Morocco, Comoros sign five cooperation agreements
27 october 2020 - 18:06:07Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the Union of the Comoros on Monday in Rabat, signed five cooperation agreements on [...] Full text...
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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the Union of the Comoros on Monday in Rabat, signed five cooperation agreements on [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Rwanda’s economy healing from contraction under pandemic
27 october 2020 - 09:16:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s economic activity has started to show signs of recovery following a sharp contraction in the [...] Full text...
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Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector
26 october 2020 - 13:10:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West [...] Full text...
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EU hails signing of ceasefire agreement on Libya
25 october 2020 - 10:24:54Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and its Member States have warmly welcomed the signature of a ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Saudi Arabia donates US $ 2.5 million for organization of OIC meeting in Niamey
24 october 2020 - 19:26:12Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saturday decided to provide US $ 2.5 million (or 1.375 billion [...] Full text...
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German funding helps Ethiopia enhance immigration, border management controls
23 october 2020 - 15:11:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Immigration and border management controls in Ethiopia are being improved to help secure the country’s [...] Full text...
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African continental trade area to catalyse regional investment
23 october 2020 - 14:43:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries should use the Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to stop the decline in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Limited resources available for rekindling sub-Saharan Africa economies - IMF
23 october 2020 - 06:34:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - With a difficult recovery ahead, policy makers in sub-Sahara Africa have fewer resources at their [...] Full text...
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Mauritius trains women on climate change actions
22 october 2020 - 12:46:20Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Climate change has adverse impacts on people but d it affects women and men differently, [...] Full text...
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President Barrow calls for unity in Guinea Bissau
21 october 2020 - 23:37:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Wednesday called on the people of Guinea Bissau to reconcile and rally behind [...] Full text...
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Young Libyans recommend holding of elections within appropriate deadlines
21 october 2020 - 00:09:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Young Libyans taking part in the dialogue initiated by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...
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Continued research key as Africa moves to implement game-changing AfCFTA
20 october 2020 - 17:56:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS notes continued points of disagreement in Ivorian electoral process
19 october 2020 - 20:22:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said here Monday it [...] Full text...
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Rwanda, Zambia police chiefs underline bilateral cooperation
19 october 2020 - 18:18:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan and Zambian senior Police Chiefs on Monday agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two countries [...] Full text...
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Demos resume in Ivorian cities to protest Ouattara's third term bid
19 october 2020 - 17:56:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several districts of the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, on Monday witnessed demons to heed the call [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board raises the bank's capital by 125 per cent
15 october 2020 - 15:26:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) country manager at the Regional Office of Development and Service Delivery for [...] Full text...
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Endeavour restarts Burkina Faso mine 11 months after roadside attack
15 october 2020 - 14:01:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Boungou gold mine in Burkina Faso is operational once more, Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining announced on [...] Full text...
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Gambia: EU launches two new projects to protect illegal migrants
14 october 2020 - 18:29:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As part of its cooperation with The Gambia on migration management, the European Union (EU) has [...] Full text...
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UN envoy outlines progress towards cooperation in Great Lakes Region
14 october 2020 - 06:14:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Even as they confront the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa’s Great Lakes Region continue to improve [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU donates generator to national health lab in The Gambia
12 october 2020 - 15:43:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The European Union has donated a generator and fuel to enhance power supply at the National Public [...] Full text...
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'War is over in Senegal's southern Casamance region' - Former minister Sagna
12 october 2020 - 13:52:57Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - "The war is over in Casamance," former Minister of State Robert Sagna, who is also president [...] Full text...
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What can be learned from the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco? (Analysis)
09 october 2020 - 14:40:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The agreement between Libyan parliamentarians on the criteria for picking holders of the positions of sovereignty [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi gives up all measures against Minembwe
09 october 2020 - 00:15:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Thursday announced [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF review shows Niger’s response plan alleviates socioeconomic impact
08 october 2020 - 10:45:52Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and the authorities in Niger have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...
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DR Congo’s fragile detente ‘could yet unravel’, Security Council warned
07 october 2020 - 06:58:40New York, US (PANA) - Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Foreign remittances drop 21% on hardships facing African migrants
06 october 2020 - 23:13:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a 21 per cent drop in foreign financial remittances [...] Full text...
