Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
22 september 2020 - 10:47:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank [...] Full text...
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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank [...] Full text...
Tuesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
22 september 2020 - 10:26:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
22 september 2020 - 09:10:59Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian [...] Full text...
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States must not be ‘neutral’ on enforced disappearances
22 september 2020 - 09:04:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international community “should not be neutral” on enforced disappearance, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday, calling for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 195 new infections
22 september 2020 - 07:51:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As Nigeria records 195 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, Enugu State in the southeast of the country [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF says recovery of Senegal’s economy is underway
22 september 2020 - 07:28:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's economy is expected to contract this year as a result of disruptions in economic activity [...] Full text...
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Stand together and build a just world, UN chief says in message for International Day of Peace
22 september 2020 - 05:41:21New York, US (PANA) - Even amid the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere must continue to make peace [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda's deaths reach 27
22 september 2020 - 00:06:21Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda registered one death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll [...] Full text...
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Some 13 pct of 9,500 illegal migrants leaving Libyan coasts in five months are children, says UN
21 september 2020 - 23:53:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 13 per cent of 9,500 illegal migrants who left the Libyan coasts between 1 March [...] Full text...
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Libyan parliamentarians reject any attempt to withdraw Libyan affair from UN
21 september 2020 - 23:14:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) at a meeting here Monday rejected any individual [...] Full text...
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The Philippines want to draw profit from Libyan experience in fight against terrorism
21 september 2020 - 22:53:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires at the Philippines’ embassy in Libya, Mardamel Melikuru, Monday expressed his country’s desire [...] Full text...
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Former head of Senegalese diplomacy Cheikh Tidiane Gadio appointed Francophonie special envoy in Mali
21 september 2020 - 20:52:50Paris, France (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, Monday appointed Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, former [...] Full text...
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Congo: Five killed, several wounded in road accident in center of country
21 september 2020 - 19:58:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Five people were killed and several others injured in a road accident Monday between the small [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President nudges South Sudan to respect comprehensive ceasefire deal
21 september 2020 - 18:20:48Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta received on Monday a delegation of Special Envoys of South Sudanese President [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court set to resume after annual vacation
21 september 2020 - 17:26:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine cases have been listed for judgment by the ECOWAS Court between the 7 and 28 [...] Full text...
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Retired military officer, Colonel Major Bah N'Daw, named President of Mali Transition
21 september 2020 - 16:43:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Retired Colonel-Major Bah N'Daw was named President of the Mali Transition on Monday. "The college set [...] Full text...
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Niger government plans to house thousands of disaster victims before schools open
21 september 2020 - 16:04:19Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After heavy rains over the past two weeks and floods in many neighbourhoods of Niamey, which [...] Full text...
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Group of banks raises 300 billion FCFA to prop up Congolese companies
21 september 2020 - 15:34:38Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A group of banks has put in place 300 billion FCFA to support Congolese companies, the [...] Full text...
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Libya elected Vice President for Africa at 64th session of IAEA
21 september 2020 - 14:50:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Countries attending the 64th session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference on Monday [...] Full text...
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Fire damages offices of Burkina Faso parliament
21 september 2020 - 14:44:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A fire broke out early Monday in the National Assembly building and caused significant damage, [...] Full text...
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Heavy rain causes three deaths in Mauritania
21 september 2020 - 14:33:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three individuals drowned at the weekend as a result of adverse weather in three eastern and [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc
21 september 2020 - 14:08:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Internet users in Mauritania cut off for four days
21 september 2020 - 13:59:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mobile Internet users in Mauritania have no access to the service from September 19 to 22 [...] Full text...
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Former president Zuma ordered to appear before South Africa's anti-graft commission
21 september 2020 - 13:05:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Monday ordered former President Jacob Zuma [...] 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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Nurses, midwives in Ghana embark on strike
21 september 2020 - 12:07:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nurses, midwives, physician assistants and anaesthetists in public health facilities in Ghana on Monday began a strike [...] Full text...
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Monday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
21 september 2020 - 11:27:04Dar 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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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
21 september 2020 - 10:41:53Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank: Currency [...] Full text...
