Film professionals attend the International Film Festival in Abidjan

12 november 2019 - 15:45:27
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 8th edition of the International Film Festival of Lakes and Lagoons opened on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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President Barrow embraces peace project’ by Gambian musicians

12 november 2019 - 13:35:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has lauded the ‘Peace Project’ initiative by a group of Gambian musicians, [...] Full text...

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AfDB, U.S. DFC team up to mobilise private capital for Africa’s development

12 november 2019 - 12:32:55
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on [...] Full text...

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Several African leaders to attend UNESCO General Conference beginning Tuesday in Paris

11 november 2019 - 18:48:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Several African heads of state and government will take part in the UN agency's General Conference [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to participate in the 10th Algiers International Film Festival

11 november 2019 - 17:29:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will participate in the 10th edition of the International Film Festival of Algiers (FICA) in [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK to participate in Paris Peace Forum

10 november 2019 - 12:26:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will participate in the Paris Peace Forum and the 40th UNESCO [...] Full text...

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60,000 young refugees, migrants in Italy lack support

09 november 2019 - 07:54:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - United Nations agencies on Friday highlighted the dire needs of thousands of unaccompanied and separated children [...] Full text...

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Land Rover Expedition Tour 2019 due to end in Okavango Delta

08 november 2019 - 15:19:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Land Rover Expedition Tour 2019, a biennial event, currently underway in southern Africa, will end in [...] Full text...

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French tuna vessel ‘Avel Vor’ sinks off Liberian coast

08 november 2019 - 07:20:04
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – A Liberian-licensed French tuna fishing vessel ‘Avel Vor’ has gone down some 180 nautical miles off [...] Full text...

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AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments

07 november 2019 - 21:39:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gaining ground and making strides in the Southern African Development [...] Full text...

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Tunisian growth rate estimated at 2.6% in 2020 against 1.5% in 2019

07 november 2019 - 17:47:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Economic growth in Tunisia will reach 2.6 percent in 2020, compared with the 1.5 percent in [...] Full text...

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BOAD's financial commitment to Niger reaches CFAF 568 billion

07 november 2019 - 17:24:43
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The West African Development Bank's (BOAD) financial commitment to Niger stands at CFAF 568 billion, CFAF [...] Full text...

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IMF team praises Benin’s fiscal discipline and strong economic growth

07 november 2019 - 15:57:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s public debt ratio would stabilize this year and decline in 2020 as a result of [...] Full text...

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UAE ‘responsible’ for deaths of dozens of migrants in Libya - confidential report

07 november 2019 - 14:27:05
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - A foreign country is reportedly involved in the missile attack on the reception centre for illegal [...] Full text...

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Bamako municipalities go on weeklong strike

07 november 2019 - 13:59:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Councils of the six municipalities of Bamako district and its surroundings started a weeklong strike on [...] Full text...

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Cotonou hosts international meeting on food security

06 november 2019 - 23:40:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Cotonou Wednesday began hosting an international technical conference on the “Efficient Approaches to fight against Malnutrition [...] Full text...

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Botswana finds different literacy levels a challenge in industrial revolution

06 november 2019 - 15:02:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Undeveloped value chains, different literacy levels in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are a major challenge in [...] Full text...

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Togo set to market 78,000 tonnes of soybeans for 2019-2020 season

06 november 2019 - 14:23:58
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo is counting on 78,000 tons of soybeans for the 2019-2020 marketing year, PANA learnt from [...] Full text...

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Buhari blames health workers for growing culture of medical tourism in Nigeria

06 november 2019 - 13:49:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the poor attitude of health workers across the country [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate introduces bill to regulate social media

06 november 2019 - 11:01:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate has introduced a bill to regulate the use of the social media, just [...] Full text...

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Chinese donkey skin harvesting: A threat to traditional draught power and food security

05 november 2019 - 21:16:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Chinese harvesting of donkey skins in Botswana and in some parts of Africa poses a [...] Full text...

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Agribusiness: Africa’s New Investment Frontier (An AfDB Feature)

05 november 2019 - 19:36:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: [...] Full text...

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Minister of Forestry invites Congolese to imbibe the culture of tree planting

05 november 2019 - 19:20:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Forestry, Rosalie Matondo, on Tuesday called on Congolese people to imbibe the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, receives Honorary Doctorate from Bowen University

05 november 2019 - 16:43:47
Iwo, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has been awarded an Honoris Causa [...] Full text...

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Abidjan hosts 3rd edition of the professional technical book and digital book days

05 november 2019 - 15:02:32
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 3rd edition of the professional technical and digital book days will take place on [...] Full text...

