Mauritius: Trade deficit for 2022 forecast at 27.8 pct higher, compared to 2021

28 may 2022 - 08:35:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Friday said the forecast for total exports of Mauritian products for 2022 would [...] Full text...

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African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers named

26 may 2022 - 23:49:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) were Thursday made known after the draw. The 7th [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' balance of trade shows high deficit

25 may 2022 - 07:04:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Tuesday said that the balance of trade deficit showed a high deficit of [...] Full text...

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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent

25 may 2022 - 06:59:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address [...] Full text...

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Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts

20 may 2022 - 05:40:41
New York, US (PANA) - “When war is waged, people go hungry,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian arrested at Mauritius airport with materials to print fake currency

10 may 2022 - 07:17:24
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) -The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) has intercepted a Cameroonian passenger at the SSR International airport  with materials [...] Full text...

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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot

03 may 2022 - 20:02:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Draw for quaifying group matches

19 april 2022 - 20:35:53
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the groups for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Côte d'Ivoire 2023, [...] 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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Madagascar braces for 4th tropical cyclone in a month

23 february 2022 - 05:26:17
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The island nation of Madagascar is shoring up for its fourth tropical cyclone in a month, UN [...] Full text...

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Child sex abuse in Madagascar ‘widespread and tolerated’, UN experts say

18 february 2022 - 05:46:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Madagascar, child sex abuse is “widespread and tolerated” in tourist hotspots, UN-appointed rights experts said [...] Full text...

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'Historic expansion' of joint UN fund to boost sustainable development

15 february 2022 - 05:17:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Joint SDG Fund announced on Monday an additional $54.5 million in investments for projects across five countries, [...] Full text...

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Emergency teams deploy to areas hit hard by deadly cyclone in Madagascar

11 february 2022 - 05:23:45
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Humanitarians are continuing to support Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai which hammered the island [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Batsirai leaves at least 10 dead, thousands displaced in Madagascar

08 february 2022 - 05:32:46
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Batsirai wrought havoc across Madagascar over the weekend, the second deadly storm to batter [...] Full text...

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Madagascar braces for another cyclone as it struggles to recover from a recent one

05 february 2022 - 08:54:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to [...] Full text...

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Twenty-three sports disciplines approved for 2023 Indian Ocean Islands games in Madagascar

29 january 2022 - 07:07:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Council of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) has approved 23 sports disciplines for the [...] Full text...

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Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots, say UN food agencies

28 january 2022 - 05:44:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions - “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, [...] Full text...

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UN assists thousands affected by Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique

28 january 2022 - 05:25:14
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - United Nations teams are on the ground in Mozambique assisting thousands of people affected by Tropical [...] Full text...

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Deadly tropical storms cause flooding, landslides in Madagascar

26 january 2022 - 05:44:18
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding [...] Full text...

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South Africa Weather Services issues warning over massive storm

25 january 2022 - 09:40:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African meteorologists are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Ana which is wreaking havoc in [...] Full text...

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Some 1.5 million children lack treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa

22 january 2022 - 08:52:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 1.5 million children are not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and [...] 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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Covid-19: Only one out of four health workers is fully vaccinated in Africa, warns WHO

25 november 2021 - 18:57:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus, [...] Full text...

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‘World cannot look away’ as 1.3 million face severe hunger in Madagascar

19 november 2021 - 05:13:31
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of Day 6 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Sunday

15 november 2021 - 05:31:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 6 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 6 second round CAF qualifying matches to played on Sunday

14 november 2021 - 07:47:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures of Day 6 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches to be [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 5 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday

12 november 2021 - 06:01:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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African Union moves to create continental medical agency

09 november 2021 - 21:01:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) entered into force with [...] Full text...

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WFP warns 45 million people ‘teetering on the edge of famine’

08 november 2021 - 05:10:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: 11 African countries to benefit from $345 million programme to transform food, land use systems

06 november 2021 - 17:59:04
Glasgow, Scotland, (PANA) - A $345 million programme, The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Programme (FOLUR), was launched [...] Full text...

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In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP

02 november 2021 - 19:51:10
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) -Pockets of famine have now been reported in southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on [...] Full text...

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Madagascar readies to receive US$ 69 million IMF support under ECF

27 october 2021 - 09:41:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will disburse US$69 million to Madagascar to cover external and fiscal [...] Full text...

