AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d'Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors

10 november 2024 - 13:14:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Finding a pathway to employment for young women in Benin: World Bank Blog By Saint-Martin Kodjovi Mongan Agbeshie, Rachael Pierotti, Nicola Duell and Claudia Rivas

24 october 2024 - 13:02:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - It’s early morning in Benin and Solange, a young mother, is dropping her child off at [...] Full text...

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Beninese youth, of which 51% are women. This represents a major improvement compared to a 40% female participation in previous employment programmes

24 october 2024 - 10:34:44
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - To empower women, Benin worked with the Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI)—a global platform hosted by [...] Full text...

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Scaling behavioural interventions in cash transfer programme: Success story from Ghana: World Bank Blog By Christabel E. Dadzie and Mukta Joshi

07 august 2024 - 08:26:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Cash transfer programmes have significantly reduced poverty over the years. The World Bank's Social Protection and [...] Full text...

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IMF, Cameroon reach staff-level agreement on first review of ECF, RSF

04 june 2024 - 11:51:18
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Cameroonian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone to enhance climate-resilient transport, access to market

30 may 2024 - 11:03:00
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved a $74 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to [...] Full text...

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Malawi moves to fight antibiotics resistance

24 may 2024 - 15:40:01
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The Malawi Ministry of Health, bioMérieux, and Pfizer will collaborate to advance Malawi’s efforts to fight [...] Full text...

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Egypt seeks to raise earnings of millions working in cotton production, textile manufacturing

12 april 2024 - 11:36:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales [...] Full text...

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WHO launches manual for implementation of psychological interventions

11 march 2024 - 13:22:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a new manual to support the implementation of [...] Full text...

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Kenya set to overhaul refugee policy, to change camps into urban centres

30 november 2023 - 18:21:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is planning to designate major refugee camps as urban centres and municipalities once a draft [...] Full text...

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Transforming sanitation in Benin: A tale of resilience and renewal -- World Bank Blog By Mariam Sou

20 november 2023 - 06:44:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A new faecal sludge treatment plant in Sèmè-Kpodji, Benin, became operational in May 2023 and is [...] Full text...

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Dead bodies from natural disasters, conflict do not generally pose health risks - Red Cross, WHO

15 september 2023 - 16:13:57
Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) and two other sister organizations dismissed here Friday, amid devastating loss [...] Full text...

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Better data on corruption can reduce its impact, support sustainable development

01 september 2023 - 05:31:45
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Improved measurement of corruption could boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a senior [...] Full text...

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Striving for effective debt policy and management: Benin’s journey ( A World Bank Blog)

16 august 2023 - 12:57:57
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Amidst the diverse landscape of debt policy and management in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Benin has emerged [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper questions whether it is appropriate for Libyans to commemorate May Day, Labour Day

05 may 2023 - 17:30:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Since the discovery of oil in the country in 1958 and the export of the first [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group launches business ready project

01 may 2023 - 18:11:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group has begun work to assess the business and investment climate in [...] Full text...

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New WHO guide aims to boost use of life-saving helmets for motorcycle riders

06 april 2023 - 13:43:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization has launched a new manual for authorities to increase the use [...] Full text...

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Fight slavery’s ‘racist legacy’ through education: Guterres

25 march 2023 - 05:14:36
New York, US (PANA) - Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who [...] Full text...

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Collation of votes in Nigeria's elections continues; leading opposition parties boycott process

28 february 2023 - 10:50:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of votes of Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria continues on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre, [...] Full text...

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French baguettes, Chinese tea ceremony, join protected heritage list by UNESCO

01 december 2022 - 05:57:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Holy Week in Guatemala, traditional tea preparation in China, and the artisanal knowledge surrounding France’s iconic [...] Full text...

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Updated family planning guide promotes empowerment, health and wellbeing – WHO

15 november 2022 - 09:11:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wider access to self-administered contraceptives and the use of digital technologies by providers are just two [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 3: Vote counting gets underway in Kenya elections

09 august 2022 - 21:21:30
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 12 million voters cast ballots for the candidates running in Kenya's competitive elections on [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Kenyan poll body reports 30.66% half-day voter turnout

09 august 2022 - 14:58:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting in Kenya's General Elections continued on Tuesday, with at least 6.5 million votes cast, equivalent [...] Full text...

