UN backed drive to produce electric vehicle batteries kicks off in Zambia

10 december 2024 - 20:42:19
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A project to increase the production of batteries to power electric vehicles has been launched in [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says ‘major milestone’ chalked in addressing internal displacement

05 december 2024 - 05:05:42
New York, US (PANA) - There have been significant advances in addressing the worldwide internal displacement crisis, but urgent action [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $54 million loan for Mozambique’s first wind energy project

03 november 2024 - 05:38:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of [...] Full text...

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Working from home is powering productivity: IMF article by Nicholas Bloom

02 october 2024 - 05:39:32
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak over

10 august 2024 - 12:47:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has officially declared an end to a protracted [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON Qualifiers fixtures

13 july 2024 - 14:47:52
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Following the draw for the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers held in [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian NGO honoured for promoting women empowerment through business digitization digital

27 june 2024 - 15:00:22
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The King Baudouin Foundation has awarded the 2023-2024 Africa Prize to Her Initiative, a Tanzanian organisation, [...] Full text...

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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly

01 june 2024 - 11:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] Full text...

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AfDB Group Annual Meetings hits Day 3 in Kenya

29 may 2024 - 08:52:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Experts attending an African Development Bank High-level dialogue in Kenya have urged African nations to intensify [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Guinea invite France-based trio for clashes with Algeria, Mozambique

23 may 2024 - 06:09:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea coach Kaba Diawara has effected changes for next month's crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers against [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup Final: Zamalek's Road to the final

08 may 2024 - 07:42:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, Egyptian football powerhouse, Zamalek SC, are eager to [...] Full text...

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World Bank loan to Namibia supports renewable energy integration

07 may 2024 - 09:56:07
Windhoek Namibia (PANA) – Namibia on Monday marked the approval of its first ever World Bank financed energy project, aimed [...] Full text...

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Libyan, European officials discuss fight against illegal immigration

23 april 2024 - 11:29:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Abderrahman Hamada, Director of the Department of European Affairs at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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Experts prepare high-level meeting of the Alliance of Sahel States in Ouagadougou

12 february 2024 - 18:22:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Experts from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger met on Monday in Ouagadougou to prepare for [...] Full text...

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How female principals guide and impact Sub-Saharan Africa’s classrooms: World Bank Blog By Nathalie Guilbert, Carolina Alban Conto, Fabricia Devignes and Juan D. Barón

17 january 2024 - 18:35:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - School leadership plays a major role in shaping the quality of education, acting as a strategic lever [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football UNAF Qualifiers: Egypt, Morocco in great start

18 december 2023 - 11:41:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The CAF African Schools Football Championship UNAF Qualifiers got off to a flying start in the [...] Full text...

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African Schools Football Championship: COSAFA Qualifying finalists emerge

16 december 2023 - 08:51:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa will play Malawi in the final of the Boys’ competition at the CAF African [...] Full text...

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African Schools Football Championship: COSAFA Qualifiers begin

15 december 2023 - 08:40:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A thrilling opening day of the 2023 CAF African Schools Football Championship, Council of Southern Africa [...] Full text...

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Global Migration in 21st Century: Navigating the impact of climate change, conflict, and demographic shifts – World Bank Feature

11 december 2023 - 07:46:25
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Globally, approximately 184 million people, or 2.3% of the world population, live outside their country [...] Full text...

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Due to bad weather, Libya's Prime Minister has declared Sunday a day off for public institutions

09 december 2023 - 16:10:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has decided to grant [...] Full text...

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COP28: Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership powers innovative climate action

03 december 2023 - 12:46:40
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership is powering innovative climate action thanks to additional contributions from the Government [...] Full text...

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

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

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2023 AFCON: African heavyweights tune up

20 october 2023 - 07:26:29
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The beat towards January's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023, is quickening as [...] Full text...

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IMF chief calls for action on inclusive growth in MENA

15 october 2023 - 17:45:39
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, on Sunday called for action following her [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Hosts Cote d'Ivoire face Nigeria, holders Senegal clash with Cameroon

13 october 2023 - 06:01:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Hosts Cote d'Ivoire will play regional rivals Nigeria at the group stage of the 2023 [...] Full text...

