New food alert platform helps humanitarians combat hunger
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Sub-Saharan Africa Growth Steady at 4.1% but Risks Mount – World Bank
08 april 2026 - 18:41:55Banjul, Gambia-(PANA)- Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic recovery from a decade of global shocks is showing signs of slowing, with growth projections [...] Full text...
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UN calls for fair play in the global race for critical minerals
05 march 2026 - 19:54:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt are central to the transition to a zero-carbon economy. As [...] Full text...
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Ocean governance must be grounded in international law: UN experts
25 february 2026 - 09:00:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts on Tuesday urged States to ensure that any new regulations governing the deep seabed, [...] Full text...
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Africa's era of exporting raw materials should end - AUC chair
14 february 2026 - 06:48:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s era of exporting raw materials and importing value-added goods must end, Mr. Mahmoud Ali [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for a new era of justice and partnerships
14 february 2026 - 06:43:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the building of international cooperation based on "mutual [...] Full text...
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Investing in African Mining Indaba begins in Cape Town
10 february 2026 - 09:43:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is hosting the Investing in African Mining Indaba at the Cape Town [...] Full text...
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Joint Steering Committee of the U.S.-DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement holds inaugural meeting
06 february 2026 - 06:16:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Joint Steering Committee of the U.S.-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Strategic Partnership Agreement on [...] Full text...
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Choose peace over chaos, Guterres urges as he sets out final-year priorities
29 january 2026 - 19:20:33New York, US (PANA) - With global tensions rising and “reckless actions” triggering dangerous consequences, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on [...] Full text...
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US, AU launch Strategic Investment Working Group
29 january 2026 - 06:30:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of the United States and the African Union Commission (AUC) have agreed to [...] Full text...
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US visa of Ghana's former finance minister was revoked last year- Attorney-General
10 january 2026 - 13:04:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that former Finance Minister, [...] Full text...
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Fall of eastern DRC city to rebels puts civilians at risk - HRW
15 december 2025 - 09:35:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in South Kivu [...] Full text...
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UN environment assembly wraps up in Nairobi
13 december 2025 - 08:32:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The seventh session of the United Nations Environment (UNEA-7) concluded in Nairobi on Friday with Member [...] Full text...
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Better economic measurement is about wiser use, not just more data (IMF Blog by Gita Bhatt)
04 december 2025 - 10:22:48Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - We live in a galaxy of data. From satellites and smartwatches to social media and [...] Full text...
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AI: Without strong policies, inequalities between countries could widen
03 december 2025 - 07:18:59New York, US (PANA) - Uncontrolled artificial intelligence (AI) could increase inequality between countries by widening gaps in economic performance, [...] Full text...
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Africa and Europe can shape a fairer global system - Guterres
25 november 2025 - 05:30:53Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General says the world is shifting fast towards a multipolar system – where power is [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa closes successful G20 Summit
23 november 2025 - 16:21:41Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brought the curtain down on the first-ever G20 [...] Full text...
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India-Africa trade hits US$80 billion
22 november 2025 - 11:56:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Trade between India and African countries increased to US$80 billion in the 2024/2025, driven by increased [...] Full text...
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Former Ghana finance minister, six other individuals, company charged with corruption
18 november 2025 - 18:46:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Special Prosecutor has charged former Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta, six other individuals and a company [...] Full text...
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South Africa rolls out red carpet for G20 Summit
18 november 2025 - 07:23:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says it is ready to welcome world leaders from 42 [...] Full text...
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COP30 Climate Conference: What to know
08 november 2025 - 12:38:18Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Next week, the 30th annual United Nations climate change conference (COP30) will begin in Belém, Brazil. The [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's economy continues to demonstrate strength and resilience - IMF
12 october 2025 - 06:34:59Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Despite facing consecutive shocks, Rwanda's economy continues to demonstrate strength and resilience, the IMF has [...] Full text...
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IMF staff says Tanzania's economic activity 'robust'
25 september 2025 - 10:17:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Nicolas Blancher, which [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's VP says UN’s 80th anniversary must be ‘moment of truth’
25 september 2025 - 05:24:36New York, US (PANA) - Nigeria's Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the UN’s 80th anniversary must be “moment of [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President calls for fairer development, trade
24 september 2025 - 05:37:55New York, US (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that Africa is a continent “irreversibly on the [...] Full text...
