Why medicinal plants matter on World Wildlife Day (By Evgeniya Kleshcheva, UN News)

03 march 2026 - 08:27:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Medicinal plants and their varied uses span from ancient medicine to modern cosmetics and pharmaceuticals amid [...] Full text...

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Warrants issued for arrest of three persons over expired pesticide

06 january 2026 - 11:03:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The public prosecutor of Libya's Tripoli-based government has ordered the detention of three officials from the [...] Full text...

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'Agro-industrialisation offers clear path toward increased economic growth and job creation in Uganda'

29 december 2025 - 07:55:32
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s economic growth remains strong, with real gross domestic product (GDP) rising to 6.3% in FY2024/2025, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn

10 december 2025 - 19:36:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate crisis, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO calls for modernising right to learning

10 december 2025 - 08:01:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Despite significant progress in access to education, educational inequalities are widening due to the climate crisis, [...] Full text...

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European Council agrees position on support for people at risk of unemployment

01 december 2025 - 11:12:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday agreed its position on a regulation that seeks to broaden the [...] Full text...

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The Stablecoin Balancing Act (IMF article by Darrell, Odunayo Olowookere, Andreas Veneris)

09 october 2025 - 12:12:40
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Legend has it that gangster Al Capone hid the illicit origins of his wealth by [...] Full text...

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Education is key to jobs, growth, and lifelong learning (World Bank Blog by Luis Benveniste, Global Director for Education at the World Bank)

27 august 2025 - 08:26:24
Washington, DC., USA (PANA) - Education equips learners with important foundational skills that are essential for work and life. Education is [...] Full text...

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U.S.-Africa Business Summit yields record $2.5 billion in deals and commitments

01 july 2025 - 07:54:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit which was held from 22-25 June yielded record $2.5 billion [...] Full text...

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World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis

20 may 2025 - 04:48:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates [...] Full text...

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A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero (Feature by UN News)

15 may 2025 - 07:45:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now [...] Full text...

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Unlocking Cameroonian youth’s potential for more and better jobs (A World Bank feature)

29 april 2025 - 08:56:31
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Young people aged 18 to 35 represent 57% of the labor force in Cameroon—but many struggle [...] Full text...

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Halal product market and consumers set to grow in West Africa

05 march 2025 - 11:57:18
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - While the African halal market is estimated at over $150 billion. In the Coastal West [...] Full text...

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G7 FMs, EU reiterate commitment to support peace in Africa

26 november 2024 - 21:04:54
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: French-manufactured weapons system identified in conflict

14 november 2024 - 07:23:13
Paris, France (PANA) - French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers made by the United Arab Emirates is being [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d'Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors

10 november 2024 - 13:14:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO

20 october 2024 - 19:52:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone [...] Full text...

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IMF team assesses Senegal’s finance inspectorate reports

17 october 2024 - 12:26:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has started assessing in Senegal the implications of the [...] Full text...

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World Bank economic update proposes policy options to promote Gabon’s forest conservation

14 october 2024 - 15:03:26
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon experienced lower growth in 2023 (2.4%) amid transport disruptions that impacted wood and manganese production, [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea Economic Update: Designing fiscal instruments for sustainable forestry

08 october 2024 - 10:14:38
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) -  The World Bank has issued the 2024 Equatorial Guinea Economic Update which analyses the country’s [...] Full text...

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Single sky reform: EC adopts first reading position on efficiency of air space management in EU

26 september 2024 - 11:45:26
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - With a view to improving the overall efficiency of the way in which European airspace is [...] Full text...

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A journey to empowering women in Africa's energy sector: World Bank Blog By Fowzia Hassan, Meskerem Mulatu Legesse, Marie-Paule Ngaleu and Osman Bin Masood

27 august 2024 - 08:31:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - This year, we witnessed the birth of a movement in Kigali, Rwanda: the Women in Energy [...] Full text...

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Gambia, MRCG at LSHTM achieved longitudinal population study

14 august 2024 - 13:40:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Medical Research Council Unit the Gambia at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [...] Full text...

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Bold fiscal reforms can unlock Cameroon’s full potential

06 august 2024 - 16:47:46
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) -   The World Bank on Tuesday launched two flagship economic reports: the 2024 Cameroon Economic Update and [...] Full text...

