2024 Olympic Games: Relentless Mali come from behind to salvage a point

25 july 2024 - 07:38:58
Paris, France (PANA) - Mali’s never-say-die attitude saw the West Africans salvage a point in what could have easily been [...] Full text...

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Financiers for Ghana’s new Ship Repair Dock Project

05 june 2024 - 10:43:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A consortium, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed an agreement to extend $94 million [...] Full text...

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IMF team, Cape Verde reach staff-level deal on ECF, RSF review

11 may 2024 - 08:20:24
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund {IMF) team and the Cape Verdean authorities have reached staff-level agreement [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN continues to face aid access denials in Gaza

09 april 2024 - 17:19:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-coordinated food convoys are three times more likely to be denied access to north Gaza than [...] Full text...

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Djibouti, Dubai Port legal tussle continues

19 march 2024 - 14:52:48
London, UK (PANA) - The Dubai Port World, which previously operated a terminal at the Djibouti Port, will press on [...] Full text...

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Libya produces 4,000 barrels of oil per day from Abu Attifel field in the east after rehabilitation

04 february 2024 - 16:43:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has announced the completion of rehabilitation of the "A 75" [...] Full text...

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Four Libyan officials from three institutions invited to UNMIL meeting willing to participate without conditions

18 december 2023 - 17:21:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan officials from five institutions Monday reaffirmed their support for the efforts of the UN envoy [...] Full text...

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New 48 MW power plant coming soon to Maria Gleta in Benin

19 november 2023 - 17:13:10
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is preparing to install a new combined-cycle power plant with an installed capacity [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Tinubu commends President Weah for conceding defeat

18 november 2023 - 10:08:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday commended Liberia's President George Weah for demonstrating "uncommon leadership" by [...] Full text...

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Liberia Election: Ex footballer, President Weah, shows good sportsmanship; cooncedes to opposition leader Boakai (By Paul Ejime)

18 november 2023 - 06:58:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s President Goerge Weah has conceded victory to his longtime political rival, former vice President Joseph [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Liberia election: Liberia's president Weah concedes defeat, US congratulates opposition leader Boakai

18 november 2023 - 05:44:00
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia's President George Weah on Friday night conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai in the [...] Full text...

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Triton gets mining concession in Mozambique

31 august 2023 - 07:18:17
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Australia Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed Triton Minerals has been granted a 25-year mining concession for its [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $23.04 million for modern Floating Dock Facility in Ghana

21 june 2023 - 07:50:00
Takoradi, Ghana (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$23.04 million loan [...] Full text...

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former rebel leaders appeal to army and RSF to listen to voice of wisdom

13 april 2023 - 15:10:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Commanders of the three major former rebel movements in the Sudan have joined hands and [...] Full text...

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US intervenes to provide impetus for Sudanese-Sudanese political talks (News Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

07 april 2023 - 07:37:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military and civilians, currently engaged in hammering out a final political agreement, have failed to [...] Full text...

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Oil production from an oil well in Libya resumes after a 27-year shutdown

07 january 2023 - 13:51:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's state-owned Akakus Oil Operations has announced the restoration of production of an oil well suspended [...] Full text...

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UN commends Sudanese for making concessions to reach a framework agreement

05 december 2022 - 19:27:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Volker Perthes, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to the Sudan, has commended signatories [...] Full text...

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Benin to establish energy sector development unit

20 october 2022 - 11:40:16
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Benin plans to set up a strategic energy sector development unit to coordinate reforms, a statement [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM Al-Dbaiba reaffirms continuation of his govt until new authority is elected

25 august 2022 - 16:03:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan Prime Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed on Thursday that [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM surprised by impact of NOC leadership change on competitors

19 july 2022 - 16:27:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Tuesday expressed his surprise at [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $150 million for Kenya highway project

18 july 2022 - 05:27:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved financing of $150 [...] Full text...

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Mali opts for production sharing contract in case of oil or gas exploitation

15 july 2022 - 13:12:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The government of Mali will no longer accept a concession contract, but rather a production sharing [...] Full text...

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Guinean bauxite company says it has reforested 254 hectares

24 june 2022 - 13:50:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Compagnie des bauxites de Guinée (CBG), one of the world leaders in the bauxite industry, [...] Full text...

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What are the alternatives for top UN official in Libya to her initiative for elections?

10 march 2022 - 18:13:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament and the High State Council have given a lukewarm reception to the mediation [...] Full text...

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Djibouti suffers huge financial damages over DP World port wrangles

15 february 2022 - 15:29:57
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti has lost a landmark arbitration case against DP World after a prolonged case following its [...] Full text...

