Industrial policy is back but the bar to get it right is high: IMF Blog By Anna Ilyina, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Michele Ruta

12 april 2024 - 16:14:18
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Governments have traditionally used targeted interventions known as industrial policy to make domestic producers more [...] Full text...

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Somalia formally breaks diplomatic ties with Ethiopia

04 april 2024 - 18:49:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia has formally broken diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after expelling the Ethiopian ambassador, Muktar Mohamed Ware, [...] Full text...

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Seychelles, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on second reviews under EFF and RSF

04 april 2024 - 10:10:46
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The Seychellois economy continued to recover in 2023 and is moving closer to pre-pandemic norms despite [...] Full text...

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South African child repatriated from Senegal

13 march 2024 - 09:13:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities have repatriated a two-year-old baby from a prison in Dakar, Senegal. The [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister speaks on use of GMOs in fodder

12 march 2024 - 17:38:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has spoken about the importance of the [...] Full text...

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WTO chief encourages members to close remaining gaps to secure outcomes at ministerial conference

29 february 2024 - 07:42:22
Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala commended members for the “tremendous amount of progress” [...] Full text...

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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW

22 january 2024 - 08:28:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily calls for new political agreement in Libya

18 december 2023 - 18:33:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated that the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights group says Israel using starvation as weapon of war in Gaza

18 december 2023 - 07:21:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants 81.9 million loan to Tunisia

14 december 2023 - 16:50:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of €81.9 million to Tunisia to implement [...] Full text...

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Growing against the odds: Three reasons why irrigated agriculture is critical in a changing climate: World Bank Blog By Regassa Ensermu Namara. Lauren Nicole Core and Amal Talbi

24 november 2023 - 12:39:30
Expo City, Dubai (PANA) - It's a hot, scorching day. The earth beneath your feet is parched, and your once-green [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Heavyweight woes as Morocco win, Ghana and South Africa stumble

22 november 2023 - 05:24:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco made a winning start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying but several African heavyweights endured [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’

07 november 2023 - 14:40:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A month since the crisis in Gaza started UN humanitarians on Tuesday issued a heartfelt appeal [...] Full text...

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2023 AFL: Wydad cruise past Enyimba in AFL to set up Esperance semi-final

27 october 2023 - 08:57:33
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca on Thursday coasted into the African Football League (AFL) semi-finals with a [...] Full text...

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Diphtheria outbreak in Guinea

19 october 2023 - 06:54:35
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A diphtheria outbreak in Guinea has killed 58 people, amid hundreds of reported cases – many [...] Full text...

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IMF staff affirm tourism flows normalising the Seychelles economy

04 october 2023 - 07:23:34
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Recovery of the Seychellois economy continues as tourism flows normalise and economic activity moves closer to [...] Full text...

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FIFA down to 2 stadium candidates for 2026 World Cup Final

03 october 2023 - 06:04:57
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is set to make a decision and announce the venue selections before the end of [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: Head of UN mission criticises ‘competing’ initiatives to rebuild Derna

03 october 2023 - 05:37:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has hit out against ‘unilateral and competing initiatives’ [...] Full text...

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Mediterranean ‘becoming a cemetery for children and their futures’

01 october 2023 - 06:34:08
New York, US (PANA) - More than 11,600 unaccompanied children have crossed the Central Mediterranean to Italy so far this [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso military govt says it has foiled coup attempt

28 september 2023 - 06:33:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military government in Burkina Faso on Wednesday announced that it foiled a coup attempt [...] Full text...

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Tragedy is unfolding in poorest countries: World Bank Blog

23 september 2023 - 10:03:24
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 28 poorest countries are facing growing social, economic, and political distress, owing [...] Full text...

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Morocco earthquake: Rescuers battle odds to reach victims

11 september 2023 - 07:34:42
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Battling blocked roads, rough terrain, distance, inadequate equipment and aftershocks, among others, rescuers are racing against [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Thembi Kgatlana tops women's rankings after shining at World Cup

02 september 2023 - 09:23:11
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - According to FIFA media outlet, here's how the 2023 Women's World Cup left a legacy of [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: South African Wayde van Niekerk eyes third global title

24 august 2023 - 07:32:02
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk will have a shot at a third global title when he [...] Full text...

