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Global public debt Is probably worse than it looks: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Raphael Lam, and Jeta Menkulasi

16 october 2024 - 11:04:22
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Global public debt is very high. It is expected to exceed $100 trillion, or [...] Full text...

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Trade balances in China and the US are largely driven by domestic macro forces: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Krishna Srinivasan, and Rodrigo Valdés

13 september 2024 - 12:55:31
Washington, DC, United States - China’s widening trade surplus and the growing US trade deficit since the pandemic have renewed [...] Full text...

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IMF staff complete visit to Mozambique

17 may 2024 - 08:09:30
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Pablo Lopez Murphy, had discussions with the [...] Full text...

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IMF proposes reforms to Libya's financial sector

14 may 2024 - 11:43:34
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted shortcomings in the Libyan financial sector and stressed the [...] Full text...

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Strong foundation for adaptive social protection in Liberia: Building the Liberia Household Social Registry: World Bank Blog By Mitja Del Bono

07 may 2024 - 15:39:04
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Social registries, defined as information systems that support intake, registration, and eligibility assessment processes for social [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes 2024 discussions on common policies of WAEMU member countries

20 march 2024 - 11:09:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has proved resilient amid significant adverse shocks, maintaining [...] Full text...

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Despite seasonal tailwinds, gold fails to power its market higher

07 february 2024 - 20:07:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Gold failed to power higher in January, despite seasonal tailwinds, after breaching record highs [...] Full text...

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World Bank foresees global economy recording worst growth over quarter century

10 january 2024 - 16:33:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Economic growth in Africa is expected to pick up to 3.8% in 2024 and rise further [...] Full text...

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World Bank foresees global economy recording worst growth over quarter century

09 january 2024 - 17:37:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Economic growth in Africa is expected to pick up to 3.8% in 2024 and rise further [...] Full text...

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Global economy set for weakest half-decade performance in 30 years

09 january 2024 - 14:23:37
Washington, United States (PANA) - As the world nears the midpoint of what was intended to be a transformative decade [...] Full text...

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COP28: Applause at end of conference but not all are pleased

13 december 2023 - 13:36:03
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Despite multiple rounds of applause inside the plenary of the COP28 in Dubai on Wednesday, not [...] Full text...

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IMF, Mozambique authorities aim at agreement on credit arrangement

02 november 2023 - 11:40:21
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economic growth overall remains resilient and is projected at 6 percent in 2023, with headline [...] Full text...

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Guterres leads call to make Africa ‘a renewable energy superpower’

05 september 2023 - 17:57:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The flame of injustice is “scorching hopes and possibilities” across Africa as the world grapples with [...] Full text...

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Reform global financial architecture to achieve sustainable development: UN deputy chief

14 april 2023 - 08:47:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are “slipping from our grasp” amid cascading global crises, highlighting [...] Full text...

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‘Act decisively before it is too late’, Guterres warns countries, laying out his priorities for 2023

07 february 2023 - 05:25:02
New York, US (PANA) - Time is running out as the world inches closer to meltdown and countries must change [...] Full text...

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Senior Burkinabe army officer arrested in foiled coup plot

29 december 2022 - 11:58:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A senior officer in the Burkina Faso armyhas been arrested for attempting to destabilise state [...] Full text...

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Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO report

01 december 2022 - 14:21:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for 'course correction' to end geopolitical divisions, tackle climate crisis

20 september 2022 - 06:31:45
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for strengthened international solidarity to address a raft of global challenges [...] Full text...

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Libya rejects foreign interference in its oil management

23 july 2022 - 12:12:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity (GNU) has rejected [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping force in Mali 'deeply regrets' expulsion of spokesperson

21 july 2022 - 10:47:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) says it "deeply regrets" the expulsion of [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA spokesperson ordered to leave Mali within 72 hours

20 july 2022 - 20:11:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The spokesperson for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Olivier Salgado, has [...] Full text...

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South African Minister under fire for attacking judiciary

13 january 2022 - 09:33:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A senior Cabinet Minister in South Africa is under fire for launching a scathing [...] Full text...

