Gambian civil society wants charges against activist dropped
03 july 2020 - 16:33:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian civil society on Friday urged the government “to drop all charges” against one Gambia's leading [...] Full text...
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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian civil society on Friday urged the government “to drop all charges” against one Gambia's leading [...] Full text...
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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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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Nigerian Penticostal church says 8,370 of its members, eight pastors killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists
02 july 2020 - 17:57:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The EYN Church says it lost over 8,370 members to Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] 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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France releases 30 million Euros for Tunisian companies
01 july 2020 - 22:26:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French government Wednesday released to Tunisian small and medium-size enterprises a financing package of 30 [...] Full text...
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FIFA organises remote demonstration of advanced offside technology
01 july 2020 - 13:07:13Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After the first test of semi-automated offside technology at the FIFA Club World Cup in December [...] 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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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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Libyan FM accuses French President of not taking a position during Haftar's attack on Tripoli
30 june 2020 - 18:08:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In his response to statements credited to the French President, Emmanuel Macron, condemning the Turkish intervention [...] Full text...
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Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project
30 june 2020 - 05:39:02New York, US (PANA) - The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, [...] 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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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: 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: 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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Speculation on continuation of conflict and race for the reconstruction of Libya highlighted by media
28 june 2020 - 17:43:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave significant coverage to speculations about the continued armed clashes around Sirte. This [...] Full text...
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GNA leader, Italian PM agree on the return of Italian companies to Libya
27 june 2020 - 17:00:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Head of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj agreed [...] Full text...
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Judicial association recommends end to institutional torture and violence in Tunisia
26 june 2020 - 22:50:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Association of Tunisian Magistrates (AMT) said here Friday the publication of a report of the [...] 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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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place
26 june 2020 - 15:03:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] 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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Three European countries call on Libyan parties to agree immediate, unconditional
26 june 2020 - 12:34:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany, Italy and France have urged the various actors in the Libyan conflict to agree an [...] 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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Coronavirus: African Union calls for unbiased sharing of coronavirus vaccine
25 june 2020 - 21:33:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Top scientists, researchers and ministers of health rose from a two-day virtual conference on Thursday [...] 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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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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Libyan Interior Minister discusses security sector reform in Libya with U.S. officials
25 june 2020 - 11:45:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interior minister in the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Thursday held a videoconference [...] Full text...
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Ghana to rebuild demolished structure at Nigeria High Commissioner's residence
25 june 2020 - 05:21:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana says it will ensure that the demolished structure on the compound of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO to finance coronavirus vaccine research in Africa
24 june 2020 - 22:55:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) will provide funding to the most promising coronavirus vaccine initiatives [...] Full text...
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Meeting on 2 July of Libyan-Italian technical commission to revise agreement protocol on immigration
24 june 2020 - 21:58:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian minister of foreign affairs, Luigi di Maio, Wednesday set 2 July for the meeting [...] 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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Guinean President Alpha Condé for single currency in the ECOWAS area
24 june 2020 - 14:44:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé pleaded on Tuesday, during a video-conference, for a single common currency for [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official warns South Sudan peace process 'faltering'
24 june 2020 - 05:09:21New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official has warned that the peace process in South Sudan is “faltering” [...] Full text...
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Arab foreign ministers attached to Libya’s unity, integrity and sovereignty
23 june 2020 - 22:30:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The League of Arab States Tuesday resolved to commit itself to “the unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity, [...] Full text...
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Senior EU delegation visits Sudan prior to Berlin Conference
23 june 2020 - 17:48:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level European Union delegation landed in Khartoum, 24 hours before an international conference for economic [...] Full text...
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CAF issues guidelines for the resumption of football in Africa
23 june 2020 - 16:28:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Medical Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday released a comprehensive plan [...] Full text...
