Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
10 july 2020 - 14:18:50Kigali, 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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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
COVID-19: Nigeria record 499 new infections, warns patients with underlying medical condition
10 july 2020 - 12:39:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As Nigeria recorded 30,748 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) with 499 new infections on Thursday, the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Tanzania’s economic growth fastest in Eastern Africa - AfDB Report
10 july 2020 - 12:35:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A new report shows Tanzania’s economy is forecast to grow at 5.2 percent in [...] Full text...
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Algeria, Polisario accused of embezzlement of humanitarian aid
10 july 2020 - 11:19:46Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Members of European Parliament (EMEPs) have raised suspicions of alleged embezzlement of humanitarian aid intended for Sahrawi [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president warns against attempts to destabilize state
10 july 2020 - 10:54:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid warned on Thursday of the threat attempts by some persons to destabilize [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy recovers six bodies of illegal migrants
10 july 2020 - 09:40:58Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy and Civil Protection units have recovered six bodies of illegal migrants from the southern [...] Full text...
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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
10 july 2020 - 09:10:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
10 july 2020 - 09:08:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa has joined immunization experts in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: African unclaimed asset wealth tipped to rescue SMEs from COVID-19 crisis (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
10 july 2020 - 08:30:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries and Central Banks should direct funds from inactive financial assets held in local bank [...] Full text...
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WHO partners with Facebook to provide data-free COVID-19 info
10 july 2020 - 05:10:12Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with Facebook and South Africa-based Praekelt.org to provide [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya pandemic caseload racing towards 9000 mark
10 july 2020 - 00:02:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - By the close of day Thursday, Kenya had recorded 8,975 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, following the [...] Full text...
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IFC supports quality healthcare expansion in Ghana
09 july 2020 - 23:39:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $5.2 million loan to Accra's [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic
09 july 2020 - 21:36:07New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...
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Global education protection raises red flag on education attacks in West, Central Africa
09 july 2020 - 21:18:48New York (PANA) - Universities, schools, students, teachers, and academics in West and Central Africa have suffered over 2,500 attacks [...] Full text...
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Gambian MP calls for impeachment of President Barrow
09 july 2020 - 20:56:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian parliament Thursday called for the impeachment of President Adama Barrow over his declaration of [...] Full text...
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Generalized rise in cereal prices this week in Niger
09 july 2020 - 20:32:11Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger experienced a general increase in the prices of cereals over the past week, the news [...] Full text...
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WB gives Niger about 60 billion CFAF for intelligent village project
09 july 2020 - 19:58:26Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank’s board of governors Wednesday approved an amount of 100 million US dollars or [...] Full text...
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Fears of humanitarian disaster growing in Mali due to deadly attacks on civilians
09 july 2020 - 18:53:41Paris, France (PANA) - Killing of civilians by armed groups in central Mali risk triggering a humanitarian disaster by undermining [...] Full text...
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Libyan diplomat slams countries intefering in Libya's sovereign issues
09 july 2020 - 18:47:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher Al-Sunni, said that the continuation of military operations [...] Full text...
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GNA denies refusing to sign ceasefire in Libya
09 july 2020 - 18:26:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of national accord (GNA) has denied statements [...] Full text...
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Simba SC, Young Africans meet in East Africa’s biggest derby on Sunday
09 july 2020 - 17:27:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newly-crowned champions of Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League (VPL), Simba SC, are set to meet [...] Full text...
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Gold overtakes tourism as Tanzania’s leading foreign exchange earner
09 july 2020 - 17:18:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As the tourism sector in Tanzania has been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, gold [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court says Ivorian govt. violated Rights of a Child
09 july 2020 - 16:55:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice says the government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire is liable [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso to focus on preventing imported coronavirus cases
09 july 2020 - 16:14:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso, which is experiencing a drop in the number of cases arising from community-transmitted [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition party wants Central Bank of Mauritania audited
09 july 2020 - 16:01:51Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Opposition Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) has called for an audit of the Central Bank [...] Full text...
