Gaza’s new terror: Booby-trapped cans of food for the unwary
02 may 2024 - 13:16:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost seven months into the devastating war in the enclave, Gazans face a new threat: booby-trapped [...] Full text...
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost seven months into the devastating war in the enclave, Gazans face a new threat: booby-trapped [...] Full text...
Health charity warns of catastrophic malnutrition crisis in Sudan's Zamzam camp
02 may 2024 - 06:56:56Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Health charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says in response to the escalating fighting in North [...] Full text...
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Algeria hosts second regional CAF Club Licensing Workshop 2024
01 may 2024 - 07:25:40Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Following a successful kick off to the CAF Club Licencing Regional Workshop 2024 in Mauritania, Algeria [...] Full text...
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New WB report calls for strong resilience of Ghana’s health system in response to climate change
01 may 2024 - 07:09:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A new World Bank report calls for urgent action to strengthen the resilience of Ghana’s health [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN issues updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks
27 april 2024 - 05:22:22New York, US (PANA) - A UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency [...] Full text...
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Learning from past shocks to scale up disaster and climate resilience in Algeria: World Bank Blog By Philipp Petermann and Ghizlane Aqariden
25 april 2024 - 09:01:50Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - On 10 October 1980 a magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroyed the town of El Asnam (known today [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UNRWA seeks $1.2 billion to meet urgent needs in Gaza and the West Bank
25 april 2024 - 06:44:16New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, launched a $1.2 billion appeal on Wednesday to address [...] Full text...
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UN assured South Sudan tax impositions to not affect the organisation
24 april 2024 - 04:35:02New York, US (PANA) - The UN acknowledges assurances from the South Sudanese government that the recent imposition of taxes [...] Full text...
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South African judge hits a nerve with race ruling
23 april 2024 - 08:34:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Pretoria judge has come under fire for highlighting the deep-seated racial divisions still [...] Full text...
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Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF
22 april 2024 - 17:20:58New York, US (PANA) - Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No evidence yet of Israel’s claims against UNWRA: Colonna report
22 april 2024 - 17:06:22New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities have provided no proof yet following their three-month-old claim that a dozen UN [...] Full text...
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EU becomes observer of Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment
22 april 2024 - 11:00:05Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will soon become a ‘Friend’, meaning observer, of the Djibouti Code of [...] Full text...
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War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities abound
20 april 2024 - 08:11:53New York, US (PANA) - The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions”, and the world [...] Full text...
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Industrial firm avails environment-friendly solutions for Southern Africa’s mining sector
15 april 2024 - 10:25:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Industrial equipment supplier Atlas Copco Power Technique highlights that its move towards environment-friendly products [...] Full text...
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Industrial policy is back but the bar to get it right is high: IMF Blog By Anna Ilyina, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Michele Ruta
12 april 2024 - 16:14:18Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Governments have traditionally used targeted interventions known as industrial policy to make domestic producers more [...] Full text...
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HRW says COVID pandemic data reveals threats, opportunities to improve health systems
12 april 2024 - 11:27:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) – New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that many governments around the world [...] Full text...
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Industrial policy is not magic cure for slow growth: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Vitor Gaspar, Li Liu
11 april 2024 - 08:42:06Washington, D.C., USA (PANA) – Many countries are ramping up industrial policy to boost innovation in specific sectors in the [...] Full text...
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Over 200,000 need humanitarian aid following Madagascar cyclone
10 april 2024 - 05:47:15Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - About 220,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance due to the catastrophic impact of Tuesday’s tropical cyclone [...] Full text...
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Fast-growing $2 trillion private credit market warrants closer watch: IMF Blog By Charles Cohen, Caio Ferreira, Fabio Natalucci, Nobuyasu Sugimoto
08 april 2024 - 15:40:00Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The private credit market, in which specialized non-bank financial institutions such as investment funds [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Systematic dismantling of healthcare must end’ says WHO
07 april 2024 - 06:14:50Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the largest hospital in Gaza largely destroyed and out of action, access to healthcare has [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears
05 april 2024 - 17:38:54New York, US (PANA) - Aid officials called on the Security Council on Friday to step in to stop the [...] Full text...
