Amnesty International deplores lack of investigation into Libya's Derna floods

13 march 2024 - 14:32:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan authorities have failed to investigate the responsibility of powerful military and political actors in [...] Full text...

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Three killed, over 280 hospitalised after Nairobi gas plant explosion

02 february 2024 - 13:32:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least three people have been killed and up to 280 others hospitalised after an explosion [...] Full text...

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Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services

01 february 2024 - 17:34:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of World Cancer Day, 1 February, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Senegal subdue 10-man Gambia 3-0

15 january 2024 - 16:02:34
Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Defending champions Senegal on Monday subdued 10-man Gambia 3-0 in their Group C Day 1 match [...] Full text...

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14 Libyan officials jailed after investigation into Derna floods

03 january 2024 - 16:01:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prosecutor General, Councillor Al-Seddik Al-Sour, says 14 Libyan officials have been remanded in custody [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Percy Tau headlines South Africa squad

29 december 2023 - 07:58:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Al Ahly star, Percy Tau, will lead the South African attack at next month’s TotalEnergies CAF [...] Full text...

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Libya assess flooded areas in the east with UN officials

28 december 2023 - 12:52:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior Libyan and UN officials have discussed the results of work done in areas affected in [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent investigations into catastrophic Derna floods

06 december 2023 - 09:00:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – An independent inquiry is needed to review failings in Libyan authorities’ management of catastrophic flooding in [...] Full text...

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Committees formed to draw up roadmap for reconstruction of Derna disaster-stricken areas

04 november 2023 - 15:09:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Participants in the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Derna and the areas affected by the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM orders disbursement of financial aid to families in disaster-stricken areas of eastern Libya

31 october 2023 - 17:37:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has instructed the [...] Full text...

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Guinea returns to Organisation for the development of the Senegal River

20 october 2023 - 17:12:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The second extraordinary conference of heads of state and government of the Organisation pour la mise [...] Full text...

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Libyan floods: PM urges accelerated action to help residents in disaster-stricken areas

13 october 2023 - 10:50:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to accelerate the pace of [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: Senior UN, EU officials hold talks on situation in Libya

29 september 2023 - 11:28:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has held consultations with the European Union's [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: ‘Tragedy is not over’ warns UNICEF

29 september 2023 - 05:40:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 16,000 children are displaced in eastern Libya following Africa’s deadliest storm in recorded history, [...] Full text...

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Flood victims in receive psychosocial support in Kibya

28 september 2023 - 16:34:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has agreed to provide psychosocial support to people affected by flooding in the areas hit [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: All water sources contaminated in Derna after storm Daniel

28 september 2023 - 12:14:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All the public and private underground water sources in the city of Derna, in the far [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: Economy Minister takes initiative to rehouse affected families

27 september 2023 - 12:33:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has launched an initiative to rehouse families [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Government requests WB assistance for reconstruction

23 september 2023 - 14:25:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Finance has asked the World Bank (WB) for help in rebuilding the [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: Survivors grapple with trauma

22 september 2023 - 05:30:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm [...] Full text...

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Storm Daniel tragedy gives Libya an international dimension

21 september 2023 - 19:31:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The damage and losses caused by the Mediterranean storm Daniel that hit eastern Libya on 10 [...] Full text...

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Burundi among 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change in the world

20 september 2023 - 14:20:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is one of the 20 countries in the world most vulnerable to climate change, the [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Top Libyan officials discuss financial support to disaster-stricken towns

20 september 2023 - 12:04:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan officials on Tuesday held a meeting in Tripoli on how to support the stricken towns [...] Full text...

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Continued international aid for disaster-stricken areas in eastern Libya

19 september 2023 - 17:55:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 20 countries have convoyed more than 50 jumbo jets and four ships carrying emergency aid [...] Full text...

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Libya Floods: WHO health supplies arrive in Libya as part of intensified response to devastating floods

16 september 2023 - 19:45:53
Tripoli, Libya  (PANA) – On Saturday, 29 metric tonnes of health supplies arrived in Benghazi, Libya, from the WHO Global [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: Top UN official in Libya urges united efforts to deal with disaster

15 september 2023 - 11:15:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Abdallah Bathily, has urged Libyans to [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 people hit by devastating floods

15 september 2023 - 05:19:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Medicines, food, household items, body bags to be distributed to residents

14 september 2023 - 14:36:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Medicines, food, body bags, first aid kits and household items from the International Committee of the [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

14 september 2023 - 05:35:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead

13 september 2023 - 05:38:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Picture of devastation emerges as storm wreaks havoc in eastern Libya

12 september 2023 - 13:15:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the picture of the devastation caused by Storm Daniel in eastern Libya last Sunday begins [...] Full text...

