Uganda set to release 130 more Rwandans

05 june 2020 - 13:30:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ugandan officials have accepted to release 130 more Rwandan nationals following videoconference meeting between the high [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Global solidarity’ needed to find affordable, accessible virus vaccine, says Guterres

05 june 2020 - 05:51:57
New York, US (PANA) - In the race to end the coronavirus pandemic, the UN chief reminded a virtual medical [...] Full text...

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Niger: Maradi region registers some 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria

04 june 2020 - 18:05:39
Maradi, Niger (PANA) - More than 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria have converged on the Maradi region of Niger, fleeing [...] Full text...

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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: Kenya records 4 pandemic deaths, fatality tally reaches 78

04 june 2020 - 15:18:09
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - The passing away of four Coronavirus patients during the last 24 hours saw the pandemic-related deaths in [...] Full text...

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Troops loyal to Government of National Accord expel Haftar's foces from Tripoli

04 june 2020 - 12:16:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The entire territory forming Tripoli's administrative borders is now under the control of the forces of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia eases restrictions in many sectors

04 june 2020 - 10:00:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister for Major Projects and government spokesperson Lobna Jeribi, has announced that the third phase [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya battles containment fatigue

03 june 2020 - 21:15:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are increasingly ignoring the measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, including maintaining social distance, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow says pandemic has impacted severely on formal, informal sectors

03 june 2020 - 19:08:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia has said that the pandemic has impacted severely on both the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania opens investigation after soldier committed murder in the river valley

03 june 2020 - 18:53:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has opened a preliminary investigation after a soldier allegedly killed a young carter, [...] Full text...

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New journalists' union launched in Burundi

03 june 2020 - 15:03:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Journalists Alliance is the new union of local media professionals whose activities were officially launched [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Togo registers two new cases and 15 cured patients

03 june 2020 - 14:14:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo recorded on Tuesday two new cases of Covid-19 contamination, bringing the total number to 445, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda records second death in one week

03 june 2020 - 11:31:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two people have died from coronavirus in Rwanda over the last seven days with the latest [...] Full text...

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

03 june 2020 - 11:23:03
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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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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COVID-19: Kenya registers 72 new cases as coronavirus infection tally hits 2,093

02 june 2020 - 14:39:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya had registered 2,093 new Coronavirus cases by June 2 following the confirmation of 72 new [...] Full text...

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Five civilians killed in terrorist attack in northern Niger

02 june 2020 - 13:19:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Five civilians were killed on Sunday in an alleged terrorist attack on Intikane village, in the [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Mozambican authorities to protect civilians while pursuing armed groups

02 june 2020 - 13:03:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Mozambican government troops to protect civilians as they carry out operations [...] Full text...

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Milk producers in West and Central Africa call on their leaders to save the sector

02 june 2020 - 10:56:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Fifty-five local milk producers from six West and Central African countries on Monday appealed to their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisians stranded in Madagascar to be repatriated on Wednesday

02 june 2020 - 09:26:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's transport ministry announced in a statement on Monday evening that 29 citizens stranded in Madagascar [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN Tourism Organization says 'world slowly starts travelling again'

02 june 2020 - 05:26:00
New York, US (PANA) - After months of lockdowns, countries are cautiously starting to ease travel restrictions put in place [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to reopen borders on 27 June

01 june 2020 - 23:16:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities Monday decided to reopen from 27 June the country's land, air and maritime borders [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister moves to check illegal migration with neighbouring countries

01 june 2020 - 18:39:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has called on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Red Cross, Facebook launch Africa digital pandemic vigilance campaign

01 june 2020 - 16:46:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarian organizations, Red Cross, Red Crescent Movement and Facebook partnered Monday to launch a campaign to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana eases restrictions on places of worship; schools to reopen for final year students

01 june 2020 - 07:40:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana on Sunday announced the easing of restrictions on places of worship because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: India, China, Israel evacuate citizens from Nigeria

01 june 2020 - 07:02:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, on Sunday evacuated 312 Indians, who were stranded in Nigeria following [...] Full text...

