About 20 migrants die of thirst in southern Libya
29 june 2022 - 22:33:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The bodies of 20 illegal migrants who died of thirst in the desert in southern Libya [...] Full text...
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The bodies of 20 illegal migrants who died of thirst in the desert in southern Libya [...] Full text...
Put women’s rights ‘front and centre’ of climate policies: UN rights chief
28 june 2022 - 05:35:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, [...] Full text...
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Conflict, drought, dwindling food support, threaten lives of 20 million in Ethiopia
23 june 2022 - 18:54:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20 million Ethiopians who are facing conflict [...] Full text...
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Gambia's economic performance in April launched
22 june 2022 - 12:13:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in the Gambia, in collaboration with the Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Crisis in northeast Nigeria will worsen without urgent help, says UN agency
21 june 2022 - 18:01:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and [...] Full text...
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IMF appreciates Somalia’s progress on macroeconomic stability
21 june 2022 - 10:46:50Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved immediate disbursement of US$18.8 million [...] Full text...
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Urgent support needed for 14,000 who fled following Burkina Faso massacre - UNHCR
17 june 2022 - 19:37:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Burkina Faso on Friday appealed to the international community for help, after attacks by [...] Full text...
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IMF helps Gambia meet Ukraine-Russian war repercussions
11 june 2022 - 11:05:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the fourth review under [...] Full text...
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US welcomes progress in securing regular access for humanitarian assistance to 3 Ethiopian regions
08 june 2022 - 06:11:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the progress in securing more regular access for humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...
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Stagflation risk rises amid sharp slowdown in growth – WB report
07 june 2022 - 11:47:32(EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, 7 JUNE, 2022 AT 1:30 PM UTC) Washington, DC, US (PANA) - [...] Full text...
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UN condemns second ‘cowardly’ attack in three days against peacekeepers in Mali
04 june 2022 - 04:37:32New York, US (PANA) - Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday [...] Full text...
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Deadly Mali convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers - Guterres
02 june 2022 - 05:09:42New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat discusses stability, democracy in Somalia with new president
26 may 2022 - 05:46:30Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Somalia's new president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday spoke [...] Full text...
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‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council
26 may 2022 - 05:22:14New York, US (PANA) - Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury”, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...
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International community urged to support new administration in Somalia
24 may 2022 - 04:04:00New York, US (PANA) - The recent conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia offers a long-awaited opportunity to make [...] Full text...
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Some 18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’: UN
21 may 2022 - 05:11:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over [...] Full text...
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African Finance Ministers denounce payment of surcharge on loans
20 may 2022 - 18:43:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have denounced the payment of a surcharge on [...] Full text...
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IMF calls for 'timely support' from Somalia's partners to implement reform strategy
20 may 2022 - 06:10:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed that timely support from development partners of Somalia, [...] Full text...
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Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
20 may 2022 - 05:29:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so [...] Full text...
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UN, US urge new Somali president to form inclusive cabinet to address challenges
17 may 2022 - 05:47:04Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations and United States of America have congratulated Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his election as [...] Full text...
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Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa
14 may 2022 - 05:20:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarians continue to call for scaling up assistance in the Horn of Africa, where the worst [...] Full text...
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IOM, Gambia Red Cross distribute items to communities affected by Casamance conflict
11 may 2022 - 12:00:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) have distributed non-food [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat visits South Africa, Zambia
10 may 2022 - 05:36:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez is visiting South Africa and Zambia to engage [...] Full text...
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Violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region hits humanitarian response
06 may 2022 - 16:19:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state remains complex requiring an [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed
06 may 2022 - 05:10:48New York, US (PANA) - A convoy carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid arrived in the capital of the restive Tigray [...] Full text...
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‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine,says UN chief
02 may 2022 - 05:27:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The war in Ukraine is aggravating a “triple food, energy and financial crisis,” across Africa, according [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, partners in Uganda seek US$47.8 million to support 60,000 refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan and eastern DRC
30 april 2022 - 10:57:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and 44 humanitarian partners on Friday launched a coordinated [...] Full text...