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Mali: New members of government appointees
05 october 2020 - 21:35:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A week after the nomination of a new prime minister, Moctar Ouane, the chairman of the [...] Full text...
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Togo gets new cabinet
02 october 2020 - 10:28:05Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Thursday named a new government of 33 members, including 11 women. Following is the list, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EBRD, EU and partners support green investments in Morocco
01 october 2020 - 19:07:37Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are supporting green [...] Full text...
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Gambia: President Barrow redeploys Central Bank governor to trade ministry
01 october 2020 - 16:39:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow, in exercise of the powers conferred on him under Sections 71(1) and 71(3) [...] Full text...
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Senegal launches agricultural project to stem the flow of youth from rural areas
01 october 2020 - 15:35:30Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The government of Senegal, in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), launched on [...] Full text...
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Gambian President, Barrow, sacks two cabinet ministers
30 september 2020 - 19:51:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow, acting under the provisions of Section 71(4) of the Constitution of the Republic [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian migrants abandoned, abused in Saudi Arabian prisons, says rights body
28 september 2020 - 22:33:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says it has carried out an investigation which has exposed details about [...] Full text...
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Zambian Church calls for suspension of comprehensive sexuality education in schools
28 september 2020 - 08:23:24Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – One of Zambia’s main church bodies, the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ), has voiced its concerns [...] Full text...
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IOM resumes voluntary return of migrants from Niger to Gambia
26 september 2020 - 07:52:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - After a six-month hiatus due to COVID-19 border closures, Gambia's office of the International Organization for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Countries urged to act against pandemic ‘infodemic’
24 september 2020 - 06:34:43New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners have urged countries to take urgent action to address what they [...] Full text...
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President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’
23 september 2020 - 20:44:04Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Niger calls on the international community to support badly afftected countries
21 september 2020 - 17:14:02Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Kalla Hankouraou, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...
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Nigerian, Ghanaian leaders meet over alleged ill-treatment of Nigerian traders in Ghana
21 september 2020 - 07:43:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with his Ghanaian counterpart Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in [...] Full text...
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Global and African Leaders launch GCA Africa at AfDB headquarters
16 september 2020 - 18:13:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday launched its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by [...] Full text...
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AU guidelines seek to ease cross-border trade restrictions
15 september 2020 - 13:28:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Continued inefficiencies and disruptions to cross-border trade have posed significant challenges to Africa’s fight against [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping chief outlines reforms needed to keep operations fit-for-purpose
15 september 2020 - 04:58:53New York, US (PANA) - Over the next 10 years, the world could well be transformed by potentially lethal new [...] Full text...
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"Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Africa still a prime investment destination" - AfDB webinar participants
14 september 2020 - 19:19:54Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Participants in a webinar to present the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook Supplement to [...] Full text...
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Mali: AfDB improves regional integration, local economy and employment
08 september 2020 - 17:54:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Carrefour de la Paix-Pont Woyowayanko-Point Y road widening project, carried out between 2010 and 2013 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Public procurement a powerful tool for sustainable development – UN report
08 september 2020 - 14:18:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As governments respond with unprecedented spending to combat the coronavirus pandemic, a new report released on [...] Full text...
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57th ECOWAS ordinary Summit opens in Niamey
07 september 2020 - 15:48:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 57th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Economic [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council reinstates Interior minister after administrative investigation
03 september 2020 - 22:02:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday reinstated the minister of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says migrants in Saudi Arabia victims of human trafficking
03 september 2020 - 17:43:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia's foreign ministry has denied reports it was refusing to take back hundreds of migrants [...] Full text...
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France welcomes peace deal between Sudanese government, armed movements
01 september 2020 - 20:36:16Paris, France (PANA) - France Tuesday welcomed the peace deal signed Monday in Juba between the Sudanese transitional authorities, an [...] Full text...
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GNA unveils plans to integrate young Libyans into the labour market through training
01 september 2020 - 16:32:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has unveiled plans to massively train [...] Full text...
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African Information Summit calls for expansion of digital economy
31 august 2020 - 21:53:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries require rapid expansion of new technologies, including enhancing access to the internet, to [...] Full text...
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Sudanese sign peace deal yet to attract another region
31 august 2020 - 20:41:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the civilian-led Transitional Government of Sudan signed an agreement Monday [...] Full text...
