Air transport in Africa contributes over US$50 billion of GDP - AFRAA

15 february 2020 - 11:07:43
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Air transport in Africa contributes more than US$50 billion to GDP, the  African Airlines  Association (AFRAA) said [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Tourist arrivals increase by 12.4% in January 2020

14 february 2020 - 15:24:56
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius have increased by 12.4% in January 2020 as compared to January [...] Full text...

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Gambian minister says tourism is key development determiner of government

13 february 2020 - 23:02:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   Gambian Minister of Tourism and Culture Hamat N.K. Bah has described tourism as one of the [...] Full text...

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Increase in passenger traffic at Cape Verdean airports

13 february 2020 - 17:10:44
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's airports handled nearly 2.8 million passengers in 2019, a new historical record for [...] Full text...

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1,433 travellers tested for coronavirus in Zimbabwe since global outbreak

13 february 2020 - 15:22:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Government has reported that 1,433 travellers from China have been screened for any traces [...] Full text...

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President Barrow urges Gambia to learn from Nigeria’s success in democracy

13 february 2020 - 13:05:09
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that The Gambia should learn from Nigeria’s success in transitioning from military [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Ethiopia sign visa waiver, defence cooperation agreements

12 february 2020 - 08:53:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Ethiopia on Tuesday signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's forex reserves increase significantly

11 february 2020 - 18:40:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's foreign exchange reserves reached 19.8 billion dinars, the equivalent of 114 days of imports, boosted [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: AXYS Stockbroking publishes report on economic impact of coronavirus

11 february 2020 - 15:52:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - AXYS Stockbroking, a branch of the financial group AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies [...] Full text...

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Botswana citizens challenged to support swimming team

10 february 2020 - 08:59:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s citizens have been urged to rally behind the national team at the Confederation Africaine de [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s economy grows by 6pct, prospects remain good for 2020 – IMF

08 february 2020 - 19:48:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief of Mission Jaroslaw Wreczoreck Saturday described 2019 “as a really good [...] Full text...

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Central Bank of Tunisia keeps prime rate unchanged at 7.75%

07 february 2020 - 23:44:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) decided here Thursday to keep the bank's prime rate unchanged [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa signs Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency Bill into law

07 february 2020 - 16:37:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) Bill into a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches project to improve coral reef fisheries production for food security

06 february 2020 - 14:19:17
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritius on Thursday embarked on a project to enhance livelihoods, food security and maritime safety [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean women’s empowerment group seeks Dubai business opportunities for diasporas

04 february 2020 - 17:24:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A local women’s empowerment group, the Red Lipstick Revolution has set up an inaugural two-day conference [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe wetlands under threat from urbanisation

04 february 2020 - 17:10:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's  legal think tank, Veritas says wetlands are increasingly coming under threat from rapid urbanisation that [...] Full text...

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25 tourist flights from China to Tunisia cancelled

04 february 2020 - 16:03:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 25 tourist flights from China, scheduled for February to Tunisia, have been cancelled [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta, Odinga to attend US National Breakfast Meeting

03 february 2020 - 19:40:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader, Raila Odinga, have left for the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia intensifies coronavirus screening as suspected cases double to eight

03 february 2020 - 16:32:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has intensified the screening of passengers arriving at its major entry points, netting four [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian govt empower panel to address US requirements that led to travel ban on country

01 february 2020 - 16:33:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian federal government Saturday reacted to the United States travel ban and issuance of visas [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde urged to improve its infrastructure

31 january 2020 - 19:33:30
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday advised Cape Verde to invest in maritime wealth [...] Full text...

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American company to invest US$ 8 billion in Cape Verde

31 january 2020 - 17:25:21
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - An American investment, development and advisory company, Phoenix Global, is going to invest around US$ [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari praises President Quattara for stabilising Cote d’Ivoire

31 january 2020 - 17:00:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Abuja praised Mr Alassane Ouattara, the Ivorian President, for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius minister says Coronavirus will not affect tourist arrivals for three months

31 january 2020 - 15:32:13
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Minister of Tourism Georges Pierre Lesjongard said on Thursday that the Coronavirus will not [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President pays first official visit to Algeria 2 February

30 january 2020 - 15:09:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)) - Tunisian President Kais Saied, will make an official visit to Algeria on February 2 at the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia expands medical team to deal with coronavirus outbreak

30 january 2020 - 10:23:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has expanded its medical team to deal with the possibility of a local coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Mauritius intensifies measures against coronavirus

28 january 2020 - 15:37:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Tuesday said that all travelers to [...] Full text...

