IMF, Zambia strike deal on 4th review of Extended Credit Facility

12 november 2024 - 11:49:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The lingering effects of drought have hit Zambia's economic landscape harder than anticipated, with reduced agricultural [...] Full text...

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Sudan Central Bank announces issuance of new banknotes

10 november 2024 - 13:27:40
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Central Bank of Sudan on Saturday  announced the issuance of new 1,000- and 500-pound [...] Full text...

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Financial sector at crossroads in emerging markets: Climate risks and financing gaps demand action

30 august 2024 - 06:55:38
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) -  In almost 60% of banks in Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs), lending for [...] Full text...

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Central bank digital currencies can boost Middle East's financial inclusion, payment efficiency: IMF Blog By Serpil Bouza, Marcello Miccoli, Borislava Mircheva

19 june 2024 - 10:13:19
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Almost two-thirds of countries in the Middle East and Central Asia are exploring adopting [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level deal on third review of Zambia’s ECF

05 june 2024 - 13:52:47
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Zambia have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Ghana to strengthen its financial sector

31 may 2024 - 09:44:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for a five-year [...] Full text...

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Kenyan farmers get fertilizer boost with $2 million from AfDB

27 april 2024 - 10:00:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism has [...] Full text...

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Rising cyber threats pose serious concerns for financial stability: IMF Blog By Fabio Natalucci, Mahvash S. Qureshi, Felix Suntheim

10 april 2024 - 09:50:47
Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - Cyber attacks have more than doubled since the pandemic. While companies have historically suffered relatively [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches recycling plant

19 march 2024 - 08:01:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the PIM Recycling Ltd In the context of the Global Recycling Day, aiming [...] Full text...

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More work is needed to make big banks resolvable: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian and Marc Dobler

18 march 2024 - 19:24:45
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Almost a year ago, Credit Suisse, a globally systemic bank with $540 billion in assets [...] Full text...

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World Bank projects boost food security, economic opportunities in Tunisia

15 march 2024 - 14:44:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved two new loans worth US$520 million, providing additional [...] Full text...

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Somalia becomes eighth full member of the East African Community

04 march 2024 - 11:49:48
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Federal Republic of Somalia is now officially a full member of the East African Community (EAC) after [...] Full text...

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WTO 13th Ministerial Conference approves WTO membership of Comoros and Timor-Leste

26 february 2024 - 18:39:04
Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTC) has formally approved the [...] Full text...

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Burundi lifts restrictions on holding foreign currency accounts

04 january 2024 - 13:42:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as private entities receiving external support, are once [...] Full text...

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Burundi President names new electoral commission

12 december 2023 - 11:17:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State Evariste Ndayishimiye on Monday signed a decree appointing a new seven-member Independent [...] Full text...

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Financial crimes hurt economies - must be better understood and curbed: IMF Blog By Carolina Claver, Chady El Khoury, and Rhoda Weeks-Brown

07 december 2023 - 19:10:48
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The fight against financial crime isn’t lost, but the world needs to do more [...] Full text...

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New look at global banks highlights risks from higher-for-longer interest rates: IMF Blog by Charles Cohen, Srobona Mitra, Fabio Natalucci

17 october 2023 - 10:18:02
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Central banks could keep interest rates higher for longer as they fight to curb [...] Full text...

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AfDB's 2023 Country Focus Report calls on Benin to seize investment opportunities

06 october 2023 - 12:03:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on Benin to adopt a concerted approach to seize [...] Full text...

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Botswana registers strong recovery, plans fiscal expansion in 2023

31 august 2023 - 16:41:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s growth is expected to slow to 3.8 per cent in 2023 due to a projected [...] Full text...

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IMF Blog: Tracking global financial stability risks from higher interest rates

09 august 2023 - 09:38:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Interest-rate increases by global central banks to contain the biggest inflation outbreak in four decades [...] Full text...

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Slump in diamond production hits Botswana’s growth in 2023

15 july 2023 - 09:00:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s growth is expected to slow from 5.8 per cent in 2022 to 3.8 per cent [...] Full text...

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Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD

09 may 2023 - 07:23:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, [...] Full text...

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Global financial system tested by higher inflation and interest rates: IMF Blog

11 april 2023 - 17:30:36
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Banking oversight was significantly strengthened after the global financial crisis, in part by requirements for [...] Full text...

