Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira: Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) – Transport cost constitutes between 30% and 50% of the value of African exports and this is negatively affecting their competitiveness on the local and international markets, says an international survey released on Wednesday in Paris. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Here are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan franc: Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian currency, the Dalasis (D): Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya’s telecommunications market is one of the most dynamic in sub-Saharan Africa and, with the successful mobile money applications and the deployment of LTE (long-term evolution) in 2013, the East African country is a critical regional market for investors, operators and vendors, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (PR). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regulatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a two-week ultimatum to foreign airlines to comply with the agency's revenue automation or face sanctions. Full text...

Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has granted a loan of US$7.5 million to Cameroon to construct and equip a Technical Secondary School at Ombe. Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan government will invest 1.7 billion Kwanza to quintuple power production capacity in the country by 2017, according to the Minister of Energy and Water, Mr. João Baptista Borges. Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) have signed a pact for a loan of US$12 million to the West African nation to finance a road project. Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Sudan's international partners have indicated they could raise their contributions to the country by US$300 million over the approximately US$1.3 billion which they gave to the African nation this year. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Power Chinedu Nebo has warned that the era of fraud in any form in the nation’s power sector is over. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira: Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Here are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc: Full text...

Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) Tuesday made available a little over 1 million Euros, through the Smartfish Programme, to reinforce the existing efforts in joint fisheries surveillance in the Indian Ocean and Lake Victoria in Africa, PANA reported from here. Full text...

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s inflationary pressures continue to build up in the economy as reflected by the March inflation rate which rose to 7.6% year-on-year from 7.5% in February, according to data released by Statistics Botswana (SB). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged Nigeria to re-evaluate its development strategy in order to achieve inclusive growth that will impact positively on the majority of the people. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Zambian kwacha: Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the CFA francs issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC): Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling: Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambia has announced a 25-percent tariff increase for the West African country's ferry services which will take affect from 1 May, PANA reported Monday. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Zambian Kwacha: Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Following are Monday's forex rates for the Gambian currency, the Dalasis (D): Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regulatory Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has outlined a five-year Strategic Master Plan (SMP) that will boost the level of investments in the country’s telecommunications sector, media reports said Monday. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the CFA issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC): Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAGPCO) is billed to resume gas flow through its pipeline on 30 April, 2013, when the repair of its damaged pipeline is expected to have been completed, the company said. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned that Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has resumed relations with Somalia after a 22-year interval following the prolonged civil war in the Horn of Africa country. Full text...

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the FCFA compared to other currencies across the globe, according to the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) in Libreville, Gabon. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Friday's forex rates for the Gambian currency, the Dalasis (D): Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Zambian kwacha: Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Rwandan franc: Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira: Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by David Dunn, Wednesday concluded a six-day working visit to the Gambia during which it met with President Yahya Jammeh and senior Gambian government officials. Full text...

Johannesburg, South-Africa (PANA) - The Aggreko-Shanduka cross-border power project, located at Ressano Garcia in Mozambique, has been named Africa’s Best Fast Track Power Project in 2012, organizers of the African Energy Awards ceremony indicated here Thursday. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma will on Friday attend the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit in Gaborone, Botswana, presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj, has indicated. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has granted an interest free loan, worth US$ 2 billion, to Egypt under an agreement signed Wednesday in Cairo, the Egyptian news agency, MENA, reported, quoting an official from the Libyan Finance ministry. Full text...

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Here are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA in central African States: Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), in partnership with the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA), has invited entries for its photo and essay competition, according to a statement from the organization, received by PANA here Thursday. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling: Full text...

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following the growing demand for oil products in Gabon, the current production capacity of 6,000 cubic metres will meet demands for only three days instead of the previous six days, the managing director of the Gabonese refinery company (SOGARA), Pierre Reteno Ndiaye, told a news conference here Wednesday. Full text...