AfDB elevates Kenyan Wambui Gichuri to post of VP Agric, Human and Social Development

05 july 2020 - 07:14:33
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the promotion of Wambui Gichuri to the [...] Full text...

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FIFA organises remote demonstration of advanced offside technology

01 july 2020 - 13:07:13
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After the first test of semi-automated offside technology at the FIFA Club World Cup in December [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe ruling party vows that terrorism will be defeated

11 june 2020 - 17:58:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the ruling People's Movement for Progress (MPP), Simon Compaoré, said on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNDP launches Rapid Response Facility for vulnerable countries

10 june 2020 - 17:09:51
New York, US (PANA) - Pre-existing conditions such as poverty, insecurity, weak governance and fragile infrastructure in low- and middle-income [...] Full text...

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IFAD-backed projects boost agricultural productivity, incomes in Madagascar: Report

04 june 2020 - 12:05:11
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have helped [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight ongoing research, innovation actions related to COVID-19 outbreaks

09 may 2020 - 17:19:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on current research actions related to COVID-19 and outbreaks with one [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO supports use of traditional medicine to treat COVID-19

05 may 2020 - 14:04:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Health Organization is working with research institutes, particularly in Africa, to select products from [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 pandemic bolsters case for technology-based economic resilience

17 april 2020 - 18:39:54
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact globally, the African continent, while [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, Global Citizen support healthcare workers in fight against the pandemic

06 april 2020 - 18:40:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced the "One [...] Full text...

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University of Lomé launches fund of 100 million CFAF to boost research

07 march 2020 - 18:45:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The University of Lomé has launched a competitive fund of 100 million CFA francs to finance [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts agriculture, environment and livestock fair

02 march 2020 - 20:43:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Since Sunday, Niamey has been hosting the 6th edition of the Agriculture, Technical, Environment and Livestock [...] Full text...

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France pledges US$100 million for WHO Academy

25 february 2020 - 06:12:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Germany to partner in technical skills tranfer

24 february 2020 - 15:54:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Germany are set to partner in the transfer of technical skills and education focusing [...] Full text...

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Benin adopts electricity code

15 february 2020 - 14:19:23
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has adopted an electricity code in accordance with the new sector reforms initiated by the [...] Full text...

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Congo reduces Maternal Mortality by more than 45%

11 february 2020 - 17:11:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The regional director (Central and West Africa) of the United Nations Population Organization (UNFPA), Mabingue Ngom, [...] Full text...

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UN health agency to accelerate research and innovation for new coronavirus

07 february 2020 - 10:21:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is convening a global research and innovation forum to mobilize [...] Full text...

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Kagame seeks African continent to design and manufacture own drones

05 february 2020 - 21:54:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   Rwandan President Paul Kagame Wednesday said there was so much that could be done with drone [...] Full text...

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Airtime scratch cards to be converted into mobile money in Rwanda

05 february 2020 - 12:47:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Customers who own unused airtime scratch cards for Rwanda's main mobile operator, MTN-Rwanda, will be entitled [...] Full text...

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Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, says new UN report

22 january 2020 - 07:52:46
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Scientists fertilise another embryo from northern white rhino

16 january 2020 - 22:12:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have created a new embryo out of an artificial fertilisation of eggs taken from one [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde to host workshop on agricultural research, development in Africa

14 january 2020 - 11:22:41
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A regional workshop on research, innovation and technology transfer for the sustainable development of the [...] Full text...

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The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)

12 january 2020 - 12:11:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...

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Togo to host 12th edition of National Peasant Forum

09 january 2020 - 00:28:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The National Forum for the Togolese Peasant, intended to promote the agricultural sector, will be held [...] Full text...

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FDA sets up 15 million euros fund for innovative digital companies in Africa

17 december 2019 - 14:14:13
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) has launched a 15 million euros fund to support young and  [...] Full text...

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Women represent 54 pct of members of Congo’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council

16 december 2019 - 22:59:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Clement Mouamba, Congolese prime minister, said here Monday the economic, social and environmental council (CESE) had [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US, Nigeria partner to mitigate impact of HIV/AIDS on over 300,000 orphans and vulnerable children

12 december 2019 - 20:32:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The United States embassy in Abuja Thursday said the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) had [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 8th Maghreb Conference on New Technologies opens in Hamammet

15 november 2019 - 14:40:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 8th edition of the Maghreb Conference on New Technologies started on Friday in the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Malagasy Axian Group and Emerging Capital Partners acquire 51% shares in Togocom

09 november 2019 - 13:18:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Malagasy Axian Group and Emerging Capital Partners (ECP, shareholder of Oragroup), have been given the green [...] Full text...

