Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,490 new infections, 5 deaths Friday

23 january 2021 - 11:13:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Friday recorded 1,483 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India

23 january 2021 - 10:00:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Friday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India to vaccinate a [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise expected to make landfall near Beira City in Mozambique

23 january 2021 - 08:42:51
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise has strengthened in the Mozambique Channel and is expected to make landfall near [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief takes stock of political, security developments in Mali

23 january 2021 - 08:24:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DRC registers 647 deaths since March 2020

23 january 2021 - 00:26:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Th DR Congo has recorded 647 deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the beginning [...] Full text...

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US embassy in Libya announces end of restrictions on Libyans' entry into US territory

22 january 2021 - 22:54:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new US president, Joe Biden, has signed a presidential decree to end discriminatory restrictions on [...] Full text...

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UNIDO launches major industrialisation project in Kenya

22 january 2021 - 21:31:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN has launched a US$30 billion industrial stimulus package in Kenya to help strengthen the [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways temporarily suspends flights to major European hubs

22 january 2021 - 20:16:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways said on Friday it was suspending flights to two major European hubs following the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says 250 killed, over 100,000 displaced as violence surges in Darfur

22 january 2021 - 19:44:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A sharp uptick in intercommunal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region has forced more than 100,000 people [...] Full text...

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Former FIFA President Blatter spent period in induced coma after heart operation

22 january 2021 - 17:27:50
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery [...] Full text...

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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry

22 january 2021 - 17:01:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – “Our midwives who work during this period of political crisis are brave and courageous because they [...] Full text...

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HRW demands impartial investigation into French airstrike in Mali

22 january 2021 - 16:28:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Malian and French governments should conduct a swift and impartial investigation into the French [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus:President Lungu mourns 2 Catholic priests who died from COVID – 19

22 january 2021 - 16:13:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has urged the Catholic community and all the bereaved families in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma's graft trial inches closer after court bid rejected

22 january 2021 - 14:42:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Friday dismissed French arms company Thales' bid [...] Full text...

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UN Ozone Secretariat launches animation film, mobile game on ozone layer protection

22 january 2021 - 14:38:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations Ozone Secretariat on Friday announced the launch of ‘Reset Earth’, an innovative educational [...] Full text...

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UN Ozone Secretariat launches animation film, mobile game on ozone layer protection

22 january 2021 - 13:34:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations Ozone Secretariat on Friday announced the launch of ‘Reset Earth’, an innovative educational [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic unleashes more economic challenges for Botswana

22 january 2021 - 11:40:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s economy is expected to experience a strong wave of uncertainties this year, according to the [...] Full text...

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UN announces opening for nominations for senior executive positions in Libya

22 january 2021 - 09:54:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced Thursday evening the opening of nominations for [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise now in Mozambique Channel, likely to turn Tropical Cyclone on Friday

22 january 2021 - 08:54:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Latest forecasts indicate that Tropical Storm Eloise is likely to make landfall in central Mozambique, between [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO

22 january 2021 - 05:35:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries [...] Full text...

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Ghana president names ministers for vetting by Parliament

22 january 2021 - 05:27:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday submitted to Parliament a list of 30 cabinet [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana police arrest many people for flouting safety Protocols

21 january 2021 - 23:59:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The police in Ghana have within the past 24 hours arrested hundreds of people across the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court issues 2020 judicial statistics

21 january 2021 - 18:13:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has delivered 261 judgments on a total of 496 cases filed [...] Full text...

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Russian Ambassador to Zambia dies

21 january 2021 - 16:04:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Embassy of  Russia in Zambia has announced "with deep regret" Russian Ambassador Alexander Vilovich Boldyrev, In [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa’s Minister in the Presidency dies from Covid-19-related complications

21 january 2021 - 15:59:37
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his sadness and shock, on Thursday, at the news [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to rejoin WHO

21 january 2021 - 15:42:00
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 6 new virus-related deaths, 267 new cases

21 january 2021 - 12:25:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded six new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 552 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo records 'worrying increase' in infections

21 january 2021 - 10:43:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded a worrying increase in Covid-19 infections in recent weeks, with a record 76 [...] Full text...

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Ugandan military urged to end arbitrary detaintion of opposition leader, family

21 january 2021 - 10:31:13
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s [...] Full text...

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Kenya urges implementation of post-Brexit treaty to boost trade with Britain

21 january 2021 - 10:17:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday received visiting United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and [...] Full text...