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US offers help to Libya as thousands are feared dead in floods after Storm Daniel wreaked havoc

12 september 2023 - 07:18:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has expressed its sympathies and condolences to Libya as thousands of people are [...] Full text...

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GERD: Ethiopian PM announces successful final filing of controversial dam

11 september 2023 - 06:28:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday announced the successful fourth and final filling of [...] Full text...

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AU vows to end environmental pandemics linked to climate change

04 september 2023 - 12:38:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union has decried the rise in climate change-related disasters and pandemics and vowed to [...] Full text...

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AfDB Group commits $87 million to prop cereal production in Tunisia

21 july 2023 - 13:59:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will receive an $87.1 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group to scale [...] Full text...

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2023 U-23 AFCON: Hosts Morocco reach semi-finals after thumping Ghana 5-1

28 june 2023 - 06:35:40
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Hosts Morocco on Tuesday secured a semi-final berth at the ongoing 2023 Under-23 AFCON with an [...] Full text...

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South Africa, Lesotho launch new phase of major water project

23 may 2023 - 09:17:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday morning travelled to Lesotho for the launch of Phase [...] Full text...

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GERD: Time to make controversial dam work for greater good of all - Think-tank

04 may 2023 - 13:26:17
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - With the fourth annual filling looming in June and construction abicaout 90% complete, the contentious [...] Full text...

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Ivorian hydropower plant to supply electricity to 100,000 households, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

21 april 2023 - 06:23:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Three years after construction began, the Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant project, located some 150 km north [...] Full text...

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Mali's National Transitional Council approves bill to repay debt of electricity company EDM

13 april 2023 - 14:58:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Transition Council (CNT), which acts as the national assembly in Mali, approved on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria beat Mozambique to reach quarter-finals2023 U-20

26 february 2023 - 13:35:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Flying Eagles of Nigeria beat Mozambique 2-0 in Ismailia to qualify for the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...

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WFP helps to strengthen food security in Mali

28 january 2023 - 05:25:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a EUR 62.5 million contribution from the European [...] Full text...

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African heads of state pledge to make food sovereignty a priority

25 january 2023 - 20:02:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African heads of state and government pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to make food sovereignty a [...] Full text...

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Dozens of organisations demand international controls to combat trade in tools of torture

22 january 2023 - 05:20:16
London, UK, (PANA) - More than 30 international organisations have joined forces to call for an international treaty to control [...] Full text...

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WB grants $70 million for water, agriculture, livestock, and environmental services delivery in Somalia

16 december 2022 - 10:17:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient [...] Full text...

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USAID, WFP join hands as lean season sets-in rural Zimbabwe

20 october 2022 - 12:56:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday announced the contribution of US$36.7 million [...] Full text...

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WMO report urges faster action on transition to clean energy

12 october 2022 - 06:13:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN weather agency issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday for governments everywhere to switch to [...] Full text...

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Top South African sportsman gets bail

17 may 2022 - 08:33:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African sportsman Elton Jantjies has been released on bail and ordered to [...] Full text...

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Gambian Players First batch arrives in Cameroon ahead of Chad encounter

21 march 2022 - 19:25:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The first batch of Scorpions arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Monday ahead of the first leg of [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Coach Saintfiet releases 23-man squad to play Chad in Afcon 2023 preliminaries

18 march 2022 - 17:59:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Senior National team Coach, Tom Saintfiet, has released his 23-man squad to play Chad [...] Full text...

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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)

23 january 2022 - 10:17:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Coach Sainfiet lauds Gambia’s fighting spirit against Mali

16 january 2022 - 18:05:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Coach Tom Sainfiet has hailed his Scorpions players for their fighting spirit and resilience shown [...] Full text...

