Helping female-led firms in Ethiopia become more resilient in turbulent times: World Bank Blog By Lauren Marino and Sophia Friedson-Ridenour

04 july 2024 - 06:22:17
Hawassa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On a recent Thursday afternoon, Jalene’s small coffee shop and roastery in Hawassa, Ethiopia, was enveloped [...] Full text...

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Ford South Africa celebrates assembly of one million Rangers

26 june 2024 - 10:17:20
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Ford South Africa has celebrated the assembly of the one-millionth Ranger at its Silverton plant [...] Full text...

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South African power nozzle manufacturer readies for intra-Africa export

18 march 2024 - 09:42:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South Africa’s Krugersdorp-based Afri-Tech Mining Supplies is destined for export of its award-winning Power [...] Full text...

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South Africa's first shipment of AfCFTA goods hailed

31 january 2024 - 10:51:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday officiated the launch of South Africa's first shipment and [...] Full text...

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Higher-for-longer interest rate environment is squeezing more borrowers: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian

11 october 2023 - 08:00:15
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s central banks have unleashed the steepest series of interest-rate increases in decades [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

13 april 2023 - 09:47:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central [...] Full text...

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108 killed on Mauritian roads in 2022

01 april 2023 - 08:15:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – One hundred and eight people were killed on the Mauritian roads in 2022, same number as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Armed thugs attack Lagos markets over Peter Obi’s Win, Tinubu calls for calm

27 february 2023 - 20:38:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Armed thugs on Monday invaded some markets in Nigeria’s commercial centre of Lagos, attacking traders in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Armed thugs attack Lagos markets over Peter Obi’s Win, Tinubu calls for calm

27 february 2023 - 16:39:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Armed thugs on Monday invaded some markets in Nigeria’s commercial centre of Lagos, attacking traders in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy, TPLF leader Tadesse lead delegatons for first high level talks

03 february 2023 - 18:35:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Top officials of the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TLLF) on Friday held [...] Full text...

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Kenyan transport regulator, auto manufacturer to enhance highway safety

29 september 2022 - 17:22:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Isuzu East Africa, a motor vehicle manufacturer, said Wednesday it was working with Kenya's National Transport [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines crew loses tower communication

19 august 2022 - 22:47:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An Ethiopian Airlines crew on a regular flight from Khartoum to Addis Ababa has been [...] Full text...

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Twenty-three sports disciplines approved for 2023 Indian Ocean Islands games in Madagascar

29 january 2022 - 07:07:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Council of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) has approved 23 sports disciplines for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Less than 10% of African countries to hit key vaccination goal

28 october 2021 - 11:16:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Just five African countries, less than 10% of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Road accidents cause 53 deaths in first half of 2021

03 september 2021 - 07:54:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius has said that 53 people died in road accidents during the first semester of [...] Full text...

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Rights groups task automobile companies to drive up standards in aluminium supply chains

22 july 2021 - 12:08:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups have tasked automobile companies to do more to address abuses in their [...] Full text...

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Mauritius road accidents in 2020 claimed 131 lives

31 march 2021 - 08:19:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says that the number of fatalities caused by road accidents in the island in [...] Full text...

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South African billionaire raises eyebrows again

07 december 2020 - 11:44:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African-born billionaire Elon Musk has come under fire following revelations that black employees [...] Full text...

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AU holds Special Summit ahead of African Free Trade pact launch

06 december 2020 - 14:59:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders Saturday gathered here virtually for an extra-ordinary Summit of the African Union to [...] Full text...

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Road accidents claim 118 lives in Mauritius this year

05 december 2020 - 07:15:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Land Transport and Light Rail Minister, Alan Ganoo, on Saturday announced increases of penalties for [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Mauritius road accidents decline

01 september 2020 - 08:31:38
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Tuesday said that 52 people died as a result of road accidents [...] Full text...

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Three persons perish in auto accident in Burkina Faso

15 may 2020 - 16:43:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three persons were killed and one injured on Friday morning in an accident involving two [...] Full text...