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Bilateral relations and Libya at the centre of Saied-Macron talks
23 june 2020 - 13:17:02Paris, France (PANA) - Several issues relating to bilateral relations between France and Tunisia as well as international relations of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases accelerate by 414 to 14,568
23 june 2020 - 10:50:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has accelerated to 14,568 as 414 new cases have been recorded, the [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping chief says COVID ‘exacerbating existing vulnerabilities’ in Central African Republic:
23 june 2020 - 05:17:35New York, US (PANA) - The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress as it prepares for presidential and legislative [...] Full text...
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International follow up committee on Libya urges Libyan belligerents to end military escalation in Sirte
22 june 2020 - 23:18:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the international follow up committee on Libya (IFCL) Monday expressed deep concern over the [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj, AFRICOM Commander meet in western Libya
22 june 2020 - 14:27:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Presidential Council President Fayez al-Sarraj on Monday met in camera in Zouara, 120 km west [...] Full text...
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Is Egyptian president al-Sissi looking for 'casus belli' with threat of direct military intervention in Libya? (A PANA News Analysis by Youssef Ba)
21 june 2020 - 19:13:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattal al-Sissi's threat of direct military intervention in Libya, two weeks after announcing [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj, Algerian president discuss resumption of the political process in Libya
20 june 2020 - 15:34:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmajid Tabboune on Saturday in Algiers granted an audience to the President of the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council wants top UN rights official to take action on racist violence
20 june 2020 - 07:53:52New York, US (PANA) - UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin security forces to make places of worship safe from the spread of COVID-19
19 june 2020 - 19:36:38Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Beninese government will deploy security forces to places of worship to check compliance with preventive measures [...] Full text...
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Congo: Opposition party PARADIS names candidate for 2021 presidential election
19 june 2020 - 18:24:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The president of the African Party for Integral and Solidarity Development (PARADIS), Anatole Limbongo-Ngoka, on Thursday announced [...] Full text...
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UN official raises concern over increasing retaliatory acts as battle lines shift in Libya
19 june 2020 - 13:42:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – One million people are now in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in Libya, including [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo people advised to draw lessons from pandemic
18 june 2020 - 23:42:02Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Ambassador André-Alain Atundu Liongo, communicator of the political platform, Common front for Congo (FCC), Thursday [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's MDC Alliance opposition party vows not to be distracted in fighting official corruption
18 june 2020 - 19:12:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, says talk of an impending [...] Full text...
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Libyan citizen injured in mine explosion in Tripoli
17 june 2020 - 17:57:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan citizen was injured Wednesday by a mine explosion near his house in the Al-Kabaylia [...] Full text...
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President IBK wants to end ongoing education crisis shaking the country for months
16 june 2020 - 23:44:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita Tuesday agreed to give teachers a 20 percent salary increase to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers 15 new confirmed cases of Covid-19
16 june 2020 - 17:53:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 15 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19), following laboratory tests carried out on [...] Full text...
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Tunisian health minister warns of new wave of corovnavirus
16 june 2020 - 15:51:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The threat of a new spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) after the border reopens is imminent [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Covid-19 curve up with 14 new infections
16 june 2020 - 15:38:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded 14 new coronavirus infections on 985 screening tests carried out Monday in various laboratories [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020 - UNCTAD report
16 june 2020 - 13:56:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trend of declining foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa is set to exacerbate significantly in [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Salem Hamdi re-elected head of Arab Atomic Energy Agency
15 june 2020 - 17:22:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Salem Hamdi was re-elected for a second, four-year term (until February 2025) as head of [...] Full text...
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AU Peace and Security Council deplores the continuing crisis in Libya
15 june 2020 - 17:11:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed serious concern over the continuing crisis in [...] Full text...
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Solution to Libyan crisis held hostage by multiple initiatives (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
15 june 2020 - 10:23:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The unending delay in the resolution of the political and security crises in Libya after more [...] Full text...
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US-Turkish-Russian arrangements in Libya and Maghreb efforts to resolve crisis highlighted in news
13 june 2020 - 16:54:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Political efforts undertaken after military developments in the west of the country marked by the defeat [...] Full text...
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AU Virtual Summit: President Issoufou calls for condemnation of George Floyd assassination
12 june 2020 - 15:41:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou has called on the AU Virtual Conference on COVID held on Thursday [...] Full text...
