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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Tuesday recorded 61 new cases of coronavirus contaminations, second consecutive day of drop after several days of record figures of infections, the sources told PANA here Wednesday. On Tuesday, 62 new cases were recorded after 61 cases on Monday, said the sources; as from 30 [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A follow-up meeting here Wednesday brought together officials of the Libyan ministry of Justice of the Government of National Accord and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Libya, to evaluate the progress made within the framework of the joint project for justice and security. The meeting, presided [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The massive screening campaign launched in Burundi on 11 January yielded 100,530 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests, or 52.86 per cent of all screened people and more than 66 per cent of total confirmed cases reported since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020i, sources at the [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum, acting on the proposal of the prime minister and head of government, Wednesday signed a decree nominating 33 ministers. They are Senior Minister, minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Hassoumi Massoudou; Senior Minister to the Presidency of the Republic, Rhissa Ag [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - President Kaïs Saied on Wednesday received the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Najla Al-Mangoush, who is making her first visit abroad since her nomination to that position. A statement issued by the Tunisian presidency said the Tunisian president [...]

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Juba, South Sudan (PANA) -  The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Wednesday it was not involved in a decision regarding the gradual reduction of electric power supply in Juba, the South Sudanese capital, to avoid a complete blackout. The decision to invoke load shedding in Juba was announced by the [...]

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Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has said it suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and Chadian Football Association (FTFA) with immediate effect due to claims of outside interference. FIFA said in a statement that its decision to suspend the PFF was because of a “hostile takeover” by a third-party, which amounted [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a 13-month wait, Cameroon will finally continue their quest to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Women’s football tournament, when they face Chile in the CAF–CONMEBOL intercontinental playoff doubleheader on 10 and 13 April in Antalya, Turkey. The Indomitable Lionesses missed earning an automatic ticket to [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on Wednesday began on official visit to France, during which he will meet his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, PANA learned from official sources in the Togolese capital. According to the sources, the Togolese head of state will [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian government says it will pay the travel expenses of former President Laurent Gbagbo, and Charles Blé Goudé, his former youth minister, both of whom were acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly, said on Wednesday at the end of [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba met on Wednesday with the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, at Al-Bayan Palace, in Kuwait City, where both men discussed the promotion of bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of strengthening them. The Prime Minister of the government [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will be held from 16 to 23 October 2021, the spokesman of the Burkinabe government, Ousséni Tamboura, announced on Wednesday. He told journalists, after the council of ministers session, that the decline in [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,070 the number of patients who have died from the pandemic since its appearance in the country on March 2, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Wednesday. The ministry also indicated [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, met with the chairman of Libya's High National Electoral Commission, Imad Al-Sayeh, on Tuesday in Tunis, to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing preparation for the national elections scheduled for December 24. A US embassy statement said Norland congratulated [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Tuesday recorded one new death linked to the coronavirus bringing 131 deaths related to the disease since the first case was diagnosed on 12 March 2020, the National Agency for Health Security (ANSS) indicated in its daily bulletin. It said that 44 new infections were [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa will attend Thursday’s high-level meeting of regional leaders following an attack by Islamic State-linked insurgents that killed numerous people, in the northern Mozambique town of Palma two weeks ago. Talks on the crisis will take place in Maputo with [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Talks to resolve the raging dispute between Sudan and Egypt on one hand and Ethiopia on the other on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have wound up in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, without making progress with the two sides blaming each [...]

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Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Bureau of the FIFA Council has suspended the Chadian Football Association (FTFA) with immediate effect due to government interference. A statement on the FIFA website on Wednesday said the suspension was prompted by the recent decisions of the Chadian government authorities to "permanently withdraw the powers [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid has congratulated to his Niger counterpart, Mohamed Bazoum, for his electoral victory and affirmed his determination to work with him. In a telephone conversation with the new Niger leader, President Saeid stressed the strong fraternal ties and excellent cooperation between the two countries. Mr. [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 165,287 confirmed coronavirus infections have been recorded in Libya after 969 new cases were detected out of 5,547 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the National Centre for Disease Control announced on Wednesday. In a statement, the Centre also announced 711 new recoveries [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World Health Day, the UN Refugee Agency is calling for concerted international action and solidarity to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccinations, including for refugees and other forcibly displaced and stateless people. UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in a message said it is encouraged by [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - French international Footballer, Blaise Matuidi, has been named the UN Settlement Agency (UN-Habitat) Goodwill Ambassador for Africa to support the plea for decent housing. UN-Habitat Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, announced the appointment on Tuesday. The French international midfielder will champion descent housing for all in informal settlements [...]

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