Global vaccines initiative gets US$50 million boost
02 june 2021 - 22:39:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$50 million commitment to the Global Vaccine [...] Full text...
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$50 million commitment to the Global Vaccine [...] Full text...
African trade ministers seek level-playing field for trade in agriculture
02 june 2021 - 22:20:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of agriculture-exporting countries and the African Group, representing 64 countries at the World Trade [...] Full text...
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Africa’s Free Trade Area, world’s largest, says Expert
02 june 2021 - 19:59:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Anne Wambui Gaitha, an International Trade and Investment expert on Wednesday revealed that the newly-launched African [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 17 new infections, zero death on Tuesday
02 june 2021 - 18:58:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded a total of 17 new [...] Full text...
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Africa can salvage social, economic fortunes after devastating pandemic - Mo Ibrahim
02 june 2021 - 17:50:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for Africa to reinvent its economic growth plan, a governance think-tank, [...] Full text...
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Libya records 4 coronavirus-related deaths, 251 new cases
02 june 2021 - 13:17:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 251 COVID-19 infections and four COVID-19 related deaths by Wednesday, taking the official death [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Uganda and IMF reach staff-level deal on a US$1 billion financing package
02 june 2021 - 08:12:24Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on a three-year US$1 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine equity at heart of new $50 billion plan to end pandemic, drive recovery
02 june 2021 - 06:22:56New York, US (PANA) - Governments are being urged to finance a new $50 billion roadmap to end the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
01 june 2021 - 22:24:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization Tuesday validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 rate spikes as Nigeria records 28 deaths, 203 new infections
01 june 2021 - 19:13:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 203 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing [...] Full text...
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Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges, forge economic ties between Africa and Asia
01 june 2021 - 18:12:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN system in Gambia monitoring detection of the COVID-19 Delta variant
01 june 2021 - 17:18:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations system in The Gambia is closely monitoring COVID-19 developments in the West African [...] Full text...
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Third Japan-Africa Business Forum opens June 29
01 june 2021 - 15:08:36Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Asia External Representation Office of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in coordination with the [...] Full text...
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EBRD and EU join forces to boost exports by Tunisian SMEs
01 june 2021 - 14:18:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are joining forces [...] Full text...
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Mandate of African Legal Support Facility extended until 2036
01 june 2021 - 08:18:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At the Annual Meetings of its Management and Governance Councils, held on 25 and 26 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVID danger has not passed, States must support pandemic treaty - WHO chief
01 june 2021 - 05:30:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN health agency chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged all countries on Monday to support a pandemic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO announces simple, easy-to-say labels for SARS-CoV-2 variants
31 may 2021 - 22:03:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Monday it had assigned simple, easy to say and remember [...] Full text...
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Burundi, Kenya sign bilateral cooperation agreements
31 may 2021 - 21:29:44Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Burundi on Monday signed several agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two East [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU High Representative says 'vaccination gap must be closed’
31 may 2021 - 15:48:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union High Representative has stressed the need to close the vaccination gap between advanced [...] Full text...
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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre
31 may 2021 - 05:30:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for global partnership to address climate change, COVID-19
30 may 2021 - 12:57:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 63 new COVID-19 cases on Friday
29 may 2021 - 18:36:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded 63 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal with DR Congo on US$1.5 billion financing package
29 may 2021 - 10:14:50Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team have [...] Full text...
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2021 African Economic Conference scheduled for December
29 may 2021 - 08:17:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC), jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), [...] Full text...
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African Development Fund ranked among world’s leading providers of development assistance
29 may 2021 - 08:08:22Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has been ranked second among 49 international agencies for the [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals decrease by 99.1% in Mauritius
29 may 2021 - 07:36:20Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday reported that the number of tourist arrivals decreased from 304,842 in the [...] Full text...
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Africa Road Builders: Buhari wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy
29 may 2021 - 07:28:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has been named winner of the 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends 2nd phase of lockdown to 30 June 2021
29 may 2021 - 06:58:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has extended the second phase of its lockdown by one month, to fall on 30 [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff level deal with Cameroon on new economic support arrangements
28 may 2021 - 10:44:49Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon has shown resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but still faces significant challenges, [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$ 14.4 million disbursement to The Gambia
28 may 2021 - 09:10:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed the second review under [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals to business leaders to help quell ‘a tsunami of suffering’ caused by pandemic
28 may 2021 - 06:40:11New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought “a tsunami of suffering”, taken over 3.4 million lives and [...] Full text...
