Togo advances reforms, pursues sound economic policies: IMF

25 october 2024 - 12:30:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission has commended Togolese authorities on the sustained progress in [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 4 matches played on Monday

14 october 2024 - 21:00:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 4 matches to be played on Monday and Tuesday

14 october 2024 - 05:29:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 4 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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AfDB, AFD cement partnership to support youth entrepreneurship in Africa

13 october 2024 - 05:11:55
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have announced they would [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 3 matches played on Thursday

11 october 2024 - 10:19:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 3 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Guterres appoints Senegalese Coumba Sow as Resident Coordinator in Togo

10 october 2024 - 06:34:05
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Coumba D. Sow of Senegal as the United Nations Resident [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON: Fixtures for Matchday 3

08 october 2024 - 05:40:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, continue this week [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Bank to invest EUR 61 million, $100 million to boost infrastructure, trade

08 october 2024 - 05:00:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved investments [...] Full text...

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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as public health problem

01 october 2024 - 20:25:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of all Day 2 matches played on Tuesday

11 september 2024 - 05:20:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all Day 2 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of some Day 2 matches played on Tuesday

10 september 2024 - 19:59:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 2 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 2 matches

09 september 2024 - 21:59:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 2 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, first [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 2 matches to be played on Monday

09 september 2024 - 05:18:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 2 of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of all matches played on Friday

07 september 2024 - 05:09:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, first [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of some matches played on Friday

06 september 2024 - 18:51:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, first round [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures of matches to be played on Friday

06 september 2024 - 05:25:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, first round [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Champions League: Giants progress as first preliminary round concludes

26 august 2024 - 08:53:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League reached its climax on Sunday, with [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First-round, second-leg qualifiers played on Sunday

26 august 2024 - 04:53:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Confederation Cup played on [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Champions League: Results of first-round, second-leg qualifiers played on Sunday

26 august 2024 - 04:48:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Champions League matches played on [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First-round, second-leg qualifiers

23 august 2024 - 09:20:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the scheduled matches in the first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Champions League: First-round, second-leg qualifiers

23 august 2024 - 07:26:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the scheduled matches in the first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Champions League [...] Full text...

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Ivorian team reach semi final of WAFU B WCL qualifiers

17 august 2024 - 06:36:14
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Inter d’Abidjan booked their place in the semi-finals of the WAFU Zone B CAF Women’s [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF Women's CL: Everything you need to know about the WAFU B Qualifiers

10 august 2024 - 05:49:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The road to qualification to the CAF Women’s Champions League officially gets underway in WAFU B [...] Full text...

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Road to 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League begins

05 august 2024 - 08:02:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The journey towards securing a place in CAF’s flagship Women’s Club competition, the CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...

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22 civilians killed in a terrorist attack in central Mali

24 july 2024 - 13:42:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 22 civilians were killed in a terrorist attack on Sunday by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifiers: Draw to take place on Wednesday

22 july 2024 - 07:46:36
Cairo, Egypt (PNA) - The 2024-2025 women's interclub football season will officially kick off on Wednesday with the draw in [...] Full text...

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FIFA Rankings for Africa at a glance

19 july 2024 - 04:48:11
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Here are the FIFA Rankings for African teams at a glance.CAF Ranking CountryFIFA Ranking 1Morocco14 2Senegal19 3Egypt 36 4Côte d’Ivoire 385Nigeria396Tunisia417Algeria468Cameroon519Mali5310South Africa5711Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Former international Nibombe Dare named Togo's new head coach

18 july 2024 - 06:52:15
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Football Federation (FTF) has officially announced the appointment of Nibombe Dare as the new [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Champions League: New season kicks off with high-stake preliminary-round matches

12 july 2024 - 08:13:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Contenders aiming to succeed Al Ahly as title holders of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League discovered [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First preliminary round fixtures

12 july 2024 - 08:08:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the fixtures for the preliminary rounds of the 2024/25 Confederation Cup tournament, following the [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON: Qualifying groups revealed

04 july 2024 - 14:07:30
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the groups for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, [...] Full text...

