Global vaccines initiative gets US$50 million boost
02 june 2021 - 22:39:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$50 million commitment to the Global Vaccine [...] Full text...
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$50 million commitment to the Global Vaccine [...] Full text...
African trade ministers seek level-playing field for trade in agriculture
02 june 2021 - 22:20:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of agriculture-exporting countries and the African Group, representing 64 countries at the World Trade [...] Full text...
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Africa’s Free Trade Area, world’s largest, says Expert
02 june 2021 - 19:59:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Anne Wambui Gaitha, an International Trade and Investment expert on Wednesday revealed that the newly-launched African [...] Full text...
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CAF Disciplinary Committee sanctions erring players, clubs
02 june 2021 - 19:55:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has delivered verdictS on three matters Below [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 17 new infections, zero death on Tuesday
02 june 2021 - 18:58:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded a total of 17 new [...] Full text...
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Kenya's health ministry official becomes new Chair of WHO Executive Board
02 june 2021 - 18:32:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Health Ministry Acting Director General, Dr Patrick Amoth, has been elected to Chair the World [...] Full text...
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Africa can salvage social, economic fortunes after devastating pandemic - Mo Ibrahim
02 june 2021 - 17:50:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for Africa to reinvent its economic growth plan, a governance think-tank, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. attacks Twitter, accuses it of double-standard over deletion of Buhari’s tweet on insecurity
02 june 2021 - 15:47:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday reacted to Twitter’s deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet threatening [...] Full text...
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Massive South African diamond for auction in July
02 june 2021 - 13:59:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An enormous 39 carat rare blue diamond discovered at Pretoria’s Cullinan Diamond Mine in [...] Full text...
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Libya records 4 coronavirus-related deaths, 251 new cases
02 june 2021 - 13:17:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 251 COVID-19 infections and four COVID-19 related deaths by Wednesday, taking the official death [...] Full text...
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Libyan-French Joint Commission reactivated after 19 years of interruption
02 june 2021 - 10:22:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has announced an agreement on the activation of the Libyan-French Joint [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Uganda and IMF reach staff-level deal on a US$1 billion financing package
02 june 2021 - 08:12:24Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on a three-year US$1 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine equity at heart of new $50 billion plan to end pandemic, drive recovery
02 june 2021 - 06:22:56New York, US (PANA) - Governments are being urged to finance a new $50 billion roadmap to end the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo says critiques by citizens, officialdom not attack on media freedom
01 june 2021 - 23:37:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday asserted here that subjecting the work of the media [...] Full text...
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WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
01 june 2021 - 22:24:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization Tuesday validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 rate spikes as Nigeria records 28 deaths, 203 new infections
01 june 2021 - 19:13:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 203 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari talks tough, says “rude shock awaits” those who want to “destroy” Nigeria
01 june 2021 - 18:56:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday issued a stern warning to those he said are “bent on [...] Full text...
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Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges, forge economic ties between Africa and Asia
01 june 2021 - 18:12:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde
01 june 2021 - 17:33:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN system in Gambia monitoring detection of the COVID-19 Delta variant
01 june 2021 - 17:18:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations system in The Gambia is closely monitoring COVID-19 developments in the West African [...] Full text...
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Third Japan-Africa Business Forum opens June 29
01 june 2021 - 15:08:36Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Asia External Representation Office of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in coordination with the [...] Full text...
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Libya earned over US$1.311 billion from oil in April
01 june 2021 - 12:06:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Revenue from Libya's net oil sales for April amounted to a record US$1.311 billion, comprising US$1.304 [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants nearly US$1 million to strengthen regional financial market
01 june 2021 - 08:24:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) have signed [...] Full text...
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Mandate of African Legal Support Facility extended until 2036
01 june 2021 - 08:18:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At the Annual Meetings of its Management and Governance Councils, held on 25 and 26 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVID danger has not passed, States must support pandemic treaty - WHO chief
01 june 2021 - 05:30:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN health agency chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged all countries on Monday to support a pandemic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO announces simple, easy-to-say labels for SARS-CoV-2 variants
31 may 2021 - 22:03:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Monday it had assigned simple, easy to say and remember [...] Full text...
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Burundi, Kenya sign bilateral cooperation agreements
31 may 2021 - 21:29:44Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Burundi on Monday signed several agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two East [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU High Representative says 'vaccination gap must be closed’
31 may 2021 - 15:48:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union High Representative has stressed the need to close the vaccination gap between advanced [...] Full text...
