‘Stay the course together to emerge stronger’ from COVID-19 crisis: UN chief
05 july 2020 - 18:33:00New York, US (PANA) - As a major United Nations forum prepares to assess progress towards a fairer future for [...] Full text...
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Libya loses US$6.452 billion due to blockade of oil sites
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New York, US (PANA) - As a major United Nations forum prepares to assess progress towards a fairer future for [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: 71 new infections, a record in Libya
05 july 2020 - 13:44:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 71 new coronavirus infections, a record number of COVID-19 contaminations, the National Centre [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for virus
05 july 2020 - 11:40:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases cross 20,000-mark at 20,085
05 july 2020 - 11:37:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s coronavirus case count has crossed the 20,000-mark to hit 20,085, as the pandemic continues to [...] Full text...
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'Let's cooperate and invite everyone to fight for climate action', says UN Chief
05 july 2020 - 07:57:29New York, US (PANA) - "The COVID-19 pandemic and climate emergency have both revealed the fragility of our societies and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's president goes into self-isolation after exposure to someone with virus
05 july 2020 - 07:38:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday went into a 14-day self-isolation after getting exposed to [...] Full text...
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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks
05 july 2020 - 07:32:56Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] Full text...
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Coromnavirus: Four Ghanaian doctors succumb to virus, over 150 test positive
04 july 2020 - 18:43:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said here Saturday that over 150 of its members had tested [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sixth Nigerian governor tests positive
04 july 2020 - 16:13:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Coronavirus (COVID-19) invaded two further government houses Friday with the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engineer [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Three "systematic" screening centres set up in Bujumbiura
04 july 2020 - 14:07:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Three systematic free testing centres for the coronavirus (COVID-19) will be set up here with effect [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 4 new deaths, 108 new infections
04 july 2020 - 13:15:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal Saturday recorded four new coronavirus-related deaths, 108 new infections and 47 new recoveries, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo records 671 positive cases, 424 recoveries
04 july 2020 - 12:50:01Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Friday recorded 4 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the confirmed total to 671, 233, [...] Full text...
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Health emergency extended by 45 days in Togo
04 july 2020 - 12:31:49Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Saturday extended by 45 days the state of health emergency declared early April by President [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria's cases jump to 27,564 with 454 new infections
04 july 2020 - 11:46:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here Saturday it recorded 454 new cases of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 27 new infections
04 july 2020 - 11:09:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 27 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, six new recoveries and one death were Saturday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana sees record daily rise as several testing sites run out of reagents
04 july 2020 - 09:16:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have seen a record daily jump of 758 to take [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 21 new confirmed cases
03 july 2020 - 23:23:02Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Friday recorded 21 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 91 the number of infected [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria airport regulators roll out new standard operating procedures for July 8 opening of domestic flights
03 july 2020 - 19:56:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Friday released new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Central African Republic don't feel inferior to the giants - Coach Zahoui
03 july 2020 - 18:43:50Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Although they are one of the weakest football teams in Africa, Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA president to discuss COVID-19 response at World Football Summit
03 july 2020 - 18:22:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, will discuss the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis in football and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea to gradually resume air traffic
03 july 2020 - 16:09:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, on Thursday asked his Minister of Transport to establish a protocol [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 4 new deaths, 110 new cases, and 67 recoveries recorded Friday in Senegal
03 july 2020 - 15:47:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday recorded four new deaths related to coronavirus, 110 new cases, and 67 recoveries, [...] Full text...
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Niger-EU Political Dialogue opens in Niamey
03 july 2020 - 15:42:33Niamey, Niger (PANA) - All Nigeriens, except those in the Diaspora, will have their biometric voters' cards at least a [...] Full text...
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CAF, FIFA, WHO and SGSA hold joint Safety & Security COVID-19 review meeting for Africa
03 july 2020 - 15:32:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with [...] Full text...
