DRC, Belgium sign MoU on diplomacy, defence, cooperation

17 september 2019 - 19:13:25
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – DR Congolese president, Felix Tshisekedi, who arrived on Monday in Brussels for a four-day official visit [...] Full text...

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

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

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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released

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

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About 30 missing in sinking of boat on Congo River

16 september 2019 - 19:33:59
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - About 30 people are missing in a boat disaster on Sunday on the Congo River. The [...] Full text...

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15 African students receive the BGFIBank Foundation Excellence Scholarship

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

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Champions League Cup: AS Vita club of DRC, ASCK of Togo draw 0-0

16 september 2019 - 14:34:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Congo's AS Vita club and Togo's ASCK drew 0-0 in Lomé in the first-round match of [...] Full text...

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

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

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DR Congo president Tshisekedi expected Monday in Brussels

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Tanzanian health minister allays fears on Ebola

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

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Belgium investigates Foreign minister Reynders on construction of embassy in Kinshasa

14 september 2019 - 15:39:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Brussels prosecutor's office has initiated an investigation into the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, [...] Full text...

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Continued spread of Ebola threatens public health security in Eastern DRC

13 september 2019 - 17:47:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Public health risks due to further spread of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) across Noth Kivu [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's President Tshisekedi to visit Belgium

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

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2019-20 CAF Champions league: 1st-round. 1st-leg matches this weekend

13 september 2019 - 05:30:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the first-round, first-leg matches, scheduled for this weekend in the 2019-20 CAF Champions league. First-named teams [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: 1st-round. 1st-leg matches this weekend

13 september 2019 - 05:26:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the first-round, first-leg matches, scheduled for this weekend across Africa in the 2019-20 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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Congolese PM pledges free basic education in the DRC

12 september 2019 - 19:25:59
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba has promised free basic education in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Trump’s new US policy, viewed from the African Great lakes Region (News analysis by BIGUMANDONDERA Ferdinand, PANA correspondent)

12 september 2019 - 18:09:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Thursday received the special envoy of the United States of America [...] Full text...

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Congo: Eco-Oil energy, Chinese Camaco sign agric partnership agreement

12 september 2019 - 17:36:10
Brazzaville, 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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‘Invest in Africa’ forum with China, a big opportunity for Congo,' says Ambassador Daniel Owassa

12 september 2019 - 15:09:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese ambassador to China, Daniel Owassa, on Wednesday told a press interview that the ‘Invest [...] Full text...

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CEMAC health ministers adopt regulation on offences related to fake drugs trafficking

12 september 2019 - 13:20:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Health ministers of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) announced on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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FAO commits to support Congo to reach the 'Zero hunger' goal

12 september 2019 - 12:34:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will support Congo to develop its agriculture and fight [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president Macky Sall encourages achievement of Brazzaville-Kinshasa bridge-road-rail project

11 september 2019 - 21:15:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   Senegalese President Macky Sall Wednesday called for the completion of the bridge-road-rail project between Brazzaville and [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson calls for private sector development in Africa

11 september 2019 - 10:57:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called on member countries of [...] Full text...

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Mining forum set to reignite mining sector in East and Central Africa

11 september 2019 - 09:00:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Regional ministers and pioneering mining professionals in East and Central Africa will converge on [...] Full text...

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Central Africa has opportunities for multiple inclusive projects, says Sassou-Nguesso

10 september 2019 - 20:16:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso said on Tuesday in Brazzaville, at the opening of the 5th Investing [...] Full text...

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Rwandan President arrives in Brazzaville for 5th Investing in Africa Forum

10 september 2019 - 13:15:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has arrived in Brazzaville, Congo, to take part in the Fifth Investing [...] Full text...

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Fifth Investing in Africa Forum opens in Brazzaville

10 september 2019 - 12:24:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) –  The 5th Investing in Africa Forum opened on Tuesday in Brazzaville, in the presence of five [...] Full text...

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Political solutions ‘prerequisite to sustainable peace’, Lacroix tells Security Council

10 september 2019 - 05:28:58
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix has told the Security Council that while peacekeeping [...] Full text...

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Zambian wins SADC public outreach song competition

09 september 2019 - 18:00:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Zambian national Chisenga Katongo emerged the winner of the top prize of the public outreach song [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Equity Bank acquires stake in Commercial Bank of Congo

09 september 2019 - 17:40:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Equity Group Holdings, owners of Kenya's top banks, Equity Bank Kenya Limited, have spread their wings [...] Full text...