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World Bank steps up support to Morocco's financial, digital inclusion reforms

03 april 2023 - 18:51:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Adding to two previous financings, the Board of Directors of the World Bank has approved a [...] Full text...

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Libya starts crude oil pumping at a rate of 3,000 b/d from the Irouan oil field

30 march 2023 - 19:42:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Zallaf Libya's oil and gas exploration and production company announced the official start of crude oil [...] Full text...

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Former Malian Communication Minister Camara provisionally released

20 march 2023 - 16:30:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mahamadou Camara, former director of Cabinet of the late President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and former Minister [...] Full text...

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Guinea govt, mining companies urged to respect human rights in huge Simandou iron ore project

08 december 2022 - 13:03:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's massive Simandou iron ore mine project poses severe risks for communities’ land, water, and environment, Human [...] Full text...

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US fintech firm buys Kenyan microfinance bank

29 july 2022 - 13:41:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US-registered financial technology firm, UMBA,  has taken a controlling stake in the Daraja Micro-Finance Bank, licensed [...] Full text...

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Guinean junta leader unhappy with implementation of development of the Simandou iron ore deposit project

18 june 2022 - 14:17:18
Conakry, Guinée (PANA) - The president of the transition in Mali, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, Friday expressed regret about "the gap" [...] Full text...

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Former governor of Central Bank of Guinea released on bail

05 may 2022 - 13:46:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former governor of the Central Bank of Guinea (BCRG), Loucény Nabé, jailed for nearly one [...] Full text...

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Guinea's junta leader appoints former minister of deposed government

21 april 2022 - 15:15:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The head of the junta in Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, on Wednesday appointed a former minister [...] Full text...

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Presidents Kenyatta, Tshisekedi sign treaty of accession of DR Congo into EAC

09 april 2022 - 01:03:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Felix Tshisekedi have signed, at State House, Nairobi, the treaty of accession [...] Full text...

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DRC admitted to East African Community

29 march 2022 - 13:15:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday admitted the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Guinea signs framework agreement with two mining companies on iron mining project

28 march 2022 - 11:35:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has signed a framework agreement with mining companies Rio Timto and Wining Consortium Simandou for [...] Full text...

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AU: Uganda deposits instrument of ratification of African Medicines Agency

09 december 2021 - 22:57:03
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - Uganda has become the 18th African Union (AU) member-state to deposit the instrument of ratification of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese top sports figure, Lamine Diack, dies at 88

03 december 2021 - 15:57:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall, paying tribute to the former president of the International Association of Athletics [...] Full text...

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African Union moves to create continental medical agency

09 november 2021 - 21:01:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) entered into force with [...] Full text...

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Burundi revokes license of Burundi nickel mining company for inactivity

30 october 2021 - 19:51:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The government this week revoked the license granted to Burundi Mining Metallurgy International (BMMI) in 2014 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe endorses African Union medicines agency treaty

18 september 2021 - 17:32:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Zimbabwe has become the 11th. member-state of the African Union to deposit its instrument of [...] Full text...

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Guinea coup makers to meet political class

07 september 2021 - 22:09:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD), in power in Guinea since Sunday, will meet [...] Full text...

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Over US$511 million allocated to Libya Reconstruction Fund

23 august 2021 - 20:54:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2.250 billion dinars (about US$511.37 million) has been allocated by the national unity [...] Full text...

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Former French President Sarkozy calls on Guinean leader Alpha Condé

07 august 2021 - 11:04:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday called on Guinean president Alpha Condé at the Sekhoutoureya [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament resumes work on draft presidential election law

03 august 2021 - 14:23:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament on Tuesday resumed its session in the eastern city of Tobruk discussing the [...] Full text...

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Parliament plenary on draft law to elect a Libyan president resumes Tuesday

02 august 2021 - 17:37:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) on Monday suspended debate on the articles of the draft law [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Illegal possession, importation of firearms to attract 3-year jail term

30 june 2021 - 22:46:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that imposes a three-year jail term or 3 million Naira [...] Full text...

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Charity initiative for needy families launched in Libya

09 june 2021 - 11:38:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's state-owned telecommunications holding company - LPTIC - on Tuesday launched a charity initiative to support [...] Full text...

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Kenya detains marathoner for falsifying athletics doping scandal

26 april 2021 - 21:31:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan marathoner, Elias Kiptum, has been arrested and charged to court with forgery and conspiracy [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian actress jailed over nude photo granted bail

22 april 2021 - 05:56:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra on Thursday granted jailed Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Brown, popularly called Akuapem [...] Full text...

