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World Economic Forum selects 100 start-ups from 28 countries to join its Technology Pioneers community
23 june 2025 - 08:09:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Monday announced the 2025 cohort of its Technology Pioneers community, a [...] Full text...
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From Global South to the stars: A new space race
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Tripoli University becomes first Libyan university to be listed in the QS World University rankings
20 june 2025 - 11:42:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli University has been included in the QS World University Rankings, becoming the first Libyan university [...] Full text...
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Africa looks towards enhanced climate services to end extreme poverty, water scarcity (Feature By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
19 june 2025 - 16:53:37Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The impact of climate change has been felt more severely in urban centres and remote villages [...] Full text...
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South African drone technology helps power stations cut maintenance and repair costs
17 june 2025 - 10:34:15Johannesburg, South Africa, (PANA) - A caged inspection drone offering enhanced inspection capabilities is said to reduce costs for power [...] Full text...
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Reconnecting Morality with Political Economy: IMF Blog By Benjamin Enke, Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research
07 may 2025 - 11:22:27Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - For much of the 20th century, the disciplines of moral psychology and economics were [...] Full text...
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How AI can help both tax collectors and taxpayers: IMF Blog By Thomas Cantens and Herve Tourpe
26 february 2025 - 09:03:53Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - New technologies have the potential to improve the relationship between governments and citizens. Tax [...] Full text...
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Power of AI rests 'in the hands of a few': Guterres warns
12 february 2025 - 05:40:16Paris, France (PANA) - AI is already transforming our world but its power rests “in the hands of a few”, [...] Full text...
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Reaching for the stars: ‘We know the answers’ to support women in STEM
12 february 2025 - 05:39:56New York, US (PANA) - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality [...] Full text...
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Africa Must Decolonize Economic Structures For Sustainable Growth –UNDP Chief
15 january 2025 - 17:20:13Ibadan, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Zimbabwe Ayodele Odusola says for Africa to [...] Full text...
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Call for Collaboration in the Intelligent Age: World Economic Forum annual meeting 2025
14 january 2025 - 16:06:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Amid a world being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and technological advancement, the World Economic [...] Full text...
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2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency
11 january 2025 - 09:08:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the [...] Full text...
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Humanity’s fate can't be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council
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Internet Governance Forum: Shaping a safe and equitable digital future
17 december 2024 - 05:24:17Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - As the world navigates rapid digital transformation, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) [...] Full text...
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WHO approves ‘groundbreaking’ TB test
05 december 2024 - 17:27:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A potentially “groundbreaking” new test for tuberculosis (TB) has been endorsed by the UN World Health [...] Full text...
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Vaccine development challenges, health sovereignty in Africa highlighted in Dakhla Story by Hespress
24 november 2024 - 19:10:32Dakhla, Morocco (PANA) - The challenges of vaccine development in Africa and South-South cooperation for health sovereignty were the focus [...] Full text...
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From challenges to opportunities: Transforming human capital in CEMAC: World Bank Blog By Ioana Botea and Nathalie Lahire
28 october 2024 - 12:08:47Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Human capital is a cornerstone for sustained and inclusive growth. In today’s world, a nation’s wealth [...] Full text...
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The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
22 october 2024 - 05:20:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday explored the dual-edged nature of rapid technological advancements – [...] Full text...
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'AI must not create or perpetuate stereotypes and gender bias'
08 october 2024 - 15:28:24New York, US (PANA) - As online tools using various forms of artificial intelligence become increasingly common, calls are growing [...] Full text...
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‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
20 september 2024 - 06:26:31New York, US (PANA) - The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence (AI) field is “irrefutable”, a [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis: Satellites and AI offer hope for global action, says UN weather agency
18 september 2024 - 16:45:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid renewed warnings from leading climate scientists that global warming could reach 3C above pre-industrial levels [...] Full text...
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Cape Town hosts major astronomy conference
13 august 2024 - 11:07:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 2,000 international astronomers are attending the 32nd General Assembly of the International Astronomical [...] Full text...
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Kenyan climate scientists discover groundbreaking Turkana Jet influencing drought patterns
29 july 2024 - 17:19:23By Kennedy AbwaoNairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Climate scientists from the University of Nairobi (UoN) have discovered a new climate pattern [...] Full text...
