Sudan continues exporting gold despite the war, minister says
22 november 2024 - 14:27:17Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has announced exporting 26 tons of gold during the past ten months, in the middle of [...] Full text...
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COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor
13 november 2024 - 12:09:09Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to [...] Full text...
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‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
20 september 2024 - 06:26:31New York, US (PANA) - The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence (AI) field is “irrefutable”, a [...] Full text...
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Why land is key to tackling climate change and infrastructure gaps: World Bank Bog By Guangzhe Chen
30 august 2024 - 12:25:05Washington DC, United States (PANA) - While many countries have made impressive progress strengthening their infrastructure, significant gaps remain around [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
09 august 2024 - 16:31:36New York, US (PANA) - As countries celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of [...] Full text...
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Kenya facing shortage of geologists critical to climate smart-future
24 july 2024 - 18:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is at risk of failing to build adequate numbers of trained geologists to support the [...] Full text...
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The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts
16 july 2024 - 05:52:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Botswana to enhance renewable energy, improve electricity services
13 july 2024 - 07:36:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved its first lending operation supporting renewable energy development [...] Full text...
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UN Trade and Development calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact
12 july 2024 - 19:07:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global shift towards circularity focusing on responsible production and consumption is crucial to making the [...] Full text...
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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency
11 july 2024 - 06:27:18New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...
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US 'deeply concerned' about minerals supply chains from Rwanda and eastern DRC contributing to ongoing conflict
09 july 2024 - 17:31:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US said in Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” by the ongoing conflict in [...] Full text...
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Green Zambia: Financing a liveable future: World Bank Blog By Qursum Qasim
03 july 2024 - 12:12:54Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Green is the new buzzword, but what does greening industry and the financial sector mean in [...] Full text...
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'Africa offers attractive investment opportunities for Japanese firms'
23 june 2024 - 06:33:45Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Dr. Kevin Kariuki, African Development Bank's (AfDB's) Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, [...] Full text...
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Pressure against French colonial rule ahead of UN climate talks
14 june 2024 - 18:49:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Azerbaijan, the host nation for the next round of the UN global climate change talks, has [...] Full text...
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Kenya’s economy exhibited robust growth in 2023 despite persistent challenges
05 june 2024 - 07:41:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s real GDP growth accelerated to 5.6% in 2023, surpassing the previous year’s growth of 4.9%. However, [...] Full text...
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Uganda sets foundations for future oil wealth
23 may 2024 - 12:33:47Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda achieved a moderate score (78.5 points) in implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard, having made [...] Full text...
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Libya, Turkey discuss strengthening industrial relations
21 may 2024 - 17:18:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Industry and Mines, Ahmed Abu Hissa, on Monday held talks with the [...] Full text...
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South Africa, EC presidents hold telephone discussion on bilateral, global issues
20 may 2024 - 18:49:45Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and the President of the European Council, Mr Charles [...] Full text...
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Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk
17 may 2024 - 05:47:39New York, US (PANA) - The global economic picture has improved since January, but vulnerabilities remain, the mid-year update of [...] Full text...
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Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s critical mineral wealth
29 april 2024 - 18:48:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition to clean energy [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa faces turning point
20 april 2024 - 10:49:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - After four turbulent years, the outlook for sub-Saharan Africa is gradually improving, according to [...] Full text...
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Industrial policy is back but the bar to get it right is high: IMF Blog By Anna Ilyina, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Michele Ruta
12 april 2024 - 16:14:18Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Governments have traditionally used targeted interventions known as industrial policy to make domestic producers more [...] Full text...
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Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call
21 march 2024 - 15:54:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres doubled down on his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and peace [...] Full text...
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Hannan Morsy of ECA reveals the pillars of sustainable development for Africa
05 march 2024 - 20:46:15Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Chief Economist and Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has revealed [...] Full text...
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New reports identify pathways to build climate-smart economy in Zimbabwe
05 march 2024 - 07:53:44Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe remains vulnerable to climatic shocks and without adaptation, climate change will impose high costs on [...] Full text...
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World unites at UN Environment Assembly to combat ‘triple planetary crisis’
27 february 2024 - 05:45:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The latest meeting of the “world’s parliament on the environment” opened in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Africa to account for 11 of world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024: AfDB
19 february 2024 - 05:21:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African Development [...] Full text...
