Fire consumes several tons of cotton in northeast Benin
19 january 2020 - 14:57:15Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Fire has consumed several tons of cotton in a market at Nallou, commune of Nikki, in [...] Full text...
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Botswana calls for women, children to be key stakeholders in peace negotiations
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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Fire has consumed several tons of cotton in a market at Nallou, commune of Nikki, in [...] Full text...
Sudan ready to remove obstacles hindering COMESA cooperation
19 january 2020 - 14:49:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Sunday expressed its readiness to remove obstacles hindering smooth trade and investment [...] Full text...
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Make citizens feel the change in New Gambia – Article 19 Director
19 january 2020 - 09:56:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Fatou Jange Senghore, the Director of human rights group, Article 19, on Saturday challenged Gambian government [...] Full text...
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Kenyan state agencies intensify fight against desert locust outbreak
18 january 2020 - 12:58:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A locust outbreak affecting 17 percent of the Kenyan territory is continuing to pose a major [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta assures Olympic-bound volleyball team state support
18 january 2020 - 12:24:07Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured the Kenya national women volleyball team of full state support as [...] Full text...
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Gabon to take up agricultural challenge through association of cultures
17 january 2020 - 21:10:12Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese Ministry of Chemistry for Industry, Agriculture and Livestock Farming (GCIAE) Friday hosted a training [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari due for London to attend inaugural UK-Africa investment summit
17 january 2020 - 17:18:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, left Abuja Friday to lead the Nigerian delegation to the inaugural UK-Africa [...] Full text...
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Congo and France sign framework research agreement
17 january 2020 - 09:52:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud Mavoungou, and the CEO [...] Full text...
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Rwanda head coach Vincent Mashami extends contract until 2021
16 january 2020 - 22:35:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwanda Football Federation has extended the contract of head coach Vincent Mashami until 2021, sports [...] Full text...
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Abidjan stock exchange presents positive balance sheet for 2019
15 january 2020 - 15:27:48Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The regional stock exchange of Abidjan presented on Tuesday the balance sheet for financial year [...] Full text...
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New report warns about severe desert locust outbreak across East Africa
15 january 2020 - 13:59:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A serious and widespread desert locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and [...] Full text...
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Uganda lays $1.3 million plan to fight locusts
14 january 2020 - 19:48:07Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Desert locusts are ravaging the Horn of Africa, with Somalia, Ethiopia and parts of Kenya already [...] Full text...
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World Food Programme has been with Burundi for 52 years
14 january 2020 - 15:11:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Muldrow Beasley, on Tuesday wound up [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Kenyan President sacks ministers, names new Foreign Minister in cabinet reshuffle
14 january 2020 - 13:19:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta fired agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri on Tuesday in a cabinet reshuffle, [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Kenyan President sacks ministers, names new Foreign Minister in cabinet reshuffle
14 january 2020 - 12:02:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, sacking agriculture minister Mwangi Kiunjuri [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde to host workshop on agricultural research, development in Africa
14 january 2020 - 11:22:41Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A regional workshop on research, innovation and technology transfer for the sustainable development of the [...] Full text...
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EU gives Mali 325 million FCFA to rehabilitate cultural heritage
14 january 2020 - 11:11:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will provide Mali with about 325 million CFA francs for the rehabilitation [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' sugar production estimated at 325,000 tonnes in 2019/20 crop year
14 january 2020 - 09:54:08Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture said on Tuesday that sugar production is expected to be [...] Full text...
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Global Goals top General Assembly President’s priority list
14 january 2020 - 07:25:18New York, US (PANA) - The President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday set out [...] Full text...
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Senegalese government to release 300 billion CFAF for rural zones to re-launch PACASEN, says Finance minister
14 january 2020 - 00:04:28Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Minister of Economy, Finances, Plan and Cooperation Amadou Hott Sunday announced here the launching shortly [...] Full text...
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Guinea Bissau President Cissoko Embalo pledges closer integration
13 january 2020 - 21:18:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Guinea Bissau President Umaro Cissoko Embalo Monday pledged his commitment to a borderless bloc of Senegal, [...] Full text...
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Tunis hosts resistance and liberation festival with films from 20-26 January
13 january 2020 - 15:55:13Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunis will from 20-26 January host the festival on resistance and liberation films, sources close to [...] Full text...
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Congo to sink 100 billion CFA francs in bamboo industrial development project
13 january 2020 - 12:01:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Development Fund of Congo (FNDC) will fund an industrial bamboo project in the country to [...] Full text...
