Mali: National inclusive dialogue opens in Bamako
15 december 2019 - 16:07:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's national inclusive dialogue bringing together a thousand delegates from all groups of society to discuss [...] Full text...
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's national inclusive dialogue bringing together a thousand delegates from all groups of society to discuss [...] Full text...
At least 45 people dead, more than 12,000 displaced by heavy rains in Burundi
14 december 2019 - 13:04:31Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since the beginning of this year, heavy rains have caused both material and human damage in [...] Full text...
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France gives Mali 14.4 billion CFAF to fund two development projects
13 december 2019 - 23:26:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The monitoring committee of the French Development Agency (AFD) met here Friday to evaluate the results [...] Full text...
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AfDB offers Senegal financing to promote jobs for women and youth
13 december 2019 - 18:12:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has availed to Senegal US$70.25 million to promote the employment of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania pressurises Burundians to 'go home'
12 december 2019 - 08:28:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The fear of violence, arrest, and deportation is driving many of the 163,000 Burundian refugees and [...] Full text...
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The Gambia embarks on developing national financial inclusion strategy
10 december 2019 - 21:18:27Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank, working in conjunction with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), and the United [...] Full text...
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Togo: US State Department official concludes visit to Togo
10 december 2019 - 18:03:33Lomé, Togo (PANA) - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for West African and Security Affairs, Whitney Baird on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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New Franco-South African laboratory set up in South Africa
10 december 2019 - 00:18:06Paris, France (PANA) - An International Research Laboratory Rehabs, a hub for innovative research on socio-ecosystems and the biosphere at [...] Full text...
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Ruling party in Zimbabwe moves to endorse Mnangagwa for 2023 elections
09 december 2019 - 17:47:47Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The ruling ZANU-PF party's provincial structures across Zimbabwe have been stampeding to endorse President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...
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Niger: 110 former Boko Haram elements reintegrated into socioeconomic life
09 december 2019 - 14:44:04Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 110 repentant Boko Haram elements, trained at Goudoumaria Rehabilitation Centre, located some 1,200 [...] Full text...
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Egypt hosts workshop on 'Silencing the Guns in Africa'
09 december 2019 - 05:43:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day workshop on “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” will run from 9-10 December [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"
08 december 2019 - 15:46:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"
08 december 2019 - 08:16:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...
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At least 26 people killed in landslides in northwestern Burundi
05 december 2019 - 15:08:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least 26 people from three villages in Cibitoke province of northwestern Burundi, were killed as [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches campaign to sensitize the public on environmental tidiness
05 december 2019 - 13:51:11Belle-Mare, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment minister Kavydass Ramano on Thursday launched a pre-festive clean-up campaign on the beach at [...] Full text...
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Second session of Mali-Guinea Interconnection project committee held in Bamako
04 december 2019 - 22:40:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The steering committee of the 225 KV Guinea-Mali electricity interconnection project aimed at facilitating energy management [...] Full text...
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Coris Bank International opens branch in Niamey
04 december 2019 - 17:59:16Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Coris Bank International Branch of Niger has just launched its activities in Niamey to "fully play [...] Full text...
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Gabon: SEM signs Gold Production Sharing contract with Chinese Jilin Mining Resources
04 december 2019 - 16:48:21Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Equatorial Mining Company (SEM) and the Chinese company, Jilin Mining Resources, have signed a partnership [...] Full text...
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EU grants € 33 million budget support to Togo
04 december 2019 - 14:08:42Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The European Union has granted € 33 million as budget support to Togo, according to a [...] Full text...
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Fifty-three second video of 'gunshots' fired at Zimbabwe opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, goes viral
02 december 2019 - 17:23:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A video on social media showing the leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...
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HR associations call on EU to maintain sanctions against 14 Congolese leaders
30 november 2019 - 21:09:59Paris, France (PANA) - Three human rights organizations in DR Congo Saturday called on the European Union to maintain sanctions [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants US$ 30 million to Burundi for early childhood, population control
30 november 2019 - 14:29:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Burundi US $30 million to cover "community-based nutrition interventions for women [...] Full text...
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The Libyan war increases suffering of thousands of displaced populations -Analysis
29 november 2019 - 22:14:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The war launched by Marshal Khalifa Haftar on 4 April 2019 to take control of Tripoli [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's PM meets with UNFPA Chief in Kigali
29 november 2019 - 19:50:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, on Friday met with Natalia Kanem, the United Nations Population Fund [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's striking doctors reject offer for more wages from the country's richest man
29 november 2019 - 18:45:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s striking doctors have rejected an offer from the country’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa, to return [...] Full text...
