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- Tunisian consulate in Tripoli hit by bomb
26 june 2012 22:16:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Unidentified people on Tuesday attacked the Tunisian general consulate in Tripoli with a bomb. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 22:16:08-thread Society (129words) - Belgium grants Burundi 50 million euros
26 june 2012 21:59:56Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Belgium is to give Burundi a total of 50 million euros to finance several development projects under a three-year cooperation programme between the two countries. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 21:59:56-thread Economy (107words) - London Business School organises global summit in Lagos
26 june 2012 21:32:05Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) is collaborating with the United Kingdom Trade and Investment in bringing together some of the world's top businesses alongside the highest calibre of young professionals to a Global Business Summit in Lagos on Wednesday, according to a statement from the British High Commission in Lagos on Tuesday. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 21:32:05-thread Economy (247words) - Jonathan approves new appointments in Nigeria's oil industry
26 june 2012 21:14:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the re-composition of the executive management team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with Andrew Yakubu as the Group Managing Director. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 21:14:51-thread (266words) - Kenyan police link British woman to Mombasa terror strike
26 june 2012 20:21:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Terrorism investigators have narrowed down their hunt for perpetrators of the attack in the Kenyan resort city of Mombasa to a British woman linked a past bombing in London, which killed 26 people. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 20:21:56-thread Society (384words) - President Jonathan visits Brussels Wednesday
26 june 2012 19:55:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria will leave Abuja for Brussels on Wednesday on a one-day official visit to Belgium, according to a press statement issued here Tuesday by his special adviser on media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 19:55:30-thread Politics (158words) - President Jonathan congratulates Egypt's President-elect
26 june 2012 19:47:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Dr. Mohamed Morsi on his emergence as Egypt’s President–Elect following the country’s recent presidential run-off election. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 19:47:08-thread Politics (209words) - Locusts threaten Mali's 2012 agricultural campain
26 june 2012 16:45:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Locusts are threatening Mali's agricultural campaign with swarms of young locusts being spotted at Aguel Hoc in the Kidal region, northern Mali, Moussa Léo Sidibé, Malian Minister of Agriculture has told the National Assembly. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 16:45:38-thread Agriculture (242words) - Al-Ahli beats Iraqi Police in opening match at Arab basketball championship
26 june 2012 15:53:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hosts Al-Ahli of Benghazi defeated Iraqi Police 84-71 on Monday in the opening match of the 25th edition of the Arab basketball clubs' championship. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 15:53:36-thread Sports (85words) - Rights watchdog urges Sudan to end crackdown on protesters, journalists
26 june 2012 15:25:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities must end its ruthless crackdown on protests and stop the harassment of journalists covering demonstration, Amnesty International (AI) said after riot police in Khartoum used tear gas and batons to break up recent demonstrations over austerity cuts. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 15:25:46-thread Society (405words) - Livestock epidemic causing havoc in DRC, says FAO
26 june 2012 15:15:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is mobilizing emergency support for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to counter the rapid spread of peste des petits ruminants, a virulent livestock disease of goats and sheep. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 15:15:41-thread Agriculture (495words) - Media Chat exposed Jonathan's lack of commitment to anti-graft fight, security - ACN
26 june 2012 15:07:02Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said that President Goodluck Jonathan's comments on key national issues during his Media Chat programme last Sunday have exposed his administration's lack of commitment to the fight against corruption and to ending the Boko Haram crisis, among others. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 15:07:02-thread Politics (731words) - Experts, Novartis to empower local communities to tackle malaria in Africa
26 june 2012 14:53:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - More than 35 African countries are represented at this year’s National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) Best Practice Sharing Workshop which got underway Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 14:53:39-thread Health (856words) - Security situation in east DRC worries EU
26 june 2012 14:35:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is worried about the security situation prevailing in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where deadly clashes between government forces and former rebels have been on for a couple of months.Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 14:35:02-thread Politics (140words) - UNDP, partners support women candidates for Libya's Consituent Assembly polls
