Three Gambian journalists selected for 2020 U.S. election coverage
27 september 2020 - 16:41:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States Embassy in The Gambia has selected three Gambian journalists to participate in the [...] Full text...
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Senegal launches agricultural project for food security and financial power for people south of country
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More support for artist development on the cards in Botswana
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EU and World Bank sign agreement to assist families hit by economic reform programme
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Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence
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Project launched in Mali to promote freedom, safety of women journalists
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Coronavirus: DR Congo records 271 deaths since March
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Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Chamisa says he will take down ’Crocodile’ Mnangagwa
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Preparations for Libya’s political forum in Geneva highlighted in the news
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Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’
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Three young Malians at the "Hub Africa 2020" in October in Casablanca, Morocco
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Battalion chief involved in Tripoli clashes surrenders to pro-gov’t forces
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Kenya to upgrade more sports facilities to meet global standards, says President Kenyatta
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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States Embassy in The Gambia has selected three Gambian journalists to participate in the [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Kenya braces for second wave
27 september 2020 - 13:51:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is preparing for the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic even as the government braces [...] Full text...
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Kenya wildlife investigators arrest two suspected rhino poachers
26 september 2020 - 19:25:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two traffickers of rhino horns have been arrested in Kenya after a three-month investigation into a [...] Full text...
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Preparations for Libya's political forum in Geneva highlighted in the news
26 september 2020 - 18:22:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Forum scheduled for early October in Geneva, Switzerland, under the auspices of the [...] Full text...
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First appearance in court of hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie dominates headlines in Rwanda
26 september 2020 - 17:07:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan media headlines were dominated this week by the the first appearance in court of the [...] Full text...
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Senegal commemorates 18th anniversary of sinking 'Le Joola'
26 september 2020 - 16:44:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Saturday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the sinking "Le Joola" ferry, off the coast [...] Full text...
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Kenya to upgrade more sports facilities to meet global standards, says President Kenyatta
26 september 2020 - 15:26:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta re-opened a refurbished national stadium in Nairobi Saturday with the Government’s pledge to [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits kill 12 policemen, 5 soldiers in Nigeria
26 september 2020 - 12:37:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast region and bandits in [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso mobilised 907 billion F CFA development aid in 2019
26 september 2020 - 10:57:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso mobilised mobilised 907 billion CFA francs in 2019 for development aid, the Burkinabe [...] Full text...
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Progress on Sudan political transition, but challenges remain, Security Council hears
26 september 2020 - 09:21:32New York, US (PANA) - Political developments in Sudan continue to move along a positive trajectory, while planning for a [...] Full text...
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Rights group condemns use of force on Cameroonian demonstrators, journalists
26 september 2020 - 07:43:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, ARTICLE 19 West Africa, has urged the Cameroonian authorities to investigate the excessive [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe announces the resumption of international flights
26 september 2020 - 06:42:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has reopened all of the southern African nation's airports [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe teachers release survey report justifying continued closure of schools
25 september 2020 - 23:22:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Teachers in Zimbabwe Friday called on government to desist from opening schools this coming Monday until [...] Full text...
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Lifting of ECOWAS sanctions on Mali linked to nomination of civilian PM
25 september 2020 - 22:20:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Malian crisis, chaired [...] Full text...
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The International Economic Working Group discusses electricity crisis in Libya
25 september 2020 - 20:42:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Economic Working Group (EWG) created by the Berlin process held a meeting here Friday with [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma's foundation slams senior judge
25 september 2020 - 15:46:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Jacob Zuma Foundation has issued a scathing attack on Deputy Chief Justice Raymond [...] Full text...
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Senegal launches agricultural project for food security and financial power for people south of country
25 september 2020 - 15:07:51Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The African Network for Integrated Development (RADI), in its fight to ensure food security for vulnerable [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: AXYS Group launches its 5th Investment Fund, the AXIOM Africa Equity Fund
25 september 2020 - 14:26:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian-based AXYS Group Thursday launched its fifth investment fund, the AXIOM Africa Equity Fund, with [...] Full text...