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President Erdogan pledges Turkey’s support to The Gambia

27 january 2020 - 22:12:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  Turkey’s President Recep Tayyib Erdogan, who arrived Monday in The Gambia for a day’s visit, has [...] Full text...

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Kenya tea export earnings down by 16.4 percent in 2019

27 january 2020 - 13:55:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s tea export earnings dropped by 16.4 percent in 2019, contributing to US$1.17 billion towards the [...] Full text...

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Senegal guest of honour at Africa Sports Expo 2020 in Casablanca next March

24 january 2020 - 00:37:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  Senegal, due to its "historical and fraternal relations" with Morocco, has been chosen by the Cherifian [...] Full text...

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Head of German diplomacy regrets Tunisia’s late invitation to Berlin conference

23 january 2020 - 21:03:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The German minister of foreign affairs, Heiko Maas, Thursday during a meeting with Tunisian President Kaïs [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Britain agree to scale up bilateral ties

22 january 2020 - 10:19:59
London, UK (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London [...] Full text...

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Symbols of the Danxomè kingdom received at Lobozounkpa in Benin

21 january 2020 - 21:08:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  Twenty-eight pieces from the ancient kingdom of Danxomè have been repatriated and received by the cultural [...] Full text...

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President Kais Saied charges engineer Elyes Fakhfakh to form new government

20 january 2020 - 23:44:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisian President Kais Saied has charged the Tunisian engineer and politician Elyes Fakhfakh to form the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Child protection alliance coordinator arrested over ‘paedo paradise’

20 january 2020 - 17:30:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lamin Fatty, the National Coordinator of the Child Protection Alliance in The Gambia, has confirmed his [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Diaspora sent home $2.8 billion in 2019

20 january 2020 - 12:34:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans abroad sent home $2.8 billion last year, a 3.7 percent rise compared to $2.6 billion [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Scientists fertilise another embryo from northern white rhino

16 january 2020 - 22:12:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have created a new embryo out of an artificial fertilisation of eggs taken from one [...] Full text...

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Gambia pursues zero tolerance against trafficking in persons

16 january 2020 - 19:43:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia is pursuing a new “zero tolerance” policy against Trafficking in Persons [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Government vows to end trafficking in persons

14 january 2020 - 21:00:15
Banjul,Gambia (PANA)  -  The Gambia government Tuesday called for efforts to end trafficking in persons as dozens of security officers [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau President Cissoko Embalo pledges closer integration

13 january 2020 - 21:18:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Guinea Bissau President Umaro Cissoko Embalo Monday pledged his commitment to a borderless bloc of Senegal, [...] Full text...

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President Barrow inaugurates US$50 million conference centre

11 january 2020 - 18:49:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has inaugurated The Gambia's conference venue named after the country's first President [...] Full text...

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Benin to build museum of epic of the Amazons and kings of Danxomè

10 january 2020 - 21:58:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  Benin has decided to build the museum of the epic of Amazons and Kings of Danxomè [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean Minister of Tourism and Transport resigns

10 january 2020 - 15:49:58
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean Minister of Tourism, Transport and the Maritime Economy, José Gonçalves, has resigned [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Abolitionist movement denounces arrest of its leader

10 january 2020 - 14:51:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery and human rights movement [...] Full text...

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Alex Haley’s book ‘Roots’ put The Gambia under spotlight - says minister Bah

08 january 2020 - 22:01:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Gambia's Minister of Tourism and Culture Hamat NK Bah Wednesday told the national organising committee (NOC) [...] Full text...

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Rwanda,Qatar agree to enhance military cooperation

07 january 2020 - 22:44:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwanda’s Minister of Defence Major- General Albert Murasira and a delegation of the Qatari armed forces [...] Full text...

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Over 9.4 million tourists visited Tunisia in 2019

06 january 2020 - 17:32:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourist inflows to Tunisia exceeded forecasts, reaching over 9.4 million tourists, up 13.6% as of December [...] Full text...

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Tunisia records over 1.9 billion dollars in tourist revenue in 2019 - official

05 january 2020 - 21:24:09
Tunis Tunisia (PANA)  - Tourists revenues in 2019 in Tunisia reached 5.5 billion Tunisian dinars (more than 1.9 billion dollars) [...] Full text...

