NOC discusses cooperation for maintenance of closed oil wells with Schlumberger

02 december 2020 - 20:01:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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ECA urges Africa to seize opportunities of global digital economy

01 december 2020 - 23:09:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Mrs Vera Songwé, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),Tuesday invited Africa to seize [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 accelerates digital transformation in the world - Report

01 december 2020 - 16:09:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The coronavirus health crisis has accelerated digital transformation in the world, according to the Network Readiness [...] Full text...

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Address water scarcity ‘immediately and boldly’, urges FAO chief

26 november 2020 - 20:39:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than three billion people live in agricultural areas with high levels of water shortage and [...] Full text...

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Carbon dioxide levels hit new record; COVID impact ‘a tiny blip’, WMO says 

24 november 2020 - 05:40:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hit a new record of 410.5 parts per [...] Full text...

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Global leaders to shape Davos Agenda ahead of 2021 Year of 'rebuilding trust' - NGO

23 november 2020 - 18:30:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Davos Agenda is a pioneering mobilization of global leaders to rebuild trust to shape the [...] Full text...

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AU honours President Issoufou for his contribution to industrial development in Africa

21 november 2020 - 17:23:45
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, also champion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was on [...] Full text...

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Libyan, French authorities hold talks on security cooperation

20 november 2020 - 22:03:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Friday held talks in [...] Full text...

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Bangui set to develop trade relations with Tunis, says President Touadéra

18 november 2020 - 23:01:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Wednesday expressed the desire of his country to [...] Full text...

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WHO rolls out plan to rid world of cervical cancer

17 november 2020 - 04:49:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) set out a strategy on Tuesday for eliminating cervical cancer, which [...] Full text...

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NOC director announces efforts to create new force of oil installations

16 november 2020 - 23:38:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, announced here Monday efforts to [...] Full text...

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EBRD, EU and partners boost green finance in Egypt

10 november 2020 - 14:30:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Union (EU) and the Green Climate [...] Full text...

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More than 300 billion FCFA of financial irregularities detected in Auditor General's 2019 report

06 november 2020 - 21:09:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than CFAF 300 billion in financial irregularities, including CFAF 287 billion in mining companies, have [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: International network specialized in hacking bank accounts dismantled

05 november 2020 - 21:05:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The central administration of fight against terrorism in Tunis Tuesday and Wednesday dismantled an international network [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic spurs health innovation in Africa, says WHO

01 november 2020 - 07:15:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanised the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been [...] Full text...

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Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector

26 october 2020 - 13:10:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West [...] Full text...

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German funding helps Ethiopia enhance immigration, border management controls

23 october 2020 - 15:11:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  – Immigration and border management controls in Ethiopia are being improved to help secure the country’s [...] Full text...

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UNESCO hosts virtual world summit on education

20 october 2020 - 20:16:42
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO, in partnership with the governments of Ghana, Norway and the United Kingdom, Tuesday organized a [...] Full text...

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Continued research key as Africa moves to implement game-changing AfCFTA

20 october 2020 - 17:56:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the [...] Full text...

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Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’ – UN chief

20 october 2020 - 17:35:40
New York, US (PANA) - Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme

20 october 2020 - 16:06:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...

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Kenya ready to undertake geospatial surveys to map out mineral potential

16 october 2020 - 23:37:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya is prepared to carry out an underground survey of its earth surfaces to obtain a [...] Full text...

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World Bank, IMF boards urge transfer of real resources to developing countries

16 october 2020 - 22:47:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Development Committee of the world’s top financial institutions said Friday the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to launch its first satellite on 20 March 2021

16 october 2020 - 16:03:35
Tunis, 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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Invest in rural women, help them build resilience to future crises, urges UN chief

16 october 2020 - 07:37:32
New York, US (PANA) - Rural women play a critical role in agriculture, food security and managing land and natural [...] Full text...

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120 Libyan police officers in fight against illegal migration trained in use of modern technology

16 october 2020 - 00:00:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 120 members of the Anti-Illegal Immigration Body are undergoing training in the use [...] Full text...

