Sierra Leone safely moves Ebola samples to secure central biobank

04 october 2024 - 10:00:15
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA)  – With the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and international and national partners, Sierra [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice

02 april 2024 - 15:19:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal's president

02 april 2024 - 12:25:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth president of Senegal and the [...] Full text...

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Benin -Inaugurates semi-industrial pineapple juice production unit

17 february 2024 - 13:54:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A semi-industrial pineapple juice production unit was inaugurated on Friday in the commune of Zè, in [...] Full text...

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Former Sierra Leone President Koroma arrives in Nigeria in exile under ECOWAS-brokered accord (By Paul Ejime)

19 january 2024 - 22:27:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma, accused of treason by the government of his country [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)

10 january 2024 - 10:25:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)

11 december 2023 - 17:48:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...

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Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)

07 december 2023 - 08:10:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS solidarity mission visits Sierra Leone after 'unrest' in capital (By Paul Ejime)

28 november 2023 - 13:06:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A solidarity and fact-finding Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone lifts indefinite curfew as calm restored after Sunday's 'unrest'

27 november 2023 - 10:51:36
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has lifted the indefinite nationwide curfew imposed on the country following [...] Full text...

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LEAD: ECOWAS condemns 'disturbances' in Sierra Leone

26 november 2023 - 17:40:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the ongoing unrest in Sierra Leone [...] Full text...

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URGENT: Curfew in Sierra Leone after second gunfire in three months in the capital (By Paul Ejime)

26 november 2023 - 12:57:49
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's government has slapped a nationwide curfew on the country following what it called [...] Full text...

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Smallholder farmers embrace integrated pest and disease management in Malawi, saving ecosystems* (World Bank Blog By Mercy Chimpokosera-Mseu)

02 november 2023 - 14:33:20
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Pest and diseases are a global challenge when it comes to turning food and nutrition security [...] Full text...

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How solar can empower African youth: World Bank blog (By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank’s Senior Managing Director)

06 september 2023 - 11:09:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – This week, we gather in Nairobi for the Africa Climate Summit which brings together policymakers from [...] Full text...

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US to impose visa restriction on people who undermined Sierra Leone's elections

01 september 2023 - 06:38:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced a new visa restriction policy for [...] Full text...

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US says it continues to be concerned about irregularities in results of Sierra Leone elections

15 july 2023 - 08:23:25
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it continues to be concerned about irregularities in the election results [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: President Bio re-elected with 56.17% of the votes

27 june 2023 - 18:02:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio, has been re-elected in the presidential election held  on [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: International observers express concern about inflammatory language on social media

27 june 2023 - 13:12:15
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The heads of international observers of Sierra Leone's general elections have expressed concern about the inflammatory [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: ECOWAS observers say poll 'generally smooth, peaceful'

27 june 2023 - 08:11:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone’s 24th June 2023 General Elections said the polls [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Sierra Leone President takes lead in election

26 june 2023 - 19:14:16
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio is leading his closest rival, Samura Kamara, following the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: One person 'critically wounded' at opposition party's headquarters

26 june 2023 - 12:29:00
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - One person has been "critically wounded" at the headquarters of Sierra Leone's opposition All People's [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: Observers call for restraint, transparency in tallying of votes

26 june 2023 - 09:27:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Observers of Sierra Leone's 24 June general elections are calling for restraint as the electoral [...] Full text...

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Polls close in Sierra Leone's general elections

24 june 2023 - 17:02:57
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Sierra Leone's general elections that generally passed peacefully. The polls closed [...] Full text...

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Polls officially open in Sierra Leone's general elections

24 june 2023 - 08:00:02
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially started in Sierra Leone's general elections that will see the election of [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS election observers express concern about violence ahead of Sierra Leone's elections

23 june 2023 - 11:33:36
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The election observer missions of the African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone electoral commission reaffirms commitment to deliver credible elections

21 june 2023 - 06:43:53
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has reaffirmed its commitment and readiness to deliver [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS election observers meet stakeholders in Sierra Leone polls

18 june 2023 - 10:43:21
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ahead of Sierra Leone’s presidential and parliamentary elections on 24 June, the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to observe Sierra Leone's presidential, parliamentary elections

14 june 2023 - 10:27:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will send an election observation team to Sierra [...] Full text...