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Ghana deposits ratification instrument of African Medicines Agency at AU

19 march 2021 - 12:15:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ghana is now the sixth Member State to deposit the instrument of ratification of the [...] Full text...

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Gambia's domestic debt up by 4.3% - Central bank governor

05 march 2021 - 10:27:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's domestic debt went up by 4.3 per cent in 2020 to 34.6 billion dalasis, Bauh [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to phase out post-consumer plastic bottles

12 february 2021 - 08:27:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Thursday said that [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's apex bank bans Nigerians from buying, selling bitcoin, other cryptos

05 february 2021 - 20:04:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Friday ordered banks and other financial institutions to close customer [...] Full text...

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Benin: 20 candidates to contesst presidential election in April

05 february 2021 - 17:40:11
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) has registered 20 candidates for the presidential election next April [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic exacts heavy toll on Nigerian economy, GDP contracts - IMF

12 december 2020 - 09:02:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on the Nigerian economy, which was already [...] Full text...

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DRC ratifies Protocol establishing African Union rights court

11 december 2020 - 15:25:56
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol to [...] Full text...

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China offers comprehensive support to kick-start African Free Trade

06 december 2020 - 18:01:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China is prepared to assist countries in Africa launch a continental free trade and investment platform [...] Full text...

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NOC, ENI discuss in Tripoli second phase of development of al-Bouri offshore oilfield

03 november 2020 - 21:29:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the managing committee of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, Tuesday [...] Full text...

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NOC lifts state of force majeure at Libya’s biggest oil deposit

11 october 2020 - 16:11:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Sunday lifted the state of force majeure at the oilfield [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso INEC validates 14 nomination papers for 22 November presidential election

08 october 2020 - 10:10:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fourteen nomination papers out of the 23 submitted by politicians to the Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...

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Validation of candidates for Burkinabe presidential election begins

06 october 2020 - 17:54:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Commission charged with the responsibility to screen candidatures for the Presidential Election in Burkina [...] Full text...

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23 candidates vie for Burkina Faso presidential election on November 22

03 october 2020 - 10:38:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 23 candidates, including three women, have submitted their applications to the Independent [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe MDC Alliance opposition official Job Sikhala released from jail

23 september 2020 - 13:30:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala finally left prison Wednesday after his bail of ZWL50,000 [...] Full text...

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Freed MDC Alliance official, Job Sikhala, to spend Tuesday night in jail

22 september 2020 - 17:57:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Freed Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, who was granted bail of ZWL50,000 (US$610) by [...] Full text...

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Presidential election campaign opens in Guinea

18 september 2020 - 14:31:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Election campaign for Guinea's October 18 presidential poll started on Friday and will close on October [...] Full text...

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Gambia: OFAC targets Jammeh's wife, Nabah Ltd. for supporting corrupt persons

15 september 2020 - 17:25:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted Zineb Souma Yahya [...] Full text...

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Guineans take first round of presidential poll October 18

10 september 2020 - 15:20:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guineans will go to the polls on October 18 for the first round of the presidential [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Former PM Lansana Kouyaté will not participate in the next presidential elections

04 september 2020 - 17:30:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Minister, Lansana Kouyaté (2007-2008), who is also leader of the Party of Hope [...] Full text...

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Libya National Oil chief meets Italian FM

02 september 2020 - 07:05:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libya National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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Libya: Al-Sarraj calls for general election for March 2021

21 august 2020 - 22:20:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight resumption of RwandAir flights, trial of former Rwandan PM over dud cheques

18 july 2020 - 16:49:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the resumption of RwandAir flights effective 1 August and the [...] Full text...

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Oil interests in Libyan conflict resurface with presence of mercenaries in oil sites (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 june 2020 - 20:30:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s huge oil resources which are at the origin of foreign interference have brought to the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IMF, Senegal reach staff-level deal on economic, financial policies

15 june 2020 - 13:12:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached staff-level agreement with the authorities [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to abandon fixed exchange rate as local currency tanks

08 june 2020 - 17:10:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has buckled to the Zimbabwe dollar’s (ZWL) continued devaluation and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: At least 296 people killed by armed attackers in 6 months in Ituri - UN

29 may 2020 - 19:19:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 296 people were killed, 151 others injured and 38 people raped, including many [...] Full text...

