Niger needs strong democratic institutions to meet security challenge, says President Issoufou

03 august 2020 - 12:58:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger needs strong democratic institutions for its long-term transformation, but especially in the immediate future to [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 20 illegal migrants

03 august 2020 - 11:39:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty illegal migrants have been rescued by Libyan coast guards after their boat broke down about [...] Full text...

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Libya: UN slams Benghazi military court for handing down 15-year jail sentence to journalist

01 august 2020 - 12:22:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "dismay and concern" about the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF ticks US$152.61 million for Gabon to meet needs stemming from pandemic

01 august 2020 - 08:26:40
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a disbursement of US$ [...] Full text...

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Eswatini: SMS service helps women access family planning, food amid pandemic (A UNFPA feature)

31 july 2020 - 17:20:43
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Once a month, Nolwazi Myeni receives a message on her mobile phone notifying her that family [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves extra package of US$171.9 million for Madagascar to tackle pandemic

31 july 2020 - 10:42:35
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$171.9 million to Madagascar to help [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eswatini secures US$110.4 million IMF emergency support to address pandemic

30 july 2020 - 10:02:15
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Eswatini’s request for emergency financial assistance of US$110.4 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF provides US$49.1 million to ease Lesotho’s payments pressure

30 july 2020 - 09:27:56
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA – Lesotho is now set to  reduce balance of payments pressures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic after [...] Full text...

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Mauritius receives 300 million-euro loan from French Development Agency

30 july 2020 - 08:16:55
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -Mauritius has received a loan of 300 million euros from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to help [...] Full text...

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Rights group says criminal gangs, kidnap, rape scores of women, girls in Virunga National Park

30 july 2020 - 07:33:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Criminal gangs have kidnapped for ransom at least 170 people near the Virunga National Park in [...] Full text...

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131 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts by AFRICOM

28 july 2020 - 23:03:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Military personnel of the US Commandment in Africa (AFRICOM) Tuesday rescued 131 illegal migrants stranded in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EBRD boosts lending to Tunisian small businesses

28 july 2020 - 16:50:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a 5-million-Euro loan to Compagnie Internationale [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: AU receives 2 million masks from South Korea for continental response

28 july 2020 - 15:01:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) on Tuesday received  medical supplies from the Republic of Korea to [...] Full text...

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Illegal migration at centre of talks between Tunisian president and Italian interior minister

28 july 2020 - 10:02:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The issue of illegal migration from the Tunisian coast to Italy was at the centre of [...] Full text...

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Migratory movements at center of visit of Italian Interior minister to Tunisia

27 july 2020 - 23:00:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Monday received the Italian minister of Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, who is on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius: wants to ensure safe re-opening of its borders

27 july 2020 - 13:31:46
​Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister Steven Obeegadoo on Monday said the tourism sector will not be able [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says civilians killed in Cameroon's Anglophone regions

27 july 2020 - 08:47:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Cameroonian armed forces have attacked a health facility in the North-West region and arbitrarily arrested seven health [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for action by Libyan authorities against smugglers after Eritrean refugee dies

25 july 2020 - 13:02:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has deplored "the tragic death" of a young [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Airtel Africa Q1 net slumps 57% on-year under pandemic

25 july 2020 - 10:27:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Bharti Airtel’s Africa has reported a 57% on-year drop in net profit to $57 [...] Full text...

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Gambia's Resident Doctors say country has frail health system

24 july 2020 - 16:37:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) has said that the country has a frail health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa's access to coronavirus vaccine lies on local manufacturing: Africa CDC

23 july 2020 - 22:37:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that access to the coronavirus vaccine in Africa may [...] Full text...

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Number of separated children rising fast as Ebola spreads in Equateur Province of DRC

23 july 2020 - 18:02:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - More than 32 children have lost or have been separated from one or both parents [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves temporary increase in annual access limits to financial support

23 july 2020 - 16:22:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global economic conditions has resulted in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN, Borno State Governor express horror over killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists

23 july 2020 - 12:28:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations  Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Kenyan Mau Forest evictees’ plight intensifies as authorities fail to provide vital assistance

23 july 2020 - 10:20:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police violence and property destruction during elections on Kenya's Rift Valley and a lack of support afterward has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves additional US$68.49 million disbursement for Chad

23 july 2020 - 09:18:12
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – Chad has secured a second disbursement in three months from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to [...] Full text...

