Mauritius records 96.9 % drop in tourist arrivals this year

15 october 2021 - 07:47:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Tourist arrivals in Mauritius dropped by 96.9% from 305,612 in September 2020 to 9,460 in September [...] Full text...

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Botswana celebrated for propping up tourism

08 october 2021 - 15:13:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - mBotswana’s tourism industry has been rewarded for demonstrating excellence in recovery strategies for the sector, an [...] Full text...

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Botswana citizens climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Gender-based Violence awareness

08 october 2021 - 11:35:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) tourism outfit Cresta Marakanelo Limited (CML) has applauded a group of citizen [...] Full text...

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Cape Town to host international Motor Racing

04 october 2021 - 15:26:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African city of Cape Town has been announced as one of the [...] Full text...

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New World Bank Group programme to boost Djibouti’s efforts to reduce poverty

01 october 2021 - 20:16:47
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday unveiled the new 2022-2026 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Djibouti which [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius opens its borders 'fully'

01 october 2021 - 07:08:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Some 2.099 passengers are expected Friday in Mauritius as the island opens its borders fully to [...] Full text...

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‘Time to rethink, transform, and safely restart tourism,’ says UN chief

27 september 2021 - 17:37:21
New York, US (PANA) - Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the historically marginalised, and “those at risk [...] Full text...

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Botswana eager to create more tourism opportunities - Minister

27 september 2021 - 12:04:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced its intention to create more opportunities for citizens in the tourism sector. Speaking on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s economy shows some early signs of recovery: IMF team

22 september 2021 - 19:00:51
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Gambia’s economic activity is showing early signs of recovery, but the third wave of the [...] Full text...

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Ras Jedir border crossing between Libya and Tunisia opens

17 september 2021 - 18:12:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Tunisia on Friday reopened their common Ras Jedir border crossing thus  facilitating travel between [...] Full text...

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Botswana Football Association lobbies for return of active sports

17 september 2021 - 11:30:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Football Association (BFA) has engaged its medical experts to develop guidelines to align with the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 176 infections

17 september 2021 - 07:25:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius have announced that they detected 176 positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Conference alerts on the vulnerability of African SIDS

16 september 2021 - 18:57:34
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX), which kicked off [...] Full text...

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Calling for SIDS' specificities to be taken into account on climate change

15 september 2021 - 20:59:41
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The prime minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, on Wednesday called for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana temporarily puts rollout of Sinovac vaccine on hold

13 september 2021 - 12:57:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health authorities in Botswana have announced delayed rollout of the Sinovac vaccine due to  the "non-availability [...] Full text...

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Barrow says economic growth in Gambia impressive

09 september 2021 - 22:20:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow said here Thursday economic growth in The Gambia had been impressive since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Military junta in Guinea updates health measures to tame pandemic

08 september 2021 - 18:30:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's ruling National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD) has updated health measures relating to COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$567.25 million in emergency support to Tanzania

08 september 2021 - 06:22:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has secured US$567.25 million or 100 percent of its quota in emergency financing [...] Full text...

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Nine Ambassadors present credentials Kenyan president

02 september 2021 - 09:10:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has received the credentials of nine Ambassadors and High Commissioners including two [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius slump by 98.9% during first semester of 2021

28 august 2021 - 09:36:40
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius slumped by 98.9% during the first semester of 2021 compared to [...] Full text...

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Morocco and Sierra Leone sign agreement to enhance their cooperation

27 august 2021 - 18:11:48
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Sierra Leone on Thursday signed a deal, designed to strengthen their bilateral cooperation in [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s eco-tourism attracts De Beers, National Geographic

25 august 2021 - 15:57:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Giant mining De Beers and the National Geographic have inked a five-year deal to protect the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 332 positive cases

25 august 2021 - 07:09:36
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius say 332 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Tuesday, of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 164 new infections

02 august 2021 - 06:56:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Monday that they detected 164 positive cases of COVID-19 during [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda lifts lockdown in Kigali, eight other districts

31 july 2021 - 10:03:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan cabinet, at its meeting on Friday, resolved to lift the 15- day lockdown on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius opens vaccination centres to all citizens

31 july 2021 - 07:14:24
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will open all its 17 vaccination centres around the island to every citizen who [...] Full text...