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EU, US delegation expresses support for restoration of civilian-led gov't in Sudan
30 april 2022 - 04:49:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Senior officials from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the [...] Full text...
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WFP provides emergency food assistance to displaced people in Gambia affected by Casamance conflict
28 april 2022 - 06:14:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday launched cash transfers to assist internally displaced [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Sierra Leone, Togo on their independence anniversary
27 april 2022 - 06:08:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America has congratulated Sierra Leone and Togo, who celebrate their independence [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: New convoy with humanitarian items on the way to Tigray
24 april 2022 - 04:59:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says 74 trucks carrying humanitarian items are on the way to Mekelle, [...] Full text...
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DRC, UNHCR concerned about levels of insecurity in the east
20 april 2022 - 11:06:50Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Office of the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the UN [...] Full text...
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UNHCR supports peaceful end to conflict between herders, farmers in South Sudan
20 april 2022 - 10:51:09Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Semi-nomadic cattle herders blamed for a spate of deadly clashes with settled farmers in South [...] Full text...
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State of Disaster declared after South African floods
19 april 2022 - 09:44:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following an emergency meeting on Sunday, the South African Cabinet has announced that a [...] Full text...
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UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
15 april 2022 - 06:37:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as [...] Full text...
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Millions of refugees in East Africa face 'desperate future' - UN agencies ward
13 april 2022 - 12:34:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle [...] Full text...
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End landmine scourge once and for all: Guterres
05 april 2022 - 07:31:05New York, US (PANA) - Although more than 160 States have signed a landmark convention on banning landmines, more action [...] Full text...
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First aid convoy in three months to enter Ethiopia's Tigray soon - UN
04 april 2022 - 11:39:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first international aid convoy in three months is on its way to Ethiopia's war-stricken [...] Full text...
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Thousands flee into Uganda following clashes in DRC
01 april 2022 - 12:20:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, alongside the Government of Uganda and humanitarian partners, is assisting some 10,000 [...] Full text...
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$1.7 billion plan launched to meet South Sudan's humanitarian needs
01 april 2022 - 05:07:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for [...] Full text...
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Friends of Sudan reiterate support for efforts to facilitate political process
30 march 2022 - 05:28:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Members of the Friends of Sudan have reiterated their "strong support" for the combined efforts of [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarian agency deeply concerned about security deterioration in DRC's Uturi province
29 march 2022 - 10:32:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Officials of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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9th World Water Forum: Water is an endangered resource and must be used sparingly, Expert
24 march 2022 - 12:54:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The water issues in Senegal are to some extent the same as those in other West [...] Full text...
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Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground
20 march 2022 - 05:55:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children have called for an immediate de-escalation of [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Mali
15 march 2022 - 07:34:32Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to Bamako, [...] Full text...
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AU, US reaffirm 'strong commitment' to collaboration.
14 march 2022 - 05:12:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States (US) and African Union Commission (AUC) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to [...] Full text...
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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict
04 march 2022 - 12:01:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso registers 1,741,655 IDPs as of 31 January 2022
03 march 2022 - 16:21:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has registered 1,741,655 internally displaced persons (IDPs) as of 31 January 2022, the [...] Full text...
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UN food agency condemns attempted ambush on food convoy in South Sudan
02 march 2022 - 05:46:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush [...] Full text...
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Nearly two million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Burundi
01 march 2022 - 14:12:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Tuesday projected that 1.8 million people in Burundi [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council vote sets up emergency General Assembly session on Ukraine crisis
28 february 2022 - 05:17:00New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council voted on Sunday to call for a rare emergency special session of [...] Full text...
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US imposes visa restrictions on individuals undermining democratic process in Somalia
26 february 2022 - 05:42:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Friday announced the imposition of visa restrictions against a number of Somali [...] Full text...
