World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges

06 november 2024 - 05:48:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Young people gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action [...] Full text...

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We must place our hope in multilateralism: IMF article By Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

11 october 2024 - 11:13:20
London, United Kingdom (PANA) – Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening crises “Those who look only [...] Full text...

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$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries

27 september 2024 - 05:59:41
New York, US (PANA) - A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces Dione as Vice President of MENA region

17 april 2024 - 18:13:45
Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank has appointed Ousmane Dione as the new Vice President for the Middle East [...] Full text...

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Hidden debt hurts economies. Better disclosure laws can help ease the pain: IMF Blog By Alissa Ashcroft, Karla Vasquez, Rhoda Weeks-Brown

02 april 2024 - 15:28:55
Washington, United States (PANA) - If efforts to address record global public debt are to leave no stone unturned, then [...] Full text...

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Rainfall gives South African maize growers hope of bumper crop

29 january 2024 - 07:12:59
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Maize production in South Africa is off to a reasonable start in marketing year 2023/24 [...] Full text...

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A digital world needing more humanity (By Paul Ejime)

25 december 2023 - 07:10:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Our digital World with the accompanying advanced technology has unleashed innumerable benefits on humanity. Yet, our [...] Full text...

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To reduce South Africa’s unemployment, make work more attractive: World Bank Blog( By Jacques Morisset)

23 october 2023 - 19:01:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – At over 30%, unemployment is South Africa’s biggest contemporary challenge. Of course, there are [...] Full text...

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Coasts, sea life facing major threat due to massive sand removal

06 september 2023 - 11:52:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Startling findings from a new UN data platform reveal that the marine dredging industry is extracting [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: All Group Standinjgs after final group matches

03 august 2023 - 13:18:40
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - After all the group matches have been concluded, here are the final group standings: Group A 1      Switzerland [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Netherlands, United States reach knockout stage

01 august 2023 - 10:24:34
Dunedin, New Zealand (PANA) - Netherlands on Tuesday produced the highest score in the tournament, walloping Vietnam 7-0 in their [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Final group matches in Groups D and E to be played on Tuesday

31 july 2023 - 12:44:07
Adelaide, Australia (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the final group Groups D and E matches on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigeria beat hosts Australia, lead Group B

27 july 2023 - 13:59:26
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Falcons produced a stunning performance on Thursday to beat co-host Australia 3-2 in their [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Day 2 matches in Groups B, E on Thursday

26 july 2023 - 10:54:39
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Here are Day 2 match fixtures for Groups B and E on Thursday at the 2023 [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Scheduled Day one matches in Groups E, F, G

23 july 2023 - 11:16:02
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Here are the scheduled Day one matches for Sunday at the 2023 FIFA Women's World [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Results from Day one matches in Groups C, D, E

22 july 2023 - 15:32:51
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Here are results from Day one matches played on Friday and Saturday at the 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Fixtures and full match schedule

20 july 2023 - 09:58:01
Melbourne, Australia (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup began on Thursday with co-hosts New Zealand beating Norway 1-0 [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup groups, prize money

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

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for return of cargo plane held in Kiev

23 june 2023 - 14:13:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has raised the issue of a Libyan Antonov cargo plane [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper sums up G7 Declaration as "constant nuclear terror and false peace".

26 may 2023 - 19:36:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The  Libyan newspaper "Alsabaaah" said here Friday the Declaration of the Summit of the Group of [...] Full text...

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Record high revenues from global carbon pricing near US$100 billion: WB report

23 may 2023 - 10:40:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Revenues from carbon taxes and Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) have reached a record high, [...] Full text...

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After COVID-19, world faces threat of nuclear terror -Libyan newspaper

12 may 2023 - 16:03:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" avers that the world's population has just breathed a deep and unprecedented "Phew" [...] Full text...

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COVID-19’s impact on young people risks a lost generation: World Bank report

16 february 2023 - 13:03:36
EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 2:00 PM UTC/GMT Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The [...] Full text...

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South Africa on promising start of grain marketing this year: Report

26 january 2023 - 11:05:27
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s grain production is off to a decent start in marketing year 2022/23, said [...] Full text...

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South Africa maintains status as net maize exporter

20 july 2022 - 09:00:41
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Expecting to maintain its status as a net exporter of maize in marketing year 2022/23, [...] Full text...

