Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India

23 january 2021 - 10:00:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Friday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India to vaccinate a [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise expected to make landfall near Beira City in Mozambique

23 january 2021 - 08:42:51
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise has strengthened in the Mozambique Channel and is expected to make landfall near [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief takes stock of political, security developments in Mali

23 january 2021 - 08:24:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DRC registers 647 deaths since March 2020

23 january 2021 - 00:26:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Th DR Congo has recorded 647 deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the beginning [...] Full text...

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US embassy in Libya announces end of restrictions on Libyans' entry into US territory

22 january 2021 - 22:54:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new US president, Joe Biden, has signed a presidential decree to end discriminatory restrictions on [...] Full text...

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UNIDO launches major industrialisation project in Kenya

22 january 2021 - 21:31:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN has launched a US$30 billion industrial stimulus package in Kenya to help strengthen the [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways temporarily suspends flights to major European hubs

22 january 2021 - 20:16:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways said on Friday it was suspending flights to two major European hubs following the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says 250 killed, over 100,000 displaced as violence surges in Darfur

22 january 2021 - 19:44:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A sharp uptick in intercommunal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region has forced more than 100,000 people [...] Full text...

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Former FIFA President Blatter spent period in induced coma after heart operation

22 january 2021 - 17:27:50
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery [...] Full text...

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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry

22 january 2021 - 17:01:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – “Our midwives who work during this period of political crisis are brave and courageous because they [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus:President Lungu mourns 2 Catholic priests who died from COVID – 19

22 january 2021 - 16:13:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has urged the Catholic community and all the bereaved families in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic unleashes more economic challenges for Botswana

22 january 2021 - 11:40:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s economy is expected to experience a strong wave of uncertainties this year, according to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO

22 january 2021 - 05:35:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana police arrest many people for flouting safety Protocols

21 january 2021 - 23:59:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The police in Ghana have within the past 24 hours arrested hundreds of people across the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court issues 2020 judicial statistics

21 january 2021 - 18:13:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has delivered 261 judgments on a total of 496 cases filed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa’s Minister in the Presidency dies from Covid-19-related complications

21 january 2021 - 15:59:37
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his sadness and shock, on Thursday, at the news [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to rejoin WHO

21 january 2021 - 15:42:00
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo records 'worrying increase' in infections

21 january 2021 - 10:43:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded a worrying increase in Covid-19 infections in recent weeks, with a record 76 [...] Full text...

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Kenya urges implementation of post-Brexit treaty to boost trade with Britain

21 january 2021 - 10:17:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday received visiting United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,386 new infections, 14 deaths

21 january 2021 - 07:06:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes US return to Paris Agreement on Climate Change

21 january 2021 - 05:19:06
New York, US (PANA) - Following the inauguration of United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General said [...] Full text...

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284 million dollars allocated in 2020 to fight against coronavirus in Libya

20 january 2021 - 23:45:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Altogether, 1.27 billion dinars or about 284 million dollars was devoted to the fight against the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 162 new cases recorded Tuesday in DR Congo

20 january 2021 - 23:00:37
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DR Congo Tuesday recorded 162 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 454 tests [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records 144 new cases

20 january 2021 - 17:22:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin recorded 144 new cases of COVID-19 infection between January 12 and 17, bringing the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Resurgence of coronavirus cases worries Burikinabe government

20 january 2021 - 17:00:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Wednesday called on the population to strengthen compliance with barrier measures [...] Full text...

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‘Complex emergency unfolding in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, warn UN agencies

20 january 2021 - 15:28:52
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - UN agencies voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's foreign minister Moyo succumbs to COVID-19

20 january 2021 - 09:52:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Dr Sibusiso Moyo, has died, Presidential spokesperson, Mr George [...] Full text...

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Coronavuirus: Independent panel finds critical early failings in pandemic response

20 january 2021 - 06:27:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global system for pandemic alert and response is “not fit for purpose”, highlighting the need [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Recurrence of infections in northeast Benin

19 january 2021 - 23:19:43
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Health departmental director for Borgou, Dr. Ibrahim Mama Cissê, warned here Tuesday of the recurrence [...] Full text...

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Tunisia confident to take back ‘funds spoiled’ by former President Ben Ali

19 january 2021 - 21:50:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Despite the expiry Tuesday of the deadline for the freezing of part of assets of former [...] Full text...