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At least 50,000 Malian refugees return home - PM

31 january 2022 - 18:23:30
Bamako, 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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NOC dissociates itself from information about a cessation of Libyan shares in an oil company

23 november 2021 - 16:56:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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Government approves construction of an oil refinery in southwest Libya

27 september 2021 - 19:02:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Council of Ministers of the National Unity Government on Monday approved at its regular meeting [...] Full text...

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Mali, Algeria revive oil sector cooperation

12 august 2021 - 16:44:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian delegation, led by the Ministers of Mines, Energy and Water, Lamine Seydou Traoré and [...] Full text...

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Uganda, AfDB sign $229.5 million financing deal for Kampala-Jinja expressway project

19 march 2021 - 11:42:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $229.5 million financing agreement for the [...] Full text...

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Russia, Italy to explore new oil project in Congo

08 october 2020 - 17:16:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Russian oil company, Lukoil Up Stream, and Italy's Eni are planning to execute a new oil [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on dialogue of parties in Morocco, Egypt and follow-up meeting of the Berlin Conference

03 october 2020 - 18:32:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's long-running unrest and the spiking coronavirus pandemic have left thousands of people in this North [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritanian President Abdel Aziz refuses to collaborate with justice system

28 september 2020 - 15:53:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's former president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, continues to refuse to cooperate with his country's [...] Full text...

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Mauritania authorities step up investigations into former president Abdel Azizi's tenure

26 september 2020 - 08:09:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian anti-corruption police are continuing their investigations into governance during the decade of the rule of [...] Full text...

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Mali: Military junta to appoint College that will choose transitional president

17 september 2020 - 17:20:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The spokesman for the National Council for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), the military junta [...] Full text...

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Mali military rulers lift night curfew

07 september 2020 - 05:04:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Mali's military junta, the National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNSP), on Sunday lifted the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian government pledges to respect judicial independence in "corruption" case

05 september 2020 - 11:23:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -The Mauritanian government will fully respect the constitutional principle of separation of powers and the independence of [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Accounts of 24 companies, 52 personalities seized in investigation

27 august 2020 - 20:45:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian anti-corruption court Thursday froze the accounts of 52 personalities and 24 private companies under [...] Full text...

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Detained Mauritanian ex-president refuses to answer questions from investigators

18 august 2020 - 15:22:55
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Detained Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a former Mauritanian president (2008-2019), has refused to answer questions from [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian justice to delve into 11 years of former President ould Abdel Aziz's rule

06 august 2020 - 11:06:54
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian General Prosecutor's Office under the Supreme Court, on Wednesday announced the opening of a [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: MPs accuse former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz of breaching integrity of national territory

23 july 2020 - 23:02:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The parliamentary commission investigating former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz said here Thursday it “has information [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian MPs to review decade of governance of former President Aziz

15 july 2020 - 17:48:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A report prepared by a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP) on the decade of governance of [...] Full text...

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Four detainees in Bamako central prison shot dead after attempting to escape

05 june 2020 - 23:37:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four detainees of the central prison of Bamako were shot dead Friday as they attempted after [...] Full text...

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South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but intern'l support still key, says top UN official

05 march 2020 - 06:21:14
Ne York, US (PANA) - Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable [...] Full text...

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Guinean mining company director rewarded by World Bank

21 february 2020 - 20:52:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean Aïssatou Béavogui, managing director of Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) S.A, has been declared winner of [...] Full text...

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EUR 120 million to bring Conakry airport up to standard

18 february 2020 - 18:03:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government will undertake expansion work at the Conakry-Gbessia International Airport, following the concession agreement [...] Full text...

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Libya earned more than US$1.77 billion in oil revenues in January - Oil company chief says

14 february 2020 - 10:35:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil sales generated more than US$1.77 billion for Libya last January, representing a decline of about [...] Full text...

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Increase in passenger traffic at Cape Verdean airports

13 february 2020 - 17:10:44
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's airports handled nearly 2.8 million passengers in 2019, a new historical record for [...] Full text...

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Gabon: Setrag and ARTF sign medical services agreement

29 january 2020 - 23:37:36
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The managing director of Setrag operating the Transgabonais railway, Renato Lombardo Torres, Wednesday signed a medical [...] Full text...

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Passenger movement increases by 9% in Cape Verde ports

17 january 2020 - 15:52:04
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The number of passengers in the nine ports of Cape Verde increased by almost 9% [...] Full text...

