IMF Board completes 4th review of Comoros ECF arrangement
25 june 2025 - 11:59:05Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fourth review under [...] Full text...
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Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fourth review under [...] Full text...
UN Peacebuilding Commission ‘more needed than ever’ amid rising conflict
21 june 2025 - 05:46:13New York, US (PANA) - Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and other senior officials from across the world have spoken [...] Full text...
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IMF approves resilience and sustainability facility arrangement for Gambia
19 june 2025 - 10:25:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) –The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved a new 18-month arrangement under the Resilience and [...] Full text...
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G7 launches action plan to secure critical minerals supply chains
18 june 2025 - 14:59:12Kananaskis, Canada (PANA) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have unveiled a minerals action plan aimed at [...] Full text...
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Libya's vice presidents call for greater European role in the country
18 june 2025 - 12:02:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The members of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Koni and Abdallah al-Lafi, expressed the Presidential Council's [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Deputy Police Chief steps aside over 'death chamber' probe
16 june 2025 - 15:05:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy Police Inspector-General Eliud Lagat has stepped aside to allow investigators to crack the mysterious [...] Full text...
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Greed is driving oceans toward collapse - Guterres
11 june 2025 - 05:29:00Nice, France (PANA) - The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on [...] Full text...
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Carbon credits: Can a country buy its way to net zero?
07 june 2025 - 08:22:00Brussels, Belgium (PANA} - As nations mark World Environment Day this week, the European Commission’s proposed target of a 90 [...] Full text...
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Ghana sues for stronger institutions to combat corruption in Africa
07 june 2025 - 07:31:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on Friday called for the strengthening of the institutions, [...] Full text...
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How to spur economic growth in Africa’s fragile and conflict-affected states: IMF Blog By Wenjie Chen, Michele Fornino, Hamza Mighri, Can Sever
06 june 2025 - 08:02:57Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More than half of sub-Saharan Africa’s population lives in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS)—economies [...] Full text...
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Serious food insecurity lurks over Malawi’s population
05 june 2025 - 09:20:25Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Over 20 percent of Malawi’s 25 million population faces high levels of food insecurity, up five [...] Full text...
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Fresh demonstrations rock Tripoli to demand end of Government of National Unity
24 may 2025 - 13:29:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Demonstrators took to the streets of Martyrs Square in Tripoli city centre for the second week [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes agreement for UK to cede control over Chagos Islands to Mauritius
24 may 2025 - 13:17:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has “warmly” welcomed the announcement of the Thursday's historic agreement under [...] Full text...
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Kenyan rights crusader deported from Tanzania
22 may 2025 - 15:33:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan human rights crusader, Boniface Mwangi, has been found after going missing from his hotel in [...] Full text...
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Organised crime groups increasingly embedded in gold supply chain
21 may 2025 - 04:34:53Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening [...] Full text...
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CAF and European Commission conclude historic partnership
19 may 2025 - 07:05:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation African Football (CAF) and the European Commission (EC) on Sunday concluded a historic agreement [...] Full text...
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IMF, DRC reach staff-level deal on first review under ECF
15 may 2025 - 12:58:47Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The economy of DR Congo (DRC) has been resilient, with growth reaching 6.5 percent in [...] Full text...
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IMF, Mauritania reach staff-level deal on ECF, EFF, RSF supported programmes
10 may 2025 - 10:23:55Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Felix Fischer, visited Nouakchott and Nouadhibou [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Police crackdown on peaceful protesters in Banjul
08 may 2025 - 13:47:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia Police Force Thursday arrested over 30 members of the Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA), including [...] Full text...
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Liberian president urged to renew mandate to establish war crimes court
29 april 2025 - 09:42:36Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberian President Joseph Boakai has been urged to follow through on his commitment to justice and [...] Full text...
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Speaking up for the planet – At what cost?
26 april 2025 - 07:44:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – “As we celebrate Earth Day this week, we’re reminded that protecting the planet begins [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya appeals for international support for political process
20 april 2025 - 12:01:16New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, advocated with international partners [...] Full text...
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Tanzania set to access US$441 million in IMF financing
18 april 2025 - 08:09:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on the [...] Full text...