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Nearly half the world’s population lacks access to modern energy cooking services
25 september 2020 - 13:53:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -Four billoion people around the world still lack access to clean, efficient, convenient, safe, reliable [...] Full text...
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Economic working group discusses plan to address Libya’s electricity crisis
25 september 2020 - 13:17:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Acting UN Special Representative Stephanie Williams and the Ambassador-designate of the European Union to Libya, José Sabadell, [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc
25 september 2020 - 12:57:36Kigali, 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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HRW flays Guinean security forces for failing to stem election-related violence
25 september 2020 - 12:50:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Guinea's security forces of failing to protect people from election-related and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel
25 september 2020 - 12:38:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] Full text...
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Friday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
25 september 2020 - 12:37:24Dar 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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Friday's forex rates for the CFA Franc
25 september 2020 - 12:19:37Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA Franc as issued by the bank of [...] Full text...
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New date set for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
25 september 2020 - 11:15:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland have announced the new date for the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO sees social, environmental factors behind Africa’s low infections
25 september 2020 - 10:28:15Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission in Africa has been marked by relatively fewer infections, which have been on [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president calls for restructuring of Africa's external debt
25 september 2020 - 09:52:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The situation in the world requires more solidarity and joint efforts of the international community, Tunisian [...] Full text...
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IMF commends Somalia’s commitment to economic reforms
25 september 2020 - 09:40:00Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Despite multiple hits from flooding, desert locusts, and the global coronavirus pandemic, the authorities in Somalia [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Presidency denies proposed rail line will extend to Maradi, Niger
25 september 2020 - 08:00:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Faced with backlash over the Federal Executive Council approval of $1.96bn for the construction of a [...] Full text...
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Only international action can restore security in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin - President Issoufou
25 september 2020 - 06:23:18New York, US (PANA) - President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger on Thursday addressed the general debate of the UN General [...] Full text...
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Tunisia sets free 22 migrants forcibly detained in Tunis
25 september 2020 - 05:44:22Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Interior ministry has released 22 sub-Saharan migrants who were forcibly held in El Ouardia centre [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: International community must unite or be crushed by chaos, warns UN chief
25 september 2020 - 05:35:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday made an unequivocal case for strengthening multilateralism and building trust [...] Full text...
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Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence
25 september 2020 - 05:22:46Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating [...] Full text...
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Internationally renowned Malian musician artist charged with assault and voluntary injury, kidnapping of ex-girlfriend
24 september 2020 - 23:08:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international music artist Sidiki Diabaté was arrested Monday and taken into custody at the Judicial [...] Full text...
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Three young Malians at the "Hub Africa 2020" in October in Casablanca, Morocco
24 september 2020 - 22:58:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three young Malians will represent their country at the "Hub Africa 2020" competition to be held [...] Full text...
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Jambojet opens campaign to encourage domestic travel
24 september 2020 - 22:50:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has partnered with various players in the travel industry to launch a [...] Full text...
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Gambia calls for normalisation of Cuba and US, endorses one-China policy - Barrow
24 september 2020 - 22:27:17Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow said here Thursday his country had called for the normalization of relations between Cuba [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president calls for reflections on "the essential reforms of world governance"
24 september 2020 - 20:11:26Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou and also president of the United Nations Security Council for the month [...] Full text...
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Celebrities call for green, gender-equal coronavirus recovery
24 september 2020 - 19:50:17New York (PANA) - Goodwill ambassadors of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said here Thursday the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [...] Full text...
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The health crisis affects 90 pc of SMEs in Tunisia
24 september 2020 - 19:14:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Eleven per cent of small and medium-sized businesses in Tunisia have closed their doors because of [...] Full text...
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Multilateral action key to tackling global challenges -Kenyatta
24 september 2020 - 18:55:02Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta said that here Thursday effective multilateral action within a rule-based international system was [...] Full text...
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Carrefour to open three more stores in Kenya
24 september 2020 - 16:51:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Carrefour, operated in Kenya by Majid Al Futtaim, is expanding its retail footprints across the country [...] Full text...