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African-European Summit resolve to revitalise ties
20 february 2022 - 07:40:05Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - African and European leaders rose from their sixth Summit at the seat of the European Union, [...] Full text...
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Tigray military hostilities hampering aid distribution in northern Ethiopia
18 february 2022 - 19:59:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Increasing levels of military hostilities in Tigray region, which include an airstrike reported on Atsbi [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Eritrean refugees displaced in clashes in Ethiopia’s Afar region - UNHCR
18 february 2022 - 12:33:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is working with the Ethiopian authorities and partners to [...] Full text...
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Sahel region facing ‘horrendous food crisis’
17 february 2022 - 04:32:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - As the Sahel region “stares down a horrendous food crisis”, the UN emergency food relief chief [...] Full text...
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Emergency teams deploy to areas hit hard by deadly cyclone in Madagascar
11 february 2022 - 05:23:45Antananarivo, 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 - 05:32:46Antananarivo, 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 - 08:54:29Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres asks for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia
02 february 2022 - 05:56:25New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary General on Tuesday made the “strongest possible appeal” for all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end [...] Full text...
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Top UN humanitarian official paints grim picture of situation in central Sahel
28 january 2022 - 05:16:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, has said needs are growing faster than generosity in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: ICRC makes first delivery to Tigrayan capital
26 january 2022 - 14:13:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced on Wednesday that it had made [...] Full text...
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Deadly tropical storms cause flooding, landslides in Madagascar
26 january 2022 - 05:44:18Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding [...] Full text...
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UN relief chief pledges support for Nigeria
22 january 2022 - 09:05:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has ended a four-day visit to Nigeria, pledging support and [...] Full text...
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At least 17 dead, 59 injured in Ghana explosion
21 january 2022 - 04:57:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 17 people had been confirmed dead in Thursday's explosion at Appiatse, in the Bogoso [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Ghana's President Akufo-Addo expresses sadness at explosion that has claimed many lives
20 january 2022 - 20:30:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as "sad and unfortunate", the explosion that occurred [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report
14 january 2022 - 07:31:07New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s key report on the global economy released on Thursday shows that the rapid [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister wants follow up on humanitarian and health conditions of vulnerable migrants in Libya
11 january 2022 - 20:20:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister, Khaled Mazen, on Tuesday called on the head of the Anti-Illegal Immigration Body, [...] Full text...
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UN chief says 'recovery for all' should be the resolution for 2022
29 december 2021 - 08:22:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says recovery “for people, planet and prosperity” should be the resolution [...] Full text...
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President Barrow calls on Gambians to build on strengths, work on shortfalls
25 december 2021 - 18:57:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian President elect-Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to build on their strengths, work on their shortfalls and [...] Full text...
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Guinea's former transitional president, Dadis Camara, ready to appear in court
23 december 2021 - 16:02:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president of the Transition, Moussa Dadis Camara, prostrated on the runway of Conakry's [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Gov't slams 'politically motivated' agenda of UN Human Rights Council
18 december 2021 - 07:50:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says it is "extremely disappointed" at the use of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Human Rights Council sets up international rights probe
17 december 2021 - 17:05:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Serious concerns over alleged severe human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia should be investigated by [...] Full text...
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176 refugees evacuated from Libya to Rwanda by UNHCR
10 december 2021 - 19:00:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 176 vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya on Friday on a humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirrus: Africa focused governance thinktank points out roadmap to pandemic recovery
08 december 2021 - 12:47:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A chronic shortfall in reliable health data is affecting better health policymaking in Africa with only [...] Full text...