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MPs vote to amend the Beninese Constitution

01 november 2019 - 11:43:52
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's lawmakers on Friday unanimously passed the legislation to amend the country's Constitution of 11 December [...] 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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Senegal: Plenary Assembly of the High Council of Social Dialogue begins in Dakar

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

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3 professors awarded 2019 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Life Sciences Research

23 october 2019 - 23:06:08
Paris, France (PANA)   -  The UN agency announced here Tuesday the names of three professors as recipients of the 2019 [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Abidjan to host fair to combat piracy of products, brands and services on 28-29 October in Abidjan

21 october 2019 - 11:56:21
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan, will host the 2019 "Origigi" Originality Fair on 28-29 October, organizers [...] Full text...

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TB infections declining, but not fast enough among poor, marginalised: WHO

18 october 2019 - 07:16:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said [...] Full text...

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African ministers to discuss innovative ways to close identity gap

08 october 2019 - 14:58:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African ministers responsible for Civil Registration will gather in Lusaka, Zambia, from 14-18 October for [...] Full text...

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Niger hosts summit on limiting presidential terms in Africa

02 october 2019 - 18:30:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's head of state, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Tuesday reaffirmed his willingness to step down after his [...] Full text...

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WHO: Decrease in number of Ebola cases in eastern DRC should be interpreted with 'caution'

27 september 2019 - 10:57:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has decreased [...] Full text...

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Special Economic Zones: Botswana’s new economic powerhouse

24 september 2019 - 20:14:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has set aside special places to prioritise the development of the country and for economic [...] Full text...

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

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

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Second Ebola vaccine to complement 'ring vaccination' given green light in DRC, says WHO

23 september 2019 - 11:56:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced plans to introduce [...] Full text...

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Senior bank officials discuss future of development banks at 20th annual meeting

14 september 2019 - 08:57:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   Senior officials from the world’s leading financial institutions have wrapped up their 20th annual meeting [...] Full text...

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Barclays Bank spells growth in strident operating environments

10 september 2019 - 19:56:42
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The soon-to-be Absa Botswana, the Barclays Bank, is celebrating a steady growth in income across the business [...] Full text...

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Japanese agro-entrepreneurs commit to doubling Africa rice production

28 august 2019 - 21:14:50
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) – The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) to help double rice [...] Full text...

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African health ministers adopt integrated surveillance and disease response strategy

22 august 2019 - 18:04:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Participants in the 69th session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa (WHO-Africa), currently [...] Full text...

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Mauritius hosts international seminar on disruptive technologies

21 august 2019 - 15:41:21
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - An international seminar started Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, seeking to provide an insight on disruptive [...] Full text...

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Innovating education in Africa expo kicks off in Botswana

20 august 2019 - 20:44:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Basic Education is hosting several education ministers and officials from different African countries [...] Full text...

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Botswana Innovation Hub launches Digital Skills Training

16 august 2019 - 20:41:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In an attempt to leapfrog into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the Botswana Innovation Hub, in partnership [...] Full text...

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69th WHO Africa Regional Committee fixed for 19-23 August in Brazzaville

13 august 2019 - 13:03:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 69th session of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Africa Regional Committee will take place from [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire adopts new public procurement code

24 july 2019 - 22:32:32
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government Wednesday adopted a new public procurement code, an official statement reaching PANA [...] Full text...

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Mobile phone applications triple access to financial services in Kenya

16 july 2019 - 00:14:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -  President Uhuru Kenyatta said here Monday Kenya would continue leveraging on new technologies to deepen financial [...] Full text...

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France committed to modernizing its army - Macron

14 july 2019 - 14:22:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   France is committed to transforming and modernizing its army, French President Emmanuel Macron said here [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves new financing program for energy providers

13 july 2019 - 07:31:38
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an innovative [...] Full text...

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Digital solutions could be key to end hunger in Africa - Report

12 july 2019 - 19:27:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Strategic use of digital technologies can be a game changer in accelerating sustainable agricultural transformation in [...] Full text...

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African ministers call for modernization of public administration

11 july 2019 - 12:35:34
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The 15th Pan-African Ministerial Forum on the Modernization of Public Administration and State Institutions ended in [...] Full text...