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More than 115,000 candidates write baccalauréate in Libya

23 june 2024 - 12:37:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 115,110 students on Sunday began the final examinations for the first session of the secondary [...] Full text...

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Ouagadougou to host first International exhibition for Processing, Innovation and Quality

21 may 2024 - 17:27:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The first International exhibition for Processing, Innovation and Quality (STIQ) will be held from 6 [...] Full text...

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US urges Chadian authorities to address concerns over presidential election

17 may 2024 - 05:46:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday urged the Chadian authorities to work with all stakeholders – especially [...] Full text...

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Kenya aims to begin vaccine manufacturing in 2027

15 may 2024 - 17:10:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya will begin the mass production of vaccines, mostly those required for routine immunization and would [...] Full text...

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UN calls for awareness, action to keep plants healthy

13 may 2024 - 12:08:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health 2024, the UN is calling on everyone to [...] Full text...

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Namibia earns praise for efforts to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV

07 may 2024 - 05:27:08
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia has become the first country in Africa and the first high-burden country in the world [...] Full text...

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EU Council, Parliament strike deal to improve efficiency of air space management

06 march 2024 - 11:47:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the [...] Full text...

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US top diplomat reiterates commitment to deepening, strengthening partnerships across Africa

22 january 2024 - 16:55:38
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reiterated his country's commitment to deepening, strengthening, and [...] Full text...

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WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free

12 january 2024 - 12:01:59
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement [...] Full text...

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Burundi lifts restrictions on holding foreign currency accounts

04 january 2024 - 13:42:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as private entities receiving external support, are once [...] Full text...

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Water treatment plant inaugurated in Mali

19 december 2023 - 14:07:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Tokabby Industry, an industrial unit manufacturing chemicals for water treatment, has been operational since 17 December [...] Full text...

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'Hacking' the cybersecurity skills gap in developing countries: World Bank Blog By Ghislain de Salins and Anat Lewin

24 november 2023 - 07:33:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals has reached a record high in 2023, with about 4 [...] Full text...

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Breath-taking Burundi: A land of promise (A World Bank blog by Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa)

29 september 2023 - 10:54:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As the plane descended towards Burundi on my recent trip, the vibrant hues of emerald-green hills [...] Full text...

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Improved rice production is critical for food security, poverty alleviation in Liberia: WB report

18 july 2023 - 07:42:23
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday launched the Fourth Edition of its annual Liberia Economic Update, ‘Getting Rice [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone's opposition APC demands fair playing field in elections

20 june 2023 - 07:12:50
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's opposition All People's Congress (APC) is complaining about an unfair playing field as the [...] Full text...

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RSF welcomes validation of Africa's first media certifier

12 june 2023 - 14:18:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's Bureau Normale Audit (BNA) has become the first African certifier of media that [...] Full text...

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WHO and the Global Fund announce commitment for enhanced collaboration

08 june 2023 - 15:57:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the [...] Full text...

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EU, WHO launch digital health initiative to strengthen global health security

05 june 2023 - 17:54:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission announced on Monday the launch of a [...] Full text...

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Organised crime infecting African and global supply chain

28 february 2023 - 12:29:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa’s fishing and cocoa industries are good examples of how multinational logistics systems present [...] Full text...

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Support to peacekeepers in CAR ‘decisive’ in security operations to protect civilians - UN official

20 october 2022 - 05:15:25
New York, US (PANA) - Support from UN peacekeepers serving with the mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, has [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio

10 july 2022 - 07:55:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique last week kicked off the third round of vaccination against wild poliovirus type 1 as southern [...] Full text...

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Libya obtains international certification for olive oil variety

25 june 2022 - 19:57:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Olive Council has decided to include the Libyan white variety of olive oil in [...] Full text...

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US$ 678 million mobilized by IFAD in 42 years of presence in Burundi

28 may 2022 - 14:05:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which has been present in Burundi since 1980, has [...] Full text...

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First polio outbreak in 30 years declared in Mozambique

18 may 2022 - 15:52:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a [...] Full text...

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US to sell $997 million military equipment to Nigeria

16 april 2022 - 05:53:16
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US is to sell military equipment worth US$997 million to Nigeria, which has been [...] Full text...