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Uganda borrows $200m from UK to develop industrial park
12 january 2020 - 18:39:49Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan government has borrowed US$200 million from the UK government to develop infrastructure in a [...] Full text...
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Rwandan vet expert warns against "Rift Valley fever" - new disease that passes from animals to humans
12 january 2020 - 17:48:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Rwanda Council of Veterinary Doctors, Dr. Charles Nkuranga, on Sunday stressed the [...] Full text...
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Why the Zimbabwe dollar is failing and continues to do so - Analysis
12 january 2020 - 17:00:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar is technically valueless. This is because the Zimbabwe dollar has lost well over 500 [...] Full text...
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President Barrow inaugurates US$50 million conference centre
11 january 2020 - 18:49:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has inaugurated The Gambia's conference venue named after the country's first President [...] Full text...
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IMF approves three-year Policy Coordination Instrument for Senegal
11 january 2020 - 08:28:44Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a new three-year Policy [...] Full text...
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Benin to build museum of epic of the Amazons and kings of Danxomè
10 january 2020 - 21:58:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has decided to build the museum of the epic of Amazons and Kings of Danxomè [...] Full text...
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IFAD gives more than 300 million dollars for Ethiopian agricultural sector
10 january 2020 - 21:10:35Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ethiopia Wednesday signed a financing deal of 305.7 [...] Full text...
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Germany to intensify political, economic and cultural relation with The Gambia
10 january 2020 - 18:44:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The German Ambassador to The Gambia, Stephen Roken, says “We want to increase our diplomatic presence. [...] Full text...
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Nigeria begins regulation of web and onlineTV/radios for hate speech, others
09 january 2020 - 17:47:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government has ordered its National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to regulate the web and [...] Full text...
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‘Unprecedented terrorist violence’ in West Africa, Sahel region, says senior UN official
09 january 2020 - 08:25:27New York, US (PANA) - The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on [...] Full text...
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Togo to host 12th edition of National Peasant Forum
09 january 2020 - 00:28:08Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Forum for the Togolese Peasant, intended to promote the agricultural sector, will be held [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde declares water emergency due to drought
08 january 2020 - 23:53:23Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean government Wednesday declared "an emergency access to water" until October 2020 throughout [...] Full text...
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Alex Haley’s book ‘Roots’ put The Gambia under spotlight - says minister Bah
08 january 2020 - 22:01:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Minister of Tourism and Culture Hamat NK Bah Wednesday told the national organising committee (NOC) [...] Full text...
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Algeria grants sports scholarships to 40 Malians
08 january 2020 - 21:39:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Forty Malians, divided into three categories - football and basketball coaches, graduates and holders of post-university [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former opposition leader eyes new party
08 january 2020 - 14:17:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mmusi Maimane, the former leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), is planning [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe accuses the U.S. of trying to bring more EU sanctions
08 january 2020 - 12:56:44Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Presidential Spokesperson, George Charamba, has accused the United States of putting pressure on local opposition parties [...] Full text...
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Congolese president urges African Union to prioritize the resolution of the Libyan crisis
07 january 2020 - 13:11:25Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who is also chairman of the African Union (AU) High Level [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt alerts citizens of huge agriculture scam
06 january 2020 - 15:04:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has alerted its citizens of a scam that is robbing unsuspecting individuals of [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Sonacos finally starts collecting peanuts in the south of the country
05 january 2020 - 12:18:05Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The first truckloads of peanuts have begun arriving at the Intermediate Reception Centre (CRI) in Kolda, [...] Full text...
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Fish production in Niger estimated at 40,000 tonnes per year
02 january 2020 - 22:41:07Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Fish production in Niger is estimated at around 40,000 tonnes with a turnover of 40 billion [...] Full text...
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Tunisian PM announces new Cabinet
02 january 2020 - 16:32:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Jemli announced on Thursday the new government, a month and a half [...] Full text...
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Burundi's President paints 'largely positive' picture of 2019
01 january 2020 - 12:24:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, has painted a "largely positive" assessment of the achievements of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president Sall praises ECOWAS’ monetary integration process
01 january 2020 - 07:43:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese president Macky Sall on Tuesday praised the monetary integration process for the 15 member countries [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt cancels press conference over accusations of trying to block release of artiste's new album
01 january 2020 - 00:36:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Ministry Tuesday cancelled a press conference after being accused of [...] Full text...
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Kenya's 2019 third quarter growth slows down to 5.1%
31 december 2019 - 19:25:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan economy slowed down to 5.1% in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 6.4% [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency
31 december 2019 - 19:19:34Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast [...] Full text...
