Coronavirus: France calls for strong initiatives for Africa
29 march 2020 - 19:56:29Paris, France (PANA) – The French minister of foreign affairs, Jean-Yves le Drian, on Saturday called for strong initiatives for [...] Full text...
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Paris, France (PANA) – The French minister of foreign affairs, Jean-Yves le Drian, on Saturday called for strong initiatives for [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Uganda's cases climb to 30
29 march 2020 - 15:38:11Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Seven new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), have been confirmed in Uganda, bringing the number of confirmed [...] Full text...
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Gambia's President to receive draft constitution on Monday
27 march 2020 - 11:01:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) says the draft constitution has been finalised and will be submitted [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia’s first dead victim buried
26 march 2020 - 21:41:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The first person who died from the Coronovirus in the Gambia has been interred in a [...] Full text...
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'Strong health systems, sustained investment keys to reaching zero malaria'
25 march 2020 - 11:49:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This year's World Malaria Day, which falls on 25 April, will highlight the importance of robust health [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Three patients test negative after treatment in DR Congo
24 march 2020 - 05:38:09Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo's Health minister, Dr. Eteni Longondo, on Monday announced that three people who were [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records second death, three new cases bringing total to 27
24 march 2020 - 04:49:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Monday night announced its second death due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). The Ghana Health Service (GHS) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia confirms first death
23 march 2020 - 11:14:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The first death resulting from the coronovirus has been confirmed in the Gambia, barely few hours [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's confirmed cases up again at 24
22 march 2020 - 19:45:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Sunday announced that three more cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritanian banker calls for African mobilization against disease
21 march 2020 - 16:42:42Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Businessman and founder of the General Bank of Mauritania (GBM), Mohamed ould Bouamatou, has urged Africans [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso president declares free treatment for patients
21 march 2020 - 06:41:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has announced that patients of COVID-19 (coronavirus) will [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Beninese Catholic Church suspends religious services
20 march 2020 - 19:49:15Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) has suspended, from this Saturday until further notice, the Eucharistic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Christian, Islamic associations suspend religious activities in Burkina Faso
20 march 2020 - 00:08:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Due to the spread of coronavirus disease, which has already infected 27 people and caused [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases go up again by two to 11
19 march 2020 - 16:00:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed COVID-19 cases have gone up again on Thursday by two to 11, the Ghana [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's confirmed cases up by two to nine
19 march 2020 - 10:48:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Thursday confirmed two more cases of COVID-19 or coronavirus bringing the total number to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo confirms seven new cases
19 march 2020 - 09:11:23Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo registered seven new coronavirus cases in Kinshasa on Wednesday, bringing to 14 the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DRC's national assembly suspends activities
18 march 2020 - 22:23:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The national assembly of the DR Congo have suspended, from 18 March to 5 April, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia confirms first case
18 march 2020 - 05:41:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia on Tuesday confirmed its first COVID-19 or coronavirus case. The Minister of Health Dr Ahmadou Samateh [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: A fourth case confirmed in DR Congo
17 march 2020 - 20:41:18Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – A fourth new case of coronavirus was recorded on Monday in Kinshasa, the Congolese minister [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief slams slow virus testing response
17 march 2020 - 05:33:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The most effective way to prevent infections and save lives, is breaking the chains of transmission. [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: All 355 people screened, tested negative - Gambian Health Minister
16 march 2020 - 18:19:40Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “As of 15 March, a total of 355 people have been followed with home isolation. One [...] Full text...
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DR Congo president urges efficient government response to Coronavirus cases
14 march 2020 - 18:24:41Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo has instructed top officials in the government to [...] Full text...
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Positive EIB report on investment growth in Africa
13 march 2020 - 19:51:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB), European Union's financing institution, on Thursday released a report highlighting strong [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana confirms two cases
13 march 2020 - 05:17:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has confirmed two cases of coronavirus, the Minister of Health Kwaku Agyeman-Manu announced on Thursday [...] Full text...
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New UN Libya envoy known for her mediation skills and outreach to tribes
12 march 2020 - 22:34:52New York, US (PANA) - Stephanie Turco Williams, appointed this week by the UN until a permanent envoy is chosen [...] Full text...
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Peter Pham appointed U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel
12 march 2020 - 18:54:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The U.S. State Department on Thursday announced the appointment of Dr. J Peter Pham as Special [...] Full text...