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Seychelles, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on second reviews under EFF and RSF
04 april 2024 - 10:10:46Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The Seychellois economy continued to recover in 2023 and is moving closer to pre-pandemic norms despite [...] Full text...
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Aid worker deaths ‘inevitable result’ of Gaza war tactics - Guterres
03 april 2024 - 06:09:18New York, US (PANA) - The killing of seven humanitarians by an Israeli strike in Gaza on Tuesday – 196 [...] Full text...
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IDA provides $340 million to enhance livelihoods of 3 million Ethiopians drought prone lowlands
30 march 2024 - 08:47:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians living in climate-affected lowlands of the country will receive new support, thanks to a [...] Full text...
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Posture of defeated candidates has contributed to a peaceful post-election climate in Senegal - European observers.
27 march 2024 - 16:38:18Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), Malin Björk, has welcomed the [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for greater attention to violence against women with disabilities, older women
27 march 2024 - 11:38:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: South Africa hails UN resolution on Gaza
26 march 2024 - 08:51:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has hailed Monday’s UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in [...] Full text...
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Gambian President Barrow congratulates president-elect Faye of Senegal
25 march 2024 - 17:09:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow on Monday congratulated Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his election as president [...] Full text...
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Disgraced South African businessman Marcus Jooste commits suicide
22 march 2024 - 08:44:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The mastermind of South Africa’s biggest ever fraud case, former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, [...] Full text...
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Armed groups continue terror campaign across Burkina Faso, says UN rights chief
22 march 2024 - 05:13:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Large parts of Burkina Faso are being terrorised by armed groups and the rampant insecurity [...] Full text...
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AU calls for laws to end internet shutdowns during elections in Africa
21 march 2024 - 15:00:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Banjul-based African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHR) has passed a new resolution [...] Full text...
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2024 Olympic football events: Morocco, Egypt and Mali know opponents
21 march 2024 - 08:44:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The three African nations set to represent the Continent at this year’s Paris 2024 Olympics had [...] Full text...
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UNRWA review panel presents interim findings to Guterres
21 march 2024 - 05:49:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has received the interim findings of an independent panel conducting an [...] Full text...
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Norway, UK, US urge South Sudan leaders to ensure genuine, peaceful elections in December
20 march 2024 - 05:59:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have reaffirmed their call [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn
19 march 2024 - 13:10:08New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition slams govt, communication industry regulator for Internet havoc
19 march 2024 - 06:05:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghana continues to reel under a debilitating disruption of Internet services following a massive disruption to [...] Full text...
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WHO study shows $39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB
19 march 2024 - 04:47:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called for a funding boost in tuberculosis (TB) [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’
18 march 2024 - 07:07:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The war in Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 millions tonnes of rubble and unexploded [...] Full text...
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Gaza War: 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’; acute malnutrition doubles in a month
16 march 2024 - 08:39:20New York, US (PANA) - The war in Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 million tonnes of rubble and [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat, Kenyan president again discuss deployment of security mission to Haiti
14 march 2024 - 09:58:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - For the second time in less than one week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kenyan [...] Full text...
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More than 100,000 people displaced in escalation of armed violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado
14 march 2024 - 07:15:55Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Nearly 100,000 people, more than half of them children, have been displaced in one month due [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International deplores lack of investigation into Libya's Derna floods
13 march 2024 - 14:32:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan authorities have failed to investigate the responsibility of powerful military and political actors in [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup: Egyptian derby headlines quarter-finals
13 march 2024 - 08:33:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals draw was officially conducted in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, 12 [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Quarter-final pairings out
13 march 2024 - 08:24:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-Finals journey was officially mapped out on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Inter-club: Quarter-final draws on Tuesday
12 march 2024 - 08:50:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals draws will be made in [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat, Kenyan president discuss political and security crisis in Haiti
10 march 2024 - 12:05:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto on the [...] Full text...
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IMF staff complete deal on first review of Somalia’s ECF arrangement
09 march 2024 - 08:00:52Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economic growth is expected to strengthen in 2024 supported by continued recovery in agriculture, remittances, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso prepares for ECF review by IMF Executive Board in May
08 march 2024 - 08:45:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Burkinabè authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...