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Major breakthrough in fighting TB burden amongst miners in Southern Africa

05 july 2019 - 18:44:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A regional programme to improve the testing of Tuberculosis (TB), which remains a major public [...] Full text...

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Niger gets law to combat cybercrime

26 june 2019 - 10:46:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger now has a law on cybercrime passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday to combat [...] Full text...

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African farmers gain big from digital applications to transform rural agriculture

21 june 2019 - 16:44:50
Kigali, Rwanda  (PANA) – Digital innovations are helping to transform agriculture in rural areas and to address challenges, including youth [...] Full text...

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30 countries expected at African conference on leadership in new technologies in Tunis

13 june 2019 - 22:44:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Tunisian capital, Tunis, will on 25-26 June host an African conference on leadership in the [...] Full text...

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Niger government adopts anti cyber-criminality bill

09 june 2019 - 09:39:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Niger government at its weekly cabinet meeting has adopted a bill in the fight against [...] Full text...

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Kigali signs partnership agreement with Paris

03 june 2019 - 22:55:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -  The municipal authorities of Kigali and Paris Monday signed a partnership agreement aimed at strengthening relations [...] Full text...

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Econet partners Yara International ASA to attract one million African entrepreneurs into agrifoods

01 june 2019 - 17:57:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean telecommunications, media and technology group, Econet, has partnered Norwegian firm, Yara International ASA, to get [...] Full text...

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NGO deplores low representation of women in science

30 may 2019 - 21:05:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The president of the Congolese Foundation for Medical Research (FCRM), Professor Francine Ntoumi, on Thursday deplored [...] Full text...

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Tunis hosts the 2nd Forum on the Blue Economy in Africa in June

29 may 2019 - 18:16:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will host the second edition of the Forum on the Blue Economy in Africa on [...] Full text...

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1st-ever crises conference on Gender-Based Violence holds in Oslo

26 may 2019 - 10:32:53
  Oslo, Norway (PANA) - One-in-three girls or women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, and “the risk [...] Full text...

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UNFPA again calls for elimination of fistula to end ‘shame, isolation’ of sufferers

24 may 2019 - 05:03:35
New York, US (PANA) - Although obstetric fistula has largely been eliminated in developed countries, more than two million women [...] Full text...

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Botswana's Human Resource Development Council to host conference

17 may 2019 - 13:04:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Human Resource Development Council of Botswana (HRDC) is to host a conference aimed at finding [...] Full text...

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Rwandan PM sees great opportunities in ICT to drive growth and Africa regional integration

14 may 2019 - 13:46:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente on Tuesday stressed the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) [...] Full text...

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UN leaders call for action to slow down global warming

10 may 2019 - 05:06:11
New York, US (PANA) - Top executives from across the United Nations system on Thursday called for more action to mitigate [...] Full text...

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World Immunisation Week starts, but 20 million children miss out on measles vaccine

25 april 2019 - 07:34:20
New York, US (PANA) - Amid a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, the United Nations Children’s [...] Full text...

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Malawi launches landmark malaria vaccine pilot programme

23 april 2019 - 11:59:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization (ealth Health HWHO) has welcomes the Government of Malawi’s launch of the [...] Full text...

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UNDP and Pratic Association sign deal to support Congolese start-ups

18 april 2019 - 11:45:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)-  The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and  Pratic Association, organiser of the International Fair of Information and Innovation [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to protect citizens against cyberspace

17 april 2019 - 23:44:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  –  Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba Wednesday urged African countries to ensure that cyberspace is first and [...] Full text...

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Liquid Telecom is official partner of MIT in Inclusive Innovation 2019 competition

17 april 2019 - 14:12:34
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The pan-African telecommunications operator, Liquid Telecom, has been selected as the official partner in Africa [...] Full text...

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Humanoid robot Sophia to feature at Transform Africa Summit in Kigali

15 april 2019 - 11:37:16
Kigali, Rwanda (Rwanda) -  One of the famous social humanoid robots and the world's first robot citizen, Sophia, will interact [...] Full text...

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25th edition of Miss Togo scheduled for August 24

26 march 2019 - 19:00:30
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 25th edition of the election of the beauty queen of Togo will be held at [...] Full text...

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IFAD calls for South-South cooperation to combat hunger

22 march 2019 - 05:47:48
Paris, France (PANA) – The deputy president of the International Federation for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Cornelia Richter, has called for [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Directors commend banking sector reforms in WAEMU region

19 march 2019 - 13:02:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have y welcomed the West African Economic and [...] Full text...