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HRW accuses Burkinabe forces of extra-judicial executions, 180 bodies found in mass graves
09 july 2020 - 15:45:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mass graves containing at least 180 bodies have been discovered in a town in northern [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Rwanda hunting for 2 escapees from quarantine camp
09 july 2020 - 14:40:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's security agency is hunting two detainees who tested positive for Covid-19 but escaped from a [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
09 july 2020 - 12:52:39Kigali, 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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Fayez al-Sarraj discusses resumption of oil production in Libya with ENI CEO
09 july 2020 - 11:43:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Head of Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has discussed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Humanitarian charity Oxfam warns 12,000 people could die a day from hunger linked to pandemic
09 july 2020 - 11:24:03London, UK (PANA) - As many as 12,000 people could die per day by the end of the year as [...] Full text...
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Guinea's CIK poised to recruit French coach
09 july 2020 - 11:15:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Kamsar Industrial Club (Division 1) is considering recruiting 62-year-old French coach Daniel Bréard, the club's [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
09 july 2020 - 11:09:45Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Pandemic makes Mauritians aware of food security, self-sufficiency
09 july 2020 - 11:08:10Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security minister Maneesh Gobin said on Tuesday that the Covid-19 pandemic [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria's figure jumps to 30,249 with 460 new cases on Wednesday
09 july 2020 - 10:49:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With Nigeria’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases jumping to 30,249 with 460 of them recorded on Wednesday, the Nigeria [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Chinese Embassy in Abuja says lawsuit by Nigerians 'shoddy, with zero basis in facts'
09 july 2020 - 10:35:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of China in Abuja on Wednesday described legal actions instituted by 25 top Nigerians [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
09 july 2020 - 10:22:23Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial [...] Full text...
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
09 july 2020 - 10:21:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's cases surge to 22,822 as offices shut down
09 july 2020 - 10:20:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases have surged by 854 new infections bringing the tally to 22,822 as [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report
09 july 2020 - 05:03:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Identify, address real needs to recover, UN rights expert urges
09 july 2020 - 04:14:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in “a serious setback” for the 2030 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: UN expert calls for end to gender-based violence against women journalists
09 july 2020 - 03:55:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women journalists face particular dangers while going about their work, an independent UN expert told the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Time is running out for Libya, UN chief warns Security Council
09 july 2020 - 03:36:29New York, US (PANA) - With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cases on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN research reveals boom in fake COVID-19 products
09 july 2020 - 03:26:02New York, US (PANA) - A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump [...] Full text...
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Kenya nominates Amina Mohamed for WTO Director-General post
09 july 2020 - 00:25:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has received the nomination of Kenyan Sports Minister Amina Mohamed for [...] Full text...
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Kenya-US begins Free Trade talks on post-AGOA deal
09 july 2020 - 00:16:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and the United States officially launched talks here Wednesday on a Free Trade Agreement to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo records 64 new confirmed cases, 3 deaths Wednesday
08 july 2020 - 23:06:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo Wednesday recorded 64 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and three deaths, an official source [...] Full text...
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US concerned with allegations of summary executions in Burkina Faso
08 july 2020 - 22:53:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US embassy here Wednesday said it was deeply concerned with allegations of summary executions [...] Full text...
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Fraudsters use fake emails to swindle citizens in Botswana
08 july 2020 - 22:19:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Cyber criminals purporting to be government officials are using fake social media accounts and emails to [...] Full text...