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Yamoussoukro hosts 'The Ebony Evening' to honour Cote d'Ivoire’s outstanding scribes

16 january 2020 - 14:15:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The National Union of Journalists of Côte d'Ivoire will  organize in Yamoussoukro on Saturday the [...] Full text...

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Libya records US$20.3 billion in oil revenues in 11 months in 2019, says NOC

07 january 2020 - 12:05:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Revenues in Libya's oil sector in the first 11 months of 2019 reached US$20.3 billion, the [...] Full text...

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End-year analysis: Libyan oil sector achieved strong performance in 2019 (By Youssef Ba)

27 december 2019 - 11:54:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - 2019 was a pivotal year, in all respects, for Libya's oil sector, which managed to achieve [...] Full text...

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U.S. imposes visa restrictions on South Sudan peace process spoilers

12 december 2019 - 17:29:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States administration has decided to impose visa restrictions against South Sudanese leaders who frustrated [...] Full text...

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NOC sells shares of Libya Marathon Oil to Total for $ 650 million

11 december 2019 - 00:11:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The board of directors of the Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC) announced here Tuesday its approval [...] Full text...

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Minister tells Nigerian Customs to allow fuel supply to border towns to power generators for telecom services

23 november 2019 - 19:49:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Pantami, has urged the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to allow [...] Full text...

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AfDB backs concession deal on Accra Skytrain project

12 november 2019 - 12:50:58
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank has thrown its weight behind a concession agreement for the construction [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil revenues increased by 21% in October to USD 2.2 billion - NOC

10 november 2019 - 13:16:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libya's total oil revenues for the month of October amounted to $2.2 billion, up $381 million, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kaboré orders 3 days of national mourning following attack on mining convoy

07 november 2019 - 21:27:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The Burkinabè president, Rock Marc Christian Kaboré, Thursday ordered a three-day national mourning following the [...] Full text...

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Will harmonization of positions of UN Security Council members resolve the Libyan crisis? (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

01 november 2019 - 07:15:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The extension of the double political and security crisis in Libya, which began several years ago [...] Full text...

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Libya: NOC records US$ 1.8 bn from oil in September with 11% drop

27 october 2019 - 13:21:53
Tripoli, Libya (NAPA) - Some US$1.8 billion in oil revenue was generated by Libya in September 2019, a decrease of [...] Full text...

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FAO calls on Congolese to respect the food chain

17 october 2019 - 13:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative, Suze Percy Filippini, on Wednesday urged producers and consumers [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

De Beers’s synthetic diamonds impacts negatively on insurance business

01 october 2019 - 20:08:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - De Beers’ synthetic diamonds trading brings challenging economic conditions for Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL) Group, [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil revenues up by 23 per cent in July

02 september 2019 - 10:47:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's sales of crude oil and derivatives, as well as taxes and royalties collected under concession [...] Full text...

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Libyan press highlights settlement of national crisis, illegal sale of oil

31 august 2019 - 19:36:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers  this week focused on the 45th summit of the G7, which supported the crisis [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde privatizes pharmaceutical company

16 august 2019 - 17:02:09
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Government of Cape Verde will privatize, the National Pharmaceutical Company (Emprofac, acronym in Portuguese), [...] Full text...

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Mine liquidator in Botswana fired

05 august 2019 - 19:25:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The liquidator of the BamaNgwato Concession Limited (BCL) mine and BamaNgwato Concession Limited Investments (BCLI) which [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil revenue falls in June

17 july 2019 - 16:27:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of US$ 1.7 billion from the sale of crude oil and by-products, as well [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president's younger brother questioned by investigators over bribery case

10 july 2019 - 20:30:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Aliou Sall, the young brother of Senegalese president Macky Sall was heard Wednesday by investigators from [...] Full text...

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Dozens of artisanal miners killed DR Congo landslide disaster

28 june 2019 - 06:01:38
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 36 artisanal miners have been killed in a landslide in the quarry in [...] Full text...

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Brother of Senegalese president resigns gov't job over alleged corruption

25 june 2019 - 05:55:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Sall, younger brother of the Senegalese president, on resigned Monday from his position as director [...] Full text...

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Renewable energy, Botswana‘s major challenges (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)

24 june 2019 - 11:55:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has long sunny days - 3,200 hours of sunshine per year - and there is [...] Full text...

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Turkey: Land tenure, a major sticking point at COP 14 in New Delhi, says UNCCD head

18 june 2019 - 17:39:23
Ankara, Turkey (PANA) - Land tenure will be one of the major sticking points in negotiations at the forthcoming COP [...] Full text...