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Mauritian govt. to impose penalties for littering in public areas

30 july 2021 - 05:46:19
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavy Ramano, on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Opposition PDP lampoons President Buhari for travelling to London for Virtual Meeting

27 july 2021 - 21:24:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The leading opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday described as appalling President Muhammadu Buhari's travel to [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$20 million loan to support Covid-19 recovery in Seychelles

22 july 2021 - 19:32:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a US$20 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF Directors commend Ghana’s efforts to contain virus spread

21 july 2021 - 12:57:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic severely hit Ghana, the government response helped contain the virus spread and [...] Full text...

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Summit: African leaders call on WB Group to raise $100 billion to help Africa recover from Covid-19

20 july 2021 - 23:19:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African leaders have called on the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to [...] Full text...

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India-Africa close partnership to improve welfare of 2.5 billion people post Covid-19

18 july 2021 - 05:55:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Covid-19 pandemic has provided the impetus for a stronger partnership between India and Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius opens borders to commercial flights

16 july 2021 - 08:10:10
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - The first commercial flight landed at Plaisance, southern Mauritius, as the island opens its borders that were [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Sierra Leone sign joint commission agreement to boost economic cooperation

14 july 2021 - 19:38:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, and Sierra Leonean [...] Full text...

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South Africa invests in biodiversity to promote rural development and conservation

14 july 2021 - 13:41:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa is stepping up investment for its wildlife and biodiversity sectors thanks to a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records diminishing tourist arrivals this year

14 july 2021 - 13:24:13
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian tourism industry, one of the pillars of the island’s economy, is doing badly [...] Full text...

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2021 trafficking in persons report, Gambia remains on Tier Two Watchlist

13 july 2021 - 22:45:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia remains on the Tier Two Watchlist – signifying that The Gambian government does not fully [...] Full text...

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Mauritius cleans beaches ahead of opening of borders to tourists

12 july 2021 - 07:33:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says that the country will move to a crucial stage in [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports creation of agricultural value chains in Côte d'Ivoire – President Adesina

08 july 2021 - 12:48:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank will support Côte d'Ivoire in creating agricultural value chains to create [...] Full text...

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IMF weighs up US$107 million support for Seychelles economic, structural policies

08 july 2021 - 09:56:39
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Seychellois authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on economic and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to clean public beaches to revive tourism industry

08 july 2021 - 06:47:51
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will on Saturday launch  a week of cleaning and awareness campaign of public beaches in [...] Full text...

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200 young Rwandans to join PSG Academy in September

04 july 2021 - 19:41:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two hundred young players are looking forward to gracing the first intake of the Paris Saint-Germain [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to safeguard biodiversity in vulnerable ecosystems

01 july 2021 - 08:37:32
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has received US$4 million from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), under the Global Environment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic impact on tourism could deal $4 trillion blow to global economy: UN report

30 june 2021 - 07:23:01
New York, US (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4 [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses with Moroccan officials ways to promote bilateral relations

28 june 2021 - 22:01:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba Monday discussed during talks with [...] Full text...

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Mauritius’ 2021 growth put at 5% if tourism flows resume in second half

25 june 2021 - 10:18:22
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will begin to recover in 2021, with its economic growth forecast at about 5 [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius drop by 99% in January-May 2021

14 june 2021 - 08:09:35
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that the number of tourists who visited the island dropped [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: PM says epidemiological situation under control in Morocco

11 june 2021 - 17:34:56
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The epidemiological situation in Morocco is under control, said the head of the Moroccan government, Saad [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF Board approves US$650 million stand-by support for Senegal

08 june 2021 - 09:37:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved an 18-month  Stand-by arrangement [...] Full text...

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World Food Safety Day: Innovative systems needed to raise productivity

06 june 2021 - 10:42:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Member States of the United Nations on Monday celebrate  this year’s World Food Safety [...] Full text...

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WHO,FAO mark World Food Safety Day June 7

04 june 2021 - 21:54:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Food Safety Day (WFSD), which falls on 7 June, aims to draw attention and inspire [...] Full text...

