Uganda set to release 130 more Rwandans
05 june 2020 - 13:30:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ugandan officials have accepted to release 130 more Rwandan nationals following videoconference meeting between the high [...] Full text...
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ugandan officials have accepted to release 130 more Rwandan nationals following videoconference meeting between the high [...] Full text...
Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
05 june 2020 - 12:33:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
05 june 2020 - 10:54:22Nouakchott, 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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AfDB Board authorises independent review of report on allegations against Bank chief Adesina
05 june 2020 - 10:53:15Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Bureau of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has authorised [...] Full text...
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Friday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
05 june 2020 - 10:35:23Dar 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 Mauritian Rupee
05 june 2020 - 08:18:34Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank [...] Full text...
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UN puts Nigeria’s electricity access rate at 57 per cent
05 june 2020 - 08:09:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations says that about 110.7 million Nigerians, out of a 195.8 million estimated population [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt. announces budget amid the Covid-19 pandemic
05 june 2020 - 07:54:37Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said that the priority of the budget 2020/2021 is [...] Full text...
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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
05 june 2020 - 07:37:08Banjul, 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: ‘Global solidarity’ needed to find affordable, accessible virus vaccine, says Guterres
05 june 2020 - 05:51:57New York, US (PANA) - In the race to end the coronavirus pandemic, the UN chief reminded a virtual medical [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic leading to ‘desperately unequal’ learning levels, says UNICEF
05 june 2020 - 05:29:03New York, US (PANA) - With nearly 1.2 billion children out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, inherent inequalities [...] Full text...
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $1.6 billion to Vaccine Alliance
05 june 2020 - 05:17:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a five-year, US$1.6 billion commitment to Gavi, the [...] Full text...
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Al-Sarraj says will no longer negotiate with Haftar
05 june 2020 - 00:05:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, said Thursday [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s apex court orders electoral commission to provide legal basis for excluding voter IDs in voter registration
04 june 2020 - 23:41:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Supreme Court Thursday ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to provide the legal basis for rejecting [...] Full text...
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Burundi constitutional court validates victory of government candidate for 20 May presidential election
04 june 2020 - 23:30:40Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Constitutional Court Thursday validated results from the 20 May presidential election, declaring the candidate [...] Full text...
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Loss of Tripoli war by Haftar redesigns new outlines of the Libyan conflict (New analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
04 june 2020 - 23:03:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli residents Thursday morning woke up to news of the total liberation of the city of [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Private schools struggling to maintain staff in The Gambia
04 june 2020 - 19:44:40Banjul Gambia (PANA) - Private schools across The Gambia are now facing a difficult task keeping and maintaining their staff [...] Full text...
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Trial of repatriated Rwandan rebel spokesperson Sankara postponed again after witnesses fail to appear
04 june 2020 - 19:30:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Several witnesses in a terrorism trial involving the deported spokesperson of the so-called National Forces for [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Tourism professionals demonstrate in front of the seat of government
04 june 2020 - 18:29:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism professionals organized a sit-in on Thursday in front of the Tunisian government palace in Kasbah, [...] Full text...
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Niger: Maradi region registers some 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria
04 june 2020 - 18:05:39Maradi, Niger (PANA) - More than 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria have converged on the Maradi region of Niger, fleeing [...] Full text...
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Gambia: ‘Make Civil Service respectable, trustworthy’ – President Barrow urges new SG, deputy
04 june 2020 - 17:26:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has urged the newly-appointed Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary [...] Full text...
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Gambia: ‘My government will strive to enhance institutional, legal reforms’ - President Barrow
04 june 2020 - 17:10:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has said that his government will continue to strive for [...] Full text...
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CSOs condemn changes in Benin's electoral law
04 june 2020 - 16:59:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Electoral Platform has condemned changes made by legislators on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Experts examine how fashion entrepreneurs can conquer COVID-19
04 june 2020 - 16:23:58Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative on Tuesday launched its first webinar series to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegalese singer, Zambia’s Health Minister, AfDB VP seek African solidarity post-COVID-19
04 june 2020 - 16:21:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the [...] Full text...
