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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  –  Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba Wednesday urged African countries to ensure that cyberspace is first and foremost a place where the exercise of fundamental liberties and the protection of private life are guaranteed, an official source told PANA here. Mouamba said this here Tuesday when he opened [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Most health centres in Burkina Faso operated at a slow pace Wednesday following a strike action by the Union of Human and Animal Health Workers (SYNTSHA) to demand better living and working conditions, reliable sources told PANA here. In Bobo-Dioulasso, the country's second largest city (west), [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  Burkina Faso’s President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Wednesday held talks with the Ghanaian ambassador in Burkina Faso, Naa Bolina Saaka, over Ghana’s request to host the permanent secretariat of the continental free trade area, official sources told PANA. The Ghanaian diplomat was carrying a message [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The Burkinabe Ministry of Health Wednesday called on the country’s defence and security forces to provide minimum service in hospitals following a 48-hour strike declared by the Health Workers' Union to demand better living and working conditions.  "We want to reassure the people that it is [...]

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Tripoli, Libya  (PANA)   -   The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate war crimes and human rights violations by "military and civilian leaders" of Libyan National Army forces under the General Command, including Marshal [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The president of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on Wednesday chaired a meeting of an emergency committee set up to manage the current crisis in Libya, a communiqué issued and received by PANA said. It was also convened to assess the [...]

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Conakry, Guinea  (PANA)   -   Human Rights Watch (HRW), a non-governmental organization (NGO) Wednesday called on the Guinean government to take measures to prevent a repeat of the violence that rocked the country in 2018. In a statement issued here and made available to PANA, HRW decried what is called “the impunity [...]

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Marrakech, Morocco (PANA)  -  About 20 African countries participated Tuesday in Marrakech in the review of the Voluntary National Review (VNR) of their performance in implementing the Goals for Sustainable Development, official sources told PANA. This preparatory workshop on VNR for countries in the Africa region aims to strengthen integration and [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets on Wednesday beat Angola 1–0 in a Group A match of the ongoing 2019 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, to top the group with six points. The victory has assured the Nigerians [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Two South African nationals, both males, were intercepted on Sunday with 2.36 kg of a brownish powder in their luggage, suspected to be heroin, at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam international airport, southern Mauritius, PANA learnt from the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis. In [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia on Tuesday received credentials from three more ambassadors who arrived in the West African country at the start of their diplomatic tour of duty, the presidency confirmed to PANA Wednesday. According to sources at the presidency within State House in Banjul, [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first non-stop flight to Kinshasa (DR Congo) by Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, was inaugurated on Wednesday, the airline said in a statement made available to PANA in Kigali. "Our inaugural flight (to Kinshasa) was welcomed by a traditional water salute upon arrival at N'Djili International Airport," [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Letshego has launched the Purchase Order Finance to assist micro and small business owners in the Kingdom of Swaziland to manage their cash flow. The Letshego Group is a proudly African multinational organisation, headquartered in Botswana and listed in the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE). It focuses on [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Pan-African Bank, Oragroup, made its entry on Tuesday at the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM), during the first listing ceremony in Lomé, in the presence of the Director General of BRVM, Edoh Kossi Amenounvé, and the Togolese Minister of Economy and Finance, Sani Yaya, PANA reported [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In Botswana, while First Capital Bank is an organization that primarily serves the financial well-being of its customers, it is also an organization that continues to promote a healthy lifestyle amongst the community. First Capital Bank is a nimble, regional banking group offering a comprehensive range of financial [...]

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Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Tuesday urged "all parties and armed groups taking part in the fighting in Libya to fully respect the rules of international humanitarian law".   Prosecutor Bensouda expressed her deep concern over the escalating violence in [...]

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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing potential shortages of pork, chicken and beef as government's removed grain subsidies last week increased stock feed prices resulting in livestock farmers opting to reduce production to save costs, PANA has learnt. On Tuesday, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries held a meeting involving the [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger’s Prime Minister, Brigi Rafini, on Tuesday said he is pleased about the progress made by his government since the advent of the Fifth Republic eight years ago, underlining that ‘’at all levels and in all sectors, indicators are that we have progressed significantly’’. ‘’My conviction today [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The first round of the presidential elections in Mauritania has been scheduled for Saturday, June 22, 2019, and in case of a second round, it will take place on Saturday, July 06, 2019, according to a decree of the Presidency of the Republic published Wednesday.   "Members of [...]

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Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The pan-African telecommunications operator, Liquid Telecom, has been selected as the official partner in Africa of the American Research Institute and University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT), for the 2019 Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC), according to an official source. The partnership with Liquid Telecom will focus [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, has offered his country's solidarity following the fire on “Notre Dame” Church, according to a letter sent Tuesday to his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. In the letter, the Mauritanian president said: “We learnt with deep regrets and sadness that a fire [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- Rwanda will host the FIBA 2019 Under-16 Women's African Basketball Championship which will attract 15 national teams from across the continent in August this year, Sports sources confirmed to PANA on Wednesday in Kigali. The sources said the Rwanda Basketball Federation is currently working to determine the exact [...]

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