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23 november 2024 - 13:33:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The governments of the United States of America and Mauritania last Thursday held their second [...] Full text...
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US Department of State hosts inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue
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Libyan oil minister discusses sustainable growth in energy sector with Saudi counterpart
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Libyan oil minister discusses consolidating energy cooperation with Egyptian, Saudi counterparts
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Libya chairs a meeting on African Energy Bank
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Libyan Prime Minister announces abolition of fuel subsidies to combat trafficking
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Libyan officials take steps to increase fuel supplies to the south
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New Year reprieve for South African motorists as fuel prices go down
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Nigeria: Nigerian troops on “highest state of alert” in Niger Delta as militants kill 4 soldiers, 2 drivers, kidnap 2 South Koreans
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COP28: Clean cooking for all Africans is possible, say world leaders
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COP28: African countries join pioneering global battery energy storage consortium
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to visit Qatar
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OPEC supports technical, vocational training in Benin
13 november 2023 - 19:49:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is giving Benin a loan of $25.5 million to [...] Full text...
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Conflict in Middle East could bring ‘dual shock’ to global commodity markets: World Bank report
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WB report highlights importance of strengthening Algeria’s economic resilience, amidst heightening global uncertainty
26 october 2023 - 12:05:30Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's economy has reached its pre-pandemic level in 2022, the recovery extending to the first half [...] Full text...
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Security Council extends sanctions against Libya until 15 February 2025
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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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IMF completes staff-level deal with Somalia on review under Extended Credit Facility
22 september 2023 - 16:19:08Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has reached a staff-level agreement on the sixth review under [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Junta names cabinet
10 august 2023 - 10:55:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The following is the list of cabinet minsters announced on Thursday by the head of [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Amnesty International calls for release of ousted President, members of gov't
01 august 2023 - 12:38:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday asked the Niger military junta to urgently protect and respect human rights [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: France to evacuate nationals (Eds: Adds details, Writethrough)
01 august 2023 - 10:19:48Niamey, Niger (PANA) - France is to start evacuating its nationals from the West African state of Niger, where it [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: UN to continue efforts to restore constitutional order as Mali, Burkina Faso warn against military action
01 august 2023 - 06:25:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations says it will continue consultations with its partners to restore constitutional order in [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum's party flags arrests of senior members
31 july 2023 - 16:52:56Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The political party of ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum has flagged the detention of several of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan anti-government protests continue, killings reported
19 july 2023 - 18:31:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police have shot dead one person and wounded scores during the first day of three days [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya welcomes release of former finance minister Boumtari
16 july 2023 - 12:47:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the release of former finance [...] Full text...
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Kenyans' protests raise concern about new epicentres of violence
12 july 2023 - 19:35:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protests heightened in Kenya on Wednesday against the government's imposition of high taxes on basic goods [...] Full text...
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Providing every household with electricity, cooking gas the biggest challenge in Africa
08 july 2023 - 12:47:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, has said that the greatest challenge for [...] Full text...
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Mali aims to achieve electrification rate of 68% in 2023
22 june 2023 - 18:57:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ambition is to achieve an electrification rate of 68% by 2023, compared with 57.4% in [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Investment Bank signs three loan agreements worth over $51 million
22 june 2023 - 15:05:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, signed three [...] Full text...
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'De-risking capital is key to scaling up development finance,' Adesina tells OPEC Fund forum
22 june 2023 - 09:17:19Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global development financiers who attended this year’s Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund’s forum in [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Japanese officials meet over return of Japanese oil companies
21 june 2023 - 13:39:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, represented [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $23.04 million for modern Floating Dock Facility in Ghana
21 june 2023 - 07:50:00Takoradi, Ghana (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$23.04 million loan [...] 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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Exploiting natural gas can be a win-win for both Africa and Asia -- Experts
17 june 2023 - 08:36:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its impact on food and fuel prices [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister calls on Italian counterpart in Rome
07 june 2023 - 18:34:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the government of national unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Wednesday called on his [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' energy requirement comprised 24.2% for coal in 2022
07 june 2023 - 11:19:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Wednesday said that the share of the different fossil fuels within the total [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to offer full costs of cancer care and treatment for children in foreign hospitals
05 june 2023 - 19:12:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday announced in his presentation [...] Full text...
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‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk
02 june 2023 - 05:57:55Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - The world must combat the “toxic tidal wave” of plastic pollution that threatens human rights, two [...] Full text...
