Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
09 april 2020 - 07:47:11Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
09 april 2020 - 07:03:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN health agency chief says no need to politicise pandemic
09 april 2020 - 05:25:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 (coronaviru) pandemic should not be politicised as unity is the “only option” to defeat [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj reassures close victory on occasion of 1st anniversary of Tripoli war
08 april 2020 - 23:33:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, said here [...] Full text...
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About 2,000 arrested for violating curfew, confinement in Tunisia
08 april 2020 - 22:52:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 1,973 people were Wednesday arrested and detained for violating the curfew, and 600 [...] Full text...
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AfDB unveils $10 billion response facility to curb COVID-19
08 april 2020 - 21:30:07Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) Response [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 30 new cases recorded in Guinea
08 april 2020 - 21:17:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean national health security agency (ANSS) Wednesday recorded 30 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: 34 contact cases in Burundi test negative
08 april 2020 - 20:21:09Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Recent results from the virology tests on 34 contact-persons of three patients who tested positive to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Debt relief for the poorest countries critical in fight against COVID-19 - UNICEF
08 april 2020 - 19:45:19New York, US (PANA) - “COVID-19 is generating an unprecedented global economic crisis. And as we witness in all such [...] Full text...
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Russia, Qatar deny US bribe indictment for FIFA World Cups
08 april 2020 - 19:22:14Zürich, Switzerland (PANA) - Russia and Qatar have issued denials following a new court indictment which alleges that FIFA executives [...] Full text...
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World Athletics Championships rescheduled for 15-24 July, 2022
08 april 2020 - 17:05:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Athletics Championships, originally scheduled for 6-15 August, 2021, in Eugene, USA, have been postponed [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry accuses Haftar forces of cutting off drinking water to Tripoli
08 april 2020 - 17:00:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Ministry of the Government of National Unity (GNU) said on Wednesday that cutting off [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 19 patients cured
08 april 2020 - 16:54:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday announced that 19 patients suffering from the Covid-19 disease [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Major Covid-19 outbreak at Durban hospital, South Africa
08 april 2020 - 16:06:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Health authorities are investigating a major Covid-19 outbreak at St Augustine's Hospital [...] Full text...
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Nigerien MPs get briefing on the Coronavirus pandemic
08 april 2020 - 16:03:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien Members of Parliament on Wednesday attended an information day on coronavirus, in the presence of [...] Full text...
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Congolese researchers, traditional practitioners ready to tackle coronavirus
08 april 2020 - 14:09:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Researchers and the National Union of Traditional Practitioners of Congo have said they are ready to [...] Full text...
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Three new cases of coronavirus in Gabon
08 april 2020 - 14:02:26Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Coronavirus Watch and Response Steering Committee of Gabon on Wednesday announced three new cases, bringing [...] Full text...
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Togo records 65 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 3 deaths and 23 recoveries
08 april 2020 - 13:52:57Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded 65 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, including more than a dozen in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: More than 1,400 prisoners pardoned in Mali
08 april 2020 - 13:44:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has pardoned more than 1,400 prisoners to ease congestion in jails [...] Full text...
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Congo: Brazzaville International Athletics Meeting cancelled
08 april 2020 - 13:37:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Brazzaville International Athletics Meeting scheduled for May has been cancelled due to the health crisis [...] Full text...
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Antonio Guterres denounces shelling of Al-Khadra Hospital in Tripoli
08 april 2020 - 12:44:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the shelling, which targeted the al-Khadra hospital in Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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Two Malian soldiers killed in plane crash
08 april 2020 - 11:29:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian Air Force plane crashed on Tuesday in Sévaré, in the central Mopti region, killing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya to prospectively test 200,000 health workers
08 april 2020 - 11:14:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Healthcare workers in all hospitals in Kenya, both state-owned and privately-owned, currently estimated at about 200,000 [...] Full text...
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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
08 april 2020 - 10:10:15Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
08 april 2020 - 09:20:51Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
08 april 2020 - 08:58:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Civil society organizations call for release of journalists imprisoned in 10 African countries
08 april 2020 - 07:57:13Paris, France (PANA) - Eighty-one civil society organizations grouped in a coalition on Tuesday sent a letter to 10 African [...] Full text...
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AI decries conflicts, cocktail of rights violations in Africa
08 april 2020 - 07:30:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), on Tuesday released a report saying, armed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US, Canada top list of nations evacuating citizens from Nigeria
08 april 2020 - 07:07:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Foreign nations have intensified the evacuation of their citizens living in Nigeria because of COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...