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Togolese holding service passports exempt from visa requirements for South Africa

23 june 2024 - 12:44:10
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese civil servants and officials holding service passports are exempt from visa requirements when travelling to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court organizes training on e-case in Ghana

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

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2026 WC African qualifiers: Standings after Day 4 matches

13 june 2024 - 17:16:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the standings after Day 4 matches in the African qualifiers.                                            Group AEgypt - 10 pointsGuinea [...] Full text...

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Togo keeps its economic performance robust through growth-friendly fiscal consolidation: IMF

11 june 2024 - 10:15:27
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togo’s economic growth reached an estimated 5.6 percent in 2023, and inflation has fallen to 2.6 [...] Full text...

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2026 WC African qualifiers: Results from Day 3 matches

06 june 2024 - 10:55:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The resumption of the FIFA World Cup African qualifiers produced some closely contested fixtures on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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CAF, FIFA confirm Dates and Kick-Off times for African qualifiers for 2026 WC

30 may 2024 - 09:28:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African Nations will resume their qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2026 next week. Match Day [...] Full text...

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Togo opens embassy in Qatar

28 may 2024 - 17:33:33
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has opened an embassy in Doha, Qatar, PANA learned from official sources this Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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New chapter in partnership between World Bank Group and Togo

24 may 2024 - 08:08:49
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Togo, granted [...] Full text...

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WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifier: Semi-finalists emerge

24 may 2024 - 05:54:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will meet Burkina Faso while Nigeria clash with Cote d'Ivoire in the semi-finals of the [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship: Semi-finalists emerge after Day 2 matches

23 may 2024 - 05:36:08
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The semi-finalists of the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental finals have emerged following another [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship: Semi-final fixtures and Day 2 results

23 may 2024 - 05:19:58
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The following are the semi-final fixtures of 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship in Zanzibar, Tanzania, [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship: Competition kicks off

22 may 2024 - 05:11:00
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental finals kick off at Zanzibar’s Amaan Stadium on [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football Championship: Results of Day 1 matches

22 may 2024 - 05:06:07
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 1 matches of CAF African Schools Football Championship played [...] Full text...

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AfDB’s Chief highlights Africa as world’s best investment destination

21 may 2024 - 09:08:12
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ( PANA) - Africa’s human, land, mineral resource and cross-border trade endowments combine to make it the [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football Championship: Legends visit participants' hotel

21 may 2024 - 07:30:49
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) -  Some legends of African football, Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria) and Abdi Kassim Sadalla (Tanzania), [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship: Excitement builds as draw for is conducted

20 may 2024 - 07:31:08
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The official draw for the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental finals 2024 was officially conducted [...] Full text...

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Draw for CAF African Schools Football Championship finals on Sunday

19 may 2024 - 07:16:45
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The draw for the CAF African Schools Football Championship finals will be conducted on Sunday, 19 [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: All set for first-leg final as Esperance host Ahly

18 may 2024 - 07:30:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The stage is set for the latest blockbuster instalment of African club football's greatest rivalry. Esperance of [...] Full text...

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WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifiers: Ghana thrash Cote d'Ivoire 5-1

16 may 2024 - 09:56:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's U-17 side, the Black Starlets, on Wednesday thrashed Cote d'Ivoire 5-1 in their WAFU B U-17 [...] Full text...

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WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifying tournament kicks off

15 may 2024 - 11:30:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Defending champions Nigeria gear up for a daunting task as they head into the WAFU B [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football Championship finals: Six Days Countdown to Zanzibar kick-off

15 may 2024 - 05:40:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Excitement is growing in Zanzibar as it prepares to host the second edition of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Bank, Ghana sign MoU for $200 million

14 may 2024 - 10:58:59
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is to inject $200 million into the Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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Africa Travel Indaba show opens

13 may 2024 - 12:29:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thousands of delegates and exhibitors from around the world have gathered at Durban’s Inkosi [...] Full text...

