US companies urged to open offices in Libya
13 september 2025 - 12:16:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the US have held discussions focusing on encouraging American companies operating in the North [...] Full text...
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Libya generates over $15 billion in public revenue in 8 months
10 september 2025 - 12:17:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 84.3491 billion dinars, approximately US$15.618 billion, in public revenue was generated from 1 [...] Full text...
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Sudan govt welcomes UN rights agency's condemnation of attacks on civilians by rival RSF
24 august 2025 - 06:56:35Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday commended the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights for condemning the [...] Full text...
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Sudanese army denies targeting WFP relief convoy
21 august 2025 - 12:20:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Thursday denied bombing a World Food Programme (WFP) relief [...] Full text...
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International coalition urges Sudanese warring parties to take action to improve humanitarian situation
20 august 2025 - 21:24:50Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international coalition that groups five governments beside the United Nations and the African Union [...] Full text...
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Eswatini’s digital transformation crucial to unlocking growth, jobs, and economic resilience
02 august 2025 - 08:14:00Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Eswatini needs to digitalise, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according [...] Full text...
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On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food
01 august 2025 - 05:13:32Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, UN aid teams continued their efforts on Thursday to help people of the [...] Full text...
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In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation
29 july 2025 - 12:56:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said [...] Full text...
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UN summit confronts AI’s dawn of wonders and warnings
09 july 2025 - 07:35:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s flagship platform on artificial intelligence opened in Geneva on Tuesday, launching four days of [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Hospitals rationing critical supplies, ambulances stalling
08 july 2025 - 21:30:20Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that the catastrophic conditions in Gaza are worsening, as tents, schools, [...] Full text...
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Former Nigerian President Obasanjo urges ECOWAS to reassess crisis response
04 july 2025 - 10:15:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday urged the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Gen Z protests returns a year later, more defiant, 8 killed
25 june 2025 - 18:55:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight people were shot dead across Kenya, two of them in Nairobi and over 400 others [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Over 400 Palestinians killed around private aid hubs, UN rights office says
25 june 2025 - 05:58:03Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - At least 410 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to fetch [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians must be able to deliver aid in Gaza, UN agencies insist
15 june 2025 - 05:33:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies have continued to stress they must be allowed to deliver aid in the Gaza [...] Full text...
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EU lifts economic sanctions on Syria, enacts recent political agreement
28 may 2025 - 12:01:52Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted legal acts lifting all economic restrictive measures on Syria, with the [...] Full text...
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Libya earned nearly $7 billion in between January and April 2025
10 may 2025 - 12:14:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's total public revenues for 1 January to 30 April amounted to 37.693 billion dinars , [...] Full text...
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Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
24 april 2025 - 16:57:32New York, US (PANA) - As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of [...] Full text...
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Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
24 april 2025 - 07:23:07New York,US (PANA) - As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of women [...] Full text...
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G7 Ministers denounce Sudan conflict
16 april 2025 - 12:29:03Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of the G7 countries and the High Representative of the European Union, [...] Full text...
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‘No time to lose’ in Gaza, as ceasefire offers fragile respite
14 february 2025 - 05:29:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN is racing against time to expand humanitarian relief and prepare for the monumental [...] Full text...
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Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns
03 february 2025 - 19:34:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced many [...] Full text...
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Gambia: IDA US$30 million budget support to enhance productivity and improve economic governance
09 december 2024 - 12:55:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Group has approved $30 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...
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African countries count on mineral boom to bolster large scale investment
05 december 2024 - 13:36:34Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - African countries are relying on the mineral potential in the continent to attract large-scale investment into [...] Full text...
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Children in Gaza need life-saving support-UNICEF
30 november 2024 - 18:41:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The war in the Gaza Strip is taking a catastrophic toll on children. At least14,000 children have [...] Full text...
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COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key
17 november 2024 - 04:51:12Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders in technology and the environment at COP29 in Baku endorsed on Saturday a declaration pledging [...] Full text...
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Support for economic reforms hinges on communication, engagement, and trust: IMF Blog By Silvia Albrizio, Bertrand Gruss, and Yu Shi
17 october 2024 - 14:25:35Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is stuck in a low-growth gear, largely because of aging populations, [...] Full text...