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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
21 september 2020 - 10:37:28Banjul, 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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Nigerian, Ghanaian leaders meet over alleged ill-treatment of Nigerian traders in Ghana
21 september 2020 - 07:43:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with his Ghanaian counterpart Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Number of cases jumps to 4,711 in Rwanda
21 september 2020 - 07:41:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of COVID-19 cases has jumped to 4,711 after 22 people tested positive in the [...] Full text...
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Outdoor sports activities resume in Rwanda
21 september 2020 - 07:34:08Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Some individual sports have been authorised to resume in Rwanda effective Sunday but in compliance with [...] Full text...
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Libyan Oil Company announces resumption of oil production in Sirte basin
21 september 2020 - 05:25:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Sunday announced the beginning of production of oil and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana football leagues to resume on 30 October
21 september 2020 - 05:00:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's football Premier and Division One leagues are to resume on 30 October as the government [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana extends mandatory wearing of mask until 14 December
21 september 2020 - 04:34:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended, by Executive Instrument, the mandatory wearing of face [...] Full text...
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Gambia signs 30-year oil exploration deal with PetroNor
20 september 2020 - 19:53:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia has signed a 30-year oil and gas exploration deal with PetroNor, [...] Full text...
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Gambian opposition party urges lawmakers to ‘put national interest first’
20 september 2020 - 18:43:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's opposition Citizens’ Alliance (CA) party has urged all members of the National Assembly to put [...] Full text...
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German ambassador calls for peaceful transfer of power in Libya
20 september 2020 - 18:31:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – German Ambassador in Libya, Oliver Owcza, has hailed the announcement by the Libyan Presidential Council Chairman, [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Truth Commission resumes hearings on October 12
20 september 2020 - 17:33:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia's Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will resume public hearings on October 12 after a long [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari says opposition victory in Edo State proves his commitment to fair polls
20 september 2020 - 16:47:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Reactions are trialing the declaration of Mr Godwin Obaseki of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) [...] Full text...
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Expert panel approves phytotherapy clinical trial protocol for COVID-19
20 september 2020 - 14:06:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19, formed by the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's MDC-T faction announces rebranding to main faction's MDC Alliance
20 september 2020 - 13:57:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change -Tsvangirai (MDC-T) opposition faction party led by Thokozani Khupe has said it [...] Full text...
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Libyans working in civil service take 58% of State resources
20 september 2020 - 13:28:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plethora of civil servants in Libya's public administration represents one of the greatest challenges facing [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe parliament asks for daily, not weekly, forex auctions (Analysis)
20 september 2020 - 12:37:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Parliament of Zimbabwe says the central bank should increase the frequency of foreign currency auction [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 189 new cases, total now 57,145
20 september 2020 - 09:24:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 189 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 5th Congress of the National Union of Journalists opens
19 september 2020 - 19:34:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The various attempts aimed at destroying the information sector in Tunisia have all failed, Néji Bghouri, the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan newspapers highlight return to school dilemma for students
19 september 2020 - 19:13:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan newspapers highlighted the dilemma facing the ministry of education officials as they plot to reopen [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers awash with stories on Al-Sarraj's intention to quit power, resumption of oil production
19 september 2020 - 19:09:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Stories in the Libyan newspapers this week are largely dominated by the indication by the President [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 9 young people off the coast of Djerba
19 september 2020 - 18:24:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The coast guard of the Tunisian Navy on Saturday rescued nine young people, including a girl, [...] Full text...
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27 municipalities in Northern Benin benefit from the Rural Development Sector Support Programme
19 september 2020 - 16:45:48Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Twenty seven (27) municipalities from the four departments in northern Benin are benefiting from the third [...] Full text...
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Mali military junta, M5-RFP continue meetings to resolve political crisis
19 september 2020 - 16:40:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Discussions between the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), the military junta that [...] Full text...
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Libya: Italy applauds GNA Chief, Fayez al-Sarraj, for offering to resign
19 september 2020 - 16:20:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italy has said the announcement by the President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government [...] Full text...
