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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - During the first 14 months of the Sudan conflict, there have been more violent deaths [...] Full text...
Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis
28 august 2024 - 04:51:51Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reviews development strategies for telecommunications sector
30 july 2024 - 13:04:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Telecommunication Holding Company (LPTIC) on Monday unveiled eight development strategies for the telecommunications sector, [...] Full text...
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IMF completes Gambia’s first review under Extended Credit Facility
10 july 2024 - 07:53:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s economic activity continues to recover robustly and its growth was estimated at 5.3 percent in [...] Full text...
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Nearly 100 organisations appeal for re-establishment of telecommunications infrastructure in Sudan
14 may 2024 - 14:39:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nearly 100 humanitarian, civil society, human rights organizations and members of the #KeepItOn coalition, have launched [...] Full text...
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Gambia, IMF reach staff-level deal on first review of ECF arrangement
04 may 2024 - 11:03:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian economic activity is recovering robustly as the country continues to advance its reform agenda [...] Full text...
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E-waste mountain growing five times faster than recycling rate
22 march 2024 - 05:27:08New York, US (PANA) - The amount of electronic waste – or e-waste – that we produce is at least [...] Full text...
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General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on artificial intelligence
21 march 2024 - 18:49:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a landmark resolution on the promotion of “safe, [...] Full text...
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UN telecoms agency chief: One third of humanity still offline
08 march 2024 - 07:32:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The benefits of cutting-edge technology remain out of reach for around 2.6 billion people globally who [...] Full text...
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Universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost
28 february 2024 - 05:35:27Barcelona, Spain (PANA) - The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 25,000 killed as humanitarian needs rise
22 january 2024 - 12:54:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Intense” Israeli bombardment in Gaza continued on Monday along with rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Impunity fuelling abuses in Horn of Africa, says Human Rights Watch
11 january 2024 - 05:14:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager [...] Full text...
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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development reaches half-way mark (By UN News)
29 december 2023 - 07:20:11New York, US (PANA) - The global push for a safer, greener and more just world, as outlined in the [...] Full text...
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Prominent Angolan business executive fights asset freeze order
23 december 2023 - 14:54:07London, UK (PANA) – Isabel dos Santos, a prominent Angolan business executive fighting a legal battle over a multi-million telecommunication [...] Full text...
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Kenya set to overhaul refugee policy, to change camps into urban centres
30 november 2023 - 18:21:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is planning to designate major refugee camps as urban centres and municipalities once a draft [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians
30 october 2023 - 13:03:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday highlighted the mounting [...] Full text...
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Cutting disaster risk will boost equality, improve resilience: UN chief
14 october 2023 - 08:06:51New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on Friday, UN chief António Guterres called [...] Full text...
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Kenya signs agreement with AfDB to host 2024 Annual Meetings
06 october 2023 - 16:08:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an agreement with the Kenyan government for the hosting [...] Full text...
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Uganda can reduce poverty by building people’s resilience to shocks: WB report
11 may 2023 - 15:57:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - There was little progress in poverty reduction in Uganda during much of the decade leading up [...] Full text...
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US launches $1 billion Global Initiatives on Economic Empowerment of Women
29 march 2023 - 13:13:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The US on Wednesday launched a $1 billion Global Initiatives on the Economic Empowerment of Women. US [...] Full text...
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Financial services gradually resume in Tigray
24 february 2023 - 23:55:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Financial services including banking, telecommunication and energy supply services have gradually resumed in Ethiopia's northern [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Federal Government delegation heads to Tigray capital as peace deal holds
26 december 2022 - 11:07:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A delegation of officials of the Federal Government has left for Mekelle, the capital of [...] Full text...
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Ghana telecom companies deactivate SIM cards not fully linked to national ID card
01 december 2022 - 07:34:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Telecommunication companies in Ghana are beginning the process of deactivating SIM cards of subscribers that are [...] Full text...
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Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties in Somalia
15 november 2022 - 05:11:13Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants, has [...] Full text...
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Libya earns nearly $18 billion in revenuein first 9 months of 2022
06 october 2022 - 15:38:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 89.7 billion Libyan dinars, about 17.97 billion US dollars, in revenue was realized [...] Full text...
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Gambia launches guidelines to restrict unsolicited messages on phones
06 august 2022 - 11:08:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's telecommunication watchdog, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), has launched guidelines for the telecommunications sector to [...] Full text...