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Libya earns more than $1.6 billion in oil revenues in April, says oil company
18 may 2023 - 13:07:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned US$1.686 billion in net revenues from the sale of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum [...] 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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IMF staff mission cautions Chad on probable risks ahead
11 may 2023 - 07:58:52N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – Chad’s economic outlook for 2023 is favourable but subject to significant risks, according to the latest [...] 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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AfDB, Kenya’s power utility, KETRACO, hold workshop on PPP law
21 april 2023 - 06:34:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently hosted a workshop for stakeholders in Kenya’s energy sector to [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff level deal with Côte d’Ivoire on a $3.5 billion reform programme
06 april 2023 - 08:15:22Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Côte d’Ivoire and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission have reached a staff-level agreement, including [...] Full text...
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IMF acknowledges Somalia’s performance under persistent, severe food crisis
21 march 2023 - 06:41:10Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Despite significant challenges, including from the continued severe food crisis, Somalia has maintained strong reform momentum [...] Full text...
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Libya reaffirms willingness to promote cooperation with OPEC
02 march 2023 - 16:09:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday expressed Libya's willingness to [...] Full text...
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OPEC Secretary General arrives in Tripoli
01 march 2023 - 16:22:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Haitham Faisal al-Ghais, arrived Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Gambia's economy to grow by 6.0 percent in 2023: Governor of central bank
01 march 2023 - 11:36:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia expects to see an economic growth of 6.0 percent in 2023, higher than the 5.2 [...] Full text...
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Managing the oil sector, a headache in Burundi
28 february 2023 - 14:44:56Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The public company for the production and marketing of water and electricity (REGIDESO) has recently gained [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)
30 january 2023 - 12:27:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ruling party candidate accuses government of using fuel scarcity, Naira redesign to sabotage his election
25 january 2023 - 21:07:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Presidential candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s President assures Burundi of ‘brotherly’ support in diverse ways
04 january 2023 - 05:50:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In the spirit of African solidarity and brotherliness, Nigeria will support Burundi in diverse ways as [...] Full text...
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Inflation in Tanzania remains consistent with target - Central Bank
02 january 2023 - 11:14:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and the resurgence of [...] Full text...
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Malian Trade Minister warns against speculation on butane gas prices
22 december 2022 - 17:28:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Industry and Trade, Mahmoud Ould Mohamed, has warned against any overbidding on [...] Full text...
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OPEC cancels nearly US$1 million debt of Libya
13 december 2022 - 13:47:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas has announced the approval by the Council of Ministers [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves $20 million grant to Ghana to help bridge unexpected financing gap
08 december 2022 - 11:53:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved $20 million in supplementary funds for [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 185th OPEC Ministerial Council Meeting
04 december 2022 - 17:39:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun, participated [...] Full text...
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Kenyan technology start-up boosts e-commerce in agroprocessing industry
25 november 2022 - 10:57:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Peter Njonjo, a former employee of a multinational company, set out to create Twiga Foods [...] Full text...
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Libya tops African oil producers for October with 1.163 million b/d
21 november 2022 - 14:28:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya topped the list of African oil producing countries in October with 1.163 million barrels per [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s output growth expected to pick up in 2023: IMF staff
19 november 2022 - 07:54:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – For Nigeria to ensure macroeconomic stability, it requires tightening across all policy levers, and stronger revenue [...] Full text...
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COP 27: AU launches common platform to connect energy users and regulatory agencies
15 november 2022 - 08:58:50Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has launched a digital platform to connect energy sector regulators and [...] Full text...
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Libya-Uganda Joint Technical Committee meets in Kampala
12 november 2022 - 18:17:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The meeting of the Libyan-Ugandan joint technical committees began on Saturday in Kampala with the situation [...] Full text...
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Libya becomes 73rd member of the World Energy Forum
10 november 2022 - 11:46:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has become the 73rd member of the World Energy Forum, which is for members of [...] Full text...
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APPO meetings decide on African Energy Investment Company's contribution to the creation of the African Energy Bank
05 november 2022 - 16:33:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 43rd Ordinary Ministerial Meeting of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) began Saturday in Luanda, [...] Full text...
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Libyan National Oil Company, ENI, BP to start drilling for gas in the Mediterranean
01 november 2022 - 12:38:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Farhat Ben Gdara, has announced that Libya [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Ruto picks key allies to new Cabinet line up
27 september 2022 - 20:49:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has elevated key political allies to a newly created post of Prime [...] Full text...