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Nkurunziza eludes issue of his succession in New Year message to Barundi
31 december 2019 - 18:52:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The traditional New Year's message to the nation by Burundi Head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, has [...] Full text...
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Kenyan legislators raise red flag on impending desert locust invasion
31 december 2019 - 17:38:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Local leaders in northern Kenya on Tuesday raised the red flag over a looming locust invasion [...] Full text...
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Malian gov't to invest 282 billion CFAF to improve 70,000 ha of land
31 december 2019 - 07:07:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government is investing 282 billion CFAF to improve 70,000 hectares of land over the [...] Full text...
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ISWAP terrorists burn down church, school in northeast Nigeria
31 december 2019 - 06:53:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of the Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday attacked [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President slaps travel restrictions on Ministers, gov't officials
31 december 2019 - 06:21:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday slapped travel restrictions on members of his Council of Ministers [...] Full text...
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Niger officially launches national campaign for free vaccination of livestock
30 december 2019 - 23:25:31Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien minister in charge of Livestock, Mohamed Boucha Monday launched the national campaign of free vaccination [...] Full text...
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Tunisian anti-corruption body transfers 205 corruption dossiers to the courts
30 december 2019 - 07:06:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian national anti-corruption body transferred to the courts some 205 alleged corruption dossiers in 2018, [...] Full text...
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Liberia: US, EU nudge protest organizers to share plans with justice ministry
29 december 2019 - 18:10:52Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The diplomatic missions of the United States of America, the European Union, France, Germany, Sweden, and [...] Full text...
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Benin's President salutes the country's agricultural performance in 2019
28 december 2019 - 17:14:12Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin’s President Patrice Talon has praised the performance of country's agriculture in 2019 in his traditional [...] Full text...
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President Keita offers 180 million FCFA to orphans of Mali's military casualties
27 december 2019 - 14:05:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Thursday handeda cheque for 180 million CFA francs and toys [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Debt payment, salaries take 80% of gov’t budget
26 december 2019 - 22:19:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s payment of debts it owes foreign and domestic lenders, salaries and allowances of civil [...] Full text...
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Tunisian post office issues stamps to commemorate three Popes of African origin
25 december 2019 - 15:51:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Post on Wednesday issued three stamps to commemorate three Popes of African and Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari congratulates Vietnam for its nationalism
24 december 2019 - 21:45:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday congratulated the people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on coming [...] Full text...
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Food prices soar on Christmas eve in Burundi - Report
24 december 2019 - 18:10:59Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The situation in the main markets visited Tuesday in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, was [...] Full text...
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Mauritania awards winners of 2019 Chinguetti Prize
24 december 2019 - 16:14:28Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 Chinguetti Prize were awarded during a ceremony organized on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...
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Desist from money printing - Zimbabwe businesses warn Govt
24 december 2019 - 14:43:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A local business membership organisation, the CEO Africa Round table has warned the Zimbabwe government to [...] Full text...
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Togo bans Glyphosate Herbicide
24 december 2019 - 12:22:02Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese authorities have banned the use of Glyphosate herbicide in the West African country with [...] Full text...
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Ivorian 2019/20 coffee season opens
24 december 2019 - 11:35:29Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Coffee and Cocoa Board on Monday announced the opening of the 2019/20 coffee season [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso in retrospect: Almost all regions affected by terrorism in 2019
23 december 2019 - 20:42:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In 2019, almost all regions of Burkina Faso were affected by terrorist attacks which left [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: 10 suspected cases of typhoid reported in Harare
23 december 2019 - 16:07:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Ten cases of suspected typhoid have been reported in Glen View, a Harare high density suburb [...] Full text...
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'Nigeria does not engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom'
22 december 2019 - 18:22:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government has slammed the United States of America (USA) for including it in the [...] Full text...
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UNESCO launches regional project for Africa in Ouagadougou
20 december 2019 - 09:15:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a project in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$272 million to build fifth international airport for Tanzanian capital
19 december 2019 - 23:50:51Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The board of directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the release [...] Full text...
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Malian teachers continue their 120 hour strike
19 december 2019 - 21:50:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian teachers from eight trade unions Thursday continue their 120 hour strike begun Monday with the [...] Full text...
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AfDB loan boosts commercial agro-processing firm in Sudan
19 december 2019 - 18:59:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Development Bank has embarked upon its agricultural sector lending with a US$60 million loan [...] Full text...