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African countries scoop 11 out of 20 world's top growth economies
16 february 2024 - 20:47:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African [...] Full text...
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Keen interest in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town
06 february 2024 - 11:37:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delegates at the 30th African Mining Indaba, which is underway in Cape Town, are [...] Full text...
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World Bank urges action for gender equality in artisanal, small-scale mining
05 february 2024 - 16:08:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Gender discrimination, enshrined in mining laws, and disregard for health, safety, and social protection [...] Full text...
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South Africa's first shipment of AfCFTA goods hailed
31 january 2024 - 10:51:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday officiated the launch of South Africa's first shipment and [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum portrays initiatives to balance drivers of growth, productivity
19 january 2024 - 16:49:05Davos-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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Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report
16 january 2024 - 05:34:53New York, US (PANA) - Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and [...] Full text...
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COP28: UN chief previews panel on management of minerals essential for green energy transition
02 december 2023 - 14:39:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to ensure the [...] Full text...
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Eleven miners killed in South Africa shaft tragedy
28 november 2023 - 10:15:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Eleven miners have been killed and another 82 were injured following an underground mining [...] Full text...
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DRC must strengthen institutions, increase investments to become 'climate solutions country'
16 november 2023 - 18:26:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Possessing half of Africa's forests, large freshwater resources, and mineral reserves that are critical for [...] Full text...
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China’s slowing economy will hit Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth: IMF
11 november 2023 - 08:11:15Washington DC, United States (PANA) - China has forged deep economic ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the past [...] Full text...
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IMF, Mozambique authorities aim at agreement on credit arrangement
02 november 2023 - 11:40:21Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economic growth overall remains resilient and is projected at 6 percent in 2023, with headline [...] Full text...
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Three priorities to turn natural capital into wealth for people of the Congo Basin: World Bank Blog By Cheick Fantamady Kanté
27 october 2023 - 07:07:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The question “top-of-mind” for most leaders and climate champions who will be gathering this week in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe requires strong reform efforts to prop up post-COVID economic recovery: IMF
26 october 2023 - 06:49:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy has continued its post-COVID recovery, but enhancing its longer-term growth potential would require strong [...] Full text...
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African countries eye booming electric vehicle, clean energy market, worth trillions of dollars
25 october 2023 - 09:53:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Energy Agency projects that manufacturers of clean energy technologies will need 40 times [...] Full text...
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New RISE partnership aims to increase developing countries' participation in mineral and clean energy industries
12 october 2023 - 07:38:36Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Creating jobs and confronting climate change are two of the biggest challenges in the fight against [...] Full text...
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Resilient global economy still limping along, with growing divergences: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
10 october 2023 - 15:34:50Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and [...] Full text...
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Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects: Climate Commission
06 october 2023 - 09:20:52Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and [...] Full text...
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Geo-economic fragmentation threatens food security, clean energy transition: IMF Blog
03 october 2023 - 17:20:57Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 fragmented major commodity markets. Countries have since restricted [...] Full text...
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Growth in mining expected to take Namibia back to pre-pandemic level
03 october 2023 - 17:08:58Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - On the back of sustained mining growth and recovery in tourism, Namibia’s real GDP growth reached [...] Full text...
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Bank of Tanzania starts gold purchase to bolster foreign reserves
28 september 2023 - 12:21:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Bank of Tanzania has announced the commencement of its Domestic Gold Purchasing programme, [...] Full text...
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France and the proverbial humble pie in Niger (By Paul Ejime)
28 september 2023 - 08:07:54Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After weeks of condescending defiance, France has ultimately eaten a diplomatic humble pie served by a [...] Full text...
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Africa Climate Summit addresses pressing environment disasters
05 september 2023 - 21:04:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 20 African leaders, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the US Climate Envoy John [...] Full text...
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Guterres leads call to make Africa ‘a renewable energy superpower’
05 september 2023 - 17:57:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The flame of injustice is “scorching hopes and possibilities” across Africa as the world grapples with [...] Full text...
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African leaders urged to pursue ambitious action at Africa Climate Summit
02 september 2023 - 10:38:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders convening in Nairobi for the African Climate week and inaugural Climate Summit must pursue [...] Full text...
