World Bank appoints new head of IFC in Benin
27 november 2020 - 13:37:13Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday announced the appointment of Cyndo Obre as the new International Finance [...] Full text...
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Address water scarcity ‘immediately and boldly’, urges FAO chief
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. Libyan rights bodies denounce hate speech against a local cultural group
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Monday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
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Mauritius, Seychelles participate in UNDP’s project on coral reefs rehabilitation
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UN Women Chief launches campaign against gender-based violence in DR Congo
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One out of seven Libyans needs mental health care - WHO report
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ANC calls for “immediate release” of two political figures arrested last weekend in Lomé
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Mauritania: The measures of the year 60 of independence highlighted in the news
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AfDB signs grant agreement to support the Rwanda Coding Academy
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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday announced the appointment of Cyndo Obre as the new International Finance [...] Full text...
Tourist arrivals in Mauritius decrease by 67.6%
26 november 2020 - 13:36:09Port 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 - 22:12:35Tripoli, 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 - 20:34:13Tunis,, 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 - 18:12:55Abuja, 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 - 09:44:58Nairobi, 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 - 09:17:54Cairo, 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 - 07:13:58Port 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 - 11:28:16Bamako, 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 - 21:50:24Ouagadougou, 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 - 07:13:46Nairobi, 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 - 14:21:48Rabat, 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 - 15:23:32Nairobi, 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 - 12:45:36Tunis, 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 - 19:45:49Gaborone, 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 - 06:44:02Nairobi, 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 - 18:37:46Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Telecommunications’ (BTC) footprint into far-flung corners of the country is helping to grow the local [...] Full text...
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Botswana tourism sector gets another boost
03 november 2020 - 06:37:05Gaborone, 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 - 10:42:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday announce a new cabinet of 33 ministers and four secretaries [...] Full text...
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Kenya relief bid begins to avert ‘hunger crisis’ among poor workers hit by COVID
31 october 2020 - 08:02:31Nairobi, 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 - 04:26:10Abidjan, 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 - 13:28:10Praia, 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 - 06:34:34Washington, 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 - 07:35:05Port 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 - 22:54:51Tripoli, 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 - 12:41:03Nairobi, 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 - 09:47:56Tripoli, 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 - 12:02:25Moka, 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 - 06:12:37Port 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 - 06:08:48Washington, 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 - 12:03:37Brazzaville, 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 - 12:42:54Port 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 - 07:46:37Bangui, 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 - 08:56:24Nairobi, 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 - 11:29:37Cape 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 - 09:55:18Washington, US (PANA) - Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s tourism freelance guides get wage subsidy
07 october 2020 - 17:39:21Gaborone, 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 - 14:43:26Tunis, 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 - 13:32:17Port-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 - 12:17:32Gaborone, 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 - 21:35:22Bamako, 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 - 10:28:05Lomé, 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 - 22:18:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...
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Gambia achieves moderate advancement in child labour report
30 september 2020 - 18:43:30Banjul, 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 - 15:58:15Gaborone, 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 - 18:33:56Tunis, 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 - 06:56:34Port-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 - 22:44:00Tunis, 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 - 14:37:42Conakry, 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 - 14:12:54Conakry, 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 - 22:27:17Banjul, 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 - 19:50:17New 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 - 13:02:58Conakry, 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 - 07:28:29Dakar, 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 - 18:22:19Abidjan, 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 - 18:10:40Abidjan, 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 - 00:10:49Nouakchott, 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 - 07:23:42Ebene, 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 - 17:44:44Harare, 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 - 17:50:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One hundred and forty Burundians stranded, in Rwanda following the Coronavirus pandemic since last April, were [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius to reopen borders on Oct. 1
10 september 2020 - 12:51:59Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Mr. Louis Steven Obeegadoo announced on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo focuses on private investment to stimulate the economy
08 september 2020 - 15:48:23Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The crisis triggered by the global coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted the Togolese economy and is [...] Full text...
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EU to safeguard The Gambia cultural heritage with 600,000 Euros
04 september 2020 - 14:36:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union has signed a new contract for 600,000 euros with The Gambia heritage management [...] Full text...
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Gambia: UNDP supports tourism industry workers
02 september 2020 - 21:44:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Gambian office has agreed to support the government in extending [...] Full text...