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Three Guineans, two Ivorians arrested for illegally crossing into Tunisia from Algeria

01 june 2020 - 06:13:47
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian gendarmerie on Sunday arrested three Guineans and two Ivorians for illegally crossing into the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia wants Sudan/Ethiopia border dispute resolved diplomatically

31 may 2020 - 17:32:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement calling for diplomacy to remedy the recent [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC deploys 28 frontline responders to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Niger

31 may 2020 - 15:31:50
Addis Ababa, Ryhiopia (PANA) - For the first time, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has [...] 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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Libyan papers highlight US-Russian friction over Libya; Risk of transposing Syrian scenario

30 may 2020 - 18:08:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on friction between the United States and Russia over Libya with [...] Full text...

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Sudan summons Ethiopian charge d'affaires to protest attack near common border

30 may 2020 - 17:15:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday summoned the Ethiopian Charge d’Affaires to officially protest what it called an "Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 7,768; 2,540 patients have recovered

30 may 2020 - 14:40:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s positive coronavirus cases have risen by 152 to 7,768, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced [...] Full text...

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Tunisian-Libyan Sfax-Tripoli maritime line resumes gradually

29 may 2020 - 22:55:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Libya Friday reopened the maritime line linking the port of Sfax, Tunisia’s main southern [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to reopen borders for foreign tourists

29 may 2020 - 22:32:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian will soon re-open its borders to receive German, European and Algerian tourists and others, an [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Number of cases climbs to 118 in Libya

29 may 2020 - 22:08:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya Friday recorded 13 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the city of Sebha, taking [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana tourism enterprise urges tourist to defer bookings

29 may 2020 - 19:01:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Chobe Holdings, a Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed tourism company, has effectively postponed tourist bookings to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cross-border trade hurdles nag SADC

29 may 2020 - 18:55:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been urged to address [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Central Bank sets up Mauritius Investment Corporation Ltd

29 may 2020 - 17:54:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Governor of the Bank of Mauritius (Central Bank), Mr Harvesh Kumar Seegolam, on Thursday announced the [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Mauritius lifts health curfew on 30 May midnight

29 may 2020 - 15:26:31
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Friday the lifting of the health curfew with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda, DR Congo agree to strengthen cooperation in pandemic fight

29 may 2020 - 14:06:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have agreed to set up a framework [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog faults Ethiopian security forces for rape, extrajudicial executions

29 may 2020 - 12:18:24
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian security forces committed horrendous human rights violations including burning homes to the ground, extrajudicial executions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records six new infections

29 may 2020 - 10:16:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says six new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded bringing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo tourism sector severely affected by COVID-19

28 may 2020 - 18:14:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Hotel chains, restaurants and travel agencies have been virtually shut down for the past two months [...] Full text...

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Mali moves to redevelop Gourma biosphere reserve for elephant survival

28 may 2020 - 14:29:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has adopted a bill establishing the Gourma Biosphere Reserve, an area located near [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 650 Libyans stranded in southern Tunisia repatriated

28 may 2020 - 14:01:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The latest batch of Libyans stranded in Zarzis, southern Tunisia, returned home on Wednesday after completing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19

28 may 2020 - 13:05:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions have joined [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cases of contamination climb to 395 in Togo, including 183 cured patients

27 may 2020 - 23:31:22
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection reached 395 following the detection of four new cases on [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africans arrested by Tunisian security services

27 may 2020 - 20:56:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian army in the region of Benguardane Tuesday night arrested 15 Sub-Saharan Africans, [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides US$346 million to build resilience, livelihoods in Lake Chad region

27 may 2020 - 13:09:28
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Tuesday approved two operations of the International Development Association (IDA), totalling [...] 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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Coronavirus: Ministers unclog Kenya-Uganda border point after stand-off

27 may 2020 - 10:22:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from Kenya and Uganda have unclogged the border crossing points at Busia and Malaba after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda reports three new cases, 6 recoveries

27 may 2020 - 09:17:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Health officials reported three new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday night, raising the total case [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count rises to 7,117; recoveries now 2,317

27 may 2020 - 07:13:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's coronavirus cases have increased to 7,117 with 153 new people testing positive, the Ghana Health [...] Full text...