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Key national parks in Sudan to benefit from initiative to increase protection

30 may 2021 - 16:43:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, a US$23.6 million initiative to improve protection for [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals decrease by 99.1% in Mauritius

29 may 2021 - 07:36:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday reported that the number of tourist arrivals decreased from 304,842 in the [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$ 14.4 million disbursement to The Gambia

28 may 2021 - 09:10:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed the second review under [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects nine new cases

27 may 2021 - 06:43:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday announced the detection of nine new cases of COVID-19, bringing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine inequity posing ‘significant risk’ to global economic recovery: UN report

12 may 2021 - 05:15:25
New York, US (PANA) - Although the outlook for global growth has improved, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF mission hails Mauritius’ efforts in containing COVID-19 pandemic

08 may 2021 - 09:18:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Announcing the success of Mauritius in containing the Covid-19 virus thanks to strict health measures, [...] Full text...

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Moroccan and Beninese Foreign Ministers hold talks

07 may 2021 - 09:54:11
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, held talks [...] Full text...

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IMF Staff and Senegal reach staff deal on new 18-month financing plan for US$ 650 million

30 april 2021 - 09:57:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Senegalese [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Women globally suffer over $800 billion in lost income in one year - Oxfam

29 april 2021 - 12:45:36
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis cost women around the world at least $800 billion in lost income [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Cape beach nominated for global award

29 april 2021 - 12:21:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape has been nominated for the 12th consecutive year [...] Full text...

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Libya and Ethiopia's Renaissance dam at centre of talks between Sisi and Putin

23 april 2021 - 16:27:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Abdel Fattah Sissi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday had telephone discussion on several [...] Full text...

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Soaring food prices, conflicts driving hunger, rise across West and Central Africa: WFP

17 april 2021 - 04:59:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 31 million people across West and Central Africa may not have enough to eat [...] Full text...

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Museums must not be overlooked in pandemic recovery, UNESCO chief warns

14 april 2021 - 07:01:45
Paris, France (PANA) - Faced with alarming and extended closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s museums are of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian-Libyan council for economic cooperation highlights investment opportunities between them

09 april 2021 - 22:00:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The chairman of the Tunisian-Libyan council for economic cooperation and partnership, Kamel Ben Ali, said Friday [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta urges trade body to deepen trade, investment in OACPS states

09 april 2021 - 13:57:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for more trade and investment deals among the 79-member Organization of [...] Full text...

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‘Inhumane’ explosive devices ‘crush lives and end livelihoods’ – UN chief

09 april 2021 - 06:55:43
New York, US (PANA) - The “mere presence” of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president names 33 government members

07 april 2021 - 22:26:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum, acting on the proposal of the prime minister and head [...] Full text...

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27th edition of FESPACO set for 16 - 23 October 2021 in Ouagadougou

07 april 2021 - 15:59:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$270.83 million for Namibia to address pandemic needs

02 april 2021 - 10:50:42
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on Thursday an outright purchase [...] Full text...

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Gambian economy about to turn round after suffering COVID-19 pandemic blow

02 april 2021 - 10:27:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia’s economic growth is estimated to have decelerated from 6.1 percent in 2019 to zero [...] Full text...

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Burundian President 'completely satisfied' with Egypt visit

27 march 2021 - 18:10:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has expressed "total satisfaction," with his three-day visit to Egypt at the [...] Full text...

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AU welcomes DRC to African Peer Review Mechanism, urges other countries to join initiative

25 march 2021 - 20:43:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Democratic Republic of Congo as the newest member [...] Full text...

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US signs MOU with natural gas giant, NLNG, to control malaria on Bonny Island, Nigeria

23 march 2021 - 19:53:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), a global producer of liquefied natural gas, on Tuesday signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...

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Botswana to acquire new meteorological workstations

23 march 2021 - 09:43:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is to acquire a new  central server and workstations to enhance the country’s forecasting capabilities [...] Full text...