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Emergency aid needs set to rise by 17% to 274 million, UN humanitarians warn
02 december 2021 - 06:08:50Geneva, Swizerland (PANA) - A total of 274 million people worldwide will need emergency aid and protection in 2022, a [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Envoy urges warring parties to de-escalate tension, seek negotiated ceasefire
24 november 2021 - 05:06:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, has asked the warring parties in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
16 november 2021 - 17:23:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: $40 million in aid relief for victims ‘living on knife-edge'
15 november 2021 - 19:03:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the humanitarian crisis grows in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected north, the UN announced on Monday that $40 million in funds had been made [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN humanitarian chief emphasises calls for ceasefire
09 november 2021 - 13:50:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A senior UN relief official has completed a four-day visit to the trouble hotspots in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: Future of Tigray and Horn of Africa ‘in grave uncertainty', says top UN official
09 november 2021 - 05:19:53New York, US (PANA) - A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached “disastrous proportions”, the UN [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule
05 november 2021 - 18:33:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International calls for the restoration of democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the UN Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Navy, Turkish shipyard sign contract for procurement of 2 brand new Offshore Patrol Vessels
03 november 2021 - 16:41:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday signed a contract with a Turkish company, Messrs Dearsan Shipyard Limited, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights report says 'all parties' have violated human rights in 'brutal' war; PM Abiy dismisses it as false
03 november 2021 - 10:31:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...
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COP26: Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable nations
03 november 2021 - 07:00:44Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - With world leaders expressing hope that the goal of supplying $100 billion a year in climate finance support for developing countries is within [...] Full text...
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UN says intense fighting in Northern Ethiopia halts humanitarian supplies
01 november 2021 - 21:24:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fighting and hostilities in the northern Ethiopia towns of Dessie and Kombolcha in Amhara has [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy urges countrymen to 'prevent, reverse, bury terrorist TPLF'
01 november 2021 - 06:02:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday rallied his countrymen against the Tigray People's Liberation [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US expresses grave alarm at expansion of fighting in northern Ethiopia
31 october 2021 - 05:42:21Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "gravely concerned" by the expansion of combat in northern [...] Full text...
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IMF Staff-Monitored Programme to pave the way for support to the Comoros
30 october 2021 - 10:04:42Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) for the Union of [...] Full text...
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Disruptions of aid distribution in Ethiopia continues
28 october 2021 - 20:27:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The overall situation in Northern Ethiopia remains unpredictable, volatile, and highly tense, UN aid agencies [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN forced to abort humanitarian aid flight into Tigray; US warns of financial sanctions
24 october 2021 - 11:12:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A UN humanitarian aid flight destined for the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius aims to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030
23 october 2021 - 09:39:37Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will encourage the use of renewable and clean energy to reduce the country’s dependence on [...] Full text...
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Opposed demonstrations staged in Khartoum to demand political action
21 october 2021 - 15:33:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of police have been deployed in Khartoum since the early hours of Thursday while the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia says its planes hit arms producing sites in Tigray region capital
20 october 2021 - 13:53:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has admitted that its planes carried out air strikes on the capital of Tigray [...] Full text...
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Climate change triggers mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa: Report
19 october 2021 - 12:55:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ at reported air strikes on Tigray capital
19 october 2021 - 05:53:49New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations says it trying to verify details of alarming reports it has received [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi to roll out mass vaccination
17 october 2021 - 12:31:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is preparing to roll out mass vaccination against the coronavirus with the arrival of the [...] Full text...
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Tenth meeting of Chiefs of Air Staff of 5+5 Defence Initiative countries begins in Tripoli
14 october 2021 - 19:52:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tenth meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force Commanders of the 5 [...] Full text...
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Commitment of key private sector creditors vital for Chad’s debt treatment: IMF
09 october 2021 - 09:04:02N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – In view its worsened economic and financing situation as well as the general outlook, Chad needs [...] Full text...
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Troika support central government to defuse tension in Eastern Sudan
08 october 2021 - 14:55:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of Western government on Friday said Friday they supported Khartoum government efforts aimed at [...] Full text...
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SADC fully supports Mozambique to wipe out terrorists and violent extremists
06 october 2021 - 10:50:31Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The Extraordinary Summit of the Organ Troika of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern [...] Full text...