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Rwanda bans large gathering at schools due to coronavirus concerns
11 march 2020 - 21:14:27Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan ministry of Education on Wednesday prohibited gatherings at schools to avoid possible contamination of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus vaccine could be tested in April, says Chinese ambassador to Tunisia
11 march 2020 - 20:35:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia, Wang Wenbin, has confirmed that following the appearance of the coronavirus, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Huge drop in oil price negatively affecs Nigeria's 2020 budget implementation
11 march 2020 - 15:20:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday said that the [...] Full text...
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Congo allocates more than 694 million CFA francs budget to fight sickle cell disease
11 march 2020 - 11:33:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The executive committee of the Antoinette Sassou Nguesso National Reference Centre for Sickle Cell, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo confirms first case in Kinshasa
11 march 2020 - 05:04:29Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo on Tuesday confirmed the first case of Covid-19 coronavirus in the Central African [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus invokes Botswana to cancel events hosting
10 march 2020 - 19:26:42Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Authorities in Botswana have cancelled foreign travels and hosting of events involving delegates from outside Botswana. Dr. [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: School holidays brought forward, cultural events postponed in Tunisia
10 march 2020 - 15:45:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The spring school holidays in Tunisia have been brought forward and classes will be suspended from [...] Full text...
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Public financial management training for regional bankers opens in Banjul
09 march 2020 - 20:31:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A regional course on public financial management on debt, budgeting, planning and performance opened at a [...] Full text...
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5th ECOWAS legislature opens in Niamey
09 march 2020 - 14:58:06Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The fifth legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament opened on Monday [...] Full text...
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Brain drain from Tunisia continues
08 march 2020 - 11:34:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Out of 7,000 engineers trained each year in Tunisia, around 2,500 leave the country, the majority [...] Full text...
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University of Lomé launches fund of 100 million CFAF to boost research
07 march 2020 - 18:45:36Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The University of Lomé has launched a competitive fund of 100 million CFA francs to finance [...] Full text...
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EU funded timber laboratory in DRC enhances study on tropical forests
06 march 2020 - 17:57:53Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Tropical forests are gradually losing their capacity to store carbon, according to a study carried out [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands release of peaceful protesters detained arbitrarily in Algeria
06 march 2020 - 08:06:36Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday asked the Algerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all peaceful protesters [...] Full text...
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Rwanda installs thermal-imaging cameras at airport to detect coronavirus
05 march 2020 - 15:18:10Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health officials have installed thermal-imaging cameras at Kigali International Airport to detect any Covid-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...
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Solar firm, Azuri, scores high in fastest growing European company ranking
04 march 2020 - 19:51:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Azuri Technologies, a pioneer in pay-as-you-go solar home solutions for off-grid Africa, has been ranked the [...] Full text...
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Rights advocacy slams Nigeria Army for 'stifling' aid efforts
04 march 2020 - 08:58:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Aid agencies are unable to respond effectively to the crisis in northeastern Nigeria due to worsening insecurity [...] Full text...
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Mauritius introduces Road Crash Data Management System to reduce road crashes
03 march 2020 - 13:53:50Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Land Transport and Light Rail minister, Mr. Alan Ganoo, on Tuesday said that road [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus now 'a reality' in Africa, cautions WHO
03 march 2020 - 09:43:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With five African countries now confirming at least one case of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) each, the [...] Full text...
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Niamey to host the International millet festival
02 march 2020 - 21:17:09Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An international millet festival (FESTIMIL) opens on Tuesday at the Niamey Academy of the Arts, aimed [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts agriculture, environment and livestock fair
02 march 2020 - 20:43:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Since Sunday, Niamey has been hosting the 6th edition of the Agriculture, Technical, Environment and Livestock [...] Full text...
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Gabon gets ready to test for coronavirus
02 march 2020 - 14:39:54Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - As one of the countries that recently confirmed to the World Health Organization (WHO) the ability [...] Full text...
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Malian appointed WHO Special Envoy to French-speaking Africa in Coronavirus fight
02 march 2020 - 12:47:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Prof. Samba Ousmane Sow, was appointed on Friday [...] Full text...
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African States urged to strengthen capacities in fundamental sciences, engineering
01 march 2020 - 17:08:11Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) – At the second forum on science, technology and innovation in Africa 2020, held in the [...] Full text...
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Guinea: President Alpha Condé names new Higher Education minister
29 february 2020 - 05:34:55Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean President Alpha Condé on Friday named Kader Yacine Barry as Minister of Higher Education and [...] Full text...
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Guinea's Minister of Higher Education resigns
28 february 2020 - 09:58:18Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Abdoulaye Yéro Baldé, has resigned, a well-informed source [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s human cradle archaeology puzzle attracts researchers
27 february 2020 - 12:53:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Studies on Botswana’s salt pan – Makgadikgadi as the cradle of human kind are expected to [...] Full text...
