'Build African cities where waste is not a burden, but opportunity for innovation'

21 august 2025 - 10:53:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of the Environment of and current President of the African Ministers of the [...] Full text...

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‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan

20 august 2025 - 18:54:02
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in [...] Full text...

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Libya to attend TICAD 9 in Japan on Africa's development

19 august 2025 - 12:05:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of the Environment, Ibrahim al-Arabi Mounir, has departed from Maitigua International Airport, in [...] Full text...

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South African Minister hails export of avocados to Japan

28 august 2024 - 08:23:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, is attending the Tokyo International Conference on [...] Full text...

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'Africa offers attractive investment opportunities for Japanese firms'

23 june 2024 - 06:33:45
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Dr. Kevin Kariuki, African Development Bank's (AfDB's) Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, [...] Full text...

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"Investing in Africa is profitable," AfDB President tells Japanese investors

24 april 2023 - 20:40:33
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper denounces unisian president's statements on Bouri oil field, as an attempt to export his problems abroadT

26 march 2023 - 17:55:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper -Alsabaah - has derided Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statement concerning the Bouri oil [...] Full text...

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Eighth TICAD ends with declaration on pillars of cooperation

29 august 2022 - 11:38:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-8) ended on Sunday with a declaration on [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief calls for action to deliver sustainable development in Africa

29 august 2022 - 05:20:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the continued relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during [...] Full text...

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Japan, AfDB to provide $5 billion in support for Africa’s private sector

28 august 2022 - 11:11:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The government of Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Saturday announced a $5 billion [...] Full text...

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Japan pledges to mobilise some $30 billion for Africa

27 august 2022 - 18:15:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Saturday that the public and private sectors in his [...] Full text...

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Gambian president says poverty, inequality continue to ruin communities in Africa

27 august 2022 - 17:47:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow on Saturday said that poverty and inequality continue to ruin communities in [...] Full text...

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Diplomatic row erupts between Tunisia and Morocco over Western Sahara

27 august 2022 - 17:37:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A diplomatic row has erupted between Tunisia and Morocco following the invitation by the Tunisian president , [...] Full text...

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Burundian President to attend 8th TICAD in Tunis

26 august 2022 - 11:57:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, is flying to Tunis on Friday to attend the [...] Full text...

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Japanese diplomat praises Libyan government's efforts to contain political and security problems

24 july 2022 - 17:08:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Libya, Masaaki Amadera, on Sunday hailed the efforts [...] Full text...

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Tunisia aspires to strengthen South/South trade, says Prime Minister

26 may 2022 - 13:23:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Najla Bouden, presided on Wednesday in Tunis over the opening ceremony of [...] Full text...

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Tunis to host 5th International Conference on Financing Investment, Trade in Africa late May

05 may 2022 - 16:46:56
Tunis, Tunisie (PANA) - Nearly 3,000 participants and guests from more than 45 countries and 100 high-level speakers are expected [...] Full text...

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TICAD 8 preparatory conference opens in Tunis

27 march 2022 - 15:39:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A ministerial preparatory meeting for the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) is [...] Full text...

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Libya stresses importance of successful Afro-Japanese partnership

27 march 2022 - 14:41:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister for International Cooperation and Organisations, Omar Ketti, stressed the importance of the [...] Full text...

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Japan, AfDB Group sign US$668.1 million loan for ADF 15th replenishment

17 february 2021 - 13:40:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm [...] Full text...

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Japan, AfDB Group sign $668 million loan agreement

17 february 2021 - 09:28:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) - the concessional [...] Full text...

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Japanese Foreign Minister begins African journey through Tunisia

09 december 2020 - 21:20:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Ali Nafti met Wednesday with [...] Full text...

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Japanese Foreign Minister due in Tunis on Wednesday

07 december 2020 - 17:12:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Preparations for the 8th Summit of the Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD 8), scheduled [...] Full text...

