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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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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Gambia: Shipwreck survivors returned home by authorities; IOM provides immediate emergency assistance

09 december 2019 - 21:44:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Mauritanian authorities, in coordination with the government of The Gambia, Monday returned the 78 survivors of [...] 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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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 15:46:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 08:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] 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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Burkinabe President to inaugurate third largest dam in the country

29 november 2019 - 14:33:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is in Bobo-Dioulasso, regional capital of Hauts Bassins [...] 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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Forty-nine illegal migrants arrested in Tunisia

29 november 2019 - 09:57:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian National Guard and Navy units have aborted two attempts at illegal emigration from the central [...] Full text...

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3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Development opens in Niamey

28 november 2019 - 19:03:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Sustainable Development in Africa opened on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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WB offers 1.5 billion FCFA to Congo to support communities in the Pool

28 november 2019 - 13:17:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Bank will provide approximately 1.5 billion CFA francs development support for Congolese communities through [...] Full text...

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France participates in the Abidjan Agriculture Fair

27 november 2019 - 14:51:57
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, travelled to Côte d'Ivoire on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Canoe with six dead bodies on board spotted off Cape Verde

27 november 2019 - 10:37:48
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – A canoe, with six dead bodies, was spotted adrift on Monday by fishermen on the [...] Full text...

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Liberia ready for direct export of fish To EU market

26 november 2019 - 19:03:58
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberia is no doubt readying itself to join other nations that are exporting fish and fish [...] Full text...

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Unidentified armed men kill two gendarmes at Ouo in central Mali

24 november 2019 - 12:01:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian gendarmes were killed and six others wounded in an attack by unidentified armed men [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigerian farmers helped save billions of dollars annually from food importation

23 november 2019 - 18:17:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday commended Nigerian farmers for “saving us billions of dollars yearly [...] Full text...

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Malian government to recruit 800 public workers

22 november 2019 - 22:04:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government will recruit 884 workers of different categories, through direct competition in the public [...] 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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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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More than 40 Sub-Saharan migrants rescued by Tunisian Navy

21 november 2019 - 17:50:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units on Thursday morning rescued 43 sub-Saharan illegal migrants whose boat was in distress [...] Full text...

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15 Tunisian illegal migrants rescued off the southeast coast of Tunisia

21 november 2019 - 13:42:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Early Thursday, the Tunisian Navy rescued 15 Tunisian illegal migrants aged between 16 and 32 years [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy rescues 40 African illegal migrants

20 november 2019 - 22:41:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian navy of the city of Sfax on Wednesday rescued 40 illegal migrants of different [...] Full text...

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Apex bank Governor says Nigeria's rising inflation will go down soon

20 november 2019 - 12:39:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The rise in Nigeria's inflation rate is temporary and “will go down aggressively in another three [...] 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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Nigeria's inflation rate jumps to 11.61 per cent in October

18 november 2019 - 14:39:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped to a 17-month high at 11.61 per cent in October, from 11.24 [...] 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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Kenya to revamp fish stock in Lake Victoria

15 november 2019 - 10:13:26
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock is putting in place measures aimed at reversing the [...] 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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Angolan President awards medal to activist Rafael Marques

08 november 2019 - 17:46:12
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, has awarded a medal to Angolan journalist [...] Full text...

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French tuna vessel ‘Avel Vor’ sinks off Liberian coast

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

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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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Tunisian maritime security foils 10-person illegal migration attempt

01 november 2019 - 11:50:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian maritime security units have foiled an attempted illegal migration and arrested 10 people in  Nabeul [...] Full text...

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Fishing boat sinks off Sfax port of Tunisia

28 october 2019 - 15:09:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A fishing vessel carrying 12 fishermen capsized on Sunday off Sfax port in southern Tunisia, due [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to produce 340,000 tonnes of dates this year

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

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Belgian Navy Ship docks at Banjul, donates materials to City Council

27 october 2019 - 19:26:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Belgian Navy Ship docked at Banjul port on Sunday loaded with medical items, musical instruments, [...] Full text...