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Beninese government reshuffles cabinet

18 april 2023 - 14:42:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese President Patrice Talon on Monday reshuffled his cabinet, according to a decree published in the [...] Full text...

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African leaders call for urgent action to revitalise routine immunization

21 february 2023 - 06:18:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ‒ African heads of state have agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development

19 december 2022 - 15:29:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production

19 december 2022 - 05:46:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detected on three farms in Reunion Island

08 october 2022 - 09:42:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Saturday activated its preparedness plan following the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) [...] Full text...

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African leaders want research findings to form basis of education reform

29 september 2022 - 11:48:05
New York, US (PANA) - African leaders have called for the speedy transformation of the educational systems in Africa by [...] Full text...

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UN chief meets Sierra Leonean, South Sudanese leaders

19 september 2022 - 05:18:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Sunday met with the president of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Sierra Leonean authorities to ensure 'robust, impartial' investigation into deadly protests

14 august 2022 - 06:34:30
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the authorities in Sierra Leone to ensure "a [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox cases reach 9,200, says WHO chief

13 july 2022 - 05:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says that there are currently 9,200 [...] Full text...

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African leaders seek aviation, transportation logistic overhaul to spur free trade agenda

08 february 2022 - 05:04:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African political and business leaders have called for a logistical overhaul and broad investment in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief hopes 2022 can mark end of acute stage of pandemic

30 december 2021 - 07:02:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency chief  expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday  that 2022 may be the year the world ends the acute stage of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: USAID announce 32 winners of $4 million USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge

27 october 2021 - 19:40:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - USAID/Nigeria on Wednesday announced the selection of 32 winners of their COVID-19 Food Security Challenge. The winning small [...] Full text...

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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030

22 october 2021 - 06:00:58
New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio expected in Conakry on Monday

11 october 2021 - 10:02:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Sierra Leonean president Julius Maada Bio is expected on Monday in Conakry during which he will [...] Full text...

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Botswana reports suspected bird flu outbreak

31 august 2021 - 11:10:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Agriculture authorities in Botswana have reported a suspected outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird [...] Full text...

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Malian Society of Applied Sciences holds 12th Symposium

02 august 2021 - 12:04:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th Symposium on Applied Sciences, bringing together scientists, teacher-researchers and entrepreneurs from 14 African countries, [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Sierra Leone sign joint commission agreement to boost economic cooperation

14 july 2021 - 19:38:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, and Sierra Leonean [...] Full text...

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IFAD props Tanzanian small-scale farmers to improve food security against COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2021 - 14:58:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Guinea Parliament adopts military cooperation agreement with Senegal

05 july 2021 - 11:52:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A military and technical cooperation agreement between Guinea and Senegal was adopted on Sunday by the [...] Full text...

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WHO supporting S. African consortium to establish first COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub

21 june 2021 - 20:56:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are working with a South African consortium to [...] Full text...

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Ghana begins ambitious project to plant five million trees

11 june 2021 - 10:31:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghanaians are on Friday planting some five million trees in an ambitious project to recover its [...] Full text...

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​WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

01 june 2021 - 22:24:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization Tuesday validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company [...] Full text...

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Total CAF Super Cup in Qatar to be played in a "bio-bubble"

23 may 2021 - 11:29:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Total CAF Super Cup in Doha, Qatar, on Friday night, 28 May 2021, will be [...] Full text...

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WHO approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

08 may 2021 - 06:22:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A COVID-19 vaccine produced in China has been given the green light for global rollout, potentially [...] Full text...

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CAF, FIFA presidents conclude African tour with visit to Sierra Leone

06 may 2021 - 17:43:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Presidents of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe, and the World [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. destroys 329,556 chickens in 62 farms over bird flu

11 april 2021 - 15:57:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government says it has destroyed over 329,556 birds across 62 farms following the outbreak [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS urges Guinea to reopen its borders with Guinea-Bissau and Senegal

02 april 2021 - 10:41:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday urged the Guinean government to open [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO adds Janssen vaccine to list of safe, effective emergency tools against pandemic

13 march 2021 - 09:27:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine Ad26.COV2.S for emergency use in [...] Full text...

