G7 FMs, EU reiterate commitment to support peace in Africa
26 november 2024 - 21:04:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the [...] Full text...
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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the [...] Full text...
Sudan: French-manufactured weapons system identified in conflict
14 november 2024 - 07:23:13Paris, France (PANA) - French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers made by the United Arab Emirates is being [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d'Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors
10 november 2024 - 13:14:34Abidjan, 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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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO
20 october 2024 - 19:52:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone [...] Full text...
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IMF team assesses Senegal’s finance inspectorate reports
17 october 2024 - 12:26:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has started assessing in Senegal the implications of the [...] Full text...
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World Bank economic update proposes policy options to promote Gabon’s forest conservation
14 october 2024 - 15:03:26Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon experienced lower growth in 2023 (2.4%) amid transport disruptions that impacted wood and manganese production, [...] Full text...
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Equatorial Guinea Economic Update: Designing fiscal instruments for sustainable forestry
08 october 2024 - 10:14:38Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The World Bank has issued the 2024 Equatorial Guinea Economic Update which analyses the country’s [...] Full text...
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Single sky reform: EC adopts first reading position on efficiency of air space management in EU
26 september 2024 - 11:45:26Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - With a view to improving the overall efficiency of the way in which European airspace is [...] Full text...
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A journey to empowering women in Africa's energy sector: World Bank Blog By Fowzia Hassan, Meskerem Mulatu Legesse, Marie-Paule Ngaleu and Osman Bin Masood
27 august 2024 - 08:31:40Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - This year, we witnessed the birth of a movement in Kigali, Rwanda: the Women in Energy [...] Full text...
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Gambia, MRCG at LSHTM achieved longitudinal population study
14 august 2024 - 13:40:39Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Medical Research Council Unit the Gambia at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [...] Full text...
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Bold fiscal reforms can unlock Cameroon’s full potential
06 august 2024 - 16:47:46Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday launched two flagship economic reports: the 2024 Cameroon Economic Update and [...] Full text...
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More than 115,000 candidates write baccalauréate in Libya
23 june 2024 - 12:37:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 115,110 students on Sunday began the final examinations for the first session of the secondary [...] Full text...
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Ouagadougou to host first International exhibition for Processing, Innovation and Quality
21 may 2024 - 17:27:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The first International exhibition for Processing, Innovation and Quality (STIQ) will be held from 6 [...] Full text...
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US urges Chadian authorities to address concerns over presidential election
17 may 2024 - 05:46:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday urged the Chadian authorities to work with all stakeholders – especially [...] Full text...
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Kenya aims to begin vaccine manufacturing in 2027
15 may 2024 - 17:10:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya will begin the mass production of vaccines, mostly those required for routine immunization and would [...] Full text...
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UN calls for awareness, action to keep plants healthy
13 may 2024 - 12:08:08Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health 2024, the UN is calling on everyone to [...] Full text...
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Namibia earns praise for efforts to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV
07 may 2024 - 05:27:08Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia has become the first country in Africa and the first high-burden country in the world [...] Full text...
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EU Council, Parliament strike deal to improve efficiency of air space management
06 march 2024 - 11:47:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the [...] Full text...
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US top diplomat reiterates commitment to deepening, strengthening partnerships across Africa
22 january 2024 - 16:55:38Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reiterated his country's commitment to deepening, strengthening, and [...] Full text...
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WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free
12 january 2024 - 12:01:59Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement [...] Full text...
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Burundi lifts restrictions on holding foreign currency accounts
04 january 2024 - 13:42:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as private entities receiving external support, are once [...] Full text...
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Water treatment plant inaugurated in Mali
19 december 2023 - 14:07:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Tokabby Industry, an industrial unit manufacturing chemicals for water treatment, has been operational since 17 December [...] Full text...
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'Hacking' the cybersecurity skills gap in developing countries: World Bank Blog By Ghislain de Salins and Anat Lewin
24 november 2023 - 07:33:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals has reached a record high in 2023, with about 4 [...] Full text...
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Breath-taking Burundi: A land of promise (A World Bank blog by Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa)
29 september 2023 - 10:54:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As the plane descended towards Burundi on my recent trip, the vibrant hues of emerald-green hills [...] Full text...