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South Africa approaches World Court over Israel again
07 march 2024 - 09:17:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again again approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ask [...] Full text...
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Kenyan doctor cited for professional misconduct for favouring boy over girl during birth
06 march 2024 - 12:22:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan doctor who stated that he favoured a boy-child over the girl-child during an operation [...] Full text...
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Top UN official calls for greater political investment in South Sudan as polls loom
06 march 2024 - 07:15:30New York, US (PANA) - With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready [...] Full text...
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‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed
05 march 2024 - 20:35:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent [...] Full text...
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New report documents increase in HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir
05 march 2024 - 18:41:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest HIV Drug Resistance (HIVDR) Report tells us where drug resistance [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Babies slowly perishing under the world’s gaze,’ UNICEF warns
04 march 2024 - 06:14:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for wider and safer humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza: Roughly 9,000 women killed so far in Gaza war: UN Women
02 march 2024 - 18:41:35New York, US (PANA) - The Gaza conflict “is also a war on women”, who continue to suffer its devastating [...] Full text...
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IMF avails US$390 million under ECF for poverty reduction in Togo
02 march 2024 - 10:50:09Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 42-month arrangement of US$390 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response
01 march 2024 - 23:46:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief, US slam passage of Ghana's LGBTQ bill
29 february 2024 - 06:29:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The UN human rights chief and the US Department of State have slammed the passage by [...] Full text...
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Gambia rights commission concerned over moves to repeal Female Genital Mutilation law
28 february 2024 - 10:00:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern over attempts to repeal the law that [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa nominates female judge as Chief Justice
28 february 2024 - 09:48:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday nominated Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya as South Africa’s [...] Full text...
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How can we reinvigorate international trade? World Bank Blog By Pablo Saavedra and Mona Haddad
25 february 2024 - 17:05:58Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, (PANA) - After decades of accelerating globalisation, since 2008 international trade has grown at roughly [...] Full text...
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Mauritius maintains post-pandemic favourable outlook for growth: IMF
24 february 2024 - 10:31:35Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian economy rebounded strongly from the pandemic, while inflationary pressures eased in 2023, with [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN rights chief deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT
24 february 2024 - 10:27:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights violations ripple across Sudan as 'senseless conflict' rages
24 february 2024 - 10:26:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced, property looted [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices
24 february 2024 - 10:24:50The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A record 52 States and three international organisations provided comments and presentations at public hearings this [...] Full text...
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Backlash over impeachment of prominent judges in South Africa
23 february 2024 - 12:05:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has slammed the impeachment of two prominent senior [...] Full text...
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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya
22 february 2024 - 19:01:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...
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Investment set to boost Morocco’s output growth: IMF
22 february 2024 - 10:57:32Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Morocco’s output growth is projected to reach 3.5 percent over the medium term boosted by investment [...] Full text...
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Gazans ‘hanging by a thread’, warns WFP
20 february 2024 - 17:21:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN emergency food relief agency (WFP) has warned that Gaza is “hanging by a thread”, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's Tigray region lags behind in post-conflict recovery
20 february 2024 - 14:58:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is lagging behind in its efforts to recover from conflict, [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2025: Draw for preliminary round scheduled for Tuesday
19 february 2024 - 15:16:47Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the 34th edition of TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in [...] Full text...
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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability
19 february 2024 - 14:31:25Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...
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Israel must end occupation of Palestine: Amnesty International
19 february 2024 - 05:35:36The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel must end its brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, [...] Full text...
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AU Summit opens under Mauritania President's chairmanship
17 february 2024 - 21:17:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 37th African Union (AU) Summit opened on Saturday with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani [...] Full text...
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US welcomes restoration of Senegal's presidential electoral calendar
17 february 2024 - 06:05:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the decision by Senegal’s Constitutional Council to restore the presidential [...] Full text...
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President Barrow says the merits of dialogue are many
16 february 2024 - 17:28:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has that the merits of dialogue are many and it gives the [...] Full text...