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Guinea, Sierra Leone agree to re-open common border

17 february 2021 - 00:03:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea and Sierra Leone Tuesday agreed to re-open their common border following the visit of Sierra [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone presidents concludes visit to Conakry

16 february 2021 - 12:52:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio is due to leave the Guinean capital on Tuesday on [...] Full text...

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NGOs demand stop to oil exploration in DR Congo's Virunga, Salonga National parks

16 february 2021 - 11:07:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Civil Society groups in DR Congo have called on the country's elected leaders to stop granting oil [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean president expected in Guinea

15 february 2021 - 14:30:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio is expected on Monday in Conakry for a 48-hour visit [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean President expected Monday in Guinea

10 february 2021 - 17:41:06
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Sierra Leonean President, Julius Maada Bio, will travel to Guinea on Monday for a "48-hour state [...] Full text...

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Guinean President Condé sends envoys in Sierra Leone over border closure concerns

09 february 2021 - 10:34:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Envoys of Guinean president Alpha Condé on Monday delivered a message to his Sierra Leonean counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Guinea, Sierra Leone want normal relations

30 january 2021 - 12:03:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - After a two-day meeting in Conakry, governments of Guinea and Sierra Leone on Friday set up [...] Full text...

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Ten African presidents show solidarity with Ghana's Akufo-Addo at inaugural ceremony

08 january 2021 - 00:01:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ten African leaders Thursday showed solidarity with their Ghanaian counterpart, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and [...] Full text...

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Benin, first WAEMU country in terms of human development

22 december 2020 - 23:02:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is the first country of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) to attain [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: British American tobacco firm set to begin human trials on potential vaccine

16 december 2020 - 23:18:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British American Tobacco, a cigarette manufacturer, said Monday it had secured approval to test a coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Kenya plans to empower youth into light manufacturing proceeding

12 november 2020 - 22:56:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has said his administration has been working to empower the youth to become [...] Full text...

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List of Squirrels for Lesotho match for AFCON 2022 qualifiers

10 november 2020 - 20:25:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Twenty-four players of the national team, the Squirrels, have been invited to prepare for the return [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Bio-medical expert nabbed in Zambia over fake travellers’ clearance certificates

13 october 2020 - 15:04:12
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has arrested a bio-medical technologist at the country’s second largest [...] Full text...

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Three young Malians at the "Hub Africa 2020" in October in Casablanca, Morocco

24 september 2020 - 22:58:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three young Malians will represent their country at the "Hub Africa 2020" competition to be held [...] Full text...

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EIB makes EUR 200 million available to Morocco

17 september 2020 - 11:20:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Crédit Agricole du Maroc Group (GCAM) on Wednesday signed [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS heads of state continue demanding restoration of civilian power in Mali

15 september 2020 - 21:58:31
Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday insisted on a [...] Full text...

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Nutrition experts discuss ways to advance nutrition and gender at the African Green Revolution Forum

15 september 2020 - 17:58:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's health sector faces imminent collapse as other workers threaten to join striking doctors

08 september 2020 - 07:22:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s health sector faces imminent collapse as other health workers threaten to join medical doctors, who [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs for Niger Republic for ECOWAS summit

06 september 2020 - 16:09:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, will depart Abuja on Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic, to participate in [...] Full text...

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French Overseas Minister expected in Mauritius on Sunday to assess oil spill

15 august 2020 - 05:56:30
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The French Overseas Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, is expected in Mauritius on Sunday in connection with [...] Full text...

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Togo avails over 120,000 tonnes of inputs for farmers in 2020-21 crop season

24 june 2020 - 15:56:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has made more than 120,000 tonnes of agricultural inputs available to farmers for the 2020-2021 [...] Full text...

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Gambia remains committed to ECO, urges member states to do same

23 june 2020 - 15:38:50
Gambia, Banjul (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has told Heads of State and Government in the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IAEA gives Congo material to strengthen coronavirus screening

09 june 2020 - 21:01:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of scientific research and technological innovation, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud-Mavoungou, Monday officially handed [...] Full text...

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SADC calls for biodiversity loss prevention

05 june 2020 - 07:59:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Citizens of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) bloc have been challenged to take shared action [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger president says pandemic should lead to implementation of new paradigm in global governance

20 may 2020 - 16:09:13
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis should lead to implementation of a new paradigm in global governance, Nigerien President [...] Full text...