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AfDB concludes R2 billion investment in Nedbank SDG-linked bonds
03 july 2020 - 15:03:25Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has concluded the investment of 2billion Rands (about US$116 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves US$165 million grant for Ethiopia's national COVID-19 emergency response
03 july 2020 - 14:52:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July, 2020, approved [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinean President wants tools for preventive measures distributed in schools
03 july 2020 - 14:24:31Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé on Thursday said tools for the preventive measures against Covid-19 must be [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Infections in Rwanda reach 1,063
03 july 2020 - 13:07:59Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of coronavirus infections in Rwanda increased by 21 within a day to reach 1,063 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: DRC and IFAD partner for better nutrition, resilience for small-scale farmers facing pandemic
03 july 2020 - 13:00:53Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday announced support for a new programme in [...] Full text...
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. AIB Capital Limited, ApexAfricaCapital Limited in Kenya announce merger
03 july 2020 - 12:01:27Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Group, AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies in Mauritius, has concluded a [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria youths driving disease spread as nation records 626 new infections
03 july 2020 - 11:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded 626 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing total infections in the country to 27,110. Nigeria [...] Full text...
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UN renews call for closure of Libya’s migration detention centres, accountability
03 july 2020 - 10:58:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Marking the first anniversary of the airstrike on Libya’s Tajoura Detention Centre, which resulted in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavius: Ghana's Deputy Trade and Industry minister resigns for breaching protocols
03 july 2020 - 10:56:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Deputy Trade and Industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned after admitting that he broke COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Libya records 17 new coronavirus infections
03 july 2020 - 10:12:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 17 new coronavirus infections, one death and one recovery on Thursday, the National Centre [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO urges strong safety measures as African countries resume air travel
03 july 2020 - 04:35:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As African countries begin to reopen borders and air spaces, it is crucial that governments take [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Pandemic fast becoming protection crisis, Guterres warns Security Council
03 july 2020 - 04:14:28New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is “profoundly affecting” peace and security across the globe, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Kuwait finances construction of 4 hospitals in Tunisia, says Tunisian Health ministry
02 july 2020 - 23:24:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Kuwait Thursday reviewed projects and programmes executed through their joint cooperation in the fight [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritania goes second consecutive day without death
02 july 2020 - 22:56:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Thursday went a second consecutive day without recording any death related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Aides of VIPs, politicians barred from terminals as Nigerian airports reopen July 8
02 july 2020 - 21:52:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika Thursday gave details of protocols for the reopening of Nigeria’s domestic flights [...] Full text...
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Tunisia GDP drops by 46.4% due to health crisis
02 july 2020 - 20:46:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The health crisis linked to the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) caused a drop by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers 3 new confirmed cases
02 july 2020 - 18:31:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded three new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) following laboratory tests carried out on a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Doctor warns Ghana is 'going in a worse direction'
02 july 2020 - 18:26:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on Thursday warned that data on [...] Full text...
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America’s steadfast support for Gambian democracy unshakable - envoy
02 july 2020 - 18:13:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States ambassador to The Gambia, Carl Paschall, Thursday pledged his country’s steadfast support for [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's trade balance swings to deficit as exports, imports tumble
02 july 2020 - 17:52:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's trade performance plunged into a deficit in May after two straight months of surpluses amid [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fifty-eight new cases discovered this Thursday in Mali
02 july 2020 - 17:48:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fifty-eight new cases of COVID-19 infections were detected on Thursday in Mali, bringing to 2,260 the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Victor Osimhen in hot demand by several major European clubs
02 july 2020 - 17:44:59Paris, France (PANA) - Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian striker for the French Ligue 1 club, Lille, and winner of the [...] Full text...
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AfDB to launch African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement
02 july 2020 - 16:08:18Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch its African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement in a [...] Full text...
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Denmark to host round table on humanitarian situation in the Sahel
02 july 2020 - 15:58:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A ministerial round table on the humanitarian situation in the Sahel, particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda gears up for random testing
02 july 2020 - 15:35:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health officials on Thursday began testing residents in a one-week drive to screen for novel [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo to reopen air traffic after 3-month closure
02 july 2020 - 14:59:28Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo is preparing to reopen its air space to traffic, suspended for more than three months [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Egypt reopens airports after three-month closure over Covid-19
02 july 2020 - 14:12:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt on Wednesday reopened its airports for international flights for the first time in more than [...] Full text...