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Malian PM launches nationwide talks on cotton

19 january 2021 - 21:09:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, launched here Monday nationwide talks on cotton under the theme [...] Full text...

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Kenya to conclude free trade deal with the US

19 january 2021 - 21:08:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya’s determination to conclude ongoing negotiations with the United States and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU firms up plan to secure 270 million doses of vaccine

19 january 2021 - 20:46:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has secured 270 million doses of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records over 1,300 new cases

19 january 2021 - 15:04:41
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 1,308 new cases of COVID-19 out of 12,123 tests done in the last [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president warns against use of young people in current unrest

19 january 2021 - 13:48:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As civil unrest continues to affect Tunisia, President Kaïs Saied made an unannounced visit on Monday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,617 new infections, 14 deaths

19 january 2021 - 11:14:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday recorded 1,617 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total confirmed cases to [...] Full text...

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'More than 14 million acutely food insecure in the Sahel'

19 january 2021 - 11:05:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 14 million people are acutely food insecure in the Sahel, twice as many [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records nine new imported cases

19 january 2021 - 06:37:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius over the weekend registered nine new imported positive cases of Covid -19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali registers one new death

18 january 2021 - 23:06:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One case of death linked to coronavirus (COVID-19), 16 new infections and 31 recoveries were recorded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 58 new deaths registered in Tunisia

18 january 2021 - 23:00:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in 24 hours recorded 58 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,795 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in vaccine access

18 january 2021 - 22:20:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting [...] Full text...

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Senegal extends state of health emergency and curfew for eight days

18 january 2021 - 22:03:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The state of health emergency and curfew declared in the Senegalese region of Dakar and Thies,70 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others

18 january 2021 - 17:19:40
ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa'S Opposition threatens court action over Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

18 january 2021 - 16:37:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday gave President Cyril Ramaphosa seven days [...] Full text...

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Tunisian army deployed in several regions to counter social unrest

18 january 2021 - 16:30:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced with the resurgence of social unrest in Tunisia, authorities have deployed military units to protect [...] Full text...

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UN chief of peace operations visits Mali after deadly attacks on peacekeepers

18 january 2021 - 16:01:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Sunday began a visit of several [...] Full text...

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World leaders to meet during Davos Agenda in a Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust

18 january 2021 - 15:50:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - – The World Economic Forum, taking place virtually on 25-29 January, will bring together the foremost [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,444 new infections infections

18 january 2021 - 11:06:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Sunday recorded 1,444 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president warns of lockdown should surge in cases continue

18 january 2021 - 05:48:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With Ghana seeing a surge in cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in recent weeks, the country's leader [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,598 new cases, 7 deaths on Saturday

17 january 2021 - 15:03:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported seven deaths and 1,598 new cases of [...] Full text...

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Gambia human rights commission recognises challenges posed by COVID-19

17 january 2021 - 14:52:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia National Human Rights Commission recognises the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa seeks more than US$44 billion to fight COVID-19

17 january 2021 - 11:38:47
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa will need to mobilize more than US$ 44 billion to address the COVID-19 pandemic, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Scientists tackle vaccine safety, efficacy and access at global R&D forum

17 january 2021 - 08:14:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 2,800 scientists from 130 countries gathered this weekend in a virtual forum hosted by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic has already killed 630 in DR Congo

16 january 2021 - 17:56:27
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo has recorded 630 coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths since the declaration of the pandemic on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria registers highest single day new infections of 1,867

16 january 2021 - 17:34:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria registered 1,867 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Friday, the highest single day rise since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three new deaths recorded in Senegal

16 january 2021 - 14:44:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 509 the number of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: As death toll passes two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism'

16 january 2021 - 09:43:41
New York, US (PANA) - With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to coronavirus (COVID-19), the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends quarantine period from 15 Feb. to 31 Mar. 2021

16 january 2021 - 09:34:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government Saturday announced the extension of the quarantine period for coronaviirus (COVID-19) in Mauritius [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$28.8 million disbursement to Gambia

16 january 2021 - 09:13:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday completed the first review of The [...] Full text...

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Air travel down 60 per cent, as industry losses top $370 billion: ICAO

16 january 2021 - 08:55:37
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - A new report from the UN’s air transportation agency confirms there was a “dramatic” fall in international [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Committee stresses need for equitable vaccine access, more data sharing

16 january 2021 - 08:41:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants [...] Full text...