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IMF staff completes 2024 Article IV Consultation Mission to Chad
16 october 2024 - 10:56:27N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chad’s economic growth, after increasing to 4.9 percent in 2023, is expected to moderate this year, [...] Full text...
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World Bank announces Sangbu Kim as Vice President for Digital Transformation
31 july 2024 - 08:28:52Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - World Bank Group President Ajay Banga has announced the appointment of Sangbu Kim as [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reviews development strategies for telecommunications sector
30 july 2024 - 13:04:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Telecommunication Holding Company (LPTIC) on Monday unveiled eight development strategies for the telecommunications sector, [...] Full text...
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UN chief warns of ‘cyber mercenaries’ amid spike in weaponising digital tools
21 june 2024 - 07:44:25New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the dual-edged nature of cyberspace, stressing its potential [...] Full text...
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Top Libyan officials meet on preparations for launch of electronic system for granting residence and work visas
20 may 2024 - 15:10:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan officials meet here Monday to monitor the latest procedures for launching electronic system for [...] Full text...
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Libyan authorities firm up arrangements for this year's pilgrimage to Mecca
16 may 2024 - 12:42:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Authority for Hajj and Umrah has announced the start of activities for this [...] Full text...
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Nearly 100 organisations appeal for re-establishment of telecommunications infrastructure in Sudan
14 may 2024 - 14:39:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nearly 100 humanitarian, civil society, human rights organizations and members of the #KeepItOn coalition, have launched [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: We must prevent a large-scale offensive in Rafah, UN pleads
13 may 2024 - 06:15:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General and the human rights chief again reiterated on Sunday that a large-scale [...] Full text...
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Libyan govt offers jobs, cars and wedding bonuses to 64 residents of social institutions
09 april 2024 - 15:19:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has decided to support [...] Full text...
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Libya rakes in nearly $6 billion in revenues for 1st quarter of 2024
09 april 2024 - 14:07:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Liya earned a total of 23.8 billion dinars (around 5.96 billion US dollars) in revenue in [...] Full text...
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Libyan students participate in World Robotics Championships in United States
06 april 2024 - 13:23:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires of the US embassy in Libya, Jeremy Brent, was delighted to meet a [...] Full text...
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Libyan govt prepares to launch e-services platform
26 march 2024 - 12:46:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba has enquired about the latest preparations for the Dawlaty electronic [...] Full text...
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AU calls for laws to end internet shutdowns during elections in Africa
21 march 2024 - 15:00:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Banjul-based African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHR) has passed a new resolution [...] Full text...
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Libya launches electronic visa for foreigners
20 march 2024 - 19:07:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government on Wednesday launched the electronic visa for foreigners. During a meeting at the Prime [...] Full text...
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Sudan internet shutdowns disrupt humanitarian operations
08 march 2024 - 22:50:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns since February poses [...] Full text...
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UN telecoms agency chief: One third of humanity still offline
08 march 2024 - 07:32:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The benefits of cutting-edge technology remain out of reach for around 2.6 billion people globally who [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Medical charity says its UK Board member killed in Gaza
06 march 2024 - 12:49:48London, UK, (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it is devastated about the death of Reem Abu [...] Full text...
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Universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost
28 february 2024 - 05:35:27Barcelona, Spain (PANA) - The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, [...] Full text...
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Benin's Constitution likely to be amended by Parliament on Wednesday
20 february 2024 - 12:52:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's MPs will be convened for a session on Wednesday, during which they could amend the [...] Full text...
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US welcomes restoration of Senegal's presidential electoral calendar
17 february 2024 - 06:05:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the decision by Senegal’s Constitutional Council to restore the presidential [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Senegalese President Sall pledges to respect constitutional Council's verdict on election
16 february 2024 - 18:51:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday pledged “to fully implement” the verdict of the Constitutional Council [...] Full text...
