39 new bodies found in mass graves in Tarhouna, and the southern outskirts of Tripoli
02 july 2020 - 18:45:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 39 new bodies have been found in mass graves in Tarhouna and the [...] Full text...
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 39 new bodies have been found in mass graves in Tarhouna and the [...] Full text...
AfDB to launch African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement
02 july 2020 - 16:08:18Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch its African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement in a [...] Full text...
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UNDP provides Niger with election materials, technical equipment worth 3.3 billion F CFA
02 july 2020 - 14:47:55Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday donated rolling stock and technical equipment to the [...] Full text...
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Tripoli citizens protest against persistent power cuts
01 july 2020 - 23:21:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Dozens of demonstrators Wednesday for the second day in a row protested against persistent power outages [...] Full text...
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Antonio Guterres worried over discovery of mass graves in Tarhouna, mine planting near Tripoli
01 july 2020 - 21:37:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Wednesday expressed extreme shock over the discovery of a certain number of [...] Full text...
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Resource mobilization for the development of the G5 Sahel area continues
01 july 2020 - 15:11:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mobilization of resources for the development of the G5 Sahel area will continue, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus forces FIFA 2020 revenues down by almost 50%
01 july 2020 - 13:08:19Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world's football governing body, FIFA, is now budgeting for this year’s revenues to come in [...] Full text...
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Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting held on 30 June 2020
01 july 2020 - 12:52:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At its meeting on 30 June 2020, via video-conference to discuss the future of competitions and [...] 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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COVID-19: Pandemic likely to cause sharp economic contraction in São Tomé and Príncipe
01 july 2020 - 08:17:58São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause a sharp real economic contraction [...] 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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COVID-19: IMF official tips African oil exporters on extraordinary challenges ahead
01 july 2020 - 06:40:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The economic toll of COVID-19, both through lockdowns and external shocks, will have a staggering effect [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Hard times forecast for global job recovery in 2020, warns ILO chief
01 july 2020 - 05:41:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jobs has been much worse than expected initially, the [...] 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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Coronavirus: Senegalese president lifts curfew, announces reopening of air space
30 june 2020 - 18:23:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Monday lifted the curfew imposed on the country [...] Full text...
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AfDB's Legal Service Department gets new Director
30 june 2020 - 17:16:33Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the appointment of Mr. Souley Amadou as Acting [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to intensify fight against corruption
30 june 2020 - 16:42:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that the government is committed to shed [...] 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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World Bank Approves $40 million emergency support for Somalia’s Desert Locust Response
30 june 2020 - 15:40:40Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $40 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant [...] Full text...
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French President Emmanuel Macron attends G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott
30 june 2020 - 13:15:30Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian capital Nouakchott is hosting a G5 Sahel heads of state summit on Tuesday, attended by [...] Full text...
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Libya-Germany trade rises by 16 per cent in 2019
30 june 2020 - 10:17:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The volume of trade between Libya and Germany increased by 16 percent in the year 2019, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Scope for pandemic to spread aggressively remains real threat in sub-Saharan Africa - IMF
30 june 2020 - 10:12:59Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to represent an unprecedented health and economic crisis, with costs that [...] Full text...
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Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project
30 june 2020 - 05:39:02New York, US (PANA) - The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian Mayor recounts Covid-19 impact
29 june 2020 - 18:43:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Lord Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) in The Gambia, has described the [...] Full text...
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“One” WASH program improves well-being of Ethiopia's vulnerable communities - Officials
29 june 2020 - 18:28:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH [...] Full text...
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Proparco contributes $30 million to the development of African SMEs
28 june 2020 - 19:39:51Paris, France (PANA) - Proparco, a subsidiary of the French development agency (AFD) dedicated to the private sector, will contribute [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenyan editors call media for tax incentives as 300 scribes lose source of income
28 june 2020 - 19:16:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 300 Kenyan journalists have lost their sources of income over the past nine months [...] Full text...