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Rwandan media highlight second postponment of security Quadripartite Summit in Great Lakes region
19 september 2020 - 12:14:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the second postponement of the quadripartite summit that was [...] Full text...
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Morocco calls for a special fund to support the implementation of SDGs
19 september 2020 - 11:46:30New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations must create a special fund to support the implementation of sustainable development [...] Full text...
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Saturday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
19 september 2020 - 10:00:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
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UN and partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism
19 september 2020 - 05:53:52New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the [...] Full text...
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President Infantino uses virtual FIFA Congress platform to encourage football’s safe return
19 september 2020 - 05:48:47Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday sent a message of encouragement to all 211 FIFA member [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$2.1 million for Disaster Risk Financing in Mauritania
19 september 2020 - 05:05:59Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a grant of US$2.1 [...] Full text...
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Economic recession in Tunisia could reach -7% in late 2020
19 september 2020 - 04:51:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The former Tunisian minister of Finance, Hakim ben Hamouda, foresees that the economic recession in Tunisia [...] Full text...
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37 Algerian illegal migrants rescued by Tunisian navy
18 september 2020 - 23:35:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Coastal guards of the Tunisian navy rescued 37 Algerians on board three wooden boats off the [...] Full text...
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Rwandan striker Jacques Tuyisenge joins home side APR FC from Petro Atletico of Angola
18 september 2020 - 23:32:43Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan military club of APR FC Friday signed Rwandan striker Jacques Tuyisenge from Petro Atletico of [...] Full text...
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Smart Africa and American investor Partner to Strengthen Start-Up and Innovation Ecosystems in Africa
18 september 2020 - 23:23:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American entrepreneurial pre-accelerator, Draper University and Smart Africa, Friday announced a partnership aimed at strengthening start-up [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda's death at 25, cases reach 4,671
18 september 2020 - 23:04:31Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda recorded two coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths Friday involving two people aged 29 and 80, according to [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president pleads for protection of journalists and freedom of speech
18 september 2020 - 22:34:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Friday pleaded for the protection of journalists and the freedom of speech, [...] Full text...
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Akassaga Okinda appointed Libreville mayor for three months
18 september 2020 - 22:10:47Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following the detention Tuesday of Léandre Nzué, the mayor of Libreville, Serge Williams Akassaga Okinda, 43, [...] Full text...
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More than 8000 families affected by floods in northeast Benin
18 september 2020 - 20:40:44Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Rising water levels in the Niger River has displaced more than 8,000 families in the commune [...] Full text...
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Ex-Beninese director on the run, to be repatriated from Senegal
18 september 2020 - 19:47:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Mr Carlos Adohouannon, ex-director of the Tax General Management, who is wanted for one year for [...] Full text...
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Esperance de Tunis officially declared winner of Africa Champions League 2019
18 september 2020 - 19:39:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on Friday announced that Esperance de Tunis is officially [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: AfDB approves emergency relief to boost clean-up of marine oil spill
18 september 2020 - 18:22:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a US$500,000 [...] Full text...
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GCA Africa launch seeks to improve effectiveness of climate adaption activities across Africa
18 september 2020 - 18:10:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The regional office of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) was inaugurated on Wednesday in [...] Full text...
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UN organizes third round of Inter-Libyan Economic Dialogue
18 september 2020 - 17:54:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNMIL) announced on Friday it had organized via [...] Full text...
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Swedish Duplantis breaks 26-year-old pole-vault record of Russia's Sergei Bubka
18 september 2020 - 17:49:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sweden's Armand Duplantis on Thursday broke the 26-year-old pole vault record of Russia's Sergei Bubka (6.14m) [...] Full text...
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Equal pay essential to build a world of dignity and justice for all, UN says
18 september 2020 - 16:53:47New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the first ever International Equal Pay Day, on Friday, drawing [...] Full text...
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Road crash kills 11 women in Guinea
18 september 2020 - 15:36:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twelve people including 11 women, who were returning from a weekly market in southern Guinea, died [...] Full text...
