Two companies sign CFAF 150 billion to boost Mali's cotton industry

05 february 2025 - 13:39:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A pool of banks represented by the Banque de Développement du Mali (BDM), one of the [...] Full text...

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Results of matches played across Africa in group stage of 2024/24 CAF Champions League.

16 december 2024 - 18:13:30
Le Caire, Egypte (PANA)-Voici les résultats des matches joués à travers l'Afrique dans le cadre de la phase de groupes [...] Full text...

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12 kg of cocaine seized at Bamako international airport

25 july 2024 - 11:17:01
Bamako, Mai (PANA) - The Central Narcotics Office (OCS) at Bamako's Modibo Keita Sénou International Airport seized 12 kg of [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua airport in preparation for its new service

15 february 2024 - 14:27:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Moroccan airline, Royal Air Maroc, has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the [...] Full text...

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FIFA Foundation Community Programme announces support for 114 organisations in 2023

07 april 2023 - 12:55:10
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - To commemorate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the FIFA Foundation on Thursday [...] Full text...

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EBRD invests in first green infrastructure bond in Morocco

29 july 2022 - 07:35:07
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing €19.2million (equivalent to Moroccan Dinars 200 [...] Full text...

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Moroccan delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua airport

12 november 2021 - 12:05:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Moroccan Civil Aviation Authority has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the eastern [...] Full text...

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Tunisair pilots seek greener pastures at Air Senegal

07 october 2021 - 19:19:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Due to a difficult financial situation, a number of Tunisair pilots are obliged to leave the [...] Full text...

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Washington welcomes Morocco's useful role in Libya

16 august 2021 - 19:25:20
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The US ambassador and special envoy for Libya, Richard Norland, said on Monday in Rabat that [...] Full text...

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Military exercise begins in Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia

08 june 2021 - 12:10:17
Rabat, Maroc (PANA) - The 17th annual joint US Africa Command exercise, African Lion, began on Monday in Morocco, Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Morocco to organise 1st Summit on Education through Sport in Africa

31 march 2021 - 09:46:41
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Ministry of Education and a non-governmental organisation, Tibu Maroc, have announced the holding of [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Morocco’s Green Generation Strategy

16 december 2020 - 16:07:49
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved a US$250 million (EUR 214.2 million) programme to support [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: 3 operators get the "4G" licenses

04 october 2020 - 12:55:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following a public tender, the license for the establishment and operation of the fourth Generation (4G) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EBRD, EU and partners support green investments in Morocco

01 october 2020 - 19:07:37
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are supporting green [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: 3G internet users disconnected to avert exam cheating

29 september 2020 - 17:37:05
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - On the orders of the authorities, several hundred users of the "3G" mobile Internet in Mauritania, [...] Full text...

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EBRD provides US$ 20m to leading Moroccan local bank to boost trade

23 september 2020 - 19:46:18
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Wednesday it was boosting trade in Morocco [...] Full text...

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Thousands of Internet users in Mauritania cut off for four days

21 september 2020 - 13:59:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mobile Internet users in Mauritania have no access to the service from September 19 to 22 [...] Full text...

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EIB makes EUR 200 million available to Morocco

17 september 2020 - 11:20:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Crédit Agricole du Maroc Group (GCAM) on Wednesday signed [...] Full text...

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EBRD loan to finance new cheese plant in Morocco, expansion in Tunisia

02 september 2020 - 15:52:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is strengthening the agribusiness sector in Morocco and [...] Full text...

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EBRD supports vital infrastructure services in Morocco

02 september 2020 - 12:13:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Wednesday it is supporting the delivery [...] Full text...

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Mobile telephone operators in Mauritania fined for poor quality service

29 june 2020 - 09:19:21
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has fined mobile telephone operators for "failures in the quality of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 5 new cases registered in Morocco

18 march 2020 - 19:55:32
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Five new confirmed cases of the coronavirus (Covid-19) were recorded in Morocco, on the night of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Royal Air Maroc, Brussels Airlines reduce operations in Gambia

17 march 2020 - 15:55:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Royal Air Maroc and Brussels Airlines on  Tuesday announced a phased suspension of flights to and [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians without Internet access for 48 hours

28 february 2020 - 14:21:58
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Thousands of Mauritanians have been deprived of Internet access for nearly 48 hours, PANA learnt on [...] Full text...