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Kenyan president greets new Japanese Premier, praises retiring Abe

17 september 2020 - 14:53:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Mr Yoshihide Suga following his election as the new Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to host TICAD 8 in 2022

16 july 2020 - 15:49:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 8th session of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) will take place [...] Full text...

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Japanese business delegation visits Tunisia

03 march 2020 - 05:44:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A Japanese economic delegation arrived on Monday in Tunis for a three-day visit aimed at discussing [...] Full text...

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AU designates Tunisia to host TICAD 8

11 february 2020 - 08:47:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has been designated by the 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa to host the [...] Full text...

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Japan gives Congo 1 billion CFAF for rice project

02 november 2019 - 14:42:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Japan has made available 1.1 billion CFA francs to Congo for a rice project in the [...] Full text...

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Mugabe 'died of cancer', President Mnangagwa reveals

23 september 2019 - 11:31:19
Harare, Zimbabwe, (PANA) - Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe died of cancer, President Mnangagwa has revealed. "National hero and Zimbabwe’s former [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President issues special proclamation to mourn Mugabe

06 september 2019 - 17:03:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued an executive order declaring the national flag to fly half-mast [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK notes Japan's availability to train African executives

03 september 2019 - 15:18:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Taking stock of the just ended 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII), Malian [...] Full text...

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Kenya urges Africa to invest in sustainable Blue Economy

31 august 2019 - 16:40:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries have been urged to  invest in sustainable Blue Economy which has been recognized as [...] Full text...

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Siala, Faki discuss AU contribution to resolution of the Libyan crisis

31 august 2019 - 16:14:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala met with African Union Commission (AU) Chairperson  Moussa Faki Mahamat on [...] Full text...

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Generous Africa needs new partners, innovation to help forcibly displaced – UN refugee chief

31 august 2019 - 07:53:06
Yokohama, Japan (PANA0 - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said financial support remains vital for helping the [...] Full text...

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TICAD 7: Burkinabe president satisfied with participation in conference

30 august 2019 - 17:43:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's President, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, says the participation of his country in the [...] Full text...

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TICAD 7: UK's Azuri Technologies hailed for off-grid energy generation in Africa

30 august 2019 - 16:16:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The British Ambassador to Japan on Friday threw the spotlight on Azuri Technologies and on next-generation [...] Full text...

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TICAD 7: Japan, AfDB unveil enhanced private sector initiative to bolster health, energy in Africa

30 august 2019 - 13:56:03
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday announced a joint target of US$3.5 billion [...] Full text...

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Universal Health Care, Special Economic zone top agenda as Kenyatta, Japanese premier meet

29 august 2019 - 17:32:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's ongoing roll out of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme and the development of a [...] Full text...

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Science, technology key to accelerating Africa's technology transformation - Japanese premier

29 august 2019 - 16:45:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Science, technology and innovation as well as human resource development are critical in Africa, a continent [...] Full text...

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Japan provides US$23 m to G5 Sahel for humanitarian services

29 august 2019 - 13:17:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan will release US$23 million for humanitarian services operating under the G5 Sahel, Japanese Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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TICAD 7: President Buhari says Nigeria has 'very attractive investment opportunities'

29 august 2019 - 08:36:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan, declared that his country has very attractive [...] Full text...

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TICAD 7: Guterres says ‘winds of hope are blowing ever stronger’ for Africa

29 august 2019 - 06:45:08
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - African nations have made "significant progress" in developmental efforts in the last few years, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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AU calls on Japan to intensify private sector investment in Africa

28 august 2019 - 15:28:07
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The African Union has urged the Japanese government to continue promoting private investment in Africa as [...] Full text...

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Kenya to push Big 4 agenda at TICAD 7

28 august 2019 - 12:18:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will pursue its Big 4 agenda and seek to appeal to investors  at the seventh [...] Full text...

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Libya seeks Japan's support in training coast guards, border surveillance devices

28 august 2019 - 11:24:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Affairs Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, has told [...] Full text...

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TICAD7 summit: How is Africa going to take ownership of its economic growth through multilateralism? (A News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

27 august 2019 - 19:52:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A dozen African leaders will attend the seventh edition of the Tokyo International Conference for African [...] Full text...

