World Bank Group launches initiative to improve water security for 1 billion people

16 april 2026 - 08:45:29
Washinton, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group, in partnership with multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and key [...] Full text...

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Libya to head OPEC and the organisation's Executive Board from January

15 december 2025 - 17:02:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will assume the presidency of the next session of the Council of Ministers of the [...] Full text...

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IMF Chief speaks on ‘Enhancing GCC Resilience to Global Shocks’

04 october 2025 - 08:10:31
Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) – IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week addressed the annual Meeting of the Ministers of [...] Full text...

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South Africa secures major energy loan

30 july 2025 - 06:33:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Germany’s KFW Development Bank on Tuesday concluded a €500 million loan for the implementation [...] Full text...

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Libya, Nigeria discuss cooperation on gas projects and pipelines to European markets

13 july 2025 - 15:15:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Nigeria have dscussed the possibilities of developing a gas pipeline project linking the two [...] Full text...

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IMF mission completes Article IV consultation with Algeria

01 july 2025 - 12:19:31
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Strengthened policy frameworks, along with reforms to enhance fiscal resilience, diversify the economy, and promote private [...] Full text...

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Libya levels the playing field towards private sector growth

01 july 2025 - 07:57:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Libya's economy showed promising signs of recovery in 2024 and remained resilient despite challenges arising from [...] Full text...

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AI needs more abundant power supplies to keep driving economic growth: IMF Blog By Christian Bogmans, Patricia Gomez-Gonzalez, Giovanni Melina, Sneha Thube

14 may 2025 - 07:40:42
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Artificial intelligence is an emerging source of productivity and economic growth that’s also reshaping [...] Full text...

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Heads of State commit to concrete plans to transform Africa’s energy sector, with strong backing of global partners

29 january 2025 - 07:27:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Thirty African Heads of State and governments have committed to concrete reforms and actions [...] Full text...

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Private sector urged to act as world faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation

05 december 2024 - 17:21:41
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) -The private sector has been urged to make the sustainable management of land a key part [...] Full text...

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Oversupply could mute effects of wider Middle-East conflict on oil prices

29 october 2024 - 05:30:51
EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, October 29, 2024, AT 11:00 AM UTC.Washington, DC, United States (PANA) [...] Full text...

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Algeria: Investing in data key for diversified growth

22 may 2024 - 19:44:54
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria’s economic growth remained dynamic in 2023, with GDP recording a 4.1 per cent increase, driven [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil minister discusses sustainable growth in energy sector with Saudi counterpart

01 may 2024 - 12:34:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdel Saddok, led a high-level Libyan delegation [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil minister discusses consolidating energy cooperation with Egyptian, Saudi counterparts

30 april 2024 - 13:55:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Acting Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdul Saddok, has held talks with his Saudi [...] Full text...

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New Year reprieve for South African motorists as fuel prices go down

03 january 2024 - 10:37:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on Wednesday announced a reduction of fuel [...] Full text...

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COP28: Fossil fuel commitment lacks urgency, says HRW

14 december 2023 - 09:31:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The UN's annual climate conference, COP28, finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels [...] Full text...

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COP28: Climate advocates demand stronger COP28 language on fossil fuels

12 december 2023 - 05:32:34
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai on Monday evening dropped a [...] Full text...

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OPEC supports technical, vocational training in Benin

13 november 2023 - 19:49:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is giving Benin a loan of $25.5 million to [...] Full text...

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Resilient global economy still limping along, with growing divergences: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

10 october 2023 - 15:34:50
Washington 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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Providing every household with electricity, cooking gas the biggest challenge in Africa

08 july 2023 - 12:47:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, has said that the greatest challenge for [...] Full text...

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'De-risking capital is key to scaling up development finance,' Adesina tells OPEC Fund forum

22 june 2023 - 09:17:19
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global development financiers who attended this year’s Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund’s forum in [...] Full text...

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Libya reaffirms willingness to promote cooperation with OPEC

02 march 2023 - 16:09:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday expressed Libya's willingness to [...] Full text...

