Togo celebrates int'l peace day with destruction of arms, ammunition

22 september 2019 - 13:26:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese authorities on Saturday in Lomé destroyed 2,300 weapons and more than 10,000 ammunition, as [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Senior Trump officials apartheid background revealed

22 september 2019 - 13:20:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – It has emerged that US President Donald Trump’s new national security advisor, Robert O'Brien, studied [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force aircraft neutralize scores of Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria

22 september 2019 - 11:44:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said that its aircraft, operating under the Air Task [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN: Results from first-leg, final-round qualifiers

22 september 2019 - 11:40:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first-leg matches played across Africa on Saturday in the qualifying [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN: results from FIRST-LEG, final-round qualifiers

22 september 2019 - 11:33:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first-leg matches played across Africa on Saturday in the qualifying [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army begins new operation in Northeast Nigeria to catch fleeing Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists

22 september 2019 - 10:34:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday announced the launch of “Operation Positive Identification”, aimed at catching Boko [...] Full text...

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At UN, youth activists press for bold action on climate emergency, vow to hold leaders accountable at the ballot box

22 september 2019 - 10:12:57
New York, US (PANA) - Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to [...] Full text...

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'World leaders talk too much and listen too little' - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

22 september 2019 - 09:35:48
New York, USA (PANA) – The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says world leaders talk too much and [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire to host the African Hotel Investment Forum in March 2020

21 september 2019 - 18:42:26
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Francophone edition of the Forum on African Hotel Investment (FIHA) will be held from [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight proposed international conference to end crisis

21 september 2019 - 18:33:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparations for an international conference on Libya scheduled for next autumn in the German capital, Berlin, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso President Kaboré to attend 74th UN General Assembly

21 september 2019 - 18:04:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will take part in the 74th [...] Full text...

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Residents of northeast Nigeria warned against habouring fleeing Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists

21 september 2019 - 16:46:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said that citizens across the northeast region hiding Boko Haram and [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN qualifiers: Burundi lose 0-3 to Uganda

21 september 2019 - 16:27:30
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's national football team, the Intamba (Swallows), were beaten 3-0 on Saturday in Bujumbura by the [...] Full text...

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UNDP releases $30 million to tackle humanitarian crisis in northeast Nigeria

21 september 2019 - 16:18:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it has released a total of $30 million to [...] Full text...

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9,138 tons of ivory, pangolin scales from DR Congo seized in Asia

21 september 2019 - 15:53:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Three environmental protection organizations in DR Congo on Friday announced the seizure in Asia of [...] Full text...

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941 Burundian refugees repatriated from Tanzania

21 september 2019 - 15:42:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 941 Burundians from 392 households were greeted on Friday at the border with Tanzania, where [...] Full text...

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Malian Red Cross volunteers trained on epidemic control

21 september 2019 - 15:30:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 100 Malian Red Cross volunteers participated in a capacity-building workshop in Koulikoro, 70 km north-east [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hit by scourge of counterfeit drugs, despite government control of pharmaceutical sector

21 september 2019 - 15:09:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's drug industry is strategic and a central pillar of the country's health system. The North African [...] Full text...

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Botswana is prime pilot candidate for EU’s Cyber Resilience for Development Project

21 september 2019 - 14:29:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)-  Botswana has been selected for the European Union's (EU) Cyber Resilience for Development, known as Cyber4Dev Project, [...] Full text...

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Former Guinea international Diawara appointed assistant coach of national football team

21 september 2019 - 09:47:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinea international and team manager Kaba Diawara has been appointed assistant coach of the national [...] Full text...

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South African woman arrested with drug in Mauritius

21 september 2019 - 09:36:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - South African woman Nokuphila Mtshali, 34 years old, was arrested on 17 September when she arrived [...] Full text...

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'Mining in a Changing Climate' Forum: AfDB to tackle policy implications

21 september 2019 - 07:39:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Natural Resources Centre, will take part in the [...] Full text...

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Saturday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

21 september 2019 - 07:35:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa approves US$500,000 grant for clean energy in Nigeria

21 september 2019 - 06:36:05
Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$17.7 million for first education project in South Sudan

21 september 2019 - 06:33:42
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a proposal for US$17.7 million [...] Full text...