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Moroccan Navy rescues 19 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan countries
31 may 2021 - 12:57:53Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A Moroccan Navy patrol has assisted a makeshift boat in distress while carrying 10 illegal immigrants [...] Full text...
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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre
31 may 2021 - 05:30:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for global partnership to address climate change, COVID-19
30 may 2021 - 12:57:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing [...] Full text...
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2021 Africa Beach AFCON: Senegal and Mozambique qualify for FIFA World Cup
29 may 2021 - 19:24:51Saly, Senegal (PANA) - For qualifying for the final of the 2021 CAF Beach Soccer nations cup, Senegal and Mozambique [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 63 new COVID-19 cases on Friday
29 may 2021 - 18:36:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded 63 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Proscribed IPOB, ESN, wreak violence in South Eastern region
29 may 2021 - 18:11:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of its Sit-at-Home order to its followers, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and [...] Full text...
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Turkey reiterates support for Libya, willingness to provide expertise
29 may 2021 - 14:21:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Turkish Vice President, Fouad Aktay, has reiterated his country's support for Libya and expressed its [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal with DR Congo on US$1.5 billion financing package
29 may 2021 - 10:14:50Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team have [...] Full text...
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2021 African Economic Conference scheduled for December
29 may 2021 - 08:17:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC), jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), [...] Full text...
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African Development Fund ranked among world’s leading providers of development assistance
29 may 2021 - 08:08:22Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has been ranked second among 49 international agencies for the [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals decrease by 99.1% in Mauritius
29 may 2021 - 07:36:20Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday reported that the number of tourist arrivals decreased from 304,842 in the [...] Full text...
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Africa Road Builders: Buhari wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy
29 may 2021 - 07:28:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has been named winner of the 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends 2nd phase of lockdown to 30 June 2021
29 may 2021 - 06:58:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has extended the second phase of its lockdown by one month, to fall on 30 [...] Full text...
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29th Total CAF Super Cup: Al Ahly win 7th title
28 may 2021 - 18:21:22Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egyptian giants, Al Ahly, on Friday regained the Total CAF Super Cup after beating Morocco’s RS [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 90 illegal migrants
28 may 2021 - 15:29:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy, operating in the southeast island of Djerba on Thursday rescued 90 [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for international support to improve access to higher education for young refugees
28 may 2021 - 15:05:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday urged international support for young refugees to access higher [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff level deal with Cameroon on new economic support arrangements
28 may 2021 - 10:44:49Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon has shown resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but still faces significant challenges, [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$ 14.4 million disbursement to The Gambia
28 may 2021 - 09:10:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed the second review under [...] Full text...
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General Yahaya assumes office as Nigeria Chief of Army Staff
28 may 2021 - 07:54:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, officially assumes Command as the [...] Full text...
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Facing Cameroon is a good test for Super Eagles, says Nigeria Coach Gernot Rohr
28 may 2021 - 07:06:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says the long rivalry between the Super Eagles and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity
28 may 2021 - 06:58:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...
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Total CAF Super Cup: Al Ahly vs RS Berkane in 2020 finals
28 may 2021 - 06:44:32Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egyptian giants Al Ahly face Morocco’s RS Berkane on Friday, 28 May, 2021, at the Jassim [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals to business leaders to help quell ‘a tsunami of suffering’ caused by pandemic
28 may 2021 - 06:40:11New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought “a tsunami of suffering”, taken over 3.4 million lives and [...] Full text...
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Up to 400,000 could be displaced by new volcano eruption in DR Congo, warns UNICEF
28 may 2021 - 06:30:40Goma, DRC (PANA) - With fears that one of the world’s most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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UN salutes ‘dedication and bravery’ of peacekeepers
28 may 2021 - 06:22:18New York, US (PANA) - With a focus for this year’s International Day if UN Peacekeepers on youth, peace and security, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, partners call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021
27 may 2021 - 21:21:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries that are advanced in their vaccination programmes are seeing cases of COVID-19 decline and early [...] Full text...
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Latest FIFA Rankings for African countries
27 may 2021 - 19:04:16Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest FIFA rankings for African countries, published in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. World [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma loses another court battle
27 may 2021 - 16:50:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Constitutional Court on Thursday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's attempt to appeal [...] Full text...
