Libyan Presidential Council Chairman praises UN support for dialogue in Libya

25 september 2021 - 11:43:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed El-Manfi, has commended UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to donate US$25,000 to Haiti

25 september 2021 - 05:33:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to donate US$25,000 to Haiti as solidarity towards its population suffering the effects of [...] Full text...

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South Sudan ready to 'turn new page' for peace, says vice president

25 september 2021 - 05:05:29
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan is “ready to turn a new page” towards greater peace, development and prosperity, Vice-President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior said in her [...] Full text...

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US National Security Adviser speaks with Sudanese PM Hamdok

24 september 2021 - 19:03:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, on Friday spoke with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on [...] Full text...

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US stresses resolve to end Ethiopian conflict

24 september 2021 - 05:39:08
New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday emphasised his country's resolve to use all [...] Full text...

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US condemns Sudan's failed coup attempt

22 september 2021 - 10:47:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned Tuesday's failed attempt by rogue military and civilian actors to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group criticises Kenya's response to gender-based violence during pandemic

22 september 2021 - 06:49:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The Kenyan government’s response to gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has been too little, too [...] 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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UN condemns coup attempt in Sudan

21 september 2021 - 15:32:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the Sudan, SRSG, Dr. Volker Perthes, has strongly [...] Full text...

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EU Border Assistance Mission urged to respect its work in Libya

20 september 2021 - 09:36:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Minister for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Khalil Issa, has [...] 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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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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US President Biden sets new sanctions regime in response to Ethiopian crisis

17 september 2021 - 15:44:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In the midst of ongoing violence, abuses against civilians, and growing humanitarian plight in Ethiopia, [...] 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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Libyan coast guards rescue 341 illegal migrants

16 september 2021 - 12:12:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officers of the General Department of Coastal Security have rescued 341 illegal migrants off the coast [...] 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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Libyan Council’s vice-presidents express to US delegation aspiration to strategic partnership

16 september 2021 - 00:17:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-presidents of the Libyan presidential council, Moussa Al-Kouni and Abdallah Al-Lafi, said here Wednesday the [...] 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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UN mission responding to evolving needs in Sudan transition process

15 september 2021 - 05:22:40
New York, US (PANA) - Despite setbacks and challenges, Sudan continues its transition towards democracy, the head of the UN [...] 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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Cash shortage triggers food suspensions for 100,000 displaced in South Sudan

13 september 2021 - 18:11:35
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages [...] Full text...

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EBRD finances 6th of October Dry Port in Egypt under EBRD Green Cities programme

13 september 2021 - 13:33:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the construction of the first inland [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 19 new deaths

11 september 2021 - 12:01:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 19 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 2,036 new confirmed infections, [...] Full text...

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Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo: UNHCR

11 september 2021 - 05:43:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed alarm by violence committed against civilians by [...] Full text...

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EU supports marginalised communities in Namibia through Cash-Based Transfers

11 september 2021 - 05:32:34
Windhoek, Namibia – The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Namibian Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare [...] Full text...

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EBRD promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy in Egypt

10 september 2021 - 13:24:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting renewable energy and energy efficiency in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana receives additional US aid

09 september 2021 - 21:39:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted Botswana an additional $4 million in [...] 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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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$567.25 million in emergency support to Tanzania

08 september 2021 - 06:22:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has secured US$567.25 million or 100 percent of its quota in emergency financing [...] 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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Only 34 per cent of refugees attend secondary school: UNHCR

07 september 2021 - 07:35:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two-thirds of refugee children might never get to secondary school, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria begins implementation of new national policy on IDPs

03 september 2021 - 22:18:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government Friday announced the implementation of its new national policy on Internally Displaced [...] Full text...

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EU helps WFP provide food assistance to people at risk of famine in South Sudan

03 september 2021 - 15:53:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on expressed its gratefulness for an additional contribution [...] Full text...

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Japan donates 1,000 ton of rice to Mali

03 september 2021 - 12:09:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated 1,000 tonnes of rice to Mali, through the Food Security Commission (CSA). It is [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warn UN humanitarians

03 september 2021 - 05:37:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks [...] Full text...

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Ghana to reverse land degradation with World Bank support

01 september 2021 - 13:39:17
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $103.4 million for Ghana to reverse land degradation and strengthen integrated [...] Full text...

