US, Mauritania hold energy security dialogue
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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The governments of the United States of America and Mauritania last Thursday held their second [...] Full text...
Sudan continues exporting gold despite the war, minister says
22 november 2024 - 14:27:17Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has announced exporting 26 tons of gold during the past ten months, in the middle of [...] Full text...
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COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP
16 november 2024 - 07:14:56Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane [...] Full text...
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Transnational organised crime: ‘It’s time we pull together to push back’
15 november 2024 - 06:37:32Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Marking the inaugural International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational [...] Full text...
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IMF, Zambia strike deal on 4th review of Extended Credit Facility
12 november 2024 - 11:49:13Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The lingering effects of drought have hit Zambia's economic landscape harder than anticipated, with reduced agricultural [...] Full text...
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South African Airways launches new direct flight to DRC's Lubumbashi
05 november 2024 - 10:43:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inaugural South African Airways’ (SAA) direct flight between Johannesburg and Lubumbashi in the DRC, [...] Full text...
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Tackling lead pollution to unlock development potential: World Bank Blog By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Senior Managing Director
05 november 2024 - 08:01:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lead is in materials all around us, often unseen. From factories, mines and spices to being [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves US$248.5 million for Sierra Leone
01 november 2024 - 07:33:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday concluded the 2024 Article [...] Full text...
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IMF staff urge strong governance, speedy reforms for inclusive growth in Madagascar
19 october 2024 - 09:42:53Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Strengthening governance and accelerating reforms to bolster resilience to climate shocks and attract climate finance for [...] Full text...
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Zambia’s drought impact stuns IMF staff team
17 october 2024 - 12:08:39Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Drought has caused a greater than anticipated economic impact in Zambia due to the intense electricity [...] Full text...
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IMF expects Côte d’Ivoire to boost recovery of regional official reserves
11 october 2024 - 11:38:27Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Cote d’Ivoire authorities have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone needs fiscal consolidation measures to ensure sustainable economic environment: WB report
11 october 2024 - 06:22:46Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's economy grew by 5.7% in 2023, exceeding expectations, driven by strong performance in [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Ghana on Third Review of the Extended Credit Facility
04 october 2024 - 13:00:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - IMF staff and the Ghanaian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms to [...] Full text...
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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo
03 october 2024 - 07:50:28Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...
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Sudan, UAE govts in diplomatic row over embassy bombing
02 october 2024 - 16:46:08Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and the United Arab Emirates governments are presently engaged in hectic tit-for-tat accusations over [...] Full text...
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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace
01 october 2024 - 06:09:41New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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World Bank report emphasises urgent need for Zambia to boost revenue mobilisation
24 september 2024 - 07:55:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A new Public Finance Review (PFR) report has stressed the urgent need for Zambia to boost [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone, IMF reach staff-level deal on new ECF arrangement
21 september 2024 - 09:27:33Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Sierra Leonean authorities have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...
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Guinea Economic Update: Natural resource management for development
20 september 2024 - 07:35:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Agriculture is pivotal for Guinea's structural transformation and climate resilience, serving as a cornerstone for inclusive [...] Full text...
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Economic diversification: Crafting a multi-sectoral strategy for economic stabilisation for Malawi: World Bank Blog By Tatenda Chiuye
19 september 2024 - 09:13:55Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Have you ever owned a favourite pen that you found indispensable? I certainly had, every day [...] Full text...
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Rwanda’s economy registers strong growth in early 2024 despite persistent challenges
18 september 2024 - 08:21:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's real GDP grew by 9.7% in the first quarter of 2024, exceeding the previous year's [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board finds Botswana’s financial sector sound, stable, and resilient
11 september 2024 - 10:34:26Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Due to a diamond market contraction, Botswana’s economic growth is expected to slow to 1 percent [...] Full text...
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South African billionaire Johann Rupert richest in Africa
03 september 2024 - 10:59:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African billionaire Johann Rupert is officially the richest man in Africa.His estimated net [...] Full text...
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Disinformation still rampant in DR Congo’s North Kivu, stoking violence: UN
21 august 2024 - 05:18:22Goma, DRC (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) MONUSCO said on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Carbon emissions from AI and crypto are surging and tax policy can help: IMF Blog By Shafik Hebous and Nate Vernon-Lin
16 august 2024 - 08:02:31Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - What do crypto assets and artificial intelligence have in common? Both are power hungry.Because [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
09 august 2024 - 16:31:36New York, US (PANA) - As countries celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of [...] Full text...