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Kenya facing shortage of geologists critical to climate smart-future
24 july 2024 - 18:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is at risk of failing to build adequate numbers of trained geologists to support the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Health Minister pledges to facilitate establishment of pharmaceutical industries
07 july 2024 - 14:34:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan Boujnah, Libya's deputy prime minister and acting health minister, said on Saturday that technical, financial [...] Full text...
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Mapping the world's readiness for Artificial Intelligence shows prospects diverge: IMF Blog By Giovanni Melina
25 june 2024 - 18:35:05Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Artificial intelligence can increase productivity, boost economic growth, and lift incomes. However, it could [...] Full text...
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WEF identifies top 10 emerging technologies to address global challenges
25 june 2024 - 08:05:50Dalian, China (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Tuesday published its annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report featuring technologies [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum announces 2024 Technology Pioneers
06 june 2024 - 09:01:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced on Thursday the 2024 cohort of Technology Pioneers, with predominant [...] Full text...
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U.K. gallery holds exhibition of El Anatsui's arts works
29 may 2024 - 11:43:38Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Talbot Rice Gallery, U.K. says, will showcase a major exhibition this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland, of [...] Full text...
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'Largest number of regulatory agencies for medical products approved as WHO Listed Authorities'
20 may 2024 - 18:47:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The world’s specialised health agency on Monday announced its largest number of regulatory authorities for medical [...] Full text...
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Free WiFi initiative launched in South Africa's Northern Cape
07 may 2024 - 09:48:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Mondli Gungubele along with the Premier of Northern Cape, [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to step up data security
01 may 2024 - 15:48:54Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The head of the Technology and Innovation Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mactar [...] Full text...
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Africa can overcome challenges of technology, says ECA officiial
01 may 2024 - 12:50:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The head of the Technology and Innovation Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), [...] Full text...
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Sixth Science, Technology and Innovation Forum opens in Addis Ababa.
20 april 2024 - 16:41:44Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is hosting the sixth African Forum on Technology, Science and Innovation [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM attends closing ceremony of Koran recitation competition
08 april 2024 - 12:05:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, on Sunday attended the closing ceremony of the second Dhil [...] Full text...
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Libyan students participate in World Robotics Championships in United States
06 april 2024 - 13:23:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires of the US embassy in Libya, Jeremy Brent, was delighted to meet a [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Opposition leader Faye will be youngest president of Senegal
25 march 2024 - 16:57:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, 44, who has swept to victory over former Prime Minister and [...] Full text...
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Rwanda passes biosafety law
18 march 2024 - 19:22:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Government of Rwanda has published a new biosafety law providing requirements for the transit and [...] Full text...
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Beyond efficiency: A more-human economics: IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt
06 march 2024 - 11:42:57Washington, United States (PANA) - John Maynard Keynes, memorialising the death of his mentor Alfred Marshall a century ago, wrote [...] Full text...
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AI boom facilitates child abuse via the Internet, warns rights expert
06 february 2024 - 06:06:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In another indicator of the importance of AI oversight, a top UN-appointed human rights expert warned [...] Full text...
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World's tech giants sign pledge for more ethical AI systems
06 february 2024 - 05:47:21Paris, France (PANA) - Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to [...] Full text...
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Education-Employment paradox in Lesotho: Boys at a disadvantage in education, women at a disadvantage in employment: World Bank Blog By Tihtina Zenebe Gebre and Elizabeth Ninan Dulvy
23 january 2024 - 09:05:48Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Liphula (a pseudonym to protect the privacy of the student) is a 21-year-old young man enrolled [...] Full text...
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Libya's Prime Minister reaffirms his support for scientific research in all fields
12 december 2023 - 17:02:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his [...] Full text...
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Science High Schools in Burkina Faso: The cherished dreams of young scientists – World Bank Feature Story
12 december 2023 - 06:56:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, the Lycée Scientifique National of Bobo-Dioulasso shines as a beacon of [...] Full text...
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No train, (because of) no gain? Under-training by employers in spot labour markets: World Bank Blog
04 december 2023 - 07:42:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Labour markets in low- and middle-income countries are often organised via short-term informal spot contracts: in [...] Full text...