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India, Nigeria to expand cooperation in defence, IT and solar energy sectors
02 september 2020 - 15:21:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and India have agreed to maintain the momentum in strengthening “excellent ties” for their mutual [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament approves new government
02 september 2020 - 11:42:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Wednesday approved the new government led by Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana’s increase in school infections touches private sector
01 september 2020 - 13:51:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The surge in COVID- 19 cases among schools, students and teachers in Botswana has moved the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan inland waterways project to bolster trade, tourism in East Africa
31 august 2020 - 09:06:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Raila Odinga are [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius slump by 52.32% during first semester of 2020
28 august 2020 - 07:17:57Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that compared to the first semester of 2019, total tourist [...] Full text...
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AWF, partner team up in restoring native bamboo species in Rwanda
27 august 2020 - 22:46:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Thursday announced the delivery of 11,400 bamboo plants to Rwanda as part [...] Full text...
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AU urges tightening of public health measures as economies reopen
27 august 2020 - 21:05:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari appoints CEOs of 9 agencies under Fed. Information Ministry
27 august 2020 - 15:16:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) for nine of [...] Full text...
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Kenya secures inaugural global Safer Tourism Seal
26 august 2020 - 23:08:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has emerged as the first country in the world to be awarded the Safer Tourism [...] Full text...
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Kenya branded with safe tourism award
26 august 2020 - 11:42:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is the first country globally to be awarded the recommended status of the “Safer Tourism [...] Full text...
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Tourism gets boost in Botswana
26 august 2020 - 10:24:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s tourism sector has received 4.8 million Euros from the German government to cushion it from effects [...] Full text...
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Composition of new Tunisian government
25 august 2020 - 20:53:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president-elect of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, Monday unveiled the composition of his government at [...] Full text...
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Tourism sector must be rebuilt in safe, equitable, climate friendly way: UN chief
25 august 2020 - 15:43:25New York, US (PANA) - Tourism is much more than visiting cultural landmarks or swimming in tropical beaches; it is [...] Full text...
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Zambian court acquits Health Minister of corruption charges
25 august 2020 - 11:56:28Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya has been acquitted on all four charges of alleged corruption [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic creates large health, social needs in Ethiopia – IMF
22 august 2020 - 20:03:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities and a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary General regrets COVID-19's misdeeds on Africa's progress
22 august 2020 - 14:58:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Saturday deplored the negative impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on African economies [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya to bail out pandemic-hit hotels
21 august 2020 - 10:44:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Tourism Finance Corporation (TFC) will disburse a $27.7 million stimulus package to hotels hit by [...] Full text...
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UNCTAD says Mauritius oil spill highlights importance of global maritime laws
20 august 2020 - 18:24:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of international [...] Full text...
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Scientists continue plan to create test tube northern white rhino
20 august 2020 - 12:07:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The international team of scientists and conservationists working to conserve the northern white rhino has made [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic hits Seychelles with unprecedented economic impact- IMF
20 august 2020 - 09:57:15Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented economic impact on Seychelles through the implementation of strict [...] Full text...
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Benin govt. to build hotel complex near "gate of no return" in Ouidah
18 august 2020 - 17:00:38Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin says it is planning to build a hotel complex near the "Gate [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 78 new cases worsening health situation in Tunisia
18 august 2020 - 13:40:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 78 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, 71 local and 7 imported after tests [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to rethink its tourism and its future: Deputy PM
18 august 2020 - 13:21:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister, Steven Obeegadoo, on Tuesday, told Parliament that there is [...] Full text...
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Botswana government dismisses claims of poisoning of elephants
18 august 2020 - 11:54:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The authorities in Botswana have dismissed claims that the recent elephant mortalities are due to deliberate [...] Full text...
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Elephants continue to roam around in Botswana villages
17 august 2020 - 15:04:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Sighting of elephants within villages continues to be noticed in Botswana, despite authorities’ efforts to curb [...] Full text...
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Burundi breaks monopoly of 4 companies on importation of edible salt
13 august 2020 - 15:56:56Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - To break the monopoly of four companies that have solely imported edible salt to Burundi since [...] Full text...
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New government formed in Mauritania
10 august 2020 - 22:19:47Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new government reduced from 25 to 23 members was formed on Sunday evening in Mauritania, [...] Full text...
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Nigeriens shocked by terrorist attack that left eight people dead in Kouré
10 august 2020 - 16:21:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigeriens are still in shock 24 hours after the murder of eight people, including two Nigeriens [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwandan media highlight ongoing relief distribution drive, public health response to pandemic
08 august 2020 - 17:50:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A series of public health responses to cope with the consequences of coronavirus (COVID-19) dominated the [...] Full text...