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Kenyans prepare to vote new President (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

04 august 2022 - 13:15:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are preparing to vote on 9 August 2022 to elect President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor and [...] Full text...

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Facebook failing to detect social media-peddled hate speech ahead of polls

30 july 2022 - 00:17:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A US firm, Global Witness, has carried out an investigation on hate speech peddled through the [...] Full text...

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Rabat denies allegations in HRW report on Morocco

29 july 2022 - 20:46:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Moroccan government has categorically denied "false and unfounded allegations" contained in the Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...

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Africa's fragile health systems, socio-economic fabric revealed by COVID-19: Report

14 may 2022 - 19:26:06
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The fragility of Africa's health systems and socio-economic fabric have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)

06 february 2022 - 05:43:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to [...] Full text...

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New social protection assessment in Lesotho aims to strengthen programmes for poor people

06 july 2021 - 14:01:31
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Strong effective social protection programmes are needed to help protect vulnerable people in Lesotho and ensure [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court president commends Nigerian govt for new office building

29 june 2021 - 22:27:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The president of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has commended the Federal [...] Full text...

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Regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region held in Bamako

10 june 2021 - 18:12:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region was held in Bamako, the Malian [...] Full text...

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Malagasy children start getting human rights education in schools

14 april 2021 - 13:40:20
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The UN Country Team in Madagascar, UN Human Rights and the Ministry of National Education have [...] Full text...

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Minor flaws do not make Sunday’s polls in Burkina Faso dubious – Presidential Majority

24 november 2020 - 13:57:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Alliance of Political Parties and Political Organisations of the Presidential Majority (APMP) considers shortcomings [...] Full text...

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FAO emphasises women's role in African agriculture

29 october 2020 - 23:48:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Women in Africa are the backbone of their households, communities and rural economies, as food producers, [...] Full text...

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Ex-Beninese director on the run, to be repatriated from Senegal

18 september 2020 - 19:47:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Mr Carlos Adohouannon, ex-director of the Tax General Management, who is wanted for one year for [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports decentralization of water and sanitation services in Benin

08 september 2020 - 18:04:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Support Project for the Decentralization of Drinking Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Services in Atacora-Donga (LEauCal [...] Full text...

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Ghana, Portugal to act as Scrutineers for 70th FIFA Congress

06 september 2020 - 05:30:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana and Portugal have been proposed to act as scrutineers at the 70th FIFA Congress to [...] Full text...

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Tripoli's water supply resumes gradually on Saturday

05 september 2020 - 11:38:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Drinking water supply to Tripoli is expected to resume gradually by the end of Saturday after [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt introduces punitive new law to force companies to pay taxes in foreign currency

20 august 2020 - 14:56:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says a new law will shortly be introduced, forcing firms that [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Electoral body says 12 million so far registered in ongoing exercise

27 july 2020 - 23:53:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA)  -  Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) Monday announced here that it had as a 26 July captured the [...] Full text...

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WB gives Sierra Leone $30 million to boost market access, agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers

22 july 2020 - 10:36:21
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $30-million International Development Association (IDA) grant [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate asks Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs to resign over insecurity

21 july 2020 - 15:19:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In an unprecedented move in the history of Nigeria since independence on October 1, 1960, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritian football club fined for not using FIFA's TMS paperwork

20 july 2020 - 16:12:18
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has sanctioned Mauritian club, Cercle de Joachim, for failing to use [...] Full text...

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Libyan dailies highlight unemployment, mines in Tripoli and resumption of oil production

11 july 2020 - 18:12:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Social issues related to the daily life of Libyan citizens resonated in the country's press this [...] Full text...