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WB vice-president visits in Côte d'Ivoire

21 september 2019 - 05:32:24
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - World Bank Vice President for Human Resources Ousmane Diagana began a five-day visit to Côte [...] Full text...

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'Health situation in Zimbabwe's prisons pose a threat to inmates' - Report

21 september 2019 - 05:04:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights and governance think tank, Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), has said that the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's central bank freezes accounts of companies linked to President Mnangagwa's son, business associate

21 september 2019 - 04:53:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) froze the accounts of four companies to investigate money laundering [...] Full text...

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Congo to set up high commission for suppression of Illegal trafficking in counterfeit medicines

21 september 2019 - 04:43:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to set up a new office to crack down on illicit trafficking [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says closure of land border "yeilding positive results"

20 september 2019 - 23:38:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -   Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said here Friday his government’s decision to close Nigeria’s land borders “due [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans among three countries targeted by xenophobic attacks in South Africa

20 september 2019 - 23:16:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabweans are among three countries living in South Africa being targeted by the perpetrators of the [...] Full text...

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Strike against Daesh part of Libyan-American strategic cooperation, says Presidential Council

20 september 2019 - 22:52:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -    The Presidential Council of the national unity government said here Friday the US-led African Air Command [...] Full text...

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CHAN qualifiers 2020: Burundi vs Uganda, Burundian national coach confident

20 september 2019 - 20:45:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  Jimmy Ndayizeye, coach of Burundi's national football team, said here Friday he was confident of the [...] Full text...

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CHAN qualifiers 2020: Senegal to meet Guinea again

20 september 2019 - 18:35:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  The Senegalese national football team meets this Saturday at 5pm at Lat Dior stadium in Thiès, [...] Full text...

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A delegation of the French employers’ group expected in Senegal on Monday

20 september 2019 - 18:03:39
Paris, France (PANA) – A company delegation from the France-Africa council of Medef-international will on Monday travel to Senegal to [...] Full text...

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BOAD grants Togo 20 billion CFAF for road construction

20 september 2019 - 17:53:37
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has granted a loan of 20 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...

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8 Daech fighters killed in US strike in southwest Libya

20 september 2019 - 17:09:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least eight Islamist State (Daech) fighters were killed on Thursday in an air raid around [...] Full text...

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Will a ceasefire be imposed by the Security Council to ensure success of Libya’s political process? (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

20 september 2019 - 15:43:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Preparatory confabs  on Libya, held ahead of the international conference scheduled for autumn in Berlin, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project

20 september 2019 - 14:20:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is planning the construction of an Intercontinental Slavery Museum at Aapravasi Ghat in central [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Africa's tallest building nears completion

20 september 2019 - 13:35:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  A property development in the upmarket Johannesburg suburb of Sandton has officially become the tallest [...] Full text...

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Women confront challenges in mining sector

20 september 2019 - 13:14:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Women from the value chain of mining across Southern Africa in conjunction with the Botswana Ministry [...] Full text...

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Haftar and US Ambassador meet in Dubai to discuss the crisis in Libya

20 september 2019 - 12:22:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Marshal Khalifa Haftar on Thursday met in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, [...] Full text...

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Friday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

20 september 2019 - 12:07:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Friday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

20 september 2019 - 11:16:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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493 illegal migrants rescued in four days off Libya

20 september 2019 - 10:41:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 493 illegal migrants, including children and women, aboard inflatable boats were rescued from [...] Full text...

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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

20 september 2019 - 08:19:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

20 september 2019 - 08:17:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Tanzania to ensure repatriations of Burundians are voluntary

20 september 2019 - 06:13:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – International human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, has urged Tanzania to protect Burundian refugees fleeing widespread [...] Full text...

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'Doing nothing to mitigate against climate related shocks could be devastating in Africa'

20 september 2019 - 05:45:46
New York, USA (PANA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) president, Francesco Rocca, says [...] Full text...

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International forum calls for strengthening of laws on cybersecurity

19 september 2019 - 23:29:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   An international forum on labour health and safety (FISST) here Thursday recommended governments to strengthen their [...] Full text...

