South Africa: FIFA "favours" South African to head CAF
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Uganda pushes for women’s access to energy to boost economic participation, gender equality
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Congo expects its economic contraction to ease in 2021 - IMF
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Education for all refugee children is within reach – finds World Bank-UNHCR report
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Two CAF presidential candidates due in Conakry this week
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Beninese Constitutional Court validates bid of three duos for 11 April’s presidential election
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CAF President candidate Ivorian Jacques Anouma in Dakar
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FIFA president, Infantino, tours Africa, meets with CAF Presidential hopefuls
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International Mother Language Day celebrates inclusion at school and in society
21 february 2021 - 10:53:22Paris, France (PANA) - The UN educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has encouraged people everywhere to celebrate the world’s diversity [...] Full text...
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FIFA President sues for unity of African football
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Nigeria: Nigerian House of Representatives begins screening of Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs
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Africa’s first Energy Service firm in Morocco gets $965,000 boost from AfDB
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AfDB grants Morocco $965,000 energy giant for development
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COVID-19 disturbs data collection in Botswana
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UNHCR appeals for over $220 million in ‘crucial’ support for Burundi refugees
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Coronavirus: Gambia govt, WFP provide emergency food assistance
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Benin's presidential candidates to start medical examination from Thursday
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Kenyan Chepkoech breaks 5km world record in Monaco
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Togolese producers to get 65,000 tons of seeds from government
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Coronavirus: IMF considers support for Madagascar’s $320 million post-pandemic recovery programme
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The United States sues for peaceful presidential election in Benin
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Benin's presidential hopeful Ganiou Soglo flown to France for treatment after ambush
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UNHCR appeals for access as CAR displacement soars
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Mali-Algeria Joint Military Cooperation Committee meets in Bamako
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COVID-19 Pandemic pushes Rwanda into recession, severely impacts human capital
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Joblessness hits 27 percent amid rising food inflation in Nigeria
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Libyan FM stresses importance of Arab, international support for GNA
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ICC postpones opening of trial of two CAR former rebel leaders
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CAF says FIFA will have final word on Ahmad's eligibility for presidential election
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AU Summit picks Nigerian diplomat to lead pivotal peace and security docket
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Beninese presidential candidate injured by gunfire
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Nigeria: World Bank approves $500 million to improve Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector
05 february 2021 - 20:52:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Bank approved $500 million to support the government of Nigeria in improving its electricity [...] Full text...
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Benin: 20 candidates to contesst presidential election in April
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Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
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Ghana's exports shrink by 7.8%
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Ethiopian Crisis: US Secretary of State expresses 'grave concern' about humanitarian situation in Tigray
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Regional rice value chain development project launched in the Gambia
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Bakeries and pastry shops in Bamako go on strike over hiked flour price
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Sports court reinstates Ahmad Ahmad to CAF presidency
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Liquid Telecoms acquires stake in Quattro Business Solutions
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IFAD backs Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security, combat poverty
28 january 2021 - 14:37:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Chad secures IMF staff-level deal to support economic reform
28 january 2021 - 12:57:54Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed policy discussions with the authorities in Chad on a [...] Full text...
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Rights expert welcomes transfer of CAR war crimes suspect to ICC
28 january 2021 - 05:45:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The handover of a former Central African Republic (CAR) militia leader and war crimes suspect to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia has second highest rate of mortality in AfricaA
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Botswana’s ICT contribution to GDP remains low
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Heavy rains caused by Cyclone Eloise recede in parts of southern Africa
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Government moves to curb soaring prices of basic necessities in Mali
26 january 2021 - 13:28:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Faced with rising prices of staple foods, due in part to the health crisis caused by [...] Full text...
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Mali's Prime Minister launches 2020-2021 livestock vaccination campaign
25 january 2021 - 12:50:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouané on Sunday launched in Kati Drall, about 20 km from Bamako, [...] Full text...
