2023/24 CAF Champions League: Al Ahly coach Kohler calls for calm amid fans' insatiable appetite for success

26 may 2024 - 05:49:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Al Ahly coach Marcel Kohler has called on the club's supporters to savour their record-extending 12th [...] Full text...

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Ghana's central bank suspends foreign exchange trading licences of GT Bank, FBNBank

05 march 2024 - 09:36:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's central bank has suspended the foreign exchange trading Licences of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited [...] Full text...

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Backlash over impeachment of prominent judges in South Africa

23 february 2024 - 12:05:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has slammed the impeachment of two prominent senior [...] Full text...

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Emerging markets navigate global interest rate volatility: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Fabio Natalucci, and Jason Wu

02 february 2024 - 07:04:24
Washington, United States (PANA) - Global interest rates in recent months have gone on a rollercoaster, especially those on longer-term [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Restrictions, lack of medicines deprive people in Khartoum state of lifesaving care - MSF

23 january 2024 - 06:04:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Over the past few months, people in Khartoum State, Sudan, have become increasingly cut-off from healthcare, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Ministry against NOC's plan to sign oilfield agreement

30 december 2023 - 11:15:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity has welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)

07 december 2023 - 08:10:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Germany beat France 4-3 on penalties to lift Cup

02 december 2023 - 15:20:41
Surakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Germany have lifted the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time following a dramatic penalty [...] Full text...

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Higher-for-longer interest rate environment is squeezing more borrowers: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian

11 october 2023 - 08:00:15
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s central banks have unleashed the steepest series of interest-rate increases in decades [...] Full text...

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World Bank presents findings of its youth aspirations survey in Lesotho

30 august 2023 - 09:11:01
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Many Basotho youth proactively seek training beyond formal education, and almost 65 percent of them aspire [...] Full text...

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Exciting changes in coaching line-ups ahead of Interclubs competitions

15 august 2023 - 07:13:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023-24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup campaigns will commence this Friday [...] Full text...

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IMF Blog: Tracking global financial stability risks from higher interest rates

09 august 2023 - 09:38:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Interest-rate increases by global central banks to contain the biggest inflation outbreak in four decades [...] Full text...

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France 24 slammed for 'biased' coverage of political events in Senegal

08 july 2023 - 19:35:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government on Saturday slammed the French news channel, France 24, for its "biased media coverage of [...] Full text...

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Crypto poses significant tax problems which could get worse: IMF Blog

06 july 2023 - 07:52:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Crypto assets that can be used as instruments of payment have proliferated into more than [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: President Bio re-elected with 56.17% of the votes

27 june 2023 - 18:02:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio, has been re-elected in the presidential election held  on [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: International observers express concern about inflammatory language on social media

27 june 2023 - 13:12:15
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The heads of international observers of Sierra Leone's general elections have expressed concern about the inflammatory [...] Full text...

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Posh Miami enclave to become US football hub with FIFA, Messi set to move in

14 june 2023 - 05:54:36
Miami, US (PANA) - Lionel Messi isn’t the only football powerhouse heading to Miami – FIFA, the organisers of the [...] Full text...

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AfDB says Africa has necessary partnerships, technologies to eradicate hunger

06 june 2023 - 06:37:02
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa has the necessary partnerships and [...] Full text...

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Natural capital, an option for African governments to finance SDGs

24 april 2023 - 20:53:28
Abidjan, 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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South Africa's Official opposition party demands answers over extradition debacle

18 april 2023 - 11:36:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), on Tuesday said it will be writing [...] Full text...

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Global outlook is uncertain amid financial sector turmoil, high inflation: IMF

12 april 2023 - 08:36:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Tentative signs in early 2023 that the world economy could achieve a soft landing—with inflation [...] Full text...

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Global financial system tested by higher inflation and interest rates: IMF Blog

11 april 2023 - 17:30:36
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Banking oversight was significantly strengthened after the global financial crisis, in part by requirements for [...] Full text...

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World Bank steps up support to Morocco's financial, digital inclusion reforms

03 april 2023 - 18:51:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Adding to two previous financings, the Board of Directors of the World Bank has approved a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's crucial elections off to peaceful but slow start (By Paul Ejime)

25 february 2023 - 13:20:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Voting to elect a new president of Nigeria to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari got off to [...] Full text...