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UNICEF laments deaths of pregnant mother, toddler in Mediterranean shipwreck

09 august 2023 - 05:56:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for safer legal paths to migration following the latest [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Moroccan player makes World Cup history with hijab

31 july 2023 - 06:40:10
Adelaide, Australia (PANA) - The Moroccan women’s soccer team are making history on several fronts at the 2023 FIFA Women’s [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS leaders warn Niger military to reinstate ousted President Bazoum or face stiff sanctions

30 july 2023 - 15:01:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday gave soldiers who seized [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: African Champions South Africa earn first point

28 july 2023 - 09:19:55
Dunedin, New Zealand (PANA) - In a match they would have wrapped up with robust defending after going up 2-0 [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Preview of Australia vs Nigeria match

26 july 2023 - 12:15:47
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - In a highly anticipated clash at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia [...] Full text...

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Nine killed in Sudan plane crash

24 july 2023 - 08:03:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army says a cargo plane crashed on Sunday in the city of Port Sudan, [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Coach Waldrum optimistic Nigeria will do well despite poor preparation

07 july 2023 - 09:26:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Nigeria's Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has [...] Full text...

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Eid Al-Adha sacrificial lamb more expensive this year in Libya

22 june 2023 - 18:33:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice of the sheep, the first [...] Full text...

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Combating drought, one garden at a time (A WFP feature)

18 june 2023 - 04:48:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Just before noon in Satara, a remote village in Niger’s southwestern Tillaberi region, the thermometer is [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF Champions League: Ahly down Wydad in Cairo to earn 1st-leg advantage

05 june 2023 - 08:42:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Al Ahly of Egypt drew the first blood against Wydad of Morocco, edging them out 2-1 [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Dozens of babies die in social welfare house

01 june 2023 - 19:46:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 50 babies kept at a catering house, have died because of adverse conditions created [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria's Flying Eagles beat Italy 2-0, qualify for round of 16

25 may 2023 - 07:41:04
Mendoza, Argentina (PANA) - Flying Eagles of Nigeria had a good outing on Wednesday, defeating Italy 2-0 at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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South Africa slams US over Russia arms supply claims

13 may 2023 - 07:05:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says US ambassador Reuben Brigety "admitted that he crossed the [...] Full text...

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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

10 may 2023 - 20:38:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...

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Sudan Crisis: Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire

21 april 2023 - 06:03:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on Thursday appealed to the warring parties in Sudan to observe [...] Full text...

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UN, African and Arab leaders to hold virtual talks on Sudan crisis

20 april 2023 - 05:42:49
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres continues efforts towards ensuring an end to the hostilities in Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Food insecurity and malnutrition at their highest levels in 10 years in West and Central Africa

19 april 2023 - 18:28:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Acute food insecurity is set to reach a 10-year high in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid fragile ceasefire in Sudan

19 april 2023 - 09:20:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for peace process leading to elections in Libya

09 april 2023 - 16:10:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Saturday the current [...] Full text...

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Stories of slavery must be told, says US Vice President

29 march 2023 - 05:37:17
Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday criticised the crime and atrocity of the slave [...] Full text...

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Fight slavery’s ‘racist legacy’ through education: Guterres

25 march 2023 - 05:14:36
New York, US (PANA) - Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who [...] Full text...

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Eswatini faces downside risks despite near-term positive outlook

11 march 2023 - 09:59:56
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s financial sector remains sound, but the southern African country needs continued adjustment to ensure fiscal [...] Full text...

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South Africa rejects US security alert

01 march 2023 - 09:05:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Foreign Affairs Naledi Pandor has dismissed a warning by the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Electoral Commission chairman speaks on voting disruptions in Lagos

25 february 2023 - 18:24:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has admitted violence and disruptions [...] Full text...

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Dreams in crisis: Children send world leaders postcards from the edge

21 february 2023 - 05:53:53
New York, US (PANA) - Dreams thrive, even in crisis, with a new UN-led campaign spotlighting the next generation and [...] Full text...

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COVID-19’s impact on young people risks a lost generation: World Bank report

16 february 2023 - 13:03:36
EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 2:00 PM UTC/GMT Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Moroccan House of Representatives denounces behaviour of European Parliament

09 february 2023 - 15:08:04
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi Alami, has denounced the actions of some [...] Full text...

