Arab League Secretary General reiterates commitment to consensual settlement of Libya's crisis

22 september 2021 - 11:28:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, has told the Chairman [...] Full text...

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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

22 september 2021 - 10:15:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central Bank of [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

22 september 2021 - 09:35:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean capital faces acute lack of clean water

22 september 2021 - 08:38:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Residents of Zimbabwe's  capital, Harare, face a potable water crisis three years after a deadly [...] Full text...

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'Over 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to Nigerian troops'

22 september 2021 - 08:20:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division of Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Abdulwahab Eyitayo, says [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa donates 50,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to Mauritius

22 september 2021 - 08:11:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has received a donation of 50,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine from  South Africa [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Holding elections on schedule the only solution to Libyan crisis, says Bourita

21 september 2021 - 23:37:02
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The respect of the timetable for the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for 24 December, is [...] Full text...

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UK govt to launch 2-year Skills for Prosperity Nigeria Programme

21 september 2021 - 23:19:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Kingdom (UK) government will on Wednesday launch the Skills for Prosperity Nigeria (S4P-N) programme aimed [...] Full text...

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Ivorian President Ouattara meets with AFRICOM Commander

21 september 2021 - 23:02:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, on Tuesday held talks with General Stephen Townsend, Commander of [...] Full text...

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Second Conference of WAEMU lawyers opens in Ouagadougou

21 september 2021 - 22:57:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Tuesday hailed lawyers of the West African Economic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Buhari congratulates Canada's Trudeau on re-election

21 september 2021 - 20:57:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated Justin Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, on his re-election. A statement by [...] Full text...

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Khaled Al-Mechri insists strongly on holding elections in December in Libya

21 september 2021 - 20:09:24
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The president of the Libyan High State Council, Khaled Al Mechri, said here Tuesday his institution [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Empty promises will not save the world from pandemic, campaigners warn

21 september 2021 - 18:43:38
New York, US (PANA) - On the eve of US President Joe Biden’s global COVID-19 summit on the side-lines of [...] Full text...

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South Africa's major graft trial resumes without former president Zuma

21 september 2021 - 11:56:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Tuesday failed to force former President Jacob [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM attends Arab League ministerial consultation meeting

21 september 2021 - 10:27:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, on Monday participated in a consultative [...] Full text...

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IGAD says number of food insecure countries risen by nearly 4 million since 2019

21 september 2021 - 09:50:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African trade bloc, Inter-governmental Authority for Development (IGAD), says that an estimated 31.4 million [...] Full text...

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Libya discusses with AU mechanism to settle its overdue contributions

21 september 2021 - 09:35:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs  and International Cooperation has discussed with the African Union Commission [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

21 september 2021 - 09:28:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 123 new cases, one death

21 september 2021 - 09:10:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Welfare on Tuesday reported the detection of 123 new positive [...] Full text...

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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

21 september 2021 - 08:55:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Council urged to renew Libya fact-finding mission’s mandate

21 september 2021 - 06:48:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seven human rights organisations on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council member states, including Libya, [...] Full text...

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US slams conviction of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina

21 september 2021 - 05:32:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed concern at the conviction by Rwanda on Monday of US [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army raises alarm, says ISWAP into massive recruitment drive in Northeast Nigeria

20 september 2021 - 21:05:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Record price for rare Cape Town wine

20 september 2021 - 17:49:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An unopened bottle of 1821n Grand Constance wine which was originally destined for Napoleon [...] Full text...

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Poorer nations to face up to $75 billion six-year shortfall in climate finance: Oxfam

20 september 2021 - 13:43:28
New York, US (PANA) - Wealthy nations are expected to fall up to $75 billion short of fulfilling their long-standing [...] Full text...

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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit

20 september 2021 - 13:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...

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Libya's Ashaafean site among UNESCO's 20 new biosphere reserves

20 september 2021 - 12:47:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ashaafean area in Libya is among 20 new sites added to the World Network of [...] Full text...

