Oshoala, Plumptre named in Nigeria's provisional WAFCON squad

19 may 2022 - 23:13:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's head coach, Randy Waldrum, has named Asisat Oshoala and Ashleigh Plumptre in his provisional squad [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO validates 11th vaccine for pandemic

19 may 2022 - 16:26:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for "CONVIDECIA", a vaccine [...] Full text...

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Ukraine conflict highlights urgent need to build resilient food systems with people at their heart - WFP

19 may 2022 - 12:08:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is on Thursday calling for a massive expansion [...] Full text...

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Global economic growth downgraded due to 'spillover from Ukraine war'

19 may 2022 - 05:45:10
New York, US (PANA) - The global economy is expected to grow by only 3.1 per cent this year, down [...] Full text...

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Unity among nations, in push for greater space security at UN-led talks

14 may 2022 - 05:42:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN-led push to prevent an arms race in outer space has received wide-ranging support and participation [...] Full text...

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Violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region hits humanitarian response

06 may 2022 - 16:19:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state remains complex requiring an [...] Full text...

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Guinean government explains transition timetable to international community

06 may 2022 - 14:27:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Morissanda Kouyate, received on Thursday several ambassadors accredited in [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to discuss developments in Libya in late May

05 may 2022 - 13:01:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold a session on 26 May on developments in several countries, [...] Full text...

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The next UN envoy to Libya will be an African, according to Western sources

03 may 2022 - 15:53:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Libya and head of the United [...] Full text...

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WFP assistance relieved thousands as hunger levels rose in Sierra Leone in 2021

21 april 2022 - 05:23:13
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reached 540,000 people in Sierra Leone with lifesaving [...] Full text...

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End landmine scourge once and for all: Guterres

05 april 2022 - 07:31:05
New York, US (PANA) - Although more than 160 States have signed a landmark convention on banning landmines, more action [...] Full text...

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UN’s rights council adopts ‘fake news’ resolution

03 april 2022 - 06:16:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the UN Human Rights Council have adopted a plan of action to tackle disinformation, [...] Full text...

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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021

29 march 2022 - 18:21:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records negative balance of trade

21 march 2022 - 08:42:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius’ balance of visible trade showed a deficit of Rs 12,7 billion in January 2022, lower [...] Full text...

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China and South Africa address Ukraine crisis

21 march 2022 - 08:38:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – China and South Africa have agreed to continue pushing for mediation in the ongoing [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of South Sudan peacekeeping mission for one year

16 march 2022 - 11:18:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...

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Libyan government pledges to facilitate return of CEN-SAD Executive Secretariat to Tripoli

14 march 2022 - 14:13:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Youth, Fathallah al-Zeni, Monday expressed the readiness of the Libyan government of [...] Full text...

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South Africa asked to mediate in Ukraine crisis

11 march 2022 - 12:24:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that South Africa has been approached to play a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two years on, pandemic ‘far from over’: WHO chief

10 march 2022 - 05:01:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants [...] Full text...

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President Ramaphosa defends Pretoria's UN abstention in Russian invasion vote

07 march 2022 - 11:45:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended South Africa's decision to abstain on the UN [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition party calls for parliamentary debate over Ukraine crisis

28 february 2022 - 12:58:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday called for a parliamentary debate on [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council vote sets up emergency General Assembly session on Ukraine crisis

28 february 2022 - 05:17:00
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council voted on Sunday to call for a rare emergency special session of [...] Full text...

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South African president Ramaphosa calls for UN solution to Ukrainian crisis

25 february 2022 - 12:46:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday admitted that "diplomacy” has failed to avert [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 17 new deaths

23 february 2022 - 13:27:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that the country has recorded 17 new deaths [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 33 new deaths

18 february 2022 - 20:26:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health has announced that Tunisia recorded 33 deaths linked to the Coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Global trade expected to slow after record high of $28.5 trillion in 2021

18 february 2022 - 06:08:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade reached a record high in 2021, but it is expected to slow this year [...] Full text...