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American businessmen to invest in Congo's agro-pastoral sector

05 november 2019 - 08:51:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Businessmen from the US Eagle Business Solutions Company have expressed their desire to develop Congo's agro-pastoral sector [...] Full text...

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Rwandan President reshuffles cabinet, names new internal security, foreign ministers

05 november 2019 - 08:23:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has appointed new ministers of internal security and foreign affairs in a [...] Full text...

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Donald Trump to be subjected to ‘political trial’ before international community - Cuban ambassador

04 november 2019 - 18:35:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Cuban Ambassador  to The Gambia Rubén G. Abelenda disclosed here Monday a new draft resolution against [...] Full text...

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Sudan, CAR underline need for further coordination in border areas

04 november 2019 - 18:27:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-  Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday underlined  they are determined to foster bilateral relations in [...] Full text...

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Niger starts largest hydro-agricultural rehabilitation works

04 november 2019 - 17:31:29
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Issoufou Mahamadou, on Monday kicked off work to rehabilitate the Birni N'Konni irrigated area [...] Full text...

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List of winners of the Carthage Film Days

03 november 2019 - 12:45:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - This is the full list of winners of the Carthage Film Days (CFD) that took place [...] Full text...

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Benin musical and the diaspora show begins on Monday

02 november 2019 - 15:03:13
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The eighth edition of the national Beninese music and the diaspora starts on Monday across the [...] Full text...

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Japan gives Congo 1 billion CFAF for rice project

02 november 2019 - 14:42:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Japan has made available 1.1 billion CFA francs to Congo for a rice project in the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media highlight trial of terrorist suspects captured in Eastern DR Congo

02 november 2019 - 13:36:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week continued coverage of the trial of 25 individuals suspected of being rebels [...] Full text...

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Shareholders approve landmark US$115 billion capital increase for AfDB

01 november 2019 - 15:24:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Thursday in Abidjan, Governors of the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso closes 455 schools due to terrorism

01 november 2019 - 12:23:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 1,455 schools have so far been closed in several regions of Burkina [...] Full text...

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UN food agencies urge support for southern Africa’s hungry people as climate shocks intensify

01 november 2019 - 06:30:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  – A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be [...] Full text...

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IFC opens representation office in Togo

31 october 2019 - 23:29:13
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  = The International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, on Thursday inaugurated its office [...] Full text...

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US injects funds into Botswana’s cultural monuments

31 october 2019 - 18:19:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underscoring the United States commitment to cultural preservation, the U.S. Embassy has announced that on 4 [...] Full text...

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Gambia must step up prosecutions to end child sexual exploitation, says UN human rights expert

31 october 2019 - 17:42:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia should be commended for embarking on a national process of healing and reconciliation, reversing [...] Full text...

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Niger-Germany intergovernmental consultations begin in Niamey

31 october 2019 - 17:21:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Intergovernmental consultations between Niger and Germany began on Thursday in Niamey to prepare for the upcoming [...] Full text...

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Make use of opportunities in Africa - Gambian minister tells youth

31 october 2019 - 00:08:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Hamat NK Bah, Gambia’s tourism and culture minister, Wednesday  challenged young people in Africa to make [...] Full text...

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Africa youth forum ends in The Gambia

30 october 2019 - 19:42:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day Africa youth forum on gender and human rights that sought to accelerating transformations and [...] Full text...

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National workshops on handicraft training launched in Mauritania

30 october 2019 - 17:07:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The national workshops of artisanal training in the field of pottery, drawing and ceramics, were launched [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$ 165m loan for Angola

30 october 2019 - 16:29:57
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group said on Wednesday it has approved a US$165 million loan [...] Full text...

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Buhari commits Nigeria to deeper partnership with Saudi Arabia

30 october 2019 - 15:02:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held talks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS heads of copyright discuss regional strategy for private copying

30 october 2019 - 14:10:41
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A workshop on private copying protection opened on Tuesday in Niamey to take stock of the [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners seek US$89.5m to assist people affected by food insecurity in Zambia

30 october 2019 - 11:47:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The UN and inter-governmental organizations (INGOs) are seeking US$89.5 million to provide immediate humanitarian assistance and [...] Full text...

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IFC to open office in Lomé

29 october 2019 - 21:42:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, will officially open its offices here [...] Full text...