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Missing Zimbabwe doctor found alive

19 september 2019 - 23:07:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  - The missing president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA), Dr Peter Magombeyi, whose disappearance caused [...] Full text...

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation to release first report on governance in Africa in October

19 september 2019 - 22:55:47
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The Mo Ibrahim Foundation will release its first report on governance in Africa on 15 [...] Full text...

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ECA calls for inclusive development planning in Africa

19 september 2019 - 21:38:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   Professor Sylvain Boko of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Thursday called on African countries to [...] Full text...

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Ministers roll over economic partnership involving Southern African Customs Union, Mozambique and United Kingdom

19 september 2019 - 21:17:31
/Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Ministers of Southern African Customs Union (SACUM) and UK met and agreed to roll-over the [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN qualifiers: Mali, Mauritania meet in Nouakchott

19 september 2019 - 21:16:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national football team will meet their Mauritanian counterparts on Saturday at the Nouakchott Olympic Stadium [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office reports reprisals on the rise

19 september 2019 - 20:56:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office said on Thursday that it was receiving more information on intimidation [...] Full text...

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Despite progress in childbirth safety, one woman or baby dies every 11 seconds: Health experts

19 september 2019 - 20:44:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Childbirth survival rates are now a “staggering success” compared with the year 2000, but one pregnant [...] Full text...

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South Sudan, Kenya agree to scrap visa between them

19 september 2019 - 20:05:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The governments of South Sudan and Kenya are now politically agreed to scrap visa and allow [...] Full text...

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Bamako welcomes new president of FIBA ​​

19 september 2019 - 19:55:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Elected on August 29 in China at the head of FIBA-World, the governing body of world [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja Sunday for UN General Assembly in New York

19 september 2019 - 19:45:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, will on Sunday depart Abuja for New York, United States, to participate [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Confirmation hearing of the two former Central African anti-Balaka military leaders opens

19 september 2019 - 19:02:32
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The confirmation hearing of the two former Central African anti-Balaka military leaders, Alfred Yekatom and [...] Full text...

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2022 YOG: France to put its know-how on sports at Senegal's disposal

19 september 2019 - 18:57:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The organizing committee of the 4th Youth Olympic Games (YOG), scheduled for 2022 in Senegal, has this [...] Full text...

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Double blow for apartheid-era South African policeman

19 september 2019 - 18:47:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Gauteng High Court in South Africa has dismissed former Apartheid-era policeman, Joao Rodrigues' leave [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army accuses int'l NGO, Action Against Hunger, of aiding, abetting Boko Haram terrorists

19 september 2019 - 18:36:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Thursday explained why it sealed the office of the international Non-Governmental Organisation [...] Full text...

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Benin hosts ECA training on accountability in development planning

19 september 2019 - 17:48:58
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Five African countries have embarked on a process of strengthening accountability for their management, through training [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says he expects German investments in Nigeria's power sector

19 september 2019 - 17:24:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja said Nigerians eagerly look forward to investments in [...] Full text...

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WHO representative explains his mission in Gabon

19 september 2019 - 15:06:44
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) new representative in Gabon, Dr Magaran Monzon Gagayo, held talks on Thursday [...] Full text...

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EU and African banana producers discuss future trade relations

19 september 2019 - 13:14:48
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) -  Since Wednesday 18 September 2019, The Pan-African Association of Fruit Producers and Exporters (Afruibana), led by [...] Full text...

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Cooperation between Tunisia and Ethiopia hailed

19 september 2019 - 12:54:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Secretary of State for Economic Diplomacy, Hatem Ferjani, on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening [...] Full text...

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Barrow presides over Gambia’s new legislative year

19 september 2019 - 12:48:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Thursday presided over the start of Gambia’s New Legislative Year  at [...] Full text...

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Thursday's forex rates for the CFA Franc

19 september 2019 - 11:31:14
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

19 september 2019 - 11:10:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

19 september 2019 - 10:26:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Botswana foreign minister to attend 74th UN General Assembly

19 september 2019 - 10:20:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister for International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr. Unity Dow, will attend the 74th Session [...] Full text...

