Top Sudan Army commander says they are committed to siding with people's choice

16 december 2019 - 04:39:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The President of the Sovereign Council of Sudan, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, has said the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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UN: Progress made at COP25, despite lack of agreement to increase climate ambition

15 december 2019 - 15:31:39
Madrid, Spain (PANA) - Two days after the official close of the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid, negotiations finally [...] Full text...

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Research elephant killing in Botswana, hunters surrender hunting licenses

14 december 2019 - 21:04:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism(MENRT) said here Saturday that two hunters [...] Full text...

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Benin: Government to set up sanitation programme in five main cities of South Benin

14 december 2019 - 18:44:44
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The government has decided to set up a special programme on sanitation services and the elimination [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Pink Lake to host stage of first electric rally in 2021

14 december 2019 - 17:24:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The very first edition of ecological races (Extrême E) scheduled for 2021 has retained the legendary [...] Full text...

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How a Finance Bill could allow employers to retrench workers in Zimbabwe (A PANA news analysis)

14 december 2019 - 14:21:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Back in July 2015, a Supreme Court ruling involving a local fuel station called Zuva Petroleum, [...] Full text...

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At least 45 people dead, more than 12,000 displaced by heavy rains in Burundi

14 december 2019 - 13:04:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since the beginning of this year, heavy rains have caused both material and human damage in [...] 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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Mauritius to hold conference on the environment

14 december 2019 - 07:14:29
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Ministry will organise a two-day conference [...] Full text...

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No impact on Victoria Falls tourists - Zimbabwe tour operators

13 december 2019 - 21:29:04
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe Tour Operators Association Chairperson Kumbirai Chiweshe said here Friday tour operators had not yet [...] Full text...

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Professional hunters shoot and kill research elephant n Botswana

13 december 2019 - 15:55:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has received reports that a collared research [...] Full text...

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New airline to start operations in The Gambia

12 december 2019 - 22:08:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Senior officials from Universal Caravan Aviation, a transnational aviation company based in the Kingdom of Saudi [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan official calls for concerted efforts to protect consumers

12 december 2019 - 21:30:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Minister of economy and industry of the national accord government Ali al-Issawi said here Thursday that [...] Full text...

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IMF Board says Mauritania registers strong growth, set to accelerate to 6.9% this year

12 december 2019 - 19:05:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the fourth review of [...] Full text...

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Niamey city to plant three million fruit trees

11 december 2019 - 18:44:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Minister in charge of education and the Mayor of Niamey on Wednesday launched a fruit tree [...] Full text...

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Two Botswana Railways crew members die in train accident

10 december 2019 - 18:33:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Railways has confirmed the death of its crew members died in a train accident between [...] Full text...

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COP 25: Experts say Western media 'insensitive' to climate equity

10 december 2019 - 16:52:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Climate change experts on Tuesday blamed Western media for continuing to be insensitive to climate equity [...] Full text...

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WB official welcomes Mauritania’s commitment to human resources development

10 december 2019 - 14:06:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - World Bank Vice President for Africa, Hafed Ghanem, has welcomed the commitment of the new Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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UN system to prop up Togo's development efforts with CFAF 72 billion in 2019-2023

10 december 2019 - 13:57:25
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - As part of the new Cooperation Framework signed Monday in Lomé, the United Nations system will [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President to attend Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Egypt

10 december 2019 - 13:21:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall was due to leave Dakar on Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt, to take [...] Full text...

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Botswana hit by floods

10 december 2019 - 11:52:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Many villages in Botswana have been hit by floods following heavy countrywide rains. Following Monday afternoon's downpour residents [...] Full text...

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Electoral Violence and other threats to democracy in Africa (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

10 december 2019 - 10:38:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The disturbing images of violent activities that saturated the social media space during the recent governorship [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains hit Kenya after hurricane Belna settles in Madagascar

10 december 2019 - 09:54:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hurricane Belna, which has been travelling around the Indian Ocean, is expected to cause heavy rains [...] Full text...

