US denounces foreign parties compromising peace, resumption of oil trade in Libya

13 july 2020 - 07:19:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The US Embassy in Libya has denounced the role played by foreign parties who compromise the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 58 new contaminations

12 july 2020 - 13:57:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 58 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) after testing 2,676 samples in a "systematic, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Burundi puts subsidized soap on market to check pandemic

11 july 2020 - 12:57:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA )- Ten million pieces of soap will be put on the Burundian market monthly, at a price [...] Full text...

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Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 - WHO

07 july 2020 - 17:46:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of running of stock of antiretroviral (ARV) [...] Full text...

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Libyan Defence ministry accuses foreign fighter jets of bombarding al-Wattia air base in western Libya

05 july 2020 - 19:34:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The vice-minister of Defence of the Libyan Government of National accord (GNA), Col. Salah al-Namrouxh, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three "systematic" screening centres set up in Bujumbiura

04 july 2020 - 14:07:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) -  Three systematic free testing centres for the coronavirus (COVID-19) will be set up here with effect [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 21 new confirmed cases

03 july 2020 - 23:23:02
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Friday recorded 21 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 91 the number of infected [...] Full text...

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Protesters of Mali's regime hand over a document on crisis recovery proposals

02 july 2020 - 11:14:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  The 5 June movement-Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) published on Wednesday a crisis recovery document that [...] Full text...

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"Survie" criticizes French military intervention in fight against terrorism in Sahel

30 june 2020 - 22:07:26
Paris, France (PANA) - The Survie Association Tuesday criticized the presence of French forces in the Barkane operation under the [...] Full text...

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Burundi's new president names 15-member cabinet

29 june 2020 - 11:51:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new head of state, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Sunday evening appointed 15 members to the new [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Burundi records 26 new cases

27 june 2020 - 15:09:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 26 new coronavirus infections  bringing to 170 the number of sufferers, with 115 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African Union calls for unbiased sharing of coronavirus vaccine

25 june 2020 - 21:33:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Top scientists, researchers and ministers of health rose from a two-day virtual conference on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO decries ‘negligent’ safety planning for African frontline health workers

25 june 2020 - 20:03:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, has decried the lack of proper [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj, AFRICOM commander discuss fight against terrorism

22 june 2020 - 18:22:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, discussed [...] Full text...

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Countries urged to act over potential HIV drug shortages, within next two months

22 june 2020 - 13:35:39
New York, US (PANA) - Stocks of medication for HIV patients could run out in the next two months, because [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 40 new confirmed cases bringing total to 144

21 june 2020 - 12:27:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 40 new positive cases of coronavirus taking the total number of infected persons [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Kenya reports 117 pandemic infections, tally reaches 4,374

19 june 2020 - 14:55:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan health authorities on Friday confirmed 117 new coronavirus infections bringing the total positive cases to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO hails early results on use of dexamethasone in most sick patients but warns it’s ‘no cure-all’

18 june 2020 - 05:31:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday hailed news from the United Kingdom that a [...] Full text...

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Moroccan medical aid handed to Cameroonian authorities

17 june 2020 - 22:54:05
Yaoundé Cameroun (PANA) - Morocco Wednesday handed over medical aid to Cameroun at the international Yaoundé-Nsimalen airport, reliable sources told [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US increases aid to $18 million in Zimbabwe as pandemic cases near 400

17 june 2020 - 12:37:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional US$10 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: At 29 percent, Kenya's recovery falls below global rate

09 june 2020 - 16:43:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Coronavirus recovery rate stands at 49 against the global rate of 29 percent, Health Chief [...] Full text...

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Heavy diplomatic heritage for new Burundi president (News Analysis)

07 june 2020 - 19:40:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – One of the priorities for new Burundi’s president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, will be to fill the diplomatic [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Mozambican authorities to protect civilians while pursuing armed groups

02 june 2020 - 13:03:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Mozambican government troops to protect civilians as they carry out operations [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s human rights abuse irks civil society in Botswana

25 may 2020 - 15:03:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Civil society in Botswana has condemned the increasing human rights violations in neighbouring Zimbabwe. Olebile Machete, spokesperson for [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military kills 135 bandits in northwest states

23 may 2020 - 11:41:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed “no fewer [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Presidents, prime ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’, free to all

15 may 2020 - 05:27:28
New York, US (PANA) - UNAIDS, the UN agency fighting against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus, has initiated a petition from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 27 confirmed cases

13 may 2020 - 22:06:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Wednesday recorded eight new cases of coronavirus infection, taking to 27 the number of people [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for 'appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from virus

13 may 2020 - 19:41:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN agency chiefs on Wednesday highlighted the heightened vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals to ‘common humanity’ across all faiths, in tackling the virus

13 may 2020 - 05:45:10
New York, US (PANA) - Our shared vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic reveals “our common humanity”, the UN chief said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: India's lifeline medical aid improves recoveries in Kenya

12 may 2020 - 23:34:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  Kenya's health ministry personnel have recorded 259 medical recoveries from coronavirus (COVID-19) cases at its major [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

12 may 2020 - 10:47:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...

