As IMF turns 80, mounting global challenges mean world must work together: IMF Blog By By Gita Bhat

04 june 2024 - 13:41:42
Washington DC, USA (PANA) –  As IMF turns 80, mounting global challenges mean world must work together. Our biggest challenges—from [...] Full text...

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Examples to accelerate gender equality in Africa abound: We could apply them to Somalia: World Bank Blog By Helena Hwang, Cansu Birce Gokalp, Verena Phipps and Tanya D'Lima

10 may 2024 - 08:09:53
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, the challenges to gender equality are complex and daunting. Only 28% of women over [...] Full text...

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International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’

09 march 2024 - 07:46:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Ministry against NOC's plan to sign oilfield agreement

30 december 2023 - 11:15:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity has welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Benin to deploy electronic management of road transport companies

17 november 2023 - 13:15:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is to deply an electronic management of road transport companies, through the Electronic Road Freight [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF AFCON: Media accreditation process now open

22 october 2023 - 11:02:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The media accreditation application window for the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF AFCON is now open. The accreditation window [...] Full text...

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Why IMF lending continues to adapt: IMF Blog - By Ceyla Pazarbasioglu

09 october 2023 - 13:15:47
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The world confronts the weakest medium-term growth outlook in three decades amid high debt [...] Full text...

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Time to end gender-based violence, boost role of women in politics, public life

01 july 2023 - 08:54:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Immense strides have been made in the quest for gender equality but major barriers thrown up [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank proposes sweeping reforms to bolster funding to poor countries

23 june 2023 - 22:38:12
Paris, France (PANA) - The African Development Bank has presented a plan allowing rich countries to reallocate their Special Drawing [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Majority of medical, health services impacted by fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

03 may 2023 - 09:10:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - “Please help us, please help save the lives of those innocent people.”  This was Sudanese kidney [...] Full text...

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Security Council urged to support implementation of roadmap to transition in South Sudan

14 december 2022 - 05:44:16
New York, US (PANA) - There has been noticeable progress towards realising the peace deal in South Sudan over the [...] Full text...

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Parties working for political solution in Sudan hold out hope for breakthrough

11 november 2022 - 06:38:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of the United Nations, African Union and sub-regional group, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), working [...] Full text...

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Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned

21 october 2022 - 05:53:18
New York, US (PANA) - Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability, [...] Full text...

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Load shedding impacts South Africa’s entire agricultural value chain

24 july 2022 - 11:34:36
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Power outage as a result of enormous restraint on electricity generation, locally known as load [...] Full text...

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'Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief

07 march 2022 - 05:46:45
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliament to hold plenary session to deliberate on new government

01 march 2022 - 17:50:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives will start on Tuesday a plenary session in Tobruk (East) to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament adjourns plenary on new government

01 march 2022 - 13:06:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament on Monday twice postponed its plenary session to discuss the composition of the [...] Full text...

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Intense consultations for various scenarios leading to elections in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 january 2022 - 20:47:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After the great disappointment following the postponement of the presidential election of December 24, Libyans have [...] Full text...

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Guinean junta facing difficulties in creating National Transitional Council

14 december 2021 - 19:22:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The military junta in Guinea says it is facing several problems working against the establishment of [...] Full text...

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AUEOM says Gambia election was ‘peaceful and democratic’

07 december 2021 - 14:22:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observer Mission headed by Kgalema Motlanthe, former president of the Republic of [...] Full text...

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Cracks deepen in Libyan govt as eastern region officials accuse PM of not respecting the Political Agreement

11 october 2021 - 10:49:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Cracks in Libya's interim Government of National Unity (GNU) have deepened as members from the eastern [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Budget is the new bone of contention between parliament and government in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

26 august 2021 - 20:08:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six months after transmitting Libya's budget proposals 2021 to the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Fewer women than men will regain work during pandemic recovery: ILO

20 july 2021 - 05:52:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released [...] Full text...

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DR Congo to reduce dependence on imports

12 june 2021 - 14:06:04
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Foreign Trade, Jean-Lucien Bussa, has unveiled economic plans to enable DR [...] Full text...