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'Children vulnerable to abuse, violence during coronavirus lockdowns'
08 april 2020 - 06:50:33New York, US (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts have called on States to boost child protection measures to help [...] Full text...
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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
08 april 2020 - 06:21:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
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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: Africa's positive cases top 10,000 with more than 500 deaths
08 april 2020 - 05:44:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in Africa has risen to more than 10,000 and caused [...] Full text...
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COVID 19: ICRC urges authorities to protect health of detainees, staff
07 april 2020 - 23:42:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Tuesday called on prison authorities around the world [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nine-month-old baby, seven others test positive in Ethiopia
07 april 2020 - 23:27:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A nine-month-old baby boy has become the youngest Ethiopian to test positive for the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: People on hunger strike over fight against COVID-19
07 april 2020 - 23:27:37Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several individuals confined in a hotel in Nouakchott as part of measures to combat the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Kenyan passengers wanted for inadvertent contact with coronavirus-positive case
07 april 2020 - 23:07:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya police have launched a man-hunt for 21 bus passengers who recently traveled from Kenya's [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: The situation is serious in Tunisia, says Interior Minister
07 april 2020 - 22:51:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The situation regarding the management of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Tunisia is serious, Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: GNA to pay over $7,000 in monthly bonuses to medical staff
07 april 2020 - 22:42:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The health minister of the government of national accord, Ahmid Ben Omar, Tuesday decided to offer [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Congolese prime minister calls for compliance with barrier measures in markets
07 april 2020 - 22:23:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clément Mouamba Tuesday calledon vendors of Total's market, the largest in the capital, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libyan eastern city of Benghazi records first case of infection
07 april 2020 - 21:32:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) was recorded Tuesday in Benghazi, the first in the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: 4 more patients cured in Mauritius
07 april 2020 - 20:43:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Mauritian National Communication Committee on coronavirus (COVID-19), Dr Zouber Joomaye, said here [...] Full text...
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Congo: Africa Emergence calls for transparent management of National Solidarity Fund
07 april 2020 - 15:39:46Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -Africa Emergence, a non-governmental organisation, on Tuesday called on the Congolese government in Brazzaville to ensure transparent [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: GNA releases 1,347 detainees to ease congestion in Libyan jails
07 april 2020 - 15:03:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,347 inmates of prisons in several Libyan cities have been released to reduce [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Togolese government steps back on restrictive measures on urban transport
07 april 2020 - 14:46:53Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Faced with the discontent of transporters, the Togolese government has backed down on the application of [...] Full text...
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Founder of first private radio in Burkina Faso Moustapha Thiombiano dies at 71
07 april 2020 - 14:03:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Popularly known as 'man of culture', journalist Moustapha Laabili Thiombiano who founded the first private [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Former Chadian president temporarily released from jail
07 april 2020 - 13:40:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Chadian President Hissène Habré was on Monday released from prison in Dakar for a 60-day [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya denounces bombing of Tripoli hospital
07 april 2020 - 13:06:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, on Monday condemned the bombing of al-Khadra [...] Full text...
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Former Chadian President Hissein Habré granted leave from prison
07 april 2020 - 11:36:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Chadian President Hissein Habré was granted leave on Monday from the Cap Manuel prison in [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
07 april 2020 - 11:23:40Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Morocco makes wearing of masks in public mandatory
07 april 2020 - 11:22:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Moroccan authorities have made wearing of protective masks in public mandatory effective Tuesday as they [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
07 april 2020 - 08:55:03Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
07 april 2020 - 07:40:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisians show solidarity with African students, workers
07 april 2020 - 06:17:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisians on Monday showed solidarity with African students, Africans residing in Tunis and security officers with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Four patients recover in Mauritius
07 april 2020 - 05:50:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Four patients in Mauritius suffering from COVID-19 (coronavirus) have recovered, the spokesperson of the National Communication Committee [...] Full text...
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Libya loses US$4 billion due to continued closure of oil sites
06 april 2020 - 23:59:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The closure of oil ports and fields as well as the "forced and illegal drop" of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Benin records 26 cases, 5 cured, 1 death
06 april 2020 - 23:35:08Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin Monday recorded a total of 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections, 5 cured and 1 [...] Full text...