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Rwanda beat DR Congo 3-2 in international friendly football match

19 september 2019 - 09:54:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 3-2 on Wednesday in a friendly match in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda welcomes death of rebel leader in eastern DR Congo

19 september 2019 - 09:46:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan minister of State in charge of the East African Community, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has stated that [...] Full text...

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Thursday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

19 september 2019 - 09:25:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

19 september 2019 - 08:09:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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More African companies adopting sustainable development goals -UNGC

18 september 2019 - 22:29:44
New York, USA (PANA)   -   United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Chief Executive Officer Lise Kingo said here Wednesday more African [...] Full text...

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First session of National Early Warning and Security Risk Response Mechanism opens in Bamako

18 september 2019 - 22:09:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The first session of the National Early Warning and Security Risk Response Mechanism opened here Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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France condemns clashes in CAR locality of Birao

18 september 2019 - 19:10:28
Paris, France (PANA) – France on Wednesday ‘’strongly’’ condemned the clashes that broke out on Saturday in Birao, northern region [...] Full text...

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INDIA: Land restoration cheapest solution to climate change, says COP 14

18 september 2019 - 18:38:15
New Delhi, India (PANA) - The 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat [...] Full text...

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Military escalation continues with new air raids on Wednesday

18 september 2019 - 17:35:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighter jets of the Libyan National Army commanded by Marshall Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday afternoon carried [...] Full text...

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Subsidiary of the African financial company (COFINA) to be opened in Burkina Faso

18 september 2019 - 17:04:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, on Wednesday received in audience the Managing Director [...] Full text...

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FNBB shows passion towards empowering, impacting local professionals

18 september 2019 - 16:44:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - First National Bank Botswana (FNBB), in partnership with Optimum Answers Investment and Professional Speechwriters Association, have [...] Full text...

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‘’Inequality in the world is major obstacle to attainment of sustainable development goals’’ – Report

18 september 2019 - 16:16:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The third annual report of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, entitled "Goalkeepers Data Report", [...] Full text...

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"No military solution in Libya" - Italian PM

18 september 2019 - 15:36:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has reaffirmed that "there is no military solution to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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AfDB sets US$267m aside for G5 Sahel’s PIP

18 september 2019 - 14:37:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will contribute US$ 267 million to the achievement of projects of [...] Full text...

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Malian president IBK in Luanda for first edition of Peace biannual meeting

18 september 2019 - 14:23:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian Presiden Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is in Luanda since Tuesday to take part in the first [...] Full text...

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IMF team finds Malawi’s economic performance after Cyclone Idai favourable

18 september 2019 - 14:02:41
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s recent economic performance has been favourable despite the impact of Cyclone Idai, one of the [...] Full text...

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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

18 september 2019 - 10:23:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

18 september 2019 - 09:24:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

18 september 2019 - 08:23:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

18 september 2019 - 08:22:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Gabon: Fishes’ committee for Central-Eastern Atlantic meets in Libreville

17 september 2019 - 23:06:57
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)   -   The Gabonese capital, Libreville, will from 17 - 19 September host the 22nd session of the [...] Full text...

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Delegation from association of Libyan municipalities visits Morocco

17 september 2019 - 22:43:37
Rabat, Morocco (PANA)   -   A delegation of the National Association of Libyan Municipalities Tuesday arrived here on a visit to [...] Full text...

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Efforts intensify to hold international conference on Libya

17 september 2019 - 22:21:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Stakeholders have lately intensified diplomatic efforts at engaging the various partners to end the Libyan crisis.   This [...] Full text...

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Benin: ECA’s Prof Sylvain Boko lists opportunities for planning

17 september 2019 - 21:44:51
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   Professor Sylvain BOKO of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Tuesday listed opportunities of the planning [...] Full text...

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Number of migrants now growing faster than world population, new UN figures show

17 september 2019 - 21:26:22
New York, US (PANA) - The growing number of international migrants has now reached 272 million, outpacing the growth rate [...] Full text...

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Angolan ecologist, Adjany Costa, wins Young Earth Champions for Africa Award

17 september 2019 - 19:20:23
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Angolan ethno-ecologist specialist in wildlife, Adjany Costa, has been named winner of the Young Earth [...] Full text...

