Women lead record number of central banks, but more progress is needed: IMF Blog

30 august 2024 - 05:38:07
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Women are leading more central banks than ever before, thanks to appointments in the [...] Full text...

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Prominent Angolan business executive fights asset freeze order

23 december 2023 - 14:54:07
London, UK (PANA) – Isabel dos Santos, a prominent Angolan business executive fighting a legal battle over a multi-million telecommunication [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football Championship COSAFA Qualifiers: South Africa win boys, girls titles

17 december 2023 - 12:17:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa completed a ‘double’ for the second year in a row as they claimed both [...] Full text...

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Urbanisation, climate change exacerbate the risk of flooding in Mauritania: WB report

03 august 2023 - 16:08:37
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania continues to recover from the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic [...] Full text...

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Govt of national unity reaffirms commitment to hold general elections in response to Libyans' aspirations

27 july 2022 - 19:14:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister of the National Unity Government Najla al-Mangouch on Wednesday reaffirmed the government's continued [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya continues push for locally manufactured vaccine against COVID-19

01 november 2021 - 21:33:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has embarked on the process of producing a homemade vaccine for the management of the [...] Full text...

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European Parliament discusses "Luanda Leaks"

20 february 2020 - 17:33:43
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)-The "Luanda Leaks" scandal, revealed by the report of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, is on the [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde is following investigations into source of wealth of businesswoman Isabel dos Santos

22 january 2020 - 19:07:38
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - "We are following the ongoing investigations into the origin of wealth of Angolan businesswoman, Isabel [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge IMF to delay vote on Equatorial Guinea loan

22 november 2019 - 06:50:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups, good governance organisations and experts are urging the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s [...] Full text...

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Former Angolan minister sentenced to 14 years in prison

16 august 2019 - 16:44:58
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Luanda on Thursday jailed former Angolan Minister of Transport, Augusto da Silva [...] 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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Angola win 23rd Women's AFCON

13 december 2018 - 09:50:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Angola's women handball team, the Palancas Negras, on Wednesday won the 23rd Women's Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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Cameroon, Kenya eliminated from World Volleyball Championships

04 october 2018 - 14:01:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cameroon and Kenya ended their 2018 FIVB Women World Championship first-round matches with defeats in Japan [...] Full text...

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Top South African model barred from entering Palestine

26 july 2018 - 06:24:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African model Shashi Naidoo was denied entry to Palestine on Wednesday and [...] Full text...

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Four billion people have no social security protection - ILO

30 november 2017 - 05:28:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – More than half of the global population – some four billion people – have no social [...] Full text...

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New efforts announced at UN climate conference to push for further, faster climate action

12 november 2017 - 05:25:58
Bonn, Germany (PANA) – Cities, the transport sector and ocean advocates have announced a number of new initiatives to push [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Rich countries turn blind eye to needs of climate-vulnerable countries - Oxfam

19 november 2016 - 08:00:37
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Although the United Nations’ climate conference in Marrakech made it clear that the Paris Agreement is [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Oxfam says most vulnerable not getting financial support they need

03 november 2016 - 10:35:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The amount of net financial assistance going to help developing countries fight climate change [...] Full text...

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UN: UN appoints 12 new members to serve on UN University Council

29 april 2016 - 06:48:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 90 per cent of domestic workers excluded from social protection – UN

15 march 2016 - 08:02:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sixty million of the world’s 67 million domestic workers – 80 per cent of whom are [...] Full text...

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UN: ILO says mothers, children need more social protection

11 may 2015 - 20:40:43
New York, US (PANA) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Monday called for greater social protection for women and [...] Full text...

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UN: New ILO report says bulk of world’s rural populations lack healthcare access

27 april 2015 - 19:58:47
New York, US (PANA) - The majority of the world’s rural populations continue to live and work without essential healthcare [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: New ILO study reveals large health coverage gaps

12 december 2014 - 13:47:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A new study, released Friday by the International Labour Organization (ILO), shows that 80 [...] Full text...

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UN: ILO says developing countries opting for social protection over fiscal consolidation

17 november 2014 - 18:29:31
New York, US (PANA) - While the majority of countries around the world are expected to cut public expenditures in [...] Full text...

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New African magazine releases list of 100 Most Influential Africans

22 november 2013 - 15:05:57
London, UK (PANA) - The New African Magazine, the world's biggest-selling, English-language pan-African magazine, Friday released a list of those [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA U-20 Women's WC Qualifiers: E. Guinea beats Cote d'Ivoire 4-0 (Corrected, adding scoreline)

28 october 2013 - 09:35:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Visiting Equatorial Guinea beat Cote d'Ivoire 4-0 Saturday in the first leg, first round African qualifiers [...] Full text...

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London Olympics: 4 Angolan handball players make top 20 goal scorers' list

07 august 2012 - 15:06:30
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan female handball players -- Azenaide Carlos, Marcelina Kiala, Nair Almeida and Isabel Guialo -- are [...] Full text...

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Angolan media minister to witness CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards

20 july 2012 - 12:35:44
Livingstone, Zambia (PANA) - Angola's Mass Media Minister Carolina Cerqueira has arrived in Zambia to attend the 2012 CNN Multichoice [...] Full text...

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Angola: US$100m Argentina credit to benefit Angolan population (Corrected)

17 may 2012 - 21:58:31
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A credit line of about US$100 million aimed at boosting cooperation between Angolan and Argentina entrepreneurs [...] Full text...

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Angolan coach calls 18 handballers to camp for pre-Olympic tournament

20 april 2012 - 14:25:03
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan handball coach, Vivaldo Eduardo, has invited 18 members of the Angolan senior female team to [...] Full text...

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Over 747 landmines deactivated in Angola in 6 months

10 august 2011 - 13:00:38
Menongue, Angola (PANA) - Some 747 landmines were deactivated in Angola's South-eastern Kuando Kubango Province between January and June this [...] Full text...

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Vaccination campaign against polio begins Friday in Angola

06 may 2010 - 18:41:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan government will Friday launch a vaccination campaign against polio, targetting more than 3. 3 [...] Full text...

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Angola, Senegal, Nigeria, DRC, Congo in Youth Olympic handball qualifiers

19 march 2010 - 17:03:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Teams from Angola, DR Congo, Nigeria and hosts Senegal will vie for honours at the 20-28 [...] Full text...

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Angolan doctors search for strategies to improve citizens' health

18 march 2010 - 10:41:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angolan physicians will hold their sixth International Congress Thursday and Friday, in Luanda, the Angolan capital, [...] Full text...

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Developing countries rebuff Denmarkâ?s push for delay in Climate deal

17 november 2009 - 19:35:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Recent attempts by rich countries to postpone a binding climate agreement hit the rocks at a [...] Full text...

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PRS criticises 'quick' nomination of interim president in Bissau

14 march 2009 - 18:45:00
Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- Guinea Bissau's opposition Social Renovation Part y(PRS), Thursday reaffirmed its disagreement with what it considers [...] Full text...

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Guinean Bissau names army chief shortly

06 march 2009 - 17:54:00
Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- The Guinea Bissau authorities will shortly appoin t a new chief of staff, to replace [...] Full text...

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Mrs. Vieira has not yet requested for asylum in Portugal - Diplomat

04 march 2009 - 16:56:00
Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- The Portuguese Secretary of State for Foreign Aff airs, Joao Cravinho, Tuesday denied that Isabel [...] Full text...

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