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Examples to accelerate gender equality in Africa abound: We could apply them to Somalia: World Bank Blog By Helena Hwang, Cansu Birce Gokalp, Verena Phipps and Tanya D'Lima

10 may 2024 - 08:09:53
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, the challenges to gender equality are complex and daunting. Only 28% of women over [...] Full text...

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Libya ranks 143rd in world press freedom index

04 may 2024 - 16:08:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is ranked 143rd out of 180 countries in the 2024 press freedom index, according to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS judicial forum to examine its rules of procedure opens

30 april 2024 - 10:01:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The judicial council forum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened on Monday [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners move to boost food, nutritional security in the Sahel

30 april 2024 - 09:00:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the [...] Full text...

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Togolese vote to elect MPs and regional councillors

29 april 2024 - 11:54:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - More than four million Togolese are voting on Monday to elect 113 MPs to the National [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS deploys fact-finding mission to Togo

15 april 2024 - 13:07:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has deployed a fact-finding mission to Togo [...] Full text...

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Togo again postpones legislative and regional elections

04 april 2024 - 14:04:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's parliamentary and regional elections have been postponed once again to allow the National Assembly to [...] Full text...

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Opposition up in arms against constitutional change in Togo

28 march 2024 - 17:35:45
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition is united in its opposition to the constitutional change that took place on [...] Full text...

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Togo moves from presidential to parliamentary system

26 march 2024 - 13:45:10
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - With three weeks to go before legislative elections in Togo, members of parliament (MPs) voted on [...] Full text...

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2,348 candidates to contest Togo's legislative elections

25 march 2024 - 12:46:10
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Constitutional Court has published a list of 2,348 candidates for the legislative elections on 20 [...] Full text...

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AU calls for laws to end internet shutdowns during elections in Africa

21 march 2024 - 15:00:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Banjul-based African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHR) has passed a new resolution [...] Full text...

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African giants resume international matches after AFCON

19 march 2024 - 07:56:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The current international break provides a chance for Africa's top nations to return to action this [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition slams govt, communication industry regulator for Internet havoc

19 march 2024 - 06:05:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghana continues to reel under a debilitating disruption of Internet services following a massive  disruption to [...] Full text...

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AfDB empowering vulnerable women in Togo (A feature by AfDB)

13 march 2024 - 08:36:39
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, Togo, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping [...] Full text...

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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper

08 march 2024 - 21:53:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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New data show massive, wider-than-expected global gender gap

04 march 2024 - 11:54:55
ATTN EDS: EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL MONDAY, 4 MARCH, 2024, AT 15 GMT. Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The global [...] Full text...

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WTO Ministerial Conference ends with decisions on dispute reform, development

02 march 2024 - 11:41:31
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) members concluded the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United [...] Full text...

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IMF avails US$390 million under ECF for poverty reduction in Togo

02 march 2024 - 10:50:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 42-month arrangement of US$390 [...] Full text...

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Africa immunization advisory group urges single-dose HPV vaccine adoption

01 march 2024 - 10:24:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Cervical cancer poses a significant burden in sub-Saharan Africa, with 120,000 cases annually out of the global [...] Full text...

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Celebrate both: the road already travelled and the one ahead to empower women and girls in Togo: World Bank Blog By Miriam Muller and Jozefien Van Damme

22 february 2024 - 12:03:01
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - It’s important to celebrate – there are reasons to celebrate. We should take this positive energy [...] Full text...

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AES countries meet on strategies for securing electricity supplies

20 february 2024 - 18:44:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The national electricity companies of countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) began a [...] Full text...

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Africa to account for 11 of world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024: AfDB

19 february 2024 - 05:21:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African Development [...] Full text...

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Niger to supply diesel to Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Togo

18 february 2024 - 12:56:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger decided Saturday to supply diesel to Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad and Togo to meet [...] Full text...

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African countries scoop 11 out of 20 world's top growth economies

16 february 2024 - 20:47:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African [...] Full text...

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What artificial Intelligence means for economics: Opinion By Daniel Björkegren and Joshua E. Blumenstock

27 january 2024 - 07:59:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - AI must be carefully adapted to benefit the poor, shows research in Kenya, Togo, and Sierra [...] Full text...

