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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Coronavirus: Mauritius to reopen borders on Oct. 1

10 september 2020 - 12:51:59
Port 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 - 15:48:23
Lomé, 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 - 14:36:17
Banjul, 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 - 21:44:28
Banjul, 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 - 15:21:15
Abuja, 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 - 11:42:55
Tunis, 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 - 13:51:33
Gaborone, 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 - 09:06:15
Nairobi, 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 - 07:17:57
Port 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 - 22:46:53
Nairobi, 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 - 21:05:21
Addis 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 - 15:16:26
Abuja, 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 - 23:08:39
Nairobi, 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 - 11:42:12
Nairobi, 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 - 10:24:53
Gaborone, 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 - 20:53:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president-elect of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, Monday unveiled the composition of his government at [...] Full text...

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Tourism sector must be rebuilt in safe, equitable, climate friendly way: UN chief

25 august 2020 - 15:43:25
New 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 - 11:56:28
Lusaka, 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 - 20:03:52
Addis 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 - 14:58:58
Dakar, 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 - 10:44:43
Nairobi, 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 - 18:24:29
Geneva, 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 - 12:07:25
Nairobi, 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 - 09:57:15
Victoria, 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 - 17:00:38
Cotonou, 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 - 13:40:15
Tunis, 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 - 13:21:41
Port-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 - 11:54:53
Gaborone, 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 - 15:04:29
Gaborone, 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 - 15:56:56
Bujumbura, 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 - 22:19:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new government reduced from 25 to 23 members was formed on Sunday evening in Mauritania, [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens shocked by terrorist attack that left eight people dead in Kouré

10 august 2020 - 16:21:50
Niamey, 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 - 17:50:58
Kigali, 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 - 22:09:04
Tunis, 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 - 10:42:35
Antananarivo, 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 - 22:25:22
Nairobi, 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 - 09:58:13
Port 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 - 05:02:12
New 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 - 13:50:51
Kigali, 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 - 13:31:46
​Port 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 - 06:24:51
Accra, 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 - 20:03:07
Abuja, 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 - 14:14:27
Tunis, 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 - 11:51:42
Tunis, 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 - 09:42:07
Gaborone, 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 - 08:58:15
Gaborone, 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 - 17:13:21
Abidjan, 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 - 15:46:10
Banjul, 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 - 17:27:00
Tunis, 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 - 08:43:23
Washington, 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 - 19:05:00
Gaborone, 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 - 11:57:48
Gaborone, 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 - 08:56:55
Gaborone, 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 - 21:22:42
Banjul, 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 - 16:52:35
Port-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 - 12:35:19
Dar 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 - 08:30:17
Nairobi, 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 - 17:18:39
Dar 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 - 14:33:28
Lusaka, 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 - 20:51:19
Kigali, 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 - 14:25:17
Abidjan, 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 - 14:52:42
Addis 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 - 14:12:49
Cairo, 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 - 08:17:58
São 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 - 18:43:51
Banjul, 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 - 11:51:48
Bujumbura, 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 - 19:16:54
Nairobi, 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 - 18:23:20
Abuja, 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 - 17:47:14
Brazzaville, 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 - 17:43:01
Brazzaville, 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 - 21:43:03
Banjul, 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 - 16:57:08
Port-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 - 12:57:45
Lusaka, 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 - 18:17:53
Banjul, 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 - 15:34:12
Conakry, 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 - 23:57:18
Tunis, 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 - 17:07:18
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed how the world functions, illustrating the limitations of many [...] Full text...