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Improved rice production is critical for food security, poverty alleviation in Liberia: WB report
18 july 2023 - 07:42:23Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday launched the Fourth Edition of its annual Liberia Economic Update, ‘Getting Rice [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone's opposition APC demands fair playing field in elections
20 june 2023 - 07:12:50Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's opposition All People's Congress (APC) is complaining about an unfair playing field as the [...] Full text...
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RSF welcomes validation of Africa's first media certifier
12 june 2023 - 14:18:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's Bureau Normale Audit (BNA) has become the first African certifier of media that [...] Full text...
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WHO and the Global Fund announce commitment for enhanced collaboration
08 june 2023 - 15:57:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the [...] Full text...
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EU, WHO launch digital health initiative to strengthen global health security
05 june 2023 - 17:54:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission announced on Monday the launch of a [...] Full text...
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Organised crime infecting African and global supply chain
28 february 2023 - 12:29:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa’s fishing and cocoa industries are good examples of how multinational logistics systems present [...] Full text...
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Support to peacekeepers in CAR ‘decisive’ in security operations to protect civilians - UN official
20 october 2022 - 05:15:25New York, US (PANA) - Support from UN peacekeepers serving with the mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, has [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa in fresh vaccination drive to halt wild polio
10 july 2022 - 07:55:34Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique last week kicked off the third round of vaccination against wild poliovirus type 1 as southern [...] Full text...
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Libya obtains international certification for olive oil variety
25 june 2022 - 19:57:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Olive Council has decided to include the Libyan white variety of olive oil in [...] Full text...
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US$ 678 million mobilized by IFAD in 42 years of presence in Burundi
28 may 2022 - 14:05:16Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which has been present in Burundi since 1980, has [...] Full text...
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First polio outbreak in 30 years declared in Mozambique
18 may 2022 - 15:52:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a [...] Full text...
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US to sell $997 million military equipment to Nigeria
16 april 2022 - 05:53:16Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US is to sell military equipment worth US$997 million to Nigeria, which has been [...] Full text...
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Mauritius addresses Food wastage programme
09 april 2022 - 09:30:24Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Maneesh Gobin, has highlighted the importance of addressing food [...] Full text...
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WHO targets children under-5 in southern Africa in mass polio vaccination drives after Malawi outbreak
22 march 2022 - 06:30:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A vaccination drive against wild polio type 1 has kicked off in five southern African countries [...] Full text...
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UN official's initiative to resolve Libya's political deadlock faces first test (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
15 march 2022 - 15:51:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plan proposed by the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, to resolve [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Africa Small Medium Business Report on Economic Impact and Recovery
26 november 2021 - 07:27:55Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched the Africa Small Medium Business (SMB) Report on Economic Impact and Recovery [...] Full text...
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EBRD boosts youth participation in Egyptian economy
12 october 2021 - 13:39:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is increasing economic opportunities in Egypt by collaborating [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Urgency for vaccination grows in Burundi
10 august 2021 - 15:56:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After months of procrastination, the Burundian government on Tuesday said it was considering the possibility of [...] Full text...
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Rights groups task automobile companies to drive up standards in aluminium supply chains
22 july 2021 - 12:08:40Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups have tasked automobile companies to do more to address abuses in their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report
12 july 2021 - 15:43:29Rome, Italy (PANA) – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...
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New dawn in Nigeria’s seed industry
30 june 2021 - 12:54:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s plant breeders now have intellectual property rights over a new plant variety with exclusive rights [...] Full text...
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UNHCR urges world leaders to act to reverse trend of soaring displacement
18 june 2021 - 06:05:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday urged world leaders to step up their [...] Full text...
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Libya gives foreign workers one month to regularise their situation
02 june 2021 - 11:34:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation has asked all employers, whether public or private, as [...] Full text...
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EBRD and EU join forces to boost exports by Tunisian SMEs
01 june 2021 - 14:18:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are joining forces [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM Hamdok leaves for Paris economic conference on Sudan
16 may 2021 - 10:47:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok left Khartoum on Sunday at the head of a high-powered delegation [...] Full text...
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A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on World Malaria Day
25 april 2021 - 04:47:12New York, US (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, European Medicines Agency to meet on AstraZeneca vaccine
16 march 2021 - 07:24:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca [...] Full text...
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Countries gear-up to kick all forms of polio out of Africa, once and for all
15 march 2021 - 09:49:21Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – To rapidly and sustainably stop outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in African countries, a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana begins mass vaccination
02 march 2021 - 15:46:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Tuesday began mass vaccination of the population under its National Vaccine Deployment Plan after [...] Full text...