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International Court of Justice to review 57-year Israeli Occupation
16 february 2024 - 12:10:50The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – An unprecedented number of countries and international organisations are expected to participate in the International [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Medical charity warns of 'potentially catastrophic consequences' of Israeli ground offensive in Rafah
13 february 2024 - 10:56:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Director-General of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Meinie Nicolai, is warning of the potentially catastrophic consequences [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression
13 february 2024 - 07:24:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...
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Peace is UN’s raison d’être: Guterres
07 february 2024 - 19:18:23New York, US (PANA) - Around the globe, “peace is the missing piece” as conflicts rage, divisions grow and polarization [...] Full text...
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AU High-Level Panel on Libya supports plans for elections, national reconciliation
07 february 2024 - 15:05:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's High-Level Committee on Libya has supported the convening of a National Reconciliation [...] Full text...
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Nigeria becomes second African country to approve biotech maize for commercial growing
07 february 2024 - 13:43:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In January 2024, Nigeria approved the commercial release of four TELA maize varieties, which have been [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Diplomatic tensions soar over Nigeria-South Africa semi-final clash
07 february 2024 - 11:24:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of International Relations and Cooperative Governance has criticised the Nigeria High Commission [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel
05 february 2024 - 18:12:18New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the UN [...] Full text...
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Egypt, IMF discuss EFF policy review
02 february 2024 - 07:28:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and the Egyptian authorities have made “excellent progress” on discussions [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis
02 february 2024 - 06:25:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Lifesaving aid operations in Gaza are “in peril” amid ongoing Israeli bombardment because of the funding [...] Full text...
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Somalia’s quest for progress unveiled through data (A World Bank feature)
31 january 2024 - 07:53:33Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - When looking at Somalia, there are often glaring gaps in data that obscure understanding of the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid cuts to UN agency could be felt in weeks
31 january 2024 - 07:13:33New York, US (PANA) - Donor funding cuts stemming from Israel’s allegations against a dozen staff members at the UN [...] Full text...
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What artificial Intelligence means for economics: Opinion By Daniel Björkegren and Joshua E. Blumenstock
27 january 2024 - 07:59:36Lomé, Togo (PANA) - AI must be carefully adapted to benefit the poor, shows research in Kenya, Togo, and Sierra [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNRWA to investigate allegations ‘several’ staffers played role in 7 October attacks
26 january 2024 - 16:26:29New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres has asked the head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) [...] Full text...
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UNESCO trains teachers to counter hate speech
25 january 2024 - 07:37:58Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO, the UN agency for culture, science, and education, is highlighting the key role teachers can play [...] Full text...
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MRCG at LSHTM's integral role in the development RTS,S malaria vaccine
24 january 2024 - 20:05:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Researchers at The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and [...] Full text...
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Only 46.4% of six-year-olds have access to basic education in Burundi
24 january 2024 - 17:57:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At present, only 46.4% of six-year-olds have access to basic education, and half of them complete [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'High-risk mission' delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza
24 january 2024 - 06:00:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa hospital [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Two mothers killed each hour in Gaza conflict: UN Women
20 january 2024 - 06:15:59New York, US (PANA) - Women and children account for roughly 70 per cent of people killed in the war [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza conflict: UN urges radical change to aid relief access in Gaza amid fresh famine fears
15 january 2024 - 13:33:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After more than 100 days of war in Gaza and no let-up in sight, senior UN [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark
12 january 2024 - 20:26:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Gaza conflict approaches the 100-day mark, an immediate ceasefire is “more urgent than ever”, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa takes aim at Israel at The Hague
12 january 2024 - 09:52:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A statue of Archbishop Desmond Tutu wearing a Palestinian scarf was erected in Cape [...] Full text...
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Global rights crises deepen as world leaders shy away: Human Rights Watch
12 january 2024 - 07:46:31New York, US (PANA) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
11 january 2024 - 17:14:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister announces abolition of fuel subsidies to combat trafficking
11 january 2024 - 15:24:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has announced that [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: World Court to hear genocide case against Israel
10 january 2024 - 13:17:41The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The International Court of Justice(ICJ) hearings 11-12 January, 2024 on genocide in Gaza will include [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)
10 january 2024 - 10:25:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President slashes entourage on local, foreign trips by 60%
10 january 2024 - 06:19:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday approved cost-cutting measures, slashing the entourage and expenditure on all [...] Full text...