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Libyan committee agrees on referendum on draft constitution proposals

21 january 2021 - 09:46:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Constitutional Committee formed by Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State have agreed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,386 new infections, 14 deaths

21 january 2021 - 07:06:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes US return to Paris Agreement on Climate Change

21 january 2021 - 05:19:06
New York, US (PANA) - Following the inauguration of United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General said [...] Full text...

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284 million dollars allocated in 2020 to fight against coronavirus in Libya

20 january 2021 - 23:45:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Altogether, 1.27 billion dinars or about 284 million dollars was devoted to the fight against the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 162 new cases recorded Tuesday in DR Congo

20 january 2021 - 23:00:37
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DR Congo Tuesday recorded 162 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 454 tests [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela's foundation rocked by graft scandal

20 january 2021 - 20:45:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Nelson Mandela Foundation Wednesday confirmed that it was investigating allegations against its own [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records 144 new cases

20 january 2021 - 17:22:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin recorded 144 new cases of COVID-19 infection between January 12 and 17, bringing the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Resurgence of coronavirus cases worries Burikinabe government

20 january 2021 - 17:00:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Wednesday called on the population to strengthen compliance with barrier measures [...] Full text...

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‘Complex emergency unfolding in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, warn UN agencies

20 january 2021 - 15:28:52
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - UN agencies voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado [...] Full text...

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Libyan Constitutional Committee agrees a referendum on draft constitution

20 january 2021 - 13:44:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Constitutional Committee, comprising members of the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High Council [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 10 new deaths

20 january 2021 - 11:57:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 10 new coronavirus-related deaths, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's foreign minister Moyo succumbs to COVID-19

20 january 2021 - 09:52:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Dr Sibusiso Moyo, has died, Presidential spokesperson, Mr George [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise makes landfall in northeast Madagascar

20 january 2021 - 09:07:11
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Storm Eloise made landfall near the north-eastern town of Antalaha, Madagascar, on Tuesday evening and [...] Full text...

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Coronavuirus: Independent panel finds critical early failings in pandemic response

20 january 2021 - 06:27:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global system for pandemic alert and response is “not fit for purpose”, highlighting the need [...] Full text...

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SMEs backbone of African economies, says report

19 january 2021 - 23:34:54
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Small and Medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of African economies, according to the 2020 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Recurrence of infections in northeast Benin

19 january 2021 - 23:19:43
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Health departmental director for Borgou, Dr. Ibrahim Mama Cissê, warned here Tuesday of the recurrence [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM receives credentials of new Rwanda ambassador

19 january 2021 - 22:40:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security forces disperse protest march in heart of capital

19 january 2021 - 22:25:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several youth groups, families of victims of the revolution, political celebrities and parliamentarians Tuesday took part [...] Full text...

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Tunisia confident to take back ‘funds spoiled’ by former President Ben Ali

19 january 2021 - 21:50:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Despite the expiry Tuesday of the deadline for the freezing of part of assets of former [...] Full text...

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Malian PM launches nationwide talks on cotton

19 january 2021 - 21:09:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, launched here Monday nationwide talks on cotton under the theme [...] Full text...

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Kenya to conclude free trade deal with the US

19 january 2021 - 21:08:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya’s determination to conclude ongoing negotiations with the United States and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU firms up plan to secure 270 million doses of vaccine

19 january 2021 - 20:46:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has secured 270 million doses of [...] Full text...

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Egypt hosts second meeting of Libyan constitutional committee

19 january 2021 - 20:35:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan constitutional committee Tuesday began its second meeting in the Egyptian city of Hurghada to [...] Full text...

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Libya’s Constitutional Committee begins second meeting on preps for upcoming polls

19 january 2021 - 18:34:56
Hurghada, Egypt (PANA) – Libya’s Constitutional Committee started its second meeting on Tuesday with the participation of two delegations from [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL announces LPDF approval of selection mechanism for executive authority

19 january 2021 - 17:38:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on Tuesday adopted the proposal for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria pledges continued collaboration with neighbours

19 january 2021 - 16:02:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday reiterated the importance of good neighbourliness, saying the survival of your [...] Full text...

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UGTT deplores Tunisian government's inability to solve the country's problems

19 january 2021 - 15:23:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), the country's largest trade union, on Tuesday blamed the  government's inability [...] Full text...

