Strong foundation for adaptive social protection in Liberia: Building the Liberia Household Social Registry: World Bank Blog By Mitja Del Bono

07 may 2024 - 15:39:04
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Social registries, defined as information systems that support intake, registration, and eligibility assessment processes for social [...] Full text...

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Free WiFi initiative launched in South Africa's Northern Cape

07 may 2024 - 09:48:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Mondli Gungubele along with the Premier of Northern Cape, [...] Full text...

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Egypt U-17 Boys crowned UNAF Champions in Algeria

01 may 2024 - 07:18:01
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Egyptian Under-17 Boys National Team are the new champions of the Union of North African [...] Full text...

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Eswatini looks forward to increased sugar exports from improved cane production

18 april 2024 - 13:07:24
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to rise on improved cane deliveries [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza

17 april 2024 - 05:44:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily reaffirms UNSMIL's commitment to support participation of all Libyans in the development of their country

09 april 2024 - 14:22:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has reaffirmed "the commitment [...] Full text...

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Libyan government, US diplomats discuss ways of breaking political deadlock

02 april 2024 - 11:41:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the Libyan government have discussed with US diplomats ways of breaking the political deadlock [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya, eastern-based Army General discuss elections

21 march 2024 - 11:48:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has agreed with the commander of the [...] Full text...

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Conflict driving hunger crisis in Sudan, UN officials tell Security Council

21 march 2024 - 05:27:10
New York, US (PANA) - Eleven months of brutal fighting is driving a hunger crisis in Sudan, with some areas [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs call on Abdoulaye Bathily to revise electoral laws

15 march 2024 - 12:06:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of members of the High Council of State, Libya's consultative body, have called on [...] Full text...

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Accelerated by COVID and AI, global digital landscape remains uneven

06 march 2024 - 07:29:31
Washington, United States (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented acceleration of digital transformation across the globe – with [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group appoints Managing Director

21 february 2024 - 08:09:29
Washington DC, USA (PANA) — The World Bank Group has announced the appointment of Wencai Zhang as Managing Director and [...] Full text...

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Israel must end occupation of Palestine: Amnesty International

19 february 2024 - 05:35:36
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel must end its brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, [...] Full text...

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Top Libyan, Emirati officials discuss economic cooperation

13 february 2024 - 13:08:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan and UAE officials have  discussed economic cooperation between their countries. The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM World Government Summit in UAE

12 february 2024 - 11:27:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, is taking part in the World Government Summit (WGS) [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN appeals for $4.1 billion in aid for war-torn Sudan and refugee-hosting countries

07 february 2024 - 19:26:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget millions of people caught up in [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation

02 february 2024 - 18:50:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The number of hungry people in Sudan has doubled over the past year, the World Food  [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN relief chief demands end to ‘ruinous’ Sudan war

05 january 2024 - 05:40:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international community must take “decisive and immediate action” to bring nearly nine months of brutal [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Tanzania coach names 25 Taifa Stars for Cote d'Ivoire mission

31 december 2023 - 17:55:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Adel Amrouche, the coach of Tanzania, has named the 25 players who could represent the Taifas [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Latest fighting displaces thousands - IOM

22 december 2023 - 05:36:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest surge in fighting in Sudan has displaced up to 300,000 people as conflict spread to the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: WFP forced to halt some food aid in Sudan

21 december 2023 - 06:51:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday that it has temporarily suspended  assistance in some parts of Al [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN warns most Sudanese trapped in war zones struggling to eat a meal a day

13 december 2023 - 11:39:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Senior United Nations official in Sudan has warned that far too many people are struggling [...] Full text...

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40 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia to reap gains from expansion of digital economy

06 december 2023 - 07:59:50
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - Communities in Djibouti and Ethiopia, including borderland areas, refugees and host communities, will benefit from [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides $266.5 million to improve internet access in 4 West African countries

03 december 2023 - 18:00:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $266.5 million in IDA financing aimed at improving internet access in [...] Full text...

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World Bank accelerates digital transformation in West Africa

02 december 2023 - 08:19:59
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) -  The World Bank  has approved a $266.5 million (in IDA financing) game-changing programme aimed [...] Full text...