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Eswatini’s growth stuck in 4.5 to 5.0 percent range in 2024: IMF
25 july 2024 - 11:09:11Mbabane; Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s economic growth is poised to remain in the 4.5 to 5.0 percent range in 2024 [...] Full text...
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Malawi Economic Monitor calls for urgent, sustained reforms for faster, more inclusive growth
25 july 2024 - 07:40:09Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s current economic difficulties require a combination of immediate response measures and urgent reforms to address [...] Full text...
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Kenya facing shortage of geologists critical to climate smart-future
24 july 2024 - 18:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is at risk of failing to build adequate numbers of trained geologists to support the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President names four key opposition leaders to new Cabinet
24 july 2024 - 15:06:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named four key opposition leaders to his new Cabinet in an effort [...] Full text...
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The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts
16 july 2024 - 05:52:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and [...] Full text...
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Diamond market contraction slows down Botswana’s growth
13 july 2024 - 11:17:19Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s economic growth is expected to slow to 1 percent in 2024, primarily because of a [...] Full text...
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UN Trade and Development calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact
12 july 2024 - 19:07:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global shift towards circularity focusing on responsible production and consumption is crucial to making the [...] Full text...
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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency
11 july 2024 - 06:27:18New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...
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Seeking new pathways to green growth in Malawi: World Bank By Qursum Qasim and Efrem Chilima
10 july 2024 - 11:36:35Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - With the recent declaration of a drought in 23 of its 28 districts, Malawi once again [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa mourns death of five soldiers
10 july 2024 - 10:54:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Five South African Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have died in two separate incidents over [...] Full text...
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US 'deeply concerned' about minerals supply chains from Rwanda and eastern DRC contributing to ongoing conflict
09 july 2024 - 17:31:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US said in Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” by the ongoing conflict in [...] Full text...
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IMF completes fourth review of Mozambique’s ECF, releases US$60.03 million budget support
09 july 2024 - 08:05:07Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced completion of the [...] Full text...
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Green Zambia: Financing a liveable future: World Bank Blog By Qursum Qasim
03 july 2024 - 12:12:54Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Green is the new buzzword, but what does greening industry and the financial sector mean in [...] Full text...
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Tanzania mine gears up for first graphite concentrate exports
02 july 2024 - 17:04:48Lindi, Southern Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s first-ever shipment of graphite concentrate from the Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in the southeast [...] Full text...
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Uganda should improve public spending on health for a more productive population
27 june 2024 - 13:58:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Launch of two World Bank economic reports
27 june 2024 - 13:01:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Bank on Thursday launched the Burkina Faso Economic Update and the Country Economic [...] Full text...
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Madagascar: First country to benefit from Enhanced Cooperation Framework for Scaled-Up Climate Action
22 june 2024 - 10:58:49Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced that the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's first commercial gold mine to begin production in 2026
18 june 2024 - 15:34:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Preparatory work has begun at Ethiopia's first commercial gold mine, the Tulu Kapi Gold Project, [...] Full text...
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IMF, Mozambique reach Staff-Level Agreement on Fourth Review of ECF
17 june 2024 - 09:09:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the Mozambican authorities have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso’s recovery depends on having security under control: IMF
16 june 2024 - 11:37:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso’s economic growth is projected at 5.5 percent in 2024 but remains below potential [...] Full text...
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Arab Strategy for Standardization and Quality launched in Morocco
09 june 2024 - 13:19:17Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Arab Strategy for Standardisation and Quality (2024-2028) has been launched in Rabat, Morocco, to adopt [...] Full text...
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Russia to continue supplying arms to Burkina Faso
05 june 2024 - 16:02:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At the end of a working visit to Ouagadougou, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal on third review of Zambia’s ECF
05 june 2024 - 13:52:47Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Zambia have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and [...] Full text...
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Russian Foreign Minister on 48-hour visit to Burkina Faso
05 june 2024 - 12:06:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Ouagadougou Tuesday evening for a 48-hour working and [...] Full text...