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UN salutes ‘dedication and bravery’ of peacekeepers
28 may 2021 - 06:22:18New York, US (PANA) - With a focus for this year’s International Day if UN Peacekeepers on youth, peace and security, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, partners call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021
27 may 2021 - 21:21:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries that are advanced in their vaccination programmes are seeing cases of COVID-19 decline and early [...] Full text...
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African countries show significant progress on tax transparency – 2021 Tax Transparency report
27 may 2021 - 14:43:01Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries strengthened their ability to recover funds held offshore, directly boosting national tax revenues, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia confirms first cases of Indian variant
27 may 2021 - 13:58:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia's Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, on Thursday confirmed detecting the West African nation's first [...] Full text...
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Africa’s drive to boost medicine and vaccine manufacturing
27 may 2021 - 13:13:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa slowing down, the continent is working to boost its [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 321 new cases
27 may 2021 - 13:07:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 231 new COVID-19 cases, detected from 2,864 samples over the past 24 hours, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa urgently needs 20 million second doses of vaccine
27 may 2021 - 11:33:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects nine new cases
27 may 2021 - 06:43:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday announced the detection of nine new cases of COVID-19, bringing [...] Full text...
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Use Africa’s rich heritage as ‘catalyst’ for transformation: Guterres
27 may 2021 - 05:29:48New York, US (PANA) - A call to use Africa’s rich cultural and natural heritage as a catalyst for growth [...] Full text...
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Total CAF Super Cup 2020 match to be played with 30% crowd attendance in Doha
27 may 2021 - 05:11:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following discussions and agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the Local Organising Committee (LOC) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 37 new cases, four deaths on Tuesday
26 may 2021 - 17:51:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...
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Bachelet urges Libya and EU to protect migrants in central Mediterranean Sea
26 may 2021 - 15:55:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on the Libyan Government of National [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 behind unprecedented changes in number of migrants across East and Horn of Africa - IOM Report
26 may 2021 - 12:56:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 300,000 migrants across the East and Horn of Africa have been affected by COVID-19 in 2020, according to the International Organization [...] Full text...
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IMF mission approves Egypt’s commitment to macroeconomic stability
26 may 2021 - 10:11:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Strong performance and commitment of the Egyptian authorities over the past 12 months helped the country [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 19 new cases\
26 may 2021 - 08:32:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities detected 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing to 1,333 the number [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic Fuelling child labour in Ghana, says Human Rights Watch
26 may 2021 - 06:58:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unprecedented economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, together with global school closures and inadequate government [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ACT Accelerator has helped ability to tackle pandemic globally -WHO
25 may 2021 - 21:58:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to the WHO Director-General and Head of the ACT-Accelerator Coordination Hub, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says relaxing measures prematurely led to surge in pandemic
25 may 2021 - 21:20:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) asserted Tuesday that relaxing measures prematurely had contributed to a surge [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court promises conducive environment for improved efficiency
25 may 2021 - 19:35:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has expressed the desire [...] Full text...
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French PM to visit Tunisia on June 2-3
25 may 2021 - 16:33:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex, will pay an official visit to Tunisia on 2-3 of June, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU to increase global vaccine production capacities
25 may 2021 - 15:13:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The pace of vaccinations has accelerated across the EU and should be sustained, the European Council [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambian authorities deny access to 72 arrivals, quarantine 272 for 14 days
25 may 2021 - 13:16:31Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Ministry of Health has denied 72 individuals access into the country and placed 272 others [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Indian Ocean Commission donates medical equipment to Mauritius
25 may 2021 - 08:09:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Monday received medical equipment under the SEGA-One Health Network of the Indian Ocean Commission [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new positive cases
25 may 2021 - 06:45:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities detected 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing to 1,312 the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 100,000 people in Ghana take second jab of AstraZeneca vaccine
24 may 2021 - 23:05:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Over 100,000 people in Ghana have so far received the second phase of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 74th World Health Assembly kicks off with bold ambition to end pandemic
24 may 2021 - 14:07:12New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a tsunami of suffering, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 52 new cases
24 may 2021 - 12:51:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 52 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests on 1,356 samples and composed [...] Full text...