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Progress against tuberculosis ‘at risk’: WHO

15 october 2020 - 06:51:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action and funding are needed to sustain progress in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief says 'herd immunity', an ‘unethical’ COVID-19 strategy

13 october 2020 - 07:07:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Using the principle of so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and “not [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces mobile learning via SMS to reach most vulnerable

09 october 2020 - 11:11:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the startups in Rwanda has developed a mobile platform that will be used effective [...] Full text...

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DR Congo’s fragile detente ‘could yet unravel’, Security Council warned

07 october 2020 - 06:58:40
New York, US (PANA) - Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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AU warns against cyber-exploitation of African countries

06 october 2020 - 21:19:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has warned countries in Africa to guard against misuse by foreign [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FAO calls for transformational change in management of forests and food systems

06 october 2020 - 12:46:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transformational change is needed in the way countries manage forests and their biodiversity, people  produce and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda to host Mobile World Congress 2021

03 october 2020 - 10:21:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  -  Global System for Mobile Communications, commonly referred to as the 'GSMA',  has revealed that it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Second meeting of African Defence partners’ alliance on response to epidemic

01 october 2020 - 21:14:43
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Representatives of the Libyan ministry of Defence of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday took [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EBRD, EU and partners support green investments in Morocco

01 october 2020 - 19:07:37
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are supporting green [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AfDB partners with government and Microsoft to launch Digital Nigeria e-Learning Platform

01 october 2020 - 19:01:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the government of Nigeria and Microsoft on Monday launched the Digital [...] Full text...

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West African journalists attend regional training on investigate journalism

30 september 2020 - 16:49:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - About forty investigative journalists from ECOWAS member states are taking part in a regional training on [...] Full text...

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AU-backed firm expands drought insurance beyond non-sovereign cover

28 september 2020 - 22:57:48
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) -The African Union-backed African Risk Capacity Limited has entered into an agreement with agricultural technologies insurer, [...] Full text...

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Human rightfs experts feel damaging impact on Special Procedures from UN funding crisis

28 september 2020 - 13:53:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Coordination Committee of Special Procedures is gravely concerned about the impact of the UN funding [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: AXYS Group launches its 5th Investment Fund, the AXIOM Africa Equity Fund

25 september 2020 - 14:26:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian-based AXYS Group Thursday launched its fifth investment fund, the AXIOM Africa Equity Fund, with [...] Full text...

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Nearly half the world’s population lacks access to modern energy cooking services

25 september 2020 - 13:53:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -Four billoion people around the world still lack access to clean, efficient, convenient, safe, reliable [...] Full text...

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Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’

24 september 2020 - 06:15:59
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a technological era that “beckons with vast opportunity”, new risks exist to global peace, [...] Full text...

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How Africa’s health systems gain from polio eradication experience

23 september 2020 - 10:38:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The polio response has brought many skilled technicians into Africa’s health systems as the Global Polio [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports agricultural yields in Ethiopia

17 september 2020 - 16:47:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank Group has approved a US$80 million grant to support Ethiopia to bolster [...] Full text...

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Study calls on Benin to adopt progressive dismantling of customs duties for the AfCFTA

17 september 2020 - 15:34:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin should adopt progressive dismantling of customs duties as part of its implementation of the African [...] Full text...

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Nutrition experts discuss ways to advance nutrition and gender at the African Green Revolution Forum

15 september 2020 - 17:58:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups [...] Full text...

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AU guidelines seek to ease cross-border trade restrictions

15 september 2020 - 13:28:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Continued inefficiencies and disruptions to cross-border trade have posed significant challenges to Africa’s fight against [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief outlines reforms needed to keep operations fit-for-purpose

15 september 2020 - 04:58:53
New York, US (PANA) - Over the next 10 years, the world could well be transformed by potentially lethal new [...] Full text...

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AfDB partners AGRF as sponsor of virtual African Green Revolution Forum

07 september 2020 - 17:48:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution [...] Full text...

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UN marks first International Day of Clean Air

07 september 2020 - 10:00:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has highlighted the dangers posed by air pollution and urged greater [...] Full text...

