Massive South African diamond for auction in July
02 june 2021 - 13:59:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An enormous 39 carat rare blue diamond discovered at Pretoria’s Cullinan Diamond Mine in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Commodity prices to stabilise after early 2021 gains – World Bank
21 april 2021 - 12:45:30Washington DC, US (PANA) - Commodity prices continued their recovery in the first quarter of 2021 and are expected to [...] Full text...
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South African football administrator Jordaan appointed as senior CAF advisor
01 april 2021 - 13:29:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Newly appointed Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe on Thursday appointed the [...] Full text...
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New CAF President outlines his vision
16 march 2021 - 15:33:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Newly-elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe on Tuesday outlined his plans [...] Full text...
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South African billionaire appointed CAF president
12 march 2021 - 12:25:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe was confirmed as the president of the Confederation of [...] Full text...
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Congo aims shift to major on agricultural production from mining
03 march 2021 - 21:37:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Republic of Congo has decided to concentrate on building its agricultural sector to attain food [...] Full text...
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South Africa: FIFA "favours" South African to head CAF
02 march 2021 - 15:40:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - FIFA has reportedly asked three candidates to back South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe in [...] Full text...
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Africa's vast mineral potential to power 'green energy' shift
16 december 2020 - 14:07:24Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries should rise to the growing demand for clean energy products to effectively market [...] Full text...
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Malawian President calls for mining sector transparency
08 december 2020 - 23:27:10Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera Tuesday called for transparency and partnership in Africa's mining industry. The Malawian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WB confirms sub-Sahara Africa’s economic downturn, outlines path for recovery
08 october 2020 - 09:55:18Washington, US (PANA) - Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted [...] Full text...
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Niger grants new gold exploration permits
08 august 2020 - 16:12:42Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government Friday approved mining exploration agreements with several companies for the exploitation of gold [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade, new data shows
13 may 2020 - 15:11:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in the first quarter of this year, [...] Full text...
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17 Chinese, 10 others arrested for illegal mining in Nigeria's Osun State
04 may 2020 - 08:36:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 27 persons have been arrested for illegal mining by the Joint Task Force recently [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: SADC needs to 'scale up its coordinated response' to pandemic
25 april 2020 - 07:10:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe research and advocacy group, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), says as the Southern African [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 pandemic to cut Zambia’s GDP growth to 2%
27 march 2020 - 14:57:33Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Finance minister Bwalya Ng’andu has revised the economic growth for 2020 to 2 percent. Due to [...] Full text...
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One killed, five injured in accidental grenade blast at steel plant in eastern Rwanda
04 november 2019 - 13:48:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One worker was killed and five others injured when a grenade mistaken as a metal exploded [...] Full text...
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Congo's growth rate estimated at 5.4 percent in 2019
10 october 2019 - 09:34:41Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The growth rate of the Congolese economy in 2019 is expected to be 5.4 percent with [...] Full text...
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Global uncertainty slows growth in Africa’s economies – World Bank Update
09 october 2019 - 17:21:00Washington, US (PANA) - Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remained slow through 2019, hampered by persistent uncertainty in the global economy [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s mineral exploration discoveries widen to renewable energy raw materials
24 september 2019 - 21:13:38Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The mining sector of Botswana has once again widened its annually mineral exploration discoveries scope with renewable [...] Full text...
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'Mining in a Changing Climate' Forum: AfDB to tackle policy implications
21 september 2019 - 07:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Natural Resources Centre, will take part in the [...] Full text...
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Gabon: Apollo minerals to invest 2.2 billion francs in Zinc mining
07 september 2019 - 07:47:02Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese subsidiary of the Australian company, Apollo Minerals, has signed an agreement with Trek Metals [...] Full text...
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UK-US based financial services firm, Fitch Solutions, says Zimbabwe has strict mining regulatory environment
28 july 2019 - 17:56:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Kingdom (UK) and United States-based financial services firm, Fitch Solutions, says Zimbabwe’s domestic mining regulatory [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's first ever gold and tin refineries go into full operation
21 june 2019 - 06:52:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has achieved full operation of two refineries of gold and tin, which have the capacity [...] Full text...