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African Union promotes agricultural processing to boost continental free trade

24 february 2023 - 23:42:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has reached out to potential investors to promote the implementation of the [...] Full text...

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COP 27: AU launches common platform to connect energy users and regulatory agencies

15 november 2022 - 08:58:50
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has launched a digital platform to connect energy sector regulators and [...] Full text...

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Philippine enbassy, Liban offiials discuss return of Filipino coys to operate in oil sector

21 october 2022 - 16:12:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun, Thursday [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world

17 october 2022 - 05:20:19
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritise healthcare, to make a “sustained political [...] Full text...

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France closes embassy in Burkina Faso until further notice

06 october 2022 - 13:10:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France on Thursday announed the closure of its embassy in Burkina Faso until further notice. This [...] Full text...

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Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin admits having created Wagner mercenary group

27 september 2022 - 13:27:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Russian businessman close to the Kremlin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, acknowledged on Monday that he formed the [...] Full text...

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Risks to economic recovery from pandemic remain- IMF official

04 august 2022 - 17:37:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mamadou D. Barry, IMF Resident Representative for The Gambia, has emphasized that the risks to the [...] Full text...

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Ghana approves GE cowpea crop for environmental and market release

30 july 2022 - 09:44:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's National Biosafety Authority has approved the release of the GE crop BT Cowpea into the [...] Full text...

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Senegal passes biosafety law to allow approval of GE products

12 july 2022 - 07:38:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese legislators have passed a new biosafety law establishing a process to allow the entry, research, [...] Full text...

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Major concerns over extradition of South Africa's most wanted fugitives

01 july 2022 - 13:12:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday urged the Justice Department and [...] Full text...

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Turkey ready to invest around CFAF 250 billion in Mali

20 june 2022 - 14:30:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Turkey has decided to invest US$500 million or about 250 billion CFA francs over the next [...] Full text...

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Mali calls for revision of some military cooperation agreements as ties with France come under stress

20 january 2022 - 12:23:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta is requesting the review of some military cooperation agreements entered into by the [...] Full text...

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Greece donates Covid-19 vaccines to Nigeria

11 january 2022 - 09:48:15
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs,  Nikos Dendias, has announced a donation of 907,000 doses of [...] Full text...

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Greek FM visits Nigeria and Angola

09 january 2022 - 15:34:07
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Miniser Nikos Dendias on Sunday began a two-nation Africa visit that will take him [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Africa's last white leader

12 december 2021 - 17:52:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday saluted Africa’s last white leader, FW De [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Strong security ahead of De Klerk's memorial service

11 december 2021 - 07:47:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There are concerns that former President F.W. De Klerk’s memorial in Cape Town on [...] Full text...

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French envoys call on Guinean PM

23 november 2021 - 13:34:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Beavogui, on Monday expressed the commitment of his government to rebuilding [...] Full text...

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U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, arrives in Nigeria, meets with Buhari

18 november 2021 - 18:18:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for a two-day visit. Already, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa begins mourning period for FW De Klerk

17 november 2021 - 13:12:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Wednesday began a national period of mourning for former President FW [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Kenya at start of African tour

17 november 2021 - 07:11:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kenya on Wednesday at the start of his [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State to visit Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal next week

12 november 2021 - 08:53:39
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will undertake his first official trip to Africa from [...] Full text...

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South Africa: FW De Klerk releases a message "from the grave"

11 november 2021 - 16:45:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a video message, released hours after his death, former President FW De Klerk, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Vice President Osinbajo calls for measures to stop irregular migration

07 november 2021 - 12:12:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire to put measures in place to [...] Full text...

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African governments urged to Help youth to achieve potentials

22 october 2021 - 20:10:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Usif, has described Africa's youth as her greatest asset, [...] Full text...

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Buhari presides over Nigeria's 61st independence anniversary celebrations

01 october 2021 - 14:33:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday presided over Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Statistics of crisis in Northwest Nigeria competing with Afghanistan, warns Governor El-Rufai

21 september 2021 - 21:34:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday said the human capital development indices of the North [...] Full text...

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Senegal enters African male Afrobasket competition

25 august 2021 - 22:00:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese national male basketball team has made a big start into the 30th Afrobasket which opened [...] Full text...

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USAID launches 5-year programme against Gender-Based Violence in two Nigerian States

03 august 2021 - 19:04:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a four-year programme that is aimed [...] Full text...