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“We must help Africa build back boldly, but smartly,” says AfDB President, Adesina

02 september 2020 - 16:16:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In a speech kicking off his second term as African Development Bank (AfDB) chief, newly [...] Full text...

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Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, eighth AfDB President, sworn in for second term

01 september 2020 - 19:27:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - “Today, a rainbow stretches from the 81 member countries of the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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African Information Summit calls for expansion of digital economy

31 august 2020 - 21:53:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries require rapid expansion of new technologies, including enhancing access to the internet, to [...] Full text...

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AfDB Webinar on 'Promoting renewable energy technologies for sustainable development in post-Covid-19 Africa

31 august 2020 - 14:00:18
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI), and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Why women need to embrace these three digital technologies

31 august 2020 - 11:39:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – It is imperative that women play an equal role in shaping the impact of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina re-elected AfDB President

27 august 2020 - 13:45:26
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nigeria's Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina was Thursday re-elected to serve a second five-year term as [...] Full text...

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Composition of new Tunisian government

25 august 2020 - 20:53:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president-elect of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, Monday unveiled the composition of his government at [...] Full text...

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AU fast-tracks novel COVID-19 vaccine development

21 august 2020 - 01:33:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The mRNA vaccine under development and targeting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) should be procured when it [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Strategic Plan 2020-2024 to address health challenges

12 august 2020 - 13:28:45
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday launched the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2020-2024 that [...] Full text...

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New government formed in Mauritania

10 august 2020 - 22:19:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new government reduced from 25 to 23 members was formed on Sunday evening in Mauritania, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets $ 30 million from India to build New Supreme Court complex

01 august 2020 - 08:40:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – India has donated US$ 30 million to Mauritius towards the funding of a 4,770 m2 building [...] Full text...

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South African villagers find fresh water in ancient mountain springs (An AfDB Feature)

29 july 2020 - 16:15:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The village of Tsakhuma in the Vhembe district of South Africa’s Limpopo region has shown [...] Full text...

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Climate emergency ‘a danger to peace’, UN Security Council hears

25 july 2020 - 05:41:07
New York, US (PANA) - The climate emergency generated by global warming is exacerbating existing risks to international peace and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants to get out of EU tax haven blacklist

23 july 2020 - 13:33:29
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN officials call for solidarity, united economic front amid fears of worst recession in decades

23 july 2020 - 06:06:32
New York, US (PANA) - With multilateral cooperation under strain, senior UN officials, Nobel laureates and eminent academic experts, gathered [...] Full text...

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Benin hopes to produce 850,000 tonnes of cotton next season

19 july 2020 - 12:00:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is targeting to produce a minimum of 850,000 tonnes of cotton for the next season, [...] Full text...

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Tunis, Algiers engage to intensify efforts for political solution in Libya

13 july 2020 - 22:43:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian and Algerian ministers of foreign affairs at the end of their meeting here Monday [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Italian company set to help Congo on management of medical equipment

12 july 2020 - 16:31:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The managing director of Italian group, Althea, Alessandro Dogliani, said Saturday his company would help Congo [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Pandemic has caused an “education crisis” - Expert

10 july 2020 - 13:04:04
      Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An "education crisis" has plagued students the world over during the first half of 2020, and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

10 july 2020 - 09:08:33
Brazzaville, 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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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report

09 july 2020 - 05:03:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...

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Data-driven advisory services are key for Africa’s agricultural development - AfDB

08 july 2020 - 14:37:13
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - What are some of the barriers preventing small farmers in Africa from adopting digital advisory [...] Full text...

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Mauritius constructs civic amenity centres for waste disposal

08 july 2020 - 11:47:31
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change minister, Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, told Parliament [...] Full text...

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AU lays ground for industrialisation summit in November in Niger

06 july 2020 - 23:32:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to hold a special summit of heads of state [...] Full text...

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IFAD launches project to support 210.000 rural families in Niger

06 july 2020 - 23:10:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Monday announced a financing package to support 210,000 poor [...] Full text...

