Coronavirus: WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

10 july 2020 - 09:08:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa has joined immunization experts in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic

09 july 2020 - 21:36:07
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...

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Global education protection raises red flag on education attacks in West, Central Africa

09 july 2020 - 21:18:48
New York (PANA) - Universities, schools, students, teachers, and academics in West and Central Africa have suffered over 2,500 attacks [...] Full text...

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GNA denies refusing to sign ceasefire in Libya

09 july 2020 - 18:26:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of national accord (GNA) has denied statements [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 64 new confirmed cases, 3 deaths Wednesday

08 july 2020 - 23:06:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo Wednesday recorded 64 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and three deaths, an official source [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo extends state of health emergency

08 july 2020 - 18:42:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has extended the state of health emergency for 20 days with effect from [...] Full text...

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Raid against al-Wattia air base in western Libya revives military escalation

07 july 2020 - 22:09:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military escalation in Libya resumed with the air strike Sunday on the air base of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso resumes polio vaccination campaigns under strict COVID-19 prevention measures

07 july 2020 - 10:16:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Burkina Faso on Monday concluded a four-day mass polio immunization campaign, vaccinating 174,304 children under five [...] Full text...

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Attacks by ADF in eastern DRC may amount to crimes against humanity, war crimes – UN Report

07 july 2020 - 09:54:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Brutal attacks by the armed group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which have left [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 42 new cures recorded on Sunday in DR Congo

06 july 2020 - 18:11:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) registered 42 new cases of the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 15 deaths linked to Ebola recorded in 5 weeks in DRC province

05 july 2020 - 19:41:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Fifteen deaths caused by the Ebola virus disease (12 from confirmed cases and 3 from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 175 new confirmed cases, 28 recoveries and 3 deaths

04 july 2020 - 10:58:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo Saturday recorded 175 new cases of coronavirus, 28 new recoveries and 3 deaths, the ministry [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's top club, Rayon Sports, appoints Congolese Guy Bukasa as new coach

03 july 2020 - 16:31:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's first division club, Rayon Sports, has appointed Congolese coach, Guy Bukasa, as its new coach [...] Full text...

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'Ivorian François Zahoui is new ASK Guinea coach'

03 july 2020 - 16:19:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Francois Zahoui, a former coach of the Ivorian and Nigerien national teams, has been named the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: DRC and IFAD partner for better nutrition, resilience for small-scale farmers facing pandemic

03 july 2020 - 13:00:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday announced support for a new programme in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WHO urges strong safety measures as African countries resume air travel

03 july 2020 - 04:35:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As African countries begin to reopen borders and air spaces, it is crucial that governments take [...] Full text...

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AS Vita Club of DR Congo gets first female president

02 july 2020 - 12:31:20
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Belgian-born member of the Kinshasa Bar Association, Bestine Kazadi Di Tabala, has been elected president [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 2 new confirmed cases of Ebola registered in Bolamba, Equateur

30 june 2020 - 23:37:45
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two new confirmed cases of the Ebola virus were recorded Monday in the zone of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo records 376 recoveries

30 june 2020 - 23:24:35
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Monday recorded 376 new recoveries of coronavirus  (COVID-19) Monday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 158 new confirmed cases on Tuesday

30 june 2020 - 18:47:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese ministry of Health and Population announced in Brazzaville that the country on Tuesday recorded [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UNDP, Congo sign deal to revive women's income-generating activities

30 june 2020 - 16:02:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Congolese Ministry for Integration of Women in Development on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo Air transport down 98 percent because of Covid-19

29 june 2020 - 17:28:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Air traffic has fallen by 98 percent in Congo due to the health crisis and border [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: 20 new infections, 4 cured, 2 deaths recorded in Congo

28 june 2020 - 11:30:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congo recorded Saturday 20 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), four cured and two deaths, state-run [...] Full text...

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Congolese Senate passes air transport bills

27 june 2020 - 16:29:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Senators gathered in a plenary session on Friday in Brazzaville, adopted four bills relating to [...] Full text...