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Africa at the heart of considerable opportunities - Guterres
22 september 2025 - 06:16:22New York US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for investment in Africa's potential, which is "at [...] Full text...
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Embracing climate-smart growth is a net win for Uganda
12 september 2025 - 09:59:54Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...
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‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan
20 august 2025 - 18:54:02Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in [...] Full text...
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US sanctions critical minerals traffickers stoking armed conflict in eastern DRC
13 august 2025 - 07:24:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Treasury Department is sanctioning four entities producing and trading in conflict minerals in [...] Full text...
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Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief (By UN News)
07 august 2025 - 05:34:26Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain [...] Full text...
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South African to continue negotiation with the US after 30% tariff imposed - Ramaphosa
01 august 2025 - 11:05:39Pretoria, South Africa (PAA) - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa says his country will continue to negotiate tariffs with the [...] Full text...
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Trade critical to ending plastic pollution - UNCTAD
01 august 2025 - 05:15:23New York, US (PANA) - Trade must be part of the solution to end plastic pollution – a global problem [...] Full text...
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South Africa hosts G20 stakeholder meeting
28 july 2025 - 09:18:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will host the G20 Critical [...] Full text...
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Deep-sea must not turn into ‘Wild West’ of rare minerals exploitation, agency head says
25 july 2025 - 05:32:15New York, US (PANA) - Nations are pursuing underwater exploration for highly sought-after rare earth minerals, but the head of [...] Full text...
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Deep dive into the International Seabed Authority: Why it matters now (By UN News)
23 july 2025 - 07:30:11New York, US (PANA) - Protecting underwater ecosystems from the growing interest in rare mineral mining, framing deep-sea laws and [...] Full text...
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Leveraging Zambia’s energy transition minerals: Roadmap for economic transformation
01 july 2025 - 10:48:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's economy grew by 4% in 2024, displaying resilience despite experiencing a historic drought and frequent [...] Full text...
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EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025, AT 9:1:30 PM UTC. Extreme poverty rising fast in economies hit by conflict, instability – World Bank report
27 june 2025 - 08:16:11Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum selects 100 start-ups from 28 countries to join its Technology Pioneers community
23 june 2025 - 08:09:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Monday announced the 2025 cohort of its Technology Pioneers community, a [...] Full text...
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UN trade agency said global investment plunged last year
20 june 2025 - 05:45:57New York, US (PANA) - Global investment fell a full 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion last year – it’s [...] Full text...
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G7 launches action plan to secure critical minerals supply chains
18 june 2025 - 14:59:12Kananaskis, Canada (PANA) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have unveiled a minerals action plan aimed at [...] Full text...
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Organised crime groups increasingly embedded in gold supply chain
21 may 2025 - 04:34:53Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns (By Laura Quinones, UN News)
25 april 2025 - 05:28:18New York, US (PANA) - As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – [...] Full text...
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Tanzania set to access US$441 million in IMF financing
18 april 2025 - 08:09:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania advances energy security with World Bank support
28 march 2025 - 10:33:43Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The World Bank Group has announced its approval of the Mauritania Development of Energy Resources and [...] Full text...
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AfCFTA, a call to action to unveil the African economy, according to the Ethiopian President
18 march 2025 - 18:27:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a call to action to unveil the African [...] Full text...
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South Africa and Chile strengthen ties
06 march 2025 - 09:37:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa and Chile have agreed to cooperate in areas of trade and industry [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns that mining in toxic lead waste poisons children in Zambia
05 march 2025 - 09:39:18Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's government is facilitating hazardous mining and processing of toxic lead waste in the city of Kabwe [...] Full text...
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African ministers discuss visa-free movement to spur regional unity
18 february 2025 - 15:37:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African ministers discussed obstacles to the continent’s economic integration, underscoring visa-free movement as a precondition [...] Full text...