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Djibouti suffers huge financial damages over DP World port wrangles

15 february 2022 - 15:29:57
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti has lost a landmark arbitration case against DP World after a prolonged case following its [...] Full text...

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Tanzania launches construction of key link to Trans-Africa Highway

11 february 2022 - 11:12:24
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has launched the construction of a key highway link to the Dakar to Cairo Trans-African [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso notes its suspension from ECOWAS

04 february 2022 - 18:03:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The current president of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, said here Friday in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister hails AU efforts for unity and integration among African peoples

02 february 2022 - 16:30:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, Wednesday hailed "the efforts of [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives South Africa US$750 million loan

21 january 2022 - 06:52:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The World Bank on Friday announced that it had approved South Africa’s request for [...] Full text...

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South Africa's wine exports soar

20 january 2022 - 08:08:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Despite a ban of alcohol sales during South Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the wine [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' total imports increased by 61.7% last year: Official statistics show

20 january 2022 - 07:03:09
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius' imports increased by 61.7% in one year from November 2020 to November 2021, Statistics Mauritius [...] Full text...

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Burundi faces resurgence of diseases with epidemic potential

18 january 2022 - 14:37:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since 2021, Burundi has been hit by a resurgence of diseases with epidemic potential, mainly due [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin receives 500,000 doses of vaccine from China

16 january 2022 - 18:15:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has received from China 500,000 doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from the firm Snovac, sources [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 variants, rising debt, threaten global economic growth: World Bank

12 january 2022 - 06:03:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Global growth will slow down over the next two years in the face of “fresh [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Current vaccines may need to be updated, experts warn

12 january 2022 - 05:54:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated to ensure their continued effectiveness against Omicron and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Chinese, American companies in the market for vaccine in Burundi

10 december 2021 - 13:35:55
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The anti-coronavirus vaccine of the Chinese pharmaceutical firm 'SINOPHARM' has been joined since last Monday by [...] Full text...

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WHO says COVID contributed to 69,000 malaria deaths

07 december 2021 - 05:28:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in considerable increases in malaria cases and deaths between [...] Full text...

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World trade reaches all-time high, but 2022 outlook ‘uncertain’: UNCTAD

01 december 2021 - 06:59:44
New York, US (PANA) - Global trade is expected to be worth about $28 trillion this year - an increase [...] Full text...

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Libya participates in 8th China-Africa Cooperation Forum

30 november 2021 - 19:34:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Organization Omar Ketti led the country's delegation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa will not close its doors to South Africa because of Omicron variant- Senegalese president

30 november 2021 - 13:03:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African countries will not close their doors to South Africa and other southern African countries, despite [...] Full text...

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"Africa and China want to go further in their cooperation" - Prez Macky Sall

29 november 2021 - 21:23:32
  Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa and China want to go further in their cooperation to achieve shared prosperity and well-being [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Macky Sall hails China's "considerable support" for Africa

29 november 2021 - 20:54:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday hailed China's "considerable support" to Africa for the development of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president calls for continued gas financing mechanisms

29 november 2021 - 20:41:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday called on all states to work together to maintain mechanisms [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Foreign Minister in Dakar for the China-Africa Summit

29 november 2021 - 16:20:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, will take part in the Africa-China Summit in Dakar, Senegal, [...] Full text...

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UN SG's Special Envoy to Libya surprisingly resigns

23 november 2021 - 19:21:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom

18 november 2021 - 06:13:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Tourist arrivals decline by 76,9 % in October

13 november 2021 - 11:09:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals for the month of October 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 [...] Full text...

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COP26: COP26 extended to Saturday as civil society raise concerns over watered down language in text on loss and damage

13 november 2021 - 08:53:27
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – The two-week-long 26th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP26) which was due to end Friday [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: We are nowhere near where we need to be – Obama warns at COP26 summit in Glasgow

08 november 2021 - 18:56:02
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – Former US President Barack Obama, who is in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 26th UN Climate Change [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule

05 november 2021 - 18:33:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International calls for the restoration of  democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the UN Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Higher Education, Huawei sign agreement to launch digital scientific research

03 november 2021 - 11:39:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Chinese telecom giant, Huawei, on [...] Full text...

