Warning issued for tropical cyclone in Mauritius

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Service Tuesday issued a cyclone warning class I for the country, as tropical cyclone Bejisa approaches the island. Bejisa, centred in latitude 13.2 degrees south and longitude 53.3 degrees east, is about 900 … Read More

Benin to invest 134bn FCFA in road infrastructure in 2014

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin will invest more than 134 billion FCFA (US$280.7million) on several road infrastructure projects, covering 234.19 km, in 2014, PANA reported from here Sunday. Benin invested about 327 billion FCAF (US$685 million) in road infrastructure in … Read More

Nigeria: Party merger, defections reshape political landscape in 2013

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Chief Adebisi Akande, chairman of the All Progressives Congress Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian political scene this year witnessed undoubtedly its biggest transformation since the advent of the current democratic dispensation in 1999, with the merger of political parties, defections … Read More

Mauritanian Diaspora forum kicks off in Nouakchott

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz presided over the opening ceremony of the Diaspora Forum being held Sunday in Nouakchott. The meeting, organized by the National Agency for Project Monitoring, ANESP, is attended by 200 Mauritanian … Read More

UN chief welcomes South Sudan’s mediation efforts

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New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the appointment of a mediation team to work with government of South Sudan and the opposition to reach a ceasefire in the current conflict, which has taken a heavy … Read More

Nigerian airline passenger regains missing US$ 8,500

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PANA Lagos, Nigeria – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has returned US$ 8,500 cash, belonging to Mrs. Titilayo Onabokun, which she misplaced at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on her way to the United States. Mr. Yakubu … Read More

New award for African journalists announced

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PANA Dakar, Senegal – A South African financial services group, Sanlam, Thursday announced a new award for African journalists, the company revealed in a statement. According to the statement, the ”Sanlam Award” is meant to celebrate journalists’ role in the … Read More

Remains of late Congolese singer to be repatriated from Brussels Saturday

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Rochereau Tabu Ley PANA Brussels, Belgium – The body of the Congolese world-renowned singer Rochereau Tabu Ley will be repatriated to the Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday, according to the funeral programme issued by his family in Brussels. The family … Read More

Deepest Sea Port in West Africa to be built in Lagos

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Information Minister Labaran Maku PANA Lagos, Nigeria – The Nigerian government has approved the construction of what will become the deepest Deep Sea Port in West Africa with a depth of 300 metres at the cost of US$1.354 billion. The … Read More

‘Banda not barred from entering EU’

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President Joyce Banda PANA Blantyre, Malawi – The European Union (EU) delegation in Lilongwe and the Malawi mission to the EU in Brussels have denied reports that President Joyce Banda cancelled her trip to Brussels last week because she was … Read More

Botswana remains least corrupt nation in Africa, Somalia most corrupt

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PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Botswana leads the list of the 10 least corrupt nations in Africa while Somalia remains at the top of the continent’s most corrupt, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 released Tuesday by the global anti-corruption … Read More

Kenya court blocks president-appointed probe team

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PANA Nairobi, Kenya – A Kenyan High Court has barred a tribunal appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to investigate six Judicial Service Commissioners from commencing its probe. High Court judge George Odunga also directed the six commissioners to remain in … Read More

African rights court holds session on Burkinabe journalist’s murder

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Norbert Zongo Memorial in Burkina Faso PANA Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will hold a two-day public hearing next week on the alleged 1998 assassination of Burkinabe journalist Norbert Zongo and three … Read More

Afreximbank says African businesses should be made more competitive

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Dr. Benedict Oramah, Executive Vice-President of the African Export-Import Bank PANA Douala, Cameroon – African businesses must equip themselves in order to compete effectively in the new environment resulting from the adoption of open account systems in many markets across … Read More

Ban urges people to say no to violence against women

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon PANA New York, US – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on people to wear the colour orange to mark the International Day to End Violence against Women, which is marked on 25 November. A … Read More

Afro-Arab Summit: African, Arab leaders agree to boost agriculture financing in Africa

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Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission PANA Kuwait City, Kuwait  – African and Arab leaders rose from a two-day Summit on boosting economic cooperation Wednesday, with a declaration to pump more funds into Arabian financial institutions to … Read More

UNAMID wants more women involved in Sudan’s local administration

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Photo: REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly PANA Khartoum, Sudan – The United Nations/African Union Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has tasked traditionally male-dominated communities to involve women in local administration, saying less than 1 percent of women are involved in such processes. In … Read More

Manufacturing in Africa and the kits made in Kenya

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Photo: KAREL PRINSLOO/AP/SIPA The Africa Report A Nairobi tarpaulin manufacturer has a plan to help local companies win aid contracts that usually go to Asia. When international agencies in Nairobi put out tenders for items such as buckets, blankets and … Read More

UN Food and Agriculture Organization, World Health Organization seek to improve nutrition globally

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Photo: http://ucanr.edu PANA New York, US – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says food systems will need to change significantly to tackle severe nutrition problems that currently afflict more than half of the world’s population. FAO’s Director-General, Mr. … Read More

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