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Mali: King Mohamed and President Kéita launch work for hospital

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) – King Mohamed VI of Morocco and Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita launched on Friday work for the construction of a private hospital in Sébènicoro, on the west side of Bamako, to be financed by the Moroccan Foundation … Read More

Nigeria: I have no regrets, says Sanusi

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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said he has no regrets for the actions he took while managing the Bank. The privately-owned Punch newspaper reported Friday that the embattled … Read More

Nigeria: Acting Central Bank Gov. assumes duty

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Dr. Sarah Alade Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The new acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Sarah Alade, Friday assumed duty with an assurance to the International Community that the recent changes in the leadership of the … Read More

Nigeria: Govt. moves to calm nerves over suspension of CBN Governor

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President Goodluck Jonathan Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government moved to calm nerves over the suspension of Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), reassuring stakeholders in the Nigerian economy that the … Read More

Rwanda: Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda to sign defence agreement

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Monique Mukaruliza [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Leaders of Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya will meet in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday in a mini-summit on security in the sub-region, during which they are expected to sign a military cooperation agreement, … Read More

Gambia: Jammeh reiterates plan to ban importation of basic foods

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Yahya Jammeh has said he is “determined to end the importation of basic food items by 2016 without fail.” “Our traditional Gambian dishes are being replaced by unhealthy and for most Muslims, haram junk food, … Read More

Mauritius: Mauritian President criticises EU

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Mont Ida, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag has sharply criticised the plan by the European Union (EU) to abolish the ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) sugar quota regime from 2017, saying the affected countries will survive despite the … Read More

US: UN experts urge Kenya to repeal discriminatory marriage property act

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 Rashida Manjoo New York, US (PANA) – UN human rights experts have urged Kenya to repeal sections of its Marriage and Property Act which effectively strip women of marital property upon divorce or death of their spouse unless they can … Read More

Ethiopia to seek extradition of pilot turned hijacker

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Minister Redwan Hussein Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian authorities said Monday they would immediately seek the extradition from Switzerland of Hailemedhin Abera, the Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot who hijacked an aircraft with 200 passengers on board earlier in the day. … Read More

US: UN reports highlights challenges faced by young migrants

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New York, US (PANA) – A new UN report on Saturday spotlighted the significant impact of young migrants on origin, transit and destination countries and communities, as well as the challenges they face, as told in their own voices. According … Read More

Nigeria: Govt. to hire forensic auditors over alleged missing US$20b oil money

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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s federal government is to hire independent forensic auditors to examine the books of the state-owned oil firm Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to unravel whether or not it failed to remit oil revenues to the … Read More

Congo: Congo’s trade with China increases sharply

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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – China’s Ambassador in Congo Guan Jian has said the volume of trade between his country and Congo reached US$5.870 billion between January and November 2013, compared to US$290 million in 2002. The Ambassador disclosed the figures … Read More

Mauritius: Authorities award 20 scholarships to African students

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has awarded 20 scholarships, at tertiary level, to African students from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Namibia in 2013. An official communiqué published Saturday morning said the aim of the … Read More

Togo: 12 students arrested while trying to demonstrate

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Twelves students, among them the leader of the Movement for the Togolese Student’s Fulfillment (MTSF), Komlanvi Kondo, were arrested Thursday and Friday, following their confrontations with police officers who wanted to prevent them from holding their … Read More

Ethiopia/AU: Pan African University recruiting rectorate staff

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Pan African University (PAU), a continental academic network of higher education institutions of excellence for postgraduate studies and advanced research, is currently recruiting staff in various senior positions. According to the African Union Commission … Read More

Ghana: New economic measures, ‘bitter pill’ for sweeter days – President

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President John Dramani Mahama Accra, Ghana (PANA) – As the year-old government of President John Dramani Mahama battles to save the ailing Ghanaian economy, he is rallying support for measures that his economic management team believes would improve conditions. “These … Read More

Niger: Niger launches literacy and apprenticeship program to combat poverty

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Ms. Mariama Ali Niamey, Niger ( PANA) – Niger on Thursday launched a literacy and trades apprenticeship program to fight poverty aimed at giving a second chance to school children and improving the standard of living of illiterate women workers. … Read More

South Africa: Prosecutors await key evidence ahead of Pistorius trial

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – With less than three weeks before a global television audience witnesses the start of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, perhaps the most sensational murder trial since that of former American sports star O.J. Simpson … Read More

Malawi: Mutharika picks marketer as running mate for May polls

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Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – The presidential candidate of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Malawi’s 20 May elections, Prof. Peter Mutharika, has picked marketer Saulos Chilima as his running mate. Chilima, 41, is the Managing Director of the mobile … Read More

Heavy rains kill 60, make 10,000 homeless in Burundi

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Floods caused by torrential rains which lashed the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, late on Sunday have left over 60 people dead and made 10,000 homeless according to the Red Cross. Access to the flooded zones was difficult … Read More

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