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Senegalese writer Khalil Diallo wins 13th edition of Literary Season in Mali

22 march 2021 - 17:52:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegalese writer Khalil Diallo has won the first prize of the 13th edition of the Literary [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's most resilient female politician becomes President

19 march 2021 - 11:52:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's most resilient female politician, Samia Suluhu Hassan, a statistician and economist, became the [...] Full text...

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Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in a Tanzania's 6th president

19 march 2021 - 11:45:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Samia Suluhu Hassan was on Friday sworn in as Tanzania’s sixth president following the [...] Full text...

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African vigilance sought to guard against medical waste dumping amid COVID-19 pandemic

19 march 2021 - 09:46:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African countries should to increase vigilance to protect the Continent from illegal dumping of medical and [...] Full text...

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Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago: FAO

19 march 2021 - 05:39:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s economy expected to gradually rebound this year

18 march 2021 - 13:08:53
Banjul, 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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Coronavirus: Mauritian authorities urge the public to go for their jabs

18 march 2021 - 07:16:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government on Wednesday urged the whole population to participate in the vaccination programme against [...] Full text...

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Death toll of Malian soldiers killed in an ambush rises to 33

17 march 2021 - 20:57:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The new death toll provided by the chief of staff of the Malian armed forces (FAMAs) [...] Full text...

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Companies asked to renew their ozone depleting substances permits

16 march 2021 - 12:40:57
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Meteorological Services has put out a call to companies to renew their annual [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius marks independence anniversary under pandemic restrictions

12 march 2021 - 14:58:12
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius celebrated on Friday the 53rd anniversary of its independence and the 29th anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Flipflopi recycled plastic dhow embarks on its second voyage in Africa

12 march 2021 - 10:32:24
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - The Flipflopi, a dhow made from recycled plastic, has set sail on its second voyage, taking [...] Full text...

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Medical tourism attracts one million visitors annually to Tunisia

11 march 2021 - 09:30:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the National Trade Union Chamber of Support to Health Services Activities in Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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One in three travel destinations still fully closed to international tourists: UN agency

09 march 2021 - 10:44:02
New York, US (PANA) - Around a third of 217 world travel destinations surveyed remain completely closed to international tourists, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Seychelles bars South African visitors

08 march 2021 - 16:31:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Seychelles on Monday said it will reopen its borders to international travellers on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritian PM vaccinated against Covid-19

05 march 2021 - 13:53:15
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday received the first of two doses of  AstraZeneca [...] Full text...

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Botswana dismisses alarming rhino poaching reports

02 march 2021 - 18:38:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has allayed social media reports that purports that 120 rhinos with and without horns have [...] Full text...

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Africa requires trade, climate-sensitive energy use to drive economic recovery

02 march 2021 - 14:44:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa has launched a report on Building Forward for an African [...] Full text...

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7th African regional sustainable development forum opens in Congo

02 march 2021 - 02:19:54
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The seventh African regional forum for sustainable development (FRADD) began on Monday evening in the Congolese [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends vaccination programme to people aged 60 and above

01 march 2021 - 07:15:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Monday extended the COVID-19 vaccination programme to people aged 60 and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF provides $2.73 million to São Tomé and Príncipe for post-pandemic recovery

27 february 2021 - 11:23:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Though actions by São Tomé and Príncipe authorities and unprecedented international financial support are helping [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 77.7% decrease of tourist arrivals in 2020

27 february 2021 - 10:12:11
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius decreased by 1,074,508 or 77.7% to reach 308,980 in 2020 compared [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic leads to unprecedented economic downturn in Tunisia

27 february 2021 - 10:04:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Covid-19 pandemic in Tunisia has led to an unprecedented economic downturn with the country’s GDP [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls for more foreign investment

24 february 2021 - 19:48:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow og Gambia has called for stronger cooperation in the manufacturing and tourism industries, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic situation in Tunisia remains 'worrying' despite drop in deaths, infections

20 february 2021 - 14:19:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in recent days recorded the lowest deaths and infections of the COVID-19 epidemic, as it [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, India to boost economic cooperation

20 february 2021 - 07:21:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and India will boost  their economic cooperation next week with the signing of a  Comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Qatar Airways increases flights to South Africa

18 february 2021 - 15:13:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Qatar Airways has announced plans to expand its flight operations in South Africa. Beginning in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania tourism body challenges agents to steam the industry

17 february 2021 - 09:38:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – After recording a 47 percent drop in tourist arrivals last year, Tanzania's tourism body [...] Full text...