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Ghana govt can't bring back all stranded Ghanaians abroad - deputy minister

26 may 2020 - 22:53:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government said here Tuesday it would not bring home Ghanaians stranded abroad due to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Four Sub-Sahara Africans desert their quarantine place in Tunisia

26 may 2020 - 19:47:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Four Sub-Sahara Africans, whose nationalities were not revealed, early on Tuesday morning abandoned the hotel where [...] Full text...

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1,965 Libyans cross border post of Ras Jedir from Tunisia

26 may 2020 - 14:15:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's border post of Ras Jedir recorded 1,965 citizens returning to their country from the Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Repatriation of Tunisians from Libya continues

26 may 2020 - 12:06:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A group of 149 Tunisians were repatriated on Monday from Libya via the Dhiba-Wazen border crossing [...] Full text...

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Some 200 Tunisians stranded in western Libya repatriated

26 may 2020 - 10:04:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An operation to repatriate some 200 Tunisians stranded in the west Libyan region began Monday evening [...] Full text...

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Rwanda records nine new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 336

25 may 2020 - 22:16:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s health minister Monday announced nine new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one recovery, bringing the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya's refugee camps, contact tracing now becoming stressful in fight against Covid-19

25 may 2020 - 21:29:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new coronavirus case has been reported at a refugee camp in Kakuma, northern Kenya, home [...] Full text...

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East African ministers schedule meeting over cross-border trade restrictions

25 may 2020 - 19:50:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from the East African region are scheduled to hold a crisis meeting on Tuesday, to [...] 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: Truckers decry 'frustrating' health screening at Uganda border

25 may 2020 - 13:52:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Truck drivers stuck along Bungoma-Malaba highway on the Kenya-Uganda border are decrying frustrating coronavirus screening by Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Police, gendarmerie posts attacked in Burkina Faso

25 may 2020 - 11:07:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two people were killed in an attack on police and gendarmerie posts in Farama, on [...] Full text...

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Tunisian gendarmerie foils four attempted illegal migration; arrests 117 people

25 may 2020 - 09:52:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie in the Sfax, Nabeul, Bizerte and Tunis regions have foiled four [...] Full text...

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Libyans stranded at Ras Jedir border in Tunisia return home

25 may 2020 - 09:30:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Ras Jedir border crossing was opened on Sunday to allow Libyans stranded in Tunisia for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda confirms two new cases, total now 327

25 may 2020 - 08:12:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda on Sunday confirmed two new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of infections to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to station mobile lab at Tanzania border to speed up virus testing

24 may 2020 - 15:39:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two mobile laboratories Kenya received from the East African Community (EAC) will be stationed in Namanga [...] Full text...

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More than 40 Tunisians repatriated from Southeast Asia

24 may 2020 - 09:25:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian military plane on Saturday flew home 45 Tunisians from Southeast Asia, as the North [...] Full text...

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Ghana says 245 citizens deported from Kuwait arrive back home

24 may 2020 - 05:50:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian authorities on Saturday announced the arrival in Accra on board a special flight of [...] Full text...

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Ras Jadir border crossing opens to allow Tunisians, Libyans to return home

23 may 2020 - 16:58:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ras Jadir border crossing between Tunisia and Libya was opened on Friday to allow Tunisians stranded [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: 400 Libyans repatriated from quarantine in Tunisia

23 may 2020 - 11:07:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A first contingent of 400 Libyans was repatriated on Friday after spending the mandatory confinement period [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus -Gambia records one new case, as Gambians throng markets

22 may 2020 - 23:11:18
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - The Gambia Friday recorded one new case of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the overall cases 25, as people [...] Full text...