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Burundi to complete work on 20 MW hydroelectric dam in 2020

17 september 2019 - 19:06:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The completion of the construction of the largest Kaburantwa National Hydropower Dam (20 megawatts) will be [...] Full text...

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Rwanda national football team in Kinshasa for football friendly against DR Congo

17 september 2019 - 18:52:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda’s men's national football team has arrived in Kinshasa ahead of a friendly match with the [...] Full text...

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US committed to support Burkina Faso in the fight against terrorism

17 september 2019 - 18:50:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Tuesday received the commander of US Africa [...] Full text...

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Malian president IBK receives US Africom commander, Townsend

17 september 2019 - 18:06:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on Monday received in audience in Bamako the US General Stephen [...] Full text...

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22 Malian doctors graduate from the West African college of doctors in Bamako

17 september 2019 - 17:56:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 22 Malian medical doctors from the West African College of Doctors in Bamako [...] Full text...

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Minister applauds Botswana's national archives facilities importance

17 september 2019 - 17:34:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, Tshekedi Khama has applauded the importance of [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s review draft FoI Bill

17 september 2019 - 17:02:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Stakeholders in The Gambia on Tuesday wrapped up a two-day technical review of the Draft Freedom [...] Full text...

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Addiction to fossil fuels causes climate emergency, say UN human rights experts

17 september 2019 - 15:25:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called for an end to society's addiction to fossil fuels ahead [...] Full text...

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Morocco elected vice president for 63rd IAEA general assembly

17 september 2019 - 14:48:43
Vienna, Austria (PANA) – Morocco was on Monday elected vice president of the 63rd general assembly of the International Atomic [...] Full text...

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Football: Senegal, Brazil to play friendly on 10 October

17 september 2019 - 14:08:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal’s national football team, finalist at the last Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, will play [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel holds monitoring meeting for PIP in Nouakchott

17 september 2019 - 13:41:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The G5 Sahel countries and partners are hold the first meeting on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

17 september 2019 - 12:27:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela's foundation loses urgent court application

17 september 2019 - 12:23:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An urgent application by the Nelson Mandela Foundation over South Africa’s apartheid-era flag was [...] Full text...

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Africom Commander visits Burkina Faso

17 september 2019 - 10:59:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - General Stephen Townsend, Commander of the U.S. Africa Command (Africom), is in Ouagadougou to meet [...] Full text...

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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

17 september 2019 - 10:37:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rates for the CFA Franc

17 september 2019 - 08:33:23
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

17 september 2019 - 08:32:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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One million facing food shortages, nutrition crisis after Mozambique cyclones: UNICEF

17 september 2019 - 07:35:39
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The UN children's fund (UNICEF) has painted a bleak picture of the the extent of devastation [...] Full text...

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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

17 september 2019 - 07:34:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for release of 28 Eritreans arrested 18 years ago

17 september 2019 - 07:22:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the Eritrean government to release the 11 politicians and 17 [...] Full text...

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Tunisia wins gold medal in 5 km freestyle at the African Junior Swimming Championship

16 september 2019 - 23:26:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Tunisian swimmer Mohamed Khalil Ben Ajmia won gold medal in the 5 km freestyle event at [...] Full text...

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Libyan official in charge of fight against illegal immigration asks African countries to help

16 september 2019 - 23:18:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Colonel Mabrouk Abdelhafid, head of the agency to Combat Illegal Immigration in Libya, Monday urged African [...] Full text...

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Activist Kemi Seba invites Africans to mobilize against neo-colonialism, France

16 september 2019 - 22:33:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Pan-African activist Kemi Seba  has called on African peoples to mobilize against neo-colonialism, the CFA franc [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: French Fintech FairMoney raises 10m Euros for expansion in emerging markets

16 september 2019 - 20:59:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   FairMoney, a Paris-based French Fintech, announced here Monday a ten-million-euro fundraiser from Flourish Ventures, the [...] Full text...

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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released

16 september 2019 - 20:25:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize Selection Committee released Monday the list of the top 20 candidates. The [...] Full text...

