Madagascar’s transport infrastructure gets major boost with World Bank Group support

29 april 2026 - 09:16:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Transport infrastructure is the backbone of Madagascar’s economy, supporting domestic trade, food supply chains, tourism, [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves SDR 193.8 million resilience and sustainability facility arrangement for Liberia

28 april 2026 - 12:16:26
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a 21-month arrangement [...] Full text...

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Three-quarters of women in Sudan feel unsafe as war rages on

18 april 2026 - 07:40:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls “are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, [...] Full text...

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Fleeing Sudan's war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda (By Abdelmonem Makki, UN News)

15 april 2026 - 08:00:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - On the outskirts of the Ugandan town of Biale, tents are scattered along dirt roads that [...] Full text...

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World failing Sudan as war enters a fourth year, UN relief chief warns

15 april 2026 - 07:26:08
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Sudan remains the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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All sides in Burkina Faso's armed conflict have committed crimes against humanity - HRW

04 april 2026 - 07:53:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Burkina Faso military, with its allied militias, and an Al Qaeda-linked armed group have killed [...] Full text...

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'There are no safe places for women and girls in Sudan's Darfur'

01 april 2026 - 12:55:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  Women in Darfur, Sudan, are demanding protection, care and justice as sexual violencecontinues across the region, [...] Full text...

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Airstrike on funeral underscores rising civilian toll in Sudan

31 march 2026 - 06:04:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Fears are mounting for civilians caught up in Sudan’s deadly war between rival militaries as attacks [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Barrow highlights economic gains, reforms in 2026 State of the Nation Address

26 march 2026 - 14:51:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Thursday outlined major achievements in economic recovery, institutional reform and infrastructure [...] Full text...

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Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office

26 march 2026 - 14:36:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the “danger is only increasing”, particularly [...] Full text...

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Millions of vulnerable people around the world because of the war in the Middle East

24 march 2026 - 05:15:23
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly a month after the start of the "devastating" war in the Middle East, its [...] Full text...

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War in the Middle East: Iran nuclear facility hit as equivalent of ‘one classroom of children’ killed, wounded daily in Lebanon

22 march 2026 - 18:18:54
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - More than 1,000 people have been killed and 2,584 injured in Lebanon since the start of [...] Full text...

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Explosive remnants of war: a pervasive threat relegated to the background

19 march 2026 - 07:30:45
New York US (PANA) - When the guns fall silent – ​​or recede – their remnants continue to maim, preventing [...] Full text...

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Tuesday declared public holiday in Tripoli due to bad weather

17 march 2026 - 11:44:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The municipality of Cenral Tripoli has declared Tuesday a public holiday due to extreme weather conditions.This [...] Full text...

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Rights group says pregnant women among those detained in Côte d’Ivoire 'without cause' since October 2025 crackdown

10 march 2026 - 11:11:43
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Five months on from opposition protests banned by the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire that saw [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President chairs cabinet meeting on education, economic reforms

05 march 2026 - 12:02:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal’s Council of Ministers on Wednesday discussed the stability of the national education system, policies to [...] Full text...

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Iran crisis: Schoolgirls killed, thousands displaced and aid compromised

03 march 2026 - 14:54:53
 Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the fourth day of Israeli and United States airstrikes against Iran and amid growing violence [...] Full text...

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Justice on the move: Mobile courts offer hope for communities in South Sudan (By UN News)

02 march 2026 - 07:43:57
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Travelling more than 200 kilometres from Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State in southwestern South [...] Full text...

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President Barrow links Independence to inclusive development agenda

18 february 2026 - 15:29:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Adama Barrow said Wednesday The Gambia’s 61st Independence Anniversary marks not only the passage of [...] Full text...

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Aid for cyclones-hit Madagascar hampered by insufficient funds

17 february 2026 - 07:32:44
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - While Madagascar declared a state of national disaster after Cyclone Gezani passed through last Tuesday, "serious [...] Full text...

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Eight Western countries, EU condemn looting of WFP food in South Sudan

12 february 2026 - 07:25:09
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Embassies of eight Western countries and the Delegation of the European Union in South [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN rights chief says worse is to come without international action

10 february 2026 - 06:29:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the brutal Sudan war shows no signs of ending, UN human rights chief Volker Türk [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN forced to suspend food aid after ‘unacceptable’ attacks on convoy

05 february 2026 - 08:22:14
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is buckling under a fresh wave of violence and displacement, after attacks and [...] Full text...