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Italian citizen arrested in Cape Verde on suspicion of murdering compatriot
29 november 2019 - 11:28:28Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's National Police have arrested a 48-year-old Italian on suspicion of killing his compatriot. The [...] Full text...
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Mali, Guinea initial cross-border cooperation
28 november 2019 - 15:05:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Border authorities of Mali and Guinea on Tuesday signed in Koulikoro, Mali (70 km from Bamako), [...] Full text...
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Congo: US emergency fund to help flood victims
27 november 2019 - 18:49:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Congo, Todd Haskell, announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville that his country has [...] Full text...
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‘Collaboration key to emerging capital markets’ - Masisi
26 november 2019 - 20:58:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, says collaboration is key to emerging economies and leads to a [...] Full text...
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Senior U.S. officials discuss with Haftar measures to end hostilities in Libya
26 november 2019 - 13:05:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-level U.S. delegation met on Monday in Benghazi with Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the [...] Full text...
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Police close Zimbabwe butcheries who sell embalmed meat to consumers
25 november 2019 - 20:02:22Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has closed 25 butcheries from selling meat in the capital and [...] Full text...
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Absence of consent must become global standard for definition of rape, say experts
25 november 2019 - 18:56:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN and regional experts on [...] Full text...
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Burundi launches campaign against gender-based violence
25 november 2019 - 11:09:17Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Monday launched a campaign against gender-based violence. The 16-day campaign will be an opportunity to [...] Full text...
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Police officer arrested on suspicion of killing colleague in Cape Verde
25 november 2019 - 09:45:00Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde Judicial Police has announced the arrest of a police officer suspected of [...] Full text...
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One-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse: UN
25 november 2019 - 06:24:35New York, US (PANA) - Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations [...] Full text...
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Exiled former minister reveals intelligence plan to derail a human rights workshop in Zimbabwe
24 november 2019 - 15:56:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former Zimbabwe cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, shared an intelligence document written by State Security minister [...] Full text...
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Man arrested over 'bomb threat' on Ethiopian flight to Bujumbura
22 november 2019 - 20:46:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A male passenger was arrested on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight on suspicion of making a [...] Full text...
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UNGA President says UN is committed to eradicating poverty, hunger across the world
22 november 2019 - 18:11:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on Friday said that the UN remained committed [...] Full text...
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ANC calls for improved electoral framework for Togo's 2020 presidential poll
22 november 2019 - 15:49:42Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's main opposition party, National Alliance for Change (ANC), on Friday issued a statement in Lomé [...] Full text...
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Sudan arrests Islamists linked to 1989 coup that put Bashir in power
22 november 2019 - 14:45:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese security has cracked down on members of the deposed president’s political party, the National [...] Full text...
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AfDB finances Juba power distribution upgrade
22 november 2019 - 12:05:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA)-The government of South Sudan on Thursday commissioned a $38 million upgraded power distribution system financed by [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa vows mass action against government
20 november 2019 - 22:51:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Nelson Chamisa has promised mass action against the President [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe police beat opposition party members ahead leader's address
20 november 2019 - 11:20:55Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's police have beaten members of the country's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) ahead [...] Full text...
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Buhari seeks speedy passage of law creating special courts for corruption cases
19 november 2019 - 14:59:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared open a two-day summit on 'Diminishing Corruption in the [...] Full text...
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'Politics and economics inextricably linked in Zimbabwe'
19 november 2019 - 06:02:20Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, says political and economic dynamics in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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24 terrorists neutralized in a joint military operation in the Sahel, says French army
18 november 2019 - 19:11:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - From November 1 to 17, the G5 Sahel Joint Force, the Burkina Faso Armed Forces [...] Full text...
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French PM calls for a multi-dimensional strategy against terrorism
18 november 2019 - 18:27:43Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers east of Dakar, [...] Full text...
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President Barrow embarks on nationwide tour on Monday
18 november 2019 - 16:27:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia on Monday embarked on a nationwide tour of the country to [...] Full text...
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US ready to cooperate with the GNA in Libya's security, army and economy
18 november 2019 - 13:57:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has expressed "great interest in cooperating with the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Fuel prices in Zimbabwe go up again
18 november 2019 - 05:38:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Fuel prices have risen to ZWL(Zimbabwe dollar) $17.74 (US$1.08) and ZWL$17.07 (US$1.07) per litre of diesel [...] Full text...
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Armed gunmen kill six local hunters in Northeast Nigeria
17 november 2019 - 19:16:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Six local hunters were killed on Sunday morning by rampaging gunmen riding on camels in an [...] Full text...