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AfDB chief voices optimism about Africa's future as the Bank's meetings end
28 august 2020 - 07:57:41Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - The re-elected African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has voiced great optimism about Africa’s future as [...] Full text...
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Composition of new Tunisian government
25 august 2020 - 20:53:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president-elect of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, Monday unveiled the composition of his government at [...] Full text...
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Sudan and Ethiopia underline the need to reach a win-win solution on GERD
25 august 2020 - 16:12:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia have issued a joint statement at the end of a one-day visit to [...] Full text...
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Tourism sector must be rebuilt in safe, equitable, climate friendly way: UN chief
25 august 2020 - 15:43:25New York, US (PANA) - Tourism is much more than visiting cultural landmarks or swimming in tropical beaches; it is [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 118 Ghanaians stranded in Libya repatriated to their country by IOM
22 august 2020 - 12:32:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One hundred and eighteen Ghanaian migrants stranded in Libya due to coronavirus (COVID-19 restrictions were repatriated [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Minerals Council launches first National Day of Women in Mining
22 august 2020 - 11:37:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Minerals Council of South Africa Friday launched the first National Day of Women in [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Equity Bank acquires 65 percent shares in Congo's BCDC
20 august 2020 - 23:41:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Equity Group Holdings has completed the 66.5 per cent stake acquisition of DR Congo's Banque Commerciale [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Equity Bank acquires BCDC
20 august 2020 - 22:46:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Equity Group Holdings has completed the 66.5 per cent stake acquisition of DR Congo's Banque Commerciale [...] Full text...
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Second evacuation of stranded Ghanaians in Amsterdam on August 24
20 august 2020 - 00:02:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Wednesday approved arrangements to evacuate home by [...] Full text...
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AUC inaugurates AfCFTA permanent secretariat as launchpad for Africa’s economic transformation
18 august 2020 - 15:46:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At a ceremony on Monday in Accra to commission the permanent secretariat of the African Continental [...] Full text...
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Ghana hands over AfCFTA Secretariat to AU Commission
17 august 2020 - 21:04:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Monday handed over the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to [...] Full text...
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Construction of bridge linking Brazzaville and Kinshasa to begin in 2021
17 august 2020 - 13:38:58Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The construction of the bridge linking the cities of Brazzaville and Kinshasa, the cost of which [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to switch to new East Africa E-Passport
13 august 2020 - 13:22:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration on Thursday announced that all ordinary passports will be [...] Full text...
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UNHCR determined to fight statelessness in Congo
12 august 2020 - 19:21:28Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Congo, Cyr Modeste Kouamé, [...] Full text...
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Special envoy of German chancellor expected Wednesday in Kinshasa
11 august 2020 - 21:46:48Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A German delegation led by the personal representative of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari signs instrument of accession for establishment of African Trade Insurance Agency
10 august 2020 - 17:29:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has signed the instrument of accession of the agreement for the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Disappointment for OIM and HCR after sinking of 27 migrants
07 august 2020 - 19:35:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday expressed great [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military defends release of 601 repentant Boko Haram terrorists
06 august 2020 - 14:57:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that the 601 repentant Boko Haram terrorists released after [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO to send 'surge team' to South Africa to support pandemic response management
05 august 2020 - 14:55:54Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The South African COVID-19 response will soon be bolstered by a "surge team of health experts" [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: MNJTF assures surrendered Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists of “humane treatment”
04 august 2020 - 19:50:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Niger needs strong democratic institutions to meet security challenge, says President Issoufou
03 august 2020 - 12:58:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger needs strong democratic institutions for its long-term transformation, but especially in the immediate future to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian govt. calls on business owners to resume activities
28 july 2020 - 17:59:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment has informed the business community in [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS takes decisive steps to resolve the Malian crisis
27 july 2020 - 22:26:21Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community [...] Full text...
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AfCFTA pact could boost Africa’s income by $450 billion - WB study
27 july 2020 - 15:33:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a major opportunity for countries to boost [...] Full text...
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Children in Nigeria, surrounding countries, continuing to endure ‘horrendous violations’: UN report
25 july 2020 - 05:31:36New York, US (PANA) - Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands [...] Full text...