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Gabon Telecom sees subscriber level rising

27 february 2020 - 19:35:02
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Fixed-line and mobile operator Gabon Telecom, a subsidiary of Maroc Telecom Group, announced in Libreville on [...] Full text...

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167 Moroccans repatriated from China by special flight due to Coronavirus

03 february 2020 - 09:40:20
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A special Royal Air Maroc flight carrying Moroccans from the Chinese city of Wuhan, quarantined by [...] Full text...

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Karate African Championships from 7-9 February in Tangier

31 january 2020 - 15:08:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Royal Moroccan Federation of Karate and Associated Disciplines (FRMK) is organizing from February 7-9, at [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc temporarily suspends flights to China

31 january 2020 - 09:22:49
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, has suspended flights between Casablanca and Beijing from 31 [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc launches new Casablanca-Beijing line

17 january 2020 - 10:08:29
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), on Thursday announced the launch of a new route [...] Full text...

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Gabon to create a national airline

09 january 2020 - 17:27:16
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Addressing members of the Gabonese parliament, the Prime Minister and Head of Government, Julien Nkoghe Bekalé, [...] Full text...

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Gabon Telecom to test 5G mobile technology

24 november 2019 - 13:48:19
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon Telecom's senior management announced on Sunday in a press release the experimental launch of 5G [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: RAM opens new route to Beijing via Casablanca

30 october 2019 - 17:25:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Moroccan airline company, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), is launching an airline that will allow Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc to connect Morocco to China from next January

12 september 2019 - 09:53:01
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will connect Casablanca's Mohammed V airport with Beijing-Daxing International [...] Full text...

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RAM launches flight service linking Casablanca and Athens

05 april 2019 - 09:56:19
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Moroccan carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), on Thursday launched its first direct flights between Casablanca (Morocco) [...] Full text...

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ECA holds consultation in Marrakech on climate change, public budgets and resilient economies

22 march 2019 - 23:05:59
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will Saturday organize a high-level consultation on linking climate change [...] Full text...

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African finance ministers to discuss workforce planning in Africa

22 march 2019 - 22:06:33
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) – African ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will meet here Saturday to discuss matters relating [...] Full text...

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African finance ministers urged to list 30% stake of state firms in stock markets

08 march 2019 - 23:26:47
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has been urged to order the listing of between 25-30% of all [...] Full text...

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MAURITEL employees in Nouakchott on partial strike

06 february 2019 - 21:20:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Employees of MAURITEL, a Mauritania-based telecommunications operator and a subsidiary of Maroc Telecom, embarked on a [...] Full text...

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Airlines want speedy implementation of liberalised air transport market

07 december 2018 - 19:57:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has called on African countries to speedily implement the Single African [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Burkina Faso to cooperate in judicial sector

05 september 2018 - 09:26:53
Rabat Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Burkina Faso have agreed to promote and develop cooperation on judicial matters, including training, [...] Full text...

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Royal Morocco Air to launch Casablanca-Athens route

30 august 2018 - 09:12:02
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will from 2 April, 2019 launch a direct flight [...] Full text...

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RwandAir ranked third best Africa regional airline

26 july 2018 - 11:43:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, has been ranked third Best Regional Airline in Africa by British-based consultancy, [...] Full text...

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US: Royal Air Maroc launches Manchester-Casablanca connection

07 february 2017 - 14:59:41
New York, US (PANA) - Morocco's national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, has announced the launch of a new route between [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Royal Air Maroc inaugurates Casablanca-Washington route

09 september 2016 - 14:10:27
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, on Thursday inaugurated a new direct route between Casablanca [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria-Morocco diplomatic row reported in Nigeria

14 march 2015 - 09:22:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The diplomatic spat between Nigeria and Morocco, culminating in the recall of the Moroccan ambassador to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ebola fears ring loud at ECOWAS meetings (By Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Nigeria)

13 december 2014 - 16:15:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The frontlines of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) that is ravaging parts of West Africa may [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU plans massive airlift of materials in fight against Ebola in West Africa

08 october 2014 - 12:23:15
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will organize a massive airlift of materials to help countries affected by [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Africa's airlines face tough future with Ebola spread to US - Analysts

02 october 2014 - 13:12:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ebola spread to the US has created fears that US aviation authorities could slap [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Royal Air Maroc announces flights to Ndjamena

19 june 2014 - 10:29:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc has announced the launch of twice-weekly flights from Casablanca to [...] Full text...