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China to host roadshow for Equatorial Guinea Oil & Gas and Mining licensing rounds
11 june 2019 - 11:53:06Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Energy Chamber (AEC) will host an investment forum in Beijing, Chna, on 2-3 July [...] Full text...
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Ivorian mining sector records 582.3 billion CFA Francs turnover in 2018
11 april 2019 - 09:23:39Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian mining sector, excluding oil and gas extraction, generated a turnover of 582.3 billion [...] Full text...
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Cameroon opens e-waste collection centre
20 march 2019 - 07:52:45Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon's Minister of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development, Pierre Hele, and France's Ambassador to Cameroon, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius and Madagascar sign two MoUs to reinforce economic partnership
13 march 2019 - 13:48:14Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Madagascar on Wednesday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU), aiming to promote economic exchanges [...] Full text...
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Titanium mining firm attacks poverty in Kenya’s coastal region (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
28 february 2019 - 12:55:21Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – The sign-post is hard to miss on the narrow highway linking Ukunda, a small resort town [...] Full text...
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Niger grants gold exploration permit to Planet Mining
14 january 2019 - 18:00:18Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Niger government has granted a gold exploration licence in the northern Agadez region to a [...] Full text...
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Belgian economic mission visits Morocco
26 november 2018 - 15:56:26Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A major Belgian economic mission, led by Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, arrived on Sunday in Morocco, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian military swoop on top Generals
13 november 2018 - 11:31:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian military commanders, Brigadier-General Kinfe Dagnew and Major-General Tekleberhan Woldearegay, were arrested near the border [...] Full text...
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South Africa’s IDC, AfDB sign loan agreement to ramp up Africa's industrial, infrastructure development
10 november 2018 - 10:46:25Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa, have [...] Full text...
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Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is slower than expected – WB report
03 october 2018 - 18:50:37Washington, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan African economies are still recovering from the slowdown in 2015-16, but growth is slower than [...] Full text...
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Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is slower than expected – WB report
03 october 2018 - 17:41:36Washington, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan African economies are still recovering from the slowdown in 2015-16, but growth is slower than [...] Full text...
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African Battery Metals abandons Sierra Leone projects for nickel, cobalt in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire
31 august 2018 - 06:57:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – AIM-listed African Battery Metals (ABM) has decided to relinquish its interests in gold and [...] Full text...
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'Soil protection and conservation starts with us' (A feature by FAO)
06 may 2018 - 04:08:39Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human [...] Full text...
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WB forecasts commodity prices to rise more than expected in 2018
25 april 2018 - 16:24:13Washington, US (PANA) - Prices for energy commodities – which include oil, natural gas, and coal -- are forecast to [...] Full text...
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Africa's economic growth to pick up to 3.1 percent, says World Bank
19 april 2018 - 11:06:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa economic growth is set to pick up to 3.1 percent in 2018 after [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian military delegation ends visit to Rwanda
07 february 2018 - 15:27:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An Ethiopian military delegation of 5 senior officers, headed by Ethiopian Head of Military Courts Directorate, [...] Full text...
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Development indicators trending downward for world's poorest countries, UN warns
05 february 2018 - 20:21:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The least developed countries (LDCs) – nations categorized as requiring special attention from the international community [...] Full text...
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UNCTAD says promises to world’s poorest need to be kept to stop massive inequalities
05 february 2018 - 18:13:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Economic development in the world’s most-disadvantaged countries – mostly in sub-Saharan Africa – is stalling against [...] Full text...
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African Economic Outlook 2018 presented to AU Summit delegates in Addis Ababa
27 january 2018 - 15:43:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African economies have been resilient to negative shocks, but poor infrastructure is a serious impediment [...] Full text...
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Rwanda inaugurates first ever e-waste processing facility
05 december 2017 - 13:39:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first Rwanda’s e-waste recycling initiatives has officially opened its facility located at Bugesera, a [...] Full text...
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Rights body welcomes child labour claims probe in DR Congo mines
24 november 2017 - 15:39:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday welcomed reports that London Metal Exchange has launched investigations into whether cobalt [...] Full text...