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IMF, Gambia reach Staff-Level agreement on RSF arrangement and Third review under ECF arrangement
17 april 2025 - 10:56:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Gambian authorities and a team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a [...] Full text...
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IMF, Libya complete Article IV Mission
17 april 2025 - 10:17:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The dispute over the leadership of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) last August and [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council warns against unjustified escalation of political situation
16 april 2025 - 12:41:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council expressed its deep concern over the unjustified escalation of the political situation, [...] Full text...
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IMF, Malagasy officials reach staff-level deal on reviews of ECF and RSF plans
16 april 2025 - 10:10:29Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – Malagasy authorities and the International Monetary Fund staff have reached a staff-level agreement on policies to [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears
02 april 2025 - 08:15:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe journalist held on baseless charges – Human Rights Watch
26 march 2025 - 13:06:58Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his [...] Full text...
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Transparency International says Covid 19 worsened corruption worldwide
15 march 2025 - 12:44:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Five years ago this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global [...] Full text...
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IMF Board completes review of Cong’s ECF arrangement
13 march 2025 - 09:49:10Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the sixth and final review of the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council: Significant increase in child victims of trafficking
12 march 2025 - 19:17:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Children make up almost four in 10 victims of trafficking worldwide, but the true number of [...] Full text...
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Libyan youth call for political stability, accountability, economic reforms
12 march 2025 - 10:47:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A number of Libyan youth have discussed challenges facing the country's economy with experts of the [...] Full text...
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Corruption hinders gender equality worldwide: Transparency International
08 march 2025 - 12:54:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On International Women’s Day, Transparency International celebrated the achievements of women worldwide, but also [...] Full text...
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Human rights apply to arms transfers, says UN
05 march 2025 - 07:33:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of violent conflicts reaches “the highest level since World War II,” arms transfers [...] Full text...
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Economic diversification is crucial for unlocking new sources of growth in Equatorial Guinea, says new report
05 march 2025 - 07:22:26Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Economic diversification away from oil, investing in its people and strengthening institutions are crucial for [...] Full text...
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UN probe nails South Sudanese leaders for fuelling war
01 march 2025 - 08:12:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - South Sudan’s political leaders must address the impunity and corruption that fuels gross human rights violations, [...] Full text...
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Police units need strong support says UN peacekeeping chief
28 february 2025 - 05:56:50New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN peacekeeping operations on Thursday called for more investment in the UN [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Interpol partner to combat financial crime, strengthen anti-corruption efforts in Africa
23 february 2025 - 06:56:55Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group has taken a major step forward in its fight against [...] Full text...
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Rosemary DiCarlo condemns divisions and foreign interference as factors of instability in Libya
20 february 2025 - 13:44:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding, Rosemary DiCarlo, has pointed to deep divisions [...] Full text...
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Former Ghana Football Association president Nyantakyi discharged by court after five-year trial
13 february 2025 - 13:06:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra on Thursday discharged former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Special Prosecutor declares former finance minister 'fugitive from justice'
12 february 2025 - 12:44:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of Ghana has declared former Finance Minister, Mr. Ken [...] Full text...
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UN calls on paramilitary to remove restrictions imposed on humanitarian activities
10 february 2025 - 14:44:25Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations has for the first time openly accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...
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IMF completes first review of Liberia’s ECF programme underlining governance reforms
06 february 2025 - 08:48:24Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberia is now in position to draw US$46 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for [...] Full text...
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Rights panel demands immediate release of Tunisian activist on hunger strike
06 february 2025 - 05:07:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Top independent rights experts reiterated their call to the Tunisian authorities on Wednesday to release an [...] Full text...
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Daughter of former President of South Africa to face terrorism charges
29 january 2025 - 09:03:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The daughter of former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma will face charges of [...] Full text...
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AU Summit to confront colonial era injustices against Africa
27 january 2025 - 22:15:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is set to confront colonial era injustices, including slavery, apartheid and other [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes sixth review under ECF for Niger
23 january 2025 - 06:51:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the 2024 Article IV [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$1,729 million ECF, US$1,038 million RSF arrangements for DRC
16 january 2025 - 08:08:49Washington, DC. United States (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on Wednesday a 38-month arrangement for The Democratic [...] Full text...