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The AI awakening: IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt
01 december 2023 - 07:00:09Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Full disclosure: This issue of Finance & Development was produced entirely with human intelligence. [...] Full text...
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'Hacking' the cybersecurity skills gap in developing countries: World Bank Blog By Ghislain de Salins and Anat Lewin
24 november 2023 - 07:33:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals has reached a record high in 2023, with about 4 [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Auditor-General lands top UN role
21 november 2023 - 11:48:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), Tsakani Maluleke, has been appointed as External Auditor [...] Full text...
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First pan-African forum on digital professions opens in Cotonou
19 october 2023 - 18:31:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The first Pan-African Forum on Digital Professions opened in Cotonou on Wednesday. Organised by the 10,000-member coders [...] Full text...
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How universities in Senegal are empowering girls, women with skills and entrepreneurship (A UNESCO feature)
19 october 2023 - 09:23:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - “The skills and entrepreneurship training supported me as an entrepreneur to have a better chance of [...] Full text...
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Two earth tremors felt in western Libya
13 october 2023 - 11:07:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two earth tremors, measuring 4.8 and 4.2 respectively, were felt by residents of the western region [...] Full text...
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Climate inaction puts lives on the line: WMO
14 september 2023 - 16:42:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly [...] Full text...
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China, South Africa to co-operate with space venture
12 september 2023 - 12:17:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Representatives of the space agencies of China and South Africa have signed a Memorandum [...] Full text...
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UNESCO calls for regulations on AI use in schools
07 september 2023 - 20:17:27Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Thursday called on governments to regulate the use [...] Full text...
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Meeting focuses on ways of protecting communications services in Libya from hacking attempts
05 september 2023 - 20:28:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Tuesday in Tripoli, the Committee for Monitoring and Supporting e-Government Projects held its first meeting [...] Full text...
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NASA delegation visits South Africa
31 july 2023 - 09:33:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A delegation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) representatives has arrived in South [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for AI ‘that bridges divides’, rather than pushing us apart
19 july 2023 - 06:12:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General addressed the Security Council on Tuesday, emphasising the potential of artificial intelligence [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, Gambia to sign MoU on ICT
08 july 2023 - 07:40:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Gambia will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Information and [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper urges authorities to set up Science Cities to ensure technology transfer and development
23 june 2023 - 18:52:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The importance of creating science cities in Libya is no longer in question, according to the [...] Full text...
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Arab Alliances Initiative for Scientific Research and Innovation launched in Tripoli.
22 june 2023 - 14:32:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Arab Alliances Initiative for Scientific Research and Innovation was launched at the headquarters of the [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to save thousands of African children at risk of dying before their fifth birthday
21 june 2023 - 08:47:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, where [...] Full text...
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Exploiting natural gas can be a win-win for both Africa and Asia -- Experts
17 june 2023 - 08:36:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its impact on food and fuel prices [...] Full text...
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Mali to construct Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Centre
09 june 2023 - 14:11:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, Friday laid the foundation stone for the construction [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM lauds efforts of young Libyans to support cutting-edge technologies
27 may 2023 - 13:35:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has said that Libya's young people have proved their ability [...] Full text...
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Reresearch network launhed for new vision of Great Green Wall
03 may 2023 - 19:59:43Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Research Institute (IRD) and its partners recently launched in Djibouti the International Research Network [...] Full text...
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African tech heavyweights meet in Cape Town
02 may 2023 - 08:35:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference kicked off in Cape Town on Tuesday. The event [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister praises Turkey's model of development for benefit of its people
29 april 2023 - 16:20:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba praised here Saturday the construction of modern [...] Full text...
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WHO makes key leadership appointments to drive its strategic direction, initiatives
18 april 2023 - 08:38:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed five new senior figures to its headquarters leadership team [...] Full text...
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President Barrow says skills and entrepreneurship are critical to Gambia
18 march 2023 - 19:38:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that for a country like The Gambia, skills, and entrepreneurship are critical [...] Full text...
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How UNESCO is helping youth, adults return to primary education in Mozambique (A UNESCO Feature)
17 march 2023 - 11:40:42Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - In Mozambique, where over 20 languages are spoken, the language of instruction is Portuguese. However, only [...] Full text...