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Gambian foreign says some teachers lack requisite IT skills to deliver lessons online
08 july 2020 - 21:09:18Banjul, Gambia(PANA)- Dr. MamadouTangara,minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, said here Wednesday that some teachers lacked the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda, EU sign 10-million-euro agreement to support job creation
08 july 2020 - 20:51:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan officials and representatives of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Rwanda on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo extends state of health emergency
08 july 2020 - 18:42:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has extended the state of health emergency for 20 days with effect from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 350 Tunisians and Algerians allowed to enter Tunisia by land border
08 july 2020 - 18:35:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities on Tuesday allowed 350 Tunisians living in Algeria and Algerians living in Tunisia and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to review operations of its embassies abroad, regional aid scheme
08 july 2020 - 18:24:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government says it plans to review the operations of some of its embassies [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian govt. reverses self, orders schools to remain shut indefinitely, stops West African regional exams
08 july 2020 - 18:19:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has reversed itself on the re-opening of schools, saying that no school [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists kill 23 Nigerian soldiers in ambush reprisal attack
08 july 2020 - 18:15:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After celebrating the killing of 17 Boko Haram/Islamic State's West African Province terrorists “and their collaborators” [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Justice Minister authorised to enforce ECOWAS court decisions in Ghana
08 july 2020 - 16:35:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has received the instrument designating Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso MPs propose extending their mandate by one year
08 july 2020 - 16:17:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sitting behind closed doors on Monday, the 127 deputies of the Burkinabè Parliament suggested a [...] Full text...
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4 poachers arrested in northern Niger
08 july 2020 - 15:59:51Zinder, Niger (PANA) - Four poachers caught in the act were arrested last week by the Defense and Security Forces [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FAO grants US$ 400,000 to Mauritanian breeders and farmers
08 july 2020 - 15:55:01Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Fund (FAO) have signed an emergency [...] Full text...
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Malian armed forces apprehend 15 terrorists in central Mali
08 july 2020 - 15:51:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A detachment of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) on Tuesday apprehended 15 terrorists in Kouroukanda, Mopti [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Seven die in Nigeria's national oil conglomerate exploration platform
08 july 2020 - 15:07:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday said that seven people were killed in an [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to repatriate citizens stranded in UK due to COVID-19 pandemic
08 july 2020 - 14:26:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda intends to use its own planes to evacuate citizens stranded in the United Kingdom, local [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021 in post-Covid-19, says AfDB
08 july 2020 - 14:25:17Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the COVID-19 infection rate [...] Full text...
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France supports Guinea's education sector
08 july 2020 - 13:38:01Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea and France, through the French Development Agency (AFD), on Tuesday signed a funding agreement worth [...] Full text...
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Covid:19: 124 Cameroonians reach home safely from Niger
08 july 2020 - 12:48:08Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite borders closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, 124 Cameroonians stranded in Niger safely returned home last [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
08 july 2020 - 12:34:27Kigali, 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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Libya's telecommunications sector fails to generate revenue for six months
08 july 2020 - 11:58:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Telecommunications in Libya had no revenue in the first half of 2020, the Central Bank of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius constructs civic amenity centres for waste disposal
08 july 2020 - 11:47:31Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change minister, Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, told Parliament [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for Mauritian Rupee
08 july 2020 - 11:35:02Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
08 july 2020 - 10:36:15Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian [...] Full text...
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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
08 july 2020 - 09:43:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank [...] Full text...
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More than 133,000 Tunisian students take baccalaureate exams
08 july 2020 - 08:41:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 133,000 Tunisian students are on Wednesday taking written exams of the main session of [...] Full text...
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Ending poverty by 2030 now a fading dream, says UN expert
08 july 2020 - 05:28:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than 250 million people to the brink of starvation [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO to issue new brief on airborne transmission, after ‘active engagement’ with scientists
08 july 2020 - 04:06:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to issue a brief on the modes of transmission [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Societies need ‘a new dynamic’ to overcome negative impacts of pandemic – UN official
08 july 2020 - 03:43:45New York, US (PANA) - The dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have laid bare “weaknesses in our systems and [...] Full text...
