African Energy Commission to convene first continental energy efficiency conference

02 october 2025 - 07:30:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Energy Commission (AFREC) will host the inaugural African Energy Efficiency Conference (AfEEC) on [...] Full text...

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South Africa's macadamia industry grows despite export uncertainty

31 july 2025 - 11:44:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Yields of macadamia nuts in South Africa, the world’s leading producer and exporter of the [...] Full text...

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Global demand for meat and dairy set to rise, but climate and nutrition gaps remain

16 july 2025 - 05:23:32
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global demand for meat, dairy and fish is projected to climb steadily over the next decade, [...] Full text...

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Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities

13 june 2025 - 10:07:41
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet [...] Full text...

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Benin: Developing a safe, reliable, less polluting public transport system in Grand-Nokoué

21 may 2025 - 08:52:52
Porto Novo, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $200 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to help [...] Full text...

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Fostering community resilience: A lifeline for the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Laurent Corroyer

26 march 2025 - 08:27:56
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - When devastating floods swept through the Central Africa Republic (CAR) in August 2024, thousands [...] Full text...

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How property taxes can help low-income countries to develop: IMF Blog By Martin Grote, Mario Mansour, and Jean-François Wen

12 november 2024 - 08:15:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The world’s governments must raise an additional $3 trillion to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth [...] Full text...

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South Africa satisfied with World Urban Forum outcome

12 november 2024 - 07:06:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has expressed satisfaction with the significant progress [...] Full text...

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World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

08 november 2024 - 07:22:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is [...] Full text...

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Why pastoralism matters more than ever for the Sahel and West Africa’s future: World Bank open editorial by Mohamed Ould El-Ghazaouani, President of Mauritania, Mahamat Idriss Déby, President of Chad and Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Vice-President for West and Central Africa

07 november 2024 - 09:12:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Today, more than ever, we must turn our attention to pastoralism across the Sahel and West [...] Full text...

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World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges

06 november 2024 - 05:48:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Young people gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action [...] Full text...

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World Cities Day calls for youth-led local change

01 november 2024 - 06:42:54
New York, US (PANA) - Despite international progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), cities, particularly in the Global [...] Full text...

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Somalia navigates progress amidst persistent challenges

25 september 2024 - 07:58:45
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia has made significant macroeconomic strides in recent years, but these gains have yet to translate [...] Full text...

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South Africa attends Africa Urban Forum in Ethiopia

04 september 2024 - 09:36:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Tandi Mahambehlala, on Wednesday led a South African delegation [...] Full text...

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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops

23 august 2024 - 07:14:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire joins UN treaty on cross-border water management

17 july 2024 - 06:59:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has become the latest country to sign on to a UN treaty to improve [...] Full text...

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Global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 - UN

12 july 2024 - 05:52:36
New York, US (PANA) - The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by [...] Full text...

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Climate-smart focus in livestock sector can help Tanzania increase production, generate jobs

26 june 2024 - 10:22:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania can significantly boost its livestock sector's economic contribution with a bold and comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s critical mineral wealth

29 april 2024 - 18:48:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition to clean energy [...] Full text...

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Learning from past shocks to scale up disaster and climate resilience in Algeria: World Bank Blog By Philipp Petermann and Ghizlane Aqariden

25 april 2024 - 09:01:50
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - On 10 October 1980 a magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroyed the town of El Asnam (known today [...] Full text...

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How clean cooking solutions can help protect human capital in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog

22 february 2024 - 07:02:41
Niamey, Chad (PANA) - Recent analytical work from the Sahel region suggests that, after controlling for socioeconomic status, children living [...] Full text...

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COP28: Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership powers innovative climate action

03 december 2023 - 12:46:40
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership is powering innovative climate action thanks to additional contributions from the Government [...] Full text...

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Build capacity to expand access for all to housing finance in West Africa: World Bank Blog By Mazen Bouri

07 november 2023 - 20:13:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In West Africa, houses are built brick by brick, room by room, with the pace of [...] Full text...