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. AIB Capital Limited, ApexAfricaCapital Limited in Kenya announce merger

03 july 2020 - 12:01:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Group, AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies in Mauritius, has concluded a [...] Full text...

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FIFA organises remote demonstration of advanced offside technology

01 july 2020 - 13:07:13
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After the first test of semi-automated offside technology at the FIFA Club World Cup in December [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ban on trading of stocks and mobile money transactions to have dire economic consequences (Analysis by Correspondent Tatira Zwinoira)

27 june 2020 - 19:26:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe government on Saturday took the unprecedented move to ban trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL reiterates its call for accountability for crimes targeting women in Libya

26 june 2020 - 14:16:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Full and effective participation of women in public life, including all political processes and peace building [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African Union calls for unbiased sharing of coronavirus vaccine

25 june 2020 - 21:33:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Top scientists, researchers and ministers of health rose from a two-day virtual conference on Thursday [...] Full text...

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The relevance of digital skills in the COVID-19 era (An AfDB feature)

18 june 2020 - 17:07:18
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed how the world functions, illustrating the limitations of many [...] Full text...

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AU, UNICEF campaign for birth registration to stop child exploitation

17 june 2020 - 14:13:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union and UN Children Fund (UNICEF) have launched the “No Name Campaign” to accelerate [...] Full text...

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As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)

16 june 2020 - 17:48:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...

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EU adopts conclusions on preventing, countering terrorism and violent extremism

16 june 2020 - 12:29:45
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday adopted conclusions reiterating its unwavering commitment to protecting EU citizens against [...] Full text...

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Rwandan parliament approves bill on first ever nuclear science center

15 june 2020 - 22:25:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The Rwandan parliament at a plenary meeting here Monday approved a bill regulating the establishment of [...] Full text...

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France to support an ambitious EU-ACP agreement

11 june 2020 - 18:49:15
Paris, France (PANA) - The French minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, has said that France supports the [...] Full text...

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From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)

09 june 2020 - 16:29:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] Full text...

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UN puts Nigeria’s electricity access rate at 57 per cent

05 june 2020 - 08:09:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations says that about 110.7 million Nigerians, out of a 195.8 million estimated population [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Experts examine how fashion entrepreneurs can conquer COVID-19

04 june 2020 - 16:23:58
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative on Tuesday launched its first webinar series to [...] Full text...

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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)

02 june 2020 - 19:59:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius textile and apparel industry 'on its knees'

02 june 2020 - 11:42:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Tuesday, said that [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases - WHO

01 june 2020 - 19:20:02
Geneva‎, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against COVID-19 has severely disrupted services to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, hypertension and [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Countries support ‘one-stop shop’ to share science and research

30 may 2020 - 07:05:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty countries and numerous international partners have underlined the need to make tests, treatments and other [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Digital applications offer hope for post-lockdown banking in Africa

28 may 2020 - 15:42:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Banking and financial services in most of Africa have been affected deeply with the coronavirus-induced economic [...] Full text...

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Congo: Huawei committed to maintain stable telecommunication network in the country

22 may 2020 - 21:04:54
Brazzaville, Congo PANA) - The Chinese company, Huawei, with high expertise in information and communication technologies, has expressed its determination [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East

21 may 2020 - 17:08:45
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief hails 'landmark resolution’ to accelerate virus response

21 may 2020 - 04:56:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With  “unprecedented solidarity”, the World Health Assembly adopted a “landmark resolution” on Tuesday, which sets out [...] Full text...

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Benin experiences significant growth in Internet penetration

19 may 2020 - 17:55:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin experienced significant growth in Internet penetration between 2016 and 2019, said Mrs. Aurélie Adam Soulé [...] Full text...