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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region

01 september 2021 - 13:24:15
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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UN agencies welcome Sudanese Govt's new Action Plan to combat human trafficking

01 september 2021 - 05:18:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft officially inducted into Nigerian Air Force, to be deployed in war against Boko Haram/ISWAP

31 august 2021 - 18:21:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft was officially inducted into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at [...] Full text...

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End of leaded fuel use a ‘milestone for multilateralism’: Guterres

31 august 2021 - 05:10:49
New York, US (PANA) - The global phase-out of leaded fuel represents a “milestone for multilateralism”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes US$1.2 million from Korea in response to food crisis in Africa

30 august 2021 - 13:31:08
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$1.2 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...

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Japan donates $1.8 million to support food assistance in northern Mozambique

30 august 2021 - 13:30:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Government of Japan has provided US$1.8 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Mozambique [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL reiterates readiness to assist in unifying Central Bank of Libya

27 august 2021 - 17:46:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Tigray – UN chief

27 august 2021 - 11:53:30
New York, US (PANA) - A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, [...] Full text...

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IMF calls for fresh debt re-profiling for Africa, measures to tax education, health

26 august 2021 - 01:46:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a fresh sovereign debt profile of African countries, which [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM, UN officials discuss human rights situation in Libya

24 august 2021 - 19:59:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch, on Tuesday chaired an expanded ministerial [...] Full text...

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European Union supports humanitarian activities in South Sudan

24 august 2021 - 13:50:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said it is grateful for the [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM, UN official discuss upcoming International Conference on Libya

24 august 2021 - 11:50:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior Libyan and UN officials have discussed the modalities of holding an international conference on Libya [...] Full text...

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Refugees and asylum seekers complain about their situation in Tunisia

21 august 2021 - 20:50:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The official spokesperson of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), Romdhane Ben Omar, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on Addis Ababa to allow humanitarian assistance into Tigray

20 august 2021 - 13:34:19
Washington, US (PANA) - The U.S. is calling on the Ethiopian government to immediately allow humanitarian assistance to swiftly move [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO renders support to countries rolling out multiple vaccines

20 august 2021 - 08:15:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – With 620 million COVID-19 vaccine doses set to arrive in Africa through COVAX alone by the end [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM calls for greater Russian role in Libyan peace process

19 august 2021 - 14:33:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch has called on Moscow to play [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports Ghana to improve domestic resource mobilization, debt management capacity

19 august 2021 - 12:50:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group and the Ministry of Finance in Ghana have launched a $7.4 [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian group says $27 million urgently needed to provide emergency shelter in Tigray

19 august 2021 - 11:59:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopia Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Item (ES/NFI) Cluster led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says US$27 [...] Full text...

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Another boat tragedy off North Africa’s Atlantic coast stark reminder of perilous sea journeys: UN agencies

19 august 2021 - 07:31:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), say the deaths of 47 [...] Full text...

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EBRD, donors and QNB ALAHLI boost green investments in Egypt

18 august 2021 - 12:35:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting small businesses and green investments in [...] Full text...

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IOM Director General calls for enhanced support for northern Mozambique

18 august 2021 - 11:22:04
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General António Vitorino is calling for more humanitarian support for hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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US donates equipment to the Malian gendarmerie

17 august 2021 - 11:26:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The US on Monday donated equipment estimated at 1.5 billion CFA frans to Mali for the [...] Full text...

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U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya visits Egypt, Turkey, Morocco

17 august 2021 - 05:42:51
Washington, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland visited Egypt, Turkey, and Morocco August where [...] Full text...

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World Bank and partners announce new Global Fund for Cybersecurity

16 august 2021 - 16:09:10
Washington DC, US (PANA) – The World Bank announced on Mo9nday the launch of a new Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF support focuses most where it matters the most

14 august 2021 - 10:21:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Differences in vaccine access, and the ability to deploy policy support are creating ‘a growing [...] Full text...

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Western countries, USA missions support ICC-Sudan cooperation

13 august 2021 - 16:05:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union and Western governments on Friday voiced strong support for the seemingly strong cooperation [...] Full text...

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Top UN envoy points to fresh hope for democratic Somalia

13 august 2021 - 05:04:10
New York, US (PANA) - Political strides are breathing new hope into Somalia's fragile state-building process, driven by an electoral [...] Full text...

