IMF approves US$118.2 million rapid assistance to Mozambique

20 april 2019 - 11:09:00 AR

Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved emergency financial assistance of US$118.2 to Mozambique in the [...] Full text...

Saturday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya

20 april 2019 - 11:04:09 MSA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the central bank of Mauritania. Currencies Buying Selling 1 Euro [...] Full text...

US-Africa Business Summit holds in June in Mozambique

20 april 2019 - 09:38:43 BBA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United States-Africa Business Summit will be held from 18-21 June in Maputo, Mozambique, on the theme "strengthening a resilient [...] Full text...

Saturday's forex rates for CFA Franc in Central Africa

20 april 2019 - 09:30:02 BBA

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC). Currency [...] Full text...

World Bank gives Mali over 146 billion CFA Franc to support development efforts

19 april 2019 - 20:28:14 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has decided to increase six times its level of general budget support for Mali, providing the West African [...] Full text...

First liquefied petroleum gas pilot project launched to reduce firewood consumption in Rwanda

19 april 2019 - 15:18:58 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Construction works of the first ever Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station have been completed in Musanze, a district located about 100 [...] Full text...

Zim President declares war on businesses hiking commodity prices

19 april 2019 - 14:30:19 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared war on businesses which deliberately hike prices of products, threatening to ‘restore the purchasing power [...] Full text...

Air Mauritius launches new aircraft, the A330neo

19 april 2019 - 14:15:41 NA

Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian airline, Air Mauritius, on Friday launched a new aircraft, the A330neo, at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Plaisance, [...] Full text...

Friday's forex rates for CFAF of BCEAO

19 april 2019 - 11:37:24 MSA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the CFAF as issued by the Bank of West African States (BCEAO). Currency [...] Full text...

Friday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya

19 april 2019 - 10:42:11 MSA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania: Currency [...] Full text...

Friday’s forex rates for Gambian Dalasi

19 april 2019 - 09:34:26 MLJ

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd: Currency Buying Selling US Dollar [...] Full text...

Friday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee

19 april 2019 - 08:40:17 BBA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius. Currency [...] Full text...

Much remains to be done in education for all in Africa - Report

18 april 2019 - 16:30:28 MSA

Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) – Africa must again make efforts to attain the target related to education for all, within the framework of the sustainable development [...] Full text...

French gov't calls for projects for innovative solutions for sustainable city in Africa

18 april 2019 - 16:24:18 KND

Paris, France (PANA) - The French Ministry of Economy and Finance on Thursday called for projects in the framework of the Africa-France 2020 Summit to [...] Full text...

President of Africa Finance Corporation calls on Mauritian Prime Minister

18 april 2019 - 16:11:17 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Mr Samaila Zubairu, on Thursday called on Mauritian Prime [...] Full text...

Mauritius examines major challenges in the Textile and Apparel Industry

18 april 2019 - 15:35:43 NA

Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian textile and apparel industry, a major contributor to the island’s GDP with a share of 12.3% of national income, [...] Full text...

Mauritania adopts a new General Tax Code

18 april 2019 - 14:02:52 KND

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania has adopted a bill on the General Tax Code (CGI), during a plenary session that took [...] Full text...

Africa may not attain SDGs eleven years to the deadline - ECA

18 april 2019 - 13:33:58 MSA

Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) – The deputy executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mrs Giovanni Biha, has painted a gloomy picture of the [...] Full text...

Rwanda's stock market closes lower Thursday

18 april 2019 - 13:17:22 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's stock market closed lower on Thursday after several days of stability. The Rwanda's stock market's benchmark index RSI and ALSI were [...] Full text...

UNDP and Pratic Association sign deal to support Congolese start-ups

18 april 2019 - 11:45:05 BBA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)- The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Pratic Association, organiser of the International Fair of Information and Innovation Technologies (OSIANE), on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

Thursday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya

18 april 2019 - 11:20:33 BBA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania. Currency [...] Full text...

Uganda’s environmental body clears oil extraction in national park

18 april 2019 - 10:35:59 E M

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda's National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has authorised oil company Total E&P Uganda to commence oil and gas extraction from Murchison [...] Full text...

Thursday’s forex rates for Tanzania Shilling

18 april 2019 - 09:43:02 EBM

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by the Bank of Tanzania: Currency Buying [...] Full text...

Thursday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee

18 april 2019 - 08:20:22 BBA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius. Currency [...] Full text...

Thursday's forex rates for CFA Franc in Central Africa

18 april 2019 - 08:18:22 BBA

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the CFAF as issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC). Currency [...] Full text...