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COCOBOD, partners celebrate first US$200 million loan disbursement to boost cocoa productivity in Ghana
26 june 2020 - 18:20:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and lenders have welcomed the first disbursement of US$200 million 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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BOAD mobilizes more than 180 billion CFAF to support WAEMU States and private sector
26 june 2020 - 17:34:56Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is mobilizing 275.6 million euros (about CFAF 180.78 billion), to [...] Full text...
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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place
26 june 2020 - 15:03:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves COVID-19 Response grants for 6 SADC countries and São Tomé & Príncipe
25 june 2020 - 18:49:05Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Tuesday approved nearly US$8.9 [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM sacks Deputy, reshuffles Cabinet over alleged corruption
25 june 2020 - 16:57:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, on Thursday sacked his Deputy, Mr. Ivan Leslie Collendavelloo, who [...] Full text...
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BOAD approves 228 billion CFAF for new project financing in six countries
25 june 2020 - 15:04:30Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) on Wednesday approved a disbursement of 228 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Economic recovery will be slower following ‘crisis like no other’, IMF predicts
25 june 2020 - 04:34:21Washington, DC, US (PANA) -Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is projected to be more gradual than previously forecast, according [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IMF supports Sudan to reach out to donors for its reform package
24 june 2020 - 12:54:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities have requested a 12-month Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) to support their efforts to restore macroeconomic [...] Full text...
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Rights groups urge IMF to delay vote on US$5.2 billion loan to Egypt
24 june 2020 - 05:42:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should delay a vote on a US$5.2 billion loan to [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of Indonesian peacekeeper in DR Congo
23 june 2020 - 20:42:07Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations Tuesday strongly condemned an attack by suspected rebel militia on peacekeepers serving with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Building urban evidence base on social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa
23 june 2020 - 17:34:28Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is launching a partnership with the Canadian Covid 19 Social Impacts Network and Metropolis Canada [...] Full text...
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AfDB to enhance private sector participation in climate change, green investment in Africa
23 june 2020 - 17:20:48Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Climate Change and Green Growth Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB), with the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves Euro 88 million loan to support pandemic crisis response in Cameroon
23 june 2020 - 17:16:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday approved an 88 [...] Full text...
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Nigerian President Buhari cautions on quest for ECOWAS common currency
23 june 2020 - 13:25:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday cautioned that the ambition for Eco regional currency could be in ‘serious jeopardy,’ [...] Full text...
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Bilateral relations and Libya at the centre of Saied-Macron talks
23 june 2020 - 13:17:02Paris, France (PANA) - Several issues relating to bilateral relations between France and Tunisia as well as international relations of [...] Full text...
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Rwanda unveils US$ 3.4 billion fiscal budget to revive economy (Eds: This corrects our story of Monday, 22 June that put the amount needed to revive the economy at US$34.5 billion)
23 june 2020 - 13:07:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana, on Monday unveiled a 3,245.7 billion [...] Full text...
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Rwanda unveils US$ 34.5 billion fiscal budget to revive economy
22 june 2020 - 21:28:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana, on Monday unveiled a 3,245.7 billion [...] Full text...
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Gambia to strengthen fiscal management for better public service delivery
22 june 2020 - 18:32:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mambury Njie, the Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, and Mr. Nathan Belete, the World [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council dismisses Egyptian president al-Sissi's military intervention threat
22 june 2020 - 05:34:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday dismissed threats of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank approves funding to help Senegal deal with COVID-19
20 june 2020 - 15:10:01Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank's Executive Board on Tuesday approved US$100 million in funding from the International Development [...] Full text...
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FDA offers 61.7 billion CFAF to finance projects in Burkina Faso
18 june 2020 - 15:09:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso and the French Development Agency (FDA) on Thursday signed four [...] Full text...