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Senegalese justice to investigate BBC revelations incriminating President Sall's brother

10 june 2019 - 21:23:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The Senegalese ministry of justice has appealed to the Attorney General of the Dakar Court of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese gov't prepares bill on the distribution of oil revenues

07 june 2019 - 17:47:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has asked the government to prepare a bill on the distribution of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President wants the truth on corruption charges against his brother

05 june 2019 - 18:38:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Wednesday in Dakar that he wanted all the light shed [...] Full text...

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Tens of thousand mourners pay their last respect Saturday to Etienne Tshisekedi

01 june 2019 - 18:21:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - After a two-year delay, the body of the father of Democratic Republic of Congo's president [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s ecotourism company to preserve cross border wildlife corridors

31 may 2019 - 22:25:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   Botswana’s ecotourism company, Wilderness Safaris, said here Friday it was committed to promoting sustainable ecotourism initiatives [...] Full text...

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Sudanese military leader visits UAE, after going to Egypt

26 may 2019 - 19:45:11
Khartoum , Sudan (PANA) - President  of The Sudanese Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, left for [...] Full text...

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Botswana lifts hunting ban on certain categories of animals

23 may 2019 - 18:32:35
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Following the June 2018 Botswana government review on the ban on hunting, the Botswana Department of [...] Full text...

thread Environment

DR Congo to repatriate remains of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi

22 may 2019 - 19:00:48
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The remains of the opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba, who died on February 1, [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil giants generate $ 6.27 billion in revenues in the first four months of 2019

20 may 2019 - 19:26:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of $ 6.27 billion in revenue was generated by the Libyan Petroleum Company (NOC) [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil revenues up by 22% in April to US$1.87 billion

20 may 2019 - 03:56:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC) announced on Sunday that April's sales of crude oil and [...] Full text...

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Back and forth movements by Libyan opponents of ceasefire in Tripoli

17 may 2019 - 13:56:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Diplomatic movements observed over the past days by Libyan main rivals in European capitals, Presidential Council [...] Full text...

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'Haftar's offensive on Tripoli is a coup against legitimacy - Al-Sarraj

08 may 2019 - 12:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan presidential council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has said that the attack on Tripoli [...] Full text...

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NOC director warns against entry of terrorist groups at Libya's oil sites

02 may 2019 - 11:38:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The director of the Libya National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, has warned against the entry [...] Full text...

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Libya earns over US$ 1.5 billion from oil in March

29 april 2019 - 10:21:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) has announced a revenue of US$1.5 billion in March and warned [...] Full text...

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Congolese pensioners claim 15 months ' pension arrears

27 april 2019 - 09:41:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Retirees of the Congolese public service rose from a general meeting of the national coordination of associations [...] Full text...

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Libyan National Oil Company, ENi sign agreements on gas production, training

29 march 2019 - 10:53:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) and the oil giant, ENI, have signed two agreements in [...] Full text...

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DR Congo condemns Global Witness' allegations on management of forest resources

23 march 2019 - 19:56:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo Saturday dismissed allegations by Global Witness concerning its efforts to [...] Full text...

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World Bank says Cameroon's energy supply is inadequate

13 march 2019 - 19:48:41
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The World Bank says only 30.10 percent of Cameroonians had access to electricity in 1990, compared [...] Full text...

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Kenya aviation workers strike called off after deal with public prosecutor

11 march 2019 - 14:19:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Members of Kenya Aviation Workers Union on Monday called off their strike after securing a deal [...] Full text...

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Libya generated US$ 1.6 billion in oil revenues in January 2019

05 march 2019 - 21:24:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The sale of crude oil and derivatives, as well as tax revenues and royalties from concession [...] Full text...

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Titanium mining firm attacks poverty in Kenya’s coastal region (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

28 february 2019 - 12:55:21
Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – The sign-post is hard to miss on the narrow highway linking Ukunda, a small resort town [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Ghana gold mine pit explosion rises to 16

24 january 2019 - 11:41:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll following a mining pit explosion at Gbane in the Talensi District of the [...] Full text...

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Liberia’s new Southeastern Road Project to advance economic transformation

19 december 2018 - 18:47:05
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - An International Development Association (IDA) credit financing of US$29 million for the Liberia Southeastern Corridor Road [...] Full text...

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IMF team attests to Ghana’s positive economic growth

27 june 2018 - 08:40:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – While Ghana’s economic growth prospects remain positive, supported by strong oil production, strengthening the resilience of [...] Full text...