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HRW reports dire humanitarian situation in Eastern DR Congo
17 february 2025 - 16:33:11Bukavu, DR Congo) – On Sunday, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels announced the capture of the city of Bukavu, in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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Angola promises everlasting impression on infrastructure
15 february 2025 - 15:10:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's newly-elected Chairman, Angola's President Joao Manuel Lourenco, has promised to leave a [...] Full text...
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Africa has potential to become major driver of global trade, says UN
11 february 2025 - 07:07:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa can turn its economic vulnerabilities into opportunities through trade, investment and regional integration, say the [...] Full text...
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Eastern, Southern Africa leaders outline roadmap for peace in troubled Eastern Congo
08 february 2025 - 21:11:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Eastern and Southern Africa leaders rose from a crisis Summit on the troubled Democratic [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action
07 february 2025 - 15:32:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation [...] Full text...
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UN chief appeals for mediation to end crisis in eastern DR Congo
07 february 2025 - 05:12:47New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO
06 february 2025 - 05:45:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Air taxis, “autonomous autos” and reusable rockets are just some of the future transport solutions that [...] Full text...
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What the UN is doing in DR Congo
05 february 2025 - 19:48:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the [...] Full text...
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Malawi needs urgent action on macroeconomic reforms and transformative potential of mining: WB report
31 january 2025 - 08:28:24Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s economic recovery remains fragile due to lagging implementation of macroeconomic reforms and a series of [...] Full text...
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DRC: UN Security Council urged to 'act now' to protect civilians
27 january 2025 - 09:21:58New York, US (PANA) - Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Kenyan unit of UK cereals manufacturer Weetabix eyes expanded African market
22 january 2025 - 16:10:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Weetabix East Africa, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Weetabix Cereals Company, plans to expand across [...] Full text...
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Global growth to remain subdued in 2025 amid uncertainty, UN report warns
10 january 2025 - 06:57:55New York, US (PANA) - Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from [...] Full text...
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Global Cooperation at a crossroads: Possibility amid rising geopolitical uncertainty
07 january 2025 - 16:02:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer offers a critical assessment of the state of global [...] Full text...
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Humanity’s fate can't be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council
20 december 2024 - 05:21:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday urged the Security Council to act decisively to establish international [...] Full text...
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For poorest economies, next 25 years could prove decisive: World Bank
13 december 2024 - 07:26:40Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The next 25 years could prove decisive in determining whether the world’s 26 poorest countries [...] Full text...
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Without course correction, 20 of 26 countries would remain poor through 2050 – World Bank study
12 december 2024 - 07:10:54EMBARGOED: UNTIL THURSDAY, 12 DECEMBER, 2024, AT 2:00 PM UTC.Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The next 25 years could prove [...] Full text...
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Tanzania needs concrete action on its path to resilient, low carbon growth: World Bank
12 december 2024 - 06:40:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA - Without decisive action, climate change could cut Tanzania's economic growth by up to 4% [...] Full text...
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UN backed drive to produce electric vehicle batteries kicks off in Zambia
10 december 2024 - 20:42:19Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A project to increase the production of batteries to power electric vehicles has been launched in [...] Full text...
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Sudan continues exporting gold despite the war, minister says
22 november 2024 - 14:27:17Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has announced exporting 26 tons of gold during the past ten months, in the middle of [...] Full text...
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COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor
13 november 2024 - 12:09:09Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to [...] Full text...
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‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
20 september 2024 - 06:26:31New York, US (PANA) - The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence (AI) field is “irrefutable”, a [...] Full text...
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Why land is key to tackling climate change and infrastructure gaps: World Bank Bog By Guangzhe Chen
30 august 2024 - 12:25:05Washington DC, United States (PANA) - While many countries have made impressive progress strengthening their infrastructure, significant gaps remain around [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
09 august 2024 - 16:31:36New York, US (PANA) - As countries celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of [...] Full text...
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Kenya facing shortage of geologists critical to climate smart-future
24 july 2024 - 18:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is at risk of failing to build adequate numbers of trained geologists to support the [...] Full text...
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The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts
16 july 2024 - 05:52:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Botswana to enhance renewable energy, improve electricity services
13 july 2024 - 07:36:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved its first lending operation supporting renewable energy development [...] Full text...