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UNSC Meeting: Mali's foreign minister requests extension of MINUSMA mandate
12 june 2020 - 15:00:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tiébilé Dramé, has reiterated his country's willingness to [...] Full text...
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Libya: Fayez Al-Sarraj reaffirms readiness for dialogue, but with credible partners
11 june 2020 - 19:32:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - President of the Presidential Council of the government of national accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, said he [...] Full text...
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France to support an ambitious EU-ACP agreement
11 june 2020 - 18:49:15Paris, France (PANA) - The French minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, has said that France supports the [...] Full text...
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Niger condemns attempts to unilaterally change status of Occupied Palestinian Territories
11 june 2020 - 11:09:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger has again condemned all attempts to unilaterally change the status of the Occupied Palestinian Territories [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes commitment of two Libyan belligerents to military talks
10 june 2020 - 20:55:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third round of military talks between the two main actors of the Libyan conflict within [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Keep ships moving, ports open and trade flowing - UN entities urge
10 june 2020 - 12:31:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) [...] Full text...
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Pretoria cleared of role in Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme's assassination
10 june 2020 - 10:47:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level Swedish investigation into the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme on [...] Full text...
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Hostilities continue near Libyan central city of Sirte despite Egypt’s initiative to get out of crisis
09 june 2020 - 22:14:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hostilities continued Tuesday between the army loyal to the government of national accord (GNA) and troops [...] Full text...
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'Salvation Front 14 January' calls for dissolution of Tunisian Parliament
09 june 2020 - 13:43:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's political committee of 'Salvation Front 14 January' on Monday called for the dissolution of the [...] Full text...
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First batch of 79 Rwandans released from Uganda prisons return home Monday
08 june 2020 - 15:26:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first group of 79 Rwandans who were detained in various Ugandan prisons are due to [...] Full text...
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UN renews call on Libyan warring parties to engage quickly in 5+5 military talks
08 june 2020 - 13:13:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on "Libyan parties to engage quickly [...] Full text...
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Haftar's offensive against Tripoli: a chronicle of a stinging defeat (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
08 june 2020 - 12:22:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It took a total of 15 months for the offensive against Tripoli launched on 4 April [...] Full text...
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Kenya Chief Justice blames President for courts clog up
08 june 2020 - 12:19:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Chief Justice David Maraga on Monday blamed President Uhuru Kenyatta for the backlog of cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pope Francis says worst of virus is over, Vatican clear of cases
07 june 2020 - 15:41:40Vatican city, Italy (PANA) - Pope Francis said on Sunday the worst of the coronavirus crisis is over in Italy. The [...] Full text...
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Gambia, other OIC members to discuss Israeli’s annexation of Palestinian land
07 june 2020 - 13:44:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government says it will be represented on the executive committee of the Organisation of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya sets in motion plan to gradually ease economic lockdown
06 june 2020 - 20:24:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set in motion a plan to gradually ease the economic lockdown, lifting of movement [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends arms embargo on Libya
06 june 2020 - 16:15:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has extended for 12 months the mandate for "strict implementation of [...] Full text...
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Egyptian president al-Sissi announces 'initiative' to resolve Libyan criris
06 june 2020 - 16:07:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has announced what hw called the "Cairo Declaration" to resolve the [...] Full text...
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Terrorist groups exploiting COVID-19 in Sahel, UN peacekeeping chief tells Security Council
06 june 2020 - 05:30:52New York, US (PANA) - COVID-19 is complicating an already complex security situation in the Sahel, with terrorist groups exploiting [...] Full text...
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60 pct of deaths in Tunisia due to way of living, says Health minister
05 june 2020 - 21:09:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Abdellatif Mekki, said here Friday that 60 percent of deaths in [...] Full text...
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Body of Ugandan trader killed over illegal border crossing to Rwanda to be repatriated
05 june 2020 - 18:28:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The body of Ugandan national killed earlier this week during a shooting incident in Burera district [...] Full text...
