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- UN tasks governments on natural resources
19 june 2013 22:53:50New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, on Wednesday said that governments should bear the primary responsibility to ensure that natural resources do not fuel conflict by ensuring that land and mineral wealth are managed wisely, transparently and yield benefits for the people.Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 22:53:50-thread Economy (636words) - 2013 FIFA Conf. Cup: 'Concentration high in Super Eagles camp'
19 june 2013 22:39:10Salvador, Brazil (PANA) - The coach of the Nigerian football team, Stephen Keshi, says the concentration in the Super Eagles camp is high ahead of Thursday's must win clash against Uruguay in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Salvador. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 22:39:10-thread Sports (191words) - Wednesday's forex rates in Nigeria
19 june 2013 20:32:36Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira: Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 20:32:36-thread Economy (107words) - ECOWAS welcomes Mali agreement
19 june 2013 20:29:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadre Desire Ouedraogo has welcomed Tuesday's agreement between the Mali Transitional Government and the MNLA High Council for the Unity of AZAWAD, that paves the way for the presidential elections and inclusive peace and dialogue in the West African country. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 20:29:04-thread Politics (381words) - Rwanda ready to reintegrate its refugees in Congo
19 june 2013 19:57:26Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Rwandan Minister of Management of Disasters and Refugees, Séraphine Mukantabana, has said Kigali has made arrangements to guarantee and facilitate the return of all its citizens who had taken refuge in Congo since 1997.Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 19:57:26-thread Society (347words) - UN condemns deadly attack on its compound in Mogadishu
19 june 2013 18:57:16New York, US (PANA) - The UN has expressed outrage at Wednesday's deadly attack on its compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, reiterating that the attack will not deter the organisation from helping the country as it proceeds on the path to stability and development. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 18:57:16-thread Society (510words) - 2013 FIFA Confed Cup: Uruguay vows to play "game of our lives" against Nigeria
19 june 2013 18:51:28Salvador, Brazil (PANA) - Uruguay may have come to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil with one thing in minds -- to beat Nigeria even if they lost to other teams. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 18:51:28-thread Sports (494words) - Congo, Angola to jointly exploit Lianzi oil field
19 june 2013 18:35:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese and Angolan government officials rose from their meeting in Pointe-Noire Tuesday, agreeing to jointly exploit their common oil field in Lianzi, situated at the maritime border between the two countries, a communiqué released here Wednesday by the Congolese ministry of Hydro-fuel has indicated. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 18:35:36-thread Economy (143words) - Wednesday’s forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
19 june 2013 18:26:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 18:26:55-thread Economy (96words) - 2013 FIFA Conf Cup: Historic clash as Super Eagles face Uruguay Thursday (News analysis by Kunle Solaja, PANA Special Correspondent)
19 june 2013 18:22:26Salvador, Brazil (PANA) - Nigeria's match on Thursday against Uruguay in Group B of the current FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil will be the first ever encounter between the two countries at any level of football. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 18:22:26-thread Sports (716words) - Belgium grants Burundi US$ 52m for "education for all" policy
19 june 2013 16:35:01Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Belgium will grant US$ 52.9 million to Burundi to support Bujumbura's new national policy on universal access to free and compulsory primary education, according to a financing agreement signed here Tuesday. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 16:35:01-thread Culture (150words) - Wednesday’s forex rates for Central African CFA
19 june 2013 16:24:01Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA in central African States: Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 16:24:01-thread Economy (100words) - Wednesday's forex rates in Gambia
19 june 2013 16:20:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's forex rates for the Gambian currency, the Dalasis: Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 16:20:45-thread Economy (292words) - UN Security Council worried over Libya’s security situation
19 june 2013 14:41:10New York, US (PANA) – The UN Security Council president for June, Britain’s Ambassador Mark Layer Garant, has expressed concern, on behalf of members of the council, over Libya’s security situation and the resurgence of the armed militias in the north African country.Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 14:41:10-thread Politics (167words) - G8 reaffirms support to Libya, Sahel region