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UN Trade and Development calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact
12 july 2024 - 19:07:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global shift towards circularity focusing on responsible production and consumption is crucial to making the [...] Full text...
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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency
11 july 2024 - 06:27:18New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...
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US 'deeply concerned' about minerals supply chains from Rwanda and eastern DRC contributing to ongoing conflict
09 july 2024 - 17:31:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US said in Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” by the ongoing conflict in [...] Full text...
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Green Zambia: Financing a liveable future: World Bank Blog By Qursum Qasim
03 july 2024 - 12:12:54Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Green is the new buzzword, but what does greening industry and the financial sector mean in [...] Full text...
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'Africa offers attractive investment opportunities for Japanese firms'
23 june 2024 - 06:33:45Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Dr. Kevin Kariuki, African Development Bank's (AfDB's) Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, [...] Full text...
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Pressure against French colonial rule ahead of UN climate talks
14 june 2024 - 18:49:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Azerbaijan, the host nation for the next round of the UN global climate change talks, has [...] Full text...
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Kenya’s economy exhibited robust growth in 2023 despite persistent challenges
05 june 2024 - 07:41:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s real GDP growth accelerated to 5.6% in 2023, surpassing the previous year’s growth of 4.9%. However, [...] Full text...
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Uganda sets foundations for future oil wealth
23 may 2024 - 12:33:47Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda achieved a moderate score (78.5 points) in implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard, having made [...] Full text...
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Libya, Turkey discuss strengthening industrial relations
21 may 2024 - 17:18:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Industry and Mines, Ahmed Abu Hissa, on Monday held talks with the [...] Full text...
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South Africa, EC presidents hold telephone discussion on bilateral, global issues
20 may 2024 - 18:49:45Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and the President of the European Council, Mr Charles [...] Full text...
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Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk
17 may 2024 - 05:47:39New York, US (PANA) - The global economic picture has improved since January, but vulnerabilities remain, the mid-year update of [...] Full text...
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Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s critical mineral wealth
29 april 2024 - 18:48:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition to clean energy [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa faces turning point
20 april 2024 - 10:49:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - After four turbulent years, the outlook for sub-Saharan Africa is gradually improving, according to [...] Full text...
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Industrial policy is back but the bar to get it right is high: IMF Blog By Anna Ilyina, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Michele Ruta
12 april 2024 - 16:14:18Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Governments have traditionally used targeted interventions known as industrial policy to make domestic producers more [...] Full text...
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Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call
21 march 2024 - 15:54:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres doubled down on his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and peace [...] Full text...
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Hannan Morsy of ECA reveals the pillars of sustainable development for Africa
05 march 2024 - 20:46:15Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Chief Economist and Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has revealed [...] Full text...
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New reports identify pathways to build climate-smart economy in Zimbabwe
05 march 2024 - 07:53:44Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe remains vulnerable to climatic shocks and without adaptation, climate change will impose high costs on [...] Full text...
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World unites at UN Environment Assembly to combat ‘triple planetary crisis’
27 february 2024 - 05:45:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The latest meeting of the “world’s parliament on the environment” opened in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Africa to account for 11 of world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024: AfDB
19 february 2024 - 05:21:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African Development [...] Full text...
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African countries scoop 11 out of 20 world's top growth economies
16 february 2024 - 20:47:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African [...] Full text...
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Keen interest in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town
06 february 2024 - 11:37:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delegates at the 30th African Mining Indaba, which is underway in Cape Town, are [...] Full text...
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World Bank urges action for gender equality in artisanal, small-scale mining
05 february 2024 - 16:08:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Gender discrimination, enshrined in mining laws, and disregard for health, safety, and social protection [...] Full text...
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South Africa's first shipment of AfCFTA goods hailed
31 january 2024 - 10:51:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday officiated the launch of South Africa's first shipment and [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum portrays initiatives to balance drivers of growth, productivity
19 january 2024 - 16:49:05Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – Participants of the World Economic Forum 2024 made the case that a new growth model is [...] Full text...
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Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report
16 january 2024 - 05:34:53New York, US (PANA) - Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and [...] Full text...
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COP28: UN chief previews panel on management of minerals essential for green energy transition
02 december 2023 - 14:39:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to ensure the [...] Full text...