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Child labour ‘robs children of their future’, scourge must end, urges UN

16 january 2021 - 08:24:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one in 10 children are still [...] Full text...

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Gambia temporally embargoes chickens and eggs importation

15 january 2021 - 17:11:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian authorities has put a temporal embargo on the importation on live poultry birds of all [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 20,556 cases recorded since last March in DR Congo

15 january 2021 - 17:06:08
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A total of 20,556 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been recorded in DR Congo since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Reopening of schools delayed as infections rise in Zambia

15 january 2021 - 15:05:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced that the reopening of schools, slated for 18 January 2021, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two persons test positive for new variant in Gambia

15 january 2021 - 14:21:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian Minister of Health, Dr. Ahamadou L. Samateh has said two people tested positive for the new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria marks its highest record of 23 deaths on a single day

15 january 2021 - 13:48:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single day death toll of 23, with the Nigerian Centre [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya gripped by increase of infections

15 january 2021 - 12:42:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - There has been a remarkable increase in  coronavirus infections in Libya over the past two weeks, [...] Full text...

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WMO: 2020, one of three warmest years on record

15 january 2021 - 05:12:23
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic was not the only long-term crisis the world will remember from 2020. In [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana Medical Association says Infections in Ghana alarming

14 january 2021 - 23:50:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Thursday recorded 175 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to take the number of active cases to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa COVID-19 cases top 3 million, first wave peak surpassed - WHO

14 january 2021 - 16:04:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – As COVID-19 cumulative cases in Africa top 3 million and daily case numbers exceed the first [...] Full text...

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31 foreigners arrested for illegal stay in Mauritius

14 january 2021 - 14:45:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius police on Thursday arrested 31 foreign workers, mostly Bangladeshis, who were illegally staying in the [...] Full text...

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French woman sentenced to 10 months suspended prison term for falsifying COVID-19 test

14 january 2021 - 14:37:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A French woman was sentenced Tuesday in Benin to a ten-month suspended sentence for presenting a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 72 new virus-related deaths recorded in Tunisia

14 january 2021 - 13:08:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 72 new deaths related to the coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 5,415 the number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa to receive 270 million vaccine doses - Ramaphosa

14 january 2021 - 09:26:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African president snf African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that [...] Full text...

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Mali’s economy adversely affected by COVID-19, socio-political crisis in 2020 - IMF

14 january 2021 - 08:51:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s economy is estimated to have contracted by 2% in 2020, with a gradual recovery to [...] Full text...

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UN reports major progress towards eradicating sheep and goat plague

14 january 2021 - 05:30:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world is moving closer to stamping out a highly contagious disease that affects sheep and goats, but [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 51 new cases, no death

13 january 2021 - 23:48:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 51 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 1,234 tests, 20 recoveries but [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo registers record 67 cases in 24 hours

13 january 2021 - 19:50:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Tuesday recorded a record number of 67 cases of COVID-19 contaminations, reaching the mark [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Wearing protective mask mandatory in the Burkinabe armed forces

13 january 2021 - 18:29:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Faced with an upsurge in the number of covid-19 positive cases in Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...

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Gambia moves to prevent outbreak of Bird Flu

13 january 2021 - 18:21:23
Gambia, Banjul (PANA) - The Gambian government is set to take measures to prevent the country from the outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Director of the "Education Cannot Wait" Fund on a 72-hour visit to Burkina Faso

13 january 2021 - 18:00:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Director of "Education Cannot Wait" (ECW) Fund, Ms Yasmine Sherif, began a 72-hour visit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Surge in COVID-19-related deaths, a source of worry in Senegal

13 january 2021 - 16:54:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Increasingly, the surge in coronavirus-related deaths in Senegal is a cause for concern as nine patients [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 59 new deaths recorded in Tunisia

13 january 2021 - 16:47:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 59 new Covid-19 deaths, against 1,553 new recoveries, the Tunisian Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$ 34.4 million disbursement to Central African Republic

13 january 2021 - 16:43:42
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA)  – The Covid-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the economy of the Central [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Step up vigilance for emerging variants, WHO urges

13 january 2021 - 11:55:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts should be stepped up to quickly identify and study emerging variants of the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 [...] Full text...