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Severe drought in Madagascar could spur world’s first climate change famine

22 october 2021 - 05:46:52
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Sunday

11 october 2021 - 05:10:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Saturday

10 october 2021 - 05:47:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday

08 october 2021 - 05:30:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Wednesday

07 october 2021 - 08:02:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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Poorer nations to face up to $75 billion six-year shortfall in climate finance: Oxfam

20 september 2021 - 13:43:28
New York, US (PANA) - Wealthy nations are expected to fall up to $75 billion short of fulfilling their long-standing [...] Full text...

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SADC warns public on use of its registered trademarks

09 september 2021 - 14:18:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The SADC Secretariat has cautioned the general public that the name “Southern African Development Community”; the acronym [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches

08 september 2021 - 05:56:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches.  The match between [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Tuesday

08 september 2021 - 05:23:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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Normal to above normal rainfall forecast in much of the SADC region

04 september 2021 - 13:54:30
Gaborone, Botswana - The bulk of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is likely to receive normal to above-normal [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches

04 september 2021 - 08:24:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches. Group A Country  [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches to be played from Sunday to Tuesday

04 september 2021 - 08:22:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the full fixtures of Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday

03 september 2021 - 05:18:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures of some Day 1 matches to be played on Thursday

02 september 2021 - 08:54:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are fixtures of some Day 1 matches the African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA World Cup/African Qualifiers: Matchday 1 fixtures

31 august 2021 - 19:55:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are Matchday 1 fixtures for the African qualifying competition for the 2022 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes US$1.2 million from Korea in response to food crisis in Africa

30 august 2021 - 13:31:08
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$1.2 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...

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OCHA reports worsening humanitarian situation in Madagascar’s Grand Sud region

27 august 2021 - 16:32:06
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in the Grand Sud of Madagascar continues to deteriorate, as people endure the [...] Full text...

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Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF

25 august 2021 - 05:18:33
New York, US (PANA) - A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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SADC congratulates Zambia’s President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema

16 august 2021 - 15:13:38
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi on Monday congratulated Zambia’s President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema on behalf of [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report

12 august 2021 - 16:06:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...

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Malawi hosts 41st SADC Summit

09 august 2021 - 13:32:37
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Paying attention to the health and wellbeing of their populations, Heads of State and Government in [...] Full text...

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Conflict, COVID-19, climate crisis drive higher levels of acute food insecurity – new report

30 july 2021 - 14:44:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries [...] Full text...

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Half a million children on verge of malnourishment in southern Mozambique: UN agencies warn

27 july 2021 - 06:57:50
Antananarivo, Mozambique (PANA) - At least half a million children under five in drought-afflicted southern Madagascar are on the verge [...] Full text...

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AfDB project to stimulate domestic resource mobilisation in Africa’s transitional countries

21 july 2021 - 14:10:35
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank has launched a first [...] Full text...

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Summit: African leaders call on WB Group to raise $100 billion to help Africa recover from Covid-19

20 july 2021 - 23:19:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African leaders have called on the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to [...] Full text...

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African leaders call for ambitious replenishment of IDA20 to support ‘Recovery Agenda’

15 july 2021 - 22:33:16
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  - Thirteen African heads of state and government Thursday concluded a day-long meeting here with a strong resolution [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President to attend 20th Int'l Development Association Resource Replenishment meeting in Abidjan

14 july 2021 - 19:47:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, left Ouagadougou on Wednesday for Abidjan, [...] Full text...

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AfDB and partners renew commitment to end child stunting in Africa

14 july 2021 - 12:59:05
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Urging unity and action to accelerate nutrition targets amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, representatives of [...] Full text...

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African leaders to support IDA replenishment for recovery from COVID-19

06 july 2021 - 08:57:22
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire and the World Bank Group will on 15 July [...] Full text...

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EU helps WFP provide emergency food assistance to people in southern Madagascar

30 june 2021 - 11:38:00
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €2.5 million from the [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Madagascar on Independence Day

26 june 2021 - 06:42:36
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Government of the United States of America has congratulated the people of Madagascar on [...] Full text...

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WFP appeals to the world to save starving population in Madagascar

23 june 2021 - 14:05:12
Ambovombe, Madagascar (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking US$78.6 million  to provide lifesaving food in the next [...] Full text...

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SADC holds Extraordinary Summit in Maputo

23 june 2021 - 09:22:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are on Wednesday meeting in the Mozambican capital, [...] Full text...