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Africa at heart of military clash in Ukraine (Analysis)

15 march 2022 - 15:07:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered its third week, actually began ten years ago when former [...] Full text...

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Gambia among countries to be penalized by UK for refusing to accept deportees

03 january 2022 - 19:35:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Priti Patel, British Home Secretary, has announced plans to 'impose visa penalties' on  Gambia and others  [...] Full text...

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South Africa expects bumper maize harvest of 16.0 million tons in 2021/22

04 november 2021 - 13:54:19
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s maize crop for the 2021/22 marketing year, under normal climatic conditions, could once [...] Full text...

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African teams know their opponents at FIFA Futsal World Cup, Lithuania 2021

03 june 2021 - 18:36:10
Zurich, Switzerland (PAPA) - Following the draws for the FIFA Futsal World Cup, Lithuania 2021, held on Tuesday, 1 June, [...] Full text...

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New reports from AfDB, FAO and CGIAR showcase digital agriculture for Africa

26 april 2021 - 13:11:21
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) -  Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are among promising technologies for [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta calls for concerted efforts to end renewed conflicts in Africa

19 april 2021 - 22:58:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday decried the growing number of conflicts in Africa and called for [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires 378 platforms, including warships, helicopters, patrol boats, UAVs

09 april 2021 - 17:12:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced that it has made significant progress in the recapitalisation [...] Full text...

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Kenya wildlife investigators arrest two suspected rhino poachers

26 september 2020 - 19:25:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two traffickers of rhino horns have been arrested in Kenya after a three-month investigation into a [...] Full text...

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Kenyan textile industry growth stifled by ageing technology, imports, warns British Council

23 september 2020 - 22:09:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The biggest constraint to the growth of the fashion industry in Kenya is the importation of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa's death toll passes the 13,000 mark

25 august 2020 - 18:14:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll has passed the 13,000 mark with the Health Ministry [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius repatriates 140 nationals from Asia

17 july 2020 - 10:51:26
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday repatriated 140 nationals from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday morning on an [...] Full text...

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More than 40 Tunisians repatriated from Southeast Asia

24 may 2020 - 09:25:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian military plane on Saturday flew home 45 Tunisians from Southeast Asia, as the North [...] Full text...

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National reconciliation and the appointment of an African envoy to Libya, issues of the AU Contact Group meeting in Congo

12 march 2020 - 19:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member countries of the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee on Libya met for the second time [...] Full text...

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Senegalese government intends to make cashew sector an economic lever for the country

19 february 2020 - 13:45:23
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government will further support players in the cashew sector, with a view to making [...] Full text...

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Unesco finances cultural and creative industries in three African countries

13 february 2020 - 17:14:29
Paris, France (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Committee on the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity [...] Full text...

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AU CDC activates emergency health systems over coronavirus scare in Africa

28 january 2020 - 21:21:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has activated its emergency health systems to [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Vietnam establish partnership for coffee production, purchase

27 january 2020 - 22:29:36
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)  -  The managing director of the Gabonese Stabilization and Equalization Funds (Caistab), Thierry Prosper Mboutsou, Monday reported [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Vietnam to sign coffee partnership

27 january 2020 - 17:23:33
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The director general of the Stabilization and Equalization Funds of Gabon (Caistab), Thierry Prosper Mboutsou, reported [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Ministry of Health announces preventive measures against Chinese coronavirus

27 january 2020 - 17:12:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health has unveiled measures taken by the Tunisian state to prevent the [...] Full text...

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South Africa on high alert over coronavirus

25 january 2020 - 12:03:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities say there have been no cases of coronavirus identified in the [...] Full text...

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Senegal exported 55,000 tonnes of cashew nuts through Ziguinchor port in 2019

15 january 2020 - 16:40:55
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - During the last season, a total of 55,311 tonnes of cashew nuts were exported from the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council holds extraordinary meeting on Libya

07 january 2020 - 17:40:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The UN Security Council held an emergency consultation session on Monday at the request of Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to represent Arab countries on UN Security Council

01 january 2020 - 14:56:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will represent the Arab countries as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council,  replacing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari congratulates Vietnam for its nationalism

24 december 2019 - 21:45:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday congratulated the people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on coming [...] Full text...

