WAEMU reforms, programmes, projects in Niger are encouraging

15 december 2019 - 18:14:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Commission's chair, Abdallah Boureima, on Sunday handed to [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Fayez al-Sarraj discusses with Total officials about the company's projects in Libya

15 december 2019 - 11:09:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

thread Politics

World Bank grants US$100 million to Benin for budget support

14 december 2019 - 12:15:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Benin US$100 million to support strengthening budget management, according to a [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Nigeria again shifts deadline to stop importation of petroleum products to 2023

14 december 2019 - 09:01:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Friday again announced a shift in the deadline to stop importation of petroleum products [...] Full text...

thread Economy

France gives Mali 14.4 billion CFAF to fund two development projects

13 december 2019 - 23:26:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The monitoring committee of the French Development Agency (AFD) met here Friday to evaluate the results [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Congo and China sign memorandum of understanding on inter-parliamentary cooperation

13 december 2019 - 22:45:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - The vice-president of the standing committee of the People's Congress of the Republic of China, Ji [...] Full text...

thread Politics

AfDB offers Senegal financing to promote jobs for women and youth

13 december 2019 - 18:12:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has availed to  Senegal US$70.25 million to promote the employment of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Cote d’Ivoire regional administrators and civil registry officials discuss status of national register

13 december 2019 - 18:01:27
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - All principal administrators of Côte d'Ivoire met on Friday with the Minister of Territorial Administration [...] Full text...

thread Society

Nigeria LNG, partners, sign Train 7 gas supply agreements

13 december 2019 - 16:19:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and its joint venture partners, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [...] Full text...

thread

Libyan, German oil companies to set up oil exploration company

13 december 2019 - 08:15:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) and a German company, Wintersthal, on Thursday announced the creation [...] Full text...

thread Economy

New report reveals 'unprecedented humanitarian crisis' in Mali

13 december 2019 - 06:51:47
New York, US (PANA) - Escalating violence and insecurity in Mali have sparked an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, rendering 3.9 million [...] Full text...

thread Society

Germany donates 300 million Euros to Tunisia for new development projects

12 december 2019 - 22:56:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Germany Thursday decided to give Tunisia an extra 300 million Euros to fund new development projects [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Bamako hosts session on draft law against gender-based violence

12 december 2019 - 12:33:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali is the fifth African country with the highest prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting, Mali's Minister [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Malian Prime Minister Cisse visits Abu Dhabi

12 december 2019 - 11:33:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has secured the disbursement of 50 billion CFA francs from the United [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Angolan justice requests hearing of Eduardo dos Santos

12 december 2019 - 00:15:49
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan Supreme Court decided here Tuesday to call former President José Eduardo dos Santos as [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Zimbabwe’s only castor oil firm seeks more land to produce biodiesel

11 december 2019 - 15:48:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Oil Castor Zimbabwe wants more land for castor bean farmers to produce biodiesel to end the [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Mauritania celebrates 40 years of FDA presence

11 december 2019 - 15:34:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM) on Wednesday hosted the launch of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

UN urges International community to step up humanitarian support for Niger

11 december 2019 - 14:41:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller, on Tuesday urged the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Nigeria, Brazil strengthen bilateral ties

11 december 2019 - 12:08:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that Nigeria will strengthen bilateral ties with [...] Full text...

thread Society

NOC sells shares of Libya Marathon Oil to Total for $ 650 million

11 december 2019 - 00:11:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The board of directors of the Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC) announced here Tuesday its approval [...] Full text...

thread Economy

The Gambia embarks on developing national financial inclusion strategy

10 december 2019 - 21:18:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The World Bank, working in conjunction with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), and the United [...] Full text...

thread

Rwanda, Cameroon enter cooperation to advance skills in invasive surgery

10 december 2019 - 19:28:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda and Cameroon have signed a partnership to advance and build their capacity in performing minimally [...] Full text...

thread Health

Togo: US State Department official concludes visit to Togo

10 december 2019 - 18:03:33
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for West African and Security Affairs, Whitney Baird on Tuesday [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Rwanda completes regional power electricity connector in East Africa

10 december 2019 - 17:45:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A high voltage power sub-station has been commissioned in Rwanda to bolster a regional power interconnection [...] Full text...

thread Economy

COP 25: Experts say Western media 'insensitive' to climate equity

10 december 2019 - 16:52:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Climate change experts on Tuesday blamed Western media for continuing to be insensitive to climate equity [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Burkina Faso ranks first in 2019 in implementation of WAEMU reforms