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Rights group, NGOs step up pressure on oil companies to clean up polluted Nigeria's Niger Delta
18 june 2020 - 06:05:18Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International and NGOs are stepping up pressure on oil companies to clean [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: China pledges Africa debt relief to aid fight against coronavirus pandemic
17 june 2020 - 21:43:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured African leaders that his country would continue supporting Coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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AfDB joins Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network
17 june 2020 - 18:11:01Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) on Wednesday announced the inclusion of the African Development Bank (AfDB), one [...] 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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Coronavirus: Tunisia receives German medical aid
17 june 2020 - 17:32:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Medical aid from the German Federal Army (Bundeswehr), worth about 80,000 euros to support Tunisia in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves US$4 million grant to bolster South Sudan pandemic response
17 june 2020 - 16:57:08Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a UA 3 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius prepares for the post-Covid-19 period
17 june 2020 - 13:34:42Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Tuesday, said the focus now [...] Full text...
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Towards formation of national unity government in Mali
17 june 2020 - 13:07:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has decided to engage in broad consultations for the formation of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Minister of Power insists electricity tariff hike will go into effect on 1 July
17 june 2020 - 06:52:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – From 1 July, Nigerians will pay higher electricity tariffs Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, insisted on [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars Chinese firm, Sieyuan Electric and Subsidiaries, for fraud
16 june 2020 - 19:00:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, announced the conclusion of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Military Court Martial demotes, dismisses serving Army General found guilty of corruption, other offences
16 june 2020 - 17:05:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The world of Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, who is due for retirement on account of years [...] 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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Coronavirus: Kenya Power firm projects profit dip owing to covid-19
16 june 2020 - 12:50:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Power and Lightning Company on Tuesday issued a profit dip warning for its financial year [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: IFAD says remittance providers are essential service in battling virus pandemic
16 june 2020 - 12:41:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday called on governments across the world to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Tunisia’s IPS provides humanitarian response to coronavirus pandemic
15 june 2020 - 13:36:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – An advisory project jointly supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD) and [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IMF, Senegal reach staff-level deal on economic, financial policies
15 june 2020 - 13:12:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached staff-level agreement with the authorities [...] Full text...
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Mali's next government has no right to make mistakes, promises President Kéita
15 june 2020 - 11:17:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita said in a message to his countrymen on Sunday, amid a [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for support for migrants, as remittances expected to drop by 20%
15 june 2020 - 05:29:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for “people everywhere” to support migrants, at a time when [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
14 june 2020 - 14:32:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...
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Libyan government determined to shed light on mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, last pro-Haftar stronghold
13 june 2020 - 15:08:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, 120 km south of Tripoli, the last stronghold of Marshal [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IMF approves US$111.06 million disbursement to shore up Rwanda in addressing financing needs
12 june 2020 - 15:57:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved the disbursement of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius PM reiterates 'zero-tolerance' policy against fraud, corruption
12 june 2020 - 05:13:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr. Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said that the government has adopted a zero-tolerance [...] Full text...
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Congo to update the national program of action for the environment
11 june 2020 - 18:43:46Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and the Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, said on Wednesday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Covid-19 slows Tanzania’s economic growth to 5.5 percent
11 june 2020 - 17:51:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic has slowed Tanzania’s economic growth for 2020, from estimated [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB’s intervention helps to curb COVID-19 in vulnerable communities
11 june 2020 - 17:03:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With 2.6 million internally-displaced persons in Somalia, the outbreak of COVID-19 poses an additional challenge [...] 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: AfDB approves $20 million to contain spread in G5 Sahel nations
11 june 2020 - 16:53:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$20 million in [...] Full text...
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Cote d’Ivoire facilitates identification of Ivorians for next presidential election
11 june 2020 - 13:13:35Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - A few months before the presidential election scheduled for October in Côte d'Ivoire, the Ivorian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU team expands scope in response to pandemic in Gambia
10 june 2020 - 17:19:08Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union’s Rural Infrastructure and Employment Creation (RIEC) project, implemented by Enabel (Belgian Cooperation Agency), [...] Full text...