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Chairman of e-Government Projects Monitoring Committee visits facilities at headquarters of e-government project in Libya
16 february 2024 - 18:40:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Walid Ellafi, Chairman of the e-Government Projects Monitoring Committee, has visited facilities of the experimental headquarters [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Respect decision of Constitutional court annulling delay in presidential election: ECOWAS tells Senegal stakeholders
16 february 2024 - 13:07:58Dakar, Snegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday urged stakeholders in the political crisis [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Constitutional Council strikes down 'unconstitutional' law delaying presidential election
16 february 2024 - 06:06:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday struck down a controversial law that postponed the West African country's [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat expresses 'serious concerns' about Senegal's political crisis
14 february 2024 - 06:07:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal 'suspends' internet as Dakar Prefect bans march to protest poll delay
13 february 2024 - 14:23:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of internet at "certain time slots" as the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Telecoms blackout ‘unacceptable’: UN relief chief
13 february 2024 - 06:02:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The “unacceptable” telecommunications blackout in war-ravaged Sudan is affecting humanitarian response in the country, the UN’s [...] Full text...
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Malian Induatry minister lays foundation stone for cement factory in Sikasso region
12 february 2024 - 18:34:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Industry and Trade, Moussa Alassane Diallo, Saturday laid the foundation stone of a [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso renews Patriotic Support Fund for another year
08 february 2024 - 11:38:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's cabinet on Wednesday renewed the Patriotic Support Fund (FSP), which was set up [...] Full text...
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Reducing electricity, telecommunications costs in Djibouti could boost growth, add jobs: World Bank report
01 february 2024 - 16:30:02Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti has achieved remarkable economic growth over the past two decades, driven by strategic infrastructure investments, [...] Full text...
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Geopolitical situation in Horn of Africa region poses risks to Djibouti’s recovery – IMF warns
26 january 2024 - 10:24:57Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) – Djibouti recorded a strong rebound in economic activity in 2023 but regional geopolitical developments pose [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 25,000 killed as humanitarian needs rise
22 january 2024 - 12:54:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Intense” Israeli bombardment in Gaza continued on Monday along with rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza health system collapsing, as UN agencies renew ceasefire call
18 january 2024 - 07:23:07New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is continuing to do all it can to deliver critical [...] Full text...
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Palestine-Gaza crisis: UN chief reiterates Gaza ceasefire call, condemns ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians
15 january 2024 - 19:50:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasised the imperative of establishing “basic conditions” to facilitate safe [...] Full text...
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Prominent Angolan business executive fights asset freeze order
23 december 2023 - 14:54:07London, UK (PANA) – Isabel dos Santos, a prominent Angolan business executive fighting a legal battle over a multi-million telecommunication [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down: WHO
21 december 2023 - 15:18:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza and injured patients who need surgery [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM urges greater focus on cyber security
18 december 2023 - 15:57:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza hospital destroyed, WHO chief reiterates ceasefire call
18 december 2023 - 15:15:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has spoken out against the [...] Full text...
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Libyan government officials meet over launch of unified electronic services pilot phase
13 december 2023 - 19:05:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Supreme e-Government Committee, chaired by the Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FAO warns of impending humanitarian catastrophe
13 december 2023 - 07:02:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the escalating conflict in Sudan and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting rages on across the Strip
11 december 2023 - 14:14:47Doha, Qatar (PANA) - UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths reiterated deep concerns for the people of Gaza on Monday. This is [...] Full text...
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Gaza fighting further compromises aid amid near ‘apocalyptic’ conditions: UN humanitarians
07 december 2023 - 13:17:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two months to the day since Hamas fired rockets into Israel prompting a massive Israeli military retaliation [...] Full text...
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40 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia to reap gains from expansion of digital economy
06 december 2023 - 07:59:50Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - Communities in Djibouti and Ethiopia, including borderland areas, refugees and host communities, will benefit from [...] Full text...
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Kenya set to overhaul refugee policy, to change camps into urban centres
30 november 2023 - 18:21:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is planning to designate major refugee camps as urban centres and municipalities once a draft [...] Full text...
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Libyan minister holds meeting on opening of National Museum
16 november 2023 - 12:57:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Walid Al-Lafi, Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs and Chairman of the Committee [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN emergency relief chief unveils 10-point plan ‘to rein in the carnage’
15 november 2023 - 15:34:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN’s top emergency relief official unveiled a 10-point plan “to rein in the carnage” in [...] Full text...
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11th Libyan International ICT Exhibition opens
14 november 2023 - 15:30:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Monday inaugurated the 11th Libyan International Communications and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’
07 november 2023 - 14:40:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A month since the crisis in Gaza started UN humanitarians on Tuesday issued a heartfelt appeal [...] Full text...