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UN issues ‘wake-up call’: Don’t sideline AIDS response during COVID-19 crisis

12 may 2020 - 06:09:36
New York, US (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, decades of advances made in the [...] Full text...

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WHO says COVID-19-related service disruptions likely to cause thousands of extra deaths from HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

11 may 2020 - 19:04:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A modelling group convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS has estimated that if [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil company 'regrets' burning of four aviation fuel tanks in Maitigua airport bombing

10 may 2020 - 14:32:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Saturday evening that four aviation fuel tanks were [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali has estimated 42 pct cure rate compared to 33 pct in Africa - Minister of Health

08 may 2020 - 20:43:58
Bamako, Mali (PANÀ)  -  Minister of Health Michel Hamala Sidibé revealed here Thursday that Mali has a cure a higher [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council says it is determined to continue military operations

08 may 2020 - 12:00:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council reaffirmed on Friday that military operations by the forces of the Government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic causes some illegal drug prices to surge, as supplies are disrupted worldwide - UNODC

08 may 2020 - 05:38:43
Vienna Austria (PAN) - Measures by governments across the world to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the widespread [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from virus - IOM

08 may 2020 - 05:17:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk [...] Full text...

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Two killed, several wounded in rocket attack on Tripoli neighbourhood

01 may 2020 - 15:56:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two persons were killed and several others were wounded in a rocket attack that targeted the [...] Full text...

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UN report rates Zimbabwe among top global food crises

28 april 2020 - 12:37:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A major deterioration in food insecurity is expected in Zimbabwe as a result of persisting economic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi reports 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19

26 april 2020 - 11:54:36
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has registered three new infections with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 15 the number of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus insecurity: Libyans begin Ramadan with suffering (A News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

23 april 2020 - 22:34:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Libyans on Friday begin the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, in exceptionally trying times marked [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New cargo of medical aid arrives in Tunisia

16 april 2020 - 21:39:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  A new cargo of medical equipment for Tunisia arrived early Thursday aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe records two new cases, pushing total to 13

11 april 2020 - 13:30:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s positive COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases have risen to 13 after the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory announced [...] Full text...

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NGOs denounce France’s anti-corona plan for Africa

11 april 2020 - 00:02:34
Paris, France (PANA) - Several associations and health non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Friday denounced the weak French anti-coronavirus (COVID-19) plan in [...] Full text...

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Mali UN mission fulfills mandate, aids battle against coronavirus

08 april 2020 - 06:10:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic plagues the world, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: King Mohamed VI pardons thousands of prisoners

05 april 2020 - 17:51:33
Dakar Senegal (PANA)   -   King Mohamed VI of Morocco Sunday granted exceptional pardon to thousands of prisoners and ordered the [...] Full text...

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Despite caution about Coronavirus in Burundi, it’s business as usual

03 april 2020 - 16:02:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A widespread fear has reached Burundians following the first reported cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), without however [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records third case of COVID-19 infection

02 april 2020 - 21:35:10
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  A 26-year-old Burundian lady tested positive to the coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to three the number of [...] Full text...

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GNA forces destroy Haftar's ammunition convoy in southeast Libya

02 april 2020 - 14:26:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A convoy of three trucks ferrying ammunition of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi reports first cases

01 april 2020 - 10:48:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Tuesday recorded its first cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the Ministry of Public Health and [...] Full text...

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WHO sets guidelines for maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic

31 march 2020 - 18:31:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As the COVID-19 pandemic strains health systems worldwide,. the rapidly increasing demand on health facilities and [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: 34 passengers from the most affected countries quarantined in Burundi

12 march 2020 - 20:47:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 34 passengers from the countries most affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) were in “strict quarantine” [...] Full text...