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FDA grants 40 million euros to Togo for water and sanitation sector
10 june 2020 - 15:26:52Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) on Monday granted a concessional loan of 40 million euros to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to develop five-year strategic plan for the health sector
10 june 2020 - 08:11:57Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday said that a five-year strategic [...] 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: AfDB unveils roadmap to safeguard food security in Africa
09 june 2020 - 21:16:02Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNDP supports Botswana SMEs fight COVID-19 impact
09 june 2020 - 18:20:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has recently embarked on a project, dubbed Business Supplier Development Programme [...] Full text...
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EU suspends funding to WWF-Congo for human rights violations
09 june 2020 - 17:14:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has suspended funding to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for serious human [...] Full text...
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From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)
09 june 2020 - 16:29:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] Full text...
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'Salvation Front 14 January' calls for dissolution of Tunisian Parliament
09 june 2020 - 13:43:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's political committee of 'Salvation Front 14 January' on Monday called for the dissolution of the [...] Full text...
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European diplomatic delegation begins visit to DR Congo
08 june 2020 - 21:41:56Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of European diplomats led by French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Monday began [...] 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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AfDB sanctions Burmeister & Wain for fraudulent and corrupt practices
08 june 2020 - 19:59:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Pursuant to a settlement agreement, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, on 8 June, 2020, [...] Full text...
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Gambia: EU expands support to youth empowerment in the context of COVID-19
08 june 2020 - 13:38:27Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The European Union is expanding its support to young Gambians by enabling the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EBRD supports local businesses in Egypt
08 june 2020 - 09:34:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing loans for up to US$100 million [...] Full text...
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China supports Gambia's agricultural sector with machinery, equipment and fertiliser
07 june 2020 - 14:01:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chinese government has donated agricultural machinery, equipment and fertiliser to Gambia's farming community, the minister [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Gov. seeks review of W/African protocols to end armed herdsmen migration into Nigeria
07 june 2020 - 07:36:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the Governor of Kano State in the northern part of Nigeria, on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Efforts in fight against COVID-19 highlighted in Rwandan dailies this week
06 june 2020 - 18:57:53Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - High-level discussions to fight coronavirus including the latest conversation between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Indian [...] Full text...
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IFAD lauds progress on rural development projects in Madagascar
05 june 2020 - 18:34:15Paris, France (PANA) - Rural development projects, funded and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Madagascar, [...] Full text...
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US Senate urges World Bank to be tough in granting money to Zimbabwe's Govt
05 june 2020 - 16:51:10Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Jim Risch, has written to World Bank President, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Gambian finance minister says pandemic has negative socioeconomic impact on population
05 june 2020 - 13:26:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Mambury Njie has said the coronavirus pandemic brought negative socioeconomic [...] Full text...
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UN puts Nigeria’s electricity access rate at 57 per cent
05 june 2020 - 08:09:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations says that about 110.7 million Nigerians, out of a 195.8 million estimated population [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt. announces budget amid the Covid-19 pandemic
05 june 2020 - 07:54:37Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said that the priority of the budget 2020/2021 is [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s apex court orders electoral commission to provide legal basis for excluding voter IDs in voter registration
04 june 2020 - 23:41:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Supreme Court Thursday ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to provide the legal basis for rejecting [...] Full text...
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Loss of Tripoli war by Haftar redesigns new outlines of the Libyan conflict (New analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
04 june 2020 - 23:03:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli residents Thursday morning woke up to news of the total liberation of the city of [...] Full text...
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World Bank gives Benin US$160 million for agri-food
04 june 2020 - 17:53:35Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The World Bank has granted Benin a US$160 million support to help the West African country increase [...] Full text...
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IFAD-backed projects boost agricultural productivity, incomes in Madagascar: Report
04 june 2020 - 12:05:11Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have helped [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia eases restrictions in many sectors
04 june 2020 - 10:00:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister for Major Projects and government spokesperson Lobna Jeribi, has announced that the third phase [...] Full text...