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Fulani herders, leaders bicker with Nigerian military over killing of cows by airstrikes in Nasarawa State

16 june 2021 - 14:38:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Fulani herders and the Armed Forces of Nigeria are bickering over reports that two military aircraft conducted [...] Full text...

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Public development banks urge new financing for Africa’s post-Covid-19 recovery

12 may 2021 - 13:26:33
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - A global coalition of public development banks on Tuesday emphasized the urgency of immediate resources [...] Full text...

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Buhari chairs 3rd National Security Council meeting over rising insecurity in Nigeria

11 may 2021 - 14:27:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided g over the third meeting of the National Security Council [...] Full text...

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EBRD finances Kom Ombo solar plant in Egypt

22 april 2021 - 13:34:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC [...] Full text...

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South African president Ramaphosa urged to sanction former leader Zuma

15 april 2021 - 11:53:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WTO’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Nigeria on 4-day visit

13 march 2021 - 19:56:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), arrived Saturday in Nigeria on a four-day official [...] Full text...

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AfDB offers $2.33 million support to modernisation of electronic payments infrastructure in Ethiopia

10 march 2021 - 15:42:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $2.33 million to EthSwitch Share [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military kills 35 bandits in Zamfara

18 january 2021 - 10:59:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday said its troops killed 35 bandits on Sunday in [...] Full text...

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Former Malian PM Modibo Keita laid to rest

08 january 2021 - 09:45:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The late former Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Kéita, was buried on Thursday in the capital, Bamako, [...] Full text...

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Buhari orders immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders

16 december 2020 - 18:31:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders. The borders [...] Full text...

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Armed conflict has cost Libya US$ 576 billion in losses - ESCWA report

03 december 2020 - 13:36:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's armed conflict has cost the country US$ 576 billion in losses since its outbreak in [...] Full text...

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Zambian Kwacha weakens by 3.3 percent

18 november 2020 - 14:54:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Kwacha depreciated against major trading currencies and weakened by 3.3 percent to an average of [...] Full text...

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Senegal's new coach convenes 25 players for Afrobasket 2021 qualification

29 october 2020 - 14:29:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese international pivot turned national coach of the 'Lions' of basketball, Boniface Ndong,  on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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National Assembly moves to stop #EndSARS protests across Nigeria

20 october 2020 - 17:17:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Assembly have taken the lead in moves to stop the ongoing #EndSARS protests and [...] Full text...

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Libya chosen by to prepare study on implications of disasters, pandemics

15 october 2020 - 11:00:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Countries forming the 5+5 Dialogue Group initiative have chosen Libya to prepare the study for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders Police Chief to prosecute officers involved in extra-judicial killings, extortion, recklessness

12 october 2020 - 18:12:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, to ensure [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Buhari presents 2021 federal budget to national assembly

08 october 2020 - 17:38:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presented the 2021 budget proposal of N13.08trillion to the National Assembly [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Parliament remains unconvinced over exchange rate 'stability' (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent))

03 october 2020 - 16:51:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will next week introduce a programme identifying different exchange rates to weed out [...] Full text...

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President Buhari, former leaders attend Nigeria's 60th independence anniversary celebration

01 october 2020 - 15:58:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday led other dignitaries, including former national  leaders, to observe special performances [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe parliament asks for daily, not weekly, forex auctions (Analysis)

20 september 2020 - 12:37:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Parliament of Zimbabwe says the central bank should increase the frequency of foreign currency auction [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar appreciates against USD for the first time

01 september 2020 - 17:48:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwen dollar (ZWL) appreciated to ZWL83.32 against one United States dollar at the end of [...] Full text...

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Why women need to embrace these three digital technologies

31 august 2020 - 11:39:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – It is imperative that women play an equal role in shaping the impact of [...] Full text...