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Switzerland, Gambia sign agreement on migration, civil aviation

13 january 2021 - 11:35:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Switzerland and The Gambia have signed cooperation agreements on migration and civil aviation to open up [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,270 new infections

13 january 2021 - 09:12:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,270 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Senegal’s 2021 budget balances support for recovery and gradual fiscal consolidation – IMF

13 january 2021 - 09:05:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Strong fiscal and monetary policy support have helped bolster the health system and cushion the [...] Full text...

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UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat

13 january 2021 - 05:57:33
New York, US (PANA) - Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including bringing perpetrators to justice [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief says closing schools should be ‘measure of last resort’

13 january 2021 - 05:46:36
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday underscored that “no effort should [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian crisis looms in Madagascar amid drought and pandemic,warns WFP

13 january 2021 - 05:38:27
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In southern Madagascar, “famine-like conditions” have doubled the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia to accelerate acquisition of vaccine

12 january 2021 - 21:43:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As a result of the continuing deterioration of the health situation in the country, Tunisia Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Students urged to observe COVID-19 measures in Botswana

12 january 2021 - 19:19:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Students in Botswana have been implored to exceptionally observe COVID-19 preventive measures, following the opening of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia to receive vaccine for virus

12 january 2021 - 16:00:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Ministry of Health Director of Infectious Diseases,  Lloyd Mulenga, has disclosed that the country will [...] Full text...

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Tunisia in Top 5 of African economic growth in 2021

12 january 2021 - 15:53:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African champions of economic growth in 2021 are Djibouti, Kenya, Tunisia, Rwanda and Botswana respectively, according [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for $100 billion in climate finance to support developing nations

12 january 2021 - 12:57:27
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said the year ahead would be critical “not only in [...] Full text...

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IMF lauds Angola for preserving essential spending on health and social safety nets

12 january 2021 - 08:43:22
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – As the COVID-19 shock continues to negatively impact Angola’s economy and population, the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations to begin within 100 days

12 january 2021 - 06:51:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says democracy in West Africa ‘a constant process’

12 january 2021 - 06:41:58
New York, US (PANA) - While elections are one-time events, “democracy is a constant process of deliberation and consultation” where [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers record of 3,074 contamination in 24 hours

12 january 2021 - 00:10:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Monday registered a record 3,074 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in twenty-four hours, out of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso registers 197 new cases

11 january 2021 - 23:54:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Monday recorded 197 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 8,279 the number [...] Full text...

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Paris Club creditors approve six-month debt relief plan for Kenya

11 january 2021 - 22:40:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International creditors, organised under the Paris Club, said on Monday it approved a six-month long debt [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One death recorded in Mali Monday

11 january 2021 - 20:27:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian health services Monday recorded one case of death due to coronavirus (COVID-19), 64 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eight deaths, 623 new infections recorded in Libya

11 january 2021 - 17:31:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight coronavirus-related deaths and 633 new cases were recorded on Monday in Libya from 3,795 samples [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s cases rise to 100,087

11 january 2021 - 15:55:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –  Nigeria recorded 1,024 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday bringing its total caseload of infections to [...] Full text...

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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

11 january 2021 - 14:07:20
Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...

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Kenyan shilling to continue losing value against major currencies

11 january 2021 - 12:54:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan shilling is set to continue losing value against world currencies due to the demand [...] Full text...

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UN chief highlights need for climate action, pandemic response

11 january 2021 - 08:00:25
London, UK (PANA) - In his first major speech of the year, the UN Secretary-General has underlined the need for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 91 new cases

10 january 2021 - 13:17:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded Saturday 91 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 7,957 the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 13 related deaths recorded in Libya

10 january 2021 - 13:07:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen patients have died from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Libya, bringing the total number of deaths [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria conducts 1,018,061tests, confirmed cases set to hit 100,000

10 january 2021 - 10:42:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has so far conducted 1,018,061 Coronavirus (COVID-19) sample tests, with confirmed cases set to hit the [...] Full text...

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Libya Security Task Force reiterates call for opening coastal road

09 january 2021 - 16:54:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Security Working Group (SWG) for Libya has renewed their call on all [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 23 deaths, as Speaker tests positive

09 january 2021 - 15:51:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 23 COVID-19-related deaths with another high of 1,241 infections from tests conducted nationally [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi to shut land, sea borders to check rapid spread of virus

09 january 2021 - 13:53:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi authorities announced on Saturday that all land and sea borders will be closed from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 56 new deaths

09 january 2021 - 11:23:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 56 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number to 5,018 since the start [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends ban on passengers from UK, South Africa until 31 January

09 january 2021 - 06:34:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Entry prohibition in Mauritius to passengers from the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa or those [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian president proposes health lockdown in hardest-hit regions

09 january 2021 - 04:47:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president Kais Saeid on Friday proposed to the country's scientific committee of the fight against [...] Full text...