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]Coronavirus: First cure of COVID-19 victim declared in Libya
06 april 2020 - 23:16:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first coronavirus (COVID-19) infected case in Libya was Monday declared totally cured after 13 days [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe has announced its 10th COVID-19 case as it expects 1,000 cases
06 april 2020 - 22:45:49Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care Monday confirmed a 10th COVID-19 case, following one positive [...] Full text...
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Alpha Condé promulgates new Guinean constitution
06 april 2020 - 22:09:04Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Monday promulgated a new Constitution following the 22 March referendum validated on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisian president welcomes international coalition against the COVID-19
06 april 2020 - 21:43:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, Monday welcomed the initiative proposed by Germany aiming to establish an [...] Full text...
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MINUSMA condemns terrorist attack against camp of Malian armed forces
06 april 2020 - 21:32:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN multidimensional integrated for Mali stabilization (MINUSMA) Monday condemned an attack by terrorists on a [...] Full text...
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Violation of humanitarian truce in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj points accusing finger at Haftar’s troops
06 april 2020 - 21:08:38Tripoli, 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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7 April is World Health Day as the world grapples with Coronavirus
06 april 2020 - 18:53:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 7 April 2020 is the day to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives and remind [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, Global Citizen support healthcare workers in fight against the pandemic
06 april 2020 - 18:40:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced the "One [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Tanzania cases reach 24 as four new cases are registered
06 april 2020 - 18:29:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has registered four new Covid-19 cases, taking to 24 the number of people [...] Full text...
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FIFA, UN, WHO support the #BeActive campaign launched on UN Intl Day of Sport for Development and Peace
06 april 2020 - 18:23:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IGAD staff donate US$ 700,000 to fight COVID-19 in IGAD member states
06 april 2020 - 16:47:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Determined to fully support the fight against COVID-19, the staff of the Intergovernmental Authority on development [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Benin extends closure of places of worship
06 april 2020 - 15:17:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin announced on Monday the extension of the closure of churches, mosques and [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Results and classification of League A football championship
06 april 2020 - 15:07:17Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Following are the results and classification of men's national football championship League A of Burundi for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria mourns death of three citizens in US over COVID-19
06 april 2020 - 14:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has been thrown into mourning following the announcement of the death of three Nigerians from [...] Full text...
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32 people killed in attacks on communities in central Mali
06 april 2020 - 13:58:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 37 civilians were killed in March in attacks against communities of the Bandiagara [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau nationals from the Gambia sent back by Senegalese police
06 april 2020 - 13:43:44Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese border police on Sunday night turned away ten Guinea-Bissau nationals from the Gambia who wanted [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for unity as Covid-19 sets its sights on Africa
06 april 2020 - 13:31:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday noted that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility [...] Full text...
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Monday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
06 april 2020 - 11:34:01Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia denies diversion of medical equipment purchased in China
06 april 2020 - 11:27:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's foreign ministry on Sunday denied reports of a possible diversion of an order for medical [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin recommends use of face mask
06 april 2020 - 10:36:35Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin government has recommended the use of the face mask to contain the spread of [...] Full text...
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All international matches scheduled for June to be postponed
06 april 2020 - 10:21:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The FIFA-Confederations working group, which was recently established by the Bureau of the FIFA Council to address [...] Full text...
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UN chief slams 'horrifying surge' in domestic violence
06 april 2020 - 08:48:30New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
06 april 2020 - 08:36:53Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Curfew breakers in Rwanda arrested
06 april 2020 - 07:25:23Kigali Rwanda (PANA) – A number of people including a pastor in Kigali were arrested on Sunday for violating the [...] Full text...
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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
06 april 2020 - 07:09:39Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo MPs, Senator call for repatriation of compatriots stranded at foreign airports
06 april 2020 - 05:50:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Three DR Congo MPs and one Senator on Sunday reiterated their appeal to the government [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Cote d'Ivoire records two new deaths
06 april 2020 - 05:33:38Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian health authorities on Sunday announced the deaths of two COVID-19 patients bringing the total [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia's positive cases go up by 21 to 574
06 april 2020 - 05:14:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia on Sunday registered 21 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) bringing the total number to [...] Full text...