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WHO outlines crucial research priorities for better refugee, migrant health

31 october 2023 - 11:22:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its first-ever Global research agenda on health, migration and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Bank approves CFA 65 billion for infrastructure projects in Senegal

04 october 2023 - 06:31:57
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved CFA 65 [...] Full text...

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Diamond producers adapting to rapidly changing landscape

29 august 2023 - 08:00:33
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The diamond industry has faced multiple challenges leading to a notable shifting of the industry [...] Full text...

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Urbanisation, climate change exacerbate the risk of flooding in Mauritania: WB report

03 august 2023 - 16:08:37
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania continues to recover from the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic [...] Full text...

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Interruption of work of Planning Authority delays procedures of 3rd generation urbanisation plan in Libya -PM

06 april 2023 - 18:08:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed here Thursday that [...] Full text...

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Armyworm outbreaks, drought, high fertiliser prices affect grain production in Tanzania

23 march 2023 - 08:16:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s maize production in marketing year 2023/24 is  anticipated to increase 3% to 6.1 [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone faces challenges in improving citizens’ welfare

15 december 2022 - 14:05:13
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone faces many challenges in improving the welfare of its population but increased investment [...] Full text...

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Externally sourced consumables dominate Ghana’s market

19 august 2022 - 11:47:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s agricultural and related imports were valued at US $3.3 billion in 2021, an increase of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches 2022 National Nutrition Survey

21 july 2022 - 10:54:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Thursday launched the 2022 National Nutrition Survey with [...] Full text...

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UN health agency launches bid to stop new global pandemic

01 april 2022 - 06:13:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms importance of promoting country's urbanisation sector

21 march 2022 - 12:48:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Guinean gov't cracks down on logging, timber trafficking

21 june 2021 - 19:56:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government says it banned the logging and transport of wood before July 2, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Harness ‘transformative potential’ of urbanisation for people and planet

06 october 2020 - 06:20:26
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating World Habitat Day, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to provide low-income [...] Full text...

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New report reveals deadly impact of heroin on urban development in East, Southern Africa

12 august 2020 - 15:25:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Rapid growth in the smuggling and consumption of heroin is having a dangerous effect [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe wetlands under threat from urbanisation

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

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UN-Habitat gears to re-launch big deal for cities

20 november 2019 - 13:14:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Nairobi-based UN Settlements Agency (UN-Habitat) has embarked on an ambitious plan to re-launch its urbanization [...] Full text...

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Africa can expand its economy fourfold with 50% increase in energy demand – IEA report

12 november 2019 - 13:22:59
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Africa has the potential to expand the continental economy fourfold, with energy demands expanding by [...] Full text...

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Drug trafficking: ENACT research finds Africa’s drugs crisis stimulated by poor policy

26 september 2019 - 12:42:08
New York, US (PANA) -  A looming drugs crisis in Africa is being made worse by ineffective drug policy, fuelled [...] Full text...

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AfDB hosts conference on Land Policy in Africa

13 july 2019 - 08:02:03
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the biennial Conference on Land Policy in Africa [...] Full text...

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Take action to repay debt to nature and restore land, UNCCD says

17 june 2019 - 13:52:21
Ankara, Turkey (PANA) – As the world observed on Monday the World Day to Combat Desertification, which falls on 17 [...] Full text...

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UN-Habitat urged to step up global urbanisation agenda

27 may 2019 - 17:22:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has welcomed the restructuring of the UN-Habitat and called on it to [...] Full text...

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Reports on torrential rain in Bamako flood Malian dailies this week

19 may 2019 - 18:39:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian newspapers  this week reported about floods following the torrential rain that caused several casualties and [...] Full text...

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Over 3,000 participants register for forthcoming UN-Habitat Assembly in Nairobi

16 may 2019 - 16:37:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 3,000 participants have registered for the upcoming United Nations-Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) Assembly, set to [...] Full text...

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Natural resources degradation puts Tanzania’s development goals at risk - WB report

06 may 2019 - 18:27:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Accelerated natural resources degradation is putting Tanzania’s development goals at risk, according to a [...] Full text...