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Libya to recruit North Korean medical workers for its hospitals

22 july 2020 - 15:48:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Minister of Health, Mohamed Haithem, has discussed with North Korean Ambassador to Libya Zojin [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank hails Morocco's fight against pandemic

22 july 2020 - 11:37:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Bank has hailed Morocco's "rapid and decisive response" in the fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus). In [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: IOM welcomes improved legislation on human, migrants’ trafficking

21 july 2020 - 19:38:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The International Organisation of Migration (OIM) has commended the Mauritanian government for its effort in curbing [...] Full text...

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Ayegba, Nigeria's breakthrough goalkeeper (A CAF portrait)

21 july 2020 - 16:01:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria's Rachael Aladi Ayegba made a huge success in Europe by winning the Finnish Naisten Liiga [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IOM strengthens, equips health centres in northern Niger

21 july 2020 - 12:39:01
Niger, Niamey (PANA) – As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, many remote communities in Niger struggle with access to basic services [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group says overcrowding among Somalia IDPs increases pandemic risk

21 july 2020 - 05:54:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Incessant fighting, recurrent droughts and floods, and the worst locust invasion in more than 25 years [...] Full text...

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Rights group says G20 states must ensure COVID-19 recovery measures tackle global poverty, inequality, climate crisis

18 july 2020 - 13:53:18
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International is calling on G20 leaders holding a virtual meeting this weekend [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World’s poorest being pushed ‘closer to the abyss’ of famine due to pandemic, UN agencies warn

18 july 2020 - 05:37:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Hunger threatens to soar to devastating levels in 25 countries in the coming months due to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 6 African States among countries to benefit from UNESCO, EU pandemic awareness-raising project

17 july 2020 - 17:29:32
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO and the European Union (EU) are launching an awareness-raising project to strengthen the resilience of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Netherlands donates test kits to South Africa

17 july 2020 - 12:47:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Netherlands has donated to South Africa  more than 130,000 vials for testing and [...] Full text...

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US govt. seeks recovery of US$3.5 million in corruption proceeds linked to ex-President Jammeh

16 july 2020 - 16:46:25
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The US Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint, seeking the forfeiture of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges greater COVID-19 health services in Africa’s humanitarian settings

16 july 2020 - 14:58:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for greater access to COVID-19 detection, testing and care [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CAF experts participate in global COVID-19 security meeting

16 july 2020 - 12:10:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A team of experts, led by the Head of Safety and Security of the Confederation of [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director names Kenyan Ceda Ogada as Secretary of the Fund

16 july 2020 - 11:08:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has announced her intention to [...] Full text...

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EU pledges €500m assistance to Nigeria, 7 other countries, to fight rape and other Gender Based Violence

15 july 2020 - 18:50:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union (EU) on Wednesday pledged €500 million to assist Nigeria and seven other countries [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

15 july 2020 - 16:25:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seventy-five countries have submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of other nations through [...] Full text...

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Sudanese protesters shot dead in North Darfur, Amnesty International says

14 july 2020 - 21:44:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- At least nine people have been shot dead and 17 others injured when security forces, affiliated to [...] Full text...

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Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears

13 july 2020 - 18:35:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Italian company set to help Congo on management of medical equipment

12 july 2020 - 16:31:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The managing director of Italian group, Althea, Alessandro Dogliani, said Saturday his company would help Congo [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria receives $8m from ECOWAS health organisation for pandemic fight

12 july 2020 - 09:52:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The federal government Saturday took delivery of $8million medical equipment from the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB grants Libya US$0.5 million emergency relief assistance for PPE protection

10 july 2020 - 18:03:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a grant of [...] 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 - 08:30:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries and Central Banks should direct funds from inactive financial assets held in local bank [...] Full text...