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COP26: World leaders, corporations take major step to restore and protect forests

02 november 2021 - 19:59:15
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - A pivotal pledge to save and restore the planet’s forests was officially announced on the second [...] Full text...

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Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high

31 october 2021 - 15:40:13
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - Record greenhouse gas concentrations have  pushed the planet into uncharted territory, with repercussions likely for current and future generations, warned [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi vaccinates 389 people

26 october 2021 - 12:29:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 389 people have been vaccinated against the [...] Full text...

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Neves officially declared winner of Cape Verde's presidential vote

22 october 2021 - 21:15:31
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde’s National Electoral Commission (CNE) on Friday formally declared José Maria Pereira Neves, 61, [...] Full text...

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Kuwaiti Foreign Minister reaffirms country's support for maintaining ceasefire and holding elections in Libya

21 october 2021 - 19:56:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Mohamed Al-Sabah Thursday reiterated his country's support for a permanent [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM sees broad participation in stability conference as sign of beginning to build Libya

21 october 2021 - 18:45:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Thursday in [...] Full text...

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International Conference on the Libya Stability Initiative opens in Tripoli

21 october 2021 - 11:02:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Conference on the Initiative for the Stability of Libya opened on Thursday in Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Dozens of countries, international organisations to participate in Conference on Stability in Libya

20 october 2021 - 13:18:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 28 countries and four international organisations will participate in the Conference to Support Stability [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi to roll out mass vaccination

17 october 2021 - 12:31:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is preparing to roll out mass vaccination against the coronavirus with the arrival of the [...] Full text...

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Guterres: Sustainable transport key to green energy shift

15 october 2021 - 08:30:30
Beijing, China (PANA) - With global transport at a crossroads, government leaders, industry experts, and civil society groups are meeting [...] Full text...

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WHO: COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’

15 october 2021 - 06:02:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world - have increased [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins, prevent future pandemics

14 october 2021 - 05:18:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.  The [...] Full text...

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Biodiversity commitment builds hope for 'living in harmony with nature'

13 october 2021 - 19:00:49
New York, US (PANA) - More than 100 countries on Wednesday committed to develop, adopt and implement an effective post-2020 global framework, that aims to [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for bold action to end 'suicidal war with nature'

12 october 2021 - 10:25:12
New York, US (PANA) - With more than a million species at risk of extinction, countries must work now to achieve a sustainable future for [...] Full text...

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Low-income country debt rises to record $860 billion in 2020

11 october 2021 - 17:40:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Governments around the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with massive fiscal, monetary and financial [...] Full text...

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UN rights council declares access to healthy environment a human right

09 october 2021 - 07:50:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Council on Friday recognised, for the first time, that having a clean, [...] Full text...

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Climate change, population increase fuel looming water crisis: WMO

06 october 2021 - 05:03:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Improved water management, monitoring and forecasting are needed in the face of a looming global water crisis, the UN  [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China offers Mali 835,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine

05 october 2021 - 20:15:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali received here Monday 835,200 doses of SINOVAC vaccine donated by China, as part of the [...] Full text...

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Climate action: ‘Time is running out’, UN chief tells ministers

30 september 2021 - 19:28:35
Milan, Italy (PANA) - With just one month left until the COP26 climate change conference, countries must do more to reduce emissions, [...] Full text...

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UK submits draft resolution to extend UNSMIL's mandate by one year

30 september 2021 - 10:54:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Kingdom has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council to extend the [...] Full text...

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‘Humanity remains unacceptably close to nuclear annihilation,' warns UN chief

26 september 2021 - 05:13:40
New York, US (PANA) - “Now is the time to eliminate nuclear weapons from our world , and usher in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman welcomes China's support to unify Libyan institutions

25 september 2021 - 12:07:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has welcomed China's support to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Botswana, China cement relations

22 september 2021 - 19:52:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has applauded China for her unflinching support of multilateralism and strong bilateral relations. “It is our [...] Full text...