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Libyan governmental forces announce taking control of international Tripoli airport from pro-Haftar forces
03 june 2020 - 21:42:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces of the government of national accord (GNA) Wednesday recaptured the international Tripoli airport from the [...] Full text...
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Senegal's director of water, forests says moved and saddened by destruction of country's forests
03 june 2020 - 19:01:09Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Colonel-Major Baïdy Ba, director of Water, Forests, Hunting and Soil Conservation, said here Wednesday he was [...] Full text...
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Congolese government calls for more investment in agriculture
03 june 2020 - 18:40:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture and Livestock, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday stressed the need [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU funds youth empowerment projects addressing socio-economic impact of COVID-19
03 june 2020 - 17:17:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU), through the Youth Empowerment Project of The Gambia, is providing one million [...] Full text...
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Pakistani investors to invest in Niger's solar, wind energy generation
03 june 2020 - 10:50:57Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A consortium of Pakistani investors is willing to invest in the production of solar and wind [...] Full text...
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Libyan senior official underlines role of US in Libya stability
02 june 2020 - 21:15:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Ahmed Maitig, [...] Full text...
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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)
02 june 2020 - 19:59:25Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...
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Congo: IFAD to assess progress made by PD-PAC on fisheries
02 june 2020 - 19:22:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday in Brazzaville, launched an assessment of the [...] 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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COVID-19: Airtel contributes 50 million CFAF to combat Coronavirus in Congo
02 june 2020 - 15:58:25Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Mobile phone company Airtel on Tuesday in Brazzaville contributed 50 million CFA francs to the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Burundi's communication chief 'satisfied with media coverage of' general elections
02 june 2020 - 15:49:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's president of the National Council for Communication (CNC), Nestor Bankumukunzi, on Tuesday praised the "high [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Maimouna Mbow Fam officially assumes duties as WB Representative in Burkina Faso
01 june 2020 - 22:56:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new resident representative of the World Bank in Burkina Faso, Mrs Maimouna Mbow Fam, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari eases restrictions on worship at churches and mosques, retains ban on inter-state travels, mass gatherings
01 june 2020 - 20:05:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday approved the implementation of the second national response phase of the war [...] Full text...
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Guinea's mining sector shows good health against coronavirus pandemic
01 june 2020 - 11:36:14Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's mining sector will suffer "limited impact" of the coronavirus disease in the current year, an [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari gets seven-day ultimatum to give details of all foreign loans obtained and locations of projects executed
31 may 2020 - 17:21:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A major anti-corruption group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has handed President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...
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Congo grants approval to nine companies to invest in critical sectors
31 may 2020 - 07:06:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national investment commission on Friday granted approvals to nine companies which plan to carry out [...] Full text...
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Congo grants approval to nine companies to invest in critical sectors
30 may 2020 - 16:40:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national investment commission on Friday granted approvals to nine companies which plan to carry out [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya records 143 new pandemic cases as tally stands at 1,888
30 may 2020 - 16:02:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya recorded 143 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, raising the infection tally to 1,888. Deaths rose to [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to reopen borders for foreign tourists
29 may 2020 - 22:32:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian will soon re-open its borders to receive German, European and Algerian tourists and others, an [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso primary schools get certified solar lights
29 may 2020 - 19:05:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The energy ministry of Burkina Faso on Friday started the distribution of 8,300 lamps certified [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Central Bank sets up Mauritius Investment Corporation Ltd
29 may 2020 - 17:54:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Governor of the Bank of Mauritius (Central Bank), Mr Harvesh Kumar Seegolam, on Thursday announced the [...] 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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Nigeria: Buhari, opposition PDP bicker over fresh request for US$5.513b loan from IMF, other bodies
28 may 2020 - 19:58:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to approve his request to seek a fresh [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU extends BReST project support to Gambian women, children in response to COVID-19 outbreak
28 may 2020 - 17:18:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to extend the successful Building Resilience through Social Transfers-(BReST) project being [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: United States pledges commitment to strengthen The Gambia’s COVID-19 response
28 may 2020 - 15:25:02Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The United States has pledged its commitment to support The Gambia’s efforts to combat COVID-19 and keep [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19
28 may 2020 - 13:05:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions have joined [...] Full text...