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EU assists families affected by floods in Guinea
05 october 2021 - 11:43:58Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 135,000 euros to Guinea to assist families affected by recent [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: EU condemns expulsion of UN officials from Ethiopia, underlines relief for population in distress
05 october 2021 - 09:21:15Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The EU and its member states have strongly condemned the decision taken by the Government of [...] Full text...
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US reiterates 'firm commitment' to Sudan in special envoy's visit
03 october 2021 - 05:05:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its "firm commitment" to Sudan's ongoing political transition which, it said, [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian advocate NRC suspends work in Burkina Faso on government's orders
01 october 2021 - 13:09:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Humanitarian agency, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has suspended its humanitarian programmes in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US condemns Ethiopia's expulsion of seven UN staff
01 october 2021 - 12:58:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has strongly condemned Ethiopia’s stated plans to expel [...] Full text...
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Climate change: UN Resident Coordinator says it is time to act on Kenya drought
01 october 2021 - 08:11:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Wajir county of northern Kenya on Thursday with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia orders seven UN officials to leave country within 72 hours
01 october 2021 - 04:47:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced his shock on Thursday after the Ethiopian Government declared seven [...] Full text...
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Malpass outlines ways to boost growth, combat reversals in gender equality, address rising inequality and climate change
30 september 2021 - 14:22:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) —World Bank Group President David Malpass on Thursday called our current era of high inequality and reversals [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to donate US$25,000 to Haiti
25 september 2021 - 05:33:20Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to donate US$25,000 to Haiti as solidarity towards its population suffering the effects of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rights group criticises Kenya's response to gender-based violence during pandemic
22 september 2021 - 06:49:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The Kenyan government’s response to gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has been too little, too [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana moves out of state of emergency
21 september 2021 - 12:32:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Mmusi Kgafela, has warned that the fight against the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Germany supports Ethiopia with 271,200 vaccine doses
18 september 2021 - 02:05:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Ministry of Health Friday received 271,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Germany to [...] Full text...
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Ras Jedir border crossing between Libya and Tunisia opens
17 september 2021 - 18:12:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Tunisia on Friday reopened their common Ras Jedir border crossing thus facilitating travel between [...] Full text...
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US President Biden sets new sanctions regime in response to Ethiopian crisis
17 september 2021 - 15:44:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In the midst of ongoing violence, abuses against civilians, and growing humanitarian plight in Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$67.38 million emergency support to Equatorial Guinea
17 september 2021 - 10:03:33Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$67.38 million [...] Full text...
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Saudi Arabia donates 752 tonnes of rice to vulnerable people in central and northern Mali
16 september 2021 - 13:05:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Action (CRSSAH), has donated 752 [...] Full text...
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Global economy projected to show fastest growth in 50 years: UNCTAD
16 september 2021 - 05:35:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global economy is expected to bounce back this year with growth of 5.3 per cent, the fastest in nearly five decades, [...] Full text...
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Somalia’s economy rebounds from ‘triple shock’ – World Bank report
15 september 2021 - 13:34:25Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s real GDP growth is projected at 2.4 percent in 2021 as the economy rebounds from [...] Full text...
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UN mission responding to evolving needs in Sudan transition process
15 september 2021 - 05:22:40New York, US (PANA) - Despite setbacks and challenges, Sudan continues its transition towards democracy, the head of the UN [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray
14 september 2021 - 04:58:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...
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WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia
13 september 2021 - 18:57:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving [...] Full text...
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Barrow says economic growth in Gambia impressive
09 september 2021 - 22:20:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow said here Thursday economic growth in The Gambia had been impressive since [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: WFP expands emergency response as up to 7 million people face hunger crisis in the north
07 september 2021 - 11:39:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  As conflict spills across northern Ethiopia, forcing 300,000 people from their homes and 1.7 million [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: WFP says 100 food trucks reach Tigray regional capital
06 september 2021 - 09:48:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says over 100 trucks with food have arrived in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria begins implementation of new national policy on IDPs
03 september 2021 - 22:18:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government Friday announced the implementation of its new national policy on Internally Displaced [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warn UN humanitarians
03 september 2021 - 05:37:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks [...] Full text...