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Investing in Portuguese-Speaking Africa: The Moment is Now, says AfDB

24 october 2019 - 19:48:41
Abidjan, Cote d"Ivoire (PANA) - Economic reforms, a burgeoning middle class and regional diversity against the background of the new [...] Full text...

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

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

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Activist queries why Africa becomes global refugee producer

24 october 2019 - 14:54:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A leading Senegalese pro-refugee rights activist, Mr. Cissokho Aldiouma, on Thursday queried why Africa has turned into [...] Full text...

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Italian coastguards evacuate 68 migrants rescued by tanker

22 october 2019 - 15:50:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Italian coastguards  on Tuesday evacuated 68 migrants from an oil tanker which rescued them, and took [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Congolese gov't urges compliance with food hygiene standards

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

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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF

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

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

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

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Cape Verde urged to improve safety in the fisheries sector

11 october 2019 - 17:53:23
Praia, Cape Verde (NAPA) - Cape Verde must improve safety in the fishing and maritime sectors, say legal experts from [...] Full text...

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Turkey-Gambia Joint Business Council discusses areas of mutual interests

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

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Global Maritime Security conference vows to criminalise proceeds of illegal activities in Gulf of Guinea

10 october 2019 - 07:35:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC) has ended in Abuja with declaration that it will globally [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty in climate prediction to influence African governments in disaster risk management

10 october 2019 - 00:08:13
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)   -   African researchers and experts on Climate Change meeting here Wednesday concluded that the current predictability of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy foils new illegal immigration attempt

08 october 2019 - 23:31:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian coast guards Tuesday foiled a new attempt at illegal migration to Italy, a statement issued [...] Full text...

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US parliamentary mission in Niger to discuss food security

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

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Gambia, Japan sign $2.3 million food assistance grant

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

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ADF supports Benin's cashew nut sector

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

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Libyan authorities release 16 Tunisian fishermen arrested on September 29

03 october 2019 - 17:03:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 16 Tunisian fishermen, detained after their boats were boarded by the Libyan Coast Guard, were [...] Full text...

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Congo: More than 160 kg of waste collected on the Pointe-Noire beach

02 october 2019 - 19:16:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Under a beach-cleaning exercise, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Congo on Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Senegal allocates 2bn CFA francs to development of Ziguinchor region

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

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The Okavango Delta where floods are a blessing

01 october 2019 - 20:27:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In the Okavango Delta, term “flood” does not have a negative meaning, as the Okavango flood [...] Full text...

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Two Tunisian fishing boats seized by Libyan authorities

30 september 2019 - 17:52:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Libyan authorities seized two Tunisian fishing boats with 16 persons on board accused of "entering the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal sign agricultural deals

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

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Mauritius celebrates World Maritime Day 2019

26 september 2019 - 14:11:15
Port Louis, Mauritius (PAANA) – Mauritian Minister of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, Mr Premdut Koonjoo, on Thursday laid [...] Full text...

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EU naval operation off Somalia coast gets new commander

26 september 2019 - 11:33:16
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Spanish General Antonio Planells Palau has been appointed commander of the operation EUNAVFOR-Atalanta, the European maritime [...] Full text...

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Senegal commemorates 17th anniversary of 'Le Joola' shipwreck

26 september 2019 - 10:12:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is on Thursday commemorating the 17th anniversary of the shipwreck of the "Le Joola" during [...] Full text...

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

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

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Spanish Institute to evaluate Gabon Fish Stocks

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

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Residents of northeast Nigeria warned against habouring fleeing Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists

21 september 2019 - 16:46:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said that citizens across the northeast region hiding Boko Haram and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says closure of land border "yeilding positive results"

20 september 2019 - 23:38:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -   Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said here Friday his government’s decision to close Nigeria’s land borders “due [...] Full text...