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Libya's missing uranium found
16 march 2023 - 20:46:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The missing uranium in Libya has been found in the south of the country, the general [...] Full text...
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IAEA: About 2.5 tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site
16 march 2023 - 06:32:00Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sounded the alarm that about 2.5 tonnes of [...] Full text...
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Return of Sudanese women from ISIS shows gender-blind nature of violent extremism (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
11 march 2023 - 12:52:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has announced that a number of its nationals, including women and children, previously [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister instructs activation of seismic monitoring network in Libya
24 february 2023 - 14:28:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba Friday gave instructions for the [...] Full text...
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‘More women and girls in science equals better science’, UN chief declares
11 february 2023 - 08:15:49New York, US (PANA) - Gender bias in science has resulted in drug tests that treat the female body as [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases
31 january 2023 - 05:17:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the [...] Full text...
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Gambian pays last respects to late vice President Badara Alieu Joof
23 january 2023 - 17:39:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians Monday paid their last respects to the country's vice President Badara Alieu Joof, who died [...] Full text...
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Mali establishes commission to finalise the draft new Constitution
20 december 2022 - 13:26:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A commission in charge of finalising the draft of Mali's new constitution was formed on Monday [...] Full text...
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Malian PM inaugurates educational infrastructure at Kabala university campus
13 december 2022 - 15:13:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on Monday inaugurated the educational infrastructure phase II of the [...] Full text...
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Global internet firm sets up root server in Kenya
16 november 2022 - 14:55:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A global internet domain names issuing firm has assured users in Africa of faster access to [...] Full text...
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Libya Economy minister, Chinese telecom giant Huawei discuss digital economy for the country
10 november 2022 - 16:44:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, and the general manager of the Libya [...] Full text...
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Libyan delegation attends workshop in Spain on Arab counternarcotics strategy
19 october 2022 - 19:12:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Unity participated in [...] Full text...
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Monaco Explorations begin two-month expedition in the Indian Ocean
13 october 2022 - 09:25:34Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Monaco Explorations, supported by the commitment of Prince Albert II of Monaco to protect the ocean [...] Full text...
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African States meet on chemical weapons in Mauritius
13 october 2022 - 09:19:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Small island states, like Mauritius, are extremely vulnerable to any chemical attacks by external forces, the Mauritian [...] Full text...
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African data scientists to play more significant role in development
22 september 2022 - 16:22:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new platform to promote the use of data science in finding solutions to some of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches platform to deal with cyber threats
14 september 2022 - 12:58:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Mauritian company has launched a digital platform to facilitate cyber-threat information sharing in the country. MAUSHIELD [...] Full text...
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WHO launches guide to safely unlock benefits of the life sciences
13 september 2022 - 14:30:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued the Global guidance framework for the responsible use of [...] Full text...
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President Barrow calls on Africa to depend on its institutions for human resource development
01 august 2022 - 15:24:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on Africa to depend on its institutions to develop its [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM denies recording of internet traffic to other countries
06 july 2022 - 08:22:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday denied claims by former CEO of Mauritius Telecom, Sherry Singh, [...] Full text...
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The ocean holds keys to equitable, sustainable development path for all: UNESCO
21 june 2022 - 09:26:01Paris, France (PANA) - The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the [...] Full text...
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More consensus needed over digital technology for ‘people and the planet’: UN
24 may 2022 - 04:15:58New York, US (PANA) - While digital technologies have offered “boundless opportunities” for sustainable development, education and inclusion, the UN [...] Full text...
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Unity among nations, in push for greater space security at UN-led talks
14 may 2022 - 05:42:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN-led push to prevent an arms race in outer space has received wide-ranging support and participation [...] Full text...
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Tech needs girls, and girls need tech: UN
29 april 2022 - 05:28:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More and more young women and girls are highlighting the importance of access and safety in the [...] Full text...
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Former Malian Prime Minister Diango Cissoko passes on
05 april 2022 - 13:30:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former Malian Prime Minister of the Transition from December 2012 to September 2013, Diango Cissoko, [...] Full text...