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Libya announces unification of research and statistics departments, financial information unit of the Central Bank
09 january 2024 - 14:56:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third meeting of the committee formed to complete the procedures for unifying the branches of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Tinubu Suspends Minister Of Humanitarian Affairs And Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, From Office Over N585m Scandal
08 january 2024 - 14:27:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday suspended the minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Tinubu Congratulates President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo on re-election
07 january 2024 - 07:44:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudanese army 'destroys substantial supplies' to rival RSF
31 december 2023 - 08:21:50Nyala, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese army warplanes have destroyed a substantial supply shipment to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN Security Council to meet on situation in Middle East
29 december 2023 - 17:11:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council is set to meet in New York on the situation in [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief condemns attacks in Nigeria
29 december 2023 - 05:23:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The top United Nations human rights official has voiced “deep alarm” over the series of attacks [...] Full text...
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2024 CAF Futsal Africa Cup: Draw for qualifying matches conducted
23 december 2023 - 18:22:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF on Saturday conducted the TotalEnergies Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2024 Qualifiers in Cairo, Egypt, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian ceasefire only way to end Gaza 'nightmare': Guterres
22 december 2023 - 21:07:47New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed the hope that a Security Council resolution to get [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa salutes Egypt's El-Sisi on election victory
21 december 2023 - 10:42:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday extended his congratulations to Abdel Fattah El-Sisi upon his [...] Full text...
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Strengthening and repositioning ECOWAS for emerging challenges (By Paul Ejime)
20 december 2023 - 16:34:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In less than two years, (2025), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will mark [...] Full text...
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African Schools Football Championship: Libya, Morocco to represent UNAF at CAF championship
20 december 2023 - 08:30:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Libya have joined Morocco as the representatives of the CAF African Schools Football Championship UNAF representatives [...] Full text...
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CAF African Schools Football/UNAF Qualifiers: Morocco win girls title, Egypt, Libya chase boys crown
19 december 2023 - 07:49:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco have won the CAF African Schools Football Championship UNAF Qualifiers after securing a comfortable 12-0 [...] Full text...
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Nexus of food, water & energy: A Key element to Egypt’s climate efforts: World Bank report
19 december 2023 - 07:16:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s nexus of water, food and energy (NWFE) programme, launched a year ago to leverage partnerships [...] Full text...
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Washington reiterates its support for Morocco's Sahara autonomy plan
18 december 2023 - 14:15:43Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The US State Department has stated that the "clear and constant" position of the United States [...] Full text...
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New seeds, better seeds? World Bank Blog By Sergio Puerto, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University
17 december 2023 - 12:55:59Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to [...] Full text...
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CAF African Schools Football Championship: UNAF Qualifiers kick off on Sunday
17 december 2023 - 12:12:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The CAF African Schools Football Championship Qualifiers of the Union of North African Football (UNAF), kicks off [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya stresses importance of young people in building the country
16 december 2023 - 14:52:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated the importance of [...] Full text...
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Amnesty condemns killing of Mozambican journalist Fernando Chamusse; demand investigation
16 december 2023 - 10:18:36Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the deplorable killing of Mozambican journalist João Fernando Chamusse on 14 [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: No basis for free and fair 2024 elections, warns Haysom
15 december 2023 - 06:37:00New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan is in no position to hold free, fair, or secure elections slated for [...] Full text...
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Why digital trade should remain open: IMF Blog By Michele Ruta and Adam Jakubik
14 december 2023 - 14:27:00Washington, United States (PANA) - Digital trade, from software sales to streaming movies, plays a bigger role than ever in [...] Full text...