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CPJ says number of jailed journalists reaches 250

11 december 2019 - 09:32:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The number of journalists imprisoned for their reporting globally reached at least 250 for the fourth [...] Full text...

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'Two-thirds of Nigeria's mineral exports in 2017 went to China'

12 november 2019 - 07:13:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says that about two-thirds of the country's mineral exports [...] Full text...

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Chinese donkey skin harvesting: A threat to traditional draught power and food security

05 november 2019 - 21:16:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Chinese harvesting of donkey skins in Botswana and in some parts of Africa poses a [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya rising stars of in world trade – Survey

30 september 2019 - 14:34:23
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya are in the Top 10 countries with strong potential in the [...] Full text...

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Kolda to become Senegal’s second peanut basin

25 september 2019 - 17:51:46
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese southern region of Kolda is becoming the country’s second peanut basin as farmers in [...] Full text...

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IFC forum on food safety held in Cote d’Ivoire

22 may 2019 - 23:24:15
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   A forum on food safety in West Africa held at the initiative of the International [...] Full text...

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Barrow receives credentials from 3 more ambassadors

17 april 2019 - 16:22:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia on Tuesday received credentials from three more ambassadors who arrived [...] Full text...

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3 envoys present letters of credence to President Barrow

16 april 2019 - 22:37:04
Banjul,Gambia (PANA)- Three diplomats Tuesday presented their letters of credence to President Adama Barrow at the State House in Banjul, [...] Full text...

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Price of West African cashew nuts dips

14 march 2019 - 14:24:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The price for West African cashew nuts on the international market has dropped sharply, losing nearly [...] Full text...

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Finnfund invests in sustainable avocado farming in Tanzania

04 february 2019 - 14:50:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Finnfund, a Finnish development finance institution, has provided a Euro 2.5 million secured loan to Africado, [...] Full text...

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Funding boost for sustainable development data agreed at UN conference

25 october 2018 - 05:06:35
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - In a declaration agreed at the close of the 2018 UN World Data Forum in Dubai [...] Full text...

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FAO chief warns against use of antimicrobial medicines to promote growth in farm animals

30 may 2018 - 11:55:10
Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva said on Wednesday that antimicrobials are [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for narrowing of 'breastfeeding gaps' between rich and poor

10 may 2018 - 05:51:46
New York, UN (PANA) – As the world celebrates Mother's Day this weekend, the UN children's agency (UNICEF) is calling [...] Full text...

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Millions of children still missing out on routine immunizations – UNICEF

25 april 2018 - 04:57:57
New York, US (PANA) - At the start of World Immunization Week , the United Nations on Tuesday said that [...] Full text...

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Global report lists 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2017

22 january 2018 - 10:30:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international aid organization, CARE, on Monday launched a new report highlighting 2017’s ten most under-reported [...] Full text...

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CPJ says 262 journalists in jails around the world

13 december 2017 - 20:38:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit [...] Full text...

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FAO launches new online tool to better safeguard animal genetic resources

30 november 2017 - 10:56:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has launched a new database that will help countries [...] Full text...

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Global agreements on migration, refugees should protect children - UNICEF

30 november 2017 - 05:48:52
New York, USA (PANA)– The rights, protection and wellbeing of uprooted children should be central commitments of global migration policies, [...] Full text...

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US: UN forecasts 14 million people made homeless each year by disasters

13 october 2017 - 19:39:00
New York, US (PANA) – Sudden onset disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and tropical cyclones, are likely to displace [...] Full text...

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France: Millions of medicines seized in largest INTERPOL operation against illicit online pharmacies

25 september 2017 - 14:10:02
Lyon, France (PANA) - In the largest action of its kind, INTERPOL’s Operation Pangea X, targeting the illicit online sale [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Uganda coach names squad for WC qualifiers against Egypt

24 august 2017 - 13:28:27
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda Interim Coach, Moses Basena, has named a 27-man squad to face Egypt in a FIFA [...] Full text...