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Kenya approves commercial production of genetically modified cotton seeds
19 december 2019 - 18:40:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya's Cabinet has approved the commercial farming of Biotechnologically modified (BT) cotton hybrids, the office of [...] Full text...
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Congo holds agricultural fair
19 december 2019 - 10:05:29Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Minister of State of Agriculture, Livestock and Aquaculture, Henri Djombo, opened an agriculture fair in [...] Full text...
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Life-saving breast cancer medicine to benefit more women: WHO
19 december 2019 - 05:08:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More women could soon have access to an affordable version of an expensive life-saving breast cancer treatment, the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia celebrates international Arab language day
18 december 2019 - 23:15:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia, like the other Arab countries and the UN agencies, including UNESCO, Wednesday celebrated the international [...] Full text...
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After the drama of Inatès, Nigeriens celebrate national Republic Day
18 december 2019 - 21:38:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A week after the drama of Inates which claimed the lives of 71 soldiers in a [...] Full text...
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Benin prepares policy document on development of renewable energy sources
18 december 2019 - 17:36:31Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is preparing a national policy document for the development of renewable energy (Ponader) with a [...] Full text...
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Somalia desert locust outbreak threatens food security in Horn of Africa
18 december 2019 - 16:00:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Somalia faces the worst Desert Locust outbreak in a quarter of a century with the risk [...] Full text...
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Nearly 2 million will face severe food insecurity in Niger by August 2020
18 december 2019 - 14:42:30Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has been hard hit this year by the effects of climate change, particularly the drought [...] Full text...
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Tunisia elected president of 11th Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers
18 december 2019 - 10:02:17Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia was elected on Tuesday as president of the 11th Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers for [...] Full text...
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Congo to employ nearly 2,000 teachers in 2020
18 december 2019 - 07:07:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nearly 2,000 teachers graduating from teacher training colleges will be integrated into the civil service in [...] Full text...
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UNESCO committee sets US$387,777 aside for protection of cultural heritage in Burkina Faso
17 december 2019 - 18:56:53Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage, has concluded its 14th session in Bogota, Colombia, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria inaugurate panel to implement $90 million agricultural projects in nine southern States
17 december 2019 - 17:42:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has inaugurated a 13-man Steering Committee for the implementation [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe think tank flays deputy defence minister’s comments on poll results
17 december 2019 - 17:33:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local election think tank, Election Resource Centre (ERC) has denounced recent utterances by Zimbabwe’s Deputy Defence [...] Full text...
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French Senators want more broadcasts in Mandinka, Fulani to combat terrorism in the Sahel
17 december 2019 - 15:46:17Paris, France (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs Committee of the French Senate on Wednesday requested that France Médias Monde be [...] Full text...
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West Africa ‘shaken by unprecedented violence’, UN envoy tells Security Council
17 december 2019 - 05:50:56New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy for West Africa and the Sahel region, told the Security Council on Monday [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, AfDB to sign two financing agreements
16 december 2019 - 17:58:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and the African Development Bank will on Tuesday sign two financing agreements for strengthening the [...] Full text...
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WAEMU reforms, programmes, projects in Niger are encouraging
15 december 2019 - 18:14:18Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Commission's chair, Abdallah Boureima, on Sunday handed to [...] Full text...
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’ Land is a tool for empowerment in Africa’ - ECA chief Vera Songwe
15 december 2019 - 12:01:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Land is an asset for empowerment in Africa, according to Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of [...] Full text...
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MDC leader calls the removal of a traditional chief by President Mnangagwa unwarranted
15 december 2019 - 08:16:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) president Nelson Chamisa has called the persecution of outspoken traditional [...] Full text...
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Benin reorganizes management of animal transhumance
14 december 2019 - 15:10:48Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has just demarcated animal transhumance corridors to end the agro-pastoral crisis which kills [...] Full text...
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Mali's inclusive National Dialogue opens Saturday
13 december 2019 - 18:39:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's inclusive National Dialogue starts on Saturday at the Amadou Hampaté Ba Palace of Culture in [...] Full text...
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Botswana and France to strengthen ties
13 december 2019 - 17:05:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's newly appointed Ambassador to France, Mustaq Moorad, has presented his credentials to President Emmanuel Macron [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Morocco Week in Nouakchott from 16-22 December
13 december 2019 - 16:29:05Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting a Moroccan Week, from 16 to 22 December 2019, according to a note [...] Full text...
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Burundi allocates US$14.9 million to national network of cooperative societies
13 december 2019 - 11:57:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some US$14.9 million has been allocated to the national network of cooperative societies at the forefront [...] Full text...