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Kenya set to overhaul refugee policy, to change camps into urban centres

30 november 2023 - 18:21:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is planning to designate major refugee camps as urban centres and municipalities once a draft [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s mobile operator to offer Twoobii Smart satellite connectivity

07 november 2023 - 12:54:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s mobile operator, Mascom, has partnered with Q-KON Africa to offer the Twoobii Smart satellite connectivity [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict creates world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis: UN aid official

05 october 2023 - 13:42:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on [...] Full text...

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Gambia and AfDB to boost rice output, uplift youth and women entrepreneurs

03 october 2023 - 14:02:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia and African Development Bank Group efforts to boost rice output and uplift youth and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: UN mission still disinformation target, Security Council hears

29 september 2023 - 05:49:06
New York, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains mired in insecurity, characterised by volatility and [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies

21 september 2023 - 05:26:33
New York, US (PANA) - Civilians are continuing to pay a heavy price as the “senseless violence” between rival militaries [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘Lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease - UN humanitarians

25 august 2023 - 14:42:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for impartial investigation, prosecution of grave police abuse against activists

07 august 2023 - 06:34:15
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the government of Angola to ensure urgent, impartial, and [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis in South Sudan

01 august 2023 - 18:13:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN food security agencies on Tuesday warned that South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard General Tchiani named head of transitional govt (Eds: Adds Tchiani's broadcast, writethrough)

28 july 2023 - 16:06:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, who has been named head of a transitional [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, named head of transitional government

28 july 2023 - 12:09:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, has been named head of a transitional government [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: UN chief demands president’s immediate and unconditional release

28 july 2023 - 06:29:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday demanded the release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum “immediately and unconditionally”, [...] Full text...

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Situation in Niger remains unclear after coup

27 july 2023 - 15:01:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The political situation in the West African country of Niger remains unclear after a group of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Rights group urges Sudan's neighbours to provide safe passage to those fleeing

06 july 2023 - 09:35:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan’s neighbours must immediately lift entry restrictions for individuals fleeing the conflict in the country [...] Full text...

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UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans

30 june 2023 - 05:35:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading [...] Full text...

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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa

27 june 2023 - 06:05:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...

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Madagascar receives $100 million WBG assistance for reforms, resilient growth

10 june 2023 - 11:00:38
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Directors has approved a $100 million credit for a [...] Full text...

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Ambitious Mali aim for third U-17 crown

16 april 2023 - 08:54:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two-time champions Mali return to the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations after missing the last [...] Full text...

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President of Libyan Council signs Final Declaration of 16th session of CBLT

13 march 2023 - 19:31:53
Washington, US (PANA) - With Africa's share of the global workforce set to become the largest in the world by [...] Full text...

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Accelerating use of digital technologies key to creating productive jobs in Africa: Report

13 march 2023 - 15:33:20
Washington, US (PANA) - With Africa’s share of the global workforce projected to become the largest in the world by [...] Full text...

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Human rights violations against civilians by Central African Armed Forces are unacceptable, says UN expert

20 february 2023 - 17:42:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the government’s efforts to redeploy defence and security forces over a large part of the [...] Full text...

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South African liberation hero Steve Biko's former cellmate dead at 72

16 february 2023 - 11:06:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African activist Peter Cyril Jones, who was with liberation hero Steve Biko, [...] Full text...

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Digital economy to boost Eswatini’s development, enhance service delivery: WB report

09 february 2023 - 07:46:20
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The digital economy offers Eswatini a range of opportunities to improve economic development and enhance public [...] Full text...

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West African bank pledges support for Burkina Faso's development

06 february 2023 - 17:52:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the West African Development Bank (WADB), Serge EKue, has pledged the Bank's [...] Full text...

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'Peace in South Sudan hinges on local accountability'

01 february 2023 - 05:34:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Government of South Sudan, in its first ever briefing to the UN Peacebuilding Commission, [...] Full text...

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Child trafficking, forced labour push thousands to work on tobacco farms in Malawi

22 december 2022 - 05:22:25
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Large numbers of children working on tobacco farms in Malawi are missing school, 13 UN-appointed independent human [...] Full text...