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The East African Community expresses interest in Burundi TRC
24 september 2020 - 15:54:17Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation of the General Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is in Burundi as [...] Full text...
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African youth civil society climate urge rapid solution to climate change, coronavirus
24 september 2020 - 15:02:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youth climate strikers under the banner of Fridays for Future Thursday called for a Global Day [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS validates Guinea's electoral roll
24 september 2020 - 13:56:38Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Minister of Communication Alhousséiny Kaké Makanéra Thursday expressed "deep satisfaction" following the validation of [...] Full text...
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No human rights progress despite new presidency in Burundi - UN iiInquiry finds
24 september 2020 - 12:48:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has urged the international community to remain concerned about the [...] Full text...
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Thursday’s forex rates for Tanzania Shilling
24 september 2020 - 12:24:10Dar 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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Thursday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc
24 september 2020 - 12:21:21Kigali, 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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Coronavirus: Rugby Africa unions return to play in line with health guidelines
24 september 2020 - 10:49:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While health and safety for all remain the highest priority of the entire sporting [...] Full text...
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Mali: Rights expert calls for ‘immediate release’ of former officials detained during coup
24 september 2020 - 05:43:02New York, US (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert has called on Mali’s coup leaders to release former [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator on Malian crisis, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako
23 september 2020 - 23:36:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on [...] Full text...
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Kenyan textile industry growth stifled by ageing technology, imports, warns British Council
23 september 2020 - 22:09:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The biggest constraint to the growth of the fashion industry in Kenya is the importation of [...] Full text...
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President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’
23 september 2020 - 20:44:04Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion [...] Full text...
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Felix Tshisekedi calls for international sanctions against armed groups in eastern DRC
23 september 2020 - 18:45:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, Tuesday reminded the United [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Cheikh Tidiane Gadio appointed Francophie's special envoy on Malian crisis
23 september 2020 - 16:33:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former Senegalese Foreign Minister, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, was Wednesday appointed by the Secretary-General of La [...] Full text...
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287 Burundian refugees repatriated this Wednesday from DR Congo
23 september 2020 - 15:45:13Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 287 Burundian refugees were repatriated Wednesday from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso inaugurates its first solar panel assembly plant
23 september 2020 - 15:10:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, inaugurated here Tuesday the country's [...] Full text...
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Mali: UN expert calls on putschists to free all political leaders
23 september 2020 - 14:27:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations independent expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, [...] Full text...
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Gambian legislators reject Constitution Bill
23 september 2020 - 11:29:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian parliament on Tuesday rejected the “Promulgation Bill 2020” on the country’s draft constitution after it [...] Full text...
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Inter-Libyan political talks to resume 5 Oct. in Geneva
23 september 2020 - 11:18:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Geneva will on 5 October be the venue for meetings of the political part of the [...] Full text...
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How Africa’s health systems gain from polio eradication experience
23 september 2020 - 10:38:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The polio response has brought many skilled technicians into Africa’s health systems as the Global Polio [...] Full text...
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New South African law to curtail Zimbabwe's cross border traders
23 september 2020 - 10:26:47Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa’s Border Management Authority Act 2 of 2020, enacted on July 21, 2020 could spell trouble [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda's total infections reach 4,738
23 september 2020 - 10:22:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has reported 16 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours bringing the total infections [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc
23 september 2020 - 10:11:47Kigali, 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
23 september 2020 - 08:38:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African President warns pandemic has set back African development
23 september 2020 - 05:19:31New York, US (PANA) - Despite the continent-wide approach taken by African countries to combat COVID-19, the pandemic has set [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian govt. presents Extended Priority Programmes to partners
22 september 2020 - 15:07:00Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government on Tuesday presented its Extended Priority Programmes to Technical and Financial Partners (TFPs), [...] Full text...
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Gambian MPs debate new constitution Bill
22 september 2020 - 14:53:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian parliamentarians on Tuesday took turns to express their views and reactions to the “Promulgation Bill [...] Full text...