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WFP says 41 million at imminent risk of famine without urgent funding and humanitarian access

22 june 2021 - 15:50:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that famine – already present in [...] Full text...

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Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps - WFP

18 june 2021 - 15:11:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA Rankings for African countries

27 may 2021 - 19:04:16
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest FIFA rankings for African countries, published in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. World [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for urgent aid to assist famine-hit Madagascar

21 may 2021 - 10:20:52
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With more than a million people facing hunger due to the devastating famine currently ravaging southern [...] Full text...

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Madagascar faces famine risk: Gov't, UN food agencies warn 

12 may 2021 - 05:33:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in [...] Full text...

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AfDB invites business enablers to apply for funding to support women entrepreneurs

10 may 2021 - 18:49:28
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is launching a call for proposals for [...] Full text...

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Tunisia in top 10 of good governance in Africa

05 may 2021 - 10:22:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is in the top 10 on the African continent in the ranking established by the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius donates US$50,000 to the World Food Programme in Madagascar

04 may 2021 - 07:51:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has donated US$50,000 through the World Food Programme (WFP) in Madagascar to help the vulnerable [...] Full text...

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The manager of the International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso, Francis Ducreux, dies

01 may 2021 - 17:33:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Francis Ducreux, cyclist and manager of the Tour of Burkina Faso, died here Saturday at [...] Full text...

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Southern Madagascar on brink of famine, warns WFP

30 april 2021 - 05:31:07
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The unrelenting drought in southern Madagascar is forcing hundreds of thousands of people to the brink [...] Full text...

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Beach Soccer AFCON: Seychelles qualify after Madagascar withdrawal

28 april 2021 - 18:30:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Madagascar has officially withdrawn from qualifying for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Malagasy children start getting human rights education in schools

14 april 2021 - 13:40:20
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The UN Country Team in Madagascar, UN Human Rights and the Ministry of National Education have [...] Full text...

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EU hands out US$199 million to IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust

06 april 2021 - 08:16:11
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday received the European Union's (EU's) contribution of US$199 [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final Group matches played on Tuesday

31 march 2021 - 07:32:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of the final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and L [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final Group matches played on Tuesday

31 march 2021 - 01:58:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of the final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$312.4 million ECF arrangement for Madagascar

30 march 2021 - 10:45:49
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – Madagascar has secured US$312.4 million in a 40-month financing package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Final Group matches for Tuesday

29 march 2021 - 21:15:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and L in the qualifiers [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON qualifiers: More Day 5 results from matches played on Wednesday

24 march 2021 - 21:01:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are more Day 5 results in the qualifiers for the 2022 African Nations Cup (AFCON), [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Day 5 matches begin on Wednesday

24 march 2021 - 07:51:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a five-month halt following the COVID-19 pandemic, qualifiers for the 2021 African Nations Cup (AFCON), [...] Full text...

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CAF president Ahmad's suspension partially lifted; verdict paves way for Motsepe to become new CAF president

08 march 2021 - 15:11:48
Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has partially upheld the appeal by Mr Ahmad Ahmad, President [...] Full text...

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Mozambique growth expected to rebound by 2022 – World Bank

05 march 2021 - 18:59:45
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economy is expected to gradually recover from 2021 but substantial downside risks remain due to [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian Louise Thobi Etame-Ndedi elected Secretary General of CONFEJES

28 february 2021 - 09:08:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Cameroonian athlete Louise Renée Thobi Etame-Ndidi was appointed Friday as the new secretary general of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF considers support for Madagascar’s $320 million post-pandemic recovery programme

13 february 2021 - 09:53:44
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed policy discussions with the authorities in Madagascar on a [...] Full text...

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Pfizer expands access to cancer drugs in 45 African countries

10 february 2021 - 16:54:47
New York, US (PANA) - US drug firm Pfizer has announced a partnership with IDA Foundation, an independent social enterprise [...] Full text...

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Temperatures set to rise: UN weather agency warns

10 february 2021 - 07:38:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite [...] Full text...

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Over 270,000 people affected by Cyclone Eloise in Southern Africa - OCHA

29 january 2021 - 09:12:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - More than 270,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise across Southern Africa, including 267,289 [...] Full text...

