Coronavirus: Uganda's Museveni declares 14-daylong lockdown to battle coronavirus spread

31 march 2020 - 02:02:26
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced a total lockdown for 14 days on Monday to combat the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger Government announces measures to support economic operators

30 march 2020 - 15:43:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's economic growth rate is likely to slow down from 6.9% to 4.1% due to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases increase by 10 to 70

30 march 2020 - 12:33:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Rwanda increased by 10 to 70 on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Seven new cases diagnosed on Saturday in Mali

28 march 2020 - 19:21:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Saturday recorded seven new positive cases of  coronavirus, the Health ministry said.   These new cases, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: President Barrow orders public transport in Gambia to cut down passenger load

28 march 2020 - 18:33:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Declaring a state of public emergency throughout The Gambia, President  Adama Barrow has ordered all public [...] Full text...

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Niger announces state of health emergency, curfew to counter coronavirus

28 march 2020 - 12:11:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou announced new health, economic and social measures in a message to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe announces 21-day lockdown as confirmed COVID-19 cases rises to seven

27 march 2020 - 23:52:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a 21-day lockdown starting on Monday as the number of [...] Full text...

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NOC ferries $376 million worth of fuel in 3 months to eastern Libya

27 march 2020 - 17:27:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) spent $ 376.9 million on the supply of all types of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria designates 17 military hospitals, 37 youth camps as COVID-19 isolation centres

27 march 2020 - 17:12:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –  Readying for escalation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Nigerian military on Friday announced that it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Life-saving vaccinations must not ‘fall victim’ pandemic – UNICEF chief

27 march 2020 - 06:09:46
New York, US (PANA) - Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is overstretching health services, medical goods are in short [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian president declares curfew

26 march 2020 - 09:01:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has declared a curfew throughout the country from 9 p.m. to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eritrea bans flights after three new coronavirus cases, public gatherings shunned

25 march 2020 - 23:19:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrea has banned passenger flights effective midnight on Wednesday, after three more passengers tested positive [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Côte d'Ivoire records 80 confirmed cases

25 march 2020 - 22:08:23
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Some 80 confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) were recorded in Côte d'Ivoire, the Ivorian ministry [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus cases rise to 14 in Uganda

25 march 2020 - 17:17:39
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Two out of six Chinese nationals arrested in a random swoop for reportedly violating self-quarantine rules [...] Full text...

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President Félix Tshisekedi declares a state of health emergency in DR Congo

25 march 2020 - 14:36:04
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Tshisekedi has declared a state of emergency due to the current sanitary situation [...] Full text...

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Somalia cleared for foreign bank loans after debt relief

25 march 2020 - 00:47:22
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Somalia has cleared its debts to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and would be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda cases of COVID-19 surge to 40

24 march 2020 - 23:36:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The total number of COVID-19 cases in Rwanda has reached 40, with four new cases announced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya prepares to face COVID-19 effects

24 march 2020 - 23:27:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese President creates fund to mitigate the impact of VIDOC-19 on the economy

24 march 2020 - 20:34:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, announced on Monday in Dakar, the creation of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese businesses count their losses after govt.'s measures against coronavirus spread

24 march 2020 - 20:16:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Some Congolese traders on Monday deplored the loss of income in view of the measures taken [...] Full text...

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Eight Beninese municipalities to be isolated to stop the spread of COVID-19

24 march 2020 - 18:49:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Eight municipalities in southern Benin will be isolated from the rest of the territory as from [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Ouagadougou main market to close from Wednesday

24 march 2020 - 14:43:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Regional authorities of the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, have announced the closure of the city's [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil production drops further to 95,837 bpd

24 march 2020 - 14:12:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's crude oil production has dropped to 95,837 barrels per day, the National Oil Company (NOC) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe to close its borders to curb possible COVID-19 infections

23 march 2020 - 20:40:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe will close its borders to human traffic, in a raft of measures announced on Monday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkinabe authorities suspend inter-urban transports

22 march 2020 - 18:57:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Because of the spread of the coronavirus disease in Burkina Faso, with 75 cases so [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Uganda confirms first case amid border closure