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Angela Merkel reaffirms Germany's will to implement the recommendations of the Berlin Conference on Libya
05 june 2020 - 17:45:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Friday told the President of the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No new contamination in Tunisia
05 june 2020 - 17:19:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Friday that for the second consecutive day, no new [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council votes to establish new political mission in Sudan
05 june 2020 - 16:38:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Security Council has unanimously voted for the establishment of a mission, dubbed the Integrated Transition [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigerien President calls for accelerated production of vaccines
05 june 2020 - 14:34:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on Thursday stressed the need for a global union for mobilization of [...] Full text...
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Uganda set to release 130 more Rwandans
05 june 2020 - 13:30:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ugandan officials have accepted to release 130 more Rwandan nationals following videoconference meeting between the high [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: No vaccine will protect populations against climate change - UNCTAD
05 june 2020 - 12:58:59Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - This year has been marked by the threat of a new coronavirus and society’s [...] Full text...
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Morocco calls for increased mobilization against Daesh in Sahel
05 june 2020 - 11:02:41Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco on Thursday called for increased mobilization of the anti-Daesh coalition against the terrorist group's acts [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Global solidarity’ needed to find affordable, accessible virus vaccine, says Guterres
05 june 2020 - 05:51:57New York, US (PANA) - In the race to end the coronavirus pandemic, the UN chief reminded a virtual medical [...] Full text...
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Al-Sarraj says will no longer negotiate with Haftar
05 june 2020 - 00:05:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, said Thursday [...] Full text...
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Loss of Tripoli war by Haftar redesigns new outlines of the Libyan conflict (New analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
04 june 2020 - 23:03:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli residents Thursday morning woke up to news of the total liberation of the city of [...] Full text...
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Trial of repatriated Rwandan rebel spokesperson Sankara postponed again after witnesses fail to appear
04 june 2020 - 19:30:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Several witnesses in a terrorism trial involving the deported spokesperson of the so-called National Forces for [...] Full text...
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Kenya FA 'rubbishes' sports court, awaits FIFA decision on polls
04 june 2020 - 13:37:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa has denounced a consultative forum convened by the Sports [...] Full text...
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Troops loyal to Government of National Accord expel Haftar's foces from Tripoli
04 june 2020 - 12:16:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The entire territory forming Tripoli's administrative borders is now under the control of the forces of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia eases restrictions in many sectors
04 june 2020 - 10:00:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister for Major Projects and government spokesperson Lobna Jeribi, has announced that the third phase [...] Full text...
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Libyan governmental forces announce taking control of international Tripoli airport from pro-Haftar forces
03 june 2020 - 21:42:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces of the government of national accord (GNA) Wednesday recaptured the international Tripoli airport from the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Bishops call for the reopening of places of worship in Congo
03 june 2020 - 16:57:54Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Bishops on Wednesday called for they termed "organized reopening of places of worship". They made the [...] Full text...
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Congo: IFAD to assess progress made by PD-PAC on fisheries
02 june 2020 - 19:22:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday in Brazzaville, launched an assessment of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Catholic Church reopens masses in Mali
02 june 2020 - 17:22:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Masses in the Mali's catholic church were relaunched on Sunday following a declaration by the President [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes Libyan belligerents' acceptance to resume 5+5 Military Commission talks
02 june 2020 - 11:59:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the Libyan belligerents' acceptance to resume [...] Full text...
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Milk producers in West and Central Africa call on their leaders to save the sector
02 june 2020 - 10:56:00Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Fifty-five local milk producers from six West and Central African countries on Monday appealed to their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia FM commends the strong Pan-African solidarity in fight aganst COVID-19
01 june 2020 - 17:55:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Foreign Minister, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has commended the strong pan-African solidarity that has manifested [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM, French FM discuss need for rapid cessation of hostilities in Tripoli
01 june 2020 - 10:01:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, agreed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana eases restrictions on places of worship; schools to reopen for final year students
01 june 2020 - 07:40:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana on Sunday announced the easing of restrictions on places of worship because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Egypt slightly shortens curfew hours starting Sunday
31 may 2020 - 18:10:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With effect frfom Sunday, 31 May 2020, Egypt has slightly revised an imposed nighttime curfew to [...] Full text...