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Kenya orders three-day national mourning for illustrious Tanzanian statesman
24 july 2020 - 22:41:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, has ordered a three-day national mourning for the late former Tanzanian President, [...] Full text...
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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa to be buried at his home village 29 July
24 july 2020 - 17:13:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s former president, Benjamin William Mkapa (81), who died on Thursday night will be [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa's access to coronavirus vaccine lies on local manufacturing: Africa CDC
23 july 2020 - 22:37:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that access to the coronavirus vaccine in Africa may [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US$20 million provided to curb the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and their hosts in the Sahel
23 july 2020 - 19:58:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Public health, the wellbeing of refugees and the host communities in the Sahel are the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius wants to get out of EU tax haven blacklist
23 july 2020 - 13:33:29Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court calls for support for ECOWAS parliament to execute its referral mandate
22 july 2020 - 16:27:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, is drumming up support [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IOM strengthens, equips health centres in northern Niger
21 july 2020 - 12:39:01Niger, Niamey (PANA) – As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, many remote communities in Niger struggle with access to basic services [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia relaxes ban on export, re-export trade of essential commodities
20 july 2020 - 19:48:40Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has lifted the ban on export and re-exports trade of essential commodities with [...] Full text...
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African, European local government leaders to meet in October
20 july 2020 - 17:28:47Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The second "African Union/European Union" forum of local and regional government leaders will be held from [...] Full text...
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602 “repentant” Boko Haram insurgents reintegrated back to the Nigerian society
16 july 2020 - 18:52:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 602 “repentant” Boko Haram members have sworn the [...] Full text...
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European, African leaders hold talks borderless intercontinental bloc
16 july 2020 - 18:39:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African and European Union leaders on Thursday held important negotiations on the potential of creating a borderless [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DRC, Congo sue for int'l solidarity in fight against coronavirus
16 july 2020 - 18:21:42Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Congo and his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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FDA grants Tunisia 19 million euros for some development projects
15 july 2020 - 17:57:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and the French Development Agency (FDA) on Tuesday signed a financing agreement, worth 19 million [...] Full text...
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BDEAC budgets CFAF 155 billion for 13 projects in 4 African countries
15 july 2020 - 15:50:47Paris, France (PANA) - The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) has bedgetted more than 155 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Pandemic affects nomadic herders across West/Central Africa
14 july 2020 - 12:41:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As a result of border closures decreed by Governments across West and Central Africa to limit the [...] Full text...
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UN and Libyan Interior Ministry agree to resume security reform programme
13 july 2020 - 15:57:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, and the Minister of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS saddened by death of Ivorian prime minister Coulibaly
12 july 2020 - 10:26:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said here Sunday it was saddened by [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL concerned about armed clashes between criminal elements in Tripoli
11 july 2020 - 11:20:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNMIL) has expressed concern about armed clashes between criminal elements [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied receives Libyan Finance Minister
10 july 2020 - 16:12:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Strengthening bilateral cooperation between Tunisia and Libya in various fields and ways of consolidating relations between [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta says time for African leadership of global trade body
09 july 2020 - 22:34:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Thursday it was time for an African to hold the top [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report
09 july 2020 - 05:03:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Justice Minister authorised to enforce ECOWAS court decisions in Ghana
08 july 2020 - 16:35:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has received the instrument designating Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister of [...] Full text...
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Covid:19: 124 Cameroonians reach home safely from Niger
08 july 2020 - 12:48:08Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite borders closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, 124 Cameroonians stranded in Niger safely returned home last [...] Full text...
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Attacks by ADF in eastern DRC may amount to crimes against humanity, war crimes – UN Report
07 july 2020 - 09:54:00Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Brutal attacks by the armed group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which have left [...] Full text...
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Tunisia underlines increasing interest for African integration
06 july 2020 - 23:41:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Monday reaffirmed its interest for African integration which represents a complementary and progressive vision for [...] Full text...
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AU lays ground for industrialisation summit in November in Niger
06 july 2020 - 23:32:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to hold a special summit of heads of state [...] Full text...
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'Let's cooperate and invite everyone to fight for climate action', says UN Chief
05 july 2020 - 07:57:29New York, US (PANA) - "The COVID-19 pandemic and climate emergency have both revealed the fragility of our societies and [...] Full text...
