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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The UN High-Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Thursday agreed to give a 100,000 USD financing to support to three follow-up and social orientation centres for refugees in Tunisia. A statement issued by the Tunisian ministry of Social Affairs on its official Facebook page said the package was given [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Thursday became a member of the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), after meeting the criteria of equal pay between men and women, the Tunisian ministry of Women, Family and Seniors said in a statement here Thursday. The ministry is presently working to coordinate efforts between all [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Thursday recorded one case of death due to coronavirus (COVID-19), 43 new infections and 18 recoveries, the Health services here said.  The new cases were detected in Bamako district (40 cases) and in the region of Koulikoro (3 cases). Altogether, the country has recorded 4,880 positive cases, [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Commission of Destruction of Pharmaceutical Products and Drug in the region of Dio Wednesday burnt large quantities of drugs estimated at more than 1.92 billion CFAF and pharmaceutical products worth more than 2.508 billion CFAF, the Malian news agency (AMAP) reported on its website. The batch [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners on Thursday expressed deep concern about the plight of nearly 500,000 people and more than 200 aid workers in Ethiopia's northern provincial capital of Mekelle, where the Ethiopian military launched the final phase of a “law enforcement operation” in the [...]

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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Russian Ambassador in Congo, Georgy Chepik, said Wednesday in Brazzaville that the level of trade between his country and Africa amounts to US dollars one billion, public radio here announced Thursday. "At the moment, the level of trade between Russia and Africa amounts to one billion US [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa CDC has pointed out major gaps delaying response to the coronavirus pandemic, including the inadequate public health infrastructure and  foreign supplies of testing kits and other diagnostics. John Nkengasong, Director at the Addis Ababa-based Africa CDC, said Thursday only 16 out of the 54 African Union [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) --The rate of new coronavirus infections in Kenya has remained unchanged with the country among the top five contributing to the 92,000 new cases recorded during the past week alone, the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. John Nkengasong, Director at the [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units have arrested near the Algeria border  a takfiri element wanted for his role in a terror attack and his membership in a suspected terrorist organization. The man, whose identity was not specified, is 33 years old and has been sentenced to life imprisonment, a [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Following are the results of Matchday 12 of the Burundi men's football championship League A, played Tuesday and Wednesday: Bujumbura City- Kayanza United 1-0 Bumamuru FC- Athletico Academy 2-1 Royal FC- Flambeau du Center 0-0 Inter Star- Burundi Sport Dynamic 0-3 Rukinzo FC- Black Eagle 3-1 Olympic Star- The Elephants 2-0 Vital’O FC- [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of African Integration and Burkinabè Living Abroad will on Friday lay the foundation stone of a reception and reintegration centre for migrants, PANA  official sources told PANA. The ceremony, to be chaired by Prime Minister Christoph Joseph Marie Dabiré, will take place in Bassinko, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Justice Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has welcomed the decision of the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee to temporarily lift the travel ban  on Safia Farkash al-Barassi, wife of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi, her daughter Aicha Mouammar Gadhafi and her [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030, due to the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number to more than a billion, a new study from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has found.  According to the study released on Thursday, [...]

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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched a new alliance, the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), to coordinate actions and pool resources in combating misinformation around COVID-19 pandemic and other health emergencies in Africa. A statement by the WHO Africa Regional Office said digital platforms have been [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Persons with disabilities in The Gambia continue to face lots of challenges and impediments in the enjoyment of fundamental human rights, exacerbated by discrimination, stigmatisation, economic disempowerment, limited access to educational opportunities and facilities, lack of social protection mechanisms to cushion them off the effects of poverty, [...]

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Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, according to a benchmark United Nations report released Thursday. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 105.0 points during the month, up 3.9 percent from October and 6.5 percent higher than its [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on Thursday a Global Policy Network to promote ethical recruitment and the protection of migrant workers. Cross-border recruitment is a vital part of facilitating international labour mobility. When implemented in a fair and transparent manner, it contributes to safe and [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's armed conflict has cost the country US$ 576 billion in losses since its outbreak in 2011, according to a report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), which warns that costs will rise sharply if a peace agreement is not [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government  has announced a series of measures to contain the new wave of coronavirus infections in the country, following its weekly meeting in Nouakchott on Wednesday. Thus, the inter-ministerial committee in charge of monitoring the pandemic will meet twice a month to assess the situation. In [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death, bringing to 335 the number of patients who have succumbed to the disease since its emergence in the country on 2 March. The Ministry of Health and Social Action said on Thursday during its daily press briefing that there were [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A Federal Special Police Commando unit and a Criminal Investigation team have arrived in Mekelle, capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, that was captured by the Ethiopia National Defence Force (NDF) last Saturday from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). The state-owned Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) said [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Donor governments on Wednesday pledged a record US$932 million to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for next year’s activities at its annual pledging conference in Geneva. These generous initial pledges will allow UNHCR to continue to deliver life-saving aid and to protect the rights of nearly 80 [...]

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