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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rwanda rose steadily Thursday, reaching a total of 84 confirmed cases. This is an increase of two additional cases, the ministry of health said in a statement obtained by PANA in Kigali. The Rwandan cabinet at its weekly meeting chaired [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  A 26-year-old Burundian lady tested positive to the coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to three the number of cases officially declared in Burundi, the minister of public health, Dr Thaddée Ndikumana, announced here Thursday. During his second news conference of the day on the pandemic, Ndikumana said the young [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè government Thursday announced the release of 1,207 detainees to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease, official sources told PANA here. "The Council of ministers, through the ministry of Justice, decided to release 1,207 persons detained in exceptional circumstances, still within the framework of [...]

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Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - Banjul South constituency Member of Parliament Fatoumata Touma Njie Thursday tabled a motion calling on lawmakers to consider the plight of poor vulnerable and needy Gambians as they sought measures to curb the killer coronavirus disease. Njie made the intervention following Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou’s motion before the [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The epidemiological situation in Tunisia due to coronavirus shows a fast spread of the Covid-19 in several regions of the country, the Health ministry said on Thursday. In a communiqué that presents the daily briefing on the situation, the ministry announced 14 deaths against 12 the day [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board on Thursday approved a US$10 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for The Gambia to provide emergency assistance in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic. A statement, made available to PANA here by the World Bank Gambia office, said the [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state repression, Amnesty International said on Thursday in its annual review of human rights in the region.   The organization highlighted the bravery and defiance of people who [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Tanzania Immigration Services department has granted a three-month visa extension to prospective visitors who had already obtained visa notices but could not travel due to the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Immigration department said the grace period [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Thursday confirmed nine additional COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases to bring the total to 204, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced. It said, in its regular update, that all the new cases are from Greater Accra region. Four of them have no history of travel nor contact [...]

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Paris, France (PANA) - France on Wednesday welcomed the launch of the new European Union (EU) military operation off Libya, dubbed Irini (from the Greek word "peace"), the objective of which is to implement the United Nations arms embargo.   "France welcomes the launch which will allow it to contribute, by naval, [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts on Thursday announced a drop of 30 CFA francs on the price of hydrocarbons in Burkina Faso. Effective from 3 April, 2020, the pump price of hydrocarbon products will experience a drop of 30 CFA francs per liter for the [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two more people died of coronavirus in Kenya and 29 more tested positive, raising to 110 the number of those who have caught the virus, health officials said on Thursday.   Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the latest deaths brought the death toll from the virus to [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on preventive measures against Covid-19, has pardoned 1,048 prisoners across the country, PANA learned from official sources on Thursday in Lomé .   This decision, which is part of the measures taken in response to the coronavirus, has been hailed by the Superior [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded 31 new cases of coronavirus as at Thursday in the Guinean capital, PANA learned from an official source.   The country is currently with 52 cases since the first patient, a Belgian national, back from vacation, tested on March 12, said the National Agency for Health [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese head of state, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on Wednesday announced the creation of a National Fund for Solidarity and Economic Recovery, to the tune of 400 billion CFA francs, in support of populations and businesses facing the impacts of Covid-19. In a speech to the Nation, [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin on Wednesday confirmed 7 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the West African country to 13, according to a press release from the Beninese Minister of Health, Prof. Benjamin Hounkpatin. "To date, Benin has registered seven new cases, for a total [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Cabinet weekly meeting, chaired by President Paul Kagame, has extended the lockdown period until 19 April as cases novel coronavirus infection in the country increased by seven to reach 82, an official source said in Kigali on Thursday.   Guidelines, which recommend that people stay at home [...]

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has intensified its preparedness, prevention and response activities against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a statement from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), which was obtained by PANA on Thursday. Despite the challenges [...]

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DRC's health system needs urgent help to cope with measles and cholera epidemics that kill thousands of children and the growing threat of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), said a statement from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in the DR Congo, which cited a [...]

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 Niamey, Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission of Niger (CENI) on Thursday suspended the ongoing biometric enrollment operations in the Niamey region, due to the preventive measures taken by the Nigerien government in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In a press release, the president of the CENI, [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large group of heavily armed policemen on Thursday stormed a famous church in the Cape Town city centre to remove hundreds of foreign refugees who had been holed up there for months. As previously reported by PANA, the migrants have been demanding to be [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) -  Nigerien Minister of Trade and Private Sector Promotion, Sadou Seydou, on Thursday launched the second edition of the Business Plans competition, intended to reinforce the emergency of a fabric of dynamic and innovative Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) around high-potential value chains. Organized by the Niger Chamber [...]

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