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CAF, FIFA, WHO and SGSA hold joint Safety & Security COVID-19 review meeting for Africa
03 july 2020 - 15:32:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Council of ministers adopts two texts on African integration
02 july 2020 - 23:40:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Council of ministers Thursday adopted two fundamental draft bills related to African integration, the spokesperson [...] Full text...
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'Bold and creative’ solutions needed for a sustainable, post-pandemic economy – UN Chief
02 july 2020 - 06:44:13New York, US (PANA) - Unless the world acts now, the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying global recession, will trigger “years [...] Full text...
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ADF approves US$9.52 million to enhance coordinated COVID-19 response in East Africa, Horn of Africa and the Comoros
01 july 2020 - 12:40:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved grants totalling US$9.52 [...] Full text...
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World Bank realigns Africa Region into two Vice Presidencies for greater focus on country progress
01 july 2020 - 07:35:29Washington, US (PANA) - As a sign of its strong commitment to Africa, the World Bank’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional portfolio [...] Full text...
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First solar energy station inaugurated in Tunisia
30 june 2020 - 21:37:39Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first solar energy station in Tunisia, Chams Enfidha, with a one megawatt-capacity for the delegation [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: UNDP, Congo sign deal to revive women's income-generating activities
30 june 2020 - 16:02:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Congolese Ministry for Integration of Women in Development on [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Malawi's historic election
28 june 2020 - 17:58:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday offered his congratulations to Lazarus Chakwera on his election [...] Full text...
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The United-States to meet with Haftar’s forces for demobilization of militias
26 june 2020 - 23:03:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US State Department on Friday announced it was considering holding a meeting with representatives of [...] Full text...
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International community shows strong support for Sudan with US$1.8 billion pledge
26 june 2020 - 18:08:34Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Over US$1.8 billion in pledges poured in for Sudan during a high-level Sudan Partnership Conference, held [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister discusses security sector reform in Libya with U.S. officials
25 june 2020 - 11:45:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interior minister in the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Thursday held a videoconference [...] Full text...
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Ghana to rebuild demolished structure at Nigeria High Commissioner's residence
25 june 2020 - 05:21:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana says it will ensure that the demolished structure on the compound of [...] Full text...
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Guinean President Alpha Condé for single currency in the ECOWAS area
24 june 2020 - 14:44:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé pleaded on Tuesday, during a video-conference, for a single common currency for [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IOM appeals for US$ 37.8 million to continue lifesaving assistance to vulnerable people in Central Sahel region
23 june 2020 - 14:07:21Dakar, Senegal - A rise in violence and the multi-layered humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region have resulted in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Ghana in diplomatic row over demolition of buildings in Nigerian High Commission compound
21 june 2020 - 15:28:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A diplomatic row has erupted between Nigeria and Ghana as unknown gunmen entered the Nigerian High Commission [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS envoys urge Malian govt. to organize new elections in constituencies whose legislative election results were disputed
20 june 2020 - 18:01:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Emissaries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the end of their mission [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj, high-level Turkish delegation discuss the situation in Libya
17 june 2020 - 17:40:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chair of the Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020 - UNCTAD report
16 june 2020 - 13:56:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trend of declining foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa is set to exacerbate significantly in [...] Full text...
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Benin's court for economic offences to hear 13 bad governance cases
15 june 2020 - 14:14:43Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Thirteen cases of bad governance in the Beninese administration will be examined during the 4th criminal [...] Full text...
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News Analysis: New messages of condolences and sympathy over death of President Nkurunziza giving hope of mending strained ties between Kigali and Bujumbura
13 june 2020 - 21:36:21Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - In the last five years, the bilateral ties between Rwanda and neighboring Burundi have seen dramatic [...] Full text...
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Security, economic challenges in Sahel threatening development in ECOWAS Region – FM
12 june 2020 - 23:28:39Accra, June 12 (PANA) - Ghana’s minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said here Friday security [...] Full text...
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Congo: Financial stakeholders briefed on e-pay system
12 june 2020 - 16:53:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Representatives of credit and micro-finance institutions of Congo were Thursday briefed on the integration process of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to release 603 'repentant' Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists by July
12 june 2020 - 05:29:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Armed Forces wing in charge of rehabilitating repentant terrorists, Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), will [...] Full text...