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African Athletics Confederation postpones its major competitions to 2021
22 september 2020 - 14:32:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Athletic Confederation (AAC) has postponed its 2000 sports calendar, following the COVID-19 pandemic, to [...] Full text...
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South Africa's top court hears hate speech case
22 september 2020 - 14:25:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the hate speech case against prominent [...] Full text...
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Former Cameroon defender M’Bom dies
22 september 2020 - 14:10:05Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Former Cameroon defender, Ephrem M’Bom, died on Sunday (20 September 2020) in Douala after a long [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone to face Mauritania in October 9 soccer friendly
22 september 2020 - 14:04:33Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone will face Mauritania in a friendly on Friday, 9 [...] Full text...
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Mozambique recall 34 players for Guinea-Bissau, Angola friendlies
22 september 2020 - 13:58:23Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique national team coach, Luís Gonçalves, has unveiled a list of 34 players that will play [...] Full text...
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Penalty joy as Esperance win fifth Tunisian Super Cup
22 september 2020 - 13:47:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Giants, Esperance sportive de Tunis, won their fifth Tunisian Super Cup title on Sunday (20 [...] Full text...
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Red locusts invade Zambia
22 september 2020 - 13:36:15Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Agriculture Minister, Michael Katambo, has confirmed the invasion of red locusts in the country and [...] Full text...
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Malawian President in Zambia for official visit
22 september 2020 - 13:19:45Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, accompanied by First Lady, Monica Chakwera, arrived in the Zambian capital, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNHCR, WFP jointly tackle food rising needs in Libya
22 september 2020 - 12:58:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are expanding their [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards rescue 89 illegal migrants
22 september 2020 - 11:00:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coast guards on Tuesday rescued 89 illegal migrants from the Mediterranean Sea as they tried [...] Full text...
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
22 september 2020 - 10:47:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank [...] Full text...
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
22 september 2020 - 10:26:13Dar 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 Mauritian Rupee
22 september 2020 - 09:10:59Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian [...] Full text...
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UN seeks funding for humanitarian emergency relief to hundreds of thousands in Sudan
22 september 2020 - 08:09:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations in Sudan has said relief organisations and humanitarians are “now in a race against [...] Full text...
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Ivorian appraising agency to assist Congo
21 september 2020 - 21:19:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Bloomfield Investment is to provide assistance to Congo, Stanislas Zézé, its managing director (MD), said here [...] Full text...
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Former head of Senegalese diplomacy Cheikh Tidiane Gadio appointed Francophonie special envoy in Mali
21 september 2020 - 20:52:50Paris, France (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, Monday appointed Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, former [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court set to resume after annual vacation
21 september 2020 - 17:26:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine cases have been listed for judgment by the ECOWAS Court between the 7 and 28 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Niger calls on the international community to support badly afftected countries
21 september 2020 - 17:14:02Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Kalla Hankouraou, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...
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Libya elected Vice President for Africa at 64th session of IAEA
21 september 2020 - 14:50:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Countries attending the 64th session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference on Monday [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc
21 september 2020 - 14:08:19Kigali, 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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Former president Zuma ordered to appear before South Africa's anti-graft commission
21 september 2020 - 13:05:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Monday ordered former President Jacob Zuma [...] Full text...
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Monday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
21 september 2020 - 11:27:04Dar 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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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
21 september 2020 - 10:37:28Banjul, 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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Nigerian, Ghanaian leaders meet over alleged ill-treatment of Nigerian traders in Ghana
21 september 2020 - 07:43:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with his Ghanaian counterpart Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in [...] Full text...
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Gambia signs 30-year oil exploration deal with PetroNor
20 september 2020 - 19:53:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia has signed a 30-year oil and gas exploration deal with PetroNor, [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Truth Commission resumes hearings on October 12
20 september 2020 - 17:33:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia's Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will resume public hearings on October 12 after a long [...] Full text...
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Tunisian NGO denounces racism against sub-Sahara African workers
20 september 2020 - 16:31:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights has strongly condemned racist aggression against Sub-Sahara African workers [...] Full text...