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Africa Must Decolonize Economic Structures For Sustainable Growth –UNDP Chief
15 january 2025 - 17:20:13Ibadan, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Zimbabwe Ayodele Odusola says for Africa to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria receives $52.88 million forfeited fund, signs agreement with U.S. on asset return
10 january 2025 - 17:28:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has received a total of $52.88 million arising from the forfeiture of the Galactica assets [...] Full text...
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Mahama begins second term with assurance of a better future
07 january 2025 - 13:46:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday began his second term with an address calling on his [...] Full text...
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More than a dozen heads of state to attend inauguration of Ghana's president-elect Mahama
06 january 2025 - 18:06:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - John Dramani Mahama begins his second term as President of Ghana on Tuesday at his inauguration [...] Full text...
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The world welcomes New Year with celebrations and church services
01 january 2025 - 09:57:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - People around the world on Wednesday ushered in the New Year, 2025, with celebrations and church [...] Full text...
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Cultivating resilience: How Malawi can transform social protection and end poverty: World Bank Blog By Cleverton Mbizi
26 december 2024 - 10:01:47Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - As Malawi confronts escalating vulnerabilities from climate change, economic instability, and persistent poverty, the government must [...] Full text...
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IMF identifies Benin’s key challenge in economic transformation efforts
18 december 2024 - 11:04:42Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A key challenge ahead for Benin is to further strengthen inclusive policies for an economic transformation [...] Full text...
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IMF Board completes fourth review of Zambia’s ECF arrangement
17 december 2024 - 08:14:08Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has secured immediate access to US$ 184 million after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes fourth review of Tanzania’s ECF arrangement, allows disbursement of $204.5 million
14 december 2024 - 09:59:34Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved immediate disbursement of $204,5 million in two [...] Full text...
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Reforms needed to stem slow-down in Kenya’s economic growth
10 december 2024 - 07:52:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s GDP is projected to grow at 4.7% in 2024, slower when compared to 5.6% in [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Ghana's vice President Bawumia concedes defeat to former president Mahama
08 december 2024 - 10:35:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Vice-president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat to former President John Dramani Mahama in Ghana's presidential [...] Full text...
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African Continental Free Trade Area -- an opportunity to recharge investment, growth and jobs: World Bank Blog By Priyanka Kher, Xavier. Forneris, Eloïse Obadia, Madelynne Grace Wager
07 december 2024 - 08:56:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers a promising opportunity to revive stagnant investment [...] Full text...
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Kenya's human rights status downgraded to 'repressed'
04 december 2024 - 11:09:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The civil rights coalition, CIVICUS, announced in a report on Wednesday the downgrade of Kenya's civic [...] Full text...
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Developing countries paid record $1.4 trillion on foreign debt in 2023
03 december 2024 - 07:43:36EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL 3 DECEMBER, 2024, AT 2:30 PM UTCWashington, DC, United States (PANA) - [...] Full text...
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Security, essential service workers vote ahead of Ghana's 2024 presidential, parliamentary elections
02 december 2024 - 07:02:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members of the security services, health personnel, journalists, elections officials and workers of essential services who [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Observation Mission meets stakeholders of Ghana polls ahead of 7 December vote
21 november 2024 - 05:59:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Core Team of the ECOWAS Long-Term Observation Mission has stepped up consultation meetings with stakeholders [...] Full text...
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IMF Country Focus: Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is diverging By Saad Quayyum, Nikola Spatafora, Sanghamitra Mukherjee, and Hamza Mighri
15 november 2024 - 07:49:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Stagnating incomes in the region's resource-intensive economies necessitate more effective fiscal management and broad-based [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal with DRC on ECF, RSF for US$ 1.77 billion
14 november 2024 - 08:35:29Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a mission of the International Monetary [...] Full text...
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IMF, Zambia strike deal on 4th review of Extended Credit Facility
12 november 2024 - 11:49:13Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The lingering effects of drought have hit Zambia's economic landscape harder than anticipated, with reduced agricultural [...] Full text...
