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Rome, Italy (PANA) - Tanzania's Sara Mbago-Bhunu, is among 22 renowned experts from across the Global South who are joining a major new Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI). She is currently the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) director for the Eastern and Southern Africa Division. IFAD, part of the United [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the support of volunteers from the Burkina Faso Red Cross Society, has provided food assistance to more than 51,000 displaced people in Thiou and Titao localities of the northern region, . In addition to food, each displaced [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Banking and financial services in most of Africa have been affected deeply with the coronavirus-induced economic lockdowns, with banks expected to review operational strategies and invest more in mobile banking applications. The current coronavirus crisis around the world will force the banking sector to redefine their vision [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Among 39 civil society organizations and religious denominations, observers of Burundi's triple presidential, legislative and communal elections of May 20, there is "only one" whose conclusions "do not agree with that of the others," the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), Pierre Claver Kazihise, [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The United States  has pledged its  commitment to support The Gambia’s efforts to combat COVID-19 and keep its population safe.    “The U.S. Government is working closely with the government of The Gambia, civil society, and community leaders to combat the pandemic. This assistance builds on long term U.S. Government [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has adopted a bill establishing the Gourma Biosphere Reserve, an area located near the Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger border, PANA learned from official sources.   The Gourma elephant partial reserve, covering 1,250,000 hectares was classified by a law dated December 30, 1959.   Today, threats weigh on the survival [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Football Federation (FTF) has blown the final whistle to the national football championships for the first and second divisions, "because of the persistent health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic," said a statement of the federation on Wednesday  in Lomé. The FTF, which has held [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The latest batch of Libyans stranded in Zarzis, southern Tunisia, returned home on Wednesday after completing their quarantine period. According to a member of the team responsible for ensuring medical follow-up, Ali Selmi, no case of infection was diagnosed among the 650 people who made up the [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Algeria has offered Mali logistical support of 53 military vehicles, the first batch of which was received on Wednesday at Bamako airport, the Malian Army reported on its official website. The equipment was handed over in the presence of Malian Minister of Defence, Gen. Ibrahima Dahirou Dembélé, [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's national D1 basketball championship has been definitively stopped "for force majeure related to the Covid-19 pandemic". This is one of the major decisions taken and announced on Wednesday by the Senegalese Basketball Federation (FSBB). According to the decision, the championship title of Senegal will not be awarded [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso registered two new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total number of people infected since 9 March to 847, the government information service (GIS) announced. Out of 161 samples tested, two new cases were recorded from community transmission in Ouagadougou as well as [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions have joined forces to help developing countries tackle trade and transport challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.  UNCTAD announced on Thursday that the new joint UN project is seeking to help governments and businesses [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The founder of the One South Africa (OSA) movement, Mmusi Maimane, will challenge next week’s reopening of schools in court. The former leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance last week launched a national petition urging government to only reopen schools in three months due [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank. Currency                                         Buying           Selling 1 Euro                                               41.15             41.91 1 US Dollar                                        37.66            38.03 1 Pound Sterling                               46.45            46.92 100 [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 95 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 100 new recoveries on Thursday, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced at its daily press briefing on the epidemiological situation. According to the ministry, 95 of the 991 tests were positive to coronavirus, representing 86 contact [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso government says as of 31 March, the mobilization of budgetary revenues amounted to 449.10 billion CFA francs, representing a recovery rate of 20.11 per cent. The Burkinabe government statement on Thursday after the council of ministers meeting said during the same period, budgetary [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT): Currency                         Buying                     Selling US Dollar                        2,280.42                    2,303.23 Pound Sterling               2,799.90                    2,828.82 Euro                                2,510.06                     2,535.85 Canadian Dollar             1,657.28                    1,673.37 Kenya Shilling                 [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso expects a production of 550,000 tonnes of seed cotton for the 2020-2021 season, the government announced on Thursday after the Council of Ministers meeting. A government statement said the meeting has also decided to maintain the subsidy level for fertilizer and insecticide transfer prices [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda. Currency                   Buying            Selling US Dollar                 924.25        [...]

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Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius. Currency                                    Buying               Selling Australian Dollar                       25.56                  26.90 Canadian Dollar                         28.03             [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday reported 389 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest daily increase since the beginning of the outbreak in the country, bringing the total confirmed infections to 8,733. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on its official Twitter handle that 2,501 have been discharged [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Henceforth, hospitalised patients with COVID-19 will be informed as regards the risks and secondary effects of hydroxychloroquine and will be administered the medication only with their written consent. This was announced by the spokesperson of the National Communication Committee on COVID-19, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, on Wednesday, [...]

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