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Telecommunication restored between eastern and western Libya
28 july 2022 - 12:34:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Telecommunication between eastern and western Libya has resumed after repair of damaged fibre optic cables in [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM denies recording of internet traffic to other countries
06 july 2022 - 08:22:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday denied claims by former CEO of Mauritius Telecom, Sherry Singh, [...] Full text...
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Djibouti aspires to become global ICT cente
07 june 2022 - 12:19:14Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has received Djibouti’s highest honour of ‘Commandeur dans [...] Full text...
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Tech needs girls, and girls need tech: UN
29 april 2022 - 05:28:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More and more young women and girls are highlighting the importance of access and safety in the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM stresses importance of telecommunications in diversifying economy
10 november 2021 - 11:42:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has stressed the importance of the telecommunications sector as a key [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to shield population against cybercriminals
10 november 2021 - 08:30:03Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, Mr Darsanand Balgobin, on Tuesday, said that the [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum to host third edition of Market Days in Abidjan
17 september 2021 - 13:32:04Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from [...] Full text...
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Bandits in northwestern Nigeria beg for dialogue after sustained military operations
12 september 2021 - 14:44:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The sustained aerial and ground operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria is forcing the terror [...] Full text...
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Hatif Libya, US company Ifinera sign agreement to enhance telecommunication services
26 july 2021 - 20:45:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A pioneering agreement to develop the national messaging network was signed here Monday between Hatif Libya, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on all parties to commit to 'immediate, indefinite, negotiated ceasefire'
30 june 2021 - 05:58:31Washington, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday called on all parties in the Ethiopian conflict to commit to an [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Twitter reacts as MTN, Glo, Airtel, others implement ban in Nigeria
05 june 2021 - 08:58:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Twitter has formally reacted to the federal government's decision to ban its operations in Nigeria, saying "it [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are ‘a force for good’ – Guterres
17 may 2021 - 15:25:31New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are 'a force for good', says UN chief
17 may 2021 - 06:34:57New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia lists two bidders for first private mobile telecom licence
27 april 2021 - 01:48:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A consortium of telecommunication firms under Safaricom and its parent firm, Vodafone/Vodacom of the United [...] Full text...
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EU wants constructive dialogue with Ethiopian government - EC
11 march 2021 - 14:36:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Thursday urged all parties involved in the armed conflict in northern Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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'Post-election period in Niger marred by violence, mass arrests, internet disruption'
05 march 2021 - 06:53:00Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, said urged he Niger authorities to launch an investigation into the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: President Sahlework visits troubled Tigray state
07 february 2021 - 13:56:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's President Sahlework Zewdie on Sunday arrived in Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Guterres says 'urgent steps' needed to alleviate suffering in Tigray region
03 february 2021 - 15:29:51New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, on Tuesday, voiced grave concerns over the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...
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Uganda opposition leader rejects results, vote tallying continues
15 january 2021 - 23:41:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, Friday rejected the presidential election results [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: EU underlines humanitarian access to all people in need
25 december 2020 - 17:02:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – It is of paramount importance that hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region cease completely, that civilians are [...] Full text...
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UN raises alarm over security of humanitarian workers in volatile Tigray region
22 december 2020 - 20:37:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has raised alarm over the security [...] Full text...
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Libya launches ICT Sector Strategy Forum for 2021
14 december 2020 - 09:33:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Information and Communication Technology Sector Strategy Forum for 2021, aimed at developing and increasing the [...] Full text...
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UN report says 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home
02 december 2020 - 05:20:49New York, US (PANA) - A staggering two-thirds of the world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – [...] Full text...
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Cyclone Gati displaces 70,000, leaves 8 dead in Somalia
24 november 2020 - 09:10:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Gati, which made landfall on 22 November in Puntland’s Bari region in Somalia, has [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Safaricom posts $33 million half- year profit
09 november 2020 - 12:39:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's biggest telecommunication firm, Safaricom, realised $33.07 million as its half-year net income has hit which [...] Full text...
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Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’ – UN chief
20 october 2020 - 17:35:40New York, US (PANA) - Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we [...] Full text...
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Mauritius chosen as ITU Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity in Africa
29 september 2020 - 11:43:45Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has been chosen as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence, for at least [...] Full text...
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Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’
24 september 2020 - 06:15:59New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a technological era that “beckons with vast opportunity”, new risks exist to global peace, [...] Full text...
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President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’
23 september 2020 - 20:44:04Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion [...] Full text...
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African Information Summit calls for expansion of digital economy
31 august 2020 - 21:53:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries require rapid expansion of new technologies, including enhancing access to the internet, to [...] Full text...
