More consensus needed over digital technology for ‘people and the planet’: UN

24 may 2022 - 04:15:58 MA

New York, US (PANA) - While digital technologies have offered “boundless opportunities” for sustainable development, education and inclusion, the UN political chief warned on Monday [...] Full text...

Unity among nations, in push for greater space security at UN-led talks

14 may 2022 - 05:42:19 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN-led push to prevent an arms race in outer space has received wide-ranging support and participation from civil society and Member [...] Full text...

Tech needs girls, and girls need tech: UN

29 april 2022 - 05:28:58 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More and more young women and girls are highlighting the importance of access and safety in the digital world. Marking International Girls [...] Full text...

Tunisia, Algeria sign agreement on scientific research

21 march 2022 - 20:55:10 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The ministries of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the two neighboring countries signed on Monday a cooperation agreement with 10 [...] Full text...

Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago

08 february 2022 - 05:47:56 NA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Monday that a group of local and foreign scientists and technicians would undertake [...] Full text...

Start in Tunis of second edition of African Engineering Day

27 december 2021 - 13:15:54 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the African Engineering Day "JIA'21" opened Monday here nder the theme "Impact of Engineering on Africa's Development". The [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso postpones International conference on Science and Diplomacy

24 november 2021 - 12:17:56 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An International Conference dubbed "Nexus Science and Diplomacy" scheduled for 29 November to 1 December 2021 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...

International conference on science and diplomacy to be held in Ouagadougou

11 november 2021 - 19:39:23 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A high-level international conference on science diplomacy and technological innovation will be held here from 29 November to 1 December, [...] Full text...

Libyan Ministry of Higher Education, Huawei sign agreement to launch digital scientific research

03 november 2021 - 11:39:46 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Chinese telecom giant, Huawei, on Tuesday signed an agreement for [...] Full text...

Libya to establish City of Science and Technology

25 october 2021 - 12:35:35 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libya is to set up a City of Science and Technology to serve as a place for scientific research and which will [...] Full text...

Tunis to host summit on building digital Libya

30 september 2021 - 12:55:54 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian-African Business Council (TABC) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding  (MoU) with the Arab Information and Communication Technology Organisation [...] Full text...

An expert's proposals for technologies to benefit Africa

26 september 2021 - 18:57:23 BBA

Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Mactar Seck, an African expert at the Digital Technologies Programme of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), [...] Full text...

Africa experiencing fast technology growth: ECA official

26 september 2021 - 15:44:22 BBA

Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Although underdeveloped, Africa is the continent where technology growth has been fast, according to Mr. Mactar Seck of the [...] Full text...

Innovation continued despite COVID-19: New UN report

21 september 2021 - 06:07:10 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper last year, the UN’s intellectual [...] Full text...

IAEA inspection team visits Libyan Nuclear Research Centre

14 september 2021 - 11:00:37 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) made a routine inspection visit to the Nuclear Research Centre in [...] Full text...

UN chief calls for commitment to nuclear tests ban

29 august 2021 - 10:11:48 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Countries which have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) have been urged by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to [...] Full text...

Malian Society of Applied Sciences holds 12th Symposium

02 august 2021 - 12:04:17 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th Symposium on Applied Sciences, bringing together scientists, teacher-researchers and entrepreneurs from 14 African countries, the United States, Canada and [...] Full text...

US, Ghana sign MoU on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation

14 july 2021 - 06:24:07 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU), [...] Full text...

Mauritius parliament passes Emerging Technologies Council Law

02 july 2021 - 08:13:38 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Parliamentarians on Thursday passed the Mauritius Emerging Technologies Council law which is to provide for the establishment of the Mauritius [...] Full text...

First Mauritian nanosatellite launched

23 june 2021 - 07:40:12 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The first Mauritian nanosatellite, Mauritius Imagery and Radiocommunications Satellite -1 (MIR-SAT1), was launched into low orbit on Tuesday from the International [...] Full text...

Libya working to attract innovative ICT ideas, says Economy Minister

08 june 2021 - 09:11:23 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Haweij has said that his ministry, through the National Programme for Small and Medium [...] Full text...

Mauritian satellite reaches launch site in Florida

22 may 2021 - 06:14:20 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The first Mauritian Satellite project, the nano-satellite, has reached the launch site at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US, and will [...] Full text...

Ensure digital technologies are ‘a force for good’ – Guterres

17 may 2021 - 15:25:31 AR

New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack Internet access, the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

Ensure digital technologies are 'a force for good', says UN chief

17 may 2021 - 06:34:57 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack Internet access, the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

UN forum examines how to make science and technology work better for all

04 may 2021 - 15:56:19 AR

New York, US (PANA)  - Harnessing the full potential of science and technology for the benefit of all people, everywhere, is the focus of a [...] Full text...