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African countries show significant progress on tax transparency – 2021 Tax Transparency report
27 may 2021 - 14:43:01Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries strengthened their ability to recover funds held offshore, directly boosting national tax revenues, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania, AfDB sign loan agreements for US$140 million to raise power generation
27 may 2021 - 14:41:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of Tanzania have signed loan [...] Full text...
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Greece pledges to enhance its partnership with Africa
27 may 2021 - 14:38:42Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece will always be an active partner of Africa, Nikos Dendias, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, said [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia confirms first cases of Indian variant
27 may 2021 - 13:58:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia's Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, on Thursday confirmed detecting the West African nation's first [...] Full text...
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Africa’s drive to boost medicine and vaccine manufacturing
27 may 2021 - 13:13:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa slowing down, the continent is working to boost its [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 321 new cases
27 may 2021 - 13:07:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 231 new COVID-19 cases, detected from 2,864 samples over the past 24 hours, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa urgently needs 20 million second doses of vaccine
27 may 2021 - 11:33:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects nine new cases
27 may 2021 - 06:43:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday announced the detection of nine new cases of COVID-19, bringing [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US President Biden calls for ceasefire
27 may 2021 - 06:20:37Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has expressed deep concern at the escalating violence and the hardening [...] Full text...
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World now likely to hit watershed 1.5 °C rise in next five years, warns UN weather agency
27 may 2021 - 05:22:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Odds are increasing that the annual average global temperature will rise beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, [...] Full text...
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Total CAF Super Cup 2020 match to be played with 30% crowd attendance in Doha
27 may 2021 - 05:11:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following discussions and agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the Local Organising Committee (LOC) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 37 new cases, four deaths on Tuesday
26 may 2021 - 17:51:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...
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Sudan peace talks kick off with parties showing optimism
26 may 2021 - 16:44:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - Peace talks between the government of the Sudan and the main rebel Sudan People’s liberation [...] Full text...
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Bachelet urges Libya and EU to protect migrants in central Mediterranean Sea
26 may 2021 - 15:55:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on the Libyan Government of National [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 behind unprecedented changes in number of migrants across East and Horn of Africa - IOM Report
26 may 2021 - 12:56:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 300,000 migrants across the East and Horn of Africa have been affected by COVID-19 in 2020, according to the International Organization [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma pleads not guilty at major graft trial
26 may 2021 - 12:30:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Almost 20 years after former President Jacob Zuma was linked to a corrupt multi-million [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
26 may 2021 - 10:49:01Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
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IMF mission approves Egypt’s commitment to macroeconomic stability
26 may 2021 - 10:11:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Strong performance and commitment of the Egyptian authorities over the past 12 months helped the country [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 19 new cases\
26 may 2021 - 08:32:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities detected 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing to 1,333 the number [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic Fuelling child labour in Ghana, says Human Rights Watch
26 may 2021 - 06:58:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unprecedented economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, together with global school closures and inadequate government [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ACT Accelerator has helped ability to tackle pandemic globally -WHO
25 may 2021 - 21:58:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to the WHO Director-General and Head of the ACT-Accelerator Coordination Hub, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says relaxing measures prematurely led to surge in pandemic
25 may 2021 - 21:20:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) asserted Tuesday that relaxing measures prematurely had contributed to a surge [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court promises conducive environment for improved efficiency
25 may 2021 - 19:35:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has expressed the desire [...] Full text...
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French PM to visit Tunisia on June 2-3
25 may 2021 - 16:33:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex, will pay an official visit to Tunisia on 2-3 of June, [...] Full text...
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Sudan sends strong delegation to peace talks with rebels in Juba Wednesday
25 may 2021 - 16:28:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Tuesday dispatched a high-level delegation, including the Prime Minister, Dr Abdalla Hamdok, and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU to increase global vaccine production capacities
25 may 2021 - 15:13:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The pace of vaccinations has accelerated across the EU and should be sustained, the European Council [...] Full text...
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Five killed, dozens injured in eastern Sudan communal clashes
25 may 2021 - 13:28:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Five persons were killed and 13 others injured in inter-communal clashes in Port Sudan on the Red [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambian authorities deny access to 72 arrivals, quarantine 272 for 14 days
25 may 2021 - 13:16:31Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Ministry of Health has denied 72 individuals access into the country and placed 272 others [...] Full text...