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Guinean govt. pays tribute to 8 footballers killed in road accident

09 march 2020 - 22:27:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – ‘’We reaffirm our condolences to the families of the victims. Death is inevitable, but that of [...] Full text...

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12th Africa Eco Race ends in Dakar

20 january 2020 - 06:26:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Italian Alessandro Botturi on Yamaha won his second consecutive motorbike race at the 12th Africa Eco [...] Full text...

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At least 12 dead in auto crash in northwest Nigeria

09 january 2020 - 07:23:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s road safety agency, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says that “no fewer than 12 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 28 people burnt to death in auto crash in Bauchi State, Northeast Nigeria (Update)

12 december 2019 - 20:07:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Twenty-eight persons said to be members of the same family were burnt beyond recognition in a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 28 people burnt to death in auto crash in Bauchi State, Northeast Nigeria

12 december 2019 - 19:51:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -  About 29 persons said to be members of the same family were burnt beyond recognition in [...] Full text...

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Japanese automotive giant Sumitomo sets up branch in Tunisia

21 november 2019 - 13:01:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sumitomo, Japanese giant of automotive components, will set up a production base in Tunisia, the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army opts for new strategy to end war on Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorism

14 october 2019 - 14:15:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military is working out a new war strategy towards ending Boko Haram and Islamic [...] Full text...

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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana

01 october 2019 - 21:26:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius deaths due to road crashes drop by 21.6%

30 august 2019 - 16:01:16
  Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 69 persons died in Mauritius as a result of road accidents during [...] Full text...

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7 killed in auto accident in Mauritania

08 august 2019 - 15:34:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A collision between a trailer truck and a light duty transit vehicle left 7 persons dead [...] Full text...

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French President welcomed in Kenya with military pomp

13 march 2019 - 20:41:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron, was given a lavish state welcome at the start of his [...] Full text...

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Kenyan sports betting firm sponsors F1 team

14 february 2019 - 13:58:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan online bookmaker SportPesa has officially announced its title partnership deal with the Racing Point Formula [...] Full text...

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Ghana president highlights West Africa security issues in meeting with German Chancellor

30 august 2018 - 16:34:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday highlighted security concerns in the West African sub-region [...] Full text...

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SAMOA Pathway preparatory meeting underway in Mauritius

24 may 2018 - 15:44:37
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Foreign Affairs Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo has said that Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) should [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's electoral body begins probe on poll hacking claim (Eds: Adds details)

09 august 2017 - 10:56:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's electoral body said on Wednesday an investigation into the alleged hacking of its servers would [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya imports from China hit US$4.98 billion in 2016

06 june 2017 - 13:16:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Even though the balance of trade between Kenya and China favours the Asian giants, China remains [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Road accidents kill 72 during first semester in Mauritius

30 august 2016 - 07:05:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Seventy-two people were killed in road accidents that occurred in Mauritius during the first semester of [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Countries set new import tax rules to reduce dependence on donors

18 july 2016 - 15:43:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 27th African Union (AU) summit ended Monday in Kigali, Rwanda, with a commitment for [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa, China sign 26 agreements

03 december 2015 - 06:41:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday arrived in South Africa at the start of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius introduces speed cameras to curb road accidents

05 september 2015 - 08:56:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - In a bid to curb speeding offences, Mauritius has mounted 25 roadside speed cameras which [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agency, BMW Group call for entries for Intercultural Innovation

19 august 2015 - 14:30:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the Germany auto mobile giant, BMW Group, are partnering [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. grants 12 additional auto assembly plants licences

03 august 2015 - 14:08:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has granted licences for the establishment of 12 new vehicle assembly plants in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Road accidents claim 137 lives in Mauritius

19 may 2015 - 17:16:21
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Road crashes claimed 137 lives and left 505 people seriously injured while 2,950 sustained slight [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban calls for immediate cessation to hostilities in northern Mali

29 april 2015 - 22:42:43
New York, US PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for an immediate end to hostilities in northern [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: USAID supports Nigeria’s non-oil sector with US$3 million

28 february 2015 - 13:02:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is to support Nigeria’s non-oil sector with a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt targets US$68b FDI from trade zones

22 january 2015 - 12:26:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government is targeting a total of US$68.1 billion fresh Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from [...] Full text...

