Uganda army raids home of presidential challenger
12 january 2021 - 11:33:28Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan army has raided the home of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, arresting everyone on site [...] Full text...
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Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan army has raided the home of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, arresting everyone on site [...] Full text...
Mauritius' first twins celebrate 100th anniversary
24 december 2020 - 13:44:22Rose-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) – Two Mauritian women - Ritta Marie Noélie and Rose Marie Noëlla – on Wednesday celebrated their [...] Full text...
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Africa’s local governments plead for new migration governance
22 december 2020 - 23:32:57Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa’s cities and local united governments (CGLU-Africa) pleaded here Tuesday for new migration governance to mark [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 16 new cases in the last 72 hours
18 december 2020 - 11:07:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has in the last 72 hours recorded 16 new positive cases of coronavirus (Covid-19), comprising [...] Full text...
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AfDB chief, three others win Academy of Public Health 2020 Distinguished Fellowship Award
14 december 2020 - 13:35:21Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Academy of Public Health, the flagship body of the West African Institute of Public [...] Full text...
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WTO: SA leads African effort to lift copyright curbs on pandemic response supplies
12 december 2020 - 00:30:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Eswatini, Pakistan and Bolivia, Friday opened a new warfront in the [...] Full text...
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Women more exposed to HIV/AIDS than men in Congo
01 december 2020 - 21:17:02Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Women show a prevalence rate higher than 3.7 per cent in Congo, the Congolese government declared [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe PM urges end to stigmatisation of AIDS patients
01 december 2020 - 16:35:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré on Tuesday called on the public to [...] Full text...
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UN urges ‘global solidarity, shared responsibility’ against pandemics, marking World AIDS Day
01 december 2020 - 11:54:13New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating World AIDS Day on Tuesday with a call for “global [...] Full text...
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Guinea advocates new strategies to fight AIDS
01 december 2020 - 11:34:12Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Prime Minister, Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, on Monday hailed the courage and faith of people [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New infections fall globally for first time since September; WHO chief
01 december 2020 - 05:17:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Last week saw the first global decline in newly reported cases of COVID-19 since September, the [...] Full text...
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Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS
27 november 2020 - 05:27:24Ne York, US (PANA) - Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV/AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 114 bandits, Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, pirate killed, 58 bandits arrested in last one week
26 november 2020 - 17:18:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said its troops killed 114 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...
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A child is infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals
26 november 2020 - 05:23:59New York, US (PANA) - Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Preparatory activities for world HIV/AIDS day for 1 December launched
24 november 2020 - 21:09:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi’s First Lady Angéline Ndayishimiye met here Tuesday at a workshop with the people’s elected and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's vulnerable population flees Tigray conflict zone into Sudan
20 november 2020 - 10:50:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Pregnant women, separated families and sick elderly people are among thousands of refugees continuing to [...] Full text...
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US Congress adopts bill to support stability in Libya
19 november 2020 - 19:54:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The US Congress on Wednesday adopted a bill "to support stability in Libya", Libyan local media [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi's confirmed caseload concentrated in Bujumbura
18 november 2020 - 14:45:00Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic in Burundi in March 2020, the country has recorded [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari presents 2021 federal budget to national assembly
08 october 2020 - 17:38:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presented the 2021 budget proposal of N13.08trillion to the National Assembly [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 29 new confirmed cases recorded in one week in Burundi
07 october 2020 - 16:47:40Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has registered 29 new confirmed cases of coronavirus from a total of 3,066 tests performed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi recorded one case of infection in one week
21 september 2020 - 12:28:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) -Burundi has recorded only one case of coronavirus infection out of 2,254 samples tested in the past [...] Full text...
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WFP strengthens Congo's storage capacities with 4 mobile warehouses
16 september 2020 - 17:16:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Congo, Jean-Martin Bauer, on Tuesday handed over [...] Full text...
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Initiative to fund African music sector launched
07 september 2020 - 19:01:53Paris, France (PANA) – The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) has announced an initiative that aims to help musicians and [...] Full text...
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Security patrol targeted by suicide bomber in Libyan capital
01 september 2020 - 10:29:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A suicide bomber blew himself up on Tuesday morning near a security patrol in Janzour, west [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 12 new cases, including 5 imported
30 august 2020 - 16:53:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 12 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), including five imported, after 2,183 tests, the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian soldiers kill six alleged pirates but local communities question motive
06 august 2020 - 08:02:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military has said solders have killed six pirates during a raid on their camp [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi total infections stand at 395
02 august 2020 - 10:35:15Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi says its cumulative total of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections stands at 395 after last month's [...] Full text...