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Egypt: President Al-Sissi, Japanese PM to meet during 7th TICAD Summit

27 august 2019 - 19:40:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian president and current chairman of the African Union, Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, will Wednesday meet [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde Premier attends 7th TICAD in Japan

27 august 2019 - 15:41:07
Praia, Cape Verde (Praia) - Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva of Cape Verde is leading his country's delegation to [...] Full text...

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UNESCO sponsors event on the future of African cinema at TICAD VII

27 august 2019 - 14:47:53
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay will on Wednesday lead an event on the future of African cinema [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso President attends the 7th TICAD

27 august 2019 - 08:56:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré arrived in Yokohama, Japan, on Tuesday, where he [...] Full text...

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Nigeria president Buhari departs for TICAD7 summit

25 august 2019 - 14:55:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday departed Abuja for Japan to participate in the three-day Seventh [...] Full text...

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Ivorian PM leads delegation to TICAD 7 in Japan

22 august 2019 - 23:45:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly will lead a delegation from 26-30 August to the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President to attend G7, TICAD summits

22 august 2019 - 08:58:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall will take part in the G7 summit that opens Saturday in Biarritz, [...] Full text...

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Ugandan medic awarded Japan’s Third Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for distinguished service

25 april 2019 - 12:44:12
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – A Ugandan professor of medicine has been awarded a top prize by the Japanese government for [...] Full text...

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Botswana to deal with food insecurity caused by poor rains

11 april 2019 - 18:12:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is posed to act in an emergency response to improve food and nutrition security caused [...] Full text...

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Japan to host AfDB's Pre-TICAD7 Seminar on Investing in Africa

07 november 2018 - 14:54:18
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will organise a seminar focusing on investments in Africa on 29 [...] Full text...

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AfDB convenes Pre-TICAD Energy Sector, Africa Investment Forum Seminar in Japan

13 july 2018 - 14:28:40
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will on 2 August, 2018, organize a seminar on Africa’s energy [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Japan sign agreement on economic, social development aid projects

21 november 2017 - 17:58:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Japan on Tuesday signed a grant aid project on economic and social development worth [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Maputo TICAD forum to discuss progress made since Nairobi Summit

22 august 2017 - 16:50:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Mozambican capital, Maputo, will host a two-day Ministerial Meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on [...] Full text...

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Austria: UNIDO, Japan promote adaptation technologies for developing cleaner, climate resilient industry in Africa

07 july 2017 - 13:42:02
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - With the support of its Investment and technology promotion office (ITPO) in Tokyo, Japan, the United [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AfDB, Japanese Gov't launch Japan-Africa Energy Initiative

04 july 2017 - 13:21:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan have signed a Letter of [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB, JICA sign US$ 300 million loan under EPSA Initiative

16 june 2017 - 10:16:43
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a US$ 300 million loan agreement with [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB, Japanese gov't provide funds for private sector assistance to Africa

18 may 2017 - 18:01:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Japanese Government have signed an agreement for a [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban opens ‘Africa Week’ at UN

11 october 2016 - 06:06:18
New York, US (PANA) - Noting the socio-economic progress made by African countries and their centrality in major sustainable development [...] Full text...

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UN: Kenyan VP tasks UN Security Council on Somalia

21 september 2016 - 20:34:13
New York, US (PANA) - Addressing the UN General Assembly, Kenya's Vice-President William Ruto on Wednesday implored the UN Security [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Will new-found international trade allies grow more African capitalists? (News analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

14 september 2016 - 10:25:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe stole the show during a Summit of African and Chinese leaders in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African leaders urge Japanese firms to invest in Africa

28 august 2016 - 18:35:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union Chairman Idris Deby, on Sunday called on the Japanese government to continue emphasising the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari assures foreign investors of security, protection of investments

28 august 2016 - 13:31:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday night, “strongly assured” existing and prospective foreign investors that their [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria to fully rehabilitate Boko Haram victims - Buhari