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Zambian Ministers ready to have their salaries cut as directed by President Lungu

03 january 2020 - 11:47:07
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian cabinet ministers have said that they are ready to have their salaries cut starting this [...] Full text...

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Tunisia finally gets new government

02 january 2020 - 18:46:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The prospective head of the Tunisian government, Habib Jemli, announced here Thursday his cabinet, following  several [...] Full text...

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Malian gov't initiates road project in Mopti and Sévaré

31 december 2019 - 11:25:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has initiated a road project of more than 34 billion CFA Francs (US$1=CFAF [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President slaps travel restrictions on Ministers, gov't officials

31 december 2019 - 06:21:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday slapped travel restrictions on members of his Council of Ministers [...] Full text...

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Botswana government steps up efforts to end poaching of rhinoceros

30 december 2019 - 18:34:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Government has considerably stepped up efforts to address poaching with interventions that led to recovery [...] Full text...

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Botswana taking action on cruel elephant calf killing by local hunters

30 december 2019 - 18:25:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - An elephant calf was cruelly killed by three suspects using dogs and stones on 6 Dec [...] Full text...

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South African Airways suspends flights to Mauritius

30 december 2019 - 14:14:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) on Monday announced that it has put measures in place [...] Full text...

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Central Bank of Tunisia records high foreign reserves

28 december 2019 - 18:45:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's hard currency reserves exceed, for the first time in months, 19 billion dinars (US$6.78 billion [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe enacts the 'Consumer Protection Act (A PANA News Analysis)

22 december 2019 - 16:40:42
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – As the Zimbabwe economy continues to regress, the Zimbabwe government has made history by enacting the [...] Full text...

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Heavy flooding may disrupt Christmas tourism adventures in Kenya

21 december 2019 - 15:01:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heavy rains and flood waters at Kenya's main wildlife reserves have disrupted the flow of air [...] Full text...

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Botswana to host Global National Adaptation Plan Expo

21 december 2019 - 01:23:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  -  Botswana, in collaboration with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat, will host [...] Full text...

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More than 9 million tourists have visited Tunisia since the beginning of year

20 december 2019 - 23:08:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  More than 9 million tourists visited Tunisia as at 10 December, raking in revenues estimated at [...] Full text...

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Cape Town welcomes first direct flight from New York

19 december 2019 - 05:51:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town has welcomed the inaugural United Airlines direct flight from New York with [...] Full text...

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After the drama of Inatès, Nigeriens celebrate national Republic Day

18 december 2019 - 21:38:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A week after the drama of Inates which claimed the lives of 71 soldiers in a [...] Full text...

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Turkey exempts Libyans from entry visa in its territory

16 december 2019 - 10:16:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan citizens under 16 years and over 55 years holding ordinary passports are exempt from obtaining a [...] Full text...

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Research elephant killing in Botswana, hunters surrender hunting licenses

14 december 2019 - 21:04:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism(MENRT) said here Saturday that two hunters [...] Full text...

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Congo: China willing to open direct link with Brazzaville

13 december 2019 - 21:52:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  The Chinese vice-president of the standing committee of the National People's Congress, Ji Bingxuan, Friday expressed [...] Full text...

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No impact on Victoria Falls tourists - Zimbabwe tour operators

13 december 2019 - 21:29:04
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe Tour Operators Association Chairperson Kumbirai Chiweshe said here Friday tour operators had not yet [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Morocco Week in Nouakchott from 16-22 December

13 december 2019 - 16:29:05
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting a Moroccan Week, from 16 to 22 December 2019, according to a note [...] Full text...

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Professional hunters shoot and kill research elephant n Botswana

13 december 2019 - 15:55:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has received reports that a collared research [...] Full text...

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British airline secures new line to Tunisia

12 december 2019 - 23:51:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The British airline "Easyjet" has decided to launch a new airline linking London Heathrow Airport to [...] Full text...

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First African Windsurfing Championship in Djerba, Tunisia

10 december 2019 - 16:25:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first edition of the African Windsurfing Championship will take place from 16-22 December in Djerba, [...] Full text...

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Ministers to look at United Nations climate change process

10 december 2019 - 09:26:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Philda Nani Kereng, is joining other world environment [...] Full text...