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WHO, Switzerland launch global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
24 may 2021 - 12:40:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...
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Total CAF Super Cup in Qatar to be played in a "bio-bubble"
23 may 2021 - 11:29:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Total CAF Super Cup in Doha, Qatar, on Friday night, 28 May 2021, will be [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius declares “war” against Covid-19
23 may 2021 - 10:04:41Cote d'Or, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday launched a national awareness campaign against Covid-19, under [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs
23 may 2021 - 07:58:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...
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CAR struggles to address economic challenges arising from security crisis
22 may 2021 - 08:31:56Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The deterioration of the security situation in Central African Republic (CAR) at the beginning [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges humanity to make ‘peace with the planet’
22 may 2021 - 06:46:19New York, US (PANA) - Humanity is “waging a war on nature”, threatening biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius to launch National Awareness Campaign on pandemic
22 may 2021 - 06:20:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth will on Sunday launch a National Awareness Campaign on COVID-19 at [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana chosen by EU as possible manufacturing hub for COVID-19 vaccines
22 may 2021 - 05:28:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The European Commission has named Ghana as one of its possible manufacturing hubs of COVID-19 vaccines [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for G20 vaccine task force, in 'war' against the virus
22 may 2021 - 05:03:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s richest economies to take a central role in ending the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: G20 leaders call for urgent, immediate action to overcome pandemic
21 may 2021 - 22:32:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders met here Friday at the Global Health Summit co-hosted by the European Commission and Italy [...] Full text...
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Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO
21 may 2021 - 20:35:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A joint WHO/ILO report reaching PANA Friday said long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: AfDB boosts new investment dynamics, a vector of recovery in times of crisis
21 may 2021 - 19:58:29Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a donation of [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves new water policy
21 may 2021 - 19:44:58Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a new [...] Full text...
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EBRD president on virtual visit to Morocco
21 may 2021 - 11:42:23Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Odile Renaud-Basso will pay her first official visit [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 500,000 vaccines from China
21 may 2021 - 06:47:13Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has procured 500,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccines which were flown in on Thursday evening [...] Full text...
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FIFA Congress to discuss Saudi plan to hold World Cups every two years
20 may 2021 - 16:43:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA will discuss a proposal from Saudi Arabia to hold the World Cup and Women's World [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 4,418 positive cases out of 302,448 virus tests
20 may 2021 - 14:36:04Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has carried out 302,488 screening tests for coronavirus to detect 4,418 positive cases since its [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya receives 120,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines
20 may 2021 - 11:59:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 120,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines were received on Wednesday by Libya, the spokesperson of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sudan closes schools for one month to avoid explosion of cases
20 may 2021 - 11:33:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has closed all schools for, at least one month with effect from Thursday, to prevent [...] Full text...
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Saudi Arabia formally proposes FIFA World Cups every two years
20 may 2021 - 07:32:39Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Saudi Arabia's football federation has formally asked FIFA to look at staging World Cups for men [...] Full text...
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Global trade soars in first quarter, but services still in doldrums: UNCTAD
20 may 2021 - 07:20:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade bounced back to a record high early this year, although service industries are still a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects three new positive cases
20 may 2021 - 07:13:29Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that they detected three new positive cases of Covid-19 out [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘feeding’ drivers of conflict and instability in Africa: Guterres
20 may 2021 - 05:32:13New York, US (PANA) - Women and young people must be part of Africa’s plans to recover from the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Health Assembly to focus on ending COVID-19 pandemic
20 may 2021 - 00:04:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a year when COVID-19) threatens the health and well-being of everyone on the planet, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Contact sports banned in South African schools
19 may 2021 - 18:12:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Wednesday suspended all contact sports in schools across the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Barrow urges Gambians to get vaccinated
19 may 2021 - 18:08:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has encouraged all Gambians to be cooperative and supportive of the ongoing vaccination [...] Full text...
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European Union releases 5.55-million-euro budget support for the Gambia
19 may 2021 - 18:05:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 5.55 million euros (about 338 million Gambian Dalasis) as a [...] Full text...