22 march 2020 - 14:11:06
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A 36-year-old Ugandan citizen, who arrived on a flight from Dubai on Saturday, tested positive for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Uganda bans all incoming passengers flights, shuts borders

22 march 2020 - 11:05:59
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has banned international passenger flights except air cargo and humanitarian flights. The Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia's confirmed cases up by six to 60

21 march 2020 - 15:53:58
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has registered six new cases of coronavirus following tests carried out on 126 suspected cases, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: First death recorded in Mauritius

21 march 2020 - 08:29:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Health and Wellness Minister of Mauritius, Dr Kailesh Jagutpaul, on Saturday confirmed the death of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR delivers much-needed aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad

21 march 2020 - 06:25:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 94 tonnes of emergency aid has been airlifted into Chad to support thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Sudan’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso takes new measures against COVID-19

20 march 2020 - 23:50:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, in a televised address on Friday evening announced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger announces first positive case

20 march 2020 - 10:50:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger recorded its first positive case of coronavirus on Thursday with the patient being a worker [...] 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: Round table for the financing of infrastructure projects in Central Africa postponed

20 march 2020 - 00:19:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The round table for the financing of infrastructure projects in Central Africa, scheduled for March 19 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Libya closes Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia

19 march 2020 - 16:18:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Inbound and outbound traffic at Ras Jedir land border crossing shared with Tunisia, has been closed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African cases soar to 116

19 march 2020 - 13:01:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that the number of Covid-19 cases in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo suspends flights from countries at high risk of disease

19 march 2020 - 08:51:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo has suspended flights from high risk or transit countries as part of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New guidelines from Benin against the spread of Covid-19

18 march 2020 - 20:29:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin has just taken new measures against the spread of COVID-19, the first [...] Full text...

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Nigeria reduces pump price of petrol

18 march 2020 - 18:57:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the reduction in pump price of premium motor spirit [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Tunisia declares curfew from Wednesday

18 march 2020 - 15:30:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Tunisia has declared a curfew from Wednesday in order to stop the spread of the Coronavirus which [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau closes its borders to keep off coronavirus

18 march 2020 - 15:18:00
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - President  Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau has ordered immediate closure of all land, air and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Issoufou announces series of preventive measures in Niger

17 march 2020 - 21:54:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien president, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Tuesday evening in a televised address, announced a series of measures [...] Full text...

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After discovery of four new cases of Coronavirus, Tunisia closes all air, land borders

16 march 2020 - 23:54:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian Prime Minister, Elyes Fakhfakh, on Monday evening announced that the rise in the number of [...] 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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Coronavirus: Tunisian government urged to close borders

16 march 2020 - 14:42:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament's Security and Defence Committee on Monday called on the  government to immediately close [...] Full text...

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Gabon to reduce number of flights to Libreville due to coronavirus

16 march 2020 - 13:59:32
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - In a bid to check importation of the coronavirus (Covid-19),  the Gabonese government has set up [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso union suspends protest march against taxes on allowances

16 march 2020 - 10:33:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The General Confederation of Workers of Burkina Faso (CGT-B) on Sunday announced the suspension of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana closes schools, bans public gatherings

16 march 2020 - 03:34:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced far-reaching measures including the closure of schools [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya implements travel restrictions after two new confirmed cases

15 march 2020 - 21:37:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two more people in Kenya on Sunday tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number so [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj announces plan to combat coronavirus infection in Libya

14 march 2020 - 19:25:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As part of a plan to deal with the threat of coronavirus infection in Libya, the [...] Full text...

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Aircraft carrying Wuhan evacuees lands in South Africa

14 march 2020 - 10:58:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African Airways flight transporting 122 South African citizens who were repatriated from [...] 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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Coronavirus: Nairobi Securities Exchange trading halted after massive drop

13 march 2020 - 18:36:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was halted on Friday after the index dropped by [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil production drops below 100,000 b/d

13 march 2020 - 16:05:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's crude oil production fell further to 97,508 barrels per day on Thursday, 16,823 bpd less [...] Full text...

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RwandAir suspends fights to Mumbai after India border closure over coronavirus concern

13 march 2020 - 12:33:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, has suspended all flights to Mumbai, India, after the Indian authorities announced [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Health minister concerned with possible increase in cases of coronavirus in Tunisia

12 march 2020 - 21:52:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of Health, Abdelatif Mekki, has expressed deep concern with the possible increase in [...] Full text...