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ALSF co-organizes regional workshop on Negotiating Fishing Agreements, Concession

22 may 2018 - 12:59:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) fishing represents US$ 1.2 billion loss in revenue for West [...] Full text...

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FAO launches new guidelines to sustain forest benefits for future generations

10 may 2018 - 22:17:32
New York, US (PANA) - New guidelines designed to give poor and isolated communities more of a say in how [...] Full text...

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Nigerian oil firms relinquish concession quota in Sudan oilfield

24 april 2018 - 19:29:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Nigerian Express and Misana oil companies have relinquished their concession quotas of a total 30% in [...] Full text...

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Trapped Rwandan miners rescued after 4 days underground

03 april 2018 - 16:07:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Four workers trapped inside a mine in Eastern Rwanda have been rescued after spending almost 4 [...] Full text...

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Audio recordings of Rivonia Treason Trial released

09 march 2018 - 15:37:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fifty four years after South Africa’s historic Rivonia Treason Trial captured the imagination of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's ruling party leadership promises major concession to political prisoners

03 january 2018 - 18:41:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's ruling party has offered to take responsibility for months of political unrest by ordering [...] Full text...

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Rwandan court stops nepotism proceedings against former minister of mining

07 december 2017 - 16:25:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan court on Thursday decided to stop tribunal proceedings against the country's former Mining [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kagame lays foundation stone of Bugesera International Airport

18 august 2017 - 05:20:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the support of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), the Government of Rwanda has successfully [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan opposition gives final list of demands before concession

11 august 2017 - 14:18:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s main opposition, the National Super Alliance (NASA), said it was prepared to concede defeat if [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana’s pan-African tourism company expands operations

09 august 2017 - 09:09:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed tourism company, Wilderness Safaris, has announced plans to open a [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda concludes Concession Agreement for new Bugesera Int'l Airport

14 july 2017 - 05:34:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the backing of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), the Government of Rwanda has taken [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: WB, FAO support forest sector management in Mozambique

10 july 2017 - 19:40:39
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday signed a US$6 [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: SEFA invests US$1 million in North Kivu electricity project

20 june 2017 - 08:21:23
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The African Sustainable Energy Fund (SEFA), hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Gov't remains tight-lipped on Air Botswana’s future

09 may 2017 - 17:11:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is yet to take a decision on the appropriate steps to rehabilitate the country’s ailing [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Cote d'Ivoire: Mali secures US $25m AfDB loan to build solar photovoltaic plant

07 march 2017 - 16:54:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Mali has secured a US$25 million concessional loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to [...] Full text...

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Somalia: International partners congratulate Somalia's new president

09 february 2017 - 16:45:11
Mogadishu, Somali (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United [...] Full text...

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US: US congratulates Somalia on conclusion of electoral process

08 february 2017 - 20:17:22
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday congratulated the people of Somalia on the successful conclusion of [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Somali diplomat Mohamed Farmajo wins Presidential election

08 february 2017 - 18:57:16
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Newly-elected Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia was sworn in late Wednesday in the capital, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya supports "bloodless" military moves on The Gambia

20 january 2017 - 13:29:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has voiced support for the ongoing initiative by West African states to force defeated Gambian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari calls on ECOWAS to focus on improving lives of citizens

17 december 2016 - 16:28:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged member nations of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...

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Senegal: TI decries corruption in delivery of aid to Somalia

13 december 2016 - 15:45:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday called on the Somali government, donor agencies and humanitarian agencies to [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambians say Jammeh’s rejection of election results 'illegal'

10 december 2016 - 15:55:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Coalition Diaspora Consultative Council (CDCC) says it is utterly astonished and deeply concerned that President [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to develop aquaculture

19 october 2016 - 11:47:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Wednesday spoke about the need to develop the country's [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana media report highlights of ruling party’s manifesto

17 september 2016 - 04:48:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday presented the highlights of the ruling National Democratic Party’s (NDC) [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese government blames rebel movements for failure of peace talks

15 august 2016 - 18:41:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan's delegation to peace talks with the rebels in Darfur, Nuba mountains and Blue Nile, returned home [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Greenpeace says DR Congo secretly breached logging moratorium

13 july 2016 - 15:33:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The environment campaign group, Greenpeace Africa, has revealed that the DR Congo government has secretly breached [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Accra floods, power debate, ruling party's anniversary reported in Ghana

11 june 2016 - 08:00:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The perennial flooding in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, which inflicts havoc and pain on residents the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to unleash full potential of the ocean economy