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CAF postpones qualifiers for Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2022
19 may 2021 - 17:00:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The CAF Organizing Committee for Women’s football has postponed the June qualifiers for the Total Women’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 29 new cases
19 may 2021 - 15:42:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 29 new cases of coronavirus from tests carried out on 1,358 samples, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No virus-related death recorded in Libya
19 may 2021 - 15:33:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No death linked to coronavirus infection has occurred in Libya in the past day, the National [...] Full text...
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France offers support for Nigeria to overcome security challenges
19 may 2021 - 12:47:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that his country will support Nigeria with [...] Full text...
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Coronavius: Nigeria records 29 new infections bringing caseload to 165,807
19 may 2021 - 12:35:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 29 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Malawi health minister inspects vaccine incineration
19 may 2021 - 11:57:25Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Malawi’s health minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Wednesday inspected the incineration of expired Covid-19 vaccines at [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo records seven new cases, 49 recoveries
19 may 2021 - 11:32:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Tuesday recorded seven new confirmed cases of Covid-19 bringing the total number of confirmed [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President calls for debt cancellation for poor countries
19 may 2021 - 09:35:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Tuesday called for the cancellation of the debts of poor countries [...] Full text...
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Fresh attacks, dire conditions plague Africa’s Sahel, Security Council hears
19 may 2021 - 05:36:10New York, US (PANA) - Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to [...] Full text...
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Ratings agency flags South Africa concerns
18 may 2021 - 18:05:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global ratings agency, Moody’s, on Tuesday warned that low economic growth and rising debt [...] Full text...
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Botswana president due in Lesotho on Wednesday
18 may 2021 - 15:28:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi will on Wednesday pay a friendly visit to Lesotho, the International Affairs [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Indian variant detected in Zambia
18 may 2021 - 15:09:18Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has detected one case of the Indian variant of COVID-19 in a 42-year-old man. Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenyan secures resources for critical development - IMF
18 may 2021 - 13:46:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will have access to US$410 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if the Fund’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: European Council supports recovery and transformation of Europe’s media
18 may 2021 - 12:42:37Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions to support the recovery and transformation of the European [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers
18 may 2021 - 11:32:42Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...
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International Museum Day 2021: Minister renews call for return of looted Nigerian Artefacts
18 may 2021 - 10:35:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed his call for the repatriation [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel holds mini summit in Paris
18 may 2021 - 10:05:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Heads of state and government of the G5 Sahel held a mini-summit on Monday on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AU health ministers urge member countries to step up vaccination against the disease
18 may 2021 - 07:48:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Health Ministers have called upon all AU Member States to intensify their efforts for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine inequity triggers ‘huge disconnect’ between countries, reiterates WHO chief
18 may 2021 - 06:24:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline globally for a second consecutive week, the UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Administration of second dose of vaccine launched in Togo
18 may 2021 - 00:04:04Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal access to care, Professor Mustafa Mijiyawa, Monday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania's presidential committee recommends interventions to check pandemic
17 may 2021 - 18:48:40Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A special committee of experts formed by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to evaluate [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana detects new COVID-19 variant
17 may 2021 - 16:01:08Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Health authorities in Botswana have detected the new COVID-19 variant (B.1.617) in the country. It was [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are ‘a force for good’ – Guterres
17 may 2021 - 15:25:31New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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AfDB, European bank reach deal to spur infrastructure investment
17 may 2021 - 13:46:03Paris, France (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on [...] Full text...
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Heavy external debt burden suppresses African development endeavours
17 may 2021 - 13:26:23Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - There could be no recovery from the current economic malaise without addressing Africa’s external debt [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso president leaves for Paris Summit on financing for African economies
17 may 2021 - 11:53:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, left Ouagadougou on Monday for Paris, [...] Full text...
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ECA holds virtual climate talks
17 may 2021 - 10:05:30Cotonou, Benin ( PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the University of Cabo Verde are organising the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects five new positive cases
17 may 2021 - 07:13:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Monday that they detected five new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are 'a force for good', says UN chief
17 may 2021 - 06:34:57New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief calls on G7 countries to 'share excess vaccines now'
17 may 2021 - 06:25:08New York, US (PANA) - The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries [...] Full text...
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Secretary-General calls for immediate end to 'senseless' Israeli-Palestine violence
17 may 2021 - 06:15:54New York, US (PANA) - The current “senseless” cycle of violence in the Middle East must end now, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit
16 may 2021 - 16:24:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...