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Expert panel approves phytotherapy clinical trial protocol for COVID-19
20 september 2020 - 14:06:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19, formed by the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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Libyan Coast Guard rescue 128 illegal migrants
20 september 2020 - 13:17:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 128 illegal migrants aboard several inflatable boats were rescued off the coast of [...] Full text...
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Burundian President pays working visit to Tanzania focusing on economic issues
20 september 2020 - 12:48:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, made his first official visit to Tanzania on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Millions of Zimbabweans jobless- WFP
20 september 2020 - 12:20:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Almost three quarters of the Zimbabwe urban workforce remains jobless owing to the deteriorating economy made [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: FAO Regional Conference on Food Systems Transformation to kick off on Sept 21
19 september 2020 - 16:57:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - “Transforming Food Systems to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals” is the theme of the 35th session of [...] Full text...
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Mali military junta, M5-RFP continue meetings to resolve political crisis
19 september 2020 - 16:40:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Discussions between the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), the military junta that [...] Full text...
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Rwandan media highlight second postponment of security Quadripartite Summit in Great Lakes region
19 september 2020 - 12:14:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the second postponement of the quadripartite summit that was [...] Full text...
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Morocco calls for a special fund to support the implementation of SDGs
19 september 2020 - 11:46:30New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations must create a special fund to support the implementation of sustainable development [...] Full text...
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Saturday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
19 september 2020 - 10:00:24Banjul, 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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UN and partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism
19 september 2020 - 05:53:52New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the [...] Full text...
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President Infantino uses virtual FIFA Congress platform to encourage football’s safe return
19 september 2020 - 05:48:47Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday sent a message of encouragement to all 211 FIFA member [...] Full text...
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Africa needs urgent trade finance boost in the wake of COVID-19 - Report
19 september 2020 - 05:18:14Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - There is an urgent need for financing to re-energize Africa’s trade in the wake of [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$2.1 million for Disaster Risk Financing in Mauritania
19 september 2020 - 05:05:59Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a grant of US$2.1 [...] Full text...
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Smart Africa and American investor Partner to Strengthen Start-Up and Innovation Ecosystems in Africa
18 september 2020 - 23:23:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American entrepreneurial pre-accelerator, Draper University and Smart Africa, Friday announced a partnership aimed at strengthening start-up [...] Full text...
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Esperance de Tunis officially declared winner of Africa Champions League 2019
18 september 2020 - 19:39:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on Friday announced that Esperance de Tunis is officially [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: AfDB approves emergency relief to boost clean-up of marine oil spill
18 september 2020 - 18:22:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a US$500,000 [...] Full text...
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GCA Africa launch seeks to improve effectiveness of climate adaption activities across Africa
18 september 2020 - 18:10:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The regional office of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) was inaugurated on Wednesday in [...] Full text...
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Mali's national soccer team ranked 9th in Africa - FIFA
18 september 2020 - 15:50:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national soccer team is ranked 9th on the continent and 57th in the world, according [...] Full text...
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Uganda joins the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
18 september 2020 - 14:11:28Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) after the East African country identified about [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Three shipments of medical supplies arrive in Libya, says WHO
18 september 2020 - 11:56:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three flights carrying medical supplies to combat coronavirus (COVID-19) have arrived in Libya, the World Health [...] Full text...
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Friday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
18 september 2020 - 11:29:25Dar 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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South African ruling party slammed for Harare trip
18 september 2020 - 10:45:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed that it will be laying criminal [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the CFA Franc
18 september 2020 - 08:26:58Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA Franc as issued by the bank of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
18 september 2020 - 07:56:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rights group flags widespread xenophobic violence in South Africa
18 september 2020 - 05:41:59Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Xenophobic harassment and violence against African and Asian foreigners living in South Africa are routine [...] Full text...
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New wave of famine could sweep the globe, warn UN officials
18 september 2020 - 05:18:10New York, US (PANA) - The global hunger crisis caused by conflict – and now compounded by COVID-19 – is [...] Full text...
