WAEMU celebrates 30th anniversary in Cotonou on Thursday
17 july 2024 - 15:39:17Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin representation of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Commission is celebrating the [...] Full text...
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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin representation of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Commission is celebrating the [...] Full text...
Burkina Faso: When public treasury enters the age of digital payments: World Bank Blog By Maimouna Gueye and Tenin Fatimata Dicko
11 june 2024 - 12:24:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ms. Idani has worked at the Treasury for several years and is going on an [...] Full text...
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New Senegalese president Faye pledges to uphold good governance
04 april 2024 - 06:22:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday pledged to uphold good governance based on [...] Full text...
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Mali could boost its economy after withdrawing from ECOWAS
01 february 2024 - 15:46:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali could give its economy a further boost following its joint decision with Burkina Faso and [...] 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 - 20:13:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In West Africa, houses are built brick by brick, room by room, with the pace of [...] Full text...
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Workshop underway in Dakar on study of value chain opportunities in AfCFTA region
05 june 2023 - 17:30:01Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A regional workshop began here Monday to examine the draft report of the study on regional [...] Full text...
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Dakar to host a forum on food security and sustainable development in West Africa
05 june 2023 - 17:11:08Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Dakar will host a regional forum of intergovernmental organizations from West Africa next year to promote regional [...] Full text...
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EBID re-appoints Nana Donkor as CEO
28 april 2023 - 13:00:27Lome, 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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Abidjan to host ECOWAS finance ministers meeting
19 november 2022 - 17:56:35Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The seventh meeting of the Ministers of Finance of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...
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Malian officials discuss strengthening private operators in supply of basic foodstuffs
28 october 2022 - 12:37:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Thursday set up a high-level private sector-State consultation framework to strengthen the [...] Full text...
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Mali's transitional government claims to have foiled coup on night of 11-12 May
17 may 2022 - 13:47:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A coup attempt "supported by a Western state" was foiled in Mali on the night of [...] Full text...
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At least 50,000 Malian refugees return home - PM
31 january 2022 - 18:23:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga said here Sunday at least 50,000 Malian refugees out of [...] Full text...
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West African nations urged to use regional value chains as means to diversify exports
15 october 2021 - 11:12:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Maintaining open value chains and predictable mechanisms to support them is key to ensure access to [...] Full text...
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Summit: African leaders call on WB Group to raise $100 billion to help Africa recover from Covid-19
20 july 2021 - 23:19:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African leaders have called on the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to [...] Full text...
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Lomé to host International conference on single currency in West Africa
24 may 2021 - 18:27:30Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Lome, will host an international conference from May 26 to 28, on a [...] Full text...
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57th ECOWAS ordinary Summit opens in Niamey
07 september 2020 - 15:48:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 57th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Economic [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs for Niger Republic for ECOWAS summit
06 september 2020 - 16:09:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, will depart Abuja on Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic, to participate in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: French West Africa body donates 500 million CFA francs to Mali for pandemic fight
12 august 2020 - 10:09:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union Commission (UEMOA), a body of French-speaking West African countries, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian President Buhari cautions on quest for ECOWAS common currency
23 june 2020 - 13:25:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday cautioned that the ambition for Eco regional currency could be in ‘serious jeopardy,’ [...] Full text...
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Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour calls for release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé
19 june 2020 - 11:40:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour in a tweet on Thursday called for the release of Malian opposition [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Covid-19 response plan re-evaluated at more than 1,400 billion CFA francs
28 april 2020 - 17:59:37Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The COVID-19 response plan for Niger has been revalued at 1,436 billion CFA francs, the Nigerien Finance [...] Full text...
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Mali's main opposition party sets up a crisis unit after the kidnapping of its leader
26 march 2020 - 15:46:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's main opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), on Thursday set up a [...] Full text...
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WAEMU wants harmonization of secondary school baccalaureate in the community space
11 march 2020 - 13:22:52Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) intends to harmonize the second part of secondary [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe ruling party wants int'l community to support G5 Sahel in fight against terrorism
07 march 2020 - 17:05:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The People's Movement for Progress (MPP), the ruling party in Burkina Faso, on Saturday in [...] Full text...
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UEMOA supports three member countries to fight terrorism
04 december 2019 - 13:32:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) decided on Tuesday in Dakar to grant US$100 [...] Full text...
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Ivorian economist proposes 5-year 'transition' for ECOWAS monetary unification
15 november 2019 - 09:10:00Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) prepares to launch a common currency [...] Full text...