08 june 2016 - 14:24:38
Albion, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ocean Economy, Marine Resources and Fisheries Minister Premdut Koonjoo Wednesday said the Government is [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Methane gas lights homes of Rwandan poor (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)

18 may 2016 - 07:15:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Nearly six years after the Rwandan government signed an agreement with a US company to generate [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban commends peaceful polls in CAR

21 february 2016 - 21:27:59
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the peaceful holding of elections in the Central [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma backs down ahead of court challenge on home upgrade

03 february 2016 - 09:55:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a major about-turn, President Jacob Zuma has backtracked on the Nkandla scandal which [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius exhorts its entrepreneurs to go to Africa

19 november 2015 - 15:36:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Business and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah, on Thursday said that Africa represents an enormous [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Parliament to address university funding crisis

27 october 2015 - 12:29:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The university funding crisis that sparked a series of dramatic protests around the country [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS dismisses case filed against Nigeria's ex-ruling party over fundraiser

15 october 2015 - 15:16:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has dismissed a case brought against Nigeria’s former ruling People’s [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s former Tourism Minister in court for abuse of office

05 august 2015 - 15:41:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former Tourism and Arts Minister, Sylvia Masebo, on Wednesday appeared in a Lusaka Magistrate court [...] Full text...

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Mali: 'Mali becomes 1st W/African country to install largest solar grid-connected power plant

10 july 2015 - 14:16:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An agreement to "Build-Own-and Operate West Africa’s first utility-scale solar power plant was signed here Friday [...] Full text...

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Mali: Pact to build West Africa's 1st large-scale solar plan signed

10 july 2015 - 08:21:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An agreement to build West Africa’s first utility-scale solar power plant was signed here Friday by [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Mali, Eranove Group seal deal for hydro-electric power project

19 june 2015 - 20:43:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Mali's government and Eranove Group, a major pan-African player in the electricity and water sectors, havesigned [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF team holds first talks with Somalia in 25 years

18 june 2015 - 19:17:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team Thursday concluded discussions on the Article IV Consultation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ghanaian President visits Jonathan, asks Nigerians to maintain peace

21 april 2015 - 17:32:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ghanaian President John Mahama on Tuesday paid a one-day visit to Nigeria where he met with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan urges world support for incoming Nigerian govt.

16 april 2015 - 15:21:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday in Abuja urged world leaders and international institutions to give their [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 2015 general elections fill Nigerian media

04 april 2015 - 08:38:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 2015 general elections, won by Opposition candidate, retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, overshadowed all other stories [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Victorious Buhari thanks Nigerians

31 march 2015 - 18:31:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari has issued an interim message of thanks [...] Full text...

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The Netherlands: ICC - Prosecute Kenyatta in one week or withdraw charges

03 december 2014 - 21:36:18
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday gave the prosecution one week to prosecute Kenyan [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges more int'l support for Central African Republic

27 september 2014 - 15:04:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has called on the international community to assist the Central African [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Russian firm signs US$60 million oil exploration deal with Ethiopia

22 july 2014 - 16:04:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Russian firm, GPB Global Resources, has signed a deal with the Ethiopian Ministry of Mines to undertake [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Six illegal miners trapped to death in pit

27 may 2014 - 12:51:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Six illegal miners have died after a pit in which they were digging for gold collapsed [...] Full text...

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Congo:French firm to manage Brazzaville Port for 15 years

19 may 2014 - 12:39:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Brazzaville Port and other secondary ports in Congo are to be managed by French firm [...] Full text...

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WEFA: Report calls on African countries to institutionalise cross-border cooperation

07 may 2014 - 14:29:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The World Economic Forum Africa (WEFA) secretariat on Wednesday released a report, calling on African countries [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Sacking of Tourism Minister causes widespread speculation

23 march 2014 - 12:04:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata enjoys the power to hire and fire cabinet ministers without giving [...] Full text...

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Togo: One-stop shop to improve business climate begins operation

23 february 2014 - 14:06:29
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The one-stop shop aimed at improving the business climate in Togo has started operations, after the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Mauritanians want land leased to Saudi society cancelled

02 february 2014 - 16:39:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanians living in Boghe, 300 kilometres south-west of the capital, Nouakchott, have asked their government to [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

More consumers get access to electricity in Cameroon

13 december 2013 - 13:58:36
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Access rate to electricity in Cameroon increased from 29% to 49% between 2001 and 2013, according [...] Full text...

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UN envoy lauds Liberia's strides for peaceful coexistence

10 september 2013 - 18:58:50
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Mission in Liberia [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Mali welcomes formation of new government

06 september 2013 - 19:34:22
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Multi-dimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Friday welcomed the formation of [...] Full text...