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Rwanda inaugurates project to make 6 cities Green

13 february 2019 - 20:25:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first phase of the project aimed at making six selected Rwandan cities green, has been [...] Full text...

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Cleaning up the transport sector in African cities (An AfDB feature)

13 december 2018 - 06:15:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa is the continent with the most rapidly-growing urban population, at an estimated annual rate [...] Full text...

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Europe’s Future lies in the South and not the North, says Italian Minister

08 december 2018 - 09:15:49
Rome, Italy (PANA) - “Africa is a continent of great change and opportunities. However, Europe finds it difficult to understand [...] Full text...

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African leaders focus on urban planning to secure better cities

27 november 2018 - 17:31:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, among world leaders attending the Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi, on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases

10 september 2018 - 07:02:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Anwar Husnoo on Sunday launched a national prevention campaign [...] Full text...

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India: 'Unlock potential of African entrepreneurs to accelerate Africa’s industrial transformation'

22 may 2017 - 09:57:04
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - The African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2017, released on Monday, 22 May, at the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius Commercial Bank discusses “Wealth Africa 2017”

09 march 2017 - 15:19:46
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) on Thursday launched the “Wealth Africa 2017 Forum”, bringing together bankers, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Addressing challenges facing street vendors in Rwanda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)

28 february 2017 - 15:56:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Jobless and widowed, Margaret Mukansonera continues her petty trade through the pavements and street corners in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: SADC validates regional plan for sustainable energy

06 october 2016 - 17:41:41
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have refined and validated a regional [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius evaluates basic veterinary care

10 august 2016 - 08:56:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Miinister Mahen Seeruttun on Wednesday said that Mauritius is self-sufficient in [...] Full text...

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Kenya:UN agencies see likely end to high agro prizes period

04 july 2016 - 13:23:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The recent period of high agricultural commodity prices is most likely over, say the Organisation for [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: High-level panel lists measures for managing disasters in Great Horn of Africa

25 august 2015 - 17:21:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rising from their meeting Tuesday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, climate change experts from [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: New report urges Africa to increase access, supply of reliable electricity

22 april 2015 - 10:29:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The power sector is transforming fast and companies that don’t stay ahead of change [...] Full text...

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Senegal: New report says African real estate has unique drivers for growth

18 march 2015 - 15:41:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) Africa Wednesday released a statement, saying its new report has shown [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN-Habitat wants better town planning to benefit African villages

13 november 2014 - 14:57:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Housing and Settlement Agency (Habitat) has called for the expansion of Africa's growing urbanisation [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Over 51m people displaced by conflict, persecution in 2013'

06 november 2014 - 08:05:36
New York, US (PANA) - UN refugee agency UNHCR said the number of people forced to flee their homes because [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerians express mixed reactions on Independence anniversary

01 october 2014 - 20:27:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – As Nigeria observed Wednesday as a public holiday to celebrate the 54th year [...] Full text...

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US: AU Commission, Rockefeller Foundation sign MoU to catalyse development in Africa

25 september 2014 - 09:20:33
New York, US (PANA) - The Rockefeller Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Union Commission [...] Full text...

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Senegal: New report says CEOs in Africa optimistic about growth

11 september 2014 - 14:21:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - CEOs in Africa are optimistic about their company’s prospects for revenue growth over the medium term, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Africa to experience faster economic growth by 2040 - Report

14 august 2014 - 12:42:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Driven by Africa’s unparalleled demographic edge or demographic dividend, environmental experts are increasingly recognising [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'Global infrastructure spending to hit US$9 trillion annually by 2025'

07 august 2014 - 13:08:13
Johannesburg, South-Africa (PANA) - Global capital project and infrastructure spending is expected to grow to more than US$9 trillion annually [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'Africa offers US firms compelling trade, investment opportunity'

04 august 2014 - 11:56:00
Johannesburg, US (PANA) - Africa offers US multinationals a compelling trade and investment opportunity, thanks to the rapid economic growth [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: World Bank report says policy makers can create new jobs for citizens

25 june 2014 - 15:41:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania could create large numbers of new, productive jobs for its people, especially young [...] Full text...