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African Union Commission Chair appeals for calm in Ethiopia
02 july 2020 - 13:56:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, says he is monitoring [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin cancels current football season due to COVID-19
02 july 2020 - 12:23:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Football Federation (FBF) has cancelled the 2019-20 football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Leagues [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Libya records 50 new infections
02 july 2020 - 11:53:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 50 new cases of coronavirus, one death and 14 recoveries, according to a [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Senegal records 5 deaths, 129 new cases and 54 recoveries
02 july 2020 - 11:49:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday recorded five coronavirus-related deaths, 129 new infections and 54 recoveries, the Ministry of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Single toll of 790 infections moves Nigeria's confirmed cases to 26,494
02 july 2020 - 10:58:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday recorded its highest daily figure of 790 COVID-19 cases bringing the total infections to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Vulnerable people across East Africa forcibly evicted during pandemic
02 july 2020 - 09:46:46Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Over 70,000 people, many of whom are internally displaced, were forcibly evicted from their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases rise to 18,134; claims the life of senior ruling party member
02 july 2020 - 08:16:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's case count of COVID-19 (coronavirus) has increased by 393 to 18,134, the Ghana Health Service [...] Full text...
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'Bold and creative’ solutions needed for a sustainable, post-pandemic economy – UN Chief
02 july 2020 - 06:44:13New York, US (PANA) - Unless the world acts now, the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying global recession, will trigger “years [...] Full text...
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Youth activist speaks up for environmental protection at Human Rights Council
02 july 2020 - 06:09:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Environmental harm severely affects “the youngest children, indigenous children and those from low-income and marginalized communities,” [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda records 11 new cases of infection
02 july 2020 - 00:13:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's ministry of Health Wednesday recorded 17 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and one new death [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali records 21 new cases Wednesday
01 july 2020 - 23:28:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 21 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), nine cases of recoveries and zero death, [...] Full text...
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Kenyan parliament opens investigation into inaccurate laboratory results
01 july 2020 - 23:18:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan parliament Wednesday opened an investigation into the accuracy of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests conducted by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo records 11 new cases of infection
01 july 2020 - 21:53:18Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Wednesday recorded 11 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total number of infection to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian President extends state of public emergency for seven days
01 july 2020 - 18:50:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, in consultation with the Ministerial Sub-Committee on COVID-19 and based on the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya pandemic single-day infections hit new high with 307 cases
01 july 2020 - 17:24:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya recorded 307 positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest single-day new infection detected in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 186 Kenyan healthcare workers test positive for virus
01 july 2020 - 17:09:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 186 healthcare workers have so far tested positive for coronavirus since the first case was [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Another batch of 172 Nigerian (COVID-19) evacuees return from Kenya, Uganda
01 july 2020 - 16:50:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Another batch of Nigerians, stranded in Uganda and Kenya because of the travel restrictions imposed as [...] Full text...
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EU considers Algeria, Morocco, Rwanda, Tunisia safe from Covid-19 problems
01 july 2020 - 16:44:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Algeria, Morocco, Rwanda and Tunisia are among the 15 countries considered safe from the effects of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi's new president vows to be personally involved in fight against pandemic
01 july 2020 - 14:36:02Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On the occasion of the 58th anniversary of Burundi's national independence, new president Evariste Ndayishimiye, on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Diaspora Coalition urges protection of pandemic victims
01 july 2020 - 13:11:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Leaders of diaspora and community organizations from around the world on Tuesday expressed solidarity with coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus forces FIFA 2020 revenues down by almost 50%
01 july 2020 - 13:08:19Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world's football governing body, FIFA, is now budgeting for this year’s revenues to come in [...] Full text...
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Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting held on 30 June 2020
01 july 2020 - 12:52:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At its meeting on 30 June 2020, via video-conference to discuss the future of competitions and [...] Full text...
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ADF approves US$9.52 million to enhance coordinated COVID-19 response in East Africa, Horn of Africa and the Comoros
01 july 2020 - 12:40:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved grants totalling US$9.52 [...] Full text...
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Guinea records 40 new coronavirus cases, two deaths
01 july 2020 - 10:59:46Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two deaths and 40 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Guinea on Tuesday out of [...] Full text...