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Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends
09 november 2019 - 11:51:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Legal Experts on Media Regulation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Platform of Audiovisual [...] Full text...
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IFC to open office in Lomé
29 october 2019 - 21:42:42Lomé, Togo (PANA) - International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, will officially open its offices here [...] Full text...
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IMF chief to visit Senegal in December
23 october 2019 - 13:29:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, will make an official visit [...] Full text...
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Niger adopts law on consumer protection
21 october 2019 - 18:11:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly of Niger on Monday adopted a law on offences and sanctions in the [...] Full text...
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BOAD grants Togo 20 billion CFAF for road construction
20 september 2019 - 17:53:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has granted a loan of 20 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...
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Conference of UEMOA on migration opens in Niger
30 july 2019 - 10:36:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) – An international conference on the theme, "Migration and institutional mediation: What role for the West African [...] Full text...
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Mali, IMF agree on new programme of more than 100 billion CFA francs
26 june 2019 - 16:33:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At the end of its mission, carried out from 12 to 25 June in Bamako, the [...] Full text...
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UEMOA press directors attend forum on combating terrorism
18 june 2019 - 15:15:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A forum on the fight against terrorism, initiated by the group of publishers of the public [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire adopts strategy for financial inclusion rate of 60% in 2024
16 may 2019 - 10:20:48Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government on Wednesday adopted the 2019-2024 national financial inclusion strategy (SNIF), which aims [...] Full text...
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WAEMU records surplus in foreign trade
28 march 2019 - 10:38:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) recorded a surplus in foreign [...] Full text...
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Niger's major public schools to admit UEMOA students "without restriction"
26 march 2019 - 16:32:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's tertiary institutions will now welcome ''unrestricted'', students from the West African Economic and Monetary Union [...] Full text...
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Khalifa Fund mobilises US$ 15 million for Togolese SMEs
14 march 2019 - 12:00:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – On the margins of a visit of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé to Abu Dhabi, UAE, a [...] Full text...
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Niger launches 60 billion CFAF bond issue on the regional market
28 february 2019 - 13:44:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Niger is seeking 60 billion CFAF, about US$ 103 million, from the regional market to finance [...] Full text...
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The Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival in figures
23 february 2019 - 15:28:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), one of Africa’s film festivals, opened [...] Full text...
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Ivorian economy remains vulnerable to external shocks (An AfDB feature)
21 february 2019 - 21:11:18Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian economy remains vulnerable to external shocks that may result from unfavourable developments in [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's new Prime Minister to deliver policy speech on Monday
14 february 2019 - 11:21:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, who took office on [...] Full text...
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Former Burkinabe PM canvasses support for successor
21 january 2019 - 17:43:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Paul Kaba Thiéba, on Monday called on compatriots to [...] Full text...
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UEMOA countries pledge to conserve their audiovisual heritage
03 december 2018 - 18:26:02Paris, France (PANA) - Eight member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) have committed to the [...] Full text...
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International Forum on Renewable Energy marks 45 years of BOAD
13 november 2018 - 16:55:35Lomé, Togo (PANA) - An International Forum on Renewable Energy opens in Lomé on Wednesday as part of events to [...] Full text...
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Buhari says Nigeria not ready for single currency in West Africa
24 october 2017 - 17:30:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged member nations of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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Mali: ECOWAS ministerial council examines roadmap to common currency
14 september 2017 - 19:04:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday started its 10th statutory meeting In [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: West Africa, EU prepare for final implementation of EPA
17 february 2016 - 10:25:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West Africa and the European Union (EU) are gearing up for the finalisation of the signatures [...] Full text...
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Senegal: BCEAO, ICD partner for development of private sector in West Africa
25 january 2016 - 13:11:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) and the Islamic Corporation for the Development Private [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: ITC ,UEMOA work together to promote exports, deepen regional integration
21 december 2015 - 19:49:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Trade Centre and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) have [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS officials to meet over Sahel strategy
07 november 2015 - 13:46:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The technical secretariat and coordination platform of the ECOWAS Sahel strategy will meet in Nigeria's capital, [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU support for cooperation in West Africa reaches €1.1 billion
06 july 2015 - 17:25:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, on Monday co-signed new regional funding for [...] Full text...
