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...

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...