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Former CMA rebels involved in terrorist attacks in Mali, says UN report

12 march 2020 - 20:29:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In its mid-term report, dated 28 February, the United Nations group of experts has confirmed that [...] Full text...

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Congo's First Lady highlights urgency for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission

10 march 2020 - 18:41:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's First Lady Antoinette Sassou Nguesso has underlined the urgency for prevention of pediatric mother-to-child HIV [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus forces postponement of all int'l meetings in Niger

07 march 2020 - 17:15:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - All international meetings scheduled for Niamey have been postponed as a precaution against the coronavirus epidemic, [...] Full text...

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Women and girls still vulnerable to HIV due to gender inequality: UNAIDS

06 march 2020 - 05:31:55
New York, US (PANA) - Gender discrimination and violence, as well as “huge” gaps in education, are among the factors [...] Full text...

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The World celebrates Zero Discrimination Day 1 March

01 march 2020 - 04:19:15
New York, US (PANA) - Today, 1 March, is Zero Discrimination Day when the world celebrates the right of everyone [...] Full text...

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2020 humanitarian response plan to be launched Friday

26 february 2020 - 23:01:11
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the humanitarian community will Friday launch the 2020 humanitarian response plan [...] Full text...

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High AIDS prevalence rate in young people rising in Congo

26 february 2020 - 18:14:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Health and Population, Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville that [...] Full text...

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French FM to visit 3 African countries

20 february 2020 - 16:48:35
Paris, France (PANA) - Starting from Thursday, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, will visit [...] Full text...

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Zambia: First Lady says Zambia may defeat AIDS by 2030

11 february 2020 - 18:37:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s First Lady, Esther Lungu, says the Zambian Government is committed to ending AIDS by 2030, [...] Full text...

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Global Fund offers 650 million USD for fight against malaria, TB and AIDS in DRC

06 february 2020 - 21:48:46
Kinshasa, DR Congo  (PANA) – Global Fund has offered a 650 million US dollars for the fight against malaria, tuberculosis [...] Full text...

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Annual meeting of West African network for TB, AIDS and malaria opens in Mali

05 february 2020 - 21:10:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Members of the West African network for Tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria (WANETAM) Wednesday began their annual [...] Full text...

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Boy, young girl of same family killed after shell drops in southern Tripoli

04 february 2020 - 23:01:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A boy and a young girl of the same family died after a shell was dropped [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj inquires about results of meetings with US Military and Security Advisory Foundation

03 february 2020 - 14:49:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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CPJ calls on Gambian authorities to immediately drop charges against two journalists

31 january 2020 - 19:44:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Media rights group, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the Gambian authorities to immediately [...] Full text...

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Skhirat agreement, a benchmark that could end the Libyan crisis, says Morocco

31 january 2020 - 11:48:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Foreign, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad Minister, Nasser Bourita, said in Brazzaville on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Congo urged to redouble efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS

28 january 2020 - 10:07:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government was urged on Monday by UNAIDS Country Representative, Baruani Yuma Kilundu, to redouble efforts [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Air Force aircraft to contain armed banditry in northcentral region

27 january 2020 - 07:46:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the sporadic attacks by armed bandits in northern Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that [...] Full text...

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Gambian victims call for immediate arrest and prosecution of ex-President Jammeh

25 january 2020 - 16:51:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian victims under the 22-year rule of ex-President Yahya Jammeh have called on The Gambian government [...] Full text...

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Opinion divided over outcomes of Berlin conference on Libya (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

23 january 2020 - 23:45:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Past the first effects of the Declaration of the international Berlin conference on Libya held on [...] Full text...

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Gambian First Lady pledges support for people living with HIV and AIDs

23 january 2020 - 22:34:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - First Lady Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow Thursday pledged support for people living with HIV and AIDS while calling [...] Full text...

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11th Session of The Gambia truth commission for public hearings opened Monday

20 january 2020 - 19:31:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The 11th session of the public hearings of the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Yahya Jammeh is not exempt from accountability – Victims

17 january 2020 - 19:42:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of ex-Gambian President's draconian rule have said that the exiled former president of The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Yahya Jammeh should be held accountable for his "sins" – Victims

17 january 2020 - 19:22:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of ex-Gambian President's draconian rule have said that the exiled former president of The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Sao Tome and Principe gets 11.6 million euros to fight diseases

14 january 2020 - 10:59:28
Sao Tomé, Sao Tomé and Principe (PANA) - The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis will provide Sao [...] Full text...