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Mauritania embarks on strategy to benefit from the AfCFTA
18 september 2020 - 00:10:49Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The ministry of Trade and Tourism Thursday brought together several dozen stakeholders to present and validate [...] Full text...
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DFC to launch Africa advisory team
17 september 2020 - 23:41:15Washington (PANA) - The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Thursday announced the launching of its Africa Investment Advisor [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African scientist warns early coronavirus vaccines may lose potency
17 september 2020 - 22:29:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A South African scientist, studying the genetic charectaristics of the new coronavirus disease, has warned [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Beninese researchers called to find solutions to pandemic
17 september 2020 - 21:28:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese minister of Industry and Trade Mrs Shadiya Alimatou Assouman Thursday invited researchers to find solutions [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African virus outbreak spread from supermarket, stadium in January
17 september 2020 - 18:47:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Research into the type of the coronavirus pandemic spreading across South Africa has traced an [...] Full text...
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Barrow addresses Gambian parliament, reels out successes, future plans
17 september 2020 - 18:01:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, on Thursday addressed the West African country’s parliament, spelling out his government’s [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mali: Military junta to appoint College that will choose transitional president
17 september 2020 - 17:20:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The spokesman for the National Council for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), the military junta [...] Full text...
thread Politics
65 parties support the candidacy of Burkinabè president for a second term
17 september 2020 - 15:58:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Around 65 political parties and formations joined forces on Thursday in Ouagadougou to support the [...] Full text...
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Study calls on Benin to adopt progressive dismantling of customs duties for the AfCFTA
17 september 2020 - 15:34:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin should adopt progressive dismantling of customs duties as part of its implementation of the African [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Senegalese women's national handball team readies for Olympic qualification
17 september 2020 - 14:53:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese women's national handball team, reigning vice champion of Africa and second in the Olympic Qualification [...] Full text...
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
17 september 2020 - 09:49:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Congo sets up National Pesticide Management Committee
17 september 2020 - 09:47:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases reach 4,634
16 september 2020 - 22:54:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Health ministry Wednesday reported 10 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total in [...] Full text...
thread Health
Benin imported less from ECOWAS in second quarter this year
16 september 2020 - 20:41:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin imported less goods from its partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Ramaphosa announces major COVID-19 lockdown progress in South Africa
16 september 2020 - 18:27:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday night announced that South Africa has “withstood the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Panelists call for collaboration among funders to meet ambitious targets for a climate-resilient Africa
16 september 2020 - 18:22:39Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Experts at the 2020 Global Philanthropy Forum on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among funders [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Global and African Leaders launch GCA Africa at AfDB headquarters
16 september 2020 - 18:13:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday launched its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Coronavirus: Pandemic threatens human capital gains of the past decade - New WB report
16 september 2020 - 17:57:39Washington, US (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Berlin, London welcome extension of UNSMIL's mandate in Libya
16 september 2020 - 17:51:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany and the United Kingdom have welcomed the decision of the United Nations Security Council to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tunisian Islamist party, Ennahdha, frowns at 3rd-term bid by Chairman Ghannouchi
16 september 2020 - 17:46:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 100 leaders within the Islamist-inspired Tunisian party, Ennahdha (the majority in parliament), have [...] Full text...
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WFP strengthens Congo's storage capacities with 4 mobile warehouses
16 september 2020 - 17:16:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Congo, Jean-Martin Bauer, on Tuesday handed over [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Tanzania lifts suspension of Kenyan flights
16 september 2020 - 14:52:59Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has lifted the suspension of all Kenyan flights into the country with immediate [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Wednesday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc
16 september 2020 - 13:40:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Wednesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
16 september 2020 - 11:54:25Dar 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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Nigerian president Buhari justifies hike in govt borrowing to fund infrastructure
16 september 2020 - 11:35:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday justified government borrowing to finance infrastructure, asserting that his government took loans [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
16 september 2020 - 08:59:04Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rights group slams jail term for Algerian journalist for coverage of protest movement as 'mockery of justice'
16 september 2020 - 08:33:30Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has denounced as "a mockery of justice" the appeal court in [...] Full text...
thread Society
ECOWAS leaders agree 18-month transition in Mali
16 september 2020 - 00:41:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Tuesday accepted the proposal of the Mali military junta for an 18-month [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS heads of state continue demanding restoration of civilian power in Mali
15 september 2020 - 21:58:31Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday insisted on a [...] Full text...