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"Serving peace in Mali is a source of pride," says Tunisian female army officer
31 may 2020 - 13:28:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated on 29 May each [...] Full text...
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Libyan papers highlight US-Russian friction over Libya; Risk of transposing Syrian scenario
30 may 2020 - 18:08:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on friction between the United States and Russia over Libya with [...] Full text...
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Italy concerned about continued flow of arms as fuelling conflict in Libya
30 may 2020 - 17:42:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday expressed his country's concern over "the prosecution by external [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa must play central role in vaccine development - Africa CDC
29 may 2020 - 21:50:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Vaccine developers around the world must make African countries and scientists at the centre of [...] Full text...
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CEDEAO management committee examines 2020-2024 action plan on fight against terrorism
29 may 2020 - 19:40:57Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The inaugural session of the management committee for the 2020-2024 action plan on the fight against [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa CDC decries effect of lockdowns on delivery of pandemic aid
29 may 2020 - 10:53:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The delivery life-saving medical supplies needed to support the treatment of coronavirus patients was done successfully [...] Full text...
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Libyan crises persist despite identification of causes and remedies (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
29 may 2020 - 10:37:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Despite the causes and solutions to Libya’s political and military crises being an open secret, the [...] Full text...
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Rights groups say reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian dictator Habré’s victims
29 may 2020 - 05:38:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The victims of the former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre have yet to receive any reparations four years after [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records sudden increase in the number of contaminations
28 may 2020 - 17:24:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 17 cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in a single day in Tunisia, considered [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19
28 may 2020 - 13:05:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions have joined [...] Full text...
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UN says COVID-19 is a ‘new and deadly threat’ for civilians caught up in violence
28 may 2020 - 05:19:44New York, US (PANA) - Innocent civilians trapped in violence now face “a new and deadly threat” from COVID-19, the [...] Full text...
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Gambia needs predictable funding to develop sustainable Food Systems - VP
27 may 2020 - 21:58:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice-President Dr. Isatou Touray disclosed here Wednesday that the country needed predictable increase in funding [...] Full text...
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Mali Basketball Federation, FIBA-Africa organize May 27-28 training course for photographers
27 may 2020 - 14:22:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Basketball Federation (FMBB) and FIBA Africa are organizing a training course for Malian photographers [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries
27 may 2020 - 13:00:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...
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Floods in Kenya claim 285 lives
27 may 2020 - 12:03:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of Kenyans who have perished in ravaging floods in different parts of the country [...] Full text...
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African Natural Resources Centre unveils publication to advance critical land policy reforms
26 may 2020 - 16:35:17Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In response to challenges across Africa posed by land ownership and use, the African Natural [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya's refugee camps, contact tracing now becoming stressful in fight against Covid-19
25 may 2020 - 21:29:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new coronavirus case has been reported at a refugee camp in Kakuma, northern Kenya, home [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Catholic bishops raise red flag on Kenyatta succession political bickering
24 may 2020 - 12:08:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) on Sunday warned politicians against engaging in divisive succession [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirms absence of military solution to Libyan crisis
22 may 2020 - 21:39:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday there was no military solution to the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Somalia looks to first full elections in 51 years, despite COVID-19 crisis
22 may 2020 - 07:12:21New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of the COVID pandemic are acute for Somalia, but the Horn of Africa [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa CDC revises mass testing target for coronavirus in Africa to 10-15 million
21 may 2020 - 20:55:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Africa Union (AU) has revised its rapid mass testing target to 10-15 million people [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Cholera outbreak compounds response to coronavirus in Kenya
21 may 2020 - 19:06:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan health authorities have confirmed 80 new cases of the deadly coronavirus outbreak from some 3,102 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia opens US$172 million credit line for hotel sector
21 may 2020 - 05:37:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of Tourism and Craft Industry, Mohamed Ali Toumi, on Wednesday announced a credit [...] Full text...