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More than 3,000 people quarantined since the launch of the coronavirus control plan in Tunisia

12 march 2020 - 20:50:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 3,000 people have been quarantined in Tunisia since the launch of the coronavirus prevention [...] 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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Screening for infected coronavirus travellers at Zimbabwe's international airport remain poor

11 march 2020 - 18:29:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Parliament Committee on Health and Childcare found the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport wanting in [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil production continues to fall

10 march 2020 - 12:58:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's crude oil production fell by another 5,536 barrels per day to 114,331 barrels against 119,867 [...] Full text...

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South Africa Apartheid-era minister to sue over damning book

09 march 2020 - 16:40:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Former South African Finance minister Barend du Plessis on Monday confirmed that he will [...] Full text...

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Congo signs deal with Danish firm to revive river transport

08 march 2020 - 12:44:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A memorandum of understanding has been signed in Brazzaville between the Congolese government and the Danish [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe businesses are under increased threat of collapse- Analysis

08 march 2020 - 12:26:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Businesses are under increased threat of collapse due to the continued depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar [...] Full text...

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Road crash claims 3 lives on Saturday in Bamako

08 march 2020 - 12:07:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three people were killed and seven seriously injured in a traffic accident involving two public transport [...] Full text...

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President Sassou Nguesso opens Sembe-Souanke-Ntam road in northwest Congo

07 march 2020 - 05:42:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Built at a cost of 38 billion CFAF, co-financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and [...] Full text...

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OCHA reports critical humanitarian situation in western Niger

06 march 2020 - 13:59:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - State of emergency measures and the imposition of military escorts for humanitarian missions in Tillabéri region [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Govt agrees 'emergency mechanism' to deal with economic hardships

06 march 2020 - 12:51:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday decided to set up an "emergency mechanism" to deal with persistent [...] Full text...

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President Ali Bongo Ondimba holds talks with Eramet CEO

05 march 2020 - 20:52:51
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - President Ali Bongo Ondimba met with the CEO of the Eramet group, Ms. Christel Bories, at [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Seven footballers from the same team die in an accident

05 march 2020 - 20:34:00
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Eight people, including seven footballers, all members of the second division L'Etoile de Guinée were killed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia suspends shipping line from Genoa, Italy

04 march 2020 - 18:06:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced with the spread of Coronavirus in Italy, the Tunisian authorities decided on Wednesday to suspend [...] Full text...

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Flights diverted from Tripoli's Maitigua airport to Misrata

04 march 2020 - 11:19:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights by the various Libyan airlines were diverted from Maitigua airport in the eastern suburbs of [...] Full text...

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Libya’s oil production slumps to 123,240 barrels/day because of closure of oil ports

04 march 2020 - 06:06:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's oil production has continued to slump because of the closure of oil sites, trickling to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS meeting on energy opens in Bamako

03 march 2020 - 20:55:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A meeting of ministers in charge of Energy and Finance from six member countries of the Economic [...] Full text...

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Mauritius introduces Road Crash Data Management System to reduce road crashes

03 march 2020 - 13:53:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –  Mauritian Land Transport and Light Rail minister, Mr. Alan Ganoo, on Tuesday said that road [...] 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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Libya loses more than US$2.3 billion due to closure of oil sites

29 february 2020 - 12:00:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Between January 18 and February 28, 2020, Libya lost US$2.3 billion due to the closure of [...] Full text...

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President Condé meets with Sierra Leonan VP over crisis at Guinean embassy in Freetown

26 february 2020 - 18:10:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The inter-Guinean incidents that occurred at the Guinean embassy in Freetown on Saturday, in which one [...] Full text...

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UN Deputy Secretary-General lists important ways to lift Africa from underdevelopment

25 february 2020 - 18:44:40
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohamed, has listed three imperatives to be [...] Full text...

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Two people killed by terrorists in central Mali

25 february 2020 - 17:37:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two civilians were killed, several injured and significant damage was caused in an attack perpetrated on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US donates 2.4 million mosquito nets to Nigeria’s State of Plateau

25 february 2020 - 15:26:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States  government, through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), has donated 2.4 million bed nets [...] Full text...