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Former Nigeria goalkeeper predicts when country will host World Cup

11 october 2023 - 08:24:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peterside Idah, has shared his perspective on Nigeria’s potential to host the [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Morocco's ambitious talents ready to shine

09 october 2023 - 07:03:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco will be making their second appearance on the global stage when the 2023 FIFA Under-17 [...] Full text...

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Tragedy is unfolding in poorest countries: World Bank Blog

23 september 2023 - 10:03:24
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 28 poorest countries are facing growing social, economic, and political distress, owing [...] Full text...

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Football scouts search for talents in DR Congo's turbulent east

13 september 2023 - 06:32:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Despite the violence in eastern DR Congo, the founder of Goma's GOAL Football Academy, Ugo [...] Full text...

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Athletics: Double gold medalist earns 46 million Kenyan Shillings in three months

30 august 2023 - 10:47:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan long distance runner, Faith Kipyegon, earned a whopping Ksh46 millions in just three months, accruing [...] Full text...

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With COVID-19 ‘here to stay’, new tools essential to continue fight - WHO chief

30 august 2023 - 05:15:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday announced an expanded partnership to improve access to COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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FIFA President declares 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 'best ever'

05 august 2023 - 08:57:38
Canberra, Australia (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has labelled the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup the "best ever" during [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup groups, prize money

20 july 2023 - 08:06:22
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Here are all the groups at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which began on Thursday. It [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigeria will be ‘on fire’, says skipper Onome Ebi

18 july 2023 - 13:40:55
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - With two days to go until the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia [...] Full text...

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Everything you need to know about the FIFA Women’s World Cup

10 july 2023 - 08:10:52
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The countdown is on to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, to be hosted by Australia and [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, welcomes money boost

14 june 2023 - 07:22:22
Barcelona, Spain (PANA) - Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, believes players will be inspired by the financial rewards FIFA [...] Full text...

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AfDB moves to boost development, spur regional integration in East Africa in 2023-2027

08 june 2023 - 10:03:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Over the next five years, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest in cross-border electricity [...] Full text...

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WB report calls for maximised revenues from Africa’s natural resources

10 may 2023 - 10:54:48
Washington, 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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2022/23 CAF African Schools Football: Draws made

05 april 2023 - 13:07:57
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The draw for the 2022/23 CAF African Schools Football Championship was officially conducted on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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How CAF African Schools Football Championship is building leaders of tomorrow

30 march 2023 - 08:08:32
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The CAF African Schools Football Championship is set for Durban, South Africa, early next month [...] Full text...

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WB supports Congo to address climate change to build resilient economy

24 march 2023 - 05:57:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) — The World Bank has approved US$82 million to support the Climate-Resilient and Inclusive Livelihoods Project (ProClimat [...] Full text...

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Organised crime infecting African and global supply chain

28 february 2023 - 12:29:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa’s fishing and cocoa industries are good examples of how multinational logistics systems present [...] Full text...

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Foreign ministers of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso call for return to the African Union

17 february 2023 - 17:15:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the [...] Full text...

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‘More women and girls in science equals better science’, UN chief declares

11 february 2023 - 08:15:49
New York, US (PANA) - Gender bias in science has resulted in drug tests that treat the female body as [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso and WFP want to iron out difficulties

18 january 2023 - 18:01:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabe Abroad, Olivia Rouamba, led a working [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso negotiates with Guinea for facilities to use Conakry port

13 january 2023 - 19:43:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso began negotiations with Guinea Conakry on Thursday to obtain facilities for the use [...] Full text...

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Trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali opens in Bamako

30 december 2022 - 15:45:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers arrested last July in Bamako, Mali, has begun at the [...] Full text...

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South Africa's PresidentRamaphosa condemns racial assault

27 december 2022 - 11:33:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday condemned a Christmas Day racial incident at [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister speaks out after Libyan man handed over to US

16 december 2022 - 19:32:47
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbaiba on Thursday broke his government's silence on the delivery to the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Mali to strengthen military collaboration in terrorism fight

12 november 2022 - 13:20:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mali and Burkina Faso are committed to strengthening their military cooperation in the fight against [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Mali to strengthen military partnership to fight terrorism

04 september 2022 - 11:09:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military leaders of Mali and Burkina Faso met in Bamako, Mali, on Saturday with [...] Full text...