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Niger: Report shows lowest internet penetration rate in Niger among UEMOA partners
30 june 2015 - 17:23:26Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Subscribers of fixed and mobile phones in Niger increased by 22.76% from 5,069,287 in 2013 to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ministers to validate strategy for implementing West Africa industrial policy
19 april 2015 - 14:04:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ministers in charge of Industry and Quality in West Africa are to meet in Accra, Ghana, 24-25 [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: BRVM, African Guarantee Fund sign pact
04 february 2015 - 10:51:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Regional Stock Exchange, BRVM, and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) have signed a partnership [...] Full text...
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Ghana: ECOWAS advocates massive private-sector support against Ebola
17 january 2015 - 16:17:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High-Level Coordination Meeting of ECOWAS partners in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS regional common external tariff to come into effect Jan. 1, 2015
28 november 2014 - 15:45:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Preparations for the January 2015 take off of the regional Common External Tariff (CET) has started [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS lauds EU, other partners for their support
27 november 2014 - 13:48:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission President Kadré Desire Ouédraogo has commended the European Union (EU) and other development partners, [...] Full text...
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Togo: UEMOA seventh edition football tournament in Lomé postponed
20 november 2014 - 19:21:14Lome, Togo (PANA) - The seventh edition of the football tournament of the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ebola Regional Solidarity Fund boosted by more states' contributions (Eds: Refiling to correct contributions from US$9.0m to US$7.7m)
10 november 2014 - 07:53:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - More ECOWAS Member States have announced financial contributions raising to US$7.7 million the total of the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: ECOWAS Ebola solidarity fund bags US$9m
07 november 2014 - 17:26:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - More Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have announced financial contributions [...] Full text...
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Senegal: ‘Economic independence of the FCFA system requires a split with the French Treasury’
21 october 2014 - 18:27:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Dr Babacar Sène, a Senegalese lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management [...] Full text...
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Togo: Togolese economist argues for fixed exchange rates for ECOWAS currencies
21 october 2014 - 17:29:02Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Countries with weak economies, such as those of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), [...] Full text...
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Cote d’Ivoire: ‘Challenge France on the F CFA’ - Economist
21 october 2014 - 17:19:16Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – An Ivorian politician has called for the creation of a new currency to replace the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Political barriers hamper ECOWAS monetary union – Economist says
21 october 2014 - 16:35:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Former Governor of the Central Bank of West African States (CBWAS) Damo Justin Barro says [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Regional free movement forum to be held in Ouagadougou
02 july 2014 - 13:46:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 100 stakeholders from ECOWAS member states will converge in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from Thursday (3 [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Senegal relaunches protection system against Ebola
10 june 2014 - 20:35:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is relaunching its prevention interventions against the deadly Ebola virus which broke out nearly six [...] Full text...
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Mali: ECOWAS Common Database launched
31 may 2014 - 08:20:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The ECOWAS common economic, monetary and financial database (ECOBASE) was launched for operationalisation and implementation by [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS to launch common database to fast track regional integration, economic dev.
29 may 2014 - 08:17:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Common Database (ECOBASE) is to be launched for operationalisation and implementation by member states [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Africa's largest lender, Standard Bank, eyes Francophone Africa
09 may 2014 - 12:39:43Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Africa's largest lender Standard Bank has said it plans to use its presence in Cote [...] Full text...
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Togo: West African Development Bank approves 13 projects worth 185 billion FCFA
27 march 2014 - 16:30:14Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has approved 13 projects worth 185.56 billion FCFA for some [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS fast tracking regional integration through free movement
15 march 2014 - 13:57:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has said it is irrevocably committed to facilitating regional integration through effective implementation [...] Full text...
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Benin: Minister commends ECOWAS Commission on regional integration
03 march 2014 - 14:51:17Ouidah, Benin (PANA) - The Minister for Economy and Finance in Benin, Mr. Jonas Gbian, has commended the collaborative efforts [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS, Benin promote regional integration with Caravan
25 february 2014 - 12:26:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission and the Government of Benin Republic will use the 9th Benin National Caravan, [...] Full text...
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Niger: Africa's youth peace forum begins
30 january 2014 - 14:59:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Representatives from member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), Nigeria and Mauritania [...] Full text...
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Senegalese PM lauds achievements of IDB in sub-Saharan Africa
29 january 2014 - 15:54:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Prime Minister, Aminata Touré, on Wednesday lauded the achievements of the Africa regional office [...] Full text...
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Senegal: West Africa, EU resume EPA negotiations in Dakar
22 january 2014 - 16:56:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West Africa and the European Union (EU) on Monday resumed their suspended Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS' growth rate higher than Africa's in 2013
07 january 2014 - 14:34:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The West African regional economic community ECOWAS is projected to record an growth rate of 6.3% [...] Full text...