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Ghana announces suspension of external debt repayments

19 december 2022 - 11:16:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's finance ministry on Monday announced a suspension of all debt service payments under certain categories of [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement on $3 billion, three-year Extended Credit Facility with Ghana

13 december 2022 - 09:58:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Stéphane Roudet, Mission Chief for Ghana, has [...] Full text...

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Ghana's debt exchange programme encounters roadblock

07 december 2022 - 10:19:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The clock is ticking to the end of the year, a deadline set by the Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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COP27: African climate financing alliance formed to boost infrastructure

15 november 2022 - 08:44:32
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - African institutions have launched an alliance for green infrastructure projects at the UN Climate Change Conference [...] Full text...

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Guterres welcomes Russia's decision to end suspension from Ukraine grain deal

02 november 2022 - 18:46:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday "warmly" welcomed Russia’s decision to resume its participation in [...] Full text...

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Multiple crises halt progress as 9 out of 10 countries fall backward in human development, UNDP report warns

08 september 2022 - 14:40:00
New York, USA (PANA) - The world must jolt itself out of its global paralysis to secure the future of [...] Full text...

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World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO

03 september 2022 - 05:10:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief calls for action to deliver sustainable development in Africa

29 august 2022 - 05:20:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the continued relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during [...] Full text...

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US warns citizens not to travel to Mali in security alert

31 july 2022 - 15:19:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The US Embassy in Mali has issued a security alert warning Americans not to travel to [...] Full text...

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Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges

15 july 2022 - 20:00:44
New York, US (PANA) - Young people must be recognised around the world as “drivers of change” and empowered to [...] Full text...

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‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council

26 may 2022 - 05:22:14
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury”, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...

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

14 may 2022 - 05:42:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN-led push to prevent an arms race in outer space has received wide-ranging support and participation [...] Full text...

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COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy in Africa - UN

08 may 2022 - 06:12:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely [...] Full text...

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Guinea's junta leader appoints former minister of deposed government

21 april 2022 - 15:15:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The head of the junta in Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, on Wednesday appointed a former minister [...] Full text...

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UN mission moving carefully to resolve Sudan’s political problems

21 january 2022 - 19:47:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A United Nations initiative for facilitating consultations on a political process for the Sudan, kicked off [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Defending champions Algeria release final squad

25 december 2021 - 13:32:07
cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Algeria's coach Djamel Belmadi has released the final squad of the defending champions for the delayed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Public asked to re-register communication equipment

20 november 2021 - 06:57:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian authorities have asked the public to re-register all information and communication equipment in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Authorities say security agencies confiscate illegal firearms

11 november 2021 - 10:11:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian authorities say the security forces have arrest offenders of the state of emergency declared [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Growing digital divide threatens recovery from pandemic: EBRD study

10 november 2021 - 12:39:24
London, UK (PANA) - A growing digital divide is emerging as a major threat to a robust recovery from the [...] Full text...

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Junta warns political actors and activists in Guinea

05 november 2021 - 20:03:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Minister-Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic of Guinea, Colonel Amara Camara, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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EBRD Vice President Pilloux visits Egypt

18 october 2021 - 14:13:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Vice President Alain Pilloux is on a four-day visit [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres calls for humanitarian work to continue in Ethiopia

07 october 2021 - 05:13:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday urged authorities in Ethiopia to allow vital humanitarian work [...] Full text...

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WB provides US$100 million to accelerate digital transformation, smart agriculture in Cameroon

29 september 2021 - 14:13:23
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The World Bank has approved a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for US $100 [...] Full text...

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Egypt awarded over US$ 4 billion in proposed Libyan projects

19 september 2021 - 14:47:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egypt will undertake projects worth 19 billion dinars (about US$ 4.31 billion) in Libya under contracts [...] Full text...

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Libyan airlines to resume services to Cairo

18 september 2021 - 10:34:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Transport Mohamed al-Shhoubi have agreed with Egyptian Minister of Aviation Mohamed Manar on [...] Full text...

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11th Meeting of Libyan-Egyptian High Commission confirms several deals

16 september 2021 - 16:54:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The joint Libyan-Egyptian High Commission concluded its 11th meeting on Thursday in Cairo with the signing [...] Full text...