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UN commission pushes equality for women in decision-making

29 march 2021 - 05:13:35
New York, US (PANA) - At the closing of the UN women’s commission, world leaders issued a strong pledge for [...] Full text...

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UN highlights transformative power of equal participation on International Women’s Day

08 march 2021 - 16:49:35
New York, US (PANA) - Underscoring the transformative power of women’s equal participation, top United Nations officials called on all [...] Full text...

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UN Women chief urges decisive action to bring women into decision-making spaces

06 march 2021 - 19:58:50
New York, US (PANA) - International Women’s Day this year comes at a difficult time for the world and for [...] Full text...

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Proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reaches ‘all-time high’ - IPU Report

06 march 2021 - 05:10:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reached more than 25 per cent last year– a historic [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders discuss criteria for formation of Government of National Accord in Libya (Analysis)

12 february 2021 - 16:25:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Talks are well underway in Libya for the formation of a Government of National Unity, the [...] Full text...

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AU Summit picks Nigerian diplomat to lead pivotal peace and security docket

07 february 2021 - 09:44:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigerian diplomat Bankole Adeoye made history on Saturday, winning an election contest for the post [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls on States to offer places as refugee resettlement hits record low

25 january 2021 - 13:25:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite an estimated 1.44 million refugees in urgent need of resettlement globally, only 22,770 were resettled [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies

05 january 2021 - 16:09:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...

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Kenya, UK sign economic agreement to spur trade

10 december 2020 - 19:28:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) following the [...] Full text...

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Libyan civil society bodies set criteria for selection of Presidential Council chair

01 december 2020 - 16:02:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Components of the National Federation of Labour Unions of Libya and civil society groupings on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Address water scarcity ‘immediately and boldly’, urges FAO chief

26 november 2020 - 20:39:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than three billion people live in agricultural areas with high levels of water shortage and [...] Full text...

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Congo: Political consultation opens in Madingou to prepare for 2021 presidential election

25 november 2020 - 18:27:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese deputy prime minister, Firmin Ayessa, opened Wednesday in Madingou, more than 250 km southwest [...] Full text...

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Progress at the Libyan political forum strengthens hope for solution to crisis

12 november 2020 - 23:54:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The promising beginnings of the Forum for the Libyan political dialogue, which kicked off Monday in [...] Full text...

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Inclusive political forum, perspectives and challenges feature in decisive talks towards resolving Libyan crisis (Analysis)

12 october 2020 - 17:58:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN-sponsored Libyan political process entered its final stretch after the Acting Special Representative of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight apprehensions preceding Libyan political talks in Geneva

10 october 2020 - 18:52:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the Libyan Political Forum under the aegis of the UN in Geneva approaches, Libyan newspapers [...] Full text...

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Libyan Judicial Council rejects agreement by Libyan parliamentarians on sharing of judicial posts

06 october 2020 - 18:34:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Supreme Judicial Council on Monday rejected agreements reached by parliamentarians at talks in Bouznika, [...] Full text...

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Chair of High Council of State announces signature of Libyan deals reached in Morocco

29 september 2020 - 15:19:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High Council of State Chairman Khaled al-Mechri, has announced that a meeting will be held [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tripoli mayors call for bolstered state of emergency to face surging epidemic

09 september 2020 - 13:07:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Faced with the worsening spread of the coronavirus in the Libyan capital, mayors of the communes [...] Full text...

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Accumulation of problems, deterioration in living conditions in Libyan trigger demonstrations (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 august 2020 - 00:05:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans, long time bothered by insecurity caused by 14 months of war, have over the past [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC T faction recalls Harare Mayor, five other councillors

20 august 2020 - 16:16:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T faction, Douglas Mwonzora, has recalled [...] Full text...

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Tension mounts in Libya with persistence of electricity supply crisis (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

13 august 2020 - 23:10:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The problem of electricity in Libya is a recurring issue, particularly during the summer period when [...] Full text...