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Kenya hints at gradual resumption of sporting activities

24 august 2020 - 22:20:18
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA)  -  Kenya's sports ministry Monday unveiled guidelines  for protocols to be used in resuming sporting activities. Sports were among [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Central Bank Governor threatens to blacklist firms seeking forex arbitrage opportunities

20 august 2020 - 16:11:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mangudya, has threatened to blacklist firms which do [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt introduces punitive new law to force companies to pay taxes in foreign currency

20 august 2020 - 14:56:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says a new law will shortly be introduced, forcing firms that [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonan/American Victor Williams replaces Amadou Gallo Fall at the head of NBA Africa

12 august 2020 - 18:00:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sierra Leonean-American, Victor Williams, will be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Basketball Association [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari assures on restoration of security in Northeast, other parts of Nigeria

10 august 2020 - 17:49:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave strong assurances that security will be restored to Borno State, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe households expected to limit daily meals as economy worsens

10 august 2020 - 12:20:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says households are expected [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari laments worsening security situation, plans rejig of nation's security apparatus

04 august 2020 - 16:47:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The meeting of Nigeria’s National Security Council ended with National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Parliamentary Investigative Commission blames ex-president Aziz for bad governance

28 july 2020 - 17:40:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The report of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), formed last January to investigate "decades of [...] Full text...

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602 “repentant” Boko Haram insurgents reintegrated back to the Nigerian society

16 july 2020 - 18:52:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 602 “repentant” Boko Haram members have sworn the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar falls 3.24 percent in third week of central bank's foreign currency auction

07 july 2020 - 19:25:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) fell a further 3.24 per cent against the greenback to US$1: ZWL65.87 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari praises world leaders, Osinbajo, others for Polio-free Nigeria

03 july 2020 - 21:08:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Friday commended world leaders and partners for supporting Nigeria to attain a Wild [...] Full text...

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AfDB concludes R2 billion investment in Nedbank SDG-linked bonds

03 july 2020 - 15:03:25
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has concluded the investment of 2billion Rands (about US$116 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar falls 11.14% on the second day of forex auction

30 june 2020 - 16:59:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) depreciated 11.14 percent, against the greenback, to reach US$1:ZWL63.74 on the second [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe reverses suspension on all mobile money transactions

28 june 2020 - 10:33:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya Friday reversed the ban on all mobile money [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ban on trading of stocks and mobile money transactions to have dire economic consequences (Analysis by Correspondent Tatira Zwinoira)

27 june 2020 - 19:26:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe government on Saturday took the unprecedented move to ban trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt bans trading on the stock exchange and all mobile money transactions

26 june 2020 - 20:59:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government Friday took the unprecedented move to ban trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar crashes as the country's central bank launches foreign exchange auction

23 june 2020 - 18:10:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) crashed to US$1:ZWL57.3582 at the end of trading on the central bank’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidency rejects UK All-Party parliamentary group report on religious freedom

19 june 2020 - 19:56:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Friday labelled as “misrepresentation” the report of the United Kingdom (UK) All-Party [...] Full text...

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Nigeria set to tax online businesses

08 june 2020 - 12:37:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's dragnet in pursuit of new revenue base has shifted to  social media and issued Companies [...] Full text...

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Burundi: ‘Only one observer had different opinion on presidential election’ – CENI chief

28 may 2020 - 15:41:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Among 39 civil society organizations and religious denominations, observers of Burundi's triple presidential, legislative and communal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese govt. receives 73 million CFAF to fight the pandemic

07 may 2020 - 19:12:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese deputy minister of Budget, Ludovic Ngatse, on Thursday in Brazzaville received five cheques totalling [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Buhari appeals for patience as efforts are made to contain virus

11 april 2020 - 14:43:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for patience and understanding as his administration intensifies efforts to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries proposes measures to support companies during and post national lockdown (Analysis)

10 april 2020 - 16:56:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has called for the fixed exchange rate of US$1:ZWL (Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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15 new cases of Covid-19 reported Thursday in Mali

09 april 2020 - 20:26:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Mali Thursday recorded 15 new positive cases of coronavirus, taking to 74 the overall number of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nationwide lockdown to have direct and indirect consequences on livelihoods

07 april 2020 - 12:56:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - U.S. AID food security arm, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe's nationwide lockdown will likely have direct and [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IMF approves US $21.13 million outlay for Sierra Leone

04 april 2020 - 07:55:35
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved disbursement of US $21.13 million to Sierra Leone, [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe orders corporate entities to bank US dollars in nostro accounts

31 march 2020 - 11:44:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ordered any corporate entity receiving foreign currency following the [...] Full text...

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Mali records five new cases of coronavirus

30 march 2020 - 14:27:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's health ministry on Monday announced five new cases of coronavirus, including four in Bamako and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe govt reintroduces the US dollar due to COVID-19

26 march 2020 - 21:26:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has brought back the use of the US dollar for transactions after banning [...] Full text...