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Innovation continued despite COVID-19: New UN report

21 september 2021 - 06:07:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China offers 400,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Burkina Faso

19 september 2021 - 13:27:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe authorities received on Saturday at Ouagadougou  International Airport 400,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines as [...] Full text...

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WTO seeks better trade deal to spur African countries participation in world economy

17 september 2021 - 22:50:30
Montreux, Switzerland (PANA) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged rich countries to assist poor ones to [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean president Alpha Condé may leave for Turkey

15 september 2021 - 19:54:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Conde, 83, ousted by a military junta on 5 September, could [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports three new deaths

10 september 2021 - 06:44:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Welfare on Friday reported three new deaths due to COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Barrow says economic growth in Gambia impressive

09 september 2021 - 22:20:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow said here Thursday economic growth in The Gambia had been impressive since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso to receive Chinese Sinopharm vaccine

09 september 2021 - 12:52:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is to receive a donation of 400,000 doses of Sinopharm's anti-COVID-19 vaccine from [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves immediate deployment of 5G network

08 september 2021 - 20:19:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks, effectively giving [...] Full text...

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FAO is “working against time” on climate change - Director-General emphasises

08 september 2021 - 15:30:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustainable agri-food systems are a "critical part of the actions and solutions" to the climate crisis, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WMO confirms air quality improvements from COVID-19 lockdowns

04 september 2021 - 05:30:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the world [...] Full text...

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AU to use Chinese military aid to assist armies to combat ‘worrisome’ child abductions

04 september 2021 - 02:49:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to use US$100 million worth of non-lethal military aid [...] Full text...

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More vaccination consignments head to Botswana

03 september 2021 - 21:44:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health authorities in Botswana have announced that citizens should anticipate another vaccine delivery on Sunday, an [...] Full text...

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Senior South African lawmaker accused of spying for China

01 september 2021 - 17:39:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A leaked intelligence report indicates that an MP with South Africa’s ruling African National [...] Full text...

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Climate, weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives - WMO report

01 september 2021 - 15:06:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events have caused a surge in natural disasters over the [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General calls for bold action to end biodiversity crisis

31 august 2021 - 05:27:13
New York, US (PANA) - With one million species at risk of extinction, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called [...] Full text...

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Kenya negotiating lifting of mandatory Chinese vaccine for travellers

16 august 2021 - 15:28:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s interior ministry said on Monday it was holding talks with the Chinese authorities to lift [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges support for new COVID-19 origins studies

13 august 2021 - 14:54:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned all countries “to put differences aside” in order to speed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Gov't rallies 'all capable Ethiopians of age' to join the fight against 'treasonous' TPLF

10 august 2021 - 15:29:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government on Tuesday called on "all capable Ethiopians of age" to join in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea tales delivery of 300,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine

06 august 2021 - 11:14:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean National Agency for Health Security (ANSS), in charge of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine equality, ‘most pressing issue of our times’ – UN chief

06 august 2021 - 05:31:39
New York, US (PANA) - The remarkable and rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines offers “great hope” that the devastating pandemic can be overcome, the UN chief [...] Full text...

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Uche: First among Super Falcons’ peers (A PANA portrait)

03 august 2021 - 17:17:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite her modest personality, former Nigerian international Ngozi Eucharia Uche is a foremost achiever among her [...] Full text...

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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

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African women referees make history at Tokyo Olympics

31 july 2021 - 09:35:57
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - African refereeing marked an important milestone on Friday when three women match officials handled the quarterfinal [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports development of satellite observations for early warning systems

30 july 2021 - 13:35:29
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - As a result of African Development Bank support, Africa now has direct access to satellite [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends arms embargo on Central African Republic by one year

30 july 2021 - 07:52:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution extending for one year its arms [...] Full text...