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Congo controls its deforestation rate - official

18 june 2020 - 00:15:20
Brazzaville, 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 - 17:25:21
Tunis, 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 - 13:29:25
Gaborone, 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 - 13:56:08
Geneva, 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 - 12:41:15
Rome, 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 - 10:13:28
Port-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 - 18:18:01
Abidjan, 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 - 20:08:15
Banjul, 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 - 18:43:46
Brazzaville, 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 - 17:51:18
Dar 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 - 11:59:38
Cape 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 - 17:19:08
Banjul, 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 - 17:14:12
Brazzaville, 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 - 17:45:44
Banjul, 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 - 15:43:31
Washington, 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 - 06:27:03
New 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 - 07:54:37
Port-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 - 18:29:28
Tunis, 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 - 23:50:03
Tunis, 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 - 19:08:37
Banjul, 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 - 05:26:00
New 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 - 15:38:46
Banjul, 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 - 18:10:59
Cairo, 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 - 17:56:00
Cairo, 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 - 10:01:03
Port-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 - 18:36:19
Kigali, 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 - 22:32:20
Tunis, 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 - 19:01:15
Gaborone, 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 - 12:58:39
Nairobi, 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 - 21:37:52
Banjul, 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 - 21:13:37
Banjul, 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 - 19:08:01
Abidjan, 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 - 18:14:10
Brazzaville, 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 - 14:00:00
Gaborone, 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 - 18:11:39
Tunis, 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 - 07:13:11
Port-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 - 16:03:43
Nairobi, 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 - 17:23:40
Abidjan, 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 - 05:37:57
Tunis, 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 - 05:12:17
New 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 - 14:38:53
Tunis, 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 - 10:14:04
Gaborone, 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 - 18:29:27
Dar 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 - 15:14:52
Port-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 - 17:30:28
Gaborone, 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 - 05:38:31
Geneva, 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 - 05:18:22
New 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 - 13:18:23
Cairo, 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 - 12:45:25
Washington, 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 - 11:57:12
Nairobi, 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 - 10:47:38
Abuja, 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 - 17:33:03
Banjul, 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 - 08:15:53
Port-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 - 15:21:21
Geneva, 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 - 14:15:14
Ouagadougou, 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 - 08:51:08
Washington, 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 - 14:07:12
Banjul, 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 - 17:00:42
Banjul, 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 - 21:47:48
Banjul, 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 - 08:40:43
Lilongwe, 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 - 17:53:33
Harare, 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 - 17:56:06
Harare, 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 - 05:41:36
Lusaka, 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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Coronavirus: 'Our collective humanity is at stake' says AfDB President

22 april 2020 - 19:01:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, says an accelerated global health and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves a US$12 million for São Tomé and Príncipe to address pandemic

22 april 2020 - 11:17:57
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$12.29 million disbursement for [...] Full text...

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Botswana-based ecotourism firm reduces water bottle use on its operations

20 april 2020 - 14:32:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -Wilderness Safaris, Africa’s leading ecotourism company based in Botswana, has reduced bottled water usage by 86% on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$21.3 million for Gambia to address COVID-19 pandemic

16 april 2020 - 14:57:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Gambia will get relief from the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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Negative consequences expected on Tunisian economy due to Covid-19

15 april 2020 - 22:57:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian government is facing a precarious economic situation due to a deterioration of the global [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$442 million for Senegal to meet pandemic challenges

14 april 2020 - 06:56:50
Washington, DC (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$442 million disbursement for Senegal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian Central Bank forecasts slower growth in 2020

11 april 2020 - 14:30:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Central Bank (BCT) said on Friday that economic growth would decline in 2020 because [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian govt faces precarious economic situation, says World Bank

10 april 2020 - 10:25:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian government is facing a precarious economic situation, linked to the deteriorating situation of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritian PM, five ministers, isolate themselves

10 april 2020 - 06:09:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, as well as five of his ministers, have been self-isolated [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco draws on precautionary instrument with IMF to address pandemic

09 april 2020 - 09:41:17
Washington, US (PANA) - Moroccan authorities have drawn on all resources available under the current ‘Precautionary and Liquidity Line’ (PLL) [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 drives sub-Saharan Africa toward first recession in 25 years – World Bank

09 april 2020 - 08:56:18
Washington, US (PANA) - Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has been significantly impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak and is [...] Full text...