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Improved security and border management on agenda of Libyan-European meeting

12 august 2021 - 22:28:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting in Tripoli between Libyan and European officials focused on ways to improve and support [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report

12 august 2021 - 16:06:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister inquires about situation in Tunisia after series of forest fires

11 august 2021 - 21:22:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch Wednesday reassured Tunisian minister of Foreign [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report

11 august 2021 - 12:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR says access restored to Tigray camps sheltering Eritrean refugees

11 august 2021 - 05:40:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid workers said on Tuesday that they have reached two refugee camps for Eritrean nationals  [...] Full text...

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The Gambia and the US in joint effort to accelerate development

10 august 2021 - 16:08:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  The Gambia and the United States have entered into an agreement to facilitate and expand both actual [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Intensified fighting across borders ‘disastrous’ for children

10 august 2021 - 05:18:52
New York, US (PANA) - Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has warned that a recent escalation [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP delivers food to another 1 million in Tigray, but only reaches half of those in need

09 august 2021 - 15:19:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delivered food to over a million people in [...] Full text...

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Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa, protesting Ethiopian position on issues differing the two sides

08 august 2021 - 17:50:21
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a surprise dipping in relations between the [...] Full text...

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EUBAM Libya and IRINI sign agreement for surveillance and control of Libyan borders

08 august 2021 - 14:11:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM-Libya) and EUNAVFOR MED (IRINI) Saturday signed an [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent now than ever, says UN relief chief

07 august 2021 - 05:14:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A ceasefire in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more [...] Full text...

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ADF grants $2.5 million to support regulatory environment in SADC, COMESA electricity markets

06 august 2021 - 13:54:37
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire  (PANA - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved grants of $2.5 million [...] Full text...

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Canada supports WFP to help Tanzania’s poorest urban populations

05 august 2021 - 15:16:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Government of Canada has provided US$ 3.74 million to the United Nations World [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘Heartbreaking’ devastation in Tigray, says UN humanitarian chief

04 august 2021 - 16:58:15
Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly needed food and other supplies [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes 'historic' IMF liquidity boost for governments in need

04 august 2021 - 05:40:10
New York, US (PANA) - As the COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate restrictions on government spending throughout the world, the UN chief on Tuesday welcomed the decision by [...] Full text...

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Libya: HNEC extends revision of voters register to 17 August

02 august 2021 - 19:59:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) has announced the extension of the period for the [...] Full text...

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Rights group blames both sides in Cameroon's Anglophone regions conflict for new abuses

02 august 2021 - 06:21:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – New abuses in Cameroon's Anglophone regions by both government security forces and armed separatists highlight the urgent [...] Full text...

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US strengthens efforts to fight famine in Tigray region of Ethiopia

31 july 2021 - 13:36:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In response to growing needs in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the United States is providing more than [...] Full text...

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Tigray fighting hampering relief operations in northern Ethiopia

30 july 2021 - 22:32:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations have faced serious challenges in delivering aid to the troubled Northern region of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: More than 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF

30 july 2021 - 15:51:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Brazil and WFP partner to provide personal protective equipment to Zambia

30 july 2021 - 15:01:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has procured and delivered personal protective equipment, funded by [...] Full text...

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Conflict, COVID-19, climate crisis drive higher levels of acute food insecurity – new report

30 july 2021 - 14:44:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes opening of coastal road, hails efforts of 5+5 JMC

30 july 2021 - 14:20:25
Sirte, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday welcomed the official opening of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$105.63 million extended arrangement for Seychelles

30 july 2021 - 12:51:22
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 32-month extended arrangement for US$105.63 million to support [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends arms embargo on Central African Republic by one year

30 july 2021 - 07:52:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution extending for one year its arms [...] Full text...

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Discussions on Libya's electoral legislation turn into tug of war between Parliament and High State Council (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

29 july 2021 - 20:43:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The approaches of the two assemblies in Libya, the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia supports WFP refugee operations in Tanzania

29 july 2021 - 14:01:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN  World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday welcomed a contribution of 36 metric [...] Full text...

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South Africa deploys soldiers to Mozambique

29 july 2021 - 11:38:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will send 1,495 soldiers to Mozambique, as part of a regional force [...] Full text...