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Kenya secures support to further strengthen transparency in public finance management
13 december 2023 - 07:34:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — Kenya’s 485 ministries, departments, and agencies, as well as 240,000 registered firms, and 18 million citizens [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza Crisis: World Bank supports emergency relief to Gaza
13 december 2023 - 07:30:59Washington DC, USA (PANA) — As part of an overall $35 million package of support, the World Bank has announced [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)
11 december 2023 - 17:48:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers in Mali close Sévaré camp as drawdown continues
10 december 2023 - 05:35:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) closed its camp in Sévaré, Mopti region, [...] Full text...
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Can financial incentives protect female sex workers from gender-based violence? Lessons learned from a randomised trial of a lottery intervention in Tanzania: World Bank Blog By Rebecca Hémono, Marianna Balampama, Damien de Walque and William H. Dow
09 december 2023 - 10:12:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Gender-based violence (GBV) is a pervasive global health crisis; one in three women worldwide [...] Full text...
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Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)
07 december 2023 - 08:10:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Army Chief visits scene of drone attack that killed dozens of civilians
05 december 2023 - 14:12:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday visited Tudun Biri community in [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ICC Prosecutor visits Israel, Palestine
05 december 2023 - 05:51:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has concluded his first visit to Israel [...] Full text...
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Undocumented Zimbabweans denied entry into South Africa
04 december 2023 - 12:51:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Officials at the Beitbridge border post between Zimbabwe and South Africa this weekend stopped [...] Full text...
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CAF launches Research Hub to support African Football Development
04 december 2023 - 07:52:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday announced the launch of the CAF Research Hub [...] Full text...
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No train, (because of) no gain? Under-training by employers in spot labour markets: World Bank Blog
04 december 2023 - 07:42:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Labour markets in low- and middle-income countries are often organised via short-term informal spot contracts: in [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and return to dialogue
03 december 2023 - 16:30:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso suspends distribution of French newspaper Le Monde
03 december 2023 - 11:46:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso on Saturday announced the suspension of the distribution of [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in LIbya meets leading figures to discuss support for elections
01 december 2023 - 12:21:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has met with a [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan, UN officials discuss reconstruction of storm-damaged Derna
30 november 2023 - 13:01:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior UN and Libyan officials on Wednesday discussed efforts of the Tripoli-based government in the recovery and [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Italian officials discuss activating Treaty of Friendship and Partnership
29 november 2023 - 20:33:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Italian officials on Tuesday discussed the activation of a 2008 Treaty of Friendship and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza: Vital aid reaches shattered north as halt to fighting enters fourth day
27 november 2023 - 14:53:46Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Desperate Gazans in the north of the enclave had their first sip of clean water in [...] Full text...
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Morocco reiterates its support for UN efforts to resolve institutional crisis in Libya
24 november 2023 - 16:30:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Moroccan minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, has reiterated that [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa, four others refer Gaza crisis to International Criminal Court
20 november 2023 - 11:54:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has confirmed receipt of a joint [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President flies to Germany for Berlin G20 Compact with Africa Conference
18 november 2023 - 10:23:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday left Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact [...] Full text...
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Liberia Election: Ex footballer, President Weah, shows good sportsmanship; cooncedes to opposition leader Boakai (By Paul Ejime)
18 november 2023 - 06:58:13Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s President Goerge Weah has conceded victory to his longtime political rival, former vice President Joseph [...] Full text...
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Boosting agriculture and food system resilience is critical for reducing poverty in CAR: World Bank Report
16 november 2023 - 17:48:26Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends authorisation of African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
16 november 2023 - 10:20:49New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended its authorisation of the African Union Transition Mission [...] Full text...
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Some 6.5 million Nigerians face food insecurity In 2024 - Report
10 november 2023 - 12:09:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 26.5 million Nigerians are expected to grapple with high levels of food insecurity in 2024, [...] Full text...
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Five judges elected to UN top court
10 november 2023 - 09:13:57New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly and the Security Council on Thursday elected five judges to serve [...] Full text...
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CAF recommits to partnership with Qatar-based sports company beIN
09 november 2023 - 14:28:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday announced that it has recommitted to its partnership [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN warns against yet another ethnic-based killing in West Darfur region
09 november 2023 - 08:27:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations on Wednesday said it has received disturbing reports of militias targeting and killing civilians [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attack against civilians in Cameroon's South-West region
08 november 2023 - 17:34:00New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the 6 November attack against civilians in Egbekaw, [...] Full text...