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Libya: No successful candidate in LPDF first vote for Presidency Council
03 february 2021 - 12:48:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL has announced results of the vote cast by members [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia’s confirms detection of new variant
24 january 2021 - 16:14:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Ministry of Health said on Sunday that the new UK COVID variant, SARS-CoV-2, has [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Reopening of schools delayed as infections rise in Zambia
15 january 2021 - 15:05:30Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced that the reopening of schools, slated for 18 January 2021, [...] Full text...
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Libyans resolved to overcome pitfalls in making peace (Analysis)
08 january 2021 - 17:32:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The slow pace and difficulties of the political process due to the obstacles, stalemates, twists and [...] Full text...
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Suspected gold mules arrested in South Africa
05 january 2021 - 06:21:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three suspects have been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after gold bars valued [...] Full text...
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Benin to build high-level surgical training and practice centre
29 december 2020 - 12:47:26Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is to build a high level Centre for Training and Surgical Practice, PANA learned on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Bio-medical expert nabbed in Zambia over fake travellers’ clearance certificates
13 october 2020 - 15:04:12Lusaka, 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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How Africa’s health systems gain from polio eradication experience
23 september 2020 - 10:38:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The polio response has brought many skilled technicians into Africa’s health systems as the Global Polio [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Public procurement a powerful tool for sustainable development – UN report
08 september 2020 - 14:18:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As governments respond with unprecedented spending to combat the coronavirus pandemic, a new report released on [...] Full text...
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Togo eradicates sleeping sickness
25 august 2020 - 18:10:21Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has eradicated trypanosomiasis, commonly known as "sleeping sickness", following WHO certification, PANA learned from official [...] Full text...
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Africa declared wild polio-free after four years without a case
25 august 2020 - 18:03:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Africa Regional Certification Commission on Tuesday certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after [...] Full text...
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African Health ministers to meet virtually on critical issues
24 august 2020 - 22:03:03Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health ministers and representatives from African countries will Tuesday meet virtually here for the Seventieth session [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian referee Kayoko dreams of global heights (A CAF Portrait)
05 august 2020 - 14:21:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Just like every little boy growing up in the hood, Ramadhan Kayoko always dreamt [...] Full text...
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World Athletics appoints Bouillet Head of Global Development
23 june 2020 - 17:43:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has appointed Laurent Boquillet Head of Global Development. Among the many tasks set for him [...] Full text...
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Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August: WHO
19 june 2020 - 20:40:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in [...] Full text...
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UNDP, GCCI sign MoU on Gender Equality Seal for Private Sector Programme in Gambia
03 june 2020 - 17:25:59Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in The Gambia and The Gambia Chamber of Commerce [...] Full text...
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Child vaccinations down in DR Congo and COVID-19 is not helping matters - UNICEF
16 may 2020 - 07:29:31Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO
15 may 2020 - 17:43:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Kaboré welcomes army's commitment to the fight against the pandemic
15 may 2020 - 17:39:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Friday welcomed the commitment of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius starts mass testing to check coronavirus among its population
27 april 2020 - 16:43:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The spokesperson of the National Communication Committee on the Covid-19, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, on Monday said [...] Full text...
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Niger reports new polio outbreak
25 april 2020 - 09:30:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Niger has reported a new polio outbreak that has affected two children in Niamey and Tillaberi region, [...] Full text...
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Germany committed to project facilitation in the Congo Basin
10 march 2020 - 16:01:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Federal Republic of Germany has agreed to resume technical and financial assistance under the Congo [...] Full text...
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Central African States urged to communicate on benefits of new financial market
09 march 2020 - 15:36:02Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a bid to encourage financial actors to play an increased role in the newly unified [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches a new generation of natural sugar
14 february 2020 - 15:31:01Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Omnicane Ltd, a Mauritian sugar establishment in the south of the island, on Thursday launched [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso inaugurated its first organic cotton ginning plant
31 january 2020 - 17:17:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Thursday inaugurated the very first [...] Full text...
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Huawei support innovation, ICT learning in Botswana
22 january 2020 - 18:11:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Huawei is sponsoring students in Botswana to support government’s initiative to promote innovation and ICT learning. The [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Qatar working hard to meet delivery deadlines
26 december 2019 - 12:11:53Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The curtains fell last Saturday at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 16th 2019 [...] Full text...