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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO

12 may 2020 - 05:39:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cigarette and Tobacco firm, BAT, to develop COVID-19 cure

03 april 2020 - 17:30:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Kingdom-based cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company, British American Tobacco (BAT) plc, says it’s developing a [...] Full text...

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Rights group lauds Sierra Leone's decision to allow pregnant girls or mothers to attend school

01 april 2020 - 09:49:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has lauded the decision of the Sierra Leone government to allow girls who are [...] Full text...

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AfDB to help Sierra Leone build resilient economy, restore self-sufficiency in rice production

13 march 2020 - 22:16:09
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone will look to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to stimulate agribusiness development in [...] Full text...

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Belgium gives 462,000 euros to aid fight against locusts in Africa

03 march 2020 - 11:54:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has released 462,000 euros to support the fight against locusts that have invaded several countries [...] 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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DR Congo strengthens surveillance measures at Kinshasa international airport

10 february 2020 - 21:01:26
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday handed over a variety of materials, including beds, chairs, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria well prepared to contain outbreak of coronavirus, says Health Minister

10 february 2020 - 11:25:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister for Health, Professor Osagie Ehanire, has said that the government of Lagos State is [...] Full text...

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Mauritius offers free medication for hepatitis C patients

07 february 2020 - 15:05:34
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday announced free medication to be provided by a [...] 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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Charge for electricity levy in US dollars: MDC Veep tells Zimbabwe govt

13 january 2020 - 23:14:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The vice president of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, MDC, Tendai Biti, Monday called on the government [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s only castor oil firm seeks more land to produce biodiesel

11 december 2019 - 15:48:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Oil Castor Zimbabwe wants more land for castor bean farmers to produce biodiesel to end the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria launches national sex offenders register

26 november 2019 - 05:54:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday launched the first national sexual offenders register and called for [...] Full text...

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Rights group says four European dev't banks linked to palm oil abuses in DRC

25 november 2019 - 11:32:06
London, UK (PANA) – Four European development banks are financing a palm oil company in the Democratic Republic of Coengo (DRC) that [...] Full text...

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IFAD, Ethiopia seal climate change shocks mitigating deal

19 november 2019 - 17:03:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia and the International Fund for Agriculture have sealed a deal that help most vulnerable people [...] Full text...

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IFAD, Ethiopia sign deal to help families adapt to climate shocks

19 november 2019 - 15:54:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Half a million of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable families are set to benefit from a new US$451 [...] Full text...

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Benin budgets 500 billion CFA francs for public investment program in 2020

17 november 2019 - 11:11:58
Cotonou, Benin (NAPA) - The Beninese government plans to allocate some CFAF 476.718 billion in 2020 for a public investment [...] Full text...

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Benin expects macroeconomic indicators to improve in 2020

17 november 2019 - 11:02:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is looking forward to further improving its macroeconomic indicators in 2020, according to the draft [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates Biology Week

08 october 2019 - 13:19:17
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Education and Scientific Research minister, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, on Monday, highlighted the urgency [...] Full text...

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UNGA 2019: 'Hands off our girls!' - African first ladies cry out

27 september 2019 - 18:16:08
New York, US (PANA) - Africa’s first ladies, led by Sierra Leone Fatima Maada Bio, brought their campaign to ban [...] Full text...

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Twenty finalists of Anzisha Award 2019 released

16 september 2019 - 20:25:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Anzisha Prize Selection Committee released Monday the list of the top 20 candidates. The [...] Full text...

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Gabon govt, Chinese investors to launch bio-ethanol production unit

16 september 2019 - 19:22:30
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The Gabonese government and Chinese investors on Monday in Brazzaville announced the building of a production [...] Full text...

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INDIA: IPCC told to strengthen scientific evidence of how to overcome barriers in reports

12 september 2019 - 21:41:54
New Delhi, India (PANA)    -   The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was Thursday urged to strengthen scientific evidence on [...] Full text...

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Benin's president reshuffles cabinet

06 september 2019 - 09:31:53
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin's head of state, Patrice Talon, reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday evening, with three departures and six [...] Full text...