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Triton gets mining concession in Mozambique
31 august 2023 - 07:18:17Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Australia Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed Triton Minerals has been granted a 25-year mining concession for its [...] Full text...
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AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa
03 august 2023 - 09:55:15Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Solomon Quaynor, has concluded a [...] Full text...
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Bangladesh maintains its position as Benin's leading customer
20 june 2023 - 19:11:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Bangladesh maintained its position as Benin's leading customer in the first quarter of the current year, [...] Full text...
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Togo is Benin's biggest customer in ECOWAS region
20 june 2023 - 17:54:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Togo is Benin's best customer among the member countries of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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Africa Day: ‘Let’s put our resources at risk behind Africa’s young people’ - Adesina
26 may 2023 - 13:49:19Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates attending the 2023 African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, [...] Full text...
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Benin's imports rise in Q3 in 2022
16 may 2023 - 20:23:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's imports increased during the third quarter of 2022, according to a publication by the National [...] Full text...
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WB report calls for maximised revenues from Africa’s natural resources
10 may 2023 - 10:54:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In a time of energy transition and rising demand for metals and minerals, resource-rich governments [...] Full text...
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Natural capital, an option for African governments to finance SDGs
24 april 2023 - 20:53:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa must use all its comparative advantages to mobilize the resources it needs to finance [...] Full text...
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"Investing in Africa is profitable," AfDB President tells Japanese investors
24 april 2023 - 20:40:33Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a [...] Full text...
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Africa looks to tap resource wealth for sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economies
05 april 2023 - 13:25:00Washington DC, US (PANA) - Growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains sluggish, dragged down by uncertainty in the global economy, the [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson links rise of terrorism in Africa to Libyan crisis in 2011
30 march 2023 - 15:48:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Comorian President and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said here Thursday [...] Full text...
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Mining output in South Africa declines for 12th consecutive month
15 march 2023 - 06:25:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s mining production experienced its 12th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in January, recording [...] Full text...
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Exhibition showcases millets as ‘smart food’, rich in heritage and full of potential
16 february 2023 - 06:06:26New York, US (PANA) - A new exhibition highlighting the crucial role millets play in boosting global food and nutrition [...] Full text...
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Sudan honours WFP chief
14 february 2023 - 11:10:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday bestowed one of its highest presidential honours on David Beasley, the Executive Director [...] Full text...
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Senior US official to attend Africa mining conference
06 february 2023 - 05:26:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Félix Tshisekedi appoints new private adviser to cabinet
16 january 2023 - 20:01:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi, has readjusted his cabinet and appointed a new [...] Full text...
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UAE, DR Congo set up company to purchase DR Congo gold
14 january 2023 - 18:33:42Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo and the United Arab Emirates have set up a company, Primera Gold DRC, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Evaluation of joint actions between government, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force
07 january 2023 - 19:03:33Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force have jointly assessed their joint [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State meets DRC President Tshisekedi
14 december 2022 - 06:08:24Washington, DC., US (PANA) - US Secretary Antony Blinken on Tuesday met with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President [...] Full text...
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African leaders outline ambitious targets in pursuit of continental industrialisation
08 december 2022 - 19:54:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A recent Summit of African leaders to explore a new roadmap to continental industrialization plan [...] Full text...
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Local communities need relevant data on extractive industries: EITI
29 november 2022 - 13:41:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – For countries to achieve an equitable energy transition, responsible management of the extractive and [...] Full text...
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Nearly half of world’s terror victims are African, with organised crime increasingly entrenched
07 october 2022 - 05:24:10New York, US (PANA) - The threat of terrorism and organised crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa, the head [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken meets DRC PM Lukonde
10 august 2022 - 15:05:39Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met the prime minister of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat expected to visit South Africa, DRC
07 august 2022 - 07:38:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez is travelling to South Africa and the [...] Full text...
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SA, Botswana cement trade relations
03 august 2022 - 12:22:42Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The private sector in Botswana and South Africa have been challenged to openly discuss trade and investment opportunities [...] Full text...
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Angola joins EITI as 28th African member
22 june 2022 - 10:18:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Angola has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency International (EITI), becoming its 57th member country and the 28th in [...] Full text...