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Gambia chairs Africa group at the United Nations

06 july 2021 - 16:57:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has been nominated to Chair the Africa Group of Permanent Representatives at the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Kenya to advance African voice at UN Security Council on continental security

24 february 2021 - 09:51:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya's strong commitment to advancing Africa's agenda at UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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Several pupils arrested in Burkina Faso for disrupting classes Prosecutor

09 december 2020 - 22:43:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several students who were inciting their classmates to disrupt classes were Wednesday arrested and would [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Minimising pandemic impact slows down CAR’s economy

10 october 2020 - 07:46:37
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – Though the start of a recovery appears to be underway in the Central African Republic (CAR), [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns Ivorian authorities' ban on demonstrations

29 august 2020 - 14:37:30
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) believes that the ban on demonstrations until 15 September, announced by the Ivorian [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Former Defence Minister, Jean Claude Bouda, under arrest

26 may 2020 - 17:57:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's former Defence Minister, Jean-Claude Bouda, was arrested on Tuesday following a complaint by [...] Full text...

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CORRECTION Coronavirus: Zambia records one death, 4 new cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours

19 april 2020 - 17:14:55
CORRECTION: Corrects age of the deceased from 9 years to 19 years Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A nineteen-year old female who [...] Full text...

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US says Zimbabwe did not report the US$82 million in aid it provided this year

04 december 2019 - 17:27:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has refuted the Zimbabwe government’s claims that it provided just US$252,722,653 in aid [...] Full text...

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Botswana IEC employee arrested for sharing confidential pre-election information

15 october 2019 - 18:40:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has confirmed with regret the recent social media reports involving [...] Full text...

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Presidential election in Guinea-Bissau starts on bad note

12 september 2019 - 22:52:12
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The first round of Guinea-Bissau's presidential election will be held on November 24th, subject to last-minute [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military and revolutionary rivals strike deal (correction) -Note to subscribers: Plse change interim period of the agreement to three years, three months and NOT four years, four months.

05 july 2019 - 09:31:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of youth poured onto the streets of some Khartoum quarters Friday as the official media [...] Full text...

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Rwanda marks 25th Liberation Day anniversary

04 july 2019 - 18:31:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday commanded the impressive military parade marking the 25th anniversary of [...] Full text...

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47 prison warders sacked for misconduct in Rwanda

08 june 2019 - 15:02:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 47 prison warders in Rwanda have been sacked for misconduct in the course of [...] Full text...

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CORRECTION: 2018/19 CAF Champions League: 1st-leg, final match on Friday (Eds. Refiling to correct venue in last para.)

24 may 2019 - 09:58:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Defending champions, Espérance de Tunis of Tunisia, go to the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat [...] Full text...

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CORRECTION: 2018/19 CAF Champions League: !st-leg, final match on Friday (Eds: Refiling to correct the venue in the last para.)

24 may 2019 - 09:48:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Defending champions, Espérance de Tunis of Tunisia, go to the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè teachers call off month-long strike

22 may 2019 - 18:40:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe teachers on Wednesday said they will call off their strike on Thursday, PANA learnt [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian businessman to contest June's presidential election

22 march 2019 - 05:16:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian businessman, Khaled Bouya Ahmed, on Thursday announced his candidacy for the June 2019 presidential [...] Full text...

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Congo's oil refinery suspends production following 'technical' breakdown

08 march 2019 - 11:33:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's refinery, Congolaise de raffinage (CORAF), has suspended production following a "technical" breakdown, the General Manager, Maixent Raoul [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa delivers ruling party's 2019 election manifesto

12 january 2019 - 14:04:06
Durban, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday told 85,000 supporters that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) [...] Full text...

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Supreme Court upholds conviction of Dakar's former mayor

03 january 2019 - 18:15:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Dakar on Thursday upheld the conviction of former mayor of Senegal's [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso govt critic given temporary freedom from detention

02 january 2019 - 17:46:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Safiatou Lopez, civil society actor and critic of the Burkinabe regime, was on Wednesday granted [...] Full text...