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Greening transport sector in post COVID-19 recovery can create 15 million jobs globally

19 may 2020 - 12:59:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recovery from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cannot be a return to business as usual. It [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic closes 90 percent of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings

19 may 2020 - 05:36:17
Paris, France (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic makes universal digital access and cooperation essential, says UN tech agency

06 may 2020 - 07:05:03
Geneva, 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: Big pharmaceutical firms give details of vaccine dev't process

20 april 2020 - 13:28:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An agreement between major pharmaceutical companies, Sanofi and the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to produce a vaccine for [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to go through with lifting national lockdown amid economic turmoil

18 april 2020 - 19:09:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has decided to lift the national lockdown to combat COVID-19 (coronavirus), scheduled [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 pandemic bolsters case for technology-based economic resilience

17 april 2020 - 18:39:54
Abidjan, 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: US government says its response now far surpasses pledges

14 april 2020 - 17:11:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - "Our response now far surpasses that initial pledge. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the U.S. government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO to support media in developing countries to face COVID-19 challenges

11 april 2020 - 18:56:47
Paris, France (PANA) - A group of 200 East African women journalists will soon be connected through an on-line resource [...] Full text...

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'Coronavirus-driven debt crisis threatens poor countries already at risk'

10 april 2020 - 07:26:08
New York, US (PANA) - As governments struggle to cope with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, billions of people living in [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives Niger US$140 million to improve quality of education

09 april 2020 - 12:04:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved US$140 million in funding for the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC handles shortage of medical supplies threatening coronavirus response

04 april 2020 - 18:58:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A global shortage of key medical supplies required to sustain the onslaught on the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Twitter restricts Zimbabwe's info Ministry from accounting over unusual activity

03 april 2020 - 18:11:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Twitter has temporarily restricted Zimbabwe's Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services from accounting for the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Subscribers sigh relief as the Internet is restored

17 march 2020 - 16:05:18
Nouakchott, 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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Zimbabwe businesses are under increased threat of collapse- Analysis

08 march 2020 - 12:26:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Businesses are under increased threat of collapse due to the continued depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar [...] Full text...

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Botswana-based pan-African lender to leverage on technology

05 march 2020 - 17:58:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - New group chief executive officer of Botswana headquartered micro financing company Letshego, Andrew Okai has intentions [...] Full text...

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Some 290 million students out of school due to coronavirus: UNESCO

05 march 2020 - 17:45:58
Paris, France (PANA) - School closures in 13 countries to contain the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) are disrupting the education [...] Full text...

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Solar firm, Azuri, scores high in fastest growing European company ranking

04 march 2020 - 19:51:28
Nairobi, 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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South Africa: African election officials attend social media conference in Cape Town

03 march 2020 - 13:22:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Commissioners and senior executives from more than 34 African election management bodies are attending [...] 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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Niamey hosts agriculture, environment and livestock fair

02 march 2020 - 20:43:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Since Sunday, Niamey has been hosting the 6th edition of the Agriculture, Technical, Environment and Livestock [...] Full text...

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African States urged to strengthen capacities in fundamental sciences, engineering

01 march 2020 - 17:08:11
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) – At the second forum on science, technology and innovation in Africa 2020, held in the [...] Full text...

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ECCAS delegates meet in Brazzaville to discuss gender, agricultural action plan

28 february 2020 - 21:59:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - Delegates from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met here Friday to validate the [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to build on digital economy for sustainable development

27 february 2020 - 15:34:50
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA)-Participants at the Sixth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD), which started Tuesday in Victoria Falls, [...] Full text...

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Congo: Towards validation of action plan to accompany ECCAS women

26 february 2020 - 21:30:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - Representatives of different departments of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and experts from [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ICT watchdog criticises proposed anti-corruption strategy document

25 february 2020 - 09:00:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local ICT watchdog, the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT), has criticised the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [...] Full text...

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France pledges US$100 million for WHO Academy

25 february 2020 - 06:12:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, [...] Full text...

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Climate change takes toll on Zimbabwe’s natural habitat, UN deputy chief observes

24 february 2020 - 03:39:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Alongside the human population, Africa’s animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which [...] Full text...

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EU to fund new project for 2.6 billion CFAF to improve agricultural productivity in Mali

21 february 2020 - 22:55:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The European Union Friday granted Mali 2.6 billion CFAF to fund a new project to be [...] Full text...