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Governments, humanitarian partners responding to needs generated by Cyclone Eloise

28 january 2021 - 09:21:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - At least 265,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise as it took a westward [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains caused by Cyclone Eloise recede in parts of southern Africa

27 january 2021 - 08:58:53
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The low pressure area caused by Tropical Cyclone Eloise has moved south-west and is close [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise now in Mozambique Channel, likely to turn Tropical Cyclone on Friday

22 january 2021 - 08:54:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Latest forecasts indicate that Tropical Storm Eloise is likely to make landfall in central Mozambique, between [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise affects over 1,000 people in Madagascar

21 january 2021 - 08:05:27
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – Heavy rains, strong winds and flooding have directly affected more than 1,000 people and at least [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise makes landfall in northeast Madagascar

20 january 2021 - 09:07:11
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Storm Eloise made landfall near the north-eastern town of Antalaha, Madagascar, on Tuesday evening and [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise due to make landfall in northern Madagascar

19 january 2021 - 05:48:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new weather system has formed in the south-west Indian Ocean and intensified into [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian crisis looms in Madagascar amid drought and pandemic,warns WFP

13 january 2021 - 05:38:27
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In southern Madagascar, “famine-like conditions” have doubled the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus -World Bank undertakes surveys to map out impact on development

08 january 2021 - 23:14:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has launched a series of Rapid Response Phone Surveys of households and firms [...] Full text...

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Suspected gold mules arrested in South Africa

05 january 2021 - 06:21:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three suspects have been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after gold bars valued [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Senghor "very confident" of his candidacy for CAF presidency

04 january 2021 - 13:43:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Less than ten days before the publication of successful candidates for the presidency of the Confederation [...] Full text...

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UK, Eastern and Southern Africa EPA goes into force

04 january 2021 - 07:52:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom (UK) will, henceforth, trade under the United Kingdom (UK)- Eastern and [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Chalane brings heavy wind and rain but limited damage in Madagascar

28 december 2020 - 19:51:20
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Tropical Storm Chalane, which formed last week in the Indian Ocean, hit the Fenoarivo Atsinanana District [...] Full text...

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Hurricane Chalane racing towards Mozambique

28 december 2020 - 18:35:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After forging a path toward Madagascar last week, Hurricane Chalane is now headed for Mozambique, a [...] Full text...

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Tropical depression in southwest Indian Ocean likely to become cyclone - OCHA

24 december 2020 - 14:55:09
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A tropical depression has formed in the southwest part of the Indian Ocean and it is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Madagascar faces severe food security and nutrition crisis

23 december 2020 - 18:46:38
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Following three consecutive years of drought, the Grand Sud of Madagascar is facing a severe food [...] Full text...

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Benin wins four medals at first African e-championship of kata

21 december 2020 - 14:54:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin won four medals, one silver and three bronze at the first African e-championship of kata [...] Full text...

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SADC lawmakers urged to strengthen laws to respond to human rights threats

07 december 2020 - 12:09:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says lawmakers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) must [...] Full text...

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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO

03 december 2020 - 14:21:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...

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Rising hunger in drought-stricken southern Madagascar forcing families to eat insects: WFP

27 november 2020 - 20:57:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is on the rise in southern Madagascar due to consecutive years of drought,  affecting half [...] Full text...

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Tunisia plays Madagascar in qualifying tournament at the 2021 Afrobasket

27 november 2020 - 11:31:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's basketball team is on Friday playing at the Kigali Arena against Madagascar as part of [...] Full text...

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LEAD: FIFA bans CAF President Ahmad for five years; fines him 200,000 Swiss francs

23 november 2020 - 11:06:36
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has banned Ahmad Ahmad, the President of the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: FIFA bans CAF president Ahmad for five years

23 november 2020 - 10:38:01
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has banned Ahmad Ahmad, the President of the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of some Day 4 matches played on Tuesday

17 november 2020 - 20:12:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Day 4 qualifying [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 4 matches on Tuesday

17 november 2020 - 04:30:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 4 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of all matches played on Thursday

13 november 2020 - 06:25:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all the results of Day 3 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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Measles cases hit 23-year high last year, killing 200,000 as vaccination stalls, WHO says

12 november 2020 - 21:29:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles killed an estimated 207,500 people last year after a decade-long failure to reach optimal vaccination [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2022 qualifiers: 4th day in perspective decisive for Burundian national team

12 november 2020 - 21:12:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The fourth day of the qualifiers for the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2022) will [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of some for Day 3 matches played on Thursday

12 november 2020 - 18:41:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 3 matches on Thursday

12 november 2020 - 11:47:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 3 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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Mozambique withdraws statement on decolonization before UN commission

04 november 2020 - 16:51:26
New York United Nations (PANA) - Mozambique's permanent representative to the UN has withdrawn a statement on decolonization in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: AfDB strengthens industrial, financial sectors with 14 million euros

31 october 2020 - 04:20:51
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Industrialization and Financial Sector Support Project (PAISF), [...] Full text...