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Leading South African football administrator passes on at 82

19 january 2021 - 15:09:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Controversial South African football administrator Abdul Bhamjee has died in Durban after a short [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records over 1,300 new cases

19 january 2021 - 15:04:41
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 1,308 new cases of COVID-19 out of 12,123 tests done in the last [...] Full text...

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Two UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic ambush

19 january 2021 - 14:52:54
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of [...] Full text...

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Beninese activist remanded for digital harassment

19 january 2021 - 13:54:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Beninese activist, Jean Kpoton, has been detained since Monday in a civil prison of Cotonou [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president warns against use of young people in current unrest

19 january 2021 - 13:48:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As civil unrest continues to affect Tunisia, President Kaïs Saied made an unannounced visit on Monday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Government says pandemic is increasingly worrisome in Senegal

19 january 2021 - 13:31:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic is increasingly worrying health authorities in Senegal as ten new deaths were reported [...] Full text...

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Libya’s Constitutional Committee meets in Egypt to discuss constitutional arrangements

19 january 2021 - 13:18:15
Hurghada, Egypt (PANA) - The Libyan Constitutional Committee started its second meeting on Tuesday with the participation of two delegations [...] Full text...

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Africa needs US$100 billion a year to close its infrastructure gap

19 january 2021 - 13:02:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa needs to spend US$100 billion a year to close its infrastructure gap, according to the [...] Full text...

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President Condé expected to announce a 36-member government in Guinea

19 january 2021 - 12:46:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé is about to form a government of 36 ministers, according to a [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to address infrastructure deficit

19 january 2021 - 11:28:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - African countries should quickly address the infrastructure deficit in the context of the African Continental Free [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,617 new infections, 14 deaths

19 january 2021 - 11:14:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday recorded 1,617 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total confirmed cases to [...] Full text...

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'More than 14 million acutely food insecure in the Sahel'

19 january 2021 - 11:05:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 14 million people are acutely food insecure in the Sahel, twice as many [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR regains access to two refugee camps

19 january 2021 - 10:45:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray [...] Full text...

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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

19 january 2021 - 10:35:47
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Sudanese authorities say bloody clashes in West Darfur under control

19 january 2021 - 10:03:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities say security reinforcements sent to West Darfur following violence in which at least [...] Full text...

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Some 1,400 illegal health centres closed in Benin

19 january 2021 - 09:33:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Some 1,400 illegal health centres have been closed in Benin as part of the health sector [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president tells rioting youth to end vandalism, looting

19 january 2021 - 09:25:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Monday warned young Tunisians against those who want to "take advantage [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records three new deaths

19 january 2021 - 08:49:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three new coronavirus-related deaths were recorded on Monday in Burkina Faso, bringing the total number [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

19 january 2021 - 08:46:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records nine new imported cases

19 january 2021 - 06:37:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius over the weekend registered nine new imported positive cases of Covid -19 [...] Full text...

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Guterres commends Libya forum for breakthrough on interim leadership deal

19 january 2021 - 05:58:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has praised the breakthrough made by a key committee of the Libyan Political [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise due to make landfall in northern Madagascar

19 january 2021 - 05:48:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new weather system has formed in the south-west Indian Ocean and intensified into [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali registers one new death

18 january 2021 - 23:06:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One case of death linked to coronavirus (COVID-19), 16 new infections and 31 recoveries were recorded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 58 new deaths registered in Tunisia

18 january 2021 - 23:00:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in 24 hours recorded 58 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,795 new [...] Full text...

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UN officially nominates Slovak as UN Special Envoy for Libya

18 january 2021 - 22:32:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Monday announced the nomination of Slovak Jan Kubis as Special Representative [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in vaccine access

18 january 2021 - 22:20:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting [...] Full text...

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Senegal extends state of health emergency and curfew for eight days

18 january 2021 - 22:03:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The state of health emergency and curfew declared in the Senegalese region of Dakar and Thies,70 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others

18 january 2021 - 17:19:40
ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa'S Opposition threatens court action over Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

18 january 2021 - 16:37:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday gave President Cyril Ramaphosa seven days [...] Full text...

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Tunisian army deployed in several regions to counter social unrest

18 january 2021 - 16:30:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced with the resurgence of social unrest in Tunisia, authorities have deployed military units to protect [...] Full text...

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Congolese president to build memorial tomb in honour of former presdent Patrice Lumumba

18 january 2021 - 16:26:16
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese President, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, says he erect a tomb where the relics [...] Full text...