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UNDP: 'Extremist groups exploiting devt failures to recruit new members'

07 february 2023 - 07:23:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Development Programme has in a report released on Tuesday stated that extremist groups exploit [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert urges Libyan authorities to take urgent action to protect women from abuse

25 december 2022 - 15:29:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert has called on the Libyan authorities to take urgent steps to [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development

19 december 2022 - 15:29:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production

19 december 2022 - 05:46:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC: Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 to win third place play-off

17 december 2022 - 17:07:09
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Croatia on Saturday beat Morocco 2-1 to win the play-off for third place in the 2022 [...] Full text...

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Tuniaians hold legislative elections on 17 December in climate of uncertainty

13 december 2022 - 14:23:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is preparing to elect a new parliament on Saturday to replace the one dissolved about [...] Full text...

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Controversy in Libya after announcement of detention in the United States of former Libyan intelligence officer, Abu Ajila Massoud

12 december 2022 - 15:52:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The controversy has continued to grow in Libya after discovery of the transfer to the United [...] Full text...

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Sudanese sign framework agreement as first steps for national reconciliation

05 december 2022 - 14:29:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of Sudanese political parties, civil society organizations and former rebel movements on Monday signed [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates 188th arrival of Indentured Labourers from India

02 november 2022 - 17:03:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Tuesday celebrated the 188th anniversary of the Arrival of Indentured Labourers in the island from [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese women suffer multiple gang rapes amid donor funding shortfalls

22 september 2022 - 23:17:58
New York, US (PANA) - The war in Ukraine has drastically cut funding for emergency medical and psychosocial care for [...] Full text...

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Girls ‘failed by discrimination’ and stereotyping in maths class: UNICEF

15 september 2022 - 05:22:33
New York, US (PANA) - Solving the equation: Helping girls and boys learn mathematics, a new report published on Wednesday by UN [...] Full text...

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Guterres: World Humanitarian Day salutes ‘the best of humanity’

19 august 2022 - 16:47:33
New York, US (PANA) - The hundreds of thousands of aid workers globally who dedicate their lives to assist people [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s national power grid cut as electricity workers shut all transmission substations

17 august 2022 - 20:51:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Electricity workers under the auspices of the Nigeria Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) in the Transmission [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to hold session to appoint Secretary-General's Envoy to Libya

15 august 2022 - 12:27:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A session of the UN Security Council scheduled for Monday on the situation in Libya should [...] Full text...

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Ghana approves GE cowpea crop for environmental and market release

30 july 2022 - 09:44:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's National Biosafety Authority has approved the release of the GE crop BT Cowpea into the [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party demands immediate and unconditional releaseof its leaders

24 july 2022 - 14:54:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Young activists of the former ruling party in Guinea, Guinean People's Assembly (Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM welcomes resumption of oil production, announces wage increases

20 july 2022 - 14:14:11
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday welcomed the resumption [...] Full text...

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Libyans face soaring price of sheep on Eid Al-Adha

08 july 2022 - 06:36:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As Libyans prepare to mark this year's Eid Al-Adha, the Muslims festival of sacrifice on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Algeria encourages less consumption of wheat to decrease demand

06 july 2022 - 08:00:30
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Algerian government is encouraging consumers in the country to decrease consumption of bread to avoid [...] Full text...

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UN human rights probe says new suspected mass graves found in Libyan town of Tarhuna

04 july 2022 - 15:09:04
Geneva, Switzerand (PANA) - New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council Probe reported on [...] Full text...

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Mali junta decrees 24 months transition effective 26 March 2022

07 june 2022 - 12:36:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta has decreed a transition 24 months from 26 March 2022, ignoring the demand [...] Full text...

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Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief

20 may 2022 - 05:29:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so [...] 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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World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation - UN

13 may 2022 - 05:16:36
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of [...] Full text...

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Pro-junta body approves 36-month transition to elections in Guinea

12 may 2022 - 11:23:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Members of the National Council of Transition (CNT) in Guinea on Wednesday approved 36 months as [...] Full text...

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Justice must prevail over alleged Libya war crimes, ICC Prosecutor tells Security Council

29 april 2022 - 05:07:52
New York, US (PANA) - Outlining a new four-pronged investigation strategy to the Security Council on Thursday, the prosecutor of the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso woos international partners

21 april 2022 - 23:24:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional president, Lt.-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, met on Thursday with the diplomatic corps [...] Full text...