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NGOs demand stop to oil exploration in DR Congo's Virunga, Salonga National parks

16 february 2021 - 11:07:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Civil Society groups in DR Congo have called on the country's elected leaders to stop granting oil [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sees tourist arrivals drop by 99.1% in January

15 february 2021 - 06:38:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius received only 1,232 tourists in January 2021 against 137,418 for the same period in 2020, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF considers support for Madagascar’s $320 million post-pandemic recovery programme

13 february 2021 - 09:53:44
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed policy discussions with the authorities in Madagascar on a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank announces its first support for vaccine rollout in Africa

12 february 2021 - 10:26:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank approved on Thursday an additional financing of $5 million from the International Development [...] Full text...

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Postponed Magical Kenya Open set for March 18-21

06 february 2021 - 09:44:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The postponed Magical Kenya Open (MKO) Golf Championship is now scheduled to take place on between [...] Full text...

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3 female diplomats present credentials to President Barrow

04 february 2021 - 16:55:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow on Thursday received the Letters of Credence of the Malaysian High Commissioner to [...] Full text...

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Sky Mali makes maiden flight from Bamako to Timbuktu

03 february 2021 - 10:37:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A new airline in Mali, Sky Mali, made its maiden commercial flight on Monday on the [...] Full text...

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Zambian president fires 6 permanent secretaries

02 february 2021 - 14:00:55
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has terminated the contracts of six permanent secretaries in his administration. According to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia allocated 8.7 million vaccine doses: Official

24 january 2021 - 16:01:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has been allocated 8.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines under a facility being pioneered by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India

23 january 2021 - 10:00:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Friday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India to vaccinate a [...] Full text...

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Botswana on high alert over cyclone Eloise

22 january 2021 - 16:32:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has warned that the remnants of the tropical cyclone Eloise, will be felt over the [...] Full text...

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Ghana president names ministers for vetting by Parliament

22 january 2021 - 05:27:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday submitted to Parliament a list of 30 cabinet [...] Full text...

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Botswana unwavering on digital transformation

18 january 2021 - 17:36:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana plans to digitally transform everything, as the country embraces the 4th industrial revolution (4IR). The Minister [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$28.8 million disbursement to Gambia

16 january 2021 - 09:13:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday completed the first review of The [...] Full text...

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Air travel down 60 per cent, as industry losses top $370 billion: ICAO

16 january 2021 - 08:55:37
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - A new report from the UN’s air transportation agency confirms there was a “dramatic” fall in international [...] Full text...

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British supermodel Naomi Campbell to promote Kenya tourist destination

12 january 2021 - 11:36:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British super model, Naomi Campbell, has agreed to become the top model to promote destination Kenya [...] Full text...

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New Burkinabe govt. announces reconciliation and land reforms

11 january 2021 - 17:04:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré, on Monday announced that national [...] Full text...

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Composition of the new government of Burkina Faso

11 january 2021 - 13:04:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's new government has been announced and it is led by Prime Minister Christophe [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Turkish investors discuss cooperation in tourism sector

08 january 2021 - 10:05:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Tourism Authority under the Government of National Accord (GNA), Khaider Bachir [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies

05 january 2021 - 16:09:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to vaccinate 60% of population soon

04 january 2021 - 08:01:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has said that the government will implement a COVID-19 vaccination campaign [...] Full text...

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Botswana endorses climate change and adaptive land use

30 december 2020 - 17:55:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has made its commitment to the Southern African Science Services Centre for Climate Change and [...] Full text...

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70% of Tunisian hotels close due to COVID-19

30 december 2020 - 16:16:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Hotel Federation president Dorra Miled said on Wednesday that 70% of hotels in the country [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: Economic meltdown

30 december 2020 - 11:04:23
New York, US (PANA) - With millions forced to work from home this year, offices and shops closing as part [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Israel to re-establish regular flights

25 december 2020 - 15:59:00
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Air Transport and Social Economy, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, has announced the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF points to sharp drop in economic activity, increased unemployment in Morocco

24 december 2020 - 10:27:47
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco’s prompt response has helped contain the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, though economic activity has [...] Full text...