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The date palm tree included on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage
12 december 2019 - 21:41:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed date palm culture on [...] Full text...
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UNESCO adds 'Morna of Cabo Verde' to the list of the intangible heritage of humanity
12 december 2019 - 17:41:02Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Morna, a truly Cape Verdean musical genre, was on Wednesday officially included on the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's GDP grows 11.9% in Q3 of 2019
12 december 2019 - 16:18:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's GDP expanded 11.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019 to about 2,358 billion [...] Full text...
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Training session on sustainable agriculture held at University of Ziguinchor, Senegal
12 december 2019 - 14:00:36Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The University of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal hosted a three-day training session on promoting sustainable agriculture [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: PROPARCO, ATTIJARI Bank sign € 5.5 million agreement for SME financing
11 december 2019 - 18:09:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) Group in Mauritania, through its subsidiary PROPARCO, and ATTIJARI Bank Mauritania [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe’s only castor oil firm seeks more land to produce biodiesel
11 december 2019 - 15:48:49Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Oil Castor Zimbabwe wants more land for castor bean farmers to produce biodiesel to end the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania celebrates 40 years of FDA presence
11 december 2019 - 15:34:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM) on Wednesday hosted the launch of [...] Full text...
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Botswana, Cuba strengthen bilateral relations
11 december 2019 - 13:41:38Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Collen Vixen Kelapile, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations, has presented his Letters [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Chagos music on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
11 december 2019 - 13:32:16Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - The Sega tambour, a Mauritian type of music that originated from the Chagos archipelago, [...] Full text...
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EU financial aid to Morocco has low added value, says report
11 december 2019 - 13:01:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A new report by the European Court of Auditors points out that the European Union's [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Brazil strengthen bilateral ties
11 december 2019 - 12:08:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that Nigeria will strengthen bilateral ties with [...] Full text...
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Norway grants € 2 million to Niger to support education sector
10 december 2019 - 23:48:42Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Norway has granted Niger an extra two million euros to support its education sector, an official [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: "I don’t doubt our victory over evil forces" -President Kaboré
10 december 2019 - 23:38:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré said here Tuesday he did not doubt his [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed receives 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
10 december 2019 - 17:31:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, with [...] Full text...
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First African Windsurfing Championship in Djerba, Tunisia
10 december 2019 - 16:25:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first edition of the African Windsurfing Championship will take place from 16-22 December in Djerba, [...] Full text...
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WB official welcomes Mauritania’s commitment to human resources development
10 december 2019 - 14:06:59Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - World Bank Vice President for Africa, Hafed Ghanem, has welcomed the commitment of the new Mauritanian [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso ranks first in 2019 in implementation of WAEMU reforms
10 december 2019 - 13:29:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso ranked first in 2019 in the implementation of community reforms, policies, programmes and [...] Full text...
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Ministers to look at United Nations climate change process
10 december 2019 - 09:26:02Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Philda Nani Kereng, is joining other world environment [...] Full text...
thread Environment
‘World has failed’ victims of genocide too often: Guterres
10 december 2019 - 08:13:13New York, US (PANA) - Too often, “the world has failed” populations under threat of genocide, crimes against humanity, war [...] Full text...
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Theatre personalities honoured at Carthage Theatre Days
10 december 2019 - 07:32:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Theatre personalities from several countries have been honoured at the ongoing 11th Carthage Theatre Days in [...] Full text...
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WB official praises commitment for resources and inclusive growth in Mauritania
09 december 2019 - 21:14:46Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The deputy governor of the World Bank (WB) for Africa, Hafed Ghanem, Monday praised the commitment [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports cash-strapped African Institute of Computer Science
09 december 2019 - 18:33:59Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The African Institute of Informatics (IAI), based in Libreville, Gabon, faces operational difficulties and is burdened [...] Full text...
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Botswana, Central African Republic leaders meet
09 december 2019 - 17:27:43Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Monday met President Faustin-Archange Touadéraon of Central African Republic on the [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers highlight increasing corruption in the judiciary
07 december 2019 - 12:39:43Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted the arrest of two judges and one court registrar over allegations [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Three Tunisian monuments on list of Islamic civilization
07 december 2019 - 10:22:54Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Islamic World Heritage Committee of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has officially [...] Full text...
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UN evaluates progress in improving peacekeeping performance
07 december 2019 - 07:19:31New York, US (PANA) - The international community on Friday took stock of action to improve UN peacekeeping in line with a Security Council resolution aimed at enhancing performance at all levels, [...] Full text...
