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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Norway on Sunday signed a US$850 million agreement on electricity and liquid gas production, making use of the gas that is flared in the petroleum refining process. The agreement, which involves the Norwegian Monitor Power system and the Sudanese Sudapet company will make sure that [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The fifth UN Secretary-General, Javier Perez de Cuéllar, whose UN career began with the first ever General Assembly meeting in 1946, celebrates his 100th birthday on Sunday. The current holder of the UN’s top job, António Guterres, has sent the Peruvian diplomat – the first and [...]

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Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Speaking at a major, high-level summit on Libya, held in the German capital Berlin on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres evoked the disastrous humanitarian situation faced by thousands of civilians, as conflict in the North African country grows deeper and more destructive. As the fight continues between forces loyal to General [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The oilwells of al-Sharara in southeastern Libya, the country's largest oil field with a capacity of 315,000 barrels per day and al-Fil, oilfield were closed on Sunday by workers. This comes after the closure of ports and oil fields in central and eastern Libya at the instigation [...]

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Paris, France (PANA) - Mesganu Arga Moach, Ethiopian Minister of State for Trade and Industry, will on Monday in Paris meet with the French bosses of the France-East Africa Business Council of the International Medef to assess the priorities and implementation of the Ethiopian government's reforms. The meeting between the Ethiopian [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Esperance Sportive de Tunis on Sunday beat Club Africain 2-1 in the local derby of the Tunisian League 1 football championships. Despite playing many matches at a frenetic pace in national and continental competitions, Esperance Sportive de Tunis, the Tunisian and reigning African champions, remain unbeaten to date.  After [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - French anti-terrorist judge, Jean-Louis Bruguière, on Saturday in Lomé called on African states to strengthen their legal instruments against the trafficking of counterfeit drugs. He noted that in African countries, the law relating to trafficking in counterfeit drugs are weak or the sentences are too small, making [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou, has said that the tiny West African nation has too many challenges and government cannot in three years resolve all of them to the satisfaction of everyone. “So our transition from dictatorship to democracy will continue to be fraught with challenges especially [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Berlin Conference on Libya kicked off on Sunday in the German capital with a closed-door session of participants. The meeting is being held to find a political solution to the Libyan crisis through the signing of a ceasefire to firm up the truce proclaimed a week [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A coalition of seven political parties has been formed in Burundi to contest this year's presidential and general elections. This coalition, said to be close to the presidential movement, is composed of the Parliamentary Monarchy Party (PMP), Rally of Democrats of Burundi (RADEBU), Pan-African Socialist Movement (MSP-Inkinzo), [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Fire has consumed several tons of cotton in a market at Nallou, commune of Nikki, in the northeast of Benin, reports the state news agency Agence Bénin Presse. The fire is said to have started while the driver who was to transport the stored cotton was trying [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Sunday expressed its readiness to remove obstacles hindering smooth trade and investment attraction so as to boost relations with the sub-regional grouping, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Sudan’s Prime Minister Dr. Abdallah Hamdouk affirmed the readiness of his government to boost [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 3 of the Africa Cup of Nations Handball tournament being played on Sunday in Tunisia. Group A: - Guinea vs Kenya                    Egypt vs DR Congo Group B: - Nigeria vs Libya       [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Africa Footballer of the Year, Nigerian star Victor Ikpeba, will be the chief guest at the the forthcoming 2019 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA), organisers said on Sunday. The event is set for 24 January at the Mombasa Sports Club. The former Nigeria Super [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, arrived on Sunday in Berlin for the international summit that aims to discuss the Libyan crisis with the participation of officials from a host of countries and organisations. In a short [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Two people have been killed and several others wounded in a demonstration and violence in Savè, central Benin, about 250 km from Cotonou, according to a declaration made by the Abomey Court’s Prosecutor. "… to clear the way and retake control of the situation, the officers on [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Congo, Ghana, Niger, Uganda, Senegal and Togo have agreed to fight against counterfeit drugs by signing on Saturday in the Togolese capital "the Lomé Declaration" related to the disturbing phenomenon. The declaration read by the Togolese minister of Health, Mustafa Mijiyawa, denounced the distribution, trade and trafficking [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he discussed with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, the peace process in Libya, hours before the opening of the Berlin conference on the Libyan crisis, insisting on the need to formalise a ceasefire and surveillance mechanisms. "We agreed on [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The signing of the Lomé framework agreement on counterfeit drugs has been postponed indefinitely, while waiting for the opinion of experts and consultations between various countries, the Togolese minister of Health, Mustafa Mijiyawa, told the press at the end of the summit on Saturday in the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans on Sunday have their eyes riveted on the German capital, Berlin, which hosts the international Conference intended to bring peace to the war-raved country. The Berlin Conference is a result of several months of planning aimed at uniting the international community around the Libyan dossier in [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Morocco on Saturday expressed deep concern about its exclusion from Sunday’s Berlin conference on the Libyan crisis, according to a statement issued by the Moroccan ministry of foreign affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad. "Morocco is still at the forefront of international efforts for the achievement [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says that more than 608 “repentant” Boko Haram terrorists are currently undergoing a de-radicalization, rehabilitation and reintegration (DRR) programme in the restive northeast at Malam-Sidi in Gombe State under the government's Operation Safe Corridor (OSC). Brigadier General Musa Ibrahim, Commandant of DRR, told the [...]

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