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Togo adopts bill to increase number of MPs from 91 to 113

24 january 2024 - 17:25:14
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's National Assembly on Tuesday adopted a bill to increase the number of MPs from 91 [...] Full text...

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Traces of spyware identified on mobile phones of two journalists in Togo -RSF

23 january 2024 - 16:01:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the trial of two Togolese journalists prosecuted by a member of the government got [...] 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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Mali regains first place among cotton-producing countries in sub-Saharan Africa

26 december 2023 - 14:42:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has regained its position as Africa's leading cotton producer for the 2023-2024 season, with 690,000 [...] Full text...

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2023 TotalEnergies AFCON: CAF names match officials

26 december 2023 - 07:03:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the list of match officials that will [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Morocco enters tournament as highest ranked team

21 december 2023 - 15:54:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco will go for next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023, as the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)

11 december 2023 - 17:48:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...

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EU launches security and defence initiative for Gulf of Guinea states

11 december 2023 - 11:19:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday adopted a decision launching the European Union security and defence initiative [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Leaders End Abuja Summit, Ready Counterterrorism Standby Force, Pledge Gradual Easing Of Sanctions On Niger Republic

10 december 2023 - 20:20:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – ECOWAS leaders ended their 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government [...] Full text...

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World Bank channels $300 million to support Côte d'Ivoire's growth

09 december 2023 - 09:13:25
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The World Bank has announced a significant operation of $300 million for Côte d’Ivoire to [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF WAFCON: All qualifiers emerge after final round matches

06 december 2023 - 06:09:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana qualified for the 2024 TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations despite losing Tuesday's second leg [...] Full text...

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COP28: African countries join pioneering global battery energy storage consortium

03 december 2023 - 17:51:57
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Several African countries have formally expressed interest to join the ground-breaking Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) [...] Full text...

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University Student crowned Miss Togo 2024

03 december 2023 - 15:45:23
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Nathalie Yao-Amuama, a 22-year-old university student, was on Saturday night crowned Miss Togo 2024 at a [...] Full text...

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The AI awakening: IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt

01 december 2023 - 07:00:09
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Full disclosure: This issue of Finance & Development was produced entirely with human intelligence. [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA ranking: Morocco still on top in Africa

30 november 2023 - 13:08:16
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco retain the top position in FIFA's latest ranking for Africa released on Thursday. Here is the [...] Full text...

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Legislative and regional elections in Togo no later than end of first quarter of 2024

29 november 2023 - 20:46:52
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Legislative and regional elections will be held in Togo "by the end of the first quarter [...] Full text...

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Togo clinch WAFU B Zone CAF African Schools Football Championship Girls' title

27 november 2023 - 06:39:23
Lome, Togo (PANA) - In a thrilling finale at the West African Football Union (WAFU) B Zone edition of the [...] Full text...

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Benin win WAFU Zone B CAF African Schools Football Championship Boys' final

27 november 2023 - 06:28:54
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Benin on Sunday beat Cote d'Ivoire 2-0 in the boys' final of the West African Football [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire at crossroads as climate change threatens key growth sectors: World Bank Report

24 november 2023 - 12:26:07
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - After more than a decade of growth, key economic sectors, cocoa and energy, are at [...] 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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2023/24 CAF African Schools Football WAFU B Zone qualifiers kick off

23 november 2023 - 09:17:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Anticipation is high as the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B is gearing up to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS bank gives Nigerian bank $50 million loan for SMEs

22 november 2023 - 07:30:39
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has signed an  agreement with WEMA Bank Plc, [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Heavyweight woes as Morocco win, Ghana and South Africa stumble

22 november 2023 - 05:24:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco made a winning start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying but several African heavyweights endured [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of day 2 matches played on Tuesday

21 november 2023 - 18:52:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of day 2 matches on Tuesday in the ongoing Africa 2026 [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures for Matchday 2 on Tuesday

21 november 2023 - 05:57:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Matchday 2 on Tuesday in the ongoing Africa 2026 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Mane brace helps Senegal overpower South Sudan

19 november 2023 - 07:18:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African champions Senegal cruised to a 4-0 victory over South Sudan on Saturday as their bid [...] Full text...