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Mauritania’s economy set to attain 4.3 percent growth in 2024
05 june 2024 - 10:32:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania’s economic growth in 2024 is expected to improve, while inflation has slowed down significantly. However, the [...] Full text...
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EC signs off on measures to make EU mercury-free
30 may 2024 - 13:59:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council (EC) on Thursday adopted a regulation to completely ban the use of dental [...] Full text...
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IMF welcomes Gabon’s rebound in economic growth
29 may 2024 - 14:10:19Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed Gabon’s rebound in growth and [...] Full text...
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Uganda sets foundations for future oil wealth
23 may 2024 - 12:33:47Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda achieved a moderate score (78.5 points) in implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard, having made [...] 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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Libya attends meetings of AU ministers of trade, industry, mining and tourism
18 may 2024 - 16:33:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Industry and Mines in the government of national unity, Ahmed Abu Heissa, [...] Full text...
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IMF staff complete visit to Mozambique
17 may 2024 - 08:09:30Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Pablo Lopez Murphy, had discussions with the [...] Full text...
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Mali, Chinese company sign agreement to produce lithium
16 may 2024 - 15:52:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of the Republic of Mali has signed an agreement with the Chinese company, [...] Full text...
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IMF, Zambian officials discuss economic impact of current drought
09 may 2024 - 16:11:48Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian officials and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have advanced technical work as part of [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves US$71 million in Emergency Financing Support for Guinea
07 may 2024 - 05:41:13Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a disbursement of SDR [...] Full text...
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UN chief demands better protection for journalists on environment beat
03 may 2024 - 06:03:09New York, US (PANA) - As World Press Freedom Day is marked on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an [...] Full text...
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Botswana to lure investors at US–Africa Business Summit
30 april 2024 - 16:33:48Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) on Tuesday announced its intention to participate at the [...] Full text...
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Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s critical mineral wealth
29 april 2024 - 18:48:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition to clean energy [...] Full text...
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Tanzania lauds partnership with AfDB as Tangayinka, Zanzibar celebrate union
29 april 2024 - 12:12:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, has lauded the strong partnership with the African [...] Full text...
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Industrial firm avails environment-friendly solutions for Southern Africa’s mining sector
15 april 2024 - 10:25:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Industrial equipment supplier Atlas Copco Power Technique highlights that its move towards environment-friendly products [...] Full text...
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Emerging markets exercising greater global sway: New IMF Blog By Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Alberto Musso, Carolina Osorio-Buitron, Adina Popescu
09 april 2024 - 15:42:15Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is increasingly influenced by the Group of Twenty’s large emerging markets. Over [...] Full text...
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China's Special Representative for Africa received by the President of the Transition in Mali
25 march 2024 - 16:51:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Last Friday, the president of the Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, received at Koulouba Palace the Special [...] Full text...
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South African power nozzle manufacturer readies for intra-Africa export
18 march 2024 - 09:42:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South Africa’s Krugersdorp-based Afri-Tech Mining Supplies is destined for export of its award-winning Power [...] Full text...
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New reports identify pathways to build climate-smart economy in Zimbabwe
05 march 2024 - 07:53:44Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe remains vulnerable to climatic shocks and without adaptation, climate change will impose high costs on [...] Full text...
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Rights expert commends peace efforts in Central African Republic
28 february 2024 - 05:51:33Bangui, Central African Reoublic (PANA) - An expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council has urged the Government of the [...] Full text...
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DRC makes major stride with home-grown copper smelting plant
27 february 2024 - 12:19:43Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A locally-owned copper smelting plant is set to begin operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso suspends artisanal gold exports
21 february 2024 - 14:21:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso authorities Wednesday announced the suspension of exports of gold produced on artisanal [...] Full text...
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Over 2,000 participants expected at the ECOWAS Mining and Oil Forum
20 february 2024 - 17:44:45Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - More than 2,000 participants are expected to attend the 4th Mining and oil Forum of the [...] Full text...
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Cotonou to host fourth ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum on Thursday
19 february 2024 - 12:53:09Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The 4th Mining and Oil Forum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), dubbed [...] Full text...
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African countries scoop 11 out of 20 world's top growth economies
16 february 2024 - 20:47:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African [...] Full text...
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Strengthening transparency, governance, revitalising economic growth are among challenges facing Gabon: IMF mission
16 february 2024 - 11:14:16Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon’s economy has recovered from multiple shocks emanating from the global and domestic economy, with growth [...] Full text...