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UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought

27 july 2021 - 07:54:46
New York, US (PANA) - Negotiations began on Monday to approve a UN science report which will anchor high level summits later [...] Full text...

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China donates military equipment valued at over six billion CFA francs to Mali

24 july 2021 - 19:32:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - China has donated military equipment consisting of weapons, ammunition, vehicles, transport and protection equipment, to the [...] Full text...

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Water-related hazards dominate list of 10 most destructive disasters: WMO

23 july 2021 - 05:16:41
New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global climate, water-related hazards top the list of [...] Full text...

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Rights groups task automobile companies to drive up standards in aluminium supply chains

22 july 2021 - 12:08:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups have tasked automobile companies to do more to address abuses in their [...] Full text...

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Liverpool Loses Its UNESCO World Heritage Status

21 july 2021 - 19:10:10
London, England (PANA) - Liverpool suffered the rare indignity on Wednesday of being removed from the list of UNESCO World [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate approves President Buhari’s request for $8.325m, €490m external loans

15 july 2021 - 21:07:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ongoing external loans to the tune [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian military chief decries foreign military presence in Africa

12 july 2021 - 18:30:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Monday raised alarm [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US to donate 165,600 doses of Janssen vaccine to Mauritius

10 july 2021 - 08:25:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon receive 165,600 doses of Janssen vaccine from the United States, the government announced [...] Full text...

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Mwape names Zambia Women team for Tokyo Olympics

06 july 2021 - 18:46:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Copper Queens Zambia coach, Bruce Mwape, has revealed his final 22-member team for the Tokyo 2020 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to devise more effective Africa strategy

06 july 2021 - 05:57:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Alan Ganoo, on Monday said it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius procures 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China

05 july 2021 - 08:23:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Sunday procured a second consignment of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, in addition to [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean player, Buya Turay, donates money to charity health organization

04 july 2021 - 11:46:02
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone and Henan Songshan Longmen FC forward, Mohamed Buya Turay, has announced a donation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to ease restrictions from 1 July

25 june 2021 - 08:23:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday announced that restrictions imposed in March 2021 because of [...] Full text...

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Lessons learnt from Berlin II conference

24 june 2021 - 21:39:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hour of reckoning came just hours after leaders and representatives of governments as well as [...] Full text...

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Berlin II Conference calls for holding general elections on December 24 in Libya

23 june 2021 - 22:25:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Participants at the Berlin II Conference Wednesday evening called for the need to move forward with [...] Full text...

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Berlin II Confab is Libya's opportunity to work with int'l community on its stability - FM

23 june 2021 - 18:06:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangouch, says the Berlin II Conference offered the Libyan government the opportunity [...] Full text...

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Berlin II Conference on Libya kicks off

23 june 2021 - 13:26:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Berlin II Conference, gathering the main countries involved in the Libyan conflict, started on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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The world stands by Libya at Berlin II Conference to promote political process (Feature by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

22 june 2021 - 22:10:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The world's attention will be focused Wednesday on Berlin, the German capital, which will host the "Berlin [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 80 new deaths

22 june 2021 - 12:36:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 80 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (Covid-19) and 2,478 new infections, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African citrus industry not seriously impacted by pandemic

22 june 2021 - 10:02:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The production of South African citrus, mainly new orange varieties, lemons and limes, is estimated [...] Full text...

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IMF chief welcomes stance of Creditor Committee for Chad to meet its financial needs

17 june 2021 - 08:06:26
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – The Managing Director the International Monetary Fund, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has welcomed the decision of the [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius drop by 99% in January-May 2021

14 june 2021 - 08:09:35
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that the number of tourists who visited the island dropped [...] Full text...

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UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council

11 june 2021 - 21:14:15
New York, US (PANA) - Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75th session [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Treasury targets massive financial expansion to combat pandemic

11 june 2021 - 01:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s finance Ministry has embarked on a massive expansion of the monetary policy, marked by the [...] Full text...