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US: World Bank report shows modest growth recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa
11 october 2017 - 17:58:37Washington, US (PANA) - Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is recovering at a modest pace, and is projected to pick [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB approves US$200 million to IDC to support industrialisation projects in Africa
30 september 2017 - 07:03:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a private-sector, multi-currency [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, adds more int'l awards to his long list
30 september 2017 - 06:32:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Globally-celebrated Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has been honoured with the most internationally-prestigious award in art [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa's richest businessman nominated by Forbes
22 september 2017 - 11:40:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe has been nominated as one of the 100 [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Miners pour more into copper exploration in Botswana
01 september 2017 - 20:30:12Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - London Stock Exchange (LSE) Metal Tiger and its joint venture partner MOD Resources have budgeted approximately [...] Full text...
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Kenya: UN Convention on mercury comes into effect
16 august 2017 - 12:02:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The world’s first Convention to protect the environment and human health in close to a decade, [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Australian company to open new mine in Botswana
21 july 2017 - 10:57:23Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Australian company Mount Burgess Mining has announced plans to open a zinc and lead metal mine [...] Full text...
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Italy: Soil pollution comes under scrutiny at FAO plenary assembly
23 june 2017 - 09:20:48Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil pollution, due mostly to human activities that leave excess chemicals in soils used to grow [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU moves to reduce financing of armed groups through conflict minerals
03 april 2017 - 09:37:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council (EC) on Monday adopted a regulation aimed at stopping the financing of armed [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana halts copper, nickel, matte production
20 march 2017 - 09:37:38Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The production of copper-nickel-matte in Botswana has stopped following the liquidation of the largest metals miner [...] Full text...
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Germany: Smarter use of natural resources can inject US$2 trillion into global economy by 2015 – UN
18 march 2017 - 08:58:45Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The United Nations has found that smarter and more efficient use of the world’s natural resources [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Maiden budget of new government highlighted by Ghana media
04 march 2017 - 07:54:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The maiden budget of Ghana’s new government that seeks to remove taxes to give relief to [...] Full text...
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Senegal: WB raises forecast for oil price to US$55 per barrel
20 october 2016 - 16:29:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The World Bank (WB) Thursday said it was raising its 2017 forecast for crude oil prices [...] Full text...
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US: Emerging markets well prepared for US Fed rate increase
09 october 2016 - 15:58:50Washington D.C., US (PANA) - Emerging market countries are well prepared to handle any fallout from a Federal Reserve interest [...] Full text...
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Senegal: World Bank raises forecast for crude oil prices to US$43 per barrel
26 july 2016 - 16:15:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The World Bank on Tuesday raised its 2016 forecast for crude oil prices to US $43 [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: EU political deal to curb trade in conflict minerals
16 june 2016 - 15:38:41Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has agreed on a framework to stop the financing of [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges governments to reverse environmental degradation
19 may 2016 - 18:37:48New York, US (PANA) - The environment is deteriorating faster than previously thought, making it imperative that governments act now [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius takes measures to manage waste oils
07 may 2016 - 07:37:05Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will soon introduce new measures to manage waste oil in the island nation, PANA [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Economist paints gloomy picture of Botswana's economy
03 may 2016 - 10:52:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana economist Dr. Keith Jefferies says that the global slowdown in commodity prices have continued to [...] Full text...
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Zambia: London court hears Zambians' claims against mining giant Vedanta Resources
12 april 2016 - 15:24:20Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A three-day hearing in the High Court in London began Tuesday on behalf of 1,826 Zambian [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Gory road accident, President’s Iran visit reported in Ghana
20 february 2016 - 06:36:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A gory accident on Wednesday night that claimed the lives of 61 passengers, President John Dramani [...] Full text...