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Libya: More than US$ 2 billion lost after a month of oilfields closure

25 february 2020 - 15:07:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of $2.1 billion in losses has been recorded by Libya as a result of [...] Full text...

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UN Deputy Secretary General calls for speedy implementation of SDGs

25 february 2020 - 13:35:47
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said the sustainable development goals (SDGs) agenda is not [...] Full text...

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Tunisia might suspend flights to Milan because of proliferation of coronavirus in Italy Health-

25 february 2020 - 00:01:20
Tunis Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia could take a decision Tuesday or Wednesday leading to the suspension of flights to the [...] Full text...

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French FM to participate in General Assembly of Sahel Alliance in Nouakchott on Tuesday

24 february 2020 - 23:48:50
Paris, France (PANA)  - The French minister of foreign affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, will Tuesday take part in the Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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Brazilian Embraer seeks position in Gabon

24 february 2020 - 17:53:28
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The commercial director of the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, Gad Wavomba, plans to introduce this brand [...] Full text...

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Motorcyclist crashed at Mauritius tramway/road junction

24 february 2020 - 13:42:18
Beau-Bassin, Mauritius (PANA) – A 28-year-old motorcyclist was killed instantly at a  tramway junction as he ignored the red light [...] Full text...

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Tunisian human rights league denounces desecration of migrants’ graves

23 february 2020 - 17:22:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Gabes branch of the Tunisian national human rights league in the southeast of the country, [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil production drops by more than 13,000 bpd

21 february 2020 - 14:18:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Crude oil production in Libya fell again to 122,424 barrels on Thursday from 135,745 last Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Annual inflation rate set at 0.0% in January 2020

19 february 2020 - 17:20:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - During the year ending in January 2020, global annual inflation rose to 0.0%, mainly following a [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL condemns LNA bombing of Tripoli port

19 february 2020 - 14:25:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hopes to resume the second round of talks [...] Full text...

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Mauritania, Senegal sign series of cooperation agreements

18 february 2020 - 21:39:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian and Senegalese governments Tuesday signed a series of agreements and treaties aiming to promote [...] Full text...

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Climate change in sub-Saharan Africa at heart of reflections of the geographical days in Côte d'Ivoire

18 february 2020 - 21:24:55
Abidjan, Cote Ivoire (PANA)   -  The 12th edition of the Geographical Days of Cote Ivoire (JGCI 2020), which is under [...] Full text...

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Rising average prices of most agricultural products in Niger

18 february 2020 - 20:46:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Niger experienced average price increases in agricultural products, mainly cereals and the main cash crops in [...] Full text...

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EUR 120 million to bring Conakry airport up to standard

18 february 2020 - 18:03:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government will undertake expansion work at the Conakry-Gbessia International Airport, following the concession agreement [...] Full text...

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Libyans condemn Egyptian interference in Libya's internal affairs

18 february 2020 - 17:39:22
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The overwhelming majority of Libyan public opinion has vigorously condemned the various forms of continuous external [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to set up a road safety observatory

18 february 2020 - 13:23:35
  Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Land Transport and Light Rail will, in collaboration with the University of [...] Full text...

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Mali to launch a new airline before late March

17 february 2020 - 11:15:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali wants to launch a new airline before late March , the Director-General of the National [...] Full text...

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Senegalese leader calls for better training of drivers

16 february 2020 - 16:38:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Saturday in Dakar, stressed the need to better [...] Full text...

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Leading Zimbabwe economists warn of reduced private consumption

16 february 2020 - 14:47:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local economists say private consumption as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) has rapidly [...] Full text...

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Frequent derailments force authorities to rehabilitate Gabon's only railroad

15 february 2020 - 16:19:43
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - After the fourth train derailment last weekend on the only railway linking Libreville to Franceville in [...] Full text...

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Benin adopts electricity code

15 february 2020 - 14:19:23
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has adopted an electricity code in accordance with the new sector reforms initiated by the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tunisia, Rwanda sign agreement on air services

14 february 2020 - 22:17:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia and Rwanda have signed a deal on air services to allow for the free movement [...] Full text...