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France to support an ambitious EU-ACP agreement
11 june 2020 - 18:49:15Paris, France (PANA) - The French minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, has said that France supports the [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives $1.2 million for Ethiopia-Sudan Railway study
11 june 2020 - 17:00:43Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.2 million [...] Full text...
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AfDB, development partners propel Somalia back from the brink
11 june 2020 - 16:56:55Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius repatriates 1,836 stranded citizens from eight countries
11 june 2020 - 06:11:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Nando Bodha, on Wednesday, told [...] Full text...
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HCR expresses fear for situation of refugees, internally displaced in DRC
10 june 2020 - 22:23:36Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (HCR) Wednesday expressed fears for refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia gets funds to begin financial study on Red Sea railway link
09 june 2020 - 23:38:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia and Sudan plan to construct a 1,512 km standard gauge railway linking the two [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s moment to redefine public health system (By Olajide Ademola and Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Guest writers)
08 june 2020 - 20:53:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has drastically challenged and strained health systems worldwide. In Africa, it is [...] Full text...
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‘Africa needs to develop its domestic and regional tourism’ - Gambian minister
08 june 2020 - 17:45:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Tourism and Culture minister, Hamat N.K Bah, says “For Africa to develop its domestic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, UN donate sewing machines, accessories to make protective masks in Congo
05 june 2020 - 18:26:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Congo, Alexis Lucien Manga, on Friday in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegalese singer, Zambia’s Health Minister, AfDB VP seek African solidarity post-COVID-19
04 june 2020 - 16:21:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: AfDB offers Tunisia 180 million Euros for coronavirus response
04 june 2020 - 14:04:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has offered Tunisia 180 million euros to finance a coronavirus response [...] Full text...
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Germany releases 100 million Euros in loan to Tunisia
03 june 2020 - 23:35:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The German Development Bank Wednesday released to the Tunisian government a loan of about 100 million [...] Full text...
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Western govts, organizations call for justice for prosters killed in Sudan
03 june 2020 - 19:30:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the United States of America (USA) have each [...] Full text...
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Libya's Interior Minister wants to absorb pro-GNA combatants into mainstream force
02 june 2020 - 19:15:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saying that he has drawn from experiences of some countries that have experienced civil wars, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia FM commends the strong Pan-African solidarity in fight aganst COVID-19
01 june 2020 - 17:55:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Foreign Minister, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has commended the strong pan-African solidarity that has manifested [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)
29 may 2020 - 13:41:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...
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Malian govt. outraged by CMA's "blatant violation" of the Peace and National Reconciliation Agreement
28 may 2020 - 18:57:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In a statement issued on Thursday, the Malian government said it had noted with indignation that [...] Full text...
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Ghana govt can't bring back all stranded Ghanaians abroad - deputy minister
26 may 2020 - 22:53:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government said here Tuesday it would not bring home Ghanaians stranded abroad due to [...] Full text...
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South Africa tops most integrated infrastructure and production countries in Africa: AfDB
26 may 2020 - 12:02:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - South Africa tops the best-performing countries in Africa (out of 54 countries) in terms of productive [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senior Rwandan official calls for solidarity among African states in fight against COVID-19
25 may 2020 - 18:40:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Foreign Affairs minister, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Monday called for global solidarity to fight against [...] Full text...
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Guinea welcomes AU's commitment to building a stable and prosperous Africa
25 may 2020 - 16:44:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement issued on Monday, the anniversary of the creation of the Organization of African [...] Full text...
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Africa Day: Tunisia calls for joint efforts to address health crisis
25 may 2020 - 15:32:22Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Sunday emphasised the importance of combining efforts and strengthening African solidarity to meet current [...] Full text...
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‘Half a century on, Africa’s scorecard is doubtful’ – AU Commission chief
25 may 2020 - 13:14:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa’s scorecard after s half a century of independence and freedom leaves people in doubt, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe dollar's devaluation accelerates
24 may 2020 - 11:30:16Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) continues to depreciate on the parallel forex market, with prices standing at [...] Full text...
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Ghana says 245 citizens deported from Kuwait arrive back home
24 may 2020 - 05:50:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian authorities on Saturday announced the arrival in Accra on board a special flight of [...] Full text...