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30 electoral staff missing, 5 persons killed in electoral violence in Northcentral Nigeria
17 november 2019 - 14:41:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With collation of results ongoing, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says that [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports Cotonou sanitation project
16 november 2019 - 19:04:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to give Benin some 40 billion CFA francs to finance [...] Full text...
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Pornographic movies allegedly being filmed in Botswana’s tourism areas
15 november 2019 - 10:37:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana tourism industry has been hit by reports of alleged pornographic movies filming and sexual [...] Full text...
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European parliamentarians praise healthcare, sexual rights advancements in Africa
14 november 2019 - 18:52:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – European Union members of Parliament and diplomats have praised the efforts of the African civil society [...] Full text...
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Political parties, civil society organizations call for a halt to the electoral process in Togo
14 november 2019 - 17:21:41Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A group of political parties and civil society organizations, under the group, "Democratic Forces" movement, with [...] Full text...
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Japan gives Mali more than 3 billion CFAF
13 november 2019 - 23:49:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan Wednesday granted Mali more than three billion CFAF to fund “Economic and social development” and [...] Full text...
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33rd AFCON qualifiers: The race for Cameroon 2021 begins this Wednesday
12 november 2019 - 22:38:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than three months after the 32nd edition that ended with the crowning of Algeria in [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde's main opposition party set to elect new president
12 november 2019 - 15:07:03Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's main opposition party, the African Independence Party of Cape Verde (PAICV), will elect [...] Full text...
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Meeting of trans-Saharan road liaison committee opens in Abuja
12 november 2019 - 07:03:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day meeting of the 70th session of the Trans-Saharan Road Liaison Committee (TRLC) opened on [...] Full text...
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Gambia's Justice Minister heads Myanmar Genocide legal team at ICJ
11 november 2019 - 16:52:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's legal team in the case for Rohingya people, a Muslim minority, against Myanmar, before the [...] Full text...
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Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends
09 november 2019 - 11:51:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Legal Experts on Media Regulation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Platform of Audiovisual [...] Full text...
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Festivities commemorating Mawlid, anniversary of Prophet Mahomet’s birth, begin in Libya
08 november 2019 - 22:36:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Festivities marking the anniversary of the birth of Prophet Mohamet (Peace Upon Him) began here Friday [...] Full text...
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AU deploys Election Observation Mission in Mauritius
06 november 2019 - 14:01:03Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has deployed an observation mission for parliamentary elections scheduled for [...] Full text...
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Research reveals four cyber threats for 2020
06 november 2019 - 12:48:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global cloud-enabled next-generation cybersecurity company, Sophos, has launched its 2020 Threat Report providing insights [...] Full text...
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Togolese government amends electoral code for nationals living abroad
05 november 2019 - 23:28:35Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A draft bill adopted at the council of ministers on 18 October enabling Togolese nationals living [...] Full text...
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Minister of Forestry invites Congolese to imbibe the culture of tree planting
05 november 2019 - 19:20:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Forestry, Rosalie Matondo, on Tuesday called on Congolese people to imbibe the [...] Full text...
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Twenty-two Malians detained in Guinea released
05 november 2019 - 11:56:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-two young Malians, believed to be involved in Qnet scam stories, an international online direct sales [...] Full text...
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Donald Trump to be subjected to ‘political trial’ before international community - Cuban ambassador
04 november 2019 - 18:35:59Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Cuban Ambassador to The Gambia Rubén G. Abelenda disclosed here Monday a new draft resolution against [...] Full text...
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Guinea: More than 100 arrested young Malians to be released for lack of evidence
04 november 2019 - 17:24:27Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Mali's ambassador to Guinea, Modibo Traoré, looking for a way to free many of his compatriots [...] Full text...
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President Masisi calls for a united Botswana to ramp up the country socio-economic development
01 november 2019 - 15:32:40Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The President of Botswana, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, who started his term as the 5th President of [...] Full text...
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Popular South African broadcaster dies at 44
01 november 2019 - 10:40:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for veteran South African broadcaster Xolani Gwala has succumbed to [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies urge support for southern Africa’s hungry people as climate shocks intensify
01 november 2019 - 06:30:20Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be [...] Full text...
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Electoral rigging drama unfolds in Gaborone
31 october 2019 - 18:24:22Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A new electoral rigging drama unfolded at the High Court in the Botswana capital city of [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire to celebrate National Peace Day on 15 November
31 october 2019 - 10:57:27Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire will celebrate the National Peace Day on 15 November in the commune of Yopougon, [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Vice President urges African youths to be more critical minded to engage governments
29 october 2019 - 23:34:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice-President Dr. Isatou Touray Tuesday urged African youths to be more critical minded and use [...] Full text...