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Nigeria : Nigerian govt. seeks Japanese assistance on vehicles recycling

09 december 2014 - 09:52:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government is reaching out to its Japanese counterpart for assistance in recycling huge and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Business group seeks delay in take off of Nigeria's automotive policy

05 september 2014 - 14:53:25
Lagos , Nigeria (PANA) – A leading member of Nigeria’s business group, the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Washington must stop encouraging abuses by Zambia’s ruling party, says CDDR

06 august 2014 - 14:52:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Coalition for the Defence of Democratic Rights (CDDR) in Zambia has called on the US [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: French auto firm to begin production in Nigeria

17 july 2014 - 10:22:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - French auto maker PSA Peugeot Citroen has said it will start producing cars in Nigeria in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Unions' strikes put SA economy on the ropes (Feature By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Johannesburg)

07 july 2014 - 10:52:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Twenty years after the birth of democracy in South Africa saw a wave of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Striking metal workers run riot

04 july 2014 - 11:42:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has rejected an increased wage [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. denies imposing 70% tarrif on imported new, used vehicles

02 july 2014 - 18:21:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government Wednesday denied reports that it has imposed a flat 70 per cent tariff [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Industrialization dreams fade due to poor policies in Africa

13 may 2014 - 13:51:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s efforts to industrialise is failing due to poor policies and protectionist measures leading to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Talks to end 3-month mining strike resume

23 april 2014 - 12:49:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Talks between the Chief Executive Officers of South Africa's leading platinum companies and the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: French auto firm to begin vehicle assembly in Nigeria

18 april 2014 - 13:19:09
Lagos , Nigeria (PANA) - The French firm CFAO Automobile Group has concluded arrangements to begin vehicle assembly operations in [...] Full text...

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Togo: Auto accident kills 19 persons

24 february 2014 - 15:18:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A road accident involving a truck and a bus left 19 people dead and 53 others [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Gains of new automotive policy, "dying" Boko Haram highlighted in Nigeria

25 january 2014 - 08:26:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's explanation on the gains of his administration's new automotive policy, the military's assertion [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Tanzanian FM seeks patience from Kenyan investors

17 january 2014 - 13:39:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe has urged Kenyan investors to be patient as his country [...] Full text...

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Rwanda minister urges media to improve performance

11 december 2013 - 17:32:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda's Local Administration Minister James Musoni has called on the media to take advantage of opportunities [...] Full text...

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Federal govt.-ASUU 'altercation' dominates headlines in Nigeria

30 november 2013 - 10:12:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The lingering strike by lecturers in public universities, under the umbrella Academic Staff Union of Universities [...] Full text...

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Rare medical feat, UN security council seat, looming ban on used vehicles reported in Nigeria

19 october 2013 - 08:45:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The first open heart surgery conducted at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Auto accidents declined in Mali in 2012

27 may 2013 - 15:27:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Showing a drop of 19%, road accidents which claimed 889 victims in 2011 fell to 487 [...] Full text...

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FAD grants Togo CFA F 4b to train young entrepreneurs

24 april 2013 - 14:57:53
Lome, Togo (PANA) – The French Development Agency (FAD) has granted Togo CFA F 4 billion which will enable the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria loses US$566 million to tax evasion in auto industry

13 march 2013 - 11:03:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has lost over 90 billion naira (US$566 million) to tax evasion through gray market operations [...] Full text...

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UNAMID, UNDP provide Darfur prison officers with vocational training

18 december 2012 - 19:13:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS trains 62 community youth in air conditioning, auto mechanic engineering

19 november 2012 - 18:50:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Sixty-two yougsters from 11 ECOWAS Member States have successfully completed an intensive training in air conditioning [...] Full text...