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Vision Institute steps up advocacy in Africa, Europe

22 december 2018 - 14:49:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The Vision Impact Institute is expanding its vision advocacy efforts in Africa and Europe with the announcement of [...] Full text...

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Potential measles exposure detected at Rwanda's maximum security prison

19 december 2018 - 20:04:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A potential exposure of measles is being investigated at Rwanda's largest maximum security prison located at [...] Full text...

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Vision bodies hail sight inclusion in African Road Safety Forum

13 november 2018 - 10:41:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Vision Impact Institute, a nonprofit organization and the African Council of Optometry (AFCO) have lauded inclusion [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe Constitutional Court upholds President Mnangagwa's election victory

24 august 2018 - 15:17:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the 30 July presidential election, [...] Full text...

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Protesting Liberian parties react to high court ruling on run-off polls

08 december 2017 - 15:49:58
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The two parties that protested the 10 October Liberian presidential and representative polls have reacted differently [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyans begin big push for August Presidential polls

10 may 2017 - 16:06:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Presidential candidates will formally present nomination papers on 28 and 29 May to mark the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: IMF lauds 'promising' initial economic steps of new Ghana government

14 april 2017 - 17:42:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the initial steps of Ghana's new government on the economy [...] Full text...

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UN: World Bank predicts uptick in global economy in 2017

11 january 2017 - 21:43:47
New York, US (PANA) - Global economic growth is forecast to accelerate moderately to 2.7 per cent in 2017 after [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Electoral body corrects error in final results of president polls

06 december 2016 - 14:58:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has said there was an error in the final tally of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Court cases on December polls dominate Ghanaian media

29 october 2016 - 06:41:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A flood of court cases as Ghana heads for general elections on 7 December dominated the [...] Full text...

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UN: Obama tasks world leaders on global integration

20 september 2016 - 20:36:44
New York, US (PANA) - In his final address to the UN General Assembly as US President, Barack Obama on [...] Full text...

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Benin: Mercy Ships docks in Cotonou for 10-month free medical services

22 august 2016 - 11:22:47
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Mercy Ships, an international charity that provides free health services, has docked in Benin's port city [...] Full text...

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(Correction) Rwanda: EAC member countries to ban exports of raw hides (Eds: Corrects venue of summit in para 2 to Arusha, Tanzania)

03 march 2016 - 09:57:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - East African leaders have recommended the control of raw hides and skins exports in the East [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Women, girls should be at core of disaster risk reduction' - UN

01 march 2016 - 06:57:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women and girls need to be at the core of disaster risk reduction, given that they [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma under fire over public gaffes

19 january 2016 - 12:41:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the Presidency has issued a correction to the recent claim by [...] Full text...

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UN: UN trade report urges measures to ease financial uncertainty

07 october 2015 - 16:08:42
New York, US (PANA) - According to the 2015 Trade and Development Report, launched on Wednesday by the UN Conference [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media comment on gunshot at Post newspaper offices, probe of govt. leakages

03 october 2015 - 11:49:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian newspapers this week focused, among other issues, on the firing of a gunshot at the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Media highlight President Aziz's tour of southern Mauritania

06 june 2015 - 16:41:33
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The tour by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to the southern regions of Brakna and Trarza, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Doctors recommend specialised treatment abroad for ailing President

09 march 2015 - 12:48:51
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Doctors treating Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who is currently admitted at the Maina Soko military hospital [...] Full text...

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UN: WFP urges more humanitarian support for Ebola victims

06 november 2014 - 20:06:21
New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ms. Ertharin Cousin, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: G24 on International Monetary Affairs warns of downside risks on developing countries

10 october 2014 - 10:55:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - After global growth forecasts were revised downward for the remainder of 2014 and for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Prison Service launches “correction” model

25 september 2014 - 14:15:15
Beau Bassin, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Prison Service (MPS) Thursday released a ten-year plan devised by the UN Office [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: National conference ends amidst celebration by delegates

14 august 2014 - 17:05:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's national conference, inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan on 17 March 2014, closed Thursday amidst fanfare [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. approves US$82 million concessionary loan for polio eradication, others

23 july 2014 - 18:20:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal ‎Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved a concessionary loan of $82 million from the [...] Full text...