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Basketball Africa League Dakar edition put off due to coronavirus

04 march 2020 - 18:28:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The start of the all-new Basketball Africa League, scheduled for March 13 at the Dakar Arena [...] Full text...

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Despite Zimbabwe Govt’s best efforts, the economy is re-dollarising not de-dollarising (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

23 february 2020 - 14:21:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Two weeks back, this reporter sought fuel and called a local Total Service Station manager enquiring [...] Full text...

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South Africa's rugby champions win global award

18 february 2020 - 11:01:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Springboks have won the prestigious World Team of the Year award at the [...] Full text...

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Large protest planned against former South African president De Klerk for Apartheid statements

17 february 2020 - 11:02:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large protest march is being planned for Wednesday in Cape Town against former [...] Full text...

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Suspended ZANU PF youth leaders move back anti-corruption summit

16 february 2020 - 15:14:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Suspended Zanu PF party youth leaders Lewis Matutu and Godfrey Tsenengamu have moved back their planned [...] Full text...

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Boniface Ndong appointed coach of Senegalese basketball “Lions”

14 february 2020 - 21:25:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - Former basketball international Boniface Ndong was Friday appointed coach of the Senegalese national men’s basketball team. Until [...] Full text...

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Kenya military fires cannons to salute Moi's end of an era

12 february 2020 - 21:40:24
Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan military concluded week-long mourning of retired President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who rose to [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese appointed int'l ambassador for Basketball Africa League

11 february 2020 - 17:20:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - South Sudanese-born British basketball player, Luol Deng, has been appointed International Ambassador for Basketball Africa League [...] Full text...

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MDC opposition leader calls on Zimbabweans to rise against cartels

11 february 2020 - 16:21:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, MDC President Nelson Chamisa, has called Zimbabweans to action after the nation's [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates Mandela’s historic release

11 february 2020 - 09:30:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Tuesday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the day Nelson Mandela was [...] Full text...

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Senegalese pivot Gorgui Sy Dieng leaves The Minnesota Wolves for The Memphis Grizzlies

07 february 2020 - 23:20:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - After seven years with the Timberwolves of Minnesota, 30-year-old international Senegalese pivot and leader of the [...] Full text...

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Suspended ZANU PF members plot anti-corruption summit for Valentine's Day in Zimbabwe

07 february 2020 - 15:18:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Suspended ZANU PF political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu has set Valentine’s Day to host an anti-corruption summit, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF expels three senior youth league leaders

05 february 2020 - 23:02:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, Wednesday suspended its deputy youth secretary, Lewis Matutu, and political commissar [...] Full text...

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Four people killed in terrorist attack in central Mali

04 february 2020 - 09:51:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen attacked Bana Gakou, a town near Koro in central Mali's Mopti region on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Revenue Authority tells businesses selling in forex to remit tax the same way

28 january 2020 - 17:13:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has ordered businesses charging their prices in foreign currency to remit taxes [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges state to free rights lawyer in Tanzania

21 january 2020 - 23:28:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA)  -  Amnesty International Tuesday urged authorities in Tanzania to unconditionally free a human rights lawyer [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's secret police says five abducted aid workers released

16 january 2020 - 09:33:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's secret service, Department of State Services (DSS), says five aid workers abducted on 22 December, 2019 [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Ministry of Interior warns pressure group against demonstration

15 january 2020 - 20:57:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Gambia’s  Ministry of the Interior has warned  pressure group, Operation Three Years Jotna  (three has [...] Full text...

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Why the Zimbabwe dollar is failing and continues to do so - Analysis

12 january 2020 - 17:00:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar is technically valueless. This is because the Zimbabwe dollar has lost well over 500 [...] Full text...

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Over 100 armed bandits killed by joint security task force in northwest Nigeria

12 january 2020 - 15:21:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – More than 100 "unrepentant" armed bandits were killed by the Joint Task Force (JTF) of Operation Hadarin [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa encourages Zimbabweans to be "proud" of their currency

18 december 2019 - 15:43:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on his compatriots to be proud of the local currency [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges countries to transform their response refugee situations

18 december 2019 - 06:05:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world needs to transform the way it responds to refugee situations and do more for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari signs 2020 budget bill into law

17 december 2019 - 20:26:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday signed the 2020 appropriation bill into law, official sources confirmed to [...] Full text...