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IMF staff, government officials discuss Zimbabwe’s governance, growth prospects
15 february 2024 - 08:04:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Economic activity in Zimbabwe continues to show resilience in the face of currency instability and high [...] Full text...
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Libya and Arab Industrial Organisation sign cooperation agreement
12 february 2024 - 11:37:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the Arab Industrial Development, Standards and Mining Organisation have signed a memorandum of understanding for [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso, Venezuela sign 22 cooperation agreements
08 february 2024 - 11:19:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The first meeting of the Joint Cooperation Commission between Burkina Faso and Venezuela ended on [...] Full text...
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Keen interest in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town
06 february 2024 - 11:37:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delegates at the 30th African Mining Indaba, which is underway in Cape Town, are [...] Full text...
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World Bank urges action for gender equality in artisanal, small-scale mining
05 february 2024 - 16:08:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Gender discrimination, enshrined in mining laws, and disregard for health, safety, and social protection [...] Full text...
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Burundi and Russia ratify civil nuclear cooperation agreement
01 february 2024 - 15:54:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Assembly Thursday adopted a bill ratifying a cooperation agreement between Burundi and Russia on [...] Full text...
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European Council to start talks with Parliament on phasing out mercury in the EU
30 january 2024 - 15:43:35Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday adopted its negotiating mandate for talks with the European Parliament on [...] Full text...
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Several dead in the brazen excavation of an artisanal mine in Mali
24 january 2024 - 17:35:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several people were killed last Friday when a gallery in a small-scale mine collapsed in [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso launches mine tailings treatment plant
23 january 2024 - 16:26:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Tuesday inaugurated a mine [...] Full text...
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Burundi set for stronger economic recovery in 2024: IMF mission
23 january 2024 - 10:20:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – A stronger economic recovery is projected in Burundi for 2024, with real GDP expanding by 4.3 [...] Full text...
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Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report
16 january 2024 - 05:34:53New York, US (PANA) - Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and [...] Full text...
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Natural gas accelerates Mozambique economic recovery: IMF
09 january 2024 - 07:38:01Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has allowed Mozambique immediate access to US$60.7 [...] Full text...
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Malian customs seizes 150 cases of white mercury in Kéniéba
04 january 2024 - 14:30:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian customs officers last week Friday seized a record 150 cases of white mercury with a [...] Full text...
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'Mali's return to constitutional order should be different from the others' Junta leader
01 january 2024 - 13:22:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita is still yet to announce new dates for presidential elections [...] Full text...
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Benin's Ministry of Trade and Industry budget reduced sharply
20 december 2023 - 14:13:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The budget for the Ministry of Industry and Trade has been reduced from CFAF 7 billion [...] Full text...
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Malawi reaffirms its support for Morocco's territorial integrity and autonomy plan for the Sahara
18 december 2023 - 18:47:27Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Malawi has reaffirmed its support for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco and for [...] Full text...
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DRC growth resilient amid challenging socioeconomic, security environment: IMF
15 december 2023 - 11:40:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - While economic growth of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains resilient, fiscal, depreciation and [...] Full text...
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COP28: Madagascar receives $8.8 million for forest carbon credits
05 december 2023 - 08:39:16Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar received $8.8 million for carbon credits from reducing 1.76 million tons of carbon emissions in [...] Full text...
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Eleven miners killed in South Africa shaft tragedy
28 november 2023 - 10:15:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Eleven miners have been killed and another 82 were injured following an underground mining [...] Full text...
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Capt Traore lays foundation stone for construction work on Burkina Faso's first national gold refinery
23 november 2023 - 17:36:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional President Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Thursday laid the foundation stone for the construction [...] Full text...
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Zambia set to access $184 million in IMF financing
21 november 2023 - 10:18:19Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team have reached a staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...
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DRC must strengthen institutions, increase investments to become 'climate solutions country'
16 november 2023 - 18:26:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Possessing half of Africa's forests, large freshwater resources, and mineral reserves that are critical for [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to visit Qatar
14 november 2023 - 07:37:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday undertake a two-day State visit to [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s mobile operator to offer Twoobii Smart satellite connectivity
07 november 2023 - 12:54:17Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s mobile operator, Mascom, has partnered with Q-KON Africa to offer the Twoobii Smart satellite connectivity [...] Full text...