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Rights group says civilians massacred in Cameroon's separatist area
27 february 2020 - 07:56:45Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian government forces and armed ethnic Fulani killed at least 21 civilians in Ngarbuh village, including 13 [...] Full text...
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South Africa to construct Pan African University in Cape Town
26 february 2020 - 17:19:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, on Wednesday announced that the government will commence [...] Full text...
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France pledges US$100 million for WHO Academy
25 february 2020 - 06:12:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, [...] Full text...
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Bor, Gitonga win inaugural Mount Kenya Running Championships
22 february 2020 - 16:20:53Meru, Kenya (PANA) - Emmanuel Bor and Purity Gitonga on Saturday won the inaugural Mt. Kenya Mountain Running Championships. The event [...] Full text...
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EU to fund new project for 2.6 billion CFAF to improve agricultural productivity in Mali
21 february 2020 - 22:55:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union Friday granted Mali 2.6 billion CFAF to fund a new project to be [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s draft constitution on the way to meeting standards, says Jowel
21 february 2020 - 18:18:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Sir Jeffrey Jowel, Founder and Director at Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, has said [...] Full text...
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Plenary session of parliament for vote of confidence for Tunisian new government set for 26 February
20 february 2020 - 22:22:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The board of the assembly of representatives of the Tunisian people (Parliament) Thursday agreed to hold [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Chinese Ambassador assures Gambian students in China of their safety
20 february 2020 - 19:40:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chinese Ambassador to the Gambia, Ma Jianchun, has assured senior Gambian government official of the [...] Full text...
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Uganda court frees President Museveni critic over cyber-bullying charges
20 february 2020 - 16:32:03Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan civil rights activist and university don, Dr Stella Nyanzi, has successfully defended herself to freedom, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, France consolidate cooperation in education and scientific research
20 february 2020 - 13:46:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - France’s Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, is visiting Mauritius in a bid [...] Full text...
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Gambian govt. approves US$80m loan to support households
19 february 2020 - 19:48:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia has approved US$ 80 million loan agreement that targets over 40,000 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: AXYS announces merger plan in Kenya to strengthen its position in Africa
19 february 2020 - 17:25:42Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - ApexAfrica Capital Limited, a subsidiary of the AXYS Group operating in Kenya, announced on Wednesday a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to set up a road safety observatory
18 february 2020 - 13:23:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Land Transport and Light Rail will, in collaboration with the University of [...] Full text...
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Botswana appoints new ambassador to Namibia
18 february 2020 - 11:05:14Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has appointed a new ambassador to Namibia, as the government recalls an ambassador that has [...] Full text...
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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe projects annual inflation rate of 50 percent by year end
16 february 2020 - 14:28:43Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) projects the annual inflation rate to reach 50 percent by [...] Full text...
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‘This is a time for facts, not fear,’ says WHO chief as COVID-19 virus spreads
15 february 2020 - 19:03:24Munich, Germany (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday cautioned against panic over COVID-19 but [...] Full text...
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Rwanda establishes first ever molecular testing capacities for coronavirus disease
14 february 2020 - 20:28:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda National Reference Laboratory has initiated the development of Novodiag molecular diagnostic test to enable swift [...] Full text...
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Four African countries license vaccine in milestone for Ebola prevention
14 february 2020 - 20:03:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, Ghana and Zambia have licensed an Ebola vaccine, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches a new generation of natural sugar
14 february 2020 - 15:31:01Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Omnicane Ltd, a Mauritian sugar establishment in the south of the island, on Thursday launched [...] Full text...
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Gabon loses 7 places in Doing Business ranking
14 february 2020 - 15:16:08Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon ranks 33rd African destination for business, according to the latest report 'Where to invest in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's legislators blast Finance minister over low mealie meal subsidy
13 february 2020 - 19:01:12Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has come under fire from legislators over subsidising mealie meal up [...] Full text...
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President Barrow urges Gambia to learn from Nigeria’s success in democracy
13 february 2020 - 13:05:09Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that The Gambia should learn from Nigeria’s success in transitioning from military [...] Full text...
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WHO developing COVID-19 virus treatment master plan
13 february 2020 - 07:29:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a master plan for coordinating clinical trials that could [...] Full text...
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Guterres highlights teenage girls' education to achieve development goals
12 february 2020 - 07:22:04New York, US (PANA) - Promoting education for adolescent girls is an “indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”, [...] Full text...