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RSF wants UN rapporteur to effect release of imprisoned Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulké

22 may 2020 - 16:52:40
Paris, France (PANA) - The NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday that it had referred Amadou Vamoulké, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two new cases of coronavirus imported from Guinea-Bissau recorded in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal

22 may 2020 - 16:38:04
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Two Mauritanian nationals from Guinea-Bissau tested positive on Thursday in Ziguinchor, Casamance, southern Senegal, for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's COVID-19 cases reach 320

22 may 2020 - 15:08:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's health ministry on Friday reported 6 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total of confirmed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 1,161 Covid-19 cases as death tally remains 50

22 may 2020 - 13:51:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Coronavirus infections in Kenya rose to 1,161 on Friday following the confirmation of 52 new cases [...] Full text...

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14 Togolese, 10 Nigerians arrested for contravening Nigerian border closure

22 may 2020 - 07:58:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun Command, has said that it has arrested 14 Togolese and [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Cholera outbreak compounds response to coronavirus in Kenya

21 may 2020 - 19:06:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan health authorities have confirmed 80 new cases of the deadly coronavirus outbreak from some 3,102 [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces general blackout of independent information during Burundi's presidential election

21 may 2020 - 18:07:00
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced a general blackout of independent information with social networks in [...] Full text...

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Twenty people killed in traffic accident at Mali-Guinea border

21 may 2020 - 13:51:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty people were killed  in a road accident on Tuesday on the Solabougouda-Naréna section, close to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda records 6 new infections, 7 recoveries

21 may 2020 - 07:16:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Health officials on Wednesday announced six new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of confirmed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia opens US$172 million credit line for hotel sector

21 may 2020 - 05:37:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of Tourism and Craft Industry, Mohamed Ali Toumi, on Wednesday announced a credit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzanian, Kenyan presidents agree to end border row

20 may 2020 - 20:33:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - President John Magufuli of Tanzania and his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, have agreed to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda to bill COVID-19 patients in mandatory quarantine

20 may 2020 - 17:57:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  All persons travelling from abroad will from now on receive bills connected to a government-mandated quarantine [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya pandemic cases surpass 1,000-mark, death tally remains 50

20 may 2020 - 16:49:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Coronavirus cases in Kenya on Wednesday hit the 1,000 mark, health authorities announced in Nairobi. This follows [...] 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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47 terrorists neutralized and large quantities of equipment seized in northwest Burkina Faso

20 may 2020 - 16:37:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso said on Wednesday that an [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo registers 338 patients, including 8 new cases

20 may 2020 - 16:31:18
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's tally of the Covid-19 cases hit 338 on Tuesday, including eight new cases, PANA learned [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM discusses situation in Libya with counterparts in Turkey and Italy

20 may 2020 - 13:56:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Mohamed Taher Siala, spoke [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Zambia records 60 new coronavirus cases

20 may 2020 - 12:52:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 60 new COVID 19 cases from 495 tests [...] 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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Two gendarmes killed, about 50 suspected terrorists neutralized in northwestern Burkina Faso

20 may 2020 - 11:22:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About 50 suspected terrorists were shot dead and two gendarmes were killed on Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Britain repatriates 700 citizens stranded in Ghana because of air travel restrictions

20 may 2020 - 07:11:16
Accra, Ghana (PAMNA) - The British High Commission in Accra has flow home 700 nationals who were stranded in Ghana [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges member states of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to reach agreement

20 may 2020 - 05:02:06
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres is encouraging Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to persevere with efforts to [...] Full text...

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Rached Ghannouchi congratulates Fayez al-Sarraj after governmental forces seize air base from pro-Haftar forces

19 may 2020 - 21:31:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Speaker of the Tunisian parliament, Rached Ghannouchi, Tuesday congratulated the chairman of the presidential council [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya appeals for calm amid strained relations with Tanzania

19 may 2020 - 21:22:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Kenya’s High Commissioner to Tanzania, Dan Kazungu, has called on citizens of the two [...] Full text...