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Valuing ecosystem services for integrated landscape management in Zimbabwe: World Bank Blog By Ademola Braimoh and Easther Chigumira
01 november 2023 - 07:55:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Valuing ecosystem services –– the benefits humans obtain from earth’s many life-support systems –– is an [...] Full text...
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IMF, DRC reached staff-level deal on Extended Credit Facility
31 october 2023 - 18:41:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Regardless of a difficult and uncertain environment, the economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe requires strong reform efforts to prop up post-COVID economic recovery: IMF
26 october 2023 - 06:49:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy has continued its post-COVID recovery, but enhancing its longer-term growth potential would require strong [...] Full text...
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Comoros set on path to boost growth after four decades of stagnation
17 october 2023 - 10:50:04Moroni, Comoros (PANA) – The first Country Economic Memorandum for Comoros, published on Tuesday by the World Bank, notes that [...] Full text...
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Mali participates in Russian Energy Week
12 october 2023 - 13:37:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A large Malian delegation including five ministers, and led by the Minister of Economy and Finance, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso, Iran sign eight cooperation agreements
06 october 2023 - 13:04:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and the Islamic Republic of Iran have signed eight cooperation agreements in the [...] Full text...
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Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects: Climate Commission
06 october 2023 - 09:20:52Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Bank approves CFA 65 billion for infrastructure projects in Senegal
04 october 2023 - 06:31:57Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved CFA 65 [...] Full text...
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Geo-economic fragmentation threatens food security, clean energy transition: IMF Blog
03 october 2023 - 17:20:57Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 fragmented major commodity markets. Countries have since restricted [...] Full text...
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Growth in mining expected to take Namibia back to pre-pandemic level
03 october 2023 - 17:08:58Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - On the back of sustained mining growth and recovery in tourism, Namibia’s real GDP growth reached [...] Full text...
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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative supercharging fight against corruption
29 september 2023 - 11:21:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The extractive sector's vulnerability to corruption has long been a concern, given its lucrative [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso secures US$302 million under IMF credit arrangement
22 september 2023 - 16:30:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 48-month arrangement under [...] Full text...
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Mali celebrates the 63rd anniversary of its independence this Friday
22 september 2023 - 14:28:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has indicated that, with the new dynamic following [...] Full text...
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South African union hails confirmation of US trade summit
22 september 2023 - 10:48:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on Friday welcomed the announcement that [...] Full text...
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Industrial mining of cobalt, copper for rechargeable batteries in DRC leading to 'grievous' rights abuses
12 september 2023 - 07:40:28Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Coasts, sea life facing major threat due to massive sand removal
06 september 2023 - 11:52:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Startling findings from a new UN data platform reveal that the marine dredging industry is extracting [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to hold 5th edition of West African Mining Week
05 september 2023 - 12:26:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 5th West African Mining Week will be held from 28 to 30 September 2023 [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Eritrea strengthen partnership for growth
02 september 2023 - 11:34:50Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Eritrea on Friday strengthened their partnership to support the [...] Full text...
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African leaders urged to pursue ambitious action at Africa Climate Summit
02 september 2023 - 10:38:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders convening in Nairobi for the African Climate week and inaugural Climate Summit must pursue [...] Full text...
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Botswana registers strong recovery, plans fiscal expansion in 2023
31 august 2023 - 16:41:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s growth is expected to slow to 3.8 per cent in 2023 due to a projected [...] Full text...
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Triton gets mining concession in Mozambique
31 august 2023 - 07:18:17Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Australia Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed Triton Minerals has been granted a 25-year mining concession for its [...] Full text...
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Diamond producers adapting to rapidly changing landscape
29 august 2023 - 08:00:33Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The diamond industry has faced multiple challenges leading to a notable shifting of the industry [...] Full text...
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Premier of South Africa's Mpumalanga province welcomes welcomed the discovery of 'significant' gas
28 august 2023 - 12:30:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Premier of South Africa’s Mpumalanga province on Monday welcomed the discovery of “significant” [...] Full text...
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‘Tensions and divisions’ eroding human rights in CAR, says rights expert
25 august 2023 - 05:52:17Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - An independent UN expert expressed grave concern on Thursday over the human rights situation in [...] Full text...