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Search continues for missing foreign tourist after Kenya tragic park flooding

02 september 2019 - 10:54:39
Naivasha, Kenya (PANA) - One foreign tourist was among the seven tourists who drowned in a flooded gorge at the [...] Full text...

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Seven tourists killed in flash floods in Kenya

01 september 2019 - 23:15:29
Naivasha Kenya (PANA)  -  Six local tourists and their tour guide were killed Sunday after flash floods hit the Hells [...] Full text...

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World food security increasingly at risk due to 'unprecedented' climate change impact: UN report

08 august 2019 - 16:59:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta holds talks with visiting Sierra Leonean, Mauritian Presidents

18 july 2019 - 21:12:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta held talks with the President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio and [...] Full text...

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Sanitation company to build waste recycling plant in Mali

15 july 2019 - 12:51:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Katura International company, a waste processing and recycling company, is to build a plant in the West [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Benin’s coach names final 23 players

03 june 2019 - 11:45:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Following is the final list of 23 Benin players for the 2019 African Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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AfDB to review Country Strategy Paper for Benin

23 may 2019 - 18:44:55
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will Monday organize the Combined Mid-Term Review of the Country Strategy [...] Full text...

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78% of the endemic flora threatened with extinction in Cape Verde

22 may 2019 - 19:30:30
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Seventy-eight percent of Cape Verde's endemic flora is endangered, while about 20% of the species [...] Full text...

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Six ministers appointed in new Benin government leave parliament

21 may 2019 - 22:58:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   Six ministers recently elected to parliament Tuesday tendered in their resignation to leave the seats for [...] Full text...

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Mauritian papers highlight passage of cyclone on Rodrigues Island

30 march 2019 - 14:30:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The passage of the intense tropical cyclone ‘’Joaninha’’ on Rodrigues Island, with gusts of 165 kilometers/hours [...] Full text...

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Mauritius looks for a bright and prosperous agricultural sector

14 march 2019 - 16:43:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun on Thursday underlined the strategic importance of the [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Sierra Leone sign cooperation agreements

21 february 2019 - 16:24:15
Banjul, Gambia - (PANA)   The Gambia and Sierra Leone Wednesday signed cooperation agreements in Banjul, promising to work together towards [...] Full text...

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AU Summit approves sweeping powers on UN reform agenda

12 february 2019 - 07:20:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Summit has approved a comprehensive set of reforms to the UN Security [...] Full text...

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Kenya to begin fresh registration of citizens, foreigners

31 january 2019 - 21:06:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government will start the National Integrated Identity Management System registration of all Kenyans and [...] Full text...

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German Ministry of Education launches competition for innovation

03 january 2019 - 13:51:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The German Ministry of Education has launched a competition in Tunis for the Germany-Africa award for [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone president urges removal of barriers to investment in Africa

09 december 2018 - 15:24:17
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has called for the removal of all barriers [...] Full text...

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2-day India-West Africa business conclave begins in Abuja

08 october 2018 - 16:45:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day India-West Africa Business conclave began Monday in Abuja with stakeholders saying stable power supply [...] Full text...

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PACA calls for enhanced country-led approaches for sustainable aflatoxin mitigation in Africa

04 october 2018 - 13:30:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called on all AU [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone’s President ‘optimistic’ about country’s new direction as key reforms enacted

28 september 2018 - 06:39:58
New York, US (PANA) - The newly-elected President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, told the United Nations on Thursday [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF U-17 men's AFCON: Ghana names team for WAFU Zone B tournament in Niger

30 august 2018 - 09:25:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The coach of Ghana's U-17 team, Abdul Karim Zito has named a 20-man squad for the [...] Full text...

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COMESA extends Kenyan sugar industry protectionist measure

16 july 2018 - 09:25:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Kenya has secured an extension of a protectionist measure to shield local sugar companies from extreme [...] Full text...

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Rights group says restrictions on peaceful demonstrations should be lifted

03 july 2018 - 09:29:36
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The new government of Sierra Leone must start fulfilling its promises to improve the human [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean President parleys with Buhari in Abuja

30 may 2018 - 17:37:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, on Wednesday paid a one-day visit to Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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Conference on green business development opens in Mauritius

10 may 2018 - 10:21:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Business, Enterprises and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah on Thursday again raised red flags about the [...] Full text...