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Growth rate in UEMOA countries expected at 6.5% this year
20 december 2013 - 21:40:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Economic activity within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) this year is expected to [...] Full text...
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BOAD to finance 15 projects in 8 UEMOA member countries
19 december 2013 - 13:15:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Board of Directors of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) on Wednesday approved the proposal [...] Full text...
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Niger hosts regional trade fair on UEMOA integration
13 december 2013 - 16:18:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger is currently hosting a regional trade fair, focusing on the integration in the West African [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders stress importance of customs union
25 october 2013 - 23:01:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have underscored [...] Full text...
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17th summit of UEMOA heads of State opens in Senegal
24 october 2013 - 22:27:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Togolese president, Faure Gnassingbé, current chairman of the West African Economic and monetary Union (UEMOA), [...] Full text...
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Implementation of ECOWAS Common External Tariff starts 1 Jan. 2015
02 october 2013 - 13:06:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has recommended that the new five-band regional Common External Tariff (CET) [...] Full text...
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West African Ombudsmen to meet in Cote d’Ivoire 10 Sept.
05 september 2013 - 12:51:41Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ombudsmen of the member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) are [...] Full text...
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Experts review roadmap for ECOWAS single currency
31 july 2013 - 13:30:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A two-day meeting of regional experts, to review the revised roadmap for the ECOWAS single currency [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to hold extraordinary summit in Dakar
18 july 2013 - 20:21:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders are to meet in Dakar, Senegal, in October in an extraordinary session to decide [...] Full text...
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Benin hosts 4th UEMOA job and vocational training conference
15 july 2013 - 21:25:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Cotonou will on Tuesday host the talks held by countries from the West African economic and [...] Full text...
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Malian interim president pledges free and fair election
08 july 2013 - 21:35:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian interim president, Dioncounda Traoré, on Sunday pledged a successful free and fair elections whose results [...] Full text...
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28 candidates for 28 July presidential election in Mali
03 july 2013 - 19:20:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The constitutional court in Mali has approved the candidatures of 28 of the 36 candidates who [...] Full text...
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Malian presidential polls confirmed for 28 July
03 july 2013 - 16:32:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian minister of Territory Administration, Decentralization and Territory Planning, General Moussa Sinko Coulibaly on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Moroccan bank acquires majority shares in Togolese bank
08 may 2013 - 20:03:47Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Moroccan bank, Attijariwafa Bank, has acquired majority shares in International Bank for Africa (BIA-Togo) by buying [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS experts discuss data content
22 april 2013 - 20:45:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A regional consultative meeting has ended in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, on the design of format [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS ministers endorse new regional tariff regime
22 march 2013 - 07:26:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 15-member West African regional bloc ECOWAS has moved closer to a customs union with the [...] Full text...
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West Africa to adopt Common External Tariff
21 march 2013 - 14:22:43Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - West Africa is on the verge of making history if it adopts a proposed Common External [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Authority renews mandate of Ivorian leader as Chair
01 march 2013 - 09:05:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has renewed the mandate of the Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, as the Chairman of the [...] Full text...
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Meeting recommends review of offer to EU on EPA negotiations with W/Africa
27 february 2013 - 08:34:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African experts who attended a three-day meeting here have recommended a comprehensive review of the [...] Full text...
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UEMOA Ombudsmen meet in Niamey
26 february 2013 - 16:27:09Niamey, Niger (PANA) – A meeting of the Association of Ombudsmen from member states of the West African Economic and [...] Full text...
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Minister recommends regional integration programme for Beninese
03 february 2013 - 12:37:52Bohicon, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Jonas Gbian, has urged citizens of the country [...] Full text...
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UEMOA Council of Ministers meet in Niger
14 december 2012 - 21:31:06Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Council of Ministers of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) opened on Friday [...] Full text...
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Niger Parliament approves budget for 2013
04 december 2012 - 21:28:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's Parliament in a budget session on Tuesday adopted the government's budget for next year that [...] Full text...
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Ecobank, Western Union unveil new money transfer facility in Kenya
15 november 2012 - 18:03:33Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Western Union, a global leader in payment services, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (Ecobank), a leading financial [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS seeks comprehensive action plan for regional infrastructure development
08 november 2012 - 09:40:58Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - ECOWAS has called on member states and other stakeholders to evolve a comprehensive and concerted [...] Full text...