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
25 may 2021 - 11:11:49Dar 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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Coronavirus: Indian Ocean Commission donates medical equipment to Mauritius
25 may 2021 - 08:09:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Monday received medical equipment under the SEGA-One Health Network of the Indian Ocean Commission [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new positive cases
25 may 2021 - 06:45:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities detected 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing to 1,312 the [...] Full text...
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Lack of clean water far deadlier than violence in war-torn countries, says UNICEF
25 may 2021 - 06:38:14New York, US (PANA) - Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones around the world are putting the [...] Full text...
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Military Gender Advocate of the Year highlights ‘crucial gender dimensions’ in Darfur
25 may 2021 - 05:50:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Monday commended an award-winning Kenyan peacekeeper for her gender-mainstreaming work while [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 100,000 people in Ghana take second jab of AstraZeneca vaccine
24 may 2021 - 23:05:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Over 100,000 people in Ghana have so far received the second phase of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes
24 may 2021 - 18:21:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Makerere University hounours AfDB's Adesina for science leadership
24 may 2021 - 18:01:09Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Makerere University has awarded Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, with an [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 74th World Health Assembly kicks off with bold ambition to end pandemic
24 may 2021 - 14:07:12New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a tsunami of suffering, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in [...] Full text...
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ArcelorMittal to restart $800m Liberia iron-ore expansion this year
24 may 2021 - 13:35:33Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Global steel major ArcelorMittal plans to restart the expansion of its iron-ore operations in Liberia this [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 52 new cases
24 may 2021 - 12:51:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 52 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests on 1,356 samples and composed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records one virus-related death
24 may 2021 - 12:43:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One new patient has died from a coronavirus infection, bringing to 3,112 the total number of [...] Full text...
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WHO, Switzerland launch global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
24 may 2021 - 12:40:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
24 may 2021 - 11:28:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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More than 170 children feared missing following volcanic eruption in DRC's Goma district
23 may 2021 - 20:16:32Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Total CAF Super Cup in Qatar to be played in a "bio-bubble"
23 may 2021 - 11:29:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Total CAF Super Cup in Doha, Qatar, on Friday night, 28 May 2021, will be [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Mauritians march in Port Louis in support of Palestinians
23 may 2021 - 10:20:47Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Thousands of Mauritians on Sunday marched for more than three hours in the main arteries [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius declares “war” against Covid-19
23 may 2021 - 10:04:41Cote d'Or, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday launched a national awareness campaign against Covid-19, under [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs
23 may 2021 - 07:58:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions league: Semi-final qualifiers emerge
22 may 2021 - 18:53:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the quarter-final, second-leg matches of the 2020-21 CAF Champions league, decided on Saturday, the four [...] Full text...
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Avian Flu outbreak reported in South Africa
22 may 2021 - 09:58:08Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – An outbreak of Avian Influenza in South Africa will derail export expansion plans by the [...] Full text...
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CAR struggles to address economic challenges arising from security crisis
22 may 2021 - 08:31:56Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The deterioration of the security situation in Central African Republic (CAR) at the beginning [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges humanity to make ‘peace with the planet’
22 may 2021 - 06:46:19New York, US (PANA) - Humanity is “waging a war on nature”, threatening biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius to launch National Awareness Campaign on pandemic
22 may 2021 - 06:20:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth will on Sunday launch a National Awareness Campaign on COVID-19 at [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana chosen by EU as possible manufacturing hub for COVID-19 vaccines
22 may 2021 - 05:28:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The European Commission has named Ghana as one of its possible manufacturing hubs of COVID-19 vaccines [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for G20 vaccine task force, in 'war' against the virus
22 may 2021 - 05:03:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s richest economies to take a central role in ending the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: G20 leaders call for urgent, immediate action to overcome pandemic
21 may 2021 - 22:32:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders met here Friday at the Global Health Summit co-hosted by the European Commission and Italy [...] Full text...
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Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO
21 may 2021 - 20:35:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A joint WHO/ILO report reaching PANA Friday said long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: AfDB boosts new investment dynamics, a vector of recovery in times of crisis
21 may 2021 - 19:58:29Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a donation of [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves new water policy
21 may 2021 - 19:44:58Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a new [...] Full text...