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Spain makes a 25 million euro credit line available to Tunisia

20 february 2020 - 09:12:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Spain has made available to Tunisia 25 million euros for Tunisian small and medium-sized enterprises and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo’s president expresses need for country to resort to new ICTs

19 february 2020 - 21:52:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, Wednesday expressed the need for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: AXYS announces merger plan in Kenya to strengthen its position in Africa

19 february 2020 - 17:25:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - ApexAfrica Capital Limited, a subsidiary of the AXYS Group operating in Kenya, announced on Wednesday a [...] Full text...

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Mauritania, Senegal sign series of cooperation agreements

18 february 2020 - 21:39:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian and Senegalese governments Tuesday signed a series of agreements and treaties aiming to promote [...] Full text...

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Kenya targets 1.9 million new solar energy connections

18 february 2020 - 18:10:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan authorities plan to connect 1.9 million households to solar electricity, which is part of a [...] Full text...

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Libyans condemn Egyptian interference in Libya's internal affairs

18 february 2020 - 17:39:22
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The overwhelming majority of Libyan public opinion has vigorously condemned the various forms of continuous external [...] Full text...

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Huwaei assists Botswana on corona virus alertness

17 february 2020 - 12:36:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Chinese company Huawei Technologies has donated infrared thermometers to Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB). Managing Director [...] Full text...

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AfDB getting Africans ready for the fourth industrial revolution

16 february 2020 - 09:43:04
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will hold a workshop on the ability of the emerging [...] Full text...

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Tunisia wins 2020 'Malabo Declaration' award

14 february 2020 - 13:38:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian agriculture won the 'Malabo Declaration' award for 2020, presented by the African Union Commission at [...] Full text...

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Burundi celebrates international radio day

13 february 2020 - 21:10:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA  - International Radio Day was celebrated here Thursday with different speakers acknowledging the increasing role of new [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe government accused of favouring Chinese conglomerate Huawei

11 february 2020 - 13:59:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has drawn a sharp rebuke from stakeholders over nepotism fears, after the government recently extended [...] Full text...

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UN health agency to accelerate research and innovation for new coronavirus

07 february 2020 - 10:21:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is convening a global research and innovation forum to mobilize [...] Full text...

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Over 1.5 million people face food insecurity in Niger each year

04 february 2020 - 15:40:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 1.5 million people are affected by food insecurity in Niger each year, Nigerien Minister [...] Full text...

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Azuri makes 2020 Global Cleantech 100 list

29 january 2020 - 17:51:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Azuri Technologies, a leading provider of pay-as-you-go solar home solutions for off-grid Africa, has been named [...] Full text...

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USAID gives Niger US$153 million to build resilience in 19 municipalities

29 january 2020 - 12:17:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated US$153 million for food security development activities [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Vietnam establish partnership for coffee production, purchase

27 january 2020 - 22:29:36
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)  -  The managing director of the Gabonese Stabilization and Equalization Funds (Caistab), Thierry Prosper Mboutsou, Monday reported [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Vietnam to sign coffee partnership

27 january 2020 - 17:23:33
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The director general of the Stabilization and Equalization Funds of Gabon (Caistab), Thierry Prosper Mboutsou, reported [...] Full text...

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Huawei support innovation, ICT learning in Botswana

22 january 2020 - 18:11:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Huawei is sponsoring students in Botswana to support government’s initiative to promote innovation and ICT learning. The [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, India sign MoU for the creation of an IT center in Tunis

22 january 2020 - 18:06:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sabri Bachtobji, held talks on Wednesday with the Indian [...] Full text...

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Niger, India set up joint cooperation commission

22 january 2020 - 17:53:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger and India decided on Wednesday to create a joint cooperation commission to boost their cooperation, [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Norway sign deal on gas production

19 january 2020 - 20:00:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Norway on Sunday signed a US$850 million agreement on electricity and liquid gas production, [...] Full text...

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WHO boss says affordability of medicines is root cause to fake drugs in Africa

18 january 2020 - 20:22:33
Lome, Togo (PANA)  -  World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says affordability of medicines is one of the [...] Full text...