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UN chief appoints German Daniela Kroslak Deputy Special Representative in Mali

08 january 2022 - 06:42:47
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of Daniela Kroslak of Germany [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Coach, Tom Saintfiet, names 28-man squad for maiden Afcon tournament

22 december 2021 - 15:39:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Belgian coach, Tom Saintfiet, on Tuesday announced his final 28-man squad for Gambia’s maiden AFCON [...] Full text...

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Climate change: UN Resident Coordinator says it is time to act on Kenya drought

01 october 2021 - 08:11:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Wajir county of northern Kenya on Thursday with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations [...] Full text...

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Canada supports WFP to help Tanzania’s poorest urban populations

05 august 2021 - 15:16:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Government of Canada has provided US$ 3.74 million to the United Nations World [...] Full text...

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Algerian FM delivers message to Sudanese leader

30 july 2021 - 13:54:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Algerian Minister for Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ramtane Lamamra arrived in Khartoum on Friday to deliver [...] Full text...

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Sudan rejects unilateral second filling of GERD

19 july 2021 - 18:56:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday said it totally rejects a unilateral decision taken by Ethiopia to fill the [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Egypt express deep concern over Ethiopia's attitude on filling controversial dam

09 june 2021 - 20:14:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Egypt on Wednesday again expressed their "deep concern" over the potential impact and damages [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis; Ethiopians march against 'foreign interference' in the country's internal affairs

30 may 2021 - 14:39:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thousands of Ethiopians held a demonstration in Addis Ababa on Sunday against foreign interference in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: US President Biden calls for ceasefire

27 may 2021 - 06:20:37
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has expressed deep concern at the escalating violence and the hardening [...] Full text...

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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities

18 may 2021 - 15:46:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Declare State of Emergency over insecurity in Nigeria, House of Reps asks Buhari

27 april 2021 - 18:27:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of [...] Full text...

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AfDB distances from electricity load shedding in South Sudanese capital

07 april 2021 - 21:23:35
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) -  The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Wednesday it was not involved in a decision [...] Full text...

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Governments, humanitarian partners responding to needs generated by Cyclone Eloise

28 january 2021 - 09:21:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - At least 265,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise as it took a westward [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains caused by Cyclone Eloise recede in parts of southern Africa

27 january 2021 - 08:58:53
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The low pressure area caused by Tropical Cyclone Eloise has moved south-west and is close [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains pound southern Africa after Tropical Cyclone Eloise weakens

25 january 2021 - 07:21:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Since its landfall, the Tropical Cyclone Eloise weather system has weakened into an overland depression and [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise moves inland, bringing heavy rains to southern Zimbabwe

24 january 2021 - 09:10:37
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in central Mozambique on Saturday near the coastal city of Beira, [...] Full text...

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Senegal's new coach convenes 25 players for Afrobasket 2021 qualification

29 october 2020 - 14:29:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese international pivot turned national coach of the 'Lions' of basketball, Boniface Ndong,  on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Gambia confirms Congo and Guinea friendlies

04 october 2020 - 20:10:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have announced two friendly matches against Congo and Guinea in Portugal. The [...] Full text...

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Gunmen in Ghana attack buses of state transport company in Volta Region

30 september 2020 - 06:49:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Police Service says that it has begun investigations into an attack by gunmen on [...] Full text...

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Politicians and Nigeria's recent elections (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

28 september 2020 - 17:01:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After consistent bashing, castigation and blame for disputed elections, sometimes unjustifiably, the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu-led Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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Doctor kidnapped in Tripoli 10 days ago released

21 september 2020 - 10:58:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of Health of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has hailed the release of [...] Full text...

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Two persons kidnapped in Burkinabè Sahel set free Saturday

05 september 2020 - 14:43:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two persons kidnapped last Friday in the Burkina Faso Sahel were released on Saturday, PANA [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's emergency agency warns of likely flooding in 28 of nation's 36 states

07 august 2020 - 20:03:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Friday warned that 28 of the country’s 36 states and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius prepares for the post-Covid-19 period

17 june 2020 - 13:34:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Tuesday, said the focus now [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Gov. seeks review of W/African protocols to end armed herdsmen migration into Nigeria

07 june 2020 - 07:36:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the Governor of Kano State in the northern part of Nigeria, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinean govt. tightens measures as fight against Covid-19 continues

05 may 2020 - 16:49:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - With a cumulative total of 1,710 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Guinea, the Guinean government has decided [...] Full text...

