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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Mali’s Eagles Friday stunned Ghana's Black Stars by three goals to nil (3-0) in a friendly in Turkey, local media reports monitored by PANA here said. Ghana was shocked with two quick goals from either side of the half and a late curler with barely 15 minutes [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said here Friday ICT was undoubtedly one of the ladders through which some of the quick wins in addressing developmental challenges could be achieved. “It is against this background that government deems it necessary that all citizens should have access to the internet [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian health services Friday recorded 13 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), eight recoveries but no death out of 730 tests carried out. The new cases were discovered in Bamako district (10), in the region of Sikasso (2) and in that of Kayes (1). To date, the situation [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, Friday welcomed Turkey’s support for the Libyan dialogue forum under the aegis of the United-Nations. In a tweet posted by the US embassy in Libya, Norland said he held “successful discussions in Ankara that confirm Turkey’s support for the Libyan [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Equity trading has plummeted for the second and third quarters compared to the first quarter of the year, at the Botswana Stock Exchange’s (BSE). Statistics released from the local bourse on Friday indicate that on quarterly basis, the first quarter of 2020 experienced the highest turnover of [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has granted Niger, a total amount of 18 million euros, or 11.8 billion FCFA, to finance activities in the health and youth sectors, according to an official press release on Friday. The deal followed two agreements signed by both parties with the [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Hundreds of young Tunisians took to Tunis streets on Thursday afternoon after holding a sit-in in front of the Tunisian Parliament as part of mobilization against what they considered "a controversial bill aimed at ensuring impunity for security forces", PANA reported. Police prevented the young protesters, all [...]

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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with Nigeria's Union Bank to boost access to finance in Nigeria. In a news dispatch Friday, IFC announced a finance guarantee facility to Union Bank to boost access to finance for local business. The deal will also enable increased international trade [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's health ministry detected 422 new infections on Friday as the caseload stands at 40,620. The new cases were recorded from 5,327 samples tested during the last 24 hours. At a daily pandemic media briefing in Eldoret, western Kenya, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman said 23 of [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A total of 231 sub-Saharan migrants were rescued between October 6 and 8 by the coast guards of the Royal Moroccan Navy, the Moroccan Press Agency (MAP) reports, citing a Moroccan military source. According to the same source, these clandestine migrants were on board inflatable boats, kayaks, [...]

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N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has welcomed the agreements reached between the delegations of the High Council of State and the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), resulting from the 2nd round of the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco. In a statement, CEN-SAD said it had followed [...]

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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Thursday welcomed Morocco's initiative to support the UN-led mediation process to resolve the conflict in Libya, Foreign Affairs Spokesman, Peter Stano, told the press. "The EU welcomes any initiative to support the UN-led mediation process and to advance the resolution of the [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya beat Zambia 2-1 in an international friendly match at the refurbished Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, on Friday. Winger Cliff Nyakeya, who turns out for Egyptian side Masr FC, scored an own goal off Tandi Mwale's pass in the first half. He  widened the gap for Kenya in [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 23 new cases of coronavirus, after tests were performed on 1,059 samples, 10 cases of contacts followed, 2 imported cases and 11 cases from community transmission, the Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Friday during its daily briefing on the [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Insecurity in Niger has led to the displacement of populations along the borders, the influx of refugees and the proliferation of illicit trafficking, forcing the country to commit significant military resources to confront cross-border armed groups and secure the borders, according to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou. "This [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday lauded the World Food Programme (WFP) for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 hailing the UN agency as the “world’s first responder” on the frontlines of food insecurity.  “The women and men of the WFP brave danger and distance [...]

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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Greens group in the European Parliament on Thursday welcomed Morocco's mediation in the inter-Libyan dialogue. "We congratulate Morocco's intermediation, a partner of Europe and a regional player, which here demonstrates its diplomatic scope," said European Parliamentarian Mounir Satouri in a tweet on behalf of the Green [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday announced three new imported cases of Covid-19, bringing the number of active cases in the island to 30. Two of the patients - a 31-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman - came on a flight from Paris, France, and the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The agreement between Libyan parliamentarians on the criteria for picking holders of the positions of sovereignty in the country's administration has confirmed the ability of Libyans to overcome their differences and move forward to resolve the crisis that has plagued the country for years. It climaxed the [...]

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Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - A Member of Parliament of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ekow Quansah Hayford, has been shot dead by people suspected to be armed robbers, police said on Friday. Mr. Hayford, MP for the Mfantseman Constituency in the Central Region, together with his driver, was shot and [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The crisis in Libya has international and regional dimensions, said President Fayez al-SAarraj of the Presidential Council, reaffirming the hope of the Government of National Accord to succeed in building a state of law and institutions through the will of the Libyan people. "The crisis situation has [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded zero Coronavirus-related deaths in five days but the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it recorded 103 new infections  on Thursday. The total COVID-19 cases in the country  now stand at 59,841. Total confirmed cases were from 545,364 sample tests conducted since the index case [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Friday said that 337,432 tutors have reported back to schools ahead of reopening on 12 October.  Grade IV, Class 8 and Form 4 students are expected to return in partial reopening of schools on Monday to prepare for national examinations. Schools and other [...]

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