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What impact will Fayez al-Sarraj's resignation bring to Libya's political process? (Analysis)
18 september 2020 - 15:26:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement on Wednesday of Fayez al Sarraj's intention to resign as Chairman of the Presidential [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea records 29 new infections
18 september 2020 - 14:46:25Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Thursday registered 29 new confirmed cases of coronavirus after tests on a sample of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius registers one new imported positive case
18 september 2020 - 14:39:36Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday announced a new imported positive case of Covid-19 on [...] Full text...
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Uganda joins the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
18 september 2020 - 14:11:28Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) after the East African country identified about [...] Full text...
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NOC deplores "politicisation" of Libya's oil sector, its use as a "bargaining chip"
18 september 2020 - 13:08:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Reacting to reports of secret negotiations with Marshal Khalifa Haftar's camp on the management of Libyan [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Three shipments of medical supplies arrive in Libya, says WHO
18 september 2020 - 11:56:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three flights carrying medical supplies to combat coronavirus (COVID-19) have arrived in Libya, the World Health [...] Full text...
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Friday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
18 september 2020 - 11:29:25Dar 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
18 september 2020 - 11:13:07Nouakchott, 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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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 470 new confirmed cases
18 september 2020 - 10:39:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian on Thursday announced 470 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 8,570 the total number [...] Full text...
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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
18 september 2020 - 07:56:33Banjul, 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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Rights group flags widespread xenophobic violence in South Africa
18 september 2020 - 05:41:59Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Xenophobic harassment and violence against African and Asian foreigners living in South Africa are routine [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief makes last push for countries to join multilateral vaccine effort
18 september 2020 - 05:28:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries which have not signed on to a global mechanism that has pledged to provide fair [...] Full text...
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New wave of famine could sweep the globe, warn UN officials
18 september 2020 - 05:18:10New York, US (PANA) - The global hunger crisis caused by conflict – and now compounded by COVID-19 – is [...] Full text...
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UN report says human rights violations continue in Burundi under new Govt
18 september 2020 - 05:07:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed investigators have issued fresh warnings about ongoing rights violations and impunity in Burundi, since the death [...] Full text...
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Mauritania embarks on strategy to benefit from the AfCFTA
18 september 2020 - 00:10:49Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The ministry of Trade and Tourism Thursday brought together several dozen stakeholders to present and validate [...] Full text...
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DFC to launch Africa advisory team
17 september 2020 - 23:41:15Washington (PANA) - The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Thursday announced the launching of its Africa Investment Advisor [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin records 13 new cases
17 september 2020 - 23:16:52Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin’s ministry of Health said here Thursday it had recorded 13 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. The ministry, [...] Full text...
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Ivorian presidential election campaign to kick off 15 October
17 september 2020 - 22:52:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The presidential election campaign in Cote d’Ivoire slated for 31 October will open from 15 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African scientist warns early coronavirus vaccines may lose potency
17 september 2020 - 22:29:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A South African scientist, studying the genetic charectaristics of the new coronavirus disease, has warned [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams praises Fayez al-Sarraj’s "courageous decision" to hand over power to new authority in Libya
17 september 2020 - 22:23:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Stephanie Williams, Thursday lauded the decision [...] Full text...
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Rwandan prosecutors seek 7 years in jail for ex-education state minister
17 september 2020 - 19:55:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan prosecutors on Thursday sought a sentence of 7 years in jail for ex state minister [...] Full text...
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Controversial hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie, Paul Rusesabagina, remanded for 30 days
17 september 2020 - 19:41:45Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan court ruled on Thursday to remand the controversial hero of the famous 'Hotel Rwanda' [...] Full text...
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President Barrow draws curtain on same-sex marriage
17 september 2020 - 19:14:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, Thursday made it clear to those agitating for same-sex [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Barrow relaxes curfew in Gambia
17 september 2020 - 19:11:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – At the expiration of the State of Public Emergency by midnight tonight (Thursday 17 Sept.), President [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African virus outbreak spread from supermarket, stadium in January
17 september 2020 - 18:47:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Research into the type of the coronavirus pandemic spreading across South Africa has traced an [...] Full text...