Sudan Military Council moves to halt money racketeering by previous regime

18 april 2019 - 07:41:24 MO

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Transitional Military Council has ordered all companies, ministries or any entities in which the immediate past government holds shares or [...] Full text...

African countries urged to protect citizens against cyberspace

17 april 2019 - 23:44:51 MSA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba Wednesday urged African countries to ensure that cyberspace is first and foremost a place where the [...] Full text...

]Ghana seeks President Kabore’s support to host seat of permanent secretariat of Africa's free-trade area

17 april 2019 - 23:10:42 MSA

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 [...] Full text...

African countries self-assessing before New York meeting on MDGs

17 april 2019 - 21:12:27 MTA

Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - About 20 African countries participated Tuesday in Marrakech in the review of the Voluntary National Review (VNR) of their performance in [...] Full text...

Barrow receives credentials from 3 more ambassadors

17 april 2019 - 16:22:50 MLJ

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia on Tuesday received credentials from three more ambassadors who arrived in the West African country [...] Full text...

Letshego eSwatini supports Micro- and Small-Business Owners

17 april 2019 - 15:26:31 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Letshego has launched the Purchase Order Finance to assist micro and small business owners in the Kingdom of Swaziland to manage [...] Full text...

Oragroup listed on BRVM with CFAF 56.92 billion

17 april 2019 - 15:23:13 MTA

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 [...] Full text...

Moroccan bank gives Malian economic operators US$65 million for transformation of local products

17 april 2019 - 15:12:53 MSA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Moroccan popular central bank (BCP) has signed with Malian economic operators two conventions for more than 38 billion CFAF, or [...] Full text...

Rwanda's stock market closes unchanged after Wednesday trading

17 april 2019 - 13:17:40 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's stock market remained unchanged on Wednesday with the benchmark stock market index RSI and ALSI opening at 125.31 and 135.89 [...] Full text...

Wednesday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc

17 april 2019 - 13:02:50 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc, as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda. Currency Buying Selling US [...] Full text...

Africa makes slow progress in creation of decent jobs

17 april 2019 - 11:34:40 BBA

Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Africa has not made major progress in creating decent jobs in recent years, according to reports presented for analysis by participants [...] Full text...

Wednesday's exchange rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya

17 april 2019 - 10:54:08 MSA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania. Currency [...] Full text...

Wednesday's exchange rates for CFAF in Central Africa

17 april 2019 - 10:51:38 MSA

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the CFAF as issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC). Currency [...] Full text...

Wednesday’s forex rates for Gambian Dalasi

17 april 2019 - 09:31:41 MLJ

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd: Currency Buying Selling US Dollar [...] Full text...

Wednesday’s forex rates for Tanzania Shilling

17 april 2019 - 09:23:42 EBM

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by the Bank of Tanzania: Currency Buying [...] Full text...

Absa Group moves subsidiaries banking platform from UK to South Africa

17 april 2019 - 08:39:24 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Absa Group Limited on Wednesday announced that it has successfully moved its banking platform used by six of its African subsidiaries [...] Full text...

Wednesday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee

17 april 2019 - 08:04:45 BBA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius. Currency [...] Full text...

Japan donates $7.5m to support refugees in Uganda

16 april 2019 - 19:13:20 E M

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The government of Japan will contribute $ 7.5 million to the United Nations agencies that support refugees and host communities in [...] Full text...

President Issoufou lays foundation stone for Oil Tower in Niamey

16 april 2019 - 16:44:22 MSA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien president, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Monday laid the foundation stone for the building of the Pipeline for refined products and the [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe gov't rolls out new Zupco buses to force down high transport fares

16 april 2019 - 16:21:43 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government has commissioned 25 new buses it hopes will ameliorate transport woes and force down rising public transport fares. Rising [...] Full text...

African countries urged to meet SDGs timeframes

16 april 2019 - 14:56:44 BBA

Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The director of the division of technology, climate change and natural resources management of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Olivier [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Inflation rate lower by 0.06 percentage points in March

16 april 2019 - 14:42:25 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the country’s inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI), in March was 0.06 per [...] Full text...

United Airlines plans New York-Cape Town direct flight

16 april 2019 - 14:23:46 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Airlines has confirmed that it will launch a new route between Cape Town and New York, making it [...] Full text...

Tuesday’s forex rates for Tanzania Shilling

16 april 2019 - 11:24:06 EBM

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by the Bank of Tanzania: Currency Buying [...] Full text...

Tuesday’s forex rates for Gambian Dalasi

16 april 2019 - 10:34:49 MA

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as announced by the Trust Bank of Gambia Ltd. Currency Buying Selling US [...] Full text...

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