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AfCFTA pact could boost Africa’s income by $450 billion - WB study

27 july 2020 - 15:33:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a major opportunity for countries to boost [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Burundi to drop demand on international NGOs to disclose ethnic identity of employees

28 february 2020 - 11:06:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has asked the Burundi government to scrap "a dangerous requirement" for [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Motorists restricted to four gallons of benzene thrice a week

10 february 2020 - 19:51:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - Sudan’s ministry of energy and mining, in the face of acute shortage of fuel generating extended [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari expresses concern at rate of piracy, kidnapping and smuggling in Gulf of Guinea

30 november 2019 - 18:18:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern at the rate of piracy, kidnapping and smuggling in [...] Full text...

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New Tunisian parliament opens on Wednesday

12 november 2019 - 15:38:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's newly elected Members of Parliament will take oath of office on Wednesday after the opening [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's main labour union calls for speedy formation of new govt

04 november 2019 - 09:22:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Noureddine Taboubi, on Sunday called for the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President calls on parties to agree on formation of government

27 october 2019 - 12:57:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian newly-elected President Kais Saied on Saturday appealed to all parties in the country to reach [...] Full text...

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Niger to raise women's quota for elected and nominated positions

19 october 2019 - 16:13:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government approved a bill on Friday to increase women's quotas in senior positions of [...] Full text...

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Final step in holding of 2020 general election in Burundi

10 october 2019 - 00:08:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  After the registration of eligible voters, reform of the legal framework (Constitution and electoral code), among [...] Full text...

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‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife

29 august 2019 - 06:58:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries [...] Full text...

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US supports AfCFTA deal

05 august 2019 - 12:38:25
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United States on Monday announced its support to the African Continental Free Trade Area [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari empowers implementation panel for AfCFTA

29 july 2019 - 08:24:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the establishment of a National Action Committee (NAC) for implementation [...] Full text...

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New UN report on families in a changing world puts ‘women’s rights at their core’

26 june 2019 - 02:30:49
New York, US (PANA) - While women’s rights have advanced over the decades, gender inequalities and other fundamental human rights [...] Full text...

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18th AGOA Forum to be held in August in Cote D'Ivoire

25 june 2019 - 11:54:17
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 18th AGOA Forum will be held from 4-6 August in the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania, EU to sign a new fisheries agreement

14 june 2019 - 16:45:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Because the fisheries agreement, currently in force between the EU and Mauritania, but is due to [...] Full text...

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Sudanese rivals nod to Ethiopian mediation initiative

08 june 2019 - 17:31:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Both the Sudanese Transitional Military Council and the Sudanese Forces for Freedom and Change have agreed [...] Full text...

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Botswana lifts hunting ban on certain categories of animals

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

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24 candidates take application forms for July presidential election in Algeria

21 april 2019 - 14:46:03
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – A total of 24 potential candidates have taken application forms to register as candidate for the [...] Full text...

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EU Council approves fisheries agreement between Morocco and EU

04 march 2019 - 15:33:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the Member States of the European Union (EU) on Monday approved the partnership [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges to reduce oil production output in order to boost prices

20 february 2019 - 22:30:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday pledged the cooperation of Nigeria to efforts to reduce oil [...] Full text...

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47 teams to battle for 2020 CHAN Finals slots

31 january 2019 - 20:30:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Forty seven teams will battle for the 15 places in the 2020 Total African Nations Championship [...] Full text...

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Is tradition affecting women’s socioeconomic leadership? (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)

31 january 2019 - 00:07:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As a result of historical, cultural and other factors, women have not yet achieved equality in [...] Full text...

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African leaders gather for Summit on institutional reform of AU organs

17 november 2018 - 10:52:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have gathered for an emergency African Union Summit in Addis Ababa to consider proposals [...] Full text...

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South African newsletter claims DRC, Tanzania taking extreme resource nationalist measures

11 october 2018 - 10:35:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Resource nationalist measures being implemented in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Tanzania are significantly [...] Full text...

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Rich and mid-income countries urged to welcome more refugees for resettlement

27 june 2018 - 05:42:24
London, UK (PANA) - The lack of resettlement places globally feeds the smuggling industry and pushes desperate people to embark [...] Full text...

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Rival South Sudan leaders still ‘bent on armed confrontation’ – UN peacekeeping chief

09 may 2018 - 05:51:45
New York, US (PANA) - The peace process in South Sudan is at a critical juncture while opposing sides allow [...] Full text...