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‘I have systematically addressed the unfavourable state of affairs in Gambia’ - President Barrow
17 september 2020 - 17:56:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- “Over the past three years, my government has systematically addressed the unfavourable state of affairs we found [...] Full text...
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Niger budgets CFAF 2,644.54 billion for 2021
17 september 2020 - 17:51:13Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The government of Niger on Thursday announced a draft general state budget of 2,644.54 billion CFA [...] Full text...
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Nigeriens to elect new parliamentarians on December 27
17 september 2020 - 17:28:23Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigeriens will vote on Sunday, December 27, 2020, to elect new parliamentarians. who will sit in the [...] Full text...
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Mali: Military junta to appoint College that will choose transitional president
17 september 2020 - 17:20:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The spokesman for the National Council for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), the military junta [...] Full text...
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2 Libyan delegations to political talks in Morocco flown home
17 september 2020 - 17:05:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Two flights from Casablanca's Mohamed V International Airport in Morocco have flown home members of the [...] Full text...
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65 parties support the candidacy of Burkinabè president for a second term
17 september 2020 - 15:58:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Around 65 political parties and formations joined forces on Thursday in Ouagadougou to support the [...] Full text...
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Study calls on Benin to adopt progressive dismantling of customs duties for the AfCFTA
17 september 2020 - 15:34:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin should adopt progressive dismantling of customs duties as part of its implementation of the African [...] Full text...
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Protect health workers to save patients, WHO reiterates on World Patient Safety Day
17 september 2020 - 14:39:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 has reminded the world of the vital role health workers play in relieving suffering and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 12 staff members of Gynecologic al-Obstetric Hospital in Tripoli cured
17 september 2020 - 14:31:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twelve medical and paramedical staff working at al-Jalaa Gynecological-Obstetrical Hospital in Tripoli have been declared cured [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, finds new study
17 september 2020 - 14:12:49New York, US (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty – deprived [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj says he intends to resign in October
17 september 2020 - 14:07:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) announced [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches peer to peer lending rules
17 september 2020 - 12:55:55Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius launched on Thursday the Financial Services (Peer to Peer Lending) Rules 2020 (P2P Lending Rules) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Structural reforms are critical for Angola’s economic diversification - IMF
17 september 2020 - 12:45:50Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Pursuing structural reforms is critical to diversify Angola’s economy and lay the foundations for private sector-led [...] Full text...
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Libya's oil revenues down by 41 per cent in the first eight months of this year
17 september 2020 - 11:44:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's oil revenues fell by 41 per cent representing 1.66 billion dinars (about US$1.20 billion), between [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
17 september 2020 - 10:24:21Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
17 september 2020 - 09:49:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Congo sets up National Pesticide Management Committee
17 september 2020 - 09:47:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Tunisian, Swiss presidents discuss bilateral cooperation. looted money
17 september 2020 - 04:59:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Bilateral cooperation and looted state money were at the centre of a telephone conversation on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief says vaccine must be affordable and available to all
17 september 2020 - 04:41:00New York, US (PANA) - The continuing COVID-19 pandemic continues to top a long list of global concerns, the UN chief told journalists on Wednesday, noting that “the grimmest of [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council chairman calls on committee of dialogue to form authority to exercise power
17 september 2020 - 00:21:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia hosts workshop on migrant protection against pandemic
16 september 2020 - 23:45:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Arab institute for human rights, in partnership with the Tunisian ministry of Relations with constitutional [...] Full text...
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Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj announces intention to leave duties next October
16 september 2020 - 23:36:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fayez al-Sarraj, chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) recognized [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases reach 4,634
16 september 2020 - 22:54:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Health ministry Wednesday reported 10 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total in [...] Full text...
thread Health
Coronavirus: Mali records 26 new infections
16 september 2020 - 21:30:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 26 new (COVID-19) infections, nine recoveries but no death, the country’s health services [...] Full text...
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Libreville mayor arrested and detained
16 september 2020 - 21:19:25Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The mayor of the Gabonese capital, Léandre Nzue, was detained Tuesday evening at the Libreville central [...] Full text...
