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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Sudan conflict: Sudan's political scene will not be the same when the war of the generals ends (Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

23 may 2023 - 10:23:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s political scene will not be the same following the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces [...] 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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Army and Rapid Support Forces in standoff in northern Sudan (news Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam PANA correspondent)

13 april 2023 - 12:45:28
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Tension between the Sudanese army and its once protégé, the Rapid Support Forces, has reached the [...] Full text...

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Leaders of varied Sudanese armies meet to work out merger plan

26 march 2023 - 18:39:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited process to merge dozens of forces and former rebel movements' troops into one [...] Full text...

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Sudan holds massive political ‘workshops’, embarks on new transition phase, Security Council hears

21 march 2023 - 04:58:10
New York, US (PANA) - The parties to a watershed political agreement in Sudan – signed in December 2022 – [...] Full text...

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Sudanese breathe sigh of relief, as military harsh statements subdue (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

08 march 2023 - 16:37:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese breathed a sigh of relief, even if temporarily, as the head of the Rapid Support [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM arrives in Khartoum leading high level security delegation

26 january 2023 - 11:26:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed, arrived in Khartoum on Thursday for an official visit during [...] Full text...

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New political deal ‘offers a path’ to realising Sudanese aspirations - UN official

08 december 2022 - 05:35:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The signing of a political framework agreement in Sudan could signal a way out of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military junta, pro-democacy groups sign agreement to end military rule

05 december 2022 - 13:25:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military rulers and pro-democracy groups on Monday signed a political framework agreement to end military rule, following [...] Full text...

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Political solution to crisis in Libya still faces multiple obstacles

27 october 2022 - 19:33:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The road to a political settlement of the crisis in Libya is still full of pitfalls [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants expatriates as settlers

03 october 2022 - 08:41:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, has said that the government [...] Full text...

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Two major parties in Benin to merge

20 august 2022 - 17:13:03
Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The Democratic Renewal Party (PRD) of Mr. Adrien Houngbedji, one of the oldest political parties in [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya remains optimistic about meeting between Parliament and High State Council on elections

08 april 2022 - 12:28:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Mrs. Stephanie Williams, remains optimistic that Parliament and the [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt. set to combat terrorism, potential threat to the country

17 january 2022 - 19:55:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday announced the formation of a new force to deal with what it terms [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister lines up cabinet and its geographical distribution

06 march 2021 - 10:09:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's new Government of National Accord will comprise 27 ministers, evenly picked from the country's three [...] Full text...

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Equity BCDC begins positioning self as DRC's bank of choice

13 february 2021 - 12:24:38
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Equity Banque Commercial du Congo (Equity BCDC) has launched its new identity as the bank of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia orders two million Pfizer vaccines

09 february 2021 - 22:22:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has entered into a bilateral agreement with the U.S. laboratory Pfizer to acquire the first [...] Full text...

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New Burkinabe govt. announces reconciliation and land reforms

11 january 2021 - 17:04:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré, on Monday announced that national [...] Full text...

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. AIB Capital Limited, ApexAfricaCapital Limited in Kenya announce merger

03 july 2020 - 12:01:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Group, AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies in Mauritius, has concluded a [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020 - UNCTAD report

16 june 2020 - 13:56:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trend of declining foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa is set to exacerbate significantly in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya's NCBA Bank merges, closes 14 branches

05 june 2020 - 14:04:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic lender NCBA Bank Kenya PLC  is merging and [...] Full text...

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Central African States urged to communicate on benefits of new financial market

09 march 2020 - 15:36:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a bid to encourage financial actors to play an increased role in the newly unified [...] Full text...

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Financial players urged to mobilise to boost Central Africa's new unified market

04 march 2020 - 12:06:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In order to boost Central Africa's new unified financial market, countries, as well as banks, have been [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: AXYS announces merger plan in Kenya to strengthen its position in Africa

19 february 2020 - 17:25:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - ApexAfrica Capital Limited, a subsidiary of the AXYS Group operating in Kenya, announced on Wednesday a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Access Bank completes acquisition of Transnational Bank

17 january 2020 - 11:49:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigerian bank, Access Bank, has completed 100 per cent acquisition of Kenyan Tier 3 lender, Transnational [...] Full text...