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Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF

30 january 2026 - 17:25:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reaching a single child in Sudan’s Darfur region can take days of negotiations, security clearances and [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN peacekeepers protect fields and schools in Ituri

28 january 2026 - 05:48:48
New York, US (PANA) - As the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate, UN [...] Full text...

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Nearly 600,000 people upended by Mozambique floods

24 january 2026 - 07:13:30
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Nearly 600,000 people have been affected by severe flooding across southern and central Mozambique. Weeks of heavy [...] Full text...

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Syria: Renewed clashes risk derailing fragile transition

23 january 2026 - 15:10:45
New York, US (PANA) - A tense standoff between the Syrian Government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast risks [...] Full text...

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Syria: Renewed clashes risk derailing fragile transition

22 january 2026 - 18:57:32
New York, US (PANA) - A tense standoff between the Syrian Government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast risks [...] Full text...

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At the edge of war: the Central African Republic's uneasy border with Sudan (UN Feature)

21 january 2026 - 21:02:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The land flattens on the approach to Birao, a cut-off town ringed by savannah in the [...] Full text...

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Mozambique floods heighten disease, malnutrition risks – UN agencies

21 january 2026 - 07:55:18
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique is devastating lives and livelihoods, sharply increasing the risk of disease outbreaks [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Farmers flee their fields due to violence, exacerbating the food crisis

01 january 2026 - 03:15:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In northeastern Nigeria, worsening insecurity, fuelled by kidnappings, landmines, and attacks by armed groups, is severely [...] Full text...

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Results expected on 5 January after landmark elections in Central African Republic

01 january 2026 - 02:56:49
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Voting proceeded largely as planned in the Central African Republic’s first-ever combined presidential, legislative, [...] Full text...

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'Agro-industrialisation offers clear path toward increased economic growth and job creation in Uganda'

29 december 2025 - 07:55:32
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s economic growth remains strong, with real gross domestic product (GDP) rising to 6.3% in FY2024/2025, [...] Full text...

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Historic vote looms in Central African Republic as UN urges peaceful participation

25 december 2025 - 07:27:13
New York, US (PANA) - With Central Africans set to vote in presidential, legislative, regional and long-delayed municipal elections this [...] Full text...

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South African province devastated by flash floods

23 december 2025 - 07:56:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Residents and tourists in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are bracing for a grim Christmas [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: World urged not to ignore ‘gruesome sexual violence’

18 december 2025 - 15:02:37
 Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Harrowing new details emerged on Thursday in a UN report detailing targeted sexual violence and summary [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Aid teams say deal struck to reach stricken El Fasher

12 december 2025 - 15:49:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In Sudan, deep concerns persist for the many tens of thousands of people believed to be [...] Full text...

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International standards proliferate, reshaping global economy: World Bank report

11 december 2025 - 07:08:54
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - A proliferating set of international standards—covering everything from food labelling to the specifications of 5G [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF blames Army for drone attack on WFP food aid truck

07 december 2025 - 17:27:27
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Suport Forces (RSF) has accused its rival in the counry's bloody civil [...] Full text...

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WFP condemns attack on its food aid truck

07 december 2025 - 05:10:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned an attack on one of its [...] Full text...

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Israeli raids and settler attacks deepen humanitarian crisis in West Bank

06 december 2025 - 13:18:00
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A spike in Israeli military raids and settler violence across the occupied West Bank is [...] Full text...

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Deadly storms sweep South and Southeast Asia, leaving over 1,600 dead

05 december 2025 - 20:26:03
New York, US (PANA) - From Sri Lanka’s central highlands to Indonesia’s flood-swollen river basins, a wave of climate-fuelled cyclones [...] Full text...

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Primate conservationists in Virunga Park upbeat over fresh effort to end cross-border biodiversity loss (By Kennedy Abwao PANA Correspondent)

20 november 2025 - 07:34:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – A sombre mood engulfed the small Island of Ngamba in Uganda as conservationists led a funeral [...] Full text...