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IMF staff, Niger authorities concur on sixth review of economic programme under ECF
12 november 2024 - 11:05:01Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger’s economic outlook is favourable over the near term, with growth projected at 8.8 percent this [...] Full text...
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The clock is ticking on sub-Saharan Africa's urgent job creation challenge: IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, and Luc Tucker
12 november 2024 - 08:41:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business [...] Full text...
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Investing in health: Time for a rethink: World Bank Blog By Christoph Kurowski, Martin Schmidt and David B. Evans
09 november 2024 - 09:56:14Washington DC, United States (PANA) – Countries are entering a critical phase in achieving the health Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), [...] Full text...
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Vice President Obiang Mangue warns civil servants against sex in office
05 november 2024 - 22:08:09Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue has warned that civil servants caught having sex in their offices [...] Full text...
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85 percent of journalist killings go unpunished - UNESCO
02 november 2024 - 06:58:01Paris, France (PANA) - Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves US$248.5 million for Sierra Leone
01 november 2024 - 07:33:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday concluded the 2024 Article [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes reviews with Kenya
31 october 2024 - 08:19:16Washington, DC,US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded today the seventh and the eighth [...] Full text...
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Eliminating the productivity drag: IMF F&D article By Nan Li and Diaa Noureldin
30 october 2024 - 10:50:02Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy has been struggling to regain its footing since the 2008–09 global [...] Full text...
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Gambian President urged to drop defamation charges against journalists
21 october 2024 - 11:25:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — Veteran Gambian journalist Alagi Yorro Jallow has appealed to President Adama Barrow to drop charges of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Parliament votes to oust Deputy President
18 october 2024 - 00:32:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Parliament has voted to oust Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, cutting short his five-year term [...] Full text...
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Support for economic reforms hinges on communication, engagement, and trust: IMF Blog By Silvia Albrizio, Bertrand Gruss, and Yu Shi
17 october 2024 - 14:25:35Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is stuck in a low-growth gear, largely because of aging populations, [...] Full text...
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South Africa moves to accommodate foreign workers
14 october 2024 - 10:50:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has gazetted reforms to [...] Full text...
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Prominent South African judge Willem Heath dies
11 october 2024 - 11:41:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African judge Willem Heath has died in Cape Town after a brief [...] Full text...
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Kenya Parliament debates motion to impeach Deputy President
08 october 2024 - 14:51:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Members of Parliament began debating the special motion to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from [...] Full text...
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IMF, Seychellois authorities reach Staff-Level Agreement on Third Reviews
01 october 2024 - 14:24:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Todd Schneider, conducted discussions with the [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone, IMF reach staff-level deal on new ECF arrangement
21 september 2024 - 09:27:33Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Sierra Leonean authorities have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...
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Benin prepares 2025 budget in compliance with WAEMU fiscal norm
12 september 2024 - 12:42:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin’s authorities have started crafting the 2025 budget, targeting compliance with the West African Monetary Union [...] Full text...
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Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’ - UN rights chief
10 september 2024 - 05:38:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the [...] Full text...
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Product market reforms, improved business environment essential vital for South Africa’s trade: IMF
05 september 2024 - 12:36:43Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While South Africa needs product-market reforms and improving business environment by removing obstacles to trade, [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$7.3 million disbursement to Guinea Bissau
29 august 2024 - 12:31:51Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has allowed an immediate disbursement of US$7.3 million to help [...] Full text...
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IMF, Liberia reach staff-level agreement on new 40-month Extended Credit Facility Arrangement
27 august 2024 - 07:48:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - International Monetary Fund staff and the Liberian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa pays tribute to outgoing Chief Justice
21 august 2024 - 07:56:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday paid tribute to Chief Justice Zondo who is [...] Full text...
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Links between weak governance and unsustainable debt in IMF loan programmes require action
14 august 2024 - 14:52:00Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – A new white paper from Transparency International U.S. (“TI US”) examines links between weak [...] Full text...
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South African union calls for release of Zambian politician
14 august 2024 - 09:38:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is demanding the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat travels to Kenya, Ethiopia
05 august 2024 - 06:53:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya, is [...] Full text...
