Côte d’Ivoire: Six terrorists in Ivorian hotel attack ‘neutralised’

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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Six terrorists who were involved in Sunday’s attack on the Ivorian town of Grand-Bassam, 40 km east of the main city of Abidjan, have been “neutralized”, the Ivorian Minister of the Interior and Security, Hamed … Read More

Twice as many girls as boys will never start school – UNESCO

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Paris, France (PANA) – Almost 16 million girls between the ages of about 6 and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school compared to about 8 million boys if current trends continue, … Read More

AfDB releases new report on impact of Ebola on women

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While projections have been made about the short-, medium-, and long-term impacts of Ebola on the economies of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, it is clear that women in the three countries are likely … Read More

Burkina Faso: Govt. tracking down 86 billion CFAF laundered during transition

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe government announced on Wednesday that 86 billion CFAF have been laundered in 2015 when the country was under the transitional regime following the fall of president Compaoré, ousted by a popular uprising. In … Read More

Botswana, Zimbabwe condemn instabilities in Africa

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana and Zimbabwe have expressed concern over the continued instability in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the political impasse in Lesotho. Following a session of the Zimbabwe-Botswana Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security held … Read More

Tanzania, Uganda agree to construct oil pipeline

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli and Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni  announced on Tuesday a bilateral deal to construct a 1,120-kilometre oil pipeline from northern Tanzania’s port of Tanga on the Indian Ocean to … Read More

Chinese language added to Tanzania school curriculum

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training has introduced a Chinese language teaching programme saying the move is aimed at meeting local market demands for innovation in science and technology. The programme … Read More

Mbeki urges action plans to tackle illicit financial flows from Africa

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New York, US (PANA) – Addressing billions of illicit financial outflows from Africa is imperative as the continent needs domestic resources for its development, says the former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, who chairs a United Nations panel on … Read More

Rwanda introduces free Wi-Fi on public transport

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – All passengers on public transport in Kigali city and its outskirts will start using the freely available Wi-Fi, running with fourth generation (4G LTE) high speed connectivity, to browse the internet, send emails and use social … Read More

Sudan, Ethiopia to ‘unify currency’

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese could shortly use their currency in Ethiopia and the Ethiopians could do the same with theirs in Sudan, a senior Sudanese financial official has announced. According to the Governor of the Sudanese Central Bank, Sudan was … Read More

Uganda: Museveni wins poll, secures fifth term

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won his country’s presidential elections for the fifth time with 5.6 million votes (60.75%), compared to the 3.5 million votes secured by his detained challenger Kizza Besigye, in an election marred … Read More

African Mining Vision Compact launched | Lancement du Compact de la vision africaine sur les mines

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[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – African governments and mining companies have launched Africa Mining Vision (AMV) Compact, the African Mineral Development Centre disclosed Monday. The compact was launched during the Mining Indaba held in South Africa. Frank Dixon … Read More

Terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou: thousands of people pay tribute to 32 victims

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A ceremony paying tribute to the 32 people killed during the terrorist attacks of January 15, 2016 in Burkina Faso brought together thousands of people in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Photo: News Ouaga … Read More

Cairo to host international conference on Libya’s rebuilding

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Egypt is actively preparing to host an international conference for Libya’s rebuilding after the formation of a national coalition government, which is waiting for the approval by the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), the Egyptian deputy … Read More

Nigeria: UN experts call for reintegration of women, children liberated from Boko Haram

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three United Nations human rights experts called on Friday on the Government of Nigeria to assist in the rehabilitation and reintegration of women and children who escaped or were liberated from Boko Haram captivity. “As the … Read More

Zika virus infection reported in Americas, Africa, Asia and Pacific

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Twenty countries in the Americas and about 10 in Africa, Asia and the Pacific have reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus infection, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). “Most are reporting sporadic cases … Read More

Tanzania: Telecom revenue tops US$1.3bn in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s telecom market will reach US$1.3 billion in revenue this year, according to a new study released by Pyramid Research, indicating that mobile voice services will continue to be the major revenue contributor generating … Read More

Tanzania: President Magufuli swears in new Tanzanian cabinet

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli swore in on Saturday his cabinet of 15 ministers and 15 deputy ministers at a ceremony held at the State House in Dar es Salaam. The president announced the … Read More

Thomas Sankara: ‘Charges against General Diendéré mark end of impunity’

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkina Faso acting government welcomed the charges against General Gilbert Diendéré for complicity in the assassination of president Thomas Sankara in a coup in October 1987. The government said that justice responded to a … Read More

Facebook launches Innovation Challenge in Africa

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Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Facebook, an online social networking service, is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa with the aim of recognising developers and entrepreneurs who are using the internet to improve the standard of education and economic … Read More

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