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...

Cape Verde govt acquires 40% of CV Telecom

22 may 2019 - 22:16:20 MTA

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   Cape Verde will buy 40 percent of leading telecommunications company CV Telecom for EUR 23.3 million, PANA learned here Wednesday [...] Full text...

Engie to maintain Orange data center in Cote d'Ivoire

20 may 2019 - 19:31:58 KND

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Engie, a specialist in energy engineering, will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Group Orange Services (GOS) [...] Full text...

International symposium on artificial intelligence opens in Tunis

25 april 2019 - 16:19:13 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence started on Thursday in Tunis and will highlight the importance of artificial intelligence for the [...] Full text...

University of Lomé introduces two new mining-oriented courses

18 april 2019 - 14:57:46 KND

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Two new courses - Mining Geology and Analytical Chemistry Mines and Environment - have been introduced by the Faculty of Science [...] Full text...

Liquid Telecom is official partner of MIT in Inclusive Innovation 2019 competition

17 april 2019 - 14:12:34 MTA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The pan-African telecommunications operator, Liquid Telecom, has been selected as the official partner in Africa of the American Research Institute [...] Full text...

Humanoid robot Sophia to feature at Transform Africa Summit in Kigali

15 april 2019 - 11:37:16 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (Rwanda) -  One of the famous social humanoid robots and the world's first robot citizen, Sophia, will interact with participants at the 5th [...] Full text...

First Tunisian satellite to be launched

03 april 2019 - 14:00:49 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian group, ''TELNET'', and the Russian group, GK Launch Services, on Monday signed a contract to launch the first Tunisian [...] Full text...

Tunis hosts second Chinese-Arab forum on ICTs

01 april 2019 - 15:49:20 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization (AICTO) holds the second session of the ‘’Chinese-Arab cooperation forum’’, on Monday and Tuesday, [...] Full text...

First symposium of African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics opens in Bamako

12 march 2019 - 21:39:43 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first symposium of the African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics (ACE-B) opened Tuesday in the Malian capital, Bamako, officials told [...] Full text...

Mauritius minister highlights ICT role in timely disaster management

06 march 2019 - 14:27:00 NA

​Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation minister Yogida  Sawmynaden on Wednesday said that Information and Communication Technology (ICT), “without a doubt”, plays [...] Full text...

Mauritius to launch first Infrared Satellite end 2019

05 march 2019 - 07:08:50 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) The first Mauritian Infrared Satellite (MIR-SAT1), a project of the Mauritius Research Council (MRC), will be launched by the end of this [...] Full text...

Mauritania launches optical fiber laying project "WARCIP-Mauritania"

20 february 2019 - 23:01:30 KND

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday flagged off the construction of a fiber optic network for telecommunications in the [...] Full text...

AIMS opens registrations for Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence

21 january 2019 - 14:02:35 MTA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) announced on Monday in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the opening of registration for the [...] Full text...

'Geospatial technology a tool for sustainable development of ocean economy'

15 january 2019 - 07:27:55 ACK

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Minister Mr Premdut Koonjoo, on Monday urged scientists to ensure that the [...] Full text...

German Ministry of Education launches competition for innovation

03 january 2019 - 13:51:28 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The German Ministry of Education has launched a competition in Tunis for the Germany-Africa award for innovation worth 150,000 euros, the [...] Full text...

Brazzaville hosts Internet Governance Forum in Africa

13 december 2018 - 17:48:26 KND

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - States and governments in the Central Africa sub-region must invest to improve not only access, but also to ensure good Internet [...] Full text...

Niamey hosts maiden edition of African Science Week

12 december 2018 - 13:55:05 KND

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The first edition of the African Science Week, aimed at discovering the world of science, research and technology, through scientific days [...] Full text...

Internet milestone reached, as more than 50 per cent go online - ITU

08 december 2018 - 08:51:40 MA

New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, more than half of the world’s population of nearly 8 billion will be using the internet [...] Full text...

Morocco to host forum on artificial intelligence in Africa Dec. 12-13

05 december 2018 - 16:02:53 MSA

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – UNESCO and the Mohamed VI polytechnic University will organize a forum on artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa, organisers said on Wednesday. The [...] Full text...

Artificial Intelligence Show opens in Mauritius

29 november 2018 - 07:07:37 ACK

Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – A three-day World Artificial Intelligence Show and World Blockchain Summit 2018 opened on Wednesday night in Mauritius where the United Nations [...] Full text...

Korea invests $9 Million to support development of science and technology in Sub-Saharan Africa

23 november 2018 - 19:05:51 AR

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE on Friday signed an initial US$ 3.8 million grant agreement with the [...] Full text...

Marginalised voices must be ‘included and amplified’ in digital technology space: UN Chief

13 november 2018 - 03:49:36 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - New thinking is needed to better address deep gender gaps in access to digital technologies, seek out networks of the increasingly [...] Full text...

Cutting-edge tech a ‘double-edged sword for developing countries’: UN report

09 october 2018 - 02:54:55 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The latest technological advances, from artificial intelligence to electric cars, can be a “double-edged sword”, says the latest UN World [...] Full text...

SADC workshop focuses on cyber security

11 september 2018 - 06:53:16 ACK

Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) capacity building workshop focusing on cyber security and the SADC Regional Cyber security Drill opened [...] Full text...

UNESCO invites experts to open discussion on Artificial Intelligence

21 july 2018 - 12:24:52 VAO

Paris, France (PANA) - In order to reflect on the significant impact of emerging and smart technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of [...] Full text...

NPT marks first anniversary, but still lacks sufficient numbers to become law - UN chief

08 july 2018 - 06:40:18 MA

New York, US (PANA) - On Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the first anniversary of the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of [...] Full text...

Fund for science, technology established in Côte d'Ivoire

28 june 2018 - 11:32:44 MSA

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government on Wednesday announced the adoption of a bill governing the organisation and functioning of a Fund for [...] Full text...

Science, technology, innovation crucial to ‘transformative impact’ of SDGs, UN forum told

06 june 2018 - 03:49:42 MA

New York, US (PANA) - If everyone is to enjoy a future of peace, dignity and opportunity, then science, technology and innovation need to be [...] Full text...