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Benin imported less from ECOWAS in second quarter this year
16 september 2020 - 20:41:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin imported less goods from its partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Coronavirus: Stalled capacity building resumes in Botswana
16 september 2020 - 19:49:03Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government’s procurement arm, Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB), resumed capacity building of entrepreneurs [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Ramaphosa announces major COVID-19 lockdown progress in South Africa
16 september 2020 - 18:27:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday night announced that South Africa has “withstood the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Global and African Leaders launch GCA Africa at AfDB headquarters
16 september 2020 - 18:13:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday launched its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Berlin, London welcome extension of UNSMIL's mandate in Libya
16 september 2020 - 17:51:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany and the United Kingdom have welcomed the decision of the United Nations Security Council to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tunisian Islamist party, Ennahdha, frowns at 3rd-term bid by Chairman Ghannouchi
16 september 2020 - 17:46:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 100 leaders within the Islamist-inspired Tunisian party, Ennahdha (the majority in parliament), have [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tripoli hosts 3rd meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 training center
16 september 2020 - 17:36:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 Training Center for Humanitarian [...] 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...
thread Agriculture
Tanzania lifts suspension of Kenyan flights
16 september 2020 - 14:52:59Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has lifted the suspension of all Kenyan flights into the country with immediate [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni sentenced on appeal to two years in prison
16 september 2020 - 14:28:30Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algiers Court of Appeal on Tuesday sentenced local journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison, [...] Full text...
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Unidentified people set town hall, prefecture on fire eastern Burkina Faso
16 september 2020 - 14:14:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Unidentified armed people set fire to the town hall and a prefecture of Tansarga in [...] Full text...
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Mali's junta sends condoles bereaved family of former President Moussa Traoré
16 september 2020 - 13:52:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ruling military junta has sent its "deepest condolences to the bereaved family and to the [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc
16 september 2020 - 13:40:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Morocco's Supreme Council of the Judiciary rejects Amnesty International's accusations
16 september 2020 - 13:28:15Rabat , Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) has rejected Amnesty International's accusations, deploring the organisation's [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's inflation rate rises to 13.22 per cent in August 2020
16 september 2020 - 12:30:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's inflation rate increased by 13.22 per cent in August, up from 12.82 per cent recorded [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigerian economy set to rebound in first quarter of 2021
16 september 2020 - 12:21:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government has predicted that the Nigerian economy will rebound to positive territory in the [...] Full text...
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Libya sees further increase in financial losses due to blockade of oil sites
16 september 2020 - 12:10:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has lost US$9.888 billion due to the closure of oil facilities and the halt of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Wednesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
16 september 2020 - 11:54:25Dar 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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UN Secretary-General urged to quickly appoint Special Envoy to Libya
16 september 2020 - 11:46:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five European countries urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday to appoint a Special Envoy to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari justifies hike in govt borrowing to fund infrastructure
16 september 2020 - 11:35:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday justified government borrowing to finance infrastructure, asserting that his government took loans [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
16 september 2020 - 11:19:49Nouakchott, Mauritania(PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank: Currency [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
16 september 2020 - 08:59:04Port-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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Rights group slams jail term for Algerian journalist for coverage of protest movement as 'mockery of justice'
16 september 2020 - 08:33:30Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has denounced as "a mockery of justice" the appeal court in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' economic downturn to reach 13% in 2020: Finance Minister
16 september 2020 - 07:23:42Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourism and construction are the two most affected sectors in Mauritius because of the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo again extends state of health emergency by six months
16 september 2020 - 05:17:55Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese parliament on Tuesday again gave the government the green light to extend the state [...] Full text...
thread Health
UN report highlights links between ‘unprecedented biodiversity loss’ and spread of disease
16 september 2020 - 04:57:29New York, US (PANA) - The continued degradation of the environment is increasing the likelihood of diseases spreading from animals [...] Full text...
thread Environment
ECOWAS leaders agree 18-month transition in Mali
16 september 2020 - 00:41:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Tuesday accepted the proposal of the Mali military junta for an 18-month [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL mandate extended by one year
16 september 2020 - 00:09:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council Tuesday extended the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya devotes about 614.5 million dollars in eight months to fight pandemic
15 september 2020 - 23:51:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ministry of Finances of the Government of National Accord has paid 848 million dinars (about [...] Full text...
thread Health
Coronavirus: Situation in Niger improves but requires to continuous vigilance
15 september 2020 - 23:35:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The health situation in Niger linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has stabilized for some time, [...] Full text...