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Political Working Group on Libya stresses importance of 24 December elections
21 may 2021 - 11:54:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The co-chairs of the Political Working Group on the follow-up of the Berlin Process have reaffirmed [...] Full text...
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EBRD president on virtual visit to Morocco
21 may 2021 - 11:42:23Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Odile Renaud-Basso will pay her first official visit [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
21 may 2021 - 11:34:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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US amends law to remove Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism
21 may 2021 - 09:13:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has amended the law that removes Sudan from countries that sponsor terrorism. A [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 500,000 vaccines from China
21 may 2021 - 06:47:13Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has procured 500,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccines which were flown in on Thursday evening [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes Gaza ceasefire announcement between Israel and Hamas
21 may 2021 - 06:39:50New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has welcomed the ceasefire declared between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, [...] Full text...
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FIFA Congress to discuss Saudi plan to hold World Cups every two years
20 may 2021 - 16:43:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA will discuss a proposal from Saudi Arabia to hold the World Cup and Women's World [...] Full text...
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Sex-abuse football coach hit with FIFA international ban
20 may 2021 - 16:31:20Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's international governing body, FIFA, has slapped a ban on a Brazilian national who had been [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 4,418 positive cases out of 302,448 virus tests
20 may 2021 - 14:36:04Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has carried out 302,488 screening tests for coronavirus to detect 4,418 positive cases since its [...] Full text...
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
20 may 2021 - 12:30:56Dar 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: Libya receives 120,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines
20 may 2021 - 11:59:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 120,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines were received on Wednesday by Libya, the spokesperson of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sudan closes schools for one month to avoid explosion of cases
20 may 2021 - 11:33:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has closed all schools for, at least one month with effect from Thursday, to prevent [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Cameroon on 49th National Day
20 may 2021 - 09:21:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Mr. Antony Blinken has congratulated the people of the Republic of [...] Full text...
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Saudi Arabia formally proposes FIFA World Cups every two years
20 may 2021 - 07:32:39Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Saudi Arabia's football federation has formally asked FIFA to look at staging World Cups for men [...] Full text...
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FIFA unveils official match ball for 2021 Beach Soccer World Cup in Moscow
20 may 2021 - 07:25:21Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The world’s governing football body, FIFA, on Wednesday presented an official match ball for the 2021 [...] Full text...
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Global trade soars in first quarter, but services still in doldrums: UNCTAD
20 may 2021 - 07:20:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade bounced back to a record high early this year, although service industries are still a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects three new positive cases
20 may 2021 - 07:13:29Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that they detected three new positive cases of Covid-19 out [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘feeding’ drivers of conflict and instability in Africa: Guterres
20 may 2021 - 05:32:13New York, US (PANA) - Women and young people must be part of Africa’s plans to recover from the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Health Assembly to focus on ending COVID-19 pandemic
20 may 2021 - 00:04:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a year when COVID-19) threatens the health and well-being of everyone on the planet, the [...] Full text...
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WHO issues guidelines for research on GM mosquitoes to fight malaria
19 may 2021 - 21:00:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidelines to inform future research and development on genetically modified [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Contact sports banned in South African schools
19 may 2021 - 18:12:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Wednesday suspended all contact sports in schools across the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Barrow urges Gambians to get vaccinated
19 may 2021 - 18:08:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has encouraged all Gambians to be cooperative and supportive of the ongoing vaccination [...] Full text...
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European Union releases 5.55-million-euro budget support for the Gambia
19 may 2021 - 18:05:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 5.55 million euros (about 338 million Gambian Dalasis) as a [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau: AfDB grants 6m euros to empower women, youth in the cashew, fruit and vegetable sectors
19 may 2021 - 17:34:20Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a financing [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars Mactebac Contractors, Mr. Joram Opala Otieno for 36 months for fraudulent practices
19 may 2021 - 17:22:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors Ltd., [...] Full text...
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2021 Beach Soccer AFCON: A glimpse of the iconic venue, “Saly”
19 may 2021 - 17:12:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Like a magical setting from comic books, or a sublime panorama of travel documentaries, Saly has [...] Full text...
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CAF postpones qualifiers for Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2022
19 may 2021 - 17:00:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The CAF Organizing Committee for Women’s football has postponed the June qualifiers for the Total Women’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 29 new cases
19 may 2021 - 15:42:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 29 new cases of coronavirus from tests carried out on 1,358 samples, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No virus-related death recorded in Libya
19 may 2021 - 15:33:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No death linked to coronavirus infection has occurred in Libya in the past day, the National [...] Full text...