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World Bank provides US$346 million to build resilience, livelihoods in Lake Chad region
27 may 2020 - 13:09:28Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Tuesday approved two operations of the International Development Association (IDA), totalling [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries
27 may 2020 - 13:00:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...
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Kenya government, coastal counties seal fishermen income-boosting deal
27 may 2020 - 12:26:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives has signed an agreement with five Coastal county [...] Full text...
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Floods in Kenya claim 285 lives
27 may 2020 - 12:03:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of Kenyans who have perished in ravaging floods in different parts of the country [...] Full text...
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Football unites to support International Missing Children’s Day Initiative
26 may 2020 - 17:03:30Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - On International Missing Children’s Day, celebrated on 25 May, FIFA has come together with over 170 [...] Full text...
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Election fever cools in Burundians after announcement of presidential poll results
26 may 2020 - 15:26:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Calm reaction characterised the political atmosphere in Burundi on Tuesday following the announcement of provisional results [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s truth commission to resume public hearings on June 8
26 may 2020 - 13:28:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission will on June 8 resume public hearings, which it [...] Full text...
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Several young people arrested during ademonstration in Bizerte
26 may 2020 - 10:06:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several youths were arrested on Monday evening by police following protests in the Bizerte region north [...] 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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Botswana challenged to improve agricultural sector
25 may 2020 - 11:37:57Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A Botswana independent market analyst has challenged the government to improve agricultural infrastructure, skills, funding to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya to station mobile lab at Tanzania border to speed up virus testing
24 may 2020 - 15:39:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two mobile laboratories Kenya received from the East African Community (EAC) will be stationed in Namanga [...] Full text...
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Libya's political rivals congratulate citizens on the occasion of Eid El Fitr
24 may 2020 - 10:27:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's bitter political rivals - the Tripoli-based Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus -Gambia records one new case, as Gambians throng markets
22 may 2020 - 23:11:18Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Friday recorded one new case of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the overall cases 25, as people [...] Full text...
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Congo: Huawei committed to maintain stable telecommunication network in the country
22 may 2020 - 21:04:54Brazzaville, Congo PANA) - The Chinese company, Huawei, with high expertise in information and communication technologies, has expressed its determination [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 188m-euro AfDB loan to boost Kenya's COVID-19 response
22 may 2020 - 17:23:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday approved an 188-million-euro [...] Full text...
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African Development Fund gives Madagascar 4m euros for the Sahofika hydropower project
22 may 2020 - 17:11:38Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a 4.02-million-euro loan, with a grant component, to finance [...] Full text...
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Somalia looks to first full elections in 51 years, despite COVID-19 crisis
22 may 2020 - 07:12:21New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of the COVID pandemic are acute for Somalia, but the Horn of Africa [...] Full text...
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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East
21 may 2020 - 17:08:45Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank funds business recovery effort in Kenya
21 may 2020 - 16:02:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has approved US$1 billion budget support for Kenya to help close the fiscal [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya records 80 new Covid-19 cases
21 may 2020 - 15:24:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Confirmation of 80 new coronavirus cases on Thursday brought the number of the virus infections in [...] Full text...
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French government approves bill for reform of the CFA franc
21 may 2020 - 14:49:51Paris, France (PANA) - The French Council of Ministers adopted a bill authorizing the approval of the cooperation agreement between [...] Full text...