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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

20 september 2021 - 09:26:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

20 september 2021 - 08:52:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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US welcomes killing of ISIS leader in Greater Sahara

20 september 2021 - 05:20:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the announcement from France that its troops have killed  Adnan Abu [...] Full text...

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President Buhari departs Abuja to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly

19 september 2021 - 16:22:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to take part in the 76th [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China offers 400,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Burkina Faso

19 september 2021 - 13:27:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe authorities received on Saturday at Ouagadougou  International Airport 400,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines as [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President Hassan in New York for UNGA

19 september 2021 - 08:22:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is due in New York on Sunday to to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe endorses African Union medicines agency treaty

18 september 2021 - 17:32:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Zimbabwe has become the 11th. member-state of the African Union to deposit its instrument of [...] Full text...

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Saturday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

18 september 2021 - 12:00:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Saturday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Central Bank [...] Full text...

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Africa has everything to gain from green and blue economy - Paul Adam

18 september 2021 - 11:01:54
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Africa has everything to gain from the green and blue economy, Jean-Paul Adam, director [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany supports Ethiopia with 271,200 vaccine doses

18 september 2021 - 02:05:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Ministry of Health Friday received 271,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Germany to [...] Full text...

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WTO seeks better trade deal to spur African countries participation in world economy

17 september 2021 - 22:50:30
Montreux, Switzerland (PANA) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged rich countries to assist poor ones to [...] Full text...

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Sahel:New commander of the Barkhane force presents operational changes to President of B.. Faso

17 september 2021 - 21:28:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Friday received the new commander of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia crisis: Premier Abiy responds to US sanctions over Tigray situation

17 september 2021 - 20:33:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday wrote an open letter to US President Joseph [...] Full text...

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Africans Rising condemns military takeover in Guinea

17 september 2021 - 18:52:11
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -Africans Rising, a pan-African movement for peace, justice and dignity, has strongly condemned the overthrow of government [...] Full text...

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ECA hails Africa's leadership in climate action

17 september 2021 - 18:27:15
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has hailed the continent's  leadership in climate [...] Full text...

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Eritrea pressed to free journalists, politicians held over two decades in jail

17 september 2021 - 17:31:14
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean authorities must immediately and unconditionally release 21 journalists and politicians arrested in a sweeping crackdown [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Global charity sees worst case scenario averted in fighting pandemic, poverty to worsen

17 september 2021 - 17:21:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - New data reveals the world stepped up to prevent worst-case scenarios from happening following the global [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls on world leaders to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness

17 september 2021 - 14:06:34
New York, US (PANA) – The World Health Organization  (WHO)  is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum to host third edition of Market Days in Abidjan

17 september 2021 - 13:32:04
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean transitional president throws weight behind military junta

17 september 2021 - 11:16:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the 2009-2010 transition in Guinea, General Sékouba Konaté, on Thursday welcomed the overthrow [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: International organisations, vaccine manufacturers agree to intensify cooperation to deliver vaccines

17 september 2021 - 10:37:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Multilateral leaders of the Task Force on Scaling COVID-19 Tools have called on all countries [...] Full text...

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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

17 september 2021 - 10:14:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$67.38 million emergency support to Equatorial Guinea

17 september 2021 - 10:03:33
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$67.38 million [...] Full text...

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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

17 september 2021 - 09:56:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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Guinea declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

17 september 2021 - 08:19:46
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea has declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR reiterates calls for suffering of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian crisis

17 september 2021 - 07:41:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its urgent call for investigations following the release [...] Full text...

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South African president's top aide dies

17 september 2021 - 05:46:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Minister in the Presidency Hlengiwe Mkhize died on Thursday. She was 69 years [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa faces 470 million vaccine shortfall this year

17 september 2021 - 05:15:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the goal of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the [...] Full text...

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UN Women sign agreement to promote gender mainstreaming in disaster response

16 september 2021 - 22:47:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders give six-month ultimatum to Guinea coup leaders to return country to constitutional rule

16 september 2021 - 21:37:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have given the military junta that [...] Full text...