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Inter-communal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa: Chambas

09 july 2020 - 22:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - Inter-communal violence and persistent attacks by extremists continue to undermine peace and security across West [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic

09 july 2020 - 21:36:07
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...

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Kenya lifts mandatory quarantine for international passenger arrivals

09 july 2020 - 00:45:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will allow arriving passengers from international destinations to proceed without the mandatory 14-day quarantine provided [...] Full text...

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Covid:19: 124 Cameroonians reach home safely from Niger

08 july 2020 - 12:48:08
Yaounde, 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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Mauritius constructs civic amenity centres for waste disposal

08 july 2020 - 11:47:31
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change minister, Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, told Parliament [...] Full text...

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Terrorist groups must not be allowed to exploit ‘fragilities’ caused by COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2020 - 06:01:40
New 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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UN renews call for closure of Libya’s migration detention centres, accountability

03 july 2020 - 10:58:08
Tripoli, 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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COVID-19: Pandemic fast becoming protection crisis, Guterres warns Security Council

03 july 2020 - 04:14:28
New 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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America’s steadfast support for Gambian democracy unshakable - envoy

02 july 2020 - 18:13:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States ambassador to The Gambia, Carl Paschall, Thursday pledged his country’s steadfast support for [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: ICRC says people arrested must be treated with humanity and dignity

02 july 2020 - 15:45:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Alarmed by the lack of respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) in Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...

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EUBAM-Libya European mission extended until July 2021

02 july 2020 - 12:47:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Member states have decided to extend the mandate of the European Union Assistance Mission for Integrated [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Vulnerable people across East Africa forcibly evicted during pandemic

02 july 2020 - 09:46:46
Dar 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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'Bold and creative’ solutions needed for a sustainable, post-pandemic economy – UN Chief

02 july 2020 - 06:44:13
New 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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COVID-19: Pandemic likely to cause sharp economic contraction in São Tomé and Príncipe

01 july 2020 - 08:17:58
São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause a sharp real economic contraction [...] Full text...

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World Bank realigns Africa Region into two Vice Presidencies for greater focus on country progress

01 july 2020 - 07:35:29
Washington, US (PANA) - As a sign of its strong commitment to Africa, the World Bank’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional portfolio [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Impacts disproportionately affect poor and vulnerable: UN chief

01 july 2020 - 05:21:10
New York, US (PANA) - Addressing poverty eradication on Tuesday in front of the General Assembly, UN chief António Guterres [...] Full text...

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World Bank Approves $40 million emergency support for Somalia’s Desert Locust Response

30 june 2020 - 15:40:40
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) -  The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $40 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN food agency warns that tens of million could go hungry because of pandemic

29 june 2020 - 16:58:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Tens of millions more people are likely to go hungry this year because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM al-Sarraj hails ICC announcement to investigate crimes committed by LNA forces

29 june 2020 - 11:07:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has hailed the announcement by the International Criminal Court (ICC) that [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Mauritius repatriates 150 seafarers from Rome

27 june 2020 - 09:03:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 150 Mauritian seafarers serving on cruise vessels were repatriated on Friday on an [...] Full text...

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Judicial association recommends end to institutional torture and violence in Tunisia

26 june 2020 - 22:50:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Association of Tunisian Magistrates (AMT) said here Friday the publication of a report of the [...] Full text...

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COCOBOD, partners celebrate first US$200 million loan disbursement to boost cocoa productivity in Ghana

26 june 2020 - 18:20:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and lenders have welcomed the first disbursement of US$200 million of [...] Full text...

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Congolese govt. seeking investors to manage its forest

26 june 2020 - 17:43:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, on Thursday in Brazzaville, sought the [...] Full text...

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Germany grants financial aid to Niger to improve security measures

26 june 2020 - 16:53:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Federal Republic of Germany, on Friday, granted Niger financial aid of CFAF 524,765,000 to serve [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL reiterates its call for accountability for crimes targeting women in Libya

26 june 2020 - 14:16:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Full and effective participation of women in public life, including all political processes and peace building [...] Full text...