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National Council of Malian civil society calls on authorities to safeguard social stability
04 june 2020 - 15:58:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian National Council of Civil Society (CNSC) on Thursday urged political authorities to prioritize social dialogue, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Defence Hdqrs launches offensive as military kills 392 bandits
04 june 2020 - 15:37:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 392 bandits were killed in the northwest and [...] Full text...
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Tunisian parliament rejects motion against foreign intervention in Libya
04 june 2020 - 15:27:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Parliament on Wednesday rejected a draft motion on any foreign intervention in Libya and the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya records 4 pandemic deaths, fatality tally reaches 78
04 june 2020 - 15:18:09Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - The passing away of four Coronavirus patients during the last 24 hours saw the pandemic-related deaths in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Senegal eases restrictions on combating coronavirus disease
04 june 2020 - 14:46:43Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Interior minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye announced on Thursday in Dakar the lifting of restrictions on [...] Full text...
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NAPTIP urges Nigerians to report any rape case in their vicinity
04 june 2020 - 14:41:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), a lead body in the [...] Full text...
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Debt burden, economic sanctions key concerns at OACP forum
04 june 2020 - 14:24:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member States of the Organization of the African, Carribbean and Pacific (OACP) countries have identified the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: AfDB offers Tunisia 180 million Euros for coronavirus response
04 june 2020 - 14:04:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has offered Tunisia 180 million euros to finance a coronavirus response [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
04 june 2020 - 13:38:28Kigali, 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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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
04 june 2020 - 10:57:23Nouakchott, 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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Coronavirus: Togo records seven new cases, total now 452
04 june 2020 - 10:36:02Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo recorded seven new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia eases restrictions in many sectors
04 june 2020 - 10:00:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister for Major Projects and government spokesperson Lobna Jeribi, has announced that the third phase [...] Full text...
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
04 june 2020 - 09:53:26Dar 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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Mauritius sees 0.3% higher trade deficit this year
04 june 2020 - 09:51:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday that based on trends and information from various sources, it sees [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: University of Botswana fast tracks e-learning and teaching
04 june 2020 - 09:34:31Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As part of measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning, University of [...] Full text...
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
04 june 2020 - 08:44:23Banjul, 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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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
04 june 2020 - 08:33:52Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank [...] Full text...
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Mauritius gets new Police chief
04 june 2020 - 07:00:54Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mr. Khemraj Servansingh has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police of Mauritius, police sources [...] Full text...
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WHO sends team to DRC on Ebola outbreak
04 june 2020 - 06:51:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 50 staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners arrived in Mbandaka in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves 180 million-Euro loan for Tunisia
03 june 2020 - 22:54:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The board of directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Wednesday approved a loan of 180 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Congo registers 7 new cases
03 june 2020 - 22:35:02Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Health and Population Wednesday announced that Congo recorded seven new positive cases [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: More than 2 million people to be affected by food insecurity between June and August
03 june 2020 - 22:17:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Between June and August, some 2,151,970 people spread across all regions of the country will [...] Full text...
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African, Carribean states launch push for debt relief amid coronavirus pandemic pains
03 june 2020 - 21:24:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries and their Carribean and Pacific States counterparts have decried the impact of debt distress, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya battles containment fatigue
03 june 2020 - 21:15:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are increasingly ignoring the measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, including maintaining social distance, [...] Full text...
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Western govts, organizations call for justice for prosters killed in Sudan
03 june 2020 - 19:30:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the United States of America (USA) have each [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Barrow says pandemic has impacted severely on formal, informal sectors
03 june 2020 - 19:08:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia has said that the pandemic has impacted severely on both the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania opens investigation after soldier committed murder in the river valley
03 june 2020 - 18:53:29Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has opened a preliminary investigation after a soldier allegedly killed a young carter, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo registers 169 new cases
03 june 2020 - 17:45:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - One hundred and sixty-nine (169) new cases of COVID-19 were registered on Tuesday in the [...] Full text...