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Turkey-Africa Partnership panel discusses trade and stimulus to cushion the economic fallout of COVID-19

19 may 2020 - 18:19:08
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Khaled [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya pandemic cases reach 963, deaths remain 50

19 may 2020 - 17:07:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The recording of 51 more Coronavirus cases on Tuesday brought the number of cases in Kenya [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana Speaker orders mass testing of MPs, parliamentary staff

19 may 2020 - 12:01:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye, has ordered the immediate mass testing of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania bans Kenyan truck drivers in pandemic spat

19 may 2020 - 11:48:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzania’s government on Monday slapped an  indefinite ban on cargo drivers from Kenya in an apparent [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania reopens airspace to commercial flights

18 may 2020 - 21:25:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has reopened its airspace to commercial flights, almost a month after it was [...] Full text...

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Malian armed forces neutralize terrorists at Mali-Burkina Faso border

18 may 2020 - 18:29:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian armed forces announced on Thursday afternoon that they had neutralized about 30 terrorists in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 912 pandemic cases, 50 deaths

18 may 2020 - 17:29:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twenty-five additional coronavirus cases were confirmed in Kenya on Monday, raising the total number of reported [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council President invited to visit Turkey

18 may 2020 - 10:32:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania rules out lockdown to save economy

17 may 2020 - 18:29:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President Dr John Pombe Magufuli has ruled out a lockdown for his country [...] Full text...

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Timid start of municipal elections in south-eastern Benin

17 may 2020 - 18:27:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Voting in Sunday's communal and municipal elections attracted low patronage in the localities of the Plateau [...] Full text...

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Kenyan troops kill 5 Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia

17 may 2020 - 13:07:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan soldiers under the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) Sunday said they had quelled a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya shuts borders with Somalia, Tanzania over Coronavirus spread

16 may 2020 - 20:43:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya-Tanzania border and the Kenya- Somalia border will be shut with immediate effect to curb [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe extends lockdown indefinitely

16 may 2020 - 20:04:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the current COVID-19 (coronavirus) national lockdown restrictions in place [...] Full text...

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Benin land borders closed for Sunday's polls

16 may 2020 - 19:09:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Saca Lafia, has ordered the closure of [...] Full text...

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Commemoration of Nakba: Tunisia reaffirms support for Palestine

16 may 2020 - 16:02:38
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - On the occasion of the commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the Nakba, Tunisia on Friday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 53 more Nigerian returnees from Ghana, Benin Republic arrive Seme border

16 may 2020 - 15:38:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Another batch of 53 Nigerian returnees from Ghana and Benin Republic arrived Seme Border Post in [...] 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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Uganda due to release 176 Rwandans from detention facilities

15 may 2020 - 17:31:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda Foreign Affairs minister, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Friday confirmed that Ugandan authorities will release 176 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 603 “repentant” Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists to be reintegrated into society

15 may 2020 - 16:51:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Friday that 603 “repentant” Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya pandemic cases reach 781 as 45 succumb

15 may 2020 - 15:41:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's coronavirus tally  rose to 781 on Friday as health authorities reported 23 new cases. The Ministry [...] Full text...

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France: Doctor Denis Mukwege calls on Africa not to drop arms against Covid-19

14 may 2020 - 22:47:35
Paris, France (PANA)   - The 2018 Nobel Peace Laureate, Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege, Thursday commended the African continent for resisting [...] Full text...

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Zambia records 208 new COVID-19 cases

14 may 2020 - 15:42:49
  Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has continued recording high numbers of COVID-19 cases from northern border town of Nakonde between [...] Full text...

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MFDC fighters clash with Senegalese Army in Casamance

14 may 2020 - 15:01:33
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Violent clashes broke out between the Senegalese Army and combatants of the Movement of Democratic Forces [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Tunisian engineering firm over fraud

14 may 2020 - 11:31:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Thursday imposed a 13-month debarment on a Tunisian [...] Full text...