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'Work hard to be comfortable like me', President Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans

05 december 2019 - 19:03:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that Zimbabweans need to work hard if they want to reach [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign to sensitize the public on environmental tidiness

05 december 2019 - 13:51:11
Belle-Mare, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment minister Kavydass Ramano on Thursday launched a pre-festive clean-up campaign on the beach at [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa visits Togo

05 december 2019 - 00:04:27
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected on Thursday in Togo for a working visit, official [...] Full text...

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Foreign tourists flood Cape Verde hotels

04 december 2019 - 17:43:48
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The number of hotel guests in the third quarter of 2019 in Cape Verde exceeded [...] Full text...

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Forex earners in Zimbabwe under threat from economic headwinds - IH Securities

04 december 2019 - 15:54:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Respected local financial services firm, IH Securities, expects low foreign currency generation from gold, tobacco and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania set to open Embassy in Namibia

04 december 2019 - 11:54:28
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania is set to open an embassy in Namibia as the two countries seek [...] Full text...

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Rwanda partners French club PSG to promote 'inspiring transformation'

04 december 2019 - 11:54:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the French football club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on Wednesday announced [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s airspace becoming increasingly unsafe

03 december 2019 - 23:35:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  A breakdown in radio frequency at the air traffic control (ATC) at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe [...] 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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Mauritanian government committed to implement association deal with ECOWAS

03 december 2019 - 22:21:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  The Mauritanian government Tuesday reaffirmed its strong commitment to the implementation of an association deal signed [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde listed among risk-free countries for tourists

02 december 2019 - 12:47:05
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde is among just over a dozen states with an "insignificant" risk level for [...] Full text...

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Eleventh edition of International Women's Crafts Fair opens in Niamey

30 november 2019 - 16:22:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -  The First Lady of Niger, Hadjia Aissata Issoufou, Friday opened the 11th edition of the International [...] Full text...

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The Libyan war increases suffering of thousands of displaced populations -Analysis

29 november 2019 - 22:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The war launched by Marshal Khalifa Haftar on 4 April 2019 to take control of Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President to inaugurate third largest dam in the country

29 november 2019 - 14:33:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is in Bobo-Dioulasso, regional capital of Hauts Bassins [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Second symposium on religious coexistence opens in Tabarka

28 november 2019 - 21:21:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Participants at a symposium here Thursday agreed that the fight against terrorism and extremism required a [...] Full text...

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Central Bank projects five-year growth on Gambia’s medium-term economic outlook

28 november 2019 - 18:55:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Monetary policy committee of the central bank of the Gambia on Thursday projected five years vigorous [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Customs seizes cocaine, methamphetamine from Guinea-Bissau

28 november 2019 - 11:12:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese Customs says it seized on Wednesday 5.05 kg of cocaine and 500 grams of methamphetamine [...] Full text...

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Tourist revenues rise by 38.3% in Tunisia

27 november 2019 - 22:52:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tourist revenues in Tunisia as at 20 November exceeded 5 billion Tunisian dinars (1.8 billion dollars) [...] Full text...

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Burundi govt fines petrol stations using fake meters in Bujumbura

27 november 2019 - 14:00:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) -Inspection of the calibration of petrol pumps in a sample of 21 petrol stations in Bujumbura, Burundi's [...] Full text...

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Botswana adjusts visa fees, other services

27 november 2019 - 13:47:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs (MNIG) has adjusted visa fees, abolished them [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Tourist arrivals decline by 0.1% from Jan-Sept 2019

26 november 2019 - 14:39:39
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius has on Tuesday said that the number of tourist arrivals for the first nine [...] Full text...

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4th edition of international camel race ends in Tunisia

25 november 2019 - 18:40:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The fourth edition of the international camel racing festival ended on Sunday in Douz, southern Tunisia [...] Full text...

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China launches Smart City project in Mauritius

25 november 2019 - 14:45:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – China has launched the JinFei Smart City Project in  Riche Terre region near Port Louis, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF members of parliament boycot MDC chaired committees

25 november 2019 - 14:15:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Legislators from the ruling ZANU PF party are boycotting parliamentary meetings chaired by a member of [...] Full text...

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108 golfers set for Magical Kenya Ladies Open tournament

25 november 2019 - 14:03:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - By close of entries on Sunday, 108 golfers from 28 countries had confirmed participation in the [...] Full text...

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Togo sets up "Lome Palace", a center for art, culture and biodiversity

20 november 2019 - 19:37:39
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The former governor's palace during the German colonization will become "The Palace of Lome", a center [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Durban launches Africa's longest promenade

19 november 2019 - 14:37:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Decades after Cape Town built the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the city’s decaying [...] Full text...