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Two die in Ethiopia from COVID-19 as cases rise to 43 people
05 april 2020 - 21:57:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two people died Sunday from the coronavirus (COVID-!9) while five new cases were detected, pushing [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Total confirmed cases reach 100 after 2 more patients test positive in Rwanda
05 april 2020 - 21:13:19Kigali Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health officials Sunday announced two more cases of coronavirus infection a few hours after discharging [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN relief official tests positive in South Sudan
05 april 2020 - 21:10:23Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The first case of coronavirus in South Sudan has been diagnosed on a United Nations [...] Full text...
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UN draws dramatic picture one year after Haftar’s military offensive on Tripoli, calls for humanitarian truce
05 april 2020 - 19:45:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has painted a gloomy picture of the consequences of [...] Full text...
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Kenya's coronavirus cases jump to 142 people, quarantine centres lead
05 april 2020 - 19:24:43Coronavirus: Kenya's cases jump to 142, quarantine centres lead Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sixteen more people have tested positive for the [...] 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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Biggest alleged drug trafficker arrested in Tunisia
05 april 2020 - 16:04:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian security on Friday night arrested one of the biggest alleged drug traffickers involved in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda discharges first group of COVID-19 patients
05 april 2020 - 14:48:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A first group of four patients who tested positive of COVID-19 were released Sunday, according to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritania has six confirmed cases, two cured and one death
05 april 2020 - 14:30:25Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania, as at Saturday, had recorded six confirmed cases of coronavirus, two recoveries and one death, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea registers more than 30 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours
05 april 2020 - 14:14:55Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Thirty-eight people tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday in Guinea, the National Agency for [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians mark quiet Palm Sunday amid lockdown and closure of churches
05 april 2020 - 12:55:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday marking Palm Sunday but without the normal joyful processions with [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers help fragile countries navigate conflict and COVID-19
05 april 2020 - 08:49:22New York, US (PANA) - Even as UN peacekeepers adapt to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus), they continue [...] Full text...
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AU pursues debt forgiveness to address coronavirus impact
04 april 2020 - 20:10:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union's top organ, the Bureau of Heads of State, has called for a global debt [...] Full text...
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EU maritime operation, Covid-19 truce calls highlighted in Libyan dailies this week
04 april 2020 - 19:19:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week reported on the launch of the European Union Maritime Operation (IRINI) to [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC handles shortage of medical supplies threatening coronavirus response
04 april 2020 - 18:58:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A global shortage of key medical supplies required to sustain the onslaught on the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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EU deplores ''disastrous'' outcome a year after Tripoli offensive
04 april 2020 - 18:44:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Libya, Alan Bugeja, has deplored the "disastrous" [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group launches first operations for COVID-19 emergency health support
04 april 2020 - 17:57:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved on Friday a first round of emergency [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Congo registers 45 cases, 5 deaths
04 april 2020 - 16:19:50Brazzaville, Congo - The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 has risen to 5, while number of infected persons is [...] Full text...
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Guinean doctors committed to fight against Covid-19
04 april 2020 - 15:37:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean doctors have vowed to serve their country and its people exclusively at the request of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mandela's foundation salutes Apartheid-era general
04 april 2020 - 13:12:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Nelson Mandela Foundation have paid tribute to an Apartheid-era [...] Full text...
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Rwandan papers focus on response to the coronavirus economic crisis
04 april 2020 - 13:11:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week largely focused on ongoing efforts in the country to deal with the [...] Full text...
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Saturday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
04 april 2020 - 11:41:46Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief urges unity in mobilising ‘every ounce of energy’ to defeat pandemic
04 april 2020 - 11:28:09New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonion Guterres on Friday stressed that there should be only one fight [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana extends closure of borders by two weeks
04 april 2020 - 11:15:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Akufo-Addo has extended the closure of the country's borders by two weeks as it [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president reiterates call for cancellation of public debt of weaker countries
04 april 2020 - 10:46:13Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday renewed his call on bilateral and multilateral partners in Dakar to [...] Full text...
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Saturday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
04 april 2020 - 10:30:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank [...] Full text...
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. IMF approves US$ 165.99million outlay for Madagascar to address Covid-19 pandemic
04 april 2020 - 08:32:50Washington, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a disbursement under the Rapid [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IMF approves US $21.13 million outlay for Sierra Leone
04 april 2020 - 07:55:35Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved disbursement of US $21.13 million to Sierra Leone, [...] Full text...
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IMF increases disbursement for Togo to address the COVID-19 impact
04 april 2020 - 07:04:53Lome, Togo (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Togo’s request for an augmentation [...] Full text...