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FIFA auditors arrive in Accra to audit GFA
15 may 2021 - 12:49:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is receiving Auditors from the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: PCR testing now subject to medical prescription in Benin
15 may 2021 - 12:19:09Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The "PCR" (polymerase chain reaction) or "virological" test to detect positivity to COVID-19 is now subject to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius to hold horse-racing in camera
15 may 2021 - 08:23:37Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The 2021 season of horse-racing that starts Saturday in the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis, would take place [...] Full text...
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IMF team confirms Ghana’s effective management of COVID-19 pandemic
15 may 2021 - 08:19:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana has managed very effectively the COVID-19 outbreak, and succeeded in protecting lives, with almost 93,000 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Incoming flight from India brought 3 positive cases to Mauritius
15 may 2021 - 08:09:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Three Mauritian passengers who came from India on 6 May, 2021, on Friday tested positive to [...] Full text...
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CAF Executive Committee members test negative for Covid-19 in Kigali
15 may 2021 - 06:07:32Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - All CAF members invited to CAF executive meeting in Rwanda registered through the Rwanda Biomedical Center [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls on wealthier nations to donate vaccines to poorer nations
15 may 2021 - 00:04:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, against the vastly uneven international distribution of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo to pay working visit to France, Belgium, S. Africa
14 may 2021 - 23:18:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Akufo-Addo will leave Sunday, 16 May, for a nine-day official working visit to France, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 16 new cases, no deaths
14 may 2021 - 16:43:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests carried out on 1,055 samples, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 56 new deaths
14 may 2021 - 16:06:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 56 COVID-19 related deaths and 720 confirmed infections after laboratory analysis of a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 53 new infections
14 may 2021 - 13:57:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 53 new COVID-19 infections were recorded on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 31 new cases
14 may 2021 - 13:44:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 31 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 20 of them are being treated [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records drop in active cases
13 may 2021 - 22:53:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's active coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have dropped from 1,593 to 1, 432, the country's health service [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 44 new infections, one death on Wednesday
13 may 2021 - 19:05:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded one COVID-19-related death on Wednesday, bringing [...] Full text...
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African policymakers face three challenges to lift economies out of worst health crisis
13 may 2021 - 15:09:41Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The second wave of the health crisis that hit sub-Saharan Africa earlier in the [...] Full text...
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Zambia Parliament to dissolve Friday ahead of polls
13 may 2021 - 15:04:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian parliament will dissolve on Thursday midnight, ahead of the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: About 100,000 people vaccinated in Zambia
13 may 2021 - 15:00:37Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Ministry of Health has announced that 90,916 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since 14 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African-born billionaire pledges to provide vaccine
13 may 2021 - 11:41:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African-born pharmaceutical billionaire has committed US$255 million to help the country produce [...] Full text...
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Guinea Bissau seeks IMF support to mobilise finance for economic reforms
13 may 2021 - 09:15:51Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) – Guinea-Bissau’s fiscal deficit widened in 2020 reflecting weaker tax revenue and the authorities’ spending measures to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus : Ghana records four more deaths to push fatalities to 783
12 may 2021 - 21:49:29Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded four more coronavirus (COVID-19)deaths to bring the total fatality toll to 783, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Top COVID probe urges bold overhaul of pandemic prevention measures
12 may 2021 - 15:52:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A prestigious World Health Organization (WHO) appointed panel on Wednesday urged bold action to end the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Public development banks urge new financing for Africa’s post-Covid-19 recovery
12 may 2021 - 13:26:33Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - A global coalition of public development banks on Tuesday emphasized the urgency of immediate resources [...] Full text...
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Tensions could escalate to ‘full-scale war,’ UN Middle East envoy warns
12 may 2021 - 12:00:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process added his voice to calls [...] Full text...
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UN highlights Islamic social financing to help economic recovery, pandemic response
12 may 2021 - 08:48:30New York, US (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the health and economic crisis sparked by the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects nine new local cases
12 may 2021 - 06:53:01Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday reported that they have recorded nine cases of COVID-19 at [...] Full text...
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Madagascar faces famine risk: Gov't, UN food agencies warn
12 may 2021 - 05:33:29Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine inequity posing ‘significant risk’ to global economic recovery: UN report
12 may 2021 - 05:15:25New York, US (PANA) - Although the outlook for global growth has improved, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well [...] Full text...