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Benin mission chief to EU declared persona non grata
20 december 2019 - 22:40:39Paris, France (PANA) - Beninese Ambassador Zacharie Richard Akplogan, chief of mission of his country to the European Union, was [...] Full text...
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WHO certifies Algeria, Argentina malaria-free
17 december 2019 - 07:47:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as malaria-free. An official [...] Full text...
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Qatar to abolish foreign workers sponsorship system from 1 January
16 december 2019 - 10:08:26Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Qatar will abolish the "Kafala" system from 1 January, the Director of Sustainable Development of the [...] Full text...
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Political parties, civil society organizations call for a halt to the electoral process in Togo
14 november 2019 - 17:21:41Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A group of political parties and civil society organizations, under the group, "Democratic Forces" movement, with [...] Full text...
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FAO, Danone team up to foster sustainable diets and food systems
17 october 2019 - 08:24:18Rome, Italy (PANA) -The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Danone have agreed to work together to improve global [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to harness digital technology for legal identity
15 october 2019 - 23:30:53Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A senior Zambian government official said here Monday that advances in technology presented Africa with an [...] Full text...
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CEEC deplores seizure of a DRC diamond parcel by Kenyan authorities
11 october 2019 - 14:54:03Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Director General of the Center for Evaluation, Expertise and Certification [...] Full text...
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Botswana to diversify the economy from mining
01 october 2019 - 21:38:31Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is strongly working at luring investors in a bid to diversify the economy from mining [...] Full text...
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Botswana Department of Meteorological Services gains global status
04 september 2019 - 19:55:19Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Meteorological Services (DMS) has gained international standards through attaining its BOS ISO [...] Full text...
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Africa goes three years without wild polio virus - Top WHO officer
22 august 2019 - 18:24:42Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African continent has gone three years without any cases of wild poliovirus being detected, the [...] Full text...
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IFAD seeks recipients for grant to improve cassava, maize seed in central Africa region
22 august 2019 - 13:14:49Rome, Italy (PANA) - One of key challenges facing agricultural development efforts in the central Africa region is access to [...] Full text...
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Botswana Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry to invest on Export, SME development
20 august 2019 - 20:30:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry is looking forward to concentrating on the Small and [...] Full text...
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Congo presents national strategy to develop its digital economy
13 august 2019 - 15:12:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Guy Roland Tsimba, Director General of the Digital Economy Development (DGDEN), on Monday in Brazzaville, presented [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Business school to open in October to boost entrepreneurship in Africa
31 july 2019 - 22:06:43Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Pan-African organisation, Energy Generation, working for youth entrepreneurship, Wednesday announced the start of the [...] Full text...
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Major breakthrough in fighting TB burden amongst miners in Southern Africa
05 july 2019 - 18:44:32Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A regional programme to improve the testing of Tuberculosis (TB), which remains a major public [...] Full text...
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ICAO welcomes Congo's efforts at achieving aviation safety targets
01 july 2019 - 23:47:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Experts from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have commended the Congolese government's efforts at achieving [...] Full text...
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FAO strengthens its support to Gambia
28 june 2019 - 13:24:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has over the past few years raised its portfolio [...] Full text...
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Total of 18 Tunisian competences certified on renewable energy win international recognition
05 june 2019 - 23:11:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 18 Tunisian candidates have obtained certification of conformity with the ISO 17024 norm, [...] Full text...
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WHO certifies Algeria, Argentina malaria-free
22 may 2019 - 11:34:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by UN World Health Organisation (WHO) as malaria-free. The certification is [...] Full text...
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Botswana pipe manufacturing company to change the face of plumbing
09 may 2019 - 19:52:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Flo-Tek, a Botswana pipe manufacturing company, has come up with plastic pipes to replace the steel [...] Full text...
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UN launches innovative programme to detect and disrupt terrorist travel
08 may 2019 - 05:09:55New York, US (PANA) - A new programme aimed at improving the tracking of suspected terrorists, using state-of-the-art software, was [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's richest man commits to providing broadband in every Botswana household
24 april 2019 - 22:15:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s richest man and telecommunications mogul Strive Masiyiwa has resolved to establish broadband in every household [...] Full text...