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Botswana president to attend World Economic Forum

17 january 2020 - 07:43:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's president Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday left for Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde to host workshop on agricultural research, development in Africa

14 january 2020 - 11:22:41
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A regional workshop on research, innovation and technology transfer for the sustainable development of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Passenger Information System for inland transport

14 january 2020 - 10:47:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Government of Mauritius, via the Ministry of Land Transport and Light Rail, on Monday [...] Full text...

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EU offers 389 million euros to support development programmes in Morocco

10 january 2020 - 13:23:55
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Thursday announced a new development programme for Morocco, with a budget of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius builds modern hospital to provide quality services

09 january 2020 - 13:08:18
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday started the construction of a  modern 800-bed hospital at Constance, eastern part [...] Full text...

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'Introduce mobile money interoperability', Zimbabwe ICT entity tells Govt

04 january 2020 - 15:53:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local ICT activists, the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT), has urged the government to introduce [...] Full text...

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Congo: Sopéco launches mobile payment application

14 december 2019 - 16:03:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Congo Posts and Savings Company (Sopéco) launched here Friday a mobile payment application called Post [...] Full text...

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Congo: Asecna committed to securing air transport in Africa

12 december 2019 - 15:25:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative in Congo of the Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranks 91st out of 189 countries on Human Development Index

11 december 2019 - 22:49:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia ranks 91st out of 189 countries in terms of human development index (IDH) for 2019 [...] Full text...

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

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

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Youth, trade roadmap for Gambia’s creative industries launched

03 december 2019 - 22:54:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - A Youth and Trade Roadmap for The Gambia’s Creative Industries to support innovation and improve on [...] Full text...

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COP25: ‘Signals of hope’ multiplying in face of global climate crisis, says Guterres

02 december 2019 - 05:51:29
Madrid, Spain (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has outlined the “increased ambition and commitment” that the world needs from governments during [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigeria to extend its natural gas pipeline to North Africa

29 november 2019 - 17:43:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Equatorial Guinea said that Nigeria is considering the viability [...] Full text...

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Africa online retailer Jumia pulls out of Tanzania

29 november 2019 - 14:13:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Online retailer Jumia Technologies has withdrawn from the Tanzanian market, a few days after [...] Full text...

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First Capital Bank acquires Bank of India (Botswana) Limited

28 november 2019 - 19:39:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - FMB Capital Holdings Group (FMBCH), the Mauritius-based holding company for First Capital Bank Botswana, has announced [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Africa to improve trade-related infrastructure

28 november 2019 - 17:54:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Strategic Dialogue of Associations of African Societies on the Operationalization of the Agreement on [...] Full text...

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Gabon Telecom to test 5G mobile technology

24 november 2019 - 13:48:19
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon Telecom's senior management announced on Sunday in a press release the experimental launch of 5G [...] Full text...

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Smart Green Botswana Makeathon ends with unveiling of solar powered electric car

21 november 2019 - 15:56:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The 'Smart Green' Botswana Makeathon came to an end on Thursday with the launch of a [...] Full text...

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World Television Day celebrates an integral part of modern life

21 november 2019 - 05:34:56
New York, US (PANA) - Seven decades of United Nations’ work in developing new standards and systems for broadcasting are [...] Full text...

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

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

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EU supports trade integration in West Africa

16 november 2019 - 15:08:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will support trade integration in West Africa through the financing of the [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence lags behind in Botswana while cyber crime soars

15 november 2019 - 15:06:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The global technology landscape is growing at an exceedingly great extent, with fraud and identity theft [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Rwanda to phase out 2.6 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances

13 november 2019 - 11:29:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda is looking to phase phase out approximately 2.6 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) scheduled in [...] Full text...

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Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends

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

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AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments

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

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Azuri, Marubeni nominated for British Business Awards

07 november 2019 - 19:25:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two companies working together in implementing a strategy to deliver affordable, clean energy solutions to millions [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Security summit calls for "urgent increase" in funding military, other security agencies in war against Boko Haram

06 november 2019 - 17:13:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Participants in one-day North-East Security Summit, held in the epicentre of Boko Haram violence in Maiduguri, [...] Full text...