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Speak out against torture, an ‘abhorrent denial of human dignity’, urges UN chief

26 june 2020 - 04:39:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described torture is an “egregious abuse of human rights”, [...] Full text...

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Sudan Partnership Conference pledges over 1.8 billion dollars in support for the Sudan

26 june 2020 - 00:11:09
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - The Sudan partnership conference held via videoconference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday ended with a strong political and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister discusses security sector reform in Libya with U.S. officials

25 june 2020 - 11:45:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interior minister in the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Thursday held a videoconference [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Economic recovery will be slower following ‘crisis like no other’, IMF predicts

25 june 2020 - 04:34:21
Washington, DC, US (PANA) -Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is projected to be more gradual than previously forecast, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia says it is united against this challenging period

24 june 2020 - 18:17:53
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia on Wednesday told a virtual meeting of Commonwealth leaders on Covid 19 [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge IMF to delay vote on US$5.2 billion loan to Egypt

24 june 2020 - 05:42:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should delay a vote on a US$5.2 billion loan to [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IOM appeals for US$ 37.8 million to continue lifesaving assistance to vulnerable people in Central Sahel region

23 june 2020 - 14:07:21
Dakar, Senegal - A rise in violence and the multi-layered humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region have resulted in [...] Full text...

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Gambia to strengthen fiscal management for better public service delivery

22 june 2020 - 18:32:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mambury Njie, the Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, and Mr. Nathan Belete, the World [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: 39 organizations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during pandemic

22 june 2020 - 12:49:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central [...] Full text...

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Libya invokes UN Security Council resolution In response to Egyptian president al-Sissi's military intervention threat

22 june 2020 - 11:10:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohamed al-Gueblawi on Sunday reminded the international community that UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi threatens to militarily intervene in Libya

20 june 2020 - 18:23:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Saturday announced his country's readiness to intervene militarily in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$148 million support for Guinea to address negative impact

20 june 2020 - 06:58:23
Washington DC, US (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a disbursement of US$148 million under the [...] Full text...

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More than 1million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, says Stephanie Willams

19 june 2020 - 18:58:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephanie Williams told the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...

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Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP

19 june 2020 - 17:15:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday issued a critical warning, declaring that it may [...] Full text...

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UN official raises concern over increasing retaliatory acts as battle lines shift in Libya

19 june 2020 - 13:42:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – One million people are now in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in Libya, including [...] Full text...

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Germany gives Benin more than 6 billion CFAF for local collectivities

18 june 2020 - 23:19:51
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The German cooperation agency Thursday pledged to release 10 million Euros or 6.5 billion CFAF to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN says Sudan needs more assistance from the int'l community to combat COVID-19

18 june 2020 - 19:29:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said despite concerted international assistance for the Sudan to combat COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to launch campaign against rape and gender-based violence

18 june 2020 - 17:13:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday said that his Ministry is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian radio stations owners dismayed over government failure to assist media houses as pandemic escalates

17 june 2020 - 22:30:24
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Managers of radio stations in The Gambia Wednesday recounted difficulties confronting them in the face of the [...] Full text...

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Germany to provide drought financing premiums to AU insurer

17 june 2020 - 21:33:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Germany is providing payments of up to 19 million Euros to an African Union-backed drought [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves US$4 million grant to bolster South Sudan pandemic response

17 june 2020 - 16:57:08
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a UA 3 [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, Pompeo, Nigeria's Foreign Minister discuss bilateral relations

17 june 2020 - 16:53:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States Secretary of State, Mr Michael Pompeo, has called Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Somalia's positive cases climb to 2,602

17 june 2020 - 14:46:56
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Somalia have reached 2,602 with 88 deaths, the UN Office for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius prepares for the post-Covid-19 period

17 june 2020 - 13:34:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Tuesday, said the focus now [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US increases aid to $18 million in Zimbabwe as pandemic cases near 400

17 june 2020 - 12:37:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional US$10 [...] Full text...

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Congo: Exponential increase in requests for relief and assistance during the lockdown

16 june 2020 - 18:44:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The head of the Congolese Department of Rescue Studies and Training at the Directorate General of [...] Full text...