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Libyan government introduces digital platform for issuing visas to foreign nationals
01 november 2023 - 18:06:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A digital platform for granting entry visas to foreigners in Libya was presented at a meeting [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amid ‘unprecedented escalation’ in Gaza, UN calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire
29 october 2023 - 05:38:38New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Saturday ramped up appeals for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after [...] Full text...
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Communications, Internet services interrupted in Benghazi following armed clashes
07 october 2023 - 13:54:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Communication and internet services have been interrupted for the second consecutive day in the eastern Libyan [...] Full text...
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Ministerial meeting begins in Banjul on Wednesday on Amilcar Cabral submarine cable project
19 september 2023 - 19:15:50Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Banjul, capital of The Gambia, will Wednesday host the third meeting of the Ministerial Steering Committee [...] Full text...
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More than 35,000 displaced persons in disaster-stricken towns in eastern Libya, according to IOM
13 september 2023 - 16:19:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a total of 36,085 people have been displaced in four [...] Full text...
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UPDATESeveral dead in eastern Libya after storm Daniel hits the region
11 september 2023 - 19:20:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 people have died in various parts of the eastern region of Libya hit [...] Full text...
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Several dead in eastern Libya after storm Daniel hits the region
11 september 2023 - 18:36:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 people have died in various parts of the eastern region of Libya hit [...] Full text...
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Meeting focuses on ways of protecting communications services in Libya from hacking attempts
05 september 2023 - 20:28:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Tuesday in Tripoli, the Committee for Monitoring and Supporting e-Government Projects held its first meeting [...] Full text...
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Internet celebrates its 40th birthday, but some users are twice its age! World Bank Blog
01 september 2023 - 15:45:07Washington DC, US (PANA) - Does internet help you to stay in touch with family and friends? If you answered [...] Full text...
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Despite sanctions, climate shocks - Mali’s economy showed signs of resilience: World Bank
27 july 2023 - 08:33:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali’s economy showed signs of resilience despite Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sanctions, high [...] Full text...
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France 24 slammed for 'biased' coverage of political events in Senegal
08 july 2023 - 19:35:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government on Saturday slammed the French news channel, France 24, for its "biased media coverage of [...] Full text...
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Burundi to join Africa Finance Corporation
07 july 2023 - 13:19:49Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's weekly cabinet meeting adopted an invitation to the country to join the Africa Finance Corporation [...] Full text...
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Famous Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni arrested
21 june 2023 - 19:22:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A leading figure on the Tunisian media scene, Zied El Heni, was kept in detention on [...] Full text...
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Madagascar receives $100 million WBG assistance for reforms, resilient growth
10 june 2023 - 11:00:38Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Directors has approved a $100 million credit for a [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms agreement reached with Italian counterpart to hold economic conference
08 june 2023 - 19:27:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed an agreement [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify
30 may 2023 - 16:01:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring parties show signs of respecting truce - Facilitators
26 may 2023 - 11:39:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese capital on Friday witnessed cautious calm as the two parties to the fighting appear [...] Full text...
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IOM says 'ambitious, concrete action' needed to avoid the worst climate impacts
18 may 2023 - 16:16:52New York, US (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is calling for concrete action to prevent, avert and [...] Full text...
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Uganda can reduce poverty by building people’s resilience to shocks: WB report
11 may 2023 - 15:57:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - There was little progress in poverty reduction in Uganda during much of the decade leading up [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) sets up fallback site in Cape Verde
08 may 2023 - 14:20:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), George Agyekum Donkor, has [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM praises communications sector for keeping Libyans informed
02 may 2023 - 20:04:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has praised the national strategy [...] Full text...
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Benin's economic growth was 6% in 4th Quarter of 2022
16 april 2023 - 15:39:29Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Economic growth was 6% in the fourth quarter of 2022 in Benin, according to a report [...] Full text...
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Economic diversification away from oil is crucial for Congo’s long-term growth: WB Report
15 march 2023 - 13:49:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Economic diversification away from oil is crucial for reversing recent economic setbacks in the Republic of [...] Full text...
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Tigray peace monitoring team urges opening of schools
11 february 2023 - 22:10:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Joint Committee monitoring the peace process in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray has praised [...] Full text...