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19 perish in 2 auto crashes during Sallah celebrations in Nigeria

27 october 2012 - 11:48:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - No fewer than 19 people were killed in two separate auto crashes in Ilorin, capital of [...] Full text...

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Malawi's foremost plane lover dies at 67

07 september 2012 - 18:43:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Stanley Edingtone Masauli, whose unsuccessful dalliances in politics did not overshadow his love for planes and [...] Full text...

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Road deaths decline by 12.7% in Mauritius

29 august 2012 - 10:48:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of people who died as a result of road accidents in Mauritius went [...] Full text...

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UN expert urges Gabon to combat trafficking in children

25 may 2012 - 13:27:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Joy Ngozi [...] Full text...

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40 perish in Angola auto accident

14 may 2012 - 20:14:01
Sumbe, Angola (PANA) - At least 40 people were killed on Sunday in an auto accident in Menga commune in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya welcomes Japanese car maker's expansion plan

13 april 2012 - 16:45:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has welcomed Japanese car maker Toyota's plan to set up its regional [...] Full text...

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Nigeria foils plan to export 25kg of ephedrine to Mozambique

13 april 2012 - 10:40:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had foiled an attempt by a 52-year-old [...] Full text...

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Nigeria woos US auto giant, GM, on plant location

13 march 2012 - 10:42:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has intensified its lobby to ensure that American auto maker General Motors (GM) sets up [...] Full text...

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Nigerian auto firm to produce middle-class, affordable vehicles

26 february 2012 - 08:22:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian auto firm, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN), has entered into a technical agreement with Chinese Automobile [...] Full text...

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15 person perish in Sudan auto accident

09 january 2012 - 18:33:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Fifteen persons were killed and 31 others injured in a collision involving a commuter bus and [...] Full text...

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Disabled persons in W/Africa to share information on dedicated central internet portal

24 november 2011 - 15:21:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A computer portal, which will facilitate access to information for people with disabilities in West Africa [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria spends 400b naira annually on vehicle importation'

26 august 2011 - 10:17:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians spend 400 billion naira annually on the importation of different kinds of automobile into the [...] Full text...

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'85% of Nigerian roads are bad'

11 august 2011 - 10:43:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 85% of Nigerian roads are in bad condition, according to a federal government agency, Rural [...] Full text...

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17 die in auto accident near Abuja

18 july 2011 - 19:53:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 17 persons have died in a multiple accident the Nyanya-Mararaba expressway in the outskirts of [...] Full text...

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Casablanca stock market closes low

17 june 2011 - 19:08:29
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Casablanca stock market on Friday ended the week down with 0.64% and 0.63% respectively in [...] Full text...

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16 killed in Angola auto crash

16 december 2010 - 16:50:35
Sumbe, Angola (PANA) - Some 16 people died and 13 were injured in a lone bus accident Wednesday at Munenga [...] Full text...

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Harvest of deaths, legislators' “war” with CBN over jumbo pay reported in Nigeria

04 december 2010 - 09:38:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The tragic deaths of more than 30 persons in auto accidents involving petrol tankers, the face-off [...] Full text...

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International car show opens in Tripoli

02 november 2010 - 22:23:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Fourth international car show (Motor Show Libya 2010 ) opened on Tuesday in Tripoli with [...] Full text...

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Auto accident claims 23 lives, injure 29 in Angola

07 october 2010 - 18:03:00
Caxito- Angola (PANA) -- No fewer than 23 people, including four children died, w hile 29 others were injured following [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's new polls law, "black Sunday" in Lagos capture headlines

21 august 2010 - 08:34:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Friday's presidential assent to the electoral bill, the multiple auto accident in Lagos which claimed uncountable [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's new polls law, "black Sunday" in Lagos capture headlines

21 august 2010 - 08:08:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Friday's presidential assent to the electoral bill, the multiple auto accident in Lagos which claimed uncountable [...] Full text...