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EU pursues deeper, stronger partnership with Africa - EC
01 july 2020 - 09:16:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions on Africa, restating the paramount importance of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Pandemic likely to cause sharp economic contraction in São Tomé and Príncipe
01 july 2020 - 08:17:58São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause a sharp real economic contraction [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana Football Association cancels 2019/20 season
01 july 2020 - 07:34:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has cancelled the 2019/20 football season as a result of the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria warns of vulnerability of older citizens as infection cases rise
01 july 2020 - 06:52:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has raised alarm on the vulnerability of citizens older [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IMF official tips African oil exporters on extraordinary challenges ahead
01 july 2020 - 06:40:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The economic toll of COVID-19, both through lockdowns and external shocks, will have a staggering effect [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Hard times forecast for global job recovery in 2020, warns ILO chief
01 july 2020 - 05:41:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jobs has been much worse than expected initially, the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Impacts disproportionately affect poor and vulnerable: UN chief
01 july 2020 - 05:21:10New York, US (PANA) - Addressing poverty eradication on Tuesday in front of the General Assembly, UN chief António Guterres [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo records 376 recoveries
30 june 2020 - 23:24:35Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Monday recorded 376 new recoveries of coronavirus (COVID-19) Monday, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Insecurity, COVID-19 cause for concern in Mauritania
30 june 2020 - 22:50:35Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The summit of G5 Sahel heads of state here Tuesday expressed deep concern with the security [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts conference on exercises in maritime zones for 5+5 Defence
30 june 2020 - 22:31:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Proceedings for the initial planning conference (IPC) for "Exercise Sea Borer-20" held by the presidency of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo records 158 new confirmed cases on Tuesday
30 june 2020 - 18:47:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese ministry of Health and Population announced in Brazzaville that the country on Tuesday recorded [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegalese president lifts curfew, announces reopening of air space
30 june 2020 - 18:23:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Monday lifted the curfew imposed on the country [...] Full text...
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120 Tunisians stranded at the Libyan border repatriated
30 june 2020 - 17:42:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Following the reopening of borders closed for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic, 120 Tunisians [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya's former football captain tests positive to virus
30 june 2020 - 17:21:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenya football captain, Musa Otieno, is recovering in a Nairobi hospital from COVID-19, according to [...] Full text...
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Gambia: UNFPA calls for urgent, accelerated action to stop FGM, child marriage
30 june 2020 - 16:55:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - At least 19 harmful practices, ranging from breast ironing to virginity testing, are considered human rights [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: UNDP, Congo sign deal to revive women's income-generating activities
30 june 2020 - 16:02:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Congolese Ministry for Integration of Women in Development on [...] Full text...
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Outgoing UK envoy ‘optimistic’ about Gambia’s future
30 june 2020 - 14:47:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UK's outgoing High Commissioner to The Gambia, Sharon Wardle has said she is optimistic about [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: EU agrees to start lifting travel restrictions for residents of some third countries
30 june 2020 - 14:21:52Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday adopted a recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases climb to 17,741
30 june 2020 - 11:39:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's COVID-19 positive cases have gone up by 390 to 17,741 by the close of Monday, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Scope for pandemic to spread aggressively remains real threat in sub-Saharan Africa - IMF
30 june 2020 - 10:12:59Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to represent an unprecedented health and economic crisis, with costs that [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president defends deployment of troops to border areas as voter registration begins
30 june 2020 - 06:47:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has defended the deployment of the military at the country’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 566 new cases, total now 25,133
30 june 2020 - 06:07:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday recorded 566 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of infections to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria postpones planned electricity tariffs hike to first quarter of 2021
30 june 2020 - 06:00:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The planned hike in electricity tariffs slated to take off on 1 July, 2020 have been [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Rwanda's cases reach 1,001 benchmark
30 june 2020 - 00:02:10Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across Rwanda Monday hit 1,001 after 101 individuals were confirmed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin gets financial support to establish laboratories to counter COVID-19
29 june 2020 - 22:55:19Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The programme for Arab-African Trade Bridges (AATB) run by the multinational Islamic Trade Company (ITFC) Monday [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Number of infections climbs to 643 with a new case Monday
29 june 2020 - 22:30:33Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The number of people infected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) climbed to 643 following a new case [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president lifts state of emergency and curfew
29 june 2020 - 22:15:59Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Monday announced the lifting of the state of health emergency and curfew [...] Full text...