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Nigerien government announces implementation of integrated response plan for 372 billion CFAF
15 september 2020 - 23:02:55Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government, in the face of the scale of damage caused by floods in the [...] Full text...
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Top Kenyan human rights defender hunted down, arrested over land grab tussle
15 september 2020 - 22:25:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – One of Kenya’s top-most human rights defenders has been hunted down and arbitrarily arrested after leading [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerien statistic institute launches survey to evaluate effects on economy
15 september 2020 - 22:22:36Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien national statistics institute (INS), with the help of the World Bank, has since 8 [...] Full text...
thread Economy
ECOWAS heads of state continue demanding restoration of civilian power in Mali
15 september 2020 - 21:58:31Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday insisted on a [...] Full text...
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FIDH and ZimRights condemn persecution of dissidents in Zimbabwe
15 september 2020 - 21:05:01Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) and Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), Tuesday strongly condemned [...] Full text...
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NHRC reflects on history of democracy in The Gambia
15 september 2020 - 20:29:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As The Gambia joins the rest of the world to commemorate International Day of Democracy Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gates Foundation sees quick delivery of vaccines critical in fighting coronavirus pandemic
15 september 2020 - 20:14:11Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The coronavirus pandemic has affected economic development and stalled poverty reduction efforts by 20 years, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders insist on Mali junta to have civilian leader in transition
15 september 2020 - 19:46:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday insisted that the military junta in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa reinstates controversial head of Power Utility
15 september 2020 - 18:04:17Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reinstated Sydney Gata to his position as executive chairman of ZESA [...] Full text...
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Nutrition experts discuss ways to advance nutrition and gender at the African Green Revolution Forum
15 september 2020 - 17:58:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Gambia: OFAC targets Jammeh's wife, Nabah Ltd. for supporting corrupt persons
15 september 2020 - 17:25:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted Zineb Souma Yahya [...] Full text...
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Sumaili hopes to positively influence Burundi women's football (A CAF portrait)
15 september 2020 - 17:06:13Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Twice, Burundian international Falone Sumaili had made the decision to quit her football career; first, following [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Former President of Mali, Moussa Traoré, dies
15 september 2020 - 16:33:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Mali president, General Moussa Traoré, died on Tuesday at the age of 84, PANA [...] Full text...
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President Trump addresses South African terror threat
15 september 2020 - 14:52:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United States President Donald Trump has addressed claims that Iran is considering assassinating US [...] Full text...
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Libya commemorates Martyr's Day
15 september 2020 - 13:45:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya celebrated Martyr's Day on Wednesday, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the execution by Italian occupiers [...] Full text...
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UN urges a more equal, inclusive world, marking International Day of Democracy
15 september 2020 - 13:39:07New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations marked the annual International Day of Democracy on Tuesday calling on world [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian investigators seize money ‘stashed away’ by ex-president Ould Abdel Aziz
15 september 2020 - 13:35:02Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The preliminary probe of more than 300 Mauritanian personalities, including former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz [...] Full text...
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AU guidelines seek to ease cross-border trade restrictions
15 september 2020 - 13:28:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Continued inefficiencies and disruptions to cross-border trade have posed significant challenges to Africa’s fight against [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mandate of ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau ends
15 september 2020 - 13:16:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB) officially ended [...] Full text...
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Partners on Somalia welcome Federal Government, Member States dialogue on electoral model
15 september 2020 - 12:57:39Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - International partners have welcomed the resumption of dialogue between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and [...] Full text...