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Mali's fuel crisis stifles humanitarian operations

14 november 2025 - 07:46:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A severe fuel shortage caused by a jihadist blockade of several strategic roads is fuelling the [...] Full text...

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Hurricane Melissa: Relief efforts intensify as damage across Caribbean grows

12 november 2025 - 16:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, governments and aid agencies are still struggling [...] Full text...

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Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa

05 november 2025 - 16:25:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 1.5 million Jamaicans have been impacted by the devastation resulting from Hurricane Melissa, many [...] Full text...

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Caribbean nations receive life-saving support following devastation of Hurricane Melissa

31 october 2025 - 19:09:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Caribbean reels from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, UN humanitarian agencies are stepping [...] Full text...

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UN launches appeal for solidarity in face of Great Lakes tragedy

31 october 2025 - 07:33:33
Paris, France (PANA) - The international community gathered in the French capital on Thursday to try to raise funds for [...] Full text...

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Mine clearance in Gaza: beneath the ruins of the enclave, the war continues

22 october 2025 - 07:57:27
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Less than two weeks after a fragile ceasefire took effect in Gaza, UN deminers are [...] Full text...

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Mine clearance in Gaza: beneath the ruins of the enclave, the war continues

22 october 2025 - 07:57:05
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Less than two weeks after a fragile ceasefire took effect in Gaza, UN deminers are [...] Full text...

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'Overwhelming’ demand for food aid in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

21 october 2025 - 14:46:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, the ceasefire is enabling UN humanitarians to reach more desperate people with life-saving food [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Aid efforts continue as UN teams start clearing up to 60 million tonnes of debris

21 october 2025 - 07:35:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was encouraged by renewed Gaza ceasefire commitments, warning that [...] Full text...

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Last Ebola patient in Democratic Republic of the Congo discharged

19 october 2025 - 14:58:53
Bulape, DRC (PANA) -  The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was discharged Sunday, marking an [...] Full text...

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UN urges opening of all Gaza crossings to deliver three-month food supply

18 october 2025 - 07:56:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned food aid cannot reach everyone in Gaza unless [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN pushes to fire scale up aid delivery

16 october 2025 - 20:54:37
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As a fragile ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip, UN aid teams are intensifying efforts [...] Full text...

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Diplomatic 'stir' in DRC after months of stagnation

15 october 2025 - 09:57:17
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - After the disappointment caused by the continuation of fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Hostages released, aid scale-up has begun, say aid agencies

13 october 2025 - 12:11:28
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza, [...] Full text...

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UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur

04 october 2025 - 06:17:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian official in Sudan has warned of an impending catastrophe in Darfur, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Civilians in El Fasher trapped between siege and deadly roads

01 october 2025 - 07:33:38
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting intensifies for control of El Fasher, one of the main cities in western [...] Full text...

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Troops ensure relative calm in Libyan city after armed clashes

24 september 2025 - 11:24:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Relative calm has returned to the Libyan city of Zaouia, 45 kms west of Tripoli, after [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Life-saving cholera vaccination campaign begins in Darfur

23 september 2025 - 14:41:04
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Amid the devastating war in Sudan, UN aid teams are overcoming major obstacles to curb [...] Full text...

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Africa at the heart of considerable opportunities - Guterres

22 september 2025 - 06:16:22
New York US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for investment in Africa's potential, which is "at [...] Full text...

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Attacks on Gaza City are destroying health and protection services for pregnant women and survivors of violence

17 september 2025 - 05:29:10
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Intensified bombardment and ground operations in Gaza City are forcing families to flee yet again, [...] Full text...

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Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds

17 september 2025 - 05:04:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites [...] Full text...

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Gaza City: Daily bombardment, more displacement amid escalating military offensive

12 september 2025 - 14:38:06
  Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the Israeli offensive intensifies in Gaza City, nearly one million people estimated to be [...] Full text...

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Deadly attacks across Darfur leave nearly 100 wounded in MSF-supported facilities

12 september 2025 - 07:51:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Following a series of attacks by Sudan's warring parties – the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Ceasefire urgently needed as civilians left with ‘no safe place’ to go

11 september 2025 - 05:44:33
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners warned on Wednesday that nearly one million civilians in Gaza [...] Full text...

