Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency

11 july 2024 - 06:27:18
New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court organizes training on e-case in Ghana

14 june 2024 - 18:39:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Friday commenced a week-long sensitization and training programme for lawyers [...] Full text...

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World's tech giants sign pledge for more ethical AI systems

06 february 2024 - 05:47:21
Paris, France (PANA) - Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum portrays initiatives to balance drivers of growth, productivity

19 january 2024 - 16:49:05
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – Participants of the World Economic Forum 2024 made the case that a new growth model is [...] Full text...

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'Hacking' the cybersecurity skills gap in developing countries: World Bank Blog By Ghislain de Salins and Anat Lewin

24 november 2023 - 07:33:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals has reached a record high in 2023, with about 4 [...] Full text...

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World Toilet Day: Flush with innovations for safer sanitation

19 november 2023 - 07:07:08
New York, US (PANA) - Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan schools welcome artificial intelligence, robotics to enrich learning (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

27 september 2023 - 10:14:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan education system is rapidly welcoming new educational technologies to enrich learning. These technologies are also [...] Full text...

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African data scientists to play more significant role in development

22 september 2022 - 16:22:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new platform to promote the use of data science in finding solutions to some of [...] Full text...

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Innovation continued despite COVID-19: New UN report

21 september 2021 - 06:07:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper [...] Full text...

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AfDB Coding for Employment programme enrols 130,000 users across Africa

12 august 2021 - 15:16:33
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - On International Youth Day, the African Development Bank announced Thursday the enrolment of 130,000 users [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry

20 july 2021 - 15:34:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...

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FIFA auditors arrive in Accra to audit GFA

15 may 2021 - 12:49:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is receiving Auditors from the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), [...] Full text...

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Liquid Telecoms acquires stake in Quattro Business Solutions

28 january 2021 - 23:29:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Liquid Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Global, owned by Zimbabwean telecom enterpreneur Strive Masiyiwa, said Thursday [...] Full text...

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AU warns against cyber-exploitation of African countries

06 october 2020 - 21:19:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has warned countries in Africa to guard against misuse by foreign [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AfDB partners with government and Microsoft to launch Digital Nigeria e-Learning Platform

01 october 2020 - 19:01:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the government of Nigeria and Microsoft on Monday launched the Digital [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief urges more countries to step up and fund global vaccine effort

01 october 2020 - 06:24:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday called for all nations to provide further urgently needed funds [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Coca-Cola joins Black Lives Matter boycott

03 july 2020 - 16:51:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Coca-Cola in South Africa has stopped all advertising on social media as part of [...] Full text...

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The relevance of digital skills in the COVID-19 era (An AfDB feature)

18 june 2020 - 17:07:18
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed how the world functions, illustrating the limitations of many [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian returnees produce protective equipment for COVID-19 frontline officials

05 may 2020 - 19:16:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The rapid spread of COVID-19 in West and Central Africa, which has infected over 8,000 people [...] Full text...

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Fearing collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar, Govt floats exchange rate

11 march 2020 - 13:45:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has officially floated the exchange rate to allow for market determined forex rates [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tennis legends break world record in Cape Town

08 february 2020 - 09:26:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in their match in Africa exhibition at the Cape [...] Full text...

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Microsoft partners emerging market investor at startups summit

27 november 2019 - 16:56:31
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Seedstars, a leading emerging market startup community and investor, has joined forces with Microsoft ahead [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] Full text...

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Mauritius removed from the gray list of tax havens

11 october 2019 - 17:15:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has decided to remove Mauritius from the gray list of tax havens, [...] Full text...

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ICT is now 3rd pillar of Mauritian economy, says Prime Minister Jugnauth

19 september 2019 - 13:30:14
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said  the ICT sector is the third pillar of [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't, Chinese-French consortium sign MoU on ICT project

19 september 2019 - 11:44:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and a Chinese-French consortium, Chacot Dubost In and Weindong Cloud Education Group, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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BBC, others in joint effort to fight fake news

09 september 2019 - 16:27:11
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A new joint effort to deal with fake news has been put in place by [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian and Chelsea legend, Michael Essien, named new FIFA 20 Ultimate Team Icon

02 september 2019 - 19:56:56
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the release date of EA SPORTS' FIFA 20 now just weeks away, a brand new [...] Full text...

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Science, technology key to accelerating Africa's technology transformation - Japanese premier

29 august 2019 - 16:45:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Science, technology and innovation as well as human resource development are critical in Africa, a continent [...] Full text...

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Tennis legends to compete in Cape Town

05 july 2019 - 20:21:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two of the greatest tennis players of all time have confirmed that they will [...] Full text...