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Students in examination classes to return to school in Guinea
29 june 2020 - 21:51:23Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - University and other students due for examination Monday resumed classes after schools were closed down on [...] Full text...
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Tunisian, Greek FMs discuss Libyan crisis
29 june 2020 - 19:55:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The situation in Libya was the main discussion during a meeting on Monday in Tunis between [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘not even close to being over’, WHO chief warns
29 june 2020 - 19:45:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly six months after the new coronavirus first emerged, the COVID-19 pandemic is “not even close [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin registers 1,187 cases of COVID-19 infections
29 june 2020 - 19:39:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin on Monday recorded 1,187 cases of COVID-19 infections, according to statistics released by the Health [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel–France Summit: Burkinabe president Kabore in Nouakchott
29 june 2020 - 19:16:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will Tuesday, 30 June, 2020, take part in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana dismisses COVID-19 fuel shortages link
29 june 2020 - 19:01:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Presidential COVID-19 Task Force has dispelled reports that testing for the respiratory disease at the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria lifts inter-State travels, schools to reopen for final-year pupils, students
29 june 2020 - 18:56:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Inter-State lockdown has been lifted in Nigeria effective from Wednesday, July 1, 2020, the Secretary to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian Mayor recounts Covid-19 impact
29 june 2020 - 18:43:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Lord Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) in The Gambia, has described the [...] Full text...
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“One” WASH program improves well-being of Ethiopia's vulnerable communities - Officials
29 june 2020 - 18:28:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers 3 new confirmed cases
29 june 2020 - 17:53:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded three new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) following laboratory tests carried out on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo Air transport down 98 percent because of Covid-19
29 june 2020 - 17:28:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Air traffic has fallen by 98 percent in Congo due to the health crisis and border [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s football body gets FIFA US$1.5 million Covid-19 relief fund
29 june 2020 - 17:15:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) will receive US$ 1.5 million from the World football governing body, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN food agency warns that tens of million could go hungry because of pandemic
29 june 2020 - 16:58:48Rome, Italy (PANA) - Tens of millions more people are likely to go hungry this year because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya sports journalists body supports members amid covid-19
29 june 2020 - 14:28:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) have cushioned members against the impact of coronavirus, offered relief food to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Top South African golfer is COVID-19 positive
29 june 2020 - 14:17:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African golfer Dylan Frittelli has tested positive for COVID-19 while competing in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Mali's sports ministry opposed to resumption of national football championship
29 june 2020 - 14:04:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Ministry of Sports, through the National Directorate of Sports and Physical Education (DNSEP), has expressed [...] Full text...
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Rwandan club AS Muhanga hire Burundian Ismail Nduwantare as new coach
29 june 2020 - 12:25:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's first division club of AS Muhanga have appointed Burundian Jean Marie Vianney Ismail Nduwantare as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria repatriates 315 stranded citizens from UK
29 june 2020 - 11:48:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has continued its evacuation of stranded citizens abroad as a result of [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition party cries foul as security personnel are deployed to border areas of its strongholds
29 june 2020 - 08:28:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is crying foul following the deployment of security personnel [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 490 new cases to bring total to 24,567
29 june 2020 - 06:18:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Sunday reported 490 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) bringing the total number of infections [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Final year basic school students in Ghana return to school
29 june 2020 - 06:11:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Junior High Schools in Ghana will reopen on Monday for final year students to prepare for [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 cases in Rwanda top 900
28 june 2020 - 22:37:48Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda reported 22 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) Sunday to reach a total of 900 confirmed [...] Full text...