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Algeria claims to have totally eliminated malaria
15 april 2019 - 19:59:11Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria is preparing to receive the World Health Organization (WHO) certification proving the country's total elimination [...] Full text...
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Africa about to win the battle against polio
08 april 2019 - 15:58:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is about to win the battle to eradicate polio, the president of the Regional Commission [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to make SME sector the backbone of a sustainable economy
21 march 2019 - 17:17:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry and food security Minister, Mahen Seeruttun, on Thursday said that the government, in its [...] Full text...
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ICGLR mines ministers meet in Brazzaville
06 december 2018 - 09:15:58Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Experts of member countrie of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) assembled on [...] Full text...
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WHO, partners launch new country-led response to revive stalled malaria control efforts
19 november 2018 - 14:39:11Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new [...] Full text...
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International conference on Kimberley diamond certification process opens
12 november 2018 - 18:15:11Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Minister of Foreign Affair Didier Reynders on Monday opened the annual conference on the Kimberly [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners, launch E-Learning program for African financial institutions
30 october 2018 - 15:12:39Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Trade Finance Division of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Islamic Trade [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for proper management, exploitation of natural resources
17 october 2018 - 05:18:26New York, US (PANA) - The struggle over natural resources often lies at the heart of violent conflicts, fuelling strife [...] Full text...
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Isuzu East Africa launch 1st Service Centre in Africa
08 october 2018 - 13:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Truck and bus manufacturer, Isuzu East Africa, on Monday launched the first Isuzu Service Centre in [...] Full text...
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Poorest countries face growing burden from cost of importing food - FAO
10 july 2018 - 09:50:25Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food imports are placing an increasing burden on the world's poorest countries, a new FAO report [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Health minister appeals to the population to donate blood
13 june 2018 - 11:56:26Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister, Mr Anwar Husnoo, on Wednesday appealed to the population [...] Full text...
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Rwanda signs air transport deals with Angola, Togo
23 may 2018 - 17:25:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda and Angola on Wednesday signed an agreement allowing RwandAir Express to use the latter's [...] Full text...
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Origin labelling of food a boost for local economies and sustainable development (A feature by FAO)
29 april 2018 - 04:41:02Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new study has found that food products linked to their place of origin are economically [...] Full text...
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Kenya moves to protect data ,internet users' privacy
23 april 2018 - 11:05:29Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya government is in the process of putting in place the requisite legislation to protect data [...] Full text...
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Amnesty pushes for victims’ rights at OECD Minerals Forum
18 april 2018 - 08:29:29Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has urged zero tolerance for companies who continue to profit from [...] Full text...
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African conference on diamond opens on Wednesday in Brussels
14 november 2017 - 13:49:06Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - About 400 delegates including 10 African ministers of Mines will, from Wednesday, take part in a [...] Full text...
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China–Africa Civil Aviation Academy opening soon in Mauritius
17 october 2017 - 18:13:31Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday announced the setting up of a China–Africa [...] Full text...
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US: IMF reiterates commitment to gender equality in workplace
04 october 2017 - 10:22:09Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has received the level of certification of Economic Dividends for [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Togo: AfDB provides US$ 1 million for rural electrification in Togo
12 august 2017 - 10:18:14Lome, Togo (PANA) - The African Sustainable Energy Fund (SEFA), hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a [...] Full text...
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Angola: Study wants reforms in Angola's education system
15 july 2017 - 05:57:31Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A report on the role of the private sector in higher education and research has called [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan poll preparations advance despite contest over ballot paper printing
14 july 2017 - 17:26:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Preparations for Kenya's general election are at an advanced stage despite an ongoing tussle over the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Switzerland: Countries urged to reap benefits of food trade by setting standards
13 july 2017 - 06:29:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Participation in the development of international food standards for trade is essential if countries are to [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Mozambique: WB, FAO support forest sector management in Mozambique
10 july 2017 - 19:40:39Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday signed a US$6 [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB wants credit providers to increase lending to meet demand by African MSMEs
28 june 2017 - 14:09:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on financial markets to increase affordable loans and [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rwanda: AfDB approves US$343,000 to enhance honey production in Rwanda
03 june 2017 - 07:55:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Organisation pour la Promotion de la Contribution [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Switzerland: WHO delegates commend efforts to end polio transmission in 3 endemic States
26 may 2017 - 16:06:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At its 70th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, delegates on Thursday paid tribute to ongoing [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO Africa Region announces new organizational reforms
24 may 2017 - 05:41:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa has announced four new flagship programmess for [...] Full text...