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ITTF World Championships: All Day 1 results Monday for African countries

30 may 2017 - 05:51:11
Dusseldorf, Germany (PANA) - The following are Monday's results from matches involving African players at the 2017 International Table Tennis [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: Day 3 results in Groups E, F on Sunday

28 may 2017 - 11:34:58
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - The following are all the results from Day 3 fixtures on Sunday in Groups E [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: Day 3, final matches in Groups E, F on Sunday

28 may 2017 - 06:55:53
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - The following are Day 3 and final fixtures on Sunday in Groups E and F [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: All results from Day 2 matches in Groups E, F on Thursday

25 may 2017 - 13:31:47
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - The following are all the results from Day 2 fixtures on Thursday in Groups E [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: Day 2 matches in Groups E, F on Thursday

25 may 2017 - 04:59:54
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - The following are Day 2 fixtures on Thursday in Groups E and F at the [...] Full text...

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India: Development economists launch book at AfDB meeting

23 may 2017 - 05:31:49
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - A book, highlighting pragmatic tips that “developing countries can follow to spark economic growth, without waiting [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: Senegal wins 1st match, all Day 1, Groups E, F results

22 may 2017 - 13:03:13
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - Following in the footsteps of Zambia, Senegal on Monday dismissed Saudi Arabia 2-0 in a [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: Day 1, Groups E, F fixtures

22 may 2017 - 05:30:16
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - The following are the Day 1 fixtures on Monday for Groups E and F at [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Airlines, Singapore Airlines enter code share deal

06 april 2017 - 20:01:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines and Singapore Airlines have entered into a code share agreement effective 1 June [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: Zambia, Senegal, South Africa, Guinea get tough opponents

15 march 2017 - 10:54:03
Suwon, South Korea (PANA) - Following the draws for the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, made on Wednesday at the [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Draws underway in South Korea

15 march 2017 - 07:51:14
Suwon, South Korea (PANA) - Africa’s four representatives - Zambia, Senegal, Guinea and South Africa - will know their opponents [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup: All the 24 qualifiers emerge

08 march 2017 - 05:40:00
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - Following the qualification of Africa's Representatives in the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, taking place [...] Full text...

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2016 FIFA U-20 WWC: Some factfiles as tournament gets underway

13 november 2016 - 16:03:05
Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) - The following are some important notes as the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Born Free saddened by CITES failure to prevent trade from captive bred lions

03 october 2016 - 17:39:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, stated Monday that CITES has failed to adequately [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Final medals table of Rio 2016

21 august 2016 - 21:38:28
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the final medals table after 16 days of competitions at the [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 15 of competitions at Rio 2016

21 august 2016 - 08:08:06
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 15 of competitions on Saturday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 14 of competitions at Rio 2016

20 august 2016 - 07:27:14
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 14 of competitions on Friday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 13 of competitions at Rio 2016

19 august 2016 - 06:27:07
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 13 of competitions on Thursday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 12 of competitions at Rio 2016

18 august 2016 - 05:57:23
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 12 of competitions on Wednesday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 11 of competitions at Rio 2016

17 august 2016 - 06:22:30
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 11 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 10 of competitions at Rio 2016

16 august 2016 - 07:36:12
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 10 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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US: US-based NGO laments use of religion to destabilise societies

12 august 2016 - 15:43:03
New York, US (PANA) - An American non-governmental organization (NGO), which monitors religious activities worldwide, the US Commission on International [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 6 of competitions at Rio 2016

12 august 2016 - 06:21:30
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 6 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 5 of competitions at Rio 2016

11 august 2016 - 06:29:44
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 5 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 4 of competitions at Rio 2016

10 august 2016 - 07:22:26
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 4 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 3 of competitions at Rio 2016

09 august 2016 - 07:09:37
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 3 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Sunday's competitions at Rio 2016

08 august 2016 - 10:05:49
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Sunday's competitions at the Olympic Games Rio [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: The medals table after Day One of the Olympic Games Rio 2016

07 august 2016 - 07:25:00
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medal standings after Day One of the Olympic Games Rio [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Huge arrests in INTERPOL-led operation against gambling during Euro 2016

18 july 2016 - 11:13:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 4,100 people have been arrested and US$13.6 million seized in two INTERPOL-led operations across [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Watch urges UN member states to grant amnesty to political prisoners

11 june 2016 - 15:45:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental human rights organization, on Saturday appealed to a number of [...] Full text...

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UN: 19 African, Asian countries gets US$40 million for wildlife protection programme

10 june 2016 - 16:39:45
New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed partnership fund has approved an additional US$40 million to expand its support of [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO to host forum on climate-smart agriculture

10 june 2016 - 11:13:10
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The many ways farmers, fishers, foresters and ranchers around the world are adapting their practices to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Recoveries from looted funds, Muhammad Ali's death fill Nigerian papers

04 june 2016 - 14:40:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Government's "bombshell" on recoveries from looted funds and the sudden death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali [...] Full text...