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Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’: UN official
30 may 2022 - 05:36:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity, despite the “multiple crises” [...] Full text...
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Mining summit ends in South Africa
13 may 2022 - 08:56:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 2022 Mining Indaba summit wrapped up in Cape Town on Friday with delegates [...] Full text...
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Benin has better sales in ECOWAS by end of 2021
20 april 2022 - 17:01:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin sold more goods to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during [...] Full text...
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Guinea signs framework agreement with two mining companies on iron mining project
28 march 2022 - 11:35:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has signed a framework agreement with mining companies Rio Timto and Wining Consortium Simandou for [...] Full text...
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Burundi, mining firm strike US$15 billion nickel deal
24 march 2022 - 14:13:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian has awarded a contract for the exploitation of nickel and associated minerals to the East [...] Full text...
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US imposes sanctions for illicit gold trade in DRC
18 march 2022 - 04:52:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on gold refiner Alain Goetz and his network [...] Full text...
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AU, US reaffirm 'strong commitment' to collaboration.
14 march 2022 - 05:12:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States (US) and African Union Commission (AUC) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to [...] Full text...
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Ghana explosion: Licence of explosives manufacturer suspended, Chief Inspector of Mines interdicted
22 january 2022 - 19:08:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has ordered the suspension of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Oil Minister welcomes return of foreign investors to Libya
10 november 2021 - 18:41:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, has told participants at the African Energy Week [...] Full text...
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Countering tax avoidance in Sub-Saharan Africa mining sector
05 november 2021 - 14:05:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sub-Saharan African countries will need to implement targeted policy actions to reduce profit shifting [...] Full text...
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Libya announces launch by the end of the year of two energy projects with Total and Eni
25 october 2021 - 20:30:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, announced here Monday the [...] Full text...
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Manufacturing boom to increase demand for African commodities - ECA
06 october 2021 - 20:47:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The increasing industrial output of manufactured products in the Asian and Pacific regions is expected [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa exits recession in 2021 but recovery still vulnerable : World Bank
06 october 2021 - 14:57:38Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nearly half of South Africa's mineworkers vaccinated
23 september 2021 - 13:55:25Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The mining industry has vaccinated, or partially vaccinated, 203 007 employees and contractors in South Africa [...] Full text...
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World Bank financing to improve access to electricity in Zanzibar
06 june 2021 - 11:22:09Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Nearly 400,000 residents of Zanzibar, offshore island of Tanzania, will have access to new or improved [...] Full text...
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Senior manager in South African company shot dead
24 may 2021 - 12:11:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A senior manager of a multinational firm in South Africa, located in Richard’s Bay, [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Minister orders suspension of gold prospecting in forest reserves
22 april 2021 - 23:26:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The ministry of Lands and Natural Resources Thursday ordered an immediate suspension of prospecting for gold [...] Full text...
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South African football administrator Jordaan appointed as senior CAF advisor
01 april 2021 - 13:29:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Newly appointed Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe on Thursday appointed the [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour for fallen Pan-Africanism hero Magufuli from African leaders
18 march 2021 - 20:07:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders showered the fallen Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli with tributes on Thursday, extolling [...] Full text...
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New CAF President outlines his vision
16 march 2021 - 15:33:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Newly-elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe on Tuesday outlined his plans [...] Full text...
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South African billionaire appointed CAF president
12 march 2021 - 12:25:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe was confirmed as the president of the Confederation of [...] Full text...
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Congo aims shift to major on agricultural production from mining
03 march 2021 - 21:37:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Republic of Congo has decided to concentrate on building its agricultural sector to attain food [...] Full text...
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South Africa: FIFA "favours" South African to head CAF
02 march 2021 - 15:40:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - FIFA has reportedly asked three candidates to back South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe in [...] Full text...
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UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security
10 february 2021 - 13:42:56New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges 'bold action' to clean up the battery industry
04 february 2021 - 06:42:09London, UK (PANA) - Ensuring clean and green battery supply chains must be a priority for businesses and governments during the post-pandemic recovery, Amnesty International [...] Full text...
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Bank of Tanzania reports slowdown in annual food inflation
29 december 2020 - 10:27:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s annual headline inflation slightly eased to 3.0 percent in November 2020 from 3.1 [...] Full text...