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WHO convenes meeting of top scientists to slow coronavirus spread (DESK)
11 february 2020 - 21:16:45Geneva, Switzerland ,(PANA) - Deaths from the coronavirus epidemic have surpassed 1,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed here Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius-EU: DeSIRA initiative to boost smart agriculture
11 february 2020 - 16:25:29Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the European Union (EU) on Monday signed the Development-Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: AXYS Stockbroking publishes report on economic impact of coronavirus
11 february 2020 - 15:52:45Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - AXYS Stockbroking, a branch of the financial group AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies [...] Full text...
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Abidjan hosts first edition of innovation and research market in Côte d'Ivoire
11 february 2020 - 14:07:10Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The first edition of the innovation and research market will take place from 27-28 February [...] Full text...
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Russia says ready to support diversification of Congo's economy
11 february 2020 - 10:24:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Russian Ambassador in Congo Guéorgui Tchepik has expressed his country's willingness to help Congo diversify its economy. Speaking on Monday [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for more empowerment for women and girls in sciences
11 february 2020 - 09:51:50New York, US (PANA) - Fewer than 30 per cent of the world’s scientific researchers are women: that’s just one [...] Full text...
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UN health agency to accelerate research and innovation for new coronavirus
07 february 2020 - 10:21:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is convening a global research and innovation forum to mobilize [...] Full text...
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Rights group decries spike in killings in Cameroon ahead of parliamentary poll
07 february 2020 - 05:31:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violence by the Cameroon military in recent weeks has led to dozens of [...] Full text...
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Over half of women in informal sector exposed to sextortion in Zimbabwe
06 february 2020 - 15:42:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Over half the women in Zimbabwe's informal sector experience sextortion as the main form of non-monetary [...] Full text...
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Tests on suspected coronavirus patients in Ghana prove negative
06 february 2020 - 13:14:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tests on patients in Ghana who exhibited symptoms of coronavirus have proved negative of the virus, [...] Full text...
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Ghana health authorities say two suspected coronavirus cases recorded in the capital
06 february 2020 - 08:56:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian health authorities say two foreign nationals on Wednesday reported at the country's biggest teaching [...] Full text...
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WHO says Female Genital Mutilation costs $1.4 billion annually
06 february 2020 - 06:03:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) not only poses serious risks to the health and well-being of women and girls, but it also exacts [...] Full text...
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Annual meeting of West African network for TB, AIDS and malaria opens in Mali
05 february 2020 - 21:10:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the West African network for Tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria (WANETAM) Wednesday began their annual [...] Full text...
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WHO pleads for strengthening of anti-cancer services in poor countries
05 february 2020 - 20:51:13Paris, France (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed the need to strengthen the services of fight against [...] Full text...
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DR Congo cited among countries with high risk of coronavirus epidemic
04 february 2020 - 21:33:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is among 13 African countries at high risk [...] Full text...
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UN chief Guterres warns against stigmatization in coronavirus outbreak
04 february 2020 - 19:49:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken steps to ensure that the coronavirus epidemic that has [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe wetlands under threat from urbanisation
04 february 2020 - 17:10:32Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's legal think tank, Veritas says wetlands are increasingly coming under threat from rapid urbanisation that [...] Full text...
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Tackle ‘unacceptable inequalities’ in cancer care, urges WHO
04 february 2020 - 07:20:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global cancer rates could rise by 60 per cent over the next 20 years unless cancer care [...] Full text...
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Rights group says mining companies must confront human rights violations
03 february 2020 - 10:59:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - As the world’s biggest mining investment conference begins in Cape Town, Amnesty International is asking [...] Full text...
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Formal employment for Zimbabwean youth remains elusive - Report
02 february 2020 - 12:45:30Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Only 24 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 35 in Zimbabwe are formally [...] Full text...
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France confirms support for 9th edition of Francophonie Games in DR Congo
31 january 2020 - 21:23:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - France Friday confirmed its support for the organisation of the 9th edition of the Francophonie [...] Full text...
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Quarantined Kenyan student tests negative for Coronavirus
31 january 2020 - 17:21:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan student held at the country's biggest hospital after returning from China has tested negative [...] Full text...
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Israel to help develop University of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal
31 january 2020 - 14:10:27Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Israel's ambassador to Senegal, Roi Rosenblit announced on Wednesday that his country will help develop the [...] Full text...
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Africa's economic growth seen to stagnate in 2020
30 january 2020 - 23:47:09Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s economic growth remained stable in 2019 at 3.4 percent and is on course to [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Chinese Ambassador says govt. is attaching high importance since coronavirus outbreak
30 january 2020 - 14:21:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Chinese Ambassador to The Gambia, Ma Jianchun, has said that the Chinese government has been attaching [...] Full text...