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71 cases affected by 3-month suspension of ECOWAS court sittings caused by Covid-19

24 june 2020 - 17:44:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The three-month suspension of court sessions by the ECOWAS Court of Justice, occasioned by the outbreak [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU envoy says coronavirus stimuli spending in Africa ‘grossly inadequate’

25 may 2020 - 21:33:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries have spent an average of 0.8 percent of their gross domestic product on [...] Full text...

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Wealthy Burundian businessman murdered in Bujumbura

14 may 2020 - 16:59:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The lifeless body of a wealthy Burundian businessman, Jackson Simbananiye Kirahwata, was discovered on Thursday morning [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French Development Agency helps Indian Ocean islands against pandemic

30 april 2020 - 11:21:15
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has provided a new grant of 2 million euros to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 26th Commonwealth summit postponed

22 april 2020 - 12:01:17
London, UK (PANA) - This year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled for the Rwandan capital, Kigali, has been [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group warms millions face hunger in Southern Africa under lockdown

17 april 2020 - 11:15:02
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Friday that millions of people across Southern Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana launches COVID-19 Tracker App

14 april 2020 - 05:25:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government on Monday launched a COVID-19 Tracker Application to counter the spread of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari explains extension of lockdown over COVDI-19 by another two weeks

13 april 2020 - 19:47:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced the extension of the lockdown in Lagos and Ogun States [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Drones to disinfect public places in Botswana

10 april 2020 - 10:05:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) have designed a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for global increase in protective equipment, medical supplies

31 march 2020 - 12:00:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for stepped-up production of medical equipment [...] Full text...

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Congo budgets 12.669 billion CFAF for 782 business plans

30 march 2020 - 17:59:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The business plan validation committee for the Commercial Agriculture Development Support Project (Pdac) has validated 782 [...] Full text...

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Burundi Central Bank orders closure of all exchange offices

08 february 2020 - 14:00:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Burundi's Central Bank Saturday ordered the closure by February 15 of "all exchange offices" for failing [...] Full text...

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Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, says new UN report

22 january 2020 - 07:52:46
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the [...] Full text...

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Bank of Central African states sets new foreign exchange regulations

16 november 2019 - 19:11:13
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Economic and Monetary Community of Central African States (CEMAC) has adopted a new foreign exchange [...] Full text...

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Several African leaders to attend UNESCO General Conference beginning Tuesday in Paris

11 november 2019 - 18:48:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Several African heads of state and government will take part in the UN agency's General Conference [...] Full text...

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Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends

09 november 2019 - 11:51:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Legal Experts on Media Regulation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Platform of Audiovisual [...] Full text...

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Fake electoral information on fake social media accounts worries Botswana security officials

23 october 2019 - 17:03:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -  Botswana's Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is concerned about fake electoral information that was posted [...] Full text...

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Zambia: ECA addresses fundamental challenges of legal identity in Africa

18 october 2019 - 15:59:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe, has listed the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidential tribunal upholds election of Buhari as President

11 september 2019 - 17:42:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday upheld the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as  winner [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean consumers have become reliant on remittances: Fitch Solutions

21 august 2019 - 19:45:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean consumers are turning to diaspora remittances as a source of income amid growing economic pains [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS operational manual implementation opens in Banjul

17 july 2019 - 21:34:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   A three-day regional forum on operational manual implementation opened here Wednesday, officials told PANA here. The forum, [...] Full text...

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Child rights charity alarmed at child deaths, injuries in war zones

16 may 2019 - 05:30:53
New York, US (PANA) - Child rights charity, Save the Children, has expressed alarm at the high child deaths and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS observers appeal for 'tolerance, restraint' in Nigeria as results are due to be released

25 february 2019 - 06:25:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Observation Mission has appealed to leaders of Nigeria's political parties, candidates, their supporters and [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition leader Fayulu challenges election result

12 january 2019 - 17:55:46
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – DR Congo opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu has moved to the Constitutional Court to file a [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: DRC presidential vote results compilation halfway done - CENI

06 january 2019 - 18:15:52
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The DR Congo National Independent Electoral Commission of Congo (CENI) has compiled 53% of the results [...] Full text...