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Survey proposes drop in VAT in African Franc zone countries
29 october 2012 - 22:04:26Paris, France (PANA) – A reduction in the rate of value added tax (VAT) in the franc zone in Africa [...] Full text...
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WAEMU grants Niger FCFA 300m for flood victims
14 september 2012 - 19:17:21Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has donated FCFA 300 million to Niger for [...] Full text...
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Heavy rains cause floods in Senegal
07 september 2012 - 22:16:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Several districts of the Senegalese capital, Dakar, are flooded after heavy rains lashed the city on [...] Full text...
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EAC monetary union team on study tour of UEMOA
17 august 2012 - 08:02:15Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A high-level task force negotiating the East African Monetary Union Protocol will next week [...] Full text...
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Bamako to host first UEMOA Young Entrepreneurs Show in October
04 july 2012 - 20:34:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The capital of Mali, Bamako, will from 7 to 21 October host the first edition of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS records 6.4% economic growth in 2011
02 july 2012 - 09:27:09Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - West African leaders have welcomed the region's positive economic growth of 6.4% recorded in 2011, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS gets tough on Mali, plans troops deployment under Chapter 7 of UN Charter
08 june 2012 - 10:33:02Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS may send troops to Mali with or without the member state's consent in order to [...] Full text...
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UNAIDS executive director seeks production of ARVs in Africa
07 june 2012 - 10:53:04Lome, Togo (PANA) - Executive Director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibé Wednesday called for the production of anti-retroviral drugs in Africa [...] Full text...
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Growth rate in UEMOA declined in 2011
07 june 2012 - 10:46:07Lome, Togo (PANA) - Economic growth in the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) zone declined sharply in 2011 [...] Full text...
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Senegal’s President heads UEMOA committee on weapon proliferation
07 june 2012 - 10:10:03Lome, Togo (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has been appointed head of the High Level Committee on the armed [...] Full text...
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Togolese president re-elected UEMOA chairman
06 june 2012 - 22:20:04Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese president, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, was on Wednesday re-elected chairman of the West African Economic [...] Full text...
thread Economy
16th UEMOA summit opens in Lomé
06 june 2012 - 22:07:58Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 16th summit of heads of State and government from the West African Economic and Monetary [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ministers launch int'l appeal against aggravating food crisis in West Africa
06 june 2012 - 18:12:16Lome, Togo (PANA) - Ministers in charge of agriculture, regional integration and trade in West Africa have launched an urgent [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Experts brainstorm on food security in West Africa
04 june 2012 - 14:57:00Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Mr. Kossi Messan Ewovor, has called on all stakeholders [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
ECOWAS ministers to discuss regional food crisis
31 may 2012 - 12:35:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Ministers in charge of agriculture, trade and regional integration and their counterparts in Chad and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mali military junta releases detained civilians, soldiers
20 april 2012 - 19:17:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Bowing to mounting international pressure, the Mali military junta on Thursday released 22 civilian and military [...] Full text...
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Malian party condemns arrests by military junta
18 april 2012 - 13:18:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition United Front for Safeguarding Democracy and the Republic (FDR) has condemned "in the strongest [...] Full text...
thread Politics
BOAD to organise economic forum on West Africa-Asia partnership
11 april 2012 - 21:17:40Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Lome-based West-African Development Bank (BOAD) will from 21 to 22 May organise a forum in [...] Full text...
thread Economy
ECOWAS sanctions Mali, threatens use of force against putschists (Update)
28 march 2012 - 09:10:50Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali and warned the putschists who [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mali coup: Senegal expresses solidarity with ordinary Malian citizens
24 march 2012 - 14:17:43Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government has expressed solidarity with the Malian people after Thursday's coup d'etat ended the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
(Refiling) ECOWAS urged to include sugar on product priority list for common external tariff
11 march 2012 - 12:16:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The four-nation ad-hoc committee on the tariff for the importation of sugar into the Economic Community [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
West African experts look into strategy to tackle food crisis in UEMOA
15 february 2012 - 22:08:15Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The high-level committee on food security in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Four countries to benefit from US$26.1 million BADEA loans
18 january 2012 - 16:09:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) on Wednesday signed separate agreements with four [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Benin expects growth rate of 8% in 2013
29 december 2011 - 18:37:51Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Projecting into the future, the Beninese government says it expects a growth rate of 8% in [...] Full text...