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15 people killed by armed attackers in Burkinabè Sahel
19 may 2021 - 15:25:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fifteen civilians were killed on Tuesday night in an attack perpetrated by unidentified armed men [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 32 clandestine Bangladeshi migrant
19 may 2021 - 15:18:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy has rescued 32 illegal migrants, all from Bangladesh, off the Tunisian coast, the [...] Full text...
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Several civilians killed in Burkina Faso's Sahel
19 may 2021 - 12:59:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several civilians were killed on Tuesday evening in Adjararay locality of Tinakoff commune, in the [...] Full text...
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France offers support for Nigeria to overcome security challenges
19 may 2021 - 12:47:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that his country will support Nigeria with [...] Full text...
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Coronavius: Nigeria records 29 new infections bringing caseload to 165,807
19 may 2021 - 12:35:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 29 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Malawi health minister inspects vaccine incineration
19 may 2021 - 11:57:25Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Malawi’s health minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Wednesday inspected the incineration of expired Covid-19 vaccines at [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for Mozambicans fleeing violence to be given access to asylum in Tanzania
19 may 2021 - 11:51:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has expressed deep concern by ongoing reports of people [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo records seven new cases, 49 recoveries
19 may 2021 - 11:32:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Tuesday recorded seven new confirmed cases of Covid-19 bringing the total number of confirmed [...] Full text...
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Libyan Transport Minister meets Italian delegation
19 may 2021 - 10:01:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport, Mohamed Salem al-Shahoubi, has met with an Italian delegation to discuss [...] Full text...
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Libya calls for activation of judicial cooperation agreements with Egypt
19 may 2021 - 09:44:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Justice Halima Ibrahim Abderrahman has called for establishing effective judicial cooperation with Egypt [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President calls for debt cancellation for poor countries
19 may 2021 - 09:35:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Tuesday called for the cancellation of the debts of poor countries [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
19 may 2021 - 08:56:29Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
19 may 2021 - 07:45:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
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Unemployment in Mauritius hit 9.2% in 2020: Statistics Mauritius
19 may 2021 - 06:08:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Wednesday indicated that the unemployment figures increased by 12,500 from 39,700 in 2019 [...] Full text...
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Fresh attacks, dire conditions plague Africa’s Sahel, Security Council hears
19 may 2021 - 05:36:10New York, US (PANA) - Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to [...] Full text...
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Ratings agency flags South Africa concerns
18 may 2021 - 18:05:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global ratings agency, Moody’s, on Tuesday warned that low economic growth and rising debt [...] Full text...
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Gambia: US Ambassador pledges US support to Gambia's health survey
18 may 2021 - 16:38:34Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will continue to support [...] Full text...
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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities
18 may 2021 - 15:46:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Botswana president due in Lesotho on Wednesday
18 may 2021 - 15:28:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi will on Wednesday pay a friendly visit to Lesotho, the International Affairs [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Indian variant detected in Zambia
18 may 2021 - 15:09:18Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has detected one case of the Indian variant of COVID-19 in a 42-year-old man. Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
18 may 2021 - 14:08:15Dar 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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Coronavirus: Kenyan secures resources for critical development - IMF
18 may 2021 - 13:46:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will have access to US$410 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if the Fund’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: European Council supports recovery and transformation of Europe’s media
18 may 2021 - 12:42:37Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions to support the recovery and transformation of the European [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers
18 may 2021 - 11:32:42Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...
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International Museum Day 2021: Minister renews call for return of looted Nigerian Artefacts
18 may 2021 - 10:35:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed his call for the repatriation [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel holds mini summit in Paris
18 may 2021 - 10:05:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Heads of state and government of the G5 Sahel held a mini-summit on Monday on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AU health ministers urge member countries to step up vaccination against the disease
18 may 2021 - 07:48:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Health Ministers have called upon all AU Member States to intensify their efforts for [...] Full text...
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IMF, WB, AfDB write off Sudan's debts, says PM Hamdouk
18 may 2021 - 07:19:20Paris, France (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, announced on Monday that the World Bank, the International Monetary [...] Full text...