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US condemns attack that killed eight Burkinabe soldiers

14 may 2020 - 11:09:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United States has condemned the "brutal" attack last Monday that left eight Burkinabe soldiers [...] 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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190 Tunisians repatriated from Libya

13 may 2020 - 23:43:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A new contingent of about 190 Tunisian nationals Wednesday night crossed the Tunisian-Libyan border post of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 8 soldiers, 20 attackers killed in the Sahel

13 may 2020 - 16:59:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eight Burkinabè soldiers lost their lives and around 20 attackers were killed on Monday during [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to deploy mobile labs at borders as pandemic cases hit 737

13 may 2020 - 16:47:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twenty-two more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Kenya on Wednesday as the number of cases [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade, new data shows

13 may 2020 - 15:11:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in the first quarter of this year, [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Burkina Faso military patrol attack doubles to eight

13 may 2020 - 10:59:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death toll from Monday's attack on a Burkina Faso military detachment on the border [...] 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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EU reaffirms appeal for humanitarian truce in Libya

12 may 2020 - 23:53:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Tuesday reaffirmed its appeal for humanitarian truce, end of fighting in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: India's lifeline medical aid improves recoveries in Kenya

12 may 2020 - 23:34:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  Kenya's health ministry personnel have recorded 259 medical recoveries from coronavirus (COVID-19) cases at its major [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cross-border spread of coronavirus worries East African states

12 may 2020 - 20:16:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The cross-border transmission of the highly infectious coronavirus disease in East Africa has pushed new cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 174 new COVID-19 cases

12 may 2020 - 17:46:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has recorded 174 new COVID-19 cases, the highest since the outbreak, bringing the new cumulative [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Combating coronavirus at centre of Burkina Faso’s 60th anniversary

12 may 2020 - 15:35:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso will celebrate on 11 December 2020 the 60th anniversary of independence under the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya sends health team to Tanzania border to assess containment measures

12 may 2020 - 15:11:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ministry of Health has dispatched a high-level delegation to the Kenya-Tanzania border following increased cases [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights Libya's vulnerability to Covid-19 due to insecurity

12 may 2020 - 14:08:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said Libya remains "extremely vulnerable to coronavirus due to intensified fighting [...] Full text...

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Libya denounces violation of its sovereignty by five countries including France

12 may 2020 - 13:40:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government of National Accord (GNA) has expressed "deep surprise" [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: East African countries urged to back local production of medical products to combat virus

12 may 2020 - 11:57:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is urging member states to support local production [...] Full text...

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Four Burkinabe soldiers killed in alleged terrorist attack

12 may 2020 - 11:22:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four Burkinabe soldiers were killed and four others missing on Monday in a clash with [...] Full text...

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25 Tunisian fishermen released Monday after week of retention in Libya

11 may 2020 - 23:58:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The 25 Tunisian fishermen who were held in Libya since last Tuesday were released here Monday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Seven new cases reported in Togo, takes number to 181

11 may 2020 - 23:38:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic has been spreading very fast in Togo over the past few days [...] Full text...

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Stock theft surge between Botswana, Zimbabwe

11 may 2020 - 18:13:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Despite ongoing lockdown to curtail COVID-19 pandemic, stock theft between Botswana and Zimbabwe are on the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New pandemic cases in Kenya hit 700 with 33 deaths

11 may 2020 - 15:58:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twenty-eight new Coronavirus cases were recorded in Kenya by Monday, bringing the total the number of [...] Full text...

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Rwandan, Burundian soldiers involved in shooting incident

11 may 2020 - 08:23:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan and Burundian soldiers have been involved in a shooting incident along their common border when [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on social gatherings to 31 May as positive cases hit 4,700

11 may 2020 - 07:52:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings to 31 May [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases jump to 4,263; doctors stress ban on social gathering should remain

10 may 2020 - 06:07:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 251 more cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) sending the total count to 4,263, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two recovered patients test positive again in Rwanda

09 may 2020 - 13:39:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two COVID-19 patients, who were recently discharged from hospitals, have tested positive again as of Friday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases in Zambia rising

09 may 2020 - 12:57:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia on Saturday recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases since the disease broke out, with [...] Full text...

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Five Sub-Saharan Africans arrested for illegally crossing Tunisian-Algerian border

08 may 2020 - 23:43:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  A team of border guards in the region of Tabarka, 175 km northwest Tunis, Friday arrested [...] Full text...