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US: US agency says more than 30 countries violate religious freedom

02 may 2016 - 16:24:22
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday said it documented religious freedom [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Oscar-winning actress joins Kenya's anti-poaching 'hearts and minds' campaign

27 april 2016 - 10:22:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In the run-up to the world's largest ever ivory bonfire, to be conducted by the Kenya [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AWF commends South Africa's decision to shelve proposal on rhino horn trade

21 april 2016 - 18:40:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) president Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya on Thursday commended the South African [...] Full text...

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US: US Commission welcomes designation of Eritrea, Sudan, others as countries of concerns

20 april 2016 - 22:07:42
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday welcomed the recent re-designation of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: TI calls on people everywhere to speak out against corruption

28 january 2016 - 10:27:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of [...] Full text...

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China: Wildlife ambassadors, Chinese celebrities say consuming rhino horn no better than fingernails

13 january 2016 - 08:54:11
Beijing, China (PANA) - With rampant poaching threatening the survival of Africa’s rhinos, an all-star team of Chinese celebrities and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO reports resurgence in wood production

19 december 2015 - 16:38:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global production of all major wood products is showing its largest growth since the global economic [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: 'China, Egypt imprison record number of journalists'

16 december 2015 - 06:54:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Egypt is second only to China as the world’s worst jailer of journalists in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says 10 countries are 'worst jailers of journalists' worldwide

15 december 2015 - 12:36:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released its latest prison census report, naming 10 countries [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Born Free Foundation condemns S. Africa's decision to overturn rhino horn trade ban

26 november 2015 - 16:29:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Born Free Foundation has strongly condemned the decision of the High Court in [...] Full text...

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UN: Govts, tech companies commit to protecting children from online sexual exploitation

18 november 2015 - 14:47:24
New York, US (PANA) - At the #WeProtect Children Online Global Summit, hosted by the United Arab Emirates and the [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO says antibiotic resistance threatens public health

17 november 2015 - 14:55:44
New York, US (PANA) - A recent multi-country survey revealed that people are confused about the rising threat of antibiotic [...] Full text...

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US: US Commission welcomes release of International Religious Freedom Report

22 october 2015 - 13:58:44
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Thursday welcomed the 14 October release [...] Full text...

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Italy: Sweden's "We Effect", FAO to support small-scale forest and farm producers

31 august 2015 - 12:34:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The FAO and the Swedish-based development cooperation organization, "We Effect", have agreed to work together to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Nigeria graduates from eligibility for IMF concessional funding

05 august 2015 - 08:34:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday announced its support to [...] Full text...

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Algeria: Algeria, Vietnam to strengthen bilateral cooperation

02 june 2015 - 13:47:09
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algeria and Vietnam have agreed to strengthen their cooperation and to back each other mutually whenever [...] Full text...

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Algeria: 30 countries expected at Algiers int'l fair

22 may 2015 - 15:29:19
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Exhibitors from at least 30 countries and 643 Algerian companies are expected in Algiers Wednesday next [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: African senior military officers on study tour of Israel, Vietnam

28 march 2015 - 16:42:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A delegation of 76 senior military officers from seven African countries, who are pursuing a high [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ launches new campaign for free press

27 march 2015 - 13:30:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Thursday launched a new campaign to raise awareness [...] Full text...

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Kenya: South Africa weighs legalisation of rhino horn trade, AWF opposes

25 march 2015 - 19:15:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Committee of Inquiry established by South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs on Wednesday began hearing [...] Full text...

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Peru: Philippines, Cambodia, India most affected by extreme weather in 2013 – Report

02 december 2014 - 17:49:42
Lima, Peru (PANA) – A Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index 2015 released Tuesday at the UN Climate Change Conference taking [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Kenya telecom market in disarray as Viettel drops bid for Orange Group's stake

28 november 2014 - 08:04:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Vietnamese telecoms group Viettel’s withdrawal from its planned purchase of Orange Group’s 70 percent [...] Full text...

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Sudan: FM deplores rape allegations campaign

14 november 2014 - 20:37:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Friday deplored "a repetition of a campaign" by the United Nations in New York [...] Full text...