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26 illegal migrants lost at sea rescued by Tunisian navy

20 september 2019 - 21:40:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Units of the Tunisian navy Friday rescued 26 persons, including women and young children, who were [...] Full text...

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Mauritania wants to promote inland fisheries, aquaculture

19 september 2019 - 23:13:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Mauritanian government hursday examined and adopted a draft law on Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Code [...] Full text...

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Congo creates separate development agencies for agriculture and fisheries

19 september 2019 - 12:42:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government announced on Wednesday the creation of the National Agency for Agriculture  and Livestock [...] Full text...

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Gabon: Fishes’ committee for Central-Eastern Atlantic meets in Libreville

17 september 2019 - 23:06:57
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)   -   The Gabonese capital, Libreville, will from 17 - 19 September host the 22nd session of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Eritrea to cooperate in economic, military domains

17 september 2019 - 11:29:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Eritrea have agreed to resume close cooperation in the defence and economic domains and [...] Full text...

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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released

16 september 2019 - 20:25:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize Selection Committee released Monday the list of the top 20 candidates. The [...] 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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President Kaboré calls for promotion of new ecological balance in the Sahel

12 september 2019 - 11:32:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's head of state, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has stressed the urgent need to [...] Full text...

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Two fishermen killed, three wounded in attack on a lake in northern Burundi

09 september 2019 - 13:44:01
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Two fishermen were killed and three others wounded Sunday night on Lake Rweru in northern Burundi, [...] Full text...

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Benin's president reshuffles cabinet

06 september 2019 - 09:31:53
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin's head of state, Patrice Talon, reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday evening, with three departures and six [...] Full text...

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Mauritania, EU fishing protocol extended for one year

04 september 2019 - 19:15:05
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Government of Mauritania and the European Union (EU) have decided to extend, by one year, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition party wants ex-president Abdel Aziz administration probed

02 september 2019 - 16:29:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Opposition Rassemblement des Forces Democratiques (RFD) wants a general audit of Mauritania's economic situation under [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari asks for Japanese assistance in tackling piracy in Gulf of Guinea

29 august 2019 - 17:01:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan, sought the support of the Japanese government [...] Full text...

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‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife

29 august 2019 - 06:58:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries [...] Full text...

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Scores dead off Libyan coast in latest Mediterranean shipwreck

28 august 2019 - 14:59:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 40 people are estimated to have drowned off the coast of Libya in the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy foils illegal attempt of 94 to migrate to Europe

25 august 2019 - 15:21:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian navy has foiled an illegal migration attempt to Italy by 94 people aboard a [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Japan sign two fisheries development agreements

24 august 2019 - 16:26:47
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon and Japan have signed two deals for the construction of a fish market and the [...] Full text...

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Effects of drought show face in some parts of Botswana

24 august 2019 - 15:20:57
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana experienced low rains in the 2018/19  season which has led the semi-arid land- locked country [...] Full text...

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Ivorian PM leads delegation to TICAD 7 in Japan

22 august 2019 - 23:45:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly will lead a delegation from 26-30 August to the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Meteo warns public of heavy swells in the sea

18 august 2019 - 06:52:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMSA) on Sunday issued a weather warning of high waves in Mauritius [...] Full text...

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Tunisia records 1.1% economic growth in first half of 2019

16 august 2019 - 15:02:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded an economic growth of 1.1% in the first half of 2019 compared to 2.6% [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria to deal final blow to bandits killing in God's name' - Buhari

14 august 2019 - 15:37:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that armed bandits who are killing and calling in [...] Full text...

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US gives 5.5 million dollars for vulnerable populations in Congo Pool region

13 august 2019 - 21:20:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The US ambassador in Congo, Todd Haskell, Tuesday in Mindouli, more than 80 km south of [...] Full text...