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EU leaders meet in Brussels to appoint President of European Commission

20 june 2019 - 13:43:56
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the European Union are meeting in Brussels on Thursday and [...] Full text...

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Microsoft sets up African Development Centre in Nairobi and Lagos

15 may 2019 - 12:49:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Microsoft has invested in a $100 million Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nairobi and another site [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President to attend high level meeting on combating online terrorism

14 may 2019 - 13:35:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Senegalese President Macky Sall is due to travel on Tuesday to Paris to attend a "high [...] Full text...

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Microsoft holds talks with Kenya on setting up Africa technology centre

13 may 2019 - 22:09:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Computer software firm, Microsoft Corporation, has commenced talks with the government of Kenya on its plan [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates reveals secret Mandela connection, massive Africa attachment

11 february 2019 - 04:07:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Microsoft founder and global development icon, Bill Gates has moved the African Union Summit with [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: AU leaders vows to neutralise terrorists from destabilising African countries

10 february 2019 - 19:23:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (PANA) - African and world leaders on Sunday vowed never to allow terrorist elements to destabilise any country [...] Full text...

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Morocco to host forum on artificial intelligence in Africa Dec. 12-13

05 december 2018 - 16:02:53
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – UNESCO and the Mohamed VI polytechnic University will organize a forum on artificial intelligence (AI) in [...] Full text...

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AfDB invests US$500m in New City Wide Inclusive Sanitation projects

07 november 2018 - 15:08:01
Beijing, China (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a new initiative to promote innovation and citywide inclusive [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates, Tim Cook visit European Parliament

25 october 2018 - 09:54:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The founder of Microsoft and co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates and the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, Microsoft strike new partnership on education of displaced, refugee children

27 september 2018 - 10:27:11
New York, US (PANA) – UNICEF, the UN children's fund, on Wednesday launched a new partnership with Microsoft Corp. to [...] Full text...

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‘Surge in financing’ needed to transform the world: UN chief

25 september 2018 - 06:27:16
New York, US (PANA) - A “surge in financing and investments” is needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda, the United [...] Full text...

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Beyond the motions of an electoral success in Mali (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

25 july 2018 - 11:18:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian voters go to the polls on 29 July to either elect a new president or [...] Full text...

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Why Africa must trust, support its youth to creatively drive industrialization

22 may 2018 - 12:56:18
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Many young Africans are coming up with innovative solutions to the continent’s problems and [...] Full text...

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Leading South African television host launches foundation

12 april 2018 - 08:45:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African television host Trevor Noah has launched his own foundation in Johannesburg [...] Full text...

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Tillerson says US to bolster trade, security ties with Kenya

09 march 2018 - 19:19:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Nairobi on Friday for a three-day visit, with [...] Full text...

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'Industry giants fail to tackle child labour allegations in cobalt battery supply chains'

15 november 2017 - 08:59:13
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Major electronics and electric vehicle companies are still not doing enough to stop human rights abuses [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: NGO builds capacity for 450 young entrepreneurs in Tunisia

01 july 2017 - 06:55:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In order to improve its support services for Tunisian entrepreneurs countrywide, Souk At-tanmia, a collaborative platform [...] Full text...

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US: UN welcomes partnership initiative with tech giants to counter terrorism online

28 june 2017 - 05:31:58
New York, UN (PANA) - A senior United Nations official has called for sustained joint efforts to combat terrorism and [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Bill Gates salutes South African comedian

24 may 2017 - 09:16:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Billionaire Bill Gates has saluted South Africa’s top television personality Trevor Noah’s biographical book [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Luxury yacht docks in Cape Town

30 december 2016 - 07:13:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's multi-million dollar yacht My Octopus has docked in Cape Town [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Global giants salute Nelson Mandela

18 july 2016 - 17:33:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday saluted world statesman Nelson Mandela whose [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire: Global firms show commitment to Africa technology revolution

09 june 2016 - 08:29:12
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Global technology firms have demonstrated a deep commitment to work with state officials in Africa [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban appoints governing council for Technology Bank for LDCs

27 may 2016 - 05:59:13
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of a major UN conference on priorities for the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs), [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Bill Gates to deliver Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

18 may 2016 - 18:52:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Microsoft founder Bill Gates will deliver the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University [...] Full text...

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UN: UN panel to produce global framework on countering terrorist propaganda

12 may 2016 - 06:47:29
New York, US (PANA) - Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious [...] Full text...

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UN: ITU stresses need to promote technology careers for women

28 april 2016 - 22:58:21
New York, US (PANA) - On Girls in ICT Day marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April, the UN International [...] Full text...