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Congolese National Assembly ratifies law on prevention of tax evasion

27 june 2020 - 15:16:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Assembly of Congo on Friday ratified in Brazzaville the bill authorizing the ratification of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says will start filling Grand Renaissance Dam within two weeks

27 june 2020 - 13:27:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  Ethiopia is set to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within the next [...] Full text...

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Former DR Congo forward Emeka Essanga passes on

26 june 2020 - 18:57:58
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Former DR Congo forward, Emeka Essanga, passed away on Thursday (25 June 2020) at a [...] Full text...

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Congo to host COP13 in 2021

26 june 2020 - 17:47:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and the Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, said on Thursday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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Congolese govt. seeking investors to manage its forest

26 june 2020 - 17:43:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, on Thursday in Brazzaville, sought the [...] Full text...

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CAF set to introduce Women's Champions League

26 june 2020 - 16:38:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is considering the launch of a female club championship on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda’s positive cases climb to 850

26 june 2020 - 10:16:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in Rwanda have reached 850 with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 63 new confirmed cases, 5 recoveries, one death recorded in Congo

25 june 2020 - 23:27:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo Thursday recorded 63 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), five new recoveries and one death, [...] Full text...

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Congo: Two alleged ivory traffickers arrested in Oyo

25 june 2020 - 23:13:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two men of Congolese nationality were arrested Tuesday in Oyo, 400 km from here, for illegal [...] Full text...

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WHO says Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo is over

25 june 2020 - 16:23:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday the end of the 10th Ebola outbreak [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's 10th Ebola outbreak over

25 june 2020 - 11:59:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The health authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared the end of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 10 million infections milestone looms – WHO chief says

25 june 2020 - 04:45:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is on track to reach 10 million coronavirus cases within the next week, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France set to contribute and back Congo’s health response to pandemic

24 june 2020 - 23:37:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The French ambassador in Congo, François Barateau, Wednesday expressed the determination of France to contribute and [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces repression of media in DRC province

24 june 2020 - 23:05:57
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday condemned the repression of media professionals in the province of Mongala, [...] Full text...

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UN condemns killing of Indonesian peacekeeper in DR Congo

23 june 2020 - 20:42:07
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations Tuesday strongly condemned an attack by suspected rebel militia on peacekeepers serving with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: India gives Congo six tons of drugs to fight Covid-19

23 june 2020 - 18:57:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Indian ambassador to Congo, Ghotu Ram Meena, on Tuesday in Brazzaville gave the Congolese government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves Euro 88 million loan to support pandemic crisis response in Cameroon

23 june 2020 - 17:16:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday approved an 88 [...] Full text...

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Armed groups, terrorist movements accused of sexual violence in northern and central Mali

23 june 2020 - 15:16:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Certain armed groups and terrorist movements have been responsible for sexual violence, particularly in northern and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 74 new cases. 9 deaths

23 june 2020 - 10:27:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo on Monday recorded 74 new positive cases of coronavirus and nine deaths, public radio reported [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief says COVID ‘exacerbating existing vulnerabilities’ in Central African Republic:

23 june 2020 - 05:17:35
New York, US (PANA) - The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress as it prepares for presidential and legislative [...] Full text...

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Trial of Rwandan terrorism suspects resumes before military court

22 june 2020 - 13:47:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The trial of 32 suspected terrorists led by retired officer of Rwandan army, Major Habib Mudathiru, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: 39 organizations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during pandemic

22 june 2020 - 12:49:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central [...] Full text...

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Rights body slams Mozambique for s failure to release detained refugees

21 june 2020 - 15:00:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has faulted the Mozambican authorities for failing to release 16 African and asylum seekers [...] Full text...

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Nigerians clubs, Rangers, Enyimba, still waiting for FIFA’s directive on post COVID-19 tournament

20 june 2020 - 08:07:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs, Enugu Rangers and Enyimba of Aba, recently named by FIFA [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congolese government extends for fourth consecutive time state of emergency for 20 days

19 june 2020 - 22:17:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government, in its fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), has extended the state of health [...] Full text...