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Nigerian oil firms relinquish concession quota in Sudan oilfield

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

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AfDB pledges full support for Continental Free Trade Area

24 march 2018 - 07:52:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - While the African Development Bank (AfDB) celebrates with Africa, it has also pledged full support to [...] Full text...

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FAO says dairy, cereals push food prices up in February

01 march 2018 - 10:10:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Rising world prices for staple grains and dairy products more than offset lower prices for vegetable [...] Full text...

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Security Council debate on ‘women, peace and security’ spotlights prevention, gender equality links

28 october 2017 - 14:18:00
New York, US (PANA) - At the Security Council on Friday, a senior United Nations official called on Member States, [...] Full text...

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US: UN chief marks World Refugee Day with calls for action; heads to Uganda

20 june 2017 - 20:56:07
New York, US (PANA) – Refugee protection is not a matter of solidarity or generosity, but an obligation under international [...] Full text...

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US: Sustainable use of oceans requires end to illegal fishing - FAO chief

09 june 2017 - 07:44:52
New York, US (PANA) - The world's oceans offer both challenges and solutions to the world's Sustainable Development Agenda, and [...] Full text...

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India: AfDB, IFC promote investments that benefit women in Africa

24 may 2017 - 06:55:57
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - On the sidelines of the 52nd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in [...] Full text...

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US: IMF agrees on safety net for poor countries hit by large natural disasters

16 may 2017 - 10:59:49
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have adopted a decision to enhance the [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO pushes to keep illegally caught fish off global supply chains

12 april 2017 - 11:00:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - An FAO-led push to establish internationally agreed standards that can guide the development of catch documentation [...] Full text...

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Benin: Governments urged to encourage all groups to participate in political process

02 april 2017 - 17:45:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - There is the urgent need to align the lofty politico-legal instruments and declarations at international, regional [...] Full text...

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US: IMF members commit US$340 billion in bilateral borrowing

07 october 2016 - 18:17:26
New York, US (PANA) - Twenty-five members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have committed US$340 billion, which represents their [...] Full text...

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UN: UN refugee agency projects resettlement needs for 1.19 million in 2017

13 june 2016 - 15:54:27
New York, US (PANA) - With a multitude of conflicts and crises causing record displacement around the world, more than [...] Full text...

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UN: ILO stresses need for coherent policies to end child labour

12 june 2016 - 15:45:00
New York, US (PANA) - With some 168 million children working in various sectors globally, the fight against child labour [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says global illegal fishing treaty now in force

06 june 2016 - 15:40:38
New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said that a ground-breaking international accord aimed at stamping [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Minister sanctions 4 sports federations over racial transformation

25 april 2016 - 11:18:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula on Monday announced that four South African sports federations - [...] Full text...

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2015 CHOGM: Commonwealth leaders end Summit

29 november 2015 - 17:02:50
Valletta, Malta (PANA) - Commonwealth Heads of Government ended their summit in Malta on Sunday with an agreement on new [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official says no country has achieved gender parity

15 september 2015 - 18:27:26
New York, US (PANA) - Stating that no country to date has achieved full equality between the sexes, UN [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Int'l envoys call for restraint, urge resumption of dialogue in Burundi

13 august 2015 - 11:27:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The ongoing political impasse and instability in Burundi call for restraint, leadership, and vision from [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agency welcomes EU measures on refugee arrivals, urges more action

27 june 2015 - 06:43:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed a decision by European Union (EU) [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Why South Africa is closely monitoring Burundi (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

16 may 2015 - 07:33:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – As Burundi this week lurched towards a military coup that saw fierce fighting between [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UN agencies issue joint statement on Mediterranean crossings

23 april 2015 - 14:24:01
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Concerned with the plight of migrants, asylum seekers and victims of human trafficking, four [...] Full text...

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Belgium: ACP sugar suppliers alarmed at collapse in sugar prices

10 april 2015 - 11:40:52
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The African, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) sugar suppliers to the EU market have expressed deep [...] Full text...

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UN: UN, IPU launch 'Women in Politics Map 2015'

11 march 2015 - 02:59:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) have jointly launched "Women in Politics 2015 Map", [...] Full text...