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IOM resumes operations in Khartoum, over 2 million return amidst Sudan war

09 september 2025 - 15:13:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), which has just relocated its office to Khartoum, central Sudan, has [...] Full text...

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UN migration agency returns to Khartoum

09 september 2025 - 10:44:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has become the first UN agency to resume operations [...] Full text...

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The night the mountains shook: A doctor on the front lines of Afghanistan’s earthquake (A UN Feature)

06 september 2025 - 20:33:50
Jalalabad, Afghanistan (PANA) - The first jolt threw Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak out of bed. The second sent him to [...] Full text...

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Save the Children aid workers travelling on donkeys deliver first emergency assistance to landslide victims

05 september 2025 - 14:30:52
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organisation, Save the Children, aid workers travelling on a herd of donkeys [...] Full text...

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Adesina completes mission at AfDB

01 september 2025 - 14:25:03
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - After a decade at the helm of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina is stepping [...] Full text...

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Monsoon floods kill more than 700 in Pakistan, with heavy rains set to continue

21 august 2025 - 19:45:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 739 people across Pakistan since late [...] Full text...

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Hunger and a heatwave plague the Gaza Strip

14 august 2025 - 20:01:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As hunger and malnutrition deepen in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian missions continue to face delays and [...] Full text...

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INGOs condemn international humanitarian law violations in Darfur

13 august 2025 - 15:15:11
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - International Non-governmental Organisations (INGOs) operating in Sudan have denounced recent attacks on the besieged town [...] Full text...

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Safe seas key to global prosperity, Security Council told

11 august 2025 - 20:01:40
New York, US (PANA) - Shipping is crucial to the global economy, with more than 100,000 vessels a day transporting [...] Full text...

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You can run – but we will find you, militias tell terrified civilians

08 august 2025 - 15:09:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Help is needed urgently to halt a deadly cholera outbreak that is sweeping across Sudan, UN [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President Mahama appoints acting Defence and Environment ministers following deadly helicopter crash

07 august 2025 - 12:28:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to [...] Full text...

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Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief (By UN News)

07 august 2025 - 05:34:26
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain [...] Full text...

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‘Landlocked to landlinked’: UN summit seeks to turn geography into opportunity (By UN News)

07 august 2025 - 05:18:52
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - For the world’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), geography isn’t just a challenge, it’s a costly barrier [...] Full text...

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A Moving History: IMF Finance & Development (By Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at Oxford University)

06 august 2025 - 10:46:10
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The history of migration is the story of humanity and its progress. It’s a story [...] Full text...

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Children are ‘skin and bones’ as Sudan marks a grim milestone

06 august 2025 - 06:03:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Famine was declared in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur one year ago. And since [...] Full text...

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UNICEF Warns: We are at the verge of irreversible damage to an entire generation of children in Sudan

05 august 2025 - 15:10:14
Port Sudan, Sudan, (PANA)- Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Sudan Representative, has described seeing children ‘reduced to skin and bones’ during a [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya engages public on way forward to elections

02 august 2025 - 17:22:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, on Friday engaged [...] Full text...

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On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food

01 august 2025 - 05:13:32
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, UN aid teams continued their efforts on Thursday to help people of the [...] Full text...

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In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation

29 july 2025 - 12:56:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said [...] Full text...

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Besieged city appeals for lifting siege, says situation ‘’ unbearable’’ ; Report

28 july 2025 - 17:10:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- While UN and international organisations launch appeal after appeal, and the government in Port Sudan and [...] Full text...

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1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery

25 july 2025 - 17:11:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With pockets of relative safety emerging in Sudan, over 1.3 million Sudanese people — including one [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN officials warn of unspeakable conditions as children bear the brunt

17 july 2025 - 07:58:14
New York, US (PANA) - Conditions in Gaza have reached an unspeakable level of devastation with children paying the highest [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM hails AfCFTA as 'a continental breakthrough' despite challenges

13 july 2025 - 18:55:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic step forward that strengthens economic integration [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Number of children with severe acute malnutrition doubles in Darfur

11 july 2025 - 13:12:12
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Alarming new data released by the UN Children's Fund UNICEF reveals a 46 percent increase [...] Full text...