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Gov'ts must commit to unconditionally phase out all fossil fuels by 2030, says Amnesty International

07 june 2021 - 06:08:22
London, UK (PANA) - A human rights advocate said on Monday that the world’s richest governments are effectively condemning millions [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's leading opposition party rejects ban on Twitter operations

05 june 2021 - 09:39:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s leading opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) Friday rejected what it called "the unwarranted suspension of the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force takes delivery of 8 aircraft in July, 6 additional fighter jets in September, says Air Marshal Amao

04 june 2021 - 19:24:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, on Friday said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN health agency urges nations to donate 250 million doses of vaccine

04 june 2021 - 19:17:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent [...] Full text...

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Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges, forge economic ties between Africa and Asia

01 june 2021 - 18:12:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania, AfDB sign loan agreements for US$140 million to raise power generation

27 may 2021 - 14:41:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of Tanzania have signed loan [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius declares “war” against Covid-19

23 may 2021 - 10:04:41
Cote d'Or, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday launched a national awareness campaign against Covid-19, under [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges humanity to make ‘peace with the planet’

22 may 2021 - 06:46:19
New York, US (PANA) - Humanity is “waging a war on nature”, threatening biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 500,000 vaccines from China

21 may 2021 - 06:47:13
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has procured 500,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccines which were flown in on Thursday evening [...] Full text...

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Uganda, Tanzania finalise crude oil pipeline deal

20 may 2021 - 14:02:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan, on Thursday witnessed [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia formally proposes FIFA World Cups every two years

20 may 2021 - 07:32:39
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Saudi Arabia's football federation has formally asked FIFA to look at staging World Cups for men [...] Full text...

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FIFA unveils official match ball for 2021 Beach Soccer World Cup in Moscow

20 may 2021 - 07:25:21
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The world’s governing football body, FIFA, on Wednesday presented an official match ball for the 2021 [...] Full text...

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Global trade soars in first quarter, but services still in doldrums: UNCTAD

20 may 2021 - 07:20:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade bounced back to a record high early this year, although service industries are still a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers

18 may 2021 - 11:32:42
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit

16 may 2021 - 16:24:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...

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Coach Kazuwa recalls 30 players for Malawi Women’s AFCON qualifier against Zambia

15 may 2021 - 12:32:03
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi women coach, McNebert Kazuwa, has named America-based striker, Lughano Nyondo, in his 30-member provisional squad [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls on wealthier nations to donate vaccines to poorer nations

15 may 2021 - 00:04:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, against the vastly uneven international distribution of coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Top COVID probe urges bold overhaul of pandemic prevention measures

12 may 2021 - 15:52:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A prestigious World Health Organization (WHO) appointed panel on Wednesday urged bold action to end the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine inequity posing ‘significant risk’ to global economic recovery: UN report

12 may 2021 - 05:15:25
New York, US (PANA) - Although the outlook for global growth has improved, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan ask for political asylum

10 may 2021 - 10:09:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur state have refused to go back home at the [...] Full text...

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WHO approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

08 may 2021 - 06:22:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A COVID-19 vaccine produced in China has been given the green light for global rollout, potentially [...] Full text...

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Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges

07 may 2021 - 05:14:20
New York, US (PANA) - Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45 per cent [...] Full text...

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Global e-commerce jumps to $26.7 trillion, fuelled by COVID-19

04 may 2021 - 05:23:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Parts of the online economy have boomed since COVID-19 began, while some pre-pandemic big-hitters have seen [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's secret Police warns secessionists, others

03 may 2021 - 08:42:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday warned “misguided elements” who, it said, are threatening [...] Full text...

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US condemns use of Internet shutdowns to prevent freedom of expression online

03 may 2021 - 06:47:38
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the use of partial or complete government-imposed Internet shutdowns, among [...] Full text...

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Guterres appoints Alain Noudéhou of Benin Deputy Special Representative for MINUSMA

30 april 2021 - 05:16:20
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Alain Noudéhou of Benin as his new Deputy [...] Full text...