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Ministers to look at United Nations climate change process

10 december 2019 - 09:26:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Philda Nani Kereng, is joining other world environment [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Day celebrates ‘tremendous activism’ of the world’s young people

10 december 2019 - 08:22:41
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is highlighting the role of young people in leading the way to a better future [...] Full text...

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Sudan to chair Ottawa Treaty on prohibition of landmines

10 december 2019 - 07:19:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday commended the election of Sudan to chair the Ottawa Treaty on [...] Full text...

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New Franco-South African laboratory set up in South Africa

10 december 2019 - 00:18:06
Paris, France (PANA)  -  An International Research Laboratory Rehabs, a hub for innovative research on socio-ecosystems and the biosphere at [...] Full text...

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WB official praises commitment for resources and inclusive growth in Mauritania

09 december 2019 - 21:14:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The deputy governor of the World Bank (WB) for Africa, Hafed Ghanem, Monday praised the commitment [...] Full text...

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UN calls for urgent support to address rising humanitarian needs in Angola

09 december 2019 - 18:22:18
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Angola, Paolo Balladelli, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Ruling party in Zimbabwe moves to endorse Mnangagwa for 2023 elections

09 december 2019 - 17:47:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The ruling ZANU-PF party's provincial structures across Zimbabwe have been stampeding to endorse President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Belna due to make landfall in west Madagascar

09 december 2019 - 15:16:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone ‘Belna’ is expected to make landfall in Soalala district in the west [...] Full text...

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Egypt hosts workshop on 'Silencing the Guns in Africa'

09 december 2019 - 05:43:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day workshop on “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” will run from 9-10 December [...] Full text...

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UN evaluates progress in improving peacekeeping performance

07 december 2019 - 07:19:31
New 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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Guinean, Mauritanian presidents in Bamako for 18th OMVS Summit

06 december 2019 - 23:30:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  Presidents Alpha Condé of Guinea and Mohamed ould Cheich Mohamed Ahmed El Ghazouani of Mauritanian arrived [...] Full text...

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President Gnassingbé invites South African business people to invest in Togo

06 december 2019 - 23:16:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The Togolese president, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, Friday called on South African businessmen to invest in Togo, [...] Full text...

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Kenya braces for tropical cyclones along Indian Ocean coastline

06 december 2019 - 21:26:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical cyclone, Ambali, which is expected to peak at 185 kilometres per hour, has started weakening [...] Full text...

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Twin cyclones likely to hit Tanzania coastal regions

06 december 2019 - 12:26:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Several regions in Tanzania will be hit by heavy rains which may have devastating [...] Full text...

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Bamako to host 18th Summit of Organisation for dev't of Senegal River on Saturday

06 december 2019 - 11:13:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organization for the Development of [...] Full text...

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Partnerships key to taking landlocked countries out of poverty: Guterres

06 december 2019 - 05:49:59
New York, US (PANA) - The challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), some of the poorest in the world, [...] Full text...

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'Work hard to be comfortable like me', President Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans

05 december 2019 - 19:03:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that Zimbabweans need to work hard if they want to reach [...] Full text...

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At least 26 people killed in landslides in northwestern Burundi

05 december 2019 - 15:08:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least 26 people from three villages in Cibitoke province of northwestern Burundi, were killed as [...] Full text...

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Botswana President attends 9th Africa, Caribbean and Pacific group summit

05 december 2019 - 14:42:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi will attend the 9th Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign to sensitize the public on environmental tidiness

05 december 2019 - 13:51:11
Belle-Mare, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment minister Kavydass Ramano on Thursday launched a pre-festive clean-up campaign on the beach at [...] Full text...

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OCHA issues alert on low-pressure system approaching Madagascar

05 december 2019 - 09:18:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A low-pressure system is forming in the Indian Ocean, near the Seychelles and north [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa visits Togo

05 december 2019 - 00:04:27
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected on Thursday in Togo for a working visit, official [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé discusses problems in region with delegation from southern Libya

04 december 2019 - 21:49:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The special representative of the UN Secretary-general in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Wednesday held talks with a [...] Full text...

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Coris Bank International opens branch in Niamey

04 december 2019 - 17:59:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Coris Bank International Branch of Niger has just launched its activities in Niamey to "fully play [...] Full text...