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CAR hands over rebel leader Said to ICC for alleged war crimes
25 january 2021 - 10:11:42The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The authorities of the Central African Republic (ICC) on Sunday surrendered Mr Mahamat Said Abdel [...] Full text...
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Pandemic disruption to learning is an opportunity to reimagine, revitalise education: Guterres
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IFC meets on effects of unification of exchange rate for Libyan dinar
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Coronavirus: ‘Vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO
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Malian PM launches nationwide talks on cotton
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Nigeria pledges continued collaboration with neighbours
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Two UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic ambush
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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in vaccine access
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Congolese president to build memorial tomb in honour of former presdent Patrice Lumumba
18 january 2021 - 16:26:16Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese President, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, says he erect a tomb where the relics [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya holds virtual dialogue with 1,000 people
18 january 2021 - 11:28:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 70 percent of Libyans who participated in a virtual dialogue have agreed that the [...] Full text...
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ECA reports slump in 2020 prices of African raw materials
17 january 2021 - 12:21:53Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prices of most African raw materials for export fell in 2020, according to a report published [...] Full text...
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Athletics: Burkina Faso's Zango breaks world record of indoor triple jump
17 january 2021 - 11:25:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Hugues-Fabrice Zango on Saturday became the first man to surpass 18 metres in the [...] Full text...
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Benin opens consulate in Kinshasa
16 january 2021 - 17:13:39Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Cotonou and Kinshasa Saturday strengthened their bilateral cooperation with the opening of the consulate of [...] Full text...
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Benin's president announces candidacy for second term of office
16 january 2021 - 14:21:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's head of state, Patrice Talon, whose first term ends next April, announced Friday evening in [...] Full text...
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Opponent slams Beninese president's bid for second term in office
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IMF Board approves US$28.8 million disbursement to Gambia
16 january 2021 - 09:13:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday completed the first review of The [...] Full text...
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Mounting hostilities disrupt aid delivery in Central African Republic
15 january 2021 - 14:51:36Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in several parts of Central African Republic are at a standstill due [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s inflation rate jumps to 15.75 per cent
15 january 2021 - 13:58:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped to 15.75 per cent in December, the highest level in more than [...] Full text...
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Mali’s economy adversely affected by COVID-19, socio-political crisis in 2020 - IMF
14 january 2021 - 08:51:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s economy is estimated to have contracted by 2% in 2020, with a gradual recovery to [...] Full text...
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Beninese opposition unites as front to restore democracy
13 january 2021 - 22:35:38Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese political parties and personalities, led by the Front for the Restoration of Democracy (FRD), Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Switzerland, Gambia sign agreement on migration, civil aviation
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IMF lauds Angola for preserving essential spending on health and social safety nets
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President Talon glorifies endogenous religions
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Libyan media discuss expectations on effects of reconciliation between Arab Gulf countries and White House on Libyan crisis
10 january 2021 - 14:53:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The expectations of Libyans regarding the impact of the recent reconciliation among Arab Gulf countries and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVAX secures 2 bln doses of safe, effective vaccines to roll out – WHO
08 january 2021 - 23:30:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility has secured contracts of 2 billion doses of safe [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus -World Bank undertakes surveys to map out impact on development
08 january 2021 - 23:14:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has launched a series of Rapid Response Phone Surveys of households and firms [...] Full text...
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Senghor and Anouma cleared to contest CAF presidency
08 january 2021 - 16:20:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Augustin Senghor and Ivorian Jacques Anouma have been cleared to contest the presidency of the [...] Full text...
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Williams and EWG Co-Chairs reaffirm support for Libya's Economic Dialogue
07 january 2021 - 15:26:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (ASRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies
05 january 2021 - 16:09:22Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...
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Bank of Zambia purchases gold to beef up reserve assets
05 january 2021 - 13:30:02Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Bank of Zambia has purchased 47 kgs of Dore gold following the commencement gold accumulation [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Senghor "very confident" of his candidacy for CAF presidency
04 january 2021 - 13:43:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Less than ten days before the publication of successful candidates for the presidency of the Confederation [...] Full text...