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Qatar finances new tourist complex in southern Tunisia

17 november 2019 - 19:41:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A new high standard tourist complex, financed by Qatar, will be operational in early December in [...] Full text...

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Pornographic movies allegedly being filmed in Botswana’s tourism areas

15 november 2019 - 10:37:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana tourism industry has been hit by reports of alleged pornographic movies filming and sexual [...] Full text...

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Tunisia’s net currency assets rise, says Central bank

14 november 2019 - 20:15:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia’s net assets in currencies as at 13 November had reached about 18.9 billion dinars or [...] Full text...

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Qatar airways’ direct Botswana service to boost tourism

14 november 2019 - 12:40:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Qatar airways will start a direct service into Botswana that will boost the country’s tourism sector. This [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's 4th largest national park to be opened for visitors by next year

13 november 2019 - 10:31:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Gishwati-Mukura National Park, a natural reserve comprising of more than 600 hectares of natural forest in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new government

12 november 2019 - 16:49:01
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his [...] Full text...

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DRC, Uganda to fight 'negative forces' in eastern DRC

11 november 2019 - 06:53:37
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to work together to fight [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President reshuffles his cabinet

08 november 2019 - 19:42:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reshuffled his cabinet amidst growing economic and social turmoil that continues [...] Full text...

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Land Rover Expedition Tour 2019 due to end in Okavango Delta

08 november 2019 - 15:19:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Land Rover Expedition Tour 2019, a biennial event, currently underway in southern Africa, will end in [...] Full text...

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Tunis to host first edition of international aeronautics, defence exhibition in March 2020

07 november 2019 - 22:59:32
Tunis Tunisia (PANA)  - The first edition of the international aeronautics and defence fair (Tunisia 2020) will be held from [...] Full text...

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Tiger Woods' niece, Cheyenne, for Magical Kenya Open event

07 november 2019 - 17:52:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - American golfing star, Cheyenne Woods, the niece of golfing legend, Tiger Woods, is among the 107 [...] Full text...

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Tunisian growth rate estimated at 2.6% in 2020 against 1.5% in 2019

07 november 2019 - 17:47:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Economic growth in Tunisia will reach 2.6 percent in 2020, compared with the 1.5 percent in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to participate in China International Import Exhibition

07 november 2019 - 17:40:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian delegation, led by the Minister of Commerce, Omar Behi, will take part in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya to extend anti-doping war beyond athletes

06 november 2019 - 18:33:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government will adopt a holistic approach in dealing with doping in the country which [...] Full text...

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'Tanzania to spend more on mega development projects in 2020/21 financial year'

06 november 2019 - 14:33:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The government of Tanzania plans to collect and spend a total of US$12.72 billion [...] Full text...

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Buhari blames health workers for growing culture of medical tourism in Nigeria

06 november 2019 - 13:49:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the poor attitude of health workers across the country [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe cabinet minister Joram Gumbo arrested for corruption, released

05 november 2019 - 00:27:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Minister in the President’s Office in Charge of Policy Implementation Jorum Gumbo was arrested Monday by [...] Full text...

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Botswana hit by wild fueled veldt fires

01 november 2019 - 17:40:38
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is currently under ‘siege’ of outbreaks of wild fueled veldt fires which are ravaging the [...] Full text...

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Gambia must step up prosecutions to end child sexual exploitation, says UN human rights expert

31 october 2019 - 17:42:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia should be commended for embarking on a national process of healing and reconciliation, reversing [...] Full text...

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Make use of opportunities in Africa - Gambian minister tells youth

31 october 2019 - 00:08:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Hamat NK Bah, Gambia’s tourism and culture minister, Wednesday  challenged young people in Africa to make [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines now links five Indian destinations to Africa

28 october 2019 - 12:50:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Airlines on Sunday extended its wings to Bengaluru,  capital of the Indian state of [...] Full text...

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Gambia government announces visa free zone for charter, scheduled flights

27 october 2019 - 17:17:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has declared and informed all diplomatic [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Tours Manager express concern over sanitation at Banjul International Airport

26 october 2019 - 19:51:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Oumie Ceesay, manager of Discovery Tours in The Gambia, has expressed concern over the uncleanliness of [...] Full text...

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SADC deeply concerned over sanctions against Zimbabwe

25 october 2019 - 19:18:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) says it is deeply concerned about the effect sanctions were [...] Full text...