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'Mauritius Financial Services Commission at the forefront of quality investments into Africa'

12 august 2019 - 10:37:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Financial Services Commission (FSC), a state integrated regulator for the non-bank financial services sector [...] Full text...

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Congo: WFP launches new fundraising app for school canteens

09 august 2019 - 15:28:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Food Program (WFP) on Friday in Brazzaville launched a new funding transfer application to [...] Full text...

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List of the Mauritanian government

09 august 2019 - 08:25:01
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following is the list of the government of Mauritania announced on Thursday following the swearing-in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Mozambique to hold first session of Joint Permanent Commission 8-9 August

06 august 2019 - 18:32:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Mozambique will hold their first session of the Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation whose aim [...] Full text...

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Tunisia participates in conference for leadership dialogue on food security in Africa

05 august 2019 - 20:51:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Tunisian Minister of Agriculture Samir Taeib will participates in the conference for Leadership Dialogue on Food [...] Full text...

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Mali to hold 4th pastorallists fair from 6 to 9 August

05 august 2019 - 11:30:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 4th edition of Regional Project to Support Pastorallism in the Sahel (PRAPS-Mali) will take place [...] Full text...

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Angola, DRC set up university cooperation project

02 august 2019 - 14:57:38
Dundo, Angola (PANA) - The provinces of Lunda-Norte in Angola and Kasaï Central in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches campaign for international protection of endangered elephants

31 july 2019 - 13:07:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, a conservation icon, has launched an international campaign to save [...] 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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Burundi: EU issued € 6.9 million for the harmonized management of Lake Tanganyika waters

26 july 2019 - 17:13:53
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 6.9 million euros for the financing of Lake Tanganyika Water [...] Full text...

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FAO assists Togolese NGOs in development of agriculture

25 july 2019 - 05:36:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released more than 73 million CFAF to [...] Full text...

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Two vessels flying flag of Guinea-Conakry stuck in Cape Verde

24 july 2019 - 23:12:40
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   Two industrial fishing vessels flying the flag of Guinea-Conakry ran aground on Tuesday afternoon in [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde establishes special economic zone for the maritime economy

24 july 2019 - 15:46:48
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde has decided to establish a Special Economic Zone for the Maritime Economy (ZEEEM), [...] Full text...

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Libyan navy boards Italian fishing boat that illegally entered territorial waters

24 july 2019 - 10:03:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An Italian fishing boat that entered Libyan territorial waters illegally was boarded on Tuesday by the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspaper confirms one wanted Rwandan genocide fugitive is in South Africa

23 july 2019 - 18:24:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  While the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) is currently seeking the arrest of one [...] Full text...

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Sudanese gov't bans export of female livestock

23 july 2019 - 16:34:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior official at the Sudanese Ministry of Animal Wealth has described a decree banning exportation [...] Full text...

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37 killed by armed bandits in Northwest Nigeria as Buhari vows to respond "fiercely"

21 july 2019 - 07:49:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The violence in Nigeria’s Northwest region continues as President Muhammadu Buhari “strongly condemns” the killing of [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Health officials discredit "Ebola rumor" as "fake news"

19 july 2019 - 17:57:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Minister of Health, Dr Diane Gashumba, has dismissed an online rumor that a Congolese [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu fires Sports, Youth and Child Development Minister in mini reshuffle

19 july 2019 - 17:45:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu has fired Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development, Moses Mawere, in [...] Full text...

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São Tomé to build chocolate factory

19 july 2019 - 15:46:32
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe- (PANA) - A chocolate factory will be built in Sao Tome, thanks to a [...] Full text...

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Busanga Plains turns every guest into conservationist

14 july 2019 - 19:16:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -    Wilderness Safaris camps of Shumba and Busanga situated far off the beaten track in Zambia’s Busanga [...] Full text...