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Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August: WHO

19 june 2020 - 20:40:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, dies aged 79

19 june 2020 - 19:13:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, has died, aged 79, from kidney [...] Full text...

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Congo: Opposition party PARADIS names candidate for 2021 presidential election

19 june 2020 - 18:24:27
Brazzaville, 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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Covid;-19: UNHCR, TSF donate material worth 353 million CFAF to fight coronavirus in Congo

19 june 2020 - 15:58:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Cyr Modeste Kouamé, and the regional [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo people advised to draw lessons from pandemic

18 june 2020 - 23:42:02
Kinshasa, 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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2021 AFCON: CAF still planning January start

18 june 2020 - 18:55:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is holding on to its plan to start the 2021 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO concerned over impact of pandemic on women, girls in Africa

18 june 2020 - 18:32:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Humanitarian crises, including health emergencies, affect men and women differently. And as COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Congolese tax administrators urged to improve tax collection

18 june 2020 - 10:57:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Budget Minister Ludovic Ngatsé on Wednesday called on tax officials to improve tax collection to boost [...] Full text...

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Congo controls its deforestation rate - official

18 june 2020 - 00:15:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, said here Tuesday Congo was controlling its [...] Full text...

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Amnesty Int'l to President Félix Tshisekedi: 'You broke promises to bring justice to victims of pre-electoral crisis in the DRC

17 june 2020 - 19:40:03
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International has said that President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, did [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo receives Moroccan medical items

17 june 2020 - 10:23:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Moroccan government on Tuesday donated more than ten tons of drugs and medical equipment to Congo [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate accuses DRC president Tshisekedi of reneging on justice pledge

17 june 2020 - 07:28:06
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has accused President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 137 new cases notified on Monday in DR Congo

16 june 2020 - 23:03:26
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Monday recorded 137 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: No new confirmed case of Ebola on Monday

16 june 2020 - 22:47:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - No new confirmed case of the Ebola disease was reported Monday in the province of [...] Full text...

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French researcher gets access to President François Mitterrand's archives on the Rwandan genocide

16 june 2020 - 18:49:20
Paris, France (PANA) - Researcher François Graner, who, following a decision of the Council of State and after five years [...] Full text...

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Congo: Exponential increase in requests for relief and assistance during the lockdown

16 june 2020 - 18:44:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The head of the Congolese Department of Rescue Studies and Training at the Directorate General of [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau's President completes 48-hour visit to Congo

16 june 2020 - 18:15:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Arriving in Brazzaville on Monday, Guinea-Bissau's Head of State, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, left Brazzaville on Tuesday [...] 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 - 13:56:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trend of declining foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa is set to exacerbate significantly in [...] Full text...

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Inauguration of Burundi's President-elect set for Thursday

16 june 2020 - 13:00:04
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - Burundi's President-elect, retired Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye, 55, will be inaugurated on  Thursday to succeed Pierre Nkurunziza, [...] Full text...

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Children caught in conflict facing ‘brutality and fear while the world watches’, says UN

16 june 2020 - 06:19:39
New York, US (PANA) - Boys and girls used and abused in armed conflict have had their childhoods replaced by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 104 new confirmed cases

15 june 2020 - 16:37:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Ministry of Health and Population announced in Brazzaville that the country recorded 104 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Moroccan king to send medical aid to 15 African countries to fight virus

15 june 2020 - 08:08:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Morocco is sending medical aid to several African countries to fight against the COVID 19, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'AfDB's COVID-19 response is moving from commitment to action'

14 june 2020 - 18:18:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it responded swiftly to the needs of its member [...] Full text...

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Paris Club eases Congo's external burden

14 june 2020 - 08:24:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The  Paris Club has eased Congo's external obligations by suspending until the end of this year [...] Full text...