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Niger hosts Africa Socialist Women's Meeting
29 october 2019 - 19:42:32Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Africa Regional Meeting of the Socialist International Women (ISF), under the theme "Women's participation in [...] Full text...
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150 firms shortlisted for East African IT Excellence Awards
29 october 2019 - 13:17:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Out of 384 companies that entered the East African IT Excellence Awards race, 150 have been [...] Full text...
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EU avails €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe's health sector
28 october 2019 - 19:38:32Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has announced a €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe for health and [...] Full text...
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‘Transform dreams of peace into reality’ in CAR: mission chief tells Security Council
25 october 2019 - 22:31:54New York, US (PANA) - Mankeur Ndiaye, head of the UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Friday called [...] Full text...
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SADC deeply concerned over sanctions against Zimbabwe
25 october 2019 - 19:18:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) says it is deeply concerned about the effect sanctions were [...] Full text...
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First Lady of Burundi hosts major international conference of women leaders
25 october 2019 - 18:31:30Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi First Lady Denise Bucumi Thursday played host to the first major international conference of women [...] Full text...
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Incidents linked to GBV in Mali rose by 57 pct between January, August
24 october 2019 - 22:31:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Incidents linked to gender-based violence (GBV) recorded in Mali between January and August 2019 rose by [...] Full text...
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United States hits back at Zimbabwe for blaming them for sanctions
24 october 2019 - 18:32:20Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The United States has blamed Zimbabwe’s continued socioeconomic downturn on corruption and a lack of tangible [...] Full text...
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Former minister calls for release of civil society actors imprisoned in Guinea
24 october 2019 - 12:52:41Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Minister of National Reconciliation Amadou Oury Bah on Thursday pleaded for easing of the [...] Full text...
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Togo: PSR leaves C14 because of divergences on choice of 2020 presidential candidate
23 october 2019 - 23:44:31Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The coalition of 14 opposition political parties has formed a new party known as the Socialist [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Youth Leaders' Forum on Population and Development opens in Banjul.
23 october 2019 - 22:43:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - ECOWAS youth leaders’ forum on population and development, organized by The Gambia National Youth Council and [...] Full text...
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The Gambia Truth Commission fights back accusations of witch hunt against former leader
23 october 2019 - 22:10:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) public hearings have generated a counter accusation that [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt takes disciplinary action against striking doctors
23 october 2019 - 22:08:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government has started taking disciplinary action against striking doctors who continue to defy a [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe govt forces school kids to participate in anti- sanctions marches
23 october 2019 - 21:19:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has instructed schoolchildren to march as part of planned anti-sanctions activities slated for [...] Full text...
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US govt reiterates commitment to work with Nigeria to improve health and well being of Nigerians
23 october 2019 - 16:33:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to work with the Government of Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Clashes intensify with laser-guided bombs fired south of Tripoli
23 october 2019 - 14:07:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes have intensified in the past 48 hours on the outskirts of Tripoli, where all [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to organise first International Family Fair next February
23 october 2019 - 09:55:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The first International Family Fair (IFF) will be held from 27 February to 1 March [...] Full text...
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Togolese abroad could vote in upcoming national elections
22 october 2019 - 11:41:08Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese abroad, long deprived of voting, could now take part in national electoral consultations, following the [...] Full text...
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Young Africans, "ill-prepared" to enter the job market as education worsens - Report
21 october 2019 - 21:23:32Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The quality of education and training provided by African countries has worsened since 2014, leaving many [...] Full text...
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African Court’s contribution to realization, objectives of AU still misconstrued, underutilized
21 october 2019 - 20:34:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Justice Sylvain Ore, president of the African court on human and people’s rights(ACHPR), said here Monday [...] Full text...
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Jean-Pierre Fabre appointed ANC presidential candidate in 2020 in Togo
21 october 2019 - 16:51:44Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Alliance for Change (ANC, opposition) has appointed its president, Jean-Pierre Fabre, as its presidential [...] Full text...
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Liberia signs US$45m road financing agreements In Washington, DC
21 october 2019 - 12:50:25Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia has signed two major financing agreements totalling US$45 million for road construction on the sidelines [...] Full text...
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African lawyers convene African Bar Association meeting in Liberia
21 october 2019 - 12:33:09Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The African Bar Association (AfBA) on Monday convened its 2019 Annual Conference of African lawyers in [...] Full text...