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UN: Food price index drops in December on abundant supplies, slow economic growth
07 january 2016 - 16:17:08New York, US (PANA) - Prices of major food commodities declined for the fourth year in a row in 2015, [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia's leading copper mining firm lays off 1,675 labourers
27 november 2015 - 17:34:24Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's largest mining company, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), Friday announced a layoff of 1,675 contract labourers [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyatta proposes Indian push for Africa industrialization
27 october 2015 - 17:56:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who Tuesday left Nairobi for the Third India-Africa Summit in New Delhi, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Africa's economic growth stagnates to six-year low on low commodity prices
05 october 2015 - 20:50:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa's economy has stagnated to 3.7%, a six-year low for the first time since the boom [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Demolition of parts of big slum, appointment of EC chair reported in Ghana
27 june 2015 - 07:04:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The demolition of parts of a huge slum in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, popularly called Sodom [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s mega dam nears half completion (News Analysis by Omer Redi, PANA Correspondent)
02 may 2015 - 08:53:28Asossa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Now in its fourth year, construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is nearly half [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s mega dam nears half completion (News Analysis by Omar Reid, PANA Correspondent)
01 may 2015 - 15:47:36Asossa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Now in its fourth year, construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is nearly half [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian bank disburses 780b naira loans to SMEs
17 march 2015 - 11:02:30Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One of Nigeria’s specialised financial institutions, Bank of Industry (BOI), has disbursed 780 billion naira (US$3.8 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: USAID supports Nigeria’s non-oil sector with US$3 million
28 february 2015 - 13:02:56Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is to support Nigeria’s non-oil sector with a [...] Full text...
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Kenya:European firms reap from 'blood' minerals trade, says Amnesty
24 september 2014 - 11:41:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is failing to stifle a deadly trade in conflict minerals, a coalition [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Govt. revokes 600 mining licences
12 august 2014 - 13:41:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has revoked 600 mining licences, for non-compliance with the relevant laws guiding mining [...] Full text...
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South Africa: 'Global infrastructure spending to hit US$9 trillion annually by 2025'
07 august 2014 - 13:08:13Johannesburg, South-Africa (PANA) - Global capital project and infrastructure spending is expected to grow to more than US$9 trillion annually [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Mobile usage in Africa offers fresh opportunities in recycling
29 july 2014 - 13:57:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As mobile use grows sporadically in Africa, environmental concerns have emerged with respect to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Unions' strikes put SA economy on the ropes (Feature By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Johannesburg)
07 july 2014 - 10:52:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Twenty years after the birth of democracy in South Africa saw a wave of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Striking metal workers run riot
04 july 2014 - 11:42:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has rejected an increased wage [...] Full text...
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South Africa: SA faces another crippling strike
03 july 2014 - 08:22:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Just days after a crippling five-month mining strike ended, South Africa is facing another [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO applauds decision by oil firm to halt exploration in DRC national park
12 june 2014 - 22:51:50New York, US (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has welcomed as a step in the [...] Full text...
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Zambia: IMF says Zambia needs to improve fiscal policy
07 june 2014 - 17:40:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Zambian authorities have agreed that fiscal policy is an area [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Jonathan inaugurates panel on industrialisation
12 may 2014 - 19:56:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Dr Goodluck Jonathan on Monday inaugurated a presidential committee to steer Nigeria’s industrialisation revolution [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Copper mine raises production
08 may 2014 - 09:06:42Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s first copper-silver concentrator, Boseto Mine, in the country’s Kalahari copper belt, has reached 2,000 tonnes [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Mining’s contribution to Zambia’s economy, society comes under spotlight
10 april 2014 - 16:39:15Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The first ever independent study of the mining industry’s contribution to the national and local economy [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia plans new entity to boost mining transparency
26 march 2014 - 14:05:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has embarked on plans to boost its mining sector through bold new initiative to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Addis optimistic over bid to join mining transparency initiative
17 march 2014 - 15:07:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian officials sounded optimistic Monday over an application to join the global transparency initiative aimed [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Turkish businessmen to invest in Cameroonian real estate
07 march 2014 - 14:56:52Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Turkish businessmen say they are willing to invest US$ 360 million (about 180 billion FCFA) in [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram, power supply, improved airport security highlighted in Nigeria
11 january 2014 - 06:55:22Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's determination to end the Boko Haram challenges soon, the presidential order on improved [...] Full text...
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WHO says outdoor air pollution a leading cause of cancer
17 october 2013 - 22:33:45New York, US (PANA) – The specialized cancer agency of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Thursday that [...] Full text...