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UN flags ‘deteriorating’ rights situation in run-up to Uganda's elections next week

09 january 2021 - 04:19:19
Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVAX secures 2 bln doses of safe, effective vaccines to roll out – WHO

08 january 2021 - 23:30:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility has secured contracts of 2 billion doses of safe [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus -World Bank undertakes surveys to map out impact on development

08 january 2021 - 23:14:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has launched a series of Rapid Response Phone Surveys of households and firms [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 19 new cases reported in Zambia, total in the last 24 hours is 1,000

08 january 2021 - 17:13:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has, in the last 24 hours, recorded a total of 1,029 new COVID-19 positive cases [...] Full text...

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'UNHCR concerned about thousands of Central Africans fleeing election violence'

08 january 2021 - 11:48:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Friday that it is concerned that violence and insecurity [...] Full text...

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Food for Mozambicans struggling amidst violence and COVID-19, ‘will be compromised’ without more funding: WFP

08 january 2021 - 06:50:31
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Despite increased insecurity and limited funding, the UN food relief agency is continuing to supply food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO warns of pandemic ‘tipping point’ as cases rise across Europe

08 january 2021 - 06:31:57
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a “tipping point” in the fight against COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Ten African presidents show solidarity with Ghana's Akufo-Addo at inaugural ceremony

08 january 2021 - 00:01:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ten African leaders Thursday showed solidarity with their Ghanaian counterpart, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and [...] Full text...

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2020-21 CAF Confed. Cup: All qualifiers for play-off round emerge

07 january 2021 - 19:17:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the 16 teams for the play-off round in the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup have emerged [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa secures first COVID-19 vaccines

07 january 2021 - 18:02:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, on Thursday confirmed that one million doses of a COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves new Gender Strategy for 2021-2025

07 january 2021 - 16:48:09
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday announced its approval of a new Gender Strategy [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo inaugurated for second term

07 january 2021 - 15:30:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Thursday sworn into office for his second term [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Infections flare up in Togo

07 january 2021 - 12:53:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Covid-19 infections in Togo are on the rise with 37 new cases recorded on Wednesday, the [...] Full text...

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Libya has recorded 103,521 confirmed coronavirus infections

07 january 2021 - 12:28:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 635 new cases of emerging coronavirus infection were recorded on Thursday in Libya, [...] Full text...

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'National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit AU intervention in conflicts'

07 january 2021 - 11:37:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Response by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union to emerging [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records low patronage of Russian Sputnik V vaccine

07 january 2021 - 11:27:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Only 25 people have been vaccinated in Guinea against Covid-19, with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, Dr. [...] Full text...

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Security Council has critical role in addressing fragility and conflict: UN chief

07 january 2021 - 07:25:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the critical role of the Security Council in addressing [...] Full text...

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CAF declares Al Hilal winners of game against Ghana’s Asante Kotoko

06 january 2021 - 23:32:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Wednesday declared Sudanese giants, Al Hilal Omdurman, winners of their [...] Full text...

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Kenya focuses on bolstering UN response to civil strife during Security Council tenure

06 january 2021 - 21:20:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will strive to engage more with countries affected by civil strife and focus more on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 850 new in 24 hours

06 january 2021 - 14:50:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 850 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours. This is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SA liberation hero Mluleki George succumbs to COVID-19

06 january 2021 - 13:06:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for South African liberation hero Mluleki George who died from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new deaths

06 january 2021 - 12:47:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new coronavirus-related deaths, as the country on Wednesday begins a second state [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records eight new imported cases

06 january 2021 - 12:05:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday reported eight new imported cases of Covid-19. The cases were detected [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Influx of refugees into eastern Sudan continues

06 january 2021 - 10:43:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The influx of Ethiopian refugees from the troubled Tigray region into the Eastern border with Sudan [...] Full text...