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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region
01 september 2021 - 13:24:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Ensuring the right to a nationality, eradicating statelessness is achievable: UNHCR
30 august 2021 - 05:17:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ensuring the right to a nationality and eradicating statelessness is achievable and more pressing than ever, [...] Full text...
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IMF calls for fresh debt re-profiling for Africa, measures to tax education, health
26 august 2021 - 01:46:47Nairobi, 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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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on Addis Ababa to allow humanitarian assistance into Tigray
20 august 2021 - 13:34:19Washington, US (PANA) - The U.S. is calling on the Ethiopian government to immediately allow humanitarian assistance to swiftly move [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF support focuses most where it matters the most
14 august 2021 - 10:21:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Differences in vaccine access, and the ability to deploy policy support are creating ‘a growing [...] Full text...
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Botswana ready to exploit drone technology - VP
13 august 2021 - 18:00:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana will soon improve its agricultural sector through a public/private partnership (PPP), designed to drive the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: WFP delivers food to another 1 million in Tigray, but only reaches half of those in need
09 august 2021 - 15:19:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delivered food to over a million people in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent now than ever, says UN relief chief
07 august 2021 - 05:14:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A ceasefire in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone’s economy recovering from COVID-19 contraction but uncertainties persist
06 august 2021 - 13:08:07Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s economy is projected to recover from the COVID-19 contraction with real GDP expected [...] Full text...
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Canada supports WFP to help Tanzania’s poorest urban populations
05 august 2021 - 15:16:10Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Government of Canada has provided US$ 3.74 million to the United Nations World [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘Heartbreaking’ devastation in Tigray, says UN humanitarian chief
04 august 2021 - 16:58:15Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly needed food and other supplies [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes 'historic' IMF liquidity boost for governments in need
04 august 2021 - 05:40:10New York, US (PANA) - As the COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate restrictions on government spending throughout the world, the UN chief on Tuesday welcomed the decision by [...] Full text...
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Tigray fighting hampering relief operations in northern Ethiopia
30 july 2021 - 22:32:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations have faced serious challenges in delivering aid to the troubled Northern region of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: More than 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF
30 july 2021 - 15:51:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the [...] Full text...
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Saudi Arabia supports WFP refugee operations in Tanzania
29 july 2021 - 14:01:25Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday welcomed a contribution of 36 metric [...] Full text...
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IMF Managing Director approves SMP for policy reform in Guinea-Bissau
28 july 2021 - 08:34:03Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) for [...] Full text...
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Increased jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso spark record-breaking displacement: UNHCR
24 july 2021 - 05:41:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising violent attacks by jihadist groups in Burkina Faso are forcing record-breaking numbers of people to [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$20 million loan to support Covid-19 recovery in Seychelles
22 july 2021 - 19:32:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a US$20 [...] Full text...
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EU allocates 200,000 euros to Gambia for windstorm victims
22 july 2021 - 17:06:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - In response to the windstorm which hit The Gambia earlier this month, the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...
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WFP sends first humanitarian passenger flight into Tigray
22 july 2021 - 14:55:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The first United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) passenger flight, managed by the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Millions in southern Angola on brink of starvation after long drought
22 july 2021 - 05:15:27Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Millions of people in southern Angola are facing an existential threat as drought aggravated by climate [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Govt accuses TPLF of blocking humanitarian aid to Tigray
21 july 2021 - 11:41:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of stopping 189 heavy [...] Full text...
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WFP and WHO launch innovative project on Emergency Health Facilities
19 july 2021 - 13:58:21Brindisi, Italy – Following the recent G20 side event co-hosted by the Italian Government and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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Act now to provide COVID-19 vaccines for all: ECOSOC President
17 july 2021 - 06:30:43New York, US (PANA) - Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all will be critical if the world is to defeat the pandemic, [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$1.52 billion ECF package for DR Congo
16 july 2021 - 08:03:31Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$1.52 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement [...] Full text...