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President Al-Sissi reassures Libyan PM of Egypt's commitment to stability in Libya

16 september 2021 - 15:35:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Egypt "gives the highest priority to restoring stability in Libya and enabling it to regain  its regional [...] Full text...

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Libya, Egypt to sign 13 agreements in various fields of cooperation

16 september 2021 - 12:48:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Egypt will sign 13 agreements in various fields of cooperation during the meeting of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls on Egyptian President

16 september 2021 - 11:48:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi on Thursday received Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba at the Ittihadiya [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM arrives in Cairo on official visit

15 september 2021 - 18:40:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan Prime Minister  Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba and his delegation arrived in Cairo on Wednesday on an official visit [...] Full text...

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Preparatory meetings of joint Libyan-Egyptian High Commission begin

15 september 2021 - 11:10:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparatory meetings of the joint sub-committees between Libya and Egypt started on Tuesday in Cairo, a [...] Full text...

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Libyan/Egyptian Joint Commission meets Thursday in Cairo

14 september 2021 - 17:10:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Meetings of the joint Libyan-Egyptian High Commission are scheduled for Thursday in Cairo, Egypt, in the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves immediate deployment of 5G network

08 september 2021 - 20:19:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks, effectively giving [...] Full text...

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Saadi Gaddafi set free after 7 years in Tripoli prison

06 september 2021 - 13:03:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released on Sunday from prison in [...] Full text...

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'Phone numbers of Ramaphosa, Macron, Mohammed VI targeted by spyware company'

21 july 2021 - 11:20:27
London, UK (PANA) - South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, French president Emmanuel Macron are among 14 heads of state whose [...] Full text...

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Sudan Joins Smart Africa Alliance to advance technology in development endeavours

17 july 2021 - 19:55:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has become the 32nd  country to join the Smart Africa Alliance, signaling a strong intention [...] Full text...

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Guterres underlines youth involvement in policy-making processes

15 july 2021 - 15:27:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  has said that young people were already facing disproportionate levels of [...] Full text...

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AfDB Group-financed road interchange opens in Ghana

12 july 2021 - 14:52:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A modern road interchange financed by the African Development Bank Group has opened in the Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Global finance, trade institutions create task force on vaccines

01 july 2021 - 07:12:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Urgent action is needed now to arrest the rising human toll due to the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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New economic analysis calls for affordable ICT for youth, women, and rural communities in Malawi

25 june 2021 - 16:05:42
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s low levels of electricity access, high internet prices, unpredictable connectivity, high cost of smart devices, [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Morocco’s reforms for social and economic resilience

18 june 2021 - 15:59:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$450 million loan to support momentum in Morocco for reforms [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new positive cases

25 may 2021 - 06:45:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities detected 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing to 1,312 the [...] Full text...

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Guinea’s growth forecast to reach 5.2 per cent in 2021 - IMF

01 may 2021 - 09:37:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s economy weathered the coronavirus (COVID-19) shock with a strong growth of 7 per cent in [...] Full text...

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UNIDO, Egypt partner to accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrialisation

29 april 2021 - 15:22:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director General Li Yong and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM praises Egypt’s role in Libya’s stability and security

20 april 2021 - 20:42:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Tuesday underlined the strong [...] Full text...

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Egyptian Prime Minister arrives in Tripoli

20 april 2021 - 15:51:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Mustapha Madbouli arrived Tuesday in Tripoli on an official visit to Libya where [...] Full text...

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Bandits, kidnappers in Nigeria kill 19, abduct 75 persons

29 january 2021 - 09:52:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits and kidnappers launched multiple attacks in Katsina, Niger and Taraba States between Wednesday night and [...] Full text...

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Africa Free Trade agreement to boost agriculture

21 december 2020 - 13:35:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), due to launch in January 2021, is likely to be [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile traffic to grow 6.5 times by 2026

16 december 2020 - 13:47:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to grow by almost 6.5 times [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could see over 200 million more pushed into extreme poverty, new UN report finds

03 december 2020 - 16:49:58
New York, US (PANA) - An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030, due to the [...] Full text...