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FAO builds momentum for restoring forests as world enters key decade for ecosystems

29 october 2020 - 06:35:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is leading a push for the world to scale up efforts to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 26.4% trade deficit in August

26 october 2020 - 07:58:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The balance of visible trade in Mauritius showed a deficit of 7,568 million rupees in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 3 new imported cases

09 october 2020 - 14:46:01
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday announced three new imported cases of Covid-19, bringing the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF extends debt service relief for 28 eligible low-income countries for six months

06 october 2020 - 07:10:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a second six-month tranche [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants US$27 million loan to develop agricultural value chains in Madagascar

30 september 2020 - 19:27:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Abate appointed new Ethiopia football Coach

29 september 2020 - 18:46:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has named Wubetu Abate as the new national team coach, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to play friendly football matches against DR Congo and Madagascar

29 september 2020 - 11:07:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso will play two friendly football matches from 5 to 13 October against DR [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO sees social, environmental factors behind Africa’s low infections

25 september 2020 - 10:28:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission in Africa has been marked by relatively fewer infections, which have been on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rugby Africa unions return to play in line with health guidelines

24 september 2020 - 10:49:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While health and safety for all remain the highest priority of the entire sporting [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$2.1 million for Disaster Risk Financing in Mauritania

19 september 2020 - 05:05:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a grant of US$2.1 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius repatriates 8,672 stranded nationals from abroad

14 september 2020 - 13:29:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A total of 8,762 Mauritians who were stranded in different countries following the global coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, UN agencies warn

09 september 2020 - 16:35:54
New York, US (PANA) - The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: Rights body condemns killing of 22 inmates

25 august 2020 - 22:14:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International Tuesday condemned Madagascan security forces' recent killing of 22 inmates escaping from Farafangana Prison [...] Full text...

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SADC leaders urged to fix deteriorating human rights situation

15 august 2020 - 05:38:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) prepare to meet on Monday to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves extra package of US$171.9 million for Madagascar to tackle pandemic

31 july 2020 - 10:42:35
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$171.9 million to Madagascar to help [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Airtel Africa Q1 net slumps 57% on-year under pandemic

25 july 2020 - 10:27:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Bharti Airtel’s Africa has reported a 57% on-year drop in net profit to $57 [...] Full text...

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ADF approves UA100.4 million multi-country Covid-19 Response Support for 4 Southern African countries

23 july 2020 - 17:13:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a UA100.4 [...] Full text...

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Mauritian football club fined for not using FIFA's TMS paperwork

20 july 2020 - 16:12:18
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has sanctioned Mauritian club, Cercle de Joachim, for failing to use [...] Full text...

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FIFA's latest rankings for African countries

17 july 2020 - 19:19:00
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest rankings for Africa as issued on Thursday by FIFA. Senegal Tunisia Nigeria Algeria Morocco Ghana Egypt Cameroon Mali DR Congo Burkina Faso Côte [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Commission gets new Secretary-General

17 july 2020 - 17:22:21
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has got a new secretary-general. He is Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, former Rector [...] Full text...

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AfDB invests in empowering women and youth in Madagascar ‎

14 july 2020 - 15:01:05
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In Madagascar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is prioritizing the empowerment of women and youth. The AfDB [...] Full text...

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Bubonic plague: Its symptoms, fatality rate and history

06 july 2020 - 14:24:57
Beijing, China (PANA) - China has reported a bubonic plague infection — a bacterial infection that is transmitted by fleas. Fleas, [...] Full text...