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New car sales drop in Nigeria

09 august 2010 - 09:34:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The credit squeeze being experienced by Nigerian banks h as hit the country's new car sale's [...] Full text...

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3 students die in Nigeria auto crash

19 july 2010 - 08:04:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- At least three students of the Adeyemi College of Educat ion in Nigeria's South-west Ondo state [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition wants management of late President's health probed

18 may 2010 - 13:35:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) party has urge d the federal government to institute a probe [...] Full text...

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Prosecution over Ghana's golden jubilee, erratic power supply get media play

24 april 2010 - 20:20:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Ghanaian media during the week made a big meal out of the White Paper on [...] Full text...

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19 killed in Nigeria auto crash

23 april 2010 - 10:49:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Some 19 people were feared killed Thursday in a road cra sh involving two 18-seater commercial [...] Full text...

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8 Zambians among the dead in Zimbabwe auto accident

15 april 2010 - 16:46:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Eight Zambians are among those who died on the spot while five other Zambians are battling [...] Full text...

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22 burnt to death, three injured in Nigeria auto crash

14 april 2010 - 07:58:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Some 22 people were burnt to death and three others badl y injured when a passenger [...] Full text...

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Mauritius hosts Club Volleyball championship for Indian Ocean nations

13 march 2010 - 11:58:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The 16th edition of the Volleyball championship f or clubs from the Indian Ocean nations began [...] Full text...

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Lukmanâ?s defiance of VP a sign of 'rudderlessness' - AC

26 december 2009 - 13:45:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) â" Nigeria's opposition Acti-on Congress (AC) party has de scribed as â?a clear manifestation of rudderlessness in [...] Full text...

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Fuel crisis: Minister defies no-travel order in Nigeria

25 december 2009 - 08:28:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Petroleum Minister Rilwanu Lukman has travelle d to Vienna, Austria, for the Christmas and New [...] Full text...

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Council approves subsidy removal on Nigerian petroleum products

11 august 2009 - 20:13:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian National Economic Council (NEC), the umbrel la body of the nationâ?s 36 State Governors [...] Full text...

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GM rules out bankruptcy option for African operations

28 may 2009 - 15:10:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- American automaker’s subsidiary, General Motors East Afr ica (GMEA), has shrugged off threats by its parent [...] Full text...

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Ghana launches 22 million-Euro credit to support SMEs

26 may 2009 - 20:20:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Ghana on Tuesday launched a 22--million Euro credit line to support the growth of Small and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian bourse lists new company

02 april 2009 - 08:54:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The number of listed companies on the floor of the Niger ian Stock Exchange (NSE) has [...] Full text...

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Fatal auto accident in Ethiopia kills more than 38, injures 52

05 march 2009 - 13:56:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- More than 38 people died near the eastern Ethiopi a town of Dire Dawa after [...] Full text...

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Six soldiers perish in auto accident in northern Kenya

12 february 2009 - 16:28:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Six Kenyan soldiers died when the driver of the army tru ck, in which they were [...] Full text...

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Sale of new vehicles in Gabon rises by 3%

06 february 2009 - 23:10:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Sale of new vehicles in Gabon inched up by 3% in 2008 to 5,015 from 4,857 [...] Full text...

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US grants Ghana US$ 1.1 million to modernise airport

05 february 2009 - 14:44:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA)- – The Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra, Ghana, is to see significant modernisation with the injection [...] Full text...

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10th Peer Evaluation Mechanism summit begins in Addis Ababa

31 january 2009 - 19:21:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The 10th summit of the Peer Evaluation Mechanism (MAEP) began Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Inmate stabbed to death in Reunion prison fight

02 january 2009 - 15:55:00
Saint-Denis- Reunion (PANA) -- A 21-year-old inmate was stabbed to death in a vio lent fight involving some 40 detainees [...] Full text...

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