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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...

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EU gives Tunisia 100 million euros to rehabilitate working-class districts

05 july 2025 - 16:57:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -The European Union (EU) has made 100 million euros available to Tunisia for the rehabilitation of working-class [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian President Obasanjo urges ECOWAS to reassess crisis response

04 july 2025 - 10:15:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday urged the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...

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Kenya’s economy slows down on weak industrial activity, climate shocks: AfDB

02 july 2025 - 12:40:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan economy grew by 4.6% in 2024, a slowdown from 5.6% in 2023, due to [...] Full text...

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Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania

02 july 2025 - 11:04:42
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$ 120 million in new funding to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Conflict survivors ‘have been through hell,’ says UN aid chief

27 june 2025 - 05:37:54
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The conflict-impacted people of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) urgently need much more [...] Full text...

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The unseen frontline: Why social vulnerability must be at the heart of climate action: World Bank Blog By Ezgi Canpolat and Joanna de Berry

25 june 2025 - 07:20:50
Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - In Beira, Mozambique, Cyclone Idai caused extensive damage to the city's infrastructure, including roads. When we talk [...] Full text...

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Africa's industrialisation through agricultural revolution shows mixed signals, says AU Commissioner

24 june 2025 - 07:55:46
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The industrialisation of Africa, through an agricultural revolution, premised on increased investment in agricultural productivity, has [...] Full text...

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Gaza horrors continue as the weakest succumb to injuries and disease

20 june 2025 - 16:25:13
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Death and suffering in Gaza are ever-present and the enclave's people now have little choice [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM promises compensation for municipality in Tripoli damaged by recent fighting

18 june 2025 - 12:57:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to speed up the work [...] Full text...

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Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities

13 june 2025 - 10:07:41
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet [...] Full text...

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Rising hunger in Gaza highlights urgent need for ‘unfettered’ aid supplies

12 june 2025 - 08:06:18
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - People in the Gaza Strip are getting hungrier because of the “very limited” volume of [...] Full text...

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Luanda to host heads of state-level infrastructure financing summit under AU chairmanship

10 june 2025 - 11:57:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with Government [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Search for food puts lives on the line

09 june 2025 - 21:57:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached “unprecedented levels of despair,” the UN [...] Full text...

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Another first for Liberia: showcasing the new World Bank Group engagement approach and jobs agenda: World Bank Blog by Ousmane Diagana, Vice President, Western and Central Africa

06 june 2025 - 08:33:44
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia is a country of firsts – and contrasts. Founded in 1847, Liberia is Africa’s first [...] Full text...

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DRC's Inga 3 energy project to start with investments in local communities

04 june 2025 - 08:32:00
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $250 million credit from the [...] Full text...

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Regional humanitarian crisis deepens as displacement surges in South Sudan

04 june 2025 - 07:30:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Since a sharp escalation in fighting in South Sudan in late February, 165,000 people have [...] Full text...

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Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands

02 june 2025 - 21:11:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flush flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $52.6 million to boost transport and energy infrastructure access in the Gambia

30 may 2025 - 17:18:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The World Bank has approved $52.6 million in financing for The Gambia to improve transport and energy [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $52.6 million to boost transport and energy infrastructure access in the Gambia

30 may 2025 - 15:59:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The World Bank has approved $52.6 million in financing for The Gambia to improve transport and energy [...] Full text...

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Addressing transportation inefficiencies in Africa crucial to reducing food

21 may 2025 - 08:43:31
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - A new World Bank report reveals that transportation inefficiencies are causing significant food losses in [...] Full text...

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UN stresses importance of road safety

11 may 2025 - 07:22:06
New York, US (PANA) - A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 kilometres in Fortaleza, Brazil. A [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble

23 april 2025 - 16:12:17
New York, US (PANA) - Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried [...] Full text...

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Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers

18 april 2025 - 07:29:00
New York, US (PANA) - As Sudan’s civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle [...] Full text...

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UN calls for urgent action to protect Sudanese against explosive ordnance crisis

03 april 2025 - 14:11:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has warned that nearly two years of intense conflict have left Sudan [...] Full text...