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The 2020 rainy season is expected to be generally wet in the Sahelian countries

27 april 2020 - 15:41:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 2020 rainy season is expected to be wet overall, according to a press release issued [...] Full text...

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AfDB to fund construction of two hydroelectric dams in Gabon

09 march 2020 - 12:18:52
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will fund the construction of two hydroelectric dams in Booué and [...] Full text...

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Agricultural programme launched in Mauritania

28 january 2020 - 00:09:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani Monday presided over the launching of a large reorganization, construction [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US agency award $8 million to boost crop, livestock farming in Northeast Nigeria

22 january 2020 - 16:44:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday said that it has awarded a three-year, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament approves US$100 million loan for two dams

17 january 2020 - 05:27:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Thursday approved a US$100 million loan agreement by the Arab Fund for [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Kenyan President sacks ministers, names new Foreign Minister in cabinet reshuffle

14 january 2020 - 13:19:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta fired agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri on Tuesday in a cabinet reshuffle, [...] Full text...

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Charge for electricity levy in US dollars: MDC Veep tells Zimbabwe govt

13 january 2020 - 23:14:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The vice president of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, MDC, Tendai Biti, Monday called on the government [...] Full text...

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Water levels at Zimbabwe's major dams recede

04 january 2020 - 14:51:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has released shocking statistics of receding dam water levels at [...] Full text...

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Kenya Police grill 11 officials over $373 million dam scandal

16 december 2019 - 13:30:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eleven officials of the Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency (RVWWDA) in Kenya on Monday recorded [...] Full text...

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Kenya Water Authority raises red flag as biggest dam overflows

14 december 2019 - 12:27:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Water Resources Authority (WRA) on Saturday asked people living along River Tana to move [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans pushed to the brink in the face of drought and economic meltdown

27 november 2019 - 13:00:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) says millions of Zimbabweans are on the brink of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says he won't seek third term in office

22 november 2019 - 18:30:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President  Muhammadu Buhari stopped speculations that he was nursing a third term agenda, saying that [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Affiniam Dam to be rehabilitated with support from China

21 november 2019 - 18:20:00
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Rehabilitation work on the Affiniam dam in southern Senegal, located about 20 kilometers northwest of Ziguinchor, [...] 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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Sweden provides US$7 million to support Land Governance in Liberia

28 october 2019 - 16:47:30
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The Swedish Government has provided US$7 million to the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) to build its [...] Full text...

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Flood kills 18 people, sacks TV station in Nigeria

24 october 2019 - 17:54:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said that 18 people died while 41,959 others [...] Full text...

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Rising sea water levels causing flooding in parts of Nigeria's Lagos State

19 october 2019 - 10:58:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The menace of flooding in Nigeria continues as the country's commercial capital, Lagos, alerted residents on [...] Full text...

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U.S. Congressional delegation arrives in The Gambia

13 october 2019 - 15:40:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  A Congressional delegation from the United States headed by House Democracy Partnership (“HDP”) Chairman Representative David [...] Full text...

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Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian Ministers of Works meet in Khartoum

04 october 2019 - 18:52:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sudanese Ministers of Works (Hydraulics) and Irrigation began a meeting on Friday [...] Full text...

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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana

01 october 2019 - 21:26:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...

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More than 200,000 people affected by floods in Niger

27 september 2019 - 17:31:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - About 211,366 people have been affected by floods in Niger, according to information released recently by [...] Full text...

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Harare City Council resumes water production after initially switching off

24 september 2019 - 17:54:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare City Council (HCC) has resumed water production, a day after it was switched off following [...] Full text...

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Harare's citizens mull suing its city council over proposal to increase water tariffs

14 september 2019 - 17:49:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  Harare’s citizens are planning to sue its city council on its proposal to increase water tariffs [...] Full text...

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Buhari urges Ramaphosa to take urgent steps to stop xenophobic attacks

09 september 2019 - 14:28:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari has received a report of his Special [...] Full text...

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

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

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Harare to build boreholes as secondary source of potable water due to shortages

23 august 2019 - 15:50:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare City Council (HCC) is set to build more boreholes in Zimbabwe’s capital to offer residents [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court freezes accounts linked to dam financial scandal

08 august 2019 - 20:40:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan court on Thursday ordered the freezing of two bank accounts linked to companies which [...] Full text...