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Rwanda partners French club PSG to promote 'inspiring transformation'

04 december 2019 - 11:54:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the French football club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on Wednesday announced [...] Full text...

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Only one in five countries has healthcare strategy to deal with climate change: WHO

04 december 2019 - 07:50:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Protecting people’s health from climate change dangers such as heat stress, storms and tsunamis has never [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s agriculture sector offers potential for poverty reduction: WB Report

03 december 2019 - 21:58:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The agriculture sector in Tanzania offers fresh opportunities for poverty reduction, the World Bank [...] Full text...

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Botswana National Disaster Management Office prepares for floods

03 december 2019 - 21:13:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) is bracing itself for floods which are expected and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius holds conference on Environment

03 december 2019 - 18:31:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius, (PANA) - Mauritius will hold a Conference on Environment on December 16 and 17, the Mauritian Environment Minister, [...] Full text...

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Congo hosts sub-regional meeting on forest governance

03 december 2019 - 14:19:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is organizing a technical workshop in Brazzaville from December [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's secret Police accuse unnamed groups of plotting disorder across the country

03 december 2019 - 14:10:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s political and security environment is going to heat up as the secret Police, the Department [...] Full text...

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Lomé hosts 55th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council

03 december 2019 - 13:57:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 55th session of the International Tropical Timber Council opened on Monday in Lomé, focused on [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains, strong winds expected in Botswana

03 december 2019 - 13:19:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Meteorological Services (DMS) is warning of heavy rain accompanied by strong winds [...] Full text...

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Mayor of Niamey calls for mobilization to clean up the Nigerien capital

02 december 2019 - 18:59:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The central mayor of the city of Niamey, Mouctar Mamoudou, on Sunday introduced a monthly environmental [...] Full text...

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COP25: ‘Signals of hope’ multiplying in face of global climate crisis, says Guterres

02 december 2019 - 05:51:29
Madrid, Spain (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has outlined the “increased ambition and commitment” that the world needs from governments during [...] Full text...

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News Analysis: COP 25 to highlight role of Innovative Clean Development Mechanism for Africa

30 november 2019 - 20:03:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  While the mobilization of climate finance for sustainable development remains key for African negotiators participating next [...] Full text...

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African development bank commits $25 billion for climate change finance by 2025

30 november 2019 - 15:55:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has doubled its total climate change commitment to $25 billion between [...] Full text...

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Niger hosts AIPP conference on sidelines of FPU Africa continental summit

30 november 2019 - 15:48:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The continental summit of the Federation for Universal Peace (FPU) began here Saturday under the chairmanship [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants US$ 30 million to Burundi for early childhood, population control

30 november 2019 - 14:29:06
Bujumbura, 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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African negotiators set for UN climate talks in Madrid next week

30 november 2019 - 13:17:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  As the global climate emergency intensifies and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow, a group of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Cimate change fast emerging as priority for many countries - Central bank governor

30 november 2019 - 09:16:14
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA)   -  The governor of the Bank of Mauriius,Yandraduth Googoolye, Friday told banks and financial institutions that “extreme [...] Full text...

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New report says Climate Change increasing risks of violence against women in Africa

29 november 2019 - 20:26:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC predicting an [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigeria to extend its natural gas pipeline to North Africa

29 november 2019 - 17:43:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Equatorial Guinea said that Nigeria is considering the viability [...] Full text...

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Tunis to host FAO Regional Conference on improving water productivity in agriculture

29 november 2019 - 11:32:02
Tunis, 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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Forest and water worker reported missing in eastern Burkina Faso

29 november 2019 - 00:01:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - An assistant waters and forests worker on duty at the departmental Environment, Green economy and [...] Full text...

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Lull in Sudan attracts thousands to urban areas from remote mountains held by rebels in Kordufan

28 november 2019 - 18:19:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Hundreds of thousands of civilians have trekked their way back to main urban centers in war [...] Full text...