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Switzerland/WHO: 'Over half the world's population at risk from vector-born diseases'

03 april 2014 - 08:59:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a renewed focus on vector control and better [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: 'Conflict, civil strife drive food insecurity in Near East, North Africa'

24 february 2014 - 14:40:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Conflict, rapid population growth and urbanisation, as well as a heavy reliance on food imports are [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: ACP states seek more time to complete reforms on sugar

17 february 2014 - 09:10:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states have expressed concerns on the elimination [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly opens Wednesday

11 february 2014 - 15:51:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will host the 11th regional meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA), a three-day [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: African nations growing in self-reliance, says report

31 january 2014 - 12:09:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A growing number of countries in Africa has reached a point when they can end [...] Full text...

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Guinea: President Conde unveils new cabinet

21 january 2014 - 15:08:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – President Alpha Conde of Guinea on Monday unveiled his new cabinet, including Prime Minister Mohamed Said [...] Full text...

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Mauritius takes healthcare to family doorsteps

05 june 2013 - 14:28:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has introduced a new concept to health services, taking screening and counselling services to the [...] Full text...

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Five West African countries agree to build 6-lane Lagos-Abidjan highway

26 may 2013 - 17:46:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Five West African countries have agreed to expand the Lagos-Abidjan highway into a six-lane track to, [...] Full text...

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21st AU Summit: AU grand debate raises fundamental issues for Africa’s progress

25 may 2013 - 11:37:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Though Africa’s economic growth is generally strong, economic transformation remains a challenge across the continent, [...] Full text...

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Africa's portrayal as 'risky continent' retards growth - ECA boss

09 may 2013 - 11:10:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa's negative portrayal as “a risky continent in which to do business” must be tackled, [...] Full text...

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Minister warns Mauritians on unhealthy lifestyles

06 march 2013 - 14:27:45
Pailles, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Lormus Bundhoo has said the 21st century is associated [...] Full text...

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Airtel reconsiders its African market approach

14 february 2013 - 10:28:45
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Three years since Bharti Airtel, one of the world’s top telecommunications companies by subscribers, [...] Full text...

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Innovative street improvement initiative comes to Cape Town

23 january 2013 - 10:03:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - 'Your Street Challenge', an initiative to improve the condition of streets around the world, [...] Full text...

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UNFPA/IIED study draws key lessons for growth from urbanisation in BRICS nations

03 december 2012 - 09:13:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Towns and cities across Africa, Asia and Latin America have a wealth of lessons [...] Full text...

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President Kikwete regrets increased road crashes in Tanzania

31 october 2012 - 09:24:28
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has deplored the alarming rate of road crashes in the [...] Full text...

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Financial Services sector, a key enabler in African investment, says KPMG

27 september 2012 - 14:59:14
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The financial services sector in Africa is playing a critical supportive role in the continent’s [...] Full text...

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Tanzania seeks to clear hurdles ahead of Sunday's census (News Analysis)

23 august 2012 - 11:19:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ahead of Sunday's national population and housing census in Tanzania, the East African nation [...] Full text...

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Angola hosts SADC’s infrastructures ministers meeting

18 june 2012 - 11:29:14
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola will host the 26-28 June meeting of Infrastructures Ministers of member states of the Southern [...] Full text...

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Nigeria hosts African mayors confab

30 may 2012 - 09:03:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African leaders and mayors were billed to converge on Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos Wednesday to [...] Full text...

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Int'l Women's Day: IIED. UNFPA highlight need to promote gender equality

08 march 2012 - 15:11:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Residents of low-income and informal urban settlements suffer mostly from inadequate living conditions and [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General wraps up Angola visit Monday

27 february 2012 - 10:24:59
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is due to round off his 48-hour visit to Angola Monday with [...] Full text...

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China to bolster agric ties with Africa

23 november 2011 - 10:17:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Africa will increasingly play an important role in China’s long-term food security agenda [...] Full text...