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Digital economy to boost Eswatini’s development, enhance service delivery: WB report
09 february 2023 - 07:46:20Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The digital economy offers Eswatini a range of opportunities to improve economic development and enhance public [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy, TPLF leader Tadesse lead delegatons for first high level talks
03 february 2023 - 18:35:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Top officials of the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TLLF) on Friday held [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US commends commiment of government, TPLF to peace agreement
03 february 2023 - 06:22:16Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has commended the Ethiopian government and rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for [...] Full text...
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Libya to host North African Internet Governance Forum on 23 February
23 january 2023 - 19:45:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General Authority for Communications and Informatics, the "Libyana" Telecommunications and Technology Company and the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Libyan minister urges Africa to find ways to support digital sector growth
23 january 2023 - 19:00:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid Al-Lafi, has stressed the need for [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe government creates support fund for Volunteers for Defence of Fatherland
12 january 2023 - 14:41:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government has created a Patriotic Support Fund estimated at 100 billion CFA francs, [...] Full text...
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Greece, Côte d’Ivoire vow to deepen ties
12 january 2023 - 11:57:11Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece and Côte d’Ivoire have expressed their will to deepen cooperation in all fields and to [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves US$400 million in financial support for Côte d'Ivoire
09 december 2022 - 12:24:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday approved US$400 million financial support for reforms aimed at strengthening [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves $20 million grant to Ghana to help bridge unexpected financing gap
08 december 2022 - 11:53:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved $20 million in supplementary funds for [...] Full text...
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Ministerial Commission holds new meeting to support elections in Libya
05 december 2022 - 19:51:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministerial Commission for Elections Support chaired by the Minister of State for Communication and Political [...] Full text...
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Ghana telecom companies deactivate SIM cards not fully linked to national ID card
01 december 2022 - 07:34:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Telecommunication companies in Ghana are beginning the process of deactivating SIM cards of subscribers that are [...] Full text...
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Libya-Uganda Joint Technical Committee meets in Kampala
12 november 2022 - 18:17:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The meeting of the Libyan-Ugandan joint technical committees began on Saturday in Kampala with the situation [...] Full text...
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Libya Economy minister, Chinese telecom giant Huawei discuss digital economy for the country
10 november 2022 - 16:44:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, and the general manager of the Libya [...] Full text...
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COP27: $3.1 billion plan to achieve early warning systems for all by 2027
08 november 2022 - 04:50:56Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday unveiled the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
28 october 2022 - 18:53:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike [...] Full text...
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LPTIC signs agreement with Cisco, discusses Libya's digital transformation plan with Nokia
13 october 2022 - 14:45:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Post Telecommunications and Information Technology Holding Company (LPTIC) Thursday signed an agreement with the [...] Full text...
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Guinean government says ready for ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit
20 september 2022 - 14:14:32Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea is not afraid of the extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Matar Bâ leaves the Ministry of Sports after 8 years of service
18 september 2022 - 15:24:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Matar Bâ, appointed minister of Sports of Senegal on 7 July, 2014, left his post Saturday [...] Full text...
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WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought
18 august 2022 - 05:26:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions [...] Full text...
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Gambia launches guidelines to restrict unsolicited messages on phones
06 august 2022 - 11:08:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's telecommunication watchdog, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), has launched guidelines for the telecommunications sector to [...] Full text...
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Telecommunication restored between eastern and western Libya
28 july 2022 - 12:34:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Telecommunication between eastern and western Libya has resumed after repair of damaged fibre optic cables in [...] Full text...
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Communication in Libya disrupted by cut of fibre optic cables
27 july 2022 - 12:48:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Telecommunications Holding Company, announced on Tuesday that the ongoing maintenance operations to restore communications [...] Full text...
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Libya's records surplus of nearly US$5 billion in the first five months of 2022
07 june 2022 - 10:45:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 54.6 billion dinars in government revenue (about US$11.42 billion) in the first five months [...] Full text...
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Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch
18 may 2022 - 05:22:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes delivery of humanitarian aid to Tigray
16 april 2022 - 05:47:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the arrival on Friday of a convoy of trucks carrying [...] Full text...
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US stresses there should be no arbitrary arrests in Libya
15 april 2022 - 18:27:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States Friday welcomed the release of many Libyans from prison, stressing that "no one [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL calls for release of all arbitrarily detained people
15 april 2022 - 12:38:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on the authorities to release all those [...] Full text...