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Simba SC retain Tanzanian soccer championship
28 june 2020 - 20:52:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (PANA) - Simba SC Sunday retained Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League (VPL) championship after amassing 79 points [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenyan editors call media for tax incentives as 300 scribes lose source of income
28 june 2020 - 19:16:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 300 Kenyan journalists have lost their sources of income over the past nine months [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya records 259 new infections as pandemic caseload climbs to 6,070
28 june 2020 - 15:25:27Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's pandemic caseload rose to 6,070 after 259 tested positive Sunday to the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the [...] Full text...
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CAJ condemns police attacks on journalists in Zimbabwe
28 june 2020 - 14:21:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) Sunday condemned attacks on two journalists by the Zimbabwean police. The newly-formed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Leaders of African media associations call on gov’ts for support to work efficiently
28 june 2020 - 14:02:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders of African media organisations have called on African governments to empower journalists to work efficiently [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers 4 new confirmed cases
28 june 2020 - 12:00:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded four new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) after laboratory tests on 242 people, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda's tally jumps to 878 cases
28 june 2020 - 11:31:21Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally climbed to 878 Saturday following 20 new infections out of 4,702 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: 20 new infections, 4 cured, 2 deaths recorded in Congo
28 june 2020 - 11:30:37Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congo recorded Saturday 20 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), four cured and two deaths, state-run [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin has 1,149 cases of infection
28 june 2020 - 11:10:26Cotonou- Benin (PANA) - Benin Sunday recorded 1,149 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), according to statistics published by the ministry of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records highest daily toll of 779 new cases to hit 24,077
28 june 2020 - 08:24:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Saturday recorded the highest daily coronavirus (COVID-19) toll of 779 new cases and four new [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe ban on trading of stocks and mobile money transactions to have dire economic consequences (Analysis by Correspondent Tatira Zwinoira)
27 june 2020 - 19:26:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe government on Saturday took the unprecedented move to ban trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria's airports set for reopen as officials issue COVID-19 compliant guidelines
27 june 2020 - 18:23:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Passengers travelling abroad through Nigeria’s airport terminals are required to arrive five hours before departure in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s maintains uptick in COVID-19 sample tests
27 june 2020 - 18:11:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has recorded uptick on the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) sample tests in the country with [...] Full text...
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FIFA unveils US$1.5 billion global Covid-19 football relief plan
27 june 2020 - 16:49:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFA has approved a Covid-19 relief plan that will make up to $1.5 billion available to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Marginal decline as Kenya's pandemic fatality rate drops to 2.4 percent
27 june 2020 - 16:37:41Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's coronavirus fatality rate has marginally declined to 2.4 percent, health authorities said on Saturday. The death toll [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: 58 new cases registered Saturday in Mali
27 june 2020 - 15:25:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fifty-eight new cases of Covid-19 disease were confirmed on Saturday in Mali from 558 tsted samples, [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Burundi records 26 new cases
27 june 2020 - 15:09:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 26 new coronavirus infections bringing to 170 the number of sufferers, with 115 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Senegal has passed the 100-death mark from coronavirus
27 june 2020 - 12:52:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has passed the 100-death mark from coronavirus with four patients who have succumbed to the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: SADC to set guidelines on electoral observation during pandemics
27 june 2020 - 12:48:10Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States holding elections during the COVID-19 pandemic have [...] Full text...
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Libya records 15 new coronavirus infections
27 june 2020 - 10:16:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 15 new coronavirus infections, the National Centre for Disease Control announced on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Mauritius repatriates 150 seafarers from Rome
27 june 2020 - 09:03:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 150 Mauritian seafarers serving on cruise vessels were repatriated on Friday on an [...] Full text...
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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter
27 june 2020 - 06:38:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres told [...] Full text...
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Global partners require $31 billion to speed up COVID-19 medicines for all
27 june 2020 - 06:23:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Over $31 billion is needed during the next 12 months to develop medicines that will be [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IMF approves 12-month US$5.2 billion Standby-by Arrangement for Egypt
27 june 2020 - 06:07:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Egypt has secured a 12-month Standby-by Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: President Ghazouani enquires about Senegalese counterpart on self-confinement
26 june 2020 - 23:45:25Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani Friday inquired about the state of health of his Senegalese [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo records 591 cases following 3 new infections
26 june 2020 - 23:30:03Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Friday recorded 591 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections after three persons tested positive, said a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin records 36 new cases of infection
26 june 2020 - 22:19:51Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin recorded within 24 hours recorded 36 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the ministry of Health [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Curfew extended by 10 days in Libya in prevention of pandemic
26 june 2020 - 22:01:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Friday announced the extension by [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WB gives Guinea 150 million US dollars
26 june 2020 - 21:30:22Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea and the World Bank Group (WB) Thursday signed three financing conventions for about 150 million [...] Full text...