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TV5Monde Afrique launches new pan-African TV series on Monday
22 may 2020 - 16:56:21Paris, France (PANA) - From Monday, TV5MONDE's Africa channel will launch its new pan-African TV series, entitled "Renaissance" and produced [...] Full text...
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Election results still expected in Burundi
21 may 2020 - 17:33:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Reports say that the results of the May 20, 2020, presidential, legislative and communal elections are [...] Full text...
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Role of Portuguese language in strengthening relations between Portugal and Arab world praised (By Mohamed Chichah, PANA correspondent)
20 may 2020 - 21:59:17Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - The Moroccan community living in Portugal has taken active part in ceremonies marking the first anniversary [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU donates equipment towards Gambia’s fight against COVID-19
20 may 2020 - 16:45:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday handed over 10,000 face masks, 500 protective suits and 100 [...] Full text...
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Turkey-Africa Partnership panel discusses trade and stimulus to cushion the economic fallout of COVID-19
19 may 2020 - 18:19:08Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Khaled [...] Full text...
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Josep Borrell expresses to Fayez al-Sarraj his concern with military escalation in Libya
18 may 2020 - 22:33:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union coordinator for foreign policy, Josep Borrell, Monday expressed the desire of the European [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania rules out lockdown to save economy
17 may 2020 - 18:29:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President Dr John Pombe Magufuli has ruled out a lockdown for his country [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 603 “repentant” Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists to be reintegrated into society
15 may 2020 - 16:51:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Friday that 603 “repentant” Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
12 may 2020 - 10:47:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...
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Japan funds UNDP programme on assistance for hundreds of vulnerable groups in Sudan
11 may 2020 - 12:53:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Japanese Government today announced an additional US$2.4 million of funding for UNDP’s ongoing work to support [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves €40 million in grants for bridge linking Cameroon and Chad
06 may 2020 - 19:17:22Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved grants worth 40.94 million [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian returnees produce protective equipment for COVID-19 frontline officials
05 may 2020 - 19:16:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The rapid spread of COVID-19 in West and Central Africa, which has infected over 8,000 people [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU reinforces technical assistance to Gambia over consequences of the COVID-19
04 may 2020 - 18:56:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is reinforcing its Technical Assistance to The Gambia, with an additional financial [...] Full text...
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WB releases more than 156 billion CFAF for West African states
30 april 2020 - 20:37:32Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Thursday approved a financing package of 273 million dollars or about 159 billion [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: African Union's Free Trade conference postponed to 2021
30 april 2020 - 13:12:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – A major African trade Summit initially set to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, has been postponed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gadgets shortage stalls Botswana’s e-learning
29 april 2020 - 19:31:01Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The desire of Botswana’s ministry of basic education to roll out e-learning during the country’s on-going [...] Full text...
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Niger commemorates 25th anniversary of national concord day
24 april 2020 - 21:07:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger Friday celebrated the national concord day marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ECOWAS leaders stress containment, prevention and fight against pandemic
24 april 2020 - 07:17:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders on Wednesday stressed that the containment, prevention and fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus) remain [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Leave no one behind’ mantra matters more than ever, as pandemic threatens all humanity: Guterres
24 april 2020 - 05:15:27New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a three-point global “Call to Action” on Thursday to cushion the colossal fallout from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...
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Congolese state budget resources slump by 50.22 percent
23 april 2020 - 14:49:26Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo state budget resources have fallen by a little more than half, or 50.22 percent, from [...] Full text...
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Mauritania inaugurates EU-funded test agricultural space
23 april 2020 - 10:23:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's minister of Employment, Youth and Sport, Taleb Sid'Ahmed and the European Union Ambassador to Nouakchott, [...] Full text...
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EU underlines importance of DDR, effective decentralization in Mozambique
22 april 2020 - 13:17:40Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Wednesday adopted conclusions on Mozambique stressing the importance of disarmament, demobilisation and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: About 3,000 Mauritians stranded abroad
22 april 2020 - 08:03:49Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, said on [...] Full text...
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Plea for cancellation of Congolese debt
15 april 2020 - 20:58:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese civil society united as the Debt and Development Platform (PF2D) Wednesday pleaded for the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 1,207 detainees released in Burkina Faso
02 april 2020 - 21:13:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè government Thursday announced the release of 1,207 detainees to avoid the spread of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian official assures of enough food to deal with COVID 19
31 march 2020 - 21:38:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Permanent Secretary in the Gambian Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Lamin Dampha, [...] Full text...
