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Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has floated Marine Vessel, MV Uhuru II, which has been locally built by the naval unit of the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). President and Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces, Uhuru Kenyatta, oversaw the floatation of MV Uhuru II. President Kenyatta said the facility, under the [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the affected population”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. Speaking from Dakar, Senegal, WHO Assistant Director-General for Emergencies Ibrahima Soce Fall said that “we [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gina Bass and other Gambian sprinters competing in the Commonwealth Games have missed out on the 100m after visa issues kept them from arriving in time. With issues reportedly resolved, the runners arrived in the UK Tuesday but missed out for the 100m heats. Missing out on the [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced that wearing of  face mask in outdoor areas is now optional, as the country drops some of the mandatory requirements to prevent spread of COVID-19 pandemic. “Having reviewed the disease burden in the country and globally and most importantly, the high numbers of people [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed "deep concern" about the increasing socio-political tension in Guinea as political and civil society organisations continue to challenge the military authorities for inclusive dialogue to reach an agreeable timetable for a return to constitutional rule. The sub-regional [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency                                 Buying           Selling US Dollar                                   53.00          54.50 Pound Sterling                          [...]

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Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Medical charity, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), has closed its offices in two bases in Cameroon's South-West Region following the suspension of its work more than three months ago. MSF issued a statement in July saying it was taking the "difficult decision" to close its project bases in [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Monday said that drug trafficking recognises no boundaries and it requires extensive inter-State collaboration to solve the problem. Speaking at a regional workshop to assess the status of implementation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Combating Illicit Drug [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday launched a National Breastfeeding Action Plan 2022-2027 in Port Louis as the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week began. The Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, said that the government is committed to creating and delivering a health care system where breastfeeding is encouraged, [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - While more than three-quarters of all adults living with HIV are receiving some kind of treatment, the number of children doing so, stands at only 52 per cent. In response to this startling disparity, UN agencies UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO, and others, have formed a global alliance [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It’s more critical than ever to begin life as a newborn being breastfed, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Executive Director of UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and UNICEF chief Catherine Russell,  issued a joint statement on Monday, marking [...]

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