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Women’s empowerment ‘essential to global progress’ says Guterres, marking International Day

08 march 2019 - 07:09:24
New York, US (PANA) - Women’s empowerment and gender equality are “essential to global progress”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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INTERVIEW: Technology investments should plug health sector gap in Africa

21 february 2019 - 15:49:00
By Kennedy Abwao Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The private sector should join charitable organisations such as the Rockefeller Foundation to [...] Full text...

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24th edition of competition to climb Mount Cameroon on Sunday

20 february 2019 - 10:06:17
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – More than 500 athletes will take part on  Sunday in the 24th edition of the competition [...] Full text...

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African leaders launch new private-sector led health coalition

14 february 2019 - 19:55:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have joined key private-sector players to launch a new health coalition on the [...] Full text...

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Ouagadougou to host third renewable energies in Africa week in April

13 february 2019 - 10:10:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The third renewable energy and energy of Africa (SEERA) week will be held from 4 [...] Full text...

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WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss in low- and middle-income countries

12 february 2019 - 15:38:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over 5% of the world’s population – or 466 million people – has disabling hearing loss [...] Full text...

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame and the AU Chair, the journey so far

09 february 2019 - 14:21:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame is expected to hand over the African Union (AU) chairmanship to Egyptian [...] Full text...

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New Burkina government committed to fight terrorism, insecurity, says PM

25 january 2019 - 10:54:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso’s new Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré has said that he would work [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe gov't solicits economic model for African cinema at FESPACO 2019

17 january 2019 - 18:55:08
Paris, France (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoum Karim Sango, has called on African film professionals and their [...] Full text...

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World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief

14 january 2019 - 20:12:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to [...] Full text...

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CAF slams campaign of misinformation, defamation against it

22 december 2018 - 08:11:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confédération of African Football (CAF) has condemned what it called a strong campaign of misinformation [...] Full text...

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Regional confab in Tunis debates changing nature of work, need for better education systems

21 december 2018 - 16:39:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Decision makers along with representatives from civil society and the private sector from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, [...] Full text...

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Only 21 per cent of Burkina Faso's population has access to electricity

20 december 2018 - 14:07:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Only 21 percent of Burkina Faso's 18 million citizens have access to electricity. "Today, we have [...] Full text...

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AU emphasises electronic commerce to boost regional trade in Africa

13 december 2018 - 12:01:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union Commission has appealed to member states to consider including electronic commerce into [...] Full text...

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Morocco to host forum on artificial intelligence in Africa Dec. 12-13

05 december 2018 - 16:02:53
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – UNESCO and the Mohamed VI polytechnic University will organize a forum on artificial intelligence (AI) in [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta calls for modernised agriculture to bolster food security

04 december 2018 - 19:38:56
Narok, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on farmers to adopt modern farming and livestock production technologies to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub due to launch on 5 Dec

30 november 2018 - 13:04:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub (MAFH), a not-for-profit organisation meant to propel Mauritius into [...] Full text...

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Artificial Intelligence Show opens in Mauritius

29 november 2018 - 07:07:37
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – A three-day World Artificial Intelligence Show and World Blockchain Summit 2018 opened on Wednesday night in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to host World AI Show and World Blockchain Summit 2018

27 november 2018 - 08:46:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the World Artificial Intelligence (AI) Show, a thought-leadership driven and business-focused event, [...] Full text...

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World leaders pledge to support policies to bolster marine, fisheries at Nairobi Summit

26 november 2018 - 14:59:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged Kenya’s support for the sustainable blue economy by highlighting key [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS stresses 'knowledge' to win combat against HIV worldwide

23 november 2018 - 04:11:39
New York,US (PANA) - Ahead of World AIDS Day, marked every year on 1 December, the United Nations issued a [...] Full text...

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New education approach needed to prepare MENA youth to shape the future

13 november 2018 - 19:09:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Education has the potential to shape the development trajectory of nations, boost growth and spread prosperity, [...] Full text...

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African Financial Alliance on Climate Change unveils guiding principles

12 november 2018 - 14:37:32
Johannesburge, South Africa (PANA) - The African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC) unveiled its guiding principles at the recently-concluded [...] Full text...