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Kenya: WHO calls for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent malaria
24 april 2017 - 09:27:43Nairobi, Kenya, (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent [...] Full text...
thread Health
Belgium: EU moves to reduce financing of armed groups through conflict minerals
03 april 2017 - 09:37:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council (EC) on Monday adopted a regulation aimed at stopping the financing of armed [...] Full text...
thread Society
Cote d'Ivoire: Ghana to restore degraded forest areas with US$24m AfDB loan
07 march 2017 - 17:21:35Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Climate Investment Funds' Forest Investment Programme (CIF FIP) [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Canada: UN global aviation body adopts new carbon emissions standards for aircraft
07 march 2017 - 05:42:26Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The United Nations aviation body on Monday adopted new aircraft emissions to curb the impact of [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: Malaria remains public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa -WHO
13 december 2016 - 17:05:58New York, US (PANA) - Despite major progress in the fight against malaria, the mosquito-borne disease remains an acute public [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Malaria control improves for vulnerable in Africa, but global progress off-track - WHO
13 december 2016 - 11:50:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Malaria Report 2016 has revealed that children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have [...] Full text...
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UN: ILO urges regulations to reduce informal domestic work
06 december 2016 - 17:48:45New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 75 per cent of domestic workers 15 years and older are estimated to work [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenya: 'We are proud of our Rio exploits,' says AK chief
16 september 2016 - 14:49:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is taking pride in the fact that all its athletes who participated in the recent [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Mauritius: Mauritius to clean its port waters
14 september 2016 - 13:49:22Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has launched a study on ecological risks of hull cleaning operations in its port [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Cote d'Ivoire: Experts urge ECOWAS to strengthen regional integration by reducing non-tariff barriers to trade
15 june 2016 - 16:30:02Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – Trade experts on Tuesday called on member states of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
thread Economy
US: US State Department approves missiles sales to Egypt
17 may 2016 - 15:43:02New York, US (PANA) - The US State Department has approved the sale of Harpoon missiles to Egypt for its [...] Full text...
thread Society
Italy: Experts discuss to fight insects, bacteria that infest plants, food
05 april 2016 - 12:11:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - International experts have gathered at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to focus on the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Morocco: Top fishery officials gather in Morocco
22 february 2016 - 14:04:29Agadir, Morocco (PANA) - High-level delegations of fisheries ministries from more than 50 countries are gathering in Agadir for a [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Ghana: Carter Centre says only 22 people had Guinea worm in 2015
08 january 2016 - 05:44:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Only 22 cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide in 2015, an 83 percent reduction [...] Full text...
thread Health
Zambia: Intra-COMESA trade in maize to increase
21 december 2015 - 13:15:03Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) says Intra-COMESA trade in grains is set [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nigeria: Buhari restates Nigeria's commitment to polio-free Nigeria in 2017
26 october 2015 - 15:00:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday restated Nigeria's commitment toward the achievement of a polio-free Nigeria by 2017, [...] Full text...
thread Health
Nigeria: Pres. Buhari pushes for polio-free Nigeria by 2017
31 august 2015 - 18:05:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reaffirmed his determination to ensure that the country is finally [...] Full text...
thread Health
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso certified polio-free
18 august 2015 - 10:31:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The regional certification commission has certified Burkina Faso polio-free, after the country did not report [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Energy issues dominate media this week in Mauritius
15 august 2015 - 10:53:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The projected power problems in Mauritius, as predicted by the World Bank, was the major story [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Botswana: Health ministry revamps system to meet regulatory body's standards
10 july 2015 - 09:46:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is revamping its health institutions in order to meet the accreditation criteria set by Council [...] Full text...
thread Health
Mauritius: Health Ministers of Small Island Developing States meet in Mauritius
24 june 2015 - 12:42:52Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Wednesday said that there is a major challenge looming [...] Full text...
thread Health
Congo: Fall in oil price affects Congo's forestry development centre
01 june 2015 - 17:47:18Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Due to the slump of oil prices on the world market, Congo has cut down the [...] Full text...
