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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...

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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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Niger advocates advanced technologies for sustainable waste management

08 october 2019 - 04:49:00
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Lands, Urban Planning and Housing, Waziri Maman, on Monday urged stakeholders and partners [...] Full text...

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Luxembourg to strengthen its interventions in Burkina Faso

02 october 2019 - 13:15:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré on Tuesday met Luxembourg's charge d'affaires here, [...] Full text...

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55 African countries set to develop climate-resilient agriculture systems

30 september 2019 - 19:20:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- Fifty-five African countries have signed a five-point declaration to increase the climate adaptation and resilience of the [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe bans mobile money cash-ins and outs to curb illicit financial activities

30 september 2019 - 16:40:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has banned all cash-in and out activities on the mobile [...] Full text...

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Sustainable development summit a reminder of ‘the boundless potential of humanity'

26 september 2019 - 07:20:03
New York, US (PANA) - The first UN summit on the progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development closed on a [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Ministry of Education, Huawei sign partnership deal

24 september 2019 - 13:59:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Ministry of Education has signed a partnership agreement with Huawei, the Chinese manufacturer of telecommunication [...] Full text...

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Commitments worth US$790 million made to enhance resilience for small-scale farmers

24 september 2019 - 05:52:55
New York, USA (PANA) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank and several governments announced financial commitments of [...] Full text...

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WB, partners strengthen capacities of African universities

22 september 2019 - 19:48:14
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – The projects of the Africa’s excellence centers for higher education (CEAI) and the Africa’s excellence centers [...] Full text...

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'Mining in a Changing Climate' Forum: AfDB to tackle policy implications

21 september 2019 - 07:39:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Natural Resources Centre, will take part in the [...] Full text...

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ICT is now 3rd pillar of Mauritian economy, says Prime Minister Jugnauth

19 september 2019 - 13:30:14
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said the ICT sector is the third pillar of [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Justice launches SMS messaging system on certificates

17 september 2019 - 21:16:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe judiciary Tuesday launched an SMS messaging system on acts issued by it to [...] Full text...

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Morocco elected vice president for 63rd IAEA general assembly

17 september 2019 - 14:48:43
Vienna, Austria (PANA) – Morocco was on Monday elected vice president of the 63rd general assembly of the International Atomic [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde produces 7,000 cubic meters of wastewater a day

11 september 2019 - 19:09:03
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde produces 7,000 cubic meters of water a day from wastewater treatment plants, according [...] Full text...

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Mining forum set to reignite mining sector in East and Central Africa

11 september 2019 - 09:00:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Regional ministers and pioneering mining professionals in East and Central Africa will converge on [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to host 14th eLearning Africa Conference

09 september 2019 - 21:21:26
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 14th Pan-African Conference on Technologies Applied to Learning, Training and Skills Development, eLearning Africa, [...] Full text...

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High-level segment of the COP 14 begins in New Delhi

09 september 2019 - 15:18:24
New Delhi, India (PANA) – The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of Parties (COP14) taking place in New [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel police officers, gendarmes, custom officers trained in border management

06 september 2019 - 11:48:18
Niamey, Niamey (PANA) - Some 30 gendarmes, police and customs officers from the five G5 Sahel countries have completed a [...] 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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WHO launches global registry on human genome editing

30 august 2019 - 06:00:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An expert advisory committee of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first phase [...] Full text...

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Digital agriculture, key to Africa's growth - AfDB

29 august 2019 - 16:53:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome [...] Full text...

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Japanese agro-entrepreneurs commit to doubling Africa rice production

28 august 2019 - 21:14:50
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) – The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) to help double rice [...] 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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South African president Ramaphosa attends G7 Summit in France

25 august 2019 - 14:58:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Biarritz, France on Sunday for the G7 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius hosts international seminar on disruptive technologies

21 august 2019 - 15:41:21
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - An international seminar started Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, seeking to provide an insight on disruptive [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches “Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030” for its electricity sector

21 august 2019 - 14:12:42
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – ene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities minister Ivan Collendavelloo on Tuesday launched the [...] Full text...