26 june 2012 14:18:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A national campaign to encourage women candidates to stand for elections into the Libyan General Congress (Constituent Assembly) got off to a good start here Monday, PANA reported. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 14:18:02-thread Politics (220words) - EU congratulates newly-elected Egyptian president
26 june 2012 14:05:46Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Monday congratulated the new Egyptian president, Mohammed Morsi, and welcomed his desire to set up an inclusive government which will take into account the aspirations of all Egyptians, according to an official statement, made available to PANA, here. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 14:05:46-thread Politics (205words) - 17 firms get grants to fund business plans, economic growth in Africa
26 june 2012 13:48:20Washington, DC, US (PANA) - At the second African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM II) in Washington DC, US, 17 U.S.-based entrepreneurs were awarded matching grants to fund innovative business plans and promote economic growth in seven countries in sub-Saharan and North Africa. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 13:48:20-thread Economy (352words) - France to adopt action plan for terrorism-prone Sahel
26 june 2012 12:31:19Paris, France (PANA) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has asked Jean Felix-Paganon, his Special Representative for the Sahel, to submit an action plan for the Sahel region, which is faced with terrorist threat, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Bernard Valero said Tuesday. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 12:31:19-thread Politics (202words) - ECOWAS backs UNIDO’S tool for regional investment promotion
26 june 2012 12:17:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has expressed its willingness to key into the Investment Monitoring Platform (IMP), a new web portal established by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) within the framework of the African Regional Investment Promotion Programme. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 12:17:47-thread Economy (415words) - Regulatory body suspends part-time programmes in Nigerian universities
26 june 2012 12:07:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's regulatory National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced the suspension of all part-time programmes run by universities in the country, according to local media reports Tuesday. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 12:07:21-thread Social (163words) - Nigerian Navy arrests Belgian ship for crude oil theft
26 june 2012 11:59:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Belgian ship and its 15-member crew have been arrested for allegedly stealing Nigerian crude oil, the Nigerian Navy (NN) confirmed. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 11:59:14-thread Society (261words) - Air Nigeria defends safety record
26 june 2012 11:41:56Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's second largest private carrier Air Nigeria has defended its safety record, after the airline was slammed with the second suspension in as many weeks over safety concerns by the regulatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 11:41:56-thread Economy (370words) - Nigerian NGO invokes FOI Act to seek Pres. Jonathan's assets declaration
26 june 2012 11:10:37Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian NGO has sent a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to President Goodluck Jonathan asking him to “provide information on your assets declaration details between May 2007 and May 2012, and to publish widely the information on a dedicated website.” Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 11:10:37-thread Society (353words) - Outrage over horror crash in SA
26 june 2012 10:23:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There are growing calls for transport authorities to get to the bottom of the cause of a horrific bus crash that left 19 people dead and 55 others injured in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 10:23:04-thread Social (219words) - Tuesday's forex rates for Central African CFA
26 june 2012 10:13:59Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the CFA issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), as published here Tuesday by the financial institution: Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 10:13:59-thread Economy (70words) - Tuesday's forex rates for Mauritian rupee
26 june 2012 10:12:40Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 10:12:40-thread Economy (66words) - Ghana to give US$1m to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases
26 june 2012 08:57:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has announced it will contribute about US$1 million towards the prevention and control of endemic Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in order to protect the gains made by the country in Guinea Worm eradication and the elimination of trachoma. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 08:57:59-thread Health (484words) - UN urges South Sudan to curb inter-communal violence
26 june 2012 07:47:40New York, US (PANA) - The UN has called on South Sudan to develop a comprehensive plan for curbing violence in Jonglei state, as it released the findings of an investigation into inter-communal attacks that claimed hundreds of lives there in 2011 and early 2012. Full text...©-Panapress-26 june 2012 07:47:40-thread Society (417words)
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