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Female police officers in Zimbabwe turn to prostitution due to meagre wages

13 january 2020 - 22:22:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  Zimbabwean female police officers are allegedly engaging in prostitution to supplement their meagre incomes, according to [...] Full text...

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Niger has made great efforts in the fight against AIDS, says Minister

11 january 2020 - 18:51:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - In 2018, the number of people living with HIV in Niger was around 36,000; HIV prevalence [...] Full text...

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Lady Di's niece to marry Cape Town businessman

09 january 2020 - 09:35:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The late Princess Diana’s niece, Lady Kitty Spencer, has become engaged to wealthy Cape [...] Full text...

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USAID reaches 250,000 vulnerable Nigerian children affected by HIV/AIDS

09 january 2020 - 07:14:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says that in the last five years it [...] Full text...

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Haftar forces announce capturing city of Sirte

06 january 2020 - 22:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the Libyan national army commanded by Marshall Khalifa Haftar, Monday evening [...] Full text...

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Three EU foreign ministers postpone Libya visit

06 january 2020 - 10:48:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The visit of an European Union (EU) delegation to Libya, composed of the High Representative for [...] Full text...

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Woman dies after fall of shell in ​​al-Fournaj in Tripoli

02 january 2020 - 23:03:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  A woman died here Thursday after she was hit by a randomly fired shell in the [...] Full text...

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Arab League to hold emergency meeting on Libya on Tuesday

31 december 2019 - 13:02:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of the League of Arab States will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: Gambia’s Truth Commission gives hope to victims (Analysis by Momodou Jaitey, PANA correspondent)

31 december 2019 - 09:54:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – As 2019 draws to an end, one of most important and biggest stories that ran in [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: 2019 ends in Libya with another missed appointment with peace (By Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

30 december 2019 - 11:15:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For eight years now, Libyans have had a recurring rhyme: missed appointment to achieve peace despite [...] Full text...

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Haftar forces launch air strikes on various positions in Misrata city

26 december 2019 - 14:04:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighter jets belonging to the Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar conducted air raids [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to introduce sex education in school curricula from 2020-2021

23 december 2019 - 19:38:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  A senior education official announced here Monday volunteer sexual health educators would be trained in summer [...] Full text...

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Niger First Lady encourages public to use long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets

20 december 2019 - 16:36:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Malaria is a major public health problem in Niger, accounting for 28% of illnesses and 50% [...] Full text...

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U.S. Embassy donates towards gender-based violence fight in Botswana

20 december 2019 - 11:52:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The US Ambassador to Botswana, Craig Cloud, has presented money and gifts to the Botswana Gender-Based [...] Full text...

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British NGO donates deworming tables for children in Burundi

19 december 2019 - 14:23:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A non-governmental British organization for relief, development and advocacy, Food for the Hungry, on Thursday over [...] Full text...

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Congo: AfDB grants US $56 million for Brazzaville-Kinshasa road-rail bridge project

18 december 2019 - 15:44:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) here Wednesday approved 56 million US dollars to finance a road [...] Full text...

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Botswana Vice President identifies some problems of the country

18 december 2019 - 11:23:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Vice President Slumber Tsogwane has identified issues like weak parent-child relationship, teenage pregnancy, gender based violence, [...] Full text...

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Rights groups accuse Equatorial Guinea over Jammeh suit

18 december 2019 - 08:15:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A group of human rights groups on  Tuesday accused Equatorial Guinea of refusing to serve exiled [...] Full text...

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Congo: Call for urgent and comprehensive evaluation of all free health services in 2019

18 december 2019 - 00:02:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso Tuesday invited his government to carry out an urgent and comprehensive assessment [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US, Nigeria partner to mitigate impact of HIV/AIDS on over 300,000 orphans and vulnerable children

12 december 2019 - 20:32:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The United States embassy in Abuja Thursday said the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) had [...] Full text...

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Libya: Flights to and from Maitigua Airport to resume Thursday

11 december 2019 - 17:02:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights to and from Maitigua International Airport in the eastern suburb of Tripoli will resume on [...] Full text...

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Daech still operating under autonomous groups, says UN experts

10 december 2019 - 22:12:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A UN expert group said here Tuesday that members of the Islamic State organization (Daech) were [...] Full text...

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Car bomb explodes near military camp in western Libya

09 december 2019 - 23:28:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car exploded on Monday evening near the military camp of Zaouia, 55 km west of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army says 44 Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists killed in Nigeria's Northeast region in weeklong operations

09 december 2019 - 22:58:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The Nigerian Army said here Monday its troops killed 37 Boko Haram and Islamic State in [...] Full text...

