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- Nigerian telecom giant Glo fined for delayed Ghana launch
23 april 2012 22:00:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government on Monday announced that Nigerian telecommunications giant Glo has been fined US$200,000 for failing to comence full business by 20 April. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 22:00:38-thread (192words) - Senegal records 20,000 cases of severe and acute malnutrition
23 april 2012 21:46:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The resident representative of the UN Children's fund (UNICEF) in Senegal, Mrs Geovanna Barberis, on Monday said that some 20,000 children affected by severe and acute malnutrition had been recorded in several regions of the West African country. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 21:46:40-thread Health (190words) - UNESCO to celebrate World Press Freedom Day 3 May in Tunis
23 april 2012 19:05:46Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO will celebrate the World Press Freedom Day on 3 May in Tunis with a packed three-day programme of events on the role of the media as a catalyst for social and political change.Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 19:05:46-thread Society (306words) - Stakeholders move to improve livestock movement in West Africa
23 april 2012 18:52:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African agriculture stakeholders have intensified measures to improve the seasonal movement of livestock (transhumance) in order to boost the economies of ECOWAS Member States. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 18:52:39-thread Agriculture (277words) - Senegalese FM delivers special message from Macky Sall to Aziz
23 april 2012 18:41:43Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Senegalese Foreign Minister, Mr. Alioune Badara Cissé, on Monday delivered a message here from his president, Macky Sall, to the Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, official sources told PANA. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 18:41:43-thread Politics (133words) - South Sudan: UN condemns aerial bombardments in Unity State
23 april 2012 18:20:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Monday deplored the continued aerial bombardments of Bentiu town in the country’s Unity state, and called on the country and its neighbour, Sudan, to take all measures to ensure the safety of civilians. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 18:20:14-thread (224words) - South Sudan to complete Heglig troop pullout
23 april 2012 18:11:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir said his troops were due to complete their military pullout from the disputed region of Heglig on Monday, and immediately called for a fresh arbitration process to end the dispute over the oil-rich town. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 18:11:52-thread Politics (322words) - Ban stresses need for reproductive health care for young people
23 april 2012 18:06:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed the need to provide reproductive health care for young people, as well as give them access to the necessary information and the means to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 18:06:52-thread Health (479words) - US Embassy warns of possible terrorists strike in Kenya
23 april 2012 18:00:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The US embassy here on Monday warned of a possible terrorist strike in Kenya.Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 18:00:41-thread Society (99words) - Late President Bingu wa Mutharika laid to rest in Malawi
23 april 2012 15:09:17Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Thousands of Malawians Monday converged on Ndata Farm, the sprawling private estate of former President Bingu wa Mutharika, to witness the funeral service of the 78-year-old economist-turned politician.Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 15:09:17-thread Society (433words) - Djoliba maintains lead in Mali football league
23 april 2012 14:56:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Djoliba FC defeated Club Olympique 2-0 in a Bamako local derby to maintain its lead on the Malian first division football league table at 43 points, six clear points ahead of second-placed Stade Bamako which walloped ninth-placed ASOM 5-0 away over the weekend. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 14:56:17-thread Sports (156words) - Human rights group says LRA remains a serious threat
23 april 2012 14:44:43New York, US (PANA) - An international human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday said that the Uganda Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group has increased their attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 14:44:43-thread Society (494words) - Libya’s international telecoms investor in court battle for assets in Zambia
23 april 2012 14:07:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - LAP GreenN, the Libyan Investment Authority’s international telecommunications arm and a major foreign investor in Zambia, said on Monday that it was disturbed by the decision last week in the Zambian High Court not to grant interim protection for its seized assets, which were legitimately purchased at a cost of US$257 million. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 14:07:21-thread Economy (628words) - Latest foreign exchange rates in Zambia
23 april 2012 13:57:43Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Zambian kwacha as released by the Bank of Zambia Monday. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 13:57:43-thread Economy (1136words) - Monday's forex rates for Rwandan franc
23 april 2012 13:48:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Rwanda franc as published here Monday by the nation’s central bank: Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 13:48:54-thread Economy (353words) - Latest forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
23 april 2012 13:20:25Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Monday by the nation’s central bank: Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 13:20:25-thread Economy (479words) - Students of Nigeria's premier 'varsity protest poor power supply
23 april 2012 12:00:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Academic and other activities were disrupted Monday when students of Nigeria's premier university staged a protest over poor electricity supply to the institution, according to local media reports. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 12:00:15-thread Society (170words) - Kenyan runners win London Marathon
23 april 2012 11:46:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan runners on Sunday won the 2012 London Marathon in both the men's and women's categories. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 11:46:31-thread Sports (220words) - Latest forex rates for Comoran franc
23 april 2012 11:17:39Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Comoran franc: Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 11:17:39-thread Economy (62words) - World Malaria Day: Tanzania moves to defeat malaria
23 april 2012 11:15:55Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global efforts and strong in-country partnerships involving development agencies, host country governments and local organisations are key elements of the strategies to defeat malaria, according to US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director in Tanzania, Mr. Robert Cunnane. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 11:15:55-thread Health (413words) - Monday's forex rates for Mauritian rupee
23 april 2012 11:11:19Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Monday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 11:11:19-thread Economy (78words) - Monday's forex rates for Central African CFA
23 april 2012 11:09:28Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the CFA franc issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC): Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 11:09:28-thread Economy (64words) - 2013 African Youth Championship qualifiers kick off (correcting year of championship)
23 april 2012 11:04:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The preliminary qualifiers for the 2013 Under-20 African Youth Championship (AYC) kicked off across Africa over the weekend, with nine first leg matches. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 11:04:58-thread Sports (219words) - Blatter, Hayatou to visit Morocco, Algeria
23 april 2012 10:20:56Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter, to be accompanied by Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Issa Hayatou, is slated to visit Morocco and Algeria 29 April to 2 May on a programme that includes unveiling 'Goal' and 'Win in Africa with Africa' projects, CAF said in a statement obtained by PANA here Monday. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 10:20:56-thread Sports (288words) - SA Youth League declines IUSY nomination
23 april 2012 10:15:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The youth wing of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday declined a nomination for its firebrand president, Mr. Julius Malema, to the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY), saying the league needed to focus on its "domestic challenges". Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 10:15:15-thread Politics (241words) - Aid agencies issue urgent appeal for starving millions in Sahel region
23 april 2012 08:58:01Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A huge gap in funding for aid projects aimed at preventing the deepening food crisis in the Sahel is threatening to leave millions of people hungry in the coming months, a coalition of aid agencies warned Monday. Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 08:58:01-thread Society (622words) - Nigeria to upgrade logistic support for UNAMID
23 april 2012 08:13:48New York, US (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Defence Bello Mohammed has said the Nigeria Government will soon upgrade its military-owned equipment in line with the UN standards and explore ways to increase its support to the United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 08:13:48-thread Politics (390words) - Monday's forex rates in Tanzania
23 april 2012 08:06:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Bank of Tanzania on Monday issued the following exchange rates of the shilling: Full text...©-Panapress-23 april 2012 08:06:18-thread Economy (181words)
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