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Tourist revenues drop by 56 pct in Tunisia , says BCT
06 august 2020 - 22:09:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian tourist receipts over the first six months this year dropped by 56 per cent, yielding [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves extra package of US$171.9 million for Madagascar to tackle pandemic
31 july 2020 - 10:42:35Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$171.9 million to Madagascar to help [...] Full text...
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Kenya approves international flight resumption from 11 destinations worldwide
30 july 2020 - 22:25:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has allowed passengers flying from at least 11 countries to land in Kenya with effect [...] Full text...
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Coal was the main fuel used to produce electricity in Mauritius in 2019: Statistics Mauritius
30 july 2020 - 09:58:13Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday released the official statistics regarding the environment of the island, indicating [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fight against plastic pollution being hit by 'extraordinary increase' in disposable masks: UN
30 july 2020 - 05:02:12New York, US (PANA) - The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use [...] Full text...
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RwandAir to resume flights to 7 African cities, Dubai on Saturday
29 july 2020 - 13:50:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir is set to resume its international commercial flights on Saturday to seven [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius: wants to ensure safe re-opening of its borders
27 july 2020 - 13:31:46Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister Steven Obeegadoo on Monday said the tourism sector will not be able [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's president announces second phase of easing of restrictions in pandemic fight
27 july 2020 - 06:24:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the second phase of easing of restrictions [...] Full text...
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Venezuela to strengthen bilateral ties with Nigeria on security, other key sectors
26 july 2020 - 20:03:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Venezuela Ambassador to Nigeria David Valasquez Caraballo has said his country is engaging in discussions on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic constrains tourism in Tunisia
26 july 2020 - 14:14:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian travel agencies experienced 80% decline in activity during the first half of 2020, Tunisian Federation [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers 19 new cases
25 july 2020 - 11:51:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has registered 19 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, all imported, following laboratory tests carried out [...] Full text...
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Botswana redesigns the country’s oldest museum
24 july 2020 - 09:42:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s national museum and monuments board has announced its intention to revamp the country’s oldest museum, [...] Full text...
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Ecotourism player sets new environment benchmark in Botswana
24 july 2020 - 08:58:15Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Pan-Africa eco-tourism business, Wilderness Safaris, which has its headquarters in Botswana, has announced plans to set [...] Full text...
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ADF approves UA100.4 million multi-country Covid-19 Response Support for 4 Southern African countries
23 july 2020 - 17:13:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a UA100.4 [...] Full text...
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‘‘Every nation’s effective development requires a clear strategy’ – Gambian FM
21 july 2020 - 15:46:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara has said that [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Scores of Tunisian travel agencies threatened with bankruptcy
18 july 2020 - 17:27:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Farj El Bourji, the president of the Federation of travel agencies in the Tunisian Sahel regions [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal’s key challenge is transparent implementation of measures addressing the crisis - IMF
18 july 2020 - 08:43:23Washington, DC, US (PANA – Senegal’s containment measures against the coronavirus pandemic, as well as lower external demand, reduced remittances, [...] Full text...
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More SMMEs support on the cards in Botswana
17 july 2020 - 19:05:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s sole cement manufacturing company, PPC Botswana, has vowed to empower more small-, medium- and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) [...] Full text...
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Botswana tourism player remains optimistic
17 july 2020 - 11:57:48Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's tourism company, Cresta Marakanelo, has projected a 10% drop in its profit before tax for [...] Full text...
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Botswana invests more in natural conservation
14 july 2020 - 08:56:55Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's elephant management plans are at an advanced stage, the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation [...] Full text...
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Tourism: 600 employees to turns jobless in 73 hours in Gambia
13 july 2020 - 21:22:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Six hundred workers of the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Senegambia and Coral Beach Hotel Brufut, 20km [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Tourist arrivals dropped by 53,1% in June 2020
10 july 2020 - 16:52:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday indicated that tourist arrivals in the island dropped from 92,398 in June [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Tanzania’s economic growth fastest in Eastern Africa - AfDB Report
10 july 2020 - 12:35:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A new report shows Tanzania’s economy is forecast to grow at 5.2 percent in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: African unclaimed asset wealth tipped to rescue SMEs from COVID-19 crisis (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
10 july 2020 - 08:30:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries and Central Banks should direct funds from inactive financial assets held in local bank [...] Full text...
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Gold overtakes tourism as Tanzania’s leading foreign exchange earner
09 july 2020 - 17:18:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As the tourism sector in Tanzania has been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, gold [...] Full text...
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Zambia’s Health Minister appears in court to face corruption charges
09 july 2020 - 14:33:28Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrate's court in Lusaka on four [...] Full text...