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Congo: Opposition party wants lifestyles of govt officials reduced

09 september 2019 - 15:42:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the Opposition Sovereignists Party (PS), Uphrem Dave Mafoula, on Monday told the Congolese [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: New PM promises to set up diplomacy to secure Congolese abroad

07 september 2019 - 17:40:12
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government will set up a diplomacy to secure Congolese abroad, Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga [...] Full text...

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142 Ebola patients cured between 26 July and 5 September 2019 in DR Congo

07 september 2019 - 17:33:07
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - One hundred and forty-two people with Ebola virus disease (EVD) were cured in DR Congo [...] Full text...

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Italian Claudio Ranieri among candidates vying to coach Guinea Sily National

07 september 2019 - 11:25:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Italian technician, Claudio Ranieri, is among the candidates for the position of coach of the Guinean [...] Full text...

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Congo: Experts from ECCAS member countries meet in Brazzaville on climate

06 september 2019 - 23:52:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - Experts of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met here Friday to examine a [...] Full text...

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WHO says Ebola transmission in Eastern DR Congo remains substantial

06 september 2019 - 19:58:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The intensity of Ebola virus disease (EVD) transmission in the North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri [...] Full text...

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Rwanda 'baptises' 25 endangered baby gorillas

06 september 2019 - 19:22:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda "baptised" 25 rare baby mountain gorillas at what has become an annual event to highlight [...] Full text...

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24 Chinese physicians arrive in Congo to strengthen expertise at Mfilou hospital

06 september 2019 - 15:08:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  As part of  health cooperation between Congo and China, 24 Chinese physicians have arrived in Congo [...] Full text...

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Guinea Handball Federation dismisses national coach

05 september 2019 - 19:27:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The contract between the Guinea Handball Federation (FGHB) and the French technician, Clément Petit, was terminated [...] Full text...

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Eximbank Indonesia grants 29 billion CFA francs to BDEAC

05 september 2019 - 19:21:15
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Indonesian branch of the United States Import and Export Bank (Eximbank) has granted the Development [...] Full text...

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Congo to build network of consumer rights advocates

05 september 2019 - 18:04:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Congolese Consumers' Rights Observatory, Mermans Babounga, announced on Thursday in Brazzaville, [...] Full text...

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Senegal ready for TOG women handball

04 september 2019 - 22:26:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  The coach of the Senegalese women handball team, Frenchman Fred Bougeant, Wednesday released the list of [...] Full text...

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DRC gives 800,000 US dollars for measles epidemic response

04 september 2019 - 21:36:19
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -  The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has given 843,717 US dollars to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Some 2,045 killed by Ebola since August 2018

04 september 2019 - 21:04:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  -  Some 2,045 people, comprising 1,936 confirmed cases and 109 probable, have died of the Ebola [...] Full text...

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Congo to set up database for biological research in biodiversity sector

04 september 2019 - 21:02:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The Congolese government plans to set up a database for biological research, an official source said [...] Full text...

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Nigeria set to recall its South African Ambassador over xenophobic attacks

04 september 2019 - 17:10:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday boycotted the World Economic Forum (WEF) which began on Wednesday in South Africa [...] Full text...

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Burundi announces measures to stem exodus from rural areas

04 september 2019 - 16:31:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 300 households in financial and material difficulties in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, are [...] Full text...

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WEF Summit begins under a cloud in South Africa as 5 killed in xenophobic attacks

04 september 2019 - 11:03:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa kicked off in Cape Town on Wednesday under [...] Full text...

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France and Congo sign partnership to reduce CO2 emissions in Central African Forests

04 september 2019 - 10:57:15
Paris, France (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron and his Congolese counterpart, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, signed a letter of intent in [...] Full text...

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IMF measures still unknown by Congolese people

03 september 2019 - 23:59:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  The board of directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an extended credit facility [...] Full text...

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Congo: Prevalence rate of AIDS among Congolese women is 4.1%

03 september 2019 - 17:32:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The head of the National Program against HIV / AIDS, Dr. Cécile Mapapa Miakassissa, revealed on [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK notes Japan's availability to train African executives

03 september 2019 - 15:18:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Taking stock of the just ended 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII), Malian [...] Full text...