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NHRC reflects on history of democracy in The Gambia
15 september 2020 - 20:29:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As The Gambia joins the rest of the world to commemorate International Day of Democracy Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gates Foundation sees quick delivery of vaccines critical in fighting coronavirus pandemic
15 september 2020 - 20:14:11Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The coronavirus pandemic has affected economic development and stalled poverty reduction efforts by 20 years, [...] Full text...
thread Health
ECOWAS leaders insist on Mali junta to have civilian leader in transition
15 september 2020 - 19:46:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday insisted that the military junta in [...] Full text...
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African Leaders for Nutrition call on leaders to embed nutrition within the Covid-19 response and recovery
15 september 2020 - 18:19:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) have unveiled a position paper calling upon African Heads [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nutrition experts discuss ways to advance nutrition and gender at the African Green Revolution Forum
15 september 2020 - 17:58:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Sumaili hopes to positively influence Burundi women's football (A CAF portrait)
15 september 2020 - 17:06:13Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Twice, Burundian international Falone Sumaili had made the decision to quit her football career; first, following [...] Full text...
thread Sports
President Trump addresses South African terror threat
15 september 2020 - 14:52:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United States President Donald Trump has addressed claims that Iran is considering assassinating US [...] Full text...
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LNA forces announce elimination of seven-person Daech cell in southern Libya
15 september 2020 - 14:47:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An Islamic State Organisation (Daech) cell comprising seven elements was eliminated on Monday in the Abdelkafi [...] Full text...
thread Society
AU guidelines seek to ease cross-border trade restrictions
15 september 2020 - 13:28:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Continued inefficiencies and disruptions to cross-border trade have posed significant challenges to Africa’s fight against [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mandate of ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau ends
15 september 2020 - 13:16:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB) officially ended [...] Full text...
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Partners on Somalia welcome Federal Government, Member States dialogue on electoral model
15 september 2020 - 12:57:39Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - International partners have welcomed the resumption of dialogue between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
15 september 2020 - 11:59:21Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian [...] Full text...
thread Economy
LEAD: ECOWAS Consultative meeting seeks 'finality' to Mali crisis
15 september 2020 - 11:54:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a one-day consultative [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc
15 september 2020 - 11:48:18Kigali, 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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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
15 september 2020 - 11:11:34Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
thread Economy
President of the Malian military junta received by President of Ghana
15 september 2020 - 10:59:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNPS), the military junta [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders arrive in Ghana for consultative meeting on Mali crisis
15 september 2020 - 10:14:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived in Ghana for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's new cases slump to 29 but deaths surge by eight
15 september 2020 - 05:40:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 29 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the lowest in many weeks, bringing the [...] Full text...
thread Health
UN peacekeeping chief outlines reforms needed to keep operations fit-for-purpose
15 september 2020 - 04:58:53New York, US (PANA) - Over the next 10 years, the world could well be transformed by potentially lethal new [...] Full text...
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United-States announces crash of two Russian MiG-29 jet fighters
14 september 2020 - 22:12:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Admiral Heidi Berg, chief of intelligence services at the US military commandment in Africa (AFRICOM) in [...] Full text...
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Delegation of military junta in Accra for ECOWAS mini-summit on Malian crisis
14 september 2020 - 20:50:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNPS), headed by its chairman, Colonel [...] Full text...