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President Gnassingbé invites South African business people to invest in Togo
06 december 2019 - 23:16:42Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese president, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, Friday called on South African businessmen to invest in Togo, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: Three percent growth next year difficult to achieve - Parliament
06 december 2019 - 17:09:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Parliamentary Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee says Treasury’s envisioned 3 percent recovery growth in [...] Full text...
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Bamako to host 18th Summit of Organisation for dev't of Senegal River on Saturday
06 december 2019 - 11:13:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organization for the Development of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Joint ECOWAS, ABWA inaugural congress opens
05 december 2019 - 21:07:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian minister of finance and economic affairs Mambury Njie said here Thursday the contribution of [...] Full text...
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Britain organizes counter-terrorism training program in Libya
05 december 2019 - 18:12:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A counter-terrorism training program to strengthen cooperation between Libya and Britain has been organized in Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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FAO scales up fight against Fall Armyworm
05 december 2019 - 07:12:40Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday launched a three-year Global Action for Fall [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Week of cooperation between Tunisian, Algerian and Libyan universities continues
05 december 2019 - 00:12:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Proceedings for the international cooperation week on the theme “Strengthening of partnership between Algerian and Libyan [...] Full text...
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26th meeting of board of directors of Fund for African world heritage opens in Bamako
04 december 2019 - 23:50:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 26th meeting of the board of directors of the Fund for the African world heritage [...] Full text...
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Morocco and IFAD invest in smallholder farmers’ climate change resilience
04 december 2019 - 14:37:45Rome, Italy (PANA) – A new €82.6 million agricultural development project financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Malian teachers' unions plan strike from 16-20 Dec. to demand pay rise
04 december 2019 - 12:47:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several national education unions in Mali could observe a 120-hour renewable strike, with grades retention from [...] Full text...
thread Social
Rwanda partners French club PSG to promote 'inspiring transformation'
04 december 2019 - 11:54:27Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the French football club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on Wednesday announced [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Only one in five countries has healthcare strategy to deal with climate change: WHO
04 december 2019 - 07:50:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Protecting people’s health from climate change dangers such as heat stress, storms and tsunamis has never [...] Full text...
thread Health
Youth, trade roadmap for Gambia’s creative industries launched
03 december 2019 - 22:54:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Youth and Trade Roadmap for The Gambia’s Creative Industries to support innovation and improve on [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s agriculture sector offers potential for poverty reduction: WB Report
03 december 2019 - 21:58:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The agriculture sector in Tanzania offers fresh opportunities for poverty reduction, the World Bank [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Congo hosts sub-regional meeting on forest governance
03 december 2019 - 14:19:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is organizing a technical workshop in Brazzaville from December [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mali to launch the inclusive national dialogue on December 14
02 december 2019 - 19:07:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, announced on Saturday evening, in a televised message to his compatriots, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigerian, Russian firms sign agreement for purchase of potash for fertilizer production in Nigeria
02 december 2019 - 18:28:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government and Russia on Monday signed an agreement for the supply of potash, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritius gets new President, Vice President
02 december 2019 - 15:10:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Parliament on Monday elected Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun as the new President and Mr Marie [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tunisian President denounces 'road terrorism' after accident kills 26 people
02 december 2019 - 11:37:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday evening denounced "road terrorism" following the tragic accident that occurred [...] Full text...
thread Politics
The 12th edition of photographic meetings opens in Bamako
30 november 2019 - 19:51:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th edition of the Bamako Photographic Encounters opened here Saturday under the chairmanship of the [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Auditor General probes FKF $2.4million expenditure at 2019 AFCON
30 november 2019 - 19:22:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's sports ministry has asked the Office of the Auditor General to look into how Football [...] Full text...
thread Sports
World Bank grants US$ 30 million to Burundi for early childhood, population control
30 november 2019 - 14:29:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Burundi US $30 million to cover "community-based nutrition interventions for women [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso President hands over 400 tractors to farm producers
29 november 2019 - 15:40:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Friday presided over a ceremony in Bobo-Dioulasso [...] Full text...
thread Economy
'Made in Mali' Fair opens in Bamako
29 november 2019 - 13:35:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A 'Made in Mali' trade fair opened Thursday at the Bamako Exhibition Center in the presence [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tunis to host FAO Regional Conference on improving water productivity in agriculture
29 november 2019 - 11:32:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A regional conference on improving water productivity in agriculture will be held from 4-6 December in [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Second symposium on religious coexistence opens in Tabarka
28 november 2019 - 21:21:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Participants at a symposium here Thursday agreed that the fight against terrorism and extremism required a [...] Full text...