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UNDP, partners discuss 2023-2025 country programme for Libya

24 august 2022 - 19:06:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its national partners in Libya have discussed how to [...] Full text...

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Fight against terrorism: Burkina Faso and Niger pool resources

22 august 2022 - 20:36:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Niger agreed here Monday to act together and strengthen cooperation in defense [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth Games: Gambia's beach volleyball team through to quarter-finals

04 august 2022 - 12:34:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Beach Volleyball team has made it to the quarter-finals stage of the ongoing Commonwealth Games [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants Malawi of $9.25 million for rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing

08 june 2022 - 12:55:23
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the [...] Full text...

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Some 18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’: UN

21 may 2022 - 05:11:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over [...] Full text...

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Mali announces withdrawal from G5 Sahel

16 may 2022 - 13:11:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's militaty junta on Sunday announced the country's withdrawal from all bodies and authorities of the [...] Full text...

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Former president of National Assembly in Guinea jailed for misappropriation of public funds

28 april 2022 - 18:23:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - After more than ten hours of hearing before the judges of the Court of Repression of [...] Full text...

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Detained former Guinean President, Alpha Condé, released

23 april 2022 - 16:05:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The ruling junta in Guinea on Friday released former President Alpha Condé, who will now live [...] Full text...

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Two former Guinean ministers placed under arrest

22 april 2022 - 12:55:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two former Guinean ministers of the government deposed last September have been placed under arrest, after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO recommends COVID-19 drug and urges transparency around pricing

22 april 2022 - 05:40:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A highly successful COVID-19 therapy must be made available to more people, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean ruling party withdraws from National Conferences

15 april 2022 - 12:53:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's former ruling party, Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée and its allies (RPG Arc-en-Ciel), on Thursday [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to jump-start power market with $568 million power line

25 february 2022 - 08:49:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a 330-kilowatt interconnection line to supply electricity from Nigeria to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World leaders call for US$23 billion to end pandemic this year

09 february 2022 - 20:18:38
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic could be defeated this year but only if vaccines, tests and treatments [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief hopes 2022 can mark end of acute stage of pandemic

30 december 2021 - 07:02:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency chief  expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday  that 2022 may be the year the world ends the acute stage of [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2021: Senegal's training camp in Rwanda canceled

28 december 2021 - 19:20:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese national soccer team has canceled its pre-tournament training, planned for Rwanda early next year, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ready to strengthen cooperation with COMESA -President Saied

24 november 2021 - 20:16:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saïed, affirmed here Wednesday his country's willingness to strengthen its cooperation with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Licensing agreement for new candidate drug ‘an important first step’

16 november 2021 - 17:15:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Access to a new COVID-19 drug will be expanded in low- and middle-income countries following a [...] Full text...

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COP26: Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable nations

03 november 2021 - 07:00:44
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - With world leaders expressing hope that the goal of supplying $100 billion a year in climate finance support for  developing countries is within [...] Full text...

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IOM condemns killing of six migrants at detention centre in Tripoli

10 october 2021 - 11:03:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Six migrants were killed and at least 24 others injured at the Mabani detention centre in [...] Full text...

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World Bank reiterates support for Sudan’s economic recovery

30 september 2021 - 11:35:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and the World Bank on Thursday concluded the first official session of talks in Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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Africa's first 'biophilic' building planned for Cape Town

23 september 2021 - 12:53:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town’s city centre will soon be home to a 24-storey apartment building that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Empty promises will not save the world from pandemic, campaigners warn

21 september 2021 - 18:43:38
New York, US (PANA) - On the eve of US President Joe Biden’s global COVID-19 summit on the side-lines of [...] Full text...

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EBRD promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy in Egypt

10 september 2021 - 13:24:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting renewable energy and energy efficiency in [...] Full text...

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Egypt-based African Businessmen Association holds Senegalese Business Day

10 september 2021 - 10:42:38
Dakar, Senegal, (PANA) - The Cairo-based Egyptian-African Businessmen Association (EABA) has held a "Senegalese Business Day" that brought together leading [...] Full text...

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2021 Women's Champions league: Semifinal fixtures of COSAFA Qualifiers revealed

01 september 2021 - 05:26:11
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Zambia’s Green Buffaloes and Botswana’s Double Action Ladies have booked their places in semi-finals of [...] Full text...