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Eleven miners killed in South Africa shaft tragedy
28 november 2023 - 10:15:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Eleven miners have been killed and another 82 were injured following an underground mining [...] Full text...
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DRC must strengthen institutions, increase investments to become 'climate solutions country'
16 november 2023 - 18:26:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Possessing half of Africa's forests, large freshwater resources, and mineral reserves that are critical for [...] Full text...
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China’s slowing economy will hit Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth: IMF
11 november 2023 - 08:11:15Washington DC, United States (PANA) - China has forged deep economic ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the past [...] Full text...
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IMF, Mozambique authorities aim at agreement on credit arrangement
02 november 2023 - 11:40:21Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economic growth overall remains resilient and is projected at 6 percent in 2023, with headline [...] Full text...
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Three priorities to turn natural capital into wealth for people of the Congo Basin: World Bank Blog By Cheick Fantamady Kanté
27 october 2023 - 07:07:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The question “top-of-mind” for most leaders and climate champions who will be gathering this week in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe requires strong reform efforts to prop up post-COVID economic recovery: IMF
26 october 2023 - 06:49:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy has continued its post-COVID recovery, but enhancing its longer-term growth potential would require strong [...] Full text...
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African countries eye booming electric vehicle, clean energy market, worth trillions of dollars
25 october 2023 - 09:53:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Energy Agency projects that manufacturers of clean energy technologies will need 40 times [...] Full text...
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New RISE partnership aims to increase developing countries' participation in mineral and clean energy industries
12 october 2023 - 07:38:36Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Creating jobs and confronting climate change are two of the biggest challenges in the fight against [...] Full text...
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Resilient global economy still limping along, with growing divergences: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
10 october 2023 - 15:34:50Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and [...] Full text...
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Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects: Climate Commission
06 october 2023 - 09:20:52Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and [...] Full text...
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Geo-economic fragmentation threatens food security, clean energy transition: IMF Blog
03 october 2023 - 17:20:57Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 fragmented major commodity markets. Countries have since restricted [...] Full text...
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Growth in mining expected to take Namibia back to pre-pandemic level
03 october 2023 - 17:08:58Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - On the back of sustained mining growth and recovery in tourism, Namibia’s real GDP growth reached [...] Full text...
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Bank of Tanzania starts gold purchase to bolster foreign reserves
28 september 2023 - 12:21:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Bank of Tanzania has announced the commencement of its Domestic Gold Purchasing programme, [...] Full text...
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France and the proverbial humble pie in Niger (By Paul Ejime)
28 september 2023 - 08:07:54Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After weeks of condescending defiance, France has ultimately eaten a diplomatic humble pie served by a [...] Full text...
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Africa Climate Summit addresses pressing environment disasters
05 september 2023 - 21:04:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 20 African leaders, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the US Climate Envoy John [...] Full text...
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Guterres leads call to make Africa ‘a renewable energy superpower’
05 september 2023 - 17:57:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The flame of injustice is “scorching hopes and possibilities” across Africa as the world grapples with [...] Full text...
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African leaders urged to pursue ambitious action at Africa Climate Summit
02 september 2023 - 10:38:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders convening in Nairobi for the African Climate week and inaugural Climate Summit must pursue [...] Full text...
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Triton gets mining concession in Mozambique
31 august 2023 - 07:18:17Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Australia Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed Triton Minerals has been granted a 25-year mining concession for its [...] Full text...
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AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa
03 august 2023 - 09:55:15Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Solomon Quaynor, has concluded a [...] Full text...
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Bangladesh maintains its position as Benin's leading customer
20 june 2023 - 19:11:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Bangladesh maintained its position as Benin's leading customer in the first quarter of the current year, [...] Full text...
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Togo is Benin's biggest customer in ECOWAS region
20 june 2023 - 17:54:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Togo is Benin's best customer among the member countries of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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Africa Day: ‘Let’s put our resources at risk behind Africa’s young people’ - Adesina
26 may 2023 - 13:49:19Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates attending the 2023 African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, [...] Full text...
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Benin's imports rise in Q3 in 2022
16 may 2023 - 20:23:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's imports increased during the third quarter of 2022, according to a publication by the National [...] Full text...