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UN chief of peace operations visits Mali after deadly attacks on peacekeepers

18 january 2021 - 16:01:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Sunday began a visit of several [...] Full text...

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World leaders to meet during Davos Agenda in a Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust

18 january 2021 - 15:50:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - – The World Economic Forum, taking place virtually on 25-29 January, will bring together the foremost [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 11 new virus-related deaths

18 january 2021 - 12:41:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 11 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 526 the number of victims of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 33 new deaths, 781 cases

18 january 2021 - 11:58:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control announced on Monday that 33 deaths related to coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Monday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

18 january 2021 - 11:54:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,444 new infections infections

18 january 2021 - 11:06:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Sunday recorded 1,444 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 76 deaths, 2,859 contaminations in 24 hours

18 january 2021 - 10:17:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday that there were 2,859 new cases of [...] Full text...

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US calls on Ugandan gov't to investigate violence, election irregularities

18 january 2021 - 10:07:50
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The U.S. says it is "deeply troubled" by the many credible reports of security force [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leader congratulates Ugandan counterpart for election victory

18 january 2021 - 07:59:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Head of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt-General, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Sunday sent a congratulatory [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president warns of lockdown should surge in cases continue

18 january 2021 - 05:48:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With Ghana seeing a surge in cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in recent weeks, the country's leader [...] Full text...

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Burundi president congratulates Ugandan counterpart on election victory

17 january 2021 - 18:07:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has congratulated his Ugandan counterpart and "friend’’ Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for winning [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,598 new cases, 7 deaths on Saturday

17 january 2021 - 15:03:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported seven deaths and 1,598 new cases of [...] Full text...

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Gambia human rights commission recognises challenges posed by COVID-19

17 january 2021 - 14:52:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia National Human Rights Commission recognises the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose to [...] Full text...

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ECA reports slump in 2020 prices of African raw materials

17 january 2021 - 12:21:53
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prices of most African raw materials for export fell in 2020, according to a report published [...] Full text...

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Advisory Committee agrees mechanism for selecting candidates for Libya's Executive Authority

17 january 2021 - 12:07:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Consultative Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) has reached agreement on the mechanism [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa seeks more than US$44 billion to fight COVID-19

17 january 2021 - 11:38:47
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa will need to mobilize more than US$ 44 billion to address the COVID-19 pandemic, according [...] Full text...

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Athletics: Burkina Faso's Zango breaks world record of indoor triple jump

17 january 2021 - 11:25:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Hugues-Fabrice Zango on Saturday became  the first man to surpass 18 metres in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Scientists tackle vaccine safety, efficacy and access at global R&D forum

17 january 2021 - 08:14:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 2,800 scientists from 130 countries gathered this weekend in a virtual forum hosted by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic has already killed 630 in DR Congo

16 january 2021 - 17:56:27
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo has recorded 630 coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths since the declaration of the pandemic on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria registers highest single day new infections of 1,867

16 january 2021 - 17:34:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria registered 1,867 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Friday, the highest single day rise since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three new deaths recorded in Senegal

16 january 2021 - 14:44:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 509 the number of [...] Full text...

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Ugandan president Museveni reelected for sixth term in office

16 january 2021 - 14:38:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been re-elected for another term that will extend his stay [...] Full text...

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Benin's president announces candidacy for second term of office

16 january 2021 - 14:21:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's head of state, Patrice Talon, whose first term ends next April, announced Friday evening in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: As death toll passes two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism'

16 january 2021 - 09:43:41
New York, US (PANA) - With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to coronavirus (COVID-19), the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends quarantine period from 15 Feb. to 31 Mar. 2021

16 january 2021 - 09:34:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government Saturday announced the extension of the quarantine period for coronaviirus (COVID-19) in Mauritius [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$28.8 million disbursement to Gambia

16 january 2021 - 09:13:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday completed the first review of The [...] Full text...

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Air travel down 60 per cent, as industry losses top $370 billion: ICAO

16 january 2021 - 08:55:37
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - A new report from the UN’s air transportation agency confirms there was a “dramatic” fall in international [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Committee stresses need for equitable vaccine access, more data sharing

16 january 2021 - 08:41:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: EU foreign affairs head paints grim picture of Ethiopian situation

16 january 2021 - 08:34:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union is [...] Full text...