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Gazans struggle for survival; north sealed off
08 november 2023 - 15:22:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in northern Gaza face unprecedented hardship after being isolated by [...] Full text...
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Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns
08 november 2023 - 06:04:31New York, US (PANA) - Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to [...] Full text...
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Build capacity to expand access for all to housing finance in West Africa: World Bank Blog By Mazen Bouri
07 november 2023 - 20:13:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In West Africa, houses are built brick by brick, room by room, with the pace of [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ANC lauds Pretoria's decision to withdraw country's diplomats from Israel
07 november 2023 - 11:19:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday saluted the government on its [...] Full text...
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AfDB unveils 2023-2028 Country Strategy Paper for Congo
07 november 2023 - 10:46:02Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank's Country Strategy Paper (CSP 2023-2028) for Congo will focus on four [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa recalls diplomats from Israel
06 november 2023 - 18:21:01Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is recalling its diplomats from Israel "for consultation" as the bombardment of Gaza [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Is citizen engagement the heart of project sustainability? World Bank Blog by Dario Zanardi and Hubert Maurice Waterinckx
03 november 2023 - 17:28:56Gitega, Burundi (PANA) - Citizen and community engagement and social accountability are critical to the success and sustainability of development [...] Full text...
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IMF, Somalia agree 36-month Extended Credit Facility arrangement
02 november 2023 - 12:51:25Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the Somali authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on [...] Full text...
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IMF, Mozambique authorities aim at agreement on credit arrangement
02 november 2023 - 11:40:21Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economic growth overall remains resilient and is projected at 6 percent in 2023, with headline [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Malian armed forces, Islamist armed groups of killing, abusing civilians
02 november 2023 - 08:01:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and Islamist armed groups have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central [...] Full text...
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Malian army condemns hasty departure of MINUSMA forces from Kidal in the far north of Mali
01 november 2023 - 17:32:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) ended its presence in the Kidal [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers in Mali end presence in Kidal region as last personnel depart
01 november 2023 - 17:01:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Multidimentional Integrated Stabiisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) ended its presence in the Kidal region [...] Full text...
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Senior US official travels to South Africa, Nigeria for multilateral fora
01 november 2023 - 07:08:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui will travel to South Africa [...] Full text...
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Realising Nigeria’s economic potential requires a stronger focus on women farmers: World Bank Blog By Abhilasha Sahay and Amy Geist
26 october 2023 - 12:08:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Unequal public investment in women and men is perpetuating gender inequality in Nigeria, which continues to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Supreme Court upholds President Tinubu's electoral victory
26 october 2023 - 12:03:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) [...] Full text...
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Burden and causes of pregnancy-related mortality in The Gambia reveals
24 october 2023 - 15:08:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A study conducted by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit of The Gambia at London [...] Full text...
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US warns businesses, individuals of potential risks of business in Uganda
24 october 2023 - 07:36:47Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Several US Departments and one Agency have issued a Business Advisory on Uganda warning of [...] Full text...
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US concludes military coup taken place in Gabon; suspends 'most' assistance
24 october 2023 - 07:18:25Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States has concluded that a military coup d’état has taken place in Gabon [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call on Israeli lawyers to block potential war crimes
24 october 2023 - 07:01:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN-appointed independent experts on Monday called on all lawyers advising the Israeli military to refuse legal authorisation [...] Full text...
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IMF Director of Internal Audit and Inspection quits January 2024
23 october 2023 - 19:57:45= Washington, DC, US (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection (OIA), Nancy [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to establish biopharma industry
21 october 2023 - 06:56:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is to help Mauritius establish a pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, the Mauritius [...] Full text...
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EC sets out vision for protecting fundamental rights in the digital world
20 october 2023 - 11:50:07Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday approved conclusions on digital empowerment to protect and enforce fundamental rights [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief at Rafah crossing; says aid convoy 'the difference between life and death'
20 october 2023 - 11:46:18Cairo, Egypt (PAMA) - UN humanitarians said on Friday that an agreement to unlock aid deliveries across the border to [...] Full text...
