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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Arab institute for human rights, in partnership with the Tunisian ministry of Relations with constitutional bodies and civil society, Wednesday held a workshop here on ways to protect migrants and refugees during Phase III of the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The workshop is being [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fayez al-Sarraj, chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) recognized by the international community, Wednesday announced his intention to hand over to a new executive latest by October. In a short televised address to Libyans on the occasion of the Martyr [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Health ministry Wednesday reported 10 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total in the East African country to 4,634. In the last 24 hours, 22 people recovered from the virus, the ministry said, adding that the total number of recovered patients represented 60 per [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lamine Diack, former chairman of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF), was sentenced Wednesday in Paris to four years’ imprisonment, including two years’ suspended sentence. He was charged with involvement in a network of active and passive corruption aiming to hide the cases of doping of Russian athletes [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 26 new  (COVID-19) infections, nine recoveries but no death, the country’s health services said here. The new cases were detected in the region of Kayes (11), district of Bamako (8) and in the regions of Sikasso (5) and Koulikoro (2). The cumulated situation of cases [...]

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Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The mayor of the Gabonese capital, Léandre Nzue, was detained Tuesday evening at the Libreville central prison following nine charges against him, the public prosecutor, André Patrick Roponat, said here Wednesday. Nzue was arrested Friday by the general management of military security (Dgcism) for an alleged link [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin imported less goods from its partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during the first quarter this year, the National Statistic and Economic Analysis Institute (INSAE) said here Wednesday. Benin’s imports from ECOWAS countries dropped by 28.6 per cent, compared to the first [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government’s procurement arm, Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB), resumed capacity building of entrepreneurs that had been halted by coronavirus. PPADB on Wednesday told media that training to capacitate entrepreneurs has resumed immediately, following suspension of the service in April 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. “The [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Corruption has been blamed for stalling Botswana’s progress into high income economy, an academic at the University of Botswana (UB), Professor Brothers Malema, said in an economic paper, dubbed: ‘The Transformative Agenda: Rhetoric or Realism’, which was released on Wednesday. Prof. Malema said corruption is weighing down [...]

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Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Experts at the 2020 Global Philanthropy Forum on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among funders to address the severe threat that climate change poses to Africa’s development Participants highlighted the critical role of innovative approaches to mobilizing climate adaptation finance in Africa, at a session titled [...]

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Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday launched its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) at its headquarters in the Ivorian capital Abidjan, GCA Africa will work with partners across the continent to scale and accelerate adaptation action that protects [...]

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Washington, US (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group analysis finds.  According to the report released on Wednesday, investments in human capital—the knowledge, skills, and health that people, accumulate over their lives—are key to unlocking a child’s [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany and the United Kingdom have welcomed the decision of the United Nations Security Council to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 September, 2021, assuring that the move marks the commitment to restore peace in this North [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 100 leaders within the Islamist-inspired Tunisian party, Ennahdha (the majority in parliament), have petitioned the party chairman, Rached Ghannouchi, urging him "to solemnly declare that he will not seek the leadership of the movement for the third term." The 11th Congress of Ennahdha is [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 Training Center for Humanitarian Demining, dedicated to the challenges of mines in urban areas, continued on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense of the government of national accord (GNA) said. The meeting, which began on Tuesday, [...]

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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) has created a unit to manage the transfers or movements of Congolese players to other clubs, PANA learned on Wednesday in Brazzaville from the Congolese Ministry of Sports. The ministry said the development is intended to examine the compliance with laws governing [...]

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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Congo, Jean-Martin Bauer, on Tuesday handed over four mobile warehouses, rehabilitated by the WFP with a view to strengthening the African government's capacities in responding to and managing emergencies in the country, the Congolese public radio said [...]

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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - After seven years of medical training in Cuba, 250 Congolese graduates have returned to Brazzaville, the Congolese Ministry of Higher Education said on Wednesday. The 250 students, who left on October 25, 2013, were trained in laboratory, pharmacy and biomedical maintenance in Cuba. The return of these doctors [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's budget deficit has worsened to reach 84 per cent at the end of July, thus exceeding 5 billion Tunisian dinars against 2.7 billion dinars in July 2019, according to the provisional results of the implementation of the state budget, published Tuesday by the Tunisian Ministry [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Health, Faouzi Mehdi, told a press conference on Wednesday that Tunisia is in phase 3 of the coronavirus pandemi, experiencing an increase in the number of cases of the deadly virus. Mr Mehdi said that a camp hospital has been set up in [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 54 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), pushing the cumulative total to 45,655, the minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, announced on Wednesday. The active cases, however, continue to slump with the number standing at 564. The total number of recoveries/discharged is now 44,797, while [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's first shipment of phosphate imported from Algeria is expected to land here before the end of September, the Director-General of Tunisian Chemical Complex, Abdelwaheb Ajroud has announced. The cargo is part of a plan for Tunisian Chemical Complex to import 40,000 tons monthly to ensure continued [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has lifted the suspension of all Kenyan flights into the country with immediate effect. The move follows Kenya’s decision to remove the requirement of 14 days mandatory quarantine for all arriving passengers from Tanzania. “In view of that, on a reciprocal basis, the United Republic [...]

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