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Nigerien government to liberalize electric power sector
21 may 2020 - 13:30:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government on Thursday adopted a decree determining the terms and conditions for the conclusion [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius launches Action Plan to preserve cultural life, support artists
21 may 2020 - 07:21:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Arts and Cultural Heritage Ministry has produced a post Covid-19 Action Plan, spelling out 13 emergency [...] 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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Coronavirus: Niger president says pandemic should lead to implementation of new paradigm in global governance
20 may 2020 - 16:09:13Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis should lead to implementation of a new paradigm in global governance, Nigerien President [...] Full text...
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Tunisia completes construction of two solar power stations
20 may 2020 - 10:56:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Construction of two solar power stations with a total capacity of 31.1 gigawatts per year in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Britain repatriates 700 citizens stranded in Ghana because of air travel restrictions
20 may 2020 - 07:11:16Accra, Ghana (PAMNA) - The British High Commission in Accra has flow home 700 nationals who were stranded in Ghana [...] Full text...
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UN acting Special Representative Stephanie Wiliams deplores intensification of military escalation between Libyan belligerents
19 may 2020 - 23:30:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Security Council in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Tuesday deplored before [...] Full text...
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Benin experiences significant growth in Internet penetration
19 may 2020 - 17:55:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin experienced significant growth in Internet penetration between 2016 and 2019, said Mrs. Aurélie Adam Soulé [...] Full text...
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Malian civil administrators' unions plan 72-hour strike
19 may 2020 - 14:31:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unions of civilian administrators in Mali have threatened to go on a 72-hour strike from May [...] Full text...
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Survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan struggle to access health care
19 may 2020 - 13:13:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence continue to struggle to access adequate medical and mental health [...] Full text...
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Greening transport sector in post COVID-19 recovery can create 15 million jobs globally
19 may 2020 - 12:59:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recovery from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cannot be a return to business as usual. It [...] Full text...
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Libyan High Council of State welcomes control of Al-Wattia air base from Haftar’s forces
18 may 2020 - 22:48:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High Council of State Monday welcomed the "liberation of the military air base of [...] Full text...
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Presidents Saied, Sall hold talks
18 may 2020 - 21:11:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saied, and his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, Monday stressed the need to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Craftsmen deliver 800,000 masks to Congolese government
18 may 2020 - 19:46:55Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese craftsmen on Monday delivered to the Congolese minister of Small and Medium-Size Enterprises and Craft [...] Full text...
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Libya: GNA's forces announce the takeover of Al-Wattia air base from Haftar's troops
18 may 2020 - 16:43:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Mauritius Govt. sets up COVID-19 Solidarity Fund
17 may 2020 - 11:00:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has set up a coronavirus (COVID-19) Solidarity Fund to provide support for [...] Full text...
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'Coronavirus: Consequences of Covid-19 pandemic on agropastoral production could be disastrous in Niger'
16 may 2020 - 17:48:47Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on agro-pastoral production could be disastrous for this sector if [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda records second day with no new cases
16 may 2020 - 08:12:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda reported no new cases of the coronavirus infection in the past 48 hours, the ministry [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Alarm bells ring in Nigeria as COVID-19 cripples poultry, fish farming
16 may 2020 - 07:55:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In Nigeria, the COVID-19 outbreak is already taking its toll on all sectors of the economy, [...] Full text...
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Water supply in Tripoli from artificial river network interrupted
15 may 2020 - 22:31:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The executive body for the implementation and management of the artificial river project said here Friday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves US$13.7 million to strengthen health system, boost anti-COVID-19 efforts in Zimbabwe
15 may 2020 - 18:02:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$13.7 million grant [...] Full text...
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World Bank Board approves $30m development policy grant to support Gambia
15 may 2020 - 17:08:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on Friday approved a US$30 million development policy grant [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: USAID to implement 5-year, US$15m youth hubs empowerment initiative in Lagos, Kano
15 may 2020 - 17:01:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is implementing a five-year, US$15 million award of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Athletics rolls out welfare grant for financially handicapped athletes
15 may 2020 - 10:18:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic have started registering on Friday for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ILO says access to healthcare for workers now ‘a matter of life and death’
15 may 2020 - 05:38:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of COVID-19 in developing countries has exposed gaps in social protection coverage which could [...] Full text...