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Congolese church raises stakes amid tense wait for presidential election results

05 january 2019 - 07:51:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Catholic Church has ruffled feathers with the National Independent Electoral Commission of Congo (CENI) [...] Full text...

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Mali abandons moves to introduce sex education in schools

04 january 2019 - 12:51:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has abandoned a programme to introduce sex education in schools, the Minister of [...] Full text...

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Ahead of key UN-backed Marrakech migration conference, youth recount harrowing journeys

09 december 2018 - 07:14:34
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Paving the way to the key UN migration conference in Marrakech, Morocco, which it is hoped [...] Full text...

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Boosting farm productivity in Africa through the sustainable use of machines (Feature by FAO)

08 october 2018 - 03:48:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the African Union have launched a new framework [...] Full text...

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AfDB's work in agric. reduces poverty in eastern Côte d’Ivoire (An AfDB Feature)

17 august 2018 - 13:42:00
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is ramping up the pace of its work in the [...] Full text...

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US business delegation signs US $940 million deals with state firms in Ethiopia

28 june 2018 - 17:51:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A US delegation has signed business deals with several state-owned Ethiopian companies valued at nearly [...] Full text...

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FAO helps Kenyan farmers rescue harvest from Fall Armyworm (Feature by FAO)

23 june 2018 - 06:26:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - ‘With a good harvest, we have enough maize for ourselves, and then some to sell. But [...] Full text...

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Nations begin drafting ‘operating manual’ for climate action at UN conference

01 may 2018 - 04:58:58
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - The latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations began on Monday in Bonn, Germany, to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia launches online mobile airtime recharging

23 november 2017 - 07:34:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Mobile customers in Ethiopia can now recharge their airtime online after the country’s sole telecommunication [...] Full text...

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FAO launches handbook to improve safety in banana farming sector

09 november 2017 - 06:12:01
Geneva, Switzderland (PANA) – The United Nations agriculture agency and the Government of Ecuador launched on Wednesday a practical guide [...] Full text...

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Kenya faces political uncertainty after vote count ends

30 october 2017 - 10:49:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans brace for an uncertain week on Monday after the end of vote counting and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria-Pakistan Joint Commission to be revamped for improved bilateral relations

21 october 2017 - 17:43:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the Nigeria-Pakistan Joint Commission will be revamped as a [...] Full text...

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US: 75% of children, youth face abuse, exploitation, trafficking on Mediterranean migration routes

12 september 2017 - 07:54:08
New York, US (PANA) – Migrant and refugee children and youth trying to reach Europe face appalling levels of human [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Amnesty cautions Kenyan police against use of 'unnecessary force'

10 august 2017 - 09:08:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged Kenyan police not to use unnecessary force in their handling of any [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Elections body continues vote validation after opposition complaints

10 august 2017 - 07:34:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's elections body confirmed receipt of final election result tallied from 30 constituencies on Thursday, which [...] Full text...

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US: UNICEF appoints Syrian refugee Muzoon Almellehan as Goodwill Ambassador

19 june 2017 - 05:21:55
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday, the eve of World Refugee Day, the [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Family learning approach boosts literacy, numeracy and language skills in Mozambique

24 may 2017 - 15:47:21
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Children, youth and adults from the Boane district in Mozambique are improving their literacy, numeracy and [...] Full text...

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US: UN announces new secure Internet app to aid UN peacekeeping

24 may 2017 - 05:13:27
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations peacekeeping office has announced a new software application that is enhancing efficiency [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO warns excessive speed contributes to high traffic fatalities

05 may 2017 - 17:52:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging drivers to kill the speed as speeding on the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN launches new manual on prisoner management

17 january 2017 - 05:46:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has unveiled a new manual that offers [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Presidential election dominates Kenya's New Year celebrations

01 january 2017 - 17:53:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The August 2017 presidential and general elections In Kenya is dominating discussions among Kenyans and featuring [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Lawmakers bruised in scuffles over elections law changes

22 december 2016 - 11:50:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Several Members of Parliament have been injured during an emergency sitting of Parliament in Nairobi on [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghanaians expect general election results on Friday