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AU contact group on Libya calls on Libyan actors to observe ceasefire
20 may 2020 - 23:37:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) contact group on Libya Wednesday reaffirmed its appeal to “Libyan actors to [...] Full text...
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Morocco registers 110 new cases of Covid-19
20 may 2020 - 22:33:51Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco recorded 110 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection within the past 24 hours, taking the [...] Full text...
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Libyan protagonists urged to observe humanitarian truce
20 may 2020 - 17:26:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the Congolese Head of State and chairman of the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Niger president says pandemic should lead to implementation of new paradigm in global governance
20 may 2020 - 16:09:13Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis should lead to implementation of a new paradigm in global governance, Nigerien President [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO countries agree 'equitable and timely access' to vaccine
20 may 2020 - 04:54:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) concluded the annual World Health Assembly on Tuesday, adopting a resolution [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya appeals for calm amid strained relations with Tanzania
19 may 2020 - 21:22:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Kenya’s High Commissioner to Tanzania, Dan Kazungu, has called on citizens of the two [...] Full text...
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Turkey-Africa Partnership panel discusses trade and stimulus to cushion the economic fallout of COVID-19
19 may 2020 - 18:19:08Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Khaled [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania reopens airspace to commercial flights
18 may 2020 - 21:25:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has reopened its airspace to commercial flights, almost a month after it was [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief renews call for pandemic solidarity as WHO warns ‘majority’ of world still at risk
18 may 2020 - 16:34:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “massive” and combined effort by all countries is needed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, UN [...] Full text...
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Botswana opposition politicians condemn President’s intended visit to Zimbabwe
18 may 2020 - 13:22:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Opposition politicians in Botswana have condemned President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s intention to travel to Zimbabwe despite the [...] Full text...
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Ramadan without respite for Libyans, victims of military escalation (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
17 may 2020 - 20:48:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will have lived in 2020 the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, the most difficult [...] Full text...
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NATO Secretary-General denounces targeting of civilians, basic infrastructure in Libya
17 may 2020 - 16:43:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, said here Saturday "the alliance [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UAVs equipped with thermal cameras soon available in Tunisia
17 may 2020 - 09:13:17Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Special vehicles (UAVs) equipped with thermal imaging cameras currently at an experimental phase will soon be [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria urges state govts to be cautious in lifting restrictions on large gatherings
16 may 2020 - 07:24:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19 has urged state governments lifting restrictions on large congregation [...] Full text...
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Truce in Libya out of reach due to military escalation - Italian Foreign minister
15 may 2020 - 13:41:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, says "the conclusion of a [...] Full text...
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Deadlock in Libyan political process will persist (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
14 may 2020 - 22:14:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prospects for political solution in Libya seem to be dimming day after day, giving way [...] Full text...
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Third follow up meeting of Berlin Conference on Libya to evaluate perspectives on re-launch of inter-Libyan dialogue
13 may 2020 - 23:19:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third meeting of the international follow up committee on Libya was held here Wednesday to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade, new data shows
13 may 2020 - 15:11:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in the first quarter of this year, [...] Full text...
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EU reaffirms appeal for humanitarian truce in Libya
12 may 2020 - 23:53:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Tuesday reaffirmed its appeal for humanitarian truce, end of fighting in Libya, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Statistics of cured judged positive in Congo
12 may 2020 - 21:10:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of health and populations, Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, said here Monday the therapeutic plan [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Cross-border spread of coronavirus worries East African states
12 may 2020 - 20:16:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The cross-border transmission of the highly infectious coronavirus disease in East Africa has pushed new cases [...] Full text...
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Burundi Catholic Church urges citizens to respect ballot box verdict
12 may 2020 - 17:58:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Conference of Catholic Churches in Burundi (CECAB) on Tuesday called on the people to respect [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Niger schools scheduled to reopen 1 June
12 may 2020 - 15:58:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Higher Education, Yahouza Sadissou, announced Tuesday at a press conference the reopening of [...] Full text...