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Mauritius addresses Food wastage programme

09 april 2022 - 09:30:24
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Maneesh Gobin, has highlighted the importance of addressing food [...] Full text...

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WHO targets children under-5 in southern Africa in mass polio vaccination drives after Malawi outbreak

22 march 2022 - 06:30:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A vaccination drive against wild polio type 1 has kicked off in five southern African countries [...] Full text...

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UN official's initiative to resolve Libya's political deadlock faces first test (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

15 march 2022 - 15:51:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plan proposed by the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, to resolve [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Africa Small Medium Business Report on Economic Impact and Recovery

26 november 2021 - 07:27:55
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched the Africa Small Medium Business (SMB) Report on Economic Impact and Recovery [...] Full text...

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EBRD boosts youth participation in Egyptian economy

12 october 2021 - 13:39:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is increasing economic opportunities in Egypt by collaborating [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Urgency for vaccination grows in Burundi

10 august 2021 - 15:56:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After months of procrastination, the Burundian government on Tuesday said it was considering the possibility of [...] Full text...

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Rights groups task automobile companies to drive up standards in aluminium supply chains

22 july 2021 - 12:08:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups have tasked automobile companies to do more to address abuses in their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report

12 july 2021 - 15:43:29
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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New dawn in Nigeria’s seed industry

30 june 2021 - 12:54:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s plant breeders now have intellectual property rights over a new plant variety with exclusive rights [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges world leaders to act to reverse trend of soaring displacement

18 june 2021 - 06:05:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday urged world leaders to step up their [...] Full text...

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Libya gives foreign workers one month to regularise their situation

02 june 2021 - 11:34:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation has asked all employers, whether public or private, as [...] Full text...

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EBRD and EU join forces to boost exports by Tunisian SMEs

01 june 2021 - 14:18:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are joining forces [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM Hamdok leaves for Paris economic conference on Sudan

16 may 2021 - 10:47:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok left Khartoum on Sunday at the head of a high-powered delegation [...] Full text...

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A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on World Malaria Day

25 april 2021 - 04:47:12
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, European Medicines Agency to meet on AstraZeneca vaccine

16 march 2021 - 07:24:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca [...] Full text...

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Countries gear-up to kick all forms of polio out of Africa, once and for all

15 march 2021 - 09:49:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – To rapidly and sustainably stop outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in African countries, a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana begins mass vaccination

02 march 2021 - 15:46:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Tuesday began mass vaccination of the population under its National Vaccine Deployment Plan after [...] Full text...

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Libya: No successful candidate in LPDF first vote for Presidency Council

03 february 2021 - 12:48:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL has announced results  of the vote cast by members [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s confirms detection of new variant

24 january 2021 - 16:14:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Ministry of Health said on Sunday that the new UK COVID variant, SARS-CoV-2, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Reopening of schools delayed as infections rise in Zambia

15 january 2021 - 15:05:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced that the reopening of schools, slated for 18 January 2021, [...] Full text...

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Libyans resolved to overcome pitfalls in making peace (Analysis)

08 january 2021 - 17:32:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The slow pace and difficulties of the political process due to the obstacles, stalemates, twists and [...] Full text...

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Suspected gold mules arrested in South Africa

05 january 2021 - 06:21:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three suspects have been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after gold bars valued [...] Full text...

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Benin to build high-level surgical training and practice centre

29 december 2020 - 12:47:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is to build a high level Centre for Training and Surgical Practice, PANA learned on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Bio-medical expert nabbed in Zambia over fake travellers’ clearance certificates

13 october 2020 - 15:04:12
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has arrested a bio-medical technologist at the country’s second largest [...] Full text...

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How Africa’s health systems gain from polio eradication experience

23 september 2020 - 10:38:57
Brazzaville, 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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Coronavirus: Public procurement a powerful tool for sustainable development – UN report

08 september 2020 - 14:18:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As governments respond with unprecedented spending to combat the coronavirus pandemic, a new report released on [...] Full text...

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Togo eradicates sleeping sickness

25 august 2020 - 18:10:21
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has eradicated trypanosomiasis, commonly known as "sleeping sickness", following WHO certification, PANA learned from official [...] Full text...