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In Niger, Covid-19 wards remain empty, as agriculture and business benefit from support programmes
11 may 2021 - 19:35:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After achieving outstanding results in its management of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niger, which is expected to [...] Full text...
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Botswana urged to license community radio stations
11 may 2021 - 17:34:32Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Editors in Botswana have implored authorities to consider the establishment of community radio stations. Speaking at the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Amazon to build its African headquarters in Cape Town
11 may 2021 - 15:38:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The City of Cape Town has given the all-clear for a US$750 million development [...] Full text...
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South Sudan faces its worst food security crisis as humanitarian aid dwindles
11 may 2021 - 14:42:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An African regional organisation said about 60 percent of South Sudan people are facing “one of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 49 new cases
11 may 2021 - 11:47:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 49 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria reimposes midnight curfew, restriction on mass gathering
11 may 2021 - 11:03:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has re-introduced a nationwide 12am to 4am curfew from Tuesday to curtail [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 39 new deaths
11 may 2021 - 09:56:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded 39 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,024 new confirmed infections in 24 [...] Full text...
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Free up ‘bottlenecks’ stifling Africa’s agri-food sector, urges FAO chief
11 may 2021 - 06:24:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa’s agri-food sector has boosted [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic grip keeps world in ‘perilous situation’, says WHO chief
11 may 2021 - 05:31:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amidst an “unacceptably high plateau” in COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, the UN health agency chief [...] Full text...
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CAF Women’s AFCON qualifiers: CAF unveils pairings
10 may 2021 - 17:27:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, ON Monday hosted the [...] Full text...
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EU to deepen strategic relationship with the Horn of Africa region
10 may 2021 - 12:25:15Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union (EU) on Monday approved conclusions affirming the EU's commitment to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU provides €500,000 to WFP for pandemic recovery in Rwanda
10 may 2021 - 11:33:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed €500,000 from the European Union (EU) to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 9 new cases
10 may 2021 - 09:15:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities say that they detected nine new positive cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing [...] Full text...
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Despite end of rebellion in Darfur, people are still on the run
09 may 2021 - 18:20:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Although clashes between rebels and the Sudanese government have largely subsided in Darfur and many other [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 30 new infections
09 may 2021 - 16:01:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 30 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections were recorded on [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari laments ''madness' in parts of the country
09 may 2021 - 15:53:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday lamented the "madness" going on in parts of the country [...] Full text...
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CAF receives new record of entries in qualifiers for women's competitions
09 may 2021 - 09:52:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says the participation of national teams in women's football competitions [...] Full text...
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Republic of Korea helps keep humanitarian flights in four African countries
09 may 2021 - 04:52:42Rome, Italy (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$1.25 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...
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UN chief Guterres seeks second term
09 may 2021 - 04:44:17New York, US (PANA) - The current UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has laid out his case for a second five year [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new virus-related death
08 may 2021 - 14:23:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new death linked to the coronavirus, which brought to 1,117 the the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF mission hails Mauritius’ efforts in containing COVID-19 pandemic
08 may 2021 - 09:18:04Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Announcing the success of Mauritius in containing the Covid-19 virus thanks to strict health measures, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi registers 39 new cases, including 4 imported
08 may 2021 - 06:56:10Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi has recorded 39 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 35 from local transmission and 4 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new cases
08 may 2021 - 06:40:46Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said on Saturday they have detected 14 new cases of Covid-19 [...] Full text...
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WHO approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
08 may 2021 - 06:22:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A COVID-19 vaccine produced in China has been given the green light for global rollout, potentially [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 69 new deaths
07 may 2021 - 22:56:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia over the past 24 hours recorded 69 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), which [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO gives emergency listing to Sinopharm vaccine
07 may 2021 - 21:55:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO Friday gave emergency use listing to Sinopharm Bejing's COVID-19 vaccine, making it the sixth [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 28 new infections in five states
07 may 2021 - 13:16:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country registered 28 new COVID-19 infections in [...] Full text...
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Women's AFCON: Qualifiers' draw to be conducted on Monday
07 may 2021 - 11:41:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), or Morocco 2022, qualifiers, will [...] Full text...
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South African health expert appointed to WHO council
07 may 2021 - 11:38:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s world renowned infectious disease epidemiologist Professor Salim Abdool Karim, who played a [...] Full text...