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New UN food safety, nutrition standards to benefit consumers
08 july 2013 - 16:58:22Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN food standards body, Codex Alimentarius, has agreed on new standards which will protect the [...] Full text...
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UN tasks governments on natural resources
19 june 2013 - 22:53:50New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, on Wednesday said that governments should bear the primary [...] Full text...
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21st AU Summit: AU grand debate raises fundamental issues for Africa’s progress
25 may 2013 - 11:37:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Though Africa’s economic growth is generally strong, economic transformation remains a challenge across the continent, [...] Full text...
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AU-ECA report urges commodity-based industrialisation to boost economic growth
25 april 2013 - 12:50:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - There is a real opportunity for African countries to create jobs and promote economic transformation [...] Full text...
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African Finance, Economy ministers strategise on accelerating industrialization
20 march 2013 - 21:41:03Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – African Finance and Economic Development Ministers will meet next week in Cote d'Ivoire to strategise [...] Full text...
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Mystery gold cargo, gays and lesbians fill Ghanaian media
02 february 2013 - 08:05:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) –Ghanaian newspapers were this week dominated by a mystery gold cargo that was seized in Turkey and [...] Full text...
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Emirati investors present mining map to Congo
20 december 2012 - 22:11:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The United Arab Emirates has drafted a map of the mineral and agricultural wealth of the [...] Full text...
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Niger signed agreements with three mining companies
07 december 2012 - 16:16:46Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government has signed agreements with three mining companies that will, over the next three [...] Full text...
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Malawi govt. to stop oil drilling if lake is threatened
24 november 2012 - 08:30:53Blantyre, Malawi, (PANA) - Malawi Energy and Mining Minister Cassim Chilumpha, has said the government will halt drilling and extraction [...] Full text...
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Forum suggests ways for Africa to better manage natural resources
29 october 2012 - 13:47:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The eighth African Development Forum (ADF VIII) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has adopted a [...] Full text...
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ADF makes case for domestic policy reforms in mining
25 october 2012 - 14:50:32Addis, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Development Forum (ADF), which ended its meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has urged African [...] Full text...
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UNESCO to launch precious coins, medallions on its activities
06 august 2012 - 18:17:19New York, US (PANA) - UNESCO on Monday announced it will launch a new collection of precious coins and medallions [...] Full text...
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Congo launches project to map mineral potentials
02 august 2012 - 20:11:46Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government on Wednesday in Brazzaville launched a project for the geological mapping of the [...] Full text...
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Study finds big progress, new challenges in mining industry
07 june 2012 - 06:29:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Though the mining and minerals industry has made major advances towards sustainability, it faces [...] Full text...
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Gold deposits found in Malawi
15 may 2012 - 19:08:50Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Preliminary investigations of gold deposits in central Malawi have identified three spots that contain significant volumes [...] Full text...
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World Bank warns over global economic slowdown
20 january 2012 - 09:27:45Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Developing countries have been told to prepare for further downside risks as global economic meltdown, occasioned [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia discovers largest ever gold, base metal reserves
01 january 2012 - 19:01:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - National Mining Corporation (NMiC), an Ethiopian private company, has announced the discovery of the largest [...] Full text...
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1,660 anti-personnel landmines removed in Angolan district
08 december 2011 - 15:20:05Lubango, Angola (PANA) - About 1,662 anti-personnel landmines were removed by the National De-mining Institute (INAD) from March to October, [...] Full text...
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WHO says lead poisoning persists in Nigerian villages
14 november 2011 - 16:28:09New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO), in a report, said that at least 43 villages in [...] Full text...
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Four companies vie for Niger coal, gold
14 july 2011 - 22:13:12Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Niger cabinet on Thursday approved several agreements for mining operations in the West African country, [...] Full text...
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UNEP chief says Africa well-placed for "green economy"
28 march 2011 - 18:00:50New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Achim Steiner, said on Monday that [...] Full text...
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Failing health of Malawi's ex-leader halts corruption case
19 march 2011 - 13:38:18Blantyre , Malawi (PANA) - A High Court judge in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, has stopped a case in which [...] Full text...