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Benin Government reminds voters to respect barrier measures against COVID-19

17 may 2020 - 18:38:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government Sunday reminded voters to respect the measures put in place to prevent the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African leaders laud AfDB's President for visionary leadership amid COVID crisis

05 may 2020 - 17:38:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - South Africa’s President and African Union chairperson, Cyril Ramaphosa, and the Nobel peace laureate and [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe orders corporate entities to bank US dollars in nostro accounts

31 march 2020 - 11:44:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ordered any corporate entity receiving foreign currency following the [...] Full text...

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Niger announces state of health emergency, curfew to counter coronavirus

28 march 2020 - 12:11:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou announced new health, economic and social measures in a message to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Diocese of Port Louis sets up committee to monitor evolution of Covid-19

18 march 2020 - 20:48:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cardinal Maurice E. Piat has set up a diocesan committee to recommend decisions that will be [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's apex bank cuts interest rates on its intervention facilities

16 march 2020 - 19:54:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In reaction to the negative effects of the pandemic, Coronavirus, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) [...] Full text...

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. Libyan media focus on Contact Group meeting in Congo, France's attempts to resume mediation

14 march 2020 - 19:15:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on France's attempts to fill the void in United Nations-supervised mediation [...] Full text...

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Burundi: More than half of registered voters expected at polling stations are women

08 march 2020 - 11:49:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - This year's new general elections in Burundi will see the participation of 5,126,351 voters, including 2,686,593 [...] Full text...

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. Burundi: Seven confirm participation in presidential race, one voluntarily withdraws

05 march 2020 - 18:22:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Seven complete files had reached the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on [...] Full text...

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Gambian economy estimated to have grown by 6.5 percent in 2018 - GCB Governor

27 february 2020 - 20:59:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   The governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, Bakary Jammeh, disclosed here Thursday the country’s [...] Full text...

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Burundian opposition leader calls for "free, transparent and fair" presidential election

27 february 2020 - 17:36:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The leader of the National Congress for Liberty (CNL) and leader of the opposition, Agathon Rwasa, [...] Full text...

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Party financing, the “crux” of the next general elections in Burundi (Analysis)

21 february 2020 - 18:07:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Although a  deposit of 30 million Burundian francs (nearly US$ 16,000) is required from each of [...] Full text...

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Sousse to host international 'Women's Voices' festival

17 february 2020 - 09:56:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian city of Sousse is hosting the international music festival, "Women's Voices", from 11 to [...] Full text...

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Burundi's main opposition party hold extraordinary congress on Sunday

15 february 2020 - 14:59:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All eyes will be turned on Sunday towards Mont Sillon, on the north-eastern outskirts of Bujumbura [...] Full text...

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Somalia gains notoriety for rampant media censorship-Amnesty International

13 february 2020 - 17:34:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as [...] Full text...

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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play

11 february 2020 - 17:04:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...

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Burundi: CENI publishes final list of voters for next general elections

03 february 2020 - 16:38:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday published a final list of 5,126,351 voters [...] Full text...

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Gabon's first solar power plant to be commissioned next month

03 february 2020 - 11:06:16
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's first photovoltaic solar power plant will be commissioned at the end of March in Ndjolé, [...] Full text...

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CENI sets a US$ 16,034 deposit from candidates of May 20 presidential election in Burundi

28 january 2020 - 17:26:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Candidates for the Burundi presidential election on May 20 must first pay a deposit of 30 [...] Full text...

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Gabon: Manganese could become the flagship mineral of the extractive industry

22 january 2020 - 19:46:58
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The world's second-largest producer of manganese, Gabon, which has benefited from a rise in world prices [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announces new bench-marked capital requirements for banks

22 january 2020 - 18:34:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced new US dollar bench-marked capital requirements for local [...] Full text...

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Libya to lose 700,000 barrels per day, representing US$46 million, after protesters close oil sites

18 january 2020 - 12:13:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Stopping all oil exports from the central and eastern regions of Libya from this Saturday, with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's inflation rises by 0.13 points to 11.98 per cent in December 2019

17 january 2020 - 13:07:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said that the country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), [...] Full text...

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Togo: CENI registers 10 candidates for the presidential election in February

09 january 2020 - 17:21:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togo Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has registered 10 candidates for the presidential election, scheduled [...] Full text...