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UNIDO, Egypt partner to accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrialisation

29 april 2021 - 15:22:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director General Li Yong and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns execution of nine people in Egypt

27 april 2021 - 05:41:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has condemned Monday's execution of of nine people in Egypt as [...] Full text...

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A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on World Malaria Day

25 april 2021 - 04:47:12
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of [...] Full text...

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FIFA unveils groups for Tokyo Olympic soccer event

21 april 2021 - 16:50:21
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The 28 teams that have qualified for the Olympic football tournaments discovered their group opponents after [...] Full text...

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Indonesia holds Africa investment meeting

21 april 2021 - 15:42:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Indonesia on Wednesday held "West Java - Africa Investment Round Table" virtually, bringing together participants in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Commodity prices to stabilise after early 2021 gains – World Bank

21 april 2021 - 12:45:30
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Commodity prices continued their recovery in the first quarter of 2021 and are expected to [...] Full text...

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North Africa, Middle East countries dominate list of world’s top executioners: Amnesty International

21 april 2021 - 05:41:31
London, UK (PANA) - Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ruthlessly persisted with executions, defying the unprecedented [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China donates 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Mauritius

15 april 2021 - 07:10:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 from [...] Full text...

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WHO and partners urge countries to halt sale of wild mammals at food markets

13 april 2021 - 17:56:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have called for countries to suspend the sale of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea receives first batch of COVAX-sponsored vaccines

12 april 2021 - 09:46:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Sunday received 194,400 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, as part of the first phase of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires 378 platforms, including warships, helicopters, patrol boats, UAVs

09 april 2021 - 17:12:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced that it has made significant progress in the recapitalisation [...] Full text...

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Paris goals still ‘long way off’ – President of UN climate conference

09 april 2021 - 07:12:57
Washington, US (PANA) - The world is “a long way off” from meeting the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eight positive local cases detected in Mauritius quarantine centres

08 april 2021 - 08:25:12
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that eight positive COVID-19 cases were detected in quarantine [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records one new death, 44 confirmed cases

07 april 2021 - 13:31:35
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Tuesday recorded one new death linked to the coronavirus bringing 131 deaths related to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 91 new cases

03 april 2021 - 11:37:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 91 people were declared positive to the coronavirus on Friday in Guinea, after 1,656 tests, [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM wants Chinese embassy to resume diplomatic activities in Tripoli

01 april 2021 - 00:11:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs and International cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, says it is essential that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 115 new cases

31 march 2021 - 13:00:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Tuesday recorded 115 new positive cases of the coronavirus following tests carried out on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea awaits second donation of 200,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine

30 march 2021 - 13:01:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea is awaiting the second donation of 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China, after the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 27 new deaths

25 march 2021 - 11:06:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 27 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the death toll to [...] Full text...

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Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears

25 march 2021 - 06:39:41
Paris, France (PANA) - As the living tissue of the earth, biodiversity is “intimately linked to human health” the head [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges ‘clear and credible’ plans to achieve net zero

25 march 2021 - 06:31:19
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has urged all countries, companies and financial institutions to commit to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to re-open economic activities from 31 March

24 march 2021 - 07:02:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Tuesday night that the government will re-open additional economic [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Total U-20 AFCON revelation Fatawu gets first Black Stars call-up

22 march 2021 - 08:06:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana coach Charles K. Akonnor, handed Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations best player, Abdul Fatawu [...] Full text...

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AfDB funds $530 million electricity project to expand renewable energy, regional connectivity in Angola

16 march 2021 - 14:54:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ethiopian Airlines airlifts coronavirus vaccines to Africa hub

11 march 2021 - 14:37:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has airlifted its first batch of the coronavirus vaccines from Mumbai, India, to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 155 new cases

08 march 2021 - 11:37:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Sunday recorded 155 new coronavirus infections following tests carried out on 1,331 samples, the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s NMB takes over China Commercial Bank

06 march 2021 - 10:45:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s National Microfinance Bank (NMB), one of the largest commercial banks in the country, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Air Tanzania ready to fly to southern China

06 march 2021 - 09:46:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s national air carrier, Air Tanzania Company (ATC), is set to start flights to [...] Full text...