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Publication of book on evaluation of environmental impact in Benin
29 january 2020 - 21:25:44Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A group of researchers, including Beninese Georges Lanmafankpotin, has come out with a publication on environmental [...] Full text...
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New report shows Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme' was a failure
28 january 2020 - 17:10:19Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local democracy activists, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme (CAP)' failed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: US agency, USAID launch $60 million investment funds for West Africa
28 january 2020 - 15:16:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States (US) Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched the West Africa Trade [...] Full text...
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Gabon, Vietnam establish partnership for coffee production, purchase
27 january 2020 - 22:29:36Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The managing director of the Gabonese Stabilization and Equalization Funds (Caistab), Thierry Prosper Mboutsou, Monday reported [...] Full text...
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Gabon, Vietnam to sign coffee partnership
27 january 2020 - 17:23:33Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The director general of the Stabilization and Equalization Funds of Gabon (Caistab), Thierry Prosper Mboutsou, reported [...] Full text...
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African, Asian and Latin American countries put accent on inclusive education (By Anaclet Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA correspondent)
27 january 2020 - 10:49:00Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Top representatives of African, Asian and Latin American developing countries meeting in Djibouti on Monday signed [...] Full text...
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Rare migrant bird from Finland to resume epic flight in March after recovery in Kenya
26 january 2020 - 12:49:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The rare migratory bird known as Osprey from Finland, rescued in Siaya and brought to Kenya [...] Full text...
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Death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria increases to 29
26 january 2020 - 10:17:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that the death toll from the Lassa fever [...] Full text...
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The Geneva political process, meeting of Libya's neighbors and the closure of oil ports highlighted in the news
25 january 2020 - 19:29:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Reports of preparations for the resumption of the Libyan political process which will start next week [...] Full text...
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Govt. Programme 2020-2024 focuses on an inclusive, high income and greener Mauritius
25 january 2020 - 09:55:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian President Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun, on Friday presented the Government Programme for the period 2020-2024 that focuses [...] Full text...
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Ghana takes steps to alert public on outbreak of coronavirus in China
25 january 2020 - 09:31:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With concerns of the outbreak of coronavirus in China beginning to spread to other parts of [...] Full text...
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Gambia: MRC organizes environmental health conference
23 january 2020 - 20:43:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Medical Research Council Unit in The Gambia has commenced a three-day planetary health conference to [...] Full text...
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President Barrow says Community is shifting from an ‘ECOWAS of States’ to an ‘ECOWAS of People’
23 january 2020 - 18:10:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow says the vision and emphasis of the Community is shifting from an [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Hijacked bullion van found 24 hours later in Ouagadougou
23 january 2020 - 17:55:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The national police of Burkina Faso said on Thursday that they found a hijacked money [...] Full text...
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Tunisia launches Arabic language platform on refugee issues
23 january 2020 - 16:28:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Arab Institute for Human Rights has launched, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner [...] Full text...
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Transparency International urges govts to address corrupting role of big money in party financing
23 january 2020 - 13:42:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Governments must urgently address the corrupting role of big money in political party financing [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, India sign MoU for the creation of an IT center in Tunis
22 january 2020 - 18:06:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sabri Bachtobji, held talks on Wednesday with the Indian [...] Full text...
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Rights groups, others push for climate emergency to top Davos forum
21 january 2020 - 07:46:55Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - Decision makers attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week must transform the world's economic [...] Full text...
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Niger needs some €77.3 million for education sector financing
20 january 2020 - 19:47:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger needs some 77.3 million euros from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) for the period [...] Full text...
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Niger: University Teachers Union begin one-month strike
20 january 2020 - 17:42:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Union of Teacher-Researchers and Researchers in Higher Education (SNECS) on Monday began a one-month [...] Full text...
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WHO boss says affordability of medicines is root cause to fake drugs in Africa
18 january 2020 - 20:22:33Lome, Togo (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says affordability of medicines is one of the [...] Full text...
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Togo President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé says there is extreme urgency in dealing with fake drugs
18 january 2020 - 18:53:20Lome, Togo (PANA) - The president of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, said here Saturday there was extreme urgency in fighting [...] Full text...
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Kenyan state agencies intensify fight against desert locust outbreak
18 january 2020 - 12:58:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A locust outbreak affecting 17 percent of the Kenyan territory is continuing to pose a major [...] Full text...
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WHO warns of urgent need for ‘immediate’ solutions to combat drug-resistant infections
18 january 2020 - 09:39:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Drug-resistant infections are on the rise as private investment in new antibiotic development declines, the World [...] Full text...