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UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore resigns to care for her sick husband
14 july 2021 - 05:21:21New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund, Henrietta Fore, announced her resignation on Tuesday, in [...] Full text...
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Tigray: UNHCR says extremely concerned about Eritrean refugees
13 july 2021 - 21:04:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said Tuesday he was extremely concerned [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Preserving macroeconomic stability, revitalising jobs, improving investment climate critical for South Africa’s recovery
13 july 2021 - 15:53:29Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is set to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis weaker than when it entered [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's relief agency begins distribution of food items to 35,508 displaced persons in Northeast Nigeria
12 july 2021 - 18:20:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has kicked off the distribution of food items to [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Togo gov't to pay 40 million CFA to ex-soldier for rights violation
12 july 2021 - 05:35:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay compensation totalling 40 million [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres welcomes Ethiopia’s pledge to allow humanitarian access to Tigray
09 july 2021 - 21:02:10New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Ethiopia’s commitment to ensuring aid workers can access the war-ravaged Tigray [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Windstorm Kills 10, internally displaces 1,531
08 july 2021 - 21:21:39Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Executive Director of National Disaster Management Agency Sanna Dahaba Thursday confirmed that Wednesday’s powerful windstorm killed [...] Full text...
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Deadlock in Libya's political process puts 24 December polls at risk (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)
08 july 2021 - 19:48:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The political process in Libya aimed at finding a peaceful solution through consensus among Libyans has [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia Crisis: UN appeals for resupply of aid and fuel in Tigray region
06 july 2021 - 21:12:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian operations have been gradually resuming in the war-ravaged Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, but [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: 400,000 in Tigray cross 'threshold into famine', Security Council told
03 july 2021 - 06:39:12New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials appealed on Friday for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – [...] Full text...
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US Treasury commends Sudan’s economic reform and its outcome with financial institutions
30 june 2021 - 13:17:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has welcomed the announcement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that [...] Full text...
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Sudan to receive debt relief under HIPC Initiative
30 june 2021 - 09:50:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sudan has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily [...] Full text...
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IMF approves Extended Credit Facility arrangement for Sudan
30 june 2021 - 07:59:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 39-month arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) [...] Full text...
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IMF Board approves US$1 billion ECF arrangement for Uganda's recovery
29 june 2021 - 07:15:16Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda has secured US$1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Credit Facility [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief, UN agencies heads condemn murder of 3 MSF humanitarian workers
27 june 2021 - 11:01:39New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and heads of several UN agencies have condemned the killing of three [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses application for removal of parliamentary immunity on MP
25 june 2021 - 17:06:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Court has dismissed all reliefs sought by a Malian, Kandioura Gakou, alleging the violation of [...] Full text...
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IDA provides $100 million grant to Sudan
23 june 2021 - 15:50:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ambassador to the United States Noureddin Satti has said that the Board of Administrators of [...] Full text...
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IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva announces financing milestone on debt relief for Sudan
23 june 2021 - 09:07:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday announced that the Fund has [...] Full text...
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World Athletics commits $1 million prize money at World Championships
21 june 2021 - 10:30:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has committed an extra US$1 million prize money for athletes at World Athletics Championships, [...] Full text...
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UN, WHO call for renewal of humanitarian assistance to millions in north-west Syria
18 june 2021 - 22:25:05Geneva-Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people caught up in an active war zone in north-west Syria remain in need of humanitarian [...] Full text...
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IMF chief welcomes stance of Creditor Committee for Chad to meet its financial needs
17 june 2021 - 08:06:26Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – The Managing Director the International Monetary Fund, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has welcomed the decision of the [...] Full text...
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International agencies reach hundreds of thousands of civilians in Sudan cut off for a decade
13 june 2021 - 18:25:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – United Nations humanitarian agencies on Sunday said that they have reached hundreds of thousands of civilians [...] Full text...