09 december 2016 - 05:38:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians expect the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce the results of the presidential and parliamentary elections [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana Electoral Commission says it will review all results from election

08 december 2016 - 14:06:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) says that it is set to review all results from the collation [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana Electoral Commission says its website hacked

08 december 2016 - 12:09:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) says its website was hacked overnight and deplored the action of the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ruling party denounces opposition party's 'treasonable' victory claims

08 december 2016 - 05:11:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday described the claims by the main opposition New [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana's main opposition party claims victory in Ghana elections

08 december 2016 - 03:51:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The main opposition party in Ghana, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed victory in Wednesday's [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria Army kills 10 Boko Haram terrorists

11 june 2016 - 15:10:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that its troops killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists while two [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights office reports on clashes, violations in Mozambique

29 april 2016 - 17:18:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Friday said it has received worrying information about ongoing [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report calls for youth violence prevention programmes

27 october 2015 - 20:32:19
New York, US (PANA) - A new report launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday stressed the need for [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: ECOWAS thumbs up Ivorian presidential election

27 october 2015 - 14:43:44
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Sunday's presidential election in Cote d'Ivoire was ''free, transparent and organized in an acceptable manner'', [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: ECOWAS sensitizes stakeholders on Civilian Dimension of Peace Support Operations

14 october 2015 - 11:16:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In its effort to highlight the roles of the Civilian Dimension of the ECOWAS Standby Force [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: IOM, Police College train Ethiopian human trafficking investigators

08 september 2015 - 12:48:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Ethiopian Police University College (EPUC) are jointly [...] Full text...

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Botswana: National broadcaster goes digital

01 september 2015 - 12:10:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government-owned radio and television stations are getting a digital revamp, as the broadcaster scrap [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Former Electoral Commissioner given highest national honour

01 july 2015 - 17:06:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday conferred the country's highest honour, the Companion of the [...] Full text...

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UN: Child under-nutrition costs Burkina Faso US$800 million a year

23 june 2015 - 20:12:23
New York, US (PANA) - Burkina Faso loses more than US$800 million annually due to child under-nutrition, according to a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: ECOWAS unveils operational manual for use by national offices

26 april 2015 - 17:13:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has officially unveiled an Operational Manual for use by National Offices to engage [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: EU election observer hails card reader improvement

11 april 2015 - 17:04:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chief Observer of the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission in Nigeria, Mr. Santiago Fisas, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Voters return to the polls to elect Governors, Lawmakers

11 april 2015 - 09:27:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two weeks after electing a new President, Nigerian voters on Saturday returned to the polls to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Catholic church leaders ask Jonathan, Buhari to accept final declared result

30 march 2015 - 15:52:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The umbrella body of the Nigerian Catholic leaders, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Vote counting underway as mixed reactions trail card readers failure

29 march 2015 - 10:48:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Counting and collation of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls results is underway in Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Manual accreditation ordered to make up for card reader failure

28 march 2015 - 16:21:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed its officials to allow manual accreditation of voters, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Project to improve the management system of ECOWAS Court launched in Abuja

10 march 2015 - 15:55:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on Monday launched Ecolink, a new information [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AU Commission, Cameroon launch French edition of AU Handbook

26 january 2015 - 19:17:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has expressed appreciation [...] Full text...

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Mali: UNICEF prepares five-year intervention plan for Mali

15 january 2015 - 17:34:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – UNICEF is preparing a five-year intervention plan in Mali that gives priority to basic education, humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: FAO, others launch book on family micro gardens in Angola

17 december 2014 - 14:49:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) –The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in partnership with the Angolan Government and other development partners, have [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian government cancels US training of its Army battalion

01 december 2014 - 18:35:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Misgivings of the Nigerian government over the inability of the United States to approve sale of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya wipes out 100 terror suspects after Mandera massacre

24 november 2014 - 11:24:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto said Kenya Forces have killed 100 militants and sympathisers inside Somalia, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Gang violence leaves 4 dead

18 november 2014 - 12:46:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four persons have been hacked to death in an apparent revenge attack hours after police raided [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF, EITI working to improve transparency of natural resources revenues