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Fruits, vegetables crucial for healthy lives, sustainable world: Guterres
22 december 2020 - 07:03:18New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting [...] Full text...
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Africa's vast mineral potential to power 'green energy' shift
16 december 2020 - 14:07:24Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries should rise to the growing demand for clean energy products to effectively market [...] Full text...
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Malawian President calls for mining sector transparency
08 december 2020 - 23:27:10Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera Tuesday called for transparency and partnership in Africa's mining industry. The Malawian [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes Nigerian ahead of free trade area kick-off
05 december 2020 - 00:03:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga said here Friday instruments signifying Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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Significant food price hikes push currency weakening in Africa
03 november 2020 - 23:52:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A significant rise in the cost of food during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has ignited [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s president urges compatriots to move away from partisan battlegrounds
01 november 2020 - 13:18:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday appealed to his compatriots to put aside [...] Full text...
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Dr Magufuli wins landslide re-election as Tanzania’s president
30 october 2020 - 22:26:17Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, has registered a landslide re-election victory, giving him [...] Full text...
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UNCTAD data evaluation tool helps Zambia recover earnings in export dues
06 october 2020 - 10:30:35Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A mineral tracking system designed by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the [...] Full text...
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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link
30 september 2020 - 22:18:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...
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Burundian President pays working visit to Tanzania focusing on economic issues
20 september 2020 - 12:48:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, made his first official visit to Tanzania on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Benin's exports to ECOWAS increased in first quarter of 2020
25 august 2020 - 20:27:56Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Exports of Beninese products to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) increased [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Minerals Council launches first National Day of Women in Mining
22 august 2020 - 11:37:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Minerals Council of South Africa Friday launched the first National Day of Women in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe dollar depreciation leads to major losses for big companies (A PANA News Analysis)
17 june 2020 - 12:01:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Last Monday, one of Zimbabwe's largest gold producers RioZim Limited announced that it has been forced [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WFP provides specialised nutritious foods for treatment of patients in isolation centres
10 june 2020 - 20:31:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its support to the government of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade, new data shows
13 may 2020 - 15:11:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in the first quarter of this year, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
12 may 2020 - 10:47:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: SADC needs to 'scale up its coordinated response' to pandemic
25 april 2020 - 07:10:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe research and advocacy group, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), says as the Southern African [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$363.27 million support for DRC to tackle pandemic
23 april 2020 - 08:35:13Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$363.27 million under the Rapid [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe businesses are under increased threat of collapse- Analysis
08 march 2020 - 12:26:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Businesses are under increased threat of collapse due to the continued depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar [...] Full text...
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Buhari orders new anti-smuggling operation across Nigeria's land borders
01 march 2020 - 03:53:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday ordered a new anti-smuggling border drill exercise, codenamed ‘OPERATION SWIFT [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to mark 2nd World Pulses Day on Monday
09 february 2020 - 12:55:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is celebrating the 2nd World Pulses Day on 10 February 2020 in Réo, [...] Full text...
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Corporate earnings of listed firms under threat from devaluing Zimbabwe dollar
08 february 2020 - 20:23:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local financial services firm, IH Securities, sees corporate earnings of listed companies contracting for 2020, which [...] Full text...
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Formal employment for Zimbabwean youth remains elusive - Report
02 february 2020 - 12:45:30Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Only 24 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 35 in Zimbabwe are formally [...] Full text...
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Burundi earned US$ 32 million in mineral exports in the second half of 2019
31 january 2020 - 16:51:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Export revenue from gold, columbantalite and rare earth minerals totaled US$ 32 million over the period [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's taxman surpasses target by 24,65% in 2019 net revenue collections
29 january 2020 - 14:01:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) surpassed its net revenue target by 24.65 percent to register ZWL(Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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Guinea, UK sign cooperation agreement in London
20 january 2020 - 19:58:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, on Monday signed an agreement with the United Kingdom on the [...] Full text...
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Women for Peace in Casamance calls for mobilization of energies for definitive peace in south of Senegal
03 january 2020 - 22:11:37Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the Women for Peace Platform in Casamance, Ndèye Marie Thiam, Thursday launched an [...] Full text...