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UNESCO invites applications, nominations for 2020 UNESCO Int'l Literacy Prizes
14 may 2020 - 19:59:04Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has called for applications and nominations for the 2020 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, saying it [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners call for safe, accessible water amid COVID-19
14 may 2020 - 18:55:41Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) - a global partnership of governments, donors, civil society [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars Tunisian engineering firm over fraud
14 may 2020 - 11:31:15Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Thursday imposed a 13-month debarment on a Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World economy to shrink by 3.2 per cent, new UN report projects
14 may 2020 - 05:18:22New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of the raging COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the world economy in 2020 is [...] 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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COVID-19: Egypt’s growth to slow sharply in 2020 on coronavirus - EBRD report
13 may 2020 - 13:18:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s economy will slow sharply this year because of the impact of the coronavirus, but will [...] Full text...
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EU reaffirms appeal for humanitarian truce in Libya
12 may 2020 - 23:53:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Tuesday reaffirmed its appeal for humanitarian truce, end of fighting in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Ministry of Health expresses commitment to children healthcare service
12 may 2020 - 21:34:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s Ministry of Health Tuesday expressed its commitment towards children’s access to health services by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU donates 2.5 million euros to Guinea for the fight against Covid-19
12 may 2020 - 16:31:38Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Monday donated 2.5 million euros to Guinea to enable the west [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Senegalese head of state revamps health emergency measures
12 may 2020 - 15:47:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has with effect from Tuesday eased restrictive measures taken to combat the [...] Full text...
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UN issues ‘wake-up call’: Don’t sideline AIDS response during COVID-19 crisis
12 may 2020 - 06:09:36New York, US (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, decades of advances made in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 1,661 Rwandan university students stranded by COVID-19 lockdown ferried home via special buses
11 may 2020 - 19:11:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of 1,661 University students in Rwanda, who were stranded in their remote campuses following [...] Full text...
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Gambia: EU, GCCI signs 500,000-euro deal to promote investments in culture
11 may 2020 - 17:33:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) have signed a [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Congolese Parliament approves second extension of health emergency
11 may 2020 - 14:19:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Senate and National Assembly meeting in Brazzaville have approved the bill authorizing the extension for [...] 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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Three suspected poachers arrested in northwestern Congo
09 may 2020 - 11:42:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Three suspected poachers, in possession of a two-kilogram ivory spike, a tail and a 12-gauge rifle, [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian, Kenyan, South African finalists of Henrike Grohs Art Award 2020
08 may 2020 - 21:51:03Paris, France (PANA) - Ghanaian Akwasi Bediako Afrane, Kenyan Jackie Karuti, and South African Sabelo Mlangeni are the three artists [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Germany gives CFAF 7 billion to Mali for food security and resilience
08 may 2020 - 17:25:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany has granted Mali an additional financial contribution of CFAF 7.2 billion, through the World Food [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic causes some illegal drug prices to surge, as supplies are disrupted worldwide - UNODC
08 may 2020 - 05:38:43Vienna Austria (PAN) - Measures by governments across the world to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the widespread [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Up to 190,000 people could die of pandemic in Africa if not controlled - WHO
08 may 2020 - 05:29:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and 29 million to 44 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FDA to finance project in Togo towards fighting COVID-19
07 may 2020 - 17:44:13Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) will finance a project to support Togo in its response to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Online portal facilitates testing for coronavirus from home in Egypt
07 may 2020 - 13:01:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt now has a safer alternative to administering drive-through coronavirus tests on an online platform, providing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Health system overload threatens pregnant women and newborns
07 may 2020 - 05:12:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 116 million babies have been born since the [...] Full text...
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