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CAF investigates allegations of breach of internal governance and auditing regulations
02 august 2024 - 05:58:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has requested its Audit and Governance [...] Full text...
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Now is the time to help countries faced with liquidity challenges: IMF Blog By Ceyla Pazarbasioglu and Pablo Saavedra
01 august 2024 - 17:00:50Washington, United States (PANA) - Many countries are being squeezed by increasing interest payments and high debt redemptions. The economic scarring [...] Full text...
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Nigerian authorities must uphold human rights ahead of planned nationwide protests - Amnesty International
01 august 2024 - 08:39:16Abuja, Nigera (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, on Thursday asked the Nigerian authorities to ensure that security agencies [...] Full text...
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IMF management approves Staff Monitored Programme for Equatorial Guinea
25 july 2024 - 11:07:04Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a 12-month non-financing Staff [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group ramps up fight against global hunger
25 july 2024 - 07:01:57Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The World Bank Group has unveiled a comprehensive package of initiatives to address urgent [...] Full text...
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'Rights in free fall in Niger after coup' - Rights groups
25 july 2024 - 06:51:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The military authorities in Niger have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking [...] Full text...
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A low-growth world is an unequal, unstable world (By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director)
24 july 2024 - 09:20:08Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is stuck in low gear, which could deal a major blow [...] Full text...
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Outcry in Libya after arrest of journalist in Tripoli
14 july 2024 - 15:25:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan journalist Ahmed al-Senoussi has been detained for the fourth consecutive day since his arrest last Thursday [...] Full text...
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IMF completes Gambia’s first review under Extended Credit Facility
10 july 2024 - 07:53:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s economic activity continues to recover robustly and its growth was estimated at 5.3 percent in [...] Full text...
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US 'deeply concerned' about minerals supply chains from Rwanda and eastern DRC contributing to ongoing conflict
09 july 2024 - 17:31:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US said in Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” by the ongoing conflict in [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes 2024 Article consultation with Benin
28 june 2024 - 11:36:18Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the 2024 Article IV [...] Full text...
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IMF staff completes 2024 Article IV mission to Zimbabwe
28 june 2024 - 11:03:39Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Despite headwinds, Zimbabwe’s economy continues showing resilience but growth is expected to decelerate to about 2 [...] Full text...
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Fostering vibrant, inclusive private sector is key to Somalia’s resilient growth
26 june 2024 - 18:26:55Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Since Somalia’s private sector accounts for an estimated 95 per cent of total jobs created, marshalling [...] Full text...
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Libyan-European support for UNSMIL to sponsor a intra-Libyan political process
26 june 2024 - 17:24:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the European Union (EU) ambassadors accredited [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$337 million from ECF and US$321 million of RSF for Madagascar
22 june 2024 - 12:16:27Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a 36-month arrangement under [...] Full text...
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IMF traces signs of macroeconomic stabilisation in Comoros
22 june 2024 - 10:20:58Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Reforms are beginning to bear fruit in the Comoros, with visible signs of macroeconomic stabilisation. But, according [...] Full text...
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Integrity and transparency of spending and security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Are they the missing links? World Bank Blog By Yousif Elmahdi and Gael Raballand
21 june 2024 - 13:22:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Security spending is on the rise in several regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, in contexts [...] Full text...
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IMF Board approves US$ 149.4 million budget support for Tanzania
21 june 2024 - 10:17:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review of the Extended Credit [...] Full text...
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Senegal’s new authorities committed to growth-friendly fiscal consolidation
20 june 2024 - 11:33:20Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has welcomed the Senegalese new authorities’ commitment to the [...] Full text...
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IMF, Mozambique reach Staff-Level Agreement on Fourth Review of ECF
17 june 2024 - 09:09:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the Mozambican authorities have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso’s recovery depends on having security under control: IMF
16 june 2024 - 11:37:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso’s economic growth is projected at 5.5 percent in 2024 but remains below potential [...] Full text...
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EU Council adopts position on law combatting corruption
14 june 2024 - 09:42:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In order to step up efforts in the fight against corruption, the European Council on Friday [...] Full text...
