Cereal prices drop in Nigerien grain markets
KND Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price situation in Niger's grain markets is marked this week by a downward trend, the newsletter of the agricultural market [...] Full text...
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A delegation of the French employers’ group expected in Senegal on Monday
MSA Paris, France (PANA) – A company delegation from the France-Africa council of Medef-international will on Monday travel to Senegal to meet the Senegalese leaders and [...] Full text...
BOAD grants Togo 20 billion CFAF for road construction
KND Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has granted a loan of 20 billion CFA francs to Togo for the development and [...] Full text...
South Africa: Africa's tallest building nears completion
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A property development in the upmarket Johannesburg suburb of Sandton has officially become the tallest building in Africa.
The Leonardo is [...] Full text...
Women confront challenges in mining sector
M S Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Women from the value chain of mining across Southern Africa in conjunction with the Botswana Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology [...] Full text...
Friday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
BBA Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania.
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Friday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT):
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank.
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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MLJ Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:
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Zimbabwe govt could be liable for US$313 million lawsuit on nullification of 2% transfer tax
T Z Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government could be liable for a US$313 million lawsuit following the nullification of the 2 percent money transfer tax [...] Full text...
Gambia completes bidding for petroleum oil blocks, says President Barrow
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow says that his government, through the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, has completed the first successful bidding [...] Full text...
Mauritania wants to promote inland fisheries, aquaculture
MTA Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government hursday examined and adopted a draft law on Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Code at its weekly meeting here, [...] Full text...
Mo Ibrahim Foundation to release first report on governance in Africa in October
MTA Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation will release its first report on governance in Africa on 15 October, an official statement issued [...] Full text...
ECA calls for inclusive development planning in Africa
KND Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Professor Sylvain Boko of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Thursday called on African countries to adopt inclusive development planning in [...] Full text...
Ministers roll over economic partnership involving Southern African Customs Union, Mozambique and United Kingdom
M S /Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Ministers of Southern African Customs Union (SACUM) and UK met and agreed to roll-over the EU-SADC EPA into a new [...] Full text...
Libyan Oil Company denounces attempts to partition Brega subsidiary
MSA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has condemned "attempts to partition" its Brega oil trading subsidiary, describing as "false and erroneous" [...] Full text...
Tunisia: Tourism revenues increase by more than 43%
KND Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism receipts in Tunisia reached over 4 billion dinars, an increase of 46.3% compared to the same period of 2018.
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Benin hosts ECA training on accountability in development planning
KND Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Five African countries have embarked on a process of strengthening accountability for their management, through training on accountability in development planning [...] Full text...
President Barrow says country’s economic growth has generally strengthened
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow, has said that that country's economic growth has generally strengthened, while inflation has now moderated, revealing that [...] Full text...
ICT is now 3rd pillar of Mauritian economy, says Prime Minister Jugnauth
NA Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said the ICT sector is the third pillar of the Mauritian economy after the [...] Full text...
EU and African banana producers discuss future trade relations
BBA Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Since Wednesday 18 September 2019, The Pan-African Association of Fruit Producers and Exporters (Afruibana), led by their president Joseph Owona Kono, [...] Full text...
Botswana to commemorate World Tourism Day
M S Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism will join the rest of the World in commemorating the World [...] Full text...
Cooperation between Tunisia and Ethiopia hailed
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Secretary of State for Economic Diplomacy, Hatem Ferjani, on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening economic and trade cooperation between [...] Full text...
UNDP ready to help Congo in digital sector
BBA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Congo, Maleye Diop, on Wednesday expressed his institution's determination to help [...] Full text...
Thursday's forex rates for the CFA Franc
BBA Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central African States.
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
BBA Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania.
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MLJ Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
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 (BoT):
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Botswana diamond company recovers 123 carat gem
M S Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A Botswana diamond mining company, Lucara Diamond Corporation, has announced the recovery of a 123 carat gem from its 100 percent owned [...] Full text...
Thursday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank.
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Mali: New cement factory in Diago to start operations in October
KND Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Industry and Trade Mohamed Ag Erlaf launched here Tuesday activities of Cements and Materials of Mali (CMM-SA), a [...] Full text...
More African companies adopting sustainable development goals -UNGC
T Z New York, USA (PANA) - United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Chief Executive Officer Lise Kingo said here Wednesday more African companies were adopting the sustainable [...] Full text...
Subsidiary of the African financial company (COFINA) to be opened in Burkina Faso
MSA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, on Wednesday received in audience the Managing Director of the African Financial Company [...] Full text...
FNBB shows passion towards empowering, impacting local professionals
M S Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - First National Bank Botswana (FNBB), in partnership with Optimum Answers Investment and Professional Speechwriters Association, have just completed a two-day Speechwriting [...] Full text...
Egyptian housing minister, French employers’ group meet in Paris
MSA Paris, France (PANA) – Egyptian minister of Housing and City agglomerations, Assem El-Gazzar, will on Thursday attend in Paris a meeting with the France-Egypt Council [...] Full text...
AfDB sets US$267m aside for G5 Sahel’s PIP
MSA Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will contribute US$ 267 million to the achievement of projects of the Priority Investment Programme (PIP) [...] Full text...
IMF mission visits Congo
MSA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A staff mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday arrived in Brazzaville to conduct discussions with the Government on [...] Full text...
IMF team finds Malawi’s economic performance after Cyclone Idai favourable
AR Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s recent economic performance has been favourable despite the impact of Cyclone Idai, one of the worst tropical cyclones on record [...] Full text...
al-Sarraj calls for increase in oil production
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on Tuesday met the President of [...] Full text...
Cement factory empowers women to earn income
M S Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Portland Pozzolanic Cement (PPC), a Botswana-based cement manufacturing company, is empowering women through its Cooperative Social Initiative (CSI) programme to earn income.
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Burundi Central Bank tightens currency market rules
BBA Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Botswana central bank is enforcing the obligation for any traveller to declare foreign currency amounts in cash in excess of [...] Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
BBA Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania.
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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
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 (BoT):
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Wednesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
MLJ Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:
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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
BBA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank.
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Gabon: Fishes’ committee for Central-Eastern Atlantic meets in Libreville
MSA Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese capital, Libreville, will from 17 - 19 September host the 22nd session of the fishes’ committee for Central-Eastern Atlantic [...] Full text...
Benin: ECA’s Prof Sylvain Boko lists opportunities for planning
KND Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Professor Sylvain BOKO of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Tuesday listed opportunities of the planning system in Benin as part [...] Full text...