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Gambia announces measures to mitigate effects of economic hardship
13 april 2022 - 10:39:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian cabinet has commissioned an eight-member economic taskforce to look into the recent rise in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief welcomes Tigray humanitarian ceasefire agreement
25 march 2022 - 20:58:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the declaration of an indefinite humanitarian truce on the part [...] Full text...
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South Africa sues telecommunications giant
14 february 2022 - 13:43:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government is suing Huawei Technologies for exceeding the number of foreigners [...] Full text...
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African leaders seek aviation, transportation logistic overhaul to spur free trade agenda
08 february 2022 - 05:04:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African political and business leaders have called for a logistical overhaul and broad investment in [...] Full text...
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Libya earns nearly US$22.5 billion in oil revenues in 2021
05 january 2022 - 19:09:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya generated 103.4 billion dinars (about 22.47 billion dollars) in oil revenues in 2021, the Central [...] Full text...
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Veep Al-Lafi ends ends visit to Central African Republic
30 december 2021 - 12:40:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, Wednesday concluded his official visit to [...] Full text...
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Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan
18 november 2021 - 20:39:41Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM stresses importance of telecommunications in diversifying economy
10 november 2021 - 11:42:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has stressed the importance of the telecommunications sector as a key [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Army urged to end arbitrary detentions
09 november 2021 - 12:40:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudanese security authorities should immediately release people arbitrarily detained since the 25 October military takeover, Human [...] Full text...
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Full list of members of new Guinean government
05 november 2021 - 18:42:56Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government, led by Mohamed Béavogui, is finally fully formed. The following is the list of [...] Full text...
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EBRD raises forecast for southern and eastern Mediterranean region
04 november 2021 - 09:10:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is raising its growth forecast for the southern [...] Full text...
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UN says intense fighting in Northern Ethiopia halts humanitarian supplies
01 november 2021 - 21:24:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fighting and hostilities in the northern Ethiopia towns of Dessie and Kombolcha in Amhara has [...] Full text...
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Disruptions of aid distribution in Ethiopia continues
28 october 2021 - 20:27:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The overall situation in Northern Ethiopia remains unpredictable, volatile, and highly tense, UN aid agencies [...] Full text...
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Thousands demonstrate against Saied in Tunis
10 october 2021 - 19:53:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand demonstrators took part Sunday here in a demonstration against the exceptional measures taken by [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa exits recession in 2021 but recovery still vulnerable : World Bank
06 october 2021 - 14:57:38Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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'Restoration of Algeria-Morocco relations vital to Africa’s free trade ambition'
30 september 2021 - 12:15:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As the diplomatic spat between Algeria and Morocco widened last week with the banning of [...] Full text...
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South African president's top aide dies
17 september 2021 - 05:46:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Minister in the Presidency Hlengiwe Mkhize died on Thursday. She was 69 years [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray
14 september 2021 - 04:58:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves immediate deployment of 5G network
08 september 2021 - 20:19:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks, effectively giving [...] Full text...
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Plenary session of the Libyan parliament to hear govt's case postponed to Wednesday
07 september 2021 - 16:55:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plenary session of Libya's Parliament devoted to listening of the Government of National Unity (GNU) [...] Full text...
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Buhari celebrates Nigeria’s 5% GDP in Q2, assures “there is much to be optimistic about”
26 august 2021 - 18:27:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday welcomed the 2nd Quarter (Q2) 2021 report by the Nigerian Bureau [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on Addis Ababa to allow humanitarian assistance into Tigray
20 august 2021 - 13:34:19Washington, US (PANA) - The U.S. is calling on the Ethiopian government to immediately allow humanitarian assistance to swiftly move [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Intensified fighting across borders ‘disastrous’ for children
10 august 2021 - 05:18:52New York, US (PANA) - Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has warned that a recent escalation [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: WFP delivers food to another 1 million in Tigray, but only reaches half of those in need
09 august 2021 - 15:19:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delivered food to over a million people in [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Satellite images reveal devastation in Anglophone regions - rights group
28 july 2021 - 13:28:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International says new research has revealed the scale of destruction caused by the ongoing conflict [...] Full text...