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. IMF approves US$ 165.99million outlay for Madagascar to address Covid-19 pandemic

04 april 2020 - 08:32:50
Washington, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a disbursement under the Rapid [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Evaluation of Tunisian economy to resist consequences of pandemic

03 april 2020 - 20:27:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The resilience of Tunisia to external shocks due to coronavirus is judged ’high’ against the evolution [...] Full text...

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Coronavrus: IMF approves US$109.4 million for Rwanda to address pandemic

03 april 2020 - 09:31:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda has secured US$109.4 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address the COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF readies to extend US$221m to Senegal

02 april 2020 - 10:16:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed discussions for emergency access to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Low-skilled workers, developing countries at risk of steep economic decline

02 april 2020 - 05:55:50
New York, US (PANA) - The global economy could shrink by up to one per cent in 2020 due to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus-19: Mauritius extends sanitary curfew as death toll rises by two

01 april 2020 - 05:54:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, has announced that the sanitary curfew which was introduced on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: King Mohamed VI of Morocco closely following anti-coronavirus plan

27 march 2020 - 22:25:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – King Mohamed VI of Morocco has given instructions to his government to take a series of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 pandemic to cut Zambia’s GDP growth to 2%

27 march 2020 - 14:57:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Finance minister Bwalya Ng’andu has revised the  economic growth for 2020 to 2 percent.   Due to [...] Full text...

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Seychelles bolsters marine economy conservation with foreign debt fundraising

27 march 2020 - 01:18:37
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) – Nearly a third of Seychelles’ ocean will be shielded from climate change and unregulated economic exploitation [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian government reassures on supplies to local markets

25 march 2020 - 18:37:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -Mauritania has enough stock of goods for a normal supply of basic necessities for six months, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana cancels iconic motor-race

25 march 2020 - 11:13:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As numerous events are being cancelled or postponed worldwide, the 2020 edition of Botswana's Toyota 1000 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African FMs seek IMF, WB debt repayment break to handle coronavirus

25 march 2020 - 00:55:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Finance Ministers have called on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Finance ministers warn of 'major, adverse' COVID-19 implications for Africa

23 march 2020 - 15:29:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – African Finance ministers have warnrd of ‘major and adverse’ implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal strengthens measures against disease

20 march 2020 - 10:44:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal has suspended the operation of all flights to and from its airports with immediate effect [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President launches COVID-19 national response plan

19 march 2020 - 17:25:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, officially launched a US$25 million National COVID-19 (coronavirus) Preparedness and Response Plan, [...] Full text...

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How the coronavirus could affect Zimbabwe's already failing economy (By Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

18 march 2020 - 20:22:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, finally declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a national disaster on Tuesday. This came as [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 : Mauritius restricts travellers from Western Europe, Reunion Island for two weeks

17 march 2020 - 15:01:05
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will extend travel restrictions for a period of two weeks on foreign travellers coming [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya takes measures against price hike - financial markets, transport worst hit

16 march 2020 - 18:47:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's  Competition Authority has ordered a supermarket in Nairobi to return extra-funds charged on hand-washing detergents [...] Full text...

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Africa’s oil exporters likely to lose US$ $65 billion revenue due to COVID-19 impact

14 march 2020 - 12:18:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The unfolding coronavirus crisis could seriously dent Africa’s already stagnant growth with oil exporting nations losing [...] Full text...

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Mauritius announces financial support for economic operators affected by COVID-19

14 march 2020 - 08:26:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Finance minister Renganaden Padayachy on Friday announced a financial support plan to the tune [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 forces cancellation of hotel reservations in Tunisia

13 march 2020 - 19:37:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Federation of Travel Agencies, Jabeur Ben Attouch, announced on Friday that [...] Full text...