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Niger's economic capital, Maradi, "suffocated" since Nigeria closed borders

14 february 2020 - 17:33:02
Maradi, Niger (PANA) - The region of Maradi in Niger, bordering Nigeria, which used to be prosperous and the hub [...] Full text...

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Gambian govt. introduces 1.5% levy on freight charged on ship owners for shipping cargo

14 february 2020 - 17:07:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Lamin Jobe, has proposed to Cabinet a levy of [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Mining company gives out US$17 to host community

14 february 2020 - 16:36:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mining Company of Boké (SMB) released more than US$ 17 million in 2019 as part [...] Full text...

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Tunisia resumes talks with IMF

13 february 2020 - 19:50:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has resumed negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the financial assistance it is [...] Full text...

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World Food Programme refutes claim that one of its food trucks overturned in Zimbabwe

13 february 2020 - 19:27:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has refuted claims by Zimbabwe's Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services permanent [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's legislators blast Finance minister over low mealie meal subsidy

13 february 2020 - 19:01:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has come under fire from legislators over subsidising mealie meal up [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean airline needs long-term loan to be profitable

13 february 2020 - 18:53:33
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The national carrier Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) will have to obtain a long-term funding to [...] Full text...

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7 killed in Rwanda bus collision with truck

13 february 2020 - 18:42:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 7 persons were killed at dawn on Thursday while several others were seriously wounded [...] Full text...

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Mali, UAE sign MoU for power plants construction

13 february 2020 - 17:44:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In Mali, the town of Diéma, in the region of Kayes (West), some 350 km from [...] Full text...

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Increase in passenger traffic at Cape Verdean airports

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

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Congo: Appeal for governmental dialogue on climate change

12 february 2020 - 22:40:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Prime Minister Clément Mouamba Wednesday called for governmental dialogue on climate change to facilitate the formulation [...] Full text...

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Libya’s cities left ‘re-contaminated’ by unexploded ordnance - Experts

12 february 2020 - 21:52:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing hostilities in Libya have left numerous cities severely “re-contaminated” with unexploded ordnance, threatening schools, universities [...] Full text...

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Virgin Atlantic launches new London/Cape Town route

12 february 2020 - 16:59:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Virgin Atlantic Airline on Wednesday announced that it is launching a daily London to [...] Full text...

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UN denounces stoppage of its flights to/from Libya

12 february 2020 - 15:29:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The United Nations in Libya on Wednesday regreted that its regular flights, which transport its staff [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Ethiopia sign visa waiver, defence cooperation agreements

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

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Two civilians killed, 9 terrorists shot dead in eastern Burkina Faso - Gendarmerie

11 february 2020 - 23:36:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nine terrorists were shot dead and two civilians killed Monday in an attack against the [...] Full text...

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Niger's Zinder Airport joins ASECNA group of agencies

11 february 2020 - 15:18:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Zinder airport, located 900 km east of Niamey, on Tuesday became part of the group members [...] Full text...

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Botswana spy unit allays abuse of former president

11 february 2020 - 14:12:09
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has allayed ill-treatment reports of former President Seretse Khama Ian Khama by the country’s spy [...] Full text...

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Mauritius reinforces preventive measures against Coronavirus

11 february 2020 - 13:49:18
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness minister Kailesh Kumar Jagutpal on Tuesday said that passengers from all [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth calls for paradigm shift in human resource profession

11 february 2020 - 12:58:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has challenged human resource professionals to embrace technology in their operations. Gisa Fuatai [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Disquiet engulfs Borno State over Boko Haram killing of 30 civilians, massive destruction of properties and abductions

11 february 2020 - 12:30:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is disquiet in northeast Nigeria's Borno State over the killing on Sunday by Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Russia says ready to support diversification of Congo's economy

11 february 2020 - 10:24:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Russian Ambassador in Congo Guéorgui Tchepik has expressed his country's willingness to help Congo diversify its economy. Speaking on Monday [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security officials arrest 137 illegal migrants

10 february 2020 - 16:25:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security forces have foiled three attempts of illegal migration to the Italian coast from the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says militias, armed Islamists ravage central Mali

10 february 2020 - 10:13:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Armed groups in Mali have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring people in their villages, and [...] Full text...