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Moroccan and Beninese Foreign Ministers hold talks
07 may 2021 - 09:54:11Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, held talks [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects five new cases in a bakery
07 may 2021 - 08:14:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities say they detected five new positive cases of Covid-19 on workers on Thursday [...] Full text...
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IMF projects 5.1 percent rebound of Rwanda’s economy in 2021
07 may 2021 - 08:08:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s economic growth is projected to rebound to 5.1 percent in 2021, compared to a contraction [...] Full text...
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Improved agronomic practices, favourable weather raise Kenya’s sugar output
07 may 2021 - 06:37:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s sugar production is expected to increase in marketing year 2021/22 due to good weather, better [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine supply crunch adds to risk of pandemic resurgence, warns WHO
07 may 2021 - 06:00:30Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - With Africa-bound COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Serum Institute of India delayed for the foreseeable future, slow [...] Full text...
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Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges
07 may 2021 - 05:14:20New York, US (PANA) - Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45 per cent [...] Full text...
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WHO announces new council of experts on economics of health for all
06 may 2021 - 20:59:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday announced a 11-member council of distinguished experts in economics, health, [...] Full text...
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UK Parliamentary Committee recognises AfDB's effective response to Covid-19
06 may 2021 - 18:44:05Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has welcomed a report published by the UK House of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR receives US$1.66 million from Korea for refugees in Uganda
06 may 2021 - 10:58:02Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has received US$1.666 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Africa's opening group qualifiers postponed to September
06 may 2021 - 10:38:09Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Africa group qualifying matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which were to begin in [...] Full text...
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US, South Africa stress need to expand global COVID-19 vaccine production
06 may 2021 - 07:24:07London, UK (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor have underscored [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief hails US support for vaccine patent waiver
06 may 2021 - 05:57:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya confirms new variant from India
05 may 2021 - 23:36:38Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - A new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant originating in India has been confirmed after tests and gene sequencing [...] Full text...
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Kenya lifts visa, work permit requirements for Tanzanians
05 may 2021 - 22:27:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu, has outlined reforms being undertaken by her administration to enhance ease [...] Full text...
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WHO survey urges reduction in inequalities in good hand hygiene
05 may 2021 - 22:26:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest World Health Organization (WHO) global survey on implementation of national infection prevention and control [...] Full text...
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GFA, CAF and FIFA begin two-day VAR kick-off meeting in Ghana
05 may 2021 - 19:00:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) project team of Ghana on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, began a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 34 new infections on Tuesday
05 may 2021 - 15:59:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 34 new cases of COVID-19 in [...] Full text...
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Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high, warns Global Report on Food Crises
05 may 2021 - 10:49:32Rome, Italy (PANA) – The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has [...] Full text...
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UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives
05 may 2021 - 10:32:39New York, US (PANA) - The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the [...] Full text...
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Young people key to transforming world’s food systems: UN officials
05 may 2021 - 05:23:23New York, US (PANA) - Young people are taking a leading role in shaping fair and equitable food systems around [...] Full text...
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Schools reopen in South Sudan after 14-month COVID lockdown
05 may 2021 - 05:13:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road [...] Full text...
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New report sounds alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives - WHO
04 may 2021 - 21:50:17New York, United Nations (PANA) - A new World Health Organization report has asserted that fully investing in midwives by [...] Full text...
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UN forum examines how to make science and technology work better for all
04 may 2021 - 15:56:19New York, US (PANA) - Harnessing the full potential of science and technology for the benefit of all people, everywhere, [...] Full text...
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800,000 South Sudanese may face reduced access to fife-saving primary health care soon, IOM warns
04 may 2021 - 14:27:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns that more than 800,000 people in South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Africa needs to invest in innovative technology, says UN chief’s special adviser
04 may 2021 - 13:20:48Washington, US (PANA) - In rebuilding their economies after COVID-19, policymakers in Africa must invest in innovative technology to leapfrog [...] Full text...
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Mauritius donates US$50,000 to the World Food Programme in Madagascar
04 may 2021 - 07:51:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has donated US$50,000 through the World Food Programme (WFP) in Madagascar to help the vulnerable [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global vaccination push
04 may 2021 - 05:36:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Monday for the world’s richest nations to [...] Full text...
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