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

02 december 2020 - 05:20:49
New York, US (PANA) - A staggering two-thirds of the world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – [...] Full text...

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Guinean coach names 23 players for Chad match for AFCON 2021 qualifiers

28 october 2020 - 21:10:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean national coach, Frenchman Didier Six, Tuesday invited 23 players ahead of the home and [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme

20 october 2020 - 16:06:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SA economic recovery plan will protect jobs in vulnerable sectors - Ramaphosa

19 october 2020 - 16:06:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that the economic recovery plan he presented last [...] Full text...

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AU warns against cyber-exploitation of African countries

06 october 2020 - 21:19:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has warned countries in Africa to guard against misuse by foreign [...] Full text...

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Coach Belmadi unveils Algeria’s squad to face Nigeria and Mexico in friendlies

05 october 2020 - 17:47:10
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's coach, Djamel Belmadi, has called up 24 players to the squad that will face Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Stalled capacity building resumes in Botswana

16 september 2020 - 19:49:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government’s procurement arm, Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB), resumed capacity building of entrepreneurs [...] Full text...

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"Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Africa still a prime investment destination" - AfDB webinar participants

14 september 2020 - 19:19:54
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Participants in a webinar to present the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook Supplement to [...] Full text...

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Buhari directs CBN to implement zero allocation of forex for importation of food items and fertilizer

10 september 2020 - 18:43:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Federal Government rolls out the Economic Sustainability Plan and sets goal for National Food [...] Full text...

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Procurement threshold for SMEs increased in Botswana

28 august 2020 - 17:33:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Authorities in Botswana have increased government’s procurement threshold for micro enterprises. The Public Procurement and Asset Disposal [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia Telcoms targets 51% growth in mobile phone services

26 august 2020 - 21:37:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Telecommunications, which has remained a monopoly in its market, expects a 13% growth in [...] Full text...

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AfDB to pick new president on August 27

24 august 2020 - 21:57:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Governors' Dialogue and election of a president will be top of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Non compliance to COVID-19 protocols hits Botswana’s procurement offices

20 august 2020 - 15:31:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB), government’s arm which acquires goods and services, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe govt extends curfew amid increase in cases

18 august 2020 - 18:51:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has extended curfew to 2000 hours and increased working hours as part of [...] Full text...

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Fresh mass grave of genocide victims discovered in Kigali city

17 august 2020 - 11:41:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A fresh mass grave believed to contain the bodies of genocide victims has been discovered in [...] Full text...

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Egyptian PM visits Sudan for talks on controversial Ethiopian dam

15 august 2020 - 18:47:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Egypt and the Sudan on Saturday concluded a one-day meeting in Khartoum on bilateral relations and [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants CFAF 155.3 billion for Congo-Cameroon interconnection works

10 august 2020 - 16:32:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, Léon Juste Ibombo, on Saturday launched [...] Full text...

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Climate financing by leading multilateral development banks tops US$ 61.6 billion

06 august 2020 - 16:18:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Climate financing by seven of the world's largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) totalled US$ 61.6 [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says civilians killed in Cameroon's Anglophone regions

27 july 2020 - 08:47:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Cameroonian armed forces have attacked a health facility in the North-West region and arbitrarily arrested seven health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Airtel Africa Q1 net slumps 57% on-year under pandemic

25 july 2020 - 10:27:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Bharti Airtel’s Africa has reported a 57% on-year drop in net profit to $57 [...] Full text...

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

14 july 2020 - 20:27:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to increase the Internet coverage rate of public secondary schools to 62% this year [...] Full text...

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Calm returns to Bamako after release of M5-RFP leaders on Monday

14 july 2020 - 06:42:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Calm returned to the Malian capital, Bamako, on Monday after three days of chaos and clashes [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Tunisia’s IPS provides humanitarian response to coronavirus pandemic

15 june 2020 - 13:36:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – An advisory project jointly supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD) and [...] Full text...

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UNDP blames global anti-racism protests on inequality

11 june 2020 - 14:05:04
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The anti-racism demonstrations sweeping across the world reflects inequality, the UNDP has said. In a news dispatch, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari appeals for reduction in price of data, calls as COVID-19 palliatives

02 june 2020 - 16:14:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria to reduce the price of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Egypt slightly shortens curfew hours starting Sunday

31 may 2020 - 18:10:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With effect frfom Sunday, 31 May 2020, Egypt has slightly revised an imposed nighttime curfew to [...] Full text...