10 december 2019 - 13:29:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso ranked first in 2019 in the implementation of community reforms, policies, programmes and [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Senegalese President to attend Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Egypt

10 december 2019 - 13:21:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall was due to leave Dakar on Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt, to take [...] Full text...

thread Society

Electoral Violence and other threats to democracy in Africa (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

10 december 2019 - 10:38:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The disturbing images of violent activities that saturated the social media space during the recent governorship [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Qatar Airways gains controlling stake in Rwandan airport

10 december 2019 - 09:58:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Qatar Airways has signed an agreement with the government of Rwanda for a 60% stake in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Heavy rains hit Kenya after hurricane Belna settles in Madagascar

10 december 2019 - 09:54:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hurricane Belna, which has been travelling around the Indian Ocean, is expected to cause heavy rains [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Libyan government studies proposed development of police service

10 december 2019 - 06:46:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA) is considering a proposal [...] Full text...

thread Society

Nigeria: Nigerian govt to secure $500 million AfDB loan to fund technological innovation

09 december 2019 - 20:12:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The Nigerian Federal Government says it has initiated moves to secure a $500 million African Development [...] Full text...

thread Economy

UN calls for urgent support to address rising humanitarian needs in Angola

09 december 2019 - 18:22:18
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Angola, Paolo Balladelli, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Zimbabwe government to criminalise re-dollarisation

09 december 2019 - 14:23:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe government is planning on criminalising anyone who tries to re-dollarise as it seeks to shore [...] Full text...

thread Economy

OMVS 18th conference of heads of state ends in Bamako

08 december 2019 - 11:56:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was appointed here Saturday the current president of the Organisation for [...] Full text...

thread Economy

UN agency says 34 people die in flooding in three Nigerian States

07 december 2019 - 19:10:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) says that at least 34 people were killed by [...] Full text...

thread

Gambian economy to grow by 6% in 2019: Finance Minister

07 december 2019 - 18:29:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian minister of finance and economic affairs Mambury Njie says that the country's economy is expected [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Niger launches project on strengthening criminal justice in wake of terrorist acts

06 december 2019 - 23:03:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Niger's acting Minister of Justice Waziri Mamam Friday launched the project on strengthening criminal justice to [...] Full text...

thread Society

Rwanda inaugurates largest hydropower plant with cross-border transmission project

06 december 2019 - 20:40:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - Rwandan Minister of Infrastructure, Claver Gatete, on Friday inaugurated a new largest hydropower plant at Shango, [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Senegal: PUDC to invest 300 billion CFAF into the country by 2022

06 december 2019 - 19:02:06
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Emergency Community Development Program (PUDC) will, in its second phase, invest 300 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Zimbabwe: Three percent growth next year difficult to achieve - Parliament

06 december 2019 - 17:09:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Parliamentary Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee says Treasury’s envisioned 3 percent recovery growth in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

New envoys present credentials to Botswana President Masisi

06 december 2019 - 15:26:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday received credentials of newly accredited envoys from Morocco, Venezuela and [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Botswana's GDP growth down to 3.9 percent up to June

06 december 2019 - 10:08:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was down at 3.9 percent in the 12 months to [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Partnerships key to taking landlocked countries out of poverty: Guterres

06 december 2019 - 05:49:59
New York, US (PANA) - The challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), some of the poorest in the world, [...] Full text...

thread Society

Mali launched project to reduce youth vulnerability to conflict participation

05 december 2019 - 19:08:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The "Lafia" project, which aims to reduce the vulnerability of young people to participation in conflicts [...] Full text...

thread Society

'Work hard to be comfortable like me', President Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans

05 december 2019 - 19:03:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that Zimbabweans need to work hard if they want to reach [...] Full text...

thread Society

Britain organizes counter-terrorism training program in Libya

05 december 2019 - 18:12:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A counter-terrorism training program to strengthen cooperation between Libya and Britain has been organized in Tripoli, [...] Full text...

thread Society

Fostering jobs, entrepreneurship and capacity development for African youth: the time for disruption is now! (An AfDB feature)

05 december 2019 - 16:55:50
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - “There is no greater asset to Africa than its youth,” a statement that has [...] Full text...

thread Economy

AfDB approves 48.82 million euros for Desert to Power programme in Burkina Faso

05 december 2019 - 16:34:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a 48.82-million-euro loan [...] Full text...

thread

Mali launches Phase 2 of the Support Project preventing, combating Irregular Migration