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COSAFA Qualifiers: Sundowns, Black Rhinos secure semifinal spots

29 august 2021 - 19:23:38
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and Zimbabwe’s Black Rhinos Queens are the first two [...] Full text...

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Botswana remodels tertiary education financing

23 august 2021 - 17:46:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced intentions to consider remodeling the country’s tertiary education financing policy to bring it [...] Full text...

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Mauritian health sector recruits 172 doctors in the face of COVID-19

19 august 2021 - 08:16:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal announced on Wednesday that the public health sector has recruited 172 [...] Full text...

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Senegalese national football team authorized to play at Lat Dior stadium in Thies

13 august 2021 - 19:53:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese national football team will be able to play its first match in Group H [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU begins monthly shipments of vaccines

05 august 2021 - 13:30:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is on Thursday beginning its monthly shipments of vaccines acquired by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Delta variant, a warning the virus is getting ‘fitter and faster’: WHO chief

31 july 2021 - 07:25:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cases and deaths resulting from COVID-19 continue to climb worldwide, mostly fuelled by the highly transmissible [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Panddmic will end when world chooses to end it - Dr. Tedros

22 july 2021 - 23:28:50
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - World Health Organiation (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebrejesus has said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by Staff of Community alleging unfair dismissal

07 july 2021 - 18:01:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday, 7th July 2021, dismissed a case brought by Abel [...] Full text...

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WHO supporting S. African consortium to establish first COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub

21 june 2021 - 20:56:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are working with a South African consortium to [...] Full text...

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How to attract private finance to Africa’s development

14 june 2021 - 15:54:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought economic activity in Africa to a standstill and the continent’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN experts to G7: Production of safe COVID-19 vaccines must outweigh profit

10 june 2021 - 06:04:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of UN independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for the leaders of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit Filed by former staff of the West African Power Pool (WAPP)

04 june 2021 - 21:14:21
 Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit brought by a former staff of the West African [...] Full text...

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IOM appoints two Deputy Directors General

31 may 2021 - 13:49:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief calls on G7 countries to 'share excess vaccines now'

17 may 2021 - 06:25:08
New York, US (PANA) - The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases  in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries [...] Full text...

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South Africa to compete in opening Olympic Games football match

22 april 2021 - 12:45:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has been drawn in the same pool as hosts Japan and Mexico [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso hosts Rugby Africa Cup tourney next June

22 april 2021 - 10:13:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Burkina Faso Rugby Union will host this year’s Rugby Africa Cup Repechage in the [...] Full text...

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FIFA unveils groups for Tokyo Olympic soccer event

21 april 2021 - 16:50:21
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The 28 teams that have qualified for the Olympic football tournaments discovered their group opponents after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Inequity of vaccines grows ‘more grotesque every day’ – WHO chief

23 march 2021 - 05:30:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The growing gap between the number of vaccines being given in rich countries and those administered [...] Full text...

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AfDB funds $530 million electricity project to expand renewable energy, regional connectivity in Angola

16 march 2021 - 14:54:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a [...] Full text...

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AfDB President Adesina calls for African financial stabilisation mechanism

16 march 2021 - 14:06:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina, recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, and [...] Full text...

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Olympic Kenya to establish OlymAfrica Centre in Nairobi

24 february 2021 - 15:21:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K  will establish the first OlympAfrica Centre in the country, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum convenes to elect temporary executive authority

01 february 2021 - 11:20:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) has convened in Geneva, Switzerland, with a reminder to members [...] Full text...

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Beninese rights body denounces illegal burial of victim of May 2019 demonstrations

11 december 2020 - 21:03:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese human rights and people’s organisation (ODHP) Friday denounced the secret burial of Prudence Amoussou, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Landmark alliance launches in Africa to fight pandemic misinformation

03 december 2020 - 16:44:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched a new alliance, the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), [...] Full text...

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AfDB signs grant agreement to support the Rwanda Coding Academy

05 november 2020 - 10:48:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant agreement for $150,000 with the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic spurs health innovation in Africa, says WHO

01 november 2020 - 07:15:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanised the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been [...] Full text...

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Africa’s energy masterplan takes shape as AfDB, AUDA-NEPAD release key report

31 october 2020 - 04:26:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have released recommendations [...] Full text...