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80 bodies of migrants recovered by Tunisian Civil Protection and Navy

13 july 2019 - 12:54:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian civil protection and navy teams on Friday recovered 80 bodies of sub-Saharan migrants whose [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Met Services issue high-wave alert

11 july 2019 - 17:28:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services on Thursday evening, issued a special communiqué, warning the population that high [...] Full text...

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Togolese gov't warns against illegal importation of tilapias

11 july 2019 - 14:20:58
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government has warned against the illegal importation of tilapias into Togolese markets, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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President Buhari pledges Nigeria's continued support for Libya’s stability

08 july 2019 - 10:11:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has pledged continued support for Libya’s quest to regain political and security [...] Full text...

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Africa enters operational phase of AfCFTA

06 july 2019 - 18:56:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Head of State, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Saturday on the sidelines of the AU Extraordinary Summit [...] Full text...

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Body of sub-Saharan woman recovered off Tunisian coasts

05 july 2019 - 12:24:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  Tunisian security units on Thursday evening recovered the body of a sub-Saharan woman found floating off [...] Full text...

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Mali launches project to support livestock development

04 july 2019 - 22:15:41
 Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Malian Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Maguiraga Rokia Kane Thursday launched a Livestock Development Support Project [...] Full text...

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Boat carrying migrants sinks off Tunisian coast

04 july 2019 - 18:42:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - One migrant died and 82 others are missing after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast, [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Portugal release 470 million dollars for Cape Verde

03 july 2019 - 23:33:02
Praia, Cap-e Verde (PANA)   -   The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Portuguese government have released an amount of 470 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan economy slows down in first quarter due to poor rains

29 june 2019 - 00:08:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -   Kenya's economy slowed down in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the same period in [...] Full text...

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Tunisian FM meets with 14 heads of diplomatic missions from Sub-Saharan countries

28 june 2019 - 19:13:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of foreign affairs, Khemaies Jhinaoui, on Friday announced that his meeting with 14 [...] Full text...

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FAO strengthens its support to Gambia

28 june 2019 - 13:24:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has over the past few years raised its portfolio [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to consider importance of blue economy for development

26 june 2019 - 22:50:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Participants at the second edition of the Forum on blue economy in Africa here Wednesday agreed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army Chief says all personnel sabotaging the anti-terrorism war against Boko Haram/ISWAP, will be "kicked out"

24 june 2019 - 18:09:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, said that all Army personnel sabotaging [...] Full text...

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Mozambican president ends Egypt visit

23 june 2019 - 15:12:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Mozambique’s president, Filipe Nyusi, has left Cairo on Sunday at the end of a two-day official [...] Full text...

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Senegalese army in position to block meeting planned by Casamance separatists

22 june 2019 - 15:43:07
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese army has since Friday reinforced security measures in the Diouloulou zone, close to the [...] Full text...

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600 young Malians trained in fish and poultry farming

22 june 2019 - 14:27:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Mali's Public Vocational Training and Learning Support Fund (FAFPA) has provided more than 300 million CFA [...] Full text...

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Mauritius hosts International Mobilization for Maritime Security in Western Indian Ocean

21 june 2019 - 15:05:33
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Maritime safety has been at the heart of the regional agenda for a whole week, with [...] Full text...

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Kenya turns to coal power plant to meet future energy needs

20 june 2019 - 20:23:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan government has announced plans to proceed with the development of a controversial coal-powered plant [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt. reiterates determination to ensure peace, stability and security in the region

19 june 2019 - 17:51:48
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - At the opening on Wednesday of the second edition of the Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security [...] Full text...

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Mali launches the 2019-2020 agricultural campaign

19 june 2019 - 11:46:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday in Bougouni, 180 km south of Bamako, officially launched [...] Full text...

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Maritime security officials conference opens in Mauritius

18 june 2019 - 15:26:41
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - A high officials meeting discussing regional cooperation and preceding the second edition of the Indian Ocean [...] Full text...