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Rwanda, EU sign 10-million-euro agreement to support job creation
08 july 2020 - 20:51:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan officials and representatives of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Rwanda on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021 in post-Covid-19, says AfDB
08 july 2020 - 14:25:17Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the COVID-19 infection rate [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves US$165 million grant for Ethiopia's national COVID-19 emergency response
03 july 2020 - 14:52:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July, 2020, approved [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Egypt reopens airports after three-month closure over Covid-19
02 july 2020 - 14:12:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt on Wednesday reopened its airports for international flights for the first time in more than [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Pandemic likely to cause sharp economic contraction in São Tomé and Príncipe
01 july 2020 - 08:17:58São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause a sharp real economic contraction [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian Mayor recounts Covid-19 impact
29 june 2020 - 18:43:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Lord Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) in The Gambia, has described the [...] Full text...
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Burundi's new president names 15-member cabinet
29 june 2020 - 11:51:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new head of state, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Sunday evening appointed 15 members to the new [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenyan editors call media for tax incentives as 300 scribes lose source of income
28 june 2020 - 19:16:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 300 Kenyan journalists have lost their sources of income over the past nine months [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria's airports set for reopen as officials issue COVID-19 compliant guidelines
27 june 2020 - 18:23:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Passengers travelling abroad through Nigeria’s airport terminals are required to arrive five hours before departure in [...] Full text...
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Congo to host COP13 in 2021
26 june 2020 - 17:47:14Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and the Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, said on Thursday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...
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Congolese govt. seeking investors to manage its forest
26 june 2020 - 17:43:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, on Thursday in Brazzaville, sought the [...] Full text...
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US Commends Gambia’s govt. for advancements made in TIP
25 june 2020 - 21:43:03Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The United States Thursday commended the Gambian government, relevant stakeholders and key partners in advancements made the [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM sacks Deputy, reshuffles Cabinet over alleged corruption
25 june 2020 - 16:57:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, on Thursday sacked his Deputy, Mr. Ivan Leslie Collendavelloo, who [...] Full text...
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Zambia reopens international airports shut down due to COVID-19
25 june 2020 - 12:57:45Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has directed the immediate reopening of international airports closed due to the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia says it is united against this challenging period
24 june 2020 - 18:17:53Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia on Wednesday told a virtual meeting of Commonwealth leaders on Covid 19 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Guinea sets aside 9 billion CFAF for phase 2 of the fight against coronavirus
24 june 2020 - 15:34:12Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana announced on Tuesday that the government would release, for the [...] Full text...
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Supporting private sector enables to relaunch economy in Tunisia, says WB
23 june 2020 - 23:57:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The resident representative of the World Bank here, Tony Verheijen, said here Tuesday that support for [...] Full text...
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The relevance of digital skills in the COVID-19 era (An AfDB feature)
18 june 2020 - 17:07:18Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed how the world functions, illustrating the limitations of many [...] Full text...
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Congo controls its deforestation rate - official
18 june 2020 - 00:15:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, said here Tuesday Congo was controlling its [...] Full text...
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Young Tunisian graduates demonstrate to demand the right to work
17 june 2020 - 17:25:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several hundred young unemployed graduates gathered in front of the Tunisian parliament on Wednesday to demand [...] Full text...
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Botswana joins global food security campaign
17 june 2020 - 13:29:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has joined the international community to celebrate the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020 - UNCTAD report
16 june 2020 - 13:56:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trend of declining foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa is set to exacerbate significantly in [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: IFAD says remittance providers are essential service in battling virus pandemic
16 june 2020 - 12:41:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday called on governments across the world to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records massive drop in tourist arrivals
15 june 2020 - 10:13:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Monday said that the island has recorded a massive drop in tourist arrivals [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'AfDB's COVID-19 response is moving from commitment to action'
14 june 2020 - 18:18:01Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it responded swiftly to the needs of its member [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s government launches business environment reform programme
13 june 2020 - 20:08:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The National Business Council, chaired by President Adama Barrow, Saturday launched the Business Environment Reform programme [...] Full text...
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Congo to update the national program of action for the environment
11 june 2020 - 18:43:46Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and the Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, said on Wednesday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Covid-19 slows Tanzania’s economic growth to 5.5 percent
11 june 2020 - 17:51:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic has slowed Tanzania’s economic growth for 2020, from estimated [...] Full text...