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AfDB launches train-the-trainers' programme on access to Green Climate Fund

31 october 2020 - 04:09:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has designated representatives from 80 government institutions, civil society organizations [...] Full text...

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Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector

26 october 2020 - 13:10:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West [...] Full text...

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EU gives Congo more than one billion Euros for agro-pastoral groupings

21 october 2020 - 21:41:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) ambassador in Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, said here Tuesday his organisation would [...] Full text...

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Mali in Pool D of preliminary round of Afrobasket Men 2021

18 october 2020 - 14:08:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali is in Pool D for the first leg of the 2021 Men's AfroBasket  playoffs, which [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo extends health emergency period for 20 days

17 october 2020 - 11:52:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's  National Coordination for the Management of the COVID-19 pandemic has extended the country's state of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China joins global effort to ensure vaccine access for all

10 october 2020 - 06:45:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - China is among three additional countries to have signed on to a global initiative that aims [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces mobile learning via SMS to reach most vulnerable

09 october 2020 - 11:11:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the startups in Rwanda has developed a mobile platform that will be used effective [...] Full text...

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Kenya supports Nigerian Okonjo-Iweala's bid for top WTO job

09 october 2020 - 09:33:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will support Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the final round for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) [...] Full text...

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Coach Velud unveils Sudan squad for Tunisia, Togo football friendlies

06 october 2020 - 13:23:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan national team football coach, Hubert Velud, has unveiled a 24-man list pf players who will [...] Full text...

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

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

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Mali to face Ghana, Iran in soccer friendlies

30 september 2020 - 16:25:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali coach, Mohamed Magassouba, on Monday (28 September 2020) unveiled a list of 31 players to [...] Full text...

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Panelists call for collaboration among funders to meet ambitious targets for a climate-resilient Africa

16 september 2020 - 18:22:39
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Experts at the 2020 Global Philanthropy Forum on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among funders [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains in Tunisia sweep away two people, block rail traffic

11 september 2020 - 09:32:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Heavy rains have washed away two people in Tunisia, including a five-year-old child, where the northern [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of vaccines

05 september 2020 - 06:04:03
New York, US (PANNA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID vaccines

04 september 2020 - 18:22:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure [...] Full text...

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Athletics Kenya, World Athletics partner to enhance road runners' dope testing

04 september 2020 - 17:36:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) is working with World Athletics in increasing testing of Kenyan road runners following [...] Full text...

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South Africa's biggest home goes on sale

01 september 2020 - 15:41:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s largest house has gone on sale and is expected to fetch up [...] Full text...

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Congo, FAO organize workshop on use of pesticides

27 august 2020 - 18:13:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...

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Congo launches programme to check maternal, neonatal mortality in rural areas

27 august 2020 - 17:48:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clément Mouamba, on Thursday launched a project to improve the health of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO presses for greater investment in global vaccine facility

24 august 2020 - 18:54:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Investing in a mechanism that will guarantee all countries have fair and timely access to a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO stresses need for quick action amid reports of fresh outbreaks

22 august 2020 - 14:03:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With several countries experiencing fresh COVID-19 outbreaks after periods of little or no transmission, the World [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief reiterates warning against pandemic ‘vaccine nationalism’

19 august 2020 - 04:33:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warning against “vaccine nationalism” in the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president commends establishment of AfCFTA secretariat in Ghana

18 august 2020 - 17:32:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger has welcomed the establishment of the Secretariat of the African Free [...] Full text...

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FIFA, FDA team up for new projects in Africa (A FIFA news analysis)

05 august 2020 - 14:27:40
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In June 2019, FIFA signed an agreement with the French Development Agency (FDA), recognizing football’s importance [...] Full text...

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Total calm on fighting fronts in Libya, sign in prelude to storm or ceasefire opportunity? (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

03 august 2020 - 22:51:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fighting fronts in Libya, particularly the central region of Sirte and al-Jafra, are marked in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pooling samples boosts Ghana’s testing (A WHO Africa Regional Office feature)

02 august 2020 - 08:46:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – “We are pleased to inform you that after the recent COVID-19 test conducted, your results came out [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: African unclaimed asset wealth tipped to rescue SMEs from COVID-19 crisis (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

10 july 2020 - 08:30:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries and Central Banks should direct funds from inactive financial assets held in local bank [...] Full text...