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Rwanda budgets US$ 5 million for high-speed broadband in public schools
14 july 2020 - 20:27:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to increase the Internet coverage rate of public secondary schools to 62% this year [...] Full text...
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Data-driven advisory services are key for Africa’s agricultural development - AfDB
08 july 2020 - 14:37:13Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - What are some of the barriers preventing small farmers in Africa from adopting digital advisory [...] Full text...
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Libya's telecommunications sector fails to generate revenue for six months
08 july 2020 - 11:58:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Telecommunications in Libya had no revenue in the first half of 2020, the Central Bank of [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: UNCTAD equipping East African women digital entrepreneurs with skills to thrive
07 july 2020 - 12:31:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Advocates from ‘UNCTAD’s eTrade for Women initiative’ are working hard to ensure women digital [...] Full text...
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As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)
16 june 2020 - 17:48:43Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari appeals for reduction in price of data, calls as COVID-19 palliatives
02 june 2020 - 16:14:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria to reduce the price of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Digital applications offer hope for post-lockdown banking in Africa
28 may 2020 - 15:42:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Banking and financial services in most of Africa have been affected deeply with the coronavirus-induced economic [...] Full text...
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Congo: Huawei committed to maintain stable telecommunication network in the country
22 may 2020 - 21:04:54Brazzaville, Congo PANA) - The Chinese company, Huawei, with high expertise in information and communication technologies, has expressed its determination [...] Full text...
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Benin experiences significant growth in Internet penetration
19 may 2020 - 17:55:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin experienced significant growth in Internet penetration between 2016 and 2019, said Mrs. Aurélie Adam Soulé [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 5G not deployed yet in Nigeria
11 may 2020 - 20:22:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said here Monday there was no iota of truth in reports [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic makes universal digital access and cooperation essential, says UN tech agency
06 may 2020 - 07:05:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 (coconavirus) pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns that it's still ‘a long way to go’ in pandemic battle
23 april 2020 - 04:30:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against complacency as countries continue to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Online predators put millions of children at risk during lockdown
15 april 2020 - 06:20:58New York, US (PANA) - Self-isolation has driven more and more children to move online during the COVID-19 (cononavirus) pandemic, [...] Full text...
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Pape Diouf, former president of Olympique de Marseille dies of coronavirus in Dakar
01 april 2020 - 06:30:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The former president of French first division club Olympique de Marseille, Senegalese-born Frenchman, Pape Diouf, died on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNESCO rallies support to ensure that learning never stops
30 march 2020 - 10:35:02Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says it is launching a global education coalition to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria shuts down of two States and federal capital
30 march 2020 - 06:51:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night announced a lockdown of Lagos and Ogun States and the [...] Full text...
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UN human rights office concerned by information shutdown in Ethiopia
27 march 2020 - 18:55:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday it is very [...] Full text...
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5th ECOWAS legislature opens in Niamey
09 march 2020 - 14:58:06Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The fifth legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament opened on Monday [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari express sadness as 51 people are killed by armed bandits in the northwest
03 march 2020 - 06:56:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The bloodletting in Nigeria continued unabated on Sunday as the Police confirmed attacks by armed bandits [...] Full text...
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Gambian economy estimated to have grown by 6.5 percent in 2018 - GCB Governor
27 february 2020 - 20:59:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, Bakary Jammeh, disclosed here Thursday the country’s [...] Full text...
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Gambian consumers to sue telecommunication company over false 4G claim
21 february 2020 - 10:15:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian consumers, under the banner of Consumer Protection Consortium (CPC) on Thursday vowed to take legal [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe government accused of favouring Chinese conglomerate Huawei
11 february 2020 - 13:59:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has drawn a sharp rebuke from stakeholders over nepotism fears, after the government recently extended [...] Full text...
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Airtime scratch cards to be converted into mobile money in Rwanda
05 february 2020 - 12:47:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Customers who own unused airtime scratch cards for Rwanda's main mobile operator, MTN-Rwanda, will be entitled [...] Full text...
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Burkinabè PM denounces 'unacceptable and counterproductive' mobile telecom tariffs hike
03 february 2020 - 07:58:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabè Prime Minister Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré on Sunday denounced the hike of mobile [...] Full text...
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Congo: Mobile Money generates nearly 1 billion CFAF in 2019
17 january 2020 - 18:01:31Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The mobile money market is growing, after a timid start in 2010 in Congo, generating a [...] Full text...