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Child labour ‘robs children of their future’, scourge must end, urges UN

16 january 2021 - 08:24:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one in 10 children are still [...] Full text...

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Gambia temporally embargoes chickens and eggs importation

15 january 2021 - 17:11:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian authorities has put a temporal embargo on the importation on live poultry birds of all [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 20,556 cases recorded since last March in DR Congo

15 january 2021 - 17:06:08
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A total of 20,556 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been recorded in DR Congo since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Reopening of schools delayed as infections rise in Zambia

15 january 2021 - 15:05:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced that the reopening of schools, slated for 18 January 2021, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two persons test positive for new variant in Gambia

15 january 2021 - 14:21:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian Minister of Health, Dr. Ahamadou L. Samateh has said two people tested positive for the new [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s inflation rate jumps to 15.75 per cent

15 january 2021 - 13:58:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped to 15.75 per cent in December, the highest level in more than [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria marks its highest record of 23 deaths on a single day

15 january 2021 - 13:48:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single day death toll of 23, with the Nigerian Centre [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya gripped by increase of infections

15 january 2021 - 12:42:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - There has been a remarkable increase in  coronavirus infections in Libya over the past two weeks, [...] Full text...

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Scale of mass graves in Libya reflects rights violations (News Analysis by Youssef Ba)

15 january 2021 - 11:48:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The increasing number of discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, reflects the scale [...] Full text...

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FIFA Secretary-General visits Senegalese football academy

15 january 2021 - 11:17:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese FIFA Secretary General Ms Fatma Samoura on Thursday lauded the facilities of the academy of [...] Full text...

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WMO: 2020, one of three warmest years on record

15 january 2021 - 05:12:23
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic was not the only long-term crisis the world will remember from 2020. In [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana Medical Association says Infections in Ghana alarming

14 january 2021 - 23:50:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Thursday recorded 175 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to take the number of active cases to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa COVID-19 cases top 3 million, first wave peak surpassed - WHO

14 january 2021 - 16:04:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – As COVID-19 cumulative cases in Africa top 3 million and daily case numbers exceed the first [...] Full text...

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31 foreigners arrested for illegal stay in Mauritius

14 january 2021 - 14:45:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius police on Thursday arrested 31 foreign workers, mostly Bangladeshis, who were illegally staying in the [...] Full text...

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French woman sentenced to 10 months suspended prison term for falsifying COVID-19 test

14 january 2021 - 14:37:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A French woman was sentenced Tuesday in Benin to a ten-month suspended sentence for presenting a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 72 new virus-related deaths recorded in Tunisia

14 january 2021 - 13:08:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 72 new deaths related to the coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 5,415 the number [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

14 january 2021 - 12:18:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa to receive 270 million vaccine doses - Ramaphosa

14 january 2021 - 09:26:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African president snf African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that [...] Full text...

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Mali’s economy adversely affected by COVID-19, socio-political crisis in 2020 - IMF

14 january 2021 - 08:51:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s economy is estimated to have contracted by 2% in 2020, with a gradual recovery to [...] Full text...

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UN reports major progress towards eradicating sheep and goat plague

14 january 2021 - 05:30:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world is moving closer to stamping out a highly contagious disease that affects sheep and goats, but [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘inclusive, transparent and peaceful’ elections in Uganda

14 january 2021 - 04:48:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As polls open in Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday, the UN chief Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 51 new cases, no death

13 january 2021 - 23:48:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 51 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 1,234 tests, 20 recoveries but [...] Full text...

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Deaths due to road accidents drop slightly in Benin

13 january 2021 - 23:27:35
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The death toll due to road accidents dropped slightly in Benin in 2020, according to statistics [...] Full text...

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Beninese opposition unites as front to restore democracy

13 january 2021 - 22:35:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese political parties and personalities, led by the Front for the Restoration of Democracy (FRD), Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo registers record 67 cases in 24 hours

13 january 2021 - 19:50:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Tuesday recorded a record number of 67 cases of COVID-19 contaminations, reaching the mark [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Wearing protective mask mandatory in the Burkinabe armed forces

13 january 2021 - 18:29:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Faced with an upsurge in the number of covid-19 positive cases in Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...

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Gambia moves to prevent outbreak of Bird Flu

13 january 2021 - 18:21:23
Gambia, Banjul (PANA) - The Gambian government is set to take measures to prevent the country from the outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia commemorates low-key 10th anniversary of the revolution

13 january 2021 - 18:08:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will Thursday commemorate a low-key 10th anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled the autocratic [...] Full text...