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West Africa livestock council Inaugural forum opens in The Gambia

29 october 2019 - 20:47:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   A two-day inaugural forum of the new West Africa Livestock Council opened here Tuesday aimed at [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: AfDB to hold a seminar on the use of drones in agriculture

29 october 2019 - 19:16:29
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will organize a seminar in Tunis on Wednesday to complete the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt to crack down on fake news, hate speech in social media space

29 october 2019 - 17:55:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday inaugurated a committee on the [...] Full text...

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Gambia hosts regional youth forum on peace, rights

28 october 2019 - 22:17:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambia is playing host to  a regional youth forum on gender, human rights and peace [...] Full text...

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Head of Senegal's social dialogue council welcomes easing of social climate

28 october 2019 - 20:35:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Innocence Ntap Ndiaye, President of the High Council for Social Dialogue (HCSD) of Senegal, on Monday [...] Full text...

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UN to provide technical assistance to farmers in Southern Africa

28 october 2019 - 18:44:03
New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, says the international body’s different organs are [...] Full text...

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Casablanca to host 2nd edition of Futur.e.s in Africa

28 october 2019 - 15:12:28
Paris, France (PANA) - The second edition of Futur.e.s in Africa, the first event of the Franco-Moroccan cooperation dedicated to [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Plenary Assembly of the High Council of Social Dialogue begins in Dakar

28 october 2019 - 14:10:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 17th Plenary Assembly of Senegal's High Council for Social Dialogue (HCDS) kicked off on Monday [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to produce 340,000 tonnes of dates this year

28 october 2019 - 11:47:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 340,000 tonnes of dates will be produced this year in Tunisia, up from [...] Full text...

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Fifty-three illegal migrants rescued off Libya

28 october 2019 - 11:25:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 53 illegal migrants of various African nationalities in an inflatable boat have been rescued about [...] Full text...

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Five African countries in need of 'urgent humanitarian food assistance'

28 october 2019 - 07:03:11
New York, USA (PANA) - American food insecurity network, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and areas in the [...] Full text...

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Gambia government announces visa free zone for charter, scheduled flights

27 october 2019 - 17:17:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has declared and informed all diplomatic [...] Full text...

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37th edition of Carthage Film Days opens

27 october 2019 - 14:35:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 37th edition of  Carthage Film Days (CFD 2019) began on Saturday with the launch ceremony [...] Full text...

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Niger: Insecurity in the country, a risk of destruction of manuscripts

27 october 2019 - 14:21:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "The situation in which some regions of Niger find themselves and the risks of destruction of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia encourages blood donation to local hospitals

27 october 2019 - 09:41:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia’s health ministry has started a nationwide campaign to collect 300,000 units of blood from local [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hosts 37th edition of International Festival of Poetry

26 october 2019 - 18:47:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)    -   The 37th edition of the International Festival of Poetry in Tunisia started on Friday night in [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura, capital of peace-building at end of international conference of women leaders

26 october 2019 - 16:38:42
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The second edition of the International Conference of Women Leaders ended here Saturday with resolutions including [...] Full text...

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Jury selected for 2019 Carthage Film Days (CFD)

26 october 2019 - 12:57:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Some 15 filmmakers, producers, directors, scriptwriters and actors will constitute the official juries for the 2019 [...] Full text...

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FAO holds first regional conference on improving water production in Middle East and North Africa

26 october 2019 - 12:20:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced here Friday it would hold its first regional [...] Full text...

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US places sanctions on Zimbabwe's state security minister Owen Ncube for gross human rights abuses

26 october 2019 - 08:17:04
New York, USA (PANA)  -  The United States government Friday added Zimbabwe's State Security Minister Owen Ncube to its list [...] Full text...

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SADC deeply concerned over sanctions against Zimbabwe

25 october 2019 - 19:18:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) says it is deeply concerned about the effect sanctions were [...] Full text...

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AfDB forms climate change team

25 october 2019 - 14:49:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed a group of renowned experts to the board of [...] Full text...

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Resounding victory for ruling party in Botswana

25 october 2019 - 14:45:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s ruling party, popularly known as BDP-Tsholetsa Domkrag - has won the country’s 12th general election [...] Full text...

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Senegal guest of honour at Mali's second International Craft Fair

25 october 2019 - 13:45:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegal will be chief guest at the second edition of the Mali International Craft Fair (SIAMA) [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Russia form business council

25 october 2019 - 13:30:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Russia have resolved to establish a business council for implementation of joint trade and [...] Full text...

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Angolan George Chicoti tipped to be elected Secretary General of ACP

25 october 2019 - 11:46:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Angola's ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, George Chicoti, who is running for the post [...] Full text...