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Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP

30 march 2025 - 06:41:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid [...] Full text...

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Reshaping the agriculture and food sector for healthier diets: World Bank Blog by Natasha Hayward, Felipe F. Dizon, Elizabeth Ludwig-Borycz, and Dwi Sari Puspaningtyas

28 march 2025 - 12:15:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - While hunger is making headlines, malnutrition continues to silently affect millions worldwide, undermining their physical and [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Nearly 400,000 displaced people return home despite insecurity and humanitarian crisis

27 march 2025 - 15:10:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) have returned to their homes in Sudan since last December [...] Full text...

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New World Bank financing set to revamp Dodoma’s urban mobility, generate more than 10,000 Jobs

27 march 2025 - 08:33:24
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - A new World Bank-financed investment will enhance mobility and accessibility in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma, unlocking economic [...] Full text...

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Mass displacement in DRC: Country and neighbours are on verge of humanitarian catastrophe

22 march 2025 - 07:36:47
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Faced with massive displacement caused by the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Armed Forces announce major victory over paramilitary RSF in Khartoum

21 march 2025 - 09:39:04
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday announced a major victory over the rival paramilitary [...] Full text...

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AfCFTA, a call to action to unveil the African economy, according to the Ethiopian President

18 march 2025 - 18:27:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a call to action to unveil the African [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM rejects resettling migrants in the country

14 march 2025 - 12:10:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has denied his government's intention to settle migrants in [...] Full text...

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Liberia needs institutional, policy reforms to boost economic growth and development: WB report

12 march 2025 - 07:19:49
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank has launched its flagship report, the Liberia Country Economic Memorandum, titled “Escaping the [...] Full text...

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Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres

04 march 2025 - 19:40:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday stressed that the “true foundation” of recovery and reconstruction in Gaza [...] Full text...

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UN Feature: ‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war

02 march 2025 - 20:17:00
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) -  At night he sleeps under a tarpaulin sheet on the ruins of his family home. [...] Full text...

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Sudan: MSF says forced to halt activities as violence engulfs Zamzam camp in North Darfur

25 february 2025 - 08:06:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -  Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says the current escalation of attacks and [...] Full text...

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DRC crisis: People trapped in climate of insecurity amidst clashes in Uvira - MSF

24 february 2025 - 09:33:11
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is flagging security around the city of Uvira, [...] Full text...

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World Bank promotes inclusive connectivity in Lake Chad Region

20 february 2025 - 10:24:36
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $170 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Chad [...] Full text...

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World Resources Institute, World Bank present landmark assessment of nature-based solutions in Africa

19 february 2025 - 11:57:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new report by World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Bank, with contributions from the [...] Full text...

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Barrow ignites hope for a stronger, self-reliant nation

18 february 2025 - 19:51:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to embrace self-reliance, unity, and national development as the West African [...] Full text...

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Angola promises everlasting impression on infrastructure

15 february 2025 - 15:10:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's newly-elected Chairman, Angola's President Joao Manuel Lourenco, has promised to leave a [...] Full text...

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UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank

15 february 2025 - 05:41:31
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in [...] Full text...

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Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio Day

13 february 2025 - 17:04:36
Paris, France (PANA) - Quality radio remains ever universal, popular and more reliable in an era of artificial intelligence (AI) [...] Full text...

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After years of conflict, Timor-Leste turns peacemaker

08 february 2025 - 16:11:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During the turbulent early years of Timor-Leste’s independence, the UN was a constant presence, helping to [...] Full text...

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Cameroon at a crossroads: Urgent call for fiscal transformation: World Bank Blog By Amina Coulibaly, Francis Ngomba Bodi and Mouhamadou Moustapha Lo

06 february 2025 - 07:28:10
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite its natural resources and dynamic people, Cameroon’s economic progress has stalled, leaving income per capita [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Medical charity renews call for immediate action to prevent death, starvation

04 february 2025 - 12:51:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is urging international donors, the UN, Sudan’s [...] Full text...

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Summary executions, sexual violence reported in eastern DRC war

01 february 2025 - 05:59:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the humanitarian situation "rapidly deteriorates" in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ - UNRWA

01 february 2025 - 05:48:44
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA)  The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff [...] Full text...