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The return of Turkish companies and investments in Libya at heart of meeting in Tripoli
07 july 2020 - 23:05:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Former president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz refuses to appear before parliamentary investigation commission
07 july 2020 - 22:42:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz (2008/2019) Tuesday refused to appear before a parliamentary investigation commission [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe dollar falls 3.24 percent in third week of central bank's foreign currency auction
07 july 2020 - 19:25:48Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) fell a further 3.24 per cent against the greenback to US$1: ZWL65.87 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian President extends state of public emergency for another seven days
07 july 2020 - 18:00:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 34(6) of [...] Full text...
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Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 - WHO
07 july 2020 - 17:46:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of running of stock of antiretroviral (ARV) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President suspends anti-graft head, Magu, over graft allegations
07 july 2020 - 16:32:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has suspended the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari lauds China’s role in “reversing infrastructure deficit” in Nigeria
07 july 2020 - 16:18:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday lauded China’s role in the infrastructure development of Nigeria, saying that [...] Full text...
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Nurses in Botswana want preferential treatment on fuel purchasing
07 july 2020 - 16:11:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As Botswana grapples with fuel shortages, nurses in the country have challenged government to consider providing [...] Full text...
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ICC accepts Al-Sarraj's request to send a team to investigate crimes in Libya
07 july 2020 - 14:59:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has accepted a request from the President of the Presidential Council [...] Full text...
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Gambia Armed Forces warns against importation and sale of military items
07 july 2020 - 14:22:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Armed Forces has warned against the unauthorized importation and sale of military items such [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: PM lists factors militating against introduction of Kreol language in Parliament
07 july 2020 - 14:17:20Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that the mastery of the Kreol language [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
07 july 2020 - 13:47:15Kigali, 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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Covid-19: UNCTAD equipping East African women digital entrepreneurs with skills to thrive
07 july 2020 - 12:31:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Advocates from ‘UNCTAD’s eTrade for Women initiative’ are working hard to ensure women digital [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
07 july 2020 - 11:53:55Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian [...] Full text...
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UN concerned over death of two humanitarian deminers in Libya
07 july 2020 - 11:32:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is concerned about the risks posed by mines [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Zimbabwe records 18 new cases, one more death
07 july 2020 - 10:37:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Eighteen people tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday bringing the total number of positive cases in [...] Full text...
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Attacks by ADF in eastern DRC may amount to crimes against humanity, war crimes – UN Report
07 july 2020 - 09:54:00Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Brutal attacks by the armed group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which have left [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana sees record of 992 new cases in single update as death toll increases to 129
07 july 2020 - 08:43:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday night announced a record increase of 992 new COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
07 july 2020 - 08:36:18Banjul, 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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Terrorist groups must not be allowed to exploit ‘fragilities’ caused by COVID-19 pandemic
07 july 2020 - 06:01:40New York, US (PANA) - As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the world’s health systems, economies and local communities, the UN [...] Full text...
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250 Tunisians repatriated from Libya
06 july 2020 - 23:57:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 250 Tunisians were repatriated from Libya Monday through the border post of Ras Jedir, diplomatic [...] Full text...
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Tunisia underlines increasing interest for African integration
06 july 2020 - 23:41:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Monday reaffirmed its interest for African integration which represents a complementary and progressive vision for [...] Full text...
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AU lays ground for industrialisation summit in November in Niger
06 july 2020 - 23:32:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to hold a special summit of heads of state [...] Full text...
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IFAD launches project to support 210.000 rural families in Niger
06 july 2020 - 23:10:24Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Monday announced a financing package to support 210,000 poor [...] Full text...
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IFC gives Mauritania 35 million dollar for energy supply
06 july 2020 - 22:31:30Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, Monday granted Mauritania a loan of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa's response much better than rest of world, says Kenyatta
06 july 2020 - 21:41:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has commended Africa's concerted response to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), saying measures [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader John Mahama names former woman vice-chancellor, minister as running mate
06 july 2020 - 21:26:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former President John Dramani Mahama and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Monday unveiled [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 42 new cures recorded on Sunday in DR Congo
06 july 2020 - 18:11:03Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) registered 42 new cases of the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius registers one new confirmed case
06 july 2020 - 17:28:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Mauritian returnee from France, along with 109 other passengers on Sunday, tested positive for COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Senegalese customs seize large quantity of fake drugs at border with Guinea-Bissau
06 july 2020 - 17:21:15Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Customs, in the southern subdivision of Ziguinchor, made a major seizure of fake medicines hidden [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian group sues Chinese govt, 7 other institutions, claiming US$200 billion damages for hardships, deaths and disruption of life
06 july 2020 - 15:13:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-five top Nigerian citizens, including a traditional/royal father, on Monday, July 6, 2020, instituted a court [...] Full text...