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336 Tunisians stranded at Libyan borders evacuated
03 april 2020 - 22:41:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Three hundred and thirty-six Tunisian nationals stranded for several days at the Libyan site of the [...] Full text...
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The US calls Libyan parties for emergency to concentrate efforts on Covid-19
03 april 2020 - 22:06:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya Friday called on the Libyan belligerent parties to concentrate on efforts [...] Full text...
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Amnesty Intl urges Eritrea to decongest prisons, release political prisoners
03 april 2020 - 22:04:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eritrean-American Ciham Ali Ahmed, a prisoner of conscience, turned 23 years old on Friday in an unknown [...] Full text...
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Libya more than ever plunged into chaos a year after military offensive against Tripoli
03 april 2020 - 21:50:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military offensive launched by the chief of the Libyan national army, Marshall Khalifa Haftar, to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus cases in Rwanda jump to 89
03 april 2020 - 21:11:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With additional 5 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Rwanda on Friday, the number of patients has [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF provides $109m emergency funding to Rwanda
03 april 2020 - 20:30:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$109 million in emergency funding to support Rwanda’s response [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Number of contaminations rises from 16 to 21 in Gabon
03 april 2020 - 18:37:01Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon on Friday recorded three new cases of coronavirus contamination, taking from 16 to 21 the number [...] Full text...
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Kenyan boy, 6, dies of coronavirus, confirmed cases jump to 122
03 april 2020 - 18:31:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A six-year old Kenyan boy hospitalised for a bone marrow condition, died of the deadly coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 4 new deaths
03 april 2020 - 18:14:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four new deaths from the Coronavirus have been recorded in Tunisia in the past 24 hours, [...] Full text...
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Twitter restricts Zimbabwe's info Ministry from accounting over unusual activity
03 april 2020 - 18:11:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Twitter has temporarily restricted Zimbabwe's Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services from accounting for the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Police kill 8 while trying to enforce lockdown in South Africa
03 april 2020 - 18:10:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An independent police report has revealed that since the start of South Africa’s Covid-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo unveils new curfew period
03 april 2020 - 17:56:28Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese authorities have readjusted the period of the curfew imposed on Tuesday by President Faure [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Cigarette and Tobacco firm, BAT, to develop COVID-19 cure
03 april 2020 - 17:30:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Kingdom-based cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company, British American Tobacco (BAT) plc, says it’s developing a [...] 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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Covid-19: Benin registers three new cases
03 april 2020 - 15:42:46Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin confirmed on Friday three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to [...] Full text...
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Togo reaches 39 confirmed cases of Coronavirus
03 april 2020 - 15:19:04Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Togo has reached 39, PANA [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenyan pilot who flew last evacuation flight from New York dies
03 april 2020 - 14:20:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Retired Air Force Major Daudi Kibati Kimuyu, arguably Kenya's most experienced commercial jet pilot, has died [...] Full text...
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AI denounces impunity of authors of the civilian victims of the American strikes in Somalia
03 april 2020 - 14:05:43Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Friday strongly denounced the increase in the number of civilians killed by US [...] Full text...
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Guinean President Alpha Condé tests negative for coronavirus
03 april 2020 - 14:03:44Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé and his aides have tested negative for coronavirus at the National Agency [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: World Bank avails $2.5 million support for Mauritania's health system
03 april 2020 - 13:34:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the World Bank on Thursday approved a grant $5.2 million from [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian Army deployed to north-eastern region in fighting spread of COVID-19
03 april 2020 - 13:24:16Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Army units were deployed on Thursday in the Zouérate region, bordering Algeria and Mali, to [...] Full text...
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Four people killed in suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
03 april 2020 - 12:23:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- Four people were killed on Thursday night in Nafo village of north-central Burkina Faso by an [...] Full text...
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Friday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
03 april 2020 - 12:22:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
03 april 2020 - 11:23:02Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central [...] Full text...
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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
03 april 2020 - 11:00:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia on track in fight against virus, says Tunisian PM
03 april 2020 - 10:16:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is on the right track in the fight against the COVID-19 (coronavirus) given the current [...] Full text...