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Over 5,000 landmines destroyed in Angola in 2010
11 march 2011 - 14:32:31Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A total of 5,512 landmines, 4,989 of which are anti-personnel and 523 anti-tanks, were cleared and [...] Full text...
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Tanzania set to gain from Japanese expertise in mineral exploration
07 december 2010 - 09:44:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together in exploration [...] Full text...
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Congo, Czech company sign mining deal
26 october 2010 - 09:47:00Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The Congolese government and the Czech company AGIL have signed a prospection and mining agreement in [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Global Board of Trade starts operations in Mauritius
18 october 2010 - 18:07:00Ebene- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Global Board of Trade (GBOT) started operations on Monday in the Mauritian financial landscape at [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Unexploded ordinance kills two Mozambicans in Malawi
23 august 2010 - 17:28:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- An unexploded ordinance, believed to be a relic of landmines from the 16-year Mozambican civil war, [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libya to establish gold, diamond factories
22 august 2010 - 19:22:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- An India-based company, the World Council for gold and p recious metals industry, is to help [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Angola-India Trade volume to reach US$ 4 billion mark
29 june 2010 - 14:49:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The volume of business between Angola and India could r each US$ 4 billion this year, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libyan industrialist laments low price of iron and steel
05 may 2010 - 22:18:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The iron and steel industry in Libya is a victim of very low prices, which have [...] Full text...
thread Economy
IMF develops project to help Africa deal with illicit trade
13 march 2010 - 16:15:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has come up with a project to help 16 Sub-Saharan [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Zim platinum miner reports US$28m profit
22 february 2010 - 11:03:00Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats), the country's bigg est producer of the mineral, said Monday it made [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Namibia copper miner sells copper smelter
15 january 2010 - 07:19:00Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Weatherly International Plc has sold its smelter busi ness in Namibia to Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Zambians toast year-end 'economic miracle'
01 january 2010 - 08:32:00Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambians from all sides of the economic divide are congr atulating themselves on what they see [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigerian cabinet approves 'Vision 20:2020' blueprint
15 october 2009 - 10:02:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria Vision '20:2020 Economic Transformation Blueprin t', which seeks to position Nigeria within the 20 largest [...] Full text...
thread Politics
China firm buys Namibian copper miner, to re-open shut mines
15 september 2009 - 10:47:00Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Chinese firm East China Mineral Exploration and Devel opment Bureau (ECE) has snapped a controlling 50. [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kinshasa fingers 3 companies over Congo River pollution
06 july 2009 - 17:00:00Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The Congo Green Party (PECO) accused three companies in Kinshasa, the capital, of polluting Congo [...] Full text...
thread Environment
'Namibian copper miner will not re-open in 2009'
05 june 2009 - 13:18:00Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Namibia’s sole copper miner Weatherly Mining Namibia has said it will not re-open its five mothballed [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritius, Turkey discuss trade
01 june 2009 - 14:18:00Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- A high-level trade delegation from Turkey is due in Mauritius Tuesday to discuss expansion of trade [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Int'l show on small-, medium-sized projects launched in Tripoli
31 may 2009 - 20:16:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- An international show on small- and medium-sized project s began on Saturday at the International Fair [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Sarkozy begins DR Congo visit
26 march 2009 - 22:49:00Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Kinshasa on Thursday for a brief official visit to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Namibian company to revive closed copper mines
05 march 2009 - 13:37:00Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Weatherly Copper Mining Namibia has invited investors to come up with capitals in its bid to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Namibia’s economy to grow by 2.5% - economists
05 february 2009 - 14:49:00Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- News of economic perils on the global market have not dampened Namibian economists’ perception of their [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kalahari Minerals makes 'largest uranium discovery' in Namibia
27 january 2009 - 12:19:00Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Namibian uranium miner Kalahari Minerals Plc said Tuesday that it had discovered a top of the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Cameroun dialogues price reduction in 2009
09 january 2009 - 19:51:00Yaounde- Cameroun (PANA) -- Cameronian Trade Minister, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, opened Thursday a series of dialogues with economic operators [...] Full text...
thread Society