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UN: Govts, tech companies commit to protecting children from online sexual exploitation

18 november 2015 - 14:47:24
New York, US (PANA) - At the #WeProtect Children Online Global Summit, hosted by the United Arab Emirates and the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Microsoft launches automatic Kiswahili translation service

22 october 2015 - 07:20:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Microsoft has unveiled the launch of Kiswahili text translation which is, according to the [...] Full text...

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UN: ITU urges increased opportunities for girls in ICT field

24 april 2015 - 17:04:21
New York, US (PANA) - UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Houlin Zhao has underlined the need to attract [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Public-private partnerships needed to combat transnational cyber-crime'

17 april 2015 - 09:23:25
New York, US (PANA) - The Head of the Microsoft Digital Crime Unit for Middle East and Africa, Mr. Dale Waterman, [...] Full text...

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US: American billionaire donates US100 million to fight Ebola

25 october 2014 - 20:33:00
New York, US (PANA) - American billionaire, Paul Allen, who owns the Seattle Seahawks, a professional American football franchise based [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Microsoft urges African authorities to combat counterfeit phone imports from Asia

15 september 2014 - 20:01:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Microsoft has spoken out publicly to push African government officials to step up efforts [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Microsoft takes up Demo Africa event sponsorship

02 september 2014 - 14:06:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Microsoft Corporation has taken up platinum sponsorship for this year’s edition of DEMO Africa that will [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'Africa offers US firms compelling trade, investment opportunity'

04 august 2014 - 11:56:00
Johannesburg, US (PANA) - Africa offers US multinationals a compelling trade and investment opportunity, thanks to the rapid economic growth [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Bill Gates optimistic about Africa's progress in combating health challenges

24 july 2014 - 11:43:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Visiting founder of global software giant Microsoft Bill Gates has hailed African countries for making [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: US seeks to expand business opportunities in Africa (Correcting value of China's trade with Africa)

26 may 2014 - 11:39:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - United States Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker over the weekend rounded off her visit to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Global communications increasingly turn to personal cloud accounts

15 april 2014 - 13:08:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Globally, the number of global personal cloud accounts has increased 60 percent over the [...] Full text...

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African youth set to establish continental business plan

23 october 2013 - 13:47:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) headquarters will host a high-profile workshop to mobilise the private sector, [...] Full text...

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Africa's top business leaders honoured at UN General Assembly week

23 september 2013 - 17:43:02
New York, US (PANA) - Leading African businessmen, Tony Elumelu and Edward Boateng, were amongst recipients who received accolades at [...] Full text...

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Shell's threat to close shop, cash-for-job scam highlighted in Nigeria

09 march 2013 - 09:56:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The threat by Oil giants Shell to shut down operations and the cash-for-job scam in federal [...] Full text...

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Musicians partner with UN on women’s rights

24 february 2013 - 08:23:10
New York, US (PANA) - More than 20 musicians from across the globe are joining forces with the UN [...] Full text...

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Microsoft unveils new initiative on Africa's global competitiveness

06 february 2013 - 12:33:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Technology giant Microsoft Corporation has unveiled a new initiative geared towards Africa’s economic development and aimed [...] Full text...

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New Huawei Windows phone to be introduced in Africa

05 february 2013 - 19:04:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Microsoft and Huawei, the China-based telecoms equipment maker, announced Tuesday that they are partnering [...] Full text...

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AU unhappy with forced exit of Malian PM

12 december 2012 - 21:37:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the forced resignation of Malian Prime [...] Full text...

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UNESCO’s Global Partnership for Girls’, Women’s education comes under review

22 may 2012 - 14:40:10
Paris, France (PANA) - The Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet, and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, a UNESCO [...] Full text...

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New partnership launched to spur entrepreneurships in Africa

11 may 2012 - 11:35:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - High-level representatives from the African Development Bank, the US Department of State, US Agency [...] Full text...

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UN launches online database to help businesses adapt to climate change

26 january 2012 - 19:12:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Thursday launched a new online database to showcase successful strategies that businesses [...] Full text...

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UNESCO launches mobile learning programme, "from text books to telephone"

09 december 2011 - 17:56:30
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO will hold an international experts’ meeting and symposium at its Headquarters in Paris, France, from [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram, MEND bombing threats, ASUU strike get big play in Nigeria

01 october 2011 - 08:12:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The twin threats by the dreaded Boko Haram religious sect and the Movement for the Emancipation [...] Full text...

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E/African body rewarded for creating knowledge centres in remote rural areas

17 august 2011 - 17:35:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday presented its 2011 Access to Learning [...] Full text...

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Access to education: UN chief outlines benefits for women

26 may 2011 - 19:47:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-Ban Ki-moon on Thursday underlined the huge benefits societies reap from ensuring that girls [...] Full text...