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Madagascar: Madagascar looks to biodiversity, culture to sustain tourism industry
31 may 2015 - 12:43:28Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – Struggling to revamp its tourism sector, Madagascar has initiated a certification system to ensure people who [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rwanda: RwandAir Express officially becomes IATA member
27 may 2015 - 20:49:36Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's flag carrier, RwandAir Express, has officially been admitted as the new member of the International [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritius: Govt to boost seed production in Mauritius
07 may 2015 - 10:22:22Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun Thursday blamed the absence of a 'variety release [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Somalia registers record export of livestock in 2014
29 april 2015 - 19:06:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Somalia in 2014 exported a record five million livestock to markets in the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UN: FAO announces new digital system to prevent spread of plant pests
19 march 2015 - 16:44:10New York, US (PANA) - A new global electronic certification system aimed at reducing the spread of plant pests and [...] Full text...
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Italy/FAO: Experts discuss global measures to keep plant pests at bay
16 march 2015 - 13:58:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - How to prevent insects, bacteria, viruses and weeds from infesting fruit, vegetable and other plant and [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Carter congratulates Ghana for eliminating Guinea worm
20 january 2015 - 08:38:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Centre have congratulated Ghana on being certified by [...] Full text...
thread Health
Mozambique: Transport minister annoyed by EU ban on Mozambique Airline
17 december 2014 - 20:02:22Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communications, Gabriel Muthisse has expressed indignation at the European Union's decision [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Belgium: Belgium to train Ivorian experts on surveillance of diamond exports
16 december 2014 - 21:11:24Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Three Ivorian diamond experts will be trained by the Anvers World Diamond Center (AWDC) for the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Nyando Sub-County gets Open Defecation Free Certification (Feature by David Jagongo, PANA Correspondent)
27 november 2014 - 15:32:24Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - What started as a pilot project in 2010 following frequent outbreak of cholera in the Nyando [...] Full text...
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Belgium: Belgium welcomes certification of DR Congo as Ebola-free
24 november 2014 - 19:46:11Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has welcomed the certification of DR Congo as free of the Ebola virus disease, saying [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Fresh efforts to boost ignored land management in Africa
07 november 2014 - 13:11:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU), the UN and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are launching a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian govt. deploys 250 health experts to tame Ebola in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone
23 october 2014 - 16:21:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The first contingent of 250 Nigerian health experts is now ready to be dispatched to assist [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Pres. Jonathan welcomes WHO's declaration of Nigeria as Ebola-free
20 october 2014 - 16:23:48Abuja, NIgeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Monday welcomed the declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria says retention of Category 1 status opens aviation sector for investments
27 september 2014 - 16:48:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has said the recent retention of the Category One status of the US Federal Aviation [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya: Standards info system launched
21 july 2014 - 13:29:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) have teamed up [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria: Senate faults former CBN Governor, says US$49.8b oil money not missing
10 july 2014 - 17:20:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate Thursday formally faulted the allegation by former governor of the Central Bank of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Guinea: Local EITI happy Guinea on course to meet EITI standards
07 july 2014 - 15:35:00Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The recent recognition of Guinea, at a meeting in Mexico, as a "country meeting the standard [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: British institute hails Nigeria's apex bank
12 june 2014 - 09:56:45Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has received commendation from the British Standard Institute (BSI) for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: ECOWAS marks 39th anniversary amid security challenges
01 june 2014 - 07:57:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The series of Boko Haram terror attacks in Nigeria has put a new strain on [...] Full text...
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Togo: Lomé airport gets 'safe airport' certificate
24 may 2014 - 16:44:16Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Airport Company of Lomé-Tokoin, which manages the international airport of Lomé, the Togolese capital, has [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 'More sugar farmers join fair-trade movement'
08 may 2014 - 14:23:20Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) - The chairman of the Mauritius Fair-trade Federation Cooperative Ltd. (MFFC), Sooriadehoo Punchu, said on Thursday that [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council lifts Cote d’Ivoire’s rough diamond ban
30 april 2014 - 14:57:46New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to lift a ban on importing rough diamonds [...] Full text...
