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- Council recommends deployment of ECOWAS troops in Mali
13 april 2012 20:44:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has recommended for adoption by regional leaders the report of the region's defence chiefs on the possible deployment of a regional force that will assist Mali to retake its northern territory from Tuareg rebels and their Islamist allies, and undertake peacekeeping and related operations. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 20:44:00-thread Politics (636words) - SA to repatriate Mutharika's remains Saturday
13 april 2012 20:00:21Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The South African Government has directed the South African National Defence Force to repatriate the remains of former Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika to Malawi Saturday. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 20:00:21-thread Society (316words) - 4,000 CDM projects registered to reduce greenhouse gas emission
13 april 2012 19:59:17Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the international market-based tool that gives incentives to projects in developing countries that lead of reduction in greenhouse gas emission, has registered its 4,000th project. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 19:59:17-thread Environment (467words) - Latest forex rates in Nigeria
13 april 2012 19:36:03Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira: Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 19:36:03-thread Economy (299words) - South Sudan vows to hold Heglig oilfields until UN force deployment
13 april 2012 18:15:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Sudan will not vacate the oilfields in Heglig, Sudan, until a neutral UN peacekeeping force is deployed to the region, visiting ruling party Secretary-General Pegan Amum said here Friday. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 18:15:41-thread Politics (270words) - Kenya warns citizens over bogus job cartels
13 april 2012 18:05:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Foreign Ministry Friday issued a warning against bogus firms recruiting Kenyans for foreign jobs, saying they extorted money from desperate job-seekers in the East African nation. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 18:05:28-thread Society (302words) - Kenyan police hold suspected terrorist over grenade attacks
13 april 2012 17:58:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's anti-terrorism police Friday questioned a suspected terrorist, Abdulhah Abdul Majid, in connection with the recent grenade attacks in the tourist havens of Mombasa and Kilifi. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 17:58:45-thread Society (252words) - Mutharika to be buried next week
13 april 2012 17:54:52Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's late President Bingu wa Mutharika will be buried on 23 April at his Ndata Farm in the southern tea-growing district of Thyolo, in a mausoleum he constructed for his first wife, Ethel, who died from cancer in 2007 aged 64, government officials said. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 17:54:52-thread Society (282words) - Nigeria's President signs 2012 budget into law
13 april 2012 17:16:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Friday signed the country's federal budget of 4.697 trillion naira into law, at a ceremony witnessed by top government officials in the capital city of Abuja (US$1=156). Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 17:16:59-thread Economy (202words) - Sub-regional insurance companies meet in Banjul Sunday
13 april 2012 17:00:20Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Insurance companies under the banner of West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) will hold their 34th general meeting in Banjul, Gambian capital, on Sunday, PANA reported. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 17:00:20-thread Economy (116words) - Kenya welcomes Japanese car maker's expansion plan
13 april 2012 16:45:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has welcomed Japanese car maker Toyota's plan to set up its regional headquarters in Kenya, noting that it would boost trade ties with Japan, a statement from his office said Friday. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 16:45:08-thread Economy (212words) - AU Peace, Security Council condemns Sudan/South Sudan clashes
13 april 2012 16:39:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council said on Friday it was dismayed by the ''illegal and unacceptable occupation by the South Sudanese army of Heglig, and also called on Sudan to stop air bombardment of South Sudanese territories. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 16:39:50-thread Society (319words) - AMISOM probes armed convoy accident in Mogadishu
13 april 2012 16:29:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Friday it regretted the injuries sustained by civilians following the collision of an armoured vehicle and a civilian mini-bus in the Somali capita, Mogadishu. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 16:29:22-thread Politics (90words) - Lake Victoria Basin Commission plans 'more tangible' investments
13 april 2012 16:25:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Lake Victoria Basin Commission Executive Secretary Canisius Kanangire has said plans are underway to implement more projects to improve lake transportation, which has been affected by a dangerous weed, the hyacinth. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 16:25:49-thread Environment (426words) - Nigeria 'condemns, rejects' coup attempt in Guinea Bissau
13 april 2012 16:18:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has ''totally condemned and rejected'' the ongoing attempt by a segment of the military in Guinea Bissau to subvert the country’s constitutional order and truncate the democratic process. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 16:18:53-thread Politics (356words) - Chase race: Radcliffe gets 7.52 minutes head start over Gabreselassie
13 april 2012 15:53:53Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - British long distance runner Paula Radcliffe will get an advantage of exactly 7:52 minutes, when racing against Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie in the OMV Champions Race of Sunday's Vienna City Marathon, the organizers have announced. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 15:53:53-thread Sports (168words) - UK calls for immediate halt to Sudan, South Sudan fighting
13 april 2012 15:01:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UK's Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has called for an immediate halt to the clashes between Sudan and South Sudan, following reports of increased fighting in the border area between the two countries. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 15:01:13-thread Society (268words) - WB grants Togo US$14m for Community Development Project