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Senegal guest of honour at Mali's second International Craft Fair

25 october 2019 - 13:45:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegal will be chief guest at the second edition of the Mali International Craft Fair (SIAMA) [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Russia form business council

25 october 2019 - 13:30:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Russia have resolved to establish a business council for implementation of joint trade and [...] Full text...

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President Barrow lays out Gambia investment potentials at Russia-Africa Summit

24 october 2019 - 18:00:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow on Thursday addressed the first plenary session of the Russia-Africa Summit, outlining in [...] Full text...

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ASPT committed to promoting tourism in southern Senegal

24 october 2019 - 17:42:44
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Agency for Tourism Promotion (ASPT), in partnership with the International Agreement of Ziguinchor and [...] Full text...

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Libyan closes Ras Jedir land border crossing with Tunisia

24 october 2019 - 11:27:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ras Jedir land border crossing, a common border between Libya and Tunisia and the lung [...] Full text...

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Suspected Anthrax outbreak in Chobe National Park

22 october 2019 - 18:28:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks says an increase in elephant mortalities in the [...] Full text...

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Nearly 1.7 million Tunisian tourists visit Algeria in 2019

22 october 2019 - 15:36:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Nearly 1.7 million Tunisian tourists have visited Algeria this  year, Algerian Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s heat wave intensifies

22 october 2019 - 14:29:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism and that of Health and Wellness have warned  the [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Department of Meteorological Services raises alert over heat waves

18 october 2019 - 18:14:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, through the Department of Meteorological Services, [...] Full text...

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Tourism receipts increase by 41% in Tunisia

18 october 2019 - 18:00:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism receipts in Tunisia have increased by 41% since the beginning of the year to October [...] 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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Ministry sensitises officials on illegal import, export of cultural objects

18 october 2019 - 14:09:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism ministry will, through the Department of National Museum and [...] Full text...

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Tunis hosts 2nd meeting of Arab ministers of tourism and culture

15 october 2019 - 18:04:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second conference of Arab ministers of tourism and culture opens on Wednesday in Tunis, according [...] Full text...

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First batch of tourists arrives for Gambia's 2019/20 tourist season

14 october 2019 - 19:02:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The first batch  of tourists arrived in The Gambia on Monday and the 141 tourists from [...] Full text...

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World Bank expects Egypt's economy to grow by 5.8%this year

12 october 2019 - 16:08:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Bank has forecast growth of 5.8 percent for the current fiscal year in Egypt, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] Full text...

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Congo's business climate is bad, says PM Mouamba

11 october 2019 - 14:36:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba said in Brazzaville on Thursday that the business climate in Congo [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts International Crafts Exhibition for Women

10 october 2019 - 18:57:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 11th edition of the International Crafts Exhibition for Women (SAFEM), under the theme ''Women's Crafts [...] Full text...

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Tourism receipts increase in Tunisia

10 october 2019 - 18:18:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism receipts in Tunisia exceeded 4.4 billion Tunisian dinars, an increase of 43.3%, as at September [...] Full text...

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Turkey-Gambia Joint Business Council discusses areas of mutual interests

10 october 2019 - 17:56:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Members of the joint Turkey-Gambia Business Council have discussed various areas of mutual interests to both [...] Full text...

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Mauritius entering new cycle of development, says Minister

10 october 2019 - 17:40:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Botswana rhinos under siege

09 october 2019 - 10:44:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A rhino was killed on 2 October, following a recorded poaching incident on 27 September in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Kenya sign three memoranda of understanding

08 october 2019 - 14:18:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Kenya have signed three memoranda of understanding in the areas of policy dialogue, vocational [...] Full text...

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French business delegation visits Madagascar, Mauritius

05 october 2019 - 16:08:46
Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of French business leaders from Medef-International will travel from Monday to Thursday to Antananarivo, [...] Full text...

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Botswana minister applauds Germany for assistance

04 october 2019 - 18:13:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Gaborone's acting Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Shaw Kgathi, has commended Germany for the continued [...] Full text...

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Turkey, Burkina Faso consolidate relations

04 october 2019 - 13:24:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Marc Marc Kaboré on Thursday in Ouagadougou discussed with Turkish Agriculture minister [...] Full text...

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President IBK decrees 3 days of mourning for military victims of terrorist attacks

03 october 2019 - 13:29:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Wednesday announced a three-day national mourning  from Thursday in tribute [...] Full text...