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Angola: 850 exhibitors attend Luanda International Fair

23 july 2014 - 12:57:11
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Some 850 local and foreign exhibitors are attending the Luanda International Fair (FILDA) which opened Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Gold exports tumble but improved non-traditional goods raise earnings

23 july 2014 - 11:18:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Improvement in the value of manufactured goods and minerals, excluding gold, helped raise Tanzania's [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Central bank foresees bumper crop harvests

20 june 2014 - 10:00:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania anticipates good crop harvests owing to above average rainfall this year, the the [...] Full text...

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Togo: Police seize 125.1kg of ivory

14 june 2014 - 13:24:24
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese police have arrested two suspected ivory traffickers with 125.1 kg of ivory in a [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Contaminated rice from Pakistan may flood Cameroonian markets

12 june 2014 - 15:50:30
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – Contaminated rice, reportedly imported from Pakistan, could flood Cameroon, which shares 1,600 km-long border with Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: FAO publication highlights success stories in "climate-smart agriculture"

06 june 2014 - 15:03:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Shifting world agriculture to a "climate-smart" approach will not only help prevent future food security crises [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban announces new global action to support women, children's health

25 february 2014 - 22:35:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says a global action to improve the health of women and [...] Full text...

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Congo: 'Border management will be a priority this year' - Minister

14 january 2014 - 20:45:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government says it will involve its neighbours in the management of its borders this [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA World Cup: Trophy continues global journey

29 december 2013 - 12:08:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With 165 days to the kickoff of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil (as at [...] Full text...

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CPJ says 211 journalists are behind bars world wide

18 december 2013 - 16:35:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based global press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), on Wednesday revealed that [...] Full text...

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4 African countries elected UN Human Rights Council members

12 november 2013 - 20:58:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected Algeria, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa and 10 [...] Full text...

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'No favourable conditions for civil societies in DRC, Burundi, Gambia'

23 september 2013 - 17:06:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi and the Gambia have been cited by the global [...] Full text...

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Nigeria barred from US visa lottery

16 september 2013 - 15:15:37
New York, US (PANA) - Nigeria has been barred from the 2015 US Diversity Immigrant Visa Programme, according to the [...] Full text...

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2014 WC qualifier: Adebayor left out of Togo team against DRC

28 august 2013 - 13:10:33
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo has left out national football team captain Emmanuel Adebayor from the list of 25 players [...] Full text...

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UN chief hails post-2015 global development agenda

27 june 2013 - 17:26:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said that the engagement of more than 750,000 [...] Full text...

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Tanzania reduces current account deficit, external debt stock rises

17 june 2013 - 10:59:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Net inflows of capital grants, foreign direct investment and foreign borrowing enabled Tanzania to [...] Full text...

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2014 WC Qualifiers: Togo names squad for Cameroon, Libya matches

29 may 2013 - 20:18:25
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese Football Federation has released the list of 23 players for 2014 World Cup qualifying [...] Full text...

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World Tobacco Day: WHO urges ban on tobacco advertising to protect young people

29 may 2013 - 09:44:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of the observance of the 2013 World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, the World [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian minister urges collective action to eliminate hunger in Africa

07 may 2013 - 10:58:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need urgent collective action to end hunger and ensure better livelihoods for their [...] Full text...

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US agency identifies Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan, others as religious freedom violators

30 april 2013 - 16:43:09
New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), released Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Int'l survey highlights female jobs as “choice, independence”

08 march 2013 - 19:16:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – In observance of the International Women’s Day, UK-based agricultural supply chain and food ingredients company, Olam [...] Full text...

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3 African women, seven others to receive US award

05 march 2013 - 11:25:04
New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry will on Friday in Washington, DC, US, honour 10 [...] Full text...

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African, Asian forest experts meet in China to share decade of learning

05 march 2013 - 08:31:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Experts in forest governance from ten countries in Africa and Asia are due to [...] Full text...

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World Bank seeks fiscal reforms to boost universal healthcare

14 february 2013 - 17:46:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has called for reforms and the strengthening of health ministries as part of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania posts surplus in balance of payments as traditional exports rise

14 february 2013 - 09:23:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania recorded a surplus of US$327.3 million in its overall balance of payments, compared [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nations Cup draws global flavour (Sports feature)

18 january 2013 - 18:50:53
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The 2013 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) championship, taking place in South Africa from 19 [...] Full text...