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President Barrow lays out Gambia investment potentials at Russia-Africa Summit

24 october 2019 - 18:00:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow on Thursday addressed the first plenary session of the Russia-Africa Summit, outlining in [...] Full text...

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Russian President willing to mediate between Egypt and Ethiopia

24 october 2019 - 16:53:32
Sochi, Russia (PANA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he is willing to mediate between Egypt and Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Third International Festival of Poetry opens in Abidjan

24 october 2019 - 15:59:36
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  - The third edition of the International Festival of Poetry opened on Thursday in the Ivorian [...] Full text...

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14th edition of Nouakchott Film Festival opens

24 october 2019 - 15:48:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The 14th edition of the Nouakchott Film Festival opened on Wednesday at the Palais des Congrès [...] Full text...

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Khartoum allows top WFP official to visit rebel held areas

24 october 2019 - 11:56:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday said the World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director can, for the [...] Full text...

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Ouagadougou to host 15th International Book Fair in November

24 october 2019 - 08:45:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 15th Ouagadougou International Book Fair (FILO) will be held from 21 to 24 November [...] Full text...

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Buhari, Putin agree to strengthen Nigeria, Russia relations

24 october 2019 - 06:10:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Russia have agreed to strengthen relations between their countries, committing to pursue the completion of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt forces school kids to participate in anti- sanctions marches

23 october 2019 - 21:19:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Zimbabwe government has instructed schoolchildren to march as part of planned anti-sanctions activities slated for [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Serbia MPs to tighten ties on blue economy, climate change

23 october 2019 - 13:49:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Collaboration on blue economy and in the fight against climate change are among key areas Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt declares October 25 'Anti-Sanctions Day'

23 october 2019 - 05:41:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has declared 25 October, Anti-Sanctions Day, as it seeks to have international sanctions [...] Full text...

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Chad sets up 80-million-euro project to boost its agricultural sector

22 october 2019 - 16:21:48
Paris, France (PANA) - An 81.9-million-euro project has been awarded to Chad to help more than one million vulnerable smallholder [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to hold Fifth International Agricultural and Animal Resources Fair next month

22 october 2019 - 10:54:32
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Fifth International Agricultural and Animal Resources Fair (SARA) will be held from 22 November to [...] Full text...

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ITFC, OCP Africa sign agreement to increase African farmers' incomes

21 october 2019 - 22:13:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  -  The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and OCP Africa Monday signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...

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Mayor of Bamako district arrested by prosecutor of economic and financial court

21 october 2019 - 21:41:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The central mayor of Bamako district, Adama Sangaré, was Monday arrested by the prosecutor of the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President at the 70th anniversary of "Présence Africaine" in Paris

21 october 2019 - 19:27:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, will attend the official ceremony to commemorate the 70th [...] Full text...

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Liberia signs US$45m road financing agreements In Washington, DC

21 october 2019 - 12:50:25
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia has signed two major financing agreements totalling US$45 million for road construction on the sidelines [...] Full text...

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Studies for tramway project in Brazzaville to begin next February

21 october 2019 - 11:03:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The mayor of the city of Brazzaville, Christian Roger Okemba, has announced a tramway project, which [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 170 films to feature at 2019 Carthage cinema days

20 october 2019 - 19:16:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 170 films, including 44 vying for honours, will feature at the Carthage cinematographic days (JCC), [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts Fifth Meeting of ACP Ministers of Culture

19 october 2019 - 15:46:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 5th Meeting of Ministers of Culture of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries opened [...] Full text...

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Sixth 'Musical Days of Carthage' ends in Tunis

19 october 2019 - 14:46:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Carthage Film Festival's highest award, the Golden Tanit, has been won by a Cameroon's "100% [...] Full text...

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Centre for preservation, restoration of ancient manuscripts to be installed in Mali

19 october 2019 - 12:40:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Turkey on Friday signed a partnership agreement in Bamako for the installation of a [...] Full text...

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Gold panning in North Niger: A growth lever but also source of problems - study

18 october 2019 - 22:27:50
Agadez, Niger (PANA)  -  The boom in gold panning in the desert north of Niger, former home of armed rebellions, [...] Full text...

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Over 80% of Tunisian children are victims of violence within their families

18 october 2019 - 08:56:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Underlining the unacceptability of violence under all circumstances, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Congo: Brazzaville to host forum of ECCAS parliamentarians on nutrition in November

17 october 2019 - 21:24:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The Speaker of the Congolese Parliament, Isidore Mvouba, at the opening of its seventh ordinary session [...] Full text...