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MoU signed on Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline
16 september 2022 - 19:23:41Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) relating to the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline was signed on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Kenyan energy prices rise sharply after new President drops subsidies
15 september 2022 - 12:21:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prices of petroleum products have increased sharply by 15% in Kenya a day after new President [...] Full text...
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Libyan Oil Minister particpates in OPEC meeting on increase in world production
05 september 2022 - 18:33:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun, has [...] Full text...
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Butane gas prices soar in Togo
19 august 2022 - 18:39:24Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The price of domestic gas in Togo has risen significantly despite the maintenance of the state [...] Full text...
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Mali says it has paid all its outstanding debt
14 august 2022 - 17:56:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The transitional government of Mali has announced that it has paid all the country's outstanding debt, [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Inflation rises 31.7% in July
10 august 2022 - 14:40:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's inflation rose to 31.7 per cent year-on-year in July, the highest since 2003, the Ghana [...] Full text...
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Mauritius produces 12.3% of energy supply from local renewable sources
30 july 2022 - 09:35:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius produced 12.3 per cent of its energy supply from locally renewable sources, namely hydro, wind, [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire announces second major crude oil and natural gas discovery
28 july 2022 - 13:01:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy on Thursday announced a second major discovery [...] Full text...
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New Libyan oil company chairman wants to rapidly increase oil production
20 july 2022 - 12:38:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Farhat [...] Full text...
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Libyan Central Bank says US$3.5 billion lost due to oil blockades
06 july 2022 - 12:24:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded US$ 3.5 billion in direct losses due to the arbitrary closure of oil [...] Full text...
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OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo dies
06 july 2022 - 09:50:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Barkindo from Nigeria, is dead. The [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders warned terrorists also targeting coastal states
03 july 2022 - 13:28:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 61st ordinary session of the Economic Comminity of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...
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Tunisia forced to draw on its energy security stock
30 june 2022 - 12:54:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is currently resorting to its strategic security stock of petroleum products to meet demand and [...] Full text...
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Libyan Oil Minister participates in OPEC Council of Ministers meeting
30 june 2022 - 12:31:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, has participated, via zoom, in the 184th [...] 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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IMF staff team notes resilience in Guinea's mining sector
11 june 2022 - 08:18:19Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has completed a week-long visit to Guinea, observing that [...] Full text...
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Mali introduces new fuel, gas prices
08 june 2022 - 21:11:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Office of Petroleum Products (ONAP) in Mali on Wednesday announced a new readjustment of [...] Full text...
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Mali, Russia sign MoU on relations between the two countries
08 june 2022 - 21:01:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and the Russian Federation on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between [...] Full text...
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Coal was primary energy source in 2021 in Mauritius
08 june 2022 - 07:25:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Coal, with a share of 33%, in Mauritius remained the total primary energy requirement in 2021. This [...] Full text...
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Russian delegation in Mali to implement agreements signed in various sectors
06 june 2022 - 14:07:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the Association of Economic Cooperation of Russia with African countries is in Mali [...] Full text...
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Fuel shortages end as taps of Tripoli petrol stations begin to run again
05 june 2022 - 14:23:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fuel stations in Libya are now dispensing fuel normally, the Brega company for marketing and [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM holds meeting on fuel shortages in Tripoli
04 june 2022 - 19:02:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, held a meeting [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Gabon's economy 'gradually recovering' from 2020 recession: IMF
21 may 2022 - 05:50:37Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Gabonese economy is gradually recovering from the 2020 recession owing to the efforts undertaken to [...] Full text...
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Libya's Oil Minister discusses in Angola icreation of an African Energy Bank
19 may 2022 - 14:02:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, at the 42nd Extraordinary ministerial meeting with [...] Full text...
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Fuel prices increase for the 4th time in six months in Mauritius
19 may 2022 - 07:25:33Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The pump prices of petrol and diesel are up by 10% on Thursday in Mauritius, selling [...] Full text...
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Libya: GNU participates in 28th OPEC meeting
06 may 2022 - 20:48:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun, participated, [...] 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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Retail price gas oil increases by 10% in Mauritius
20 april 2022 - 07:59:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The retail prices of mogas and gas oil have gone up by 10% with immediate effect, PANA [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire’s economy remains resilient in face of COVID-19 pandemic: IMF
18 april 2022 - 11:51:11Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire’s economy has remained resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the [...] Full text...
