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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mozambique to create Consumers' Institute]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The Mozambican government is preparing to create a C onsumers' Institute, with the task of promoting policies to safeguard consumers' rights.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA['Consumer demand down 15% in Nigeria during Yuletide']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian consumer demands during the current holiday season is down by about 15 per cent, due to a combination of several economic factors, the local Businessday newspaper reported Wednesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Gambian consumers get “consumer parliament” to fight exploitation]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Gambian-consumers-get-“consumer-parliament”-to-fight-exploitation--12-520434-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dakar- Senegal (PANA)- – Gambia will Saturday launch its “consumer parliament” w ith a view to better protecting members of the general public from exploitation b y service providers, the country’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) s aid in a statement received here Thursday by PANA.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mozambican advert companies urged to respect consumers]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Mozambican-advert-companies-urged-to-respect-consumers--12-514667-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The Mozambican government Monday urged advertising companies to respect the rights of consumers and avoid making deceitful claims.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Consumer Rights Day observed in Gambia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Banjul- Gambia (PANA) – In observance of "World Co-nsumer Rights Day" on Thursday under the global theme: "Unethical Drug Promotions", a rights-based association in Gambia has emphasised the importance of consumer rights in today's world.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigeria's electricity consumers to access legal services]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Nigeria-s-electricity-consumers-to-access-legal-services--12-502135-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Toronto- Canada (PANA) -- Nigerian electricity consumers will soon start to seek legal redress for poor services, the Executive Commissioner in- charge of legal support and licensing at Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Alimi Abdulrazaq, said here Wednesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Zambia still rejects GM foods despite looming famine]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Zambia-still-rejects-GM-foods-despite-looming-famine--12-576945-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- President Levy Mwanawasa has firmly maintained his government's opposition to Genetically Modified Organisms, insisting that no grain of this kind shall be imported to alleviate the common need of more than one million persons now under threat of famine in Zambia.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.html">Agriculture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[African consumers need food security, not GMOs - CI]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/African-consumers-need-food-security,-not-GMOs---Ci--12-576793-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- A Consumers International report has stressed that food security exists when all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.html">Agriculture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Groups proffer model laws for national biosafety legislation]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Groups-proffer-model-laws-for-national-biosafety-legislation--12-576792-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- A number of organizations have created model laws to assist countries considering national biosafety legislation to comply with the Cartagena Protocol, says a Consumers International report.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.html">Agriculture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Africans unhappy with poor public utilities regulation - Report]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Africans-unhappy-with-poor-public-utilities-regulation---Report--12-576301-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Competition regimes and the quality of the regulation of basic services like water, electricity and telephone in Africa are generally not good enough to meaningfully enhance consumer protection on the continent, said a just-released report.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[African agenda sidelined as ACP/EU talks advance]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/African-agenda-sidelined-as-ACP-EU-talks-advance--12-572995-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Despite massive protests by African farmers over the lofty agricultural subsidies granted to European farmers, experts say consumers everywhere have been benefiting from lower commodity prices.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Consumer prices rise in Kinshasa]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Consumer-prices-rise-in-Kinshasa--12-571247-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- Consumer prices have increased by 3.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Malawi forum to discuss street vended food in Africa]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Malawi-forum-to-discuss-street-vended-food-in-Africa--12-569718-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Consumers International's Africa Office (CI-ROAF) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation's sub-regional office for Eastern and Southern Africa, two prominent organisations tackling food safety implementation, have teamed up to work on the issue of street vended foods in Africa, particularly in East and Southern Africa.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Zambia's GMO ban stands, eyes elsewhere for food security]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Zambia-s-GMO-ban-stands,-eyes-elsewhere-for-food-security--12-564952-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambia has reaffirmed its stand against the importation of GMO food, even at a time when the country is facing a severe drought which could force it to import food.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Minister launches consumer awareness campaign in Mauritius]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Minister-launches-consumer-awareness-campaign-in-Mauritius--12-564589-75-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Port Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- Mauritian Trade and Protection of Consumers Minister, Motee Ramdass Tuesday in Port-Louis launched a national awareness campaign on the rights of consumers as part of activities for the celebration of the International Consumers Day.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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