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WB to restore degraded landscapes in Burundi with US$ 30 million

17 october 2019 - 16:08:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Landscape Restoration and Resilience in Burundi" (PRPB) Project was officially launched on Thursday by the [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners gear up for new heights at 2019 Africa Investment Forum

17 october 2019 - 15:49:06
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - In just a few weeks, the second edition of the annual Africa Investment Forum will [...] Full text...

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2019 Africa Investment Forum: AfDB, partners gear up for new heights

17 october 2019 - 15:43:50
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - In just a few weeks, the second edition of the annual Africa Investment Forum will [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't urges compliance with food hygiene standards

17 october 2019 - 15:13:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...

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Congo, DR Congo endorse Roadmap to strengthen technical education

17 october 2019 - 14:01:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister for Technical Education, Antoine Nicéphore Thomas Fylla Saint Eudes, and his counterpart in the [...] Full text...

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FAO calls on Congolese to respect the food chain

17 october 2019 - 13:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative, Suze Percy Filippini, on Wednesday urged producers and consumers [...] Full text...

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Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency

17 october 2019 - 13:26:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a [...] Full text...

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

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

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Mali celebrates international rural women, food days

16 october 2019 - 21:45:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The Malian minister of women, child and family promotion, Dr Diakité Aïssata Kassa Traoré, Tuesday presided [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Boko Haram now substantially defeated', says Buhari

16 october 2019 - 15:49:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday said his administration’s efforts to curb insecurity in the country [...] Full text...

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Projects from Botswana, Brazil and Germany win UNESCO-Japan prize on Education for Sustainable Development

16 october 2019 - 14:43:15
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, has named the three winners of this year’s UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education [...] Full text...

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47,653 tonnes of coffee cherries collected in Burundi

16 october 2019 - 13:52:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 47,653 tonnes of cherry coffee has been collected for the 2019-2020 coffee season, out of [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief addresses progress, setbacks in human rights worldwide

16 october 2019 - 05:50:20
New York, US (PANA) - The world is undeniably facing rising challenges to multilateralism, however work can be done with [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens urged to imbide the culture of handwashing with soap

15 october 2019 - 18:47:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of Works (Hydraulics) and Sanitation on Tuesday urged Nigerien "families, schools, health centres, [...] Full text...

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Tunis hosts 2nd meeting of Arab ministers of tourism and culture

15 october 2019 - 18:04:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second conference of Arab ministers of tourism and culture opens on Wednesday in Tunis, according [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts 5th Meeting of African, Caribbean and Pacific Ministers of Culture

15 october 2019 - 17:21:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niamey will host the 5th meeting of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Ministers of Culture [...] Full text...

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Botswana launches fibre home internet connectivity

15 october 2019 - 15:37:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's  wholesale provider of national and international telecommunication infrastructure, BoFiNet has launched the Fibre to the [...] Full text...

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First meeting of AU Advisory Committee on Arts, Culture and Heritage underway in Bamako

15 october 2019 - 14:19:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union's Advisory Committee on Arts, Culture and Heritage began its first meeting on Monday [...] Full text...

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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF

15 october 2019 - 14:01:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An alarmingly high number of children sufferer the consequences of poor diets and a food system [...] Full text...

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Second Houphouet-Boigny Prize for Excellence to be held this week

15 october 2019 - 11:29:19
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Activities for the Second Houpouet-Boigny Research Prize will be held on 17-18 October 2019 at the [...] Full text...

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Chinese trawler fined US$1 million for fishing with illegal nets in Ghana waters

15 october 2019 - 07:19:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A Chinese trawler, Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956, has been fined US$1 million for fishing with illegal nets [...] Full text...

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Gabon successfully launches CFAF126 bln bond

14 october 2019 - 21:09:31
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese government Monday successfully obtained a bond of more than CFAF 126 billion instead of [...] Full text...

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Niger: Cereal prices fall due to the availability of new harvests

14 october 2019 - 19:30:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Average cereal prices dropped in Niger during the month of October due to the availability of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Minister of Agriculture announces project to support 150,000 young people

14 october 2019 - 19:06:39
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Moussa Baldé, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Senegal, has announced an ambitious agricultural [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's food trade deficit increases by 7.5%

14 october 2019 - 17:31:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The food trade deficit in Tunisia recorded a 7.5% increase in the overall trade balance, resulting [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean gov't announces hyperinflationary accounting for businesses

14 october 2019 - 16:47:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's government has officially adopted ‘hyperinflationary reporting’ for firms in crafting financial statements due to spiraling [...] Full text...