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Libya requests UN assistance to investigate crimes committed in Tarhouna

16 june 2020 - 18:38:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, in a [...] Full text...

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Children caught in conflict facing ‘brutality and fear while the world watches’, says UN

16 june 2020 - 06:19:39
New York, US (PANA) - Boys and girls used and abused in armed conflict have had their childhoods replaced by [...] Full text...

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FIFA receives 441 applications from players for financial assistance

15 june 2020 - 19:22:51
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, says it has received 441 applications from players seeking financial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank grants Tunisia financial support of US$ 175 million

15 june 2020 - 16:55:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved budget support of US$ 175 million to help Tunisia cope with [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Mauritanian FM welcomes Morocco's medical support

15 june 2020 - 14:55:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Foreign Affairs and Cooperation minister Ismaël Cheikh Ahmed has welcomed the aid received on Sunday [...] Full text...

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107 bodies discovered at Tarhouna Hospital near Tripoli presented for autopsy

15 june 2020 - 13:54:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 107 bodies found on June 5 at Tarhouna Hospital south of Tripoli, the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IMF, Senegal reach staff-level deal on economic, financial policies

15 june 2020 - 13:12:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached staff-level agreement with the authorities [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for support for migrants, as remittances expected to drop by 20%

15 june 2020 - 05:29:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for “people everywhere” to support migrants, at a time when [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'AfDB's COVID-19 response is moving from commitment to action'

14 june 2020 - 18:18:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it responded swiftly to the needs of its member [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s government launches business environment reform programme

13 june 2020 - 20:08:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The National Business Council, chaired by President Adama Barrow, Saturday launched the Business Environment Reform programme [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CERF allocates $18.6 million to Niger to support humanitarian aid

12 june 2020 - 18:43:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated more than US$ 18.6 million or 11.2 billion [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IMF approves US$111.06 million disbursement to shore up Rwanda in addressing financing needs

12 june 2020 - 15:57:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) -  The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved the disbursement of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea decides to launch 'Stop Covid-19 in 60 Days' campaign

12 june 2020 - 14:44:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Thursday instituted several measures and defined the means to be put in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM reiterates 'zero-tolerance' policy against fraud, corruption

12 june 2020 - 05:13:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr. Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said that the government has adopted a zero-tolerance [...] Full text...

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UN calls for investigation into mass grave in Libyan city of Tarhouna recaptured from Haftar’s forces

11 june 2020 - 20:59:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Thursday expressed concern over the discovery of several mass [...] Full text...

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UNHCR concerned about escalating violence in Sahel region

11 june 2020 - 20:38:06
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Thursdays it was [...] Full text...

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AfDB, development partners propel Somalia back from the brink

11 june 2020 - 16:56:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves $20 million to contain spread in G5 Sahel nations

11 june 2020 - 16:53:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$20 million in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Kenya sports firm to cushion golfers against coronavirus pandemic impact

11 june 2020 - 14:47:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Open Golf tournament owners will offer financial assistance to 54 Safari Tour members to protect [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus : Congo launches apps to fight pandemic

11 june 2020 - 05:40:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The United Nations system in Congo on Wednesday launched digital solutions aimed at raising mass awareness [...] Full text...

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HCR expresses fear for situation of refugees, internally displaced in DRC

10 june 2020 - 22:23:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (HCR) Wednesday expressed fears for refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Conflict-hit Nigerian families living under lockdowns, on ‘life-support’, says UN agency

10 june 2020 - 05:25:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Help and funding are needed urgently for millions of people in Nigeria who have been hit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB unveils 100 finalists for the IDEATHON #Africavs Virus challenge

09 june 2020 - 18:05:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has made public the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB mobilizes 75 million euros to help Côte d'Ivoire deal with the pandemic

09 june 2020 - 17:55:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday in Abidjan approved [...] Full text...