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Al Shabaab kills four people, police kill two militants in northeastern Kenya
07 january 2020 - 12:46:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four people - a teacher, two pupils and a child - were killed early on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's mobile money transactions nearly double in Q3 of 2019
20 december 2019 - 00:20:36Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Mobile money transactions grew 91 percent to ZWL$11,888,760,224 (US$695.65 million) in the third quarter of 2019 [...] Full text...
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South Sudan delegation to study Botswana's communications sector fund
18 december 2019 - 12:11:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) has hosted a delegation from South Sudan which is on a [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's GDP grows 11.9% in Q3 of 2019
12 december 2019 - 16:18:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's GDP expanded 11.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019 to about 2,358 billion [...] Full text...
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Mali hosts 2nd forum of the African Telecommunication Day
11 december 2019 - 14:26:45Bamako, Mali, Mali (PANA) -Bamako, the Malian capital, will from Thursday host the second forum of the African Telecommunication and [...] Full text...
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Team of telecommunication providers goes missing in western Burkina Faso
22 november 2019 - 15:55:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of Development of the Digital Economy and Posts of Burkina Faso announced on [...] Full text...
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World Television Day celebrates an integral part of modern life
21 november 2019 - 05:34:56New York, US (PANA) - Seven decades of United Nations’ work in developing new standards and systems for broadcasting are [...] Full text...
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Botswana ICT company forges 4IR prospects
14 november 2019 - 15:22:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A Botswana ICT company is working at advancing and growing the ICT landscape in a bid [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso economy remains resilient despite security worries – IMF team
08 november 2019 - 08:39:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Despite security concerns and protracted labour disputes in the public sector, Burkina Faso’s economy has [...] Full text...
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Airtel telecom, Ecobank sign financial inclusion agreement
22 october 2019 - 08:25:22Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Telecom operator, Airtel Africa, and the pan-African banking group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), have signed [...] Full text...
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Achieving broadband access for all in Africa comes with a $100bn price tag
17 october 2019 - 19:01:50Washington, US (PANA) - Across Africa, where less than a third of the population has access to broadband connectivity, achieving [...] Full text...
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Botswana launches fibre home internet connectivity
15 october 2019 - 15:37:45Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's wholesale provider of national and international telecommunication infrastructure, BoFiNet has launched the Fibre to the [...] Full text...
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Congo launches electronic payment platform
11 october 2019 - 16:50:30Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Finance and Budget Minister, Calixte Nganongo, said Thursday in Brazzaville that the e-pay Congo [...] Full text...
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Congo hosts training session on Frequency Management in Francophone Africa
08 october 2019 - 16:18:14Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Director of Frequency Resources at the Regulatory Agency for Posts and Electronic Communications (ARPCE) of [...] Full text...
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Kagame inaugurates first ever smartphone factory in Rwanda
08 october 2019 - 00:07:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame Monday inaugurated the first ever factory expected to start producing locally made [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Ministry of Education, Huawei sign partnership deal
24 september 2019 - 13:59:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Ministry of Education has signed a partnership agreement with Huawei, the Chinese manufacturer of telecommunication [...] Full text...
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‘Gambia’s domestic debt stands at D32.5 billion’ - governor Jammeh
29 august 2019 - 22:44:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Bakary K Jammeh, governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, said here Thursday the country’s [...] Full text...
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African telecommunications regulators converge in Abuja for 3-day conference
14 august 2019 - 18:51:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will next week host a three-day Conference of African Telecommunications Regulators on [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa awards Cyclone Idai responders
12 august 2019 - 18:21:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, bestowed awards to individuals who did outstanding work in response to the [...] Full text...
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Operation 'Zero plastic waste' launched in Congo
08 august 2019 - 11:22:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A Congolese NGO, Healthy Environment Association, on Wednesday launched a "Zero Plastic Waste" operation in Brazzaville [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe gov't creates inter-ministerial taskforce to deal with fuel, power challenges
24 july 2019 - 14:36:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government has set up an inter-ministerial taskforce to deal with the fuel and energy [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's companies operating between 2200 and 0400 hours when power is available
18 july 2019 - 13:01:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe companies are struggling to operate due to power cuts of up to 17 hours a [...] Full text...
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Angola Cables operator launches Cloud Services offer in Africa
15 july 2019 - 22:27:48Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The telecommunications operator, Angola Cables, announced here Monday the launch of its Cloud Services offer [...] Full text...
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ICT access improving in Mauritius
15 july 2019 - 09:43:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - ICT access in Mauritius saw an increase between 2017 and 2018 as indicated by several indicators, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's mobile money cash-in transactions increase by 11.5% in 2019 Q1 (Eds: Refiling to correct the figures in the original story.)