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Canadian gold miner looks at opportunities in Mali
07 august 2023 - 15:52:10Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Vancouver-based B2Gold remains actively committed to exploring expansion opportunities in Mali, despite the government’s proposal [...] Full text...
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Urbanisation, climate change exacerbate the risk of flooding in Mauritania: WB report
03 august 2023 - 16:08:37Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania continues to recover from the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic [...] Full text...
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GoviEx mining operations continue uninterrupted despite coup in Niger
01 august 2023 - 14:31:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Mineral resource company GoviEx Uranium has assured shareholders that its operations in Niger continue uninterrupted, despite [...] Full text...
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Development partners express support for $900 million Mauritania-Mali power line
20 july 2023 - 09:48:15Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Development partners have committed to mobilise funding for a US$900 million multinational power transmission line between [...] 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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Expansion of diamond mining project in Botswana faces delay, cost increase
17 july 2023 - 14:39:12Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Canada-based Lucara Diamond Corp has pushed out the completion date for its underground expansion project (UGP) [...] Full text...
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Slump in diamond production hits Botswana’s growth in 2023
15 july 2023 - 09:00:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s growth is expected to slow from 5.8 per cent in 2022 to 3.8 per cent [...] Full text...
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More than a million people live from artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso
13 july 2023 - 16:03:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than a million people make their living directly from artisanal gold mining in Burkina [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister announces boost to inward investment
12 july 2023 - 18:08:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has affirmed the launch [...] Full text...
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Extractive industries need community engagement in a just transition
04 july 2023 - 10:43:12Dar es Salam, Tanzania (PANA) - The global energy transition is reshaping global economies and energy systems, yet its effects [...] Full text...
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Over $150 million to ensure rapid integration in Senegal’s job market
30 june 2023 - 08:22:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million in financing to improve the capacity of Senegal's [...] Full text...
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US flags opportunities, risks of gold trade across sub-Saharan Africa
28 june 2023 - 11:43:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US is flagging opportunities and risks associated with the gold trade in sub-Saharan Africa, [...] Full text...
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South African activist in hot water over inflammatory tweet
27 june 2023 - 08:25:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Monday pledged to lay criminal charges against [...] Full text...
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Mali aims to achieve electrification rate of 68% in 2023
22 june 2023 - 18:57:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ambition is to achieve an electrification rate of 68% by 2023, compared with 57.4% in [...] Full text...
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Small-scale farmers receive smart farming subsidy in Botswana
22 june 2023 - 16:52:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s National Development Bank (NDB) has launched a climate finance subsidy - Green Energy Transition for [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Investment Bank signs three loan agreements worth over $51 million
22 june 2023 - 15:05:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, signed three [...] Full text...
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Libyan authorities arrest Chinese crypto-currency miners
22 june 2023 - 14:41:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan public prosecutor's office has announced the discovery of several sites used for mining crypto-currency [...] Full text...
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Poverty, inequality and exclusion fuelling terrorism, warns UN chief
20 june 2023 - 05:15:06New York, US (PANA) - With terrorism posing a complex, constantly evolving and multi-faceted threat, law-enforcement agencies gathered at United [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Smugglers ‘will take you anywhere’ (Feature by UN News)
18 june 2023 - 05:38:36Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Call a friend with a connection, get a passport in 24 hours, and hand over some [...] Full text...
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Tanzania earns ‘B+’ rating for strong economic growth
13 june 2023 - 11:07:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has assigned Tanzania a ‘B+’ long-term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso building financial resilience to climate risks: WB report
12 june 2023 - 14:30:40Burkina Faso’s economic growth slowed to 2.5% in 2022, with the country posting the highest inflation rate in the West [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso launches community entrepreneurship through popular shareholding programme
12 june 2023 - 14:01:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Monday launched a programme [...] Full text...
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Madagascar receives $100 million WBG assistance for reforms, resilient growth
10 june 2023 - 11:00:38Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Directors has approved a $100 million credit for a [...] Full text...