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UNHCR ‘firmly’ opposes UK-Rwanda offshore migration processing deal

15 april 2022 - 05:46:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A deal made by the United Kingdom to send some migrants for processing and relocation to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Namibian lawmaker secures 12th degree in South Africa

02 april 2022 - 07:37:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The University of the Western (UWC) has confirmed that Namibia’s Minister of Information and [...] Full text...

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UN envoy expresses concern over South Sudan's peace boycott

24 march 2022 - 21:25:28
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Special Envoy for South Sudan has termed Vice President Riek Machar's withdrawal from [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Minister discusses with Russian counterpart activation of agreements between the two countries

22 february 2022 - 16:18:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Oil and Gas in the National Unity Government, Mohamed Aoun, discussed with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa on track to control pandemic this year but vigilance is key: WHO

10 february 2022 - 17:16:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is on track to control the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic this year if current trends continue, [...] Full text...

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Burkina junta pledges to fight terrorism, restore country's integrity

28 january 2022 - 12:47:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The head of the junta that seized power in Burkina Faso last Monday, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri [...] Full text...

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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)

23 january 2022 - 10:17:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, [...] Full text...

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Mali National Conference recommends between 6 months and five years transition

31 december 2021 - 12:34:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A National Conference organized by Mali's military-dominated transition government has ended in Bamako with a recommendation [...] Full text...

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Libya ends 2021 with missed opportunity to resolve its crisis (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

30 december 2021 - 19:29:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Once again, another year is ending in Libya without the country returning to stability so much [...] Full text...

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2021 Year in Review: UN reiterates climate change is existential theat to life on Earth

30 december 2021 - 13:06:37
New York, US (PANA) - This year saw another steady stream of UN-backed reports reinforcing a stark message: man-made climate [...] Full text...

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South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu dies

26 december 2021 - 08:34:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu died peacefully at his Cape Town home on [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight presidential election, challenges of candidate elimination

28 november 2021 - 14:57:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the presidential election, scheduled for December 24, and [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Army urged to end arbitrary detentions

09 november 2021 - 12:40:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudanese security authorities should immediately release people arbitrarily detained since the 25 October military takeover, Human [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy warns rebels seek to destroy country

03 november 2021 - 07:41:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has called for unity as his country fights rebels of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Colin Powell's death doesn't cntradict efficacy of vaccines - experts say

19 october 2021 - 18:18:05
WASHINGTON, US (PANA) - The death of former US former Secretary of State and statesman Colin Powell Monday from complications [...] Full text...

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Women on death row face despicable discrimination, says Amnesty International

08 october 2021 - 07:02:29
London, UK  (PANA) - Women on death row have, in many cases, been denied justice for the prolonged physical and [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Senior Ethiopian military officer says large fighters of TPLF 'wiped out'

05 september 2021 - 08:34:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Ministry of Defence says that three divisions of the Tigray People's Defence Front (TPLF), [...] Full text...

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IMF calls for fresh debt re-profiling for Africa, measures to tax education, health

26 august 2021 - 01:46:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a fresh sovereign debt profile of African countries, which [...] Full text...

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Five Zambian presidential candidates tell Lungu to concede

15 august 2021 - 11:54:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Five candidates in Zambia’s presidential election have written to Edgar Lungu calling on the head of [...] Full text...

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EU allocates 200,000 euros to Gambia for windstorm victims

22 july 2021 - 17:06:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - In response to the windstorm which hit The Gambia earlier this month, the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...

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Final Security Council meeting to relaunch finalization of political process in Libya

14 july 2021 - 23:13:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Foreign ministers of the 15-member countries of the UN Security Council will meet Thursday in New [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Group to invest over CFAF 1.8 billion in Niger

06 july 2021 - 14:33:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Moroccan Group Ymmy Finance Holding is to invest CFAF 1.824 billion in several industrial and infrastructure [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister inquires about Tobruk's basic infrastructure needs

05 july 2021 - 09:32:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba inquired about the basic infrastructure needs of the eastern city of [...] Full text...

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78 million to face chronic hunger in sub-Sahara Africa by 2050 – New study

03 july 2021 - 09:29:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In order to prevent the impacts of climate change from pushing an additional 78 million people into chronic hunger by 2050, annual global investments in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses application for removal of parliamentary immunity on MP

25 june 2021 - 17:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Court has dismissed all reliefs sought by a Malian, Kandioura Gakou, alleging the violation of [...] 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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‘Demystify’ albinism and end discrimination – UN chief

13 june 2021 - 05:10:27
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Albinism Awareness Day on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has [...] Full text...