05 december 2019 - 16:21:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Phase 2 of the Project to Support Initiatives to Prevent and Combat Irregular Migration (PALMI 2), [...] Full text...

thread Society

OCHA issues alert on low-pressure system approaching Madagascar

05 december 2019 - 09:18:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A low-pressure system is forming in the Indian Ocean, near the Seychelles and north [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Second session of Mali-Guinea Interconnection project committee held in Bamako

04 december 2019 - 22:40:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The steering committee of the 225 KV Guinea-Mali electricity interconnection project aimed at facilitating energy management [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Botswana: Completion of Kazungula Bridge project lagging behind schedule

04 december 2019 - 19:22:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The joint venture Kazungula Bridge project which was due to be complete in 2019 is moving [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Coris Bank International opens branch in Niamey

04 december 2019 - 17:59:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Coris Bank International Branch of Niger has just launched its activities in Niamey to "fully play [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Gabon: SEM signs Gold Production Sharing contract with Chinese Jilin Mining Resources

04 december 2019 - 16:48:21
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Equatorial Mining Company (SEM) and the Chinese company, Jilin Mining Resources, have signed a partnership [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Forex earners in Zimbabwe under threat from economic headwinds - IH Securities

04 december 2019 - 15:54:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Respected local financial services firm, IH Securities, expects low foreign currency generation from gold, tobacco and [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mauritius to build a National Research and Education Network

04 december 2019 - 15:22:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Vice Prime Minister who is also Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Mrs [...] Full text...

thread

Morocco and IFAD invest in smallholder farmers’ climate change resilience

04 december 2019 - 14:37:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) – A new €82.6 million agricultural development project financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

EU grants € 33 million budget support to Togo

04 december 2019 - 14:08:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The European Union has granted  € 33 million as budget support to Togo, according to a [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Gambia: Commission uncovers ex-dictator’s alleged crimes

04 december 2019 - 13:12:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia  Truth Commission has heard testimony that former president Yahya Jammeh was responsible for numerous grave [...] Full text...

thread Society

'Record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020'

04 december 2019 - 07:42:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than [...] Full text...

thread Society

The Gambia, ECOWAS Renewable Energy forum opens

03 december 2019 - 23:58:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  A four-day capacity building forum on development, financing and operation of mini-grids for private entrepreneurs in [...] Full text...

thread

Mauritanian government committed to implement association deal with ECOWAS

03 december 2019 - 22:21:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  The Mauritanian government Tuesday reaffirmed its strong commitment to the implementation of an association deal signed [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Rwandan First Lady commends partnership in cervical cancer prevention

03 december 2019 - 17:41:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Tuesday commended continued efforts to include community education and social [...] Full text...

thread Health

'Praia going through tough times', says minister

03 december 2019 - 17:25:22
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The capital of Cape Verde, Praia, is going through a particularly difficult period in terms [...] Full text...

thread Society

Congo hosts sub-regional meeting on forest governance

03 december 2019 - 14:19:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is organizing a technical workshop in Brazzaville from December [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Nigeria's president says no date yet to reopen borders

03 december 2019 - 10:28:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he has not given any date for the reopening of the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mauritanian leader launches works to renovate city affected by floods

02 december 2019 - 21:43:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Monday laid the foundation stone of a project to [...] Full text...

thread Urbanization

Under pressure from associations, France gives up delivering boats to the Libyan coastguard

02 december 2019 - 17:31:01
Paris, France (PANA) - Seven associations, which have lodged an appeal with the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal against the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Rwandan First lady calls for reduction of gender inequalities to eliminate HIV/AIDS in Africa

02 december 2019 - 12:02:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Monday called on all stakeholders to join hands to reduce [...] Full text...

thread Health

Eleventh edition of International Women's Crafts Fair opens in Niamey

30 november 2019 - 16:22:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -  The First Lady of Niger, Hadjia Aissata Issoufou, Friday opened the 11th edition of the International [...] Full text...

thread Society

African development bank commits $25 billion for climate change finance by 2025

30 november 2019 - 15:55:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has doubled its total climate change commitment to $25 billion between [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Cooperation between Burkina Faso and BADEA is doing well - director general

30 november 2019 - 15:34:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The cooperation between Burkina Faso and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) [...] Full text...

thread Economy

President Issoufou calls for stronger IDB efforts to promote private sector

30 november 2019 - 14:41:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  - Niger's President Issoufou Mahamadou has urged the Islamic Bank to strengthen its efforts to promote the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