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Traders and Transporters in Zimbabwe reject 50 cent bond coins

16 december 2019 - 16:22:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s traders and kombi operators are rejecting the 50 cent bond coins due to the inconvenience [...] Full text...

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No merrymaking for Zimbabwe workers as festive season looms

11 december 2019 - 15:21:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean workers face increasingly depressed wages as they approach Christmas due to hyper-inflationary pressure from a [...] Full text...

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Brazilian foreign minister visits 4 African countries

09 december 2019 - 12:23:55
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araújo began a two-day visit to Cape Verde on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 15:46:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 08:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM winning the battle, but sanctions remain

05 december 2019 - 18:01:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk, appears to have won the favor of the American political and [...] Full text...

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Magigal Kenya Ladies Open Pro-Am attracts 120 golfers

03 december 2019 - 23:44:26
 Vipingo Ridge, Kenya (PANA) - The Magical Kenya Ladies Open Pro-Am tournament to be held Wednesday at the  PGA Baobab [...] Full text...

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Nigeria launches national sex offenders register

26 november 2019 - 05:54:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday launched the first national sexual offenders register and called for [...] Full text...

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Botswana ready for the 4th Industrial Revolution

22 november 2019 - 22:24:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The long awaited first-ever, locally-made solar-powered prototype car was Friday launched at the University of Botswana. The [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says he won't seek third term in office

22 november 2019 - 18:30:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President  Muhammadu Buhari stopped speculations that he was nursing a third term agenda, saying that [...] Full text...

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'Over 150 million citizens at risk of electronic fraud in Nigeria'

21 november 2019 - 08:09:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday warned that over 150 million Nigerians in the financial [...] Full text...

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Nigeria committed to high values of the Olympic movement - VP

14 november 2019 - 17:03:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured that Nigeria is committed to the high values of [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Nigeria over hate speech bill in Senate that seeks death penalty

13 november 2019 - 11:48:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is uproar in Nigeria over a bill before the Nigerian Senate that seeks death by hanging for [...] Full text...

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New Tunisian parliament opens on Wednesday

12 november 2019 - 15:38:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's newly elected Members of Parliament will take oath of office on Wednesday after the opening [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar depreciates by 520 percent

11 november 2019 - 22:09:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) has depreciated by over 520 percent since its introduction in February, this [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: NCC ready to launch the US$70 billion communications sector in line with AfCFTA

06 november 2019 - 16:28:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday in Kano, Northwest region, said it is ready to [...] Full text...

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UNESCO alerts on violence against the media

02 november 2019 - 05:40:16
Paris, France (PANA) - Almost 90% percent of those responsible for the killing of 1,109 journalists around the world from [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgment upholding re-election of President Buhari

30 october 2019 - 19:35:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Mixed reactions trailed Wednesday’s Supreme Court judgment upholding the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army says reports of planned nationwide operation for citizens to show "positive identification" are fake

30 october 2019 - 16:46:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has described as ‘Fake Alert’, a viral post of the planned nationwide ‘Operation [...] Full text...

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Buhari expresses delight on Nigeria's World Bank 2020 Doing Business Index ranking

24 october 2019 - 17:14:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday expressed delight with the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business Index [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt takes disciplinary action against striking doctors

23 october 2019 - 22:08:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government has started taking disciplinary action against striking doctors who continue to defy a [...] Full text...

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FAO calls on Congolese to respect the food chain

17 october 2019 - 13:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative, Suze Percy Filippini, on Wednesday urged producers and consumers [...] Full text...

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Fiba Africa unveils Basket Africa League 2019

16 october 2019 - 13:47:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Afro-League, the competition bringing together the champion teams from each African country, has been [...] Full text...

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ICC seeks support from Nigerian authorities

15 october 2019 - 16:57:36
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has completed a two-day [...] Full text...

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NBA Africa Vice President Amadou Gallo Fall fosters Young African Talent

10 october 2019 - 21:06:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ahead of the official launching next year of the first NBA-affiliated regional league, NBA Africa Vice [...] Full text...

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Buhari gives Economic Advisory Council 10 years to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty

09 october 2019 - 15:26:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with the newly constituted Presidential Economic [...] Full text...

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Haftar's jet fighter targets site near downtown Tripoli

27 september 2019 - 13:46:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An airstrike on Friday caused a powerful explosion that shook central Tripoli and its echoes were [...] Full text...