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WHO launches competition for innovative solutions to improve health in Africa

10 november 2018 - 15:33:14
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The African Regional Office for the World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a competition, called [...] Full text...

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2018 mid-term review of ADF (A Feature by AfDB)

23 october 2018 - 17:28:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - “The Bank knows how much more still needs to be done in the economic transformation of [...] Full text...

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Cutting-edge tech a ‘double-edged sword for developing countries’: UN report

09 october 2018 - 02:54:55
New York, US (PANA) - The latest technological advances, from artificial intelligence to electric cars, can be a “double-edged sword”, [...] Full text...

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Senegal hosts Innovation Education in Africa Expo 2018

06 october 2018 - 11:54:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Under the theme: "Meeting Continental Targets for Inclusive, Quality and Transformative Education and Training in the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, Microsoft strike new partnership on education of displaced, refugee children

27 september 2018 - 10:27:11
New York, US (PANA) – UNICEF, the UN children's fund, on Wednesday launched a new partnership with Microsoft Corp. to [...] Full text...

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India to host global sanitation conference

25 september 2018 - 13:44:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ministers and sanitation sector leaders from around the world will come together this month at the [...] Full text...

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‘Surge in financing’ needed to transform the world: UN chief

25 september 2018 - 06:27:16
New York, US (PANA) - A “surge in financing and investments” is needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda, the United [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Purdue University to hold conference on successful technologies for African farmers

20 september 2018 - 16:24:21
Indiana, US (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Purdue University are organizing the Scale Up Conference on Agricultural [...] Full text...

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AfDB, FAO target agriculture investments to end hunger, create wealth in Africa

28 august 2018 - 10:25:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and FAO on Tuesday agreed to boost joint efforts aimed at [...] Full text...

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Agricultural businesses can stem the tide of migration in Africa - FAO

25 august 2018 - 06:33:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Creating decent employment opportunities for youth in Africa's agriculture sector can significantly reduce youth migration from [...] Full text...

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World marks Youth Day as young people make a difference in communities

12 august 2018 - 09:22:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Young people are the greatest resource for societies to thrive, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Ending marginalization of persons with disabilities ‘a matter of justice’, UN-backed summit told

25 july 2018 - 06:59:28
London, UK (PANA) - Inclusive education, economic empowerment and technological innovations were the focus of discussion on Tuesday as world [...] Full text...

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Fund for science, technology established in Côte d'Ivoire

28 june 2018 - 11:32:44
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government on Wednesday announced the adoption of a bill governing the organisation and [...] Full text...

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Belgium gives FAO 2 million euros to help farmers in Africa, Gaza

14 june 2018 - 06:54:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it is further developing a monitoring, early-warning and [...] Full text...

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Ghana eliminates trachoma, freeing millions from suffering and blindness

14 june 2018 - 06:32:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) today congratulated Ghana for having eliminated trachoma as a public health [...] Full text...

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Guinea EC commends ECONEC

09 june 2018 - 08:17:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A delegation of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) began talks on Friday with the [...] Full text...

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ECONEC undertakes electoral follow-up mission to Guinea

06 june 2018 - 14:48:14
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, President of the ECONEC governing board and Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission [...] Full text...

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AfDB President screams "Africa must no longer be a museum of poverty”

22 may 2018 - 12:58:22
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - By 2050 about 580 million young Africans will enter the labour market, Akinwumi Adesina, President [...] Full text...

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'Bees must be protected for the future of our food' - FAO

19 may 2018 - 16:48:44
Ljubljana, Slovenia (PANA) - On the eve of the first World Bee Day, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS Chief puts spotlight on the HIV response in Lesotho, South Africa and Zambia (A UNAIDS feature story)

12 may 2018 - 09:09:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, recently completed a five-day visit to three countries in southern Africa, [...] Full text...

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UN highlights importance of science and technology

02 may 2018 - 06:54:10
New York, US (PANA) - Science and technology offer part of the solution to climate change, inequality and other global [...] Full text...

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World marks 10th World Malaria Day

25 april 2018 - 12:03:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wednesday, 25 April, marks the 10th World Malaria Day and the culmination of a month of [...] Full text...

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A bio-based, reuse economy can feed the world and save the planet – FAO

21 april 2018 - 14:44:04
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Transforming pineapple skins into product packaging or using potato peels for fuel may sound far-fetched, but [...] Full text...

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Electoral commissions in Africa commit to optimising benefits of technology

11 april 2018 - 17:15:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Election Management Bodies (EMBs) in Western and Southern African regions have pledged to leverage technological innovations [...] Full text...