thread Economy
New ECOWAS Commissioners to assume office Feb
23 december 2011 - 07:54:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - New ECOWAS Commissioners are due to assume office 1 Feb. 2012, replacing the first set of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS Council of Ministers moves to break EPA deadlock with EU
23 december 2011 - 07:36:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has requested the Heads of State and Government of the regional [...] Full text...
thread Economy
ECOWAS, UEMOA agree roadmap for regional CET
10 december 2011 - 11:31:09Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Joint ECOWAS-UEMOA Committee for the Management of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) has agreed [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Cape Verde hosts forum on renewable energy sources
07 december 2011 - 14:08:35Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – A forum, initiated by the Sahel and West Africa Club (CSLO), began Tuesday in Praia, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Joint ECOWAS-UEMOA Committee meeting on CET opens in Cotonou
05 december 2011 - 19:34:42Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The 11th Meeting of the joint ECOWAS-UEMOA Committee for the Management of the ECOWAS Common External [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Yaoundé hosts meeting of Africa Electric Energy Producers' Union
24 november 2011 - 18:23:17Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé, will from 28 to 30 November host the 44th ordinary general assembly [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Gbeho calls for viable airline industry in ECOWAS region
18 november 2011 - 19:44:22Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the ECOWAS Commission, James Victor Gbeho, has called on the authorities and other stakeholders [...] Full text...
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UEMOA Tournament: Mali beats Benin to set up final with Senegal
04 november 2011 - 22:07:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Mali's local national team on Friday beat Benin 1-0 in their 3rd round of Group B [...] Full text...
thread Sports
UEMOA Tournament: Togo stuns Côte d'Ivoire 2-0
03 november 2011 - 21:21:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Togo's local national football team on Thursday stunned its Côte d’Ivoire counterparts 2-0 in Dakar in [...] Full text...
thread Sports
WAEMU tournament: Mali, Niger draw 1-1
03 november 2011 - 09:57:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mali and Niger Wednesday played 1-1 in their second group B game at the ongoing WAEMU [...] Full text...
thread Sports
UEMOA Tournament: Mali beats Guinea Bissau 3-1
31 october 2011 - 23:05:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Mali's local national football team beat that of Guinea Bissau 3-1 on Monday evening in Dakar [...] Full text...
thread Sports
UEMOA Tournament: Benin Niger draw 1-1
31 october 2011 - 21:51:08Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The local national football teams of Benin and Niger drew 1-1 on Monday evening in Dakar [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Doing Business 2012 report rates Mali first of UEMOA's 8-member nations
22 october 2011 - 18:06:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Doing Business 2012 report released Friday puts Mali ahead of the eight countries of the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
BCEAO's monetary policy committee meets
07 september 2011 - 21:34:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The fifth session of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank of West African [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Groups move to boost cross-border transport, trade in W/Africa
05 august 2011 - 14:55:25Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A major step towards improving cross-border transport and trade was taken Thursday with the launch of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
USAID, partners boost ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme
02 august 2011 - 17:10:33Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two pilot Border Information Centres, an initiative by the USAID West Africa Trade Hub, will be [...] Full text...
thread Economy
BOAD moves to establish crop insurance in West Africa
22 july 2011 - 15:00:46Lome, Togo (PANA) - Determined to accelerate agricultural growth and eradicate poverty in West Africa, the West African Development Bank [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
2 Malian mining companies get 17.5 billion FCFA to improve performance
16 july 2011 - 13:34:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Atlantic Bank of Mali has granted loans totalling 17.5 billion FCFA (about US$ 35 million) [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UEMOA countries urged to be involved in climate change projects
11 july 2011 - 21:34:46Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The West-African Development Bank (BOAD) on Monday urged countries from the West African Monetary and Economic [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Experts urge accelerated Monetary Union in West Africa
09 june 2011 - 14:37:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Experts from the ECOWAS Commission Member States and other regional institutions have called on the Commission [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Malian journalist appointed UEMOA Commissioner
02 june 2011 - 17:00:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The spin doctor (Public Relations expert) of the Malian President, Seydou Cissouma, has been appointed commissioner [...] Full text...
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Niger’s president hails outcome of G8, UEMOA summits
31 may 2011 - 22:23:06Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger’s president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the outcomes of the G8 summit of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ivorian Koné Tiemoko Meyliet appointed new BCEAO governor
30 may 2011 - 19:48:39Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Ivorian Koné Tiemoko Meyliet has been appointed governor of the central bank of West African States [...] Full text...