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Mauritania, EU to sign a new fisheries agreement

14 june 2019 - 16:45:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Because the fisheries agreement, currently in force between the EU and Mauritania, but is due to [...] Full text...

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Congo develops project to rationalize resources in agriculture

13 june 2019 - 22:30:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)    -   Congolese minister of agriculture, livestock farming and fishing Henri Djombo said here Thursday that water resources [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS partnering EU, others to strengthen maritime security in West Africa

13 june 2019 - 20:01:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is intensifying efforts to combat [...] Full text...

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EU, Guinea-Bissau sign new fisheries agreement

13 june 2019 - 14:40:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of European Union (EU) Member States on Thursday approved a  new fisheries agreement between [...] Full text...

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Tanzania to unveil 2019/2020 budget Thursday

12 june 2019 - 13:02:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania will on Thursday unveil its government budget for the 2019/2020 financial year before [...] Full text...

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Opposition parties decry pending reintroduction of Zimbabwe dollar

11 june 2019 - 15:33:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Political parties have decried the Zimbabwe government plan to re-introduce a fully-fledged currency before the end [...] Full text...

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Bushfire destroys vast fields in Tunisia

10 june 2019 - 15:51:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Bushfire has destroyed extensive areas of wheat fields in northwest Tunisia, sources at the Tunisian civil [...] Full text...

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Buhari welcomes Italy’s support for Nigeria to recover "illicit assets" abroad

10 june 2019 - 15:01:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received a delegation from the Italian Parliament led by Senator [...] Full text...

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Egyptian and Eritrean Presidents meet in Cairo

09 june 2019 - 09:00:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and visiting Eritrean counterpart, Isaias Afwerki met on Saturday in the [...] Full text...

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Crackdown on corruption among high-ranking officials makes headlines this week in Rwanda

08 june 2019 - 19:43:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted the intensified efforts to catch "big fish" as part of the [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire spotlights the role of women on World Ocean Day

08 june 2019 - 16:23:11
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The celebration of the 2019 edition of World Ocean Day took place Saturday in the historic [...] Full text...

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Malian PM to end illegal gold mining in the country

06 june 2019 - 14:52:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  The Malian Prime minister, Boubou Cissé, has decided to end illegal gold mining in accordance with [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, IOC, EU to organise two conferences on maritime security

06 june 2019 - 11:26:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will host on June 18 and 19, two conferences on maritime security. They are the 2nd [...] Full text...

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EU pledges to support important projects in Congo

04 june 2019 - 03:27:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The head of the European Union (EU) delegation in Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, has said in [...] Full text...

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73 migrants rescued, several missing in shipwreck off Libyan coast

03 june 2019 - 09:52:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Some 73 illegal migrants were rescued on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, [...] Full text...

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EU programme trains 1,000 refugees, Ugandans in financial skills

28 may 2019 - 19:42:40
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Over 1,000 refugees and Ugandans living in refugee-hosting areas have received training in key business and [...] Full text...

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Only cassava growing gives satisfactory results in Congo - Report

28 may 2019 - 14:46:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Of the eight target sectors of the Programme d'appui au développement des filières agricoles (PADEF), only [...] Full text...

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Western Indian Ocean regional science policy workshop opens in Mauritius

27 may 2019 - 22:54:44
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA)   -   A three-day Western Indian Ocean Regional Science to Policy workshop organized by the United Nations Environment [...] Full text...

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ECCAS wants management body for the Ogooué-Ntem-Nyanga and Komo river basin

26 may 2019 - 16:37:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Water experts from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), who have just met in [...] Full text...

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Mali says no evidence of poisoning in dead fish found outside Niger River

23 may 2019 - 23:42:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Officials from departments under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs said here Wednesday there was [...] Full text...

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Minister outlines worrying threat to biological diversity in Burkina Faso

22 may 2019 - 15:19:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Biological diversity in Burkina Faso faces a worrying threat, according to Environment minister Nestor Batio [...] Full text...