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‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy
04 january 2021 - 05:46:41New York, US (PANA) - In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso commemorates 55th anniversary of popular uprising
03 january 2021 - 19:38:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Sunday commemorated the 55th anniversary of the popular uprising that ousted its [...] Full text...
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New unified exchange rate for the Libyan Dinar comes into force
03 january 2021 - 16:48:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The new unified exchange rate for the Libyan Dinar, set at 4.48 dinars to the US [...] Full text...
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President Kaboré sees 2020 double elections as major achievement of Burkina Faso
01 january 2021 - 15:30:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The outstanding achievement of Burkina Faso in 2020 was the organisation of the double presidential [...] Full text...
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Beninese president concerned with education system in country
29 december 2020 - 23:31:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese president, Patrice Talon, said here Tuesday in his state of the nation address he [...] Full text...
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Benin will soon be energy self-sufficient
29 december 2020 - 17:42:01Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will soon achieve energy autonomy, President Patrice Talon reassured on Tuesday in the National Assembly. "As [...] Full text...
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President Talon presents a 'satisfactory picture of Benin'
29 december 2020 - 17:34:09Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - President Patrice Talon on Tuesday presented to Members of Parliament a satisfactory picture of Benin in [...] Full text...
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Bank of Tanzania reports slowdown in annual food inflation
29 december 2020 - 10:27:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s annual headline inflation slightly eased to 3.0 percent in November 2020 from 3.1 [...] Full text...
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Obstructed political process, pressure for Libyan contracts by foreign powers hit headlines this week
27 december 2020 - 13:49:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Persistent obstacles in the political talks in Libya indicate a stalemate in both the political process [...] Full text...
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Burundi Transports ministry calls for respect for automobile driving rules during Christmas, New Year holidays
23 december 2020 - 20:52:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Public transports will be well monitored during the Christmas and New Year holidays when people are [...] Full text...
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Kenya passes law demanding 50% payment of intl tea auction price to local growers
23 december 2020 - 19:35:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a new bill passed in Parliament into law, paving the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS produces only 60% of its rice needs
22 december 2020 - 13:00:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Local rice production accounts for only 60% of the needs of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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Africa Free Trade agreement to boost agriculture
21 december 2020 - 13:35:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), due to launch in January 2021, is likely to be [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says two billion vaccine doses secured
19 december 2020 - 08:52:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "The end of the pandemic is in sight but we must not let our guards down, [...] Full text...
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Conflicts, floods, COVID -19 push South Sudanese into extreme hunger
18 december 2020 - 18:59:33Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of [...] Full text...
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EIB initiative boosts African pharmaceutical sector to meet local demand
17 december 2020 - 21:27:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The European Investment Bank has launched the first ever scheme to strengthen local production of Active [...] Full text...
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Funds for emergency food assistance run dry as millions face hunger season in Zimbabwe
17 december 2020 - 15:52:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – With millions of Zimbabweans devastated by a year of drought, rising hyperinflation and COVID-19, the United [...] Full text...
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EITI designates 2021 a year to fight corruption
17 december 2020 - 15:27:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been particularly salient in the extractive industries, [...] Full text...
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Buhari orders immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders
16 december 2020 - 18:31:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders. The borders [...] Full text...
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Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions in Horn of Africa: FAO
16 december 2020 - 11:52:06Rome, Italy (PANA) - New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and food [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: To end the pandemic, WHO says $28 billion ACT project is ‘the best deal in town’
16 december 2020 - 05:24:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An international coalition aiming to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic needs $28 billion, a bargain price for [...] Full text...
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Africa's economic growth to slow to negative 4.1% in 2020 - ECA
15 december 2020 - 19:31:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Economic growth in Africa is projected to drop drastically to negative 4.1% before making a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank Group boosts Nigeria’s efforts to reduce poverty
15 december 2020 - 18:10:17Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) discussed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Nigeria from [...] Full text...