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WHO chief calls on world leaders to support Universal Health Coverage high-level meeting

03 september 2019 - 10:43:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday urged [...] Full text...

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UN chief says DRC 'experiencing historic moment'

03 september 2019 - 05:17:38
Kinshasa, DR Congo - UN Secretary-General, António Guterres on Monday declared that the Central African country of Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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President Alpha Condé expected in Brazzaville

02 september 2019 - 21:45:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)    -   Guinean President Alpha Condé is expected in the Congolese capital, Brazzaville, which will host the “Invest [...] Full text...

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North Africa dominates African Games in Morocco

02 september 2019 - 14:47:26
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Egyptians were undoubtedly champions of the 12th edition of the African Games held in Morocco, maintaining [...] Full text...

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Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku subjected to racial abuse in Italy

02 september 2019 - 11:17:05
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Congolese-born Belgian international footballer Romelu Lukaku was on Sunday the target of racist abuse from Italian fans [...] Full text...

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UN chief pays tribute to courage of DR Congo citizens, sacrifice of blue helmets

01 september 2019 - 17:30:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)    -   United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday saluted the courage of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Burundian vice-president satisfied with resolutions of 7th Tokyo international conference on Africa development

01 september 2019 - 13:40:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)    -   Burundi’s second vice-president in charge of economic and social affairs Joseph Butore Sunday returned to the [...] Full text...

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UN chief and senior officials show solidarity with DRC during three-day visit

31 august 2019 - 16:58:25
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - United Nations chief António Guterres and senior members of the UN on Saturday embarked on [...] Full text...

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Congo distributes insecticide treated mosquito nets to households

31 august 2019 - 12:40:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Coordinator of the National Programme against Malaria  (PNLP),Jean Mermoz Youndouka, announced on Saturday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says alarming number of Ebola deaths in DRC a ‘rallying cry’ to scale up treatment

31 august 2019 - 09:48:13
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says since the Ebola epidemic struck in the northeast of [...] Full text...

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UN chief on three-day visit in DR Congo

31 august 2019 - 09:40:26
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is due to arrive in  Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Environment experts warn of rise of sea level along African coasts

30 august 2019 - 12:02:22
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In a few years time, African coasts will experience remarkable sea level rise, according to a [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition leader urges Implementation of IMF's 48 Measures

30 august 2019 - 10:47:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese opposition leader Pascal Tsaty Mabiala on Thursday called on the government to implement the 48 [...] Full text...

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WHO calls on all partners to fulfill promises to DR Congo, as Ebola cases reach 3,000

30 august 2019 - 09:33:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches 3,000 cases, the UN [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni woos Japanese to process agricultural produce

29 august 2019 - 22:34:02
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (PANA) – Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, on Thursday appealed to Japanese investors to transfer their technology to Uganda [...] Full text...

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Congo hosts workshop on relationship between media and climate change

29 august 2019 - 21:57:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in partnership with the Congolese Union of Communication Workers, is [...] Full text...

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Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso to visit France

29 august 2019 - 19:48:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, will embark on a working visit to France from Sunday, during [...] Full text...

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No injuries or fire reported after cargo plane force lands in Eastern DR Congo

29 august 2019 - 19:24:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Cargo jet, AH-12B MOTOP 114, from Dubai was forced to land late Wednesday night after [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition calls for united front for 2021 presidential election

29 august 2019 - 12:17:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) –  Congolese opposition leader Pascal Tsaty Mabiala on Wednesday called on other opposition groups to join them [...] Full text...

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DR Congo President Tshisekedi to visit Belgium next month

29 august 2019 - 11:20:13
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi will pay an official visit to Belgium from 17 to 20 [...] Full text...

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AU laments Africa's exclusion after G7 Summit, calls for new world order

28 august 2019 - 18:08:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) expects international partners to adopt the continental development blueprint Agenda 2063 [...] Full text...

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WHO says DR Congo's Goma passes key 21-day period without Ebola transmission

28 august 2019 - 06:38:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday that Goma city in north-eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Towards creation of network of organizations from both Congos

28 august 2019 - 00:04:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   An exchange meeting on networking and advocacy between actors involved in defending the rights of indigenous [...] Full text...

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Congo: 4 alleged wildlife offenders brought before prosecutor's office for poaching

27 august 2019 - 18:54:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Liaison Office Afripol, a criminal police agency, in collaboration with the World Fund for [...] Full text...