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EU, Cape Verde sign new fishing deal

21 may 2019 - 13:00:03
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union on Tuesday approved a new fishing deal between the EU [...] Full text...

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High amounts of runoff water cause fish mortality in Niger

20 may 2019 - 23:30:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   The Malian Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries said here Monday significant amounts of runoff water from [...] 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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Nigeria's inflation rate inches up at 11.37 per cent in April

16 may 2019 - 07:19:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures [...] Full text...

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Sao Tome and Principe, Angola agree on permanent consultation plan

15 may 2019 - 18:11:44
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - Sao Tome and Principe and Angola have established a permanent consultation plan [...] Full text...

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Uneasy calm looms over Monrovia as protest planners reject dialogue with gov’t

15 may 2019 - 16:59:39
MONROVIA, May 15 (PANA) – An environment of uneasy calm and growing tension has engulfed the Liberian capital after a [...] Full text...

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IOM says growing insecurity in Tripoli endangers displaced civilians and migrants

14 may 2019 - 15:24:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday expressed concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the [...] Full text...

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FAO and German agency jointly promote use of solar energy in Tunisian agriculture

11 may 2019 - 15:23:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The office of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Tunis and the German International [...] Full text...

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UN's Guterres warns trade tension threatening world trade

10 may 2019 - 22:19:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A rules-based, non-discriminatory and equitable trading system is not only in the interest of all trading [...] Full text...

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At least 70 sub-Sahara African migrants killed in shipwreck off Tunisian coast

10 may 2019 - 15:47:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - At least 70 sub-Sahara African migrants died on Friday in the international waters of the Mediterranean, [...] Full text...

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Birds globally threatened by plastic waste - UNEP

10 may 2019 - 15:24:04
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Plastic pollution poses serious health risks to wildlife globally, affecting a wide range of species including [...] Full text...

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Polisario Front demands annulment of EU/Morocco association agreement

10 may 2019 - 10:21:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Polisario Front, which considers itself as the "legitimate representative" of the people of Western Sahara, [...] Full text...

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EU puts Euros 400m in Mauritania's development projects and programmes

09 may 2019 - 12:57:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has put Euros 400 million in Mauritania's ongoing projects and programmes, according [...] Full text...

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Malian president Kéita names new cabinet

06 may 2019 - 04:15:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Sunday named a new government of 38 ministers as against [...] Full text...

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Kidnappings, violence heighten security concerns across Nigeria

30 april 2019 - 07:17:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Across Nigeria, a spate of violence and kidnappings has heightened in the last few days with [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to host conference on piracy, maritime security in June 2019

29 april 2019 - 13:52:23
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the 2nd International Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security and the 22nd Plenary Session [...] Full text...

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Military, civilian parades mark the 59th anniversary of Togo’s independence

27 april 2019 - 13:54:02
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The 59th anniversary of Togo's independence was marked on Saturday by military and civilian parades in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS wants to make of agriculture attractive sector for youths

24 april 2019 - 17:34:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will help member countries establish strategies in the [...] Full text...

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Salamé pleads for commitment of all to avoid war in Libya

24 april 2019 - 10:53:42
Rome, Italia (PANA) - "Politics allows to find a way out to avoid war, but to achieve it, there should [...] Full text...

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Qatari leader in Nigeria, holds talks with President Buhari on investments

23 april 2019 - 15:41:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with visiting Emir of Qatar, Sheikh [...] Full text...

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21st edition of the National Farmer's Day opens next Thursday in Burkina Faso

20 april 2019 - 15:41:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 1,000 producers from Burkina Faso's 45 provinces are expected to attend the 21st [...] Full text...

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Niger reviews curfew hours following protest by population

18 april 2019 - 22:40:25
Diffa, Niger (PANA) -  The authorities of the city of Diffa, which borders Nigeria, Wednesday finally reviewed the curfew hours [...] Full text...