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A bio-based, reuse economy can feed the world and save the planet – FAO

21 april 2018 - 14:44:04
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Transforming pineapple skins into product packaging or using potato peels for fuel may sound far-fetched, but [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone EC thanks voters, international institutions for peaceful vote

09 april 2018 - 20:02:50
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone says over 80 per cent of registered [...] Full text...

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FAO promotes aquaponics (A feature by FAO)

09 april 2018 - 11:30:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Aquaponics has become all the trend. The combination of aquaculture, the practice of fish farming, and [...] Full text...

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New Sierra Leone President sets up cross-party committee on political violence

07 april 2018 - 18:24:42
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's new President Julius Maada Bio has initiated a cross-party committee to address incidents [...] Full text...

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New Sierra Leonean president commits to unity, disciplined leadership

06 april 2018 - 12:00:55
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - As world leaders acknowledge his victory in a bitterly fought election, Sierra Leone’s new President [...] Full text...

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UN chief applauds Sierra Leoneans for peaceful elections

06 april 2018 - 07:09:27
New York US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has applauded Sierra Leoneans for a peace election and congratulated [...] Full text...

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Losing Sierra Leone party to challenge results

05 april 2018 - 07:46:08
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's All People's Congress (APC), whose candidate Dr Samura Kamara has just lost the [...] Full text...

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Former military leader Bio sworn in as Sierra Leone's 5th president

05 april 2018 - 05:27:19
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's former military leader Julius Maada Bio of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party [...] Full text...

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Julius Maada Bio to take office as Sierra Leone's 5th President

04 april 2018 - 20:03:50
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Julius Maada Bio of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) is to be sworn [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former president underlines his neutrality in Sierra Leone's run-off election

04 april 2018 - 12:07:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former President and chairman of the Commonwealth Observer Group to the Sierra Leone election, John [...] Full text...

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Candidates in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off sign accord on ballot tallying

02 april 2018 - 12:06:01
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Candidates in Saturday's Sierra Leone's presidential run-off election on Monday signed an agreement in Freetown [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS observers give thumbs-up to Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll

02 april 2018 - 05:00:43
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Observation Mission has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of Sierra Leone’s 31 March rescheduled [...] Full text...

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International poll observers meet ahead of Sierra Leone poll result

01 april 2018 - 15:39:08
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Heads of International Observation Missions met in Freetown on Sunday ahead of the announcement of [...] Full text...

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Vote counting under way in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll

31 march 2018 - 18:34:14
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ballots are being counted in Sierra Leone after the official end of voting at 5 [...] Full text...

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Voting ends in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off election

31 march 2018 - 17:12:32
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Polls have officially closed in Sierra Leone's rescheduled presidential run-off election to choose the country's [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Polls open in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off vote

31 march 2018 - 10:54:57
Freetown, SiedrraLeone (PANA) - Voting kicked off slowly on Saturday in Sierra Leone's rescheduled presidential run-off election to choose the [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off vote

31 march 2018 - 07:03:19
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Polls have opened in Sierra Leone where some 3.17 voters are expected to cast their [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS observers deploy for Sierra Leone's presidential vote

29 march 2018 - 14:57:30
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Forty-five members of the ECOWAS Observation Mission, led by Prof Amos Sawyer, were deployed to [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leoneans go to run-off presidential poll 31 March

26 march 2018 - 22:26:42
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s presidential run-off was on Monday pushed forward to Saturday 31 March following an [...] Full text...

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Meeting to set new date for Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll

26 march 2018 - 19:12:03
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Heads of international observation missions met in Freetown on Monday with Sierra Leone's two [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Freetown court vacates interim injunction on presidential runoff

26 march 2018 - 16:15:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Freetown High Court on Monday vacated the interim injunction on Sierra Leone's presidential runoff [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS concerned about Sierra Leone poll injunction

26 march 2018 - 06:04:02
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has noted with concern the interim injunction issued by a High [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone High Court stops presidential runoff (Adds reaction of Electoral Commission)

24 march 2018 - 19:57:12
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's presidential run-off scheduled for next Tuesday has been thrown into doubt as the [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Sierra Leone EC 'ceases all logistical preparation' for runoff vote

24 march 2018 - 19:56:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leone National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Saturday said it has ceased all [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean president Koroma pledges peaceful transition

23 march 2018 - 06:02:21
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma received the new President of the Economic Commission for [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone elections chief warns police against interference in presidential run-off

22 march 2018 - 07:59:06
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone has criticised the Sierra Leonean police for [...] Full text...