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Members of Daech terrorism cell arrested in western Libya
06 july 2020 - 14:50:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A cell belonging to the Organization of the Islamic State (Daech) has been dismantled after control [...] Full text...
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Mali protest group insists president IBK must resign
06 july 2020 - 14:44:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The June 5 Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) - on Sunday again called out [...] Full text...
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Bubonic plague: Its symptoms, fatality rate and history
06 july 2020 - 14:24:57Beijing, China (PANA) - China has reported a bubonic plague infection — a bacterial infection that is transmitted by fleas. Fleas, [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: COVID-!9: Kenya lifts lockdown on major cities, retains curfew
06 july 2020 - 14:10:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta lifted the ban on movement between major cities and towns on Monday [...] Full text...
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Former Rwandan PM Pierre Damien Habumuremyi arrested over cheques
06 july 2020 - 14:07:36Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, who is legal representative of Christian University of Rwanda, [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Another pandemic looms as China issues alert over highly-infectious bubonic plague
06 july 2020 - 13:59:25Beijing, China (PANA) - Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Juliet Nalukenge, Uganda's 17-year-old jewel (Sports portrait)
06 july 2020 - 13:27:06Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Teenager Juliet Nalukenge made history by winning the Uganda Women's Player-of-the-Year award at a tender age [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
06 july 2020 - 13:04:03Kigali, 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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COVID-19; Guinea records 40 new infections, 26 recoveries
06 july 2020 - 13:01:59Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Forty new cases of coronavirus were recorded on Sunday in Guinea after laboratory tests carried out [...] Full text...
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Burglary hits Mauritania's Budget Directorate-General in Nouakchott
06 july 2020 - 11:42:44Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Budget Directorate-General, located in downtown Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, was burgled on Sunday g and [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Togo records four new cases, 15 recoveries
06 july 2020 - 11:17:19Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Sunday recorded four new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 15 recoveries, authorized sources told [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari condemns Boko Haram shooting of UN helicopter in which two civilians on ground died
06 july 2020 - 10:18:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he called "the dastardly attack on UN aid helicopter in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Confirmed virus cases in Nigeria jump to 28,711 with 544 new infections
06 july 2020 - 10:09:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s total number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-9) jumped to 28,711 with 544 new cases [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: South African firm manufactures copper filtration face mask
06 july 2020 - 10:03:40Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A South African startup company has launched a patent-pending offering for cloth masks with filter [...] Full text...
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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
06 july 2020 - 07:34:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: 15 deaths linked to Ebola recorded in 5 weeks in DRC province
05 july 2020 - 19:41:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Fifteen deaths caused by the Ebola virus disease (12 from confirmed cases and 3 from [...] Full text...
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Libyan Defence ministry accuses foreign fighter jets of bombarding al-Wattia air base in western Libya
05 july 2020 - 19:34:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The vice-minister of Defence of the Libyan Government of National accord (GNA), Col. Salah al-Namrouxh, has [...] Full text...
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Prosecutors seek 5 years in jail for Rwanda Media manager over "drunken behavior" at airport
05 july 2020 - 15:24:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan prosecutors are seeking s five-year jail sentence for the Managing Director of 'The Chronicles', an [...] Full text...
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Mali crisis: Malian President IBK meets "Chief protester" Dicko Saturday in Bamako
05 july 2020 - 14:05:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK), on Saturday afternoon met, at the presidential palace of [...] Full text...