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Google joins Kenyan women lawmakers to advance digital skills

16 september 2021 - 20:49:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Conference alerts on the vulnerability of African SIDS

16 september 2021 - 18:57:34
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX), which kicked off [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force sets up board of inquiry on aircraft bombing of civilians

16 september 2021 - 18:13:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) headquarters has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the circumstances [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean PM outlines resolutions for climate-resilient Africa

16 september 2021 - 17:59:52
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva on Wednesday set out his resolutions [...] Full text...

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Climate change: AfDB backs progressive transition in Africa

16 september 2021 - 17:18:44
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is advocating a just and gradual transition of Africa [...] Full text...

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African Ministers meet on combating environmental threats

16 september 2021 - 14:12:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries have spent US$1 billion to deal with the impact of the coronavirus, dedicating the [...] Full text...

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IOM says 109 Malian migrants in Niger return home

16 september 2021 - 12:55:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 109 Malian migrants returned home from Niger on Tuesday, thanks to the International Organization for [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Summit on Guinea opens

16 september 2021 - 12:35:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...

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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

16 september 2021 - 11:29:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

16 september 2021 - 10:22:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrean forces, Tigrayan militants abused Eritrean refugees - says HRW

16 september 2021 - 07:27:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have committed killings, rape, and other grave abuses against Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...

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Gabon UN peacekeepers in CAR sent home following abuse allegations

16 september 2021 - 05:16:19
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations announced on Wednesday that all Gabonese military units deployed to the peacekeeping [...] Full text...

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Twitter ban to be lifted in ‘a few more days’, says Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed

15 september 2021 - 21:46:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Wednesday said the ban on Twitter would be lifted in a few more days, [...] Full text...

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U.S. donates $6.8 million to UN’s human trafficking fights and improved law enforcement capabilities in Nigeria

15 september 2021 - 21:08:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has [...] Full text...

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Calling for SIDS' specificities to be taken into account on climate change

15 september 2021 - 20:59:41
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The prime minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, on Wednesday called for [...] Full text...

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Call for concerted action to address triple crisis of climate change, COVID and development in Africa

15 september 2021 - 20:28:20
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mrs. Vera Songwé, has [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean president Alpha Condé may leave for Turkey

15 september 2021 - 19:54:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Conde, 83, ousted by a military junta on 5 September, could [...] Full text...

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South African Foundation moves to block Zuma's release

15 september 2021 - 18:14:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) on Wednesday launched an application to declare that the [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves Multinational Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement facility for Standard Chartered

15 september 2021 - 15:03:08
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $50 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to hold summit on Guinea coup on Thursday

15 september 2021 - 13:16:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] Full text...

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Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa begins in Cape Verde

15 september 2021 - 11:49:50
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX) started on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

15 september 2021 - 11:34:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central Bank of [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Guinea junta to release all arbitrarily detained people

15 september 2021 - 10:31:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Military forces responsible for a coup d’état in Guinea should immediately restore fundamental human rights, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

15 september 2021 - 10:06:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 124 new positive cases

15 september 2021 - 07:33:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday said that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded in [...] Full text...

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Mauritian gets life sentence for murder of South African woman

15 september 2021 - 07:19:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 54-year-old Mauritian, Salib Meerhossen, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for the murder [...] Full text...

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Senior US official meets Tunisian foreign minister

15 september 2021 - 05:43:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Counsellor of the U.S. Department of State, Derek Chollet and Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, [...] Full text...

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Africa set to draw profit from green and blue economy

14 september 2021 - 21:40:46
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANNA) - The ninth conference on Africa’s climate and development (CCDA-IX) begins Wednesday in Santa Maria, [...] Full text...

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Health leaders call for acceleration of vaccination globally, particularly in Africa

14 september 2021 - 21:26:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders Tuesday issued an urgent call [...] Full text...