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Migratory movements at center of visit of Italian Interior minister to Tunisia
27 july 2020 - 23:00:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Monday received the Italian minister of Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, who is on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 170 new cases
27 july 2020 - 13:20:01Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 170 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) out of a sample of 10,490 people [...] Full text...
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Death of former Tanzanian president, last mediator in the Burundian crisis, received with "great sadness"
24 july 2020 - 19:52:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, said he is ''seriously affected'' by the death of Benjamin William M’Kapa [...] Full text...
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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa to be buried at his home village 29 July
24 july 2020 - 17:13:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s former president, Benjamin William Mkapa (81), who died on Thursday night will be [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: American philanthropist lobbies for gender-friendly coronavirus policies
23 july 2020 - 22:46:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - American philanthropist, Melinda Gates, has praised the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response policies put in place in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa's access to coronavirus vaccine lies on local manufacturing: Africa CDC
23 july 2020 - 22:37:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that access to the coronavirus vaccine in Africa may [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB gives South Africa 5 billion Rands towards COVID-19 response
22 july 2020 - 19:59:20Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of [...] Full text...
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New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response
22 july 2020 - 18:50:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Launched on Wednesday, 22 July, 2020, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathered and shared legal documents [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Law Lab to provide vital legal information, support for the global response
22 july 2020 - 14:55:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Launched on Wednesday, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Women most affected by pandemic should participate in recovery efforts
22 july 2020 - 12:39:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Quarantines, school closures and other movement restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 have contributed to [...] Full text...
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'Mauritian women live longer than men,' says Statistics Mauritius
22 july 2020 - 09:56:50Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian women live longer than men by some 6.5 years, as life expectancy for women is [...] Full text...
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Continued blockade of Libyan oil sites unveils the huge foreign involvement (Analysis)
17 july 2020 - 18:02:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans are increasingly bewildered by the continuing blockade of the production and export of the country's [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Burundi starts systematic screening of returnees at reception sites
17 july 2020 - 13:00:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The systematic screening campaign for coronavirus in Burundi began on Thursday at a site hosting former [...] Full text...
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US denounces foreign parties compromising peace, resumption of oil trade in Libya
13 july 2020 - 07:19:18Tripoli, 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 - 13:57:39Bujumbura, 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 - 12:57:00Bujumbura, 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 - 17:46:28Geneva, 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 - 19:34:00Tripoli, 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 - 14:07:11Bujumbura, 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 - 23:23:02Bujumbura, 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 - 11:14:22Bamako, 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 - 22:07:26Paris, 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 - 11:51:48Bujumbura, 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 - 15:09:32Bujumbura, 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 - 21:33:41Addis 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 - 20:03:09Addis 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 - 18:22:40Tripoli, 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 - 13:35:39New 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 - 12:27:51Bujumbura, 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 - 14:55:05Nairobi, 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 - 05:31:05Geneva, 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 - 22:54:05Yaoundé 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 - 12:37:56Harare, 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 - 16:43:01Nairobi, 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 - 19:40:51Bujumbura, 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 - 13:03:48Nairobi, 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 - 15:03:15Gaborone, 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 - 11:41:38Abuja, 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 - 05:27:28New 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 - 22:06:13Bujumbura, 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 - 19:41:19New 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 - 05:45:10New 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 - 23:34:07Nairobi, 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 - 10:47:38Abuja, 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 - 06:09:36New 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 - 19:04:30Kigali, 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 - 14:32:53Tripoli, 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 - 20:43:58Bamako, 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 - 12:00:07Tripoli, 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 - 05:38:43Vienna 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 - 05:17:08Geneva, 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 - 15:56:53Tripoli, 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 - 12:37:09Harare, 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 - 11:54:36Bujumbura, 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 - 22:34:47Tripoli, 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 - 21:39:48Tunis, 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 - 13:30:08Harare, 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 - 00:02:34Paris, 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 - 06:10:22Bamako, 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 - 17:51:33Dakar 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 - 16:02:50Bujumbura, 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 - 21:35:10Bujumbura, 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 - 14:26:48Tripoli, 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 - 10:48:57Bujumbura, 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 - 18:31:51Geneva, 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 - 20:47:20Bujumbura, 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 - 20:29:39Bamako, 