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French Sports Minister to visit Senegal next week "to strengthen sports cooperation" between Paris and Dakar

13 september 2019 - 19:22:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The French Minister of Sports, Roxana Maracineanu, is expected to visit Dakar on 18 and 19 [...] Full text...

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FNBB launches cash plus service

10 september 2019 - 19:50:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As part of its ‘bricks to clicks’ strategy, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) held a launch for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria set to recall its South African Ambassador over xenophobic attacks

04 september 2019 - 17:10:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday boycotted the World Economic Forum (WEF) which began on Wednesday in South Africa [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe banks under threat from govt policy inconsistencies (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

02 september 2019 - 15:43:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Banker's Association of Zimbabwe president Webster Rusere says the biggest challenge to the banking sector is [...] Full text...

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Gabon celebrates the 59th anniversary of its independence

17 august 2019 - 19:27:49
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon, a coastal oil country in central Africa, with nearly 2 million inhabitants, on Saturday celebrated the 59th [...] Full text...

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Senegalese coach names 12 ’Lions’ for Basketball World Cup in China

16 august 2019 - 22:48:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Senegalese new coach Moustapha Gaye has named 12 players for the world championship due from 31 [...] Full text...

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African telecommunications regulators converge in Abuja for 3-day conference

14 august 2019 - 18:51:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will next week host a three-day Conference of African Telecommunications Regulators on [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa awards Cyclone Idai responders

12 august 2019 - 18:21:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, bestowed awards to individuals who did outstanding work in response to the [...] Full text...

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AfDB working with Chinese investors seeking industrial investment opportunities in Nigeria

09 august 2019 - 19:18:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) in Nigeria met a private sector consortium from China to help [...] Full text...

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NBA, FIBA to launch Basketball African League in 2020

31 july 2019 - 20:42:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The American National Basketball Association (NBA) and the world basketball governing body FIBA will next year launch [...] Full text...

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Buhari says his administration plans new measures to stem spate of insecurity in Nigeria

31 july 2019 - 18:06:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday spoke on the steps his administration is taking to address [...] Full text...

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Kigali is one of 7 African cities to host first-ever Basketball Africa League

31 july 2019 - 16:36:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The Rwandan capital city, Kigali, was chosen to host the first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) with [...] Full text...

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Basketball: U-17 BWB takes place 28-31 July

19 july 2019 - 14:54:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - From July 28 to 31, sixty basketball players, boys and girls aged 17 and under, from [...] Full text...

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Financial inclusion efforts blossom in Botswana

17 july 2019 - 13:38:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana savings Bank (BSB) has extended its efforts to build a more inclusive economy through opening [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa pilferage during DRC conflict resurfaces

14 july 2019 - 14:08:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   A United Nations (UN) Security Council report has cited Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the pilferage [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa accused of illegal gold and chrome activities

28 june 2019 - 17:50:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - MDC Youth Assembly has alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is involved in several illegal mining activities [...] Full text...

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Bank and insurance unions win battle against NSIA-Togo

28 june 2019 - 15:22:14
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Union of Employees and Executives of Banks, Financial Institutions and Insurance of Togo (SYNBANK), in [...] Full text...

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12 Malian players selected for U19 World Cup

26 june 2019 - 16:53:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - National coach El Hadj Dicko has published a list of 12 Malian basketball players selected [...] Full text...

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"We have brought normalcy with the return of the Zimbabwe dollar", says President Mnangagwa

25 june 2019 - 16:55:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, says the reintroduction of the Zimbabwe dollar has brought the country back [...] Full text...

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Botswana has 24 percent of population without access to banking services

24 june 2019 - 16:06:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Kenneth Matambo, has said 76 percent of the adult population [...] Full text...

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Nigeria federal govt backtracks on pledge to ban ‘almajiri’ beggars in northern Nigeria

21 june 2019 - 23:45:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -  Following pressure from his major conservative Islamic supporters, President Muhammadu Buhari Friday backtracked on his government’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria moves to ban 'almajiri' beggars in northern Nigeria that fuels out-of-school children

20 june 2019 - 22:48:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -  The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday began moves to outlaw the almajiri phenomenon in the country [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram kill 30 persons at tea, football viewing centre in northeast Nigeria

17 june 2019 - 13:59:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Thirty persons were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram terrorists attacked a football viewing centre in [...] Full text...

