Google honours late Kenyan environmentalist, Wangari Maathai

01 april 2013 - 16:25:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Google, the American multi-national corporation specialising in Internet-related services and products, Monday honoured the late Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Mobile phone revolutionising Kenya’s livestock sector

03 march 2013 - 16:57:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Farmers and veterinarians across Africa are increasingly using cell phones to issue alerts quickly about possible [...] Full text...

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Experts highlight role of technology in future African cities

01 june 2012 - 19:51:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African mayors and leaders Thursday rose from their two-day meeting on urbanization in Africa, unanimously agreeing [...] Full text...

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UNESCO headquarters to host Jazz Day

26 april 2012 - 22:11:58
Paris, France (PANA) - The stage is set at UNESCO's Paris Headquarters for the start on Friday of celebrations for [...] Full text...

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UN chief engages youth on developmental issues

11 april 2012 - 07:49:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday engaged with young people from around the world on [...] Full text...

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Orange launches new service to make Facebook accessible on every phone in Africa

17 february 2012 - 12:51:35
Paris, France (PANA) - Orange telecoms has said it will launch an innovative service making Facebook accessible on any phone [...] Full text...

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East African bloc rejects Kenyan El-Bashir arrest warrant

29 november 2011 - 20:11:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Inter-government Authority on Development (IGAD) has criticized an arrest warrant issued against Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir, [...] Full text...

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HIV/AIDS: UN tasks young people on strategy through social media

25 october 2011 - 17:20:57
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has urged young people to create and shape [...] Full text...

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Senegal is headquarters of Africa's 2nd Institute for Mathematical Sciences

24 august 2011 - 13:20:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The second African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS-Senegal), after that of South Africa, will open its [...] Full text...

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Big goof about Mills’ 'mansion', controversial report dominate Ghana's media

20 august 2011 - 06:53:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A big goof by one of the most bitter critics of President John Evans Atta Mills [...] Full text...

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WIPO to help West African musicians

08 june 2011 - 20:05:19
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Francis Gurry, on Wednesday announced [...] Full text...

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SA company risks losing Malawi bauxite exploration licence

05 october 2010 - 17:54:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi government has warned that unless a South A frican company assigned to explore for [...] Full text...

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FAO launches NASA developed fire monitoring system

12 august 2010 - 16:55:00
Nairobi- kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FA O) has launched a new online portal on [...] Full text...

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Anti-hunger signatories surpass 250,000 mark

03 august 2010 - 15:42:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- More than 250,000 people have signed an FAO petition on the 1billionhungry. org website, calling on [...] Full text...

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Expert says poor countries want immediate adaptation to climate change

01 march 2010 - 11:53:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Poor communities in poor countries cannot wait for rich nations to decide when and [...] Full text...

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