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AU-EU to deepen cooperation on digital technologies to advance development
23 march 2022 - 15:15:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union (EU) have committed to deepen their [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Algeria sign agreement on scientific research
21 march 2022 - 20:55:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The ministries of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the two neighboring countries signed on Monday [...] Full text...
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South African academic embroiled in sex scandal
15 february 2022 - 12:05:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A prominent South African academic has been forced to take unpaid leave from Harvard [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago
08 february 2022 - 05:47:56Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Monday that a group of local and foreign [...] Full text...
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Start in Tunis of second edition of African Engineering Day
27 december 2021 - 13:15:54Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the African Engineering Day "JIA'21" opened Monday here nder the theme "Impact [...] Full text...
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Libya proposes the establishment of a Human Rights Office in Tripoli
09 december 2021 - 13:32:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan deputy Interior Minister for District Affairs Major General Bechir al-Amin suggested Wednesday at the 45th [...] Full text...
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Ghana's nuclear body identifies four sites for first nuclear plant
30 november 2021 - 23:39:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana expects to select one of four sites identified for the construction of its first nuclear [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso postpones International conference on Science and Diplomacy
24 november 2021 - 12:17:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An International Conference dubbed "Nexus Science and Diplomacy" scheduled for 29 November to 1 December [...] Full text...
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Libya-Italy sign agreement to support projects to strengthen food security
21 november 2021 - 15:47:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A memorandum of understanding was signed on Sunday in Tripoli between the Libyan Ministries of Agriculture [...] Full text...
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International conference on science and diplomacy to be held in Ouagadougou
11 november 2021 - 19:39:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A high-level international conference on science diplomacy and technological innovation will be held here from [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Higher Education, Huawei sign agreement to launch digital scientific research
03 november 2021 - 11:39:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Chinese telecom giant, Huawei, on [...] Full text...
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Mauritius calls for drastic measures to address urgency of climate crisis ahead of COP-26
30 october 2021 - 08:35:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr. Kavydass Ramano, on Friday [...] Full text...
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Libya to establish City of Science and Technology
25 october 2021 - 12:35:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libya is to set up a City of Science and Technology to serve as a place for [...] Full text...
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Tunis to host summit on building digital Libya
30 september 2021 - 12:55:54Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian-African Business Council (TABC) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Arab [...] Full text...
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An expert's proposals for technologies to benefit Africa
26 september 2021 - 18:57:23Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Mactar Seck, an African expert at the Digital Technologies Programme of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Africa experiencing fast technology growth: ECA official
26 september 2021 - 15:44:22Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Although underdeveloped, Africa is the continent where technology growth has been fast, according to [...] Full text...
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Innovation continued despite COVID-19: New UN report
21 september 2021 - 06:07:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper [...] Full text...
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IAEA inspection team visits Libyan Nuclear Research Centre
14 september 2021 - 11:00:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) made a routine inspection visit to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records three deaths
08 september 2021 - 07:08:03Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness recorded three deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for commitment to nuclear tests ban
29 august 2021 - 10:11:48New York, US (PANA) - Countries which have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) have been urged by [...] Full text...
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Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF
25 august 2021 - 05:18:33New York, US (PANA) - A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Malian Society of Applied Sciences holds 12th Symposium
02 august 2021 - 12:04:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th Symposium on Applied Sciences, bringing together scientists, teacher-researchers and entrepreneurs from 14 African countries, [...] Full text...
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US, Ghana sign MoU on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation
14 july 2021 - 06:24:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning [...] Full text...
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Benin to train more than 600 teachers for agricultural technical schools
05 july 2021 - 13:41:05Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government plans to recruit 662 teacher trainees in agricultural technical schools, sources close to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius parliament passes Emerging Technologies Council Law
02 july 2021 - 08:13:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Parliamentarians on Thursday passed the Mauritius Emerging Technologies Council law which is to provide for [...] Full text...
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Libya elected to UNESCO Oceanographic Commission Executive Board
23 june 2021 - 10:06:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya was on Tuesday elected as a member of the Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic [...] Full text...
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First Mauritian nanosatellite launched
23 june 2021 - 07:40:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The first Mauritian nanosatellite, Mauritius Imagery and Radiocommunications Satellite -1 (MIR-SAT1), was launched into low orbit [...] Full text...