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Geneva hosts meeting of representatives of economic institutions in Libya
14 december 2020 - 16:38:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of delegates from Libyan economic institutions under the supervision of the co-chairs of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic exacts heavy toll on Nigerian economy, GDP contracts - IMF
12 december 2020 - 09:02:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on the Nigerian economy, which was already [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition leader rejects 'fictionalised, flawed' election results
11 december 2020 - 06:03:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former President John Dramani Mahama has rejected the results of last Monday's general elections saying he [...] Full text...
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Eliminating poverty and hunger tops global agenda as countries pledge funds to IFAD
08 december 2020 - 13:39:39Rome, Italy (PANA) – As hunger and poverty increase due to conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the world’s [...] Full text...
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Benin recorded lower sorghum, millet and gari prices in mid-November
08 december 2020 - 11:20:14Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Sorghum, millet and gari, grated cassava flour, which staple foods in Benin, were cheaper on the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari addresses National Assembly Thursday on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism, banditry, other crimes
07 december 2020 - 20:16:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will address a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, 10 December, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Central Bank prepares meeting of its Board of Directors
07 december 2020 - 17:23:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Libya (BCL) held a preliminary meeting on Monday to discuss the reactivation [...] Full text...
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Ghana to consider US$15 billion debt restructuring after polls - Finance advisers
07 december 2020 - 13:41:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will have to grapple with the need for the restructuring of a massive US$15 billion [...] Full text...
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Tunisia celebrates 68th anniversary of assassination of nationalist
05 december 2020 - 18:41:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Saturday celebrated the 68th anniversary of the assassination of the famous trade union leader [...] Full text...
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Fall in energy efficiency investment threatens climate goals – IEA
04 december 2020 - 15:00:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Investment in energy efficiency worldwide is on course to fall by 9% in 2020, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Coronavirus: UN General Assembly special session focuses on pandemic
04 december 2020 - 05:26:22New York, US (PANA) - Nations united on Thursday for a special session of the UN General Assembly to survey the [...] Full text...
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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO
03 december 2020 - 14:21:22Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...
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Armed conflict has cost Libya US$ 576 billion in losses - ESCWA report
03 december 2020 - 13:36:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's armed conflict has cost the country US$ 576 billion in losses since its outbreak in [...] Full text...
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It’s time to make peace with nature, UN chief urges
02 december 2020 - 17:50:56New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described the fight against the climate crisis as the top [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings
01 december 2020 - 19:13:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Presidency says farmers killed by Boko Haram had no clearance to farm in Zabarmari area
30 november 2020 - 13:49:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A federal government delegation, led by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State on [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military faults UN on number rice farmers killed in Borno State
30 november 2020 - 13:36:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday disagreed with the United Nations Resident Representative and Humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers
29 november 2020 - 20:02:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea records 33 new cases, 39 recoveries
28 november 2020 - 10:53:13Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded Friday 33 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) after tests on 2,125 samples, a [...] Full text...
thread Health
Six people killed by suspected jihadists in Dogofry village of central Mali
27 november 2020 - 15:25:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people were killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by armed men suspected [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges African countries to ramp up readiness for vaccination drive
27 november 2020 - 06:44:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As the race to find a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is showing increasing promise, a [...] Full text...
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Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS
27 november 2020 - 05:27:24Ne York, US (PANA) - Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV/AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...
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Address water scarcity ‘immediately and boldly’, urges FAO chief
26 november 2020 - 20:39:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than three billion people live in agricultural areas with high levels of water shortage and [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to participate in the UN Mission in CAR
25 november 2020 - 12:04:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's participation in the UN Mission in the Central African Republic was the focus of a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Real hope’ surrounding vaccines ‘cannot be overstated’ – WHO chief
24 november 2020 - 05:32:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Along with other tried and tested public health measures, the head of the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
thread Health
South African football star dies in car crash
23 november 2020 - 13:42:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's former football national defender Anele Ngcongca was killed in a car accident early Monday [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gambia gets $ 482,998.45 Japanese food aid
22 november 2020 - 17:21:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of Japan has assisted the government and peoples of the Gambia with food aid [...] Full text...