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Emirates Airlines spreads its wings in southern Africa

14 september 2021 - 16:57:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Emirates Airlines has expanded its operations to and from South Africa following the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office traces gaps in protection of communities in Sahel countries

14 september 2021 - 15:12:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is undertaking a project in the [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official meets Guinea coup leader

14 september 2021 - 12:26:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The representative of the UN Secretary General in West Africa and the Sahel, Chadian Mahamat Saleh [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

14 september 2021 - 10:41:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

14 september 2021 - 10:29:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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African Centre for Economic Transformation names Maura Leary as Director of Communications

14 september 2021 - 05:21:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has announced the appointment of  Maura K. Leary to the position of Director of Communications. A statement [...] Full text...

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Jordanian gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women

14 september 2021 - 05:10:00
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as the the new head [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray

14 september 2021 - 04:58:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...

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Ghana Football Association sacks head coach of senior national team

13 september 2021 - 18:51:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Football Association (GFA) has sacked the head coach of the senior national football team, the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army commanders converge in Abuja to devise strategies for defeating insecurity

13 september 2021 - 17:49:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army Commanders and Principal Staff Officers on Monday converged in the capital, Abuja, with Chief [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary General's envoy arrives in Conakry

13 september 2021 - 16:47:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General's representative for West Africa and the Sahel,  Mahamat Saleh Annadif, arrived in Conakry [...] Full text...

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Remittances to Africa projected to decrease in 2021

13 september 2021 - 14:37:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  - Remittances to African countries are expected to decrease by 5.4 percent from  US$44 billion in [...] Full text...

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Climate change could force 216 million to migrate within their own countries by 2050

13 september 2021 - 14:05:00
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Climate change, an increasingly potent driver of migration, could force 216 million people across [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana temporarily puts rollout of Sinovac vaccine on hold

13 september 2021 - 12:57:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health authorities in Botswana have announced delayed rollout of the Sinovac vaccine due to  the "non-availability [...] Full text...

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Africa's highest bar opens its doors in South Africa

13 september 2021 - 12:35:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The highest urban bar in Africa has opened for business. The Alto234 bar is located [...] Full text...

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Guinean junta 'considering the release' of ousted president Alpha Condé

13 september 2021 - 12:30:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinea's military junta that seized power on 5 September, says it has no objection to [...] Full text...

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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

13 september 2021 - 10:24:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

13 september 2021 - 10:21:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation in Somalia

13 september 2021 - 05:36:20
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity [...] Full text...

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Libya, UK reiterate support for reconciliation and ceasefire

12 september 2021 - 17:56:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the United Kingdom have reiterated their support for national reconciliation and continuation of the [...] Full text...

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Chadian Army Chief canvasses 'effective collaboration' with Multinational Force in fight against terrorists

12 september 2021 - 15:44:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chadian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud, has called for effective [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams Tunisian President’s 'repressive policies'

12 september 2021 - 05:36:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Arbitrary and politically motivated acts of repression have proliferated in Tunisia since 25 July, 2021, when President [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Government determined to free people displaced by 'terrorists' in Tigray region

12 september 2021 - 05:11:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – While celebrating the Ethiopian New Year 2014, the nation has yet to make sure that [...] Full text...

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New report on African trade highlights opportunities, challenges for trade expansion

11 september 2021 - 18:59:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The beginning of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents significant [...] Full text...

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EU apprehensive about preservation of democracy in Tunisia

11 september 2021 - 13:35:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, on Friday met Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Guinea Junta appoints Conakry's only female Army General as governor

11 september 2021 - 12:34:00
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean military junta on Friday appointed Brigadier General M'Mahawa Sylla, as governor of the special [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Military junta meets ECOWAS envoys, promises Conde's release

10 september 2021 - 22:37:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The military junta in Guinea promised a strong ministerial delegation of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Botswana

10 september 2021 - 22:00:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has embarked on a countrywide surveillance to identify poultry houses infected by avian influenza or [...] Full text...