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Coronavrus: IMF approves US$109.4 million for Rwanda to address pandemic
03 april 2020 - 09:31:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda has secured US$109.4 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address the COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
03 april 2020 - 09:24:01Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s army kills five poachers
03 april 2020 - 08:42:03Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s army has killed four poachers in a shooting incident in the north-western corner of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fight against pandemic to cost Burkina Faso 394 billion CFAF
03 april 2020 - 07:10:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkinabè president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Thursday announced a series of measures estimated at [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso crisis, coronavirus concerns highlight pressure on Sahel food security
03 april 2020 - 06:10:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are “spiralling out of control”, the World Food [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records first death linked to COVID-19
03 april 2020 - 00:13:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya Thursday evening recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus, a 85-year-old woman, the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Libya: War, coronavirus and scare of food shortages among Libyans (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
03 april 2020 - 00:05:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s decade of a deadly armed conflict and the 4 April Tripoli war have thrown the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases in Rwanda rise slightly to 84
02 april 2020 - 23:46:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rwanda rose steadily Thursday, reaching a total of [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns Boko Haram terrorist attack against Chadian soldiers in Chad Lake
02 april 2020 - 21:04:10Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Security Council Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack against the Chadian army on 23 March [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Gambian lawmaker urges colleagues to consider plights of poor vulnerable Gambians
02 april 2020 - 19:46:59Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Banjul South constituency Member of Parliament Fatoumata Touma Njie Thursday tabled a motion calling on lawmakers to [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council calls for emergency meeting of LCB’s board of directors
02 april 2020 - 19:38:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The presidential council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has called for an emergency meeting [...] Full text...
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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes
02 april 2020 - 19:13:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face [...] Full text...
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France welcomes the launch of EU's Operation Irini off Libya
02 april 2020 - 18:05:51Paris, France (PANA) - France on Wednesday welcomed the launch of the new European Union (EU) military operation off Libya, [...] Full text...
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Fuel prices fall by CFAF 30 in Burkina Faso
02 april 2020 - 17:54:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts on Thursday announced a drop of 30 CFA [...] Full text...
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Kenya records two coronavirus deaths, 29 new infections
02 april 2020 - 17:45:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two more people died of coronavirus in Kenya and 29 more tested positive, raising to 110 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WAHO distributes over 30,000 diagnostic test kits to ECOWAS member states
02 april 2020 - 17:42:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The West African Health Organization (WAHO) has distributed over 30,000 diagnostic test kits to member nations [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 1,048 prisoners released in Togo as prevention measure
02 april 2020 - 17:35:16Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on preventive measures against Covid-19, has pardoned 1,048 prisoners across the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea records 31 new coronavirus cases
02 april 2020 - 17:28:50Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded 31 new cases of coronavirus as at Thursday in the Guinean capital, PANA learned [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togolese president announces palliatives in support of businesses
02 april 2020 - 17:12:16Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese head of state, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on Wednesday announced the creation of a National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin's confirmed cases increase to 13
02 april 2020 - 17:02:17Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin on Wednesday confirmed 7 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda extends lockdown period as confirmed COVID-19 cases top 82
02 april 2020 - 17:00:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Cabinet weekly meeting, chaired by President Paul Kagame, has extended the lockdown period until 19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNHCR steps up activities to fight COVID-19 in DR Congo
02 april 2020 - 16:49:46Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has intensified its preparedness, prevention and response [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Refugees evicted from Cape Town church over Covid-19 fears
02 april 2020 - 16:17:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large group of heavily armed policemen on Thursday stormed a famous church in [...] Full text...
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Niger launches second edition of its Business Plans competition
02 april 2020 - 15:42:34Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien Minister of Trade and Private Sector Promotion, Sadou Seydou, on Thursday launched the second edition [...] 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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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
02 april 2020 - 13:19:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Guinea's ruling party wins two-thirds of seats in parliament
02 april 2020 - 12:56:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The ruling People's Rally of Guinea (RPG Rainbow) won 79 of the 114 seats in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo announces measures to mitigate impacts on vulnerable people
02 april 2020 - 12:09:20Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government on Wednesday announced measures to mitigate the effects on vulnerable populations following drastic [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
02 april 2020 - 11:12:57Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$23.5 million for Guinea to meet needs created by COVID-19 crisis
02 april 2020 - 10:58:41Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Completing the fourth review of Guinea’s economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), the Executive [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president's security adviser resigns
02 april 2020 - 10:45:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Retired General Mohamed Salah Hamdi, the Tunisian president's security adviser, on Wednesday announced his resignation on [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts East and Horn of Africa
02 april 2020 - 10:35:59Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million [...] Full text...
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
02 april 2020 - 10:25:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF readies to extend US$221m to Senegal
02 april 2020 - 10:16:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed discussions for emergency access to the [...] Full text...