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Niger to raise women's quota for elected and nominated positions
19 october 2019 - 16:13:10Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government approved a bill on Friday to increase women's quotas in senior positions of [...] Full text...
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Jean-Pierre Fabre dares Faure Gnassingbé
19 october 2019 - 00:03:21Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Jean-Pierre Fabre, leader of the National Alliance for Change (ANC), has challenged President Faure Gnassingbé over [...] Full text...
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Federation for universal peace for Africa Region organizes summit
18 october 2019 - 23:36:46Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Federation for Universal Peace for the Africa Region will in November organize a continental summit [...] Full text...
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Gold panning in North Niger: A growth lever but also source of problems - study
18 october 2019 - 22:27:50Agadez, Niger (PANA) - The boom in gold panning in the desert north of Niger, former home of armed rebellions, [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Department of Meteorological Services raises alert over heat waves
18 october 2019 - 18:14:47Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, through the Department of Meteorological Services, [...] Full text...
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Ministry sensitises officials on illegal import, export of cultural objects
18 october 2019 - 14:09:56Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism ministry will, through the Department of National Museum and [...] Full text...
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WB to restore degraded landscapes in Burundi with US$ 30 million
17 october 2019 - 16:08:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Landscape Restoration and Resilience in Burundi" (PRPB) Project was officially launched on Thursday by the [...] Full text...
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Former financial director of African games in Cape Verde charged with embezzlement
15 october 2019 - 15:26:57Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde Public Prosecutor's Office has raised a charge of embezzlement against the former financial [...] Full text...
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First meeting of AU Advisory Committee on Arts, Culture and Heritage underway in Bamako
15 october 2019 - 14:19:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union's Advisory Committee on Arts, Culture and Heritage began its first meeting on Monday [...] Full text...
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The two candidates for Tunisian presidential election vote in Tunis
13 october 2019 - 14:19:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The two candidates running in the second round of the early presidential election in Tunisia voted [...] Full text...
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Splinter opposition group shuns Monday's street demonstration in Guinea
11 october 2019 - 17:44:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The new entity of a section of the Guinean opposition, the "Circle of Actors for the [...] Full text...
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CEEC deplores seizure of a DRC diamond parcel by Kenyan authorities
11 october 2019 - 14:54:03Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Director General of the Center for Evaluation, Expertise and Certification [...] Full text...
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Congo's business climate is bad, says PM Mouamba
11 october 2019 - 14:36:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba said in Brazzaville on Thursday that the business climate in Congo [...] Full text...
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New refugee data centre can inform policies, solutions worldwide: Guterres
11 october 2019 - 05:56:42New York, US (PANA) - A new UN refugee data centre will improve the way humanitarian agencies support “some of [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts International Crafts Exhibition for Women
10 october 2019 - 18:57:21Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 11th edition of the International Crafts Exhibition for Women (SAFEM), under the theme ''Women's Crafts [...] Full text...
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Mauritius entering new cycle of development, says Minister
10 october 2019 - 17:40:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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45 vocational training centres will be built in Senegal from January
10 october 2019 - 17:34:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, decided on Wednesday to create a vocational training centre [...] Full text...
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Tug-of-war emerges between Guinea's ruling party and opposition
10 october 2019 - 12:31:43Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Democratic Coalition for a New Constitution (CODENOC), which includes the ruling party and its allies, [...] Full text...
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High Court of Zimbabwe dismisses application to compel President Mnangagwa to declare water crisis 'national disaster'
09 october 2019 - 19:00:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court Judge, Justice Owen Tagu on Wednesday dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by Community [...] Full text...
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Botswana rhinos under siege
09 october 2019 - 10:44:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A rhino was killed on 2 October, following a recorded poaching incident on 27 September in [...] Full text...
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Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears
08 october 2019 - 19:32:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable [...] Full text...
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US parliamentary mission in Niger to discuss food security
08 october 2019 - 17:34:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An exchange of ideas was held Tuesday in the Prime Minister's Office, members of the Nigerien [...] Full text...
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Human rights chief welcomes release of hundreds of political actors in Cameroon
08 october 2019 - 15:59:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday welcomed the release of hundreds of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Young people to pay tribute to Thomas Sankara on October 13
07 october 2019 - 19:42:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Young Burkinabes and Africans will pay tribute, on October 13, to Thomas Sankara, the father [...] Full text...
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Gambia, Japan sign $2.3 million food assistance grant
06 october 2019 - 14:33:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Governments of The Gambia and Japan have signed a grant agreement for food assistance worth [...] Full text...
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Mexican actress, Yalitza Aparicio, named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples
05 october 2019 - 06:23:22Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as a UNESCO Goodwill [...] Full text...