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Health expert says screening for cervical cancer based on risk could save more lives in Africa

06 december 2019 - 20:45:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Changing the way individuals are selected to be screened for cervical cancer in Africa, by considering [...] Full text...

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NGO seeks innovative approach for political leadership in HIV and health law in Africa

06 december 2019 - 17:41:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  While HIV status and reporting requirements raise legal issues related to patient confidentiality, one member of [...] Full text...

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"People with disabilities still unaware of HIV infection" in Africa

05 december 2019 - 19:28:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Disability Alliance (ADA), El hadji Siddo Nouhou Oumarou, on Thursday complained [...] Full text...

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Health experts urge governments to invest in hepatitis elimination in Africa

05 december 2019 - 16:42:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Health experts on Thursday urged African governments and other stakeholders to take advantage of recent reductions [...] Full text...

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New cervical cancer programme to focus on screening adult women living with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

04 december 2019 - 01:10:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  A new cervical cancer programme initiated Tuesday on the sidelines of the week-long International Conference on [...] Full text...

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Rwandan First Lady commends partnership in cervical cancer prevention

03 december 2019 - 17:41:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Tuesday commended continued efforts to include community education and social [...] Full text...

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UN condemns air strikes killing civilians in Libya

03 december 2019 - 13:32:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has condemned the recent [...] Full text...

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"HIV free Africa" is achievable if conditions are met - Official

02 december 2019 - 20:48:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan minister of State for Public Health and Primary Health Care, Dr Patrick Ndimubanzi, on Monday [...] Full text...

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HIV related deaths decline in Botswana - Masisi

02 december 2019 - 19:52:01
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana President, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, says despite its challenges, Botswana has decreased AIDS-related deaths from an [...] Full text...

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Medical experts underline guidance on male circumcision to prevent HIV infection in Africa

02 december 2019 - 16:46:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Nearly 18.6 million cumulative male circumcisions for HIV prevention were performed between 2008 and 2017 in [...] Full text...

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US Ambassador to Zambia to shun World AIDS Day celebrations in Lusaka

02 december 2019 - 15:38:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - United States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote has announced here that he will not attend World [...] Full text...

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Kaberuka calls for strong mobilization of domestic funding, resources to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa

02 december 2019 - 13:31:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Domestic resource mobilization in fighting against HIV/AIDS is not just a technical issue but it is [...] Full text...

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'Botswana First Lady embarks on HIV/AIDS outreach programme'

02 december 2019 - 13:20:58
Gaborone, Botswana  (PANA) - The Botswana First Lady, Neo Jane Masisi, has embarked on a nationwide campaign called “Dipalametse” (translated [...] Full text...

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HIV/AIDS round-table of African First ladies opens in Kigali

02 december 2019 - 12:36:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A round-table gathering members the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) opened Monday in [...] Full text...

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Rwandan First lady calls for reduction of gender inequalities to eliminate HIV/AIDS in Africa

02 december 2019 - 12:02:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Monday called on all stakeholders to join hands to reduce [...] Full text...

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About 170,000 Ghanaian adults 'not on HIV treatment'

02 december 2019 - 06:32:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - About 170,000 Ghanaian adults with HIV are not on treatment thus throwing into doubt the country's [...] Full text...

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Guinea government calls for public mobilisation to eradicate AIDS

01 december 2019 - 18:05:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) –  Guineans must be mobilized on all fronts to eradicate HIV/AIDS, said Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, [...] Full text...

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WHO says communities are a unique force behind success of HIV response

01 december 2019 - 09:30:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On World AIDS Day 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the difference [...] Full text...

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HIV drugs for children to be produced under one dollar a day in Sub-Saharan Africa

29 november 2019 - 20:17:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Indian pharmaceutical company, Cipla, on Friday announced their commitment to price the ground-breaking new product [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's PM meets with UNFPA Chief in Kigali

29 november 2019 - 19:50:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, on Friday met with Natalia Kanem, the United Nations Population Fund [...] Full text...

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WHO launches social media campaign on HIV infection

29 november 2019 - 11:07:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office in Africa on Friday launched a social media campaign, [...] Full text...

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Measles claims more than 5,000 lives in DRC this year - UNICEF

28 november 2019 - 05:54:34
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Since the beginning of 2019, measles has claimed more than 5,000 lives in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s troops announce recapture of al-Fil oil well, UN expresses concern

27 november 2019 - 22:17:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the commandment of the Libyan National Army loyal to Marshall Khalifa [...] Full text...