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Malian pilgrims to pay more for this year's hajj

09 february 2020 - 12:00:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian pilgrims undertaking this year's hajj on the government list will pay more compared with last [...] Full text...

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Three electricity production units resume in south of Tripoli

08 february 2020 - 19:57:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three gas-fired electricity generating units at a power plant south of Tripoli resumed Saturday after maintenance [...] Full text...

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Geneva political process, ceasefire monitoring mechanisms and living conditions of Libyans highlighted in media

08 february 2020 - 19:17:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libyan newspapers this week focused on the resumption of the political dialogue scheduled in Geneva on [...] Full text...

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Kenya-US trade deal won't undermine AfCFTA - Kenyatta tells US

08 february 2020 - 10:10:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  President Uhuru Kenyatta has given the assurance that a new bilateral trade deal between Kenya and [...] Full text...

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EBRD, QNB Alahli boost green investments, small firms in Egypt

06 february 2020 - 23:29:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)   - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting small businesses and green investments in [...] Full text...

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Qatar Airways acquire 49 pct shareholding at RwandAir in first ever deal

06 february 2020 - 00:23:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Qatar Airways is set to acquire 49 percent shares in Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, in a [...] Full text...

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Kagame seeks African continent to design and manufacture own drones

05 february 2020 - 21:54:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   Rwandan President Paul Kagame Wednesday said there was so much that could be done with drone [...] Full text...

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Congo secures borders in fight against coronavirus

05 february 2020 - 17:45:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Health and Population, Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, said on Wednesday in Brazzaville that [...] Full text...

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Nigerian governmet, Christian body bicker over release of abducted Chibok schoolgirls

05 february 2020 - 13:24:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Almost six years since 276 schoolgirls were abducted from their dormitories at Government Girls Secondary School, [...] Full text...

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25 tourist flights from China to Tunisia cancelled

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

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Rwanda's weather department warns of heavy rains in 6 districts

03 february 2020 - 21:53:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's meterological agency has warned of impending heavy rains to hit 6 districts with the possibility [...] Full text...

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12 Mauritian nationals evacuated from China, to France

03 february 2020 - 15:01:03
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Twelve Mauritian nationals were evacuated on Sunday from Wuhan, China, to Marseilles in France, following [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's national maize supplies 'critically low'

03 february 2020 - 10:16:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's national maize supplies are “critically low” as a result of the poor 2019 harvest and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Congolese advised to refrain from travelling to China

02 february 2020 - 14:41:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo government has advised the Congolese to put off trips to China, [...] Full text...

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Mali releases over 4.1 bn CFA francs to buy engines for Dakar Bamako Railway

02 february 2020 - 13:41:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has released 4.1 billion CFA francs for the purchase of four engines from [...] Full text...

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3 Tunisians repatriated from Wuhan on Jordanian plane

01 february 2020 - 19:04:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia’s Director General of Consular Affairs Mohamed Ali Nafti announced here Saturday three Tunisians, a mother [...] Full text...

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Parliament to examine several agreements signed between Tunisia, other countries

01 february 2020 - 18:43:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The assembly of representatives of the Tunisian people (Parliament) will on February 4 during a plenary [...] Full text...

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Kenya inflation stabilises at 5.78 pct in January

31 january 2020 - 23:23:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  The rising cost of food and non-alcoholic products pushed the month-on-month inflation in Kenya to 5.78 [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde urged to improve its infrastructure

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

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The Gambia, US discuss critical issues of mutual concern to govts., peoples

31 january 2020 - 19:26:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow and US Ambassador to The Gambia, Richard Carlton Paschall, discussed critical issues [...] Full text...

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Nigeria will not ban travels to China, other coronavirus manifested countries

31 january 2020 - 18:54:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday said that while it has appealed to Nigerians not to [...] Full text...

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American company to invest US$ 8 billion in Cape Verde

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

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Burkina Faso inaugurated its first organic cotton ginning plant

31 january 2020 - 17:17:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Thursday inaugurated the very first [...] Full text...