World Bank grants US$ 30 million to Burundi for early childhood, population control

30 november 2019 - 14:29:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  The World Bank has granted Burundi US $30 million to cover "community-based nutrition interventions for women [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Burkina Faso President hands over 400 tractors to farm producers

29 november 2019 - 15:40:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Friday presided over a ceremony  in Bobo-Dioulasso [...] Full text...

thread Economy

'Made in Mali' Fair opens in Bamako

29 november 2019 - 13:35:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A 'Made in Mali' trade fair opened Thursday at the Bamako Exhibition Center in the presence [...] Full text...

thread Economy

World Bank gives US$90 million budget support to Guinea

29 november 2019 - 12:03:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The World Bank has provided US$90 million in budget support for Guinea for the 2019-2020 period. According [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Tunis to host FAO Regional Conference on improving water productivity in agriculture

29 november 2019 - 11:32:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A regional conference on improving water productivity in agriculture will be held from 4-6 December in [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

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

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

thread Society

Central Bank projects five-year growth on Gambia’s medium-term economic outlook

28 november 2019 - 18:55:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Monetary policy committee of the central bank of the Gambia on Thursday projected five years vigorous [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Congo validates national sustainable financing strategy for its protected areas

28 november 2019 - 18:00:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Documents related to the establishment of secure investment mechanisms for the conservation and improvement of sustainable [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Nigeria: Buhari pledges to safeguard interest of investors

28 november 2019 - 17:22:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja said that the Federal Government would do all [...] Full text...

thread Economy

3-day conference on Nigerian digital economy opens in Abuja

28 november 2019 - 17:19:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The three-day e-NIGERIA 2019 Conference on the Nigerian Digital Economy opened Thursday in Abuja with President [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Nigeria: Buhari seeks Senate approval for foreign loan

28 november 2019 - 17:12:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday forwarded a request to the Senate to reconsider and approve [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mali, Guinea initial cross-border cooperation

28 november 2019 - 15:05:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Border authorities of Mali and Guinea on Tuesday signed in Koulikoro, Mali (70 km from Bamako), [...] Full text...

thread Politics

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

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

thread Society

Botswana faces headwinds from severe drought and slow growth of neighbours

28 november 2019 - 13:07:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – After a relatively good performance in 2018, the economy of Botswana faces headwinds in 2019 related [...] Full text...

thread Economy

IOM: Number of international migrants inched up to 270 million in 2018

28 november 2019 - 06:06:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN migration agency said on Wednesday that the number of international migrants in 2019 is [...] Full text...

thread Society

Mali hosts regional meeting of WAEMU energy producers

27 november 2019 - 23:54:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The 6th meeting of the Regional Committee of Producers, Transporters and Distributors of Electricity (CRPTDE) kicked [...] Full text...

thread Economy

President of the Republic of Comoros, FPU President visit Niger

27 november 2019 - 19:20:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The President of the Republic of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, and the President of the Federation [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Niamey hosts 3rd continental summit on peace, security and sustainable development

27 november 2019 - 18:22:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Sustainable Development in Africa will begin on Thursday [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Residents of Zimbabwe's capital to pay higher service tariffs next year

27 november 2019 - 15:56:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Residents of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, will face significantly higher service tariffs next year as the City [...] Full text...

thread Society

France participates in the Abidjan Agriculture Fair

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

thread Economy

Rwanda benefits from assistance in mainstreaming green economy

27 november 2019 - 14:03:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda is benefiting from financial and technical assistance of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) integrating two [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Côte d'Ivoire, Benin and Burkina Faso fight fake news

27 november 2019 - 10:45:28
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - A three-day forum on the fight against fake news opens on Wednesday in Abidjan with the [...] Full text...

thread Society

China begins construction of social housing in Sao Tomé and Principe

27 november 2019 - 09:48:44
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - A Chinese company funded by the Chinese government has begun construction of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Gambian experts advance effort to promote nutrition

26 november 2019 - 23:15:49
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Nutrition experts in The Gambia Tuesday organized  a day’s forum to discuss the country’s  efforts to [...] Full text...

thread

AfDB board approves US$400 million support for Mozambique's natural gas player

26 november 2019 - 18:55:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a long-term Senior Loan of US$400 million to [...] Full text...

thread

IFC, development partner seal health care deal for East, Southern Africa

26 november 2019 - 18:09:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and a private equity fund focused on health [...] Full text...

thread Health

Niger to reform its prison system

26 november 2019 - 15:33:28
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A meeting of the State / Partners Consultation Framework on Justice and Human Rights in Niger [...] Full text...