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Tigist, a young teacher, is making gender equality through education a reality in Ethiopia (A UNESCO Feature)
04 october 2019 - 19:46:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As a young girl growing up in rural Seydebir in Semien Shewa, Ethiopia, Tigist had to [...] Full text...
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Botswana minister applauds Germany for assistance
04 october 2019 - 18:13:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Gaborone's acting Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Shaw Kgathi, has commended Germany for the continued [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: National football team to take on Gabon in Paris
03 october 2019 - 15:28:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's national football team coach, Kamou Malo, on Thursday called 26 players to face [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's PM leaves for Brussels for 6th Rebranding Africa Forum
03 october 2019 - 10:20:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré on Thursday left for Brussels, Belgium, where [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Burkina Faso PM visits Brussels
01 october 2019 - 23:39:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré will pay a working visit to the [...] Full text...
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Washington returns Libya’s archaeological statue illegally taken to USA
01 october 2019 - 21:58:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Home Security Department will return to Libya "the head of a marble archeological statue" [...] Full text...
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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana
01 october 2019 - 21:26:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Niger celebrates National Day Against Human Trafficking
01 october 2019 - 19:30:37Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Marou Amadou, on Tuesday urged state and non-state actors [...] Full text...
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EBID to support the restoration of health facilities in Benin
01 october 2019 - 17:00:49Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) will support the restoration of health facilities in [...] Full text...
thread Health
Libyan health official urges authorities to provide medicines for treatment of leishmaniasis
01 october 2019 - 11:04:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Badr Eddin Bachir al-Najjar, [...] Full text...
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UN marks International Day of Older Persons
01 october 2019 - 05:36:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the coming decade, the number of persons aged 60 or over is projected to grow by [...] Full text...
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Burundi women gaining recognition in media publications
30 september 2019 - 21:34:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest monthly issue of Panos Great Lakes Institute (IPGL), a regional media support organization, in [...] Full text...
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Mauritian authorities worried over future of sugar industry
30 september 2019 - 19:48:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian minister of Agro-industry and Food security, Mahen Seeruttun, on Monday announced the arrival of [...] Full text...
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New opposition platform emerges in Guinea
30 september 2019 - 19:34:42Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Leaders of ten political parties in Guinea on Monday announced the formation of a new political [...] Full text...
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UNGA 2019: 'Hands off our girls!' - African first ladies cry out
27 september 2019 - 18:16:08New York, US (PANA) - Africa’s first ladies, led by Sierra Leone Fatima Maada Bio, brought their campaign to ban [...] Full text...
thread Gender
UN Peacebuilding Commission meets on Burkina Faso's security situation
27 september 2019 - 06:18:48New York, US (PANA - Members of the UN Peacebuilding Commission have expressed deep concern over the deterioration of the [...] Full text...
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Somalia’s President spotlights country’s progress, but cautions eradicating terrorism ‘will not be easy’
27 september 2019 - 06:06:53New York, US (PANA) - Somalia is “the perfect example of the success of the multilateral system”, President Mohamed Abdullahi [...] Full text...
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Guinea: A trial for January, ten years after the massacres
26 september 2019 - 21:57:53Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The trial for the 28 September massacres of 2009 in Guinea in a peaceful demonstration could [...] Full text...
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Mauritius satellite to be deployed around mid-2020
26 september 2019 - 14:32:11Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation minister, Mr Yogida Sawmynaden, on Thursday said that the first [...] Full text...
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Liberian President credits UN for ‘16 years of unbroken peace’
26 september 2019 - 05:19:21New York, US (PANA) - Liberian President George Manneh Weah has described his country as "a UN success story”. “After being [...] Full text...
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Seven passengers killed in road crash in western Burkina Faso
23 september 2019 - 15:39:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Seven people were killed late Sunday in a traffic accident involving a minibus and a [...] Full text...
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DRC authorises launch of second Ebola vaccine
23 september 2019 - 13:37:33Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has authorised the launch of the Ebola vaccine developed by the [...] Full text...
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Second Ebola vaccine to complement 'ring vaccination' given green light in DRC, says WHO
23 september 2019 - 11:56:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced plans to introduce [...] Full text...
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Africa to witness more food insecurity due to climate change
23 september 2019 - 05:41:51New York, USA (PANA) – Climate change will see food insecurity grow in African countries, among other regions, if no [...] Full text...