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Rhino horn poacher convicted, sentenced in South Africa

12 december 2012 - 08:37:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two days after South Africa and Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to [...] Full text...

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Cameroon grants licence to 3rd mobile phone operator

11 december 2012 - 13:46:25
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The Cameroonian government has licensed a third mobile phone operator, Viettel Cameroon, which is a [...] Full text...

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Number of imprisoned journalists hits record high

11 december 2012 - 09:10:49
New York, US (PANA) - The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide reached a record high this year, a trend driven [...] Full text...

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New WB report examines risks of 4-degree hotter globe by end of century

19 november 2012 - 07:06:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The world is barreling down a path to heat up by 4 degrees at [...] Full text...

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Tourism, gold boost Tanzania’s export receipts

08 november 2012 - 08:25:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania recorded higher earnings from the export of goods and services during the year [...] Full text...

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Senegal to host 15th Francophonie Summit in 2014

14 october 2012 - 17:22:32
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of member countries of the International Organisation of the Francophonie [...] Full text...

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Senegal, Vietnam bid to host 15th OIF Summit in 2014

12 october 2012 - 14:24:44
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie (CMF) Thursday received bids from Senegal and Vietnam for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President receives 5 new Ambassadors

02 october 2012 - 20:34:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday received five new Ambassadors accredited to the country, telling them Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Cotonou to host 7th conference on cashew nut

05 september 2012 - 18:26:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The seventh annual conference of the African Alliance for Cashew nuts (ACA) will hold in Cotonou, [...] Full text...

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CAN 2013: Togo's coach calls up 23 players for Gabon match

29 august 2012 - 21:04:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The coach of the Togolese national football team, Frenchman Didier Six, has released a list of [...] Full text...

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FAO lowers global rice forecast for 2012

07 august 2012 - 18:26:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Below normal monsoon rains in India are the chief causes of a 7.8 million tonnes downward [...] Full text...

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AfDB hosts high-level ministerial conference on health matters

28 june 2012 - 13:42:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - From 4 to 5 July, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will host a high-level ministerial conference, [...] Full text...

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2014 WC Qualifiers: Togolese squad in DR Congo

08 june 2012 - 19:17:39
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese national football team is in DR Congo for their second round of the African [...] Full text...

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2014 WC qualifiers: Togo names 23 players for Libya tie Sunday

01 june 2012 - 14:31:02
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The technical management of the Togolese national football team has made public the names of 23 [...] Full text...

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'Civil society critical to climate change tackling process'

21 may 2012 - 08:03:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Civil society is critical to policy processes that aim to tackle climate change and [...] Full text...

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Togo calls up 35 players for 2013 CAN, 2014 World Cup qualifiers

13 may 2012 - 14:56:37
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo's national football team coach Didier Six has released the list of 35 players shortlisted for [...] Full text...

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SA's Kruger Parks bears the brunt of rhino poaching

02 may 2012 - 08:46:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government Tuesday revealed that the country has lost 199 rhinos to [...] Full text...

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Angolan Embassy in Vietnam inaugurated

15 february 2012 - 14:51:12
Hanoi, Vietnam (PANA) - The Angolan Embassy in Vietnam was inaugurated on Wednesday in Hanoi city. The inauguration was performed by [...] Full text...

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Angola, Vietnam sign technical cooperation agreements

15 february 2012 - 14:14:46
Hanoi, Vietnam (PANA) - Angola and Vietnam on Wednesday signed technical cooperation agreements on higher education and culture, according to [...] Full text...

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Rhino poachers arrested in SA

15 february 2012 - 10:31:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Five suspected rhino poachers have been arrested in South Africa’s North West province and [...] Full text...

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Malawi, Zambia, Vietnam to benefit from FAO-EU project

16 january 2012 - 12:56:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Commission Monday announced a new 5.3 million-euro [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Technical Aid Corps, pearl of South-South cooperation (Feature)

28 november 2011 - 06:38:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Technical Aid Corps (TAC) scheme is one of the best examples of a successful South-South [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, US bank sign US$1.5b loan to boost power sector

20 october 2011 - 08:16:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and the U.S. Export and Import Bank (U.S. EXIM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...