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AfDB strengthens capacity of fragile states on debt management
13 june 2024 - 10:36:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has launched a series of training programmes to support [...] Full text...
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IMF urges South Sudan to uphold prudent macroeconomic policies
11 june 2024 - 11:55:15Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the authorities of South Sudan to return to [...] Full text...
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São Tomé and Príncipe faces serious economic challenges: IMF
07 june 2024 - 07:20:04São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe (PANA) - Accelerating reforms of the energy sector is urgently needed to alleviate pressures [...] Full text...
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IMF, Cameroon reach staff-level agreement on first review of ECF, RSF
04 june 2024 - 11:51:18Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Cameroonian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the [...] Full text...
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South African province on high alert after Zuma's election success
04 june 2024 - 10:37:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are on high alert following former President Jacob [...] Full text...
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IMF, Niger reach staff-level deal on reviews of ECF and RSF
01 june 2024 - 18:05:10Niamey, Niger (PANA) - With the economic outlook promising over the near and medium term, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau: Blockchain Platform to strengthen wage bill management goes live
29 may 2024 - 18:28:25Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau stands up as one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to use blockchain digital [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa criticised for 'campaign' address to the nation
27 may 2024 - 11:30:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has been heavily criticised for using a national television [...] Full text...
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National Conference on the future of the Transition opens in Burkina Faso
25 may 2024 - 12:42:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The National Conferences to decide on the follow-up to the Transition, which normally ends on [...] Full text...
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Uganda sets foundations for future oil wealth
23 may 2024 - 12:33:47Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda achieved a moderate score (78.5 points) in implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard, having made [...] Full text...
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Mauritius economy rebounds on back of tourism, housing construction
17 may 2024 - 08:24:36Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius economy has rebounded strongly from the pandemic on the back of buoyant tourism, [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves US$8.1 million disbursement for Guinea Bissau
14 may 2024 - 07:54:18Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth and fifth [...] Full text...
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‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
13 may 2024 - 13:11:00Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves US$71 million in Emergency Financing Support for Guinea
07 may 2024 - 05:41:13Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a disbursement of SDR [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs (Feature by UN News)
06 may 2024 - 05:29:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise [...] Full text...
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Gambia, IMF reach staff-level deal on first review of ECF arrangement
04 may 2024 - 11:03:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian economic activity is recovering robustly as the country continues to advance its reform agenda [...] Full text...
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IMF team reaches staff-level deal with Mali on rapid credit
01 may 2024 - 09:26:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Malian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on emergency [...] Full text...
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Drug trafficking undermining stability and development in Sahel region: UN drug agency
21 april 2024 - 05:13:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Drug trafficking in the Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and the Niger – [...] Full text...
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US sanctions four former senior Malawi officials for 'significant corruption'
18 april 2024 - 06:42:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has sanctioned four former senior Malawi officials due to their involvement in "significant [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL calls for inclusion of women in Libya's decision-making process
14 april 2024 - 13:15:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A roundtable organized by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for women [...] Full text...
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Industrial policy is back but the bar to get it right is high: IMF Blog By Anna Ilyina, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Michele Ruta
12 april 2024 - 16:14:18Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Governments have traditionally used targeted interventions known as industrial policy to make domestic producers more [...] Full text...
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HRW says COVID pandemic data reveals threats, opportunities to improve health systems
12 april 2024 - 11:27:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) – New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that many governments around the world [...] Full text...
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Massive investment and financial reform needed to rescue SDGs
10 april 2024 - 05:36:25New York, US (PANA) - Financing for sustainable development is at a crossroads and without urgent investment, global efforts to achieve [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff level agreement with Côte d’Ivoire on review of EFF/ECF arrangements
09 april 2024 - 08:02:47Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team and the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have reached [...] Full text...
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South Africa's former Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula charged with corruption, money laundering
04 april 2024 - 16:47:11Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The former Speaker of South Africa's National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, on Thursday appeared in a Pretoria [...] Full text...
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New Senegalese president Faye pledges to uphold good governance
04 april 2024 - 06:22:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday pledged to uphold good governance based on [...] Full text...
