Six political parties to conest Benin's January legislative election

17 november 2022 - 13:01:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Six political parties have obtained the green light to participate in the 8 January, 2023 legislative [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert says Central African Republic militias spreading ‘terror'

06 august 2022 - 05:30:24
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in [...] Full text...

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EBRD to re-power Africa’s oldest wind farm in Morocco

19 july 2022 - 11:23:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Morocco in its transition to a [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: EBRD supports small businesses in Morocco

23 july 2020 - 16:27:26
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Thursday it is responding to the [...] Full text...

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Ivorian opposition party sues for enabling environment towards practical organisation of elections

09 january 2020 - 18:16:06
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The president of the opposition Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI), Pascal Affi N'Guessan, said Thursday that [...] Full text...

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African 'Matonge' district of Brussels in high spirits following Tshisekedi's victory in DRC

10 january 2019 - 18:32:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - All cafés, bars, dance halls, shops, tropical grocery stores, hairdressers and other leisure centres in Matongé, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights group says civilians targeted in CAR war

05 july 2017 - 06:33:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed groups in the Central African Republic have killed civilians with wholesale impunity, spurring more violence [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic: Rights group says armed groups target civilians in CAR

02 may 2017 - 06:23:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed groups fighting for control of a central province in the Central African Republic (CAR) have [...] Full text...

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CAR: Senior UN relief official urges access to civilians in north-eastern provinces

24 february 2017 - 06:27:10
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The most senior United Nations relief official in the Central African Republic (CAR) has called for [...] Full text...

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UN: Armed group attacks UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic

23 february 2017 - 05:33:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central Africa Republic (MINUSCA) says its peacekeepers on [...] Full text...

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CAR: UN, international organisations condemn attacks on civilians in parts of CAR

20 february 2017 - 11:08:01
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Voicing deep concern over the security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), in particular in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN mission in CAR reinforces presence in restive Bambari

18 february 2017 - 07:05:30
New York, US (PANA) - Following ongoing rebel activity in and around Bambari in strife-torn Central African Republic (CAR), the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights group says CAR rebel group 'executed at least 32 civilians'

16 february 2017 - 11:17:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A human rights group says a rebel group in the Central African Republic (CAR) executed at [...] Full text...

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US: Situation in CAR warrants continued international attention, Security Council told

16 february 2017 - 05:53:13
New York, US (PANA) - Despite improving security situation in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), concerns [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief expresses concern over renewed violence in CAR

29 november 2016 - 15:40:03
New York, US (PANA) - Expressing concerns over last week's renewed violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), which reportedly [...] Full text...

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CAR: UN envoy demands protection of civilians as scores killed in CAR violence

26 november 2016 - 04:57:09
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide has condemned the recent [...] Full text...

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CAR: UN mission in CAR steps up patrols after armed groups clash

23 november 2016 - 05:38:58
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has called for [...] Full text...

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US: UN, OIC must cooperate on resolving conflicts, Security Council told

18 november 2016 - 06:12:54
New York, US (PANA) - Citing more than 20 years of collaboration between the United Nations and the Organisation of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA expresses concern over suspensions of journalists, newspapers in Cote d'Ivoire

12 november 2015 - 16:11:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Thursday reiterated deep concern over the spate of suspensions [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy says Cote d’Ivoire will continue to need UN support

09 june 2015 - 22:34:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI), Ms. [...] Full text...

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UN expert: Release of former Gbagbo aides 'major step' for justice in Cote d'Ivoire

07 august 2013 - 20:40:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Cote d’Ivoire, Mr. Doudou [...] Full text...

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UN mission welcomes release of 14 former Gbagbo govt aides

07 august 2013 - 06:14:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) has welcomed the decision by judicial authorities in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Guarantee Trust Bank is African Bank of the Year

30 may 2013 - 08:39:52
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Nigeria's Guarantee Trust Bank won the African Bank of the Year award at the 2013 African [...] Full text...

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Nigerian bankers dominate shortlist for African Banker of the Year

01 may 2013 - 12:04:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three Nigerian bankers are on the shortlist of nominees for the 2013 African Banker of the [...] Full text...

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African Banker Awards Committee moves to recognise Islamic banking

21 march 2013 - 13:58:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In continuation of its continuous goal to recognize and celebrate the diversity of the African banking [...] Full text...

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UN envoy tasks CAR on political, security issues

07 june 2012 - 06:22:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian banker, Olusegun Agbaje, wins African Banker of the Year award

31 may 2012 - 09:33:12
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, Managing Director of Nigeria's Guaranty Trust Bank, has emerged the 2012 African Banker [...] Full text...

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Shortlist announced for African Banker Awards 2012

24 april 2012 - 13:23:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Organizers of the African Banker Awards have released the shortlist of nominees for the 2012 competition. [...] Full text...

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Senegal's election: Journalists threatened, assaulted - CPJ

01 march 2012 - 10:56:17
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Senegalese authorities to thoroughly investigate recent [...] Full text...

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Rights body wants mandate of commission probing post-poll violence in Cote d'Ivoire extended

24 february 2012 - 09:40:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for a six-month extension in the mandate of Côte d’Ivoire’s [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of CAR Peacebuilding Office

22 december 2011 - 16:40:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges support for demobilization of ex-rebels in CAR

15 december 2011 - 16:58:33
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office [...] Full text...

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Gabonese writer publishes book on FNLA and MPLA

13 september 2011 - 22:35:53
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Gabonese writer Jean Martial Arsene Mbah on Monday in Luanda published a book entitled "Les rivalités [...] Full text...

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Senegalese newspapers highlight crippling telecom strike

07 august 2010 - 09:40:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese newspapers on F-riday highlighted the chaos in the country's telecommunications sector on Thursday following crippling [...] Full text...

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EU congratulates Kenyans for 'peaceful' referendum

06 august 2010 - 22:03:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The European Union (EU) on Friday congratulated Kenyans for the "peaceful" referendum on Wednesday in which [...] Full text...

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Idrisa Seck's return to ruling party hit headlines in Senegal

17 january 2009 - 13:51:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The much heralded return of former Senegalese Prime Mini ster Idrissa Seck to his party of [...] Full text...

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