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Burundi's President paints 'largely positive' picture of 2019
01 january 2020 - 12:24:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, has painted a "largely positive" assessment of the achievements of [...] Full text...
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2019: Rwanda’s year of diplomatic offensive in SADC region, political standoff with Uganda
29 december 2019 - 13:53:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - For Rwanda, 2019 has been an active year in diplomacy that extended not only to many [...] Full text...
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Desist from money printing - Zimbabwe businesses warn Govt
24 december 2019 - 14:43:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A local business membership organisation, the CEO Africa Round table has warned the Zimbabwe government to [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Chamber of Mines gives thumbs up to Exclusive Prospecting Orders
16 december 2019 - 16:33:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) says Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) should be maintained as [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria records trade surplus in Q3 with foreign trade up by 6.8 per cent
13 december 2019 - 20:27:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s foreign trade in the third quarter of 2019 recorded an impressive growth with exports outpacing [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari gives directive for completion of Nigeria's Ajaokuta steel complex
24 november 2019 - 19:26:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's GDP rose by 2.28 per cent in 3rd quarter of 2019
22 november 2019 - 11:45:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [...] Full text...
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'Ocean could be key to future food security' - Fisheries experts
19 november 2019 - 12:02:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi calls on German industrialists to invest in DR Congo
15 november 2019 - 16:55:13Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, who has been in Berlin since last Thursday, has called on [...] Full text...
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'Two-thirds of Nigeria's mineral exports in 2017 went to China'
12 november 2019 - 07:13:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says that about two-thirds of the country's mineral exports [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian president urges African countries to vie for economic liberation
08 november 2019 - 15:54:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli on Friday opened the 18th Africa-Nordic meeting of foreign [...] Full text...
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Buhari, Putin agree to strengthen Nigeria, Russia relations
24 october 2019 - 06:10:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Russia have agreed to strengthen relations between their countries, committing to pursue the completion of [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s heat wave intensifies
22 october 2019 - 14:29:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism and that of Health and Wellness have warned the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania Govt, Barrick Gold in new joint venture as Acacia bows out
20 october 2019 - 20:56:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The government of Tanzania and Canadian miner, Barrick Gold Corporation, have formed a joint [...] Full text...
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Mauritius removed from the gray list of tax havens
11 october 2019 - 17:15:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has decided to remove Mauritius from the gray list of tax havens, [...] Full text...
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'African leaders must move economies away from commodity driven growth' – UN official
10 october 2019 - 23:24:26New York, USA (PANA) - A top United Nations (UN) official Thursday advised African leaders to use revenues generated from [...] Full text...
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Botswana to diversify the economy from mining
01 october 2019 - 21:38:31Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is strongly working at luring investors in a bid to diversify the economy from mining [...] Full text...
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De Beers’s synthetic diamonds impacts negatively on insurance business
01 october 2019 - 20:08:20Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - De Beers’ synthetic diamonds trading brings challenging economic conditions for Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL) Group, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo can help the world eradicate poverty - President Tshisekedi
27 september 2019 - 14:32:53Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo said on Thursday in his address [...] Full text...
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Unfair trade practices have left Africa poor despite mineral wealth - Ghana's president says
26 september 2019 - 07:30:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the unwillingness of rich nations to engage in equitable and fair [...] Full text...
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Minergy celebrates mine development transition
25 september 2019 - 19:19:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Minergy, the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed coal mining and trading company has celebrated its mining [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s mineral exploration discoveries widen to renewable energy raw materials
24 september 2019 - 21:13:38Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The mining sector of Botswana has once again widened its annually mineral exploration discoveries scope with renewable [...] Full text...
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'Mining in a Changing Climate' Forum: AfDB to tackle policy implications
21 september 2019 - 07:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Natural Resources Centre, will take part in the [...] Full text...
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Women confront challenges in mining sector
20 september 2019 - 13:14:30Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Women from the value chain of mining across Southern Africa in conjunction with the Botswana Ministry [...] Full text...
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Burundi to complete work on 20 MW hydroelectric dam in 2020
17 september 2019 - 19:06:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The completion of the construction of the largest Kaburantwa National Hydropower Dam (20 megawatts) will be [...] Full text...