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Burundi braces for reception of its refugees from Tanzania

27 august 2019 - 15:10:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A weekly repatriation of an average of 2,000 Burundian refugees from Tanzania will be organized starting [...] Full text...

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Congo - OAPP intends to encourage construction of pipelines to supply landlocked countries

26 august 2019 - 22:56:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  Experts from the Organization of African Petroleum Producers (OAPP) at their just-ended meeting here Monday recommended [...] Full text...

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Burundi, DR Congo officials discuss Cross-border security in Bujumbura

26 august 2019 - 17:02:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Local authorities in the Congolese province of South Kivu and Burundi met on Monday in Bujumbura [...] Full text...

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Refugees, low rains threaten food security situation in Uganda

26 august 2019 - 13:06:33
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Influx of refugees and drought are key risk factors that are likely to spark off a [...] Full text...

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CAF Champions League: Results of some second-leg preliminary round matches

25 august 2019 - 16:08:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some second leg matches of the preliminary round of the [...] Full text...

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G7 Summit: EU chief announces concrete proposals for Africa

24 august 2019 - 13:59:36
Biarritz, France (PANA) – The European Union has concrete proposals for Africa, European Commission (EC) President Donald Tusk told the [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson welcomes MoU on Rwanda, Uganda relations

24 august 2019 - 10:11:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has welcomed the signing on Wednesday of a [...] Full text...

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School closures triple in Central, Western Africa as education comes under fire

24 august 2019 - 09:47:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 1.9 million children have been forced out of school in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...

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WHO says Ebola outbreak characterised by expansion to new zones in eastern DR Congo

23 august 2019 - 14:39:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in Democratic Republic of  [...] Full text...

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WHO Africa member states urged to assess needs in vector control

23 august 2019 - 11:29:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Participants at the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Brazzaville on Friday [...] Full text...

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WHO and partners urged to increase support for non-communicable diseases

23 august 2019 - 11:26:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Participants in the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa on Friday urged the [...] Full text...

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WHO urged to support national cancer plans

23 august 2019 - 09:48:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Participants in the 69th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee has urged the [...] Full text...

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WHO encourages implementation of regional integrated surveillance and response to epidemics

23 august 2019 - 09:03:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Joseph Kaboré, Director of Programme Management at the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, said on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Dangote Group to mine potash and phosphate in Congo

23 august 2019 - 08:54:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote announced on Thursday in Oyo, about 400 kilometres north of Brazzaville, his intention [...] Full text...

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African oil experts meet to work out proposals for their heads of State summit

23 august 2019 - 07:06:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Oil experts of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO)on Thursday began a meeting in Brazzaville to [...] Full text...

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Angola defeats Nigeria in handball at African Games in Rabat

22 august 2019 - 21:08:49
Luanda, Angola (PANA)   -   Angola Wednesday beat Nigeria 33-16 in senior women's handball in the second match of the African [...] Full text...

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Congo to strengthen partnership on clinical trials

22 august 2019 - 20:25:25
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Programme (EDCTP) plans to strengthen its partnership on clinical [...] Full text...

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Congo First Lady advocates creation of fund for sickle cell disease

22 august 2019 - 20:19:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The wife of the Congolese head of state, Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, on Thursday called for the [...] 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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African health ministers adopt integrated surveillance and disease response strategy

22 august 2019 - 18:04:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Participants in the 69th session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa (WHO-Africa), currently [...] Full text...

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More than 100 Burundian refugees repatriated from Tanzania

22 august 2019 - 17:52:02
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 102 Burundians, made up of 37 families, were welcomed on Thursday at the Tanzanian border [...] 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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US pledges to be involved in fight against sickle cell anemia in Congo

22 august 2019 - 06:24:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for Health and Humanitarian Affairs, Brett Giroir, on Wednesday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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African health ministers adopt strategic plan to reduce double burden of malnutrition

22 august 2019 - 06:06:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African Ministers of Health meeting in Brazzaville on the sidelines of the 69th WHO Regional Committee [...] Full text...

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Uganda-Rwanda deal excites Ugandans at border

21 august 2019 - 21:09:10
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The news of the signing of a memorandum of understanding (NoU) for normalization of relations between [...] Full text...

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DRC to have a government by September 7, says Tshisekedi

21 august 2019 - 19:18:12
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The new government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be in place by September [...] Full text...