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Nkwame Nkrumah Continental Prize awarded to Tunisian
17 january 2020 - 18:09:58Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has awarded the continental prize for scientific excellence, the "Kwame Nkrumah" prize, [...] Full text...
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Congo to create a drugs vigilance unit
17 january 2020 - 15:41:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Central African Network for Clinical Research plans to create a drugs vigilance unit in Congo, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's inflation rises by 0.13 points to 11.98 per cent in December 2019
17 january 2020 - 13:07:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said that the country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), [...] Full text...
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Congo and France sign framework research agreement
17 january 2020 - 09:52:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud Mavoungou, and the CEO [...] Full text...
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Seven African Presidents expected in Lomé to sign agreement to criminalise counterfeit drugs
17 january 2020 - 08:53:41Lome, Togo (PANA) - Brazzaville Foundation (BF) chief executive officer David Richmond says seven African leaders will sign an agreement for [...] Full text...
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Botswana calls for women, children to be key stakeholders in peace negotiations
17 january 2020 - 07:29:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has called for women and children to be key stakeholders in peace negotiations and reconciliation [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Scientists fertilise another embryo from northern white rhino
16 january 2020 - 22:12:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have created a new embryo out of an artificial fertilisation of eggs taken from one [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President appoints two deputy director generals into the CIO
16 january 2020 - 19:25:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa made two key senior appointments in the country's dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation [...] Full text...
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AfDB allocates 1.2 million euros to train policymakers in boosting mining revenues
15 january 2020 - 17:46:07Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated a 1.2 million-euro grant to provide training to [...] Full text...
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Meeting on combating transnational crime opens in Niamey
14 january 2020 - 15:38:52Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A meeting on countering transnational organized crime spearheaded by the Strategic Studies Centre for Africa (CESA) [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde to host workshop on agricultural research, development in Africa
14 january 2020 - 11:22:41Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A regional workshop on research, innovation and technology transfer for the sustainable development of the [...] Full text...
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Congo to sink 100 billion CFA francs in bamboo industrial development project
13 january 2020 - 12:01:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Development Fund of Congo (FNDC) will fund an industrial bamboo project in the country to [...] Full text...
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Mauritania completes geological mapping in the east
09 january 2020 - 08:14:29Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines Mohamed Ould Abdel Fetah on Wednesday announced the completion [...] Full text...
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'Targeted attacks, executions by armed Islamist groups kill over 250 civilians in Burkina Faso'
06 january 2020 - 08:47:06New York, US (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups in Burkina Faso have committed targeted attacks and summary executions that have killed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Electricity tariffs to increase in Nigeria effective April 1
05 january 2020 - 20:57:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said here Sunday electricity tariffs being paid by consumers would [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Two 'dangerous' Takfiri elements arrested
03 january 2020 - 16:31:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A patrol squad of the Tunisian prevention service against terrorism in the southern Sfax city on [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's energy regulator defends ethanol petrol blending
01 january 2020 - 07:16:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has defended ethanol petrol blending saying its lower energy density [...] Full text...
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Senegal chooses Suez Group for production and distribution of drinking water
31 december 2019 - 23:26:00Paris, France (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Water and Sanitation and the SUEZ Group signed here Tuesday a leasing [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia wants to strengthen cooperation with Libya and find a solution to the Libyan crisis
30 december 2019 - 13:45:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ethiopia desires to strengthen its relations with the Libyan state and to contribute to efforts aimed [...] Full text...
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Report raises alarm over unsafely managed human waste in global south
29 december 2019 - 19:13:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Almost two thirds of sewage and human waste is unsafely managed in the global south, a [...] Full text...
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LFA, QFA sign five-year cooperation agreement
29 december 2019 - 15:17:56Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The football associations of Liberia and Qatar have signed a five-year cooperation agreement, an official statement [...] Full text...
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Analysis: Re-foresting water tower key step in Kenya environment conservation effort
26 december 2019 - 13:43:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Though raising political temperatures, the removal of illegal settlers from East Africa's biggest water tower and planting of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania awards winners of 2019 Chinguetti Prize
24 december 2019 - 16:14:28Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 Chinguetti Prize were awarded during a ceremony organized on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...
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Togo bans Glyphosate Herbicide
24 december 2019 - 12:22:02Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese authorities have banned the use of Glyphosate herbicide in the West African country with [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: CFA Franc/Eco: "It's a marginal stage victory": Expert
23 december 2019 - 21:30:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Professor Taladidia Thiombiano , Burkinabè economist and researcher, said here Monday that the adoption of [...] Full text...