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World now likely to hit watershed 1.5 °C rise in next five years, warns UN weather agency

27 may 2021 - 05:22:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Odds are increasing that the annual average global temperature will rise beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for support for refugee athletes’ Tokyo Olympic medal hopes

07 april 2021 - 10:45:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more important to support the refugee athletes who have [...] Full text...

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Bandits invade Nigerian Army camp, kill 5 soldiers

01 april 2021 - 19:49:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Seven persons, including five military officers and one Civil Defence Officer, were killed in a bandit [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Bank and Franco-German financial group sign agreement

03 march 2021 - 13:02:13
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), the regional development bank for the Economic Community [...] 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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Ethiopian Crisis: UNICEF expresses concern for children in Tigray’s conflict

27 january 2021 - 17:07:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Three months since fighting began in Ethiopia’s northern state of Tigray, there’s grave concern for [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings laid to rest

27 january 2021 - 15:58:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghanaians said good bye to their longest serving leader, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings (Rtd), on [...] Full text...

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Somalia's fisheries sector set for major expansion

21 january 2021 - 10:11:04
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A project to create new jobs in Somalia's fisheries industry has been launched with the aim [...] Full text...

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Gabonese Saturnin Ibela Ignambi is new coach of Djoliba de Bamako

31 december 2020 - 14:28:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Gabonese football international Saturnin Ibela Ignambi has signed on as new coach of Djoliba de [...] Full text...

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2020 closes hottest decade on record – UN weather agency

25 december 2020 - 06:19:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 2020 draws to a close, it leaves in its wake the warmest decade on record [...] Full text...

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Nairobi Governor loses political battle with President Kenyatta

18 december 2020 - 17:04:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Senate has impeached the Governor of Nairobi, Gideon Mbuvi, alias Mike Sonko, after an [...] Full text...

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AfDB chief, three others win Academy of Public Health 2020 Distinguished Fellowship Award

14 december 2020 - 13:35:21
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Academy of Public Health, the flagship body of the West African Institute of Public [...] Full text...

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Libyan NGO condemns trial of civilians by military courts in the east

14 december 2020 - 09:21:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan NGO, the Organisation for Independent Information, has condemned Sunday's trial in the east of [...] Full text...

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‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years - UN

13 october 2020 - 07:25:01
New York, US (PANA) - The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN [...] Full text...

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Botswana declares non-drought year

04 september 2020 - 14:16:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared 2019/2020 season a non-drought year. Despite the announcement made on Friday [...] Full text...

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Defence team of former Mauritanian president deplores conditions of his detention

21 august 2020 - 05:25:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The team of lawyers defending former Mauritanian president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has strongly deplored conditions [...] Full text...

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Scientists continue plan to create test tube northern white rhino

20 august 2020 - 12:07:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The international team of scientists and conservationists working to conserve the northern white rhino has made [...] Full text...

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U.S. government gives Congo: US$ 1 million for vulnerable households in Likouala

19 august 2020 - 16:37:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Congo on Wednesday unveiled an estimated US$1 million grant from the United [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French West Africa body donates 500 million CFA francs to Mali for pandemic fight

12 august 2020 - 10:09:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union Commission (UEMOA), a body of French-speaking West African countries, [...] Full text...

thread Health

Guinea opposition leader slams president Alpha Condé's candidacy in next election 'a dangerous adventure'

07 august 2020 - 13:18:57
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of Guinea's opposition Union of Democrats for the Rebirth of Guinea (UDRG), Amadou Oury [...] Full text...

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Climate emergency ‘a danger to peace’, UN Security Council hears

25 july 2020 - 05:41:07
New York, US (PANA) - The climate emergency generated by global warming is exacerbating existing risks to international peace and [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Gambia's Resident Doctors say country has frail health system

24 july 2020 - 16:37:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) has said that the country has a frail health [...] Full text...

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France adopts draft bill to return cultural properties to Benin, Senegal

17 july 2020 - 21:24:34
Paris, France (PANA) - The French council of ministers Wednesday adopted a draft bill on the return of cultural property [...] Full text...

thread Culture

COVID-19: Chinese Embassy in Abuja says lawsuit by Nigerians 'shoddy, with zero basis in facts'

09 july 2020 - 10:35:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of China in Abuja on Wednesday described  legal actions instituted by 25 top Nigerians [...] Full text...

thread Society

Illegal migration: 3 Burkinabés arrested on the Algeria-Tunisia border

06 july 2020 - 15:29:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian security unit has arrested  three nationals from Burkina Faso, allegedly smuggled into Tunisia, PANA [...] Full text...