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Hatif Libya, US company Ifinera sign agreement to enhance telecommunication services
26 july 2021 - 20:45:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A pioneering agreement to develop the national messaging network was signed here Monday between Hatif Libya, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia Crisis: UN appeals for resupply of aid and fuel in Tigray region
06 july 2021 - 21:12:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian operations have been gradually resuming in the war-ravaged Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, but [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF commends Guinea’s response to pandemic, urges support for vulnerable households and businesses
01 july 2021 - 08:30:44Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Guinea needs to diversify the economy and secure more inclusive, [...] Full text...
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Morocco, Burkina Faso and DR Congo join AFC
11 june 2021 - 19:39:27Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Morocco, Burkina Faso and DR Congo have joined the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), one of the [...] Full text...
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Charity initiative for needy families launched in Libya
09 june 2021 - 11:38:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's state-owned telecommunications holding company - LPTIC - on Tuesday launched a charity initiative to support [...] Full text...
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South Africa to attend G7 Summit
08 june 2021 - 17:55:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week travel to the UK to attend the G7 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit
16 may 2021 - 16:24:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...
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Guinea’s growth forecast to reach 5.2 per cent in 2021 - IMF
01 may 2021 - 09:37:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s economy weathered the coronavirus (COVID-19) shock with a strong growth of 7 per cent in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia lists two bidders for first private mobile telecom licence
27 april 2021 - 01:48:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A consortium of telecommunication firms under Safaricom and its parent firm, Vodafone/Vodacom of the United [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians appeal for resources to meet needs of people fleeing violence in northern Mozambique
01 april 2021 - 10:33:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following attacks by non-state armed groups and ongoing clashes in Palma district of northern [...] Full text...
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Panellists call for digital transformation to stimulate economic growth in Africa
23 march 2021 - 07:17:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Participants at a panel discussion at the 53rd Conference of African Finance, Planning and Economic Development [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s economy expected to gradually rebound this year
18 march 2021 - 13:08:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - After two years of strong growth of 6.1% in 2019 and 7.2% in 2018, Gambia’s economy [...] Full text...
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Niger's former President Issoufou scoops top African democracy prize
08 march 2021 - 13:16:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Former Niger President Mohamadou Issoufou, who championed Africa's cause for a continental free trade area, has [...] Full text...
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Liquid Telecoms subsidiary raises US$840 million for long-term growth
25 february 2021 - 21:35:08London, Britain (PANA) - Liquid Telecommunications Financing, part of the African telecoms group, Liquid Telecom, has arranged a bond and [...] Full text...
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Mali cabinet adopts agreement on accession to Africa Finance Corporation
04 february 2021 - 09:52:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Wednesday adopted draft texts relating to the accession to the Agreement establishing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Release excess vaccines you have hoarded' – Ramaphosa tells rich countries
26 january 2021 - 16:34:14Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Tuesday pleaded with richer countries to release their excess [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM announces country's role in strengthening investment relations with Africa
25 january 2021 - 21:37:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Siala, Monday announced [...] Full text...
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Libya's Central Bank says wage bill for 2020 was nearly US$5 billion
21 january 2021 - 11:49:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's wage bill in the 2020 budget amounted to 21.817 billion dinars (about US$4.88 billion), the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, China Free Trade Agreement enters into force on 1 January 2021
29 december 2020 - 10:35:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mauritius and China signed in October 2019 in Beijing will [...] Full text...
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'New era' in Moroccan-Israeli ties begins
23 december 2020 - 11:23:33Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Tuesday's visit to Morocco by a high-level American-Israeli delegation has opened of a new era in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Airspace in Tigray region reopened
15 december 2020 - 06:29:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has reopened the airspace in the troubled Tigray region in the [...] Full text...
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Eswatini PM Dlamini passes away
14 december 2020 - 10:58:31Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Eswatini, Ambrose Dlamini, has passed away, the government has announced. An official government [...] Full text...
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Libya launches ICT Sector Strategy Forum for 2021
14 december 2020 - 09:33:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Information and Communication Technology Sector Strategy Forum for 2021, aimed at developing and increasing the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy visits troubled Tigray region, electricity restored
14 december 2020 - 08:20:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Mekelle, the regional capital of the troubled [...] Full text...
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Entrepreneurs urged to embrace digitisation in Botswana
08 december 2020 - 18:49:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) has urged entrepreneurs to leverage technological advancements to remodel existing businesses and [...] Full text...