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Libya working to attract innovative ICT ideas, says Economy Minister
08 june 2021 - 09:11:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Haweij has said that his ministry, through the National [...] Full text...
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Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges, forge economic ties between Africa and Asia
01 june 2021 - 18:12:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in [...] Full text...
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UNU-INRA starts series of events on global warming
26 may 2021 - 11:01:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), based in Accra, Ghana, will [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Makerere University hounours AfDB's Adesina for science leadership
24 may 2021 - 18:01:09Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Makerere University has awarded Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, with an [...] Full text...
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Student dies from injuries sustained in demonstration in Burkina Faso
24 may 2021 - 13:19:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A student died on Sunday from injuries he sustained last Monday in Ouagadougou, during a [...] Full text...
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Mauritian satellite reaches launch site in Florida
22 may 2021 - 06:14:20Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The first Mauritian Satellite project, the nano-satellite, has reached the launch site at Kennedy Space Centre [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are ‘a force for good’ – Guterres
17 may 2021 - 15:25:31New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are 'a force for good', says UN chief
17 may 2021 - 06:34:57New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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UN forum examines how to make science and technology work better for all
04 may 2021 - 15:56:19New York, US (PANA) - Harnessing the full potential of science and technology for the benefit of all people, everywhere, [...] Full text...
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Africa needs to invest in innovative technology, says UN chief’s special adviser
04 may 2021 - 13:20:48Washington, US (PANA) - In rebuilding their economies after COVID-19, policymakers in Africa must invest in innovative technology to leapfrog [...] Full text...
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WHO Chief establishes science council to advise on high priority scientific issues
26 april 2021 - 22:18:13Geneva, Switzerland PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has established a Science [...] Full text...
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Malaria killed 1,708 people in Mali in 2020: Health official
26 april 2021 - 10:38:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malaria claimed the lives of 1,708 people in 2020 in Mali, the Director of the National [...] Full text...
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A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on World Malaria Day
25 april 2021 - 04:47:12New York, US (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe and Oxford University researchers develop malaria vaccine 77 pc effective
24 april 2021 - 18:39:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Researchers from the University of Oxford and scientists from the Institute for Research in Health [...] Full text...
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First ever human space flight signalled 'new era for humanity': UN
12 april 2021 - 17:36:53New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the International Day of Human Space Flight on Monday, celebrating [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears
25 march 2021 - 06:39:41Paris, France (PANA) - As the living tissue of the earth, biodiversity is “intimately linked to human health” the head [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to host 11th Organic Farming Fair from 1 to 3 April
23 march 2021 - 16:43:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 11th International Exhibition of Organic Farming and Food Industries will be held in Tunis from [...] Full text...
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Tunisia launches first satellite 'Challenge One'
22 march 2021 - 18:14:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first Tunisian satellite named Challenge One was launched Monday into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome [...] Full text...
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Communications Director of Malian Presidency dies
19 march 2021 - 17:16:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The director of the communication unit of the Malian Presidency, journalist Adam Thiam died of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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BADEA grants 6 billion CFAF to two Beninese universities
19 march 2021 - 17:04:26Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will disburse CFAF 26 billion to Benin [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB President calls for global vaccine solidarity and justice for Africa
16 march 2021 - 14:15:54Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at [...] Full text...
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AfDB President Adesina calls for African financial stabilisation mechanism
16 march 2021 - 14:06:50Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina, recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, and [...] Full text...
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UN chief names Mauritanian diplomat Wane as head of Mali peacekeeping mission
16 march 2021 - 08:02:11New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday announced the appointment of El-Ghassim Wane of Mauritania as [...] Full text...
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South African rocket sets height record
10 march 2021 - 15:54:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A rocket developed by the University of KwaZulu-Natal has set a new altitude record [...] Full text...
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Benin's presidential candidates to start medical examination from Thursday
16 february 2021 - 17:59:44Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Candidates for Benin's 11 April presidential election are expected to have their medical examination from Thursday, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian institute studies use of reptile venom to treat Parkinson's disease
12 february 2021 - 12:39:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Pasteur Institute of Tunis has announced the selection by the African Initiative for Excellence in [...] Full text...