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FAO espouses agroecology for sustainable food systems (A FAO feature)

02 april 2018 - 09:35:05
Rome, Italy (PANA) - More with less. This is the challenge and the mantra for our future. There will be [...] Full text...

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UNESCO rewards 3 for outstanding research in Life Sciences

29 march 2018 - 07:41:22
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - UNESCO has named three laureates who will receive the UNESCO–Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research [...] Full text...

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Africa must build digital infrastructure to compete in 4th Industrial Revolution, says AfDB's Adesina

27 march 2018 - 13:24:31
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - To compete at the accelerated pace of technological innovations and the 4th Industrial Revolution, Africa [...] Full text...

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Communications technologies vital for empowerment, success of poor rural women

07 march 2018 - 18:19:20
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The role of information communications technologies in supporting rural women's economic empowerment, voice and status, will [...] Full text...

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UN agencies in Rome to mark International Women's Day

07 march 2018 - 11:48:43
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The role of information communications technologies (ICT) in supporting rural women's economic empowerment, voice and status, [...] Full text...

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AfDB announces Senior Management appointments

05 march 2018 - 14:06:11
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has announced the following [...] Full text...

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FAO stresses collaborative partnership to halt deforestation

21 february 2018 - 13:42:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Highlighting the challenge to meet the demands of a growing and more urbanized population, changing the [...] Full text...

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French research institutes, FAO strengthen collaboration

17 february 2018 - 05:28:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and four major French research [...] Full text...

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Well-planned and managed cities can drive sustainable development – UN agency chief

07 february 2018 - 22:22:36
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (PANA) – The head of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has said that a week-long conference [...] Full text...

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Without young people, Global Goals will not be achieved, UN forum told

31 january 2018 - 07:00:57
New York, UN (PANA) – Today's young people are more connected, dynamic and engaged than ever and the Global Goals [...] Full text...

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Youth leaders ready to 'roll up their sleeves' and work

30 january 2018 - 05:54:57
New York, US (PANA) – Not content to follow old-school rules to tackle problems like climate change, poverty and inequality, [...] Full text...

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Early action key to preventing El Nino, La Nina crises - UN official

03 january 2018 - 06:55:12
New York, USA (PANA) – La Niña is expected to impact weather around the world in 2018, a United Nations [...] Full text...

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Abuja hosts int'l conference on Lake Chad (Refiled to correct the date of conference)

26 december 2017 - 12:59:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), with the support of the United [...] Full text...

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Economic transformation of Africa’s rural areas key to curtailing migration - AfDB

18 december 2017 - 17:31:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Migrants Day, December 18, the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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West, Central Africa left behind in Global HIV response

05 december 2017 - 15:32:35
Abidjan, Cote d;Ivoire (PANA) - More than four decades into the HIV epidemic, four in five children living with HIV [...] Full text...

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World AIDS Day: UN calls for renewed commitment to make epidemic ‘a thing of the past’

02 december 2017 - 10:04:18
New York, U.S. (PANA) - The world will not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – which include the target [...] Full text...

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Tanzania, Finland sign 20.8m Euros pacts for sustainable development

01 december 2017 - 09:40:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania and Finland have signed three agreements under which 28.8 million Euros will be [...] Full text...

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7th World Healthcare Students Symposium kicks off in Kigali

23 november 2017 - 13:48:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - More than 1,000 pharmacists and health experts from 30 countries around the world gathered here on [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for political action to stop spread of TB

30 october 2017 - 21:26:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Progress has not been fast enough over the past year to reach global and regional targets [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African industrialisation severely devastated by brain drain, warns think-tank

29 september 2017 - 19:02:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Harare-based African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) warned on Friday the African Union member states ability [...] Full text...

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US: UN Women launches forum to 'creatively disrupt' status quo for women, girls in tech

15 september 2017 - 05:42:06
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: WB, SVRI call for proposals for innovations to prevent gender-based violence

01 august 2017 - 17:56:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -The World Bank Group and Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) on Tuesday announced a new [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Anti-Malaria intervention inventors want their products available, affordable to ECOWAS citizens

29 july 2017 - 15:28:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Two inventors of anti-malarial interventions are exploring the idea of making their products available and affordable [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President’s maiden press conference, petition to impeach EC chair reported in Ghana

22 july 2017 - 05:39:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The maiden press conference by Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and a petition by anonymous workers of [...] Full text...