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Libyan-Tunisian ministers hold telephone consultation on the situation in Libya
15 september 2020 - 12:36:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, has informed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius registers three new imported cases
15 september 2020 - 12:02:58Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Three new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Mauritius on Tuesday, on three people [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
15 september 2020 - 11:59:21Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian [...] Full text...
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LEAD: ECOWAS Consultative meeting seeks 'finality' to Mali crisis
15 september 2020 - 11:54:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a one-day consultative [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc
15 september 2020 - 11:48:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
15 september 2020 - 11:23:30Nouakchott, 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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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
15 september 2020 - 11:11:34Banjul, 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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President of the Malian military junta received by President of Ghana
15 september 2020 - 10:59:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNPS), the military junta [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders arrive in Ghana for consultative meeting on Mali crisis
15 september 2020 - 10:14:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived in Ghana for [...] Full text...
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Zambian currency under pressure; depreciates by 8% in one month
15 september 2020 - 10:00:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian currency, kwacha, has come under renewed pressure in the recent weeks, depreciating by 8.0% [...] Full text...
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UNESCO raises alarm over surge of attacks on media workers covering protests
15 september 2020 - 05:09:43Paris, France (PANA) - Clampdowns on the media have increased sharply in 2020, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping chief outlines reforms needed to keep operations fit-for-purpose
15 september 2020 - 04:58:53New York, US (PANA) - Over the next 10 years, the world could well be transformed by potentially lethal new [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Guillaume Soro denounces rejection of his presidential bid
15 september 2020 - 00:06:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Ivorian Speaker of Parliament Guillaume Soro Monday denounced the rejection of his bid for [...] Full text...
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Trial of former Rwandan presidential guard commander postponed after defense pleads for more time
14 september 2020 - 23:19:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The trial of former Rwandan presidential guard commander, Colonel Tom Byabagamba, who is facing a new [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister hands prosecutor investigation file into money laundering affairs
14 september 2020 - 23:10:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of Interior of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, Monday charged [...] Full text...
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Paul Rusesabagina, controversial hero of "Hotel Rwanda" movie, indicted for terrorism
14 september 2020 - 22:27:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Paul Rusesabagina, whose story on the genocide of Tutsis in 1994 inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda", [...] Full text...
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United-States announces crash of two Russian MiG-29 jet fighters
14 september 2020 - 22:12:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Admiral Heidi Berg, chief of intelligence services at the US military commandment in Africa (AFRICOM) in [...] Full text...
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Delegation of military junta in Accra for ECOWAS mini-summit on Malian crisis
14 september 2020 - 20:50:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNPS), headed by its chairman, Colonel [...] Full text...
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Ban Ki-moon, AfDB President Adesina, other global leaders launch GCA regional office in Africa
14 september 2020 - 19:31:50Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ban Ki-moon, Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and 8th Secretary-General of the [...] Full text...
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"Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Africa still a prime investment destination" - AfDB webinar participants
14 september 2020 - 19:19:54Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Participants in a webinar to present the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook Supplement to [...] Full text...
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Football: Libya appoint Margini as new national team coach
14 september 2020 - 19:02:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has appointed Ali El Margini as new coach for Libya’s national [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: MDC-T faction leader, Thokozani Khupe, recalls 11 councillors
14 september 2020 - 18:33:00Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Leader of the Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai (MDC-T) faction, Thokozani Khupe, has recalled the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Govt extends daily business hours, prepares to normalise flights
14 september 2020 - 17:44:44Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwean government has extended business hours to between 06.30 hours to 18.30 hours and is [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Opposition leader, Chamisa, visits recently-released political leader, Jacob Ngarivhume
14 september 2020 - 17:28:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday paid a courtesy call on recently-incarcerated opposition leader, [...] Full text...
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Ten pupils killed in Tanzania as school dormitory catches fire
14 september 2020 - 17:25:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Ten school children have been confirmed to have lost their lives and several others [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court Judge proposes new approaches to improve enforcement of court decisions
14 september 2020 - 17:21:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A judge of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Dupe Atoki, has expressed concern at the [...] Full text...
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