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OPEC Secretary General arrives in Tripoli

01 march 2023 - 16:22:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Haitham Faisal al-Ghais, arrived Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Inflation in Tanzania remains consistent with target - Central Bank

02 january 2023 - 11:14:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and the resurgence of [...] Full text...

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OPEC cancels nearly US$1 million debt of Libya

13 december 2022 - 13:47:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas has announced the approval by the Council of Ministers [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 185th OPEC Ministerial Council Meeting

04 december 2022 - 17:39:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun, participated [...] Full text...

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Libya tops African oil producers for October with 1.163 million b/d

21 november 2022 - 14:28:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya topped the list of African oil producing countries in October with 1.163 million barrels per [...] Full text...

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Libya becomes 73rd member of the World Energy Forum

10 november 2022 - 11:46:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has become the 73rd member of the World Energy Forum, which is for members of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Minister particpates in OPEC meeting on increase in world production

05 september 2022 - 18:33:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun, has [...] Full text...

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OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo dies

06 july 2022 - 09:50:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Barkindo from Nigeria, is dead. The [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Minister participates in OPEC Council of Ministers meeting

30 june 2022 - 12:31:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun,  has participated, via zoom, in the 184th [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNU participates in 28th OPEC meeting

06 may 2022 - 20:48:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun, participated, [...] Full text...

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Oil minister says over USD10 billion needed to upgrade Libya's oil sector

06 april 2022 - 14:06:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas in the government of national unity, Mohamed Aoun, said here [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses support for NOC to increase Libya's oil production

21 march 2022 - 20:17:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, reviewed during a meeting on [...] Full text...

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Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba reaffirms to US ambassador his government's commitment to organize elections as soon as possible

17 march 2022 - 19:00:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba stressed during his meeting on [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces measures to increase oil production and mitigate effects of global crisis

16 march 2022 - 20:28:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba announced on Wednesday incentives for the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) [...] Full text...

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'Libya's oil production rose 310% in 2021 despite difficult conditions'

20 january 2022 - 11:28:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil minister attends OPEC meeting on state of global crude market

05 november 2021 - 17:52:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas Mohamed Aoun has taken part in the ministerial meeting of [...] 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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Coronavirus: Commodity prices to stabilise after early 2021 gains – World Bank

21 april 2021 - 12:45:30
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Commodity prices continued their recovery in the first quarter of 2021 and are expected to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Senate President urges Saudi Arabia to assist in repatriating over 10,000 detained Nigerians

17 march 2021 - 20:49:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday appealed to the Saudi government to assist [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies

05 january 2021 - 16:09:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...

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'Libya generated US$700.4 million in oil revenues in November'

05 december 2020 - 12:58:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's crude oil, gas and condensate export revenues for the month of November totalled US$700.4 million, [...] Full text...

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OPEC exempts Libya from quota to reduce oil production

04 december 2020 - 11:30:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has been exempted by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from the quota [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African Energy Investment Corporation headquarters to be located in Abuja

26 november 2020 - 17:29:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has welcomed the decision of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight apprehensions preceding Libyan political talks in Geneva

10 october 2020 - 18:52:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the Libyan Political Forum under the aegis of the UN in Geneva approaches, Libyan newspapers [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari justifies hike in govt borrowing to fund infrastructure

16 september 2020 - 11:35:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday justified government borrowing to finance infrastructure, asserting that his government took loans [...] Full text...

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Venezuela to strengthen bilateral ties with Nigeria on security, other key sectors

26 july 2020 - 20:03:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Venezuela Ambassador to Nigeria David Valasquez Caraballo has said his country is engaging in discussions on [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IMF official tips African oil exporters on extraordinary challenges ahead

01 july 2020 - 06:40:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The economic toll of COVID-19, both through lockdowns and external shocks, will have a staggering effect [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners call for safe, accessible water amid COVID-19

14 may 2020 - 18:55:41
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) - a global partnership of governments, donors, civil society [...] Full text...

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Malawi: AfDB-managed water, sanitation project helping to curb COVID-19 wins int'l prize

06 may 2020 - 19:08:37
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - An African Development Bank-financed and supervised water and sanitation project, now helping to curb the spread [...] Full text...