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Egypt considers gradual resumption of international flights

31 may 2020 - 17:56:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is considering a ‘gradual resumption’ of international flights in the second half of June or [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo tourism sector severely affected by COVID-19

28 may 2020 - 18:14:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Hotel chains, restaurants and travel agencies have been virtually shut down for the past two months [...] Full text...

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AU warns states militarising lockdowns threatens ‘silencing the gun’ initiative

28 may 2020 - 14:11:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The use of lethal force and the militarisation of the state to enforce measures aimed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe authorities asked to account for disappearance of three female opposition leaders

18 may 2020 - 05:51:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Zimbabwe to urgently account for three missing female leaders [...] Full text...

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UN condemns deadly shelling on civilian areas of Libyan capital

10 may 2020 - 05:12:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned several recent attacks on civilian areas of the [...] Full text...

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UN denounces bombardments by Haftar’s forces against civilians in Tripoli

08 may 2020 - 22:24:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday strongly condemned the increase in bombardments against residential [...] Full text...

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Gambian activist says “elites capture state power”

06 may 2020 - 17:22:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading activists, on Wednesday expressed disquiet over the governance situation and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records close to 2,000 positive cases of Covid-19

06 may 2020 - 13:21:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded 101 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday following tests on 348 people, bringing the [...] Full text...

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

06 may 2020 - 07:05:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 (coconavirus) pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinean govt. tightens measures as fight against Covid-19 continues

05 may 2020 - 16:49:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - With a cumulative total of 1,710 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Guinea, the Guinean government has decided [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 pushes Botswana to use online tendering

23 april 2020 - 14:37:01
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has switched all government tendering  to an online platform, as authorities emphasise extreme social distancing [...] Full text...

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4 killed, 17 injured in shellings of residentiel areas in Tripoli

18 april 2020 - 11:37:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  At least four people were killed and 17 others wounded after intensified shelling on Friday on [...] Full text...

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Gabon Telecom sees subscriber level rising

27 february 2020 - 19:35:02
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Fixed-line and mobile operator Gabon Telecom, a subsidiary of Maroc Telecom Group, announced in Libreville on [...] Full text...

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Libya Internet rates cut by 50% from March 1

20 february 2020 - 15:39:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Office for Communications and Information Technology of the Government of National Accord has [...] Full text...

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CAF signs headquarters agreement with Egyptian government

12 february 2020 - 21:09:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Wednesday signed an agreement in Cairo with the Egyptian government [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram terrorists kill 30, abduct women and children in Auno, northeast Nigeria

10 february 2020 - 16:18:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday killed “at least” 30 people and abducted many women and children [...] Full text...

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One killed, five wounded in shelling of southern Tripoli

26 january 2020 - 14:48:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One person died and five others were wounded on Saturday night in random shelling of southern, [...] Full text...

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AfDB woos British investors

21 january 2020 - 13:53:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Tuesday urged British investors to seize the many financing opportunities in [...] Full text...

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Military reels out victories against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast Nigeria

12 january 2020 - 19:46:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Nigerian military reels out stories of its triumphs against the Boko Haram and the [...] Full text...

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Benin to set up fibre optic school

12 january 2020 - 13:52:54
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is planning to set up a school of fibre in order to compensate for the [...] Full text...

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President Barrow inaugurates US$50 million conference centre

11 january 2020 - 18:49:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has inaugurated The Gambia's conference venue named after the country's first President [...] Full text...

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Strong surge in condemnation by Libyans of bombing of military academy in Tripoli

05 january 2020 - 13:16:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Large sections of the Libyan public Sunday expressed their strongest condemnation of the missile strikes on [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for increased support as eight million in Zimbabwe face hunger

31 december 2019 - 06:05:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is calling on countries to step up support to Zimbabwe, where millions of [...] Full text...