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Malagasy Axian Group and Emerging Capital Partners acquire 51% shares in Togocom

09 november 2019 - 13:18:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Malagasy Axian Group and Emerging Capital Partners (ECP, shareholder of Oragroup), have been given the green [...] Full text...

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Telcos Airtel, Telkom get anti-graft agency merger nod

22 october 2019 - 11:59:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) has approved  the merger of telecommunications firms Telkom amd [...] Full text...

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Togolese receipt office gathers more than 48 pct revenue in first quarter this year

01 august 2019 - 23:16:51
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The Togolese receipt office (OTR) said it achieved 48.8 percent collection in revenue for the first [...] Full text...

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Kenya's former fixed line monopoly sheds 575 employees in Airtel-Telkom merger

31 july 2019 - 23:22:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's former fixed line telephone giant, Telkom Kenya, is expected to retire permanently, following its purchase [...] Full text...

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Benin: Soumaïla Allabi Yaya appointed new head of the Republican Police

17 july 2019 - 22:25:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   The Police Comptroller General, Soumaïla Allabi Yaya, has been appointed head of the Republican Police Directorate [...] Full text...

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Merger of CEMAC financial markets in last phase

28 march 2019 - 10:34:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Cameroon's Autonomous Depreciation Fund (CAA) and the Central African Stock Exchange (BVMAC) will merge no later [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Safaricom, customer base hits 30 million plus

22 march 2019 - 13:40:48
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's leading mobile telecommunications company, Safaricom, on Friday announced it has passed the 30 millionth customer [...] Full text...

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Douala markets commission to be absorbed by Central African Financial Market Monitoring Commission

28 february 2019 - 11:11:07
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Douala-based Financial Markets Commission (CMF) will be absorbed by the Central African Financial Market Monitoring [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian newspapers highlight Barrick Gold, government US $300 deal

23 february 2019 - 12:44:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newspapers in Tanzania this week highlighted the issue of Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s reassurance [...] Full text...

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Telkom Kenya enters binding agreement to merge with Airtel Kenya

08 february 2019 - 12:27:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Telkom Kenya Limited and Airtel Networks Kenya Limited have announced the signing of a binding agreement [...] Full text...

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Mauritania's Islamist party calls for national dialogue

05 february 2019 - 18:38:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An opposition Islamist party in Mauritania, Rassemblement National pour la Réforme et le Développement (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/mouvance islamiste) [...] Full text...

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IMF staff see stability in Togo’s economy

01 november 2018 - 09:40:45
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togo’s overall economic activity is showing signs of incipient stabilization despite continuing weaknesses in some sectors, [...] Full text...

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African continental free trade area gains momentum with 49th ratification (News Analysis by Aimable TWahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

03 july 2018 - 13:51:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Five countries - Burundi, Lesotho, Namibia, Sierra Leone and South Africa - this week joined the [...] Full text...

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AfDB President graces Tanzania’s Union Day anniversary

25 april 2018 - 10:12:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina will be a rare guest at this [...] Full text...

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Kenya to create mega development bank

17 january 2018 - 10:28:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan government plans to merge six state-owned financial services firms to form one Development Bank, [...] Full text...

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Award-winning Cristiano Ronaldo wants a 7th Men's player-of-the-year award

24 october 2017 - 12:04:55
London, UK (PANA) - Not satisfied with his fifth Men’s Player of the Year award, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal says [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana’s regulator approves Airtel‐Tigo merger

04 october 2017 - 07:32:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) on Tuesday approved the merger between Bharti Ghana Limited (Airtel) and [...] Full text...

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Austria: Tackling terrorism, cybercrime vital for peaceful and sustainable future - UN agency

15 september 2017 - 05:59:20
Vienna, Austria (PANA) – Marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Summit opens amid renewed debate over budget financing options

03 july 2017 - 10:10:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The 29th African Union Summit opened in Addis Ababa on Monday, with calls for the [...] Full text...