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UNDP, GCCI sign MoU on Gender Equality Seal for Private Sector Programme in Gambia
03 june 2020 - 17:25:59Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in The Gambia and The Gambia Chamber of Commerce [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU funds youth empowerment projects addressing socio-economic impact of COVID-19
03 june 2020 - 17:17:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU), through the Youth Empowerment Project of The Gambia, is providing one million [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 189 stranded Indians flown home from Khartoum
03 june 2020 - 17:03:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - India has commended the Sudanese government for facilitating the repatriation of 189 stranded Indian nationals because [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Bishops call for the reopening of places of worship in Congo
03 june 2020 - 16:57:54Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Bishops on Wednesday called for they termed "organized reopening of places of worship". They made the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International wants the Special Criminal Court in CAR fully operational
03 june 2020 - 16:42:05Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has called for renewed efforts to make the Special Criminal Court in the [...] Full text...
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Mali's Constitutional Court warns political groupings against undermining social cohesion
03 june 2020 - 15:30:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali has noted "with regret that political parties and movements, in defiance [...] Full text...
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Civil society organizations appeal for care of migrants in Tunisia
03 june 2020 - 15:17:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sixty-six Tunisian civil society organizations and associations have launched an appeal to address the situation of [...] Full text...
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New journalists' union launched in Burundi
03 june 2020 - 15:03:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Journalists Alliance is the new union of local media professionals whose activities were officially launched [...] Full text...
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Trial of repatriated Rwandan rebel spokesperson Sankara set to start Thursday
03 june 2020 - 14:53:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The trial of the deported spokesperson of the so-called National Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 150 stranded Mauritians brought back home from India
03 june 2020 - 14:27:29Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 150 Mauritians who have been stranded in India for the past two months due [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Niger takes strong action against coronavirus pandemic
03 june 2020 - 14:01:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Chinese ambassador to Niger, Zhang Lijun, on Tuesday congratulated Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou for "his foresight" [...] Full text...
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Increasing cases of dengue fever reported in northern Mauritania
03 june 2020 - 13:51:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - About 100 cases of dengue fever have been registered daily at Zouerate town hospital, over 600 [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Germany grants €24 million to Niger to prop up resilience-building efforts
03 june 2020 - 13:32:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - German ambassador to Niger, Nicolai Hermann, announced n Wednesday that his country has contributed an additional [...] Full text...
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Libya's oil revenue fell by 97 per cent in April - NOC
03 june 2020 - 13:19:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's oil revenue in April 2020 fell by 97 percent compared to the same period in [...] Full text...
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Setback as court nullifies Kenya FA grassroots polls
03 june 2020 - 12:37:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's sports court has nullified the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) grassroots elections held in March. The Sports [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's military 'kills' 75 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, including top commanders
03 june 2020 - 12:27:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Wednesday said that its troops have killed 75 Boko Haram/Islamic State [...] Full text...
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European Union condemns latest terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso
03 june 2020 - 12:16:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The European Union Delegation and the heads of the diplomatic missions of EU member states [...] Full text...
