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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two new confirmed cases of the Ebola virus were recorded Monday in the zone of Bolamba, province of Equateur, an official source said here Tuesday. The daily bulletin of technical secretariat of the national multisectoral committee of response to the Ebola disease sent to PANA here [...]

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Monday recorded 376 new recoveries of coronavirus  (COVID-19) Monday, an official source said here. The new recoveries were contained in the daily report of the technical secretariat of the national multisectoral committee of response to the COVID-19 pandemic sent to [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya was elected vice-president of the UN General Assembly for the 75th session held Monday at the seat of the UN in New York, a statement issued by the Libyan ministry of foreign affairs said here Tuesday. The ministry of foreign affairs of the government of national [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Violence broke out in three major cities in Ethiopia - Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and Harar - and there were targeted internet shutdowns on Tuesday following the killing of a popular Ethiopian musician. There were mobile phone network shutdowns affecting parts of the country and a [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The summit of G5 Sahel heads of state here Tuesday expressed deep concern with the security situation in the sub-region and the economic and social consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The summit, which was attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, ”marks a new stage in the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Proceedings for the initial planning conference (IPC) for "Exercise Sea Borer-20" held by the presidency of the Libyan air army chief of staff in coordination with the ministry of Defence of the government of national accord (GNA) began here Tuesday. In a statement, the ministry of Defence [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first solar energy station in Tunisia, Chams Enfidha, with a one megawatt-capacity for the delegation of Enfidha, governorate of Sousse, 150 km southeast of the capital, was inaugurated here Tuesday. The Managing Director of the national agency for energy control, Fathi Hanchi, said the project cost [...]

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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese ministry of Health and Population announced in Brazzaville that the country on Tuesday recorded 158 new positive cases of coronavirus, 13 recoveries and one death.   According to the epidemiological situation unveiled by the national technical coordinator of response to the COVID-19, Dr Gilbert Ndziessi, [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units rescued 139 illegal migrants, ranging in age from 18 to 51 years old, off the coast of the island of Kerkennah in southeastern Tunisia, after their boat capsized, gendarmerie spokesman, Hossameddine Jebabli, said Tuesday. Tunisian coastguards, who intervened in the fight against illegal migration, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In his response to statements credited to the French President, Emmanuel Macron, condemning the Turkish intervention in Libya, the Libyan Minister for Foreign Affairs of the government of national accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, declared that France failed to take a position  throughout the months Haftar's [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Following the reopening of borders closed for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic, 120 Tunisians were repatriated overnight from Monday to Tuesday via the Ras Jedir border crossing, Sami Ben Khalifa, head of the city of Benguerdane, under whose jurisdiction the border is located, announced [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenya football captain, Musa Otieno, is recovering in a Nairobi hospital from COVID-19, according to media sources in Nairobi. The development has brought the effects of the global pandemic into sharp focus in the country. The virus, first reported in Kenya in March, 2020, has claimed 148 [...]

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Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the appointment of Mr. Souley Amadou as Acting General Counsel and Director of the Legal Service Department, effective 1 July 202 A transactional lawyer with a Ph.D. in banking and finance law from Clermont-Ferrand university in France, Souley Amadou [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) was on Tuesday postponed to January 2022 by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cameroon was to host the 2021 edition of the event, which brings together 24 national teams. CAF also cancelled the women''s version [...]

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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) depreciated 11.14 percent, against the greenback, to reach US$1:ZWL63.74 on the second day of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) foreign currency exchange auction on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the parallel market foreign currency exchange rate held at US$1:ZWL105 after passing the ZWL100 threshold over [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - At least 19 harmful practices, ranging from breast ironing to virginity testing, are considered human rights violations, according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which focuses on the three most prevalent ones namely - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Child Marriage and extreme [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that the government is committed to shed light on the Saint Louis case and to that effect, every possible avenue will be explored.   Replying to a Private Notice Question (PNQ) from the leader of the Opposition, Arvin Boolell, [...]

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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Congolese Ministry for Integration of Women in Development on Tuesday signed an agreement in Brazzaville to support women, whose Income generating activities collapsed during containment of the coronavirus pandemic. The agreement was concluded by Minister Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, and UNDP [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou on Monday shuffled his cabinet bringing in two new faces and and opening the exit for Interior Minister of State Bazoum Mohamed, candidate for the party in power in the next presidential election. Bazoum Mohamed was replaced in the Ministry of the Interior, [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of people who succumbed to coronavirus in Kenya rose to 148 on Tuesday when 176 new infections were diagnosed. Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr Rashid Aman said the new positive cases saw the caseload rise to 6,366 from 2,419 samples tested since Monday. Speaking at [...]

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