10 july 2019 - 15:18:55Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Cash-in mobile transactions rose 11.5 percent to ZWL$ (Zimbabwe dollars)1.17 billion in the first quarter of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe gov't, parastatals owe TelOne US$93 million
29 june 2019 - 17:33:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - TelOne Zimbabwe, one of government's leading telecommunication parastatals, is owed US$93 million from government and other [...] Full text...
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Gambia launches first national broadband internet
26 june 2019 - 21:29:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Wednesday launched its first broadband internet project following a loan agreement signed between the [...] Full text...
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Floods displace 2,500 in southwest Libyan city of Ghat
08 june 2019 - 14:01:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Relief loaded trucks arrived in the flood devastated southwestern Libyan city of Ghat on Friday, almost [...] Full text...
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Gambian economy rebounded strongly in 2018, says GCB Governor
30 may 2019 - 19:39:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian economy rebounded strongly in 2018 and the prospects are favorable, with implementation of sound [...] Full text...
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Gambian economy very promising, growing at six percent - World Bank country director
22 may 2019 - 23:11:02Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ms Louise Cord, outgoing World Bank country director to The Gambia, said here Wednesday the Gambian [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde govt acquires 40% of CV Telecom
22 may 2019 - 22:16:20Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde will buy 40 percent of leading telecommunications company CV Telecom for EUR 23.3 [...] Full text...
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Tunisian security forces foil terrorist operation planned for Ramadan
17 may 2019 - 18:16:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian national anti-terrorist unit on Thursday foiled a ‘’terrorist’’ attack planned to be executed during [...] Full text...
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Mali to launch World Telecommunication Day on Friday in Bamako
15 may 2019 - 16:38:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Digital Economy and Foresight, Kamissa Camara, will chair the World Telecommunication and Information [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's stock market ends slightly down on low volume
15 may 2019 - 15:46:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's stock market edged down on Wednesday, led by banking, brewery, telecommunication and media groups. The benchmark [...] Full text...
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EU releases 1.5 million euros humanitarian aid for Mozambique, Comoros after Cyclone Kenneth
08 may 2019 - 10:16:36Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has released 1.5 million euros humanitarian aid for Mozambique and Grande Comore, following [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's richest man commits to providing broadband in every Botswana household
24 april 2019 - 22:15:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s richest man and telecommunications mogul Strive Masiyiwa has resolved to establish broadband in every household [...] Full text...
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Campaign to train teenagers to detect cyber bullying launched in Kenya
15 april 2019 - 23:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A group of non-governmental organisations have joined forces with the church in Kenya to fight against [...] Full text...
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'No accountability over Cyclone Idai relief assistance in Zimbabwe' - Human rights body
14 april 2019 - 13:41:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has raised a red flag over the distribution of Cyclone [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Mauritius to pursue private-sector driven economic cooperation
12 april 2019 - 19:44:15Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) — Visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Mauritian Premier Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, have committed to continue [...] Full text...
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No explosive products in suspicious packages found at post office in Tripoli - interior ministry
23 march 2019 - 14:51:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan interior ministry of the government of national accord stated that there was no explosive device [...] Full text...
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Angolan telecom operator, Unitel to chair Association to fight against fraud, security
21 march 2019 - 09:56:29Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Angolan telecommunication operator, Unitel, has been elected for a two-year term as president of the [...] Full text...
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Cyclone Idai: Zimbabwe thrown lifeline by International Community
20 march 2019 - 07:18:32Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The government of Zimbabwe says that it is receiving a lot of international support in disaster [...] Full text...
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(Update) Zimbabwe receives international support for Cyclone Idai disaster relief
19 march 2019 - 22:29:30Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) UPDATE- The government of Zimbabwe continues to receive more international support in disaster relief following extensive havoc [...] Full text...
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African finance ministers urged to list 30% stake of state firms in stock markets
08 march 2019 - 23:26:47Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has been urged to order the listing of between 25-30% of all [...] Full text...
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Mauritius minister highlights ICT role in timely disaster management
06 march 2019 - 14:27:00Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation minister Yogida Sawmynaden on Wednesday said that Information and Communication Technology [...] Full text...
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ECCAS wants access to high-speed Internet for95% of the Central African population
02 march 2019 - 20:24:26Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Telecommunications Ministers of the member countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) [...] Full text...