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Lawyer seeks to stop Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll

21 march 2018 - 05:35:55
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A Sierra Leonean lawyer has filed a petition before the country’s High Court in Freetown, [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone EC hosts political parties ahead of presidential run-off

20 march 2018 - 08:46:23
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone on Monday hosted a meeting of the [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Electoral Commission issues guidelines for presidential run-off vote

16 march 2018 - 10:37:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone has released the campaign calendar and guidelines [...] Full text...

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AU congratulates Sierra Leone for peaceful, credible General Elections

15 march 2018 - 18:47:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Thursday congratulated the people of Sierra [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone's main opposition, ruling party candidates in presidential run-off vote

13 march 2018 - 21:47:27
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Julius Maada Bio of opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) and Dr Samura Kamara of [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Electoral Commission carries out vote recount

12 march 2018 - 18:49:27
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - At the behest of some political parties, NEC Sierra Leone was Monday carrying out [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone opposition party candidate leads with 75% of results decalared

11 march 2018 - 17:48:48
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - With 75% or 1.95 million of the processed votes from Sierra Leone's March 7 general [...] Full text...

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Ruling party candidate in slight lead with 50% of Sierra Leone's polls results released

10 march 2018 - 19:53:28
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - With 50% of the processed votes of the March 7 presidential, parliamentary and local council [...] Full text...

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Ruling party’s candidate, Kamara, in slight lead with 25% of results released

10 march 2018 - 14:14:08
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Electoral Commission (NEC) Sierra Leone Saturday in Freetown released 25% of the processed votes of [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Can the “Lion Mountain” Ever Roar Again? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

26 february 2018 - 15:18:19
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - After the recent fiercely contested presidential election in Liberia, world attention has turned to neighbouring [...] Full text...

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FAO launches guide to tackle Fall Armyworm in Africa head-on (An FAO feature)

16 february 2018 - 11:25:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Faced with the infestation of millions of hectares of maize, most in the hands of smallholder [...] Full text...

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Youth leaders ready to 'roll up their sleeves' and work

30 january 2018 - 05:54:57
New York, US (PANA) – Not content to follow old-school rules to tackle problems like climate change, poverty and inequality, [...] Full text...

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Nanotechnology's new cost-effective approach to address waterborne diseases in Rwanda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)

17 january 2018 - 14:08:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the use of nanotechnology application, including the distribution of equipment and powder products that come [...] Full text...

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Energy company to invest US$10 million in bioenergy

13 november 2017 - 11:52:25
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sunbird Bio Energy Africa Limited, a sustainable energy developer, has announced that the company is [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone police nab four suspects of political killing

25 october 2017 - 13:28:48
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Police in the Western Area of Freetown, Sierra Leone capital, have arrested four suspects in [...] Full text...

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Princess Astrid of Belgium visits AfDB headquarters on Wednesday

24 october 2017 - 11:28:28
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Princess Astrid of Belgium, accompanied by a high-level delegation of members of the country’s federal [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Opposition party elects presidential candidate for 2018 election

16 october 2017 - 10:56:09
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's main opposition party, Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), on Sunday night elected former [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to support Africa’s initiative to strengthen livestock development

09 october 2017 - 18:16:34
Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister Mahen Kumar Seeruttun on Monday said initiatives aiming at increasing [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Opposition in trouble as another Presidential aspirant quits race

14 september 2017 - 15:45:31
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - In a latest twist in the fortunes of the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Expert panel suggests ways to improve nutrition in Africa

12 september 2017 - 18:41:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While hunger and malnutrition are still clearly a major problem in Africa, research from [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO says global food prices down in March

06 april 2017 - 10:33:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices monitored by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) fell in March amid large [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB Chief wants Africa to develop at its own pace

28 march 2017 - 12:57:39
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - “Africa will develop on its own terms, not based on the benevolence of others. And [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: EU to support climate smart agriculture in Mauritius