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US announces additional $199 million humanitarian aid for Somalia

28 july 2021 - 13:15:19
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States said on Tuesday that it is providing nearly $199 million in additional [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR says Eritrean refugees in Tigray caught up in conflict

28 july 2021 - 10:28:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency has expressed extreme worry about the fate of thousands of Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi seeks IMF assistance to combat pandemic impacts

28 july 2021 - 09:41:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Struggling with critically low international reserves and decreased exports, Burundi has requested the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director approves SMP for policy reform in Guinea-Bissau

28 july 2021 - 08:34:03
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic impact worsens hunger in Lagos, says rights groups

28 july 2021 - 07:49:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the plight of families living in poverty [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL to attend Libyan Parliamentary committee meeting in Rome to facilitate Libyan elections

26 july 2021 - 19:54:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has accepted the invitation from the Libyan Parliament [...] Full text...

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US announces continuing talks for departure of mercenaries, foreign forces from Libya

24 july 2021 - 11:51:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Joey Hood, has announced that Washington [...] Full text...

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FAPA launches franchising project to bolster small enterprises in Tanzania

23 july 2021 - 14:41:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) has launched its Africa Franchise Accelerator [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves policy reforms and funding package to better support recovery of LICs

23 july 2021 - 13:51:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a set of reforms to [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guard rescues 42 new illegal migrants

23 july 2021 - 10:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forty-two illegal migrants of various nationalities, including nine women and one child, have been rescued by [...] Full text...

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US and Rwanda host peacekeeping ministerial preparatory meeting

23 july 2021 - 05:25:40
New York, US (PANA) - The United States and Rwanda virtually hosted on July 21-22 members of the UN General [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Panddmic will end when world chooses to end it - Dr. Tedros

22 july 2021 - 23:28:50
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - World Health Organiation (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebrejesus has said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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EU allocates 200,000 euros to Gambia for windstorm victims

22 july 2021 - 17:06:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - In response to the windstorm which hit The Gambia earlier this month, the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...

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WFP sends first humanitarian passenger flight into Tigray

22 july 2021 - 14:55:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  – The first United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) passenger flight, managed by the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Mozambican opposition, rights groups criticise presence of Rwandan soldiers in Cabo Delgado

22 july 2021 - 13:16:32
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Rwanda has sent a thousand soldiers and police for combat and security operations in Mozambique’s gas-rich [...] Full text...

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Millions in southern Angola on brink of starvation after long drought

22 july 2021 - 05:15:27
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Millions of people in southern Angola are facing an existential threat as drought aggravated by climate [...] Full text...

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Flood of humanitarian needs for Burundi lake dwellers

17 july 2021 - 17:12:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 52,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Burundi since March this year, following the [...] Full text...

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Germany provides support to food insecure communities in Zimbabwe

16 july 2021 - 15:36:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Government of Germany, through the German Federal Foreign Office, has contributed EUR 3 million to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 7 women trampled to death as Red Cross shares food vouchers in Monguno, Borno State,

15 july 2021 - 22:42:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven women were trampled to death in northeast Nigeria on Thursday during food distribution by the [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants Tunisis 60 million euros in support of economic recovery

15 july 2021 - 12:32:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Tunisia €60 million for implementing its Economic Recovery and [...] Full text...

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US affirms commitment to counter terrorism in Mozambique

15 july 2021 - 06:26:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony  Blinken has reaffirmed the joint commitment of his country and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan Council president orders PM to provide assistance to Tunisia in fighting pandemic

14 july 2021 - 21:29:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, Wednesday instructed the prime minister of the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Tigray region

14 july 2021 - 05:35:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore resigns to care for her sick husband

14 july 2021 - 05:21:21
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund, Henrietta Fore, announced her resignation on Tuesday, in [...] Full text...

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2021 trafficking in persons report, Gambia remains on Tier Two Watchlist

13 july 2021 - 22:45:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia remains on the Tier Two Watchlist – signifying that The Gambian government does not fully [...] Full text...

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Tigray: UNHCR says extremely concerned about Eritrean refugees

13 july 2021 - 21:04:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said Tuesday he was extremely concerned [...] Full text...

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Afreximbank, ACBF cooperate in Africa trade promotion

13 july 2021 - 17:38:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) have signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN humanitarians appeal for quicker access to Tigray

13 july 2021 - 16:37:26
Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Customs, EU Border Assistance Mission discuss cooperation on customs controls

13 july 2021 - 11:49:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of Libyan Customs, Colonel Major Suleiman Ali Salem, has met in Tripoli with [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP convoy reaches Tigray, many more are vital to meet growing nutrition needs

12 july 2021 - 15:57:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) convoy of 50 trucks arrived in the Tigrayan [...] Full text...