17 october 2014 - 07:32:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) are collaborating [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Investigative Journalism manual launched in Mauritius

30 september 2014 - 08:17:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Transparency Mauritius (TM) has launched a manual on investigative journalism which ''will help journalists go deep [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rift Valley Railways to modernize Kenya-Uganda rail track

15 july 2014 - 14:31:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the firm running the Kenya-Uganda railways, commissioned an automated railway track [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Pres. Banda demands manual vote recount, alleges 'massive rigging'

22 may 2014 - 12:18:01
Blantyre, Malawi, (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda, facing a possible defeat at the polls, Thursday demanded a manual recount [...] Full text...

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US: UN marks World Malaria Day, with calls for near zero preventable deaths

25 april 2014 - 14:40:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials on Friday said the tide has turned on malaria, with mortality rates for [...] Full text...

thread Health

Rwanda: WHO launches first-ever manual to track malaria in Africa

24 april 2014 - 12:24:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a manual on malaria prevention aimed at helping countries, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: EAJA concludes regional workshop on safety, security of journos

23 april 2014 - 16:26:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) has successfully concluded its five-day regional investigative journalism and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Apex bank introduces e-referencing system

31 march 2014 - 15:04:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Worried by the dwindling number of Nigerians operating bank account, due to a cumbersome referencing system [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Authorities launch Climate Change Action Plan

21 february 2014 - 14:16:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment and Sustainable Development Minister, Deva Virahsawmy, Thursday launched a Climate Change Information, Education and [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Cameroon: Expert suggests ways to end unsafe abortion in Africa

09 february 2014 - 17:51:03
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Increasing sexuality education and the availability of Misoprostol pills can help to ensure safe abortion in [...] Full text...

thread Health

Ghana: Central bank tightens forex bureaux operations

06 february 2014 - 09:54:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Bank of Ghana has tightened operations of forex bureaux, as it takes measures to stabilise [...] Full text...

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Dlamini Zuma says Guinea-Bissau’s transition process progressing well

20 september 2013 - 14:04:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Guinea-Bissau has made significant progress in its transition from recurring instability to democratic governance, according [...] Full text...

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Nigeria inaugurates trade hub portal to boost cross-border trade

20 august 2013 - 10:12:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has inaugurated the Nigerian Trade Hub (NTH) Portal and the Import, Export and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian diplomat advises ECOWAS volunteers

10 august 2013 - 13:13:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS volunteers, who have just completed their two-year tour of Liberia, have been urged to be [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders want ECOWAS peace support initiatives well funded

07 may 2013 - 15:09:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Stakeholders have called for uninterrupted funding for and sustainability of ECOWAS peace support initiatives, especially the [...] Full text...

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WHO urges action as over 270, 000 pedestrians are killed yearly

02 may 2013 - 12:31:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 270, 000 pedestrians lose their lives on the world’s roads each year, accounting for [...] Full text...

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Donor support for ECOWAS Peace support projected hailed

30 april 2013 - 09:00:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Participants at a just-ended stakeholders’ forum in Monrovia, Liberia, have lauded the multi-million-dollar donor support to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, UN partners review regional peace support projects

07 april 2013 - 15:59:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An ECOWAS delegation and officials of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNESCO have [...] Full text...

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FIFA appoints goal-line technology provider for Brazil 2013

03 april 2013 - 08:45:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World's Football Governing Body, FIFA, has confirmed the appointment of GoalControl GmbH of Germany as [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Supreme Court begins election dispute hearing

27 march 2013 - 20:48:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga, disputing the outcome of Kenya's presidential election, kicked off his case [...] Full text...