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Africa needs 11 percent GDP annual growth to meet the 2030 Agenda target
15 september 2019 - 15:19:29New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations estimates that Africa will need to raise an estimated 11 percent of [...] Full text...
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Mining forum set to reignite mining sector in East and Central Africa
11 september 2019 - 09:00:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Regional ministers and pioneering mining professionals in East and Central Africa will converge on [...] Full text...
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Gabon: Apollo minerals to invest 2.2 billion francs in Zinc mining
07 september 2019 - 07:47:02Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese subsidiary of the Australian company, Apollo Minerals, has signed an agreement with Trek Metals [...] Full text...
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Congo: Experts from ECCAS member countries meet in Brazzaville on climate
06 september 2019 - 23:52:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Experts of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met here Friday to examine a [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President Tshisekedi to visit Belgium next month
29 august 2019 - 11:20:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi will pay an official visit to Belgium from 17 to 20 [...] Full text...
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Rights group raises red flags about lead contamination of children in Zambia
23 august 2019 - 12:12:29Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch warned on Friday that lead exposure around a former lead and zinc [...] Full text...
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Acacia resumes exports from North Mara gold mine in Tanzania
17 august 2019 - 06:50:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Acacia Mining’s North Mara gold mine in Tanzania has resumed the export of gold, [...] Full text...
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Burkina PM condemns demonstrations against gold mining in center-east of the country
08 august 2019 - 21:51:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré Thursday condemned demonstrations held by neighbouring populations against [...] Full text...
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Botswana launches anti-corruption policy
01 august 2019 - 19:10:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development has launched an anti-corruption policy document and programme, [...] Full text...
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UK-US based financial services firm, Fitch Solutions, says Zimbabwe has strict mining regulatory environment
28 july 2019 - 17:56:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Kingdom (UK) and United States-based financial services firm, Fitch Solutions, says Zimbabwe’s domestic mining regulatory [...] Full text...
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Botswana, North Carolina discuss cooperation
17 july 2019 - 13:03:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A joint Botswana-North Carolina Cooperation committee is holding a two-day meeting to discuss many issues including [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa pilferage during DRC conflict resurfaces
14 july 2019 - 14:08:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A United Nations (UN) Security Council report has cited Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the pilferage [...] Full text...
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Zambia continues to experience critical electricity supply deficit due to droughts (Feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA correspondent)
04 july 2019 - 11:10:08Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The over-reliance on hydro-power by Zambia, which is currently experiencing critical electricity supply deficit from recent [...] Full text...
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Dozens of artisanal miners killed DR Congo landslide disaster
28 june 2019 - 06:01:38Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 36 artisanal miners have been killed in a landslide in the quarry in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda closes border with Uganda again after temporary opening
23 june 2019 - 18:01:58Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Truckers who ply their trade across the Uganda-Rwanda main border at Katuna on Sunday had a [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's first ever gold and tin refineries go into full operation
21 june 2019 - 06:52:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has achieved full operation of two refineries of gold and tin, which have the capacity [...] Full text...
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Kenyan commodities exchange to market minerals, agricultural produce
19 june 2019 - 17:06:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has completed the drafting of regulations to guide the process of launching an international commodities [...] Full text...
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Tanzania to unveil 2019/2020 budget Thursday
12 june 2019 - 13:02:59Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania will on Thursday unveil its government budget for the 2019/2020 financial year before [...] Full text...
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China to host roadshow for Equatorial Guinea Oil & Gas and Mining licensing rounds
11 june 2019 - 11:53:06Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Energy Chamber (AEC) will host an investment forum in Beijing, Chna, on 2-3 July [...] Full text...
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AfDB commissions study into contribution of jewelry manufacturing industry in Africa
22 may 2019 - 22:25:27Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has commissioned a study into the contribution of the jewelry manufacturing [...] Full text...
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EU puts Euros 400m in Mauritania's development projects and programmes
09 may 2019 - 12:57:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has put Euros 400 million in Mauritania's ongoing projects and programmes, according [...] Full text...
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Will African countries benefit from global satellite technology race? (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
06 may 2019 - 16:35:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The development of space technology capacity and capability in any country around the world often points [...] Full text...