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Libya: Libya holds conference on higher education reform
14 april 2014 - 09:49:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A national conference aimed at outlining the strategy to reform the higher education sector in Libya [...] Full text...
thread Society
Congo/WHO: Guinea-worm set to bow out as public health threat in Africa (WHO AFRO FEATURE)
10 april 2014 - 08:56:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The above headline would have been unimaginable 30 years ago when Guinea-worm disease (GWD) was robust, [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Guinea negotiates with Saudi Arabia over Hajj
03 april 2014 - 21:10:25Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea says the suspension by the Saudi authorities of Guineans performing the Hajj this year because [...] Full text...
thread Health
Nigeria: Fish farmers export commodity to US
05 march 2014 - 09:53:36Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Fish farmers in Nigeria have now gained access to the lucrative US market, as they now [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Niger: WHO confirms Niger is Guinea worm free
21 february 2014 - 13:59:48Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Niger free of Guinea worm, official sources told PANA [...] Full text...
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Special Security: Link between rebel groups, organised crime undermines anti-terror battle (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent, Nairobi)
22 january 2014 - 11:28:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - On the night of 26 Feb. 2011, the usual calm within the neighbourhood of Soledo Estate, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: WHO declares Nigeria free of guinea worm
15 january 2014 - 17:14:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of guinea worm, effective from 2013, according [...] Full text...
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Over 90 African bankers receive Afreximbank’s Certification
22 november 2013 - 14:53:52Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexibank) has presented 90 African bankers and senior representatives of financial institutions [...] Full text...
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Group seeks sale of Nigeria Aviation Minister's armoured cars
20 october 2013 - 08:42:51Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the controversy over the reported purchase of two BMW armoured cars for Nigeria's Aviation Minister [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria's regulatory body suspends airline after plane crash
05 october 2013 - 17:59:04Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regulatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Saturday suspended all operations of Associated Aviation Ltd., [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to ban importation of fairly-used vehicles
02 october 2013 - 18:46:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The importation of fairly-used vehicles into Nigeria will soon be a thing of the past if [...] Full text...
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Nigeria now has 7 hospitals for kidney transplant – Health Minister
14 june 2013 - 08:18:02Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven tertiary hospitals in Nigeria have been equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and personnel to undertake kidney [...] Full text...
thread Health
Mauritius to set up a National Plant Varieties and Seeds Office
05 june 2013 - 20:41:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon set up a National Plant Varieties and Seeds Office that will regulate the [...] Full text...
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Poverty reduction: UN report calls for investment in small-scale farmers
04 june 2013 - 21:02:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in a [...] Full text...
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'METAD/Kabu Coffee Quality Control Lab gets Africa's 1st int'l certification'
20 may 2013 - 14:02:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Addis Ababa-based METAD/Kabu Coffee Quality Control Laboratory has become the first privately-owned African laboratory [...] Full text...
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Nigeria offers 25,000 naira reward for report on guinea worm
30 april 2013 - 08:51:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of the expected certification of Nigeria as a guinea worm-free nation by the World Health [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to save 755b naira from metering policy
23 april 2013 - 10:13:10Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Trade and Investment Olusegun Aganga has expressed optimism that the implementation of accurate [...] Full text...
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FIFA appoints goal-line technology provider for Brazil 2013
03 april 2013 - 08:45:25Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World's Football Governing Body, FIFA, has confirmed the appointment of GoalControl GmbH of Germany as [...] Full text...
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Small farmers risk exclusion from biofuels certification schemes - FAO
26 february 2013 - 18:06:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The way certification schemes for biofuels are structured makes it difficult for smallholder producers and many [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Spanish company to manage Congolese forests
15 february 2013 - 16:03:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Spanish Ambassador to Congo, Antonio de Maxarambroz Bernabeu, on Friday announced that the Spanish private [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Tanzania launches national identification programme
07 february 2013 - 14:09:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete said here Thursday that it is the right of every [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sierra Leone's elections free, fair, credible - ECOWAS
19 november 2012 - 11:43:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regional bloc ECOWAS has described Saturday's general elections in Sierra Leone as free, fair and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
'Kimberley Process must keep up with global challenges'
01 november 2012 - 12:16:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Kimberley Process (KP), a global initiative established in 2003 to stem the flow [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Air Zimbabwe resumes flights
25 october 2012 - 12:08:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Air Zimbabwe said Thursday it would resume domestic and regional flights next month, after resolving some [...] Full text...
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Mozambique airline resumes flights to Harare
08 october 2012 - 18:57:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Mozambique's national airline, LAM, said Monday it would resume flights to Harare at the end of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian airline grounded by deadly crash begins re-certification ahead of flight resumption
13 september 2012 - 13:03:39Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's domestic DANA Air, which had the suspension of its operating licence lifted 5 Sept., has [...] Full text...
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