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WHO chief calls for ‘less politicking’ over health

06 january 2021 - 07:29:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a race to “save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic”, the head of the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal declares health emergency, partial curfew from Wednesday

05 january 2021 - 23:44:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Tuesday declared a state of health emergency and partial curfew from 21h [...] Full text...

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Cooperation between Libya, UNICEF in education reviewed

05 january 2021 - 23:18:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Ahmed Maitig, Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers new record of 76 deaths in 24 hours

05 january 2021 - 21:31:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Faouzi Mehdi, Tuesday deplored the high rate of infection of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records highest single-day number of COVID-19 cases with 1,204 infections on Monday

05 january 2021 - 17:17:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 cases since the first infection was reported in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies

05 january 2021 - 16:09:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...

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Development risks remain as economic activity, incomes likely to stay low for extended period - WBG

05 january 2021 - 16:04:44
Washington, US (PANA) - The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Awareness-raising campaign addresses preventive measures in Tripoli

05 january 2021 - 13:15:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An awareness campaign on preventive measures against  the coronavirus pandemic continued for the second day in [...] Full text...

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Guinean mining sector healthy despite the coronavirus pandemic

05 january 2021 - 09:54:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's mining sector has withstood the coronavirus pandemic and electoral crises in the country throughout 2020, [...] Full text...

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Botswana renews Canadian mining company's licence

05 january 2021 - 07:29:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has renewed a mining licence for Karowe Mine, owned by Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corp. Lucara [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns twin attacks in western Niger that killed at least 100 people

05 january 2021 - 06:36:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has strongly condemned the twin attacks in western Niger that killed [...] Full text...

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2020-21 CAF Confed. Cup: All first-round, second-leg matches this week

04 january 2021 - 21:00:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Below are all the first-round, second-leg fixtures in the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup to be played [...] Full text...

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Botswana nationals implored to gear up productivity

04 january 2021 - 16:03:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Despite the growing COVID-19 pandemic fears, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has implored the nation to gear [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records four imported cases from Dubai

04 january 2021 - 14:49:13
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Monday reported the detection of four new imported cases of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Infections on the rise in Zambia

04 january 2021 - 13:56:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has recorded 411 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to statistics released [...] Full text...

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World Braille Day highlights importance of accessible information - UN

04 january 2021 - 08:21:09
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating World Braille Day, on Monday, highlighting the importance of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana extends curfew to curb virus spread

04 january 2021 - 08:09:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has extended nighttime curfew to 31 January, as part of protocols to control COVID-19 pandemic. The [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to vaccinate 60% of population soon

04 january 2021 - 08:01:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has said that the government will implement a COVID-19 vaccination campaign [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's schools to reopen as pandemic restrictions are eased

04 january 2021 - 07:02:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - All schools in Ghana are to reopen this month as the government continues to ease restrictions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 917 new cases

04 january 2021 - 06:23:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday reported 917 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections bringing the total [...] Full text...

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‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy

04 january 2021 - 05:46:41
New York, US (PANA) - In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo cases reach 18,000

03 january 2021 - 19:47:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo on Saturday recorded 104 new confirmed cases of coronavirus from 344 tests, exceeding [...] Full text...

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Kenya govt issues stricter school re-opening protocols, care urged amongst ageing teachers

03 january 2021 - 19:39:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan teachers and other school staff who are aged 58 years or above and those with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya extends overnight curfew in year-long battle against coronavirus

03 january 2021 - 17:54:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The night time to dawn curfew imposed on Kenya since March 2020 has been extended to [...] Full text...

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Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’, UNICEF chief urges

01 january 2021 - 21:44:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said here Thursday that more than 371,500 children would be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 591 deaths, 14,701 recoveries recorded in DR Congo

01 january 2021 - 21:26:08
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo has already recorded 591 deaths and 14,701 recoveries of coronavirus (COVID-19) sinc0e the outbreak [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Macky Sall calls 2020 a particularly trying year

01 january 2021 - 14:02:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday underlined the national health context marked by a worrying resurgence of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo records 22 new cases

01 january 2021 - 13:47:03
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Thursday  recorded 22 new cases of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health told PANA on [...] Full text...

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Togo applies special restrictions for New Year revelers

01 january 2021 - 12:39:50
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Bars and restaurants in Togo are prohibited to serve customers on site during the end of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO alerts on new variants, recommends measures to stem spread

01 january 2021 - 07:34:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19), had [...] Full text...