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NOC announces increase in production from 10,000 to 50,000 bpd in 2020

09 january 2020 - 14:47:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Libya's National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, has [...] Full text...

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Gabon signs agreement on mining of manganese

06 january 2020 - 09:35:44
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - An agreement to operate the manganese mine in the town of Okondja, southeastern Gabon, has been [...] 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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Zimbabwe's Chamber of Mines gives thumbs up to Exclusive Prospecting Orders

16 december 2019 - 16:33:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) says Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) should be maintained as [...] Full text...

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Congo: Sopéco launches mobile payment application

14 december 2019 - 16:03:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Congo Posts and Savings Company (Sopéco) launched here Friday a mobile payment application called Post [...] Full text...

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Libya's banking sector has 'large amounts of cash'

07 december 2019 - 14:29:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan banking sector has large amounts of cash, as the ratio of cash and balances [...] Full text...

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BP announces 15 trillion cubic feet of exploitable gas at Mauritanian-Senegalese site

07 december 2019 - 13:22:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Senegal/Mauritania offshore cross-border gas field (Grand Turtle/AHMEYIM-GTA) contains more than 15 trillion cubic feet of [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe targets ZWL$7 billion (US$416.66 million) by year end to stabilise local currency

05 december 2019 - 18:17:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is targeting reserve money of ZWL$7 billion (US$416.66 million) by [...] Full text...

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While waiting for the Berlin Conference, the language of weapons predominates in Libya (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

28 november 2019 - 23:13:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The attack launched on Wednesday against the al-Fil oilfield in southwest Libya illustrates the predominance of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Africa to improve trade-related infrastructure

28 november 2019 - 17:54:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Strategic Dialogue of Associations of African Societies on the Operationalization of the Agreement on [...] Full text...

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Libyan pro-governmental forces announce recapture of al-Fil oilfield

27 november 2019 - 22:42:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Colonel Mohamed Ganounou, spokesperson for the forces of the army loyal to the government of national [...] Full text...

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Private Ghanaian energy company makes significant oil discovery

19 november 2019 - 10:08:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Springfield Exploration and Production Limited (SEP), a private Ghanaian energy company, has discovered more than 1.2 [...] Full text...

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'Egypt to become one of the world's leading gas exporting countries'

15 october 2019 - 17:39:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The discovery of significant quantities of gas in Egypt will enable this African country in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan receives US$ 1.5 billion as Saudi-UAE deposit

09 october 2019 - 17:38:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirate (UAE)  have released US$1.5 billion, half of the US$3 [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council gives NOC more than US$1 billion in budget advance

06 october 2019 - 17:40:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday granted a budget [...] Full text...

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Oil revenues drop by 5% in August, says NOC

02 october 2019 - 23:26:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan Oil Company (NOC) Wednesday announced a drop in its revenues by about 5 percent [...] Full text...

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Officials discuss Libya-Indonesia oil cooperation in Tripoli

01 october 2019 - 17:26:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The director of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, held talks with the chargé [...] Full text...

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Roll out of digital banking secures profits for Botswana’s Standard Chartered Bank

27 september 2019 - 14:06:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited, building on the effective delivery of its turnaround strategy that saw [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s mineral exploration discoveries widen to renewable energy raw materials

24 september 2019 - 21:13:38
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The mining sector of Botswana has once again widened its annually mineral exploration discoveries scope with renewable [...] Full text...

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FNBB launches cash plus service

10 september 2019 - 19:50:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As part of its ‘bricks to clicks’ strategy, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) held a launch for [...] Full text...

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‘Gambia’s domestic debt stands at D32.5 billion’ - governor Jammeh

29 august 2019 - 22:44:33
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -    Bakary K Jammeh, governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, said here Thursday the country’s [...] Full text...

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BP administrator visits Mauritanian president Ghazouani

28 august 2019 - 22:13:33
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Wednesday met with the managing director of British Petrolum [...] Full text...

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Illegal deposit-taking activities worry Bank of Botswana

28 august 2019 - 01:45:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   The Bank of Botswana Tuesday expressed worry over escalating illegal money-taking schemes being practiced by a [...] Full text...

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Controversy rages over the arrest of a presidential candidate in Tunisia

24 august 2019 - 17:59:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The arrest on Friday of one of the main candidates in the presidential election is provoking [...] Full text...