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Violence continues in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado, as agencies respond to growing needs
13 june 2021 - 06:41:23Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Club director booted out for embezzling FIFA Covid-19 funds
12 june 2021 - 06:59:09Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A minority shareholder at the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Bulawayo Province Division Two club, Sunrise Football [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: PM says epidemiological situation under control in Morocco
11 june 2021 - 17:34:56Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The epidemiological situation in Morocco is under control, said the head of the Moroccan government, Saad [...] Full text...
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IMF Board approves US$772 million disbursement for Angola
10 june 2021 - 11:13:33Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Recognising Angola’s strong commitment to sound policies aimed at improved governance and diversification of the economy, [...] Full text...
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More than 3,300 people abandon their villages in Burkina Faso's Sahel after recent terrorist attacks
08 june 2021 - 17:28:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 3,300 people, including more than 2,000 children and more than 500 women, have [...] Full text...
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UNHCR condemns 'deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years'
08 june 2021 - 10:30:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has strongly condemned the latest attack by armed groups that killed [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay US$80,000 compensation to retired police officer
07 june 2021 - 19:18:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay US$ 80,000 to a former police officer, Evaristus [...] Full text...
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Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges, forge economic ties between Africa and Asia
01 june 2021 - 18:12:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde
01 june 2021 - 17:33:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: Some 350,000 people in urgent need of help after DRC volcano
01 june 2021 - 10:01:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is continuing to assist thousands of people affected [...] Full text...
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IOM appoints two Deputy Directors General
31 may 2021 - 13:49:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$ 14.4 million disbursement to The Gambia
28 may 2021 - 09:10:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed the second review under [...] Full text...
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Somali leaders resume talks on critical elections
26 may 2021 - 06:42:19New York, US (PANA) - A summit involving leaders of Somalia’s political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome relief [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 100 irregular migrants
25 may 2021 - 15:41:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A frigate of the Tunisian Navy on Monday night rescued 100 irregular migrants whose boat was [...] Full text...
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UNHCR assessing needs of displaced people after volcano eruption in DR Congo
25 may 2021 - 11:57:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it is assessing the needs of affected communities in the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US takes action against Ethiopian, Eritrean, TPLF members 'undermining resolution of Tigray crisis'
24 may 2021 - 07:14:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has announced a series of actions against Ethiopian, Eritrean and Tigray People's Liberation [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire can’t hide scale of destruction in Gaza, UN warns
22 may 2021 - 05:55:54New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian community has welcomed the ceasefire agreed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel [...] Full text...
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US amends law to remove Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism
21 may 2021 - 09:13:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has amended the law that removes Sudan from countries that sponsor terrorism. A [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers
18 may 2021 - 11:32:42Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...
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IMF, WB, AfDB write off Sudan's debts, says PM Hamdouk
18 may 2021 - 07:19:20Paris, France (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, announced on Monday that the World Bank, the International Monetary [...] Full text...
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Heavy external debt burden suppresses African development endeavours
17 may 2021 - 13:26:23Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - There could be no recovery from the current economic malaise without addressing Africa’s external debt [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit
16 may 2021 - 16:24:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM Hamdok leaves for Paris economic conference on Sudan
16 may 2021 - 10:47:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok left Khartoum on Sunday at the head of a high-powered delegation [...] Full text...
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US accuses Ethiopia of continuing atrocities and denial of humanitarian access in Tigray Region
15 may 2021 - 19:50:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has issued the strongest critique yet against Addis Ababa, lamenting what it described [...] Full text...
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FIFA auditors arrive in Accra to audit GFA
15 may 2021 - 12:49:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is receiving Auditors from the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), [...] Full text...
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United Kingdom keeps its hold on United Nations’ top humanitarian job
13 may 2021 - 12:43:25New York, US (PANA) - Current United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, will be the next Under Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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