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Africa declared wild polio-free after four years without a case

25 august 2020 - 18:03:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Africa Regional Certification Commission on Tuesday certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after [...] Full text...

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African Health ministers to meet virtually on critical issues

24 august 2020 - 22:03:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health ministers and representatives from African countries will Tuesday meet virtually here for the Seventieth session [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian referee Kayoko dreams of global heights (A CAF Portrait)

05 august 2020 - 14:21:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Just like every little boy growing up in the hood, Ramadhan Kayoko always dreamt [...] Full text...

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World Athletics appoints Bouillet Head of Global Development

23 june 2020 - 17:43:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has appointed Laurent Boquillet Head of Global Development. Among the many tasks set for him [...] Full text...

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Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August: WHO

19 june 2020 - 20:40:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in [...] Full text...

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UNDP, GCCI sign MoU on Gender Equality Seal for Private Sector Programme in Gambia

03 june 2020 - 17:25:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in The Gambia and The Gambia Chamber of Commerce [...] Full text...

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Child vaccinations down in DR Congo and COVID-19 is not helping matters - UNICEF

16 may 2020 - 07:29:31
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO

15 may 2020 - 17:43:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Kaboré welcomes army's commitment to the fight against the pandemic

15 may 2020 - 17:39:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Friday welcomed the commitment of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius starts mass testing to check coronavirus among its population

27 april 2020 - 16:43:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The spokesperson of the National Communication Committee on the Covid-19, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, on Monday said [...] Full text...

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Niger reports new polio outbreak

25 april 2020 - 09:30:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Niger has reported a new polio outbreak that has affected two children in Niamey and Tillaberi region, [...] Full text...

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Germany committed to project facilitation in the Congo Basin

10 march 2020 - 16:01:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Federal Republic of Germany has agreed to resume technical and financial assistance under the Congo [...] Full text...

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Central African States urged to communicate on benefits of new financial market

09 march 2020 - 15:36:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a bid to encourage financial actors to play an increased role in the newly unified [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches a new generation of natural sugar

14 february 2020 - 15:31:01
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Omnicane Ltd, a Mauritian sugar establishment  in the south of the island, on Thursday launched [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso inaugurated its first organic cotton ginning plant

31 january 2020 - 17:17:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Thursday inaugurated the very first [...] Full text...

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Huawei support innovation, ICT learning in Botswana

22 january 2020 - 18:11:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Huawei is sponsoring students in Botswana to support government’s initiative to promote innovation and ICT learning. The [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC: Qatar working hard to meet delivery deadlines

26 december 2019 - 12:11:53
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The curtains fell last Saturday at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 16th 2019 [...] Full text...

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Benin mission chief to EU declared persona non grata

20 december 2019 - 22:40:39
Paris, France (PANA)  -  Beninese Ambassador Zacharie Richard Akplogan, chief of mission of his country to the European Union, was [...] Full text...

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WHO certifies Algeria, Argentina malaria-free

17 december 2019 - 07:47:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as malaria-free. An official [...] Full text...

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Qatar to abolish foreign workers sponsorship system from 1 January

16 december 2019 - 10:08:26
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Qatar will abolish the "Kafala" system from 1 January, the Director of Sustainable Development of the [...] Full text...

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Political parties, civil society organizations call for a halt to the electoral process in Togo

14 november 2019 - 17:21:41
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A group of political parties and civil society organizations, under the group, "Democratic Forces" movement, with [...] Full text...

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FAO, Danone team up to foster sustainable diets and food systems

17 october 2019 - 08:24:18
Rome, Italy (PANA)  -The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Danone have agreed to work together to improve global [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to harness digital technology for legal identity

15 october 2019 - 23:30:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA)   -   A senior Zambian government official said here Monday that advances in technology presented Africa with an [...] Full text...

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CEEC deplores seizure of a DRC diamond parcel by Kenyan authorities

11 october 2019 - 14:54:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Director General of the Center for Evaluation, Expertise and Certification [...] Full text...

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Botswana to diversify the economy from mining

01 october 2019 - 21:38:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is strongly working at luring investors in a bid to diversify the economy from mining [...] Full text...

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Botswana Department of Meteorological Services gains global status

04 september 2019 - 19:55:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Meteorological Services (DMS) has gained international standards through attaining its BOS ISO [...] Full text...