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Congo validates national sustainable financing strategy for its protected areas

28 november 2019 - 18:00:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Documents related to the establishment of secure investment mechanisms for the conservation and improvement of sustainable [...] Full text...

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Experts' meeting calls for further studies on the AfCFTA

28 november 2019 - 14:17:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants in the Strategic Dialogue of Associations of African Societies on the Operationalization of the [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains in Kenya claim 118 lives

28 november 2019 - 13:23:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of people  who have lost their lives since the onset of heavy rains in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's meteorological agency issues warning over heavy rains

27 november 2019 - 22:25:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwanda’s Meteorology Agency Wednesday issued a warning over heavy rains beginning Thursday through Saturday. A weather forecast [...] Full text...

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Congo: US emergency fund to help flood victims

27 november 2019 - 18:49:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Congo, Todd Haskell,  announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville that his country has [...] Full text...

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Religious leaders urged to make climate change an 'evangelical issue' in Rwanda

27 november 2019 - 16:29:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's deputy chief of the environment management body has called on local religious leaders to make [...] Full text...

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A tremor of 3.48 magnitude hits northwest Tunisia

27 november 2019 - 15:45:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several residents of the Tunisian city of Sekiet Sidi Youssef, near the border with Algeria, were [...] Full text...

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Rwanda benefits from assistance in mainstreaming green economy

27 november 2019 - 14:03:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda is benefiting from financial and technical assistance of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) integrating two [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Netherlands pledge stronger partnership on trade, investments

26 november 2019 - 21:32:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria and The Netherlands Tuesday pledged stronger partnership on trade and investments following a meeting between [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt urges Harare City Council to turn to its second source of water amid high levels of pollution in the first

26 november 2019 - 19:15:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has urged the Harare City Council to start pumping water for its residents from its second [...] Full text...

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Authorities launch operation to clean up Niamey

26 november 2019 - 17:57:15
Niamey, Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The municipal authorities of the city of Niamey on Tuesday launched the first phase of [...] Full text...

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UNMAS trains eleven Libyans on light weapons control

25 november 2019 - 20:17:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Eleven Libyans, six men and five women from different Libyan regions, were trained on the control [...] Full text...

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Absence of consent must become global standard for definition of rape, say experts

25 november 2019 - 18:56:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN and regional experts on [...] Full text...

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UN meteorological agency warns of another year of record gas emissions

25 november 2019 - 18:00:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF members of parliament boycot MDC chaired committees

25 november 2019 - 14:15:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Legislators from the ruling ZANU PF party are boycotting parliamentary meetings chaired by a member of [...] Full text...

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Global actors meet to improve gender inclusion

25 november 2019 - 12:06:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Hundreds of prominent leaders from around the world including heads of state, development partners, NGOs and [...] Full text...

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Rights group says four European dev't banks linked to palm oil abuses in DRC

25 november 2019 - 11:32:06
London, UK (PANA) – Four European development banks are financing a palm oil company in the Democratic Republic of Coengo (DRC) that [...] Full text...

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IGAD pledges $50,000 toward flood victims in Djibouti

23 november 2019 - 22:04:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Sunday pledged US$50,000 towards the relief efforts for the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers report US call on Haftar to end Tripoli offensive

23 november 2019 - 18:36:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US State Department's appeal to the head of the Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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Twenty nine dead, several missing in Kenya landslide tragedy

23 november 2019 - 16:17:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll in a landslide in northwestern Kenya has hit 29, with several people still [...] Full text...

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Tanzania to introduce three new national parks

23 november 2019 - 16:06:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania is finalizing preparations for establishing three new national parks which will cover a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia hosts workshop on 'silencing the guns' in Africa

22 november 2019 - 18:54:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day workshop on peace-promotion revolving around “silencing the guns in Africa" will run in Addis [...] Full text...

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IMF appreciates Gabon's efforts to improve business environment

22 november 2019 - 16:22:44
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by its resident representative in Gabon, Marcos [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Germany sign eight loan, donation deals for over 63 M€

21 november 2019 - 22:08:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisia and Germany Thursday signed eight financing agreements here aiming to establish new cooperation programmes in [...] Full text...