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EBRD props up Egypt’s tourism sector

23 december 2020 - 18:18:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is breaking fresh ground with a US$ 12 [...] Full text...

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'New era' in Moroccan-Israeli ties begins

23 december 2020 - 11:23:33
Rabat, 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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Kenya Airways, Air France KLM to end Africa-European strategic partnership

21 december 2020 - 23:58:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways and Air France KLM Group have agreed to mutually terminate their Africa-Europe joint venture [...] Full text...

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Direct flights resume between Tripoli and Sfax in southern Tunisia

12 december 2020 - 10:06:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Direct flights between Tripoli and Sfax in southern Tunisia will resume on 15 December, the management [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: PCR tests mandatory for foreigners upon arrival at Mauritius airport

12 december 2020 - 06:37:47
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness ministry  announced on Friday that it will soon amend the [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius drop by 99% in November 2020

10 december 2020 - 14:09:33
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday revealed that tourist arrivals in the island have dropped by 99% [...] Full text...

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AfDB, AU joint visa transparency index shows 9% improvement

10 december 2020 - 14:06:07
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The upward trend in African countries liberalizing visa regimes and welcoming African travellers has improved [...] Full text...

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International Festival of African Cooking from 1-4 April 2021 in Bamako

08 december 2020 - 20:06:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The Bamako International Festival of African Cuisine (FICAB) will be held from 1 - 4 April [...] Full text...

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Kenyan tourism arrivals drop 72% on international travel restrictions

04 december 2020 - 12:36:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International tourism arrivals in Kenya dropped by 72% to 470,971 between January to October 2020, compared [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian tourism seriously affected by pandemic

02 december 2020 - 22:03:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The tourism sector in Tunisia was seriously affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, leading to a [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams calls participants in LPDF on emergency to move forwards against looming dangers

02 december 2020 - 20:28:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representatives of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Wednesday called on participants [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Seychelles to reinforce bilateral cooperation

01 december 2020 - 08:54:52
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday reaffirmed Mauritius’ commitment to work closely with Seychelles on [...] Full text...

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World Bank appoints new head of IFC in Benin

27 november 2020 - 13:37:13
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday announced the appointment of Cyndo Obre as the new International Finance [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius decrease by 67.6%

26 november 2020 - 13:36:09
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA)- Statistics Mauritius has on Thursday said that, compared to the period January to September 2019, tourist [...] Full text...

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Trump administration imposes new restrictions on Libyans over entry visas

25 november 2020 - 22:12:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The administration of outgoing US President, Donald Trump, Wednesday imposed temporary travel restrictions on 15 African [...] Full text...

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Tunisian government foresees 4 pct growth in 2021

25 november 2020 - 20:34:13
Tunis,, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Economy, Finances and Support for Investment, Ali Kooli, said here Tuesday the [...] Full text...

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Senate President wants increased parliamentary engagement between Nigeria and Jamaica

25 november 2020 - 18:12:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday called for better and more engagement between Nigeria's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya’s development goals suffer setback caused by pandemic

21 november 2020 - 09:44:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has suffered an unprecedented shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that led to reduced government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Egyptian economy performing well despite pandemic pressure - IMF

20 november 2020 - 09:17:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s economy has performed better than expected despite the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to a swift, balanced [...] Full text...

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Mauritian tourist arrivals decline by 72.2%

17 november 2020 - 07:13:58
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Tourist arrivals in Mauritius have declined by 72.2% for the period January to October 2020 [...] Full text...

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Mali's transition president to undertake four-nation ECOWAS visit

12 november 2020 - 11:28:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, on Thursday begins a six-day West African [...] Full text...

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Malian transitional president begins first trip to West African sub-region

11 november 2020 - 21:50:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Malian transition, Bah N’DAW, will on 12-17 November 2020 undertake a [...] Full text...

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Kenya named Africa's leading tourism destination

11 november 2020 - 07:13:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has been named Africa’s leading tourist destination 2020 by the World Travel Awards (WTA). Kenya Tourist Board (KTB), the [...] Full text...