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International oil firms set eyes on Somalia for hydrocarbon development

06 september 2013 - 12:27:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Somalia, slowly recovering from over two decades of anarchy, has continued to face substantial [...] Full text...

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UN mission welcomes confirmation of Mali poll result

20 august 2013 - 21:21:41
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Tuesday welcomed the confirmation of the country’s election [...] Full text...

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Clampdown on illegal mining, market fires continue to dominate Ghanaian newspapers

22 june 2013 - 07:22:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The continuing action against illegal mining that has affected scores of Chinese nationals and investigations into [...] Full text...

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Another power generation challenge, Mahama’s France visit reported in Ghana

01 june 2013 - 05:36:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – An unexpected power generation problem that has seen a return to power rationing and a three-day [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM vows to deal corruption

09 april 2013 - 15:20:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, declared Monday at a press conference here that the provisional [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to concession key stadia to state govts, private sector

04 april 2013 - 10:41:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government is to concession key national sports stadia across the country to the governments [...] Full text...

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Malawi leader hopes new rail line will slash transport costs, increase imports

06 december 2012 - 17:47:52
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - President Joyce Banda has said as a landlocked country transportation costs constitute up to 60 per [...] Full text...

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UN think-tank says African peace treaties failing to cure conflict root causes

29 november 2012 - 20:23:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African efforts to resolve conflicts through peace treaties signed over the past few years have [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. terminates concession contract on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

19 november 2012 - 19:44:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian federal government Monday terminated the concession contract for the strategic and ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway, [...] Full text...

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US election pitches Nigeria's ruling party against opposition

08 november 2012 - 14:24:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - While Tuesday's election in the US, in which President Barack Obama was re-elected, has been hailed [...] Full text...

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US Election: Romney congratulates Pres. Obama on his re-election

07 november 2012 - 07:12:25
New York, US (PANA) - Defeated US Republican candidate Mitt Romney has congratulated President Barack Obama on his re-election. ''I [...] Full text...

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Malawi asks UN Chief to mediate in Tanzania border tussle

12 october 2012 - 15:09:09
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi has asked the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, to mediate in its Lake Malawi [...] Full text...

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Malawi minister tours border amid simmering tension with Tanzania

11 october 2012 - 19:02:58
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawian Foreign Affairs Minister Ephraim Nganda Chiume, on Thursday led a team of government officials [...] Full text...

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Nigeria revs up economic diplomacy

27 september 2012 - 13:17:55
New York, US (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has said attracting greater foreign direct investment to accelerate domestic growth [...] Full text...

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Gov. revokes concession rights granted to Railway Systems of Zambia

10 september 2012 - 13:02:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian government announced on Monday its compulsory acquisition of the concession rights that were granted [...] Full text...

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President Sata orders scrutiny of concession agreement with Zambian Railway

05 september 2012 - 18:06:40
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has instructed the new Minister of Justice, Wynter Kabimba, to examine the [...] Full text...

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Fuel strike: Govt urged to respect lawmakers' resolution

14 january 2012 - 06:13:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A former Attourney-General and Justice Minister in Nigeria, Chief Richard Akinjide, has advised the Nigerian government [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia gives domestic oil firm first exploration, production deal

09 january 2012 - 12:09:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - SouthWest Energy, the first and only Ethiopian company involved in the exploration and production of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia discovers largest ever gold, base metal reserves

01 january 2012 - 19:01:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - National Mining Corporation (NMiC), an Ethiopian private company, has announced the discovery of the largest [...] Full text...

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Jonathan's 2012 budget, appeal over subsidy, ASUU strike reported in Nigeria

17 december 2011 - 11:56:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's budget of "fiscal consolidation, inclusive growth and job creation," his passionate appeal to [...] Full text...

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120-km Nigerian road claims 833 lives two years

28 august 2011 - 09:05:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - More than 833 people have been killed and 6,103 others injured in 2,264 road accidents recorded [...] Full text...

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Ex-WB MD assumes office as Nigeria's Finance Minister, economic team coordinator

17 august 2011 - 12:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Managing Director of the World Bank Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Wednesday assumed office as Nigeria's Finance Minister [...] Full text...

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Benin embarks on no-work, no-pay policy for striking workers

18 july 2011 - 19:43:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government Monday said it would not pay the salaries of workers who are currently [...] Full text...

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Iron ore deposit discovered in Bafoulabé, Mali

05 july 2011 - 14:03:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An iron mine, with a potential estimated at over one billion tonnes, has been discovered in [...] Full text...