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World Toilet Day: 83% of households have access to sanitary facilities in Cape Verde

21 november 2019 - 19:29:58
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Eighty-three per cent of households in Cape Verde have access to sanitation facilities, PANA learned [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Legislators slam plans to criminalize unemployed higher education loans defaulters

21 november 2019 - 18:52:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youthful Kenyan members of parliament have castigated the government for demanding that unemployed HigherEducation Loans Board [...] Full text...

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World Export Development Forum focuses on value addition, inclusive growth in Africa

21 november 2019 - 18:02:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Export Development Forum  (WEDF) which opened in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, November 20, is [...] Full text...

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Smart Green Botswana Makeathon ends with unveiling of solar powered electric car

21 november 2019 - 15:56:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The 'Smart Green' Botswana Makeathon came to an end on Thursday with the launch of a [...] Full text...

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Kenya extends moratorium on logging

21 november 2019 - 15:30:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to curb  deforestation and increase the country's  forest cover, Kenya's Ministry of Environment [...] Full text...

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Experts discuss power of geospatial information to push Africa achieving SDGs in Rwanda

20 november 2019 - 23:23:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Hundred of scientists in Africa met here Wednesday to discuss ways of harnessing the continent's geospatial [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa vows mass action against government

20 november 2019 - 22:51:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Nelson Chamisa has promised mass action against the President [...] Full text...

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EU, French development agency support Beninese private sector

20 november 2019 - 21:02:22
Cotonou, 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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Rwanda to promote methane gas as fuel for cooking to encourage green energy

20 november 2019 - 18:26:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to promote the use of methane gas as fuel for cooking in a bid [...] Full text...

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Deputies concerned about the poor ranking of Congo in 2019 Doing Business report

20 november 2019 - 14:10:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese deputies have expressed concern over the ranking of Congo's business performance in the latest Doing [...] Full text...

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Mauritius marks African Statistics Day

20 november 2019 - 13:46:15
​Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius, a governmental institution, on Wednesday marked the African Statistics Day focusing on Quality [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth team to observe Namibia elections

20 november 2019 - 13:16:50
London, UK (PANA) - The Commonwealth will deploy a team to observe elections in Namibia, scheduled for 27 November 2019, [...] Full text...

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UN-Habitat gears to re-launch big deal for cities

20 november 2019 - 13:14:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Nairobi-based UN Settlements Agency (UN-Habitat) has embarked on an ambitious plan to re-launch its urbanization [...] Full text...

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Tunisia losing 800,000 ha due to climate change

19 november 2019 - 17:31:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The acceleration of climate change in the world will result in the loss of more than [...] Full text...

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EU Council stresses climate change is existential threat to life in seas globally

19 november 2019 - 13:21:53
Brussels, 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 - 12:02:55
Rome, 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 - 12:02:04
Rome, 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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WHO, AU sign MoU to accelerate vital health goals

19 november 2019 - 11:43:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday signed an historic [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges UN peacekeepers in CAR to focus on protection with new mandate

19 november 2019 - 09:30:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic (CAR), whose mandate the United Nations Security Council [...] Full text...

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Rice sub-sector crucial to Gambia’s development - VP

18 november 2019 - 20:28:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Dr.  Isatou Touray, vice president of The Gambia, said here Monday that the rice sub- sector [...] Full text...

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Nigeria records 5.8% increase in number of students currently studying in the US

18 november 2019 - 17:15:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States embassy in Abuja on Monday said that there is 5.8 per cent increase [...] Full text...

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Business intelligence body hails AU's free trade agreement

18 november 2019 - 12:03:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - If implemented, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will create a single market of over [...] Full text...

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30 electoral staff missing, 5 persons killed in electoral violence in Northcentral Nigeria

17 november 2019 - 14:41:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With collation of results ongoing, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says that [...] Full text...

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Benin budgets 500 billion CFA francs for public investment program in 2020

17 november 2019 - 11:11:58
Cotonou, Benin (NAPA) - The Beninese government plans to allocate some CFAF 476.718 billion in 2020 for a public investment [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports Cotonou sanitation project

16 november 2019 - 19:04:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to give Benin some 40 billion CFA francs to finance [...] Full text...