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Rwanda announces successful launch of first ever communication satellite into space
28 february 2019 - 20:50:21Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's first communications satellite, was launched successfully by OneWeb, a UK based global communications company in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda set to improve Internet access in a remote rural island via satellite
26 february 2019 - 13:46:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda is expected put into orbit its first ever communication satellite that is expected to improve [...] Full text...
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Mauritania launches optical fiber laying project "WARCIP-Mauritania"
20 february 2019 - 23:01:30Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday flagged off the construction of a fiber optic [...] Full text...
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WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss in low- and middle-income countries
12 february 2019 - 15:38:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over 5% of the world’s population – or 466 million people – has disabling hearing loss [...] Full text...
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Telkom Kenya enters binding agreement to merge with Airtel Kenya
08 february 2019 - 12:27:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Telkom Kenya Limited and Airtel Networks Kenya Limited have announced the signing of a binding agreement [...] Full text...
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MAURITEL employees in Nouakchott on partial strike
06 february 2019 - 21:20:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Employees of MAURITEL, a Mauritania-based telecommunications operator and a subsidiary of Maroc Telecom, embarked on a [...] Full text...
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East African states take steps towards regional Confederation
01 february 2019 - 20:12:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit, which kicked off in the Northern Tanzanian [...] Full text...
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Egypt, France sign 40 agreements worth 1.6 billion Euros
29 january 2019 - 15:39:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt and France on Tuesday signed 40 deals covering investment and cooperation in various sectors ranging [...] Full text...
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Three arraigned in court over Nairobi terror attack
28 january 2019 - 14:32:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Three suspects were on Monday arraigned at Nyeri Law Courts in central Kenya in connection with the [...] Full text...
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Environment and health at increasing risk from growing weight of ‘e-waste’
25 january 2019 - 05:14:03Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 50 million tonnes of electronic waste, or e-waste, is being thrown away each year, according [...] Full text...
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Sudan security forces raid 'rebel hideout' in Khartoum amid riots
29 december 2018 - 10:22:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Government security authorities on Friday raided a house in a Khartoum suburb and captured a cell [...] Full text...
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Sudanese gov't says 19 killed, hundreds injured in recent demonstrations
28 december 2018 - 11:13:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Nineteen people died, including two policemen, and hundreds were injured in recent demonstrations that rocked various [...] Full text...
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Internet milestone reached, as more than 50 per cent go online - ITU
08 december 2018 - 08:51:40New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, more than half of the world’s population of nearly 8 billion [...] Full text...
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Nouakchott to host Conference of G5 Sahel presidents on 6 December
12 november 2018 - 14:49:32Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, will host a conference of heads of State of the G5 Sahel, [...] Full text...
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IMF says Somalia on good track of policy reform
23 september 2018 - 10:56:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Despite a difficult economic and political environment, the authorities in Somalia are building a good track [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia, Eritrea sign end of war declaration in Asmara
09 july 2018 - 15:25:01Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, and his Eritrean host President, Isias Aferweki, have signed a [...] Full text...
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Bharti Airtel may sell 25% in Africa unit to raise up to US$1.5 billion
04 may 2018 - 08:03:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – India’s leading global telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel plans to raise as much as [...] Full text...
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Make every day a day for girls in ICT, says UN
27 april 2018 - 05:43:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From Switzerland to Somalia girls are creating their own apps; they are programming the robots they [...] Full text...
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Kenya moves to protect data ,internet users' privacy
23 april 2018 - 11:05:29Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya government is in the process of putting in place the requisite legislation to protect data [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns of looming humanitarian crisis in Sinai
23 april 2018 - 04:51:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A human rights group warned on Monday that the Egyptian government's campaign against an affiliate of [...] Full text...
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Five policemen killed in Al Shabaab attack in North Eastern Kenya
02 march 2018 - 19:49:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan Police are in pursuit of an Al Shabaab operative, named Jamaa Nuh Abdille, who [...] Full text...
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‘Protect children and their digital footprint,’ urges UNICEF
07 february 2018 - 05:44:24New York, US (PANA) – Every half a second, every day, a child goes online for the first time – [...] Full text...
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World’s most vulnerable countries on track to achieve universal Internet access by 2020 – Report
25 january 2018 - 06:11:26New York, US (PANA) – The world’s least developed countries are narrowing ‘digital divide,’ and with millions of people now [...] Full text...
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Kenya hopeful to retain African hockey title
18 january 2018 - 18:43:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Telcom Orange hockey club jetted out to Accra on Thursday determined to retain the [...] Full text...
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Electronic waste poses ‘growing risk’ to environment, human health, UN report warns
13 december 2017 - 21:36:55New York, USA (PANA) – The growing volume of electronic waste, including discarded products with a battery or plug, such [...] Full text...