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Hidden debt hurts economies. Better disclosure laws can help ease the pain: IMF Blog By Alissa Ashcroft, Karla Vasquez, Rhoda Weeks-Brown
02 april 2024 - 15:28:55Washington, United States (PANA) - If efforts to address record global public debt are to leave no stone unturned, then [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice
02 april 2024 - 15:19:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal's president
02 april 2024 - 12:25:13Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth president of Senegal and the [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Constitutional Council validates Faye's first round victory
30 march 2024 - 07:37:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday published the final official results of the 24 March presidential election [...] Full text...
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Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Faye confirmed winner of presidential election
27 march 2024 - 20:52:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye was on Wednesday declared winner of last Sunday's presidential [...] Full text...
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Libya attends Global Anti-Corruption Forum in Paris
27 march 2024 - 13:30:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Administrative Control Authority, Abdallah Gaderbouh, is taking part in the Global [...] Full text...
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Senegalese newspapers play up major issues awaiting president-elect Faye's attention
27 march 2024 - 13:23:47Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese newspapers are highlighting the major issues that will confront the country's new administration to be [...] Full text...
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Senegal's president-elect Faye pledges to govern with humility
26 march 2024 - 06:10:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, has pledged to govern with humility, with his priorities being [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat
25 march 2024 - 15:46:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye
25 march 2024 - 10:31:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...
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Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead
25 march 2024 - 05:17:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 18:04:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...
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Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 14:24:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...
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Polls open in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 08:23:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...
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Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party
23 march 2024 - 10:15:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...
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AU anti-corruption body meets to review country strategies to fight graft
20 march 2024 - 18:32:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) will convene its 46th Ordinary Session from the [...] Full text...
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Libya and Italy seek closer cooperation in fight against corruption
20 march 2024 - 13:59:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Administrative Control Authority, Abdallah Gaderbouh, has agreed with the Italian Ambassador [...] Full text...
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Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday
20 march 2024 - 07:45:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...
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FIFA picks Qatar, Morocco to host 5 youth World Cups as Middle East, North Africa influence grows
18 march 2024 - 10:26:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has awarded 10 editions of its Under-17 World Cups, to be hosted by Qatar and [...] Full text...
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US announces visa restrictions on several South Sudanese for impeding peace
14 march 2024 - 05:20:46Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Wednesday announced the imposition of visa restrictions on multiple individuals in South [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's former FM Gambari to lead ECOWAS election monitors to Senegal
12 march 2024 - 13:58:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian Foreign Minister and UN Under-Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, will lead a 120-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission [...] Full text...
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Campaign for Senegal's delayed presidential vote fixed for 9-22 March
08 march 2024 - 10:08:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Campaign for Senegal's 24 March presidential election would be from 9-22 March, according to a decree [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$120 million credit for Uganda’s recovery from recent shocks
07 march 2024 - 07:20:36Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the fifth review of [...] Full text...
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Earth’s ‘life support system’ is being destroyed by global business paradigm, UN expert warns
07 march 2024 - 07:16:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN independent expert on human rights and the environment on Wednesday called for an urgent [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall announces election for 24 March
07 march 2024 - 06:18:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's President Macky Sall announced on Wednesday that the West African country would hold the postponed [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa, 10 others, three entities for corruption
05 march 2024 - 06:42:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Monday sanctioned 11 Zimbabweans, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and three entities, under [...] Full text...
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UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia
05 march 2024 - 06:28:44Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted [...] Full text...
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EU says "extremely concerned by escalation of violence in eastern DR Congo"
04 march 2024 - 17:33:37Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - There is no military solution to the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the [...] Full text...
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US to impose visa restrictions on South Sudanese for kidnappings, 'transitional repression'
01 march 2024 - 05:58:13Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State sats it is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on [...] Full text...
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Senegal national dialogue proposes 2 June for presidential election
28 february 2024 - 06:42:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A national dialogue convened by Senegalese President Macky Sall has proposed 2 June to hold the [...] Full text...