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Libya: Results of parliamentary polls to be announced Monday

20 july 2014 - 14:35:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The result of Libya's 25 June parliamentary polls, earlier scheduled for announcement Sunday, will now be [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Women parliamentarians to struggle against inequalities in Guinea

13 may 2014 - 17:55:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – A forum of 24 women parliamentarians from both the ruling and opposition parties has been created [...] Full text...

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Kenya: President Kenyatta orders civil service audit

23 january 2014 - 15:44:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Disturbed by the massive wage bill, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered an external audit on [...] Full text...

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Press Freedom Day: Nigerian editors seek correction of misconception against media

03 may 2013 - 07:55:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the World Press Freedom Day is observed Friday, the umbrella Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) [...] Full text...

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Jonathan ressures Nigerian workers of enhanced welfare

01 may 2013 - 19:53:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said that his administration will leave no stone unturned towards the [...] Full text...

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Full results of 2013 AYC first round, first leg qualifiers (Correction)

30 july 2012 - 12:32:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The first round, first leg qualifiers for the 2013 African Youth Championship (AYC) kicked off [...] Full text...

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(Correction) Minister: Rebel leader's death should signal peace talks

25 december 2011 - 19:10:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of the Interior, Ibrahim Mahmou talksod Hamid, says the death of [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to boost economic development programmes

25 november 2011 - 17:51:51
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan Transport Minister Augusto da Silva Tomás, Thursday called for the unity among African countries, to [...] Full text...

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Egyptian stocks rebound from Wednesday's sharp fall

07 july 2011 - 16:01:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian stocks rebounded on Thursday, with all three major indices finishing up, making up for some [...] Full text...

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Egyptian stocks drop sharply on political worries

06 july 2011 - 22:20:41
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian stocks dropped sharply on Wednesday, the penultimate day of the five day trading week, with [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS ministers agree axle load standards

02 april 2011 - 11:18:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African ministers of Infrastructure, Transport and Energy on Friday endorsed the provisions of a draft [...] Full text...

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Benin government confirms presidential poll for Sunday

02 march 2011 - 21:54:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Candide Azanaï, spokesperson for the Benin government, on Wednesday confirmed that the first round of the [...] Full text...

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TP Mazembe reaches final of Club World Cup (Correction)

15 december 2010 - 08:00:28
Abu Dhabi UAE (PANA) - TP Mazembe of DR Congo on Tuesday reached the final of the FIFA Club World [...] Full text...

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Guinea presidential re-run to be postponed

15 september 2010 - 23:27:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The second round of Guinea's presidential election sche duled for 19 September will be postponed â?because [...] Full text...

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Kenyan MPs probe funds diversion after embassy sale in Nigeria

08 september 2010 - 18:42:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's parliament has opened an investigation into the disappearance of millions of shillings after the sale [...] Full text...

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UN report: Africa's poorest countries tax more aggressively

06 july 2010 - 15:28:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Africaâ?s low income earning countries have a te ndency to introduce more indirect taxes to [...] Full text...

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UN converts DRC peace mission to stabilisation force

28 may 2010 - 19:20:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council on Friday transformed the UN peace keeping mission in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Human rights activists trained for Togo presidential vote

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'Kpatcha Gnassingbé's coup speech found in his residence'

18 may 2009 - 21:09:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- An alleged speech prepared for delivery by Kpatcha Gnassi ngbé, half brother of the Togolese President [...] Full text...

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Kenyans condemn white farmer's sentence

14 may 2009 - 18:21:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The eight-month sentence handed to British aristocrat To m Cholmondeley for killing a poacher on his [...] Full text...

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Elections dominate South African press headlines

25 april 2009 - 14:28:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's fourth democratic election domin ated the headlines throughout the week with the [...] Full text...

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