AfDB, JICA align priorities ahead of TICAD9 summit
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Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have underscored the [...] Full text...
Japan, AfDB to provide $5 billion in support for Africa’s private sector
28 august 2022 - 11:11:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The government of Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Saturday announced a $5 billion [...] Full text...
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Japanese scholarships and support to Libya in training on agenda of meeting
13 october 2021 - 19:35:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cooperation and International Organizations, Omar Keti, Wednesday reviewed with the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya goes for multiple vaccines to immunise 10 million in 2021
26 august 2021 - 21:40:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will continue to vaccinate the population with a target of reaching 10 million by December [...] Full text...
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G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses
14 june 2021 - 13:15:11Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) of the G7 member countries have for the first time come [...] Full text...
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Japan, AfDB Group sign US$668.1 million loan for ADF 15th replenishment
17 february 2021 - 13:40:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm [...] Full text...
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Japan, AfDB Group sign $668 million loan agreement
17 february 2021 - 09:28:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) - the concessional [...] Full text...
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Germany grants 150 million euros to Tunisia
14 july 2020 - 16:30:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Germany has granted a credit of 150 million euros to support the public sector in Tunisia, [...] Full text...
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COCOBOD, partners celebrate first US$200 million loan disbursement to boost cocoa productivity in Ghana
26 june 2020 - 18:20:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and lenders have welcomed the first disbursement of US$200 million of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank grants Tunisia financial support of US$ 175 million
15 june 2020 - 16:55:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved budget support of US$ 175 million to help Tunisia cope with [...] Full text...
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Generous Africa needs new partners, innovation to help forcibly displaced – UN refugee chief
31 august 2019 - 07:53:06Yokohama, Japan (PANA0 - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said financial support remains vital for helping the [...] Full text...
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TICAD 7: Japan, AfDB unveil enhanced private sector initiative to bolster health, energy in Africa
30 august 2019 - 13:56:03Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday announced a joint target of US$3.5 billion [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s Museveni woos Japanese to process agricultural produce
29 august 2019 - 22:34:02YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (PANA) – Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, on Thursday appealed to Japanese investors to transfer their technology to Uganda [...] Full text...
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Japanese agro-entrepreneurs commit to doubling Africa rice production
28 august 2019 - 21:14:50Yokohama, Japan (PANA) – The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) to help double rice [...] Full text...
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Ivorian PM leads delegation to TICAD 7 in Japan
22 august 2019 - 23:45:02Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly will lead a delegation from 26-30 August to the [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire hosts int'l workshop for the design of REDD+ Investment Projects in Africa
09 august 2019 - 15:45:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Program (ACSA) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration [...] Full text...
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SADC/JICA project on forests opens in Mauritius
14 may 2019 - 13:44:03Bel Ombre, Mauritius (PANA) - The 5th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) / Japan International [...] Full text...
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Mauritius gets new Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station from Japan
03 april 2019 - 15:07:09Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday, inaugurated, the Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station, built at [...] Full text...
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Rwanda, development partners discuss implementation of National Strategy for Transformation
14 february 2019 - 22:39:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Uzziel Ndagijimana outlined here Thursday the first [...] Full text...
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AfDB convenes Africa Energy Market Place
07 july 2018 - 11:15:24Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Public, private and civil society stakeholders, including government agencies, development partners and investors in the [...] Full text...
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Cairo to Cape Town road boosts cross-border economies, links Tanzania to rest of Africa (Feature by AfDB)
06 may 2018 - 04:01:24Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Rehema Tukai grew up in Kondoa and works in Dodoma, Tanzania’s capital city. Until now, visiting [...] Full text...
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AfDB President graces Tanzania’s Union Day anniversary
25 april 2018 - 10:12:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina will be a rare guest at this [...] Full text...
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UN chief spotlights power of universal health coverage to unlock economic growth
14 december 2017 - 21:14:18Tokyo, Japan (PANA) – Health is everyone's right and a driver of economic development, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Japan sign agreement on economic, social development aid projects
21 november 2017 - 17:58:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Japan on Tuesday signed a grant aid project on economic and social development worth [...] Full text...
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JICA funds Botswana’s forest monitoring system
02 november 2017 - 14:49:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) has assisted Botswana develop a national forest monitoring system (NFMS). Daniel Moatshe, [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: UN Declaration spurs reforms to help refugees and their hosts - UNHCR
16 september 2017 - 11:03:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A year on from the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, in which all 193 [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB, JICA sign US$ 300 million loan under EPSA Initiative
16 june 2017 - 10:16:43Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a US$ 300 million loan agreement with [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB, Japanese gov't provide funds for private sector assistance to Africa
18 may 2017 - 18:01:32Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Japanese Government have signed an agreement for a [...] Full text...
