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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan military officials and their Italian counterparts held talks here Wednesday to discuss the training and rehabilitation operations of Libyan coastal guards to fight illegal immigration, officials said here. The vice-president of defence of the government of national accord (GNA), Salah Al-Namrouch, and the Libyan army chief [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 21 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), nine cases of recoveries and zero death, the national health services said here. The new cases were recorded in the district of Bamako (10 cases) and in the regions of Timbuktu (7 cases), Sikasso (2 cases), Koulikoro (1), [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Dozens of demonstrators Wednesday for the second day in a row protested against persistent power outages in the national capital, official sources said here. With the onset of the summer season and a rise in electricity consumption, power cuts have resumed with renewed vigor, triggering demonstrations in [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan parliament Wednesday opened an investigation into the accuracy of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests conducted by a leading laboratory, an official source said here. This was after a member of parliament accused the laboratory of providing inaccurate results which could not be corroborated by tests in other [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French government Wednesday released to Tunisian small and medium-size enterprises a financing package of 30 million Euros, including 6 million in loans, a statement issued by the French embassy here said. The financing is granted within the framework of the strategy aiming to strengthen the economic [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Wednesday recorded 11 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total number of infection to 661, a statement issued by the ministry of Health said here. The number of recoveries rose from 402 to 414, indicating 12 new patients recovered from the disease. The ministry gave the [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian security in Teboulba,180 km south of Tunis, Wednesday seized a fishing boat on board which were 40 people intending to travel to Italy, security sources said here. Two jamming devices used to outwit maritime, security and military units were also seized inside the [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, in consultation with the Ministerial Sub-Committee on COVID-19 and based on the advice given by the Health Experts’ Committee of the Ministry of Health, has extended the State of Public Emergency in The Gambia.    “In exercise of the powers conferred on him by [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The People's Republic of China on Wednesday in Niger, donated 5,959 tonnes of rice, valued at 50 million Yuan (about 4.1 billion CFA francs) to alleviate the suffering of the Nigerien populations. Receiving this donation, the Nigerien Minister of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management, Mr. Magagi Laouan, [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya recorded 307 positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest single-day new infection detected in the country. Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS), Dr Rashid Aman, unveiled the new figures, while addressing a daily pandemic media update. He said the 307 positive cases were detected from 3,591 samples [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius (SM), a   governmental body, on Wednesday said the number of criminal cases lodged in Cours decreased by 20% from 101,208 in 2018 to 80,993 in 2019.   During the same period, the number of criminal cases disposed of dropped by 15.1% from 99,334 to 84,363. It further [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius (SM) on Wednesday said that the unemployment rate for the first quarter of 2020 in Mauritius is estimated at 7.1%, compared to the rate of 6.9% during the same period last year and the rate of 6.4% at the fourth quarter of 2019. In its [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 186 healthcare workers have so far tested positive for coronavirus since the first case was reported in Kenya on March 12. Director-General of Public Health, Dr Patrick Amoth, said the government is, however, committed to protect the medics from the virus by providing them with the [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Committee working against Impunity and Stigmatization of Communities (CISC) on Wednesday denounced what it called "extrajudicial and summary executions" of seven members of the Fulani community in Tanwalbougou, eastern Burkina Faso. "On Tuesday morning, June 30, 2020, we learned with great indignation that certain elements [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Another batch of Nigerians, stranded in Uganda and Kenya because of the travel restrictions imposed as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Wednesday. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said in a statement by its Spokesperson, Mr Gabriel Odu, [...]

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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Algeria, Morocco, Rwanda and Tunisia are among the 15 countries considered safe from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic and their citizens are free to enter EU territories. A story on the EU website here said the European Union is due to open its borders to 15 [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mobilization of resources for the development of the G5 Sahel area will continue, the heads of state of the G5 Sahel region said on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, in their meeting with the French president, Emmanuel Macron. While welcoming the efforts made so far by [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rising from their meeting on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, with French President, Emmanuel Macron, the Heads of State of the G5 Sahel declared that displaced persons and local government officials will soon return to their places of origin. The Heads of State said, however, that efforts [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial the Malian activist and president of the organization fighting against corruption and unemployment (PCC), Clément Dembélé, was postponed to September 2, the High Court of the Commune I of the district of Bamako decided on Wednesday, PANA learned from a reliable source. Arrested and arraigned [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On the occasion of the 58th anniversary of Burundi's national independence, new president Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Wednesday pledged to get "personally" involved in the prevention and fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Burundi, Unveiling his long-hidden desire to personally deal with the pandemic in his country, president [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Leaders of diaspora and community organizations from around the world on Tuesday expressed solidarity with coronavirus victims facing xenophobia and discrimination, the UN migration agency, IOM, said. The IOM said in press statement that diaspora coalition also rallied behind people subjected to violence due to the pandemic. Over [...]

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Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world's football governing body, FIFA, is now budgeting for this year’s revenues to come in at little more than half of its original projections, as a consequence of the coronavirus. A revised budget published last week puts total revenue for the current year at just US$250 [...]

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