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British military team trains Nigerian Air Force personnel on force protection

16 november 2019 - 07:32:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says a British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) has commenced the [...] Full text...

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Diffa: After Boko Haram, floods wreak havoc on thousands of people, devastates villages, farmlands

15 november 2019 - 23:02:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  The governor of the Diffa region, Issa Lémine, said here Friday that people living along the [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence lags behind in Botswana while cyber crime soars

15 november 2019 - 15:06:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The global technology landscape is growing at an exceedingly great extent, with fraud and identity theft [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM speaks on development of a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy

15 november 2019 - 13:31:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is working to adopt a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy, said [...] Full text...

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Around 57,000 people affected as heavy rain pounds CAR

15 november 2019 - 13:03:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Torrential rain has pummelled parts of Central African Republic (CAR) since October 21 impacting at least [...] Full text...

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Pornographic movies allegedly being filmed in Botswana’s tourism areas

15 november 2019 - 10:37:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana tourism industry has been hit by reports of alleged pornographic movies filming and sexual [...] Full text...

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Sudan scales up cholera response

15 november 2019 - 08:20:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has received US$3 million [...] Full text...

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Libya's Government of National Accord raises red flags on Russia's role in Tripoli war

15 november 2019 - 06:52:52
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is raising the red flags about the participation of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt expenditures set to jump by 142.7 percent to stimulate growth

15 november 2019 - 06:08:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Government's expenditure will rise by 142.74 percent to ZWL(Zimbabwe dollar)$63.6 billion (US$3.89 billion) next [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to host 38th session of ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly

14 november 2019 - 23:12:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)  -  The 38th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria committed to high values of the Olympic movement - VP

14 november 2019 - 17:03:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured that Nigeria is committed to the high values of [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns

14 november 2019 - 15:43:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall receives the 2019 Grand Prix MEDays

14 november 2019 - 14:05:19
Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall received the Grand Prix MEDays 2019 on Wednesday in Tangier, Morocco, at [...] Full text...

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WHO report exposes horror of working conditions of sanitation workers in developing countries

14 november 2019 - 11:19:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in conditions that endanger [...] Full text...

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EU gives Benin more than 23 billion CFAF to promote green economy

13 november 2019 - 23:15:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  The European Union has given Benin some 23.4 billion CFAF (36 million Euros) to fund the [...] Full text...

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Presidents Macron and Tshisekedi meet in Paris

13 november 2019 - 18:55:04
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron met in Paris on Tuesday at the Elysée Palace with his Congolese [...] Full text...

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IMF: Implementation of Malian gov't reform programme has been satisfying

13 november 2019 - 17:23:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The implementation of the government's reform programme has been "satisfactory despite a difficult environment" and economic [...] Full text...

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Rwanda wants its youth to be agents of change’ on climate action

13 november 2019 - 16:05:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) director general Coletha Ruhamya on Wednesday underscored the important role the [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Nigeria over hate speech bill in Senate that seeks death penalty

13 november 2019 - 11:48:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is uproar in Nigeria over a bill before the Nigerian Senate that seeks death by hanging for [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to phase out 2.6 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances

13 november 2019 - 11:29:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda is looking to phase phase out approximately 2.6 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) scheduled in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's 4th largest national park to be opened for visitors by next year

13 november 2019 - 10:31:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Gishwati-Mukura National Park, a natural reserve comprising of more than 600 hectares of natural forest in [...] Full text...

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'Child labour and human trafficking remain concern for global supply chains '

13 november 2019 - 06:25:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the first-ever report of its kind, new data from the UN and partners indicates that a significant share of child labour and [...] Full text...

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Mauritania to extend and rehabilitate Nouakchott water network

12 november 2019 - 18:31:48
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President, Mohmed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a project to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new government

12 november 2019 - 16:49:01
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Classes suspended due to bad weather

12 november 2019 - 15:22:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Bad weather and torrential rains forecast by the National Institute of Meteorology have prompted the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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President Barrow embraces peace project’ by Gambian musicians

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

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UNHCR estimates 300,000 Libyans are internally displaced by ongoing violence

11 november 2019 - 13:31:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 300,000 Libyans have been internally displaced as a result of violence and armed clashes [...] Full text...