thread Society

Rwanda's HIV prevalence estimated at 3 pct in 2019

26 november 2019 - 15:11:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - The estimated overall HIV prevalence rate in Rwanda is approximately 3 percent among the general population  [...] Full text...

thread Health

Nigeria launches national sex offenders register

26 november 2019 - 05:54:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday launched the first national sexual offenders register and called for [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Mauritania celebrates int'l gender-based violence day

25 november 2019 - 21:59:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The international day for gender-based violence on the theme: ‘’All united, organise the world to say [...] Full text...

thread Society

UNMAS trains eleven Libyans on light weapons control

25 november 2019 - 20:17:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Eleven Libyans, six men and five women from different Libyan regions, were trained on the control [...] Full text...

thread Society

The Gambia launches activism campaign against gender-based violence

25 november 2019 - 18:33:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Network against Gender Based Violence in partnership with United Nations Development Fund on Monday launched a 16-day [...] Full text...

thread Gender

China launches Smart City project in Mauritius

25 november 2019 - 14:45:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – China has launched the JinFei Smart City Project in  Riche Terre region near Port Louis, [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Rights group says four European dev't banks linked to palm oil abuses in DRC

25 november 2019 - 11:32:06
London, UK (PANA) – Four European development banks are financing a palm oil company in the Democratic Republic of Coengo (DRC) that [...] Full text...

thread Society

UN humanitarian chief calls for urgent support to Sudan

24 november 2019 - 19:37:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock on Sunday urged the international community to act faster to scale [...] Full text...

thread Society

Nigeria: Buhari gives directive for completion of Nigeria's Ajaokuta steel complex

24 november 2019 - 19:26:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Four Burkina Faso telecoms workers reported missing found in safe condition

24 november 2019 - 14:52:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Four workers on Burkina Faso's National Backbone Telecommunications Project, who were went missing on Friday [...] Full text...

thread Society

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

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

thread Agriculture

President Barrow sues for peace in Gambia

23 november 2019 - 16:56:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has called on Gambians of all creed and colours to be relentless in [...] Full text...

thread Politics

US commits US$430 million to Egyptian natural gas insurance

23 november 2019 - 16:29:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), on Saturday announced a commitment to provide US$430 million [...] Full text...

thread Economy

FIFA President expected in Congo Nov. 28

23 november 2019 - 14:53:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, is expected in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Burkina Faso: Vehicle of four missing persons found without its passengers

22 november 2019 - 21:08:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The vehicle of a team of four people, including an expatriate, reported missing on Friday [...] Full text...

thread Society

France and DR Congo develop joint roadmap against Ebola outbreak

22 november 2019 - 20:51:39
Paris, France (PANA) - France and DR Congo have strengthened their joint actions against the Ebola epidemic by developing a [...] Full text...

thread Health

Senegal moves to reduce poverty in four regions

22 november 2019 - 19:32:12
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government on Thursday launched the second phase of the Program to Support Agricultural Development [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Team of telecommunication providers goes missing in western Burkina Faso

22 november 2019 - 15:55:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of Development of the Digital Economy and Posts of Burkina Faso announced on [...] Full text...

thread Society

Senegal moves to reduce poverty in four regions

22 november 2019 - 14:51:10
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government on Thursday launched the second phase of the Program to Support Agricultural Development [...] Full text...

thread Economy

AfDB finances Juba power distribution upgrade

22 november 2019 - 12:05:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)-The government of South Sudan on Thursday commissioned a $38 million upgraded power distribution system financed by [...] Full text...

thread

Tunisia, Germany sign eight loan, donation deals for over 63 M€

21 november 2019 - 22:08:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisia and Germany Thursday signed eight financing agreements here aiming to establish new cooperation programmes in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

A delegation of French businessmen expected Monday in Uganda

21 november 2019 - 19:23:42
Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of the Africa Committee of Medef-International, organization of French businessmen, will visit Uganda from [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Senegal: Affiniam Dam to be rehabilitated with support from China

21 november 2019 - 18:20:00
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Rehabilitation work on the Affiniam dam in southern Senegal, located about 20 kilometers northwest of Ziguinchor, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Rwanda's FDI set to increase

21 november 2019 - 12:51:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The foreign direct investment in Rwanda is expected to record an additional US$300 million in the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Botswana financial institution lauded for high standards

21 november 2019 - 10:24:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Development Corporation Limited (BDC) has received an AA performance rating of 91% from the Association of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mauritania hosts National Conference on Childhood