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Discovery of onshore oil in Congo changes deal of energy scenario - African Chamber of Energy

15 august 2019 - 21:04:11
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The African Chamber of Energy (ACE) said here Thursday the onshore discovery of an oil [...] Full text...

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Congolese president calls on his countrymen to work creatively for dev't

15 august 2019 - 09:23:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese head of state, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, on Wednesday evening in Brazzaville called on his countrymen to [...] Full text...

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Two companies sign agreement to mine iron ore in northern Congo

09 august 2019 - 08:46:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Two companies on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Brazzaville to jointly mine iron ore [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Financial Stability Council discusses financial sector stability

08 august 2019 - 16:59:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Financial Stability Council (FSC) of Botswana met on Thursday, deliberating on several markets, regulatory and [...] Full text...

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Kenyan finance minister pleads not guilty to conspiracy to defraud state

23 july 2019 - 15:14:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's finance Ministry Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a charge of [...] Full text...

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Banking deposits in Libya drop by 5% in first quarter this year, says BCL

14 july 2019 - 18:49:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -   The overall deposits in commercial banks reached 91.41 billion Libyan dinars (about 65.84 billion US dollars) [...] 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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Strict parameters set for financing coal powered stations in Botswana

05 july 2019 - 08:15:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   Stanbic Bank Botswana has set up a strict set of parameters to guide all future financing [...] Full text...

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AfCFTA is a way to break with Africa's pharmaceutical dependence

30 june 2019 - 17:03:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)    -   The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could help Africa break with pharmaceutical dependence, according to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS' experience could inspire success of AfCFTA

30 june 2019 - 15:45:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) could inspire the African Continental Free Trade Area [...] Full text...

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'Youth entrepreneurship is key to of success of AfCFTA'

29 june 2019 - 17:48:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The promotion of youth entrepreneurship is key to the success of the African Continental Free Trade [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Economic Commission for Africa praises ZLECA's assets

24 june 2019 - 23:19:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, Monday praised the benefits [...] Full text...

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Kenya's coal ambitions hit by green energy backlash (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

22 june 2019 - 10:11:39
Menengai, Kenya (PANA) - Tonnes of molten rocks dotting the narrow road which snakes its way into the project site [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe splurges US$1.08 million on second American consultancy firm to engage the US

19 june 2019 - 04:32:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade hired a second American consultancy firm, Avenue Strategies [...] Full text...

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Illegal deposit taking schemes worry central bank in Botswana

12 june 2019 - 14:23:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -Botswana’s reserve bank on Wednesday cautioned the public against illegal deposit taking activities takers. “We advise the public [...] 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 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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Female candidates will pay less for local elections in Togo

14 may 2019 - 19:21:50
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Women candidates in the upcoming local elections in Togo will pay half of the government's figure [...] Full text...

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Burundi Central bank launches new improved banknotes

03 may 2019 - 21:47:55
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB) Friday issued new currency notes in denominations of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Italy sign bilateral agreements

01 may 2019 - 08:45:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Italy on Tuesday signed a series of agreements on the occasion of the visit [...] Full text...

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Sudan says UAE deposit on Sudan currency makes positive impact on exchange rate

29 april 2019 - 21:30:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday commended the United Arab Emirates for depositing $250m in the Central Bank of [...] 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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Gulf States provide Sudan US$3bn assistance

21 april 2019 - 15:33:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have decided to put US$3 billion at the disposal [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou lays foundation stone for Oil Tower in Niamey

16 april 2019 - 16:44:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien president, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Monday laid the foundation stone for the building of the Pipeline [...] Full text...

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ECA calls for ratification of agreement establishing ZLECA

25 march 2019 - 22:06:57
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, Monday called for the [...] Full text...

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Uganda government pushes for compulsory land acquisition for public infrastructure

20 march 2019 - 18:43:23
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The government of Uganda will soon retable a proposed law on compulsory acquisition of land for [...] Full text...

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IMF mission finds Liberia in challenging economic situation

09 march 2019 - 06:52:20
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberia’s macroeconomic stability has proved elusive despite improved revenue collection in the first half of 2019, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mission meets Benin stakeholders ahead of April's parliamentary vote

08 march 2019 - 16:24:06
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the ECOWAS Commission led by Vice President Mrs Finda Koroma, has met [...] Full text...