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DRC: Hospitals overwhelmed, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’

31 january 2025 - 05:09:12
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows

30 january 2025 - 06:07:56
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo emergency: Next 24 hours are critical, warn UN agencies

28 january 2025 - 17:52:28
Kinshasa, DR C (PANA) - The latest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from UN [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN Security Council urged to 'act now' to protect civilians

27 january 2025 - 09:21:58
New York, US (PANA) - Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation

23 january 2025 - 14:25:45
Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but West Bank faces escalating violence

22 january 2025 - 06:09:23
New York, US (PANA) - The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatens critical humanitarian services

15 january 2025 - 08:26:25
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Critical water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and activities are at risk of grinding to a [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: OHCHR urges calm ahead of disputed presidential inauguration

15 january 2025 - 05:34:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has urged calm in Mozambique as Daniel Chapo is to [...] Full text...

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Critical aid blocked in Gaza, as fuel shortages threaten lifesaving services

11 january 2025 - 09:29:08
New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach North Gaza with lifesaving aid, including [...] Full text...

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More Palestinians displaced by home demolitions across the West Bank - OCHA

10 january 2025 - 08:57:48
Gaza, West Bank (PANA) - According to initial information, five Palestinians, including at least three children aged eight, 10 and [...] Full text...

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African Development Fund approves $9 million grant to strengthen climate resilience in Madagascar

22 december 2024 - 07:25:35
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund – the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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Africa’s highest bridge takes shape in South Africa

19 december 2024 - 06:39:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The US$224 million Mtentu Bridge in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, is on track for [...] Full text...

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Heavy rainfall associated with Cyclone Chido forecast in southern Africa

18 december 2024 - 07:48:11
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - According to estimates shared by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre [...] Full text...

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Mali's military leader inaugurates lithium mine

16 december 2024 - 19:43:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, General Assimi Goita, on Sunday inaugurated the Goulamina lithium mine in [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Ghana's presidential, parliamentary elections

07 december 2024 - 07:03:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting started in Ghana on Saturday to elect a president and 276 parliamentarians as the West [...] Full text...

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Ghana votes in 9th elections as it consolidates multi-party democracy

03 december 2024 - 13:39:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian voters go to the polls on Saturday, 7 December to elect a president and 276 [...] Full text...

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The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief

03 december 2024 - 04:41:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Describing the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic” the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on [...] Full text...

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Unlocking the development potential of economic corridors: Lobito Corridor and its impact on local communities: World Bank Blog By Juan Carlos, Alvarez Mila Malavoloneque and Sunita Varada

02 december 2024 - 08:54:23
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A multi-sectoral team from the World Bank was on tracks of the Benguela railway and visited [...] Full text...

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Security, essential service workers vote ahead of Ghana's 2024 presidential, parliamentary elections

02 december 2024 - 07:02:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members of the security services, health personnel, journalists, elections officials and workers of essential services who [...] Full text...

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WFP scales up operations to reach millions in Sudan

22 november 2024 - 20:23:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, [...] Full text...

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The clock is ticking on sub-Saharan Africa's urgent job creation challenge: IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, and Luc Tucker

12 november 2024 - 08:41:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business [...] Full text...

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African cities strive to make roads less perilous for pedestrians and cyclists: UNEP Feature Article

12 november 2024 - 07:10:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) -  For Patience Ataliba, who lives in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, commuting was once a harrowing [...] Full text...

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Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts

07 november 2024 - 05:49:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as [...] Full text...

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African road carnage a silent pandemic, warns UN envoy

25 october 2024 - 09:59:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopi (PANA) - While the world remains focused on headline-grabbing crises, a quieter but equally devastating catastrophe unfolds [...] Full text...

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AfDB urges practical solutions to tackle poverty in Africa

25 october 2024 - 09:28:05
Washington, DC., US, (PANA) -    Climate change, global financial shocks and growing food insecurity are threatening Africa, the world’s [...] Full text...

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‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says

22 october 2024 - 15:49:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in [...] Full text...

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WHO supports South Sudan amid severe flooding

22 october 2024 - 05:00:47
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with authorities and partners in South Sudan as [...] Full text...