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Mohammed VI wants Morocco's southern provinces to be an engine of continental development

08 november 2020 - 14:21:48
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan monarch Mohammed VI has reiterated his firm commitment to make the southern provinces a driving [...] Full text...

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Trade, coronavirus top agenda as Kenyatta meets Italian counterpart

07 november 2020 - 15:23:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Italian counterpart, Sergio Mattarrela, met on Saturday in Rome and discussed  [...] Full text...

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Tunisian hotel sector loses 27,000 jobs in 2020

07 november 2020 - 12:45:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -The coronavirus pandemic has caused the Tunisian hotel sector to lose about 27,000 jobs in the year [...] Full text...

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Analysts renew calls for economic diversification in Botswana

06 november 2020 - 19:45:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -  Botswana’s economic analysts Friday reiterated the need for the country’s economy to spread its revenue avenues [...] Full text...

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Kenya named Africa's best golfing destination

04 november 2020 - 06:44:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has been named Africa’s leading golfing destination. The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) on Wednesday said the  announcement [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Telco giant footprint spread boosts economy

03 november 2020 - 18:37:46
Gaborone, 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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Botswana tourism sector gets another boost

03 november 2020 - 06:37:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has approved a wage subsidy for tourism industry, the country’s most ailing sector due to [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president names new cabinet

02 november 2020 - 10:42:58
Dakar, 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 relief bid begins to avert ‘hunger crisis’ among poor workers hit by COVID

31 october 2020 - 08:02:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A major UN-led cash and nutrition relief project is underway in Kenya for informal workers facing [...] Full text...

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Africa’s energy masterplan takes shape as AfDB, AUDA-NEPAD release key report

31 october 2020 - 04:26:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have released recommendations [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to severely affect Cape Verde economy - IMF

27 october 2020 - 13:28:10
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Though a recovery is expected in 2021 with real GDP growth at 4.5 percent, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Limited resources available for rekindling sub-Saharan Africa economies - IMF

23 october 2020 - 06:34:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - With a difficult recovery ahead, policy makers in sub-Sahara Africa have fewer resources at their [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' economy to witness significant downturn in 2020

22 october 2020 - 07:35:05
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian economy would witness a significant downturn in 2020 in the wake of the [...] Full text...

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Libya, Tunisia reach agreement on health protocol prior to opening of air space, land borders

21 october 2020 - 22:54:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Tunisia Wednesday agreed in principle to formulate an emergency unified health protocol for the [...] Full text...

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Celebrating African youth turning the tide on plastic pollution

16 october 2020 - 12:41:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  More than 400 young Africans were on Friday honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM calls for easier entry procedures for Libyans into Turkey

16 october 2020 - 09:47:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord, Taher Siala, has asked the Turkish [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates World Standards Day

14 october 2020 - 12:02:25
Moka, Mauritius (PANA) - International standards play a significant role in climate change, which is an issue that requires solutions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Six new imported cases detected in Mauritius

14 october 2020 - 06:12:37
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday announced that six new imported cases of Covid-19 have [...] Full text...

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IMF predicts ‘less severe’ but ‘still deep’ recession in shadow of COVID-19

14 october 2020 - 06:08:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact, the global economy could [...] Full text...

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Congolese urged to remain mobilised in the face of disaster risk

13 october 2020 - 12:03:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, on Tuesday urged her compatriots to remain mobilised [...] Full text...

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Mauritius receives few tourists in September 2020

12 october 2020 - 12:42:54
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Only 369 tourists visited Mauritius in September 2020 as compared to 100,837 in the same [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Minimising pandemic impact slows down CAR’s economy

10 october 2020 - 07:46:37
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – Though the start of a recovery appears to be underway in the Central African Republic (CAR), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Sub-Saharan Africa construction sector to sharply slide into recession'

09 october 2020 - 08:56:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) construction sector will sharply slide into recession as COVID-19’s impact on economic [...] Full text...