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Bread shortages loom in Zimbabwe on the back of monopolies

14 june 2019 - 15:33:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Bread shortages may loom in Zimbabwe after scarcity of the basic commodity started to emerge last [...] Full text...

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Burundi seeking means to limit dependence on foreign manufactured products (News analysis)

13 june 2019 - 22:20:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Burundian leader Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday presided over the opening of the second edition of Burundi’s [...] Full text...

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Weakening RTGS dollar weighs down Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

11 june 2019 - 15:10:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local financial services firm, IH Securities has cited the weakening RTGS dollar as causing a “dislocation” [...] Full text...

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24 Senegalese cubs to prepare for U-19 Men's Basketball World Cup

06 june 2019 - 18:28:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal, vice-champion of Africa under-19 men's basketball, is preparing for the final qualifying phase of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt loses faith in its own currency

31 may 2019 - 18:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Some government departments and parastatals have adopted a two tier pricing model to include US dollars [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Fall named NBA Basketball Africa League president

29 may 2019 - 13:36:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Senegalese  national Amadou Gallo Fall was on Tuesday named the National Basketball Association  (NBA) Basketball Africa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president Buhari, State Governors take oath for new term in office

29 may 2019 - 11:28:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was on Wednesday at the Eagle Square, Abuja, sworn in for a [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe central bank governor Moyana says working on book for economic inspiration

28 may 2019 - 22:50:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Kombo James Moyana said here Tuesday he was working [...] Full text...

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Zim govt spent RTGS$178,02 million on social protection programs in Q1

27 may 2019 - 23:54:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   The Zimbabwe Treasury spent only RTGS$178,02 million (US$35,05 million) on social protection programs in the first [...] Full text...

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Buhari signs 2019 Nigerian federal govt budget into law

27 may 2019 - 18:11:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Abuja signed the 2019 appropriation bill of N8.92 trillion [...] Full text...

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Nigeria approves domestication of AU resolution on 0.2% import levy

21 may 2019 - 06:52:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the domestication of the African Union (AU) Resolution providing [...] Full text...

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Fuel prices in Zimbabwe set to go up by 50 pct (Eds: Refiling to correct para 1. RBZ does not fix fuel prices)

21 may 2019 - 04:42:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Monday abandoned a US$1:RTGS$1 rate of importing fuel for oil [...] Full text...

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AfDB gives more than 7.3 billion CFA francs to Mali for Integrated Development Programme in Niger River Basin

12 may 2019 - 12:25:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   The Prime Minister of Mali and minister of Economy and Finance, Boubou Cissé, and the African [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's unemployment rate to hit 33.5 per cent next year, says Minister

02 may 2019 - 19:26:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Thursday said that the country's official [...] Full text...

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Rwanda inaugurates China-funded administrative office block

22 april 2019 - 13:04:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda on Monday inagurated a China-funded five-floor administrative office complex to accomodate several government entities, including [...] Full text...

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China's top legislator meets president of Rwanda Senate

22 april 2019 - 11:20:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Zheng Jianbag,  [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Franc remains stable against US dollar

22 april 2019 - 09:56:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan franc on Monday maintained the same rate against the greenback since the close of [...] Full text...

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Egypt commissions first tranche of 400 MW Benban solar power plant

17 april 2019 - 02:48:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)   -   Egypt has commissioned the 65MW first tranche of the 400MW installed capacity Benban solar power [...] Full text...

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Bread prices in Zimbabwe nearly double as local currency continues to weaken

16 april 2019 - 23:08:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Bread prices nearly doubled on Tuesday to RTGS$3.50 (US$0.76) per loaf as prices of basic commodities [...] Full text...

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US dollar not good for Zimbabwe's industry - Minister Ndlovu

12 april 2019 - 20:08:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Industry and Commerce minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu, believes that the United States dollar is no [...] Full text...

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IMF predicts recession in Zimbabwe for 2019

10 april 2019 - 21:39:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Zimbabwe's growth forecast downwards by a whopping 9 percentage [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's President under fire for suggesting local currency is not real money

07 april 2019 - 09:27:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for suggesting that the local currency his government [...] Full text...

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Zim Govt calls for pricing according to inflation and not forex rates

03 april 2019 - 13:17:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwean government has noted price increases in recent days and has called on industry to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's new currency not constitutional - Veritas

24 march 2019 - 12:00:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Legal think tank Veritas, has said Zimbabwe’s new currency is not constitutional as Statutory Instruments (SI) [...] Full text...

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