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TI hails arrest of 2 senior African officials on allegations of corruption

26 july 2019 - 18:14:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Transparency International (TI), one of the global civil society organisations leading the fight against corruption, said [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD official blames Kenya's runaway graft on thirst for quick riches

26 july 2019 - 04:28:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Dr Mukhisa Kituyi on Thursday blamed the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan finance minister pleads not guilty to conspiracy to defraud state

23 july 2019 - 15:14:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's finance Ministry Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a charge of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Foreign prosecutor to handle multi-million-dollar dam graft case

22 july 2019 - 20:54:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -   A foreign prosecutor will handle the $63 million scandal case involving Treasurer Henry Rotich, Principal Secretary [...] Full text...

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Kenyan finance minister surrenders after prosecutor issues arrest warrant

22 july 2019 - 15:24:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's finance Ministry Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich surrendered to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters [...] Full text...

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'Zimbabwe's local authorities are biggest debtors of power company'

16 july 2019 - 12:18:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Energy and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi says local authorities are the biggest debtors of [...] Full text...

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Water shortages loom in Zimbabwe

15 july 2019 - 05:20:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced a 48-hour water shedding programme that will start on [...] Full text...

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UN Chief pledges UN support during visit to cyclone-hit areas in Mozambique

13 july 2019 - 08:19:18
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Determined children learning in classes without roofs, resilient women farming without tools or much land, and [...] Full text...

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Zambia continues to experience critical electricity supply deficit due to droughts (Feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA correspondent)

04 july 2019 - 11:10:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The over-reliance on hydro-power by Zambia, which is currently experiencing critical electricity supply deficit from recent [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni hails China’s role in Africa’s struggles

25 june 2019 - 21:23:34
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has hailed China for adopting a "win-win" approach in its relations [...] Full text...

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Rwanda tapping renewable energy sources to boost power supply (Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

23 june 2019 - 02:12:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – In Karuruma, a suburb of Kigali city, Olivier Musoni, a modern carpentry shop owner, says he [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, China sign grant agreement, partial debt forgiveness

21 june 2019 - 10:38:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and China on Thursday signed two agreements, namely, a grant of 100 [...] Full text...

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"Zimbabwe gov't needs to urgently restore faith in its currency" says The Economist

26 may 2019 - 13:40:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - If the Zimbabwean government cannot restore faith in its 'RTGS dollar', the country may be forced [...] Full text...

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Climate change an important aspect of human life that cannot be ignored - Minister

22 may 2019 - 23:39:44
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   The Botswana minister for presidential affairs, governance and public administration, Nonofo Molefhi, has said climate change [...] Full text...

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Feature: Plastic pollution and its many side effects on the ecosystem

17 may 2019 - 22:32:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  -   Apart from sustaining a rich diversity of natural ecosystems, Botswana’s water resources are critical for meeting [...] Full text...

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World Bank allocates US$75 million in Cyclone Idai monetary relief aid to Zimbabwe

04 may 2019 - 15:40:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The World Bank has made available US$75 million in Cyclone Idai monetary relief funds to Zimbabwe, [...] Full text...

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TMC orders Sudanese univrsities to resume lectures

29 april 2019 - 14:15:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Monday order the resumption of classes in all universities, [...] Full text...

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Government issues warning over the impending Cyclone Kenneth

25 april 2019 - 15:03:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government has warned citizens near flood prone areas to be on high alert and [...] Full text...

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Guinea approves electricity interconnection project between Guinea and Mali

24 april 2019 - 21:43:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   Guinea’s National Assembly Wednesday approved by a majority vote a project for electricity interconnection between Mali [...] Full text...

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Mauritius donates US$ 300,000 to cyclone-hit Mozambique and Zimbabwe

22 march 2019 - 14:42:51
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will donate a sum of US$ 200,000 and US$ 100,000 to Mozambique and Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Burundi sets out to modernise agriculture

21 march 2019 - 08:44:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – With agriculture being the mainstay of the Burundian economy, the government has set out modernise the [...] Full text...