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Senegalese girls to participate in 2011 world digital championship

12 may 2011 - 14:19:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The "Cyan Girls" team of Senegal will participate in the finals of the 2011 digital world [...] Full text...

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Tunisians showed peaceful change is possible, says Clinton

18 march 2011 - 16:23:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, on Thursday stressed the importance of the process of democratic [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media report rare medical feat, Dangote's wealth, politics

12 march 2011 - 08:07:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The successful separation of Siamese twins, the emergence of business mogul Aliko Dangote as the richest [...] Full text...

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Top opposition figure, Diarra, unsure of running for Mali presidency

03 march 2011 - 13:52:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The secretary general of the opposition Rally for Mali's Development (RPDM), Cheikh Modibo Diarra, said Wednesday [...] Full text...

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'Bill Gates will not attend current AU Summit'

30 january 2011 - 12:39:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disappointed that he did not get the chance to address African leaders attending the 16th [...] Full text...

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Microsoft unveils new anti virus software for SMEs

12 november 2010 - 13:04:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The general manager for Microsoft for West and Central Africa, Ibrahim Youssry, Thursday in Dakar unveiled [...] Full text...

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UNESCO to launch innovation for literacy

06 september 2010 - 16:09:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- UNESCO is to launch a new Knowledge and Innovations Netwo rk for Literacy (KINL) that will [...] Full text...

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UN sets up high-level MDG Advocacy Group

24 june 2010 - 14:02:00
New York- US (PANA) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has set up a high-level Millennium Development Group (MDG) Advocacy [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates Foundation gives US$ 1.5b for maternal, child health

09 june 2010 - 16:58:00
New York- US (PANA) -- US-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday pledged to spend US$ 1. 5 billion [...] Full text...

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Microsoft rewards 4 Senegalese teachers on ICT

03 june 2010 - 13:00:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The West and Central Africa Bureau of Microsoft, Tuesday in Dakar rewarded four teachers at the [...] Full text...

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Microsoft rewards 4 Senegalese teachers on ICT

02 june 2010 - 20:11:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The West and Central Africa Bureau of Microsoft, Tuesday in Dakar rewarded four teachers at the [...] Full text...

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Microsoft launches new products in Africa

19 may 2010 - 10:09:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Microsoft on Tuesday in Dakar, SenegaL, launched its new range of products, MicrosoftOffice 2010, Microsoft SharePoint [...] Full text...

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Microsoft says Angolan market improving rapidly

13 february 2010 - 16:22:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Microsoft's regional director for Southern and Eastern A frica, Louis Otieno Onyango said Angola has a [...] Full text...

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ECA, Microsoft sign ICT agreement

30 january 2010 - 08:03:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia, (PANA) -- The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and US computer software developer Microsoft Friday signed a [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian economist warns Africa over EPA

21 november 2009 - 13:09:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Cameroonian economist and computer scientist Jacques Bonj awo has urged Africa not to enter into a [...] Full text...

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China no threat to Africa, says Cameroonian economist

18 november 2009 - 15:43:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Cameroonian computer scientist and economist, Jacques Bon jawo, pleaded Wednesday in Paris, France, for a fair [...] Full text...

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UN, AU launch new tool to boost business in Africa

09 july 2009 - 16:34:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN and the African Union (AU) Thursday launched a new tool, designed, in partnership [...] Full text...

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Microsoft pledges to raise funds for UNHCR on Facebook

17 june 2009 - 16:49:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Ahead of the World Refugee Day, to be marked Saturday, UNHCR's partner Microsoft has pledged US$ [...] Full text...

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Microsoft Africa President wants technology adapted to Africa

28 may 2009 - 19:01:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The president of Microsoft Africa, Cheikh Modibo Diarra, Thursday pleaded for an investment in the accessible [...] Full text...

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International ICT exhibition opens in Nigeria

12 may 2009 - 07:46:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The 19th edition of the Computer Technology and Office E quipment Exhibition and Seminar, organised by [...] Full text...

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Microsoft snubs financial crisis, plans boost to communities

20 march 2009 - 15:09:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- US computer software giant, Microsoft Corporation, plans to increase its contributions to community projects with high [...] Full text...

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UNEP, MICROSOFT sign ecological partnership agreement

17 february 2009 - 19:00:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The UN Programme for Environment (UNEP) and US-based applied computer technology specialists, Microsoft, here on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Malian Cheick Modibo Diarra named godfather of FESPACO 2009

28 january 2009 - 15:01:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Malian Astrophysicist and President of the African sec tion of Microsoft, Cheick Modibo Diarra, was [...] Full text...

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US firm to set up subsidiary in Cameroon

08 january 2009 - 15:08:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- US firm "Genesis Futuristic Technologies" has announced plans to set up a subsidiary company in Cameroon [...] Full text...

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