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African Oil Producers Organization supports stabilization of oil market

10 april 2020 - 10:09:04
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The African Oil Producers Organization (APPO) has expressed support for the 9th OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari establish two panels on Coronavirus

09 march 2020 - 20:24:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday established a Presidential Task Force for the Control of the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania obtains $447 million World Bank loan to support anti-poverty drive

18 february 2020 - 11:04:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Bank is set to bankroll Tanzania’s anti poverty drive with a $447.8 [...] Full text...

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Libya earned more than US$1.77 billion in oil revenues in January - Oil company chief says

14 february 2020 - 10:35:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil sales generated more than US$1.77 billion for Libya last January, representing a decline of about [...] Full text...

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The Geneva political process, meeting of Libya's neighbors and the closure of oil ports highlighted in the news

25 january 2020 - 19:29:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Reports of preparations for the resumption of the Libyan political process which will start next week [...] Full text...

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Congo, Austria to strengthen parliamentary cooperation

24 december 2019 - 16:03:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Austria's new  ambassador to Congo, Roland Hauser, announced on Monday in Brazzaville that Austrian parliamentarians will [...] Full text...

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Nigeria again shifts deadline to stop importation of petroleum products to 2023

14 december 2019 - 09:01:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Friday again announced a shift in the deadline to stop importation of petroleum products [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari expresses concern at rate of piracy, kidnapping and smuggling in Gulf of Guinea

30 november 2019 - 18:18:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern at the rate of piracy, kidnapping and smuggling in [...] Full text...

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Liberia signs US$45m road financing agreements In Washington, DC

21 october 2019 - 12:50:25
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia has signed two major financing agreements totalling US$45 million for road construction on the sidelines [...] Full text...

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Discovery of onshore oil in Congo changes deal of energy scenario - African Chamber of Energy

15 august 2019 - 21:04:11
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The African Chamber of Energy (ACE) said here Thursday the onshore discovery of an oil [...] Full text...

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Buhari says peace in Libya will aid overall development of Africa

02 august 2019 - 07:40:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday said that a peaceful Libya will help the overall development [...] Full text...

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African Chamber of Energy welcomes reappointment of OPEC Secretary General

02 july 2019 - 16:43:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Chamber of Energy (CAE) on Tuesday welcomed the renewal of the mandate of [...] Full text...

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President Buhari appoints new head for Nigeria's state-owned oil firm

20 june 2019 - 10:48:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director of the [...] Full text...

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Buhari hosts envoy of Congolese President, harps on need for stability as bedrock for development

28 march 2019 - 16:27:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday received the Special Envoy of the President of Republic of [...] Full text...

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Oil prices hit highest levels in four months

14 march 2019 - 10:35:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The prices of oil on Wednesday hit their highest levela in the last four months with [...] Full text...

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Nigerian diaspora remittances set a new record in 2018 at $25bn

07 march 2019 - 11:26:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Remittances from the Nigerian Diaspora broke a new record in 2018, rising to $25 billion from [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges to reduce oil production output in order to boost prices

20 february 2019 - 22:30:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday pledged the cooperation of Nigeria to efforts to reduce oil [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's GDP grows higher than expected in fourth quarter of 2018

12 february 2019 - 20:14:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said that the nation’s economy received a positive performance [...] Full text...

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Benin, IFAD to boost food and nutrition security and create jobs for rural people

08 february 2019 - 15:52:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Over 51,000 households in Benin will benefit from a US$104.4 million project that aims to reduce [...] Full text...

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Senegal, IFAD partner to promote climate resilient agriculture

20 december 2018 - 17:03:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Over 43,700 vulnerable rural households in Senegal will benefit from a US$72.4 million programme that aims [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's GDP grows by 0.64 per cent, to 1.81 per cent

10 december 2018 - 15:55:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday released the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report [...] Full text...

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Sahara Group urges collaboration at South Sudan oil & power conference

23 november 2018 - 20:06:36
:uba, South Sudan (PANA) - Sahara Energy International, a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate, has urged investors to take [...] Full text...