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China: Int'l Forum on ICT, Education 2030 opens in China

10 july 2017 - 05:15:42
Qingdao, China (PANA) - UNESCO, in collaboration with the Chinese government, is organizing a 2-day international forum on ICT and [...] Full text...

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Italy: Water use innovations crucial to face climate change in Arab countries - FAO

04 july 2017 - 16:50:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Arab states must continue to seek innovations to overcome water scarcity in the face of climate [...] Full text...

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Italy: Germany, FAO celebrate 15 years of strategic partnership

04 july 2017 - 11:31:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Germany celebrated 15 years of successful collaboration on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Mugabe donates US$1 million from own cow sale to AU Foundation

03 july 2017 - 13:37:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe donated 300 heads of cattle to the African Union (AU), then [...] Full text...

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US: UN event stresses ‘inclusive, equitable, quality education’

29 june 2017 - 05:22:31
New York (US) – Education leaders from around the world convened on Wednesday at the United Nations to discuss ways [...] Full text...

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India: Solar power revolution offers hope for farm industrialisation in Nigeria

28 june 2017 - 08:16:21
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) – Farmers in Nigeria have an opportunity to link up to affordable energy solutions, including solar power, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Ghana to host awards ceremony for 2017 African innovators

16 june 2017 - 07:54:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Winners of the 2017 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) will be announced in Accra, [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB working with African Central Banks to increase national savings

08 june 2017 - 16:53:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Governors of central banks in Africa have resolved [...] Full text...

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Italy: ICT can improve lives of rural poor people in developing countries - IFAD

08 june 2017 - 09:21:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Technology and development experts have attended a two-day international conference on Information and Communication Technologies for [...] Full text...

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Gambia: ECOWAS, Israel sign US$1 billion agreement for power projects

03 june 2017 - 18:59:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The sub-regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and Israel on Friday signed an [...] Full text...

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US: Key trends for infrastructure dev't, industrialization feature at special UN meeting

01 june 2017 - 06:06:09
New York, US (PANA) – The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has told the body’s [...] Full text...

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India: 'Unlock potential of African entrepreneurs to accelerate Africa’s industrial transformation'

22 may 2017 - 09:57:04
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - The African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2017, released on Monday, 22 May, at the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Research funders accept WHO standards on reporting clinical trial results

18 may 2017 - 12:57:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some of the world’s largest funders of medical research and international non-governmental organizations on Thursday agreed [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB, African heads of state to discuss youth in agriculture

06 may 2017 - 12:38:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is planning to bring African heads of state together to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Africa has huge potential to create more “unicorns” - WEF 2017

05 may 2017 - 14:44:45
Durban, South Africa (PANA) – Governments in Africa need to understand the integral role that technology plays in the economy, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Three South African cities’ ‘green canopy’ added to global database

05 may 2017 - 10:38:08
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Treepedia, an interactive website that measures the “green canopy”, or trees and vegetation of cities [...] Full text...

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Azerbaijan: Peace, human security at forefront of UN intercultural dialogue forum

05 may 2017 - 05:12:57
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The integration of migrants in cities, countering the rise of violent extremism, as well as youth [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Team doctors in 2017 CAF Champions League, Confed. Cup attend seminar

01 may 2017 - 11:29:23
Mbankomo, Cameroon (PANA) - Team Doctors of the 32 qualified clubs for the group stage of the 2017 CAF Champions [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: 'Strong partnerships key to unleash full potential of industrialization'

27 april 2017 - 06:33:10
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Wednesday called for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: WHO calls for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent malaria

24 april 2017 - 09:27:43
Nairobi, Kenya, (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent [...] Full text...

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US: Addressing ‘fragility’ of societies key to preventing conflicts - Guterres

21 april 2017 - 20:46:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Noting that a key trigger common to nearly all conflicts is the element of fragility [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana Engineering professor's research on DC motor attracts global interest

12 april 2017 - 09:40:38
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – An research article published by a professor at the University of Botswana (UB), which presents a [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB organizes workshop on "lighting up, powering Africa"

25 march 2017 - 17:37:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host and co-organize the Energy Week, a series of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Electoral integrity in Africa: Lessons from Nigeria (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

16 march 2017 - 22:31:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - No region of the globe has escaped the “wave of democratisation,” which hit the world from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius launches first organic farming zone

28 february 2017 - 09:33:50
Britannia, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday evening launched the island's first organic farming zone at [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Aviation Africa 2017 summit opens

22 february 2017 - 12:05:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Aviation Africa 2017 conference opened on Wednesday in Kigali with about 500 delegates from African countries [...] Full text...