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EU sets up a military training mission to help address crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province

12 july 2021 - 13:12:15
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday adopted a decision setting up an EU military training mission in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres welcomes Ethiopia’s pledge to allow humanitarian access to Tigray

09 july 2021 - 21:02:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Ethiopia’s commitment to ensuring aid workers can access the war-ravaged Tigray [...] Full text...

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' High food prices making it hard for millions of families to get enough to eat'

09 july 2021 - 07:05:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with high food prices are making it hard [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports creation of agricultural value chains in Côte d'Ivoire – President Adesina

08 july 2021 - 12:48:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank will support Côte d'Ivoire in creating agricultural value chains to create [...] Full text...

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EBRD supports youth entrepreneurship, skills development in Egypt

08 july 2021 - 10:15:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Thursday announced the launch of a US$120 [...] Full text...

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Green Climate Fund approves $170.9m for AfDB’s LEAF programme

07 july 2021 - 13:19:17
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF)  has approved $170.9 million in financing for the African Development [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Two military personnel killed by bandits during abduction of 140 students in Kaduna State buried

06 july 2021 - 22:21:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Northwest Nigeria Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan on Tuesday condoled [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence

06 july 2021 - 21:13:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Ten years after South Sudan achieved independence, more children there are in urgent need of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia Crisis: UN appeals for resupply of aid and fuel in Tigray region

06 july 2021 - 21:12:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian operations have been gradually resuming in the war-ravaged Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, but [...] Full text...

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Green Climate Fund approves US$170.9m in co-financing for AfDB's LEAF programme

06 july 2021 - 19:35:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US$170.9 million in financing for [...] Full text...

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New social protection assessment in Lesotho aims to strengthen programmes for poor people

06 july 2021 - 14:01:31
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Strong effective social protection programmes are needed to help protect vulnerable people in Lesotho and ensure [...] Full text...

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WB Vice President for West and Central Africa expected in Guinea on Wednesday

06 july 2021 - 09:36:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The World Bank vice president for West and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, is expected on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes launch of Libyan Voter Registration Update

05 july 2021 - 14:01:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday congratulated the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) [...] Full text...

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247 illegal migrants rescued in 24 hours in Libya

04 july 2021 - 16:48:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 247 illegal migrants were rescued between Saturday and Sunday off the Libyan coast [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council member says election will terminate Libyan crisis

04 july 2021 - 14:18:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A member of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, said that elections are a decisive factor [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean player, Buya Turay, donates money to charity health organization

04 july 2021 - 11:46:02
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone and Henan Songshan Longmen FC forward, Mohamed Buya Turay, has announced a donation [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: 400,000 in Tigray cross 'threshold into famine', Security Council told

03 july 2021 - 06:39:12
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials appealed on Friday  for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – [...] Full text...

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Gambia passes Access to Information Bill

02 july 2021 - 20:57:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Members of the National Assembly  of  The Gambia have unanimously passed access to information bill after [...] Full text...

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Japan donates more than 4,300 tons of milled rice to Mali

01 july 2021 - 21:28:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated 4,310 tons of milled rice worth 300 million Japanese Yen or about 1.5 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank props up Benin's vaccination campaign

01 july 2021 - 13:16:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Development Association (IDA), the aid arm of the World Bank, has  granted Benin US$ [...] Full text...

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CAF takes part in UN Counter Terrorism Programme

30 june 2021 - 18:55:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday participated in a counter-terrorism programme, dubbed “Securing of [...] Full text...

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Mali to organise Zone II All Africa Games in December

30 june 2021 - 15:54:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will organise the African Games of Zone II next December, PANA has learned from sports [...] Full text...

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EU helps WFP provide emergency food assistance to people in southern Madagascar

30 june 2021 - 11:38:00
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €2.5 million from the [...] Full text...

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Sudan to receive debt relief under HIPC Initiative

30 june 2021 - 09:50:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sudan has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily [...] Full text...

