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<title><![CDATA[IFJ condemns suspension of radio station in DR Congo]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The global press freedom body, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), on Wednesday condemned the suspension of radio ‘’Liberté’’ and the arrest of 9 of its journalists in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:24:18 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS defence chiefs agree modalities for Mali, Guinea Bissau troop deployment]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states have agreed details of deployment of troops to Guinea Bissau and Mali to bolster the restoration of constitutional rule after military coups in the two countries.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:54:09 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Latest forex rates in Nigeria]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira, against other major foreign currencies, as released Wednesday by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:28:08 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[SPDC Joint Venture commences repair of Nembe Creek Trunkline in Nigeria]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd Joint Venture (SPDC) has commenced the repair of Nembe Creek Trunkline (NCTL) after shutting it down on 2 May because of incessant crude theft activities.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:22 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[New UN estimates suggest maternal deaths reduced by half 1990-2010]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - UN agencies -- WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank -- on Wednesday released new estimates which suggest that the number of women dying of pregnancy- and childbirth-related complications has reduced by half in the last 20 years.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:59:25 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[AfDB to host Africa's top business leaders ]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gathering some 300 African business leaders, including Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), together with 100 bankers and investors, to seek ways of promoting trade within Africa.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:51:24 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigeria, India to cooperate in war against terrorism]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and India are to cooperate in the fight against insurgency and terrorism through the sharing of specialized training, equipment, strategy and intelligence.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:34 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[MFWA demands end to hostilities against the media in Mali]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Ghana-based sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Wednesday demanded “an end to hostilities against the media in Mali,” PANA reported from here.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:27:57 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[OCHA situation report on Mali paints gloomy picture]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - About 3.5 million people are affected by the food security and nutrition crisis in Mali, with 175,000 children under five suffering from severe acute malnutrition in the West African nation and 385,000 more suffering from moderate acute malnutrition, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest situation report on Mali.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:08:05 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[New WHO statistics highlight burden of noncommunicable diseases ]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A newly-released World Health Statistics 2012 report has put the spotlight on the growing problem of the noncommunicable diseases burden, amid the revelation that 1 in 3 adults worldwide has raised blood pressure, a condition that causes around half of all deaths from stroke and heart disease, while 1 in 10 adults has diabetes.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:53:12 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[AfDB President to attend 38th G8 summit ]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Washington DC, US (PANA) - At the invitation of President Barack Obama of the US, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, will attend the Group of Eight (G8) summit at Camp David in Frederick County, Maryland, US, on 18 and 19 May.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:40:07 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Morocco’s phosphate export increases ]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco earned 4.26 billion dirhams (1 euro = 11.07 dirhams) from phosphate export in the first four months of this year, an increase of 15.7 percent over the 3.68 billion dirhams earned during the same period in 2011, according to the State-owned Foreign Exchange Office (FEO).
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:25:44 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Burundi suspends VAT collection on some consumer goods]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government has suspended the collection of the value added tax (VAT) and the administrative charge on consumer food between 15 May and 31 December, 2012, to "alleviate the suffering of the Burundi's population caused by soaring prices," President Pierre Nkurunziza disclosed here on the eve of the celebration of the International Labour Day.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:17:23 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Gateway Communications steps up African terrestrial network initiative]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Pan-African telecoms service supplier, Gateway Communications, announced Wednesday that it had brought additional capacity from submarine cable SAT-3 to landlocked Botswana via South Africa, under its Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) initiative.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:07:54 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Forex rates for Central African CFA on Wednesday]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the CFA, issued here Wednesday by the bank of Central African States (BEAC).
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:04:05 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Latest forex rates in Mauritania]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Wednesday by the nation’s central bank:
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:58:37 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for Zambian kwacha ]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Zambian kwacha, as  released by the Bank of Zambia Tuesday.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:38:19 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ex-Nigerian labour leader, Bafyau, dies at 65 ]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A former President of the umbrella Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Pascal Bafyau, died of a massive heart attack Wednesday aged 65, the local media reported Wednesday.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:03:24 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Japan donates 17,500 tons of rice to Senegal]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Japanese Ambassador in Dakar, Mr. Hiroshi Fukada, Tuesday handed over to the Senegalese government 17,500 tons of rice worth FCFA 5.3 billion (US$10.6 million), the embassy said in a statement made available to PANA.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:54:44 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigeria set to airlift 'logistics' to UNAMID ]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government is set to airlift arms, beddings, utility vehicles and other 'logistics' to Sudan to upgrade Nigeria's Contingent-Owned Equipment (COE) for the nation's over 3,300 peacekeepers and 450 police officers currently serving under the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:56:21 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Libya's Army chief hails support of civil society]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Army Chief of Staff, Maj.-Gen. Yousef Al-Mangouch, has welcomed the appeal by the civil society for the rebuilding of the country's Army.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:47:26 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ASECNA, ICAO sign technical assistance pact]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have signed a technical assistance agreement under which the agency will acquire material for air traffic management at the cost of FCFA 25 billion (US$50 million).
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30:59 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Wednesday's forex rates for Mauritian rupee]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:21:26 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Sudanese referees for Nigeria/Namibia World Cup qualifier ]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has named Sudanese referee Khalid Abdel Rahman to preside over the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Namibia next month.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:15:31 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF Champions League: Draw for league phase]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - CAF Champions League title holder Esperance of Tunisia will start its campaign in the group phase of the prestigious competition with an away match to Nigeria’s Sunshine Stars, according to the draw for the league phase.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:59:57 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[WFP food vouchers help hungry families in Somalia]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Thousands of people in Somaliland are getting more fresh meat in their diet due to an innovative World Food Programme (WFP) initiative that provides parents with vouchers to help them afford nutritious food from local traders, a WFP statement made available to PANA here Wednesday said.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:54:09 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN envoy seeks support for Somali transition]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Augustine Mahiga, has called on the international community to boost their efforts to help Somalia through its peace and national reconciliation process.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:45:10 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN report advises sub-Saharan Africa on how to eliminate hunger  ]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.html">Agriculture</category>
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			<![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the UN has called for new approaches to empower local communities to ensure food security in Africa.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:28:09 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN official pays tribute to anti-slavery personalities]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - President of the UN General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser has paid tribute to the men and women who rebelled against the cruelty of slavery, saying the world must continue to reaffirm its commitment to preventing servitude.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:21:36 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[SA's presidential residence to be renamed]]></title>
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			<![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday rename Kings House Presidential Residence in Durban after the highly regarded educationist, journalist and first President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Dr John Langalibalele Dube.
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