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Forty-three Gambians leave for China to train in agribusiness

14 october 2019 - 12:09:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The office of Gambia's First Lady, Fatoumata Bah Barrow, in collaboration with the Embassy of China [...] Full text...

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Tunis to host 13th edition of world music festival

13 october 2019 - 19:15:01
Tunis Tunisia (PANA)  -  The 13th edition of the world music festival (Mûsîqât) will be held this year from 21-26 [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Prime Minister chairs meeting between government and private sector Monday

13 october 2019 - 12:47:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, will Monday and Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] Full text...

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Congolese journalists train to process information on women in conflict

12 october 2019 - 09:56:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  More than 30 Congolese journalists took part in a training workshop in Brazzaville on Friday, focusing [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 6th edition of Carthage Music Days opens Friday

11 october 2019 - 14:59:02
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The sixth edition of Carthage Music Days (JMC), starts Friday night in Tunis and will continue [...] Full text...

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Congo's business climate is bad, says PM Mouamba

11 october 2019 - 14:36:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba said in Brazzaville on Thursday that the business climate in Congo [...] Full text...

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'African leaders must move economies away from commodity driven growth' – UN official

10 october 2019 - 23:24:26
New York, USA (PANA) -  A top United Nations (UN) official Thursday advised African leaders to use revenues generated from [...] Full text...

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Turkey-Gambia Joint Business Council discusses areas of mutual interests

10 october 2019 - 17:56:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Members of the joint Turkey-Gambia Business Council have discussed various areas of mutual interests to both [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, AfDB sign agreement to enhance the status of the plain of Léraba

10 october 2019 - 17:48:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Economy, Finance and Development, Lassané Kaboré, and the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Togo, Burkina Faso sign 14 agreements to strengthen cooperation

10 october 2019 - 17:26:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The third joint Togo-Burkina Faso session ended on Tuesday in Lomé with the signing of 14 [...] Full text...

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Belgium grants 100,000 Euros to help women fight child malnutrition in Chad

10 october 2019 - 15:15:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has granted 100,000 euros to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to finance a [...] Full text...

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Experts seek "science–policy interface" to improve community's resilience to climate change in Africa

09 october 2019 - 20:33:51
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Experts gathered Wednesday in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the first African Climate Risks Conference [...] Full text...

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High Court of Zimbabwe dismisses application to compel President Mnangagwa to declare water crisis 'national disaster'

09 october 2019 - 19:00:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court Judge, Justice Owen Tagu on Wednesday dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by Community [...] Full text...

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Sudanese cabinet supports female minister who came under attack by prayer leader

09 october 2019 - 18:09:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese cabinet on Wednesday asked the Ministry of Justice to take legal action against a [...] Full text...

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Sudan receives US$ 1.5 billion as Saudi-UAE deposit

09 october 2019 - 17:38:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirate (UAE)  have released US$1.5 billion, half of the US$3 [...] Full text...

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Sepholo Festival encourages photographic, video creativity in Togo

09 october 2019 - 15:49:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Lomé Photography Week (Sepholo), a new festival dedicated to photography, opts for the development of photographic [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders urge private sector to address aflatoxins in ensuring food security in East Africa

09 october 2019 - 15:30:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  - With growing concerns on food security in the region, the East African Grains Council (EAGC) [...] Full text...

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Buhari gives Economic Advisory Council 10 years to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty

09 october 2019 - 15:26:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with the newly constituted Presidential Economic [...] Full text...

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Reduced consumption, investors’ wait-and-see attitude slow Nigeria’s recovery

09 october 2019 - 09:11:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s pace of economic recovery remains slow, as depressed private consumption and investors’ wait-and-see attitude kept [...] Full text...

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Ministers of Gambia River Basin Development Organisation meet President Barrow

09 october 2019 - 09:01:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Tuesday held a meeting with Council of Ministers of The Gambia [...] Full text...

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US parliamentary mission in Niger to discuss food security

08 october 2019 - 17:34:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An exchange of ideas was held Tuesday in the Prime Minister's Office, members of the Nigerien [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari presents 2020 budget proposal, pegs crude oil benchmark at US$57

08 october 2019 - 17:23:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday presented to the National Assembly for approval, a federal government [...] Full text...

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Seidik Abba's book on Boko Haram to be released Wednesday in Paris

08 october 2019 - 17:01:08
Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerian journalist and writer, Seidik Abba, has published a book on the Nigerian terrorist sect, Boko [...] Full text...