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3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Development opens in Niamey
28 november 2019 - 19:03:27Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Sustainable Development in Africa opened on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Central Bank projects five-year growth on Gambia’s medium-term economic outlook
28 november 2019 - 18:55:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Monetary policy committee of the central bank of the Gambia on Thursday projected five years vigorous [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari seeks Senate approval for foreign loan
28 november 2019 - 17:12:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday forwarded a request to the Senate to reconsider and approve [...] Full text...
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WB offers 1.5 billion FCFA to Congo to support communities in the Pool
28 november 2019 - 13:17:42Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Bank will provide approximately 1.5 billion CFA francs development support for Congolese communities through [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military frees 983 persons arrested for alleged complicity with Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists
27 november 2019 - 20:47:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military on Wednesday freed 983 persons it arrested and detained for alleged complicity with [...] Full text...
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France participates in the Abidjan Agriculture Fair
27 november 2019 - 14:51:57Paris, France (PANA) - The French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, travelled to Côte d'Ivoire on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Gambian experts advance effort to promote nutrition
26 november 2019 - 23:15:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Nutrition experts in The Gambia Tuesday organized a day’s forum to discuss the country’s efforts to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Netherlands pledge stronger partnership on trade, investments
26 november 2019 - 21:32:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and The Netherlands Tuesday pledged stronger partnership on trade and investments following a meeting between [...] Full text...
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Liberia ready for direct export of fish To EU market
26 november 2019 - 19:03:58Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberia is no doubt readying itself to join other nations that are exporting fish and fish [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire hosts 4th African Agricultural Extension Week
26 november 2019 - 14:28:22Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - More than 600 experts from African, Asian and European countries are attending the 4th African [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nigeria launches national sex offenders register
26 november 2019 - 05:54:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday launched the first national sexual offenders register and called for [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Nigerian ministers visit main western border with Benin to assess impact of closure
26 november 2019 - 05:39:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Nigerian ministerial delegation led by minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday [...] Full text...
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4th edition of international camel race ends in Tunisia
25 november 2019 - 18:40:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The fourth edition of the international camel racing festival ended on Sunday in Douz, southern Tunisia [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF members of parliament boycot MDC chaired committees
25 november 2019 - 14:15:14Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Legislators from the ruling ZANU PF party are boycotting parliamentary meetings chaired by a member of [...] Full text...
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AU invites business associations to commit to the success of the AfCFTA
25 november 2019 - 13:55:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Trade and Industry Commissioner Albert Muchanga on Monday called for the commitment [...] Full text...
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Burundi launches campaign against gender-based violence
25 november 2019 - 11:09:17Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Monday launched a campaign against gender-based violence. The 16-day campaign will be an opportunity to [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Sponsor of Nigeria's controversial hate speech bill backtracks, says death penalty would be expunged from legislation
24 november 2019 - 19:49:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian sponsor of the controversial Hate Speech Bill, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, has finally bowed to pressure [...] Full text...
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Buhari says Nigerian farmers helped save billions of dollars annually from food importation
23 november 2019 - 18:17:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday commended Nigerian farmers for “saving us billions of dollars yearly [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
2nd edition of Carthage Contemporary Art Days ends in Tunis
23 november 2019 - 15:45:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the Carthage Contemporary Art Days (JACC 2019) ended on Saturday in Tunis [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's VP Constantino Chiwenga returns home from sick leave
23 november 2019 - 15:38:57Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, received Vice President Constantino Chiwenga at statehouse after he arrived back in [...] Full text...
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University of Bamako Don arrested for embezzlement of public funds
23 november 2019 - 15:08:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After a night in custody at Camp 1 in Bamako, Kissima Gakou, Dean of the Faculty [...] Full text...
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Malian government to recruit 800 public workers
22 november 2019 - 22:04:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government will recruit 884 workers of different categories, through direct competition in the public [...] Full text...
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Senegal moves to reduce poverty in four regions
22 november 2019 - 19:32:12Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government on Thursday launched the second phase of the Program to Support Agricultural Development [...] Full text...
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Senegal moves to reduce poverty in four regions
22 november 2019 - 14:51:10Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government on Thursday launched the second phase of the Program to Support Agricultural Development [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's GDP rose by 2.28 per cent in 3rd quarter of 2019
22 november 2019 - 11:45:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Central bank chief rallies support to create 10 million jobs annually
22 november 2019 - 07:18:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has tasked the Governors of [...] Full text...