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IMF approves Extended Credit Facility arrangement for Sudan

30 june 2021 - 07:59:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 39-month arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on all parties to commit to 'immediate, indefinite, negotiated ceasefire'

30 june 2021 - 05:58:31
Washington, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday called on all parties in the Ethiopian conflict to commit to an [...] Full text...

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Girls in Somalia to benefit from World Bank financed access to education

29 june 2021 - 15:32:29
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 100,000 children residing in Somalia’s most educationally disadvantaged areas will benefit from a World Bank [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$1 billion ECF arrangement for Uganda's recovery

29 june 2021 - 07:15:16
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda has secured US$1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Credit Facility [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Sub-Saharan Africa must act now to stop surge of new Delta variant'

29 june 2021 - 06:26:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The only way for Sub-Saharan Africa to break free from the new vicious COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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UK commits £12.6 million to support Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger combat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

28 june 2021 - 19:54:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom has earmarked 12.6 million pounds this financial year to support Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief, UN agencies heads condemn murder of 3 MSF humanitarian workers

27 june 2021 - 11:01:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and heads of several UN agencies have condemned the killing of three [...] Full text...

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Nigeria steps up oilseeds production due to increased domestic and export demand

26 june 2021 - 12:09:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s palm kernel oilseed production in marketing year 2021/22 is forecast to reach 900,000 metric tons, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: US 'appalled, deeply saddened' by murder of three MSF staff

26 june 2021 - 07:04:30
Washington, US (PANA) - The US says it is "appalled and deeply saddened" about the horrific killings of three staff [...] Full text...

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‘A global model to tackle violence against women’ - UN Secretary-General

25 june 2021 - 17:24:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses application for removal of parliamentary immunity on MP

25 june 2021 - 17:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Court has dismissed all reliefs sought by a Malian, Kandioura Gakou, alleging the violation of [...] Full text...

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Senior U.S. defence official ends Gambia visit

25 june 2021 - 17:01:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - U.S. Defence Attaché and Senior Defence Official, Col. Michael Lee, accompanied by Commander Jack Conley, Chief [...] Full text...

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Canada provides US$26.9 million support for victims of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism in Nigeria

24 june 2021 - 19:54:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Canadian government has announced that it is “providing US$26.95 million in new humanitarian assistance funding” [...] Full text...

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U.S. Government boosts Malawi and WFP’s efforts to achieve zero hunger

24 june 2021 - 15:34:51
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 9.5 million contribution from the [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes US$5.3 million from United States for refugee food assistance in Rwanda

24 june 2021 - 15:30:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received on Thursday US$5.3 million from USAID’s Bureau for [...] Full text...

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Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry receives WFP Nobel pin and certificate

24 june 2021 - 15:27:18
Cairo, Egypt(PANA) - United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador and film star Hend Sabry received on Thursday her [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic entrenched in ‘unprecedented humanitarian crisis’

24 june 2021 - 05:36:31
New York, US (PANA) - Defence forces, soldiers from  nearby  countries and other security  personnel  have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking [...] Full text...

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Berlin II Confab is Libya's opportunity to work with int'l community on its stability - FM

23 june 2021 - 18:06:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangouch, says the Berlin II Conference offered the Libyan government the opportunity [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM blasts those obstructing December elections from within

23 june 2021 - 17:41:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has condemned those disrupting the December 24 General election from [...] Full text...

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Antonio Guterres calls for an end to foreign interference in Libya

23 june 2021 - 17:21:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday called for an end to foreign interference in Libya, stressing [...] Full text...

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IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva announces financing milestone on debt relief for Sudan

23 june 2021 - 09:07:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday announced that the Fund has [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM unveils plans to enable Libyans take ownership of their destiny

22 june 2021 - 19:39:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangouch, on the occasion of her 100 days in office, says Libya [...] Full text...

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Germany supports WFP's life-saving food assistance to vulnerable families in South Sudan

22 june 2021 - 15:52:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €5.7 million (US$6.68 [...] Full text...

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WFP says 41 million at imminent risk of famine without urgent funding and humanitarian access

22 june 2021 - 15:50:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that famine – already present in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘rolled back’ sustainable dev't funding for weak economies: UNCTAD

22 june 2021 - 09:04:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Financial assistance to the world’s 83 weakest economies fell by 15 per cent in 2020, to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank, AU to support rapid vaccination for up to 400 million people in Africa

22 june 2021 - 07:30:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Finance Ministers and the World Bank Group met on Monday to fast track vaccine [...] Full text...