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Congo, WB to finance local SMEs

13 march 2020 - 19:32:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the World Bank, plan to release 7 billion CFA francs to finance [...] Full text...

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Algerian president expected in Tunisia next week

12 march 2020 - 21:09:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Algerian president, Abdelmajed Tebboune, will next week make a two-day working visit to Tunisia, the first [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia expresses solidarity with Chinese people

12 march 2020 - 21:01:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of foreign affairs, Noureddine Erray, on Thursday expressed Tunisia's solidarity with the Chinese [...] Full text...

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Tunisian tourism heavily impacted by Coronavirus

12 march 2020 - 19:47:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian tourism, a mainstay of the country's economy, has been hit hard by the impact of [...] Full text...

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President Barrow hails Senegal's support in maintaining The Gambia's stability

12 march 2020 - 19:36:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- President Adama Barrow has said that the political situation in The Gambia remains calm.   “My Government has taken [...] Full text...

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President Barrow to chair second Senegambia presidential council meeting

11 march 2020 - 18:31:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow will chair the second Senegambia presidential council meeting in Dakar, Senegal, on [...] Full text...

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Libyan GNA sets up committee to list Libyan nationals in Tunisia

10 march 2020 - 23:38:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Interior minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachaga, on Tuesday set [...] Full text...

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Germany committed to project facilitation in the Congo Basin

10 march 2020 - 16:01:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Federal Republic of Germany has agreed to resume technical and financial assistance under the Congo [...] Full text...

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Mauritania forms an inter-ministerial committee to review conditions for granting visas

10 march 2020 - 15:27:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  Mauritanian authorities have set up an inter-ministerial committee for reviewing the conditions for granting entry visa [...] Full text...

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COVID -19 disturbs Botswana’s tourism industry

07 march 2020 - 18:29:39
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Corona Virus has started affecting Botswana’s meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) industry, expected to help [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president opens international aeronautics, defence fair

04 march 2020 - 22:45:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, on Wednesday opened an international aeronautics and defence fair which will [...] Full text...

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'Vulnerability to climate change, climate variability are Gambia's main challenges’ says President Barrow

04 march 2020 - 19:48:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “The main challenges facing the Gambia in the context of climate change, is its high vulnerability [...] Full text...

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ZImbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on his party to implement 2018 election promises

04 march 2020 - 16:06:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered government and the ruling ZANU PF party departments to implement [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: PM says no case of Covid-19 reported to date

04 march 2020 - 14:06:14
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Wednesday said that there has been no case [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya bans flights from northern Italy

03 march 2020 - 20:36:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities on Tuesday evening banned flights from northern Italy due to the outbreak of coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Tourist arrivals decrease by 1.1% in 2019

02 march 2020 - 14:24:03
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius, a governmental institution, said on Monday that the number of tourist arrivals in [...] Full text...

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All set for 2020 Magical Kenya Open Golf championship

02 march 2020 - 13:15:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The  winner of the  2020 Magical Kenya Open Golf championship in Nairobi will take home Euros [...] Full text...

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Botswana pleads with UK over hunting trophies

02 march 2020 - 10:52:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has pleaded with authorities in the United Kingdom not to ban import of her hunting [...] Full text...

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Tunisia reinforces measures to deal with coronavirus

01 march 2020 - 11:54:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The regional director of Health of Sousse (140 km south of Tunis), Sami Reguig, announced on [...] Full text...

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Apprehension in Tunisia of the consequences of Coronavirus on tourism

01 march 2020 - 11:45:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two months before the start of the tourist season in Tunisia, professionals are having serious concerns [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight political dialogue, anti-coronavirus measures and economic growth

29 february 2020 - 18:34:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The launch in Geneva of the Libyan political dialogue under the supervision of the UN Support [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight cabinet reshuffle, priorities of new ministers

29 february 2020 - 13:49:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan newspapers this week were awash with stories and comments on the appointment of new ministers [...] Full text...

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