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“One” WASH program improves well-being of Ethiopia's vulnerable communities - Officials

29 june 2020 - 18:28:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France set to contribute and back Congo’s health response to pandemic

24 june 2020 - 23:37:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The French ambassador in Congo, François Barateau, Wednesday expressed the determination of France to contribute and [...] Full text...

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Ghana final year second cycle students return to school

22 june 2020 - 06:43:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Final year Senior High School students and the second batch of second year students in Ghana [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 will likely transform global production - UN report

16 june 2020 - 14:14:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International production is set for significant transformation in the decade ahead, as the coronavirus pandemic amplifies [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB unveils 100 finalists for the IDEATHON #Africavs Virus challenge

09 june 2020 - 18:05:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has made public the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Countries support ‘one-stop shop’ to share science and research

30 may 2020 - 07:05:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty countries and numerous international partners have underlined the need to make tests, treatments and other [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

29 may 2020 - 13:41:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, telco partners step up free online education access

27 may 2020 - 17:32:54
Paris, France (PANA) - Major mobile telephone operators that are part of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition have stepped up efforts [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo records 20 new cured, 6 new positive cases

19 may 2020 - 23:58:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese ministry of Health and Population said here Tuesday the country recorded 20 new cured [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Presidents, prime ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’, free to all

15 may 2020 - 05:27:28
New York, US (PANA) - UNAIDS, the UN agency fighting against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus, has initiated a petition from [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo registers 45 new cases of coronavirus, 8 cured, one death Monday

11 may 2020 - 14:54:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's  National Coordinator of the Coronavirus Response Committee, Dr. Gilbert Ndziessi, announced on Monday that the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU moves to raise US$420 million to increase rapid pandemic fight in Africa

01 may 2020 - 08:26:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said on Thursday that the continental organization [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African leaders discuss role of regional blocs in pandemic response

30 april 2020 - 12:22:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union's executive branch has convened its fourth Summit on Wednesday to discuss the management [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo records 17 new confirmed cases of coronavirus

20 april 2020 - 12:28:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Congolese health and population minister Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo announced on Monday 17 new confirmed cases of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo confirms 26 new cases

18 april 2020 - 16:06:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of health and population, Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, announced here Saturday that the country [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Four new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Congo

13 april 2020 - 23:56:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - The Congolese ministry of Health on Monday evening announced that four new cases of coronavirus were [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta interacts with coronavirus survivors

01 april 2020 - 18:58:07
Nairobi, Kenya 2020, (PANA) - Kenyan  President Uhuru Kenyatta invited coronavirus survivors for a face-to-face meeting on Wednesday after an [...] Full text...

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Congo sets aside CFAF 35.6 million for burial of bodies abandoned in Brazzaville morgues

26 march 2020 - 14:24:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has released FCFA 35,675,000 for the burial of 570 bodies abandoned in three [...] Full text...

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IMF mission says Tanzania’s economic activity impressive

06 march 2020 - 19:18:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s pace of economic activity has increased in recent months prompted by higher public [...] Full text...

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WFP completes agricultural rehabilitation in south Congo

06 march 2020 - 14:37:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Food Program (WFP) representative in Congo, Jean-Martin Bauer, on Thursday signed in Brazzaville the [...] Full text...

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Congo: More than 400 bodies abandoned in Brazzaville morgues

06 march 2020 - 14:11:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The president of Congo's Union of Mayors (Usymco), Bertin Essami, on Thursday lamented in Brazzaville the [...] Full text...

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Congolese government warns ex-ninja combattants in the Pool region

05 march 2020 - 11:25:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Congolese Minister of Primary, Secondary  Education and Literacy Anatole Collinet Makosso warned ex-ninja combattants on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS ministers meet in Bamako on securing electricity exchanges

04 march 2020 - 13:23:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - "The fight against poverty, the quest for daily well-being for our people and the economic prosperity [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Prison administrators in West and North Africa meet in Nouakchott

03 march 2020 - 14:54:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting a four-day meeting of the Colorado Network for Penitentiary Emergence in West and [...] Full text...