Africa needs to invest in innovative technology, says UN chief’s special adviser

04 may 2021 - 13:20:48 AR

Washington, US (PANA) - In rebuilding their economies after COVID-19, policymakers in Africa must invest in innovative technology to leapfrog obstacles to inclusive development, a [...] Full text...

WHO Chief establishes science council to advise on high priority scientific issues

26 april 2021 - 22:18:13 WA

Geneva, Switzerland PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has established a Science Council to provide advice on high-priority scientific [...] Full text...

First ever human space flight signalled 'new era for humanity': UN

12 april 2021 - 17:36:53 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the International Day of Human Space Flight on Monday, celebrating the achievements of astronauts who [...] Full text...

Tunisia launches first satellite 'Challenge One'

22 march 2021 - 18:14:29 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first Tunisian satellite named Challenge One was launched Monday into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Russian [...] Full text...

South African rocket sets height record

10 march 2021 - 15:54:20 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  A rocket developed by the University of KwaZulu-Natal has set a new altitude record by reaching almost 18 kilometres [...] Full text...

South African astronomers discover new galaxies

21 january 2021 - 13:41:30 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African astronomers have discovered two massive galaxies which are more than 60 times the size of the Milky [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: How COVID-19 has changed the shape of African cybersecurity

08 december 2020 - 15:39:19 AR

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people live, work and approach security in Africa. According to the 2020 KnowBe4 African [...] Full text...

UN report says 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home

02 december 2020 - 05:20:49 MA

New York, US (PANA) - A staggering two-thirds of the world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – do not have internet connection [...] Full text...

AfDB signs grant agreement to support the Rwanda Coding Academy

05 november 2020 - 10:48:21 MA

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant agreement for $150,000 with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation in Rwanda [...] Full text...

Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector

26 october 2020 - 13:10:07 AR

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West Africa Prize", supported by the [...] Full text...

Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’ – UN chief

20 october 2020 - 17:35:40 AR

New York, US (PANA) - Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we live, the UN chief said [...] Full text...

Tunisia to launch its first satellite on 20 March 2021

16 october 2020 - 16:03:35 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's first  satellite, 'Challege One', will be launched into space on 20 March 2021, the country's Independence anniversary, Mohamed Frikha,  Managing [...] Full text...

Mauritius celebrates World Standards Day

14 october 2020 - 12:02:25 NA

Moka, Mauritius (PANA) - International standards play a significant role in climate change, which is an issue that requires solutions that are coordinated at the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Rwanda to host Mobile World Congress 2021

03 october 2020 - 10:21:58 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  -  Global System for Mobile Communications, commonly referred to as the 'GSMA',  has revealed that it will host Mobile World Congress [...] Full text...

Mauritius chosen as ITU Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity in Africa

29 september 2020 - 11:43:45 NA

Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has been chosen as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence, for at least four years, in the priority [...] Full text...

Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’

24 september 2020 - 06:15:59 AR

New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a technological era that “beckons with vast opportunity”, new risks exist to global peace, stability and development, the UN [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso to virtually host the digital week from September 8 to 10

17 august 2020 - 14:57:04 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of the Development of the Digital Economy and Posts in Burkina Faso is organizing, from September 8 to [...] Full text...

AfDB grants CFAF 155.3 billion for Congo-Cameroon interconnection works

10 august 2020 - 16:32:53 KND

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, Léon Juste Ibombo, on Saturday launched the second phase of the [...] Full text...

Rwanda budgets US$ 5 million for high-speed broadband in public schools

14 july 2020 - 20:27:03 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to increase the Internet coverage rate of public secondary schools to 62% this year with a target to achieve [...] Full text...

2017 internet shutdown: ECOWAS Court holds Togo govt. liable for violation of Citizens’ Freedom of Expression

26 june 2020 - 16:44:07 VAO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay 16 million CFA Francs as compensation to Amnesty [...] Full text...

Congo plans 15 billion CFA francs data centre

06 may 2020 - 11:39:20 BBA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to mobilise 15 billion CFA francs to fund the construction of a data centre and interconnection lines with [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Pandemic makes universal digital access and cooperation essential, says UN tech agency

06 may 2020 - 07:05:03 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 (coconavirus) pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go to school and shop for [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: UN agency shines light on data and privacy online during lockdowns

30 april 2020 - 08:21:11 MA

New York, US (PANA) - A third of all nations lack laws to protect their citizen’s online data and privacy, despite an 11 per cent [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Ghana scientists develop rapid diagnostic test kit

28 april 2020 - 08:15:23 MA

Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Scientists in Ghana have developed a rapid diagnostic test kit for the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the local media reported on Tuesday.  The [...] Full text...

COVID-19 pandemic bolsters case for technology-based economic resilience

17 april 2020 - 18:39:54 VAO

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact globally, the African continent, while less affected, is preparing to [...] Full text...