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Botswana Football Association supports ex-Zebra defender, Ramohibidu, now crippled

09 june 2020 - 16:37:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To mark the 8th-year anniversary of the Zebras' qualification for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)

09 june 2020 - 16:29:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Burundi declares seven days of national mourning after 'unexpected' death President Nkurunziza

09 june 2020 - 16:25:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The government of Burundi on Tuesday declared seven days of national mourning following the "unexpected" death [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s moment to redefine public health system (By Olajide Ademola and Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Guest writers)

08 june 2020 - 20:53:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has drastically challenged and strained health systems worldwide. In Africa, it is [...] Full text...

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Germany gives €26 million to Nigeria for humanitarian assistance in Northeast region

08 june 2020 - 19:34:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Germany has announced additional financial support of 26 million euros to Nigeria for humanitarian assistance in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China donates medical equipment to Congolese Armed Forces

08 june 2020 - 17:38:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - China on Saturday donated equipment for the prevention and control of the coronavirus pandemic, worth two [...] Full text...

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Six recently-arrested Zimbabwean opposition leaders granted bail

08 june 2020 - 17:14:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The six Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance leaders who were arrested on Friday and charged [...] Full text...

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US Senate urges World Bank to be tough in granting money to Zimbabwe's Govt

05 june 2020 - 16:51:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Jim Risch, has written to World Bank President, [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council votes to establish new political mission in Sudan

05 june 2020 - 16:38:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Security Council has unanimously voted for the establishment of a mission, dubbed the Integrated Transition [...] Full text...

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U.S. agency announces additional US$234.5 million development assistance to Nigeria

05 june 2020 - 16:20:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on Friday announced the notification of an additional US$ [...] Full text...

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Security Council extends peacekeeping mission in Darfur, forges new presence in Sudan

05 june 2020 - 05:40:38
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Thursday extended the deployment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation [...] Full text...

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Loss of Tripoli war by Haftar redesigns new outlines of the Libyan conflict (New analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

04 june 2020 - 23:03:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli residents Thursday morning woke up to news of the total liberation of the city of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Chinese Ambassador commends Gambia’s effective measures to curb the spread of COVID-19

04 june 2020 - 17:47:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chinese Ambassador to The Gambia, Mr. Ma Jianchun, has commended the effective measures to curb [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves 180 million-Euro loan for Tunisia

03 june 2020 - 22:54:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The board of directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Wednesday approved a loan of 180 [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: More than 2 million people to be affected by food insecurity between June and August

03 june 2020 - 22:17:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Between June and August, some 2,151,970 people spread across all regions of the country will [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Haftar to stop using landmines in Libya

03 june 2020 - 17:35:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on Marshal Khalifa Hafter to renew his commitment and [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International wants the Special Criminal Court in CAR fully operational

03 june 2020 - 16:42:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has called for renewed efforts to make the Special Criminal Court in the [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Germany grants €24 million to Niger to prop up resilience-building efforts

03 june 2020 - 13:32:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) -  German ambassador to Niger, Nicolai Hermann, announced n Wednesday that his country has contributed an additional [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Uncoordinated response to pandemic risks spiking aid dependency, warns Red Cross

03 june 2020 - 11:23:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uncoordinated responses by governments and development actors to the coronavirus pandemic could spike aid dependency in [...] Full text...

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UNICEF gets US$5 million from CERF to accelerate humanitarian response in Niger

03 june 2020 - 10:38:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Central Fund for Emergency Response (CERF) has allocated more than US$5 million this [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in pandemic

03 june 2020 - 05:47:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has expressed the hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a [...] Full text...

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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)

02 june 2020 - 19:59:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius textile and apparel industry 'on its knees'

02 june 2020 - 11:42:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Tuesday, said that [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Ebola reappears in Mbandaka

01 june 2020 - 23:30:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo Minister of Health Eteni Longondo said here Monday the Ebola virus disease had [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders in Gambia’s tourism urge government to support industry’s operators

01 june 2020 - 15:38:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Stakeholders in Gambia’s tourism industry have called on government to support the industry’s operators and help [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies focus on Covid-19 pandemic, reopening of Rwanda/DRC border

30 may 2020 - 18:36:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to ongoing measures to relax COVID-19 lockdown in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan, WFP sign agreement on Sudanese family support programme

29 may 2020 - 19:12:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Government of Sudan and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