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US expresses concern over ongoing conflict and human rights abuses in northern Ethiopia

10 september 2021 - 20:09:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United states Friday issued a statement expressing deep concern over the ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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World Bank rekindles cooperation with Mali after a three month break

10 september 2021 - 18:26:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has resumed cooperation with Mali after a temporary break in disbursements, following the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 100 illegal migrants from West Africa

10 september 2021 - 18:15:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy on Friday rescued from drowning 100 illegal migrants whose boat was adrift 10 [...] Full text...

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United States supports ECOWAS initiative, demands immediate release of Guinean President Alpha Conde

10 september 2021 - 16:52:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United States supports the initiative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and [...] Full text...

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LAS reiterates support for the Libyan roadmap adopted by the LPDF

10 september 2021 - 16:47:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the League of Arab States (LAS) has reaffirmed its support for [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $137 million loan for post-pandemic economic recovery in Botswana

10 september 2021 - 15:36:21
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Botswana’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic got a boost after the Board of Directors [...] Full text...

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AU suspends Guinea following ousting of President Condé

10 september 2021 - 12:26:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from all its activities and decision-making bodies following [...] Full text...

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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

10 september 2021 - 11:44:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

10 september 2021 - 10:44:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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Egypt-based African Businessmen Association holds Senegalese Business Day

10 september 2021 - 10:42:38
Dakar, Senegal, (PANA) - The Cairo-based Egyptian-African Businessmen Association (EABA) has held a "Senegalese Business Day" that brought together leading [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says variants prolong Africa’s pandemic wave

10 september 2021 - 05:27:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa fell by more than 20% — the sharpest seven-day decline in two [...] Full text...

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LAS Executive Council meeting in Cairo to discuss situation in Libya

09 september 2021 - 16:36:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 156th session of the Council of the League of Arab States (LAS) began on Thursday [...] Full text...

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ISS says SADC countries can learn from Hichilema, create inclusive platforms for civil society and opposition

09 september 2021 - 16:08:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Securocrats in the Southern Africa region are no doubt unsettled by Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema’s [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS sends ministerial delegation to Guinea

09 september 2021 - 15:38:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A ministerial delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is due Friday in [...] Full text...

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SADC warns public on use of its registered trademarks

09 september 2021 - 14:18:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The SADC Secretariat has cautioned the general public that the name “Southern African Development Community”; the acronym [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners unveil initiative to secure climate-resilient water and sanitation services in five drought-prone countries

09 september 2021 - 13:54:58
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Nordic Development Fund and the Government of [...] Full text...

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South African music producer recounts horrific flight ordeal

09 september 2021 - 12:10:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s celebrity music producer Master KG on Thursday said he is lucky to [...] Full text...

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CAF: Matches involving Guinea clubs will be played in single leg at away venues following Sunday's coup

09 september 2021 - 10:40:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Interclub Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that all three fixtures [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

09 september 2021 - 10:00:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea over 'regrettable' coup

09 september 2021 - 05:54:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended Guinea from all decision-making [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea after virtual over recent coup

08 september 2021 - 23:31:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced at a virtual meeting here Wednesday it [...] Full text...

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Libyan football team received in Tripoli by the Chairman of the Presidential Council after its victory in Angola

08 september 2021 - 21:28:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, received here Wednesday members of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves immediate deployment of 5G network

08 september 2021 - 20:19:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks, effectively giving [...] Full text...

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DR Congo declares meningitis outbreak in north-eastern province

08 september 2021 - 15:28:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A deadly outbreak of meningitis has been declared in a northeastern  province of Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Agroecology can address food systems failures - new IFAD report

08 september 2021 - 15:00:29
Rome, Italy (PANA) – In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced Wednesday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Notorious Apartheid-era policeman dies

08 september 2021 - 13:49:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Former Apartheid-era policeman João Rodrigues, who was implicated in the detah of prominent activist [...] Full text...

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AfDB appoints Kenyan journalist as Director of Communication and External Relations

08 september 2021 - 13:45:48
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the appointment of Mr. Solomon Mugera as [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS evaluation mission on transition in Mali ends

08 september 2021 - 11:54:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A high-level mediation mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by former [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

08 september 2021 - 10:55:28
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian [...] Full text...