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Forum expresses concern about Africa's lag to attain SDGs

02 march 2020 - 14:04:08
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - After three days of work on Africa's  implementation of the 17 objectives of the global [...] Full text...

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Sixth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development opens in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

25 february 2020 - 13:41:29
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the Sixth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARF-VI) on [...] Full text...

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Congo: World Bank estimates "moderately satisfactory" disbursement rate of 14 per cent

21 february 2020 - 21:28:01
Pointe-Noire, Congo (PANA)  -  The World Bank Thursday in Brazzaville rated as "moderately satisfactory" Congo’s urban development and restructuring of [...] Full text...

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Mali: Day 19, Div. I match schedules this weekend

14 february 2020 - 18:25:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Day 19 of Mali's national football championship, to be played on Saturday and Sunday across the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe legislators call for uranium exploration to address power deficit

12 february 2020 - 12:50:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Parliamentarians have called for the exploration of Zimbabwe’s nuclear energy potential, through uranium, as a fix [...] Full text...

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Mauritius-EU: DeSIRA initiative to boost smart agriculture

11 february 2020 - 16:25:29
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the European Union (EU) on Monday signed the Development-Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture [...] Full text...

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UNHRC says 'tremendous gap’ persists between needs and spaces on offer

06 february 2020 - 06:16:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although around 1.4 million refugees are estimated to be in urgent need of resettlement worldwide, only [...] Full text...

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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Kenya to face Brazil, Japan

31 january 2020 - 16:38:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya have been drawn against Brazil and other tough teams in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics women's [...] Full text...

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African, Asian and Latin American countries put accent on inclusive education (By Anaclet Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA correspondent)

27 january 2020 - 10:49:00
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Top representatives of African, Asian and Latin American developing countries meeting in Djibouti on Monday signed [...] Full text...

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Benin to introduce civic engagement contract for its scholars

23 january 2020 - 17:17:55
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will introduce a civic engagement contract for Beninese scholars, according to a cabinet decision taken [...] Full text...

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Huawei support innovation, ICT learning in Botswana

22 january 2020 - 18:11:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Huawei is sponsoring students in Botswana to support government’s initiative to promote innovation and ICT learning. The [...] Full text...

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Togolese Prime Minister argues for pooling efforts to combat fake drug trafficking in Africa

18 january 2020 - 10:40:00
Lomé, Togo (PANA) -  Togolese Prime Minister Komi Sélon Klassou Friday called on African countries to pool efforts to combat [...] Full text...

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New report warns about severe desert locust outbreak across East Africa

15 january 2020 - 13:59:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A serious and widespread desert locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and [...] Full text...

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Charge for electricity levy in US dollars: MDC Veep tells Zimbabwe govt

13 january 2020 - 23:14:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The vice president of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, MDC, Tendai Biti, Monday called on the government [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition clarifies proposal to postpone 2021 presidential election

13 january 2020 - 21:06:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The leader of the Congolese opposition, Pascal Tsaty Mabiala, Monday clarified his proposal to postpone the [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves €8 million assistance to support Ruzizi IV hydropower project in Great Lakes region

13 january 2020 - 12:49:32
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of African Development Bank Group on Monday announced its approval of [...] Full text...

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Titi Camara joins Guinean Football Federation

29 december 2019 - 12:17:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Former Guinean international and former Minister of Sports Aboubacar Titi Camara joined the Guinean Football Federation [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian graphite developer gets approval for note listing on Mauritius stock exchange

27 december 2019 - 15:23:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian-focused flake graphite developer Volt Resources Limited announced on Friday that Volt Graphite Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Gas to Power Plant on the cards in Zimbabwe

19 december 2019 - 22:12:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Invictus Energy Limited (IEL) Thursday announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a local energy [...] Full text...

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Orange, GIZ sign agreement for dev't of digital skills for 20,000 young people

18 december 2019 - 07:37:49
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Telecommunications operator Orange and the German Development Agency, GIZ, have signed a partnership agreement to [...] Full text...

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COMESA-owned insurer opens Zambian business park

16 december 2019 - 13:39:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - ZEP-RE, a financial company promoting trade, development and regional integration in Eastern and Southern Africa, has [...] Full text...

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Nigeria demands electricity debt from Niger, Togo and Benin

14 december 2019 - 08:49:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has told its international electricity customers - Niger, Togo and Benin - to pay up [...] Full text...