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Libya denounces violation of its sovereignty by five countries including France
12 may 2020 - 13:40:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government of National Accord (GNA) has expressed "deep surprise" [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: East African countries urged to back local production of medical products to combat virus
12 may 2020 - 11:57:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is urging member states to support local production [...] Full text...
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António Guterres urges international community to invest in resolution of Libyan crisis
11 may 2020 - 22:54:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, Monday called on the international community to play [...] Full text...
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African Athletics Championships in Algiers 2021 set one month before Tokyo Olympics.
11 may 2020 - 14:36:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 22nd African Athletics Championships, originally scheduled for next June in Algiers and postponed due to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on social gatherings to 31 May as positive cases hit 4,700
11 may 2020 - 07:52:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings to 31 May [...] Full text...
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New opportunity for political resolution after Prime Minister al-Sarraj’s call for consensus on exit plan
10 may 2020 - 19:34:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has once again taken the initiative to come to the rescue [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers highlight ongoing research, innovation actions related to COVID-19 outbreaks
09 may 2020 - 17:19:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on current research actions related to COVID-19 and outbreaks with one [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN grants $ 200 million to Senegal to fight COVID-19
09 may 2020 - 16:59:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has granted Senegal US$ 200 million (about 121 billion CFA francs), to [...] Full text...
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Renewed tension in Libya, Al-Sarraj's call for political dialogue and ICC report highlighted in the news
09 may 2020 - 16:55:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on renewed tension on the fighting in Libya after Presidential Council [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases balloon to 4,012
09 may 2020 - 09:28:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have ballooned to 4,012, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reported [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN virus hunters continue search for animal link to human COVID-19 infections
08 may 2020 - 17:00:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The key work of tracing the animal transmission source of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) infection in humans [...] Full text...
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France, Sudan adopt agree measures during videoconference
08 may 2020 - 15:04:53Paris, France (PANA) - France and Sudan on Thursday adopted several measures during the seventh meeting of the group of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Up to 190,000 people could die of pandemic in Africa if not controlled - WHO
08 may 2020 - 05:29:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and 29 million to 44 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from virus - IOM
08 may 2020 - 05:17:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana says its cases may have 'peaked' but warns it's not out of the woods
07 may 2020 - 12:13:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana may have reached its peak in the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, senior health [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says average of 80,000 new cases were recorded a day in April
07 may 2020 - 05:23:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the start of April, an average of 80,000 cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have been reported [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams welcomes Fayez al-Sarraj’s initiative calling for resumption of political dialogue in Libya
06 may 2020 - 20:48:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Wednesday welcomed the initiative [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia's confirmed cases now 1,022
06 may 2020 - 09:58:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded 4 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of [...] Full text...
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May 5 is World Portuguese language day (a UNESCO press statement)
05 may 2020 - 17:51:58Paris, France (PANA) - The 5th of May was officially established in 2009 by the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO hails 7.4 billion-Euro pledge for COVID-19 treatments
05 may 2020 - 05:08:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders on Monday pledged 7.4 billion Euros to support research and development for medicines to [...] Full text...
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Gambian artists, cultural players to participate in UNESCO resiliart teleconference
04 may 2020 - 21:47:48Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambian artists and cultural troupes will join other counterparts to participate in the UNESCO Resiliart Teleconference [...] Full text...
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'None of us is safe until we all are', says UN chief at EU pledging conference
04 may 2020 - 20:08:52Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned here Monday the “most massive public health effort in history” is [...] Full text...
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France bemoans the death in prison of young Egyptian for having caricatured President Al-Sissi in a video clip
04 may 2020 - 18:43:02Paris, France (PANA) - The spokeswoman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Agnès von der Mühll, said that the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Congo interested in Malagasy discovery
02 may 2020 - 15:32:28Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A delegation of Congolese health experts will travel to Madagascar to procure large quantities of Covid-Organics, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Global health experts advise WHO to identify animal source of virus
02 may 2020 - 09:33:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International experts have advised the World Health Organization (WHO) to work to identify animal origins of [...] Full text...