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Libya loses US$6.452 billion due to blockade of oil sites
05 july 2020 - 13:39:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The closure of oil sites in Libya has resulted in losses of up to US$6.452 billion [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: 6 people arrested after US$ 2.4 million was stolen from Central Bank
05 july 2020 - 13:33:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Six individuals were arrested and taken into custody after the discovery of alleged embezzlement of US$2.4 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases cross 20,000-mark at 20,085
05 july 2020 - 11:37:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s coronavirus case count has crossed the 20,000-mark to hit 20,085, as the pandemic continues to [...] Full text...
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'Let's cooperate and invite everyone to fight for climate action', says UN Chief
05 july 2020 - 07:57:29New York, US (PANA) - "The COVID-19 pandemic and climate emergency have both revealed the fragility of our societies and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's president goes into self-isolation after exposure to someone with virus
05 july 2020 - 07:38:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday went into a 14-day self-isolation after getting exposed to [...] Full text...
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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks
05 july 2020 - 07:32:56Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] Full text...
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Libya: The issues of oil wealth, electricity and illegal migrants highlighted in the news
04 july 2020 - 19:55:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya newspapers this week focused on the exploitation of oil wealth in Libya as a stake [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Over 120 corruption files transferred to justice in 6 months
04 july 2020 - 18:53:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Anti-Corruption Authority (INLUCC) here has submitted 122 corruption files to the courts after the [...] Full text...
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Coromnavirus: Four Ghanaian doctors succumb to virus, over 150 test positive
04 july 2020 - 18:43:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said here Saturday that over 150 of its members had tested [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sixth Nigerian governor tests positive
04 july 2020 - 16:13:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Coronavirus (COVID-19) invaded two further government houses Friday with the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engineer [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Three "systematic" screening centres set up in Bujumbiura
04 july 2020 - 14:07:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Three systematic free testing centres for the coronavirus (COVID-19) will be set up here with effect [...] Full text...
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Health emergency extended by 45 days in Togo
04 july 2020 - 12:31:49Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Saturday extended by 45 days the state of health emergency declared early April by President [...] Full text...
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Saturday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
04 july 2020 - 12:23:14Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian [...] Full text...
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Lifting of blockade of Libyan oil sites depends on will of some countries in region -NOC director
04 july 2020 - 12:13:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mustapha Sanalla, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), said [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria's cases jump to 27,564 with 454 new infections
04 july 2020 - 11:46:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here Saturday it recorded 454 new cases of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana sees record daily rise as several testing sites run out of reagents
04 july 2020 - 09:16:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have seen a record daily jump of 758 to take [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Alleged terrorist, planning attacks with toxic products arrested
03 july 2020 - 23:43:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A ’Takfirist’ fighter belonging to the terrorist organization, Islamic State (Daech), has been arrested by the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 21 new confirmed cases
03 july 2020 - 23:23:02Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Friday recorded 21 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 91 the number of infected [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria airport regulators roll out new standard operating procedures for July 8 opening of domestic flights
03 july 2020 - 19:56:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Friday released new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Central African Republic don't feel inferior to the giants - Coach Zahoui
03 july 2020 - 18:43:50Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Although they are one of the weakest football teams in Africa, Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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Inaugural CAF Women's Champions League will feature 10 to 15 clubs - CAF President
03 july 2020 - 18:06:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad Ahmad, says the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League [...] Full text...
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U.S. wants to help Tunisia train a new generation of security forces
03 july 2020 - 16:57:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, Donald Blome, said his country is committed to helping Tunisia train [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. announces list of 15 public holidays for 2021
03 july 2020 - 16:48:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government on Friday approved and announced the list of 15 public holidays that will [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. encourages production and use of organic compost
03 july 2020 - 16:42:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment Minister, Kavi Ramano, on Friday distributed compost bins and tools to members of Non-Governmental [...] Full text...
