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...

Coronavirus: Lomé University develops resuscitation equipment

16 april 2020 - 06:37:16 MTA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Lecturers and researchers of the University of Lomé (UL) have developed resuscitation equipment, including respirator, to support the care equipment for [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Ghana scientists obtain 'critical information' about virus

12 april 2020 - 07:01:39 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Scientists at the University of Ghana in Accra say they have obtained "critical information" about the virus responsible for the global [...] Full text...

Mauritania: Subscribers sigh relief as the Internet is restored

17 march 2020 - 16:05:18 MTA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Internet subscribers in Mauritania are back online after nearly three weeks of deprivation.   "Dear customer, we inform you that the failure of [...] Full text...

France to ensure the continuity of uranium production in North Niger

13 march 2020 - 19:26:38 KND

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The director general of the French nuclear giant (Orano former Areva), Nicolas Maes, said Thursday in Niamey that France intends to [...] Full text...

University of Lomé launches fund of 100 million CFAF to boost research

07 march 2020 - 18:45:36 KND

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The University of Lomé has launched a competitive fund of 100 million CFA francs to finance scientific research and technological innovations, [...] Full text...

Solar firm, Azuri, scores high in fastest growing European company ranking

04 march 2020 - 19:51:28 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Azuri Technologies, a pioneer in pay-as-you-go solar home solutions for off-grid Africa, has been ranked the 370th fastest growing company in [...] Full text...

Global science forum in Nairobi postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus fears

04 march 2020 - 17:52:23 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -   The coronavirus outbreak has prompted postponement of this year's edition of Next Einstein Forum (NEF), one of the largest science and [...] Full text...

African States urged to strengthen capacities in fundamental sciences, engineering

01 march 2020 - 17:08:11 MSA

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) – At the second forum on science, technology and innovation in Africa 2020, held in the Zimbabwean city of Victoria Falls, [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe ICT watchdog criticises proposed anti-corruption strategy document

25 february 2020 - 09:00:24 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local ICT watchdog, the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT), has criticised the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for failing to incorporate [...] Full text...

Guterres calls for more empowerment for women and girls in sciences

11 february 2020 - 09:51:50 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Fewer than 30 per cent of the world’s scientific researchers are women: that’s just one of the statistics showing how [...] Full text...

Nkwame Nkrumah Continental Prize awarded to Tunisian

17 january 2020 - 18:09:58 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has awarded the continental prize for scientific excellence, the "Kwame Nkrumah" prize, the most prestigious of the [...] Full text...

Congo and France sign framework research agreement

17 january 2020 - 09:52:27 BBA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud Mavoungou, and the CEO of the centre for International [...] Full text...

Benin to set up fibre optic school

12 january 2020 - 13:52:54 MTA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is planning to set up a school of fibre in order to compensate for the lack of human resources in [...] Full text...

'Introduce mobile money interoperability', Zimbabwe ICT entity tells Govt

04 january 2020 - 15:53:49 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local ICT activists, the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT), has urged the government to introduce mobile money wallet interoperability to [...] Full text...

Mauritania awards winners of 2019 Chinguetti Prize

24 december 2019 - 16:14:28 KND

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 Chinguetti Prize were awarded during a ceremony organized on Tuesday at the Palais des Congrès in Nouakchott, [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe ride sharing firm launches fuel finding mobile application

22 december 2019 - 17:50:58 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A Zimbabwean ride sharing firm, TODA Zimbabwe, has launched ‘Fuel Finder’, a mobile application, to provide local motorists with fuel stations [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe's mobile money transactions nearly double in Q3 of 2019

20 december 2019 - 00:20:36 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Mobile money transactions grew 91 percent to ZWL$11,888,760,224 (US$695.65 million) in the third quarter of 2019 as more people preferred the [...] Full text...

FDA sets up 15 million euros fund for innovative digital companies in Africa

17 december 2019 - 14:14:13 KND

Paris, France (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) has launched a 15 million euros fund to support young and  innovative digital companies in Africa, [...] Full text...

Thales Alenia Space and Nilesat agree to build a geostationary satellite

05 december 2019 - 14:55:59 MTA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Thales Alenia Space has signed an agreement with the Egyptian operator, Nilesat, for the building of a geostationary communications satellite [...] Full text...

Tunisia: 8th Maghreb Conference on New Technologies opens in Hamammet

15 november 2019 - 14:40:46 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 8th edition of the Maghreb Conference on New Technologies started on Friday in the Tunisian city of Hamammet around the [...] Full text...

Botswana ICT company forges 4IR prospects

14 november 2019 - 15:22:07 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A Botswana ICT company is working at advancing and growing the ICT landscape in a bid to pave way for Fourth [...] Full text...