14 march 2017 - 14:57:04
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has allocated MRs 115 million Mauritian Rupees (38 rupees = 1 euro) [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: NGO calls on MPs to stop animal experiments in Mauritius

15 february 2017 - 15:21:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A British NGO, Cruelty Free International, on Wednesday called on all members of the Mauritius Parliament [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: NGO condemns Mauritius on bio-medical experiments on animals

01 february 2017 - 07:13:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A British-based NGO, Cruelty Free International, on Wednesday criticised a decision of Mauritius to allow experiments [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African airlines launch new push for single aviation market in 2017

25 november 2016 - 19:17:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has intensified its campaign for opening up the African airspace by declaring [...] Full text...

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Angola: Millions to be vaccinated against yellow fever in Angola, DR Congo

16 august 2016 - 09:48:28
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - One of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa will start in Angola and [...] Full text...

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US: South African Airways launches biofuel on domestic flights

22 july 2016 - 11:44:48
New York, US (PANA) - South African Airways (SAA) made history on Friday when some of its domestic flights departed [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges meaningful action to protect oceans' health

08 june 2016 - 14:31:48
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the need for meaningful action to protect future [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS chief calls for more investments for HIV prevention

08 june 2016 - 14:08:52
New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Michel Sidibe, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Creating awareness among adult men to circumcise (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)

24 may 2016 - 10:12:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Despite government’s efforts at scaling up voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in Rwanda as part [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt. will not ban export of monkeys despite criticisms - Minister

21 may 2016 - 16:09:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-Industry Minister Mahen Seeruttun has said the government does not propose, at this stage, to [...] Full text...

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Africa: African Caucus, IMF discuss safeguards for Africa's macroeconomic stability

17 april 2016 - 19:55:17
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Prompt fiscal adjustment is needed to safeguard macroeconomic stability and rebuild policy buffers across the [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO chief urges new products, technologies to aid small farmers

22 march 2016 - 17:04:45
New York, US (PANA) - Great use of agro-ecology, bio-technology and other creative tools can help eradicate hunger, fight malnutrition [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Khartoum Green Belt allows Sudan access to UN Climate finance (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

14 march 2016 - 06:24:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Local communities around Khartoum stand to benefit from international trade in carbon once the government completes [...] Full text...

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Benin: PM Zinsou, businessman Talon to contest Benin's presidential runoff

08 march 2016 - 10:02:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The second round of Benin's presidential election will be between Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou and businessman [...] Full text...

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Benin: Benin's 6th presidential election holds Sunday

06 march 2016 - 10:32:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - With about 5 million voters ready, 7,000 polling stations in place and 33 candidates rearing to [...] Full text...

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Italy: The potential of agricultural biotechnologies will assist family farmers - FAO Chief

15 february 2016 - 14:44:02
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Much more must be done to ensure that family farmers, especially those in developing countries, have [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana creates special zones to entice investors

15 february 2016 - 09:28:51
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - President Ian Khama has announced plans to create special economic zones (SEZs) across the country to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Experts discuss ways to promote orange-fleshed sweet potato in Africa

29 september 2015 - 12:02:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Global agricultural research consortium CGIAR Tuesday convened a panel of experts, decision makers and donors a [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: EAC,ARCOS sign deal to ensure sustainable natural resource management

28 july 2015 - 11:54:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) and the East African Community (EAC) have signed [...] Full text...

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US: NEPAD appoints goodwill ambassador

23 july 2015 - 16:06:03
New York, US (PANA) - NEPAD Agency Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki has announced the appointment of Clifford Spencer [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African Water Facility improves sanitation services in Ethiopian town

02 july 2015 - 18:16:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Arba Minch town in southern Ethiopia will benefit from a €1.2-million grant from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Indian bio-farm targets African nations

15 april 2015 - 10:52:38
Piton du Milieu, Mauritius (PANA) - An Indian bio-farm based in Mauritius, which is engaged in artificial insemination for genetic [...] Full text...

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Botswana: President Khama challenges Batswanas to embrace cultural heritage

24 march 2015 - 13:47:57
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s president Ian Khama has urged his compatriots embrace the country’s natural and cultural heritage with [...] Full text...

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