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WB report calls for maximised revenues from Africa’s natural resources
10 may 2023 - 10:54:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In a time of energy transition and rising demand for metals and minerals, resource-rich governments [...] Full text...
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Natural capital, an option for African governments to finance SDGs
24 april 2023 - 20:53:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa must use all its comparative advantages to mobilize the resources it needs to finance [...] Full text...
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"Investing in Africa is profitable," AfDB President tells Japanese investors
24 april 2023 - 20:40:33Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a [...] Full text...
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Africa looks to tap resource wealth for sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economies
05 april 2023 - 13:25:00Washington DC, US (PANA) - Growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains sluggish, dragged down by uncertainty in the global economy, the [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson links rise of terrorism in Africa to Libyan crisis in 2011
30 march 2023 - 15:48:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Comorian President and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said here Thursday [...] Full text...
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Mining output in South Africa declines for 12th consecutive month
15 march 2023 - 06:25:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s mining production experienced its 12th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in January, recording [...] Full text...
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Exhibition showcases millets as ‘smart food’, rich in heritage and full of potential
16 february 2023 - 06:06:26New York, US (PANA) - A new exhibition highlighting the crucial role millets play in boosting global food and nutrition [...] Full text...
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Sudan honours WFP chief
14 february 2023 - 11:10:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday bestowed one of its highest presidential honours on David Beasley, the Executive Director [...] Full text...
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Senior US official to attend Africa mining conference
06 february 2023 - 05:26:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Félix Tshisekedi appoints new private adviser to cabinet
16 january 2023 - 20:01:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi, has readjusted his cabinet and appointed a new [...] Full text...
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UAE, DR Congo set up company to purchase DR Congo gold
14 january 2023 - 18:33:42Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo and the United Arab Emirates have set up a company, Primera Gold DRC, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Evaluation of joint actions between government, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force
07 january 2023 - 19:03:33Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force have jointly assessed their joint [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State meets DRC President Tshisekedi
14 december 2022 - 06:08:24Washington, DC., US (PANA) - US Secretary Antony Blinken on Tuesday met with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President [...] Full text...
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African leaders outline ambitious targets in pursuit of continental industrialisation
08 december 2022 - 19:54:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A recent Summit of African leaders to explore a new roadmap to continental industrialization plan [...] Full text...
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Local communities need relevant data on extractive industries: EITI
29 november 2022 - 13:41:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – For countries to achieve an equitable energy transition, responsible management of the extractive and [...] Full text...
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Nearly half of world’s terror victims are African, with organised crime increasingly entrenched
07 october 2022 - 05:24:10New York, US (PANA) - The threat of terrorism and organised crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa, the head [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken meets DRC PM Lukonde
10 august 2022 - 15:05:39Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met the prime minister of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat expected to visit South Africa, DRC
07 august 2022 - 07:38:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez is travelling to South Africa and the [...] Full text...
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SA, Botswana cement trade relations
03 august 2022 - 12:22:42Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The private sector in Botswana and South Africa have been challenged to openly discuss trade and investment opportunities [...] Full text...
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Angola joins EITI as 28th African member
22 june 2022 - 10:18:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Angola has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency International (EITI), becoming its 57th member country and the 28th in [...] Full text...
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Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’: UN official
30 may 2022 - 05:36:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity, despite the “multiple crises” [...] Full text...
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Mining summit ends in South Africa
13 may 2022 - 08:56:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 2022 Mining Indaba summit wrapped up in Cape Town on Friday with delegates [...] Full text...
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Benin has better sales in ECOWAS by end of 2021
20 april 2022 - 17:01:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin sold more goods to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during [...] Full text...
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Guinea signs framework agreement with two mining companies on iron mining project
28 march 2022 - 11:35:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has signed a framework agreement with mining companies Rio Timto and Wining Consortium Simandou for [...] Full text...
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Burundi, mining firm strike US$15 billion nickel deal
24 march 2022 - 14:13:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian has awarded a contract for the exploitation of nickel and associated minerals to the East [...] Full text...