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Togo records eight cases of dengue fever

17 november 2023 - 12:37:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded eight cases of dengue fever in three regions, according to a statement from [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day one matches played on Thursday

16 november 2023 - 18:15:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day one qualifying matches of the Africa 2026 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Gender equality gains momentum in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Paula Tavares and Dion Benetatos

15 november 2023 - 11:54:59
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa has been making remarkable strides towards achieving legal gender equality. Between October 2021 [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Awards: Nominees for women’s categories

14 november 2023 - 15:59:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has unveiled the preliminary nominees for [...] Full text...

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US Agriculture Department initiates food for progress programme in The Gambia

09 november 2023 - 14:39:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has announced that The Gambia will [...] Full text...

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Build capacity to expand access for all to housing finance in West Africa: World Bank Blog By Mazen Bouri

07 november 2023 - 20:13:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In West Africa, houses are built brick by brick, room by room, with the pace of [...] Full text...

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Boosting opportunities for the most vulnerable: Productive social safety net toolbox for Africa: World Bank Blog

06 november 2023 - 07:41:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty. While many [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF WCL: Ampem Darkoa carry weight of Ghana's hopes on their debut

27 october 2023 - 08:40:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - When the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League kicks off in Cote d'Ivoire next month, Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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Private investment, commercial openness to unlock Togo’s growth potential

25 october 2023 - 10:43:24
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Trade openness and increased private investment mobilisation will be key to unlocking Togo’s growth potential, according [...] Full text...

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Current El Niño likely to affect food security in several African countries

17 october 2023 - 07:30:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –  Heads of international organisations have urged countries to balance short-term urgent interventions with longer-term [...] Full text...

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Wanted: One million good jobs for Togo’s youth: World Bank Blog

13 october 2023 - 08:37:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo, a small country on Africa’s west coast, is home to a young and growing population. [...] Full text...

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OCP Group, World Bank join forces to boost food security, agricultural developt in West Africa

11 october 2023 - 14:17:33
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank and the OCP Group on Wednesday announced a game changing partnership to support [...] Full text...

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CAF to host Referees’ Preparation Course for AFCON preliminary official list

09 october 2023 - 07:17:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As planning and preparations continue for the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, CAF’s [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Bank approves CFA 65 billion for infrastructure projects in Senegal

04 october 2023 - 06:31:57
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved CFA 65 [...] Full text...

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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative supercharging fight against corruption

29 september 2023 - 11:21:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The extractive sector's vulnerability to corruption has long been a concern, given its lucrative [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF WAFCON qualifiers: Second-round fixtures

27 september 2023 - 07:18:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Although CAF has not announced dates for the two-leg second round matches in the 2024 Women's [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF WAFCON qualifiers: All second-round qualifiers emerge

27 september 2023 - 06:36:18
Cairo, Eg[ypt (PANA) - Here is the list of all the qualifiers for the second round of the 2024 CAF [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF WAFCON qualifiers: Five countries qualify for second round

25 september 2023 - 05:54:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Five countries are through to the second round of the 2024 CAF Women's AFCON qualifiers. They are [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF WAFCON qualifiers: Results of all first-round, first-leg matches

23 september 2023 - 08:07:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the first-round, first-leg results in the 2024 CAF Women's AFCON, played between 20 [...] Full text...

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FIFA ranking for Africa: Morocco stay top, Guinea Bissau improve

21 september 2023 - 18:11:59
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has officially published its quarterly rankings with some interesting moves for African teams on the [...] Full text...