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348,000 Libyan children in need of humanitarian aid - UNICEF
21 november 2020 - 13:00:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that more than 348,000 children out of 1.2 million [...] Full text...
thread Society
Coronavirus: Kenya’s development goals suffer setback caused by pandemic
21 november 2020 - 09:44:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has suffered an unprecedented shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that led to reduced government [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tunisia’s trade volume abroad drops
20 november 2020 - 21:55:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The trade between Tunisia and the outside world in late October dropped in constant prices by [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Coronavirus: Egyptian economy performing well despite pandemic pressure - IMF
20 november 2020 - 09:17:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s economy has performed better than expected despite the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to a swift, balanced [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN releases US$100 million to guard against famine
17 november 2020 - 19:57:56New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations released US$100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday to stave off the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Fuel prices fall in Burkina Faso
17 november 2020 - 16:43:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts, Harouna Kaboré, announced on Tuesday that fuel [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libyans disappointed at lack of names for executive positions at political dialogue forum
17 november 2020 - 06:46:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The closure of the first round of the intra-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis without the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Climate change: UN chief calls for ‘great leap’ towards carbon neutrality
17 november 2020 - 05:19:11New York, US (PANA) - As countries work to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, they also have the chance to “get [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Augustin Senghor, candidate for CAF presidency, says committed to respond to appeal of Africa and football
16 november 2020 - 21:55:01Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Augustin Senghor, the chairman of the Senegalese football federation (FSF), contesting the presidency of the Confederation [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Arsenal captain Aubameyang slams CAF
16 november 2020 - 19:28:11Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has slammed the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) after the former African player [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s registers 0.52 pc inflation rise to 14.23 pc in October 2020
16 november 2020 - 14:14:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation, increased by 14.23 per cent (year-on-year) in October [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Gabonese star Aubameyang says he was held 'hostage' at Banjul International Airport
16 november 2020 - 12:10:41Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Arsenal's Gabonese star, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, says he was held hostage at the Banjul International Airport in Gambia [...] Full text...
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Guinea extends health emergency by 30 days
15 november 2020 - 12:58:38Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé on Saturday night announced the extension of the state of health emergency [...] Full text...
thread Health
Benin fixes soybean price at 175 FCFA per kilo
15 november 2020 - 11:39:26Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin has set the minimum price of soybeans at 175 FCFA per kilo [...] Full text...
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Death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Libya reaches 100
13 november 2020 - 23:07:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced Friday that the death toll from two boats carrying [...] Full text...
thread Society
CAF Presidency: Senegalese Augustin Senghor enters the race
13 november 2020 - 20:46:18Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Augustin Senghor, the president of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), has joined the race for the [...] Full text...
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‘Gambia continues to remain vigilant to prevent, contain and manage spread of virus’- Jallow
13 november 2020 - 20:19:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Dawda A. Jallow said here Friday that the West [...] Full text...
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More tragedy on the Mediterranean as 74 migrants reportedly drown off Libya coast
13 november 2020 - 06:27:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday reported yet another devastating shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean, [...] Full text...
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‘Bring life to those fighting for breath,’ UNICEF urges on World Pneumonia Day
12 november 2020 - 20:34:37New York, US (PANA) - Pneumonia is not a new emergency, it takes the lives of some 800,000 children each [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator condemns killing of Eritrean refugee in Libya
12 november 2020 - 11:18:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has "strongly" condemned the murder of a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Sudan takes its first IMF loan to address pandemic challenges
12 november 2020 - 07:42:14Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan has secured its first loan of US$52.3 million from the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...
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CAF presidency: Mauritanian Ahmed Yaya, 4th candidate in the race
10 november 2020 - 21:27:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As the deadline for bids for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) draws [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS offers 793 tons of cereals of food assistance to Mali
10 november 2020 - 17:33:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has offered Mali 793 tons of cereals as [...] Full text...