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Drought, terrorist attacks take toll on Somalia’s economy - IMF
13 december 2017 - 10:59:38Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Following the 2017 Article IV Consultation and the first review of the Staff Monitored Programme (SMP) [...] Full text...
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US Corporate Council on Africa visits Sudan
03 december 2017 - 18:28:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high level US Trade delegation arrived in the Sudan on Sunday in the first [...] Full text...
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Rwanda launches new mobile platform to check individual bank credit status
24 november 2017 - 15:50:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to make the control of credit data flows user-friendly whereby individuals could rely from [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia launches online mobile airtime recharging
23 november 2017 - 07:34:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Mobile customers in Ethiopia can now recharge their airtime online after the country’s sole telecommunication [...] Full text...
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'Betting firms key contributors to Kenya Exchequer'
18 november 2017 - 11:01:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With over 45 sports betting and gaming companies in Kenya, the firms contribute over US$2 billion [...] Full text...
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All countries should benefit from fast-moving ICT revolution, urges UN agency
15 november 2017 - 22:27:23New York, USA (PANA) – Revolutionary advances in technology have the potential to “fundamentally transform” billions of lives, but the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ghana’s regulator approves Airtel‐Tigo merger
04 october 2017 - 07:32:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) on Tuesday approved the merger between Bharti Ghana Limited (Airtel) and [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone: Telecom regulator drags journalists to court
22 september 2017 - 14:20:35Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Three media practitioners are set to appear in court on Friday, after they were sued [...] Full text...
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US: FAO, ITU sign MOU to bolster ICT innovation in agriculture
19 september 2017 - 11:50:53New York. US (PANA) - The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone telcos regulator fines mobile firms US$1.3 million
30 august 2017 - 19:12:52Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s telecommunication commission on Wednesday levied fines totalling US $ 1,350,000 on all three [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Mobile broadband subscriptions to hit 4.3 billion in 2017 – UN report
01 august 2017 - 05:54:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Mobile broadband subscriptions are expected to reach 4.3 billion globally by the end of 2017, according [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: UN chiefs herald ICTs as critical to achievement of SDGs
13 july 2017 - 18:57:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Underscoring the importance of information and communication technologies (ICT) in today's world, the heads of over [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Half of all countries lack national plan on cybersecurity - UN agency
05 july 2017 - 19:19:14Switzerland, US (PANA) – Only about half of all countries have a cybersecurity strategy or are in the process of [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Rights group slams Egypt for blocking news sites in digital censorship
14 june 2017 - 05:32:21Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian authorities have shifted their onslaught against media freedom to the digital sphere, blocking access [...] Full text...
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India: AfDB announces winners of Africa Development Impact Awards
25 may 2017 - 19:56:07Ahmedabad, india (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday unveiled winners of the Africa Development Impact during its [...] Full text...
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US: Big data can have 'big impact' on achievement of Global Goals, UN says
18 may 2017 - 13:58:17New York, US (PANA) – Mastering and measuring 'big data' – to map poverty from space or use mobile phones [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: ECA professionals encourage Ethiopian girls to embrace ICTs
27 april 2017 - 18:48:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite the increasing number of girls and women using new technologies in Africa, far too [...] Full text...
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US: UN agencies encourage girls to seek technology careers
27 april 2017 - 18:08:03New York, US (PANA) - United Nations agencies on Thursday introduced thousands of girls and women to careers in coding [...] Full text...
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France: Mobile solutions to empower, educate refugees and displaced persons
29 march 2017 - 05:51:11Paris, France (PANA) - Several initiatives to improve learning through mobile technologies were presented during the Mobile Learning Week 2017, [...] Full text...
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France: UN forum in Paris to spotlight mobile learning for refugees, displaced persons
18 march 2017 - 08:49:43Paris, France (PANA) – Education experts and government officials will gather at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Mobile network operator continues to support artiste in Botswana
13 march 2017 - 09:06:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s most successful musician, Vee Mampeezy, has inked a deal with the country’s mobile operator, Orange [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: UN agency completes studies on 5G mobile technology
24 february 2017 - 07:50:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A working group of the United Nations agency which coordinates telecommunication operations and services throughout the [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Finance minister says country economy 'completely destroyed'
21 february 2017 - 08:59:34Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's new finance minister Amadou Sanneh has said that the country's economy was completely destroyed by [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Government sells stake in Botswana's sole beef exporting company
20 february 2017 - 16:43:50Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government has announced its intention to sell a stake of the country’s beef company to [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: India to open embassy in Rwanda
20 february 2017 - 14:10:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - India will soon open an embassy in Kigali, the visiting Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid [...] Full text...