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Slow progress, stubborn cycles of violence, as South Sudan turns 10

22 june 2021 - 05:20:36
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan, the UN’s youngest Member State, is marking its 10th anniversary of independence amid [...] Full text...

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EC extends mandate of its Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya

19 june 2021 - 06:47:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has announced extension of the mandate of the European Integrated Border Management Assistance [...] Full text...

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UN, WHO call for renewal of humanitarian assistance to millions in north-west Syria

18 june 2021 - 22:25:05
Geneva-Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people caught up in an active war zone in north-west Syria remain in need of humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps - WFP

18 june 2021 - 15:11:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides $200 million for improving electricity supply in Benin

18 june 2021 - 13:48:41
Cotonou, Benin(PANA)- The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) has granted Benin US$200 million to help the country improve access [...] Full text...

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Africa Renewable Energy Fund II secures €125 million first close with SEFA and CTF investments

18 june 2021 - 12:54:10
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II) has achieved its first close at €125 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US Centre for Disease Control issues Level One (1) travel health notice for Gambia

17 june 2021 - 16:17:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- United States Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a Level One (1) Travel Health Notice for [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe on way to economic recovery after 6% GDP decline in 2020: IMF

17 june 2021 - 10:09:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a severe toll on the economic and humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe, [...] Full text...

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IOM, UNHCR condemn return of migrants and refugees to Libya

17 june 2021 - 07:40:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have condemned [...] Full text...

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Sudan, FAO and WFP call for investment in agriculture

14 june 2021 - 17:42:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the [...] Full text...

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International agencies reach hundreds of thousands of civilians in Sudan cut off for a decade

13 june 2021 - 18:25:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – United Nations humanitarian agencies on Sunday said that they have reached hundreds of thousands of civilians [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on resurgence of terrorist threats

13 june 2021 - 12:56:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers have questioned the significance of the resurgence of terrorist threat in the country after [...] Full text...

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Three Ivorian soldiers killed in mine explosion on border with Burkina Faso

13 june 2021 - 12:07:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three Ivorian soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in a mine explosion [...] Full text...

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Violence continues in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado, as agencies respond to growing needs

13 june 2021 - 06:41:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal [...] Full text...

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Sudanese FM confers with AU Commissioner on GERD

12 june 2021 - 18:24:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mariam Al-Saddiq Mahdi, on Saturday received the Chairperson of [...] Full text...

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Some 217,000 people displaced in Libya by conflict, says EU

11 june 2021 - 09:16:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 217,000 people have been displaced by the conflict in Libya, the European Union (EU) Mission [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray

11 june 2021 - 05:28:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver [...] Full text...

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Libya's transition tested by crumbling consensus among Libyan parties (Analysis)

10 june 2021 - 21:55:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the clock ticks towards the deadline for the end of the transition in Libya, marked [...] Full text...

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Charity initiative for needy families launched in Libya

09 june 2021 - 11:38:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's state-owned telecommunications holding company - LPTIC - on Tuesday launched a charity initiative to support [...] Full text...

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Libyan VP announces measures to strengthen security in southern borders

08 june 2021 - 17:22:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has announced measures to strengthen security in Libya's [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for protection for Burkina Faso civilians after terror attack leaves 132 dead

08 june 2021 - 05:33:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human rights [...] Full text...

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Gov'ts must commit to unconditionally phase out all fossil fuels by 2030, says Amnesty International

07 june 2021 - 06:08:22
London, UK (PANA) - A human rights advocate said on Monday that the world’s richest governments are effectively condemning millions [...] Full text...

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AfDB Group supports risk-based supervision for capital markets in Ghana

03 june 2021 - 15:12:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Ghana on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Bodies of two Sub-Saharan migrants recovered, 20 reported missing off Tunisian coasts

02 june 2021 - 21:26:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Defence Wednesday announced that its naval units had recovered the bodies of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Uganda and IMF reach staff-level deal on a US$1 billion financing package

02 june 2021 - 08:12:24
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on a three-year US$1 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde

01 june 2021 - 17:33:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Goma volcano eruption displaces 415,700 people as IOM prepares response

01 june 2021 - 16:00:41
Goma, DR Congo (PANA)  – The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano, in eastern DR Congo,  has forced more than 415,000 people, nearly half [...] Full text...

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