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'Copper cable theft causes train crash in Pretoria'

01 february 2013 - 10:08:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A preliminary finding has revealed that copper cable theft caused a passenger train accident [...] Full text...

thread Economy

ECOWAS Education Ministers to meet in Nigeria

28 september 2012 - 12:37:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Ministers of Education will gather in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja 6 Oct. to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian official warns Lake Nyos in Cameroon could collapse

27 september 2012 - 15:11:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday raised the alarm on the possibility of [...] Full text...

thread Environment

9 convicted for treason in SA after long trial

06 august 2012 - 11:13:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Nine people have been convicted for treason after the longest and most costly criminal [...] Full text...

thread Social

ECOWAS member states tasked on promotion of peace culture

03 july 2012 - 16:48:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister for Education and Literacy Koumba Boly has urged ECOWAS member states to promote [...] Full text...

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Experts validate ECOWAS reference manual on culture of peace

28 june 2012 - 14:19:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Regional experts are to meet in Ouagadougou, the Burkinabe capital, from 2-6 July to validate the [...] Full text...

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IOM works with Botswana to build capacity of Immigration Service

15 june 2012 - 10:59:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said Friday it would next week launch a US$200,000 training [...] Full text...

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Gambian NGO holds forum on tourism, children

10 may 2012 - 14:10:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A Gambian Non-governmental organisation, the Child Protection Alliance (CPA), has concluded a two-day forum on the [...] Full text...

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Benin’s constitutional court calls for electronic vote

20 january 2012 - 20:47:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Chairman of the Beninese constitutional council, Mr Robert Dossou, has called for the introduction of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria loses huge sums on calcium carbonate importation

17 november 2011 - 09:53:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria loses over 1 billion naira (about US$ 7 million) annually on the importation of Precipitated [...] Full text...

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Gambia begins modernization of payment system

15 november 2011 - 22:54:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Central Bank, has embarked on the modernization of the country's payments, clearing and settlements [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS programme of activities under review in Accra

14 november 2011 - 16:24:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Officials of the ECOWAS Commission and regional stakeholders on Monday began a comprehensive review of major [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to review programmes at Accra retreat

13 november 2011 - 20:09:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Officials of the ECOWAS Commission and regional stakeholders will undertake a comprehensive review of major programmes [...] Full text...

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Gambia sacks senior football team coach, trainer

01 november 2011 - 18:54:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambia's soccer authorities have sacked Paul Put, the Belgian-born head coach of the country's senior team, [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Angola clears 99,980 kilometres of road of landmines

03 august 2011 - 18:46:44
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A total 99,980 kilometres of road have been cleared of landmines in Angola from 2008 to [...] Full text...

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Equality Now, SOAWR issue guide on use of African protocol on women’s rights

15 july 2011 - 07:28:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International human rights organisation Equality Now, in conjunction with Solidarity for African Women’s Rights [...] Full text...

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Pledges of support as Nigerian bourse marks 50th anniversary

07 june 2011 - 09:12:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has reiterated its determination to support the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) so it [...] Full text...

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Gambia says old national ID still valid

16 may 2011 - 12:54:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambia’s Immigration Department has said the country’s old identification card, which preceded the biometric one, “is [...] Full text...

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Over 5,000 landmines destroyed in Angola in 2010

11 march 2011 - 14:32:31
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A total of 5,512 landmines, 4,989 of which are anti-personnel and 523 anti-tanks, were cleared and [...] Full text...

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Practitioners, owners told to invest more in new media

23 february 2011 - 20:43:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African media practitioners and owners have been urged to invest more on new media as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria registers 28.5m out of 70m voters, 3 days to end of exercise

26 january 2011 - 16:51:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Wednesday it had registered only 28.5 million voters, with [...] Full text...

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EAC, COMESA, IGAD plan joint election observation for Uganda

13 january 2011 - 12:28:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Senior officials from the secretariats of the East African Community (EAC), the Common Market [...] Full text...

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Guinea presidential run-off to be held on Sunday

26 october 2010 - 23:09:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) â" Guinea's presidential run--off will be held on Sunday, 31 October, the chairman of the Guinean National [...] Full text...

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Ivorian Electoral Commission spells out process to proclaim results

22 october 2010 - 07:12:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The independent electoral commission (CEI) in Co te d'Ivoire on Thursday said that the transmission [...] Full text...