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UNESCO honours women researchers in science
11 february 2021 - 16:00:10Paris, France (PANA) - On the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation honoured [...] Full text...
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Three doctors to examine Benin's presidential candidates
11 february 2021 - 11:19:44Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Benin has appointed three doctors -- Dr. Lucien Dossou-Gbété, Dr. Léopold Houétondji [...] Full text...
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‘Make peace with nature’, UN chief urges at Ocean Decade launch
04 february 2021 - 05:50:40Paris, France (PANA) - January marked the beginning of what many within the UN and beyond view as “the most [...] Full text...
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Three West African Universities launch climate change project
29 january 2021 - 12:03:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) -Three West African Universities on Thursday launched a project dubbed: "Climate change, security and rule of law [...] Full text...
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South African astronomers discover new galaxies
21 january 2021 - 13:41:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African astronomers have discovered two massive galaxies which are more than 60 times [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo approves “MANACOVID” as anti-covid drug
15 december 2020 - 22:35:09Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Luozi pharmaceutical research center (CRPL), Tuesday announced the approval of the “MANACOVID” drug to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: How COVID-19 has changed the shape of African cybersecurity
08 december 2020 - 15:39:19Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people live, work and approach security in Africa. According [...] Full text...
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South African wins top scientific prize for using smart phone to aid hearing
07 december 2020 - 17:31:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A South African hearing specialist, Prof. Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel, has won the 2018 Olusegun [...] Full text...
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UN report says 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home
02 december 2020 - 05:20:49New York, US (PANA) - A staggering two-thirds of the world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – [...] Full text...
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AfDB signs grant agreement to support the Rwanda Coding Academy
05 november 2020 - 10:48:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant agreement for $150,000 with the Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector
26 october 2020 - 13:10:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West [...] Full text...
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Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’ – UN chief
20 october 2020 - 17:35:40New York, US (PANA) - Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to launch its first satellite on 20 March 2021
16 october 2020 - 16:03:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's first satellite, 'Challege One', will be launched into space on 20 March 2021, the country's [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Solidarity Therapeutic Trial shows 4 drugs have 'little or no effect' on patients: WHO
16 october 2020 - 13:22:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Interim results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial, coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), indicate that [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates World Standards Day
14 october 2020 - 12:02:25Moka, Mauritius (PANA) - International standards play a significant role in climate change, which is an issue that requires solutions [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda to host Mobile World Congress 2021
03 october 2020 - 10:21:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Global System for Mobile Communications, commonly referred to as the 'GSMA', has revealed that it [...] Full text...
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Mauritius chosen as ITU Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity in Africa
29 september 2020 - 11:43:45Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has been chosen as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence, for at least [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president receives ALESCO Managing Director
25 september 2020 - 21:14:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid Friday stressed the important role the Arab Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation [...] Full text...
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Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’
24 september 2020 - 06:15:59New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a technological era that “beckons with vast opportunity”, new risks exist to global peace, [...] Full text...
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Blind man named Culture minister in new ministerial appointments by Tunisian PM-Designate
25 august 2020 - 14:26:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A 34-year-old blind man, Walid Zidi, is one the ministers appointed on Monday by the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Former Congolese President Pascal Lissouba dies Monday in France
24 august 2020 - 20:31:44Paris, France (PANA) - The former Congolese president, Pascal Lissouba, 88, died Monday in the French southern city of Perpignan [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to virtually host the digital week from September 8 to 10
17 august 2020 - 14:57:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of the Development of the Digital Economy and Posts in Burkina Faso is [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants CFAF 155.3 billion for Congo-Cameroon interconnection works
10 august 2020 - 16:32:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, Léon Juste Ibombo, on Saturday launched [...] Full text...
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France accepts to receive young Guinean migrant admitted at Sciences Po
22 july 2020 - 23:57:53Paris, France (PANA) - A young Guinean migrant, Amadou Diallo, in asylum in Greece where he obtained his baccalaureate at [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: China picks Egypt as future hub to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine in Africa
21 july 2020 - 19:02:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt has been selected by China to serve as a future hub for manufacturing a coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Rwanda budgets US$ 5 million for high-speed broadband in public schools
14 july 2020 - 20:27:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to increase the Internet coverage rate of public secondary schools to 62% this year [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
10 july 2020 - 09:08:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa has joined immunization experts in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian group sues Chinese govt, 7 other institutions, claiming US$200 billion damages for hardships, deaths and disruption of life
06 july 2020 - 15:13:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-five top Nigerian citizens, including a traditional/royal father, on Monday, July 6, 2020, instituted a court [...] Full text...