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Africa goes three years without wild polio virus - Top WHO officer

22 august 2019 - 18:24:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African continent has gone three years without any cases of wild poliovirus being detected, the [...] Full text...

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IFAD seeks recipients for grant to improve cassava, maize seed in central Africa region

22 august 2019 - 13:14:49
Rome, Italy (PANA) - One of key challenges facing agricultural development efforts in the central Africa region is access to [...] Full text...

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Botswana Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry to invest on Export, SME development

20 august 2019 - 20:30:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry is looking forward to concentrating on the Small and [...] Full text...

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Congo presents national strategy to develop its digital economy

13 august 2019 - 15:12:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Guy Roland Tsimba, Director General of the Digital Economy Development (DGDEN), on Monday in Brazzaville, presented [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Business school to open in October to boost entrepreneurship in Africa

31 july 2019 - 22:06:43
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)   -  The Pan-African organisation, Energy Generation, working for youth entrepreneurship, Wednesday announced the start of the [...] Full text...

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Major breakthrough in fighting TB burden amongst miners in Southern Africa

05 july 2019 - 18:44:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A regional programme to improve the testing of Tuberculosis (TB), which remains a major public [...] Full text...

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ICAO welcomes Congo's efforts at achieving aviation safety targets

01 july 2019 - 23:47:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   Experts from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have commended the Congolese government's efforts at achieving [...] Full text...

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FAO strengthens its support to Gambia

28 june 2019 - 13:24:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has over the past few years raised its portfolio [...] Full text...

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Total of 18 Tunisian competences certified on renewable energy win international recognition

05 june 2019 - 23:11:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   A total of 18 Tunisian candidates have obtained certification of conformity with the ISO 17024 norm, [...] Full text...

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WHO certifies Algeria, Argentina malaria-free

22 may 2019 - 11:34:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by UN World Health Organisation (WHO) as malaria-free. The certification is [...] Full text...

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Botswana pipe manufacturing company to change the face of plumbing

09 may 2019 - 19:52:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Flo-Tek, a Botswana pipe manufacturing company, has come up with plastic pipes to replace the steel [...] Full text...

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UN launches innovative programme to detect and disrupt terrorist travel

08 may 2019 - 05:09:55
New York, US (PANA) - A new programme aimed at improving the tracking of suspected terrorists, using state-of-the-art software, was [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's richest man commits to providing broadband in every Botswana household

24 april 2019 - 22:15:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s richest man and telecommunications mogul Strive Masiyiwa has resolved to establish broadband in every household [...] Full text...

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Algeria claims to have totally eliminated malaria

15 april 2019 - 19:59:11
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria is preparing to receive the World Health Organization (WHO) certification proving the country's total elimination [...] Full text...

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Africa about to win the battle against polio

08 april 2019 - 15:58:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is about to win the battle to eradicate polio, the president of the Regional Commission [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to make SME sector the backbone of a sustainable economy

21 march 2019 - 17:17:12
  Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry and food security Minister, Mahen Seeruttun, on Thursday said that the government, in its [...] Full text...

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ICGLR mines ministers meet in Brazzaville

06 december 2018 - 09:15:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Experts of member countrie of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) assembled on [...] Full text...

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WHO, partners launch new country-led response to revive stalled malaria control efforts

19 november 2018 - 14:39:11
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new [...] Full text...

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International conference on Kimberley diamond certification process opens

12 november 2018 - 18:15:11
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Minister of Foreign Affair Didier Reynders on Monday opened the annual conference on the Kimberly [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners, launch E-Learning program for African financial institutions

30 october 2018 - 15:12:39
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Trade Finance Division of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Islamic Trade [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for proper management, exploitation of natural resources

17 october 2018 - 05:18:26
New York, US (PANA) - The struggle over natural resources often lies at the heart of violent conflicts, fuelling strife [...] Full text...

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Isuzu East Africa launch 1st Service Centre in Africa

08 october 2018 - 13:13:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Truck and bus manufacturer, Isuzu East Africa, on Monday launched the first Isuzu Service Centre in [...] Full text...