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Moringa to curb deforestation of Guinea

20 march 2019 - 09:53:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Moringa, a tree that has been known for thousands of years in India, the Middle East and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army denies involvement in electoral malpractices and violence

19 march 2019 - 13:16:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Reeling under attacks for its involvement in electoral malpractices in the last general election in Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Police grill two ministers on Kenya dams scandal

14 march 2019 - 17:05:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa and his agriculture counterpart, Mwangi Kiunjuri, appeared before the Directorate of [...] Full text...

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Kenya Finance minister grilled over dam scandal

05 march 2019 - 13:37:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich, was on Tuesday grilled for hours by the Directorate of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling APC suspends 2 key State govs

02 march 2019 - 08:15:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Coming off its victory in the Feb. 23 presidential polls, Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) [...] Full text...

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Botswana lifts ban on fishing and export of dry fish

01 march 2019 - 19:26:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism announced here Friday it had lifted the [...] Full text...

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Titanium mining firm attacks poverty in Kenya’s coastal region (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

28 february 2019 - 12:55:21
Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – The sign-post is hard to miss on the narrow highway linking Ukunda, a small resort town [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari calls on military, security agencies to shoot ballot snatchers

18 february 2019 - 22:36:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The national chairman of Nigeria’s major opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, Monday described [...] Full text...

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Nigerian parties intensify campaigns ahead of Saturday's elections (News Analysis by Madu Onuora, PANA correspondent)

12 february 2019 - 09:39:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With just a few days to Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections in Nigeria, the two [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso faces 'extreme' climate conditions, says minister

06 february 2019 - 10:05:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is facing unprecedented "extreme, wide-scale and successive climate conditions" that affect the economy, [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Transformation of small-scale farm industry results in promising rice crop production (A feature by AfDB)

19 january 2019 - 07:10:50
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Locally-grown rice and vegetables are flourishing in Mozambique’s Massangena district, a testament to the success of [...] Full text...

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Deadly Mali attack to be investigated by UN rights experts

03 january 2019 - 20:15:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An attack on a village in central Mali earlier this week in which at least 37 [...] Full text...

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AU creates fund to cushion foreign investors from infrastructure project risks

13 december 2018 - 08:57:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union has created an infrastructure project preparation facility to assist countries prepare mega-infrastructure projects [...] Full text...

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Reduce non-tariff barriers to boost intra-African trade - AfDB

30 november 2018 - 13:27:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Estimates by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) indicate that the African Continental Free Trade [...] Full text...

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2-day India-West Africa business conclave begins in Abuja

08 october 2018 - 16:45:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day India-West Africa Business conclave began Monday in Abuja with stakeholders saying stable power supply [...] Full text...

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Indigenous peoples ‘lag behind on all social and economic indicators’

20 september 2018 - 06:30:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Progress that destroys traditional culture, language, land and human heritage “is not development, but willful destruction”, [...] Full text...

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World’s largest desert Lake Turkana lands on World Heritage site danger list

29 june 2018 - 15:05:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Lake Turkana, the world’s largest desert lake, has been declared in danger because of the environmental [...] Full text...

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Top South African school rocked by abuse scandal

15 june 2018 - 09:33:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education in South Africa has launched an investigation into allegations [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains bring welcome relief to Cape Town

24 may 2018 - 13:02:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Heavy rains are lashing drought-stricken Cape Town which is in danger of running out [...] Full text...

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2 soldiers wounded, 6 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Northeast Nigeria

15 may 2018 - 15:52:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said that two of its soldiers were wounded while its troops [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces new power reliability indicator to improve energy efficiency

20 april 2018 - 15:43:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - In a move to improve power reliability in the country, the Rwanda Energy Group (REG) has [...] Full text...

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Sixteen confirmed killed by armed herdsmen in northern Nigeria

12 march 2018 - 07:51:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Sunday night said that the death toll from the attacks on communities [...] Full text...

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3 Nigerian women artists unite at UN to change perceptions of women and Africa

10 march 2018 - 12:29:45
New York, US (PANA) - Three Nigerian women will spotlight themes such as human trafficking, suicide bombing, and sexism and [...] Full text...

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Gomez elected IAAF Athletes' Commission Chair

07 march 2018 - 18:50:43
Birmingham, UK (PANA) - Iñaki Gomez of Canada has been elected Chair of the IAAF Athletes' Commission by Commission [...] Full text...