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Kenya: AfDB, Japan announce US$3 bn initiative to boost growth, reduce poverty in Africa
26 august 2016 - 19:58:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan announced Friday they have set a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Japan donates US$9.7 million to boost electricity in Nigeria
24 august 2016 - 15:28:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Japanese Government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has donated solar power worth US$9.7 [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AfDB, Japan agree to work for development of investments in Africa
23 march 2016 - 13:10:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Japanese government have agreed to work together for [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Japan gives urgent humanitarian needs to Sudanese children
13 march 2016 - 19:13:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Japan on Sunday provided US$4.9 million to help meet urgent needs of children in four conflict [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Japan supports reintegration of child soldiers in eastern DRC
07 october 2015 - 16:49:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Japan announced Wednesdai its contribution of US$ 4 million to help with the reintegration [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Japan bids to overshadow China in Kenya infrastructure
21 august 2015 - 19:27:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Japanese investors have put up a major bid for mega-infrastructure projects in Kenya, expanding from modernization [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya urges Japan to review flower export requirements
16 march 2015 - 17:27:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has urged Japanese authorities to review the fumigation requirements imposed on flower exports from the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Indian Ocean countries discuss landslide, coastal zone management
06 march 2015 - 11:21:53Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment, Sustainable Development, Disaster and Beach Management Minister Raj Dayal has revealed that, based [...] Full text...
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Nigeria : Nigerian govt. seeks Japanese assistance on vehicles recycling
09 december 2014 - 09:52:51Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government is reaching out to its Japanese counterpart for assistance in recycling huge and [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya sign MoU to develop power interconnector project
01 october 2014 - 13:29:22Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Energy ministers from Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Govt. approves US$82 million concessionary loan for polio eradication, others
23 july 2014 - 18:20:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved a concessionary loan of $82 million from the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: NEPAD signs MOU with Japan on infrastructure dev.
13 june 2014 - 10:30:53Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The South Africa-based New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: World Bank, AfDB, French, Japanese agencies to fund water projects in Nigeria
14 may 2014 - 16:09:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), French Development Agency (AFD), and Japan International Corporation [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Japan, Nigeria to sign deal on polio eradication
24 april 2014 - 18:41:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Japanese government on Thursday said that it is ready to begin the disbursement of US$85 [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Japanese-built health centre inaugurated
18 april 2014 - 08:39:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's President Macky Sall Thursday inaugurated a Japanese-built health centre in Saraya in the South-west of [...] Full text...
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'Vital aid reaches 12,000 flood victims in Sudan'
17 august 2013 - 12:36:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Crescent on Saturday said humanitarian and emergency aid assistance has [...] Full text...
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Abe opens TICAD V with US$32 bln package pledge
01 june 2013 - 11:28:19Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on Saturday opened the 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS ministers discuss implementation plan for Abidjan-Lagos highway
25 april 2013 - 15:56:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Ministers of Works/Road Infrastructure, Transport, Finance and Justice from Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and [...] Full text...
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Japan contributes to midwives' training in Sudan
05 february 2013 - 09:57:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Japan says it is cooperating with the Sudan, via UNICEF, to provide training for almost 2,000 [...] Full text...
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Nairobi hosts meeting on implementation of Tunis Declaration on affordable healthcare
05 october 2012 - 11:51:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Partners in the Harmonisation for Health in Africa (HHA) initiative have converged in Nairobi, Kenya, as [...] Full text...
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Japan donates 8.5 billion FCFA to Senegal
12 june 2012 - 19:45:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Japan has donated a total of 8.5 billion FCFA (about US$ 17 million) to Senegal to [...] Full text...
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Japan pledges another US$1bln for Private Sector Development in Africa
01 june 2012 - 14:19:33Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Japan has announced it will provide another US$ 1 billion over the next five years for [...] Full text...
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FAO, JICA sign deal to implement agric projects in South Kordufan, Blue Nile
08 may 2012 - 15:13:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has signed an agreement, worth US$ 1.45 million, with [...] Full text...
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Japan calls for strenthening of cooperation with Tunisia
23 march 2012 - 20:19:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The chairwoman of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Sadako Ogata, on Thursday called for the [...] Full text...
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'Japan funds IOM water treatment project for IDPs in Somalia'
21 february 2012 - 12:05:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Japan has agreed to provide funding for a water treatment project for Internally Displaced Persons [...] Full text...
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Japan grants US$ 13.3m for water projects in Nigeria
16 february 2012 - 09:41:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Japanese government has pledged US$ 13.3 million (about 2 billion naira) for the construction of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to attract more Japanese tourists
15 november 2011 - 11:16:31Hammamet Sud, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will intensify efforts to attract more Japanese tourists to Tunisia, the Managing Director of [...] Full text...