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15 African students receive the BGFIBank Foundation Excellence Scholarship

16 september 2019 - 19:15:57
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Fifteen students from Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon are beneficiaries of the BGFIBank [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari meets South African envoy over xenophobic attacks

16 september 2019 - 19:07:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received Mr Jeff Radebe, Special Envoy of President Cyril Ramaphosa [...] Full text...

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CAF rejects appeal by Wydad Athletic on controversial 2018/19 CAF Cup final

16 september 2019 - 18:37:41
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Appeals Board has rejected the appeal by Wydad Athletic Club [...] Full text...

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Mandela's widow seeks to block 'sensitive information' on late president

16 september 2019 - 18:36:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela’s widow, Graça Machel, is attempting to block his former physician from revealing [...] Full text...

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Africa Oil & Power and partners condemn xenophobic violence in South Africa

16 september 2019 - 15:35:54
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa Oil & Power (AOP), the continental platform for investment and energy policies, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, Uganda ad-hoc Commission meets in Kigali to end hostilities

16 september 2019 - 13:36:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Senior Government officials and top diplomats from Rwanda and Uganda are meeting in Kigali on Monday [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM reiterates zero-tolerance for drug trafficking

16 september 2019 - 13:29:18
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said he is as determined as ever to step up [...] Full text...

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Botswana President Masisi welcomes back presidential opponent

16 september 2019 - 12:37:23
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi has welcomed back to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Dr. Pelonomi [...] Full text...

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Rwanda seeks to address key challenge in distribution of high quality drugs (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:19:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Reports of substandard medicines in Rwanda from China and India have drawn attention to one thing: [...] Full text...

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Some 300 illegal migrants rescued by Libyan coastguards off Tripoli

16 september 2019 - 11:17:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 300 illegal migrants aboard three inflatable dinghies have been rescued by Libyan coastguards northeast of [...] Full text...

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Monday's exchange rates for Rwandan franc

16 september 2019 - 11:13:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Botswana facing social media illegal drugs sales and trafficking (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:07:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The geographical location of Botswana has a huge influence on the country as an illegal drug [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

16 september 2019 - 11:01:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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DR Congo president Tshisekedi expected Monday in Brussels

16 september 2019 - 11:00:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi is expected in Brussels on Monday for a three-day official visit [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 10:56:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Monday's forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

16 september 2019 - 10:47:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Gambian consumer rights chief concerned over proliferation of fake drugs (Feature by Momodou L. Jaitey, PANA correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 10:45:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Alpha Jallow, a leading pro-consumer rights champion in the Gambia, has expressed grave concern over the [...] Full text...

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Cotonou hosts ITF U-18 tours for West, Central Africa

16 september 2019 - 09:23:13
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The 4th stage of the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) U-18 tour in West and Central Africa, [...] Full text...

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Monday's forex rates for the CFA Franc

16 september 2019 - 08:29:24
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central [...] Full text...

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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

16 september 2019 - 08:21:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

16 september 2019 - 07:46:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe president Mugabe’s body expected in his rural home on Monday

16 september 2019 - 06:26:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The body of Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe is expected to be taken to his rural [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Champions league: Results from 1st-round. 1st-leg matches

16 september 2019 - 06:04:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results from the first-round, first-leg matches, played at the weekend across Africa, [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: All 1st-round, 1st-leg results

16 september 2019 - 05:57:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results from the first-round, first-leg matches, played across Africa at the weekend [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Heads of State committed to eradicate terrorism

15 september 2019 - 19:17:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have committed [...] Full text...

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Sudan FM receives AU Representative to Sudan

15 september 2019 - 19:06:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has promised to help with efforts aimed at delisting Sudan from American terrorists- [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Username CEO bags Realtor Founder Award

15 september 2019 - 18:24:42
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA)-The CEO  of a leading Kenyan real estate and investment Company, Username Investment, Reuben Kimani,  has been awarded recently [...] Full text...

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Gambia declares six foreign businessmen as unacceptable persons

15 september 2019 - 18:22:47
Banjul,Gambia (PANA)- The government of  Gambia has declared six businessmen of Lebanese, Romanian and Swiss origin personae non gratae for [...] Full text...