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Ban Ki-moon, AfDB President Adesina, other global leaders launch GCA regional office in Africa
14 september 2020 - 19:31:50Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ban Ki-moon, Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and 8th Secretary-General of the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
"Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Africa still a prime investment destination" - AfDB webinar participants
14 september 2020 - 19:19:54Abidjan, 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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Football: Libya appoint Margini as new national team coach
14 september 2020 - 19:02:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has appointed Ali El Margini as new coach for Libya’s national [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Football: Nedbank Cup title completes historical treble for Mamelodi Sundowns
14 september 2020 - 18:56:59Soweto, South Africa (PANA) - The curtains officially came down on the 2019/20 season of South African football, with Mamelodi [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Opposition leader, Chamisa, visits recently-released political leader, Jacob Ngarivhume
14 september 2020 - 17:28:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday paid a courtesy call on recently-incarcerated opposition leader, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court Judge proposes new approaches to improve enforcement of court decisions
14 september 2020 - 17:21:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A judge of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Dupe Atoki, has expressed concern at the [...] Full text...
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Mali; Yeelen Olympic beat Real 1-0 to qualify for CAF Cup
14 september 2020 - 16:04:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Yeleen Olympique, promoted this season to the first division, on Saturday beat Réal 1-0 in the [...] Full text...
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US ambassador to South Africa allegedly targeted by Iran
14 september 2020 - 14:30:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States on Monday claimed that Iran is considering assassinating its ambassador to [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc
14 september 2020 - 14:01:00Kigali, 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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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights
14 september 2020 - 13:17:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – In view of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for fair trial of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina
14 september 2020 - 11:35:53Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Rwandan authorities to guarantee a fair trial of Paul [...] Full text...
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Monday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
14 september 2020 - 11:23:53Dar 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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Monday's forex rates for the CFA franc
14 september 2020 - 09:54:41Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA Franc as issued by the bank of [...] Full text...
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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
14 september 2020 - 08:07:28Banjul, 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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Coronavirus: IOM says enhanced solidarity critical as virus spreads in world’s most vulnerable communities
14 september 2020 - 04:44:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Eight months from the onset of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) [...] Full text...
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Ghana to host ECOWAS Consultative meeting on Mali
13 september 2020 - 16:13:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will on Tuesday host an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Consultative Meeting on [...] Full text...
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IOM repatriates 110 Sudanese migrants from Tripoli
13 september 2020 - 14:35:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has repatriated 110 Sudanese migrants voluntarily via a humanitarian support [...] Full text...
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Mali opposition movement dissociates itself from transition charter document
13 september 2020 - 14:25:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The main Mali opposition movement, whose persistent demonstrations against President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita triggered the 18 [...] Full text...
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Mali national consultation agrees 18-month transition
13 september 2020 - 10:25:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The three-day national consultation on the transition in Mali ended on Saturday with the adoption of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases reach 4,565, deaths at 22
12 september 2020 - 22:30:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's coronavirus (COVID-19) case tally rose to 4,565 and the number of deaths still at 22 [...] Full text...
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Race between Turkey and Russia on inter-Libyan meetings in Morocco and Switzerland highlighted by media
12 september 2020 - 20:13:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military competition between Turkey and Russia in Libya, the [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Burundi: Women's football championship to start 19 Sept
12 september 2020 - 15:54:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The 2020-2021 national women's football championship in Burundi will start 19 September with the participation of [...] Full text...
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CEN-SAD welcomes positive results of Libyan-Libyan dialogue of Bouznika
12 september 2020 - 14:30:14Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) Friday welcomed the successful outcome of [...] Full text...
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Cavusoglu, Bourita discuss Libyan crisis on phone
12 september 2020 - 14:11:53Istanbul, Turkey (PANA) - The Turkish Foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Friday discussed on phone with Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, [...] Full text...
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UN calls for support for inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco
12 september 2020 - 12:28:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Friday welcomed the results of the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco, calling on [...] Full text...
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The Libyan issue at centre of telephone conversation between Bourita and Hale
12 september 2020 - 11:17:33Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, spoke Friday [...] Full text...
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WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond
12 september 2020 - 08:39:58Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: Amnesty international calls for investigation into videos showing tortures by Mozambican security forces
11 september 2020 - 21:09:34Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Wednesday called on the Mozambican government to open independent investigations into serious acts [...] Full text...
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