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Total considering additional investments in Congo

06 march 2019 - 09:34:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - French oil giant Total is considering the possibility of making additional investments in Congo, where it has [...] Full text...

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President-mimicking fraudsters arraigned in Nairobi court

27 february 2019 - 13:33:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Seven people who mimicked Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, while defrauding a local tycoon, were on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Delays in national reform programmes affect growth of WAEMU members - IMF

25 january 2019 - 05:05:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Economic growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) member countries remains subject to [...] Full text...

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Seven Kenyan Pipeline officials arrested over graft

11 december 2018 - 12:48:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Seven senior officials of the Kenyan Pipeline Company (KPC), the state oil distributor, were arrested on [...] Full text...

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UEMOA countries pledge to conserve their audiovisual heritage

03 december 2018 - 18:26:02
Paris, France (PANA) - Eight member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) have committed to the [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigeria remains committed to saving Lake Chad from extinction

03 december 2018 - 15:39:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Katowice, Poland, reaffirmed that Nigeria remains committed to saving [...] Full text...

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Commercial banks in Tripoli spring back to life after cash injection

16 november 2018 - 11:16:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An injection of cash into banks in Tripoli by banks in the capital has improved liquidity [...] Full text...

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Togo to hold parliamentary elections on 20 December

09 november 2018 - 12:26:40
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African state of Togo will hold parliamentary elections on 20 December, according to a [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Governor facing murder charge granted bail

24 october 2018 - 10:09:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Nairobi court on Wednesday freed Migori County Governor, Okoth Obado, on cash bail in the [...] Full text...

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Australian mining firm produces ultra-high grade graphite concentrate in Tanzania

09 may 2018 - 16:51:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian graphite developer Black Rock Mining Limited on Wednesday reported a world first pilot [...] Full text...

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WAEMU embarks on reforms to modernize financial sector

25 january 2018 - 17:31:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) have introduced an ambitious set [...] Full text...

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Nigeria retains monetary policy rate at 14 per cent

21 november 2017 - 19:01:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has for the eighth consecutive time retained the monetary policy rate [...] Full text...

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Tanzania set to open giant graphite mineral project in 2018

25 october 2017 - 19:38:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian-focused flake graphite development company Volt Resources Limited on Wednesday announced that it has [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Mauritian state-owned bank on course for second bank acquisition in Kenya

09 october 2017 - 17:51:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Listed State Bank of Mauritius, (SBM) has made a non-binding offer for the purchase of Chase [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Gov't breaks silence over discovered 709 carat diamond

06 september 2017 - 16:08:14
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leonean National Minerals Agency (NMA) have broken weeks-long silence over the current status [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambian govt probes into ex-president Jammeh’s assets

17 august 2017 - 19:24:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The new commission of inquiry probing into the assets and financial dealings of former Gambian president [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Two Ghanaian-owned banks collapse

14 august 2017 - 11:53:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Two privately-owned Ghanaian banks have collapsed and the central bank has approved a transaction with state-owned [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tunisian Central Bank unveils report on high-level of financial corruption

05 august 2017 - 19:54:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Central Bank on Saturday published a damning report, detailing the high level of financial [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Australian company to open new mine in Botswana

21 july 2017 - 10:57:23
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Australian company Mount Burgess Mining has announced plans to open a zinc and lead metal mine [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU ready to ratify Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol

17 july 2017 - 18:46:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is ready for formal ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania prepares to set up helium production company

18 april 2017 - 10:42:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Plans are afoot for the Tanzanian government to establish a specialised firm to handle [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IMF says Kenya's economy continues to 'perform well'

15 april 2017 - 11:32:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Kenya’s economy has continued to perform well, with real GDP [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Successful parliamentary polls have opened up political space in Gambia - AU

08 april 2017 - 18:29:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Terry Tselance, the Vice Chairperson of the independent electoral commission (IEC) of South Africa, has [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Australian firm gets coal mining licence in Botswana

29 march 2017 - 08:47:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Australian mining company African Energy Resources (AFR) has been granted a coal mining licence in Botswana. The [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian apex bank intervenes with US$370.8m to stabilise national currency

21 february 2017 - 20:48:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Sequel to promise to ease the difficulties encountered by Nigerians in obtaining funds for foreign exchange [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana suspends research, film and photography permits

01 february 2017 - 08:56:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has suspended issuing of environmental research, filming and photography permits. The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Central bank shuts down pyramid scheme

20 january 2017 - 10:22:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s central bank has cracked down on a pyramid scheme operating in the country’s capital, Gaborone, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IMF concerned about likely adverse impact of Kenya’s banking law

04 november 2016 - 16:15:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has expressed concern that recent amendments to Kenya’s Banking Act [...] Full text...