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Leading scientists warn climate change ‘hitting harder and sooner’ than forecast
22 september 2019 - 19:40:31New York, US (PANA) - Top climate scientists issued a report on Sunday showing that over the last several years, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mali celebrates 59th independence anniversary
22 september 2019 - 17:53:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on Sunday laid a bouquet of flowers at the independence monument [...] 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 - 10:12:57New York, US (PANA) - Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to [...] Full text...
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Implementation of the Peace Agreement in South Sudan stalls
22 september 2019 - 09:26:23New York, USA (PANA) – The implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict (RARC) in South [...] Full text...
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Botswana is prime pilot candidate for EU’s Cyber Resilience for Development Project
21 september 2019 - 14:29:06Gaborone, 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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AfDB approves US$17.7 million for first education project in South Sudan
21 september 2019 - 06:33:42Abidjan, 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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Nigeria: Buhari says closure of land border "yeilding positive results"
20 september 2019 - 23:38:22Abuja, 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 - 23:16:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabweans are among three countries living in South Africa being targeted by the perpetrators of the [...] Full text...
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BOAD grants Togo 20 billion CFAF for road construction
20 september 2019 - 17:53:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has granted a loan of 20 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...
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'Doing nothing to mitigate against climate related shocks could be devastating in Africa'
20 september 2019 - 05:45:46New York, USA (PANA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) president, Francesco Rocca, says [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire establishes register for poor, vulnerable households
19 september 2019 - 08:25:10Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government adopted a decree on Wednesday establishing the Single Social Register for Poor [...] Full text...
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Botswana advises against fake online elephant hunting advertisements
18 september 2019 - 19:15:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks is advising tourists, trophy hunters and the general [...] Full text...
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INDIA: Land restoration cheapest solution to climate change, says COP 14
18 september 2019 - 18:38:15New Delhi, India (PANA) - The 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat [...] Full text...
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Burundi Central Bank tightens currency market rules
18 september 2019 - 12:30:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Botswana central bank is enforcing the obligation for any traveller to declare foreign currency amounts [...] Full text...
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New air strikes on Maitigua, Zouara airports, in western Libya
17 september 2019 - 18:28:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Vicious air strikes on Tuesday targeted the airport of Maitigua, closed to air traffic for more [...] Full text...
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Guinean Opposition parties set conditions before legislative elections can take place
17 september 2019 - 18:19:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Party Convergence for Rupture (CPR) in Guinea, a group of opposition political parties, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Africa needs 11 percent GDP annual growth to meet the 2030 Agenda target
15 september 2019 - 15:19:29New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations estimates that Africa will need to raise an estimated 11 percent of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Energy access as component of strategy for development, security
13 september 2019 - 21:13:46Ouagadougou, 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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Botswana Financial Intelligence Agency condemns fake reporting
13 september 2019 - 17:41:44Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) has condemned the news article, entitled DIS raids another Khama [...] Full text...
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‘Reaffirm the sanctity’ of religious sites, says Guterres
13 september 2019 - 06:36:23New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a global call by Secretary-General António Guterres to “reaffirm the sanctity” of religious sites and keep [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges South African police to punish xenophobic violence
13 september 2019 - 05:02:20Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human rights watchdog Human Rights Watch has urged the South African police to take swift [...] Full text...
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The blues of Guinean opposition at national assembly object to dialogue, demand exit of president Conde
12 september 2019 - 22:18:35Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean opposition members of parliament who refused to take part in a meeting with Prime Minister [...] Full text...
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Guinean opposition snubs Prime Minister
12 september 2019 - 19:10:30Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean opposition MPs on Thursday snubbed the Prime Minister, Dr. Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, who came to [...] Full text...
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Congo: Eco-Oil energy, Chinese Camaco sign agric partnership agreement
12 september 2019 - 17:36:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese company, Eco-Oil Energy, and the Chinese Camaco on Wednesday signed a partnership agreement to [...] Full text...
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President Kaboré calls for promotion of new ecological balance in the Sahel
12 september 2019 - 11:32:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's head of state, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has stressed the urgent need to [...] Full text...
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INDIA: Ministers at COP14 in New Delhi call for coalition to scale up land restoration
11 september 2019 - 18:48:08New Delhi, India (PANA) – Ministers gathered in New Delhi, India, for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 14th [...] Full text...
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US urges "peaceful and credible" elections in Burundi
11 september 2019 - 17:04:56Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United States Special Envoy for the Great African Region, John Peter Phan, said on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Drought, conflict displace quarter of a million people in Somalia - NRC
11 september 2019 - 10:27:38Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A deadly combination of drought, conflict and insecurity has forced almost a quarter of a million [...] Full text...