27 august 2016 - 17:18:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ‎Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya said the government will ensure full rehabilitation [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO chief highlights role of agriculture in preventing conflicts

27 august 2016 - 15:07:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Food security and agriculture have an essential role to play in preventing conflicts and crises on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Japan announces big increase in aid to Africa

27 august 2016 - 12:32:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced a big increase in the amount of Japanese aid [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Japanese firm seeks steps to advance sanitation investment in Africa

27 august 2016 - 10:19:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The lack of proper toilets and water and sewerage systems across Africa has an economic cost [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Africa-Japan Summit opens in Nairobi

27 august 2016 - 07:55:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders have joined Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the opening in Nairobi of a [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AfDB, Japan announce US$3 bn initiative to boost growth, reduce poverty in Africa

26 august 2016 - 19:58:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan announced Friday they have set a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian PM leads high-level delegation to TICAD VI in Kenya

26 august 2016 - 17:46:06
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth left Port Louis on Friday with a high-level [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AfDB chief offers roadmap towards agriculture transformation in Africa

26 august 2016 - 16:22:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has outlined a roadmap towards the transformation of agriculture [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari heads to Nairobi for TICAD-VI summit on African development

25 august 2016 - 17:52:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the two-day Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-VI) [...] Full text...

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Algeria: Algeria takes part in TICAD-VI in Nairobi

25 august 2016 - 16:38:36
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algerian Minister for Maghreb, African Union and Arab League Affairs Abdelkader Messahel will attend the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Japan-Africa Summit attracts 35 African Heads of State

18 august 2016 - 15:26:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 35 African heads of state and government have confirmed their intention to attend the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Kenya to host TICAD VI summit

01 february 2016 - 12:09:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) Summit will be held in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyatta to hold talks with world leaders at UN Summit

25 september 2015 - 20:29:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in New York on Friday for the UN General Assembly, where [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Japan bids to overshadow China in Kenya infrastructure

21 august 2015 - 19:27:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Japanese investors have put up a major bid for mega-infrastructure projects in Kenya, expanding from modernization [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Japan to train 1,000 youth from 54 African countries

19 august 2015 - 14:09:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Japanese government will finance a training programme in its universities for 1,000 youth from 54 [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya keen to host TICAD

02 february 2015 - 11:06:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has expressed keen interest in hosting the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Summit [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Africa’s largest trade fair gets underway in Nigeria

08 november 2014 - 19:14:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One of Africa’s largest trade fairs got underway here Friday, just as the Japanese government pledged [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Japan finances peace consolidation project in Sahel

18 september 2014 - 21:01:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Japanese government is financing a project to consolidate peace and good governance in five Sahel [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Japan grants Mauritania US$1.2 million for maternal and child health

16 september 2014 - 20:56:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Japanese government has given Mauritania US$1.2 million to finance a project related to obstetric and [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Japan gives Guinea US$122,000 for education

06 march 2014 - 22:53:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Japanese government on Thursday granted Guinea US$122,000 to build a primary school block in Pita, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS leaders to meet Japanese PM in Abidjan

09 january 2014 - 20:44:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders are due to meet with Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan leaves Friday for ECOWAS meeting in Abidjan

09 january 2014 - 18:17:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will travel to Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, Friday to attend a meeting [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Japanese PM comes visiting Friday

08 january 2014 - 11:20:35
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leading a delegation of senior government officials and businessmen, will [...] Full text...

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AfDB secures US$100m loan for Africa's private sector

17 december 2013 - 18:38:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Tuesday said it had signed with the Japanese government a bilateral [...] Full text...

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Japan gives Mauritania US$3m to consolidate peace, security, justice

28 june 2013 - 12:37:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Japan has given Mauritania US$3 million to finance a two-year project aimed at consolidating peace, security [...] Full text...

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Nigeria seeks Japan’s support on infrastructure

03 june 2013 - 09:22:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has sought Japan's assistance to help the African nation in the areas of [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges Africa's integration into global economy

02 june 2013 - 17:07:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said African countries must adopt proactive policies and their partners must [...] Full text...