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India: AfDB unveils winners of 2017 African Bankers Awards

24 may 2017 - 16:36:05
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - Winners of the 2017 African Banker Awards were announced at a prestigious Gala Dinner in Ahmedabad, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Bharti Airtel eyeing on consolidation to sail in African markets

01 may 2017 - 08:36:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global telecommunications company Bharti Airtel is believed to have identified six non-profitable African markets [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Opposition parties in Botswana form coalition

03 february 2017 - 18:20:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s three main opposition parties on Friday announced a merger under the banner of Umbrella for [...] Full text...

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Morocco: 'Cities are striving to play key role in implementing Paris climate accord'

11 november 2016 - 06:06:09
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) -The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, (COP 22), put its spotlight on Thursday on [...] Full text...

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US: UN Security Council calls for increased military cooperation to fight Boko Haram

29 july 2016 - 05:40:20
New York, US (PANA) – While welcoming recent political developments recently observed in West Africa, the United Nations Security Council [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Safaricom appoints new chief financial officer

01 july 2016 - 18:21:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Mobile phone operator, Safaricom, listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has appointed Sateesh Kamath as [...] Full text...

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UN: Global FDI hit eight-year high in 2015 – new UN report

21 january 2016 - 06:15:56
New York, US (PANA) - Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows rose by 36 per cent in 2015, reaching their [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: India's Airtel sells Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone operations to Orange

13 january 2016 - 10:35:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Orange and Bharti Airtel International, an Indian global telecommunications services company, on Wednesday inked [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Constitution, controversial song on Lungu make headlines in Zambia this week

13 june 2015 - 12:31:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The amendment of the constitution and the controversial politically-charged song allegedly defaming President Edgar Lungu, were [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media institute condemns arrest of Zambian musician

08 june 2015 - 14:38:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Zambia Chapter, has condemned the arrest of Zambian musician [...] Full text...

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US: IMF notes impact of Ebola crisis on Liberia's economy

12 may 2015 - 20:25:16
New York, US (PANA) - Liberia’s economy in 2014 was greatly affected by the Ebola crisis, and real GDP growth [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Beverage firm to adopt more innovative measures to keep market lead

06 may 2015 - 09:37:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Leading beverage firm Nigerian Breweries Plc will continue to adopt innovative methods to drive and expand [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius Telecom gets new CEO

24 january 2015 - 06:31:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Telecom, the main telecommunications service provider in Mauritius, has appointed 40-year-old Sherry Singh its [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Jonathan vows to make 2015 elections violence-free

01 january 2015 - 10:11:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In his new year message to the nation Thursday, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Security agents arrest Sudanese correspondent of London-based daily

24 october 2014 - 16:49:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's security officials have arrested a Khartoum-based correspondent of an Arabic Al-Hayat newspaper, published in London, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Capital market regulator insist on December deadline for recapitalisation

15 september 2014 - 19:47:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s apex capital market regulatory agency, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said Monday that the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania marks 50 years of progressive merger

26 april 2014 - 09:40:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanians celebrated on Saturday the Golden Jubilee of the union which, 50 years ago, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MPs lower capital base of limited liability companies

15 april 2014 - 18:44:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese parliamentarians on Tuesday unanimously amended the bill on company capitalization, lowering the capital base of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Aviation parastatals to be merged

07 april 2014 - 19:48:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is to merge the nation's three aviation parastatals into one agency, as recommended by a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Leaders address fallout from messy split

03 february 2014 - 09:50:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The leaders of two of South Africa’s most influential political parties on Monday moved [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Zanzibar, Pemba celebrate anniversary of 1964 bloody revolution

12 january 2014 - 17:14:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – East Africa’s offshore islands of Zanzibar and Pemba Sunday celebrated the 50th anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Party merger, defections reshape political landscape in 2013 (By Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent)

30 december 2013 - 00:38:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian political scene this year witnessed undoubtedly its biggest transformation since the advent of the [...] Full text...

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African lawyers urged to promote investment friendly laws

07 november 2013 - 22:27:48
Lagos, Nigeria(PANA) - The President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Okey Wali, on Thursday called on African legal practitioners [...] Full text...