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Mali to construct Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Centre
09 june 2023 - 14:11:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, Friday laid the foundation stone for the construction [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to boost development, spur regional integration in East Africa in 2023-2027
08 june 2023 - 10:03:25Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Over the next five years, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest in cross-border electricity [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary group committed to Jeddah talks - Leader
05 june 2023 - 08:56:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has expressed "unwavering support [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Mediators call on warring parties to resume ceasefire talks
04 june 2023 - 14:20:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, mediators for the Sudan ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Sudan Conflict: Army working to avoid repeating economic sanctions history (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
02 june 2023 - 16:38:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Friday appeared to be avoiding further escalation in its relations with the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US announces sanctions against warring parties
01 june 2023 - 19:23:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday announced that it is holding accountable the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), [...] Full text...
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Mali struggles through multiple shocks amid poverty, food insecurity: IMF
26 may 2023 - 14:06:13Washington, DC: US (PANA) – Mali’s economy has been hit by multiple shocks since 2020 but remained resilient in 2022 [...] Full text...
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Kenya, European Union launch plan to shift horticulture exports from air to sea freight
17 may 2023 - 20:06:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will gradually shift its horticulture exports, including fruits and flowers, to Europe from air transport [...] Full text...
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Seven illegal gold miners killed when pit collapses on them
16 may 2023 - 11:01:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Seven illegal gold miners have died when a pit in which they were mining collapsed on [...] Full text...
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WB report calls for maximised revenues from Africa’s natural resources
10 may 2023 - 10:54:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In a time of energy transition and rising demand for metals and minerals, resource-rich governments [...] Full text...
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IMF team, DRC officials reach staff-level deal on ECF fourth review
04 may 2023 - 08:35:59Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Showing resilience, and with real GDP growth at 8.9 per cent in 2022, the economy [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso sells two major mines to Turkish company
25 april 2023 - 18:48:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government signed on Tuesday a contract worth 30 billion CFA francs (50 million [...] Full text...
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Natural capital, an option for African governments to finance SDGs
24 april 2023 - 20:53:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa must use all its comparative advantages to mobilize the resources it needs to finance [...] Full text...
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Libya’s ‘new dynamic’: Bathily calls on partners to support momentum
19 april 2023 - 09:01:11New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of a fragile human rights landscape, a “new dynamic” of cooperation among [...] Full text...
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Mali's National Transitional Council approves bill to repay debt of electricity company EDM
13 april 2023 - 14:58:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Transition Council (CNT), which acts as the national assembly in Mali, approved on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Army and Rapid Support Forces in standoff in northern Sudan (news Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam PANA correspondent)
13 april 2023 - 12:45:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Tension between the Sudanese army and its once protégé, the Rapid Support Forces, has reached the [...] Full text...
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Burundian state imposes rigour in management of public funds
08 april 2023 - 19:50:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The economic highlight of the week that is drawing to a close was the referral to [...] Full text...
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UN Envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily satisfied with results of his regional tour
06 april 2023 - 15:43:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily, at the end of the regional tour [...] Full text...
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Africa looks to tap resource wealth for sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economies
05 april 2023 - 13:25:00Washington DC, US (PANA) - Growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains sluggish, dragged down by uncertainty in the global economy, the [...] Full text...
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Sampling of Tanzania’s Titan 2 lithium site reveals incredible result
03 april 2023 - 12:29:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – US firm Titan Lithium Inc. has announced new positive soil geochemical sampling results at [...] Full text...
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Scores killed or missing in collapse of traditional gold mining area
31 march 2023 - 08:39:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least ten people were killed and dozens feared missing when a traditional gold mining mountain [...] Full text...
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WB approves $900 million to support critical governance reforms, girls’ empowerment in DRC
30 march 2023 - 14:15:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - As part of the World Bank’s deepened engagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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Experts of the Mali-Côte d'Ivoire Great Joint Cooperation Commission meet on Wednesday
21 march 2023 - 18:48:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The meeting of experts of the 4th session of the Mali-Côte d'Ivoire Great Joint Commission of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied appoints new Interior Minister
18 march 2023 - 16:24:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed has accepted the resignation of Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine and appointed Kamel [...] Full text...
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Burundi earmarks over US$808 million for public investment
17 march 2023 - 16:51:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's budgetary allocation for investment for the year 2023-2024 is up by 6.82% at 1,265 billion [...] Full text...