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OIF Secretary General pays tribute to late Burkina film director

20 february 2018 - 16:26:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Michaëlle Jean, has on Tuesday paid [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Western Cape grapples with crippling drought

24 january 2018 - 08:09:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape, which is facing its worst drought in history, has called on [...] Full text...

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Netherlands: Rights group urges ICC to support victims in choosing counsel

29 august 2017 - 06:32:56
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) should prioritise victims’ views and wishes when it comes to [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Government dismisses ‘induced earthquake’ reports in Botswana

05 april 2017 - 18:19:08
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) has rejected media reports suggesting that the earthquake which occurred in the [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: Annan, Adesina urge governments to close Africa's energy deficit

13 march 2017 - 20:03:51
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Former UN Secretary-General and Chair of the Africa Progress Pane Kofi Annan, and African Development [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Emergency agency registers 22,463 Nigerian returnees from Niger

09 march 2017 - 17:02:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said it has registered 22,463 returnees from [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana president calls for thanksgiving for 'good rains'

28 february 2017 - 08:42:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s President Seretse Khama Ian Khama has called for a national thanksgiving on Sunday to thank [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Mobilising private investments critical for Rwanda's energy for all agenda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali, Rwanda)

21 december 2016 - 07:14:30
Nyamagabe, Rwanda (PANA) – For the first time in her life in a remote rural village of Nyamagabe, a district [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana media highlight transition challenges

17 december 2016 - 07:32:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week featured president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo's meetings with various groups and organisations, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama directs security agencies to maintain order

11 december 2016 - 06:10:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's outgoing president John Dramani Mahama has directed the security agencies to deploy across the country [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambian council of elders endorses opposition coalition candidate

06 november 2016 - 17:15:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Council of Elders (COE) on Sunday endorsed the opposition coalition presidential candidate for 1 December [...] Full text...

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UN: Senegalese, Ugandan leaders urge more investments in Africa

21 september 2016 - 15:26:29
New York, US (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni have called for more investments in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan Government warns of flooding of River Nile

09 august 2016 - 08:56:17
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The government of Sudan has issued a warning to people living along the banks of River [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Canada gives US$15 million towards 'zero hunger in Ghana'

01 june 2016 - 11:58:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of 20 million Canadian dollars [...] Full text...

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US: Human rights group urges UN peacekeepers to protect civilians

30 may 2016 - 06:19:38
New York, US (PANA) - New York-based human rights group, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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UN: Statesmen, women task UN Security Council on mass atrocities

21 may 2016 - 17:03:23
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, a group of eminent personalities, The Elders, and New York-based [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Methane gas lights homes of Rwandan poor (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)

18 may 2016 - 07:15:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Nearly six years after the Rwandan government signed an agreement with a US company to generate [...] Full text...

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UN: Nineteen new countries endorse Kigali principles on civilian protection

12 may 2016 - 15:23:46
New York, US (PANA) - Nineteen new countries, including troop contributing countries, on Thursday in New York endorsed the Kigali [...] Full text...

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Sudan: BADEA to lend US$ 20million to Chad for Small Dams, livestock development

09 may 2016 - 12:56:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the Chadian on Monday, at BADEA’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria, Cameroon, UN to hold meeting on framework for safe return of refugees

04 may 2016 - 18:32:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Cameroon are to ‎hold a tripartite meeting with ‎the United Nations High Commissioner for [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report focuses on green, inclusive industrialization in Africa

11 april 2016 - 22:30:27
New York, US (PANA) - Welcoming the launch of the latest economic report on Africa, UN Special Adviser on Africa, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Flooding leads the headlines this week in Mauritius

20 february 2016 - 15:05:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – This week’s headlines were marked by flooding that occurred in Mauritius following torrential rains in several [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Workers demonstrate against high utility tariffs, fuel price hikes

20 january 2016 - 11:54:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Thousands of workers across the country, mainly in the public sector, on Wednesday staged demonstrations in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders probe of some retired, serving army, air force generals over arms purchase scam

15 january 2016 - 15:05:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - On the recommendation of the committee established to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: IMF chief sues for strong business climate, regional integration in Africa

08 january 2016 - 19:26:41
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - With oil prices projected to remain low for long and oil reserves depleting, macroeconomic stability [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghanaians enter New Year with hope of bright light