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Electricity supply to improve in Senegal soon, govt assures

30 june 2011 - 10:57:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Electricity supply in Senegal is expected to return to normal within a few days, the government [...] Full text...

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Anglo-Australian mining giant settles mining rift with Guinea

05 may 2011 - 19:12:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Anglo-Australian mining giant, Rio Tinto, recently released US$ 700 million to Guinea as scheduled following [...] Full text...

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Guinean govt., Rio Tinto sign iron ore mining agreement

23 april 2011 - 20:04:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Guinean government and the mining company, Rio Tinto, have signed a new contract, worth US$ [...] Full text...

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Wade seeks restoration of peace to Casamance

04 april 2011 - 12:50:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has repeated his appeal to the rebel Movement of Democratic Forces of [...] Full text...

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French group wins Conakry port concession

12 march 2011 - 15:32:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The French group, Vincent Bolloré, on Friday in Conakry, promised to release 500 million Euros over [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to concession railways

12 march 2011 - 11:18:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government says it will concession the existing network of narrow gauge railways after their [...] Full text...

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Gabon to re-equip SEEG for better water, electricity services

17 february 2011 - 15:15:59
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Determined to provide better water and electricity services to the people, the Gabonese government has asked [...] Full text...

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EU extends Zim sanctions

16 february 2011 - 08:08:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Tuesday extended its sanctions on Zimbabwe for a further one year, saying [...] Full text...

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Africa's latest nation gets official name (Corrected)

15 february 2011 - 21:46:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Top southern Sudanese politician have named their new state, SOUTH SUDAN, officially avoiding a split [...] Full text...

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Africa's latest nation gets official name

15 february 2011 - 19:41:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Top southern Sudanese politician have named their new state, SOUTHERN SUDAN, officially avoiding a split with [...] Full text...

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Tullow Oil confirms more gas offshore Ghana

10 january 2011 - 22:28:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tullow Oil plc, an oil and gas exploration and production group, on Monday announced that it [...] Full text...

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Politics dominates Malawi media

21 august 2010 - 09:41:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The surprise sacking of four key ministers by President Bingu wa Mutharika and the battle for [...] Full text...

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dos Santos promulgates law on bio-fuels

23 april 2010 - 23:34:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angolan president Josأ© Eduardo dos Santos on Friday pro mulgated the law on bio-fuels approved by [...] Full text...

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Burundi withdraws official cars from civil servants

11 february 2010 - 18:21:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Directors and heads of departments in the Burundi ci vil service will, as from Thursday, cease [...] Full text...

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Gabon deregulates its energy sector

13 january 2010 - 18:01:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Gabon's Energy and Hydraulic Resources Minister Regis Immongault, announced here on Wednesday that sectors, including water [...] Full text...

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Major gas field comes on stream in southern Tunisia

06 january 2010 - 23:45:00
Sfax- Tunisia (PANA) -- The Hasdrubal offshore gas and oil field located in the Gulf of Gabأ¨s, 106 kilometres off [...] Full text...

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Congo concessions airports management to German firm

17 december 2009 - 11:04:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The management of the airports of Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire and Ollombo, all in the Republic of Congo, [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde to complete port services privatization next year

03 december 2009 - 20:30:00
Praia- Cape-Verde (PANA) -- The privatization of port services in Cape Verde is expected to be completed in June next [...] Full text...

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Nigerian bank recovers 78b naira debts

01 december 2009 - 10:27:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- One of the Nigeria's leading financial institutions, Intercontinental Bank Plc, said it had recovered some 78 [...] Full text...

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ICAO inspects Nigerian airports slated for privatisation

21 september 2009 - 08:04:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A team of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICA O) has visited Nigeria to inspect the facilities [...] Full text...

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Kenya plans US$ 4 billion railway to boost regional transport

09 september 2009 - 19:17:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya Railways, the firm which transferred its asset s to the cash-strapped Rift Valley Railways, [...] Full text...

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Kenya/Uganda railway firm to fix share-holding woes

14 august 2009 - 15:18:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan authorities on Thursday failed to terminate the 2 5-year long concession offered to the Rift [...] Full text...

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Libya invests US$ 3m in Sao Tomé and Principe coffee production

02 august 2009 - 17:53:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan private operators will invest US$ 3 million over a four-year period, for the exploitation of [...] Full text...

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ASUU strike, pay cut for public officers dominate Nigerian newspapers

04 july 2009 - 08:24:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Monday's commencement of a seven-day warning strike by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian [...] Full text...

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