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South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts
18 may 2021 - 06:44:50Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine inequity triggers ‘huge disconnect’ between countries, reiterates WHO chief
18 may 2021 - 06:24:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline globally for a second consecutive week, the UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Administration of second dose of vaccine launched in Togo
18 may 2021 - 00:04:04Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal access to care, Professor Mustafa Mijiyawa, Monday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania's presidential committee recommends interventions to check pandemic
17 may 2021 - 18:48:40Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A special committee of experts formed by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to evaluate [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Oshoala makes history in Barcelona's UEFA Women’s Champions League win
17 may 2021 - 17:09:42Gothenburg, Sweden (PANA) - Asisat Oshoala made history on Sunday as she became the first African to win the UEFA [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana detects new COVID-19 variant
17 may 2021 - 16:01:08Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Health authorities in Botswana have detected the new COVID-19 variant (B.1.617) in the country. It was [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are ‘a force for good’ – Guterres
17 may 2021 - 15:25:31New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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AfDB, European bank reach deal to spur infrastructure investment
17 may 2021 - 13:46:03Paris, France (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on [...] Full text...
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Heavy external debt burden suppresses African development endeavours
17 may 2021 - 13:26:23Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - There could be no recovery from the current economic malaise without addressing Africa’s external debt [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso president leaves for Paris Summit on financing for African economies
17 may 2021 - 11:53:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, left Ouagadougou on Monday for Paris, [...] Full text...
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Mines killed 93 people between May 2020 and March 2021 in Libya
17 may 2021 - 10:32:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The explosion of mines and explosive remnants of war killed 93 people and injured 143 others [...] Full text...
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ECA holds virtual climate talks
17 may 2021 - 10:05:30Cotonou, Benin ( PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the University of Cabo Verde are organising the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects five new positive cases
17 may 2021 - 07:13:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Monday that they detected five new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are 'a force for good', says UN chief
17 may 2021 - 06:34:57New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief calls on G7 countries to 'share excess vaccines now'
17 may 2021 - 06:25:08New York, US (PANA) - The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries [...] Full text...
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Secretary-General calls for immediate end to 'senseless' Israeli-Palestine violence
17 may 2021 - 06:15:54New York, US (PANA) - The current “senseless” cycle of violence in the Middle East must end now, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit
16 may 2021 - 16:24:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Armed Forces concludes investigations into shooting of demonstrators
15 may 2021 - 20:28:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces on Saturday handed over to the Attorney General a dossier on investigations [...] Full text...
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President Kenyatta attends President Guelleh’s inauguration in Djibouti
15 may 2021 - 18:46:16Djibouti Ville, Djibouti (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta was among several African leaders at the inauguration of Djibouti President Ismaïl [...] Full text...
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Germany initiates new conference on Libya in mid-June in Berlin
15 may 2021 - 15:56:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A foreign ministers' conference on Libya is scheduled to take place in Berlin, Germany, in the [...] Full text...
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FIFA auditors arrive in Accra to audit GFA
15 may 2021 - 12:49:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is receiving Auditors from the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: PCR testing now subject to medical prescription in Benin
15 may 2021 - 12:19:09Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The "PCR" (polymerase chain reaction) or "virological" test to detect positivity to COVID-19 is now subject to [...] Full text...
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Morocco sends humanitarian aid to Palestinians
15 may 2021 - 12:06:59Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco has given instructions to send emergency humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius to hold horse-racing in camera
15 may 2021 - 08:23:37Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The 2021 season of horse-racing that starts Saturday in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis, would take place [...] Full text...
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IMF team confirms Ghana’s effective management of COVID-19 pandemic
15 may 2021 - 08:19:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana has managed very effectively the COVID-19 outbreak, and succeeded in protecting lives, with almost 93,000 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Incoming flight from India brought 3 positive cases to Mauritius
15 may 2021 - 08:09:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Three Mauritian passengers who came from India on 6 May, 2021, on Friday tested positive to [...] Full text...
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CAF Executive Committee members test negative for Covid-19 in Kigali
15 may 2021 - 06:07:32Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - All CAF members invited to CAF executive meeting in Rwanda registered through the Rwanda Biomedical Center [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions league: MC Alger hold Wydad Casablanca in first-leg, quarter-final match
15 may 2021 - 05:47:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - MC Alger of Algeria on Friday held two-time champions, Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, to a 1-1 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls on wealthier nations to donate vaccines to poorer nations
15 may 2021 - 00:04:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, against the vastly uneven international distribution of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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