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CAF presidency: South African Patrice Motsepe In the race
10 november 2020 - 00:04:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - South African billionaire and owner of the football club, Mamelodi Sundowns, Patrice Motsepe, Monday declared his [...] Full text...
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Mauritania/Morocco border closure highlighted in the media this week
07 november 2020 - 18:31:19Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week covered a variety of issues, including the closure of the [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Analysts renew calls for economic diversification in Botswana
06 november 2020 - 19:45:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s economic analysts Friday reiterated the need for the country’s economy to spread its revenue avenues [...] Full text...
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Trust Africa hosts conference on illicit financial flows
06 november 2020 - 08:13:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The pan-African body, Trust Africa, will host the 8th Pan African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows [...] Full text...
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Significant food price hikes push currency weakening in Africa
03 november 2020 - 23:52:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A significant rise in the cost of food during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has ignited [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Coach drops three players from Rwanda's team
03 november 2020 - 15:43:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's football head coach Vincent Mashami on Tuesday dropped out three players from his squad currently [...] Full text...
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Protect children, relief workers caught up in conflict, urges UN rights envoy
03 november 2020 - 06:31:51New York, US (PANA) - Indiscriminate attacks on education and health facilities during armed conflict is having a “dramatic impact” [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns targeting of journalists
02 november 2020 - 06:41:47New York, US (PANA) - When journalists are targeted, “societies as a whole pay a price”, the UN chief said [...] Full text...
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ICRC reports widespread food shortages in Sudan as people face clashes, climate shocks and COVID-19
30 october 2020 - 14:42:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who has just concluded a [...] Full text...
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Fuel stations in Khartoum apply new prices set by government
29 october 2020 - 15:59:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Service stations in Khartoum on Thursday started charging new prices for fuel as set by the [...] Full text...
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Senegal's new coach convenes 25 players for Afrobasket 2021 qualification
29 october 2020 - 14:29:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese international pivot turned national coach of the 'Lions' of basketball, Boniface Ndong, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic dents Guinea’s growth but external support mitigates impact
29 october 2020 - 10:32:01Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s overall growth is expected to exceed 5% this year, although non-mining sectors in the West [...] Full text...
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Cereal prices slightly drop in Niger
28 october 2020 - 13:49:56Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Cereal prices on Niger's markets this week continued to decline between 2 and 3 per cent [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Prices of fruits, vegetable rise sharply
26 october 2020 - 17:05:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's fruit and vegetable market is experiencing serious disruptions, leading to high scarcity and soaring prices [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Limited resources available for rekindling sub-Saharan Africa economies - IMF
23 october 2020 - 06:34:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - With a difficult recovery ahead, policy makers in sub-Sahara Africa have fewer resources at their [...] Full text...
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Continued research key as Africa moves to implement game-changing AfCFTA
20 october 2020 - 17:56:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Outlook of Ghana's battle against pandemic 'optimistic', says President
19 october 2020 - 06:40:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the outlook of the country’s battle against COVID-19 (coronavirus) “remains [...] Full text...
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Former Benin president Boni Yayi denies leaving debts to workers
18 october 2020 - 12:50:36Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's former president Boni Yayi (2006-2016) has said he left no debts to workers, contradicting his successor [...] Full text...
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FNDC will not recognise "victory" of Alpha Condé in Guinean presidential election
17 october 2020 - 13:23:23Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) warned on Friday in a statement [...] Full text...
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Niger: Prices for local cereals down in September
16 october 2020 - 19:13:37Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A slight decrease in the prices of local cereals was noted in Niger in September, thanks [...] Full text...
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Corruption represents ‘ultimate betrayal’ of public trust: Guterres
15 october 2020 - 13:54:42New York, US (PANA) - Corruption is not only a crime but immoral and the “ultimate betrayal” of public trust, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's inflation rate hits 13.71 per cent, highest in 30 months
15 october 2020 - 10:34:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 13.71 per cent in September, hitting its highest level since 13.34 per [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkinabe pandemic response leads to sharp decline in economic activity
15 october 2020 - 09:19:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The coronavirus pandemic in Burkina Faso has highlighted the important role that a social safety [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s Food Reserve stock now 109,657 tonnes
14 october 2020 - 10:46:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has announced that the country's [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Tanzanian action against free speech, pre-election crackdown attracts criticism
12 october 2020 - 22:03:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Democratic space in Tanzania continues to narrow as the government applies laws to stifle freedom of [...] Full text...