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Agric experts demand strong seed sector in Africa
16 may 2011 - 22:10:41Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Agriculture experts have called on decision makers to support the sustainable growth and development of the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
BCEAO governor to be named on 30 May
13 may 2011 - 20:52:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Ivorian president Alassane Dramane Ouattara on Friday said the governor of the Central Bank of West [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Wade urges Ouattara to seek total peace
13 may 2011 - 20:22:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The president of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, on Friday told his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Dramane Ouattara, to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
'Ouattara committed to ensuring safety of West African nationals'
26 april 2011 - 12:18:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has pledged to ensure the safety of the nationals of Senegal and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mali migrants contribute 4.6% of GDP in UEMOA
08 april 2011 - 20:33:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Remittances from Malian workers abroad accounted for 4.6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or 208 [...] Full text...
thread Economy
IPC-UEMOA urges Gbagbo to accept Ivorian election results
06 april 2011 - 16:14:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Inter-Parliamentary Committee of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (IPC-UEMOA), which met in Bamako, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
BCEAO calls for action on Ivorian crisis
03 march 2011 - 21:51:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The monetary policy committee of the central bank of West African States (BCEAO) has asked the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Attijariwafa Bank vows to increase rate of banking in Mauritania
19 february 2011 - 16:16:03Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Against the background of a poor banking culture in Mauritania, a Moroccan bank is vowing to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Niger calls for strong national energy policy
15 february 2011 - 22:38:00Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Prime Minister of Niger, Mahamadou Danda, on Tuesday expressed the wish for his country to have [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Moroccan bank opens operations in Mauritania
15 february 2011 - 13:40:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Moroccan international banking group, Attijariwafa, Monday commenced operations in Mauritania, after buying out a local [...] Full text...
thread Economy
BCEAO warns against transactions with its agencies in Côte d'Ivoire
11 february 2011 - 21:26:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The interim governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Jean-Baptiste Compaoré, has warned [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UEMOA asks Gbagbo to hand over to Ouattara
23 january 2011 - 14:49:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Heads of State of the eight-member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UEMOA recognises Ouattara faction at Bamako summit
22 january 2011 - 15:43:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire is being represented at the 15th Summit of the Economic and Monetary Union of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
15th UEMOA summit opens
22 january 2011 - 13:57:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president Amadou Toumani Touré on Saturday made an urgent appeal to Ivorian leaders and the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UEMOA promises to consolidate common market
22 january 2011 - 13:14:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) is promising to consolidate its common market in [...] Full text...
thread Economy
BOAD commitments record strong growth
21 january 2011 - 22:53:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The overall commitments made by the West African Development Bank (BOAD) as at 31 December, 2010 [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UEMOA countries urged to implement reforms for sustained growth
21 january 2011 - 22:20:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) is urging member states to implement appropriate structural [...] Full text...
thread Economy
15th summit of UEMOA opens on Saturday in Bamako
21 january 2011 - 21:00:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The 15th ordinary summit of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) opens on Saturday [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Soro 'satisfied' after meeting with Niger President
21 january 2011 - 11:35:35Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Guillaume Soro, who was appointed Prime Minister by Cote d'Ivoire's President-in-waiting Alassane Ouattara, Thursday in Niamey [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Corruption in road transport costs UEMOA huge losses
19 january 2011 - 22:53:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Corruption in the road transport sector costs countries in the West African Economic and Monetary Union [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tchane remains head of West African bank
11 january 2011 - 11:39:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Abdoulaye Bio Tchane remains at the head of the West African Development Bank until his candidacy [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Port of Cotonou offers Malian businesses concessions as Ivorian crisis cripples Abidjan port
08 january 2011 - 15:24:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The port of Cotonou in Benin is taking advantage of the Ivorian crisis, as it strikes [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mali President Toure denies ordering cash transfer to Côte d'Ivoire
28 december 2010 - 20:04:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's president Amadou Toumani Touré has denied allegations in an Ivorian newspaper that he gave under [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mali dismisses B-team football coach
02 december 2010 - 11:24:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mory Goita, coach of the Malian B-team, was dismissed on Wednesday by the Malian Football Federation [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Mali's partners to finance Bamako's water supply
29 october 2010 - 23:16:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali's technical and financial partners (TFP) have committed themselves to support the potable water supply project [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UEMOA gives Togo 200 million CFA francs for floods
29 october 2010 - 23:07:00Lomé- Togo (PANA) -- The Economic and Monetary West African Union (UEMOA) has granted Togo 200 million FCFA to help [...] Full text...