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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter 26June
26 june 2020 - 20:43:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Football Association to receive US$1 million from FIFA Covid-19 relief fund
26 june 2020 - 19:13:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) will next month receive its first tranche of the US$1 million [...] Full text...
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AfDB Private Sector VP on country needs for better economic stabilization strategies
26 june 2020 - 18:51:04Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Solomon Quaynor, the Vice President of Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization at the African Development [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves 100.5-million-euro budget support for COVID-19 fight in Gabon
26 june 2020 - 18:43:02Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a 100.5-million-euro loan to [...] Full text...
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African countries making headway in tackling tax evasion, money laundering - Report
26 june 2020 - 18:33:00Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African countries made great strides in strengthening commitments and capacity to achieve tax transparency and [...] Full text...
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International community shows strong support for Sudan with US$1.8 billion pledge
26 june 2020 - 18:08:34Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Over US$1.8 billion in pledges poured in for Sudan during a high-level Sudan Partnership Conference, held [...] Full text...
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Congo to host COP13 in 2021
26 june 2020 - 17:47:14Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and the Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, said on Thursday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...
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BOAD mobilizes more than 180 billion CFAF to support WAEMU States and private sector
26 june 2020 - 17:34:56Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is mobilizing 275.6 million euros (about CFAF 180.78 billion), to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Economy to be severely impacted in 2020 because of Covid-19
26 june 2020 - 14:23:35Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that Mauritius being a very open economy will be severely [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 accelerates greater trade coordination in East Africa
26 june 2020 - 13:09:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Training positions East African trade facilitation committees to work more closely and in a [...] Full text...
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Algeria records 197 new cases of Covid-19
26 june 2020 - 12:52:21Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria on Thursday recorded 197 new infections of coronavirus, 9 deaths and 128 recoveries, the spokesperson [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Senegal records 4 deaths, raising the country's toll to 98
26 june 2020 - 12:44:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded four coronavirus-related deaths on Friday, bringing the toll to 98 since Covid-19 hit the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwandan govt imposes lockdown in several areas of Kigali city after cases rise
26 june 2020 - 00:23:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government Thursday imposed a lockdown on several areas of Kigali city after a surge [...] Full text...
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Sudan Partnership Conference pledges over 1.8 billion dollars in support for the Sudan
26 june 2020 - 00:11:09Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - The Sudan partnership conference held via videoconference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday ended with a strong political and [...] Full text...
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FIFA allocates rescue fund of over 875 million CFAF to each of member federations
25 june 2020 - 23:49:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The world football governing body, FIFA, on Thursday released for each of its member federations a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 63 new confirmed cases, 5 recoveries, one death recorded in Congo
25 june 2020 - 23:27:11Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo Thursday recorded 63 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), five new recoveries and one death, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritania records 220 infections, 3 deaths Thursday
25 june 2020 - 22:29:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Thursday recorded 220 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections after 2,195 tests, three deaths [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo records five new cases of contamination, 2 recoveries
25 june 2020 - 22:08:26Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togo Thursday recorded five new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and two recoveries, an official statement [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin reaches 1,000 cases of infection
25 june 2020 - 21:52:06Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin Wednesday reached the line of 1,000 people infected with the coronavirus (COVID -19), according to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO decries ‘negligent’ safety planning for African frontline health workers
25 june 2020 - 20:03:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, has decried the lack of proper [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA approves US$1.5 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund for World Football
25 june 2020 - 19:24:58Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA announced on Thursday that it will make available US$1.5 billion in grants and loans as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Five schoolboys among those infected by Covid-19 in Togo
25 june 2020 - 19:13:24Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The national coordination of response to the Covid-19 management has told the press that five schoolboys [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves COVID-19 Response grants for 6 SADC countries and São Tomé & Príncipe
25 june 2020 - 18:49:05Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Tuesday approved nearly US$8.9 [...] Full text...