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OPEC members reduce crude oil quota, Libya hopes for exemption

20 november 2018 - 18:44:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya counts on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies for exempt from [...] Full text...

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Benin to rehabilitate Cotonou-Niamey highway corridor

20 november 2018 - 15:36:19
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin authorities will soon rehabilitate the Beroubouay-Malanville section of the Cotonou-Niamey Corridor, a road linking the [...] Full text...

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Trade wars and protectionism threaten global shipping, warns UN agency

04 october 2018 - 06:51:45
New York, US (PANA) - Maritime trade is stronger than it’s been for five years, but “tit-for-tat” tariff battles and [...] Full text...

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Buhari commends cordial relations between Nigeria and Kuwait

03 july 2018 - 16:04:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja commended the cordial relations between Nigeria and the [...] Full text...

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Family farming key to better diets in Guinea - IFAD

14 may 2018 - 11:51:09
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Republic of Guinea on Monday signed a [...] Full text...

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WB forecasts commodity prices to rise more than expected in 2018

25 april 2018 - 16:24:13
Washington, US (PANA) - Prices for energy commodities – which include oil, natural gas, and coal -- are forecast to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian, Venezuelan foreign ministers sign agreements on bilateral cooperation

20 february 2018 - 15:47:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As part of his 'South-South Dignity Tour in Africa', Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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New UN agency projects to boost farming practices, improve farm animal health

30 december 2017 - 04:30:16
Vienna, Austria (PANA) – People around the world, especially poor farmers in developing Asian countries, will benefit through the use [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Mozambican gov't light up 80,000 households, businesses

20 december 2017 - 14:33:31
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - “The expansion of the Dondo substation will not just light up households and family units. It [...] Full text...

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IFAD boosts Madagascar food, nutritional security

14 december 2017 - 14:54:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new financial agreement has been signed between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...

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Libya: Militants shut down three oilfields in Libya

29 august 2017 - 13:32:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Gunmen have closed down three oilfields in Libya, prompting the state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC) to [...] Full text...

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US: Carter Center gets US$800,000 grant for trachoma elimination in Mali, Niger

27 march 2017 - 16:20:21
Atlanta, US (PANA) - The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has awarded The Carter Center a grant of US$800,000 [...] Full text...

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Senegal: WB raises forecast for oil price to US$55 per barrel

20 october 2016 - 16:29:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The World Bank (WB) Thursday said it was raising its 2017 forecast for crude oil prices [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Minister urges editors to be 'Champions of Change' in Nigeria

04 august 2016 - 17:27:44
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Government urges Nigeria's organised labour to shelve planned strike

16 may 2016 - 19:18:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian federal government spokesman, who is also Information and Culture Minister, Mr Lai Mohammed on Monday [...] Full text...

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Algeria: IFAD Vice President visits Algeria

04 april 2016 - 16:03:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Vice President Michel Mordasini will visit Algeria from 5 – [...] Full text...

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Algeria: Oil fields in Algeria are safe - Minister

27 march 2016 - 15:25:10
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The Algerian minister of Energy, Salah Khebri, said on Sunday that the recent terrorist attacks targeting [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari warns "IMF cannot tell us how to run our economy"

06 march 2016 - 13:35:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, has warned that that Nigeria will not be dictated to by the [...] Full text...

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Italy: IFAD provides new financing to strengthen inland fisheries, aquaculture in Congo

22 october 2015 - 13:24:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Congo Republic and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed Thursday a US$17.56 million [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Niger secures IFAD financing to support family farmers in three regions

28 july 2015 - 17:57:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Niger and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Tuesday signed an agreement [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia lawmakers approve two loan agreements for education

23 june 2015 - 21:53:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawmakers on Tuesday ratified two loan agreements of US$5 million each between the government of The [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IFAD financing to boost wool, mohair production in Lesotho

17 june 2015 - 16:47:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –Lesotho and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Wednesday signed an agreement for [...] Full text...

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UN: Billions of dollars mobilised towards Sustainable Energy for All

21 may 2015 - 20:07:40
New York, US (PANA) - Billions of dollars mobilised under the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative can halve energy [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Zambia, IFAD combat animal diseases to boost smallholder livestock sector

11 may 2015 - 16:06:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Zambia and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Monday signed a [...] Full text...

