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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)   -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday trading up with the BRVM 10 index that rose from 132.63 points to 133.17 points or a 0.41 percent increase, while the BRVM Composite index gained 0.03 percent to 139.84 points against 139.80 points previously. The volume of transactions [...]

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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Thursday trading up with the BRVM 10 index that rose from 132.63 points to 133.17 points or a 0.41 percent increase, while the BRVM Composite index gained 0.03 percent to 139.84 points against 139.80 points previously. The volume of transactions [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Monday said he had hope that the international Berlin Conference would put an end to the devastating conflict in Libya. He said the mission was working hard with Libyans and international partners to prepare for [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The Burkina Faso society of private press publishers (SEP) says it regrets the phenomenon of newspaper piracy on the Internet (Facebook, WhatsApp, mailing list and others) is emerging, according to a note published here Monday. SEP points out that scanned PDF versions, articles or newspapers circulate [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  Olivier Niyungeko, coach of the Burundi’s national football team, said here Monday, the eve of the first leg match against Morocco, that he was ‘confident’ in his players in day 2 matches of the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2021) to be hosted [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Ghassan Salamé, special representative of the UN Secretary General, and chief of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Monday briefed members of the Security Council on the Libyan crisis. He said the UNSMIL was working to find a peaceful solution that would save lives, despite the [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - Seven Malian soldiers were killed and 15 others wounded during a joint operation by Malian and Nigerien soldiers with support from the GFrench force Barkane to track down terrorists in Tabankort in the region of Gao in northern Mali, security sources told PANA here. "Within the framework [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development kick started a two-week-long initiative to sensitize staff on corruption issues in government and also to resuscitate Corruption Prevention Committees in all its out stations. Led by the Ministry Corruption Prevention Committee chairperson, who also serves as Deputy Permanent [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) is going to carry out an investigation for the expansion and modernization of the port of Cotonou, PANA learned this Monday from harbor sources. Retained as a service provider, the Chinese company will carry out the geotechnical investigation work, including: 40 boreholes [...]

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Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritanian Head of State, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers east of Dakar, that there is the need to fight against poverty, unemployment of young people and strengthen political and economic governance to prevent the spread of terrorism. "Economies no longer [...]

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Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Below are results from all Day 2, Group matches played on Monday across Africa in the final qualifiers for the 2021 AFCON which will take place in Cameroon.   Group C Day 2 São Tomé and Príncipe 0-1 Ghana Group D Day 2 Gambia 2-2 DR Congo Group F Day 2 Cape Verde [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Unisport has consolidated its position at the top of Togo's first division football championship, despite the draw (0-0) against Anges FC, during Day 5 matches played this weekend. The club of the central region, with 11 points, is ahead of Sara FC of the same region by [...]

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Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers east of Dakar, that a victory over terrorism in the Sahel requires a multidimensional strategy. "Our strategy must combine several aspects. It must have a military component, a diplomatic component, a development aid component [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean League 1 national football championship, which has been played for only three days, has been suspended to allow the tournament of the Union of West African Federations (WAFU) Zone A to take place from November 24 to December 8, PANA learned on Monday from [...]

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Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has invited the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to facilitate a reform of the peacekeeping missions of the UN to fight more effectively against insecurity in Africa, especially in Mali. "They (the five members) must accept that the UN reforms [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian cinema will be represented at the official competition of the 19th edition of the Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival, scheduled for November 29 to December 7, with three films: "Bik Niich" by Mehdi Barsaoui, "Noura dream "of Hend Boudjemaa and" Arika fi Tounes "of Manal Obeidi. The [...]

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Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - In Sao Tome and Principe, the national general budget for 2020 amounts to US$159 million, of which 52.4% will be provided by the country and 47.6% by external partners, according to Osvaldo Vaz, the Minister of Planning, Finance and Blue Economy. "We, internally, [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States embassy in Abuja on Monday said that there is 5.8 per cent increase in the number of students from Nigeria who are currently studying in the US. This represents a total of 13,423 Nigerian students studying in the US in the 2018/2019 academic session.  According to [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty foreign workers were injured during an air strike against a biscuit factory in Wadi al-Rabie, southeast of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, the Libyan Emergency Department announced on Monday, showcasing the continued military escalation on the outskirts of the city which began more than seven months [...]

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, has urged his compatriots of all persuasions to embrace national unity and shun divisions. He was speaking at a thanks giving mass celebrated Sunday by the Cardinal from the Catholic Church, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, at the Martyrs of Pentecost Stadium in [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's head of state, Alpha Condé, left Conakry early Monday for Berlin, Germany, for a working visit which duration has not been specified, PANA reported, quoting official sources. According to the sources, the visit is at the invitation of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to take part [...]

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