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Empowering people living with HIV ‘will end the epidemic’, says AIDS agency chief

27 november 2019 - 05:50:31
New York, US (PANA) - When people living with HIV actively participate in their own care, new infections decline and [...] Full text...

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'Tunisia has 2,700 HIV-positive persons'

26 november 2019 - 17:33:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of people diagnosed with AIDS since the onset of the disease until 2018 in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda experiences decline in stigma, discrimination against HIV carriers

26 november 2019 - 16:46:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has registered a remarkable decline in external stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV [...] Full text...

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2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum set for 2 December in Kigali

26 november 2019 - 15:56:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention forum, an international platform that creates a space to share different [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's HIV prevalence estimated at 3 pct in 2019

26 november 2019 - 15:11:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - The estimated overall HIV prevalence rate in Rwanda is approximately 3 percent among the general population  [...] Full text...

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Botswana Police Service teams up with women in media to fight gender-based violence

25 november 2019 - 21:37:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Police Services (BPS) have  joined forces with Women in Media in a fight against [...] Full text...

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US, Nigerian agency launch new HIV/AIDS campaign

25 november 2019 - 11:48:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in collaboration with the National Agency [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM loses surveillance UAV over Tripoli

23 november 2019 - 19:39:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Military Command for Africa (AFRICOM) announced on Friday night that it "lost on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé briefs UN Security Council on efforts to resolve Libyan crisis

18 november 2019 - 21:49:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Ghassan Salamé, special representative of the UN Secretary General, and chief of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj orders necessary arrangements prior to resumption of flights at Maitigua airport

18 november 2019 - 21:17:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national unity(GNU), Fayez al-Sarraj, Monday called [...] Full text...

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Armed clashes escalate on the outskirts of Tripoli

17 november 2019 - 15:25:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The use of heavy weapons and fighter planes by both soldiers of the Libyan National Army led [...] Full text...

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UN calls for action to tackle ‘ubiquitous but invisible’ global road safety crisis

17 november 2019 - 10:54:25
New York, US (PANA) - Saving lives by improving road safety is “one of the many objectives of the 2013 [...] Full text...

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Six Tanzanians shot dead near Mozambique border

14 november 2019 - 13:06:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Six Tanzanians have reportedly been shot dead and several others injured in an attack [...] Full text...

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WHO aids flood-hit populations across Africa

09 november 2019 - 09:32:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flood-hit populations across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Region face increased risk of illness or death [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 16 Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists, 8 spouses surrrender to Nigerian troops

08 november 2019 - 16:28:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that 16 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa [...] Full text...

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Major int'l conference to brings 10,000 world's researchers on HIV to Rwanda

05 november 2019 - 21:11:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  About 10,000 delegates from across the globe will gather in Kigali for the International Conference on [...] Full text...

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New airstrikes against Tripoli's Maitigua airport

03 november 2019 - 13:51:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Maigua International Airport, which is situated at the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, was once again the [...] Full text...

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Aviation activities resume at Maitigua Airport in Libya

29 october 2019 - 18:40:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Communications of the National Unity Government, Milad Maatoug, announced on Tuesday the gradual [...] Full text...

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Salamé explains the exclusion of Libyan main fighters from Berlin Conference

29 october 2019 - 13:03:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has said that the exclusion of Libyan parties [...] Full text...

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Libyan government troops advance in southern Tripoli

28 october 2019 - 13:34:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Army forces loyal to the National Accord Government in Libya announced on Sunday that they have [...] Full text...

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Africom eliminates 25% of Daech fighters in Libya

27 october 2019 - 13:05:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Military Command in Africa (AFRICOM) has announced the elimination of 25% of  members of [...] Full text...

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Libyans criticize int'l community for keeping quiet as Haftar continues to attack Tripoli

25 october 2019 - 17:26:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military onslaught by the forces of the Libyan National Army, led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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3 dead, 8 wounded in air strike south of Tripoli

23 october 2019 - 22:40:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  Three citizens were killed and eight others injured during an aerial bombardment of al-Asfah Street in [...] Full text...

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Clashes intensify with laser-guided bombs fired south of Tripoli

23 october 2019 - 14:07:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes have intensified in the past 48 hours on the outskirts of Tripoli, where all [...] Full text...

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Rwanda set to host AIDS Conference

22 october 2019 - 10:11:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) has selected Rwanda to host the 20th International Conference [...] Full text...