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Rwanda confirms recall of two Belgian diplomats
03 june 2020 - 12:11:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two Belgian diplomats in Rwanda have been recalled by their government after they organised a genocide [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana evacuates 400 citizens so far, 94 expected on Wednesday
03 june 2020 - 12:03:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Over 400 Botswana citizens and permanent residents have been assisted to safely return home from South [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenyans condemn brutal enforcement of anti-virus measures
03 june 2020 - 11:57:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The killing of 15 people by Kenya Police during a dusk-to-dawn curfew to curb the spread [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda records second death in one week
03 june 2020 - 11:31:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two people have died from coronavirus in Rwanda over the last seven days with the latest [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Uncoordinated response to pandemic risks spiking aid dependency, warns Red Cross
03 june 2020 - 11:23:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uncoordinated responses by governments and development actors to the coronavirus pandemic could spike aid dependency in [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
03 june 2020 - 10:39:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Mauritanian Central [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
03 june 2020 - 10:34:38Kigali, 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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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
03 june 2020 - 09:57:14Dar 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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Coronavirus: UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in pandemic
03 june 2020 - 05:47:58New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has expressed the hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch calls for free, fair, safe election in Malawi
03 june 2020 - 05:36:54Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has called on the Malawi authorities to ensure a free and fair, as well [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritania opposition party criticizes government’s management of pandemic (COVID-19)
02 june 2020 - 23:17:43Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Coalition Living Together (CVE-black nationalist tendency), Tuesday strongly criticized the management at all levels by [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Amnesty International deplores Nigerian govt's “poor response” to rising rape cases
02 june 2020 - 21:28:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global human rights group Amnesty International (AI) said here Tuesday the poor response of the Nigerian [...] Full text...
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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)
02 june 2020 - 19:59:25Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...
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Congo: IFAD to assess progress made by PD-PAC on fisheries
02 june 2020 - 19:22:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday in Brazzaville, launched an assessment of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank grants Guinea US$ 70 million
02 june 2020 - 19:00:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The World Bank (WB) has released the sum of US$70 million for the National Agency for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana’s unwavering commitment to fight COVID-19 praised
02 june 2020 - 18:53:55Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi, has applauded the nation for the personal sacrifices and commitment made to [...] Full text...
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Handball: Egypt to organize the next African Cup of champion clubs
02 june 2020 - 18:50:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Handball Confederation has granted Egypt the right to organize, from November 13 to 22, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt orders investigation into rape, murder of university student, another minor
02 june 2020 - 18:44:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After days of rage, the Federal Government has directed the Police to unravel the circumstances surrounding the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari to AfDB President: "I’ll stand by you"
02 june 2020 - 18:36:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that Nigeria will stand solidly behind Dr Akinwumi Adesina in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rugby Africa cancels all its competitions, provides financial support to member federations
02 june 2020 - 18:29:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Rugby Africa (RA), the former African Rugby Confederation (ARC), has cancelled all is competitions, including the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean arrested for cybercrime in Botswana
02 june 2020 - 18:15:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Police Service (BPS) has arrested a Zimbabwean for committing cybercrime through publishing false information on [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s govt. demands transparent, credible and objective investigation into Momodou Lamin Sisay murder
02 june 2020 - 18:08:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of the Gambia has asked it embassy in Washington DC to engage the relevant [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ruling party condemns US police brutality on blacks
02 june 2020 - 17:45:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling ANC on Tuesday said it was concerned about the numerous incidents [...] Full text...
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Congo reopens classes for pupils writing examinations
02 june 2020 - 17:32:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese authorities on Tuesday reopened schools for students writing examinations in July across the country, after [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Catholic Church reopens masses in Mali
02 june 2020 - 17:22:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Masses in the Mali's catholic church were relaunched on Sunday following a declaration by the President [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Niger ranks in 5 top countries with the highest cure rates'
02 june 2020 - 16:55:12Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger is among the 5 top countries with the highest recovery rates of Covid-19, according to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari appeals for reduction in price of data, calls as COVID-19 palliatives
02 june 2020 - 16:14:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria to reduce the price of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Airtel contributes 50 million CFAF to combat Coronavirus in Congo
02 june 2020 - 15:58:25Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Mobile phone company Airtel on Tuesday in Brazzaville contributed 50 million CFA francs to the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Burundi's communication chief 'satisfied with media coverage of' general elections
02 june 2020 - 15:49:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's president of the National Council for Communication (CNC), Nestor Bankumukunzi, on Tuesday praised the "high [...] Full text...