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African experts train Mauritians in leather craft skills

20 august 2019 - 15:16:03
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Experts from the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) are conducting a five-day lather [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank gains momentum in SADC development projects

19 august 2019 - 17:35:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has gained momentum in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian government gets new spokesperson

14 august 2019 - 22:55:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Sidi Salem, minister of higher education, research and information and communication technologies, was Wednesday appointed the [...] Full text...

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African telecommunications regulators converge in Abuja for 3-day conference

14 august 2019 - 18:51:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will next week host a three-day Conference of African Telecommunications Regulators on [...] Full text...

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Congo presents national strategy to develop its digital economy

13 august 2019 - 15:12:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Guy Roland Tsimba, Director General of the Digital Economy Development (DGDEN), on Monday in Brazzaville, presented [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to sign SADC Protocol on Industry

09 august 2019 - 16:26:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will sign the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Industry whose objective is to [...] Full text...

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List of the Mauritanian government

09 august 2019 - 08:25:01
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following is the list of the government of Mauritania announced on Thursday following the swearing-in [...] Full text...

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UNCCD chief calls for political will to act on land degradation

08 august 2019 - 20:01:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Thursday ties together [...] Full text...

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Angolan President congratulates compatriot physician honoured in Portugal

05 august 2019 - 19:08:06
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan President João Lourenço on Sunday congratulated the Angolan doctor, Filomeno Fortes, on his recent election [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Burundi Senate leaves for ordinary session of Pan-African Parliament in South Africa

04 august 2019 - 17:32:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The speaker of Burundi’s senate, Révérien Ndikuriyo, left here Sunday for Midrand, South Africa, to take [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council again fails to adopt resolution to end Libyan conflict (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

02 august 2019 - 11:55:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A draft communiqué initiated by the United Kingdom on Thursday to end the Libyan conflict, after [...] Full text...

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Botswana to hold fair on occupational health and safety

31 july 2019 - 14:30:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A fair that seeks to bring together all aspects of occupational safety and health concerns in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana to hold trade expo to support business growth

31 july 2019 - 14:14:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Electra Mining Botswana, a fair at which local and international companies will showcase the latest technologies, [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Second Paris peace forum in November

30 july 2019 - 23:33:48
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The second edition of the Paris Peace Forum, a unique platform of the Mo Ibrahim [...] Full text...

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UN envoy in Libya calls for truce on Eid Al Adha

30 july 2019 - 03:32:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United Nations envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé has called for a truce to be declared in [...] Full text...

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Pharmaceutical company Merck to assist in reproduction of northern white rhino

30 july 2019 - 03:02:14
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Pharmaceutical company Merck is contributing its expertise to the BioRescue project team in the development [...] Full text...

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UN envoy in Libya urges Security Council action to end violence

30 july 2019 - 02:45:25
New York, US (PANA) - Fighting in Libya “shows no signs of abating”, the head of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...

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Mauritania's central bank unveiled the best financial inclusions

29 july 2019 - 18:13:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - An international jury set up by the Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) has unveiled the results [...] Full text...

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AfDB funds Gambia’s sustainable urban development programme

28 july 2019 - 17:27:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The African Development Bank(AfDB) has extended a $3 million grant from its Transition Support Facility (TSF) [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde establishes special economic zone for the maritime economy

24 july 2019 - 15:46:48
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde has decided to establish a Special Economic Zone for the Maritime Economy (ZEEEM), [...] Full text...

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Eight countries in West and Central Africa adopt integrated aerodrome meteorological observing system

24 july 2019 - 14:05:55
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Eight countries in West and Central Africa have adopted advanced technologies in the Integrated Aerodrome Meteorological [...] Full text...

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A new legal framework enacted for gambling in Côte d'Ivoire

17 july 2019 - 23:22:06
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government on Wednesday adopted a bill on the legal regime for gambling to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan gov't deports Directors of 17 foreign gambling firms for illegal operations

16 july 2019 - 18:17:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The government's deportation of 17 directors of gambling companies in Kenya reflects the country's serious crackdown [...] Full text...

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Mobile phone applications triple access to financial services in Kenya

16 july 2019 - 00:14:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta said here Monday Kenya would continue leveraging on new technologies to deepen financial [...] Full text...

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AfDB signs agreement to bolster research in mathematics

15 july 2019 - 23:39:18
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) [...] Full text...

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