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12th All-Africa Games: Rwanda cycling team arrives in Morocco

21 august 2019 - 12:18:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Four Rwandan road race cyclists are in Morocco for the 12th All-Africa Games 2019 which opened [...] Full text...

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WHO chief urges African states to prioritise universal health coverage

21 august 2019 - 10:38:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called on African [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire- Significant health outcomes in the Africa region, report says

20 august 2019 - 23:27:44
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The Africa region has achieved significant results, according to the 12th general program of [...] Full text...

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Congo plans to set up digital fund

20 august 2019 - 23:08:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)    -   The Congolese government plans to set up a dedicated digital fund, Minister of Telecommunications Leon Juste [...] Full text...

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Moeti re-elected WHO Regional Director for Africa

20 august 2019 - 14:14:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African Health ministers on Tuesday re-elected Dr. Matshidiso Moeti as Regional Director of the World Health [...] Full text...

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Congolese Government wants to strengthen pump price control for oil

20 august 2019 - 12:40:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Oil minister Jean Marc Thystère Tchicaya announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville that the government intends [...] Full text...

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IMF to make first review of its extended credit facility for Congo in December

20 august 2019 - 12:26:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba announced on Monday in Brazzaville that a delegation of experts from [...] Full text...

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WHO chief urges Congo to increase health budget to 15%

20 august 2019 - 12:04:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Monday called on the Congolese [...] Full text...

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Draw held for pre-eliminations groups in African Zone of WOQT

20 august 2019 - 04:46:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The following is the draw held in Dakar for the Africa Zone pre-elimination matches for the [...] Full text...

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Congo MPs adopt bill to establish anti-corruption agency

19 august 2019 - 20:21:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese Parliament on Monday adopted the draft bill establishing an ant-corruption agency. It is charged with [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to ratify treaty establishing African drug agency

19 august 2019 - 19:35:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Opening the 69th session of the regional committee of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank gains momentum in SADC development projects

19 august 2019 - 17:35:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has gained momentum in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional [...] Full text...

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Rwanda extends contract of national football team coach

19 august 2019 - 16:00:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan sports officials on Monday extended for one year the contract of the national football team [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, DR Congo set for third quadripartite meeting in Luanda

19 august 2019 - 12:45:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Angola will on Thursday host the third quadripartite Summit of Angola, Rwanda, DR Congo and Uganda [...] Full text...

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12th African Games: Benin to participate in several sports

19 august 2019 - 11:19:59
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin will participate in several sports at the 12th African Games, which opens in Rabat, Morocco, on [...] Full text...

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MSF: DR Congo's deadly measles outbreak is 'spreading like wildfire'

18 august 2019 - 09:30:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is warning that DR Congo's deadly measles outbreak is "spreading [...] Full text...

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Women's Afrobasket 2019: Senegal meet Nigeria in the final

18 august 2019 - 06:43:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 2019 Women's Afrobasket ends on Sunday evening with the final match between Senegal and Nigeria. The [...] Full text...

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President Macron calls on French mayors to remember African soldiers who died for France

17 august 2019 - 18:58:40
Paris, France (PANA) - The French President, Emmanuel Macron, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the landing in [...] Full text...

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Benin cyclists to compete at African Games in Rabat

17 august 2019 - 10:15:39
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's national cycling team will take part in the 12th edition of the African Games, which [...] Full text...

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2019 Afrobasket: Senegal - Nigeria final, repeat of 2017 final in Mali

16 august 2019 - 23:02:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The final for the 2019 women Afrobasket due Sunday at 18h GMT at Dakar Arena of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Groups for women junior, U16 handball AFCON out

16 august 2019 - 22:22:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The draw for the 26th edition of the African women junior and U16 championship and the [...] Full text...

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More than 6,000 athletes expected in Rabat for 12th African Games

16 august 2019 - 12:45:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan capital is hosting from 19-31 August the 12th African Games, with more than 6,000 [...] Full text...

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Discovery of onshore oil in Congo changes deal of energy scenario - African Chamber of Energy

15 august 2019 - 21:04:11
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The African Chamber of Energy (ACE) said here Thursday the onshore discovery of an oil [...] Full text...

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Nigerian civil aviation agency gives fresh guidelines to airlines over Ebola

15 august 2019 - 10:48:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has moved to stop the spread of the Ebola virus [...] Full text...