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Poorest countries face growing burden from cost of importing food - FAO

10 july 2018 - 09:50:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food imports are placing an increasing burden on the world's poorest countries, a new FAO report [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Health minister appeals to the population to donate blood

13 june 2018 - 11:56:26
Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister, Mr Anwar Husnoo, on Wednesday appealed to the population [...] Full text...

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Rwanda signs air transport deals with Angola, Togo

23 may 2018 - 17:25:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda and Angola on Wednesday signed an agreement allowing RwandAir Express to use the latter's [...] Full text...

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Origin labelling of food a boost for local economies and sustainable development (A feature by FAO)

29 april 2018 - 04:41:02
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new study has found that food products linked to their place of origin are economically [...] Full text...

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Kenya moves to protect data ,internet users' privacy

23 april 2018 - 11:05:29
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya government is in the process of putting in place the requisite legislation to protect data [...] Full text...

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Amnesty pushes for victims’ rights at OECD Minerals Forum

18 april 2018 - 08:29:29
Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has urged zero tolerance for companies who continue to profit from [...] Full text...

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African conference on diamond opens on Wednesday in Brussels

14 november 2017 - 13:49:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - About 400 delegates including 10 African ministers of Mines will, from Wednesday, take part in a [...] Full text...

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China–Africa Civil Aviation Academy opening soon in Mauritius

17 october 2017 - 18:13:31
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday announced the setting up of a China–Africa [...] Full text...

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US: IMF reiterates commitment to gender equality in workplace

04 october 2017 - 10:22:09
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has received the level of certification of Economic Dividends for [...] Full text...

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Togo: AfDB provides US$ 1 million for rural electrification in Togo

12 august 2017 - 10:18:14
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The African Sustainable Energy Fund (SEFA), hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a [...] Full text...

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Angola: Study wants reforms in Angola's education system

15 july 2017 - 05:57:31
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A report on the role of the private sector in higher education and research has called [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan poll preparations advance despite contest over ballot paper printing

14 july 2017 - 17:26:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Preparations for Kenya's general election are at an advanced stage despite an ongoing tussle over the [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Countries urged to reap benefits of food trade by setting standards

13 july 2017 - 06:29:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Participation in the development of international food standards for trade is essential if countries are to [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: WB, FAO support forest sector management in Mozambique

10 july 2017 - 19:40:39
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday signed a US$6 [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB wants credit providers to increase lending to meet demand by African MSMEs

28 june 2017 - 14:09:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on financial markets to increase affordable loans and [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: AfDB approves US$343,000 to enhance honey production in Rwanda

03 june 2017 - 07:55:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Organisation pour la Promotion de la Contribution [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO delegates commend efforts to end polio transmission in 3 endemic States

26 may 2017 - 16:06:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At its 70th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, delegates on Thursday paid tribute to ongoing [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO Africa Region announces new organizational reforms

24 may 2017 - 05:41:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa has announced four new flagship programmess for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: WHO calls for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent malaria

24 april 2017 - 09:27:43
Nairobi, Kenya, (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU moves to reduce financing of armed groups through conflict minerals

03 april 2017 - 09:37:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council (EC) on Monday adopted a regulation aimed at stopping the financing of armed [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Ghana to restore degraded forest areas with US$24m AfDB loan

07 march 2017 - 17:21:35
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Climate Investment Funds' Forest Investment Programme (CIF FIP) [...] Full text...

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Canada: UN global aviation body adopts new carbon emissions standards for aircraft

07 march 2017 - 05:42:26
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The United Nations aviation body on Monday adopted new aircraft emissions to curb the impact of [...] Full text...

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UN: Malaria remains public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa -WHO

13 december 2016 - 17:05:58
New York, US (PANA) - Despite major progress in the fight against malaria, the mosquito-borne disease remains an acute public [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Malaria control improves for vulnerable in Africa, but global progress off-track - WHO

13 december 2016 - 11:50:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Malaria Report 2016 has revealed that children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have [...] Full text...