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15 civilians killed in attack by unidentified gunmen in central Mali
02 june 2020 - 14:53:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fifteen people were killed in an attack perpetrated last Wednesday by unidentified armed men against Taama [...] Full text...
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Kenyans protest US police killing of African-American man
02 june 2020 - 13:57:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans angered by the killing of an African American man by a white policeman on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Mozambican authorities to protect civilians while pursuing armed groups
02 june 2020 - 13:03:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Mozambican government troops to protect civilians as they carry out operations [...] Full text...
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Libya records 12 new coronavirus infections
02 june 2020 - 12:49:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twelve new coronavirus infections were recorded on Monday in the southern Libya city of Sebha, making [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
02 june 2020 - 12:17:15Kigali, 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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UN welcomes Libyan belligerents' acceptance to resume 5+5 Military Commission talks
02 june 2020 - 11:59:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the Libyan belligerents' acceptance to resume [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius textile and apparel industry 'on its knees'
02 june 2020 - 11:42:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Tuesday, said that [...] Full text...
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
02 june 2020 - 11:41:46Dar 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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Milk producers in West and Central Africa call on their leaders to save the sector
02 june 2020 - 10:56:00Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Fifty-five local milk producers from six West and Central African countries on Monday appealed to their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisians stranded in Madagascar to be repatriated on Wednesday
02 june 2020 - 09:26:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's transport ministry announced in a statement on Monday evening that 29 citizens stranded in Madagascar [...] Full text...
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
02 june 2020 - 08:39:42Banjul, 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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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
02 june 2020 - 08:25:44Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo condemns killing of unarmed black man in US
02 june 2020 - 05:38:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has condemned the recent killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN Tourism Organization says 'world slowly starts travelling again'
02 june 2020 - 05:26:00New York, US (PANA) - After months of lockdowns, countries are cautiously starting to ease travel restrictions put in place [...] Full text...
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WHO pledges support to DR Congo as Ebola resurfaces in the northwest
02 june 2020 - 05:16:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) will assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritania records 58 new cases Monday
02 june 2020 - 00:07:22Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Monday recorded 58 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) from 413 tests carried out, the daily [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Curfew lifted in Burkina Faso
01 june 2020 - 23:51:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Monday evening announced the lifting from Wednesday of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to reopen borders on 27 June
01 june 2020 - 23:16:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities Monday decided to reopen from 27 June the country's land, air and maritime borders [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Maimouna Mbow Fam officially assumes duties as WB Representative in Burkina Faso
01 june 2020 - 22:56:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new resident representative of the World Bank in Burkina Faso, Mrs Maimouna Mbow Fam, [...] Full text...
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Niger: Government sets agro-pastoral campaign plan for 39,233,618,301 CFAF for 2020-2021
01 june 2020 - 22:25:41Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The minister of Agriculture, Albadé Abouba, Monday told parliament here that the Nigerien government had prepared [...] Full text...
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The US gives Libya new aid of 6.5 million dollars in fight against coronavirus
01 june 2020 - 21:53:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya Monday announced here that the US government had granted an extra [...] Full text...
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Bars, places of worship reopen in Benin
01 june 2020 - 21:43:36Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Bars and places of worship closed to counter the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Domestic flights to resume June 21, Aviation Minister
01 june 2020 - 21:09:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika Monday announced here that domestic flights, which had been suspended [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari eases restrictions on worship at churches and mosques, retains ban on inter-state travels, mass gatherings
01 june 2020 - 20:05:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday approved the implementation of the second national response phase of the war [...] Full text...
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New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest DR Congo
01 june 2020 - 19:32:06Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Monday that a [...] Full text...