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More than 200 Tunisians stranded at border with Libya
02 april 2020 - 09:00:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 200 Tunisians are stranded at the two border crossings between Tunisia and Libya, the [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
02 april 2020 - 08:21:37Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
02 april 2020 - 07:26:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 161 cases, 6 deaths
02 april 2020 - 06:01:49Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The chairperson of the National Communication Committee on COVID-19, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, has said that as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: MSF preparing hospitals, health centers in DR Congo to face rush of COVID-19 patients
02 april 2020 - 00:10:07Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which is operating in 16 provinces of DR Congo, including North-Kivu [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus - Number of infected to Covid-19 in Togo climbs to 36, including 2 deaths
01 april 2020 - 23:55:14Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has so far recorded 36 cases of coronavirus, sources close to the operational unit in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus - Togo decrees state of health emergency, curfew in response to COVID-19
01 april 2020 - 23:39:57Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Wednesday evening declared a state of health emergency and curfew from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Somalia's former Premier, Nur Adde, dies of coronavirus in London
01 april 2020 - 22:36:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Somalia Prime Minister, Nur Hassan Hussein, known popularly as Nur Adde, has died in a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Insecurity hangs big risk of COVID-19 spread in Libya, says OCHA
01 april 2020 - 22:06:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Wednesday warned that Libya was “facing [...] Full text...
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Gabon records new coronavirus infections
01 april 2020 - 20:58:52Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon Wednesday recorded two new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, the country’s monitoring committee of the [...] Full text...
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The Gambia discharges two patients of COVID-19
01 april 2020 - 20:28:16Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Two Gambians who were diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) disease last month have finally recovered and [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta interacts with coronavirus survivors
01 april 2020 - 18:58:07Nairobi, Kenya 2020, (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta invited coronavirus survivors for a face-to-face meeting on Wednesday after an [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania confirms one more case, as two recover from the pandemic
01 april 2020 - 18:48:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has confirmed one more Covid-19 case, bringing the nation’s count to 20, Health [...] Full text...
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AfDB releases US$2 million for coronavirus crisis handling in Africa
01 april 2020 - 18:22:20Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank on Tuesday approved US$2 million in emergency assistance for the World [...] Full text...
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Gambian activist hails draft constitution
01 april 2020 - 17:36:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Madi Jobarteh, one of the leading human rights activists in the Gambia, on Wednesday hailed the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus cases rise to 81 in Kenya after mass testing
01 april 2020 - 17:34:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Kenya rose sharply to 81 on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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UNAMID supports Sudan's combat of desert locusts
01 april 2020 - 17:33:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace keeping mission in Darfur has donated 10 off-road vehicles to the Sudanese Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court rejects amendment giving President Mnangagwa sole powers over the country's judiciary
01 april 2020 - 17:26:12Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe (Concourt) has rejected an amendment to the country's Constitution giving President [...] Full text...
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UN renews mandate of AU-UN peace keepers in Darfur
01 april 2020 - 17:23:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Peace Keeping [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 17,000 driver's licenses seized in Tunisia for curfew violations
01 april 2020 - 17:16:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Interior Ministry spokesman, Khaled Lahyouni, on Wednesday announced that 17,380 driver's licenses were seized and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana President cleared from self-isolation
01 april 2020 - 17:12:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's President, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, has been cleared from self isolation, following his visit to Namibian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Macky Sall pays tribute to former Olympique de Marseille president
01 april 2020 - 16:56:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - "I pay tribute to this great figure of sport, this committed and influential football leader," tweeted [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe moves to combat COVID-19
01 april 2020 - 16:32:59Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) has invoked public procurement systems to respond to the [...] Full text...
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Congo: 20 people electrocuted as high voltage electric cables snapped
01 april 2020 - 15:11:40Brazzaville, Congo (PANA - Twenty people were electrocuted on Wednesday in Kintélé, a northern suburb of Brazzaville, when lightning snapped [...] Full text...
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Ten suspected terrorists killed in northwestern Burkina Faso
01 april 2020 - 14:43:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least ten suspected terrorists were killed on Tuesday in Toéni locality of Boucle du [...] Full text...
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Mali authorizes a special Air France flight to land in Bamako
01 april 2020 - 14:00:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Despite the suspension of flights from coronavirus affected countries, the Malian government has authorized a special [...] Full text...
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