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UN: ILO urges regulations to reduce informal domestic work

06 december 2016 - 17:48:45
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 75 per cent of domestic workers 15 years and older are estimated to work [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'We are proud of our Rio exploits,' says AK chief

16 september 2016 - 14:49:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is taking pride in the fact that all its athletes who participated in the recent [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to clean its port waters

14 september 2016 - 13:49:22
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has launched a study on ecological risks of hull cleaning operations in its port [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Experts urge ECOWAS to strengthen regional integration by reducing non-tariff barriers to trade

15 june 2016 - 16:30:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – Trade experts on Tuesday called on member states of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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US: US State Department approves missiles sales to Egypt

17 may 2016 - 15:43:02
New York, US (PANA) - The US State Department has approved the sale of Harpoon missiles to Egypt for its [...] Full text...

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Italy: Experts discuss to fight insects, bacteria that infest plants, food

05 april 2016 - 12:11:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - International experts have gathered at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to focus on the [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Top fishery officials gather in Morocco

22 february 2016 - 14:04:29
Agadir, Morocco (PANA) - High-level delegations of fisheries ministries from more than 50 countries are gathering in Agadir for a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Carter Centre says only 22 people had Guinea worm in 2015

08 january 2016 - 05:44:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Only 22 cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide in 2015, an 83 percent reduction [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Intra-COMESA trade in maize to increase

21 december 2015 - 13:15:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) says Intra-COMESA trade in grains is set [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari restates Nigeria's commitment to polio-free Nigeria in 2017

26 october 2015 - 15:00:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday restated Nigeria's commitment toward the achievement of a polio-free Nigeria by 2017, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Buhari pushes for polio-free Nigeria by 2017

31 august 2015 - 18:05:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reaffirmed his determination to ensure that the country is finally [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso certified polio-free

18 august 2015 - 10:31:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The regional certification commission has certified Burkina Faso polio-free, after the country did not report [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Energy issues dominate media this week in Mauritius

15 august 2015 - 10:53:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The projected power problems in Mauritius, as predicted by the World Bank, was the major story [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Health ministry revamps system to meet regulatory body's standards

10 july 2015 - 09:46:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is revamping its health institutions in order to meet the accreditation criteria set by Council [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Health Ministers of Small Island Developing States meet in Mauritius

24 june 2015 - 12:42:52
Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Wednesday said that there is a major challenge looming [...] Full text...

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Congo: Fall in oil price affects Congo's forestry development centre

01 june 2015 - 17:47:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Due to the slump of oil prices on the world market, Congo has cut down the [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: Madagascar looks to biodiversity, culture to sustain tourism industry

31 may 2015 - 12:43:28
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – Struggling to revamp its tourism sector, Madagascar has initiated a certification system to ensure people who [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: RwandAir Express officially becomes IATA member

27 may 2015 - 20:49:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's flag carrier, RwandAir Express, has officially been admitted as the new member of the International [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt to boost seed production in Mauritius

07 may 2015 - 10:22:22
Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun Thursday blamed the absence of a 'variety release [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Somalia registers record export of livestock in 2014

29 april 2015 - 19:06:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Somalia in 2014 exported a record five million livestock to markets in the [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO announces new digital system to prevent spread of plant pests

19 march 2015 - 16:44:10
New York, US (PANA) - A new global electronic certification system aimed at reducing the spread of plant pests and [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: Experts discuss global measures to keep plant pests at bay

16 march 2015 - 13:58:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - How to prevent insects, bacteria, viruses and weeds from infesting fruit, vegetable and other plant and [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Carter congratulates Ghana for eliminating Guinea worm

20 january 2015 - 08:38:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Centre have congratulated Ghana on being certified by [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Transport minister annoyed by EU ban on Mozambique Airline

17 december 2014 - 20:02:22
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communications, Gabriel Muthisse has expressed indignation at the European Union's decision [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Belgium to train Ivorian experts on surveillance of diamond exports

16 december 2014 - 21:11:24
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Three Ivorian diamond experts will be trained by the Anvers World Diamond Center (AWDC) for the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nyando Sub-County gets Open Defecation Free Certification (Feature by David Jagongo, PANA Correspondent)

27 november 2014 - 15:32:24
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - What started as a pilot project in 2010 following frequent outbreak of cholera in the Nyando [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Belgium welcomes certification of DR Congo as Ebola-free

24 november 2014 - 19:46:11
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has welcomed the certification of DR Congo as free of the Ebola virus disease, saying [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Fresh efforts to boost ignored land management in Africa