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 - 18:41:23Brazzaville, 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 - 17:15:55Niamey, 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 - 05:31:55New 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 - 04:19:15New 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 - 23:01:11Kinshasa, 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 - 18:14:30Brazzaville, 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 - 16:48:35Paris, 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 - 18:37:00Lusaka, 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 - 21:48:46Kinshasa, 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 - 21:10:03Bamako, 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 - 23:01:51Tripoli, 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 - 14:49:41Tripoli, 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 - 19:44:09Banjul, 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 - 11:48:10Rabat, 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 - 10:07:02Brazzaville, 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 - 07:46:18Abuja, 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 - 16:51:42Banjul, 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 - 23:45:58Tripoli, 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 - 22:34:58Banjul, 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 - 19:31:41Banjul, 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 - 19:42:13Banjul, 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 - 19:22:28Banjul, 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 - 10:59:28Sao 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 - 22:22:21Harare, 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 - 18:51:42Niamey, 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 - 09:35:28Cape 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 - 07:14:15Abuja, 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 - 22:26:21Tripoli, 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 - 10:48:21Tripoli, 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 - 23:03:10Tripoli, 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 - 13:02:40Tripoli, 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 - 09:54:38Banjul, 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 - 11:15:34Tripoli, 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 - 14:04:34Tripoli, 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 - 19:38:51Tunis, 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 - 16:36:51Niamey, 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 - 11:52:03Gaborone, 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 - 14:23:22Bujumbura, 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 - 15:44:57Brazzaville, 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 - 11:23:50Gaborone, 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 - 08:15:31Banjul, 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 - 00:02:57Brazzaville, 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 - 20:32:37Abuja, 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 - 17:02:33Tripoli, 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 - 22:12:10Tripoli, 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 - 23:28:02Tripoli, 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 - 22:58:21Abuja, 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 - 20:45:18Kigali, 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 - 17:41:21Kigali, 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 - 19:28:28Kigali, 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 - 16:42:34Kigali, 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 - 01:10:23Kigali, 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 - 17:41:33Kigali, 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 - 13:32:41Tripoli, 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 - 20:48:06Kigali, 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 - 19:52:01Gaborone, 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 - 16:46:26Kigali, 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 - 15:38:15Lusaka, 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 - 13:31:05Kigali, 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 - 13:20:58Gaborone, 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 - 12:36:40Kigali, 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 - 12:02:22Kigali, 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 - 06:32:40Accra, 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 - 18:05:11Conakry, 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 - 09:30:17Dar 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 - 20:17:53Kigali, 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 - 19:50:14Kigali, 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 - 11:07:23Nairobi, 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 - 05:54:34Kinshasa, 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 - 22:17:54Tripoli, 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 - 05:50:31New 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 - 17:33:30Tunis, 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 - 16:46:20Kigali, 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 - 15:56:37Kigali, 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 - 15:11:58Kigali, 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 - 21:37:16Gaborone, 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 - 11:48:30Abuja, 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 - 19:39:39Tripoli, 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 - 21:49:58Tripoli, 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 - 21:17:51Tripoli, 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 - 15:25:01Tripoli, 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 - 10:54:25New 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 - 13:06:33Dar 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 - 09:32:53Geneva, 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 - 16:28:08Abuja, 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 - 21:11:15Kigali, 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 - 13:51:12Tripoli, 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 - 18:40:12Tripoli, 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 - 13:03:36Tripoli, 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 - 13:34:04Tripoli, 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 - 13:05:17Tripoli, 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 - 17:26:23Tripoli, 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 - 22:40:49Tripoli, 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 - 14:07:18Tripoli, 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 - 10:11:32Kigali, 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 - 07:16:53Geneva, 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 - 12:11:05Tripoli, 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 - 11:05:55Tripoli, 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 - 13:15:36Niamey, 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 - 05:49:58Lyon, 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 - 10:14:36Paris, 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 - 21:20:31Ouagadougou, 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 - 13:12:05Tripoli, 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 - 14:54:32Tripoli, 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 - 11:52:06Tripoli, 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 - 13:50:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mistata International Airport (200 km east of Tripoli) was the target of an airstrike on Saturday [...] Full text...
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