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French business executive to be deported from Kenya
13 april 2022 - 22:49:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A French national, Jean Christian Bergeron, has been accused of economic sabotage and ordered to leave [...] Full text...
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Libyan oil minister, Total Energie officials discuss cooperation in the oil sector
06 april 2022 - 20:37:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, discussed with a delegation of the French oil [...] Full text...
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Oil minister says over USD10 billion needed to upgrade Libya's oil sector
06 april 2022 - 14:06:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas in the government of national unity, Mohamed Aoun, said here [...] Full text...
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Afreximbank launches $4 billion Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa
06 april 2022 - 12:44:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a Pan-African multilateral financial institution mandated to finance and [...] Full text...
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WAEMU suspends sanctions against Mali
24 march 2022 - 19:11:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The sanctions imposed on Mali by West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) of French-speakimg [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS invites Malian president to Accra, but says will be represented
24 march 2022 - 16:55:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have invited [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan PM announces measures to increase oil production and mitigate effects of global crisis
16 march 2022 - 20:28:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba announced on Wednesday incentives for the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) [...] Full text...
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Tunisia announces uncrease in prices of some petroleum products
01 march 2022 - 14:01:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministries of Industry, Mines and Energy, and of Trade and Export Development, announced here [...] Full text...
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Mauritius increases fuel price by 10%
27 february 2022 - 07:25:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The State Trading Corporation (STC), importer of petroleum products to Mauritius, has increased fuel prices by [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria to host energy summit
26 february 2022 - 09:37:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria will on Sunday host 5,000 participants from at least 53 countries as the Fifth Nigeria International Energy [...] Full text...
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Over US$2.4 billion in oil company royalties collected by the Central Bank of Libya
22 february 2022 - 20:37:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Libya (BCL) announced the collection in January this year of royalties from [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Unified Libya will come only via ballot box, ‘not the gun’, Security Council hears
25 january 2022 - 10:57:59New York, US (PANA) - Libya is at a “delicate and fragile juncture in its path to unity and stability”, the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Guinea will ignore ECOWAS' directive to close borders with Mali, says junta
11 january 2022 - 12:21:44Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's military junta said on Monday that it will ignore a directive from leaders of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mali junta rejects ECOWAS' 'illegal, illegitimate' sanctions
10 january 2022 - 09:52:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita-led interim authority has rejected as "illegal and illegitimate," the economic and financial [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS announces stiff sanctions against Mali
09 january 2022 - 17:36:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads ot State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have announced a series [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president inaugurates petroleum company Board
07 january 2022 - 12:33:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated the board of the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritius: Petroleum prices go up by 10 pct
29 december 2021 - 08:08:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As from Wednesday, 29 December, 2021, the prices of petroleum products (gasoline and diesel) will go [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libya earned almost US$2 billion in oil revenues in October- National Oil Company
02 december 2021 - 15:49:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned a total of US$1.978 billion from sales of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum products [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libya's oil minister attends OPEC meeting on state of global crude market
05 november 2021 - 17:52:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas Mohamed Aoun has taken part in the ministerial meeting of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Senegal makes headway in EITI implementation
27 october 2021 - 10:33:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has achieved a “very high score” in implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libya earned over US$1.7 billion in oil revenues in September
20 october 2021 - 12:18:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned US$1.796 billion from the sale of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum products and petrochemicals [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Senior Indian diplomat visits Sudan
18 october 2021 - 09:50:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Indian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan, arrived in Khartoum on Monday for [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libya records nearly US$2 billion in August oil receipts
02 october 2021 - 11:23:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned US$1.947 billion in net oil sales in August 2021, the National Oil Company (NOC) [...] Full text...
thread Economy
PM Hamdouk promises action to ensure transition to democracy after foiled coup attempt in Sudan
21 september 2021 - 15:13:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk appeared on national television and official media on Tuesday to announced that [...] Full text...
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Bandits in northwestern Nigeria beg for dialogue after sustained military operations
12 september 2021 - 14:44:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The sustained aerial and ground operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria is forcing the terror [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mali secures 30 million euros to purchase of petroleum products to generate electricity
09 september 2021 - 12:04:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has secured a grant of 30 million euros from the International Islamic Trade [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Plenary hearing of government by Libyan parliament ends
08 september 2021 - 20:32:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya closed Wednesday evening in Tobruk (East) a plenary session [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Buhari celebrates Nigeria’s 5% GDP in Q2, assures “there is much to be optimistic about”
26 august 2021 - 18:27:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday welcomed the 2nd Quarter (Q2) 2021 report by the Nigerian Bureau [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libya earned over US$2 billion in oil revenues in July
19 august 2021 - 22:12:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned a total of US$2,052,654. 176 in net revenue from crude oil sales during the [...] Full text...