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2024 Women's AFCON: Qualifiers kick off

21 september 2023 - 11:01:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The road to the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s AFCON in Morocco officially kicked off on Wednesday. The [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS undermined, in dilema on Niger (By Paul Ejime)

20 september 2023 - 16:32:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France and the United States were two countries that championed so-called international condemnation of and outrage [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Osimhen hat-trick gives Nigeria 6-0 win over Sao Tome & Principe

11 september 2023 - 05:15:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Victor Osimhen grabbed a hat-trick as Nigeria signed off their TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifying [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Results of some final-round, group matches played on Saturday

10 september 2023 - 09:44:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of final-round group matches played on Saturday across Africa in Groups D, H, [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Results of some final-round matches played on Friday

09 september 2023 - 09:45:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of the final-round matches of 2023 AFCON qualifiers played on Friday. Burkina Faso    [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Seven teams reach final tournament

08 september 2023 - 05:41:07
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - More teams on Thursday qualified for the final tournament of the 2023 TotalEnergies AFCON in [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures, kick-off times

07 september 2023 - 09:58:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The final round of the qualifiers for the 2023 TotalEnergies AFCON in Cote d'Ivoire is [...] Full text...

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How solar can empower African youth: World Bank blog (By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank’s Senior Managing Director)

06 september 2023 - 11:09:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – This week, we gather in Nairobi for the Africa Climate Summit which brings together policymakers from [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF AFCON: Lots to play for in final round of qualifiers, says CAF

04 september 2023 - 15:53:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At the end of the qualifying round to be played this week, the 24 nations qualified [...] Full text...

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African Referee, Makalima, reflects on successful FIFA Women’s World Cup as an official

02 september 2023 - 12:45:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the curtains officially brought down on the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the African flag was [...] Full text...

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Mali: ‘MINUSMA is leaving, but the UN is staying’, Mission chief says

29 august 2023 - 06:00:19
New York, US (PANA) - While its peacekeeping operation in Mali, MINUSMA, draws to a close by the end of [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: All 20 qualifiers emerge for second round

28 august 2023 - 06:28:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the 20 teams that have qualified for the second round of the 2023-24 [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Champions League: All the 22 qualifiers for 2nd round have emerged

28 august 2023 - 06:01:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the 22 qualifiers for the second round of the 2023-24 CAF Champions League [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of 2nd-leg, first-round matches

27 august 2023 - 06:51:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results from the second-leg, first-round matches played in the CAF Confederation Cup. Azam FC, Tanzania [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Champions league: 12 teams qualify for 2nd round

27 august 2023 - 06:42:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With 10 matches still be played in the second-leg, first-round of the 2023-24 CAF Champions league [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat travels to Nigeria, Chad, Ghana on Niger coup

26 august 2023 - 08:07:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee has begun a visit to [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Second-leg, first-round matches

25 august 2023 - 09:05:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the scheduled second-leg, first-round matches this weekend, with first-leg results in brackets Friday, 25 August Azam [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Champions League: Second-leg hosts set to reverse upsets in return fixtures

25 august 2023 - 08:22:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a highly entertaining first-leg first-round matches of the 2023-24 CAF Champions League, host teams are [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: All first-leg, first-round results

21 august 2023 - 08:32:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the results from the first-leg, first-round matches, played at the weekend in the [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Results of all first-leg, first-round matches played at the weekend

21 august 2023 - 08:13:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of all the first-leg, first-round matches played at the weekend in the 2023 [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: More results from first-round matches

20 august 2023 - 07:34:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are more results from the first-leg, first-round matches played on Saturday in the 2023/24 CAF [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Women's Champions League: West African football clubs in Benin for qualifiers

19 august 2023 - 10:01:46
Benin, Nigeria (PANA) - Football clubs from West Africa are in Benin, Nigeria, for the 2023 Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from first-round matches

19 august 2023 - 09:59:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Singida United of Tanzania defeated JKU of Zanzibar 4-1 in the first-leg of the 2023/24 CAF [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: 'We're ready to move...but all options are on the table' - Top ECOWAS official

18 august 2023 - 19:33:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ended their two-day meeting in [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS defence chiefs asked to restore constitutional order in Niger

17 august 2023 - 12:46:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) kicked off [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Champions League: Scheduled first-round matches

16 august 2023 - 07:26:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the scheduled first-round matches in the 2023-24 CAF Champions league to be playd between [...] Full text...