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Minister warns of food shortage in Nigeria

12 october 2011 - 10:13:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, on Tuesday warned that the nation could experience [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS names new special envoy to Cote d'Ivoire

27 september 2011 - 09:42:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission President James Victor Gbeho has appointed Ambassador Oluwole Coker as his Special Representative to [...] Full text...

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Study finds plans to protect forests could do more harm than good

25 august 2011 - 07:39:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tropical countries that seek a share of billions of dollars of climate finance in [...] Full text...

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UN-backed project to enhance tourism management skills in Africa, Asia

22 august 2011 - 19:19:10
New York, US (PANA) - About 8,000 tourism workers and entrepreneurs from developing countries in Africa and Asia will benefit [...] Full text...

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Millions of children to salute Mandela

13 july 2011 - 08:19:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - More than 12 million school children around South Africa are to sing a special [...] Full text...

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Uganda wallops Kenya in All-Africa Games qualifying football match

27 june 2011 - 20:03:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The hopes of Kenya Under- 23 football team to qualify for the August All-Africa Games in [...] Full text...

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WHO says voluntary unpaid blood donations have increased

10 june 2011 - 14:20:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of countries collecting all their blood supplies from voluntary unpaid donors increased by more [...] Full text...

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Brazzaville to host summit on basins of world's tropical forests

28 may 2011 - 18:00:24
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A summit on the three basins of the world's tropical forest - the Amazon, Congo and [...] Full text...

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SA VP hosts Vietnamese delegation

04 may 2011 - 09:48:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is hosting the Vice- President of Vietnam, Nguyen [...] Full text...

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UNESCO organizes int'l symposium on sexuality education

20 april 2011 - 14:24:19
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is to organize an international symposium in New York, US, on 27 April to address [...] Full text...

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Vietnam may send more health experts to Angola

31 march 2011 - 16:49:38
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training, Phan Vu Luan, said Wednesday in Luanda his government [...] Full text...

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New commission confronts threats to food security from climate change

11 march 2011 - 15:44:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The world’s largest agriculture research consortium on Friday announced the creation of a new Commission on [...] Full text...

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UN study calls for ecological farming to boost food production

08 march 2011 - 18:27:01
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN study released on Tuesday has called for a fundamental shift towards agro-ecology [...] Full text...

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Congo to set up Artesunate-producing lab in 2011

02 november 2010 - 14:39:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- A laboratory producing Artesunate will be establishe d in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, in cooperation with [...] Full text...

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Eleven sites added to Global Geoparks Network

05 october 2010 - 16:59:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- At its ninth European Geoparks Conference on the Island o f Lesvos in Greece, from 1 [...] Full text...

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'Ghana performs well in cutting poverty'

16 september 2010 - 22:58:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana and Vietnam are the star performers in efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) [...] Full text...

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New report shows progress on MDGs, as Ghana outperforms other countries

16 september 2010 - 12:29:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- As world leaders prepare for next week's Millennium Deve lopment Goals (MDG) Summit at the UN [...] Full text...

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Global project underway to preserve yam biodiversity

16 september 2010 - 07:56:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Farmers and crop scientists worldwide are engaged in an ambitious new effort to add 3,000 yam [...] Full text...

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ActionAid says hunger costs poor countries US$ 450bn yearly

14 september 2010 - 15:34:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- A new report by ActionAid on Tuesday revealed that hunger could be costing poor [...] Full text...

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UNDP identifies strategies to achieve MDGs' targets

18 june 2010 - 16:34:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Development models that focus attention on the poor while expanding job opportunities, increased government spending [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Vietnam to strengthen cooperation

13 april 2010 - 21:49:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Tunisia and Vietnam on Tuesday agreed to develop their trade, encourage reciprocal investments and promote partnership [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Ag. President visits US

10 april 2010 - 13:20:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was billed to depart the country's capital city of Abuja on [...] Full text...

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Vietnam to help Chad improve food security

29 march 2010 - 13:57:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA)-- Vietnamese experts will help Chad implement a series of activities aimed at improving the African country's food [...] Full text...

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World deforestation decreased over the past 10 years, FAO report

25 march 2010 - 18:43:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- World deforestation, mainly the conversion of tropical f orests to agricultural land, has decreased over the [...] Full text...

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Global road safety programme launched in Senegal

18 march 2010 - 22:43:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- A five-year global road safety programme dubbed "Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative" was launched on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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