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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

08 september 2021 - 09:16:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central Bank of [...] Full text...

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Chad’s debt ‘unsustainable’ – IMF official

08 september 2021 - 06:59:01
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – Chad’s debt is assessed as "unsustainable" and its treatment is crucial, according to the International Monetary [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches

08 september 2021 - 05:56:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches.  The match between [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Tuesday

08 september 2021 - 05:23:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali receives 40,000 doses of vaccine

07 september 2021 - 21:45:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian minister of Health, Diéminatou Sangaré, Monday received 40,000 doses of vaccine against the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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AU chairman Tshisekedi expected in Guinea soon

07 september 2021 - 17:38:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The current chairman of the African Union (AU) and president of DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, is [...] Full text...

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Backlash in South Africa after decision to release Zuma

07 september 2021 - 17:08:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There are growing calls for legal action to be taken against South Africa’s Department [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM on working visit to Senegal

07 september 2021 - 15:55:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday for a one-day working [...] Full text...

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AfDB sponsors virtual African Green Revolution Forum

07 september 2021 - 13:14:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) [...] Full text...

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Agriculture stakeholders reflect on sustainable and resilient food systems for Africa

07 september 2021 - 12:47:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Farmers, heads of state, agricultural scientists and representatives of the private sector and civil society [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP expands emergency response as up to 7 million people face hunger crisis in the north

07 september 2021 - 11:39:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  As conflict spills across northern Ethiopia, forcing 300,000 people from their homes and 1.7 million [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council member, Niger President hold talks in Niamey

07 september 2021 - 11:16:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, held talks on Monday in Niamey [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

07 september 2021 - 10:28:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

07 september 2021 - 09:01:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Guinea coup makers to respect human rights

07 september 2021 - 06:14:13
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged soldiers who toppled the government of Guinean President Alpha Condé in a [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Monday

07 september 2021 - 05:47:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of some Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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Ghana lose 0-1 to South Africa in World Cup qualifier

06 september 2021 - 22:17:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Black Stars lost 0-1 to South Africa's Bafana Bafana in their second game of the [...] Full text...

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Greece stresses need for withdrawal of all foreign troops from Libya

06 september 2021 - 21:05:40
Athens-Greece(PANA) - Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias Monday stressed the need to withdraw all foreign troops and paramilitary and [...] Full text...

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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 september 2021 - 18:43:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM blows whistle on conflict between oil minister and NOC boss

06 september 2021 - 14:08:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Stressing the importance of stability in Libya's oil sector, Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbaiba has called for [...] Full text...

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South Africa calls for release of ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde

06 september 2021 - 13:44:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Monday called for the immediate release of Guinean President [...] Full text...

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Monday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

06 september 2021 - 10:33:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

06 september 2021 - 10:30:57
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: Nigeria coach predicts positive result against Cape Verde

06 september 2021 - 09:29:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is upbeat the Super Eagles can pull off a positive result as [...] Full text...

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African Union, US condemn Guinea coup

06 september 2021 - 07:43:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the United States of America have condemned Sunday's coup in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges G20 Health Ministers to meet COVID-19 pledges, support regional vaccine manufacturing

06 september 2021 - 06:45:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite hopes that by now the pandemic would be under control, the head of the UN’s [...] Full text...

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Gambia, UN condemn coup d’etat in Guinea

06 september 2021 - 06:18:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has condemned the overthrow of Guinean President Alpha Condé and the dissolution of government on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns Guinea coup, demands swift return to constitutional rule

06 september 2021 - 05:55:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned Sunday’s coup in Guinea and demanded [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Sunday

06 september 2021 - 05:27:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of some Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Princess Charlene discharged from South African hospital

05 september 2021 - 11:02:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Princess Charlene of Monaco has been discharged from a Durban hospital after experiencing a [...] Full text...