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UN: ITU says Internet connectivity disparity still persists
22 november 2016 - 20:12:09New York, US (PANA) - Global information and communication technologies data released on Tuesday by the UN International Telecommunication Union [...] Full text...
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Somalia: IMF mission tips Somalia on development planning, institution building
22 november 2016 - 19:58:30Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Striving to normalize relations with international financial institutions, it is essential for authorities in Somalia to [...] Full text...
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Kenya: German firm opens Kenya office to target large European companies
13 october 2016 - 18:00:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A German tax firm, Rodl and Partner, has opened new offices in Nairobi to target European [...] Full text...
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US: Nearly 47 per cent of global population now online – UN report
16 september 2016 - 06:12:21New York, US (PANA) - Even though China and India are now the largest Internet markets on the planet, they [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report says e-government vital for achieving SDGs, good governance
01 august 2016 - 18:08:40New York, US (PANA) - E-government is emerging as a powerful tool for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwanda, Gabon abolish mobile phone roaming charges
18 july 2016 - 18:17:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda and Gabon on Monday adopted a ban on roaming charges for users of mobile [...] Full text...
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Cote d’Ivoire: Korea seeking support for solar-powered tech labs for school internet
09 june 2016 - 11:19:30Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Korean ministry of education researchers have proposed a new public-private partnership with African countries to [...] Full text...
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Cote d’ Ivoire: Rwanda e-schools initiative on showcase at ICT ministerial talks
07 june 2016 - 16:42:55Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire (PANA) -The successful roll-out of the one laptop per child in Rwanda, a major initiative to [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Investment in ICT key to fighting hunger, poverty - FAO
03 june 2016 - 12:04:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Promoting sustainable agriculture requires a renewed focus on innovation and investment in research, technology and capacity [...] Full text...
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UN: UN agencies launch campaign to promote sustainable cities
26 may 2016 - 13:53:00New York, US (PANA) - Two UN entities have launched a global initiative to advocate for public policy to promote [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief hails role of IT in sustainable development
17 may 2016 - 15:55:30New York, US (PANA) - The global sustainable development agenda recognizes the great potential of information and communication technology to [...] Full text...
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UN: ITU stresses need to promote technology careers for women
28 april 2016 - 22:58:21New York, US (PANA) - On Girls in ICT Day marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April, the UN International [...] Full text...
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Togo: Togo Govt to abolish customs duties on mobiles, computers
08 april 2016 - 06:29:07Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo intends to abolish customs duties on computers and mobile terminals as part of several reforms [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyatta says Kenya inches closer to developed nation status
31 march 2016 - 17:04:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta declared Thursday Kenya was inching closer to becoming a developed nation with mobile [...] Full text...
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Togo: Togo uses solar energy to illuminate all towns, communities
18 march 2016 - 13:32:50Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Ministry of Mines and Energy will have installed 13,000 public streetlights in the capitals of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Conference on Logistics and Transport ends
11 march 2016 - 08:57:53Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Mrs. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has said that the logistics and transport industry is at a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Trade deficit expected to hit US$ 2.1 billion in 2016 in Mauritius
06 march 2016 - 14:57:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius has indicated that based on recent past trends and information from various sources, total [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Catholic organization denies any foul play in Darfur
23 february 2016 - 11:46:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Catholic Relief Services (CRS), operating in Darfur, has categorically denied allegations that it was siding [...] Full text...
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Botswana: New communications sector guidelines gazetted
19 january 2016 - 12:48:11Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA), the country’s watchdog for telecommunications, internet communications, broadcasts, postal services and [...] Full text...
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GLO-CAF AWARDS: Aubameyang is African Player of the Year
08 january 2016 - 00:20:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon has been named the CAF African Player of the Year for the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Assembly aims to narrow digital divide, harness power of ICT
15 december 2015 - 16:20:46New York, US (PANA) - Ten years after the UN World Summit on the Information Society, delegates from UN member [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Trade minister tells WTO prospects good for Nigerian economy
14 december 2015 - 16:57:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prospects of future economic growth for the Nigerian economy look better because of economic diversification supported [...] Full text...
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South Africa: China to provide US$60 bln in elevated Africa friendship package
04 december 2015 - 10:50:05Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - African leaders gave Chinese President Xi Jinping a standing ovation on Friday after Beijing unveiled [...] Full text...
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