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2017 internet shutdown: ECOWAS Court holds Togo govt. liable for violation of Citizens’ Freedom of Expression
26 june 2020 - 16:44:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay 16 million CFA [...] Full text...
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IAEA gives Congo 50 million CFA Francs for coronavirus detection equipment
22 may 2020 - 12:51:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide the Congolese government with large-scale, time-limited detection equipment [...] Full text...
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Former Rwandan Information minister Laurent Nkusi laid to rest
21 may 2020 - 15:41:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -- Former Rwandan Information minister, Professor Laurent Nkusi, who also served different positions in the government before [...] Full text...
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UNESCO puts spotlight on women’s voices in imagining the world to come
18 may 2020 - 13:32:02Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has invited leading women thinkers, artists and activists from fields ranging from climatology to international [...] Full text...
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Auxiliary bishop appointed for Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire
06 may 2020 - 15:52:37Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vatican Embassy in Abidjan on Wednesday announced the appointment of Rev. Father Jacques Assanvo [...] Full text...
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Congo plans 15 billion CFA francs data centre
06 may 2020 - 11:39:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to mobilise 15 billion CFA francs to fund the construction of a data [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic makes universal digital access and cooperation essential, says UN tech agency
06 may 2020 - 07:05:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 (coconavirus) pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN agency shines light on data and privacy online during lockdowns
30 april 2020 - 08:21:11New York, US (PANA) - A third of all nations lack laws to protect their citizen’s online data and privacy, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana scientists develop rapid diagnostic test kit
28 april 2020 - 08:15:23Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Scientists in Ghana have developed a rapid diagnostic test kit for the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNESCO marks 50th anniversary of Earth Day despite COVID-19
22 april 2020 - 19:18:31Paris, France (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic forces people into lockdown around the world and shutting down the global [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 pandemic bolsters case for technology-based economic resilience
17 april 2020 - 18:39:54Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact globally, the African continent, while [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation expands commitment to global response
17 april 2020 - 09:09:38Seattle, US (PANA) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday announced an expansion of its funding for the global [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Lomé University develops resuscitation equipment
16 april 2020 - 06:37:16Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Lecturers and researchers of the University of Lomé (UL) have developed resuscitation equipment, including respirator, to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana scientists obtain 'critical information' about virus
12 april 2020 - 07:01:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Scientists at the University of Ghana in Accra say they have obtained "critical information" about the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo announces new measures to counter pandemic spread
11 april 2020 - 14:10:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congo National Coordination to Combat Coronavirus, chaired by president Denis Sassou-Nguesso, announced a new set [...] Full text...
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Congolese researchers, traditional practitioners ready to tackle coronavirus
08 april 2020 - 14:09:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Researchers and the National Union of Traditional Practitioners of Congo have said they are ready to [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: People on hunger strike over fight against COVID-19
07 april 2020 - 23:27:37Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several individuals confined in a hotel in Nouakchott as part of measures to combat the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo sets up committee of experts to fight the pandemic
03 april 2020 - 18:25:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government on Friday in Brazzaville, set up a committee of experts to the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya gets Chinese testing technology to ease disease
23 march 2020 - 11:57:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A medical software which detects coronavirus using chest X-rays has been successfully installed at a diagnosis [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Subscribers sigh relief as the Internet is restored
17 march 2020 - 16:05:18Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Internet subscribers in Mauritania are back online after nearly three weeks of deprivation. "Dear customer, we inform [...] Full text...
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France to ensure the continuity of uranium production in North Niger
13 march 2020 - 19:26:38Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The director general of the French nuclear giant (Orano former Areva), Nicolas Maes, said Thursday in [...] Full text...
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WAEMU wants harmonization of secondary school baccalaureate in the community space
11 march 2020 - 13:22:52Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) intends to harmonize the second part of secondary [...] 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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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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