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Gender: ILO study says more women needed at top management positions in Africa

12 january 2015 - 19:27:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite some concrete affirmative action measures, African women are still under-represented in top decision-making [...] Full text...

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Society: UN study finds increase in women managers, urges greater workforce equality

12 january 2015 - 17:34:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The last 20 years has seen a surge in the number of women [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African countries urged to accelerate regional integration

18 december 2014 - 12:26:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African countries have been urged to work harder to accelerate regional economic integration, fight poverty, create [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Fish prices crash in Nigeria'

15 december 2014 - 05:25:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Millions of fish consumers in Nigeria are heaving a sigh of relief as fresh import quotas [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Congolese navy releases 26 Burundian fishermen on Tanganyika Lake

13 july 2014 - 15:10:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Congolese navy on Saturday evening released 26 Burundian fishermen after three days of detention for [...] Full text...

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UN: Official urges strong action to protect women, girls in CAR

25 june 2014 - 07:48:48
New York, US (PANA) - Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has urged the UN Security Council to take [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Minister under fire for ridiculing Kenya

30 april 2014 - 14:53:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s gaffe-prone Sports and Recreation Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has done it again after [...] Full text...

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Nigeria/ECOWAS: Church leaders demand ''full transparency'' on EPA negotiations

25 march 2014 - 21:34:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of the ECOWAS Heads of States and Governments Summit in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire, 28-30 March, [...] Full text...

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Togo: Churches warn ECOWAS on EPA

13 march 2014 - 14:13:07
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Secretary-General of the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa, Rev. Tolbert Thomas Jallah, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian President criticises EU

17 february 2014 - 13:33:32
Mont Ida, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag has sharply criticised the plan by the European Union (EU) to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: ACP states seek more time to complete reforms on sugar

17 february 2014 - 09:10:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states have expressed concerns on the elimination [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius appeals to EU to reconsider decision abolishing sugar quotas

12 february 2014 - 16:38:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag told European parliamentarians here Wednesday they should consider reviewing the decision to [...] Full text...

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Women’s empowerment crucial for post-conflict recovery, peacebuilding – UN

26 september 2013 - 20:16:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Commission, Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins, on Thursday said women play a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to diversify away from oil, gas - President Jonathan

11 july 2013 - 16:04:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that his administration is working towards the diversification of the [...] Full text...

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UN calls for women participation in drafting new Libyan constitution

29 may 2013 - 15:39:53
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Wednesday called on Libya to ensure that [...] Full text...

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Gabon oil workers begin strike

11 march 2013 - 11:53:32
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon’s oil workers’ union (ONEP) Sunday began an indefinite strike, following the failure of talks with [...] Full text...

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EU-Morocco fishing negotiations deadlocked

01 march 2013 - 21:01:31
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – After five rounds of talks, negotiations on fisheries between the European Union (EU) and Morocco were [...] Full text...

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EU, Morocco to resume fisheries negotiations shortly

18 february 2013 - 19:33:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A new round of negotiations on fisheries between Morocco and the European Union (EU) will be [...] Full text...

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Botswana reiterates 2014 hunting ban

29 november 2012 - 08:54:39
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has reiterated its plans to ban hunting by 2014, in favour for photographic tourism, amid [...] Full text...

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Gambian lawmakers endorse ECOWAS VAT, other protocols

04 july 2012 - 15:37:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian parliamentarians have approved three Bills with international dimensions -- the ECOWAS Value Added Tax (VAT) [...] Full text...

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East African parliament rejects EU trade liberalisation talks

23 may 2012 - 18:24:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) Council of ministers should be restrained from continuing with negotiations with [...] Full text...

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South Sudan becomes IMF’s 188th member

19 april 2012 - 08:25:02
New York, US (PANA) - The Republic of South Sudan joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday when its [...] Full text...

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UN official calls for women's political participation through quotas

02 march 2012 - 22:15:13
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment [...] Full text...

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European parliament approves EU-Morocco deal on Trade liberalisation

17 february 2012 - 17:25:01
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Parliament on Thursday approved the trade agreement for the reciprocal liberalisation of agricultural products [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls on countries to listen to voices of women, youth

16 february 2012 - 19:10:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday stressed the need to empower women and youth, who [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau, EU sign new fisheries agreement

16 february 2012 - 14:54:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau and the European Union (EU) have signed a new fisheries agreement that will allow European [...] Full text...