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TB infections declining, but not fast enough among poor, marginalised: WHO

18 october 2019 - 07:16:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said [...] Full text...

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Tripoli asks Security Council to add Khalifa Haftar to list of UN sanctions committee

16 october 2019 - 12:11:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council on Wednesday asked the UN Security Council to add the commander general of [...] Full text...

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GNA Forces carry out six raids against Marshal Haftar's forces

16 october 2019 - 11:05:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed forces affiliated with Libya's internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) carried out six airstrikes [...] Full text...

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Niger president appeals for solidarity to fight AIDS, malaria, TB epidemics

11 october 2019 - 13:15:36
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's head of state Issoufou Mahamadou  on Thursday in Lyon, France, appealed for solidarity with the [...] Full text...

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Global community pledges $14 billion to step up fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria

11 october 2019 - 05:49:58
Lyon, France (PANA) - Donors have pledged just over $14 billion for the next three years to save 16 million [...] Full text...

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Global fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's replenishment conference to open in Lyon

09 october 2019 - 10:14:36
Paris, France (PANA) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's 6th replenishment conference opens on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Burkina president to take part in conference on funding fight against AIDS, malaria in France

08 october 2019 - 21:20:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré will from 9-11 October take part in the [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj orders full support to combat units on frontlines near Tripoli

08 october 2019 - 13:12:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chair of the Presidential Council of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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UN official Salamé again denounces 'destructive war' in Libya

06 october 2019 - 14:54:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has reiterated that "the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry protests UN Security Council's 'inaction' on airport bombings

06 october 2019 - 11:52:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has sent an [...] Full text...

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Ground agent at Misrata airport in Libya injured in an airstrike

05 october 2019 - 13:50:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mistata International Airport (200 km east of Tripoli) was the target of an airstrike on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Woman ,daughter killed after rocket falls on their home south of Tripoli

03 october 2019 - 13:07:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A woman was killed late Wednesday as a rocket fell on her home at Sidi Slim, [...] Full text...

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Botswana enlists US Peace Corps

02 october 2019 - 20:49:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - United States Peace Corps trainees will be sworn in by the United States Ambassador to Botswana, [...] Full text...

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Worsening economic prospects hamper healthcare fuel gender-based violence in Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 16:03:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Deteriorating economic prospects have exacerbated poverty and inequality and hampered access to essential services, [...] Full text...

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Air strikes target Libyan Government Army positions

30 september 2019 - 14:12:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following raids on Sirte in central Libya, Libyan National Army (LNA) fighter-bombers on Monday targeted the [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council denounces air bombardments on Tripoli

27 september 2019 - 20:57:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord has strongly condemned "the continuing air [...] Full text...

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17 Daech fighters killed in new US air raid in southwest Libya

27 september 2019 - 19:50:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Some 17 members of the Islamic State (Daech) were killed in a new air strike, the [...] Full text...

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Prince Harry to meet young HIV activists in Botswana

26 september 2019 - 10:56:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry will meet young people speaking up for their peers living [...] Full text...

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Botswana extends free HIV treatment to non-citizens

26 september 2019 - 10:19:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Government of Botswana has decided to extend free HIV treatment to foreign residents in a [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Victims of September 28, 2009, massacres appeal for trial

25 september 2019 - 18:03:35
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - With 72 hours to the commemoration of the ten years of the massacres of September 28, [...] Full text...

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French president Macron to host conference for Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

25 september 2019 - 07:01:02
Lyon, France (PANA) - The Sixth Replenishment Conference for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will be [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert tells Nigeria to stop housing crisis, forced evictions

24 september 2019 - 21:10:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -  In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, [...] Full text...

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Universal coverage race at ‘starting line’, with new momentum: UN health agency

24 september 2019 - 20:58:05
New York, US (PANA)   -   The race to provide Universal Health Coverage (UHC) can now get underway, following the landmark [...] Full text...

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Botswana First Lady calls for youth empowerment

24 september 2019 - 20:17:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana First Lady, Neo Masisi, says empowering the youth is vital to the development of [...] Full text...

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Universal health coverage in Zimbabwe blocked by sanction - Mnangagwa

23 september 2019 - 23:19:11
New York, USA (PANA)    -    Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Monday targeted sanctions were preventing his government from increasing [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes ‘most comprehensive agreement ever’ on global health

23 september 2019 - 16:37:34
New York, US (PANA) - Describing it as an “important landmark” on "our journey to health for all”, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force aircraft neutralize scores of Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria

22 september 2019 - 11:44:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said that its aircraft, operating under the Air Task [...] Full text...