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Speculative practices increase price of subsidised agricultural fertilisers in Burundi
21 november 2019 - 23:50:40Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The subsidized price of a 50 kg bag of fertilizer has recently risen from 29,000 Burundian [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Togo elected to UNESCO executive council
21 november 2019 - 23:25:32Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo was elected to the executive council of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Germany sign eight loan, donation deals for over 63 M€
21 november 2019 - 22:08:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Germany Thursday signed eight financing agreements here aiming to establish new cooperation programmes in [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Affiniam Dam to be rehabilitated with support from China
21 november 2019 - 18:20:00Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Rehabilitation work on the Affiniam dam in southern Senegal, located about 20 kilometers northwest of Ziguinchor, [...] Full text...
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World Export Development Forum focuses on value addition, inclusive growth in Africa
21 november 2019 - 18:02:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Export Development Forum (WEDF) which opened in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, November 20, is [...] Full text...
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Experts explore new ways to boost food fortification in The Gambia
21 november 2019 - 17:36:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day forum on rice fortification, organise by World Food Program in collaboration with National Nutrition [...] Full text...
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Tunisia elected to UNESCO Executive Board
21 november 2019 - 15:44:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia was on Wednesday elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to move up on the development ladder
21 november 2019 - 15:39:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), Ms Arancha Gonzales, has invited Africa [...] Full text...
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Ouagadougou hosts 11th edition of African Universities of Communication
21 november 2019 - 14:10:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 11th edition of the African Universities of Communication of Ouagadougou (UACO) will be held [...] Full text...
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Agricultural campaign in Burkina Faso shows cereal production of more than 5 million tonnes - official
20 november 2019 - 21:51:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè ministry of Agriculture Wednesday projected cereal production at 5,029,321 tonnes or a 2.92 [...] Full text...
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EU, French development agency support Beninese private sector
20 november 2019 - 21:02:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union and the French Development Agency (AFD) will give Benin 6.9 billion CFAF to [...] Full text...
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Togo sets up "Lome Palace", a center for art, culture and biodiversity
20 november 2019 - 19:37:39Lome, Togo (PANA) - The former governor's palace during the German colonization will become "The Palace of Lome", a center [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. repeals Geneva Convention, re-enacts it to accord greater access to justice by prisoners of war
20 november 2019 - 19:33:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the repeal of the Geneva Convention only to [...] Full text...
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Lome hosts workshop on prevention of election-related conflicts
20 november 2019 - 12:11:54Lome, Togo (PANA) - A three-day workshop organised by the Political Affairs Directorate of the ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with [...] Full text...
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Forum of Central African parliamentarians on food, nutritional security opens in Brazzaville
19 november 2019 - 22:37:11Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A three-day forum of Central African parliamentarians on food and nutritional security opened here Tuesday in [...] Full text...
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IFAD, Ethiopia seal climate change shocks mitigating deal
19 november 2019 - 17:03:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia and the International Fund for Agriculture have sealed a deal that help most vulnerable people [...] Full text...
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IFAD, Ethiopia sign deal to help families adapt to climate shocks
19 november 2019 - 15:54:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Half a million of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable families are set to benefit from a new US$451 [...] Full text...
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Buhari seeks speedy passage of law creating special courts for corruption cases
19 november 2019 - 14:59:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared open a two-day summit on 'Diminishing Corruption in the [...] Full text...
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EU Council stresses climate change is existential threat to life in seas globally
19 november 2019 - 13:21:53Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union on Tuesday adopted conclusions on oceans and seas, stressing that [...] Full text...
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Securing seafood for the future (Opinion Piece by Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya and Member of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy)
19 november 2019 - 12:02:55Rome, Italy (PANA) - Our dependence on the great, global ocean cannot be overstated. It sustains and benefits us all [...] Full text...
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'Ocean could be key to future food security' - Fisheries experts
19 november 2019 - 12:02:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...
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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe halves interest rates to 35 percent
19 november 2019 - 05:49:15Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has halved its interest rates to 35 percent in support [...] Full text...
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Rice sub-sector crucial to Gambia’s development - VP
18 november 2019 - 20:28:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Isatou Touray, vice president of The Gambia, said here Monday that the rice sub- sector [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to participate in the Mediterranean Film Festival in Brussels
18 november 2019 - 17:26:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian cinema will be represented at the official competition of the 19th edition of the Brussels [...] Full text...
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