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US imposes sanctions for illicit gold trade in DRC
18 march 2022 - 04:52:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on gold refiner Alain Goetz and his network [...] Full text...
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AU, US reaffirm 'strong commitment' to collaboration.
14 march 2022 - 05:12:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States (US) and African Union Commission (AUC) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to [...] Full text...
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Ghana explosion: Licence of explosives manufacturer suspended, Chief Inspector of Mines interdicted
22 january 2022 - 19:08:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has ordered the suspension of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Oil Minister welcomes return of foreign investors to Libya
10 november 2021 - 18:41:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, has told participants at the African Energy Week [...] Full text...
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Countering tax avoidance in Sub-Saharan Africa mining sector
05 november 2021 - 14:05:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sub-Saharan African countries will need to implement targeted policy actions to reduce profit shifting [...] Full text...
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Libya announces launch by the end of the year of two energy projects with Total and Eni
25 october 2021 - 20:30:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, announced here Monday the [...] Full text...
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Manufacturing boom to increase demand for African commodities - ECA
06 october 2021 - 20:47:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The increasing industrial output of manufactured products in the Asian and Pacific regions is expected [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa exits recession in 2021 but recovery still vulnerable : World Bank
06 october 2021 - 14:57:38Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nearly half of South Africa's mineworkers vaccinated
23 september 2021 - 13:55:25Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The mining industry has vaccinated, or partially vaccinated, 203 007 employees and contractors in South Africa [...] Full text...
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World Bank financing to improve access to electricity in Zanzibar
06 june 2021 - 11:22:09Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Nearly 400,000 residents of Zanzibar, offshore island of Tanzania, will have access to new or improved [...] Full text...
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Senior manager in South African company shot dead
24 may 2021 - 12:11:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A senior manager of a multinational firm in South Africa, located in Richard’s Bay, [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Minister orders suspension of gold prospecting in forest reserves
22 april 2021 - 23:26:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The ministry of Lands and Natural Resources Thursday ordered an immediate suspension of prospecting for gold [...] Full text...
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South African football administrator Jordaan appointed as senior CAF advisor
01 april 2021 - 13:29:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Newly appointed Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe on Thursday appointed the [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour for fallen Pan-Africanism hero Magufuli from African leaders
18 march 2021 - 20:07:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders showered the fallen Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli with tributes on Thursday, extolling [...] Full text...
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New CAF President outlines his vision
16 march 2021 - 15:33:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Newly-elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe on Tuesday outlined his plans [...] Full text...
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South African billionaire appointed CAF president
12 march 2021 - 12:25:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe was confirmed as the president of the Confederation of [...] Full text...
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Congo aims shift to major on agricultural production from mining
03 march 2021 - 21:37:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Republic of Congo has decided to concentrate on building its agricultural sector to attain food [...] Full text...
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South Africa: FIFA "favours" South African to head CAF
02 march 2021 - 15:40:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - FIFA has reportedly asked three candidates to back South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe in [...] Full text...
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UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security
10 february 2021 - 13:42:56New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges 'bold action' to clean up the battery industry
04 february 2021 - 06:42:09London, UK (PANA) - Ensuring clean and green battery supply chains must be a priority for businesses and governments during the post-pandemic recovery, Amnesty International [...] Full text...
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Bank of Tanzania reports slowdown in annual food inflation
29 december 2020 - 10:27:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s annual headline inflation slightly eased to 3.0 percent in November 2020 from 3.1 [...] Full text...
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Fruits, vegetables crucial for healthy lives, sustainable world: Guterres
22 december 2020 - 07:03:18New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting [...] Full text...
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Africa's vast mineral potential to power 'green energy' shift
16 december 2020 - 14:07:24Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries should rise to the growing demand for clean energy products to effectively market [...] Full text...
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Malawian President calls for mining sector transparency
08 december 2020 - 23:27:10Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera Tuesday called for transparency and partnership in Africa's mining industry. The Malawian [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes Nigerian ahead of free trade area kick-off
05 december 2020 - 00:03:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga said here Friday instruments signifying Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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Significant food price hikes push currency weakening in Africa
03 november 2020 - 23:52:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A significant rise in the cost of food during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has ignited [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s president urges compatriots to move away from partisan battlegrounds
01 november 2020 - 13:18:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday appealed to his compatriots to put aside [...] Full text...