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Fuel price goes up in Guinea
04 august 2021 - 11:43:37Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The ex-pump price of fuel has gone up in Guinea with a litre going up from [...] Full text...
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Senegal seeks Nigeria's support in development of its oil and gas sector
02 august 2021 - 19:38:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has commended the efforts of the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Energy supply in Mauritius from local renewable sources slumps by 13.3 % in 2020
29 july 2021 - 09:04:48Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that in 2020, some 13.3% of energy used in the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Niger Delta militants threaten fresh violence against oil, gas Installations over Petroleum Industry Law
23 july 2021 - 20:39:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A militant group, the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC), Friday threatened to resume violence against oil [...] Full text...
thread Society
AfDB project to stimulate domestic resource mobilisation in Africa’s transitional countries
21 july 2021 - 14:10:35Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank has launched a first [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down
21 july 2021 - 13:51:32Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While specific costs and implications of the recent South African civil unrest to the food [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Meeting of Security Council Committee on Libya begins on armed groups, mercenaries
10 july 2021 - 12:07:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Security Council Committee on Libya Saturday heard a virtual briefing from the Panel of Experts [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria troops kill 11 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast region
05 july 2021 - 21:22:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Troops of Operation Hadin Kai OPHK) in Northeast Nigeria Monday killed 11 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigeria, UK discuss Twitter ban, Media regulation
01 july 2021 - 19:37:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom (UK), Ms. Catriona Laing, and Nigeria’s Attorney General and [...] Full text...
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Libya earned US$1.322 billion in oil revenues in May
28 june 2021 - 09:50:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of US$1.322 billion in oil revenues and US$53 million in gas and condensate sales [...] Full text...
thread Economy
"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari
17 june 2021 - 18:30:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...
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Fuel prices rise in Togo
11 june 2021 - 17:16:50Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Fuel prices have been increased in Togo, following an inter-ministerial decree on Friday which fixed the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Energy production from local renewable sources fell by 13.7% in 2020: Statistics Mauritius
09 june 2021 - 07:26:36Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Wednesday reported that total energy production from local renewable sources in Mauritius [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libya earned over US$1.311 billion from oil in April
01 june 2021 - 12:06:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Revenue from Libya's net oil sales for April amounted to a record US$1.311 billion, comprising US$1.304 [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Guinea's mining sector supports growth despite COVID-19, IMF says
03 may 2021 - 17:08:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean mining sector is expected to continue to support overall growth in 2021 in Guinea, [...] Full text...
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African Energy Chamber calls for solution to cowardly attacks in northern Mozambique
26 april 2021 - 15:52:44Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The African Energy Chamber (AEC) on Monday called on Total and its international partners to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
State of force majeure on al-Hariga oilport lifted - NOC
26 april 2021 - 15:47:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Monday the lifting of the state of force majeure [...] Full text...
thread Economy
EBRD finances Kom Ombo solar plant in Egypt
22 april 2021 - 13:34:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Coronavirus: Commodity prices to stabilise after early 2021 gains – World Bank
21 april 2021 - 12:45:30Washington DC, US (PANA) - Commodity prices continued their recovery in the first quarter of 2021 and are expected to [...] Full text...
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Egyptian Prime Minister arrives in Tripoli
20 april 2021 - 15:51:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Mustapha Madbouli arrived Tuesday in Tripoli on an official visit to Libya where [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan Presidential Council welcomes UN support for the new authorities
17 april 2021 - 11:18:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council on Friday welcomed the unanimous decision of the UN Security Council to [...] Full text...