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Abe opens TICAD V with US$32 bln package pledge

01 june 2013 - 11:28:19
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on Saturday opened the 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development [...] Full text...

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TICAD V to discuss empowerment of African women

31 may 2013 - 13:53:31
New York, US (PANA) - The importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women in driving development in Africa [...] Full text...

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SA President for Tokyo conference

31 may 2013 - 08:30:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Friday morning departed for Japan to participate in [...] Full text...

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Dlamini Zuma heads AUC delegation to TICAD V in Japan

31 may 2013 - 08:04:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For the first time, the African Union Commission (AUC) is co-organising the Tokyo International Conference [...] Full text...

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Burundi’s President leaves for Japan

30 may 2013 - 13:06:33
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza left his country Thursday for Yokohama, Japan, where he will attend the [...] Full text...

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TICAD V due to kick off 1 June in Japan

29 may 2013 - 19:14:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Japanese government will host the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) from 1 [...] Full text...

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Malawi president in Tokyo for Afro-Japanese conference

28 may 2013 - 16:37:04
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - President Joyce Banda of Malawi Tuesday left the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for Tokyo, Japan, where [...] Full text...

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President Mahama leaves for AU Golden Jubilee summit

23 may 2013 - 12:36:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama left Accra on Thursday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to take part in [...] Full text...

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Japan backs ECOMIB with US$44,800

28 march 2013 - 14:07:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Japan has donated US$44, 800 to ECOWAS in support of the ECOWAS Mission in Guinea Bissau [...] Full text...

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Togolese president invited to TICAD meeting in Japan

14 november 2012 - 21:02:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togolese president Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has been invited to attend the Tokyo International Conference for African [...] Full text...

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African experts propose additional flagship programmes for post Rio+20

11 september 2012 - 15:51:25
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – African environment experts, meeting here Tuesday, have come up with a list of 10 flagship programmes [...] Full text...

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Morocco hosts evaluation meting for TICAD IV

05 may 2012 - 18:11:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The 4th evaluation meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development (TICAD IV) opened in [...] Full text...

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Japan donates 8,000 tons of wheat to Burundi

30 april 2012 - 12:12:33
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Japan has donated 7,788 tons of wheat worth US$5 million to Burundi, the government of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Commission accredits 5 envoys

02 february 2012 - 18:50:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Five Ambassadors have been accredited as Permanent Representatives of their countries to the ECOWAS Commission, the [...] Full text...

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TICAD IV begins in Dakar

01 may 2011 - 20:16:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Prime Minister of Senegal, Souleymane Ndiaye Ndéné, on Sunday in Dakar, chaired the opening of the [...] Full text...

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IOM assists Ethiopian migrants stranded in Somalia

08 april 2010 - 08:27:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The International Organisation for Migration (I OM) assisted 490 Ethiopian migrants stranded in Somalia, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria 'to triple domestic rice production'

26 march 2010 - 07:19:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA - A major plan for tripling d-omestic rice production, improving indigenous processing capacity and enhancing the marketability [...] Full text...

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Japan gives Gabon 1.2 billion FCFA to protect coast

10 march 2010 - 21:25:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Gabon and Japan on Wednesday signed an agreement for 1. 2 billion FCFA (US$2. 465 million) [...] Full text...

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Japan props up childhood diseases prevention project in Burundi

20 january 2010 - 14:16:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Burundi's efforts to fight infectious diseases among children will benefit from a Yen 124 [...] Full text...

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Japan appoints representative to ECOWAS

21 december 2009 - 23:32:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Japanese government has appointed Toshitsugu Uesawa as the country's ambassador to Abuja, to be its [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Africa-Asia Business Forum on Tourism Development ends

17 june 2009 - 06:53:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The three-day fifth Africa-Asia Business Forum (AABF V) was billed to round off in Kampala, Uganda, [...] Full text...

thread Economy