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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The health situation in Tunisia remains serious as the number of coronavirus infections continues to rise,  Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi lamented on Saturday. In a statement to the media on the sidelines of the periodic conference of governors, the Prime Minister expressed his government's desire to [...]

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo has recorded 327 deaths as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and 11,300 cured cases since the confirmation of the disease in the country on March 10, 2020 to date. According to a bulletin released on Saturday by the multisectoral national committee on response [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next round of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum must find ways of enabling its participants to agree on the country's political future. Reports in local dailies this week suggest that the Acting Special Representative of UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams has a lot of work [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, also champion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was on Friday named Champion of African Industrialisation in recognition of his invaluable contribution to the industrial development of Africa, during the the high-level session held by video conference on the celebration [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian press this week addressed various issues including Mauritania-Morocco relations, in a context of new tension between the kingdom of the Cherifian and the Polisario Front over the Sahara. But also covered was the ongoing preliminary investigation, relating to suspected corruption during the decade of rule [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- Rwanda health officials reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday, bringing to 5,586 total infections in the country. So  far 5,159 coronavirus patients in Rwanda have recovered. A patient is considered recovered when they are clear of the disease 30 days after initial onset.  Official statistics show 600,826 [...]

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Dakar,Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 17 new cases of coronavirus confirmed by tests on 978 samples. Among the cases, 11 were from contacts being treated and 6 cases from community transmission, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Saturday. It said that 13 patients tested negative and were declared [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, has announced the order of ten modern helicopters from  European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to reinforce the ministry's capacity. "We will soon receive 10 modern and fully equipped helicopters," he said in a tweet on Saturday, adding [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that more than 348,000 children out of 1.2 million people, need humanitarian assistance in Libya, due to the impact of the prolonged armed conflict, political and economic crises and the Covid 19 pandemic. It went on that US$49.1 million is [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) will conduct coronavirus tests on players and technical bench and match officials ahead of the local league  kick off. BetKing Premier League, Kenya's top football league, kicks off on November 28. FKF Secretary-General Barry Otieno said the move is in line with the strict [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has lost a top kidney specialist to coronavirus as the number of doctors succumbing to the virus increases. Dr. Anthony Omollo, who passed on Saturday, was also head of renal unit at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, the biggest referral hospital in East Africa. Five other [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Italy has continued the repatriation of undocumented Tunisians  by secret flights that land at Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport, 100 km south of Tunis, a security source in the Tunisian capital said on Saturday. The Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport received flights on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday with between 20 and [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) -Togo recorded, on Friday one death related to Covid-19, 25 new infections and 47 recoveries, the Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Access to Care told PANA on Saturday. The death brought to 64 the total number of people who died in Togo from Covid-19. The number [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya  has embarked on preparations for the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Under- 17 and Under-20 championships. The two youth teams are gearing up for the Council of East and Central Africa Council of Football Associations (Cecafa) tournaments which will be used as qualifier for the [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has suffered an unprecedented shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that led to reduced government tax revenue and rising public debt , according to a staff mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At the conclusion of a virtual mission to Kenya from 27 October to [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd: Currency                                 Buying                        Selling US Dollar                                   51.50                        52.30 Pound Sterling                         64.50                       66.65 Euro                                             58.50                        60.90 CFA Franc (5000)                     400.00                      425.00 Swedish Kroner (100)             500.00                     550.00 Australian Dollar                       34.50                       37.50 South African Rand                  12.00                       14.00 Canadian Dollar                          35.00                      37.00 Swiss [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic, the UN health agency chief told journalists on Friday as he launched a new report on the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance. “Across Europe and North [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis was impacting Africa “well before the pandemic spread across the continent”, the UN chief said on Friday, marking Africa Industrialisation Day, arriving at a point when many economies were expanding and “poverty was in decline”.    “Technology and innovation were being embraced across [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - When he addresses leaders of the world’s richest countries at the G20 summit on Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will deliver a simple message on the COVID-19 pandemic: “We need solidarity and cooperation. And we need concrete action now — especially for the most vulnerable.” [...]

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