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AMISOM stabilisation mission in Somalia hangs on four-point scenario

04 september 2021 - 21:56:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union and the UN Security Council are consulting based on a four-point scenario [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia crisis: African Union rejects ‘lethargy’ in Tigray conflict resolution

04 september 2021 - 21:45:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has rejected accusations of lethargic handling of the crisis in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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Airlines fuel West African wildlife species trafficking to Europe

04 september 2021 - 17:07:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Commercial aviation has largely interfered with the conservation of wildlife species and promoted trade in rare [...] Full text...

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Normal to above normal rainfall forecast in much of the SADC region

04 september 2021 - 13:54:30
Gaborone, Botswana - The bulk of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is likely to receive normal to above-normal [...] Full text...

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50 Malians repatriated from Angola on Friday

04 september 2021 - 12:02:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Minister of Malians living abroad and African Integration, Alhamdou Ag Ilyene, welcomed on Friday 50 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Sudan starts oxygen production at Juba Teaching Hospital

04 september 2021 - 09:23:20
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan this week began producing oxygen following the successful installation of the country’s first [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches

04 september 2021 - 08:24:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches. Group A Country  [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches to be played from Sunday to Tuesday

04 september 2021 - 08:22:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the full fixtures of Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Friday

04 september 2021 - 05:44:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WMO confirms air quality improvements from COVID-19 lockdowns

04 september 2021 - 05:30:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the world [...] Full text...

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AU to use Chinese military aid to assist armies to combat ‘worrisome’ child abductions

04 september 2021 - 02:49:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to use US$100 million worth of non-lethal military aid [...] Full text...

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African Union Commissioner promises to revamp election observation in Africa

04 september 2021 - 00:33:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, Bankole Adeoye, has pledged to [...] Full text...

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Respecting electoral calendar is fundamental for stability in Libya, says Moroccan diplomat

03 september 2021 - 20:21:01
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The respect of the election calendar on which Libyans and civil society have agreed is a [...] Full text...

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South Sudan pressed to end crackdown against activists seeking political accountability

03 september 2021 - 18:40:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities have arrested civil society activists and a politician, besides closing down a [...] Full text...

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Japan Credit Rating Agency reaffirms AfDB’s AAA rating with a stable outlook

03 september 2021 - 14:39:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has affirmed the African Development Bank’s long-term rating at AAA [...] Full text...

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Libya's elections linked to withdrawal of foreign fighters : Local newspaper

03 september 2021 - 12:53:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ministerial meeting of Libya's neighbours, held on Monday and Tuesday in Algiers, did not find [...] Full text...

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Thirty-five South Africans evacuated from Kabul

03 september 2021 - 11:14:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Only one South African national remains in Kabul, the Department of International Relations and [...] Full text...

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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee

03 september 2021 - 10:31:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...

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Friday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

03 september 2021 - 10:09:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO warns Africa could miss goal to vaccinate millions by month’s end

03 september 2021 - 05:47:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday

03 september 2021 - 05:18:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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AU shrugs off hesitancy debate, warns vaccine ‘famine’ more acute in Africa

03 september 2021 - 00:05:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has played down fears of emerging vaccine hesitance, pandemic fatigue and [...] Full text...

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Libya's neighbours call for withdrawal of foreign fighters and mercenaries

02 september 2021 - 21:43:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The foreign ministers of Libya's neighbouring countries Thursday stressed the need to involve neighbouring countries in [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifier: South African players in quarantine ahead of World Cup qualifier

02 september 2021 - 12:03:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African football players Thabiso Kutumela and Thibang Phete will miss the country’s [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Zambia hopeful for fresh start against Mauritania

02 september 2021 - 11:09:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Zambia midfielder Enock Mwepu hopes that Friday’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B African qualifier [...] Full text...

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Africa is key in implementation of Global Compact on Migration: Moroccan FM

02 september 2021 - 10:36:45
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Africa has positioned itself as a central actor in the implementation of the Global Compact for [...] Full text...

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