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RwandAir suspends temporarily all flights to China over coronavirus fears

31 january 2020 - 13:14:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, announced on Friday that it would be suspending all flights to the [...] Full text...

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AU strongly condemns continued fighting in Tripoli

31 january 2020 - 13:13:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 8th meeting of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya has strongly condemned [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc temporarily suspends flights to China

31 january 2020 - 09:22:49
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, has suspended flights between Casablanca and Beijing from 31 [...] Full text...

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The escalation of violence in Burkina Faso worries ICRC

30 january 2020 - 23:54:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in reaction to the recurrence of the [...] Full text...

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Bollore funds structuring projects for about 20 billion CFAF in Gabon

30 january 2020 - 20:58:46
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The group Bollore Transport & Logistics has decided to invest in Gabon about 20 billion CFAF [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President pays first official visit to Algeria 2 February

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

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Gabon: Setrag and ARTF sign medical services agreement

29 january 2020 - 23:37:36
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The managing director of Setrag operating the Transgabonais railway, Renato Lombardo Torres, Wednesday signed a medical [...] Full text...

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Nigeria; Importation of coronavirus into Nigeria high, says Health Minister

29 january 2020 - 15:00:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says that the risk of importation of coronavirus into [...] Full text...

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Turkish President Erdogan lashes out at Marshall Haftar and Abu Dahbi

28 january 2020 - 21:34:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  The Turksih president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Tuesday in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, denounced the attitude of [...] Full text...

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'Gambia monitoring Coronavirus spread'

28 january 2020 - 18:33:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Health has informed the general public of the outbreak of Novel CoronaVirus [...] Full text...

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Senegalese leader hails level of cooperation between Senegal and Turkey

28 january 2020 - 18:12:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Tuesday in Dakar, hailed the level of cooperation [...] Full text...

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Gabonese oil sector workers' strike causes fuel shortage in Libreville

28 january 2020 - 10:14:26
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Long queues have formed outside fuel service stations in Libreville, as fuel shortage hits the country [...] Full text...

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DR Congo’s PM examines possibilities of investments for Egyptian companies

27 january 2020 - 20:57:09
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   The prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, Monday held [...] Full text...

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Ten people killed in road accident in Mali

25 january 2020 - 11:48:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ten people were killed on Friday and several others seriously injured in a road accident at [...] Full text...

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Senegal public transport company starts service to adjacent countries

23 january 2020 - 14:12:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A bus from the Senegalese national public transport company, Dakar Dem Dikk, left Dakar early Thursday [...] Full text...

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Tripoli's Maitigua airport closed twice to flights in less than 24 hours

23 january 2020 - 10:13:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights were suspended late on Wednesday evening for the second time in less than 24 hours [...] Full text...

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WHO Africa Regional boss urges Zimbabwe govt. to compromise on doctors' wages

22 january 2020 - 18:50:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Africa regional director, Matshidiso Moeti, says the Zimbabwe government must make compromises [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. announces measures to prevent outbreak of Chinese deadly virus in Nigeria

22 january 2020 - 17:28:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday said that it has taken preventive measures to prevent an [...] Full text...

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Congo's downstream oil industry actors urged to make supply chain more reliable

22 january 2020 - 13:24:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Hydrocarbons minister Jean-Marc Thysthère Tchicaya on Tuesday in Brazzaville called on downstream oil sector actors [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Britain agree to scale up bilateral ties

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

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Standard Chartered urges private investment to boost UN enrichment plan

21 january 2020 - 23:48:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  - The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide an opportunity for the private sector to make investments, [...] Full text...

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Towards a framework agreement for labour migration from Burundi to Arab Gulf countries

21 january 2020 - 22:07:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and the countries of the Arabian Gulf are about to finalize an agreement on the [...] Full text...

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Senegal public transport company to launch service of border countries

21 january 2020 - 17:17:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese public transport company, Dakar Dem Dikk, will Thursday inaugurate services to the capitals of [...] Full text...

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AfDB woos British investors

21 january 2020 - 13:53:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Tuesday urged British investors to seize the many financing opportunities in [...] Full text...