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US ambassador in Libya agrees with speaker of parliament on need to respect democratic process
01 may 2020 - 21:54:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, said here Friday he agreed with the president of [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL urges Libyan parties to resume 5+5 Joint Military Commission talks
01 may 2020 - 12:56:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Building on the various Libyan and international calls for a ceasefire, including the Libyan National Army's [...] Full text...
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Algeria expresses concern about latest political, military developments in Libya
01 may 2020 - 10:12:06Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria has expressed concern at the never-ending political and military crisis in Libya and called for an [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for ‘solidarity, unity and hope’ in battling pandemic
01 may 2020 - 05:47:41New York, US (PANA) - Amidst the destruction of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations chief has expressed concern over [...] Full text...
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Libya's Presidential Council calls for international sponsorship, guarantees for ceasefire
30 april 2020 - 17:27:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya has expressed its mistrust [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: African Union's Free Trade conference postponed to 2021
30 april 2020 - 13:12:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – A major African trade Summit initially set to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, has been postponed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's positive cases reach 40
30 april 2020 - 09:52:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe added eight new COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases, on Wednesday, raising the total to 40, making it [...] Full text...
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Haftar announces cessation of military operations in Libya in response to appeals for humanitarian truce
30 april 2020 - 05:05:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) based in the east and commanded by Marshal Khalifa Haftar on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World health experts to meet on Thursday to assess pandemic
30 april 2020 - 04:50:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International health experts will convene on Thursday to evaluate the evolution of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 980 infections after discovery of 5 new cases
29 april 2020 - 22:19:13Tunis, Tunisia(PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday recorded five new cases of the new coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the total so far to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tensions rise as pandemic encroaches on disputed Abyei
29 april 2020 - 06:23:34New York, US (PANA) - Sudan’s efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, are delaying the deployment [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kits
29 april 2020 - 05:32:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 [...] Full text...
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Special representative of UN Secretary-General reaffirms only institutions from Libyan peace deal are legitimate
28 april 2020 - 21:20:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Tuesday reaffirmed that "the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Covid-19 response plan re-evaluated at more than 1,400 billion CFA francs
28 april 2020 - 17:59:37Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The COVID-19 response plan for Niger has been revalued at 1,436 billion CFA francs, the Nigerien Finance [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WAEMU to issue Covid-19 vouchers for mobilizing resources
28 april 2020 - 15:33:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) will issue coupons to deal with the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Official statement says Mali's president not affected by Covid-19
27 april 2020 - 13:35:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Presidency has rejected reports circulating on social media that President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita had [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso to increase number of tests
24 april 2020 - 22:21:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso health authorities are considering increasing the number of tests for the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVID-19 cast gloomy forecast for Botswana’s economy
24 april 2020 - 20:21:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Finance Minister Dr Thapelo Matsheka has painted a gloomy outlook for the country’s economy to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus insecurity: Libyans begin Ramadan with suffering (A News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
23 april 2020 - 22:34:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans on Friday begin the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, in exceptionally trying times marked [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders meet via teleconference to deliberate on stemming the scourge of COVID-19 pandemic
23 april 2020 - 16:37:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Presidents of West African countries under the aegis of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and [...] Full text...
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Congo, CAR Presidents call for increased global solidarity to fight coronavirus
23 april 2020 - 14:09:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - President Faustin Archange Touadéra of Central African Republic and his Congolese counterpart, Denis Sassou Nguesso, on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Economic impact of virus threatens hard-won progress across Great Lakes region
23 april 2020 - 04:19:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Sweeping preventive measures seem to be curbing the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the Great Lakes [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister accuses Haftar of continuing targeting civilians
22 april 2020 - 23:14:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Pachagha, Wednesday accused [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Barrow to participate in ECOWAS Leaders’ video conference on Covid-19
22 april 2020 - 19:59:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia will participate in a video conference of the ECOWAS Heads of [...] Full text...
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