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British, French firms linked to African land grabs

05 october 2011 - 16:57:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A French wealth fund and a United Kingdom-based asset management fund have been named the biggest [...] Full text...

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Angola holds sensitisation campaign on dangers of landmines

07 july 2011 - 16:09:20
Ondjiva, Angola (PANA) - Some 4,830 citizens from various rural and urban zones of the southern Cunene province of Angola have [...] Full text...

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Saudi company to build 30,000 houses in Mauritania

11 may 2011 - 14:39:25
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Saudi International Investment Company will build 30,000 houses in Mauritania, official sources told PANA here. The [...] Full text...

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List of Mali’s new government

06 april 2011 - 22:13:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president Amadou Toumani Touré on the proposal of his new Prime minister, Mrs Cissé Kaidama [...] Full text...

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UN-Habitatat to help Kenya tackle urbanization challenges

19 february 2011 - 15:02:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN-Habitat will establish a special committee to deal with Kenya’s urbanisation challenges, UN Habitat Executive [...] Full text...

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SADC ministers hail Angolans’ efforts at reconstruction

17 february 2011 - 16:01:49
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The ministers in charge of local governments in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) have commended [...] Full text...

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'Greener cities may be key to abundant food production'

28 september 2010 - 12:21:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- For policy makers and urban planners in poor countries, greener cities could be the key to [...] Full text...

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Angolan President admits problems in 'smooth functioning' of Luanda

16 june 2010 - 23:24:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan head of State, Josأ© Eduardo dos Santos, on Wednesday expressed concern about problems affecting [...] Full text...

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World ecosystems to pay high price with increased globalisation - UN

06 may 2010 - 19:22:00
New York- US (PANA) -- With increased globalisation, urbanisation and growing prosperity, the world's ecosystems will continue to pay a [...] Full text...

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Angolan govt. distributes relief materials to flood victims

05 may 2010 - 14:08:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan government has made available 400,000 kits o f relief materials which will be distributed [...] Full text...

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Expert seeks more investments in African urban centres

21 april 2010 - 12:54:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The regional director of UN-Habitat in Africa and Arab countries, Alioune Badiane, has urged international financial [...] Full text...

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Nigerian state to computerize 13 hospitals

07 april 2010 - 13:46:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Lagos State Government in Nigeria's South-west Wedne sday announced plans to computerize patientsâ? records in [...] Full text...

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WHO AFRO boss alerts on health hazards of urbanisation

07 april 2010 - 12:22:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The World Health Organization's Regional Director for Af rica, Dr. Luis Sambo, Wednesday drew attention [...] Full text...

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UNAMID takes part in Darfur climate change conference

24 march 2010 - 10:12:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Wednesday joined policymakers, UN agencies, donors and [...] Full text...

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New vision for urban poor in developing countries

22 march 2010 - 09:17:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- A new vision of urban planning that will positively transform the way cities grow [...] Full text...

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Angolan President inaugurates new government

06 february 2010 - 11:27:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan Head of State, Josأ© Eduardo dos Santos, has consitituted a new government following the [...] Full text...

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Dos Santos calls for development of sustainable economy

05 february 2010 - 20:36:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angolan head of state Jose Eduardo dos Santos has called for the development of a sustainable [...] Full text...

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Ugandan NGO wins UN human settlement award

22 september 2009 - 19:05:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A Ugandan non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Ugand a Women's Efforts to Save Children (UWESO), is among [...] Full text...

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Widening poverty levels in Kenya worries Oxfam

11 september 2009 - 12:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- International aid NGO Oxfam warned Friday that Kenya was facing a new â?urban time bombâ?, with [...] Full text...

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Kenya's top mobile phone service provider wins UN award

27 july 2009 - 18:59:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's top mobile phone service provider, Safaricom, ha s won another global award for its innovative [...] Full text...

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UN, lOC sign pact on youth sports development

07 february 2009 - 18:56:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee [...] Full text...

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Kenya's population census to cost Ksh 7 Billion

20 january 2009 - 15:19:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya government needs Kshs 7 billion to conduct the nat ional census slated for 24 to [...] Full text...

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