19 june 2013 14:33:10London, UK (PANA) – The leaders of the G8 group have expressed profound solidarity with the Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, and his government, pledging further support for the north African country on security and politics, according to an official statement issued Tuesday at the end of the G8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 14:33:10-thread Politics (229words) - Coast guards rescue 111 African illegal immigrants off Libyan coast
19 june 2013 14:14:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coast guards on Tuesday rescued 111 illegal immigrants of various African nations who were hanging on a boat off the coast of Libya, the official spokesman of the General Staff of the Libyan Navy, Col. Omar Ayoub, said. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 14:14:33-thread Society (98words) - Gunmen kill 32 people in Nigerian state
19 june 2013 13:19:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 150 gunmen riding on 38 motorcycles on Tuesday killed 32 people when they attacked the Kizara village in Nigeria's northern Zamfara State, the local media reported Wednesday. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 13:19:40-thread Society (275words) - Cote d'Ivoire gets official nod to host 2014 ECOWAS games
19 june 2013 12:54:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission and the Ivorian Government have signed an Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 12:54:12-thread Sports (152words) - Congo, India plan US$250m transportation project (Headline corrected)
19 june 2013 12:32:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The governments of Congo and India are to jointly execute a US$250 million project to help ease urban transportation in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, and Pointe-Noire, the country’s second largest city, according to a government statement received by PANA here Wednesday. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 12:32:56-thread Society (109words) - EU representative welcomes pact between Malian govt., Tuareg rebels
19 june 2013 12:28:36Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Special Representative of the European Union (EU) for the Sahel, Michel Reveyrand de Menthon, has welcomed the preliminary agreement signed in Ouagadougou Tuesday between the Government of Mali and the Tuareg rebels, under the National Liberation Movement of Azawad (MNLA) and the High Council of the united Azawad (HCUA). Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 12:28:36-thread Politics (160words) - CPJ launches new report on exiled journalists
19 june 2013 12:24:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Wednesday that 55 journalists from 21 countries fled their homes due to violence, imprisonment, and death threats within the past year. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 12:24:19-thread Society (321words) - SA's new opposition party justifies its formation
19 june 2013 11:44:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s new opposition Agang party has said many of the country's voters have lost confidence in the existing political parties, hence the need for a party that will present them with an option. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 11:44:57-thread Politics (263words) - Latest forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
19 june 2013 11:38:33Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 11:38:33-thread Economy (74words) - Nigerian military 'rescues' abducted French citizen
19 june 2013 09:46:46Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military said it had rescued a French national, Benjamin Elan, who was abducted 13 June off the Nigerian coast. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 09:46:46-thread Society (129words) - Ghana repatriates 218 Chinese, 51 Nigeriens over illegal mining
19 june 2013 08:53:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has so far repatriated 218 Chinese and 51 citizens of Niger who were arrested in the ongoing clampdown on illegal small-scale miners in Ghana. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 08:53:40-thread Society (299words) - AU hosts high-level international meeting on ending hunger in Africa
19 june 2013 08:20:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With nearly a quarter of Africa’s population still undernourished, the African Union (AU) will, from 30 June, host a two-day high-level international meeting here to focus on renewing partnership for a unified approach to end hunger in the continent. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 08:20:07-thread Agriculture (425words) - Botswana cuts bank rate
19 june 2013 08:07:32Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s central bank has slashed the country’s bank rate by half a percentage point to 8.5 percent, the bank announced after a meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Tuesday. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 08:07:32-thread Economy (204words) - Tanzania's forex rates Wednesday
19 june 2013 08:01:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling: Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 08:01:29-thread Economy (142words) - UN welcomes accord between Mali govt, Tuareg rebels
19 june 2013 08:00:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the pact between the Government of Mali and Tuareg rebels, providing for an immediate ceasefire and paving the way for country-wide presidential elections next month. Full text...©-Panapress-19 june 2013 08:00:01-thread Politics (476words)
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