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Congolese president calls on his countrymen to work creatively for dev't

15 august 2019 - 09:23:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese head of state, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, on Wednesday evening in Brazzaville called on his countrymen to [...] Full text...

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Congo signs binding economic program with IMF

15 august 2019 - 00:04:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The Congolese government Wednesday concluded a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), official sources told [...] Full text...

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2019 female Afrobasket: Nigeria–DR Congo to launch quarter finals, Senegal-Angola clash to complete the table

14 august 2019 - 23:37:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  Host nation Senegal, African champion title holder Nigeria, Mozambique and Mali, as well as the other [...] Full text...

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Congo: Increase in net foreign assets from foreign exchange reserves at the Central Bank

14 august 2019 - 21:09:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)    -   Congo's net foreign assets increased by 140.3 percent in the first quarter of 2019, compared to [...] Full text...

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Burundi launches vaccination campaign for front-line health workers against Ebola

14 august 2019 - 18:21:53
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday kicked off a vaccination campaign Ebola Virus Disease [...] Full text...

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'1,900 civilians killed in DR Congo's Kivus over 2 years'

14 august 2019 - 10:34:53
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – Armed groups in DR Congo's eastern Kivu provinces have killed 1,900 civilians and abducted more than [...] Full text...

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Two Ebola patients treated with new experimental drugs go home

14 august 2019 - 05:59:48
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - Two people cured of Ebola using new experimental drugs in a Goma treatment centre in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: The ‘heavyweights’ win second game to enter quarter-finals of women's Afrobasket

13 august 2019 - 23:10:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The third and last day of the women's Afrobasket Tuesday presented no surprises at the Dakar [...] Full text...

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2019 women Afrobasket: The giants win second matches, qualify for quarter finals

13 august 2019 - 22:36:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   There was no surprises on Tuesday at the Dakar Arena of Diamniadio, in the far suburb [...] Full text...

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US gives 5.5 million dollars for vulnerable populations in Congo Pool region

13 august 2019 - 21:20:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The US ambassador in Congo, Todd Haskell, Tuesday in Mindouli, more than 80 km south of [...] Full text...

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Congolese govt presents budgetary objectives for 2020-2022 to Parliament

13 august 2019 - 20:51:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba on Tuesday presented the medium-term budgetary framework 2020-2022 to parliamentarians in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania assumes SADC chair, calls for regional sustainable industrial development

13 august 2019 - 20:44:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s Foreign Minister, Prof. Palamagamba Kabudi, on Tuesday assumed the chairmanship of the Southern [...] Full text...

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EU releases additional € 30 million to deal with Ebola epidemic in DRC

13 august 2019 - 15:47:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released an additional 30 million euros to fund humanitarian action towards [...] Full text...

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Congo launches campaign against ophthalmic pathologies

13 august 2019 - 15:21:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A five-day campaign of ophthalmology surgeries is being held in Brazzaville, in collaboration with the Israeli [...] 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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69th WHO Africa Regional Committee fixed for 19-23 August in Brazzaville

13 august 2019 - 13:03:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 69th session of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Africa Regional Committee will take place from [...] Full text...

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US research organisation announces 'favourable results' of two Ebola trial drugs

13 august 2019 - 06:26:10
New York, US (PANA) - The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is recommending the use of [...] Full text...

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WHO warns measles outbreak spreading rapidly

13 august 2019 - 05:24:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that measles outbreaks continue to spread rapidly around [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup prelim: Remaining 7 results

12 august 2019 - 19:03:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the remaining 7 results from the preliminary round of the 2019-20 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Champions league prelim: 4 more results, one match postponed

12 august 2019 - 18:43:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from 4 of the remaining 5 matches in the preliminary round of [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup prelim: All but 7 results

12 august 2019 - 06:56:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all but 7 results from the preliminary round of the 2019-20 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Champions league prelim: All but 5 results

12 august 2019 - 05:22:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all but 5 results from the preliminary round of the 2019-20 CAF Champions [...] Full text...

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Autochthonous languages on a way to disappear in Congo - official

09 august 2019 - 21:04:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)    -   The Congolese minister of Justice and human rights promotion, Aimé Ange Wilfrid Bininga, Friday deplored the [...] Full text...

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Congo: UNHCR, CNDH sign agreement to strengthen technical and operational capacities of CNDH

09 august 2019 - 18:13:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Cyr Modeste Kouamé, and the [...] Full text...