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Botswana to mark World Ozone Day

03 october 2019 - 12:51:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, through the Department of Meteorological Services, will [...] Full text...

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Botswana fails to implement ban on plastics

01 october 2019 - 23:42:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  -  The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has failed to implement its ban [...] Full text...

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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana

01 october 2019 - 21:26:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...

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The Okavango Delta where floods are a blessing

01 october 2019 - 20:27:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In the Okavango Delta, term “flood” does not have a negative meaning, as the Okavango flood [...] Full text...

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Former tourism minister, Prisca Mupfumira, granted bail

27 september 2019 - 21:31:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The High Court of Zimbabwe Friday granted bail to former Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s gov't says it has alternatives to Thomas Cook bankruptcy

26 september 2019 - 17:25:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has assured that it is  working with partners to increase the frequency of [...] Full text...

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Thomas Cook bankruptcy: 35% Gambians risk losing jobs in tourism industry - Njie

25 september 2019 - 17:43:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Bunama Njie, chairman of Gambia Hotel Association (GHA), has disclosed that 35% Gambians working in the [...] Full text...

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Thomas Cook bankruptcy raises concerns over tourism industry in Cape Verde

25 september 2019 - 17:33:49
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Tour operators on the island of Sal, Cape Verde's main tourist center, are worried about [...] Full text...

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British government to pay back Tunisian hotels affected by collapse of Thomas Cook

25 september 2019 - 13:36:37
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities will established a fund to pay the debts owned by the collapsed Thomas [...] Full text...

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Pierrefonds airport of Reunion opens office in Mauritius

25 september 2019 - 13:08:04
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Tourism minister Anil Gayan has said that the partnership between Air Mauritius and Pierrefonds airport [...] Full text...

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Bankruptcy of Thomas Cook causes 79 million Euros losses for Tunisian hotels

23 september 2019 - 23:45:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  Mouna Ben Halima (Mrs), director of communication at the Tunisian federation of hotels, said here Monday [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde to host the next edition of the oldest regatta around the world

23 september 2019 - 16:50:38
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde will become the second African country, after South Africa (Cape Town), to host [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire to host the African Hotel Investment Forum in March 2020

21 september 2019 - 18:42:26
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Francophone edition of the Forum on African Hotel Investment (FIHA) will be held from [...] Full text...

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Senegalese govt suspends tourist visits to Madeleine island

21 september 2019 - 06:30:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Abdoul Karim Sall, on Friday announced the suspension, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tourism revenues increase by more than 43%

19 september 2019 - 19:09:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism receipts in Tunisia reached over 4 billion dinars, an increase of 46.3% compared to the [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says country’s economic growth has generally strengthened

19 september 2019 - 17:12:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow, has said that that country's economic growth has generally strengthened, while inflation [...] 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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Botswana to commemorate World Tourism Day

19 september 2019 - 13:08:42
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism will join the rest of the [...] Full text...

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Botswana foreign minister to attend 74th UN General Assembly

19 september 2019 - 10:20:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister for International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr. Unity Dow, will attend the 74th Session [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Tunisian Interior ministers discuss hitches at border crossing

15 september 2019 - 15:10:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's Interior minister under the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has discussed with his [...] Full text...

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Tunisians pick their choice in presidential poll

15 september 2019 - 10:08:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Dozens of Tunisian voters queued up at 13,000 polling stations which opened early on Sunday for [...] Full text...

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Tunisians to elect new president on Sunday

14 september 2019 - 14:37:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than seven million Tunisians are expected to go to the polls on Sunday to elect [...] Full text...

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Tunisia wins best video promoting tourism in Africa

13 september 2019 - 15:03:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Thursday won the best video promoting tourism in Africa award at the General Assembly [...] Full text...

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Morocco to host next WTO general assembly

13 september 2019 - 10:44:57
Saint Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - Morocco was on Thursday chosen in St. Petersburg to host the 24th General Assembly of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso elected first vice-president of the WTO Africa Commission

12 september 2019 - 17:57:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso was unanimously elected first vice-president of the Africa Commission of the World Tourism [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire designated member of the executive council of the World Tourism Organisation

12 september 2019 - 16:49:39
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The meeting of the regional conference for Africa of the World Tourism Organization, held in line [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's largest urban recreation park to be operational by 2020

12 september 2019 - 16:35:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kigali city, Rwanda's capital intends to curve out its  first ever and largest recreational park in [...] Full text...