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Security Council backs Libya ceasefire mechanism, calls for withdrawal of foreign forces, mercenaries
17 april 2021 - 04:41:48New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution which calls for all foreign forces and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libya earns over US$2 billion from oil sales in March 2021
16 april 2021 - 13:25:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Oil Company earned US$2,052,178,786 from the sales of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum products [...] Full text...
thread Economy
US signs MOU with natural gas giant, NLNG, to control malaria on Bonny Island, Nigeria
23 march 2021 - 19:53:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), a global producer of liquefied natural gas, on Tuesday signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...
thread Health
Nigeria's Federal Executive Council approves US$1.5 billion for rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery
17 march 2021 - 21:12:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The 38th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved US$1.5 billion for the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria's Senate President urges Saudi Arabia to assist in repatriating over 10,000 detained Nigerians
17 march 2021 - 20:49:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday appealed to the Saudi government to assist [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN report says Libya arms embargo 'remains totally ineffective'
17 march 2021 - 07:46:41New York, US (PANA) - A report by a UN-appointed Panel of Experts on Libya has identified multiple acts that threatened [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s petroleum pricing agency causes confusion by announcing increased rate
12 march 2021 - 16:41:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With widespread outrage over its announcement of increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit PMS), [...] Full text...
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Senior UN officials in Libya continue familiarization meetings with various officials
20 february 2021 - 19:24:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš, on Saturday met the Prime Minister-designate Mr Abdulhamid Aldabaiba, [...] Full text...
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AfDB, natural gas project scoop Global Multilateral Deal award
12 february 2021 - 16:13:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Area 1 Project and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Sudanese Prime Minister names 25-member cabinet
09 february 2021 - 07:51:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, on Monday evening announced a new government composed of 25 [...] Full text...
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Cameroon makes progress in implementing EITI standard
29 january 2021 - 09:32:41Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Following its second validation, Cameroon has made meaningful progress in implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Botswana dismisses fuel shortage fears
14 january 2021 - 08:27:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has dismissed possible shortage of fuel due to closure of three fuel refineries in South [...] Full text...
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Libya Security Task Force reiterates call for opening coastal road
09 january 2021 - 16:54:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Security Working Group (SWG) for Libya has renewed their call on all [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan Oil Company, US Department of Energy to cooperate to increase oil production
08 january 2021 - 11:04:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has established a cooperation agreement with the US Department of [...] Full text...
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UN denounces threats from armed groups against NOC
18 december 2020 - 23:28:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday condemned "recent threats by armed groups against [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL condemns acts of intimidation against Libya’s oil corporation
18 december 2020 - 15:07:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday condemned the recent threats made by armed groups [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy visits troubled Tigray region, electricity restored
14 december 2020 - 08:20:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Mekelle, the regional capital of the troubled [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic exacts heavy toll on Nigerian economy, GDP contracts - IMF
12 december 2020 - 09:02:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on the Nigerian economy, which was already [...] Full text...
thread Economy
'Libya generated US$700.4 million in oil revenues in November'
05 december 2020 - 12:58:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's crude oil, gas and condensate export revenues for the month of November totalled US$700.4 million, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Improved Nigeria-South Africa relations catalyst for development of Africa - Buhari
04 december 2020 - 17:19:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed optimism that improvement in relations between Nigeria and South Africa [...] Full text...
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Durban rocked by major refinery blast
04 december 2020 - 12:00:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A massive explosion at a South Africa's second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on [...] Full text...
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OPEC exempts Libya from quota to reduce oil production
04 december 2020 - 11:30:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has been exempted by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from the quota [...] Full text...
thread Economy
NOC discusses cooperation for maintenance of closed oil wells with Schlumberger
02 december 2020 - 20:01:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...
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Libya: GNA President meets with Italian Gas and Oil Company Officials
30 november 2020 - 18:12:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Libyan parliamentarians' meeting in Morocco, accusations between NOC and Central Bank highlighted in the news
28 november 2020 - 19:48:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week covered the war with statements between the Central Bank of Libya (BCL) [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Nigeria: African Energy Investment Corporation headquarters to be located in Abuja
26 november 2020 - 17:29:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has welcomed the decision of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) [...] Full text...
thread Society
Congolese govt., Chinese firm sign deal to build oil refinery in Pointe-Noire
24 november 2020 - 19:48:42Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the Chinese company, Beijing Fortune Dingheng Investment, on Tuesday in Brazzaville, signed [...] Full text...
thread Economy
U.S. Embassy in Libya denounces attempt to storm NOC offices
24 november 2020 - 19:36:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. embassy in Libya on Tuesday denounced attempts by an armed group to storm the [...] Full text...
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Total announces plans to expand investments in Libya
19 november 2020 - 18:15:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - French oil company, Total, has expressed the desire to expand its investment base in Libya. This indication [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Zambian Kwacha weakens by 3.3 percent
18 november 2020 - 14:54:15Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Kwacha depreciated against major trading currencies and weakened by 3.3 percent to an average of [...] Full text...
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