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Emergence of strong opposition party, university teachers' strike highlighted in Nigeria

03 august 2013 - 06:24:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The registration of a new opposition political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the failure [...] Full text...

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It's a new dawn for Nigeria, says new opposition party

31 july 2013 - 14:48:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's newly-registered main opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), has described its emergence as the dawn [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's second major political party, APC, emerges (Update)

31 july 2013 - 14:28:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday approved the merger of three opposition political parties [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria's second major political party, APC, emerges

31 july 2013 - 13:17:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the merger of three opposition political parties into [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to merge two anti-graft agencies

02 july 2013 - 08:36:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government is to merge its two anti-corruption agencies, under a plan to restructure and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s draft constitution takes the limelight in local newspapers

08 june 2013 - 09:32:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Writing a constitution that ideally meets the expectations of the people has been the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's mega opposition party set to emerge (News Analysis)

12 may 2013 - 10:06:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The stage is finally set for the emergence of what is being touted as Nigeria's mega [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's leading opposition party ceases to exist, votes for merger with others

18 april 2013 - 15:19:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's leading opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Thursday voted for a merger with some [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt docks two journos on forgery charges

16 april 2013 - 22:59:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government on Tuesday charged two journalists with the private Leadership newspaper with a 10-count [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police 'rearrest' journos

16 april 2013 - 10:01:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria police on Monday rearrested and detained two journalists with the private Leadership newspaper, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition condemns arrest, detention of 4 journalists

09 april 2013 - 16:07:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condemned the arrest and detention of four [...] Full text...

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Respite for Nigeria's opposition over identity crisis

26 march 2013 - 12:49:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The democratic opposition in Nigeria has won a major victory after the country's electoral body disqualified [...] Full text...

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Ruling party says nothing wrong in presenting Jonathan for 2015 polls

27 february 2013 - 19:15:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have "cleared the coast" for the Nigerian President, Dr. [...] Full text...

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Bloody anti-polio campaign, AFCON, political party re-alignment reported in Nigeria

09 february 2013 - 06:02:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The murder of nine female health workers deployed to an anti-polio campaign, Super Eagles' qualification for [...] Full text...

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New opposition party emerges in Nigeria

07 february 2013 - 11:28:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Four of Nigeria's opposition parties have agreed to merge to form a strong opposition party able [...] Full text...

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Indian, Ethiopian activists against land grabbing meet in New Delhi

31 january 2013 - 09:22:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF) and the Oakland Institute in the US will convene a [...] Full text...

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APRM report highlights challenges facing Tanzania's 50-year Union

27 january 2013 - 08:01:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite Tanzania's strength in political stability and national unity, the East African country faces the [...] Full text...

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Tension high in SA town after riot

23 january 2013 - 09:00:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tensions remain high in South Africa's Free State town of Sasolburg on Wednesday, following [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's insurance regulator canvasses merger option for operators

07 january 2013 - 13:42:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Worried by the weak financial base and the inability of most insurance firms operating in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Kenyan PM consolidates opinion poll lead after merger with rival

14 december 2012 - 19:27:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga's chances of winning the March 2013 Presidential election have been boosted [...] Full text...

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Somalia's Hizbul Islam quits Al Shabaab alliance

25 september 2012 - 15:35:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia's Islamist group, Hizbul Islam, which has been propping the Al Shabaab, has announced it was [...] Full text...

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Kibaki to push for elevation of UNEP office in Nairobi

18 june 2012 - 15:11:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki was due in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday evening to attend the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS rejects creation of Islamic state in northern Mali

29 may 2012 - 13:01:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the attempt to establish the ‘Islamic [...] Full text...

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Bungalow purchase, return of ‘prodigal son’ highlighted in Ghana media

26 may 2012 - 07:06:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The ruling of the Supreme Court clearing Mr. Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, chairman of the opposition New Patriotic [...] Full text...

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Kenyan police in manhunt for church grenade attacker

04 may 2012 - 14:40:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere said on Friday the lone gunman who hurled a grenade at [...] Full text...