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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: First-round matches on 18 to 20 August

16 august 2023 - 07:23:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - First-round matches in thee 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup will be held between 18 and 20 August, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Chief of Defence Staff ends 3-day meeting, seeks diplomatic solutions to Niger coup crisis

04 august 2023 - 21:17:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Junta ends military pacts with France

04 august 2023 - 06:56:15
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Soldiers who seized power in the West African state of Niger on 26 July announced on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Chiefs Of Defence Staff meeting underway In Abuja over coup In Niger Republic

02 august 2023 - 14:10:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A meeting of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff began [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Togolese authorities to urgently strengthen access to maternal healthcare

31 july 2023 - 08:14:34
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday urged the Togolese authorities to urgently strengthen access to maternal healthcare and reduce [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence

28 july 2023 - 17:14:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians fleeing attacks by extremist groups in Burkina Faso must be allowed to shelter in neighbouring [...] Full text...

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‘Urgent action is needed’ to end growing humanitarian crisis in Sahel - WFP

22 july 2023 - 06:43:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in Sudan is impacting food security and migration across West and Central Africa, [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: African female referees take centre stage

20 july 2023 - 08:13:24
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Three African match officials will make history on Friday when they oversee the Women's World [...] Full text...

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WAFU-B U20 Cup: Côte d'Ivoire secure dramatic shootout victory over Benin to reach final

18 july 2023 - 13:04:42
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire qualified for the final of the WAFU-B Under-20 Boys Cup after a pulsating [...] Full text...

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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity

18 july 2023 - 07:19:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa preliminary qualifiers draw officially conducted

13 july 2023 - 20:45:00
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, CAF, on Thursday conducted the official draw of the FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Stellar legends to illuminate CAF General Assembly, FIFA World Cup Draw

12 july 2023 - 06:55:59
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, is preparing to host two major events on [...] Full text...

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FIFA lifts Zimbabwe's Suspension, set to Appoint Normalisation Committee

11 july 2023 - 09:18:15
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football governing, FIFA, has lifted Zimbabwe's suspension from international football, a year and a half [...] Full text...

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CAF WAFCON qualifiers draw concluded in Rabat

08 july 2023 - 06:14:47
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The draw for the Qualifiers of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), being hosted [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s Champions League draw conducted

06 july 2023 - 06:36:48
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The draw for the CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote D’Ivoire qualifiers, was held at the Mohammed [...] Full text...

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Africa50 invests over US$6.6 billion in infrastructure in six years

04 july 2023 - 07:03:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Africa50 has in six years of operation invested more than $6.6 billion in critical infrastructure, African [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: FIFA release pots for African draw

02 july 2023 - 10:58:02
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, have released the pots for the African draws ahead of the [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA Ranking for Africa

29 june 2023 - 13:09:44
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following is the latest FIFA World Ranking for African countries released on Tuesday. 1    Morocco 2    Senegal 3   [...] Full text...

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Togo’s new flagship social safety net programme receives $100 million in World Bank support

24 june 2023 - 09:59:51
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday approved $100 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Investment Bank signs three loan agreements worth over $51 million

22 june 2023 - 15:05:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, signed three [...] Full text...

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AfDB moves to save thousands of African children at risk of dying before their fifth birthday

21 june 2023 - 08:47:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, where [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Group standings after Day 5 matches

21 june 2023 - 05:26:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With five rounds of matches concluded on Tuesday in the qualifiers for the 2023 AFCON in [...] Full text...