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Togo: Togo, Morocco agree to set up joint cooperation commission

01 may 2014 - 18:08:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese government on Wednesday ratified the agreement setting up a joint cooperation commission with Morocco, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO chief lauds Morocco for achieving MDG 1

23 april 2014 - 15:03:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Countries need to shift to more sustainable food systems, stepping up action to mitigate and adapt [...] Full text...

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Nigerian airspace recorded 28,000 over-flyers in 2012

21 october 2013 - 16:48:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has said that 28,000 over-flyers were recorded in the nation’s [...] Full text...

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Libya, Morocco sign trade agreement

22 july 2013 - 19:40:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Morocco have signed a partnership and cooperation agreement, aimed at strengthening trade, including export [...] Full text...

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Air Maroc plane makes emergency landing in Lagos

29 march 2013 - 09:55:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A passenger plane belonging to Morocco's national airline, Royal Air Maroc, made an emergency landing at [...] Full text...

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Mali grants licence to third mobile phone operator

22 january 2013 - 13:17:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has granted the country's third mobile telephone licence to Planor-Monaco Telecom International Group [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Tit-bits on Group B action

20 january 2013 - 00:27:19
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - When Ghana takes on DR Congo Sunday in the opening group B match of [...] Full text...

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Cameroon grants licence to 3rd mobile phone operator

11 december 2012 - 13:46:25
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The Cameroonian government has licensed a third mobile phone operator, Viettel Cameroon, which is a [...] Full text...

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AfDB gives Morocco 105m euro loan for agric sector

07 september 2012 - 14:55:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Friday announced a loan of 105 million euro to Morocco for [...] Full text...

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Casablanca stock market closes trading down

13 june 2012 - 21:56:39
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Casablanca stock market closed trading down on Wednesday with its two main indices, MASI and [...] Full text...

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Bombardier Aerospace to build plant in Morocco

12 june 2012 - 21:00:56
Rabat Morocco, (PANA) - Canadian aircraft manufacturing company, Bombardier Aerospace, has applied to the Moroccan authorities to build a plant [...] Full text...

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Gabonese president calls for return of Morocco into AU

01 june 2012 - 21:45:51
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba says several African countries, including Gabon, have expressed the wish for [...] Full text...

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Emirates airline opens office in Nouakchott

31 january 2012 - 22:36:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Emirates airline on Tuesday opened an office in Nouakchott, Mauritania, to contribute to promote and develop [...] Full text...

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Air Mali Managing Director Berthé elected AFRAA President

23 november 2011 - 22:06:04
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Managing Director of Air Mali, Abderrahmane Berthé, has been elected president of the African Association [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc to resume flights to Libya on 21 November

17 november 2011 - 12:59:25
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Moroccan airline, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), on Thursday said it would, from 21 November, resume [...] Full text...

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Moroccan govt. wants to sell shares at Maroc-Telecom

03 august 2011 - 19:11:13
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Moroccan government has launched a bid for tenders for the sale of 7% of its [...] Full text...

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Moroccan football goes professional

07 july 2011 - 17:32:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Determined to introduce professional football in Morocco, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has outlined certain [...] Full text...

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RAM to provide 14 weekly flights to Mauritania

25 may 2011 - 22:26:22
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is increase its weekly flights to Mauritania from nine to 14 [...] Full text...

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Casablanca Stock Exchange closes high

25 may 2011 - 17:48:51
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Casablanca Bourse Wednesday closed with a rise of its two main indexes, Moroccan All Shares [...] Full text...

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Casablanca Stock Exchange closes high

13 may 2011 - 17:28:50
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Casablanca Stock Exchange closed Friday with a rise of 0.47 per cent of its two [...] Full text...