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Mining output in South Africa declines for 12th consecutive month
15 march 2023 - 06:25:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s mining production experienced its 12th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in January, recording [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso and Mali 'move towards federation'
25 february 2023 - 13:52:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Mali are committed to moving towards a federation between the two states, [...] Full text...
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African Union promotes agricultural processing to boost continental free trade
24 february 2023 - 23:42:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has reached out to potential investors to promote the implementation of the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania, IMF staff reach deal on Extended Credit Facility
24 february 2023 - 11:06:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Tanzanian economy is benefitting from improvements in the business environment, though it is [...] Full text...
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Foreign ministers of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso call for return to the African Union
17 february 2023 - 17:15:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the [...] Full text...
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UN environment agency tackles mercury-tarnished gold mining industry
17 february 2023 - 06:29:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Reducing mercury use by nearly 370 tons in nine countries, a UN environment agency initiative now [...] Full text...
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Ten die in landslide at artisanal gold mining site in Burkina Faso
09 february 2023 - 14:02:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ten people were killed Tuesday night in a landslide at an artisanal gold mining site [...] Full text...
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Eritrean President arrives in Kenya
09 february 2023 - 10:53:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has arrived in Nairobi for a series of diplomatic engagements with his [...] Full text...
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South Africa's president addresses mining challenges
08 february 2023 - 09:24:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Souh Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa says his Government is determined to remove all impediments, such [...] Full text...
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Senior US official to attend Africa mining conference
06 february 2023 - 05:26:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper examines France's retreat from Africa
03 february 2023 - 15:18:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France's retreat from Africa, which was its preserve by virtue as a former colonial power, is [...] Full text...
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Liberia hosts international forum on forest and climate resilience
02 february 2023 - 10:51:53Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The Government of Liberia, with support from the World Bank, the Government of Norway, and donor [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso requests arms from Canada
30 january 2023 - 19:45:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela, who received on Monday [...] Full text...
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The 59th session of Liptako-Gourma Council of Ministers to open in Bamako Friday
26 january 2023 - 16:23:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako will be hosting on Friday the 59th session of the Liptako Gourma (ALG) Council of [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$ 86.9 million Extended Fund Facility for Mauritania
26 january 2023 - 07:12:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Article IV consultation [...] Full text...
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African free trade zone critical to reducing dependence on foreign imports
20 january 2023 - 08:58:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) would help build Africa’s economic [...] Full text...
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UN experts to intervene in Zambia lead pollution case
20 january 2023 - 05:17:20Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A South African court has allowed a group of UN-appointed experts to intervene in a [...] Full text...
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UAE, DR Congo set up company to purchase DR Congo gold
14 january 2023 - 18:33:42Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo and the United Arab Emirates have set up a company, Primera Gold DRC, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Economy expresses government's willingness to support companies in exporting products abroad
30 december 2022 - 20:22:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the government of national unity, Mohamed al-Haweij, has [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves US$71 million for Guinea
23 december 2022 - 10:57:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved a disbursement of SDR [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's mining minister denies granting mine to private Russian company Wagner
20 december 2022 - 19:51:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe minister in charge of mines and quarries, Simon Pierre Boussim, denied on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Guinea govt, mining companies urged to respect human rights in huge Simandou iron ore project
08 december 2022 - 13:03:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's massive Simandou iron ore mine project poses severe risks for communities’ land, water, and environment, Human [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches reaches staff-level agreement with Congo
07 december 2022 - 10:49:18Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has reached a staff-level agreement with the authorities of [...] Full text...
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Local communities need relevant data on extractive industries: EITI
29 november 2022 - 13:41:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – For countries to achieve an equitable energy transition, responsible management of the extractive and [...] Full text...
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Abdallah al-Lafi and Mohamed Bazoum discuss the re-launch of CEN-SAD
26 november 2022 - 18:22:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, Friday discussed with Niger's President Mohamed [...] Full text...
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IMF staff reaches deal with Guinea on food assistance through Rapid Credit Facility
24 november 2022 - 05:57:54Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to receive up to [...] Full text...
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Forces loyal to Haftar's LNA e;iminate 7 members of Daesh
16 november 2022 - 18:08:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seven members of the Islamic State Organisation (Daesh) were killed and two others taken prisoner during [...] Full text...
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Ghana President fires Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance
14 november 2022 - 11:10:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday terminated the appointment of the Minister of State [...] Full text...
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