01 january 2016 - 01:46:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – As Ghanaians enter the New Year, they are doing so in hope of brightness as the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana energy crisis appears to be over

29 december 2015 - 22:38:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's debilitating power crisis appears to be over as the state-owned bulk power distributor, Ghana Grid [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Tension still high over Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia

29 december 2015 - 10:09:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Six ministers from Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have failed, during two days of talks in Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Electricity, water tariffs go up

07 december 2015 - 20:57:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tariffs of electricity and water in Ghana have been increased by 59.2% and 67.2% respectively, the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Power barge to produce 225MW of electricity arrives

29 november 2015 - 19:44:13
Tema, Ghana (PANA) - A power barge that will produce 225MW of electricity has arrived in Ghana as the authorities [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's Kemboi lands IAAF Athletes Commission slot

27 november 2015 - 08:28:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi is among the six new members who have been appointed to join the [...] Full text...

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UN: UNDP says indigenous peoples’ voices must be heard at Paris climate conference

20 november 2015 - 19:08:55
New York, US (PANA) - Though indigenous peoples own, occupy or manage up to 65 per cent of the Earth’s [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Inaugural Africa's infrastructure meeting winds up in Abidjan

18 november 2015 - 12:34:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At the close of a week-long meeting in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, African policy makers re-committed themselves [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania's new President Magufuli takes oath of office

05 november 2015 - 11:38:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's fifth national leader President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was inaugurated on Thursday at [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 'Zero gas' from Nigeria wreaking havoc in Ghana

23 october 2015 - 09:21:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The drying up of the gas pipeline from Nigeria to Ghana is wreaking havoc in Ghana, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Rave reviews after SA comedian debut as host of major US show

29 september 2015 - 07:58:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tributes are pouring in from around the world for South African comedian Trevor Noah, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Fast food giant to sponsor junior football in SA

27 september 2015 - 08:40:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed a US$2.5 million sponsorship deal with [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Private sector calls for groundwater utilisation

24 september 2015 - 08:55:51
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Groundwater Association of Botswana (GAB) says the private sector and the government should collaborate to provide [...] Full text...

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2016 CHAN qualifiers: Thirty players invited to prepare for CHAN qualifier

19 september 2015 - 12:00:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has invited 30 home-based players to prepare for their upcoming 2016 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Power tariffs go up 35% effective Tuesday

31 august 2015 - 18:31:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's energy regulatory authority Monday announced a 35 percent hike of electricity tariffs effective 1 Sept. [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Shifting electricity from lighting homes to power industries (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)

20 august 2015 - 22:29:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The record high temperatures during summer between June and August in Rwanda have seen the drop [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Afro-American Pop Star, Akon, to invest in solar energy schemes in Rwanda

28 july 2015 - 13:07:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Popular Afro-American pop star, Akon, has arrived in Kigali where he has engaged in a series [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ex-Minister 'stole US$6b'

27 july 2015 - 21:12:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - An unidentified minister who served under the immediate past Nigerian federal government stole US$6 billion by [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kemboi, Okagbare picked for IAAF Athletes Commission polls

13 july 2015 - 13:31:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Men's 3000m Steplechase Olympic and world champion Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya and Nigerian sprinter and long [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media highlight bitter in-fighting in main opposition party

30 may 2015 - 05:28:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is in turmoil. Or so it seems. What had been [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Strike by judicial service workers, ECOWAS summit reported in Ghana

23 may 2015 - 08:18:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A two-day strike by workers of the judicial service which shut all courts and a one-day [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s mega dam nears half completion (News Analysis by Omer Redi, PANA Correspondent)

02 may 2015 - 08:53:28
Asossa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Now in its fourth year, construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is nearly half [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s mega dam nears half completion (News Analysis by Omar Reid, PANA Correspondent)

01 may 2015 - 15:47:36
Asossa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Now in its fourth year, construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is nearly half [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana workers demand quick end to energy crisis

01 may 2015 - 15:12:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghanaian workers on Friday held parades throughout the country to mark May Day with President John [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia leaders sign pact on Renaissance Dam

23 march 2015 - 14:29:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese, Egyptian and Ethiopian leaders on Monday signed an agreement on the principles of the construction [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese official media dwell on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam

21 march 2015 - 17:01:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The heads of state of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia are due to meet Monday in Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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