Preventing deforestation while leveraging trade for development: World Bank Blog By Chris Wellisz

18 july 2024 - 08:13:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Developing countries must contend with a plethora of trade-related regulations as well as voluntary [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wins gold medal in African Road Cycling Championships

31 march 2022 - 07:45:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius won the gold medal in the mixed relay during this 18th African Road Cycling Championship that [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Emirates spreads its wings in Africa

23 august 2021 - 17:26:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Emirates Airlines on Monday announced that it has signed an agreement with South African [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, dies aged 79

19 june 2020 - 19:13:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, has died, aged 79, from kidney [...] Full text...

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Belgium prepares for second African Diamond Conference in South Africa

27 february 2020 - 12:49:33
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium will participate in the second African Diamond Conference in South Africa next May, Joris Totté, [...] Full text...

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Belgium calls for 'expanded definition' of blood diamond

25 november 2019 - 11:40:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium is keen to "broaden" the definition of blood diamonds, with a view to strengthening the [...] Full text...

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CEEC deplores seizure of a DRC diamond parcel by Kenyan authorities

11 october 2019 - 14:54:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Director General of the Center for Evaluation, Expertise and Certification [...] Full text...

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International conference on Kimberley diamond certification process opens

12 november 2018 - 18:15:11
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Minister of Foreign Affair Didier Reynders on Monday opened the annual conference on the Kimberly [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for proper management, exploitation of natural resources

17 october 2018 - 05:18:26
New York, US (PANA) - The struggle over natural resources often lies at the heart of violent conflicts, fuelling strife [...] Full text...

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Amnesty pushes for victims’ rights at OECD Minerals Forum

18 april 2018 - 08:29:29
Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has urged zero tolerance for companies who continue to profit from [...] Full text...

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Kenya dominates regional junior Judo Championships

04 december 2017 - 13:09:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya emerged winners of the East and Central Africa Juniors and Cadets Judo Championships in Nairobi [...] Full text...

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African conference on diamond opens on Wednesday in Brussels

14 november 2017 - 13:49:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - About 400 delegates including 10 African ministers of Mines will, from Wednesday, take part in a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Minister calls for harsher prison sentences for perpetrators of violence against women

09 august 2017 - 14:02:59
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini, on Wednesday called for harsher prison sentences for [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says companies must not profit from blood diamonds in CAR

01 october 2015 - 15:32:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) has said that Central African Republic (CAR)'s biggest traders have purchased diamonds worth [...] Full text...

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US: Kerry hold talks with leaders of 5 African nations

05 august 2014 - 07:54:53
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry Monday in Washington, DC, met with Presidents Blaise Compaore [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Notorious Apartheid-era killer denied parole

10 july 2014 - 11:21:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s most notorious Apartheid-era killer was Thursday denied parole, 20 years after he [...] Full text...

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US: Guinea, Sierra Leone warned against fake Kimberly Process Certificates

11 may 2014 - 10:07:21
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has issued a fraud warning to Guinea and Sierra Leone on the Kimberly [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council lifts Cote d’Ivoire’s rough diamond ban

30 april 2014 - 14:57:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to lift a ban on importing rough diamonds [...] Full text...

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'Kimberley Process must keep up with global challenges'

01 november 2012 - 12:16:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Kimberley Process (KP), a global initiative established in 2003 to stem the flow [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe hails US diamond trade 'setback'

08 june 2012 - 11:55:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Friday hailed the collapse of US efforts to link world diamond trade to human rights, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe accuses US of diamond blackmail

04 june 2012 - 13:11:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe, a rising world diamond producer, Monday accused the US of trying to undermine the country's [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of Liberia's sanctions panel

15 december 2011 - 16:32:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the UN panel of experts [...] Full text...

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SA ruling party divided ahead of elections

13 may 2011 - 08:29:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Less than a week before South Africans vote in the national municipal elections, there [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gets nod to export diamonds

23 march 2011 - 13:58:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - An international diamond watchdog, the Kimberley Process and Certification Scheme (KPCS), has authorised Zimbabwe to export [...] Full text...

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Mali experts to evaluate, certify rough diamonds

18 february 2011 - 14:00:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government said here Friday it would set up a body of experts to evaluate [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gets greenlight to sell diamonds

11 january 2011 - 09:38:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe said Tuesday it had been given a second green-light by an international diamond watchdog to [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council tasks Liberia on Charles Taylor's assets

19 december 2010 - 18:37:00
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has urged the Liberian government to "make necessary efforts to fulfill [...] Full text...

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Zim threatens to break diamond embargo

02 november 2010 - 11:22:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe will resume full diamond exports with or with out the green-light from an international watchdog, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe to become world largest diamond-producing country by 2013

09 september 2010 - 18:11:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Zimbabwe will become the largest producer of diamond in the world by 2013, with an expected [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe shrugs off US diamond boycott

19 august 2010 - 11:44:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe Thursday dismissed a threat to ban its diamon ds by a US-based trader, saying the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe to learn further diamond exploration from Angola

22 july 2010 - 19:19:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Zimbabwe plans to tap from the experience of Angola in the diamond sector as it begins [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe finally permitted to sell diamonds

16 july 2010 - 11:29:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe finally obtained official authorization on Th ursday from an international diamond trade watchdog to sell [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe wins diamond watchdog approval to sell gems

24 june 2010 - 14:28:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe has won approval from an international diamond watchdog to finally sell its gems, officials said [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Uruguay promises all-out attack against South Africa

16 june 2010 - 10:26:00
Pretoria- South Africa (PANA) -- World Cup host South Africa faces a tough task Wednesday, when it plays its second [...] Full text...

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SA official arrives in Zim for diamond talks

02 march 2010 - 12:51:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- A top South African diamond official arrived in Zimbab we Tuesday to assess the country's compliance [...] Full text...

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Diamond watchdog appoints monitor for Zim gems

17 february 2010 - 10:42:00
Harare- ZImbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwean officials said Wednesday the international diamond watchdog, the Kimberley Process, had appointed a South African [...] Full text...

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Zim police nab SA diamond mine officials for smuggling

11 february 2010 - 12:24:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe police said Thursday they had arrested two So uth African mining executives from a controversial [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe cancels diamond auctions

08 january 2010 - 09:02:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe Thursday abruptly cancelled an inaugural diam ond auction from a controversial field, saying the mining [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Zimbabwe's suspension over diamond smuggling

29 october 2009 - 16:45:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday that the Kimb erley Process Certification Scheme, scheduled to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe seeks diamond help from Angola, Namibia

12 october 2009 - 10:55:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe, threatened with a diamond trade ban, is seek ing help from Angola and Namibia on [...] Full text...

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Kenya leads as Africa sweeps medals at IAAF championships

16 august 2009 - 11:29:00
Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- Africa swept all three medals in contention in the wome n's 10,000 metres event on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe faces diamond trade ban

30 july 2009 - 08:25:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- An international diamond trade group, the Kimberley Pr ocess, has recommended that Zimbabwe be suspended from [...] Full text...

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Diamond watchdog due in Zimbabwe

28 may 2009 - 13:53:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- A team from the Kimberley Process, an international di amond trade watchdog, is due in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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