29 may 2020 - 13:41:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Libyan crises persist despite identification of causes and remedies (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

29 may 2020 - 10:37:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Despite the causes and solutions to Libya’s political and military crises being an open secret, the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Group says 7,904 lives lost to violent killings in Nigeria in two years

28 may 2020 - 19:48:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 7,904 persons were victims of violent killings by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC, ally appeal for funds to combat pandemic spread

28 may 2020 - 17:06:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is appealing for US$3.19 billion to urgently scale up [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 60,000 displaced persons receive ICRC assistance

28 may 2020 - 15:50:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the support of volunteers from the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: United States pledges commitment to strengthen The Gambia’s COVID-19 response

28 may 2020 - 15:25:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The United States  has pledged its  commitment to support The Gambia’s efforts to combat COVID-19 and keep [...] Full text...

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River transport #on Congo-Central African Corridor to resume in June

27 may 2020 - 11:45:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - River transport on the Brazzaville corridor in Congo and Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR), vital [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agency says new swarms of locusts threaten to increase hunger in East Africa

27 may 2020 - 10:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian agency Oxfam warned on Wednesday that millions of people in East and Central Africa, already [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International accuses Nigerian military of subjecting children to unlawful detention

27 may 2020 - 07:52:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday accused the Nigerian military of subjecting children in [...] Full text...

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28 DRC health professionals back fight against COVID-19 in West Africa

25 may 2020 - 23:58:46
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Twenty-eight Congolese health professionals including doctors, epidemiologists and nurses left here Monday aboard a military [...] Full text...

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More than a million women in Burkina Faso victims of conflict and coronavirus, says Oxfam

25 may 2020 - 20:32:50
Paris, France (PANA) - More than one million women and girls in Burkina Faso are facing increasing sexual violence, hunger [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Chinese medical delegation arrives in Congo

25 may 2020 - 17:56:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A Chinese medical delegation arrived in Brazzaville on Sunday to discuss health concerns with Congolese officials [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports two new cases after almost 30 days

25 may 2020 - 07:13:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius recorded two new cases of coronavirus on Sunday among a group of 149 passengers who [...] Full text...

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Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’ – UN rights chief

23 may 2020 - 05:53:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Webinar explores how civil society can ensure accountability amid COVID-19

22 may 2020 - 17:31:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Billions of dollars have been allocated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but how can we [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia appoints national coordinator for Covid 19 response

22 may 2020 - 16:59:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has appointed Mr. Alasan Senghore, Secretary General of the Gambia Red Cross Society [...] Full text...

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Somalia looks to first full elections in 51 years, despite COVID-19 crisis

22 may 2020 - 07:12:21
New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of the COVID pandemic are acute for Somalia, but the Horn of Africa [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East

21 may 2020 - 17:08:45
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...

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Western nations urge Zimbabwe to investigate alleged abduction of opposition female youth leaders

21 may 2020 - 14:32:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western heads of mission have issued a joint statement calling on the Zimbabwe government to quickly [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: West African women excluded from pandemic info sharing, key decision making - Report

21 may 2020 - 11:36:55
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Women are excluded from information sharing on Covid-19 and from key high level decision making [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands independent probe of 'execution' of 12 men in State custody

21 may 2020 - 11:23:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Burkina Faso authorities should credibly investigate alleged extrajudicial executions of 12 men detained by gendarmes on [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Large quantity of cannabis recovered after assault on terrorist bases in north-west

20 may 2020 - 18:10:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Apart from the 47 terrorists neutralized in Tuesday's assault on two terrorist bases in the [...] Full text...

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Libyan protagonists urged to observe humanitarian truce

20 may 2020 - 17:26:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the Congolese Head of State and chairman of the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU donates equipment towards Gambia’s fight against COVID-19

20 may 2020 - 16:45:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday handed over 10,000 face masks, 500 protective suits and 100 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigerian Presidency assures on nationwide security as banditry violence heightens food insecurity concerns

20 may 2020 - 12:47:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has assured that all 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...

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Stand in solidarity to preserve Africa’s hard-won progress, urges UN chief

20 may 2020 - 05:12:17
New York, US (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, the UN [...] Full text...