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Budget for education to rise in Guinea
23 december 2019 - 21:00:14Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - For the next nine years (2020-2029), the budget for education in Guinea will rise to 20 [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to introduce sex education in school curricula from 2020-2021
23 december 2019 - 19:38:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A senior education official announced here Monday volunteer sexual health educators would be trained in summer [...] Full text...
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Sudan and UN sign US$20 million deal on peace building in Darfur
21 december 2019 - 18:30:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and the UN on Saturday signed an agreement on a US$ 20 million programme that [...] Full text...
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Congo: Three CHU-B agents arrested for drug theft
21 december 2019 - 13:27:04Brazzazville, Congo (PANA) - The head of Congo's National Gendarmerie's Central Judicial Research Service, Lt-Col. Victor Gandziami, announced on Friday [...] Full text...
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Malian teachers continue their 120 hour strike
19 december 2019 - 21:50:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian teachers from eight trade unions Thursday continue their 120 hour strike begun Monday with the [...] Full text...
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The archives of Cameroon from 1950-1971 now accessible to researchers, says Quai d'Orsay
19 december 2019 - 21:29:43Paris, France (PANA) - The French ministry of foreign affairs has made available archives on Cameroon's accession to independence and [...] Full text...
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Togo, OIF strengthen cooperation
19 december 2019 - 21:04:15Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo and the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF) Thursday strengthened their cooperation following the visit here of [...] Full text...
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President Mnangagwa encourages Zimbabweans to be "proud" of their currency
18 december 2019 - 15:43:48Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on his compatriots to be proud of the local currency [...] Full text...
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Rights groups accuse Equatorial Guinea over Jammeh suit
18 december 2019 - 08:15:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A group of human rights groups on Tuesday accused Equatorial Guinea of refusing to serve exiled [...] Full text...
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Kenya's urbanization rate piles pressure on city housing affordability, warns Shelter Afrique
17 december 2019 - 09:43:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is urbanizing at a rate higher than the African continent's average, putting pressure on access [...] Full text...
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EU moves to protect the world's forests as key for a sustainable future
16 december 2019 - 14:27:07Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Council on Monday adopted conclusions which provide political guidance on protecting and restoring the world's [...] Full text...
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Research elephant killing in Botswana, hunters surrender hunting licenses
14 december 2019 - 21:04:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism(MENRT) said here Saturday that two hunters [...] Full text...
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Gabon: Former minister and chief of staff of Ali Bongo Ondimba detained with three others
14 december 2019 - 20:11:36Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following a lengthy hearing in connection with a major anti-corruption investigation, four ministers were taken around [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Pink Lake to host stage of first electric rally in 2021
14 december 2019 - 17:24:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The very first edition of ecological races (Extrême E) scheduled for 2021 has retained the legendary [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to hold conference on the environment
14 december 2019 - 07:14:29Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Ministry will organise a two-day conference [...] Full text...
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Professional hunters shoot and kill research elephant n Botswana
13 december 2019 - 15:55:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has received reports that a collared research [...] Full text...
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Mauritania holds annual workshop for sectoral dialogue on rural world
12 december 2019 - 22:37:54Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Actors of the sectoral dialogue platform on the rural world in Mauritania held their annual workshop [...] Full text...
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The date palm tree included on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage
12 december 2019 - 21:41:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed date palm culture on [...] Full text...
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Training session on sustainable agriculture held at University of Ziguinchor, Senegal
12 december 2019 - 14:00:36Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The University of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal hosted a three-day training session on promoting sustainable agriculture [...] Full text...
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Kwame Nkrumah University to construct Science and Technology University in The Gambia
11 december 2019 - 20:15:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The vice-chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, has [...] Full text...
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New Franco-South African laboratory set up in South Africa
10 december 2019 - 00:18:06Paris, France (PANA) - An International Research Laboratory Rehabs, a hub for innovative research on socio-ecosystems and the biosphere at [...] Full text...
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Human development report: Libya is 110th out of 189 countries: UNDP
09 december 2019 - 22:33:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya, despite its challenges, placed 110th out of 189 countries in human development index ranking, the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty international wants ICC to open investigations in Nigeria
09 december 2019 - 21:36:07Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Monday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open investigations into war [...] Full text...
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Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns
09 december 2019 - 06:22:18New York, US (PANA) - Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Amnesty International says ICC should begin immediate investigation of crimes committed by Nigerian govt agents in war against terrorists
08 december 2019 - 14:00:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global human rights body, Amnesty International (AI) Saturday invited the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Amnesty International says ICC should begin immediate investigation of crimes committed by Nigerian govt agents in war against terrorists
08 december 2019 - 11:36:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global human rights body, Amnesty International (AI) Saturday invited the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately [...] Full text...