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Senegal, IDB sign € 27.85 million financing agreement

25 december 2019 - 14:24:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) signed on Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a financing [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights chief raises concern about deteriorating rights situation in Libya

20 december 2019 - 14:05:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed concern about [...] Full text...

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

20 december 2019 - 00:20:36
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 [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants US$100 million to Benin for budget support

14 december 2019 - 12:15:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Benin US$100 million to support strengthening budget management, according to a [...] Full text...

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Gambians can address widening inequalities in transformative capabilities

09 december 2019 - 20:57:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Gambians joined the rest of the world in launching the Global Human Development Report, which examined [...] Full text...

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Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns

09 december 2019 - 06:22:18
New York, US (PANA) - Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’: WFP official

04 december 2019 - 09:12:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert

28 november 2019 - 18:25:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are [...] Full text...

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Ex-Nigerian President Obasanjo says the private sector is the driving force behind AfCFTA

26 november 2019 - 17:20:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (NAPA) - The private sector must be the driving force behind the African Continental Free Trade Area [...] Full text...

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US commits US$430 million to Egyptian natural gas insurance

23 november 2019 - 16:29:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), on Saturday announced a commitment to provide US$430 million [...] Full text...

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Botswana ICT company forges 4IR prospects

14 november 2019 - 15:22:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A Botswana ICT company is working at advancing and growing the ICT landscape in a bid [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Rwanda coach names 27 players ahead of Mozambique, Cameroon clashes

06 november 2019 - 12:03:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national football head coach, Vincent Mashami, on Wednesday unveiled a provisional list of 27 players [...] Full text...

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Congo, AfDB confident of implementing Central Backbone Project

05 november 2019 - 22:02:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Congolese Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy Léon Juste Ibombo and a representative of [...] Full text...

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IFC to open office in Lomé

29 october 2019 - 21:42:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, will officially open its offices here [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: AfDB to hold a seminar on the use of drones in agriculture

29 october 2019 - 19:16:29
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will organize a seminar in Tunis on Wednesday to complete the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says abducted medical staff in Libya freed after 12 Days

24 october 2019 - 06:25:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six medical workers abducted by a local armed group in Zintan, Libya, were freed on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Clashes intensify with laser-guided bombs fired south of Tripoli

23 october 2019 - 14:07:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes have intensified in the past 48 hours on the outskirts of Tripoli, where all [...] Full text...

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Kuwait funds development project in Egypt

21 october 2019 - 23:34:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)  - Egyptian Prime Minister Mustapha Madbouli and his Kuwaitian counterpart, Jaber Al-Sabah, Monday signed several cooperation agreements [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank, 3 Regional Development Banks launch Joint Report on Livable Cities

20 october 2019 - 08:29:43
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Rapid urbanization has provided most cities in the world with opportunities to provide more sustainable, [...] Full text...

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Achieving broadband access for all in Africa comes with a $100bn price tag

17 october 2019 - 19:01:50
Washington, US (PANA) - Across Africa, where less than a third of the population has access to broadband connectivity, achieving [...] Full text...

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Botswana launches fibre home internet connectivity

15 october 2019 - 15:37:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's  wholesale provider of national and international telecommunication infrastructure, BoFiNet has launched the Fibre to the [...] Full text...

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Botswana moves to develop coal bed methane- fuelled power plants

12 october 2019 - 11:25:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security aims to develop coal bed methane-fuelled [...] Full text...

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Countries urged to make ‘digital world’ safer for children

02 october 2019 - 05:35:25
New York, US (PANA) - Rising Internet connectivity has the potential to transform children’s lives for the better, but also [...] Full text...

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AU's commitment to human rights questionable two decades later (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

11 september 2019 - 13:49:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has taken major strides to improve the human rights situation in Africa [...] Full text...

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WADB gives Mali 25bn CFA francs for building 1,000 housing units near Bamako

05 september 2019 - 13:09:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé and West African Development Bank (WADB) President Christian Adovelande on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Mauritania pressure group calls for flood emergency plan in two regions

02 september 2019 - 10:33:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's political class continues to call for national and international mobilization in areas where severe floods [...] Full text...

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Digital agriculture, key to Africa's growth - AfDB

29 august 2019 - 16:53:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome [...] Full text...