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Germany trains Libyan farmers in processing quality products

08 october 2019 - 16:42:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 19 Libyan farmers from various municipalities are being trained in local processing of [...] Full text...

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Niger to add eleventh national language

07 october 2019 - 23:22:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  A nomadic community living mainly in the north (desert), Igdalan, at a forum here Sunday called [...] Full text...

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President Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani launches beginning of school year in Mauritania

07 october 2019 - 21:44:40
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Monday launched the beginning of the 2019/2020 school year [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari opens 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja

07 october 2019 - 19:20:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday opened the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, with the [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Graduates urged to promote sustainable agriculture

07 october 2019 - 18:20:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Vice President Slumber Tsogwane has urged gradiates from the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian sculptor holds largest solo Art Exhibition by an African Artist in Europe and Middle East

07 october 2019 - 18:10:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...

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Japan supports Niger's agricultural production with US$14 million

07 october 2019 - 12:08:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Japanese government has given Niger two grants amounting to 1.494 billion yen (about US$14 million) to [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrates international education day

06 october 2019 - 16:59:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on Saturday asked his ministers to strictly respect the commitments his [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Japan sign $2.3 million food assistance grant

06 october 2019 - 14:33:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Governments of The Gambia and Japan have signed a grant agreement for food assistance worth [...] Full text...

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ADF supports Benin's cashew nut sector

06 october 2019 - 14:19:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) will support Benin's cashew nut sector with a loan of CFAF [...] Full text...

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Benin gov't gets green light to borrow CFAF 22 billion for two public universities

06 october 2019 - 12:09:44
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Parliament has been authorised to ratify a loan agreement with the Arab Bank for [...] Full text...

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French business delegation visits Madagascar, Mauritius

05 october 2019 - 16:08:46
Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of French business leaders from Medef-International will travel from Monday to Thursday to Antananarivo, [...] Full text...

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Botswana dedicated to resolve human wildlife conflict - President Masisi

05 october 2019 - 11:58:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, has asserted government’s determination to resolve human wildlife conflict in favor [...] Full text...

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AfDB presents private sector business opportunities for North Africa

04 october 2019 - 21:50:47
  Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The African Development Bank (AfDB) Friday held a seminar here to strengthen dialogue with the private [...] Full text...

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Game and challenges facing privatization policies of the coffee sector in Burundi (Analysis)

04 october 2019 - 16:53:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi government plans to "intervene, coordinate and monitor all links in the coffee sector chain", [...] Full text...

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Turkey, Burkina Faso consolidate relations

04 october 2019 - 13:24:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Marc Marc Kaboré on Thursday in Ouagadougou discussed with Turkish Agriculture minister [...] Full text...

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Enough food being produced but hunger on the rise in parts of the world - UN

04 october 2019 - 07:57:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet, but hunger is on the rise [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian, Moroccan Chambers of Commerce set up joint Commission

03 october 2019 - 16:21:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM), and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry [...] Full text...

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Senegal allocates 2bn CFA francs to development of Ziguinchor region

02 october 2019 - 13:32:33
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has set aside two billion CFA francs for a new development programme in southern Ziguinchor [...] Full text...

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Eswatini, IFAD partner to boost inclusive financial services for smallholder farmers

02 october 2019 - 12:28:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - About 30,900 rural people in Eswatini will benefit from a new US$38.5 million project that aims [...] Full text...

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Ivorian economy not affected by deteriorating external environment - IMF

02 october 2019 - 08:11:42
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Despite a deteriorating external environment, the Ivorian economy has exhibited resilience and strong economic performance [...] Full text...

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Malian minister of education calls for smooth school year

01 october 2019 - 22:11:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The Malian minister of Education, Temore Tioulenta, Tuesday made an urgent call to the school authorities [...] Full text...

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Botswana turns 53

01 october 2019 - 19:09:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi and First Lady, Neo Masisi, joined the nation in celebrating 53 [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire cocoa price set at 825 CFAF per kilo

01 october 2019 - 15:01:45
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's Coffee-Cocoa Board chairman Yves Brahim Kone on Tuesday announced the official opening of the [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe focuses on production to stimulate the economy

01 october 2019 - 13:38:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said  the turnaround of the economy hinges on focused support for [...] Full text...

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National days of cocoa open in Cote d'Ivoire

01 october 2019 - 13:25:40
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - 'Cote d'Ivoire is cocoa, cocoa is Côte d'Ivoire'  read the banner announcing the national cocoa [...] Full text...