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Tunisian football clubs get financial support from FTF
01 june 2020 - 18:58:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) on Monday announced a financial package for clubs during this period [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister moves to check illegal migration with neighbouring countries
01 june 2020 - 18:39:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has called on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia FM commends the strong Pan-African solidarity in fight aganst COVID-19
01 june 2020 - 17:55:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Foreign Minister, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has commended the strong pan-African solidarity that has manifested [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 120 Malians stranded in the US flown home
01 june 2020 - 17:26:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 120 Malians who were stranded in the United States returned to their country on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: France allocates 80 million euros to Tunisia
01 june 2020 - 17:06:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French government has allocated 80 million euros to Tunisia to help it cope with the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Red Cross, Facebook launch Africa digital pandemic vigilance campaign
01 june 2020 - 16:46:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarian organizations, Red Cross, Red Crescent Movement and Facebook partnered Monday to launch a campaign to [...] Full text...
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South African law firm extends its reach in Africa
01 june 2020 - 15:48:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Less than a year after it announced it was opening a new office in [...] Full text...
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Belgium commits support for WHO after the US withdraws from the UN agency
01 june 2020 - 15:44:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A few days after the U.S. announcement to end “relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO)”, [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders in Gambia’s tourism urge government to support industry’s operators
01 june 2020 - 15:38:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Stakeholders in Gambia’s tourism industry have called on government to support the industry’s operators and help [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Results of League A football championship
01 june 2020 - 13:47:53Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Here are the results and the classification of the national men's football championship League A of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says pandemic significantly impacts health services for NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa
01 june 2020 - 13:15:05Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been severely disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...
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Niger maintains coronavirus treatment with chloroquine coupled with azithromycin
01 june 2020 - 13:10:12Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger maintains its position on the treatment of coronavirus with chloroquine coupled with azithromycin, Niger's Minister [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records two new confirmed cases
01 june 2020 - 12:23:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease have been recorded in Burkina Faso, bringing [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
01 june 2020 - 12:03:03Kigali, 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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Monday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling
01 june 2020 - 11:57:14Dar 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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Guinea's mining sector shows good health against coronavirus pandemic
01 june 2020 - 11:36:14Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's mining sector will suffer "limited impact" of the coronavirus disease in the current year, an [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana President Masisi completes 3rd quarantine
01 june 2020 - 10:12:54Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi has been ordered to be released from home quarantine after completion [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM, French FM discuss need for rapid cessation of hostilities in Tripoli
01 june 2020 - 10:01:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, agreed [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
01 june 2020 - 09:19:02Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank [...] Full text...
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Monday’s Forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
01 june 2020 - 08:17:28Banjul, 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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Coronavirus: Ghana eases restrictions on places of worship; schools to reopen for final year students
01 june 2020 - 07:40:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana on Sunday announced the easing of restrictions on places of worship because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: India, China, Israel evacuate citizens from Nigeria
01 june 2020 - 07:02:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, on Sunday evacuated 312 Indians, who were stranded in Nigeria following [...] Full text...
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US names Zimbabwe as one of its main 'foreign adversaries'
01 june 2020 - 06:21:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has named Zimbabwe among foreign adversaries who are trying to stoke the current [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's positive cases rise to 178
01 june 2020 - 06:02:30Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen to 178 from 132 mid-last week, as more returning residents [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Egypt slightly shortens curfew hours starting Sunday
31 may 2020 - 18:10:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With effect frfom Sunday, 31 May 2020, Egypt has slightly revised an imposed nighttime curfew to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More Egyptian MPs test positive for coronavirus
31 may 2020 - 17:43:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Four Egyptian MPs are being quarantined at private hospitals after presenting symptoms of the coronavirus pandemic, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military airstrikes kills four bandits, destroy their logistics warehouse in Zamfara State
31 may 2020 - 17:27:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes destroyed a bandits’ [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari gets seven-day ultimatum to give details of all foreign loans obtained and locations of projects executed
31 may 2020 - 17:21:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A major anti-corruption group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has handed President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...