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Committee wants Nigeria's anti-corruption agencies, others merged

17 april 2012 - 11:04:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A committee set up to reform Nigerian government agencies has recommended the scrapping of some agencies [...] Full text...

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Gambia opposition demands level playing field in National Assembly election

06 march 2012 - 22:17:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Seven Gambian opposition parties have asked the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to create a level playing [...] Full text...

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Former president of Mauritanian national assembly Samba Boly dies

05 january 2012 - 20:41:20
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Bâ Mamoudou Samba Boly, former president of the national assembly of Mauritania, died on Thursday aged [...] Full text...

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French MPs support RFI striking staff

09 december 2011 - 17:02:17
Paris, France (PANA) - Several French Socialist and Communist elected representatives have declared support for the strike action that was [...] Full text...

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Radio France International workers to start indefinte strike on Monday

26 november 2011 - 13:47:12
Paris, France (PANA) – Workers of Radio France International (RFI) will begin an indefinite strike on Monday, trades union sources [...] Full text...

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800b Naira set aside to recapitalise rescued banks in Nigeria

30 september 2011 - 09:07:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the deadline for rescued banks in Nigeria to recapitalise ends Friday (30Sept), the Assets Management [...] Full text...

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ETI set to take over Nigeria's Oceanic Bank

13 september 2011 - 09:20:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Pan-African financial institution ECOBANK Transnational Incorporated (ETI) is set to buy 100 per cent share [...] Full text...

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Mixed reactions as NEPAD marks 10-year anniversary (Feature)

08 august 2011 - 10:45:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) marks 10 years of its existence as a [...] Full text...

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PwC announces ambitious growth strategy for Africa

18 july 2011 - 14:30:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the world's largest professional services firm, Monday announced an ambitious growth strategy [...] Full text...

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UN official says empowering women is a boost to MDGs' targets

28 june 2011 - 16:59:48
New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director, UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank to liquidate undercapitalised banks by October

30 may 2011 - 18:31:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said any of the nine rescued banks that [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian papers dwell on domestic, regional issues

14 may 2011 - 10:17:26
Tanzanian papers dwell on domestic, regional issues Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian papers this week highlighted various issues of [...] Full text...

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Former Chadian PM denounces results of presidential polls

11 may 2011 - 22:11:31
Paris, France (PANA) - Former Prime Minister of Chad, Abdelkerim Fidel Moungar, has described as "a farce" the results of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank denies involvement in proposed bank mergers

29 march 2011 - 10:35:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The apex Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied any involvement in the ongoing merger and [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President reshuffles cabinet

13 february 2011 - 12:14:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President, Gen. Abdel Aziz Saturday carried out a brief reshuffle of the cabinet, marked [...] Full text...

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Gabonese opposition leader's TV station suspended

27 january 2011 - 21:13:45
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The Gabonese National Communication Council (CNC) on Wednesday slapped a three-year suspension on the private television [...] Full text...

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AU chief calls for restraint in Gabon

26 january 2011 - 21:47:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission Chairperson, Jean Ping, on Wednesday called for restraint in Gabon following [...] Full text...

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UN agency outlines action plan on women's rights

25 january 2011 - 16:14:37
New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director of UN Women, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday laid out an action [...] Full text...

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German cooperation organization GTZ changes name

24 january 2011 - 22:37:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The German cooperation organization, Deutshe Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), has changed its name to Gesellschaft [...] Full text...

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Ahead of 2011 elections in Nigeria: Presidential candidates set to emerge

09 january 2011 - 10:27:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The pre-election excitement in Nigeria's political scene ahead of April's general elections is set to peak [...] Full text...

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Senate to probe Nigerian bourse, Securities and Exchange Commission

01 december 2010 - 09:59:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Senate is to probe the activities of the apex regulatory body in the capital [...] Full text...

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10 African countries elected board members of UN Women

11 november 2010 - 07:52:00
New York- US (PANA) -- 10 African countries have been elected to serve on the Exe cutive Board of the [...] Full text...