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G7 leaders declare war on Russian economy among measures for supporting Ukraine
25 february 2024 - 09:52:12Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues, leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) have [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall pledges to leave office on 2 April
23 february 2024 - 07:13:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall pledged on Thursday to leave office at the end of his mandate [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Senegalese President Sall pledges to respect constitutional Council's verdict on election
16 february 2024 - 18:51:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday pledged “to fully implement” the verdict of the Constitutional Council [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Respect decision of Constitutional court annulling delay in presidential election: ECOWAS tells Senegal stakeholders
16 february 2024 - 13:07:58Dakar, Snegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday urged stakeholders in the political crisis [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Constitutional Council strikes down 'unconstitutional' law delaying presidential election
16 february 2024 - 06:06:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday struck down a controversial law that postponed the West African country's [...] Full text...
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IMF staff, government officials discuss Zimbabwe’s governance, growth prospects
15 february 2024 - 08:04:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Economic activity in Zimbabwe continues to show resilience in the face of currency instability and high [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote
06 february 2024 - 07:48:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...
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AUC adds voice for new date for Senegalese presidential poll
05 february 2024 - 11:52:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged the Senegalese [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Commission 'concerned' about postponement of Senegalese presidential poll
04 february 2024 - 14:39:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it has taken note of the [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Electoral process suspended, presidential election postponed indefinitely in Senegal
03 february 2024 - 16:34:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he has repealed the decree calling for presidential [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall suspends electoral process
03 february 2024 - 16:09:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the repeal of a decree calling for elections on [...] Full text...
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How to prevent new Cold War in Africa (By Paul Ejime)
22 january 2024 - 10:03:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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US stresses national cohesion in DR Congo after disputed presidential vote
12 january 2024 - 06:27:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - With the Constitutional Court in DR Congo validating the results of last month's elections that [...] Full text...
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Gambian President says Peace Award reminder quest for peace a never-ending venture
10 january 2024 - 11:35:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow the 2024 African Prize for Peace that has been awarded him may [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)
10 january 2024 - 10:25:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...
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2024 is time to pick up the pace in fight against corruption to safeguard democracy: Transparency International
06 january 2024 - 10:26:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With the beginning of a new calendar year, it’s all too familiar for people [...] Full text...
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14 Libyan officials jailed after investigation into Derna floods
03 january 2024 - 16:01:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prosecutor General, Councillor Al-Seddik Al-Sour, says 14 Libyan officials have been remanded in custody [...] Full text...
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'Mali's return to constitutional order should be different from the others' Junta leader
01 january 2024 - 13:22:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita is still yet to announce new dates for presidential elections [...] Full text...
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Libyan Oil Ministry against NOC's plan to sign oilfield agreement
30 december 2023 - 11:15:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity has welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Strengthening and repositioning ECOWAS for emerging challenges (By Paul Ejime)
20 december 2023 - 16:34:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In less than two years, (2025), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will mark [...] Full text...
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IMF directors complete review of Comoros Fund-assisted reform programme
16 december 2023 - 11:04:19Moroni, Comoro (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has welcomed the focus on structural reforms to strengthen [...] Full text...
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‘Illegal betting is the number one factor fuelling corruption in sports’, UN conference hears
16 december 2023 - 07:40:46Atlanta, US (PANA) - The global problem of illegal sports betting, the fraudulent manipulation of competitions, and the involvement of [...] Full text...
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DRC growth resilient amid challenging socioeconomic, security environment: IMF
15 december 2023 - 11:40:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - While economic growth of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains resilient, fiscal, depreciation and [...] Full text...
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IMF Board completes second review of Tanzania’s ECF, approves US$150.5 million disbursement
14 december 2023 - 07:39:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has secured US$ 150.5 million budget support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...
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Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption opens
12 december 2023 - 05:40:00Atlanta, US (PANA) - Corruption not only robs resources, it robs people of hope, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as nations [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)
11 december 2023 - 17:48:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...
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Amid rising corruption, most Africans say they risk retaliation if they speak up, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals
10 december 2023 - 14:13:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A majority of Africans say that corruption in their country is rising, that their government is [...] Full text...
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Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organised crime
07 december 2023 - 19:24:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized [...] Full text...
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Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)
07 december 2023 - 08:10:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...
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