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Jambojet retains Affrica, Middle East most reliable Dash-8 operator award

29 june 2020 - 16:45:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the second year in a row, regional low cost carrier, Jambojet, has been awarded the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

New coalition in Guinea to support Alpha Condé's candidacy for next presidential election

13 june 2020 - 12:52:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Coalition of Actors for a New Republic (CANOR) was formed here Friday to support President [...] Full text...

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How credible is Egyptian President al-Sisi's initiative to resolve the Libyan crisis? (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

12 june 2020 - 12:23:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Since last Saturday when the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi presented the Cairo Declaration as the [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s breakaway political party turns one

11 june 2020 - 17:11:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), a breakaway faction from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), turns one [...] Full text...

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‘Half a century on, Africa’s scorecard is doubtful’ – AU Commission chief

25 may 2020 - 13:14:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa’s scorecard after s half a century of independence and freedom leaves people in doubt, [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East

21 may 2020 - 17:08:45
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New investigation suggests Zimbabwe’s police, municipal officers enforcing COVID-19 lockdown are stealing grocery items

26 april 2020 - 16:22:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local accountability trust, Tutuma Zimbabwe, has completed an investigation showing some of Zimbabwe’s police and municipal [...] Full text...

thread Society

China-Africa friendship to gain new strengths amid joint battle against COVID-19- Jianchun

21 april 2020 - 22:40:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   The Chinese ambassador to The Gambia, Ma Jianchun,  said here Tuesday China-Africa friendship would gain new [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Shark-cage operators blocked from using legend's music

13 april 2020 - 17:28:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The family of South African music legend, Johnny Clegg, has prevented a shark cage-diving [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Kenyatta interacts with coronavirus survivors

01 april 2020 - 18:58:07
Nairobi, Kenya 2020, (PANA) - Kenyan  President Uhuru Kenyatta invited coronavirus survivors for a face-to-face meeting on Wednesday after an [...] Full text...

thread Society

Covid-19: U.S. Ambassador to Congo in 14-day quarantine

20 march 2020 - 17:06:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Congo, Todd Haskell, announced on Thursday in Brazzaville, via  Twitter, his quarantine for [...] Full text...

thread Health

Underserved communities in Nigeria to get sustainable energy solutions from AfDB

17 march 2020 - 19:21:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Nigerian Government have launched the National Electrification Project (NEP), [...] Full text...

thread Economy

6th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development opens Tuesday in Victoria Falls

24 february 2020 - 12:55:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The sixth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD-VI) kicks off on Tuesday in Victoria Falls, [...] Full text...

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ANC candidate promises "deep political reforms" to establish rule of law in Togo

19 february 2020 - 13:03:58
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - If elected in the 22 February presidential election, the candidate of National Alliance for Change (ANC) [...] Full text...

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Experts press for radical rethink on child health

19 february 2020 - 10:20:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A landmark report released on Wednesday by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe government accused of favouring Chinese conglomerate Huawei

11 february 2020 - 13:59:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has drawn a sharp rebuke from stakeholders over nepotism fears, after the government recently extended [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF expels three senior youth league leaders

05 february 2020 - 23:02:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, Wednesday suspended its deputy youth secretary, Lewis Matutu, and political commissar [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Legislative elections postponed

04 february 2020 - 16:36:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The postponement of Guinea's legislative elections was foreseeable because nothing serious was done on the technical [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President sacks home affairs minister over dubious deal

23 january 2020 - 19:22:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, has sacked Home Affairs Minister, Kangi Lugola, for [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian blogger arrested

22 january 2020 - 13:56:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)- A Mauritanian blogger, Mohamed Ali ould Abdel Aziz, who is close to former head of state Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army chief assures of "tremendous successes" in fight against Boko Haram/ISWAP

20 january 2020 - 19:42:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai, on Monday reassured Nigerians that the Counter [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Child protection alliance coordinator arrested over ‘paedo paradise’

20 january 2020 - 17:30:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lamin Fatty, the National Coordinator of the Child Protection Alliance in The Gambia, has confirmed his [...] Full text...