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French Army strikes severe blow to IS in northern Burkina Faso

08 may 2020 - 14:26:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Army says that it struck, in late April, "a severe blow" to the [...] Full text...

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Two suspected drug smugglers shot dead by Rwandan guards

08 may 2020 - 12:08:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two suspected drug smugglers were shot dead as they tried to cross into Rwanda from neighboring [...] Full text...

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Turkish plane loaded with medical aid for Libya cleared to land in Tunisia

08 may 2020 - 09:20:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Turkish plane loaded with medical aid for Libya has been cleared by the Tunisian presidency [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic causes some illegal drug prices to surge, as supplies are disrupted worldwide - UNODC

08 may 2020 - 05:38:43
Vienna Austria (PAN) - Measures by governments across the world to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the widespread [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from virus - IOM

08 may 2020 - 05:17:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African artists take creative approach to fighting virus

08 may 2020 - 05:07:07
Paris, France (PANA) - Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo records 7 new confirmed cases

07 may 2020 - 23:45:07
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  Togo Thursday recorded seven new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), sending the country’s total infections to 135, [...] Full text...

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Local legislator says terrorists raise own flags in eastern Burkina Faso

07 may 2020 - 14:15:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An opposition member of Union for Change and Progress (UPC) party said Thursday in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...

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COVID 19: Mauritania eases measures for containing Coronavirus

07 may 2020 - 13:37:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has eased several measures it had put in place to contain the spread [...] Full text...

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Botswana, Zimbabwe continue voluntary repatriation

07 may 2020 - 09:36:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana and Zimbabwe have kicked off another joint voluntary repatriation of Zimbabweans who have requested to [...] Full text...

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Some 300 Tunisians stranded in Libya return home

07 may 2020 - 09:23:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 300 Tunisians stranded in Libya returned to their country on Wednesday evening after repairs to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation, experts warn

07 may 2020 - 05:50:30
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Lockdowns, travel restrictions, resource cutbacks and other measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Seizure of two Tunisian fishing boats by Libyan coast-guards confirmed

06 may 2020 - 23:46:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Union of agriculture and fishing (UTAP) Wednesday confirmed the seizure of two Tunisian fishing [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves €40 million in grants for bridge linking Cameroon and Chad

06 may 2020 - 19:17:22
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved grants worth 40.94 million [...] Full text...

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50 Boko Haram terrorists neutralized in far east of Niger

06 may 2020 - 17:12:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 50 Boko Haram terrorists were neutralized by the Nigerien army in the village [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as pandemic hits

06 may 2020 - 05:50:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Well over 40 million people across West Africa face desperate food shortages in coming months, with [...] Full text...

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250 Tunisians stranded in Libya to be repatriated

05 may 2020 - 23:59:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A group of 250 Tunisians will be repatriated Wednesday from Libya via the border post of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian returnees produce protective equipment for COVID-19 frontline officials

05 may 2020 - 19:16:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The rapid spread of COVID-19 in West and Central Africa, which has infected over 8,000 people [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Foreign minister says country continues to struggle with high debt burden

05 may 2020 - 17:00:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, told member States of the Non-Aligned Movement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso's borders remain closed

05 may 2020 - 12:38:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso's government announced on Tuesday that the country's borders remain closed until further notice [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya inaugurates Rapid Response Centre to deal with pandemic

05 may 2020 - 11:22:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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At least 1,142 people killed in Nigeria in first quarter of 2020 - Report

05 may 2020 - 07:00:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new report released in Nigeria on Monday has revealed that in the first quarter of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana resumes domestic flights with strict health safety protocols

04 may 2020 - 07:38:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Domestic flights have resumed in Ghana as the country slowly eases some restrictions imposed to contain [...] Full text...

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Eritrean leader in Addis Ababa for official visit

03 may 2020 - 10:35:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa early on Sunday for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana extends closure of borders by one month

01 may 2020 - 14:14:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday extended the closure of the country’s borders by [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta appoints top military chiefs

30 april 2020 - 22:47:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday named Lieutenant-General Robert Kibochi as his new military chief of staff, [...] Full text...