African Science Week opens in Brazzaville

13 november 2019 - 15:45:34 KND

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The third edition of the African Science Week of the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) got underway on  Tuesday in Brazzaville, the [...] Full text...

Research reveals four cyber threats for 2020

06 november 2019 - 12:48:39 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global cloud-enabled next-generation cybersecurity company, Sophos, has launched its 2020 Threat Report providing insights into the rapidly evolving cyber [...] Full text...

UNICEF to use crypto currencies

09 october 2019 - 23:14:31 T Z

New York, USA (PANA)  -  The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched a cryptocurrency fund which will be able to receive, hold and disburse [...] Full text...

Mauritius celebrates Biology Week

08 october 2019 - 13:19:17 NA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Education and Scientific Research minister, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, on Monday, highlighted the urgency of promoting biology “given the [...] Full text...

Congo, CIRAD to sign agreement

03 october 2019 - 14:30:21 KND

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the Center for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development (CIRAD) in Central Africa intend to sign [...] Full text...

International symposium on armed conflicts, insecurity in Sahel opens in Bamako

03 october 2019 - 11:55:44 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An international scientific symposium on the theme: "Armed conflicts and insecurity in the West African Sahel: challenges and implications for research [...] Full text...

Mauritius satellite to be deployed around mid-2020

26 september 2019 - 14:32:11 NA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation minister, Mr Yogida Sawmynaden, on Thursday said that the first Mauritian satellite project will be [...] Full text...

Congolese gov't, Chinese-French consortium sign MoU on ICT project

19 september 2019 - 11:44:06 BBA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and a Chinese-French consortium, Chacot Dubost In and Weindong Cloud Education Group, on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...

Cape Verde disconnects analogue TV signal transmission

27 august 2019 - 19:20:33 KND

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   Cape Verde intends this year to do away with the analogue system and introduce digital terrestrial television (DTT) to cover [...] Full text...

Publishing of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants

26 august 2019 - 21:46:14 MTA

List of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants out   Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The list of beneficiaries of the 2019 edition of research grants [...] Full text...

China offers 58 scholarships to Mali in several disciplines

23 august 2019 - 11:15:35 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - China has offered the Malian government 58 scholarships for Malian students, including seven women, during a ceremony held on Thursday at [...] Full text...

Mauritius hosts international seminar on disruptive technologies

21 august 2019 - 15:41:21 NA

Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - An international seminar started Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, seeking to provide an insight on disruptive technologies, which displace established technology [...] Full text...

Rwanda’s women leading the digital revolution (An AfDB Feature)

17 august 2019 - 07:35:55 VAO

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - When she was a little girl, Jeanne Yamfashije wanted to be a doctor. Her goal was to make her parents proud [...] Full text...

Annual Scientific Days of the West African Society of Chemistry open in Bamako

07 august 2019 - 14:20:50 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 400 teachers and researchers from several African countries have been participating since Tuesday in Bamako in the annual scientific [...] Full text...

Pharmaceutical company Merck to assist in reproduction of northern white rhino

30 july 2019 - 03:02:14 MTA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Pharmaceutical company Merck is contributing its expertise to the BioRescue project team in the development of advanced fertility technology for [...] Full text...

Applications open for the 2019 edition of the '' Kwame-Nkrumah Science Prize ''

29 july 2019 - 16:55:35 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced, on its Facebook page, that the African Union (AU) has opened [...] Full text...

'How a South African product played a role in the moon landing'

21 july 2019 - 07:38:57 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – As the world commemorates the 50th anniversary of the landing in moon by American Astronauts, the South African Mint [...] Full text...

AfDB signs agreement to bolster research in mathematics

15 july 2019 - 23:39:18 AO

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)   -   The African Development Bank and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) will collaborate in strengthening education [...] Full text...

ICT access improving in Mauritius

15 july 2019 - 09:43:00 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - ICT access in Mauritius saw an increase between 2017 and 2018 as indicated by several indicators, according to Statistics Mauritius, a [...] Full text...

Science is ‘key’ to pushing forward the 2030 Agenda, UN development forum told

13 july 2019 - 08:27:00 VAO

New York, US (PANA) - The implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was the focal point at the United Nations [...] Full text...

EIB provides US$ 25 million to connect Cape Verde to a new submarine cable

12 july 2019 - 15:00:44 KND

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance Cape Verde's connection to a new submarine cable, PANA learned from a reliable [...] Full text...

30 countries expected at African conference on leadership in new technologies in Tunis

13 june 2019 - 22:44:45 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Tunisian capital, Tunis, will on 25-26 June host an African conference on leadership in the new technologies, an official source [...] Full text...

Bids for 3rd 'Next Einstein Forum' for science ambassadors opens

23 may 2019 - 06:46:03 MSA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), the African international forum for sciences, on Wednesday announced the opening of bids for the [...] Full text...