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Africa needs 11 percent GDP annual growth to meet the 2030 Agenda target

15 september 2019 - 15:19:29
New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations estimates that Africa will need to raise an estimated 11 percent of [...] Full text...

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Disgraced South African tennis champion granted parole

15 september 2019 - 14:19:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prison authorities on Sunday confirmed that it has granted parole to disgraced rapist and former [...] Full text...

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82 African migrants rescued off Libya by Ocean Viking land in Lampedusa

15 september 2019 - 11:39:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A humanitarian vessel, Ocean Viking, with 82 African migrants on board, rescued in the open Mediterranean [...] Full text...

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Tunisians vote Sunday to elect new president

15 september 2019 - 11:28:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president for the next [...] Full text...

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Tunisians pick their choice in presidential poll

15 september 2019 - 10:08:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Dozens of Tunisian voters queued up at 13,000 polling stations which opened early on Sunday for [...] Full text...

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Eritrean president, Sudan’s PM discuss strengthening bilateral relations

15 september 2019 - 09:41:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Boosting bilateral relations and the security of the Red Sea region and the Horn of Africa [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Champions league: Some results from 1st-round, 1st-leg matches

15 september 2019 - 07:29:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from some first-round, first-leg matches, played on Saturday across Africa, in the [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: Some results from 1st-round. 1st-leg matches

15 september 2019 - 07:08:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from some first-round, first-leg matches, played on Saturday across Africa, in the [...] Full text...

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Slaheddine Jemmali, figurehead of Tunisian diplomacy, dies

14 september 2019 - 18:38:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   A prominent figure in Tunisian diplomacy, Slaheddine Jemmali, died here Friday after a long illness at [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian health minister allays fears on Ebola

14 september 2019 - 18:09:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The government of Tanzania has allayed fears on Ebola, saying there has been no [...] Full text...

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BADEA funds major projects in Cape Verde

14 september 2019 - 18:03:23
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) pledges for sustainable development in Cape [...] Full text...

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Libyan news highlights Franco-German coordination to hold conference on Libya, extension of UNSMIL mandate

14 september 2019 - 17:34:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Libyan newspapers this week continued coverage of efforts to resume the political process that has been [...] Full text...

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International Rescue Committee still working on Cyclone Idai recovery months after storm

14 september 2019 - 16:52:55
New York, USA (PANA)   -   International Rescue Committee (IRC) chief executive and former United Kingdom minister David Miliband says they [...] Full text...

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UNDP launches influencer initiative to drive Africans towards the continent's development

14 september 2019 - 14:50:14
New York, USA (PANA) - Africa’s private sector and academia together with the Regional Bureau for Africa of the United [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS summit on terrorism opens in Ouagadougou

14 september 2019 - 14:46:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several West African Heads of State are attending an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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African leaders eulogise former Zimbabwean president Mugabe

14 september 2019 - 14:14:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Several present and past African leaders on Saturday eulogised former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, describing him [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel Summit: AfDB, partners, commit to light up the Sahel with Desert to Power initiative

14 september 2019 - 09:18:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)    -   Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), ahead of the G5 Sahel [...] Full text...

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Senior bank officials discuss future of development banks at 20th annual meeting

14 september 2019 - 08:57:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   Senior officials from the world’s leading financial institutions have wrapped up their 20th annual meeting [...] Full text...

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Funeral service for former Zimbabwe president Mugabe under way

14 september 2019 - 08:48:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   The funeral service for Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe, who passed on at a Singapore hospital [...] Full text...

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Saturday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

14 september 2019 - 08:24:06
Saturday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi   Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian [...] Full text...

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'Innovative thinking marks AfDB's Africa jobs manifesto'

14 september 2019 - 08:06:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)    -   Innovative thinking about Africa’s conventional employment issues marked the launch here Thursday of  the African [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa commemorates fallen rapper

14 september 2019 - 07:29:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)   - The life of leading South African rapper Jabulani Tsambo who died last year will [...] Full text...

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Arab League special envoy to Libya dies in Tunis

13 september 2019 - 22:12:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The special envoy of the Secretary-General of the Arab League in Libya, Tunisian diplomat Salaheddine Jamali [...] Full text...