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Bread prices in Zimbabwe nearly double as local currency continues to weaken
16 april 2019 - 23:08:35Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Bread prices nearly doubled on Tuesday to RTGS$3.50 (US$0.76) per loaf as prices of basic commodities [...] Full text...
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Report by rights groups urges South Africa to protect environment defenders
16 april 2019 - 10:06:20Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Community activists in mining areas in South Africa face harassment, intimidation, and violence, the Centre [...] Full text...
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IMF predicts recession in Zimbabwe for 2019
10 april 2019 - 21:39:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Zimbabwe's growth forecast downwards by a whopping 9 percentage [...] Full text...
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Defence minister blames “highly-placed traditional rulers” for killings in northern Nigeria
09 april 2019 - 11:45:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Mansur Dan Ali (rtd), on Tuesday said “fresh intelligence” showed [...] Full text...
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East African economies record robust growth without creating jobs - AfDB
04 april 2019 - 18:03:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed concern at the high economic growth rates recorded in [...] Full text...
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ECA urges African countries to focus more on non-tax revenues to boost development
24 march 2019 - 10:32:17Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - African countries seeking innovative ways to improve revenue collection to finance development need to focus on [...] Full text...
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Tanzania newspapers highlight launch of international gold market
23 march 2019 - 13:07:45Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mainstream newspapers in Tanzania this week gave prominence to the country’s launch of an [...] Full text...
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Role of gas in economic development debated in South Africa
14 march 2019 - 17:12:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Energy Chamber (AEC) hosted industry leaders on Wednesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, to a [...] Full text...
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Tanzania to spend $264 million more in coming fiscal year
13 march 2019 - 22:23:57Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The government of Tanzania plans to increase its budget for the 2019/2020 financial year [...] Full text...
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Burundi facing energy crisis
13 march 2019 - 16:55:23Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The building, rehabilitation and/or expansion of energy infrastructure are some of the preconditions for a successful [...] Full text...
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UN warns climate change risks amplified by tripping demand for natural resources
12 march 2019 - 14:48:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Rapid growth in mineral extraction is a major contributor to climate change and biodiversity loss – a [...] Full text...
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AU makes widespread reform proposals to drive African industrial growth
05 march 2019 - 13:09:47Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Union Commission has called on countries to rapidly ratify treaties aiming for the creation [...] Full text...
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Deadly animal plague threatens cattle in Kenya’s pastoralist region
19 february 2019 - 16:29:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An outbreak of the deadly virus, Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), which causes running nose on [...] Full text...
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UN agency plan tackles ‘hidden cost’ of gold, paves way for safer, mercury-free mining
19 february 2019 - 06:33:28New York, US (PANA) - From smartphones to wedding rings, the hidden cost of everyday gold is its threat to human [...] Full text...
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INTERVIEW: Africa on right track to fight poverty through trade (Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
15 february 2019 - 14:04:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The rich world must work hard to find the resources urgently required to beef up [...] Full text...
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Acacia reports US$664m revenue from Tanzania’s gold mines
11 february 2019 - 14:56:25Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s leading gold miner, Acacia Mining plc, made a revenue of US$664 million in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda lifts ban on 25 small-scale mining companies
29 january 2019 - 20:43:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Government has lifted the ban on small-scale mining companies, which were suspended since 2018, [...] Full text...
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Experts of Central African region examine ways of disaster risk reduction
28 january 2019 - 14:36:49Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundian Minister of Public Safety and Prevention of Catastrophes, Alain Guillame Bunyoni, on Monday opened the [...] Full text...
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African Union unveils commodities strategy
05 december 2018 - 19:04:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission has called on countries to extract rent from minerals and other [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari again pledges to rescue remaining Chibok girls
04 december 2018 - 09:27:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has again pledged that his government will not rest until the remaining [...] Full text...
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A-List Attendees throw weight behind Africa Investment Forum 2018
15 november 2018 - 13:20:01Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Heads of State, presidents of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), global and regional investors, business moguls [...] Full text...
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Every bite of burger boosts harmful greenhouse gases: UNEP
09 november 2018 - 04:50:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Even though meat production is known to be a major contributor to climate change and environmental [...] Full text...
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Investors' future in Africa is bright - AfDB President
06 november 2018 - 14:03:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is removing barriers that have stemmed the flow of investment finance [...] Full text...
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