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Botswana finds different literacy levels a challenge in industrial revolution

06 november 2019 - 15:02:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Undeveloped value chains, different literacy levels in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are a major challenge in [...] Full text...

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Research reveals four cyber threats for 2020

06 november 2019 - 12:48:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global cloud-enabled next-generation cybersecurity company, Sophos, has launched its 2020 Threat Report providing insights [...] Full text...

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Agribusiness: Africa’s New Investment Frontier (An AfDB Feature)

05 november 2019 - 19:36:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: [...] Full text...

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Benin musical and the diaspora show begins on Monday

02 november 2019 - 15:03:13
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The eighth edition of the national Beninese music and the diaspora starts on Monday across the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to participate in Int'l Exhibition on Environmental Technologies in Italy

02 november 2019 - 14:53:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian delegation, made up of experts from the International Center for Environmental Technologies of Tunis [...] Full text...

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Shareholders approve landmark US$115 billion capital increase for AfDB

01 november 2019 - 15:24:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Thursday in Abidjan, Governors of the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Barrow presides over Gambia’s cabinet session

01 november 2019 - 09:15:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow presided over the eighth session of the cabinet which discussed key issues [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces electric vehicles to reduce air pollution, spur private-sector investments

30 october 2019 - 12:46:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The introduction of electric vehicles early this week in Rwanda aims to modernise Rwanda’s automobile sector [...] Full text...

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Libya inaugurates 5G mobile telephony network

29 october 2019 - 23:15:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, Tuesday launched [...] Full text...

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Togolese Parliament adopts law on the protection of personal data

25 october 2019 - 16:47:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Parliament on Wednesday adopted a law on the protection of personal data, PANA learned [...] Full text...

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Rwanda inaugurates modern logistics platform to boost intra-Africa trade

21 october 2019 - 13:24:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday inaugurated the country's first inland port facility located in Masaka, [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank, 3 Regional Development Banks launch Joint Report on Livable Cities

20 october 2019 - 08:29:43
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Rapid urbanization has provided most cities in the world with opportunities to provide more sustainable, [...] Full text...

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UN expert to visit The Gambia over reported sale and sexual exploitation of children

18 october 2019 - 14:57:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, will [...] Full text...

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WBG President calls for comprehensive reforms to reach global education target

18 october 2019 - 09:25:47
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has introduced an ambitious new Learning Target, which aims to cut by at [...] Full text...

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Achieving broadband access for all in Africa comes with a $100bn price tag

17 october 2019 - 19:01:50
Washington, US (PANA) - Across Africa, where less than a third of the population has access to broadband connectivity, achieving [...] Full text...

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Tunisia adheres to European child protection convention

16 october 2019 - 12:34:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister for Women, Family, Children and the Elderly, Neziha Laabidi on Tuesday submitted at the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hosts the Int'l conference of Arab Maghreb and African Sahel Cities

15 october 2019 - 18:19:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The issues of "social and political integration as a sustainable factor to ensure a dignified life; [...] Full text...

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'Egypt to become one of the world's leading gas exporting countries'

15 october 2019 - 17:39:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The discovery of significant quantities of gas in Egypt will enable this African country in the [...] Full text...

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Gambia, ECOWAS review off-grid solar market assessment report

15 october 2019 - 17:29:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, in partnership with the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to submit application for accession to European Convention on protection of children against sexual exploitation

14 october 2019 - 20:55:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisian Minister of Women, the Family, Children and the Elderly Neziha Laabidi will Tuesday submit Tunisia's [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's oil giant announces discovery of crude oil, gas for the first time in Northern Nigeria

11 october 2019 - 19:56:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday announced that it has for the first time [...] Full text...

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UNICEF to use crypto currencies

09 october 2019 - 23:14:31
New York, USA (PANA)  -  The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched a cryptocurrency fund which will be able [...] Full text...

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Experts seek "science–policy interface" to improve community's resilience to climate change in Africa

09 october 2019 - 20:33:51
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Experts gathered Wednesday in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the first African Climate Risks Conference [...] Full text...

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