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Benin to contribute $2 million to the African Development Fund

13 october 2024 - 05:22:58
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has pledged $2 million to the next replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF), the [...] Full text...

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Building roads to build peace: Our experience in the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Papa Modou Ndiaye, Francis Ovanda Mbele and Abdoulaye Sylla

03 october 2024 - 08:14:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The Emergency Infrastructure and Connectivity Recovery Project (EICRP) is transforming the northeastern regions of [...] Full text...

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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo

03 october 2024 - 07:50:28
Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...

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South Sudan faces macroeconomic challenges resulting from endless war in neighbouring Sudan: IMF team

02 october 2024 - 18:12:48
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan continues to face several difficult macroeconomic challenges, partly resulting from the spillovers of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher

19 september 2024 - 05:51:06
New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival [...] Full text...

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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

16 september 2024 - 05:42:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes in Nigeria – WFP

14 september 2024 - 07:16:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential [...] Full text...

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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality

14 september 2024 - 07:10:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an [...] Full text...

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Addressing insecurity in road construction in conflict-prone areas: Lessons from the Horn of Africa: World Bank Blog By Kennedy Mkutu Agade, Josphat Sasia, Lilian Kahindo and Benard Mitto

12 september 2024 - 09:12:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - While all development projects call for care and deftness during the implementation phase, these requirements become [...] Full text...

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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties

06 september 2024 - 21:27:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen

05 september 2024 - 20:23:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations

31 august 2024 - 07:20:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza [...] Full text...

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Why land is key to tackling climate change and infrastructure gaps: World Bank Bog By Guangzhe Chen

30 august 2024 - 12:25:05
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - While many countries have made impressive progress strengthening their infrastructure, significant gaps remain around [...] Full text...

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Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis

28 august 2024 - 04:51:51
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches campaign bid for AUC leadership at mini Summit

27 august 2024 - 14:16:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister forms committee to secure Tripoli

25 august 2024 - 15:18:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has formed a committee headed by the Minister of the [...] Full text...

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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak

23 august 2024 - 14:54:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian aid to Sudan civilians stalled by floods and violence - UN

20 august 2024 - 05:40:54
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN authorities in Sudan on Monday confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been [...] Full text...

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Cholera outbreak hits war victims in Sudan

18 august 2024 - 14:37:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A cholera outbreak has hit highly congested areas hosting people fleeing the fighting in Sudan with [...] Full text...

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Sudan to open Adre border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid access

16 august 2024 - 17:01:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN aid agencies on Friday welcomed the news that the Sudanese authorities will open Adre [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order

09 august 2024 - 07:12:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of people in Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan

07 august 2024 - 05:36:12
New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases

03 august 2024 - 07:25:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases [...] Full text...

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War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike

31 july 2024 - 05:34:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and [...] Full text...

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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deadly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies

30 july 2024 - 14:02:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers

25 july 2024 - 12:18:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on [...] Full text...

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12 kg of cocaine seized at Bamako international airport

25 july 2024 - 11:17:01
Bamako, Mai (PANA) - The Central Narcotics Office (OCS) at Bamako's Modibo Keita Sénou International Airport seized 12 kg of [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Ruto names half-Cabinet amid continuing anti-govt protests

19 july 2024 - 17:58:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's embattled President William Ruto named a partial Cabinet on Friday, five weeks after anti-government protests [...] Full text...

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Seeking new pathways to green growth in Malawi: World Bank By Qursum Qasim and Efrem Chilima

10 july 2024 - 11:36:35
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - With the recent declaration of a drought in 23 of its 28 districts, Malawi once again [...] Full text...

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Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter

05 july 2024 - 07:22:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Bombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of the tens of thousands of people [...] Full text...

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UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety

02 july 2024 - 06:04:16
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday launched a new global road safety campaign to improve traffic [...] Full text...

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Update: Kenya military convoys patrolling streets, businesses shut

27 june 2024 - 14:50:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Military convoys are patrolling the streets and highways in Nairobi on Thursday, while the leaders of [...] Full text...

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Mali's President due in Sikasso on Saturday

22 june 2024 - 10:57:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President of the Transition, Col. Assimi Goïta, is expected this Saturday in Sikasso, a large [...] Full text...

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