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Two Ghanaian Coaches to participate in FIFA Educators' Online Course
25 june 2020 - 16:44:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Local reports from Accra have indicated that the National Under-20 (female) Head Coach, Yusif Basigi, and [...] Full text...
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CAF holds video conference on the impact of COVID-19 on African football
25 june 2020 - 16:41:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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WHO says Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo is over
25 june 2020 - 16:23:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday the end of the 10th Ebola outbreak [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Rwanda’s coronavirus cases surge to 830
25 june 2020 - 15:07:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Coronavirus infections in Rwanda increased by 32 in the past 24 hours to reach 830, while [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa’s president Ramaphosa calls for virus vaccine roadmap
25 june 2020 - 14:35:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the African Union to work with countries, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Senegal records 104 new cases of coronavirus, 90 recoveries and one new death
25 june 2020 - 13:02:20Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 104 new cases of coronavirus, 90 recoveries and one death on Thursday, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Zambia reopens international airports shut down due to COVID-19
25 june 2020 - 12:57:45Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has directed the immediate reopening of international airports closed due to the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana’s private sector implored to proactively fight COVID-19 impacts
25 june 2020 - 12:48:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Financial services provider, Stanbic Bank Botswana has implored the local business community to aggressively innovate against [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria's positive cases hit 22,020
25 june 2020 - 07:33:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 649 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: One new positive case recorded in Mauritius
25 june 2020 - 06:01:33Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday recorded one new positive case of Covid-19 on a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 10 million infections milestone looms – WHO chief says
25 june 2020 - 04:45:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is on track to reach 10 million coronavirus cases within the next week, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Economic recovery will be slower following ‘crisis like no other’, IMF predicts
25 june 2020 - 04:34:21Washington, DC, US (PANA) -Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is projected to be more gradual than previously forecast, according [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Financial situation of Tunisian families deteriorates because of pandemic, Institute
25 june 2020 - 00:08:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The financial situation of Tunisian families has deteriorated due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19), and the [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Six new cases discovered on Wednesday in Mali
24 june 2020 - 23:55:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday discovered six new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), 21 recoveries and one death, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo records 14th death, 7 new confirmed cases
24 june 2020 - 23:50:31Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Wednesday recorded its 14th death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and seven new confirmed cases, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: France set to contribute and back Congo’s health response to pandemic
24 june 2020 - 23:37:46Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The French ambassador in Congo, François Barateau, Wednesday expressed the determination of France to contribute and [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Measure on suspension of Friday collective prayers lifted
24 june 2020 - 22:18:13Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Wednesday authorized the resumption of Friday collective prayers and the reopening of restaurants and cafés [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Niger classified 6th in Africa in terms of Covid-19 recovery - INS
24 june 2020 - 21:07:45Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger, with more than nine out of 10 (90.1pct) patients recovering from coronavirus (COVID-19), is the [...] Full text...
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170 signatories endorse UN ceasefire appeal during COVID crisis
24 june 2020 - 19:37:24New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States, Observers and others, sent a strong political message this week, with the [...] Full text...
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COVID-10: Kenya reports more potent coronavirus attack rate along Indian Ocean coastline
24 june 2020 - 18:42:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan health authorities have warned the risk of catching the deadly coronavirus was at 107% in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia says it is united against this challenging period
24 june 2020 - 18:17:53Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia on Wednesday told a virtual meeting of Commonwealth leaders on Covid 19 [...] Full text...
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AfDB ranks 4th on global index of transparency
24 june 2020 - 18:06:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - "Publish What You Fund Transparency Index" has ranked the African Development Bank (AfDB) fourth out [...] Full text...
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'Women at the forefront of aid to countries during COVID-19'
24 june 2020 - 17:56:27Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Across the development and medical community, experts have acknowledged the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had [...] Full text...
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71 cases affected by 3-month suspension of ECOWAS court sittings caused by Covid-19
24 june 2020 - 17:44:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The three-month suspension of court sessions by the ECOWAS Court of Justice, occasioned by the outbreak [...] Full text...
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