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WHO makes recommendations to prevent TB to save millions of lives
24 march 2020 - 14:51:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that its new guidance will help countries accelerate [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Round table for the financing of infrastructure projects in Central Africa postponed
20 march 2020 - 00:19:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The round table for the financing of infrastructure projects in Central Africa, scheduled for March 19 [...] Full text...
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President Barrow hails Senegal's support in maintaining The Gambia's stability
12 march 2020 - 19:36:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- President Adama Barrow has said that the political situation in The Gambia remains calm. “My Government has taken [...] Full text...
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356 Burundian refugees repatriated from Tanzania
11 march 2020 - 15:50:17Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 356 Burundian refugees from the 2015 electoral crisis, including 234 men and 122 women, were [...] Full text...
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Ghana to host 5th annual meeting of ECOWAS heads of immigration
10 march 2020 - 15:56:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - 'Deepening regional integration and security through effective border management systems' is the theme of the [...] Full text...
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Public financial management training for regional bankers opens in Banjul
09 march 2020 - 20:31:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A regional course on public financial management on debt, budgeting, planning and performance opened at a [...] Full text...
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5th ECOWAS legislature opens in Niamey
09 march 2020 - 14:58:06Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The fifth legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament opened on Monday [...] Full text...
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AfDB to fund construction of two hydroelectric dams in Gabon
09 march 2020 - 12:18:52Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will fund the construction of two hydroelectric dams in Booué and [...] Full text...
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Over 1,000 high profile Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists arrested in Nigeria
08 march 2020 - 09:20:18Over 1,000 high profile Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province terrorists (BHT/ISWAP) have been captured by Nigerian [...] Full text...
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President Sassou Nguesso opens Sembe-Souanke-Ntam road in northwest Congo
07 march 2020 - 05:42:59Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Built at a cost of 38 billion CFAF, co-financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and [...] Full text...
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Benin to recover land rights of Beninese-Nigerien Railway Company
06 march 2020 - 18:15:06Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will reclaim land previously allocated to the former Benin/Niger Common Organization of Railways (OCBN), official [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament rejects deal on African Continental Free Trade Area
06 march 2020 - 17:15:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Thursday rejected the basic bill on the Agreement Establishing the African Continental [...] Full text...
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Botswana eyes regional healthcare sector
06 march 2020 - 13:33:03Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana's first tertiary medical care facility in the northern region will open doors soon, as the [...] Full text...
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Congo: UNCTAD supports Congo's trade facilitation committee
05 march 2020 - 15:36:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi announced on Thursday in Brazzaville, the support of his institution for the [...] Full text...
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Military releases 223 children cleared of alleged ties with Boko Haram/ISWAP
05 march 2020 - 08:01:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said that 223 children, including 10 [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Prison administrators in West and North Africa meet in Nouakchott
03 march 2020 - 14:54:31Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting a four-day meeting of the Colorado Network for Penitentiary Emergence in West and [...] Full text...
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IGAD-EU ministerial meeting calls for closer collaboration
29 february 2020 - 18:59:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union and the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have agreed to revamp cooperation to [...] Full text...
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Libyan papers highlight political dialogue, anti-coronavirus measures and economic growth
29 february 2020 - 18:34:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The launch in Geneva of the Libyan political dialogue under the supervision of the UN Support [...] Full text...
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ECCAS delegates meet in Brazzaville to discuss gender, agricultural action plan
28 february 2020 - 21:59:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Delegates from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met here Friday to validate the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to sign the SADC Protocol on the prisoner swap
28 february 2020 - 16:44:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has agreed to sign the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on the Inter-State Transfer [...] Full text...
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Kenya elected Chair of Contact Group on piracy off Somalia coast
27 february 2020 - 13:44:40Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) - Kenya on Thursday was elected as Chair of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast [...] Full text...
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Gambia holds training on migrant protection, reintegration
27 february 2020 - 13:00:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A two-day training workshop on migrant protection and reintegration got underway Thursday in Serre Kunda, Gambia’s [...] Full text...
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