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Togo to open training institute exclusively dedicated to aquaculture

18 april 2019 - 15:53:28
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Training Institute for Agro-Development (IFAD) will open its doors next May in the city of [...] Full text...

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3 envoys present letters of credence to President Barrow

16 april 2019 - 22:37:04
Banjul,Gambia (PANA)- Three diplomats Tuesday presented their letters of credence to President Adama Barrow at the State House in Banjul, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian PM announces measures against rise of commodities prices

15 april 2019 - 21:48:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed, on Monday acknowledged that Tunisians are affected by the continuing rise [...] Full text...

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Benin to protect seafront and land borders

13 april 2019 - 15:55:18
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin says it will protect its seafront and some of its land borders, according to a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Kenya sign six agreements to enhance cooperation in several fields

10 april 2019 - 13:05:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Kenya have on Wednesday signed six agreements that are the outcome of  deliberations of [...] Full text...

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IDB gives Mali over 32 billion dollars for unschooled children’s education

09 april 2019 - 22:09:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has given Mali 19.65 billion CFAF meant for financing its programme [...] Full text...

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Mauritius’ Blue economy depends on fisheries - Minister

09 april 2019 - 14:53:13
Blue Bay, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Minister, Mr Premdut Koonjoo, on Tuesday said [...] Full text...

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President Barrow thumbs up Gambia army's major food security drive

08 april 2019 - 21:24:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  President Adama Barrow Monday lauded The Gambia Armed Forces for initiating a major food security drive [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President names new cabinet

08 april 2019 - 09:57:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -Senegalese President Macky Sall has appointed a new cabinet  of 32 ministers and three secretaries of State. Half [...] Full text...

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Tanzania, Egypt plan construction of giant meat processing plant

02 april 2019 - 14:54:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania and Egypt have agreed to cooperate in livestock sector development, beginning with construction [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to host Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement Compliance Committee in June 2019

02 april 2019 - 14:04:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the 3rd Meeting of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Compliance Committee from [...] Full text...

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Cameroon's environmentalists move to protect national biodiversity

01 april 2019 - 10:38:58
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Association of Cameroonian environmentalists and foresters (AEFC) has set up a National Order on Environment, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria soldiers 'kill' 16 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad region

31 march 2019 - 13:35:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Nigeria on Sunday said that its troops have killed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria community says 148 members killed, 545 houses destroyed in communal violence since February

31 march 2019 - 13:21:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Adara Community, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, says that 148 [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to host the 2nd Forum on Blue Economy in Africa next June

29 march 2019 - 17:35:17
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The second Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF), which will discuss the opportunities offered in [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: 'Race against time’ to help women who bore the brunt

28 march 2019 - 06:54:07
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As the full extent of destruction caused by Cyclone Idai across southern Africa continues to be [...] Full text...

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Rwanda steps up campaign against use of non-biodegradable plastic products

27 march 2019 - 15:25:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda will soon adopt a law regulating the use of non-biodegradable plastics and the distribution of [...] Full text...

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Reforms put Cape Verde economy on upswing

27 march 2019 - 15:04:37
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) -  After an average growth of about 1 percent during 2009–15, real gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...

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Congo adopts national strategy to strengthen capacities of civil society organizations

26 march 2019 - 23:29:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Congolese sectoral executives, and civil society experts on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Ugandan President Museveni to pay working visit to Kenya

26 march 2019 - 15:26:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is expected to arrive at the port city of Mombasa, for a [...] Full text...

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Mauritian media highlight resignation of foreign affairs minister

24 march 2019 - 13:16:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The resignation on Thursday of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Vishnu Lutchmeeenaraidoo, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius govt publishes new list of ministers

23 march 2019 - 10:44:39
Mauritius govt publishes new list of ministers     Port-Louis, Mauritius  (PANA) -  The Mauritian government on Saturday published a new list of [...] 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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