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Moroccan, Ivorian parliaments sign MoU

12 september 2019 - 10:04:07
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan and Ivorian parliaments signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Rabat on Wednesday to [...] Full text...

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Senegal elected to the Executive Committee of World Tourism Organization

11 september 2019 - 18:58:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has been elected to the Executive Council and the Tourism and Competitiveness Committee of the [...] Full text...

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Scientists make breakthrough in international bid to save white rhino from extinction

11 september 2019 - 16:16:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists have achieved a milestone with the successful creation of two embryos from eggs havested from [...] Full text...

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Vulture mortalities threaten their survival

11 september 2019 - 13:58:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Several conservation Non-Governmental Organisations, including Birdlife Botswana, are advocating for safety of the vulture which is [...] Full text...

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Tunisia elected member of ITO executive board

10 september 2019 - 15:23:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia was on Tuesday elected for a four-year term as a member of the Executive Board [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius fall by 2% in August

10 september 2019 - 14:54:07
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius decreased by 2% in  August compared to the same period last [...] Full text...

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Benin's president reshuffles cabinet

06 september 2019 - 09:31:53
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin's head of state, Patrice Talon, reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday evening, with three departures and six [...] Full text...

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Beninese president reshuffles cabinet

05 september 2019 - 21:42:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  The Beninese president, Patrice Talon, Thursday reshuffled his cabinet, with three departures and five arrivals, after [...] Full text...

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Botswana to hold International vulture awareness day

05 september 2019 - 19:55:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Park and the Department of Environmental affairs under the [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde participates in the 23rd WTO General Assembly

05 september 2019 - 18:09:49
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde Minister of Tourism and Transport, José Gonçalves, will participate in the 23rd General [...] Full text...

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Ivorian presidency announces cabinet reshuffle

04 september 2019 - 20:40:27
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian presidency on Wednesday announced a cabinet reshuffle in which two portfolios changed hands [...] Full text...

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Botswana Department of Meteorological Services gains global status

04 september 2019 - 19:55:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Meteorological Services (DMS) has gained international standards through attaining its BOS ISO [...] Full text...

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Tony Blair says Gambia has made ‘huge progress’ under Barrow

03 september 2019 - 19:52:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Tony Blair, former Btitish Prime Minister and Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change [...] Full text...

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Search continues for missing foreign tourist after Kenya tragic park flooding

02 september 2019 - 10:54:39
Naivasha, Kenya (PANA) - One foreign tourist was among the seven tourists who drowned in a flooded gorge at the [...] Full text...

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Seven tourists killed in flash floods in Kenya

01 september 2019 - 23:15:29
Naivasha Kenya (PANA)  -  Six local tourists and their tour guide were killed Sunday after flash floods hit the Hells [...] Full text...

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‘Gambia’s domestic debt stands at D32.5 billion’ - governor Jammeh

29 august 2019 - 22:44:33
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -    Bakary K Jammeh, governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, said here Thursday the country’s [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius increase by 0.5%

27 august 2019 - 13:31:38
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Tuesday said the number of tourists who visited the island during the [...] Full text...

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Standard Chartered Bank supports job creation for youths in Botswana

26 august 2019 - 16:17:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Young Africa Botswana has been chosen by Standard Chartered Bank in a pilot project aimed at [...] Full text...

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Mali officials sensitized on fighting child sexual exploitation

26 august 2019 - 12:24:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Magistrates, police officers and social workers on identification of child victims of exploitation have completed a [...] Full text...

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Effects of drought show face in some parts of Botswana

24 august 2019 - 15:20:57
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana experienced low rains in the 2018/19  season which has led the semi-arid land- locked country [...] Full text...

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Botswana environment minister attends CITES summit in Geneva

24 august 2019 - 13:10:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- Botswana's Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Onkokame Kitso Mokaila has left for Geneva, Switzerland [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Tourism Authority CEO sacked

23 august 2019 - 14:57:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) board has sacked acting chief executive officer (CEO) Rita Likukuma due [...] Full text...

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South Africa, Tunisia commit to strengthening economic ties

21 august 2019 - 16:00:13
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Trade and Industry deputy minister Nomalungelo Gina and Tunisian Secretary of State for [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's tourist arrivals jumped up in 2018 - Official

21 august 2019 - 12:01:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda received 1.7 million international visitors last year, the highest number of visitors since 2012, according [...] Full text...

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