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Bangladesh maintains its position as Benin's leading customer

20 june 2023 - 19:11:32
Cotonou, 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 - 17:54:59
Cotonou, 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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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Round up of Day 5 matches

19 june 2023 - 07:43:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mozambique kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the 2023 AFCON, thanks to a hard-fought 2-0 [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of some Day 5 matches played on Sunday

18 june 2023 - 19:17:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of some Day 5 matches played across Africa on Sunday. Group A  Sierra Leone 2-3 [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Equatorial Guinea stun Tunisia to clinch ticket, Morocco defeated

18 june 2023 - 06:24:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea secured their place in the highly-anticipated TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: CAFonline previews Day 5 matches

16 june 2023 - 09:59:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With some matches played on Wednesday in Day 5 matches of the 2023 AFCON Qualifiers, CAFonline [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of matches played on Wednesday

15 june 2023 - 12:10:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of some Day 5 matches played across Africa on Wednesday. Group A Sao Tome and [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: All Day 5 matches

14 june 2023 - 05:52:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all Day 5 matches of the 2023 AFCON Qualifierst o be played across [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Qualifiers draw concluded

09 june 2023 - 08:47:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup was officially conducted by CAF on Thursday [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS@48, still battling peace and security challenges

29 may 2023 - 15:00:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), one of Africa’s foremost Regional Economic Communities (RECs), [...] Full text...

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WAFU B U-20 Girls Cup: Nigeria dominate Group B with convincing win over Burkina Faso

29 may 2023 - 11:17:51
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Nigeria asserted their dominance in Group B of the WAFU B Under-20 Girls Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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WAFU B U-20 Girls: Ghana's unbeaten streak continues with win over Cote d'Ivoire

28 may 2023 - 11:57:51
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana continued their impressive run in the WAFU B Under-20 Girls Cup of Nations, securing a [...] Full text...

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WAFU B U-20 Girls AFCON: Burkina Faso run riot against Niger, Nigeria crush Togo

25 may 2023 - 07:58:30
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - In a display of sheer dominance, Burkina Faso delivered a masterclass performance against Niger in the [...] Full text...

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Lomé to host first Infra Africa Forum in July

19 may 2023 - 12:28:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Lomé, the Togolese capital, will from 3-4 July, host the first "Infra Forum for Africa" to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria tops Benin's list of clients within the ECOWAS region

17 may 2023 - 16:41:34
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nigeria is Benin's best customer in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the [...] Full text...

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WHO congratulates Benin and Mali for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

16 may 2023 - 15:01:49
Geneva -Switzerland (PANA) -  The WHO has validated Benin and Mali as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, [...] Full text...

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Togo's FM awarded medal of Commander of National Order of Mali by President of the Transition in Mali

12 may 2023 - 18:40:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pr Robert Dussey, said Friday he was happy to see [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) sets up fallback site in Cape Verde

08 may 2023 - 14:20:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), George Agyekum Donkor, has [...] Full text...

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EBID re-appoints Nana Donkor as CEO

28 april 2023 - 13:00:27
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has unanimously re-appointed Dr [...] Full text...

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US expands anti-malaria support to the Gambia

25 april 2023 - 18:28:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - To mark World Malaria Day, U.S. President Joseph Biden announced that the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) will [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire face Ghana in WAFU B U-20 girls and boys' tournaments

18 april 2023 - 15:18:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ghana have been handed a tough draw to face neighbours and arch rivals Cote d'Ivoire [...] Full text...

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Mali's National Transitional Council approves bill to repay debt of electricity company EDM

13 april 2023 - 14:58:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Transition Council (CNT), which acts as the national assembly in Mali, approved on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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FIFA Rankings - Nigeria slips to lowest position in 4 years

07 april 2023 - 10:14:00
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The fortunes of Nigeria's senior men's football team has plummeted the more as the Super Eagles [...] Full text...

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Mali raises 120 billion CFA francs on the financial market of the West African Monetary Union

06 april 2023 - 16:02:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has just raised CFAF 120 billion through the "State of Mali 6.40% 2023-2030" bond issue, [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF Confed. Cup: All quarter-finalists emerge

03 april 2023 - 06:09:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the final group matches played across Africa on Sunday, all the eight quarter-finalists have emerged [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of all final group matches

03 april 2023 - 05:46:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of all the final group matches in the 2022/23 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF Confed. Cup: All final group matches

02 april 2023 - 06:34:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all final group matches in the 2022/23 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, to be played [...] Full text...

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