thread Society
Third Bamako International Tourism Fair opens
16 october 2010 - 14:04:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Third Bamako International Tourism Fair opened on Frid ay in the Malian capital, Bamako, with [...] Full text...
thread Society
BCEAO moves to boost banking services in West Africa
23 september 2010 - 17:41:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Philippe Henry Dacoury Tabley, Thursday [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UEMOA expects improved economic outlook in 2010
16 september 2010 - 16:52:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The economic outlook for 2010 in the West African Econom ic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) is [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UEMOA monetary policy meeting opens
14 september 2010 - 21:21:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The first session of the Monetary Policy Committee of th e Central Bank of West African [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Congo to host international forum on financial market
07 september 2010 - 14:02:00Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congo will host an International Forum on the Financ ial Market in Central Africa (JMFAC) 1-3 [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Dud cheques' issuance increases in Mali
31 august 2010 - 18:15:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The issuance of dud or "bounced" cheques is on the increas e in Mali, as the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Magazine fined for libeling President Gnassingbe's half-brother
25 august 2010 - 23:24:00Lome- Togo (PANA) â" A sub--regional fortnightly magazine, Tribune d'Afrique, wa s on Wednesday fined 60 million FCFA (about US$120,000) [...] Full text...
thread Society
EU grants non-state actors in Benin 9.5b CFA
16 august 2010 - 11:58:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The European Union (EU) has granted Benin 9. 5 billion CF A aimed at financing the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UEMOA to launch sub-regional telecoms network
03 august 2010 - 19:06:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) will in 2011, launch a sub-regional broadband 180 [...] Full text...
thread Economy
WAEMU sets up regional fund for mortgage re-financing
18 july 2010 - 09:43:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- At the end of its general assembly Friday in Cotonou, the capital of Benin, the West [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UEMOA welcomes mechanism to prevent financial crises
21 june 2010 - 16:40:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The chairman of the finance ministers of member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary [...] Full text...
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BCEAO opens up to academics, researchers
21 may 2010 - 09:38:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) will hol d a symposium 25-26 May in [...] Full text...
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Mali organizes week-long programme on Africa's integration
17 may 2010 - 15:55:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Ministry of Malians Living Abroad and African integration will from Tuesday hold a week-long programme [...] Full text...
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Brussels hosts conference on West African regional integration
11 may 2010 - 20:28:00Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The president of the West African Economic and Moneta ry Union (UEMOA) Commission, Soumaila Cissأ© and [...] Full text...
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Private sector to join ECOWAS' negotiation with EU on EPA
08 may 2010 - 09:31:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The private sector in West Africa is to be drafted into ongoing negotiations between ECOWAS and [...] Full text...
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Road-map for ECOWAS single visa adopted
07 may 2010 - 12:28:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Experts meeting here have adopted a new road-map for the implementation of the single visa policy [...] Full text...
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UEMOA countries urged to harmonize employment policies
27 april 2010 - 23:07:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali's president Amadou Toumani Touré on Tuesday urged member countries of the West African Economic and [...] Full text...
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Inter-African Partnership meeting stresses cooperation
18 april 2010 - 13:51:00Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Participants at the Inter-Africa Partnership meeting in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, have expressed the need to [...] Full text...
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Mali to build checkpoint at border with Guinea
15 april 2010 - 18:55:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali is to build a checkpoint at Kouremale, on its border with Guinea, the government said [...] Full text...
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UEMOA contributes towards emergency food aid in Niger
13 april 2010 - 17:11:00Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) has granted Niger 200 million FCFA to support [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
ECOWAS, EU to resume EPA negotiations shortly
13 march 2010 - 14:47:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- West African negotiators expect unequivocal commitment f rom the European Union (EU) to a proposed Development [...] Full text...
thread Economy
ECOWAS, UEMOA to train regional statisticians
11 march 2010 - 13:30:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- A training programme for regional officials involved wit h the compilation of external trade statistics in [...] Full text...
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Borderless Trade Campaign in West Africa launched
10 march 2010 - 23:27:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- A campaign dubbed "Borderless Trade", which is aimed at fighting against hindrances to the free movement [...] Full text...
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West Africa Integration Institute to open shortly
22 february 2010 - 23:34:00Paris- France (PANA) -- The final steps towards the opening in Praia, the Cape Ve rdian capital, of the Research [...] Full text...
thread Economy