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Journalists undergo training as Gambia schedules polls for 2011/2012

25 september 2010 - 10:02:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Top American journalist, Lucinda Fleeson, is training jo urnalists in The Gambia as part of the [...] Full text...

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Guinea court jails two electoral commission members

09 september 2010 - 22:21:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) â" A Conakry court on Thurs-day sentenced to one year's i mprisonment the chairman of Guinea's national [...] Full text...

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RPG questions computer system of Guinean Electoral Commission

04 september 2010 - 20:08:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The Rally of the People of Guinea (RPG) of Alpha Conde, a candidate contesting the the [...] Full text...

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'No obstacle in the way of Ivorian presidential election'

04 september 2010 - 11:58:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- There is no technical or political obstacle in t he way to the presidential election [...] Full text...

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Libya's demand for compensation from colonialists dominate press

28 august 2010 - 19:11:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan papers this week focused on the call on forme r colonial powers to apologise [...] Full text...

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Angola spends 17 billion kwanzas on demining

08 august 2010 - 10:46:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan government has spent about 17 billion Angola n Kwanzas (US$1=92. 57 Angolan Kwanzas) on [...] Full text...

thread Social

EAC, UNHCR sign accord on protection of displaced persons

09 march 2010 - 12:46:00
Dar es Salaam-Tanzania (PANA) -- The East African Community (EAC) and the UN Refu gee Agency (UNHCR) Tuesday unveiled here [...] Full text...

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WHO releases new guidelines for malaria treatment

09 march 2010 - 12:03:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new gui delines for the treatment of malaria, and [...] Full text...

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SADC inspectors to meet in Arusha

09 february 2010 - 17:02:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The defence chiefs of member states of the Southern Afri ca Development Community (SADC), will meet [...] Full text...

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'EAC Customs Union needs commitment of partner countries'

14 january 2010 - 11:31:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Governments of the five member countries of the East African Community (EAC) should refrain [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Bidding process for 2018 Commonwealth Games starts

25 december 2009 - 07:58:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has started the bidding process for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Libyan telecom company signs contracts

11 september 2009 - 23:27:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan General Posts and Telecommunications Company (GPTC) on Thursday signed four contracts in the field [...] Full text...

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Nigerian airspace managers launch safety management manual

19 august 2009 - 16:34:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approv ed the first edition of Nigerian Airspace Management [...] Full text...

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AU official suggests integration of national polices into peacekeeping

13 august 2009 - 00:28:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The head of the planning operations at the peacekeeping department of the African Union Commission, Lieutenant-colonel [...] Full text...

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FAO raises red flag over weeds menace

11 august 2009 - 18:59:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Today, more than a billion people in the world are hungr y, the result of flawed [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Kenya suspends work-for-food programme

20 july 2009 - 16:50:00
Kinango- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya government has suspended the work-for-food pro gramme, saying hunger-stricken people cannot be subjected to [...] Full text...

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Community-directed intervention strategy to be taught in medical schools

12 june 2009 - 17:01:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- A meeting of Vice-chancellors and other senior academics from 12 African countries, held in Nigeria's capital [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS ministers endorse strategy for infrastructural development

07 june 2009 - 10:25:00
Yamoussoukro- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- West African ministers responsible for tran sport and infrastructure have endorsed a comprehensive strategy for [...] Full text...

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Chad hands over 82 child soldiers to UNICEF

28 may 2009 - 15:39:00
N’Djaména- Chad (PANA) -- The Chadian government handed 82 under-18 child soldier s over to UNICEF during an official ceremony [...] Full text...

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Kenyan shippers urge service overhaul at E/Africa's main sea port

18 may 2009 - 15:39:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya Shippers Council said here Monday it had made wide-ranging recommendations to the ministries of [...] Full text...

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Manual on agricultural journalism launched

30 april 2009 - 23:12:00
Abidjan- Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – A manual on agricu-ltural journalism in West and Central Africa was launched on Thursday at [...] Full text...

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UN agency launches manual to combat human trafficking

08 april 2009 - 19:37:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN agency in charge of drugs and crime, has launched a manual for parliamentarians [...] Full text...

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