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European Council endorses new EU-Mozambican fisheries agreement

25 january 2012 - 18:07:45
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has endorsed a new fisheries agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mozambique, [...] Full text...

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Assembly of News Agencies from Lusophone countries meet in Angola

20 july 2011 - 15:31:47
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The third general assembly of the Organization of News Agencies in the Portuguese-Speaking Community began Wednesday [...] Full text...

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UN report urges better legal access for women

06 july 2011 - 19:07:12
New York, US (PANA) - A report by UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), [...] Full text...

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Gabon, EU negotiate new fishing deal

30 june 2011 - 18:23:43
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will open negotiations with Gabon to conclude a new fisheries agreement as [...] Full text...

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EU, Mozambique sign new agreement on fisheries

14 june 2011 - 18:20:05
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and Mozambique have reached an agreement on fisheries quotas reserved for European [...] Full text...

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Egyptian conference recommends cancellation of parliament quotas

04 june 2011 - 15:38:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's National Accord Conference has recommended the cancellation of a historic quota which reserves 50 per [...] Full text...

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EU, North Africa to dialogue on migration

25 may 2011 - 11:36:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Commission is to dialogue with the countries of North Africa, including Tunisia, Egypt and [...] Full text...

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UN study wants more peacekeeping action for women

08 february 2011 - 18:46:17
New York, US (PANA) - A UN study, launched on Tuesday, said that greater action is needed by UN peacekeeping [...] Full text...

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Libyan official predicts oil prices to hit US$100per barrel soon

09 december 2010 - 22:53:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The secretary of the managing committee for the Libyan Oil Company (NOC), Dr Choukri Ghanem, on [...] Full text...

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Ban wants UN peace-building efforts strengthened

13 october 2010 - 20:40:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday outlined measures to strengthen the world body's role in [...] Full text...

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FAO says small-scale dairy production way out of poverty

29 september 2010 - 16:37:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Making smallholder dairy production more competitive could be a powerful tool for reducing poverty, raising nutrition [...] Full text...

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Angola to attend SADC Council of Ministers meeting in Kinshasa

24 february 2010 - 18:41:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola will attend the meeting of the Southern African D evelopment Community (SADC) Council of Ministers [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil price to reach US$ 70-80/barrel by January/March

15 january 2010 - 18:52:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Oil prices are expected to stabilize between US$ 70 and 80 during the first quarter of [...] Full text...

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Africa’s big 5 to own majority stake in new continental Bank

23 december 2009 - 16:55:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Finance Ministers have approved the creation of the African Investment Bank (AIB), after agreeing [...] Full text...

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Lagos govt donates vehicles, personnel carriers to Nigeria police

03 october 2009 - 15:19:00
Ikeja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Lagos State government on Saturday donated vehicles and armoured personnel carriers (APC) to the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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ESA-EC Business Forum opens in Mauritius

27 august 2009 - 14:18:00
Pointe-aux-Piments- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Finance and Economic Empowe rment Minister, Ramakrishna Sithanen, has said that while the EPA [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets first sugar refinery

15 may 2009 - 18:48:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius is constructing its first refinery that will enable the island to process its sugar before [...] Full text...

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Senegal calls for "New Deal" for Africa

13 may 2009 - 23:48:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) – Senegal’s minister of the -economy and finance, Abdoulaye Diop, on Wednesday called for a "new deal" [...] Full text...

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Africa, a solution to international financial crisis - President Wade

12 may 2009 - 17:21:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Africa, endowed with immense resources in human and raw materials, “constitutes the positive response to the [...] Full text...

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CONEL recommended organ to organise Congo presidential vote

18 april 2009 - 14:59:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Participants at a four-day citizens’ dialogue, which ended on Friday in Brazzaville, have agreed to designate [...] Full text...

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Mozambique to make use of carbon credits

06 march 2009 - 18:24:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The Mozambican government is planning to make use of carbon credits granted under the Clean Development [...] Full text...

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