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South Africa reflects on historic 2010 World Cup
11 june 2020 - 11:59:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Thursday commemorated the 10th anniversary of the start of the FIFA [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU team expands scope in response to pandemic in Gambia
10 june 2020 - 17:19:08Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union’s Rural Infrastructure and Employment Creation (RIEC) project, implemented by Enabel (Belgian Cooperation Agency), [...] Full text...
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EU suspends funding to WWF-Congo for human rights violations
09 june 2020 - 17:14:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has suspended funding to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for serious human [...] Full text...
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‘Africa needs to develop its domestic and regional tourism’ - Gambian minister
08 june 2020 - 17:45:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Tourism and Culture minister, Hamat N.K Bah, says “For Africa to develop its domestic [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 to plunge global economy into worst recession since World War II: WB Report
08 june 2020 - 15:43:31Washington, US (PANA) - The swift and massive shock of the coronavirus pandemic and shutdown measures to contain it have [...] Full text...
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'Everyone has a role to play to ensure food safety': UN agencies
08 june 2020 - 06:27:03New York, US (PANA) - Eating contaminated food has caused an estimated 600 million people in the world, or almost [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt. announces budget amid the Covid-19 pandemic
05 june 2020 - 07:54:37Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said that the priority of the budget 2020/2021 is [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Tourism professionals demonstrate in front of the seat of government
04 june 2020 - 18:29:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism professionals organized a sit-in on Thursday in front of the Tunisian government palace in Kasbah, [...] Full text...
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Tourist receipts in Tunisia drop by 36 pct in late May 2020
03 june 2020 - 23:50:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourist receipts in Tunisia stood at 1 billion dinars at the end of May 2020, dropping [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Barrow says pandemic has impacted severely on formal, informal sectors
03 june 2020 - 19:08:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia has said that the pandemic has impacted severely on both the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN Tourism Organization says 'world slowly starts travelling again'
02 june 2020 - 05:26:00New York, US (PANA) - After months of lockdowns, countries are cautiously starting to ease travel restrictions put in place [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders in Gambia’s tourism urge government to support industry’s operators
01 june 2020 - 15:38:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Stakeholders in Gambia’s tourism industry have called on government to support the industry’s operators and help [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Egypt slightly shortens curfew hours starting Sunday
31 may 2020 - 18:10:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With effect frfom Sunday, 31 May 2020, Egypt has slightly revised an imposed nighttime curfew to [...] Full text...
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Egypt considers gradual resumption of international flights
31 may 2020 - 17:56:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is considering a ‘gradual resumption’ of international flights in the second half of June or [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Curfew lifted, all economic activities resume under strict sanitary measures in Mauritius
31 may 2020 - 10:01:03Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritians on Sunday resumed their normal activities shortly after the government’s decision to lift the sanitary [...] Full text...
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Rwandan dailies focus on Covid-19 pandemic, reopening of Rwanda/DRC border
30 may 2020 - 18:36:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to ongoing measures to relax COVID-19 lockdown in the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to reopen borders for foreign tourists
29 may 2020 - 22:32:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian will soon re-open its borders to receive German, European and Algerian tourists and others, an [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana tourism enterprise urges tourist to defer bookings
29 may 2020 - 19:01:15Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Chobe Holdings, a Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed tourism company, has effectively postponed tourist bookings to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya government seeks justification as hotel chain fires staff
29 may 2020 - 12:58:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government has written to a local hotel chain seeking clarification on its justification to [...] Full text...
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The Gambia's domestic debt remains high - Cetral Bank
28 may 2020 - 21:37:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s stock of domestic debt remains high, increasing to D33.6 billion or 33.2 per cent [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Shutting down economies, President Barrow tells UN
28 may 2020 - 21:13:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Thursday told the UN high-level virtual meeting on ‘Financing for Development on Covid-19’ [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves 30-million-euro loan to fight COVID-19 in Cabo Verde
28 may 2020 - 19:08:01Abidjan, Cote d;Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has extended a loan of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo tourism sector severely affected by COVID-19
28 may 2020 - 18:14:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Hotel chains, restaurants and travel agencies have been virtually shut down for the past two months [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s ecotourism company committed to anti-poaching
27 may 2020 - 14:00:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Wilderness Safaris, an ecotourism focused pan-Africa company based in Botswana, has affirmed its commitment to fight [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Tunisia has largely controlled the spread of Covid-19', says Prime Minister
25 may 2020 - 18:11:39Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister, Elyes Fakhfakh, said on Sunday that Tunisia has largely successfully controlled the spread [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports two new cases after almost 30 days
25 may 2020 - 07:13:11Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius recorded two new cases of coronavirus on Sunday among a group of 149 passengers who [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Kenyatta unveils $502 million national economic stimulus programme
23 may 2020 - 16:03:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday unveiled a massive stimulus programme to jump-start Kenya's economy by pumping [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 188m-euro AfDB loan to boost Kenya's COVID-19 response
22 may 2020 - 17:23:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday approved an 188-million-euro [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia opens US$172 million credit line for hotel sector
21 may 2020 - 05:37:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of Tourism and Craft Industry, Mohamed Ali Toumi, on Wednesday announced a credit [...] Full text...