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South African family barred from burying corpse near Mandela's grave

08 october 2020 - 11:29:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla has secured a court order barring a burial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB confirms sub-Sahara Africa’s economic downturn, outlines path for recovery

08 october 2020 - 09:55:18
Washington, 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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Botswana’s tourism freelance guides get wage subsidy

07 october 2020 - 17:39:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Authorities in Botswana have invited freelance guides to register for wage subsidy, as government makes efforts [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian Minister of Culture dismissed for defying PM over Covid-19 instruction

06 october 2020 - 14:43:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Hichem Mechichi, has sacked the Minister of Cultural Affairs, Walid Zidi, and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two new imported cases detected in Mauritius

06 october 2020 - 13:32:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius have detected two new imported cases of Covid-19 on passengers on board [...] Full text...

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Scenic flights spice Botswana’s tourism offer

06 october 2020 - 12:17:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Tourism players in Botswana have applauded latest innovation by the country’s national airline to introduce scenic [...] Full text...

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Mali: New members of government appointees

05 october 2020 - 21:35:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A week after the nomination of a new prime minister, Moctar Ouane, the chairman of the [...] Full text...

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Togo gets new cabinet

02 october 2020 - 10:28:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Thursday named a new government of 33 members, including 11 women. Following is the list, [...] Full text...

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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link

30 september 2020 - 22:18:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...

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Gambia achieves moderate advancement in child labour report

30 september 2020 - 18:43:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has achieved moderate advancement in child labour report and work to address human trafficking [...] Full text...

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Human wildlife conflict unrelenting in Botswana

28 september 2020 - 15:58:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - More human wildlife conflict is reported in Botswana as elephants continue to be spotted roaming in [...] Full text...

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98% of Tunisian travel agencies threatened with bankruptcy

26 september 2020 - 18:33:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Almost all travel agencies operating in Tunisia are threatened with bankruptcy by the end of October [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to develop strategies to boost cooperative sector

26 september 2020 - 06:56:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will develop strategies to boost the cooperatives sector post COVID-19, the Government announced on Saturday. It [...] Full text...

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Almost all travel agencies threatened with bankruptcy in Tunisia

25 september 2020 - 22:44:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The chairman of the Tunisian federation of tourism and travel agencies, Jaber Ben Attouche, warned here [...] Full text...

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Guinean League 1 football championship to resume on October 14

25 september 2020 - 14:37:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean League 1 football championship will start on October 14 in all stadiums in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 44 new confirmed cases

25 september 2020 - 14:12:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea Thursday recorded 44 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) following tests carried out on a [...] Full text...

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Gambia calls for normalisation of Cuba and US, endorses one-China policy - Barrow

24 september 2020 - 22:27:17
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow said here Thursday his country had called for the normalization of relations between Cuba [...] Full text...

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Celebrities call for green, gender-equal coronavirus recovery

24 september 2020 - 19:50:17
New York (PANA) - Goodwill ambassadors of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said here Thursday the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinean government relaxes health measures in some sectors

23 september 2020 - 13:02:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -The Guinean government has from Tuesday eased health restrictions in the transport, tourism, sports and culture sectors, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF says recovery of Senegal’s economy is underway

22 september 2020 - 07:28:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's economy is expected to contract this year as a result of disruptions in economic activity [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: AfDB approves emergency relief to boost clean-up of marine oil spill

18 september 2020 - 18:22:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a US$500,000 [...] Full text...

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GCA Africa launch seeks to improve effectiveness of climate adaption activities across Africa

18 september 2020 - 18:10:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The regional office of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) was inaugurated on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Mauritania embarks on strategy to benefit from the AfCFTA

18 september 2020 - 00:10:49
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The ministry of Trade and Tourism Thursday brought together several dozen stakeholders to present and validate [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' economic downturn to reach 13% in 2020: Finance Minister

16 september 2020 - 07:23:42
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourism and construction are the two most affected sectors in Mauritius because of the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Govt extends daily business hours, prepares to normalise flights

14 september 2020 - 17:44:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwean government has extended business hours to between 06.30 hours to 18.30 hours and is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 140 Burundians, stranded for months in Rwanda, return home

10 september 2020 - 17:50:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One hundred and forty Burundians stranded, in Rwanda following the Coronavirus pandemic since last April, were [...] Full text...

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