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Senegal: BADEA signs US$13m loan agreement with Ethiopia

07 may 2015 - 10:38:43
Dakar, Sénégal (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has signed a loan agreement with Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Algeria: Algeria to diversify energy sources - Minister

23 february 2015 - 20:52:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Algeria has set up an independent watchdog in charge of advising on all energy projects, including [...] Full text...

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Libya: Kidnapped Libyan oil chief released in Tripoli

02 february 2015 - 15:20:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan delegate/representative at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Samir Kamal, in captivity for [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian Kwacha on rebound, says Treasury secretary

22 january 2015 - 17:40:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has said the Kwacha, the local currency, is on [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Venezuela president praises Algeria's efforts for oil market stabilization

14 january 2015 - 17:40:03
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has praised Algeria's efforts to find a consensual solution to the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Venezuelan President Maduro to visit Algeria

11 january 2015 - 17:32:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Venezuelan President Nicolàs Maduro is due in Algiers on Monday for a two-day visit to Algeria [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's Petroleum Minister bags another int'l appointment

17 december 2014 - 10:38:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A few weeks after the Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, emerged the first [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's oil minister becomes OPEC president

27 november 2014 - 15:09:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister, and head of the country’s delegation to the ongoing 166th General Meeting of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: BADEA holds 74th Coordination Group Meeting in Khartoum

10 september 2014 - 13:46:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will hold the 74th meeting of the [...] Full text...

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Mali: Govt gets US$ 10m OPEC loan for expansion of Bamako-Sénou Internation Airport

20 august 2014 - 18:43:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has secured a US$ 10 million loan from the OPEC Fund for International Development [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan receives letters of credence from Qatari, UAE ambassadors

24 july 2014 - 18:30:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday received the letters of credence from the Ambassadors of Qatar and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ex-Nigeria Petroleum Minister, Rilwanu Lukman, dies

21 july 2014 - 10:17:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's former Petroleum Minister Rilwanu Lukman has died at the age of 76, the private Leadership [...] Full text...

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Libya: Oil production reaches 250,000 barrels/day

07 may 2014 - 07:46:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has announced that oil production in the country is now [...] Full text...

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Public-private partners pledge to fund sustainable energy for all - UN

28 november 2013 - 18:57:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and the World Bank have announced a concerted effort by governments, international agencies, [...] Full text...

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Study shows increasing oil, gas demand in South Africa

12 august 2013 - 14:50:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South Africa’s crude oil consumption over a 10-year period, starting 2012, will rise steadily, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's economy on the brink of collapse, opposition warns

25 february 2013 - 10:06:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian economy may collapse in the next few years unless the federal government takes some drastic [...] Full text...

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Libya, Saudi Arabia to stabilize oil market

04 february 2013 - 19:21:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya and Saudi Arabia on Monday expressed their willingness to stabilize the world oil market, saying [...] Full text...

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Erratic power supply affecting business in the Gambia

17 october 2012 - 21:34:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Electricity supply in the tiny West African state the Gambia for the past one month has [...] Full text...

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Guinea "legislators" ratify US$10m OPEC loan agreement with Conakry

05 october 2012 - 16:29:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Transitional Council (NTC) of Guinea, which provisionally sits in for the National Assembly, Thursday [...] Full text...

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BADEA’s Director-General in Mozambique

08 july 2012 - 13:02:03
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Director-General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) Abdelaziz Khelef was due to [...] Full text...

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OPEC Fund loans to boost socio-economic development in Africa

18 june 2012 - 11:07:58
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The Governing Board of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved 13 loans and [...] Full text...

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Libya signs oil supply contracts with four companies

21 december 2011 - 22:23:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya has signed contracts on oil supply for next year with four companies, the Libyan national [...] Full text...

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Luanda-Lagos direct flight to boost Angola-Nigeria relations, says Nigerian diplomat

09 august 2011 - 14:45:11
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The new Nigerian ambassador to Angola, Folorunso Olukayode Otukoya, said here Tuesday that the direct flight [...] Full text...