21 november 2019 - 06:39:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania on Wednesday hosted a ceremony marking the kick-off of the National Conference on Childhood (NSA), [...] Full text...

thread Society

Agricultural campaign in Burkina Faso shows cereal production of more than 5 million tonnes - official

20 november 2019 - 21:51:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The Burkinabè ministry of Agriculture Wednesday projected cereal production at 5,029,321 tonnes or a 2.92 [...] Full text...

thread Economy

EU, French development agency support Beninese private sector

20 november 2019 - 21:02:22
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   - The European Union and the French Development Agency (AFD) will give Benin 6.9 billion CFAF to [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

UN chief calls for ‘green and clean’ development for Africa

20 november 2019 - 19:36:28
New York, US (PANA) - As African countries gear up to implement a historic free trade agreement, the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

thread Economy

UN-ECOWAS joint mission ahead of the 2020 presidential election highlighted in the Togolese press

20 november 2019 - 17:06:37
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese press are awash with stories on the joint UN-ECOWAS mission, led by Mohamed Ibn [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Buhari signs Presidential Order to end open defecation in Nigeria by 2025

20 november 2019 - 16:49:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday signed the Executive Order 009 which is titled ‘The Open [...] Full text...

thread Society

Commonwealth team to observe Namibia elections

20 november 2019 - 13:16:50
London, UK (PANA) - The Commonwealth will deploy a team to observe elections in Namibia, scheduled for 27 November 2019, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UN-Habitat gears to re-launch big deal for cities

20 november 2019 - 13:14:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Nairobi-based UN Settlements Agency (UN-Habitat) has embarked on an ambitious plan to re-launch its urbanization [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Tunisia: The Nouara gas field goes into operation in December 2019

19 november 2019 - 17:48:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Nouara gas field, located in the Sahara of Tataouine, in southern Tunisia, will start operating [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe says it provided more development support to Zimbabwe than what Govt reported

19 november 2019 - 17:17:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Embassy of China in Zimbabwe has disputed government's claims that it provided just US$ 3,631,500 [...] Full text...

thread Economy

IFAD, Ethiopia seal climate change shocks mitigating deal

19 november 2019 - 17:03:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia and the International Fund for Agriculture have sealed a deal that help most vulnerable people [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

EIB grants 139 million euros to Malawi

19 november 2019 - 16:58:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Malawi, a landlocked country in southern Africa, 139 million [...] Full text...

thread Economy

IFAD, Ethiopia sign deal to help families adapt to climate shocks

19 november 2019 - 15:54:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Half a million of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable families are set to benefit from a new US$451 [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Buhari seeks speedy passage of law creating special courts for corruption cases

19 november 2019 - 14:59:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared open a two-day summit on 'Diminishing Corruption in the [...] Full text...

thread Society

South Africa: Durban launches Africa's longest promenade

19 november 2019 - 14:37:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Decades after Cape Town built the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the city’s decaying [...] Full text...

thread Economy

NOC calls for cessation of clashes in Tripoli after shell falls on gas warehouse

19 november 2019 - 13:57:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has called for  immediate cessation of clashes and for all [...] Full text...

thread Society

EU Council stresses climate change is existential threat to life in seas globally

19 november 2019 - 13:21:53
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union on Tuesday adopted conclusions on oceans and seas, stressing that [...] Full text...

thread Environment

'Ocean could be key to future food security' - Fisheries experts

19 november 2019 - 12:02:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Private Ghanaian energy company makes significant oil discovery

19 november 2019 - 10:08:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Springfield Exploration and Production Limited (SEP), a private Ghanaian energy company, has discovered more than 1.2 [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Rice sub-sector crucial to Gambia’s development - VP

18 november 2019 - 20:28:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Dr.  Isatou Touray, vice president of The Gambia, said here Monday that the rice sub- sector [...] Full text...

thread

Botswana: Ministry sensitizes staff on corruption issues

18 november 2019 - 20:21:35
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development kick started a two-week-long initiative to sensitize staff [...] Full text...

thread Society

Chinese company to carry out study on modernization of the port of Cotonou

18 november 2019 - 19:24:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) is going to carry out an investigation for the expansion and [...] Full text...

thread Economy

The general budget of the State of Santoméen 2020 is 159 million USD

18 november 2019 - 17:21:16
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - In Sao Tome and Principe, the national general budget for 2020 amounts [...] Full text...