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Countries welcome New Year

01 january 2021 - 07:23:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Countries around the globe on Friday ushered in 2021 but the celebrations were muted because of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African president Ramaphosa salutes health care workers

01 january 2021 - 06:53:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared 2020 as the year of the health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO clears BioNTech’s vaccine for emergency use

01 january 2021 - 06:43:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To speed up access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the developing world, on the eve of the new [...] Full text...

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2020 has been a year of trials, tragedies and tears - Guterres

31 december 2020 - 22:33:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said  Thursday 2020 was a year of trials, tragedies and tears, [...] Full text...

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Giant beam to usher in Cape Town's New Year

31 december 2020 - 11:20:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – For the first time in three decades, Africa’s biggest tourist attraction will not be [...] Full text...

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Millions of children in crisis hotspots ‘on the brink of famine’, warns UNICEF

31 december 2020 - 06:58:31
New York, US (PANA) - More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends entry prohibition to passengers from UK, South Africa until 10 Jan 2021

31 december 2020 - 06:39:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Entry prohibition in Mauritius to passengers from the United Kingdom and South Africa or those who [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya buried in Bamako

30 december 2020 - 23:48:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died 17 October in Paris of coronavirus (COVID-19), was buried [...] Full text...

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WHO urges greater surveillance as new COVID-19 variants emerge

30 december 2020 - 17:29:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – With the recent emergence in the African region of new COVID-19 variants which seem to have higher [...] Full text...

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Senegal's football competitions resume after 10 months interruption

30 december 2020 - 16:29:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - National football  competitions in Senegal restart on 2 January 2021, with the first day of professional [...] Full text...

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70% of Tunisian hotels close due to COVID-19

30 december 2020 - 16:16:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Hotel Federation president Dorra Miled said on Wednesday that 70% of hotels in the country [...] Full text...

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Zambia has new Covid strain

30 december 2020 - 15:15:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has recorded a new strain of the Coronavirus which spreads faster and causes more infections, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Prevention 'more effective than vaccine', says Burundian president

30 december 2020 - 13:11:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye said on Wednesday that preventive measures already taken against the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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Road accidents in Tunisia down in 2020

30 december 2020 - 09:18:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The North African state of Tunisia has recorded fewer road accidents and victims this year compared [...] Full text...

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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts

30 december 2020 - 06:56:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 147 new cases, total caseload nearing 100,000

29 december 2020 - 22:49:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Tuesday recorded 147 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total number of cases to 96,139 since [...] Full text...

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President Talon presents a 'satisfactory picture of Benin'

29 december 2020 - 17:34:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - President Patrice Talon on Tuesday presented to Members of Parliament a satisfactory picture of Benin in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNMISS raises pandemic awareness on challenging patrol to remote county

29 december 2020 - 15:15:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - At long last, a patrol team of peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 epidemiological situation in Tunisia is worrisome, Prime Minister cautions

29 december 2020 - 14:39:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The epidemiological situation related to the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) remains dangerous in Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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Ugandan peacekeepers receive medals for outstanding peacekeeping in Somalia

29 december 2020 - 12:36:04
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has awarded medals and certificates to Ugandan soldiers for [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisséto be buried on Friday

29 december 2020 - 09:19:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who died last Friday in Paris from COVID-19, will be buried [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: Education in crisis

29 december 2020 - 07:27:55
Paris, France (PANA) - Children all over the world have had their education severely disrupted this year, as schools struggle [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccination no guarantee of virus eradication: WHO officials

29 december 2020 - 07:15:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior World Health Organisation (WHO) officials have warned that the COVID-19 virus is "not necessarily the [...] Full text...

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After year of ‘trials, tragedies and tears’, UN chief sends message of hope for 2021

29 december 2020 - 07:04:55
New York, US (PANA) - As the world enters 2021, after a “year of trials, tragedies and tears”, the United [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 52 deaths, 1,612 new infections in 24 hours

28 december 2020 - 22:59:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Health Monday recorded 52 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 3 deaths, 74 new infections and 31 recoveries

28 december 2020 - 22:00:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Monday recorded three deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 156 the total number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records four deaths, 532 new cases

28 december 2020 - 10:56:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four patients have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the National Centre for Disease [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa records more than 1 million cases

28 december 2020 - 06:24:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has breached the one million mark for COVID-19 cases, with 9,502 new [...] Full text...

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