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Nigeria produces 2.5 million bpd of crude oil, forecloses hike in OPEC quota

05 july 2011 - 17:58:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria now produces 2.5 million barrels of crude oil per day (bpd), the Group Managing Director [...] Full text...

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Niger, World Bank sign financing agreement for agric project

30 march 2011 - 15:31:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Economy and Finance, Mahamane Malam Annou, and the Resident Representative of the World [...] Full text...

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Libyan official predicts oil prices to hit US$100per barrel soon

09 december 2010 - 22:53:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The secretary of the managing committee for the Libyan Oil Company (NOC), Dr Choukri Ghanem, on [...] Full text...

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Rudisha, Defar nominated for IAAF awards

19 october 2010 - 16:35:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's Daniel Rudisha, the men's 800m World record hold er, is among the 20 athletes nominated [...] Full text...

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Rudisha, Defar nominated for IAAF awards

19 october 2010 - 16:25:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's Daniel Rudisha, the men's 800m World record hold er, is among the 20 athletes nominated [...] Full text...

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Kenyan power, roads projects benefit from Afro-Arab co-operation

30 september 2010 - 19:45:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya has immensely benefited from the numerous projects and investments from Arab countries, ranging from soft [...] Full text...

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Financial experts give recipe to shore up weak Nigerian currency

28 september 2010 - 14:03:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As Nigeria prepares to celebrate its 50th independence anniversary on Friday, financial experts have identified weak [...] Full text...

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Pledge for free media, developments in oil sector highlighted by newspapers

18 september 2010 - 08:16:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- A pledge by Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills for a free media and developments towards [...] Full text...

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Nigeria launches stamp to mark OPEC's 50th anniversary

13 august 2010 - 09:33:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Thursday launched commemorative postage stamps to kick-start [...] Full text...

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Nigeria sets up National Sovereign Wealth Fund to manage oil money

20 april 2010 - 18:43:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- A meeting of the Nigerian National Economic Council, an umbrella body for the Governors of the [...] Full text...

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Tripoli urges OPEC to maintain crude oil prices

15 march 2010 - 21:08:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The secretary of the management committee of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Dr Shukri Ghanem, [...] Full text...

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Indian Oil minister continues African visit with Angola stop

27 january 2010 - 09:28:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Indian Oil minister, Murli Deora, arrived in Luanda Tuesday for a 24-hour working visit to [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants Botswana US$186 mln for transport project

18 november 2009 - 23:08:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The World Bank has granted Botswana a loan of US$186 million to finance its integrated [...] Full text...

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Suspension of universities teachers' strike, amnesty deal fill Nigerian media

10 october 2009 - 09:59:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The suspension of the strike by university teachers, gov ernment's post-amnesty programme for Niger Delta militants [...] Full text...

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Top Nigerian oil militant 'rejects' amnesty offer

27 august 2009 - 08:07:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Contrary to claims by the Nigerian government, a top oil militant may have rejected the amnesty [...] Full text...

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MEND claims two more attacks on Shell, Agip facilities

08 july 2009 - 08:32:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's main oil militants said Wednesday they have de stroyed two more oil pipelines operated by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's foreign reserves drop

25 may 2009 - 08:50:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's foreign reserves, buoyed to a high of US$67 bi llion with high oil prices, fell [...] Full text...

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OPEC forecasts continuous decline in global oil demand

15 april 2009 - 22:12:00
New York- US (PANA) --- The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says crude oil demand worldwide would continue to [...] Full text...

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Oil revenue falls in Algeria

12 march 2009 - 12:30:00
Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Algeria has projected total oil receipts for 2009 to r each between US$30 and US$40 billion, [...] Full text...

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OPEC Fund gives Niger US$15m

16 february 2009 - 12:26:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- The OPEC Fund has granted Niger US$15 million for the programme to revive ecosystems and the [...] Full text...

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OPEC countries to discuss market 15 March

21 january 2009 - 19:39:00
Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Algerian energy and mining minister, Chakib Khelil, sa id Wednesday in Algiers that member countries of [...] Full text...

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