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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks

05 july 2020 - 07:32:56
‎Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: SADC to set guidelines on electoral observation during pandemics

27 june 2020 - 12:48:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States holding elections during the COVID-19 pandemic have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves COVID-19 Response grants for 6 SADC countries and São Tomé & Príncipe

25 june 2020 - 18:49:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Tuesday approved nearly US$8.9 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One new positive case recorded in Mauritius

25 june 2020 - 06:01:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday recorded one new positive case of Covid-19 on a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three new cases recorded in Mauritius from citizens repatriated from Madagascar

23 june 2020 - 06:33:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Three new positive cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Mauritius on Monday among the 125 passengers [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Coca-Cola commits US$17 million to support Africa anti-pandemic fight

22 june 2020 - 16:51:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Coca-Cola System is committing US$ 17 million to support the continent through the various phases of the Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Turkish diplomat elected President of historic 75th UN General Assembly

18 june 2020 - 05:17:30
New York, US (PANA) - Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir was elected President of the forthcoming session of the UN General [...] Full text...

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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally

12 june 2020 - 16:19:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s moment to redefine public health system (By Olajide Ademola and Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Guest writers)

08 june 2020 - 20:53:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has drastically challenged and strained health systems worldwide. In Africa, it is [...] Full text...

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IFAD lauds progress on rural development projects in Madagascar

05 june 2020 - 18:34:15
Paris, France (PANA) - Rural development projects, funded and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Madagascar, [...] Full text...

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IFAD-backed projects boost agricultural productivity, incomes in Madagascar: Report

04 june 2020 - 12:05:11
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have helped [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sees 0.3% higher trade deficit this year

04 june 2020 - 09:51:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday that based on trends and information from various sources, it sees [...] Full text...

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UNDP, GCCI sign MoU on Gender Equality Seal for Private Sector Programme in Gambia

03 june 2020 - 17:25:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in The Gambia and The Gambia Chamber of Commerce [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisians stranded in Madagascar to be repatriated on Wednesday

02 june 2020 - 09:26:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's transport ministry announced in a statement on Monday evening that 29 citizens stranded in Madagascar [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, telco partners step up free online education access

27 may 2020 - 17:32:54
Paris, France (PANA) - Major mobile telephone operators that are part of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition have stepped up efforts [...] Full text...

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African Development Fund gives Madagascar 4m euros for the Sahofika hydropower project

22 may 2020 - 17:11:38
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a 4.02-million-euro loan, with a grant component, to finance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Lock-down eased partially in Mauritius; 200,000 workers back to work

15 may 2020 - 05:56:57
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government on Friday eased the two month-old of lock-down, allowing some 200,000 workers to [...] Full text...

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Gambia receives Madagascar’s controversial Covid Organic

12 may 2020 - 21:19:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The government of The Gambia Tuesday accepted to take a donation of Madagascar’s controversial Covid Organics, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

12 may 2020 - 10:47:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders immediate airlifting of procured Madagascar's COVID-19 miiracle cure

11 may 2020 - 21:32:05
Nigeria: Buhari orders immediate airlifting of procured Madagascar's COVID-19 miracle cure   Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday directed the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight ongoing research, innovation actions related to COVID-19 outbreaks

09 may 2020 - 17:19:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on current research actions related to COVID-19 and outbreaks with one [...] Full text...

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32 African NCOs graduate from Military Administration School of Mali

09 may 2020 - 09:56:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirty-two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) trainees from Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, [...] Full text...

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32 African NCOs graduate from Military Administration School of Mali

08 may 2020 - 18:48:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirty-two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) trainees from Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso receives samples of Malagasy virus drug

08 may 2020 - 14:43:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè ministry of health on Friday received a quantity of COVID-Organics, the drug that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO cautions African countries against adopting illegal products against virus

08 may 2020 - 11:16:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Regional Director for Africa of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana says its cases may have 'peaked' but warns it's not out of the woods

07 may 2020 - 12:13:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana may have reached its peak in the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, senior health [...] Full text...

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Niger receives donation of "made-in-Malagasy" Covid-19 medicine

06 may 2020 - 17:02:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's health authorities on Tuesday received a donation of a Malagasy drug, COVID-Organics, for the treatment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger receives donation of Malagasy Covid-19 medicine

06 may 2020 - 16:05:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's health authorities on Tuesday received a donation of a Malagasy drug, COVID-Organics, for the treatment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambian opposition accuses WHO of frustrating Africa to find COVID-19 cure

06 may 2020 - 15:12:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – An opposition party in Zambia, Green Party, has taken a swipe on the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Tanzania set to import Covid-19 herbal ‘cure’ from Madagascar

03 may 2020 - 17:08:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania is in talks with Madagascan authorities on the possibility of importing the newly [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo interested in Malagasy discovery

02 may 2020 - 15:32:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A delegation of Congolese health experts will travel to Madagascar to procure large quantities of Covid-Organics, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African leaders discuss role of regional blocs in pandemic response

30 april 2020 - 12:22:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union's executive branch has convened its fourth Summit on Wednesday to discuss the management [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French Development Agency helps Indian Ocean islands against pandemic

30 april 2020 - 11:21:15
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has provided a new grant of 2 million euros to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: About 3,000 Mauritians stranded abroad

22 april 2020 - 08:03:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, said on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group warms millions face hunger in Southern Africa under lockdown

17 april 2020 - 11:15:02
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Friday that millions of people across Southern Africa [...] Full text...