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Zambia: UNFCCC calls for submission of climate change projects

30 january 2017 - 17:16:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The United Nations Climate Change secretariat (UNFCCC) has called for applications for the 2017 Momentum [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African Development Bank set for greater development impacts in 2017

30 december 2016 - 15:13:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Reflecting on 2016 as a transformative year in its operations, the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Mexico: Gov'ts make strong commitments to biodiversity at UN conference

20 december 2016 - 06:59:59
Cancun, Mexico (PANA) – Countries attending the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Mexico have reached agreements on actions to integrate [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Orange signs new 8-year deal with CAF

18 december 2016 - 19:44:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mobile network operator, Orange, has signed a new eight-year partnership with CAF as the Official Sponsor [...] Full text...

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Mexico: Countries urged to prioritise protection of pollinators for food security

07 december 2016 - 08:33:08
Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are increasingly under threat from human activities and countries must transform [...] Full text...

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UN: WIPO says global innovation, patent applications rise

23 november 2016 - 18:41:10
New York, US (PANA) - Global innovation is soaring as the 2015 edition of a UN World Intellectual Property Organization [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO launches new statistics website on key agricultural indicators

22 november 2016 - 13:14:10
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has launched a new and revamped FAOSTAT web site, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN tasks international community on Paris climate pact

17 november 2016 - 18:28:06
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged everyone, including the private sector, cities and civil [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF invests in tech start-ups to improve children’s lives

15 november 2016 - 19:16:35
New York, US (PANA) - Using a venture capital approach through investing in companies with short track records but long-term [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Senegalese Parliament passes new mining code

31 october 2016 - 11:25:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese Parliament on Sunday evening adopted a new mining code that aims to reorganise the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Malagasy named winner of Anzisha Grand Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurship

26 october 2016 - 14:30:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Heritiaina Randriamananatahina, 22-year-old agriculture entrepreneur from Madagascar was Wednesday declared winner of the US$25,000 Anzisha Grand [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Postal services need to go beyond customers' doorstep delivery', says UPU chief

09 october 2016 - 15:36:15
Berne, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking World Post Day, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) has stressed that putting customers at [...] Full text...

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UN: Congo FM says newly-adopted constitution will boost governance

24 september 2016 - 22:02:21
New York, US (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Congo, Jean-Claude Gakosso, on Saturday in New York [...] Full text...

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Italy: USAID funding looks to spark 'new era' in agricultural data collection

07 september 2016 - 10:32:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have [...] Full text...

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UN: IFAD chief wins inaugural Africa Food Prize

06 september 2016 - 17:33:05
NewYork, US (PANA) - UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Kanayo Nwanze has been awarded the inaugural Africa [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius hosts SADC workshop on cyber-security

31 august 2016 - 07:09:35
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister, Mr Etienne Sinatambou, has said that emerging technologies such as [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AfDB chief offers roadmap towards agriculture transformation in Africa

26 august 2016 - 16:22:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has outlined a roadmap towards the transformation of agriculture [...] Full text...

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UN: Africa lags behind in global innovation - WIPO

15 august 2016 - 19:22:54
New York, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag behind among global leaders in innovation, according to a new [...] Full text...

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UN: UN says youth vital in achieving sustainable development agenda

12 august 2016 - 14:51:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said the world's young people, who make up the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials task govts on indigenous peoples' right to education

09 august 2016 - 14:00:18
New York, US (PANA) - To mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, senior UN officials are calling [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Obama leaves legacy to transform agriculture value chains in Africa

26 july 2016 - 09:41:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the term of office of US president Barack Obama winds down, his Government's initiative dubbed [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO to launch new hepatitis testing guidelines

25 july 2016 - 19:08:32
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of World Hepatitis Day observed annually on 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria, South Africa hold high-level defence partnership meeting in Abuja

18 july 2016 - 16:40:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day high-level meeting of Nigerian and South African defence chiefs opened here Monday aimed at [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS reports global gains on 90-90-90 targets for HIV treatment

18 july 2016 - 14:59:28
New York, US (PANA) - Countries are making rapid progress in scaling up HIV testing and treatment across several regions, [...] Full text...

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