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Kenya shooting spree brings into focus parallel police forces

10 november 2010 - 07:56:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The recent killing of 10 people in Kenya by a jilted pol iceman has brought into [...] Full text...

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CAF Confed Cup: CS Sfaxien, FUS Rabat win 1st leg semi

31 october 2010 - 10:32:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Two-time winner CS Sfaxien of Tunisia and FUS Rabat of M orocco won their first leg [...] Full text...

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Nigerian bourse lists 15 billion Dangote cement shares

27 october 2010 - 08:48:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In what is seen as a major boost to investors' confidenc e on the capital market, [...] Full text...

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UN Women to champion gender equality

24 september 2010 - 17:13:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Ms. Michelle Bachelet, the first head of the UN Women, Fri day said the [...] Full text...

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UN official to tackle discrimination against women

16 september 2010 - 17:14:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The newly-appointed head of UN Women, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, on Thursday said she would [...] Full text...

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UN Women's chief to tackle discrimination against females

16 september 2010 - 16:59:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The newly-appointed head of UN Women, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, on Thursday said she would [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition party rejigs ahead of 2011 polls

09 august 2010 - 22:19:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As part of the ongoing realignment of political parties ahead of the 2011 general elections, Nigeria's [...] Full text...

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Somali communities urged to promote breastfeeding

30 july 2010 - 13:15:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Ahead of celebrations marking this year's World breastfe eding week 1-7 August, UNICEF is urging Somali [...] Full text...

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Nairobi bourse ends week low on Euro woes

28 may 2010 - 15:04:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) ended the week low on F riday, with the indicative 20-share [...] Full text...

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Libyan official wants obstacles to free trade with Tunisia lifted

13 may 2010 - 12:56:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- The secretary of the Libyan general people's committee f or Industry, Economy and Trade, Mohamed Ali [...] Full text...

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Nigeria spends 620b naira on troubled banks

09 february 2010 - 20:17:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- About 620 billion naira has been spent on the 10 trouble d banks through the Expanded [...] Full text...

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Nigerian apex bank fixes tenure of bank chiefs

21 january 2010 - 23:59:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a move to address some corporate governance issues in Nigeriaâ?s 24 banks, the apex bank [...] Full text...

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French peace envoy to Darfur hails Libyan efforts

20 january 2010 - 21:53:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The French special envoy for the political process in Darfur, Issa Marout, on Wednesday in Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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Kikwete stresses unity for Tanzanians in New Year message

02 january 2010 - 09:16:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Maintaining national unity should be the top ag enda of all Tanzanians, especially in [...] Full text...

thread Politics

2009 in retrospect: Zambia ruling party rattled by opposition pact

29 december 2009 - 08:09:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The June 2009 pact by two major opposition parties in Za mbia to provide a strong [...] Full text...

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Burundi's army resumes training in army corps

06 december 2009 - 16:30:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- One hundred and thirty eight (138) "green beret" com mandos of the National Defence Forces (FDN) [...] Full text...

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African negotiators insist on full compensation for climate

26 october 2009 - 18:22:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- African states will not accept a new treaty that merely replaces the existing Kyoto protocol on [...] Full text...

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Ghana to harvest underwater timber on Volta Lake

25 september 2009 - 20:22:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Ghana will from September n-ext year begin underwater log ging in the Volta Lake, one of [...] Full text...

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Edem Kodjo wants party re-organized in Togo

26 april 2009 - 10:02:00
Lomé- Togo (PANA) -- The national president of the Togolese Convergence patriotiq ue panafricaine (CPP), Edem Kodjo, has called for [...] Full text...

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Hutu General to head Burundian army

17 april 2009 - 22:12:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- The appointment of Major General Godefroid Niyombare of the majority Hutu ethnic group as the new [...] Full text...

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New Moroccan party holds congress

21 february 2009 - 17:28:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA)- – A new political party in Morocco, Party for Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), on Friday began its [...] Full text...

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Mozambican tax body seeks rise in fiscal revenue

08 january 2009 - 17:16:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The Mozambican Tax Authority (AT) intends to gradual ly raise the amount of taxes collected until [...] Full text...

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