thread Economy

European Investment Bank grants 12.5 million euros to Sao Tome and Principe

18 november 2019 - 16:35:40
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has allocated 12.5 million euros to support [...] Full text...

thread Economy

President Barrow embarks on nationwide tour on Monday

18 november 2019 - 16:27:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia on Monday embarked on a nationwide tour of the country to [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Business intelligence body hails AU's free trade agreement

18 november 2019 - 12:03:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - If implemented, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will create a single market of over [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Five start ups to be honoured at the World Export Development Forum in Addis Ababa

17 november 2019 - 19:35:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five social star-ups (young innovative companies), four of them African, will be honoured at the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mali-Burkina border health districts hold workshop on Malaria prevention

17 november 2019 - 16:48:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The health districts of Tominian, in Mali, and Nouna, Burkina Faso, held a workshop on Friday [...] Full text...

thread Health

AfDB provides 40 billion CFAF loan for rural electrification in Benin

17 november 2019 - 14:50:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is committed to providing a loan of CFAF 40,518,463,890 to [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Benin budgets 500 billion CFA francs for public investment program in 2020

17 november 2019 - 11:11:58
Cotonou, Benin (NAPA) - The Beninese government plans to allocate some CFAF 476.718 billion in 2020 for a public investment [...] Full text...

thread Economy

AfDB supports Cotonou sanitation project

16 november 2019 - 19:04:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to give Benin some 40 billion CFA francs to finance [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Botswana disability organization wins international prize

16 november 2019 - 16:40:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Camphill Community Trust, a non-governmental organization advocating for people living with disabilities, has won the [...] Full text...

thread Society

AfDB grants US$75 million for DR Congo power project

16 november 2019 - 16:23:02
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing US$75 million to finance the feasibility studies for [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Twenty-six African countries to benefit from agreement on professionalization of teachers

16 november 2019 - 15:52:25
Paris, France (PANA) - A €15 million financing agreement has been signed in Paris between the Francophone University Agency (AUF) [...] Full text...

thread Society

British military team trains Nigerian Air Force personnel on force protection

16 november 2019 - 07:32:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says a British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) has commenced the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Diffa: After Boko Haram, floods wreak havoc on thousands of people, devastates villages, farmlands

15 november 2019 - 23:02:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  The governor of the Diffa region, Issa Lémine, said here Friday that people living along the [...] Full text...

thread Society

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

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

thread Sciences

Opposition leader claims 122 young Guineans shot dead in political demonstrations

15 november 2019 - 14:15:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 122 young people, mostly under the age of 25, have been shot dead in [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Zimbabwe Govt expenditures set to jump by 142.7 percent to stimulate growth

15 november 2019 - 06:08:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Government's expenditure will rise by 142.74 percent to ZWL(Zimbabwe dollar)$63.6 billion (US$3.89 billion) next [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Rwanda to host 38th session of ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly

14 november 2019 - 23:12:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)  -  The 38th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Congo, DR Congo sign agreement to finance Brazzaville-Kinshasa road-rail bridge

14 november 2019 - 17:47:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a bilateral agreement for the financing, [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Islamist Rached Ghannouchi elected new speaker of the Tunisian Parliament

14 november 2019 - 17:31:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Islamist party "Ennahdha", Rached Ghannouchi, was Wednesday elected new speaker of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Senegal 2022 Youth Olympic Games: IOC pledges US$90 million to the Organising Committee

14 november 2019 - 16:48:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - To enable it organize the 2022 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Senegal will receive a huge financial [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Legendary football coach visits Cape Town

14 november 2019 - 15:45:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp is visiting Cape Town during the mid-season break. Klopp, [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns

14 november 2019 - 15:43:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Rwanda’s GDP growth exceeds 10 percent with uptick in infrastructure projects

14 november 2019 - 08:48:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s economic activity outpaced expectations in the first half of 2019, with real Gross Domestic Product [...] Full text...

thread Economy

UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide

14 november 2019 - 08:03:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for [...] Full text...

thread Health

Japan gives Mali more than 3 billion CFAF

13 november 2019 - 23:49:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  Japan Wednesday granted Mali more than three billion CFAF to fund “Economic and social development” and [...] Full text...

thread Social

EU gives Benin more than 23 billion CFAF to promote green economy

13 november 2019 - 23:15:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  The European Union has given Benin some 23.4 billion CFAF (36 million Euros) to fund the [...] Full text...

thread Environment

President Barrow says Banjul a national priority

13 november 2019 - 22:49:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   President Adama Barrow Wednesday called on all Gambians, irrespective of political or regional affiliations, to fully [...] Full text...