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WHO says Ebola outbreak in Eastern DR Congo maintains similar transmission intensity

09 august 2019 - 15:39:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Congo: WFP launches new fundraising app for school canteens

09 august 2019 - 15:28:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Food Program (WFP) on Friday in Brazzaville launched a new funding transfer application to [...] Full text...

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Senegalese "Lionesses" poised to regain African women's basketball title

09 august 2019 - 14:36:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Having lost its African title two years ago in Mali to Nigeria, Senegal hosts the women's [...] Full text...

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Two companies sign agreement to mine iron ore in northern Congo

09 august 2019 - 08:46:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Two companies on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Brazzaville to jointly mine iron ore [...] Full text...

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Integrated plan for coordination of anti-Ebola interventions launched in DRC

08 august 2019 - 21:04:08
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   William David Gressly, coordinator of the UN emergency interventions for the fight against the deadly [...] Full text...

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Photojournalism award dedicated to challenges faced by DR Congo

08 august 2019 - 20:45:26
Paris, France (PANA) - Organisers of the 11th Edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award have announced that the competition will [...] Full text...

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Senegal is ready for the women's Afrobasket 2019

08 august 2019 - 17:16:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Everything is ready for the women's Afrobasket, which will be held from August 10 to 18, [...] Full text...

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Burundi: More than 4.3 million malaria cases registered including 1,400 deaths since the beginning of the year

08 august 2019 - 13:49:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 4,394,616 cases of malaria, causing 1,400 deaths, have been recorded since the beginning of this [...] Full text...

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Operation 'Zero plastic waste' launched in Congo

08 august 2019 - 11:22:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A Congolese NGO, Healthy Environment Association, on Wednesday launched a "Zero Plastic Waste" operation in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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Congo: MPs of presidential majority attack government for unsatisfactory answers

07 august 2019 - 15:54:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister, Clement Mouamba, on Tuesday slammed ruling party parliamentarians in the National Assembly who [...] Full text...

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Eight victims die in 11 new confirmed Ebola cases in north-eastern DRC

07 august 2019 - 13:58:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Eight deaths have been reported from 11 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, DR Congo health ministers draw up collective strategy against Ebola

07 august 2019 - 12:29:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A meeting between Rwandan health minister, Diane Gashumba and her counterpart of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup: Qualifying round fixtures

06 august 2019 - 19:53:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are the pairings in the preliminaries of the 2019-20 CAF Confederations Cup.   The draw for [...] Full text...

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2019/20 CAF Champions league: Qualifying round fixtures

06 august 2019 - 19:37:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here are the pairings for the preliminary round of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League.   The draw for [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, DR Congo health officials observe minute's silence to honor victims of Ebola

06 august 2019 - 19:21:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Health officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) observed a minute's silence on [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Coach names 12 "Lionesses" for African women's Basketball championship

06 august 2019 - 18:54:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sheikh Sarr, the coach of Senegal's national women's basketball team, has released a list of 12 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, DRC health ministers discuss collective response to Ebola Disease outbreak

06 august 2019 - 17:18:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Health ministers of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday met at La Corniche [...] Full text...

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NGO raises red flags about terrorist funding through fake medicines

06 august 2019 - 11:35:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A non-governmental organisation (NGO) is raising the red flags that on money laundering from fake pharmaceuticals [...] Full text...

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Africa launches new initiative to fight fake medicines

06 august 2019 - 10:57:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Five African States - Congo, Ghana, Niger, Senegal and Togo - have decided jointly to launch [...] Full text...

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DR Congo approves Muyembe anti-Ebola plan

02 august 2019 - 21:59:13
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   Partner experts involved in the fight against Ebola Friday approved the Muyembe anti-Ebola plan presented [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council 'gravely concerned' by DR Congo Ebola situation

02 august 2019 - 20:24:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday expressed grave concern about the current Ebola virus outbreak in the [...] Full text...

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Angola, DRC set up university cooperation project

02 august 2019 - 14:57:38
Dundo, Angola (PANA) - The provinces of Lunda-Norte in Angola and Kasaï Central in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on [...] Full text...

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16 Malians preselected for Women's Afrobasket tourney in Senegal

02 august 2019 - 14:01:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's National Women's Basketball coach, Frenchman Sylvain Lautié, has shortlisted 16 players for the 26th edition [...] Full text...