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Dean of Malian press dies

30 april 2020 - 17:17:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Aïssata Cissé, dean of the Malian press, died on Thursday in Bamako at the age of [...] Full text...

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Tunisians stranded in Libya call for help for their repatriation

30 april 2020 - 17:09:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian National Observatory for Human Rights, Moustapha Abdelkrim, has called on the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African leaders discuss role of regional blocs in pandemic response

30 april 2020 - 12:22:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union's executive branch has convened its fourth Summit on Wednesday to discuss the management [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN agency shines light on data and privacy online during lockdowns

30 april 2020 - 08:21:11
New York, US (PANA) - A third of all nations lack laws to protect their citizen’s online data and privacy, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tensions rise as pandemic encroaches on disputed Abyei

29 april 2020 - 06:23:34
New York, US (PANA) - Sudan’s efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, are delaying the deployment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kits

29 april 2020 - 05:32:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Five new cases bring total to 212 in Rwanda

28 april 2020 - 23:57:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health officials announced Tuesday that five new people had tested positive for COVID-19 in the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia denies use of land by foreign powers for military operations

28 april 2020 - 23:18:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The Tunisian ministry of defence Tuesday strongly denied what it described as ’partisan rumours’ by several [...] Full text...

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Trump, Buhari speak on Nigeria's response to COVID-19

28 april 2020 - 18:27:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday had a telephone conversation with President Donald Trump of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Covid-19 response plan re-evaluated at more than 1,400 billion CFA francs

28 april 2020 - 17:59:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The COVID-19 response plan for Niger has been revalued at 1,436 billion CFA francs, the Nigerien Finance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases increase to 207

28 april 2020 - 07:33:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The total number of new coronavirus patients in Rwanda has reached 207, following 16 new confirmed [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Families of citizens stranded at borders because of Covid-19 hold demonstrations

27 april 2020 - 22:56:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - Hundreds of Mauritanian families stranded at the borders with Senegal and Morocco for about two months [...] Full text...

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Paris engages to repatriate Burkinabe nationals stranded in France - head of diplomacy

27 april 2020 - 21:51:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France has engaged to repatriate Burkinabe nationals stranded in France because of the coronavirus disease, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on public gatherings by another two weeks

27 april 2020 - 06:42:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings by another two [...] Full text...

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Ship carrying 300 containers leaves Sfax in Tunisia for Tripoli, Libya

26 april 2020 - 11:38:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A ship carrying about 300 containers left the port of Sfax in southern Tunisia on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya extends containment, curfew

25 april 2020 - 12:57:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities on Saturday extended the ongoing curfew and containment in a bid to contain [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WTO, IMF heads call for lifting trade restrictions on medical supplies and food

25 april 2020 - 11:37:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Heads of two international organizations have called for more attention to the role of [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight trends in COVID-19, child abuse during lockdown

25 april 2020 - 10:46:31
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week were awash with stories and comments on the recorded new cases of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda reports 22 new cases to total 176

25 april 2020 - 09:34:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health authorities on Friday reported 22 new coronavirus cases, bringing the cumulative total to 176. All [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SADC needs to 'scale up its coordinated response' to pandemic

25 april 2020 - 07:10:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe research and advocacy group, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), says as the Southern African [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Landmark collaboration’ to make testing and treatment available to all

25 april 2020 - 06:25:31
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders, scientists, humanitarians and private sector partners united on Friday in “a landmark collaboration” [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritanian president calls for increased vigilance during Ramadan

25 april 2020 - 06:16:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh Ghazouani on Friday called on his compatriots to redouble their vigilance against [...] Full text...

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Libya's Sarraj rejects EU's Operation IRINI

24 april 2020 - 07:49:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) has rejected a new EU military [...] Full text...

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Learning from Ebola experience, Liberia deploys contact tracers to break COVID-19 transmission (A UNFPA feature)

24 april 2020 - 07:42:27
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – On 16 March 2020, Liberia confirmed the presence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within its borders [...] Full text...

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