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Botswana man murders two-year-old child

07 january 2020 - 15:27:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A man has appeared before the Lobatse court for an unusual gender based violence (GBV) case, [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Four sub-Saharan women arrested for illegal entry into Tunisia from Libya

01 january 2020 - 17:44:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian gendarmerie patrol operating along the border Tuesday night arrested four sub-Saharan women whose nationality [...] Full text...

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'Persevere', Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa tells citizens

01 january 2020 - 09:52:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on his compatriots to continue to persevere, as 2020 will [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Niger officially launches national campaign for free vaccination of livestock

30 december 2019 - 23:25:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Nigerien minister in charge of Livestock, Mohamed Boucha Monday launched the national campaign of free vaccination [...] Full text...

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Somalia desert locust outbreak threatens food security in Horn of Africa

18 december 2019 - 16:00:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Somalia faces the worst Desert Locust outbreak in a quarter of a century with the risk [...] Full text...

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ECA chief calls for inclusive land management in Africa

15 december 2019 - 12:53:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has called on States to ensure [...] Full text...

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More than 2 million people affected by food insecurity in Niger - official

10 december 2019 - 22:28:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Prime Minister Brigi Rafini warned here Tuesday that more than 2 million people will be affected [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM winning the battle, but sanctions remain

05 december 2019 - 18:01:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk, appears to have won the favor of the American political and [...] Full text...

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Congo: US emergency fund to help flood victims

27 november 2019 - 18:49:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Congo, Todd Haskell,  announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville that his country has [...] Full text...

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Leading civil society group urges Buhari to rescue Nigeria’s democracy from decline

19 november 2019 - 14:15:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading civil society group, Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has said that 10 people [...] Full text...

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Sudan PM Hamdouk pays rare visit to restive region of Darfur

04 november 2019 - 18:15:17
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Dr Abdallah Hamdouk, has paid a rare visit to the camps of the internally [...] Full text...

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Libya-US cooperation to revive the Libyan economy to be discussed in Washington

04 november 2019 - 17:36:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Omar al-Kebir, governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), has met with a number of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Tunisia: 170 films to feature at 2019 Carthage cinema days

20 october 2019 - 19:16:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 170 films, including 44 vying for honours, will feature at the Carthage cinematographic days (JCC), [...] Full text...

thread Culture

CHAN 2020: Tanzania, first to qualify, Senegal to play for ticket in Guinea

18 october 2019 - 21:46:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  Tanzania’s  “Taifa Stars” will from Friday be the first team to qualify for the Africa football [...] Full text...

thread Sports

About 20,000 treated mosquito nets distributed in Congo's Pool department

16 october 2019 - 10:22:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - About 20,000 treated mosquito nets are available for the population of the Pool department in southern [...] Full text...

thread Health

Congo launches impregnated mosquito net campaign

03 october 2019 - 14:00:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba on Wednesday launched a campaign in Kintélé, a northern suburb of [...] Full text...

thread Health

New airstrikes against government forces kill several people in Sirte

28 september 2019 - 11:11:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The air force under Marshal Khalifa Haftar on Friday evening attacked various locations in Sirte, central [...] Full text...

thread Society

Mauritanian coach names players for UFOA tournament

24 september 2019 - 21:19:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The coach of the Mauritanian local national football team,  “Les MOURABITOUNES”, Mustapha Sall, has released the [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Niger floods claim 42 lives, affect 66,434 others

04 september 2019 - 15:44:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 42 people were killed and 66,434 more affected by floods in Niger in [...] Full text...

thread Society

'I was made to drink sewer water,' says Zimbabwean comedian Kureya

23 august 2019 - 07:34:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Popular Zimbabwean comedian, Samantha Kureya, known as ‘Gonyeti’, says she was made to drink sewage water [...] Full text...

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Popular Zimbabwean comedian Samantha Kureya abducted and tortured

22 august 2019 - 14:27:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Popular Zimbabwean comedian, Samantha Kureya known as ‘Gonyeti’ was abducted, tortured, beaten and dumped early Thursday [...] Full text...

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US gives 5.5 million dollars for vulnerable populations in Congo Pool region

13 august 2019 - 21:20:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The US ambassador in Congo, Todd Haskell, Tuesday in Mindouli, more than 80 km south of [...] Full text...