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Gambians to protest murder of Momodou Lamin Sisay, George Floyd and Breonna Tayler in the US
31 may 2020 - 15:57:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Leading human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has said that Civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa CDC deploys 28 frontline responders to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Niger
31 may 2020 - 15:31:50Addis Ababa, Ryhiopia (PANA) - For the first time, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya records 31 new cases in prisons, national pandemic tally remains 1,888
31 may 2020 - 14:03:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Public Health officials have evacuated 31 inmates who turned positive for COVID-19 at the Nairobi Remand [...] Full text...
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Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace (A UN feature)
31 may 2020 - 13:32:44New York, US (PANA) - The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, celebrated worldwide on 29 May, offers a chance [...] Full text...
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"Serving peace in Mali is a source of pride," says Tunisian female army officer
31 may 2020 - 13:28:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated on 29 May each [...] Full text...
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EU condemns killing of 30 migrants in Libya
31 may 2020 - 13:04:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) delegation to Libya and heads of diplomatic missions of EU member countries [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Curfew lifted, all economic activities resume under strict sanitary measures in Mauritius
31 may 2020 - 10:01:03Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritians on Sunday resumed their normal activities shortly after the government’s decision to lift the sanitary [...] Full text...
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AU Chief slams US govt. following the murder of blackman George Floyd
31 may 2020 - 07:56:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA, WHO and football stakeholders draft medical considerations and risk assessment tool
31 may 2020 - 07:32:49Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is sharing a football risk assessment tool with its 211 member associations, the six continental [...] Full text...
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Nigeria extends Coach Rohr's stay at the helm
31 may 2020 - 07:24:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has announced a two-year extension of the contract of Gernot Rohr as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records highest daily COVID-19 figure of 553, total now 9,855
31 may 2020 - 06:44:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Saturday announced the highest daily figure of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases with 553 new [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Credit rating slides from stable to negative in Botswana
30 may 2020 - 19:41:54Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - International think-tanks at Moody’s have changed Botswana’s sovereign credit rating from stable to negative, authorities at [...] Full text...
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Rwandan dailies focus on Covid-19 pandemic, reopening of Rwanda/DRC border
30 may 2020 - 18:36:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to ongoing measures to relax COVID-19 lockdown in the [...] Full text...
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Libyan papers highlight US-Russian friction over Libya; Risk of transposing Syrian scenario
30 may 2020 - 18:08:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on friction between the United States and Russia over Libya with [...] Full text...
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Italy concerned about continued flow of arms as fuelling conflict in Libya
30 may 2020 - 17:42:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday expressed his country's concern over "the prosecution by external [...] Full text...
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Sudan summons Ethiopian charge d'affaires to protest attack near common border
30 may 2020 - 17:15:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday summoned the Ethiopian Charge d’Affaires to officially protest what it called an "Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Top sports marketer joins Kenya FA presidency race
30 may 2020 - 15:10:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Top-notch sports marketer Herbert Mwachiro has joined the race for Football Kenya Federation (FKF) presidency. Mwachiro joins the race [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB boosts Senegal's pandemic economic, social resilience programme
30 may 2020 - 14:47:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday approved a loan of 88 million [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 7,768; 2,540 patients have recovered
30 may 2020 - 14:40:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s positive coronavirus cases have risen by 152 to 7,768, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced [...] Full text...
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Burundi football championship matches played behind closed doors in Bujumbura
30 may 2020 - 14:37:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All remaining matches of Burundi's National A-League football championship will be played behind closed doors, the [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator calls for killers of 30 migrants in Libya to be brought to justice
30 may 2020 - 13:08:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has denounced the shooting of illegal migrants [...] Full text...
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Nigerien government sets school exam dates
30 may 2020 - 11:08:07Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government has set examination dates for the Undergraduate Certificate (BEPC) and baccalaureate on 6 [...] Full text...
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Saturday's forex rates for Mauritanian Ouguiya
30 may 2020 - 10:42:41Nouakchott, 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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COVID-19: Countries support ‘one-stop shop’ to share science and research
30 may 2020 - 07:05:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty countries and numerous international partners have underlined the need to make tests, treatments and other [...] Full text...