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Director of the "Education Cannot Wait" Fund on a 72-hour visit to Burkina Faso

13 january 2021 - 18:00:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Director of "Education Cannot Wait" (ECW) Fund, Ms Yasmine Sherif, began a 72-hour visit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Surge in COVID-19-related deaths, a source of worry in Senegal

13 january 2021 - 16:54:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Increasingly, the surge in coronavirus-related deaths in Senegal is a cause for concern as nine patients [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 59 new deaths recorded in Tunisia

13 january 2021 - 16:47:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 59 new Covid-19 deaths, against 1,553 new recoveries, the Tunisian Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$ 34.4 million disbursement to Central African Republic

13 january 2021 - 16:43:42
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA)  – The Covid-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the economy of the Central [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Step up vigilance for emerging variants, WHO urges

13 january 2021 - 11:55:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts should be stepped up to quickly identify and study emerging variants of the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 [...] Full text...

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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

13 january 2021 - 11:46:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Switzerland, Gambia sign agreement on migration, civil aviation

13 january 2021 - 11:35:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Switzerland and The Gambia have signed cooperation agreements on migration and civil aviation to open up [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Ethiopia accuse each other of incidents on common border

13 january 2021 - 11:03:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia are accusing each other of incidents on their common border with Sudan appealing [...] Full text...

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US cancels observation of Uganda's election

13 january 2021 - 09:58:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,270 new infections

13 january 2021 - 09:12:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,270 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Senegal’s 2021 budget balances support for recovery and gradual fiscal consolidation – IMF

13 january 2021 - 09:05:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Strong fiscal and monetary policy support have helped bolster the health system and cushion the [...] Full text...

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UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat

13 january 2021 - 05:57:33
New York, US (PANA) - Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including bringing perpetrators to justice [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian crisis looms in Madagascar amid drought and pandemic,warns WFP

13 january 2021 - 05:38:27
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In southern Madagascar, “famine-like conditions” have doubled the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia to accelerate acquisition of vaccine

12 january 2021 - 21:43:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As a result of the continuing deterioration of the health situation in the country, Tunisia Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia declares general lock-up, suspension of classes because of critical situation

12 january 2021 - 20:45:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - With the health situation described as ’very critical’, Tunisian authorities Tuesday decided to take strong ’emergency’ [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Students urged to observe COVID-19 measures in Botswana

12 january 2021 - 19:19:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Students in Botswana have been implored to exceptionally observe COVID-19 preventive measures, following the opening of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia to receive vaccine for virus

12 january 2021 - 16:00:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Ministry of Health Director of Infectious Diseases,  Lloyd Mulenga, has disclosed that the country will [...] Full text...

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Tunisia in Top 5 of African economic growth in 2021

12 january 2021 - 15:53:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African champions of economic growth in 2021 are Djibouti, Kenya, Tunisia, Rwanda and Botswana respectively, according [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for $100 billion in climate finance to support developing nations

12 january 2021 - 12:57:27
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said the year ahead would be critical “not only in [...] Full text...

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Uganda army raids home of presidential challenger

12 january 2021 - 11:33:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan army has raided the home of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, arresting everyone on site [...] Full text...

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IMF lauds Angola for preserving essential spending on health and social safety nets

12 january 2021 - 08:43:22
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – As the COVID-19 shock continues to negatively impact Angola’s economy and population, the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile

12 january 2021 - 07:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations to begin within 100 days

12 january 2021 - 06:51:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says democracy in West Africa ‘a constant process’

12 january 2021 - 06:41:58
New York, US (PANA) - While elections are one-time events, “democracy is a constant process of deliberation and consultation” where [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers record of 3,074 contamination in 24 hours

12 january 2021 - 00:10:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Monday registered a record 3,074 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in twenty-four hours, out of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso registers 197 new cases

11 january 2021 - 23:54:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Monday recorded 197 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 8,279 the number [...] Full text...

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32 Libyan rights organisations criticize HCR over death of young Somali refugee

11 january 2021 - 23:26:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-two human rights organisations Monday expressed dismay over the poor handling of affairs of refugees and [...] Full text...