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Third fatality of Ebola patient in Goma as fears rise of a regional spread

01 august 2019 - 21:13:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A third death of an Ebola patient has been confirmed in the DR Congo city [...] Full text...

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Rwanda denies closing border with DR Congo over Ebola outbreak

01 august 2019 - 20:01:14
Rubavu, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Health officials on Thursday refuted reports that the country had closed its common border with [...] Full text...

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Report shows promising prospects for African oil, gas industry

01 august 2019 - 14:15:39
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - After the showdowns of the 2015-16 period, the outlook for the African oil and gas [...] Full text...

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak response struggling one year on, says MSF

01 august 2019 - 11:03:42
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - As the worst Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo's history enters its second year, the number [...] Full text...

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DR Congo health authorities tighten measures against Ebola

31 july 2019 - 20:32:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Health control measures have been strengthened in Goma, administrative district of the North-Kivu province, after [...] Full text...

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UN working ‘intensively’ to stop Ebola in eastern DR Congo

31 july 2019 - 19:34:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior UN officials tasked with controlling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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WHO says Ebola disease still "relentless and devastating" in Eastern DR Congo

31 july 2019 - 19:16:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday noted that the Ebola virus disease in North Kivu [...] Full text...

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Rwanda warns the public after detection of 2nd Ebola case Goma, DR Congo

31 july 2019 - 16:30:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan health officials on Wednesday issued a warning following the detection of the second Ebola case [...] Full text...

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About 185 Burundians repatriated from Tanzania

31 july 2019 - 12:50:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A group of 185 Burundians were welcomed back home in the south of the country on [...] Full text...

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Record number of children killed, maimed in conflict, new UN report reveals

31 july 2019 - 09:54:00
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report has found that 2018 was the worst year on record for [...] Full text...

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'Complex' Ebola outbreak in DRC impacting 'unprecedented number of children' - UNICEF

31 july 2019 - 08:30:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With an unprecedented number of children affected by the Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Congo: African health ministers to meet in Brazzaville

30 july 2019 - 22:06:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)    -   The managing director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said here [...] Full text...

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2022 WC qualifiers: Burundi-Tanzania, Sierra Leone - Liberia clash for preliminary round

29 july 2019 - 23:02:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The East African derby Burundi - Tanzania is certainly the clash of the preliminary round of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Draw for 2019 women Afrobasket

29 july 2019 - 22:18:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The draw for the 12 teams that qualified for this year’s women Afrobasket to be hosted [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: China remains key partner for investment in region - Chinese envoy

29 july 2019 - 22:02:34
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  -  China remains a key partner for investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chinese extraordinary [...] Full text...

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African Energy Chamber initiates oil training programme for executives

29 july 2019 - 09:34:22
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Energy Chamber (AEC), in collaboration with the Institute of Oil Development at the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia crowned African men's volleyball champion for 10th time

29 july 2019 - 09:18:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian volleyball team retained the continental title by beating their Cameroonian counterparts 3-2 in the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo wins first edition of FIBA-Afrocan Basketball in Bamako

28 july 2019 - 10:24:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   DR Congo won the first edition of Fiba-Afrocan basketball in Bamako on Saturday, beating Kenya 82-61 [...] Full text...

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Women's Afrobasket 2019 draw scheduled for Monday in Dakar

27 july 2019 - 16:26:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 12 teams who have qualified for the 2019 Women's Afrobasket to be held in Senegal [...] Full text...

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Congo: China ready to assist in maintaining peace and security in Africa

26 july 2019 - 22:26:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   China's ambassador to Congo, Ma Fulin, has expressed his country's willingness to play a constructive role [...] Full text...

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Efforts to control Ebola epidemic continue in DRC

26 july 2019 - 21:42:14
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - With Ebola accelerating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: ICC Prosecutor's Office Develops New Strategic Plan 2019-2021

26 july 2019 - 17:28:27
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday [...] Full text...

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Burundi: EU issued € 6.9 million for the harmonized management of Lake Tanganyika waters

26 july 2019 - 17:13:53
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 6.9 million euros for the financing of Lake Tanganyika Water [...] Full text...

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Kenya, DR Congo qualified for final of 1st edition of FIBA-Afrocan basketball

26 july 2019 - 13:54:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Kenya and DR Congo on Thursday qualified for the finals of the inaugural edition of FIBA-Afrocan [...] Full text...

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