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An international forum on the African Continental Free Trade Area held in Côte d'Ivoire

10 november 2019 - 13:54:24
International forum on African Continental Free Trade Area held in Côte d'Ivoire   Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  -  The state-run daily, "Fraternité [...] Full text...

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Tunisia launches national tree day celebration

10 november 2019 - 13:36:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisia Sunday celebrated its National Tree Day, providing free of charge 20 forest plants free of [...] Full text...

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Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends

09 november 2019 - 11:51:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Legal Experts on Media Regulation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Platform of Audiovisual [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt fires additional 134 doctors, bringing total to 211

08 november 2019 - 21:13:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s government Friday fired additional 134 striking doctors for failing to report to work, sparking a [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President reshuffles his cabinet

08 november 2019 - 19:42:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reshuffled his cabinet amidst growing economic and social turmoil that continues [...] Full text...

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US props fight against animal trafficking in Botswana

08 november 2019 - 15:40:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Botswana is collaborating with  Kalahari Conservation Society (KCS), Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH), [...] Full text...

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Land Rover Expedition Tour 2019 due to end in Okavango Delta

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

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UN says 1.2 million civilians trapped in northeast Nigeria controlled by Boko Haram

08 november 2019 - 11:13:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, on Friday said that about [...] Full text...

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

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

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Food shortages, sharp price increases reported in Kenya’s flooded counties

07 november 2019 - 13:30:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 144,000 people in 25 counties across Kenya are estimated to be affected by riverine and [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president wants 2020 to be year of road safety

07 november 2019 - 12:48:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall has expressed his desire to make 2020 the year of road safety [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to plant one million trees on 15 November

07 november 2019 - 10:44:24
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government announced on Wednesday, at the end of a meeting of the Council of [...] Full text...

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Senegal creates institution for road and rail safety

06 november 2019 - 14:17:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal will create a public institution responsible for road and rail safety, the Director of the [...] Full text...

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CERF allocates Niger US$7.9 million to support displaced people in Maradi region

06 november 2019 - 13:37:15
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Central Emergency Response Fund of the United Nations System (CERF) has granted Niger US $ [...] Full text...

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Research reveals four cyber threats for 2020

06 november 2019 - 12:48:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global cloud-enabled next-generation cybersecurity company, Sophos, has launched its 2020 Threat Report providing insights [...] Full text...

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Fourteen suspected cases of dengue fever detected in Bamako

06 november 2019 - 10:52:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fourteen suspected cases of dengue fever have been detected in some areas in Bamako District VI [...] Full text...

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

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

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East Africa’s car population drives fresh air pollution worries

05 november 2019 - 20:52:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The rapidly growing car population in East African cities is driving fears of increased rise in [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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FMCG, another key to Botswana’s economic growth

05 november 2019 - 18:49:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Due to its economic success, relatively high levels of consumer spending against a backdrop of good [...] Full text...

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

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

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Marshet Zelalem: A young Ethiopian girl leading big changes in her community (A UNESCO Feature)

05 november 2019 - 16:39:01
Hawassa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Marshet Zelalem grew up in a rural village in Oromia, Ethiopia, and she was so timid [...] Full text...

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

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

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Flooding imminent in five Nigerian southern states as Cameroon opens Lagdo dam

05 november 2019 - 07:25:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHISA) says five States of the country should be on "red [...] Full text...

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Singapore’s Senior Minister to deliver Kofi A. Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture Series

05 november 2019 - 05:47:45
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host Singapore’s Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the Special [...] Full text...

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UNEP says microplastics, microbeads, single-use plastics poisoning sea life

04 november 2019 - 13:04:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Each year, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean – equivalent [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to participate in Int'l Exhibition on Environmental Technologies in Italy

02 november 2019 - 14:53:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian delegation, made up of experts from the International Center for Environmental Technologies of Tunis [...] Full text...