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IMF approves immediate debt relief for 25 countries

14 april 2020 - 05:47:31
Washington, DC (PANA) - Nineteen African countries are among 25 countries that will receive debt service relief from the International [...] Full text...

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. IMF approves US$ 165.99million outlay for Madagascar to address Covid-19 pandemic

04 april 2020 - 08:32:50
Washington, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a disbursement under the Rapid [...] Full text...

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Mauritius announces financial support for economic operators affected by COVID-19

14 march 2020 - 08:26:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Finance minister Renganaden Padayachy on Friday announced a financial support plan to the tune [...] Full text...

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CAF postpones 3rd and 4th days of the AFCON 2021 qualifiers due to coronavirus

13 march 2020 - 18:38:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Two days after announcing that it was maintaining "the programming of all competitions", the African Football [...] Full text...

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Gender equality remains priority in SADC region – Executive Secretary

08 march 2020 - 16:05:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Gender equality remains a priority in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region as [...] Full text...

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Gabon: Acram and ICO agree to promote African coffee

08 march 2020 - 11:01:50
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Officials of Africa and Madagascar Robusta Coffee Agency (Acram) met in Libreville with Denis Seudieu, an [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to accelerate climate commitments

26 february 2020 - 17:47:44
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Africa will need to accelerate climate commitments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Indian Ocean Commission announces Coronavirus Emergency Plan

25 february 2020 - 15:59:11
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - A mission to support the management of Covid-19, led by the Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean [...] Full text...

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French FM to visit 3 African countries

20 february 2020 - 16:48:35
Paris, France (PANA) - Starting from Thursday, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, will visit [...] Full text...

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European Parliament urges Madagascar to respect children's rights

20 february 2020 - 11:21:18
Brussels, Belgium ( PANA) - Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) issued an urgent appeal to the Malagasy authorities to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to host two African table tennis competitions

19 february 2020 - 18:06:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Table Tennis Federation announced on Wednesday the organization, from February 24 to 29 in [...] Full text...

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UN draws attention to plight of Madagascar’s children, asks for assistance

12 february 2020 - 07:42:50
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Since 2012, the plight of children in Madagascar has not improved and is in many cases [...] Full text...

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Niger's Zinder Airport joins ASECNA group of agencies

11 february 2020 - 15:18:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Zinder airport, located 900 km east of Niamey, on Tuesday became part of the group members [...] Full text...

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Botswana citizens challenged to support swimming team

10 february 2020 - 08:59:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s citizens have been urged to rally behind the national team at the Confederation Africaine de [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: UN chief calls for ‘collective, comprehensive, coordinated’ response to challenges facing Africa

09 february 2020 - 18:18:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The challenges facing African nations are “complex, multi-faceted and far-reaching" but a “collective, comprehensive and [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Guterres hails ‘shared values, mutual respect and common interests’ of AU-UN partnership

09 february 2020 - 02:20:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognise the need for African [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches project to improve coral reef fisheries production for food security

06 february 2020 - 14:19:17
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritius on Thursday embarked on a project to enhance livelihoods, food security and maritime safety [...] Full text...

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WHO reinforces preparedness for novel coronavirus in Africa

05 february 2020 - 22:25:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - Though there are no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus reported in the Africa region, the World [...] Full text...

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Cotonou hosts symposium on transcultural relations

03 february 2020 - 15:54:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working for humanism and peace in Africa and Europe will on Tuesday meet [...] Full text...

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IORA’s experts’ meeting opens in Mauritius

30 january 2020 - 14:47:00
Plaine Magnien, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Vietnam establish partnership for coffee production, purchase

27 january 2020 - 22:29:36
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)  -  The managing director of the Gabonese Stabilization and Equalization Funds (Caistab), Thierry Prosper Mboutsou, Monday reported [...] Full text...

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