07 november 2014 - 13:11:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU), the UN and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are launching a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian govt. deploys 250 health experts to tame Ebola in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone

23 october 2014 - 16:21:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The first contingent of 250 Nigerian health experts is now ready to be dispatched to assist [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Jonathan welcomes WHO's declaration of Nigeria as Ebola-free

20 october 2014 - 16:23:48
Abuja, NIgeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Monday welcomed the declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria says retention of Category 1 status opens aviation sector for investments

27 september 2014 - 16:48:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has said the recent retention of the Category One status of the US Federal Aviation [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Standards info system launched

21 july 2014 - 13:29:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) have teamed up [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate faults former CBN Governor, says US$49.8b oil money not missing

10 july 2014 - 17:20:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate Thursday formally faulted the allegation by former governor of the Central Bank of [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Local EITI happy Guinea on course to meet EITI standards

07 july 2014 - 15:35:00
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The recent recognition of Guinea, at a meeting in Mexico, as a "country meeting the standard [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: British institute hails Nigeria's apex bank

12 june 2014 - 09:56:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has received commendation from the British Standard Institute (BSI) for [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: ECOWAS marks 39th anniversary amid security challenges

01 june 2014 - 07:57:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The series of Boko Haram terror attacks in Nigeria has put a new strain on [...] Full text...

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Togo: Lomé airport gets 'safe airport' certificate

24 may 2014 - 16:44:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Airport Company of Lomé-Tokoin, which manages the international airport of Lomé, the Togolese capital, has [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 'More sugar farmers join fair-trade movement'

08 may 2014 - 14:23:20
Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) - The chairman of the Mauritius Fair-trade Federation Cooperative Ltd. (MFFC), Sooriadehoo Punchu, said on Thursday that [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council lifts Cote d’Ivoire’s rough diamond ban

30 april 2014 - 14:57:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to lift a ban on importing rough diamonds [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libya holds conference on higher education reform

14 april 2014 - 09:49:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A national conference aimed at outlining the strategy to reform the higher education sector in Libya [...] Full text...

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Congo/WHO: Guinea-worm set to bow out as public health threat in Africa (WHO AFRO FEATURE)

10 april 2014 - 08:56:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The above headline would have been unimaginable 30 years ago when Guinea-worm disease (GWD) was robust, [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Guinea negotiates with Saudi Arabia over Hajj

03 april 2014 - 21:10:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea says the suspension by the Saudi authorities of Guineans performing the Hajj this year because [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Fish farmers export commodity to US

05 march 2014 - 09:53:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Fish farmers in Nigeria have now gained access to the lucrative US market, as they now [...] Full text...

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Niger: WHO confirms Niger is Guinea worm free

21 february 2014 - 13:59:48
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Niger free of Guinea worm, official sources told PANA [...] Full text...

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Special Security: Link between rebel groups, organised crime undermines anti-terror battle (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent, Nairobi)

22 january 2014 - 11:28:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - On the night of 26 Feb. 2011, the usual calm within the neighbourhood of Soledo Estate, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WHO declares Nigeria free of guinea worm

15 january 2014 - 17:14:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of guinea worm, effective from 2013, according [...] Full text...

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Over 90 African bankers receive Afreximbank’s Certification

22 november 2013 - 14:53:52
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexibank) has presented 90 African bankers and senior representatives of financial institutions [...] Full text...

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Group seeks sale of Nigeria Aviation Minister's armoured cars

20 october 2013 - 08:42:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the controversy over the reported purchase of two BMW armoured cars for Nigeria's Aviation Minister [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's regulatory body suspends airline after plane crash

05 october 2013 - 17:59:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regulatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Saturday suspended all operations of Associated Aviation Ltd., [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to ban importation of fairly-used vehicles

02 october 2013 - 18:46:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The importation of fairly-used vehicles into Nigeria will soon be a thing of the past if [...] Full text...

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Nigeria now has 7 hospitals for kidney transplant – Health Minister

14 june 2013 - 08:18:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven tertiary hospitals in Nigeria have been equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and personnel to undertake kidney [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to set up a National Plant Varieties and Seeds Office

05 june 2013 - 20:41:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon set up a National Plant Varieties and Seeds Office that will regulate the [...] Full text...

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