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JICA gives Morocco 200 million euros for road and water projects
29 july 2011 - 22:18:03Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Japanese international Cooperation Agency (JICA) has granted Morocco two loans of 2.3 billion dirham (about [...] Full text...
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Japan to help Senegal improve science and technology teaching
12 may 2011 - 22:40:28Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A Japanese preparatory mission for a project to improve mathematics, science and technology teaching is expected [...] Full text...
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Niger grants Japan US$25,000 for humanitarian aid
08 april 2011 - 11:43:13Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has provided humanitarian aid worth US$25,000 for earthquake victims in Japan, PANA learnt here Friday. The [...] Full text...
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JICA extends sustainable rural development project in Senegal
01 april 2011 - 22:01:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Senegalese Ministry of Agriculture on Friday signed an [...] Full text...
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ADEA holds education workshop in Tunis
30 march 2011 - 18:05:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Agency for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) on Wednesday began the second of [...] Full text...
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Water project launched in Mali
10 march 2011 - 12:54:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A project to provide potable water to Mali's Sikasso region has been inaugurated in Loulouni, [...] Full text...
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Japan gives Ghana U$4.1million budget support
05 february 2011 - 11:45:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Japan has given Ghana US$ 4.1 million to support the West African government's 2011 national budget. Mr [...] Full text...
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Japan to sponsor dam construction in Angola
31 january 2011 - 15:45:30Andulo, Angola (PANA) - The Japanese government will make available US$ 50 million for the construction of a mini dam [...] Full text...
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Japan unveils comprehensive development programme for African countries
31 january 2011 - 13:30:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Japan wants to increase rice production in Africa from 14 million to 28 million tonnes in [...] Full text...
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Japan donates US$ 10.4m for Nigeria's polio eradication
10 december 2010 - 15:26:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Japan Friday donated US$ 10.4 million to Nigeria for polio eradication, routine immunization and the prevention [...] Full text...
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Japan boosts Uganda's key trade route
04 november 2010 - 14:38:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Uganda has signed a US$ 100,000 loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency [...] Full text...
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Japan sending emergency supplies to flood-hit Benin
01 november 2010 - 11:08:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JIC A) Monday announced that it would be sending [...] Full text...
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Burundi rice farmers protest
18 october 2010 - 22:40:00Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA)- â" A Japanese food aid of some 5,000 tonnes of rice h as caused a big protest [...] Full text...
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Japan donates 800m CFAF to Mali's vaccination programme
20 september 2010 - 18:25:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Japan has donated to Mali, equipment worth 834 million CFA F, to support the routine Enlarged [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, Togo sign pact on Project Unit hosting
10 september 2010 - 13:32:00Lome- Togo (PANA) -- ECOWAS has signed an agreement with the Government of Togo for the hosting of the Project [...] Full text...
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Japanese cooperation agency opens office in Angola
23 april 2010 - 07:45:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was billed to open an office in Luanda, the Angolan [...] Full text...
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Nigeria 'to triple domestic rice production'
26 march 2010 - 07:19:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA - A major plan for tripling d-omestic rice production, improving indigenous processing capacity and enhancing the marketability [...] Full text...
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Tanzania, Rwanda to sign pact on one-stop border post
25 march 2010 - 10:24:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Rwanda and Tanzania are due to sign a bilateral agreement Friday for the establishment [...] Full text...
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UNEP lauds financial institutions for funding climate change projects
11 december 2009 - 11:46:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A new study commissioned by the United Nations Environme nt Programme (UNEP) has revealed that Bilateral [...] Full text...
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Experts meet to strengthen disease surveillance in West Africa
29 september 2009 - 12:25:00Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Experts from 13 West African countries and re presentatives of partners began a three-day meeting [...] Full text...
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JICA to double aid to Senegal
21 august 2009 - 21:58:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA)- â" The Japanese international cooperation Agency (JICA) o n Friday reiterated its commitment to double aid to [...] Full text...
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AGRA, JICA partner to double Africa’s rice production
01 june 2009 - 14:29:00Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) [...] Full text...
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Kibaki, Kikwete launch Kenya-Tanzania link road construction
01 may 2009 - 08:21:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Presidents Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and Jakaya Kikwete of Ta nzania have inaugurated the Arusha-Namanga road [...] Full text...
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African financial executives train on managing public funds
15 february 2009 - 08:23:00Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Chief executives of financial institutions in 16 African countries will begin a training session here from [...] Full text...
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Ghana to immunise 5m children against polio
12 february 2009 - 11:35:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana on Thursday began a national programme to immunise about five million children under five years [...] Full text...
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