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Paris Club creditors approve six-month debt relief plan for Kenya

11 january 2021 - 22:40:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International creditors, organised under the Paris Club, said on Monday it approved a six-month long debt [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One death recorded in Mali Monday

11 january 2021 - 20:27:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian health services Monday recorded one case of death due to coronavirus (COVID-19), 64 new [...] Full text...

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South African billionaire strikes gold

11 january 2021 - 17:45:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africans are paying tribute to tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk, who has overtaken Amazon’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eight deaths, 623 new infections recorded in Libya

11 january 2021 - 17:31:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight coronavirus-related deaths and 633 new cases were recorded on Monday in Libya from 3,795 samples [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s cases rise to 100,087

11 january 2021 - 15:55:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –  Nigeria recorded 1,024 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday bringing its total caseload of infections to [...] Full text...

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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

11 january 2021 - 14:07:20
Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...

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Composition of the new government of Burkina Faso

11 january 2021 - 13:04:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's new government has been announced and it is led by Prime Minister Christophe [...] Full text...

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Kenyan shilling to continue losing value against major currencies

11 january 2021 - 12:54:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan shilling is set to continue losing value against world currencies due to the demand [...] Full text...

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UN chief highlights need for climate action, pandemic response

11 january 2021 - 08:00:25
London, UK (PANA) - In his first major speech of the year, the UN Secretary-General has underlined the need for [...] Full text...

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Gambia's largest ever cocaine shipment seized by drug officials

10 january 2021 - 19:57:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) Thursday seized cocaine worth GMD 4.5 billion [...] Full text...

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UNICEF supports Beninese girls in high schools

10 january 2021 - 19:39:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - UNICEF and the American Toms shoes have granted young high school and college girls in three [...] Full text...

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241 mass graves of 1972 civil war in Burundi excavated

10 january 2021 - 19:26:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The skeletal remains of 13,584 victims of the civil war in 1972 were Sunday excavated from [...] Full text...

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Bodies discovered in mass grave in western Tripoli identified by families

10 january 2021 - 19:06:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several bodies of people reported missing and discovered in a mass grave in the city of [...] Full text...

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Libyan media discuss expectations on effects of reconciliation between Arab Gulf countries and White House on Libyan crisis

10 january 2021 - 14:53:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The expectations of Libyans regarding the impact of the recent reconciliation among Arab Gulf countries and [...] Full text...

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1,074,993 internally displaced persons registered in Burkina Faso

10 january 2021 - 13:50:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As at 31 December, 2020, Burkina Faso had registered a total of 1,074,993 people displaced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 91 new cases

10 january 2021 - 13:17:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded Saturday 91 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 7,957 the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 13 related deaths recorded in Libya

10 january 2021 - 13:07:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen patients have died from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Libya, bringing the total number of deaths [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria conducts 1,018,061tests, confirmed cases set to hit 100,000

10 january 2021 - 10:42:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has so far conducted 1,018,061 Coronavirus (COVID-19) sample tests, with confirmed cases set to hit the [...] Full text...

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Libya Security Task Force reiterates call for opening coastal road

09 january 2021 - 16:54:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Security Working Group (SWG) for Libya has renewed their call on all [...] Full text...

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NGO says 416 civilians killed during hostilities in 2020 in Libya

09 january 2021 - 16:42:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 416 people were killed in 2020 in Libya, as a result of military [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 23 deaths, as Speaker tests positive

09 january 2021 - 15:51:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 23 COVID-19-related deaths with another high of 1,241 infections from tests conducted nationally [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi to shut land, sea borders to check rapid spread of virus

09 january 2021 - 13:53:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi authorities announced on Saturday that all land and sea borders will be closed from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 56 new deaths

09 january 2021 - 11:23:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 56 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number to 5,018 since the start [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends ban on passengers from UK, South Africa until 31 January

09 january 2021 - 06:34:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Entry prohibition in Mauritius to passengers from the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa or those [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian president proposes health lockdown in hardest-hit regions

09 january 2021 - 04:47:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president Kais Saeid on Friday proposed to the country's scientific committee of the fight against [...] Full text...

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UN flags ‘deteriorating’ rights situation in run-up to Uganda's elections next week

09 january 2021 - 04:19:19
Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVAX secures 2 bln doses of safe, effective vaccines to roll out – WHO

08 january 2021 - 23:30:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility has secured contracts of 2 billion doses of safe [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus -World Bank undertakes surveys to map out impact on development

08 january 2021 - 23:14:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has launched a series of Rapid Response Phone Surveys of households and firms [...] Full text...

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