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Togo’s fiscal consolidation efforts yield positive results - IMF
11 september 2019 - 07:46:17Lomé, Togo (PANA) – With continuing economic recovery, Togo’s GDP growth is projected at 5.3 percent in 2019, according to [...] Full text...
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Gabon: President of the Constitutional Court reappointed for a 9-year term
10 september 2019 - 18:56:47Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The outgoing President of the Gabonese Constitutional Court, Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo, has been re-elected to the head [...] Full text...
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INDIA: COP 14 urged to penalize countries for degradation, destruction of land
10 september 2019 - 17:58:49New Delhi, India (PANA) – As the Conference of Parties to the the 14th session of the United Nations Convention [...] Full text...
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India: Costa Rica calls for paradigm shift from perceiving women as victims
10 september 2019 - 17:44:54New Delhi, India (PANA) – Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Lorena Revelo, has taken a swipe over [...] Full text...
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Guinean Prime Minister announces upcoming consultations on Constitution on the Constitution
10 september 2019 - 13:22:15Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than a week after being appointed by President Alpha Condé to initiate discussions with the [...] Full text...
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Intl. football legend Didier Drogba expected in Kigali for Youth Connekt Africa summit
09 september 2019 - 22:34:11Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former international football star Didier Drogba is to attend Youth Connekt Africa summit next month in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's secret Police accuse “subversive” individuals, groups of plans to undermine national security
09 september 2019 - 17:56:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday accused some unnamed “subversive” individuals [...] Full text...
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Congo: Opposition party wants lifestyles of govt officials reduced
09 september 2019 - 15:42:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the Opposition Sovereignists Party (PS), Uphrem Dave Mafoula, on Monday told the Congolese [...] Full text...
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High-level segment of the COP 14 begins in New Delhi
09 september 2019 - 15:18:24New Delhi, India (PANA) – The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of Parties (COP14) taking place in New [...] Full text...
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Restore land to save the planet, boost the economy, says UNCCD chief
08 september 2019 - 11:12:44New Delhi, India (PANA) - Investing in land restoration could not only help keep our planet healthy, but also be the [...] Full text...
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South Korea supports UN to build resilient communities in Blue Nile State
07 september 2019 - 08:06:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The South Korean government has signed an agreement with UN agencies operating in the Sudan to [...] Full text...
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Congo: Experts from ECCAS member countries meet in Brazzaville on climate
06 september 2019 - 23:52:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Experts of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met here Friday to examine a [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to host G5 Sahel Summit on Energy on 13 September
06 september 2019 - 11:28:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, will host a G5 Sahel Summit on energy on 13 September [...] Full text...
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Guinean opposition leader hails opening of consultations on constitution
05 september 2019 - 21:31:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean opposition leader Amadou Oury Bah Thursday urged the country’s sociopolitical actors to unite and speak [...] Full text...
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125 protesters arrested as Nigerian govt warns against reprisal attacks
05 september 2019 - 14:41:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Thursday warned against reprisal attacks against foreigners, malls and business complexes in [...] Full text...
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Burundi announces measures to stem exodus from rural areas
04 september 2019 - 16:31:28Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 300 households in financial and material difficulties in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, are [...] Full text...
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Nigerians ignore appeals against retaliation for South African xenophobic attacks
04 september 2019 - 11:33:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerians across the country have ignored appeals by the federal government against retaliatory attacks on South [...] Full text...
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South Africa slammed over xenophobic violence
04 september 2019 - 09:14:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The fallout from the latest wave of xenophobic violence continues to be felt with Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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Botswana expects better rainfall season after drought spell
03 september 2019 - 14:37:08Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Department of Meteorological Services (DMS) has reviewed the state of the global climate systems and [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians in South Africa advised to avoid hot spots prone to xenophobic attacks
03 september 2019 - 11:31:29Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Ghana High Commission in South Africa has cautioned Ghanaians resident in the country to [...] Full text...
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AI urges Pope Francis to raise human rights concerns during Madagascar, Mozambique visits
03 september 2019 - 05:32:12Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International has called on Pope Francis to raise urgent human rights [...] Full text...
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Rwandan youth take the lead in Nyabarongo watershed protection (A Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)
02 september 2019 - 19:59:48Nyamagabe, Rwanda (PANA) - It is on a hot Monday morning in Nyamagabe, a mountainous district, in Southern Rwanda, and [...] Full text...
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Togo provides 7 billion CFA francs to compensate 7,660 victims of political violence
02 september 2019 - 18:44:34Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The High Commission for Reconciliation and Strengthening National Unity (HCRRUN) has disbursed nearly 7 billion CFA [...] Full text...
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