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'Ivorian François Zahoui is new ASK Guinea coach'
03 july 2020 - 16:19:38Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Francois Zahoui, a former coach of the Ivorian and Nigerien national teams, has been named the [...] Full text...
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Niger-EU Political Dialogue opens in Niamey
03 july 2020 - 15:42:33Niamey, Niger (PANA) - All Nigeriens, except those in the Diaspora, will have their biometric voters' cards at least a [...] Full text...
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CAF, FIFA, WHO and SGSA hold joint Safety & Security COVID-19 review meeting for Africa
03 july 2020 - 15:32:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with [...] Full text...
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How Nigeria's Omagbemi muted idea of CAF Women’s Champions League
03 july 2020 - 15:19:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - United States-based former Super Falcons coach, Florence Omagbemi, has commended the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...
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AfDB concludes R2 billion investment in Nedbank SDG-linked bonds
03 july 2020 - 15:03:25Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has concluded the investment of 2billion Rands (about US$116 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves US$165 million grant for Ethiopia's national COVID-19 emergency response
03 july 2020 - 14:52:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July, 2020, approved [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinean President wants tools for preventive measures distributed in schools
03 july 2020 - 14:24:31Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé on Thursday said tools for the preventive measures against Covid-19 must be [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Military says airstrikes destroy Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists' meeting venue, killing several
03 july 2020 - 12:45:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday said the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
03 july 2020 - 12:17:15Kigali, 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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. AIB Capital Limited, ApexAfricaCapital Limited in Kenya announce merger
03 july 2020 - 12:01:27Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Group, AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies in Mauritius, has concluded a [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria youths driving disease spread as nation records 626 new infections
03 july 2020 - 11:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded 626 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing total infections in the country to 27,110. Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Party supports presidential movement versus opposition proposals for crisis recovery in Mali
03 july 2020 - 11:32:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Convergence of the Republican Forces (CFR), a pro-presidential majority movement, has expressed "surprise and great [...] Full text...
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UN renews call for closure of Libya’s migration detention centres, accountability
03 july 2020 - 10:58:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Marking the first anniversary of the airstrike on Libya’s Tajoura Detention Centre, which resulted in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavius: Ghana's Deputy Trade and Industry minister resigns for breaching protocols
03 july 2020 - 10:56:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Deputy Trade and Industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned after admitting that he broke COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
03 july 2020 - 09:55:08Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO urges strong safety measures as African countries resume air travel
03 july 2020 - 04:35:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As African countries begin to reopen borders and air spaces, it is crucial that governments take [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Pandemic fast becoming protection crisis, Guterres warns Security Council
03 july 2020 - 04:14:28New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is “profoundly affecting” peace and security across the globe, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Kuwait finances construction of 4 hospitals in Tunisia, says Tunisian Health ministry
02 july 2020 - 23:24:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Kuwait Thursday reviewed projects and programmes executed through their joint cooperation in the fight [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritania goes second consecutive day without death
02 july 2020 - 22:56:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Thursday went a second consecutive day without recording any death related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria, Indonesia to explore new templates for military training and manpower
02 july 2020 - 22:17:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and the Republic of Indonesia Thursday resolved to explore new templates to consolidate military training [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Aides of VIPs, politicians barred from terminals as Nigerian airports reopen July 8
02 july 2020 - 21:52:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika Thursday gave details of protocols for the reopening of Nigeria’s domestic flights [...] Full text...
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Amnesty international wants investigation into death of Ethiopian singer
02 july 2020 - 21:18:56Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to open immediate, impartial, and independent investigations into [...] Full text...
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Tunisia GDP drops by 46.4% due to health crisis
02 july 2020 - 20:46:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The health crisis linked to the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) caused a drop by [...] Full text...
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39 new bodies found in mass graves in Tarhouna, and the southern outskirts of Tripoli
02 july 2020 - 18:45:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 39 new bodies have been found in mass graves in Tarhouna and the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Doctor warns Ghana is 'going in a worse direction'
02 july 2020 - 18:26:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on Thursday warned that data on [...] Full text...