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BRICS becoming a magnet for emerging economies - Russian Ambassador

12 december 2019 - 17:02:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Russian Ambassador to Botswana, Victor Sibilev has said BRICS is fast becoming a magnet for emerging [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigeria to extend its natural gas pipeline to North Africa

29 november 2019 - 17:43:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Equatorial Guinea said that Nigeria is considering the viability [...] Full text...

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WB offers 1.5 billion FCFA to Congo to support communities in the Pool

28 november 2019 - 13:17:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Bank will provide approximately 1.5 billion CFA francs development support for Congolese communities through [...] Full text...

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Congo: US emergency fund to help flood victims

27 november 2019 - 18:49:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Congo, Todd Haskell,  announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville that his country has [...] Full text...

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'Int'l Community must show solidarity with the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin countries,' says Mahamadou Issoufou

13 november 2019 - 18:38:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The international community must show solidarity with the countries of the Sahel and the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Mali to take part in 3rd 3X3 African Basketball Cup in Uganda

08 november 2019 - 10:43:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national men's and women's basketball teams, made up mainly of players in the country, will [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Trial of 2009 massacre victims to be held in 2020, says ICC

30 october 2019 - 22:41:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The envoy of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICCI), Franco Matillana, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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World Bank, ATAF pen accord to strengthen tax regimes In Africa

28 october 2019 - 13:17:18
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The World Bank Group and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) have signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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South African Airlines spread their wings

24 october 2019 - 10:48:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) and Air Mauritius have been granted permission to form a joint [...] Full text...

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About 20,000 treated mosquito nets distributed in Congo's Pool department

16 october 2019 - 10:22:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - About 20,000 treated mosquito nets are available for the population of the Pool department in southern [...] Full text...

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World Bank launches Regional Affordable Housing Project in Senegal

14 october 2019 - 17:02:57
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank has launched the Regional Affordable Housing Project in Dakar, according to a statement [...] Full text...

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Congolese journalists train to process information on women in conflict

12 october 2019 - 09:56:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  More than 30 Congolese journalists took part in a training workshop in Brazzaville on Friday, focusing [...] Full text...

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Congolese Opposition wants electoral and economic governance discussed

11 october 2019 - 17:10:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese opposition leader, Pascal Tsaty Mabiala, said Thursday in Brazzaville that the dialogue to be organized [...] Full text...

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14th meeting of the African Regional Anti-Doping in Sports opens in Bamako

08 october 2019 - 18:21:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 14th Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO), Africa Zones [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Young people to pay tribute to Thomas Sankara on October 13

07 october 2019 - 19:42:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Young Burkinabes and Africans will pay tribute, on October 13, to Thomas Sankara, the father [...] Full text...

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Security Council must seize 'golden opportunity' for stability in Great Lakes region: UN envoy

04 october 2019 - 07:15:17
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must step up efforts to end instability around Africa’s Great Lakes so [...] Full text...

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WHO trains African experts on guarding against financial risk in health coverage

02 october 2019 - 15:25:31
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has mobilized in Lomé, Togo, about 30 experts from five African [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Victims of 28 September massacre want trial as quickly as possible

29 september 2019 - 18:28:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The association of victims, relatives and friends (AVIPA) of the 28 September massacres in 2009 in [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian government to recruit 5,030 teachers

28 september 2019 - 17:09:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government is considering the recruitment of 5,030 teachers and professors to fill a gap [...] Full text...

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Guineans demonstrate in commemoration of 28 September 2009 massacre

28 september 2019 - 13:02:48
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Demonstrations are being held on Saturday in several Guinean cities to commemorate the 10th anniversary the [...] Full text...

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Congolese civil society calls for popularization of 48 measures of Congo-IMF agreement

23 september 2019 - 18:31:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   Congolese civil society, constituting the Debt and Development platform, Monday expressed its commitment to participate in [...] Full text...

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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released

16 september 2019 - 20:25:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize Selection Committee released Monday the list of the top 20 candidates. The [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Heads of State committed to eradicate terrorism

15 september 2019 - 19:17:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have committed [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS summit on terrorism opens in Ouagadougou

14 september 2019 - 14:46:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several West African Heads of State are attending an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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