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Didier Six is new coach of Guinea Syli National

13 september 2019 - 21:36:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)    -   The French technician and former international footballer, Didier Six, was Friday appointed as new coach of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Energy access as component of strategy for development, security

13 september 2019 - 21:13:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   One of the components of the strategy for development and security for G5 Sahel member-countries [...] Full text...

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Dutch electronics entrepreneur Tob Cohen murder probe unearths missing body

13 september 2019 - 20:22:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tob Cohen, a wealthy Dutch electronics and golfing entrepreneur who was missing for 40 days, was [...] Full text...

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Counterfeit drug trafficking: an illegal and deadly phenomenon in Niger

13 september 2019 - 20:14:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Trafficking in counterfeit or fake medicines, a phenomenon that is widespread in Africa, is also observed in [...] Full text...

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French Sports Minister to visit Senegal next week "to strengthen sports cooperation" between Paris and Dakar

13 september 2019 - 19:22:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The French Minister of Sports, Roxana Maracineanu, is expected to visit Dakar on 18 and 19 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Telecom launches SATA Connect, the Digital Sharing Platform

13 september 2019 - 18:50:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Telecom on Friday launched SATA Connect, the Southern African Telecommunications Association Digital Sharing Platform, whereby [...] Full text...

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International conference on Libya in Germany, challenges and perspectives (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 18:44:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – There is a new ray of hope for a peaceful resolution of the Libyan crisis with [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's President Tshisekedi to visit Belgium

13 september 2019 - 15:23:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi is due in Brussels on Monday for a two-day official visit, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia wins best video promoting tourism in Africa

13 september 2019 - 15:03:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Thursday won the best video promoting tourism in Africa award at the General Assembly [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Burundi Parliament attends funeral of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe

13 september 2019 - 14:16:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundian Speaker of Parliament, Pascal Nyabenda, left Bujumbura on Friday to attend the funeral of former [...] Full text...

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Malian President attends ECOWAS summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou

13 september 2019 - 14:04:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is in Ouagadougou,  Burkina Faso, for a G5 Sahel summit on [...] Full text...

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Rwanda seeks to address key challenge in distribution of high quality drugs (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:57:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Reports of substandard medicines in Rwanda from China and India have drawn attention to one thing: [...] Full text...

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Kenya to launch UN Security Council seat bid in Addis Ababa

13 september 2019 - 13:55:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is set to launch its campaign for a non-permanent membership at the United Nations Security [...] Full text...

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South Africa addresses scourge of illicit drug trafficking (By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:52:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In 1967, young Cape Town surgeon Dr Chris Barnard carried out the world’s first [...] Full text...

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Botswana facing social media illegal drugs sales and trafficking (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:50:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The geographical location of Botswana has a huge influence on the country as an illegal drug [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

13 september 2019 - 13:48:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:44:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Insecurity encourages proliferation of fake medicines in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:42:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials at the Libyan Medicines Monitoring Centre  estimate between 50 and 60 percent of medicines sold [...] Full text...

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Gambian consumer rights chief concerned over proliferation of fake drugs (Feature by Momodou L. Jaitey, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:42:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Alpha Jallow, a leading pro-consumer rights champion in the Gambia, has expressed grave concern over the [...] Full text...

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SADC leadership changes hands

13 september 2019 - 12:25:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The leadership of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has changed hands following the 39th Ordinary Summit [...] Full text...

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UNHCR Chief welcomes African leadership, solidarity in action for refugees evacuated from Libya

13 september 2019 - 12:18:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Welcoming this week’s agreement with the African Union (AU) and Rwanda to set up a refugee [...] Full text...

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Army worms risk undermining agricultural policies, says Nigerien President

13 september 2019 - 11:47:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's president Issoufou Mahamadou warned on Thursday that the fall army worms risk undermining all agricultural [...] Full text...

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Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to roll out landmark malaria vaccine pilot programme

13 september 2019 - 11:30:34
Homa Bay, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya on Friday joined two other African countries to introduce the first malaria vaccine to reduce [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force says its aircraft destroys ISWAP training camp

13 september 2019 - 11:12:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday said that its Air Task Force (ATF) has destroyed [...] Full text...

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