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Dr Magufuli wins landslide re-election as Tanzania’s president
30 october 2020 - 22:26:17Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, has registered a landslide re-election victory, giving him [...] Full text...
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UNCTAD data evaluation tool helps Zambia recover earnings in export dues
06 october 2020 - 10:30:35Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A mineral tracking system designed by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the [...] Full text...
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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link
30 september 2020 - 22:18:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...
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Burundian President pays working visit to Tanzania focusing on economic issues
20 september 2020 - 12:48:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, made his first official visit to Tanzania on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Benin's exports to ECOWAS increased in first quarter of 2020
25 august 2020 - 20:27:56Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Exports of Beninese products to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) increased [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Minerals Council launches first National Day of Women in Mining
22 august 2020 - 11:37:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Minerals Council of South Africa Friday launched the first National Day of Women in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe dollar depreciation leads to major losses for big companies (A PANA News Analysis)
17 june 2020 - 12:01:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Last Monday, one of Zimbabwe's largest gold producers RioZim Limited announced that it has been forced [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WFP provides specialised nutritious foods for treatment of patients in isolation centres
10 june 2020 - 20:31:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its support to the government of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade, new data shows
13 may 2020 - 15:11:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in the first quarter of this year, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
12 may 2020 - 10:47:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: SADC needs to 'scale up its coordinated response' to pandemic
25 april 2020 - 07:10:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe research and advocacy group, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), says as the Southern African [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$363.27 million support for DRC to tackle pandemic
23 april 2020 - 08:35:13Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$363.27 million under the Rapid [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe businesses are under increased threat of collapse- Analysis
08 march 2020 - 12:26:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Businesses are under increased threat of collapse due to the continued depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar [...] Full text...
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Buhari orders new anti-smuggling operation across Nigeria's land borders
01 march 2020 - 03:53:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday ordered a new anti-smuggling border drill exercise, codenamed ‘OPERATION SWIFT [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to mark 2nd World Pulses Day on Monday
09 february 2020 - 12:55:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is celebrating the 2nd World Pulses Day on 10 February 2020 in Réo, [...] Full text...
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Corporate earnings of listed firms under threat from devaluing Zimbabwe dollar
08 february 2020 - 20:23:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local financial services firm, IH Securities, sees corporate earnings of listed companies contracting for 2020, which [...] Full text...
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Formal employment for Zimbabwean youth remains elusive - Report
02 february 2020 - 12:45:30Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Only 24 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 35 in Zimbabwe are formally [...] Full text...
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Burundi earned US$ 32 million in mineral exports in the second half of 2019
31 january 2020 - 16:51:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Export revenue from gold, columbantalite and rare earth minerals totaled US$ 32 million over the period [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's taxman surpasses target by 24,65% in 2019 net revenue collections
29 january 2020 - 14:01:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) surpassed its net revenue target by 24.65 percent to register ZWL(Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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Guinea, UK sign cooperation agreement in London
20 january 2020 - 19:58:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, on Monday signed an agreement with the United Kingdom on the [...] Full text...
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Women for Peace in Casamance calls for mobilization of energies for definitive peace in south of Senegal
03 january 2020 - 22:11:37Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the Women for Peace Platform in Casamance, Ndèye Marie Thiam, Thursday launched an [...] Full text...
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Burundi's President paints 'largely positive' picture of 2019
01 january 2020 - 12:24:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, has painted a "largely positive" assessment of the achievements of [...] Full text...
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2019: Rwanda’s year of diplomatic offensive in SADC region, political standoff with Uganda
29 december 2019 - 13:53:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - For Rwanda, 2019 has been an active year in diplomacy that extended not only to many [...] Full text...
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Desist from money printing - Zimbabwe businesses warn Govt
24 december 2019 - 14:43:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A local business membership organisation, the CEO Africa Round table has warned the Zimbabwe government to [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Chamber of Mines gives thumbs up to Exclusive Prospecting Orders
16 december 2019 - 16:33:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) says Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) should be maintained as [...] Full text...
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