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French FM promises to work with Fayez al-Sarraj to ensure Libya's stability
02 july 2020 - 18:11:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Penticostal church says 8,370 of its members, eight pastors killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists
02 july 2020 - 17:57:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The EYN Church says it lost over 8,370 members to Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...
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AfDB to launch African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement
02 july 2020 - 16:08:18Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch its African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement in a [...] Full text...
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Denmark to host round table on humanitarian situation in the Sahel
02 july 2020 - 15:58:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A ministerial round table on the humanitarian situation in the Sahel, particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: ICRC says people arrested must be treated with humanity and dignity
02 july 2020 - 15:45:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Alarmed by the lack of respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) in Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo to reopen air traffic after 3-month closure
02 july 2020 - 14:59:28Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo is preparing to reopen its air space to traffic, suspended for more than three months [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Explosion rocks major oil refinery
02 july 2020 - 14:37:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A massive explosion at Cape Town’s biggest oil refinery in South Africa on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Murdered Ethiopian singer buried Thursday
02 july 2020 - 14:31:50Ambo, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of a popular Ethiopian singer whose assassination this [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Egypt reopens airports after three-month closure over Covid-19
02 july 2020 - 14:12:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt on Wednesday reopened its airports for international flights for the first time in more than [...] Full text...
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African Union Commission Chair appeals for calm in Ethiopia
02 july 2020 - 13:56:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, says he is monitoring [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders Niger to compensate Nigerien firm for violating its Rights to property
02 july 2020 - 13:31:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Republic of Niger to pay 5,787,456,482 CFA in [...] Full text...
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EUBAM-Libya European mission extended until July 2021
02 july 2020 - 12:47:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member states have decided to extend the mandate of the European Union Assistance Mission for Integrated [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
02 july 2020 - 12:38:51Kigali, 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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AS Vita Club of DR Congo gets first female president
02 july 2020 - 12:31:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Belgian-born member of the Kinshasa Bar Association, Bestine Kazadi Di Tabala, has been elected president [...] Full text...
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Mogadishu Stadium reopens after a 16-year closure
02 july 2020 - 12:28:28Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s Mogadishu Stadium staged a football game for the first time on 30 June 2020 after [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
02 july 2020 - 11:50:57Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court dismisses case alleging violation of Nigeria's int'l obligation on polls
02 july 2020 - 11:40:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by seven Nigerians alleging that [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya
02 july 2020 - 11:15:05Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian [...] Full text...
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Protesters of Mali's regime hand over a document on crisis recovery proposals
02 july 2020 - 11:14:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 5 June movement-Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) published on Wednesday a crisis recovery document that [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Single toll of 790 infections moves Nigeria's confirmed cases to 26,494
02 july 2020 - 10:58:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday recorded its highest daily figure of 790 COVID-19 cases bringing the total infections to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Vulnerable people across East Africa forcibly evicted during pandemic
02 july 2020 - 09:46:46Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Over 70,000 people, many of whom are internally displaced, were forcibly evicted from their [...] Full text...
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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
02 july 2020 - 09:16:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank [...] Full text...
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'Bold and creative’ solutions needed for a sustainable, post-pandemic economy – UN Chief
02 july 2020 - 06:44:13New York, US (PANA) - Unless the world acts now, the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying global recession, will trigger “years [...] Full text...
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UNESCO urges caution over fraudulent African artefacts sold in its name
02 july 2020 - 06:23:03Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed the existence of an illicit trafficking [...] Full text...
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Youth activist speaks up for environmental protection at Human Rights Council
02 july 2020 - 06:09:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Environmental harm severely affects “the youngest children, indigenous children and those from low-income and marginalized communities,” [...] Full text...
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Tripoli citizens protest against persistent power cuts
01 july 2020 - 23:21:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Dozens of demonstrators Wednesday for the second day in a row protested against persistent power outages [...] Full text...
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