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Moroccan King orders investigation into Marrakech terrorist attack

28 april 2011 - 19:37:19
Rabat, Maroc (PANA) – King Mohamed VI of Morocco has ordered a quick and transparent investigation into the terrorist attack [...] Full text...

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Casablanca Stock Exchange ends week up

15 april 2011 - 17:27:40
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Casablanca Stock Exchange ended the week with an increase of both MASI (Moroccan All Shares [...] Full text...

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Casablanca bourse ends week low

08 april 2011 - 17:23:47
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Casablanca Bourse ended the week in decline, with a drop of its two Masi indexes [...] Full text...

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Casablanca Stock Exchange closed up Thursday

07 april 2011 - 17:53:32
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Casablanca Stock Exchange closed high Thursday, with an increase of its two main indexes, Masi [...] Full text...

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Revenue of Gabon Telecom slumped by 14% in 2010 - Report

25 february 2011 - 22:50:20
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Revenue of the Gabonese telephony company, Gabon Telecom, slumped last year by 14%, or 61.1 billion [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012: Gabon wants Casablanca-Libreville flights strengthened

12 january 2011 - 15:24:01
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - To ensure mass participation by fans in the CAN 2012, the Gabonese authorities have called for [...] Full text...

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RAM reschedules Tripoli flights

08 november 2010 - 22:54:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Royal Air Maroc (RAM) airline is cutting its flights to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, from four [...] Full text...

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Libya bids US$2 billion for Shell in 21 African countries

10 june 2010 - 20:38:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan company, Oil Libya Holding Company is making a US$2 billion offer to purchase some [...] Full text...

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Flights resume in Morocco after suspension over ash cloud

12 may 2010 - 17:17:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Normal flight operations resumed Wednesday in all Moroccan airports, closed Tuesday to air navigation because of [...] Full text...

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Five Moroccan airports closed over bad weather

11 may 2010 - 12:46:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The General Management of Civil Aviation in Morocco on T uesday ordered the closure of five [...] Full text...

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Morocco to pay US$ 841m for 24 F-16 planes

04 may 2010 - 15:01:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Morocco will pay Lockheed Martin US$ 841. 8 million for the acquisition of 24 F-16 jets, [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc extends 'mixed flights' to Congo, CAR

26 april 2010 - 12:47:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Morocco's national carrier 'Royal Air Maroc' has announc ed plans to extend its 'mixed flights (combining [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Gabon sign several cooperation agreements

18 march 2010 - 13:08:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Wednesday ended a three-day visit to Morocco during which he [...] Full text...

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Nigerian regulator summons Moroccan airline over baggage delay

22 december 2009 - 14:48:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The regulatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Tuesday summoned the management of Morocco's national carrier Royal [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Senegal agree to set up new airline

29 may 2009 - 21:35:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegal and the state-owned Moroccan airline, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), on Friday signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...

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Air passengers stranded as Senegalese airline ceases operation

30 april 2009 - 15:58:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Air Senegal International has ceased operation from Banj ul International Airport in the Gambia to the [...] Full text...

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Senegal's suit over airline shocks Royal Air Maroc

03 april 2009 - 08:29:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Morocco' national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has expr essed surprise at the legal proceedings instituted [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc to order 6 new planes

19 march 2009 - 15:25:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The Chairman and Managing Director of Royal Air Maroc (RAM), Mr. Driss Benhima, has announced [...] Full text...

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Presidents Bongo, Nguesso accompany body of late Gabon First Lady home

18 march 2009 - 13:17:00
Rabat- Maroc (PANA) -- Gabon President Omar Bongo Ondimba and his Congolese counterpart, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Wednesday accompanied the body [...] Full text...

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Maroc Telecom acquires 51% capital of SOTELMA

01 march 2009 - 14:24:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The government of Mali has declared Maroc Telecom, a sub sidiary of Vivendi Universal, 'provisional contractor', [...] Full text...

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Air Maroc withdraws from partnership with Air Senegal

28 february 2009 - 07:29:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced its disengagement fr om Air Senegal International (ASI), with effect [...] Full text...

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Morocco Telecom raked in 2.6 billion euros in 2008

21 january 2009 - 19:25:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Moroccan Communications giant, Maroc Telecom, a subsidia ry of Vivendi International, earned a turnover of 2. [...] Full text...

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