13 april 2012 14:40:49Lome, Togo (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Togo US$14 million (FCFA 7 billion) to finance the second phase of the Community Development Project (CDP), under an agreement signed in the capital city of Lome Thursday. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 14:40:49-thread Society (165words) - Gambia launches US$10m water/sanitation project
13 april 2012 13:54:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Gambia has launched two projects on rural water and sanitation programme which targets 22 rural communities, PANA reported Friday. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 13:54:48-thread Economy (172words) - MEND claims AGIP pipeline attack in Nigeria
13 april 2012 13:53:22Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) said on Friday it attacked and destroyed a pipeline belonging to AGIP Oil Company, a subsidiary of Italian oil giant ENI, in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta region. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 13:53:22-thread Society (195words) - Friday's forex rates for Rwandan franc
13 april 2012 13:27:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Rwandan franc: Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 13:27:44-thread Economy (64words) - Nigeria's head coach hails team despite loss to Egypt
13 april 2012 12:39:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria head coach Stephen Keshi has hailed the national football team, the Super Eagles, for playing well in its friendly against Egypt in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, despite losing the match 3-2 to the north Africans. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 12:39:47-thread Sports (218words) - Nigeria going broke as oil savings drop - Minister
13 april 2012 12:08:29Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's oil savings, which is known as the Excess Crude Account (ECA), have been massively depleted from US$20 billion in 2006 to US$3.6 billion as at Thursday (12April), raising fears of a serious economic problem in the event of a fall in oil prices. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 12:08:29-thread Economy (247words) - AU condemns Guinea Bissau coup attempt
13 april 2012 12:01:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Friday condemned the coup attempt in the West African state of Guinea Bissau, saying it will not accept any unconstitutional change of government. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 12:01:11-thread Politics (168words) - Friday's forex rates for Central African CFA
13 april 2012 11:09:43Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the CFA franc issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC): Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 11:09:43-thread Economy (75words) - Spanish doctor kidnapped in Nigeria spends 10th day with abductors
13 april 2012 10:56:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 58-year Spanish medical doctor, who was kidnapped in the eponymous city of Enugu in Nigeria's South-east, was spending his 10th day with his abductors Friday, even as his whereabouts have yet to be known. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 10:56:34-thread Society (205words) - IOM gives reasons for massive migration in Benin
13 april 2012 10:55:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Demographic growth, poverty, unemployment, increased living costs, difficult climatic conditions and dwindling natural resources continue to push many Beninese to migrate internally from rural to urban areas, within the region and beyond, according to a newly released IOM (International Organization for Migration) Migration Profile of Benin. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 10:55:53-thread Society (406words) - Nigeria foils plan to export 25kg of ephedrine to Mozambique
13 april 2012 10:40:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had foiled an attempt by a 52-year-old man to export 25.4kg of powdery substances that tested positive to ephedrine to Mozambique. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 10:40:15-thread Society (116words) - Rising energy costs may force more industries to collapse in Nigeria
13 april 2012 10:30:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Rising energy costs due to worsening electricity supply may force more industries in Nigeria to collapse, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has warned. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 10:30:14-thread Economy (239words) - Jane Karuku appointed AGRA President
13 april 2012 09:46:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Mr. Kofi Annan, Friday announced the appointment of a renowned African business leader from Kenya, Ms Jane Karuku, as the new president of the organization. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 09:46:17-thread Agriculture (513words) - ECOWAS condemns 'coup attempt' in Guinea Bissau
13 april 2012 08:44:59Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the ongoing attempt by the military to overthrow the government of Guinea Bissau, describing it as ''irresponsible''. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 08:44:59-thread Politics (298words) - FAO appeals for assistance to victims of Sudan, South Sudan clashes
13 april 2012 08:10:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for urgent relief assistance for thousands of civilians who are affected by the recent clashes in the joint border areas of Sudan and South Sudan. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 08:10:54-thread Society (384words) - UN Security Council demands unconditional end to Sudan/South Sudan fighting
13 april 2012 08:01:34New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has called for an immediate end to the fighting between Sudan and South Sudan, warning that it could take both countries to full-scale war. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 08:01:34-thread Politics (388words) - UN launches first flight for Western Saharan family visits
13 april 2012 07:54:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched the first flight in an expanded programme of visits for long-separated Sahrawi families in the Tindouf camps of Algeria and in the territory of Western Sahara. Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 07:54:36-thread Society (340words) - Friday's forex rates in Tanzania
13 april 2012 07:46:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling: Full text...©-Panapress-13 april 2012 07:46:36-thread Economy (166words)
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