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640 tonnes of waste collected in a single day by Tripoli municipality

02 november 2019 - 14:03:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 640 tonnes of waste were collected on Friday in different parts of the Libyan capital, [...] Full text...

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Global ratings agency downgrades South Africa

02 november 2019 - 05:13:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International ratings agency, Moody’s, on Friday night downgraded the outlook for its credit rating [...] Full text...

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Botswana hit by wild fueled veldt fires

01 november 2019 - 17:40:38
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is currently under ‘siege’ of outbreaks of wild fueled veldt fires which are ravaging the [...] Full text...

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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends

01 november 2019 - 17:38:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...

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WHO says risk for Ebola resurgence still high in Eastern DR Congo

01 november 2019 - 14:33:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- Although there is no evidence of onward transmission of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in several parts [...] Full text...

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Barrow presides over Gambia’s cabinet session

01 november 2019 - 09:15:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow presided over the eighth session of the cabinet which discussed key issues [...] Full text...

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

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

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IFC opens representation office in Togo

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

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Faure Gnassingbé lauds Togo’s progress in 2020 Doing Business Report

31 october 2019 - 23:14:15
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Thursday praised the country’s reforms in terms of business environment that [...] Full text...

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835,000 people to receive second dose of the cholera vaccine in Eastern DR Congo

31 october 2019 - 19:29:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The second phase of an oral vaccination campaign to protect more than 835,000 people from cholera [...] Full text...

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Botswana Bank rate unchanged at 4.75 percent as inflation soars

31 october 2019 - 16:05:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Botswana has announced its decision to maintain [...] Full text...

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Kenyan leader woos Middle East investors

31 october 2019 - 14:49:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Middle East countries to invest in Kenya’s expanding economy observing that [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to celebrate National Peace Day on 15 November

31 october 2019 - 10:57:27
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire will celebrate the National Peace Day on 15 November in the commune of Yopougon, [...] Full text...

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Weather watchdog warns against continued flood risks across East Africa

30 october 2019 - 23:24:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -  Kenya-based  IGAD Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC) Wednesday renewed an alert over a tropical storm [...] Full text...

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Africa youth forum ends in The Gambia

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

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Over 100,000 people homeless as flood ravages seven local councils in Northcentral Nigeria

30 october 2019 - 17:01:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Over 100,000 people, including students of the Benue State University (BSU), were Tuesday rendered homeless as [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$ 165m loan for Angola

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

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Trust Africa Boss advises youth on climate change, migration

30 october 2019 - 14:12:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Alpha Sall, the Executive Director of the Dakar-based Trust Africa, on Wednesday advised African youth [...] Full text...

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Senegal deploys troops to secure presidential poll in Guinea-Bissau

30 october 2019 - 12:57:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal will deploy 205 troops to Guinea-Bissau to help secure the country's presidential election, scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces electric vehicles to reduce air pollution, spur private-sector investments

30 october 2019 - 12:46:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The introduction of electric vehicles early this week in Rwanda aims to modernise Rwanda’s automobile sector [...] Full text...

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UNFPA coordinates implementation of 2020 strategy to combat gender-based violence in Libya

30 october 2019 - 10:58:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-five representatives of the Ministries of Social Affairs, Education, Health and Justice of the Libyan Government [...] Full text...

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France to invest €700,000 euros on research on climate change adaptation in Nigeria, France

30 october 2019 - 06:59:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – France on Tuesday pledged to invest €700,000 on educational research aimed at fostering collaboration on climate [...] Full text...

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IFC to open office in Lomé

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

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West Africa livestock council Inaugural forum opens in The Gambia

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

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EU grants Tunisia "partner for local democracy" status

29 october 2019 - 19:49:10
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The conference of local and regional authorities of the European Council, held Tuesday in Strasbourg, France, [...] Full text...

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IMF expects a 3.6% growth of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020

29 october 2019 - 15:34:33
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to halt at 3.2 percent in 2019 and [...] Full text...

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UNDP, Congo launch scheme to accelerate development

29 october 2019 - 10:48:24
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Congolese government, launched a project in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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