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Burundi women gaining recognition in media publications

30 september 2019 - 21:34:54
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The latest monthly issue of Panos Great Lakes Institute (IPGL), a regional media support organization, in [...] Full text...

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Mauritian authorities worried over future of sugar industry

30 september 2019 - 19:48:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian minister of Agro-industry and Food security, Mahen Seeruttun, on Monday announced the arrival of [...] Full text...

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55 African countries set to develop climate-resilient agriculture systems

30 september 2019 - 19:20:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- Fifty-five African countries have signed a five-point declaration to increase the climate adaptation and resilience of the [...] Full text...

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Qatari team arrives to assess Gambia’s development needs

30 september 2019 - 18:49:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A high-level Qatari delegation has arrived in Banjul to make a first-hand assessment of the development [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 13:46:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa is experiencing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis first-hand, according to [...] Full text...

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'Zimbabwe's currency second worst performing in the world'

29 september 2019 - 21:15:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Renowned American Economist Steve Hanke says Zimbabwe’s currency is the second worst performing currency in the [...] Full text...

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UNGA 2019: 'Hands off our girls!' - African first ladies cry out

27 september 2019 - 18:16:08
New York, US (PANA) - Africa’s first ladies, led by Sierra Leone Fatima Maada Bio, brought their campaign to ban [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal sign agricultural deals

26 september 2019 - 20:45:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia, Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal Thursday signed three cooperation conventions in line with the ongoing [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s gov't says it has alternatives to Thomas Cook bankruptcy

26 september 2019 - 17:25:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has assured that it is  working with partners to increase the frequency of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso strengthens relationships with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

26 september 2019 - 17:08:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on behalf of his nation, on [...] Full text...

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Tunisian film to open International Cairo Cinema Festival

26 september 2019 - 15:18:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The film of Tunisian film director, Mehdi Barsaoui, Un fils (Bik Naich), with its main actor [...] Full text...

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France's ex-president Hollande eulogises Jacques Chirac as a fighter

26 september 2019 - 14:46:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former French president Jacques Chirac, who died on Thursday at the age of 86, was [...] Full text...

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Drug trafficking: ENACT research finds Africa’s drugs crisis stimulated by poor policy

26 september 2019 - 12:42:08
New York, US (PANA) -  A looming drugs crisis in Africa is being made worse by ineffective drug policy, fuelled [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt makes rare apology to TV crew manhandled by security officers

26 september 2019 - 10:02:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has made a rare apology to a media outlet that has left the [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s NDP is an excellent plan – outgoing Senegalese Ambassador

25 september 2019 - 18:58:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The outgoing Senegalese Ambassador to The Gambia, Prof. Salieu Ndiaye, has described Gambia’s development blueprint as [...] Full text...

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Kolda to become Senegal’s second peanut basin

25 september 2019 - 17:51:46
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese southern region of Kolda is becoming the country’s second peanut basin as farmers in [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants $200 million to Burkina Faso for Agricultural Resilience, Competitiveness Project

24 september 2019 - 18:25:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Economy, Finance and Development, Lassané Kaboré, on Tuesday signed a financing [...] Full text...

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Spanish Institute to evaluate Gabon Fish Stocks

24 september 2019 - 18:06:15
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Spain will send a team from its Institute of Oceanography to Gabon to assess fish stocks [...] Full text...

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AfCFTA, an opportunity for US companies to invest in Africa - says President Issoufou

24 september 2019 - 17:48:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday invited American companies to invest in Africa under the [...] Full text...

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USAID doubles drought response contribution to $86.9 million to assist Zimbabweans

24 september 2019 - 14:22:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States government is providing an additional US$41.9 million in funding to respond to the [...] Full text...

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Commitments worth US$790 million made to enhance resilience for small-scale farmers

24 september 2019 - 05:52:55
New York, USA (PANA) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank and several governments announced financial commitments of [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners organize West Africa Fertilizer Financing Forum in Abidjan

23 september 2019 - 19:57:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) and the West Africa [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde to host the next edition of the oldest regatta around the world

23 september 2019 - 16:50:38
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde will become the second African country, after South Africa (Cape Town), to host [...] Full text...

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Mali: President of Kayes Regional Council arrested for misappropriation of public funds

23 september 2019 - 15:18:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Kayes Regional Council (Western Mali), Bandiougou Diawara, and some of his close [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau chiefs preach peace to Gambians

23 september 2019 - 10:17:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A visiting delegation of traditional chiefs from Guinea Bissau has urged Gambians to jealously guard and [...] Full text...

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