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Stand in solidarity to preserve Africa’s hard-won progress, urges UN chief
20 may 2020 - 05:12:17New York, US (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, the UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia's tourism revenues nose dive due to Covid-19
19 may 2020 - 14:38:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism receipts in Tunisia have recorded a significant drop due to the Covid-19 pandemic, estimated at [...] Full text...
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Poaching dismissed in mysterious elephant deaths in Botswana
19 may 2020 - 10:14:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has ruled out poaching in suspected poisoned elephant carcasses in two villages in the north-west [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania rules out lockdown to save economy
17 may 2020 - 18:29:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President Dr John Pombe Magufuli has ruled out a lockdown for his country [...] Full text...
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Mauritian papers highlight coronavirus this week
16 may 2020 - 15:14:52Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As in recent weeks, the news in Mauritius is still dominated by coronavirus, with local newspapers [...] Full text...
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Authorities in Botswana warn residents of poisoned elephants
15 may 2020 - 17:30:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks has warned residents in the Seronga village in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ILO says access to healthcare for workers now ‘a matter of life and death’
15 may 2020 - 05:38:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of COVID-19 in developing countries has exposed gaps in social protection coverage which could [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World economy to shrink by 3.2 per cent, new UN report projects
14 may 2020 - 05:18:22New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of the raging COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the world economy in 2020 is [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Egypt’s growth to slow sharply in 2020 on coronavirus - EBRD report
13 may 2020 - 13:18:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s economy will slow sharply this year because of the impact of the coronavirus, but will [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF helps Egypt alleviate financing needs arising from COVID-19 pandemic
12 may 2020 - 12:45:25Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Egypt’s request for emergency financial [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: East African countries urged to back local production of medical products to combat virus
12 may 2020 - 11:57:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is urging member states to support local production [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
12 may 2020 - 10:47:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...
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Gambia: EU, GCCI signs 500,000-euro deal to promote investments in culture
11 may 2020 - 17:33:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) have signed a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius gradually opens economy after 14 days without a new case
11 may 2020 - 08:15:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Mauritian National Communication Committee on COVID-19, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, on Sunday said the government [...] Full text...
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UN appeals for US$6.7 billion to protect millions of lives, stem COVID-19 spread in fragile countries
07 may 2020 - 15:21:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s Humanitarian Chief, Mark Lowcock on Thursday called for swift and determined action to avoid [...] Full text...
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Local legislator says terrorists raise own flags in eastern Burkina Faso
07 may 2020 - 14:15:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An opposition member of Union for Change and Progress (UPC) party said Thursday in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF says Ugandan economy ‘severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic’
07 may 2020 - 08:51:08Washington, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$491.5 million [...] Full text...
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EU scales up support to Gambia's coastal, marine zone resilience to climate change
06 may 2020 - 14:07:12Banjul, Gambia(PANA)- The European Union has provided Euros 1,353,120 to fund a long term technical assistance team working in support [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Foreign minister says country continues to struggle with high debt burden
05 may 2020 - 17:00:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, told member States of the Non-Aligned Movement [...] Full text...
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Gambian artists, cultural players to participate in UNESCO resiliart teleconference
04 may 2020 - 21:47:48Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambian artists and cultural troupes will join other counterparts to participate in the UNESCO Resiliart Teleconference [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$91 million credit for Malawi to tackle COVID-19 effects
02 may 2020 - 08:40:43Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Saturday approved a disbursement of US$91 million under the Rapid Credit [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's lockdown partially lifted
01 may 2020 - 17:53:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has partially lifted the COVID-19 (coronavirus) national lockdown whilst also extending it [...] Full text...
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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe slashes interest rates by 40 percent to stimulate growth
29 april 2020 - 17:56:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reviewed downwards interest rate to 15 from 25 percent [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambia records eight additional cases
25 april 2020 - 05:41:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded eight additional cases of COVID-19, of which four are medical officers, President Edgar [...] Full text...
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