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Gambians rage after EU Facebook post supports homosexuality rights

19 may 2020 - 19:51:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thousands of Gambians have taken to social media to express disappointment on European Union’s Facebook post [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: African Guarantee Fund Launches Coronavirus response mechanism

19 may 2020 - 15:39:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Guarantee Fund (AGF), the leading guarantee institution on the continent, on Monday announced the [...] Full text...

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Survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan struggle to access health care

19 may 2020 - 13:13:48
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence continue to struggle to access adequate medical and mental health [...] Full text...

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UNDP supports Mauritania in fight against COVID-19

18 may 2020 - 23:42:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The United-Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Monday provided personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth 717,734 US dollars  to [...] Full text...

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WB reaffirms support for reforms in Tunisia

18 may 2020 - 23:21:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The World Bank Monday reaffirmed its support for the plans and programmes of the Tunisian government, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese Football Federation offers financial assistance to clubs, players due to coronavirus

18 may 2020 - 17:09:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) has handed out cheques to clubs in national Leagues 1 and [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius Govt. sets up COVID-19 Solidarity Fund

17 may 2020 - 11:00:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has set up a coronavirus (COVID-19) Solidarity Fund to provide support for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US gives Libya US$6.5 million to support its fight against Covid-19

16 may 2020 - 12:25:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has announced an additional US$6.5 million contribution to Libya to support efforts by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 500 health staffs, 200 senior technicians trained on prevention, control measures against infections

15 may 2020 - 20:39:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   - The commission of prevention and control against infections (PCI) of the national committee of fight against [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO

15 may 2020 - 17:43:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...

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Gambia commends World Bank for US$30 million grant

15 may 2020 - 17:12:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian government on Friday expressed gratitude to the World Bank for a US$30-million-dollar development assistance [...] Full text...

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World Bank Board approves $30m development policy grant to support Gambia

15 may 2020 - 17:08:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on Friday approved a US$30 million development policy grant [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: France gives Mali 1.3 billion FCFA emergency food aid

15 may 2020 - 13:17:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France will make available to Mali, through the World Food Programme (WFP) and Action contre la [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Athletics rolls out welfare grant for financially handicapped athletes

15 may 2020 - 10:18:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic have started registering on Friday for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ILO says access to healthcare for workers now ‘a matter of life and death’

15 may 2020 - 05:38:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of COVID-19 in developing countries has exposed gaps in social protection coverage which could [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WFP, UNDP provide CFAF 450 million to vulnerable households in Brazzaville

14 may 2020 - 10:48:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have provided CFAF 450 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World economy to shrink by 3.2 per cent, new UN report projects

14 may 2020 - 05:18:22
New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of the raging COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the world economy in 2020 is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for 'appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from virus

13 may 2020 - 19:41:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN agency chiefs on Wednesday highlighted the heightened vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others [...] Full text...

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Ghana bolsters medicines regulatory system, guarantees product quality - WHO

13 may 2020 - 14:34:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Ghana has strengthened its medicines regulatory system to ensure safety, quality and effectiveness of medical products manufactured, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria violence sees 23,000 refugees flee into Niger in April alone: UNHCR

13 may 2020 - 07:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ongoing violence in parts of north-western Nigeria forced an estimated 23,000 people to seek safety and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF helps Egypt alleviate financing needs arising from COVID-19 pandemic

12 may 2020 - 12:45:25
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Egypt’s request for emergency financial [...] Full text...

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Japan funds UNDP programme on assistance for hundreds of vulnerable groups in Sudan

11 may 2020 - 12:53:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Japanese Government today announced an additional US$2.4 million of funding for UNDP’s ongoing work to support [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN grants $ 200 million to Senegal to fight COVID-19

09 may 2020 - 16:59:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has granted Senegal US$ 200 million (about 121 billion CFA francs), to [...] Full text...

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US government assistance to Burkina Faso valued at more than $ 250 million

08 may 2020 - 14:34:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - US government assistance to Burkina Faso is valued at more than $250 million, according to [...] Full text...

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