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CAF gives 6 billion CFAF in subsidy to its 54 member-associations
29 may 2020 - 23:40:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the immediate disbursement of financial subsidies for member-associations [...] Full text...
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US ambassador in Libya deplores "tragic murder" of 30 migrants, Bangladeshi in the majority
29 may 2020 - 23:19:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, Friday condemned the "tragic murder" of 30 migrants in [...] Full text...
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Tunisian-Libyan Sfax-Tripoli maritime line resumes gradually
29 may 2020 - 22:55:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Libya Friday reopened the maritime line linking the port of Sfax, Tunisia’s main southern [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to reopen borders for foreign tourists
29 may 2020 - 22:32:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian will soon re-open its borders to receive German, European and Algerian tourists and others, an [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus infections accelerate to 130,275 across Africa
29 may 2020 - 22:30:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries are reporting an acceleration of new coronavirus infections with at least 130,275 cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Number of cases climbs to 118 in Libya
29 may 2020 - 22:08:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya Friday recorded 13 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the city of Sebha, taking [...] Full text...
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Niger adopts law authorizing interception of certain electronic communications
29 may 2020 - 19:49:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly of Niger adopted here Friday a law allowing the interception of certain communications [...] Full text...
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CEDEAO management committee examines 2020-2024 action plan on fight against terrorism
29 may 2020 - 19:40:57Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The inaugural session of the management committee for the 2020-2024 action plan on the fight against [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: At least 296 people killed by armed attackers in 6 months in Ituri - UN
29 may 2020 - 19:19:31Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 296 people were killed, 151 others injured and 38 people raped, including many [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana tourism enterprise urges tourist to defer bookings
29 may 2020 - 19:01:15Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Chobe Holdings, a Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed tourism company, has effectively postponed tourist bookings to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo records 173 new cases
29 may 2020 - 18:31:44Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - One hundred and seventy-three (173) new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were registered on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNHCR continues to support DRC in fight against COVID-19
29 may 2020 - 18:11:13Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) continues to support the Congolese government in its fight [...] Full text...
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ICC eases the conditions for the release of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé
29 may 2020 - 18:00:24Paris, France (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday announced that it has reviewed [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Central Bank sets up Mauritius Investment Corporation Ltd
29 may 2020 - 17:54:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Governor of the Bank of Mauritius (Central Bank), Mr Harvesh Kumar Seegolam, on Thursday announced the [...] Full text...
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Libya denounces "heinous massacre" of illegal migrants in Mezda, near Tripoli
29 may 2020 - 17:45:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of national accord (GNA) has called the [...] Full text...
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Gambian Christians say draft constitution still does not protect Christians
29 may 2020 - 17:36:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Christian Council has said that the West African nation's 2020 draft constitution does not [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO calls on all young people to join the fight to become a tobacco-free generation
29 may 2020 - 16:00:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tobacco products continue to kill eight million people a year who get hooked via a $9 [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights , AU Commission chiefs urge “serious action” to halt US police killings of unarmed African Americans
29 may 2020 - 15:43:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mic Commhelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned the killing of George [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Mauritius lifts health curfew on 30 May midnight
29 may 2020 - 15:26:31Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Friday the lifting of the health curfew with [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: 37 Coronavirus-positive Malians moving from Mauritania vanish on way to Bamako
29 may 2020 - 14:44:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirty-seven Malians infected with coronavirus, who were expelled from Mauritania, have disappeared while on their way [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)
29 may 2020 - 13:41:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Tobacco giant sues government over smoking ban
29 may 2020 - 13:19:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) on Friday launched urgent legal proceedings to challenge [...] Full text...
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'Overstaying' Kenya FA president stripped of executive powers
29 may 2020 - 13:12:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Sports Disputes Tribunal has ruled that Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa remains in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya government seeks justification as hotel chain fires staff
29 may 2020 - 12:58:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government has written to a local hotel chain seeking clarification on its justification to [...] Full text...
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