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'Health situation in Zimbabwe's prisons pose a threat to inmates' - Report

21 september 2019 - 05:04:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights and governance think tank, Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), has said that the [...] Full text...

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Former Gambian health minister says ex-president HIV/AIDS treatment was a joke

19 september 2019 - 20:57:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Former Gambian health minister Dr Mariatou Jallow told the Gambia Truth Commission  here Thursday that former [...] Full text...

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Congo: CSOs call for registration to appropriate insecticide-treated mosquito nets

18 september 2019 - 21:45:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  The Platform of Non-Governmental Organizations and Associations Against Malaria in Congo Tuesday called on heads of [...] Full text...

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Military escalation continues with new air raids on Wednesday

18 september 2019 - 17:35:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighter jets of the Libyan National Army commanded by Marshall Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday afternoon carried [...] Full text...

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"No military solution in Libya" - Italian PM

18 september 2019 - 15:36:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has reaffirmed that "there is no military solution to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Burundi holds national conference on ‘’universal health cover’’ challenges

16 september 2019 - 15:20:29
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – A three-day national conference, for the different actors in Burundi's health sector opened Monday in Bujumbura, [...] Full text...

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One person killed, 11 wounded in air strikes against Libyan government troops near Sirte

16 september 2019 - 13:55:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least one person was killed and 11 others were injured, one seriously, on Monday following [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM reiterates zero-tolerance for drug trafficking

16 september 2019 - 13:29:18
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said he is as determined as ever to step up [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 10:56:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Fierce fighting breaks out near Tripoli airport

15 september 2019 - 18:56:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Fierce fighting broke out on Sunday on the road to Tripoli airport, in the south of [...] Full text...

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Burundi records 474 cholera cases, two deaths in the last three months

14 september 2019 - 15:52:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 474 cholera cases and two deaths have been recorded in Burundi since last June, according [...] Full text...

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Botswana Financial Intelligence Agency condemns fake reporting

13 september 2019 - 17:41:44
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) has condemned the news article, entitled DIS raids another Khama [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:44:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Insecurity encourages proliferation of fake medicines in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:42:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials at the Libyan Medicines Monitoring Centre  estimate between 50 and 60 percent of medicines sold [...] Full text...

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Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to roll out landmark malaria vaccine pilot programme

13 september 2019 - 11:30:34
Homa Bay, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya on Friday joined two other African countries to introduce the first malaria vaccine to reduce [...] Full text...

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Buhari urges Ramaphosa to take urgent steps to stop xenophobic attacks

09 september 2019 - 14:28:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari has received a report of his Special [...] Full text...

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Congo: Prevalence rate of AIDS among Congolese women is 4.1%

03 september 2019 - 17:32:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The head of the National Program against HIV / AIDS, Dr. Cécile Mapapa Miakassissa, revealed on [...] Full text...

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More than 51,000 children in Zambia on Anti-Retroviral Therapy

02 september 2019 - 08:47:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – More than 51,000 children in Zambia aged between 0-14 years have been enrolled on Anti-Retroviral Therapy [...] Full text...

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Congo distributes insecticide treated mosquito nets to households

31 august 2019 - 12:40:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Coordinator of the National Programme against Malaria  (PNLP),Jean Mermoz Youndouka, announced on Saturday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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Guterres concerned about the risk of Libya tipping into civil war

30 august 2019 - 12:28:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern that Libya could fall into a "civil war" if [...] Full text...

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G7 Summit: EU chief announces concrete proposals for Africa

24 august 2019 - 13:59:36
Biarritz, France (PANA) – The European Union has concrete proposals for Africa, European Commission (EC) President Donald Tusk told the [...] Full text...

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Former African presidents, influential persons to hold high-level dialogue on HIV/AIDS

23 august 2019 - 12:12:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Champions for an AIDS-Free Generation, a distinguished group of former presidents and influential African leaders committed to [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Populations in 11 southern villages alerted about livestock theft

23 august 2019 - 00:17:18
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -   Inhabitants from eleven villages in Casamance, southern Senegal, Wednesday began instituting preventive measures to halt livestock [...] Full text...

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Japan donates equipment to Mali for the fight against HIV/AIDS

22 august 2019 - 11:33:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated laboratory equipment to Mali for the monitoring and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients. It was [...] Full text...

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