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Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Twenty or so experts, academics, civil society leaders, women entrepreneurs and gender actors are looking into the contribution of African women entrepreneurs to the fight against the adverse effects of climate change, PANA reported on Saturday. Initiated by the African Climate Policy Centre of the United Nations [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, in partnership with the Libyan Post Office, has approved a first series of commemorative stamps in a special issue documenting Libyan historical sites and cultural elements included on the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) heritage list [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government will be implementing a number of measures aimed at boosting output in the fisheries sector this year, sources close to the ministry in charge of the department said. Among other measures aimed at boosting the sector, 160,000 imported broodstock larvae will be made available [...]

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Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nassirou Ba, an agro-economist and expert consultant, has called on African countries to make women entrepreneurs ambassadors in the fight against the adverse effects of climate change. The call came at a workshop on the contribution of women entrepreneurs to climate change that began on Saturday in [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Finance in the Government of National Unity, Khaled al-Mabrouk, has held several meetings in the American capital, Washington, with his counterparts from Congo Brazzaville, Guinea-Bissau, Serbia and Pakistan, to discuss the issue of settling debts owed to Libya. During the meeting, Mr. al-Mabrouk [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye and host counterpart President Adama Barrow have expressed great satisfaction with the status of their bilateral relationship. In a joint communiqué signed at State House in Banjul on Saturday, the Senegambia leaders collectively buttressed the unique bonds between the two countries due [...]

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Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The fifth edition of the African Climate Talks will be held on Monday in Addis Ababa, the organizers announced on Saturday in the Ethiopian capital. The main objective of the 5th edition of the African Climate Talks is to mobilize diverse African constituencies to contextualize the next [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Acting Minister of Oil in the Government of National Unity and Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Friday discussed investment opportunities in Libya's oil and gas sector with members of the Libyan-US Businessmen's Association. The meeting in Washington with representatives of American companies covered the oil, [...]

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Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is hosting the sixth African Forum on Technology, Science and Innovation on Sunday, the organizers announced on Saturday. Convened under the theme: "Effective implementation of innovative science and technology solutions to strengthen the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 and [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has expressed its deep regret and displeasure at the failure of the United Nations Security Council to approve a draft resolution accepting the State of Palestine as a full member of [...]

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  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye arrived Saturday in the Gambia for a day’s visit. He was received by President Adama Barrow at the Banjul International Airport and welcomed by Gambians and the Senegalese community in the Gambia. Senegal and The Gambia share historical, cultural and socio-economic ties. President [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a groundbreaking 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) jeopardizes the rights of women and girls in the country. Gambia is among 10 countries with the highest levels of FGM. In addition to [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - After four turbulent years, the outlook for sub-Saharan Africa is gradually improving, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Growth will rise from 3.4 per cent in 2023 to 3.8 per cent in 2024, with nearly two thirds of countries anticipating higher growth. Economic recovery is [...]

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Washington DC, United States (PANA) - New financial instruments designed to boost lending capacity and enable the World Bank Group to take on more risk for shared global challenges have received a significant endorsement. A set of 11 countries on Friday announced commitments for the Portfolio Guarantee POKlatform, hybrid capital mechanism, [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Saturday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency               Buying        Selling Burundi Franc          0.8911         0.8993 Euro            [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly called for the acknowledgement of mixed efforts to achieve the goals of the Decade of Sustainable Energy, as the UN’s first-ever Sustainable Week drew to a close on Friday.  The unanimous declaration of the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All in 2012 [...]

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