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Botswana urged to control livestock manure methane emissions

20 january 2020 - 14:41:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has been challenged to promulgate a climate change policy, incorporating the mitigation and control of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Trade Minister to meet French business leaders in Paris on Monday

19 january 2020 - 17:11:04
Paris, France (PANA) - Mesganu Arga Moach, Ethiopian Minister of State for Trade and Industry, will on Monday in Paris [...] Full text...

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Fire consumes several tons of cotton in northeast Benin

19 january 2020 - 14:57:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Fire has consumed several tons of cotton in a market at Nallou, commune of Nikki, in [...] Full text...

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Sudan ready to remove obstacles hindering COMESA cooperation

19 january 2020 - 14:49:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Sunday expressed its readiness to remove obstacles hindering smooth trade and investment [...] Full text...

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ECCAS to raise 2.5 billion euros to finance transport infrastructure

18 january 2020 - 13:55:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) will hold a donor roundtable in Brazzaville on [...] Full text...

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Kenya to slow down crude oil production pending development of infrastructure

18 january 2020 - 11:58:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  Kenya's petroleum ministry Saturday revised the crude oil production targets for the next three years, citing [...] Full text...

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Road accident in western Burkina Faso claims 9 lives

17 january 2020 - 18:04:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nine people died on Friday in a road accident in the village of Diarrabakôkô, western [...] Full text...

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Passenger movement increases by 9% in Cape Verde ports

17 january 2020 - 15:52:04
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The number of passengers in the nine ports of Cape Verde increased by almost 9% [...] Full text...

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Malian Armed Forces take delivery of 7 armoured vehicles for combating terrorism

17 january 2020 - 15:16:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs), through the Director of Equipment, Hydrocarbons and Transport of the Armies, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's inflation rises by 0.13 points to 11.98 per cent in December 2019

17 january 2020 - 13:07:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said that the country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc launches new Casablanca-Beijing line

17 january 2020 - 10:08:29
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), on Thursday announced the launch of a new route [...] Full text...

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Congo to host roundtable on funding of transport infrastructure in March

16 january 2020 - 23:32:29
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  -  A roundtable on the funding of transports infrastructure organised by the Economic Community of Central [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Scientists fertilise another embryo from northern white rhino

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

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South Africa: National airline to sell nine aircraft

16 january 2020 - 16:42:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) which has lost more than US$1.5 billion over the past [...] Full text...

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Egypt tops EBRD investments in southern and eastern Mediterranean in 2019

16 january 2020 - 12:48:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - For the second year in a row, Egypt has topped the European Bank for Reconstruction and [...] Full text...

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Constitutional experts from EAC meet with Burundi head of state

15 january 2020 - 14:07:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday met with a group of experts working on the constitution [...] Full text...

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Khartoum airport reopened to traffic

15 january 2020 - 08:58:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Wednesday said Khartoum International Airport has been reopened for local and international flights as [...] Full text...

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World land speed record expected to be broken in South Africa

15 january 2020 - 08:50:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A rocket shaped vehicle is expected to break the world land speed record in [...] Full text...

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Army seals area leading to rebellion in Khartoum

14 january 2020 - 21:49:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - The Sudanese army and the rapid support forces, both known as the Regular Forces, Tuesday moved [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s transport company bemoans denial of Gambian buses by Senegalese transport union

14 january 2020 - 21:27:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  Seedy Kanyi, general manager of the Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC), Tuesday reacted to the wrangling [...] Full text...

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China's Belt and Road Initiative leaving developing countries with a mountain of debt-Human Rights Watch

14 january 2020 - 18:17:18
New York, USA (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised several red flags about China’s Belt and Road Initiative [...] Full text...

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Over 5,000 teachers in Zimbabwe resolve to not report for duty till they get better wages

14 january 2020 - 17:55:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Over 5,000 members of Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have unanimously resolved to stop reporting [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Passenger Information System for inland transport

14 january 2020 - 10:47:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Government of Mauritius, via the Ministry of Land Transport and Light Rail, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Central Africa tax and customs administrations meet in Brazzaville

13 january 2020 - 19:31:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The tax and customs administrations of the countries of Central Africa are meeting from January 13 [...] Full text...

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Five civilians killed by 'heavily armed men' in central Mali

13 january 2020 - 11:19:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five civilians were killed and three others wounded in an attack on Saturday by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...

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