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'War is over in Senegal's southern Casamance region' - Former minister Sagna
12 october 2020 - 13:52:57Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - "The war is over in Casamance," former Minister of State Robert Sagna, who is also president [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's CPI up 8.9 pct in Sept.2020
11 october 2020 - 10:48:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 8.9 per cent year on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Minimising pandemic impact slows down CAR’s economy
10 october 2020 - 07:46:37Bangui, CAR (PANA) – Though the start of a recovery appears to be underway in the Central African Republic (CAR), [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: World Food Programme awarded Nobel Peace Prize
09 october 2020 - 11:32:52Oslo, Norway (PANA) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari presents 2021 federal budget to national assembly
08 october 2020 - 17:38:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presented the 2021 budget proposal of N13.08trillion to the National Assembly [...] Full text...
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Prices of several staples up to multi-month highs in September – FAO report
08 october 2020 - 12:51:27Rome, Italy (PANA) - While new forecasts for global cereal output, utilisation, stocks and trade all point to well-supplied markets, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF review shows Niger’s response plan alleviates socioeconomic impact
08 october 2020 - 10:45:52Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and the authorities in Niger have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges greater investment in universal health coverage
08 october 2020 - 06:30:43New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of strong public health systems and emergency preparedness [...] Full text...
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Rwanda names provisional squad for AFCON 2022 qualifiers against Cape Verde
08 october 2020 - 00:15:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's head coach Vincent Mashami Wednesday named a provisional list of 37-man squad for two 2022 [...] Full text...
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Central Bank of Libya warns of effects of continued blockade of oil sites
07 october 2020 - 13:07:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Central Bank Governor al-Seddik al-Kabir has warned about "catastrophic" consequences of a continued halt in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sudan receives rare World Bank grant to battle pandemic
06 october 2020 - 22:51:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a grant of US$21.99 million to help Sudan mitigate the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: 3 operators get the "4G" licenses
04 october 2020 - 12:55:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following a public tender, the license for the establishment and operation of the fourth Generation (4G) [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Parliament remains unconvinced over exchange rate 'stability' (Analysis by Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent))
03 october 2020 - 16:51:34Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will next week introduce a programme identifying different exchange rates to weed out [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Countries face ‘critical moment’ in pandemic response: WHO chief
03 october 2020 - 05:21:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With strong leadership and comprehensive strategies it’s never too late for countries to change the trendlines [...] Full text...
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Burundi government, WB representatives meet to evaluate portfolio of the financial institution
02 october 2020 - 23:26:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi’s government representatives and a team of the World Bank resident mission met here Friday to [...] Full text...
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Flooding, surging inflation threaten humanitarian assistance in Sudan
02 october 2020 - 16:41:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Catastrophic flooding and rising food and health costs in Sudan, have driven up the number of people in need, the UN Office for the [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants US$27 million loan to develop agricultural value chains in Madagascar
30 september 2020 - 19:27:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday approved a loan [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mosimane to coach Egyptian giants Al Ahly
30 september 2020 - 14:32:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African football coach Pitso Mosimane on Wednesday confirmed he will leave League [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: One millionth death from pandemic ‘an agonizing milestone’: says Guterres
29 september 2020 - 06:44:22New York, US (PANA) - With over one million lives having succumbed to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said [...] Full text...
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Pacheco returns to coach Zamalek
28 september 2020 - 19:22:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Portuguese coach, Jaime Pacheco, arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday to start his second [...] Full text...
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Niger: Cereal prices fall due to new harvests of local cereals
28 september 2020 - 17:04:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price situation in Niger's cereal markets this week is on the downward trend, according to [...] Full text...
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