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Insecurity worsens in Somalia, as civilians pay the price
20 october 2023 - 06:30:48New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity persists in Somalia, with extremist group Al-Shabaab and fighting in the Laascaanood region taking [...] Full text...
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Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’
19 october 2023 - 16:55:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: CAF Inspection team to visit San Pedro, Korhogo, Bouake and Yamoussoukro
17 october 2023 - 06:09:26Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As part of the preparations towards a successful 2023 TotalEnergies AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, CAF, [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily welcomes progress on electoral laws despite persistent political problems
16 october 2023 - 21:05:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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UN 'gravely concerned' about obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal
15 october 2023 - 06:35:31New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations says it is "gravely concerned" about "heightened tensions and increasing armed presence in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: Victims ‘left in limbo’ as Ethiopia rights probe mandate ends
14 october 2023 - 08:00:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Draw Reactions
13 october 2023 - 07:25:30Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With the battle lines officially drawn, the 24-strong African nations now know who they will [...] Full text...
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UN office calls for protection of persons with disabilities during natural disasters
13 october 2023 - 05:56:30New York, US (PANA) - The world must act on “unacceptable failures” to protect persons with disabilities from the damaging [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers in DR Congo suspended over serious misconduct charges
12 october 2023 - 18:48:58Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO, has suspended some of [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Women's Champions League: CAF names Korhogo, San Pedro as host cities
11 october 2023 - 07:36:41Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that the two host cities set to [...] Full text...
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Voting ends in Liberia elections
10 october 2023 - 18:37:02Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Voting ended on Tuesday in Liberia's presidential and parliamentary elections. Some 2.47 million voters were expected to [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, AU election observation missions call for peaceful vote in Liberia
10 october 2023 - 11:21:27Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - As Liberians begin voting on Tuesday in presidential and parliamentary elections, the Election Observation Missions of [...] Full text...
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FIFA Delegation visits Zimbabwe to promote club licensing
10 october 2023 - 09:20:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A FIFA delegation is in Harare to promote Club Licensing and foster close working ties with [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Women’s Champions League: Draw sets up exciting encounters
10 october 2023 - 08:25:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The battle lines have officially been drawn for the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League in [...] Full text...
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Middle East crisis: Guterres appeals for end to 'vicious cycle of bloodshed, hatred and polarization'
10 october 2023 - 06:22:19New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday said that he recognised the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: CAF, LOC ready for final draw
09 october 2023 - 05:58:33Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - On Thursday, Abidjan will host the final draw of the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2023 to [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL receives copy of electoral laws promulgated by Parliament
07 october 2023 - 12:15:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced that on Thursday it received an official [...] Full text...
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CAF Women’s Champions League: Official draw to be conducted on Monday in Abidjan
06 october 2023 - 20:52:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The official draw for the CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote d’Ivoire 2023, will take place [...] Full text...
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TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup group stage draw sets up thrilling match-ups
06 october 2023 - 20:12:34Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The group stage draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup has thrown up some tantalising [...] Full text...
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CAF Champions League Group Stage draw officially conducted
06 october 2023 - 20:06:54Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Group Stage Draw was officially conducted on Friday in Johannesburg, [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal on review of Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility
06 october 2023 - 16:58:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Ghanaian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies and [...] Full text...
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2030 FIFA WC: CAF congratulates joint-hosts Morocco, Portugal, Spain
06 october 2023 - 11:19:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has congratulated Morocco and its partners, Portugal and Spain, following [...] Full text...
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TotalEnergies CAF AFCON: 100 days to biggest event on African soil
05 october 2023 - 09:02:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In 100 days from today, 5 October, 2023, Africa's biggest event: the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON will [...] Full text...
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2030 FIFA WC: Morocco, Portugal, Spain named co-hosts; opening three matches to be played in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay
04 october 2023 - 17:56:05Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain as their joint [...] Full text...
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AUC deploys Election Observer Mission to Liberia
04 october 2023 - 16:55:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As Liberia makes final preparations to hold its General Elections on 10 October, the Chairperson [...] Full text...
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