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Seychelles president to visit Mauritius, 29 Nov to 1 Dec
28 november 2020 - 09:24:01Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan will pay a state visit to Mauritius from Sunday, 29 November to [...] Full text...
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World Bank appoints new head of IFC in Benin
27 november 2020 - 13:37:13Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday announced the appointment of Cyndo Obre as the new International Finance [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$10 million disbursement to Somalia
19 november 2020 - 11:22:46Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the first review of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns 'full-scale humanitarian crisis' following Ethiopia's Tigray fighting
17 november 2020 - 12:01:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that a full-scale humanitarian crisis is unfolding as thousands [...] Full text...
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The 3rd Burundi Industrial Fair scheduled for 17-19 November
13 november 2020 - 21:06:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Third Industrial Fair will be organized from 17-19 November at the “Club du Lac Tanganyika”, [...] Full text...
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Kenya telco giant rolls out five new prefix numbers
11 november 2020 - 12:23:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's leading telco Safaricom has rolled out new phone number prefixes to meet increasing demand for [...] Full text...
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Rights group says freedom of expression at risk as prosecutions rise in Tunisia
09 november 2020 - 09:46:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International has called on the Tunisian authorities to immediately stop "exploiting largely [...] Full text...
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More than 300 billion FCFA of financial irregularities detected in Auditor General's 2019 report
06 november 2020 - 21:09:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than CFAF 300 billion in financial irregularities, including CFAF 287 billion in mining companies, have [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Telco giant footprint spread boosts economy
03 november 2020 - 18:37:46Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Telecommunications’ (BTC) footprint into far-flung corners of the country is helping to grow the local [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president names new cabinet
02 november 2020 - 10:42:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday announce a new cabinet of 33 ministers and four secretaries [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Safaricom supports informal sector e-waste management
13 october 2020 - 12:34:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Kenya's leading communications company Safaricom on Tuesday said it will work with partners and regulators to support the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WB confirms sub-Sahara Africa’s economic downturn, outlines path for recovery
08 october 2020 - 09:55:18Washington, US (PANA) - Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted [...] Full text...
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CONGO, UNICEF discuss issues linked to gender-based violence
06 october 2020 - 20:57:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital economy, Leon juste Ibombo, Tuesday met with the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: 3 operators get the "4G" licenses
04 october 2020 - 12:55:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following a public tender, the license for the establishment and operation of the fourth Generation (4G) [...] Full text...
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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link
30 september 2020 - 22:18:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: 3G internet users disconnected to avert exam cheating
29 september 2020 - 17:37:05Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - On the orders of the authorities, several hundred users of the "3G" mobile Internet in Mauritania, [...] Full text...
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IMF commends Somalia’s commitment to economic reforms
25 september 2020 - 09:40:00Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Despite multiple hits from flooding, desert locusts, and the global coronavirus pandemic, the authorities in Somalia [...] Full text...
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More support for artist development on the cards in Botswana
23 september 2020 - 19:20:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana Telecommunications (BTC) Foundation has collaborated with Thapong Visual Arts Centre, an establishment based in the [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Internet users in Mauritania cut off for four days
21 september 2020 - 13:59:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mobile Internet users in Mauritania have no access to the service from September 19 to 22 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo focuses on private investment to stimulate the economy
08 september 2020 - 15:48:23Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The crisis triggered by the global coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted the Togolese economy and is [...] Full text...
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Libya's financial resources rise by nearly $10 billion in 7 months of 2020
05 september 2020 - 18:48:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's public financial resources during the period of January 1 to July 31 reached 36 billion [...] Full text...
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African governments need to address the plight of missing people more vigorously
03 september 2020 - 14:08:53Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - People around the world go missing every day. Behind every one of these people are [...] Full text...
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Ten private companies to invest more than 120 billion CFA francs in Congo
01 september 2020 - 11:35:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ten private companies that have benefited from the Congolese state approvals are to invest 120.477 billion [...] Full text...
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African Information Summit calls for expansion of digital economy
31 august 2020 - 21:53:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries require rapid expansion of new technologies, including enhancing access to the internet, to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia Telcoms targets 51% growth in mobile phone services
26 august 2020 - 21:37:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Telecommunications, which has remained a monopoly in its market, expects a 13% growth in [...] Full text...
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