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Canada: Countries back UN agency's landmark framework to curb aviation emissions

07 october 2016 - 06:53:59
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - Member States of the United Nations civil aviation agency agreed on Thursday on a new emissions [...] Full text...

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UN: Paris climate agreement goes into force on 4 November

06 october 2016 - 05:53:29
New York, US (PANA) - The Paris Agreement to address climate change will enter into force on 4 November, the [...] Full text...

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Belgium: European Council adopts decision for EU ratification of Paris Agreement

05 october 2016 - 08:20:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council late on Tuesday adopted the decision on the European Union (EU) ratification of [...] Full text...

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US: UN optimistic of Paris climate accord’s entry into force by year’s end

30 september 2016 - 05:33:49
New York, US (PANA) - Senior United Nations officials on Thursday announced that the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Sustainanble mechanization key to bolstering sub-Saharan Africa agric

29 september 2016 - 10:52:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Feeding the burgeoning world population will require significant improvements in agricultural productivity, above all in Africa, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN renews call for global elimination of nuclear weapons

26 september 2016 - 18:37:39
New York, US (PANA) - The world faces growing nuclear dangers and tensions, yet progress in multilateral nuclear disarmament has [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council adopts resolution on nuclear non-proliferation

23 september 2016 - 19:43:52
New York, US (PANA) - Reaffirming that proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery threaten international [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief says more countries joining Paris climate accord

21 september 2016 - 18:41:00
New York, US (PANA) - More than 55 countries have formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate change signed [...] Full text...

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UN: Ghanaian leader says Africa needs fair trade, not sympathy or aid

21 september 2016 - 17:17:47
New York, US (PANA) - What Africa needs is not development assistance from developed countries but a fair chance to [...] Full text...

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UN: 140 world leaders to attend SDGs first anniversary in New York

17 september 2016 - 17:59:08
New York, US (PANA) - About 140 world leaders are expected to participate in the first year anniversary of the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN tasks member states on climate change agreement ratification

11 september 2016 - 17:31:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is urging countries to accelerate efforts to join the Paris Agreement on Climate [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief urges more action against climate change

04 september 2016 - 14:56:25
New York, US (PANA) - At the G20 summit in the southeastern city of Hangzhou in China, UN Secretary-General Ban [...] Full text...

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US: US envoy for Climate Change to visit Senegal, Nigeria, South Africa

04 september 2016 - 05:35:59
New York, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for Climate Change, Dr. Jonathan Pershing, on Sunday begins a five-day mission [...] Full text...

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US: US, China commit to Paris Agreement on Climate Change

03 september 2016 - 15:38:28
New York, US (PANA) - The US and China on Saturday demonstrated their continued, shared commitment to climate leadership when, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief lauds China, US for formally joining Paris Agreement

03 september 2016 - 15:26:37
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday commended US President Barack Obama and China's President Xi [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya passes new law to control bank interest rates

24 august 2016 - 14:17:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a new law to control banks from raising interest rates [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban tasks world leaders on Paris Agreement on Climate Change

19 july 2016 - 17:07:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday invited leaders from all countries to attend a special [...] Full text...

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Belgium: European Council calls for ratification of Paris Climate Change Agreement

21 june 2016 - 07:45:25
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council late on Monday adopted a statement on the ratification of the Paris Agreement, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Governments get down to implement climate change agreement

26 may 2016 - 17:19:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PAAN) – The first UN climate change meeting since governments adopted the landmark Paris Agreement ended Thursday in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN says 175 countries endorsed Paris Climate Change agreement on Friday

22 april 2016 - 21:11:41
New York, US (PANA) - In an extraordinary show of support for the Paris climate agreement adopted last December, the [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges UN member states to domesticate Paris Agreement on Climate Change

22 april 2016 - 15:17:34
New York, US (PANA) - As world leaders gathered at UN headquarters in New York on Friday to officially sign [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials urge countries to go beyond endorsing Paris Agreement

22 april 2016 - 06:24:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mr. Robert Glasser, on Thursday called on signatories [...] Full text...

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