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AfCFTA, an important step towards African integration: Coalition for Dialogue on Africa
07 december 2019 - 12:44:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an important step towards the continent's integration, [...] Full text...
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"People with disabilities still unaware of HIV infection" in Africa
05 december 2019 - 19:28:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Disability Alliance (ADA), El hadji Siddo Nouhou Oumarou, on Thursday complained [...] Full text...
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Fostering jobs, entrepreneurship and capacity development for African youth: the time for disruption is now! (An AfDB feature)
05 december 2019 - 16:55:50Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - “There is no greater asset to Africa than its youth,” a statement that has [...] Full text...
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FAO scales up fight against Fall Armyworm
05 december 2019 - 07:12:40Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday launched a three-year Global Action for Fall [...] Full text...
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Week of cooperation between Tunisian, Algerian and Libyan universities continues
05 december 2019 - 00:12:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Proceedings for the international cooperation week on the theme “Strengthening of partnership between Algerian and Libyan [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to build a National Research and Education Network
04 december 2019 - 15:22:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Vice Prime Minister who is also Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Mrs [...] Full text...
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Only one in five countries has healthcare strategy to deal with climate change: WHO
04 december 2019 - 07:50:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Protecting people’s health from climate change dangers such as heat stress, storms and tsunamis has never [...] Full text...
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Botswana education minister attends Innovation Africa 2019 Summit in Ghana
03 december 2019 - 17:10:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) Botswana's Minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, Dr. Douglas Letsholathebe is attending the 46th Steering [...] Full text...
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Botswana, US universities, Health ministry collaborate on multi-drug resistance study
03 december 2019 - 12:36:12Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The University of Botswana (UB) in collaboration with University of Pennsylvania and Botswana Ministry of Health [...] Full text...
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Tunisia hosts meeting on 'Violence against women and the digital space'
02 december 2019 - 15:45:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Center for Research, Studies, Documentation and Information on Women in Tunis (CREDIF) is organizing a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's military deny alleged recruitment of former Boko Haram terrorists
01 december 2019 - 20:00:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters on Sunday dismissed reports of alleged recruitment of de-redicalised Boko Haram ex-fighters into [...] Full text...
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New report says Climate Change increasing risks of violence against women in Africa
29 november 2019 - 20:26:32Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC predicting an [...] Full text...
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'Made in Mali' Fair opens in Bamako
29 november 2019 - 13:35:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A 'Made in Mali' trade fair opened Thursday at the Bamako Exhibition Center in the presence [...] Full text...
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Tunis to host FAO Regional Conference on improving water productivity in agriculture
29 november 2019 - 11:32:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A regional conference on improving water productivity in agriculture will be held from 4-6 December in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda benefits from assistance in mainstreaming green economy
27 november 2019 - 14:03:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda is benefiting from financial and technical assistance of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) integrating two [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams faith healers in Ghana for defying ban on chaining mental health patients
27 november 2019 - 06:21:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Faith-based and traditional healing centres in Ghana continue to hold people with real or perceived mental health [...] Full text...
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Ex-Nigerian President Obasanjo says the private sector is the driving force behind AfCFTA
26 november 2019 - 17:20:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (NAPA) - The private sector must be the driving force behind the African Continental Free Trade Area [...] Full text...
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2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum set for 2 December in Kigali
26 november 2019 - 15:56:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention forum, an international platform that creates a space to share different [...] Full text...
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Strategic dialogue of companies on AfCFTA opens in Addis Ababa
26 november 2019 - 11:10:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Trade and Industry Commissioner, Albert Muchanga, launched on Tuesday the strategic dialogue [...] Full text...
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Dialogue of association of African companies on AfCFTA to open Tuesday in Addis Ababa
25 november 2019 - 21:37:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A strategic dialogue of the associations of African companies on the implementation of the African [...] Full text...
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AU invites business associations to commit to the success of the AfCFTA
25 november 2019 - 13:55:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Trade and Industry Commissioner Albert Muchanga on Monday called for the commitment [...] Full text...
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Rights group says four European dev't banks linked to palm oil abuses in DRC
25 november 2019 - 11:32:06London, UK (PANA) – Four European development banks are financing a palm oil company in the Democratic Republic of Coengo (DRC) that [...] Full text...
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One-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse: UN
25 november 2019 - 06:24:35New York, US (PANA) - Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations [...] Full text...
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France and DR Congo develop joint roadmap against Ebola outbreak
22 november 2019 - 20:51:39Paris, France (PANA) - France and DR Congo have strengthened their joint actions against the Ebola epidemic by developing a [...] Full text...
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