thread

EU supports consolidation of peace in Benin

13 november 2019 - 22:30:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)    -   The European Union will release some 3.93 billion CFAF or 6 million Euros to fund the [...] Full text...

thread Society

IMF: Implementation of Malian gov't reform programme has been satisfying

13 november 2019 - 17:23:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The implementation of the government's reform programme has been "satisfactory despite a difficult environment" and economic [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Mauritania to extend and rehabilitate Nouakchott water network

12 november 2019 - 18:31:48
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President, Mohmed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a project to [...] Full text...

thread Environment

AfDB grants 20 million euros to Tunisian Startups Fund

12 november 2019 - 18:02:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian start-up fund has contracted a loan of 20 million euros from the African Development [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Libya plans to launch investments of about 100 billion dollars

12 november 2019 - 17:41:46
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Planning, Taher al-Juhaimi,on Monday announced that Libya is reviewing its five-year development [...] Full text...

thread Economy

President Barrow embraces peace project’ by Gambian musicians

12 november 2019 - 13:35:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has lauded the ‘Peace Project’ initiative by a group of Gambian musicians, [...] Full text...

thread Society

Africa can expand its economy fourfold with 50% increase in energy demand – IEA report

12 november 2019 - 13:22:59
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Africa has the potential to expand the continental economy fourfold, with energy demands expanding by [...] Full text...

thread Economy

AfDB backs concession deal on Accra Skytrain project

12 november 2019 - 12:50:58
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank has thrown its weight behind a concession agreement for the construction [...] Full text...

thread Economy

AfDB, U.S. DFC team up to mobilise private capital for Africa’s development

12 november 2019 - 12:32:55
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on [...] Full text...

thread Economy

'Two-thirds of Nigeria's mineral exports in 2017 went to China'

12 november 2019 - 07:13:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says that about two-thirds of the country's mineral exports [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Meeting of trans-Saharan road liaison committee opens in Abuja

12 november 2019 - 07:03:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day meeting of the 70th session of the Trans-Saharan Road Liaison Committee (TRLC) opened on [...] Full text...

thread Society

Zimbabwe becoming more repressive state - Report

12 november 2019 - 00:00:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe is slowly becoming a more repressive state with an increase in government clampdowns that resulted [...] Full text...

thread Society

World Bank will not give any monetary support to Zimbabwe

11 november 2019 - 19:15:28
New York City, USA (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government can expect no monetary support from the World Bank as engagement will [...] Full text...

thread Economy

UNHCR estimates 300,000 Libyans are internally displaced by ongoing violence

11 november 2019 - 13:31:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 300,000 Libyans have been internally displaced as a result of violence and armed clashes [...] Full text...

thread Society

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

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

thread Economy

Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends

09 november 2019 - 11:51:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Legal Experts on Media Regulation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Platform of Audiovisual [...] Full text...

thread Society

Angolan President awards medal to activist Rafael Marques

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

thread Politics

Burkina Faso economy remains resilient despite security worries – IMF team

08 november 2019 - 08:39:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Despite security concerns and protracted labour disputes in the public sector, Burkina Faso’s economy has [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Aliko Dangote signs two big mining contracts in Togo

07 november 2019 - 23:41:00
Lomé,Togo (PANA)  -  Dangote Industries Limited of Nigeria, owned by rich businessman Aliko Dangote, Thursday signed two mining contracts in [...] Full text...

thread Economy

AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments

07 november 2019 - 21:39:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gaining ground and making strides in the Southern African Development [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Burkina Faso: President Kaboré orders 3 days of national mourning following attack on mining convoy

07 november 2019 - 21:27:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The Burkinabè president, Rock Marc Christian Kaboré, Thursday ordered a three-day national mourning following the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Libya records USD18.5 billion in oil receipts during first ten months of 2019

07 november 2019 - 20:53:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya recorded a total of 25.841 billion dinars (about 18.59 billion dollars) in oil receipts from [...] Full text...

thread Economy

BOAD's financial commitment to Niger reaches CFAF 568 billion

07 november 2019 - 17:24:43
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The West African Development Bank's (BOAD) financial commitment to Niger stands at CFAF 568 billion, CFAF [...] Full text...

thread Economy

IMF team praises Benin’s fiscal discipline and strong economic growth

07 november 2019 - 15:57:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s public debt ratio would stabilize this year and decline in 2020 as a result of [...] Full text...

thread Economy