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Aid el-Adha disrupted by the military escalation near Tripoli (A news analysis)

05 august 2019 - 22:46:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   In defiance of a deleterious atmosphere marked by the continuation of armed fighting near southern Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe players at odds over ZC suspension by ICC

27 july 2019 - 16:20:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Infighting has erupted among Zimbabwe’s national men’s cricket team over the recent move by the International [...] Full text...

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US gives US$5 million to Congo's Pool Region

25 july 2019 - 09:49:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo is to receive financial and technical assistance of US$5 million (2.5 billion CFA francs) from [...] Full text...

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CHAN 2020: Coach names 23 Mauritanians for 2-leg tie against Cape Verde

18 july 2019 - 13:52:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's national football team coach,Mustapha Sall, has unveiled a list of 23 players for the two-leg [...] Full text...

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Senegal ranked third at Gaborone African Karate Championships

17 july 2019 - 14:03:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Karatekas wrapped up their performance in the 18th African Senior Championships in Gaborone, Botswana, on [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African singer Johnny Clegg dies

16 july 2019 - 18:47:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African singer, Johnny Clegg (OBE), died on Tuesday at the age of [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2019: Guinea dismisses coach Paul Put for AFCON shoddy performance

16 july 2019 - 14:51:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Football Federation (FEGUIFOOT) on Monday fired national coach Paul Put, for poor performance at [...] Full text...

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'Pilot error responsible for helicopter crash that killed top opposition chief in Zimbabwe'

11 july 2019 - 15:36:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident (NTSBAA) has ruled that the helicopter crash that killed [...] Full text...

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US opens trade office in Congo

10 july 2019 - 23:35:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The US ambassador in Congo, Todd Haskell, Wednesday announced here the opening of a US trade [...] Full text...

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Senegal takes measures to protect the endangered conifer species in Casamance forests

10 july 2019 - 22:01:21
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -   The conifer is a plant species that is increasingly threatened with extinction in the forests of [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube dares legal experts over challenging SI 142 of 2019

08 july 2019 - 17:35:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, has called litigations in the courts over his promulgation of Statutory Instrument [...] Full text...

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RSF wants campaign of intimidation against journalists in Mauritania to stop

05 july 2019 - 16:03:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom organization around the world, has called on the Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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Veritas says foreign currency usage not illegal in Zimbabwe despite ban

05 july 2019 - 10:40:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Local legal think tank, Veritas, says using foreign currencies in Zimbabwe is not illegal despite the [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura airport named after first Burundian elected president

01 july 2019 - 17:09:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Bujumbura International Airport has been renamed after the first elected president of the democratic era of [...] Full text...

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Shelter Afrique to resume lending after US$108 million debt restructuring

21 june 2019 - 13:27:54
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Shelter Afrique, an African housing financier, is set to resume lending after reaching an agreement with [...] Full text...

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Congo, United States ready to develop trade relations

18 june 2019 - 22:48:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   United States ambassador to Congo Todd P. Haskell announced here Tuesday that his country was ready [...] Full text...

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Women in Botswana venture into construction industry

17 june 2019 - 16:47:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)-   In the past only men pursued careers in the built environment, but the 21st century woman is [...] Full text...

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Shelter Afrique targets US$350 million eurobond for housing sector investments

31 may 2019 - 14:24:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Shelter Afrique, the Pan African Organisation involved in housing investment in Africa, has announced plans to [...] Full text...

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AU creates memorial wall to honour fallen peacekeepers

30 may 2019 - 20:22:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A memorial wall to honour African peacekeepers who have died in the line of duty [...] Full text...

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SADC/JICA project on forests opens in Mauritius

14 may 2019 - 13:44:03
Bel Ombre, Mauritius (PANA) - The 5th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) / Japan International [...] Full text...

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US hail Congo’s adoption of human trafficking bill

07 may 2019 - 23:00:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The US State department director for central Africa, Melanie Higgins, Tuesday hailed the bill on human [...] Full text...

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Buhari again pledges return of Chibok, other girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists

13 april 2019 - 15:12:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of the Sunday’s fifth year anniversary of the abduction of the school girls of Government [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's President under fire for suggesting local currency is not real money

07 april 2019 - 09:27:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for suggesting that the local currency his government [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight national conference, visits of Jean Yves Le Drian and AFRICOM Commander

24 march 2019 - 09:58:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The main Libyan newspapers this week have given wide coverage to the announcement of the date [...] Full text...

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More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief

22 march 2019 - 06:05:36
New York, US (PANA) - A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than [...] Full text...

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