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Moody’s downgrades Government of Mauritius rating

06 march 2021 - 09:04:34
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Bankers Association Limited (MBA) on Saturday said it has taken cognizance of the decision [...] Full text...

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Africa requires trade, climate-sensitive energy use to drive economic recovery

02 march 2021 - 14:44:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa has launched a report on Building Forward for an African [...] Full text...

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China writes off Guinea's US$23 million debt

27 february 2021 - 11:20:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean and Chinese governments on Thursday signed two economic and technical cooperation agreements on debt [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 77.7% decrease of tourist arrivals in 2020

27 february 2021 - 10:12:11
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius decreased by 1,074,508 or 77.7% to reach 308,980 in 2020 compared [...] Full text...

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ILO warns against worsening job inequalities from online digital labour platforms

24 february 2021 - 09:29:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned against the rising income inequalities caused by digital labour [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania tourism body challenges agents to steam the industry

17 february 2021 - 09:38:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – After recording a 47 percent drop in tourist arrivals last year, Tanzania's tourism body [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sees tourist arrivals drop by 99.1% in January

15 february 2021 - 06:38:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius received only 1,232 tourists in January 2021 against 137,418 for the same period in 2020, [...] Full text...

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China extends 4.2 billion CFA francs development assistance to Benin

14 february 2021 - 12:47:13
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - China has  granted the Beninese government a 4.2 billion CFA francs support for projects under its [...] Full text...

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Burundian leader congratulates China on New Year's Eve

12 february 2021 - 16:56:53
 Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has sent his wishes of happiness and prosperity to [...] Full text...

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China grants Mali 4.5 billion CFAF for projects

10 february 2021 - 11:17:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chinese government, through an economic and technical cooperation agreement, is grant Mali 4.5 billion CFAF [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘extremely unlikely’ to have come from a lab, experts say

09 february 2021 - 20:20:03
Wuhan, China (PANA) - The virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19) probably jumped from animals to humans and is “extremely unlikely” [...] Full text...

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Chinese president congratulates Africa on 34th AU summit

06 february 2021 - 15:54:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday wished African countries and people to continue to make greater [...] Full text...

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Global airline passenger traffic falls by 67% - Report

06 february 2021 - 15:24:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The year 2020 was one of the most challenging years for the aviation industry which saw [...] Full text...

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China gives Guinea US$10.8 million grant

03 february 2021 - 10:58:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Chinese government is to provide Guinea with a grant of US$10.8 million, a press release [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Consecutive drop in new cases ‘encouraging news’: WHO chief

02 february 2021 - 05:51:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of new COVID-19 cases globally has fallen for the third week in a row, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian President commends Chinese health team helping in pandemic fight

29 january 2021 - 10:35:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has commended a Chinese team training Gambia’s frontline health workers in COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Congolese Parliament dissolves government of Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga

27 january 2021 - 22:49:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Parliament Wednesday dissolved the government of Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba following a vote of [...] Full text...

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China offers school kits to Mali for academic year 2020-2021

25 january 2021 - 13:12:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - China has offered Mali 76,000 school kits worth 900 million CFA francs for the 2020-2021 academic  [...] Full text...

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Guterres hails entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons

22 january 2021 - 06:00:13
New York, US (PANA) - The first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty in more than two decades, came into force on Friday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavuirus: Independent panel finds critical early failings in pandemic response

20 january 2021 - 06:27:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global system for pandemic alert and response is “not fit for purpose”, highlighting the need [...] Full text...

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Air travel down 60 per cent, as industry losses top $370 billion: ICAO

16 january 2021 - 08:55:37
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - A new report from the UN’s air transportation agency confirms there was a “dramatic” fall in international [...] Full text...

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