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Sudanese rivals sign final documents on transition to civlian rule

17 august 2019 - 18:44:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese rival groups, the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the revolutionary groups, the Forces for [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire celebrates 2nd edition of African Day of civil registry

14 august 2019 - 19:42:31
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Although the 2nd African Day of civil registry is officially scheduled to be celebrated on [...] Full text...

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Mayors want soldiers redeployed to Central Mali

29 july 2019 - 16:48:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mayors of three communes of Kendi, in the Bandiagara district, in the Mopti region, in [...] Full text...

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USTDA renews partnership on Excellence in Public Procurement with Botswana

26 july 2019 - 16:25:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with [...] Full text...

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USTDA sponsors life cycle training in Botswana

22 july 2019 - 18:22:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) staff are engaged in a five-day training in [...] Full text...

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Africans move to revamp cyberspace security

22 july 2019 - 16:58:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Representatives of several African countries have met in the capital city of Gaborone in Botswana to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Roadblocks erected during electoral crisis in Nouakchott removed

16 july 2019 - 23:02:58
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   The many roadblocks erected by the security forces in several laces here as a result of [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves recommendations of the first monitoring report on Modern Mills of Mali

13 july 2019 - 07:53:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved recommendations of the [...] Full text...

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Gambia launches first national broadband internet

26 june 2019 - 21:29:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   The Gambia Wednesday launched its first broadband internet project following a loan agreement signed between the [...] Full text...

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WADB lends Mali CFAF 35 billion for housing and productive investment projects

25 june 2019 - 13:54:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (WADB), an integral part of the West African Economic and Monetary [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Mali appeals for mobilisation of funds for national team, Syli National

21 june 2019 - 21:40:57
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   Twenty-four hours to the opening match of the Guinean Syli National against Madagascar at the 32nd [...] Full text...

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Celebrities expected to light up Egyptian skies at AFCON 2019 (By Babacar Khalifa Ndiaye, PANA Special Envoy)

20 june 2019 - 19:18:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)   -   AFCON2019 welcomes the continent’s most glamorous playmakers, with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané, two of the [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni chest-thumps about economy in nation-wide address

06 june 2019 - 20:32:11
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Thursday delivered his annual State-of-the-Nation Address, painting a rosy picture [...] Full text...

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Guinean PM believes in chances of National Syli at AFCON 2019

02 june 2019 - 16:15:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -  The Guinean Prime Minister, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, has praised the performance of the Guinean national team, [...] Full text...

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AU envoy calls for energy investment to support Africa's industrial growth

30 may 2019 - 21:42:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union High Representative for Infrastructure, Raila Odinga, has called for rapid investments in [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s leading mobile network provider launches new service

28 may 2019 - 18:31:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Mascom, one of Botswana’s only three leading mobile telecommunications operators, has come up with another customer [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Guinea coach unveils 25-man team for final preparation

26 may 2019 - 16:19:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's national team coach Paul Put on Saturday published a list of players invited for training [...] Full text...

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ADB lends Uganda $20m to spur SMEs growth

25 may 2019 - 17:20:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA)   -   The African Development Bank (ADB) has advanced a loan of $20m to the government of Uganda [...] Full text...

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Algerian Interior ministry receives 76 applications for 4 July presidential election

22 may 2019 - 10:11:25
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The Algerian ministry of Interior, Local Authorities and Town and Country Planning on Tuesday said it [...] Full text...

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UN expert condemns excessive use of force at protests in Sudan

17 may 2019 - 15:29:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  – A UN human rights expert on Friday condemned reports of excessive use of force this [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge AU to protect pro-democracy protesters in Sudan

17 may 2019 - 12:11:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese civil society activists have accused the ruling military council, which seized power there, of atrocities [...] Full text...

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Sudan Army and revolutionaries in tit-for-tat exercise

16 may 2019 - 11:57:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese capital, Khartoum, has started breathing as some roads that have been littered with blockages [...] Full text...

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Kagame orders efforts to unlock private capital for benefit of African citizen

15 may 2019 - 22:57:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -    Rwandan President Paul Kagame Wednesday called on all stakeholders to think about how to unlock private [...] Full text...

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