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News Analysis: New messages of condolences and sympathy over death of President Nkurunziza giving hope of mending strained ties between Kigali and Bujumbura

13 june 2020 - 21:36:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  In the last five years, the bilateral ties between Rwanda and neighboring Burundi have seen dramatic [...] Full text...

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Ghana, eight other African countries 'accelerating' coronavirus cases - WHO

12 june 2020 - 22:06:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has fingered Ghana and nine other African nations as driving the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 14 cases of Ebola reported

12 june 2020 - 17:22:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Fourteen cases of the Ebola virus disease have been reported since the start of the [...] Full text...

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Congo: Financial stakeholders briefed on e-pay system

12 june 2020 - 16:53:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Representatives of credit and micro-finance institutions of Congo were Thursday briefed on the integration process of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 100 deaths reported in DR Congo

12 june 2020 - 16:34:20
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo on Thursday recorded three more deaths among coronavirus patients, bringing the number of [...] Full text...

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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally

12 june 2020 - 16:19:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Kenyatta urges African counterparts to bank on innovative youth in combating pandemic

12 june 2020 - 14:07:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged his African counterparts to tap into the innovative abilities of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 17 new confirmed cases, 8 recoveries, 1 death Thursday

11 june 2020 - 23:56:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congo Thursday recorded 17 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), eight recoveries and one death, an [...] Full text...

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Paris Club grants Congo debt relief of 182 billion CFAF

11 june 2020 - 18:56:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Representatives of the Paris Club creditor countries have agreed to grant the Republic of Congo a [...] Full text...

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Congo to update the national program of action for the environment

11 june 2020 - 18:43:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and the Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, said on Wednesday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves $20 million to contain spread in G5 Sahel nations

11 june 2020 - 16:53:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$20 million in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO raises alarm about rising Africa virus cases as 200,000 now infected

11 june 2020 - 16:30:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa since the virus was first detected on the continent in mid-February [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: More than 5,670 screenings carried out in Congo

11 june 2020 - 15:56:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese health and population Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo announced on Wednesday in Brazzaville that 5,678 screenings for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New partnership formed to combat virus

11 june 2020 - 08:03:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new partnership bringing together a private enterprise and UK’s leading non-profit humanitarian organization for children, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus : Congo launches apps to fight pandemic

11 june 2020 - 05:40:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The United Nations system in Congo on Wednesday launched digital solutions aimed at raising mass awareness [...] Full text...

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HCR expresses fear for situation of refugees, internally displaced in DRC

10 june 2020 - 22:23:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (HCR) Wednesday expressed fears for refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...

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NGOs denounce condemnation of four reporters in Burundi

10 june 2020 - 15:15:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Amnesty International have denounced the conviction by Burundian courts of four [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 45 new confirmed cases, 11 recoveries, 2 deaths

10 june 2020 - 09:27:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Ministry of Health and Population announced on Wednesday 45 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says Africa is home to nine of ten of the world’s most neglected crises

10 june 2020 - 06:23:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Humanitarian charity Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said Africa is home to nine of 10 of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IAEA gives Congo material to strengthen coronavirus screening

09 june 2020 - 21:01:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of scientific research and technological innovation, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud-Mavoungou, Monday officially handed [...] Full text...

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WHO says 'no link' between two ongoing Ebola outbreaks in DRC

09 june 2020 - 19:48:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - New genetic sequence analysis by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) National Institute of Biomedical Research [...] Full text...

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EU suspends funding to WWF-Congo for human rights violations

09 june 2020 - 17:14:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has suspended funding to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for serious human [...] Full text...

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European diplomatic delegation begins visit to DR Congo

08 june 2020 - 21:41:56
Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of European diplomats led by French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Monday began [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s moment to redefine public health system (By Olajide Ademola and Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Guest writers)

08 june 2020 - 20:53:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has drastically challenged and strained health systems worldwide. In Africa, it is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China donates medical equipment to Congolese Armed Forces

08 june 2020 - 17:38:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - China on Saturday donated equipment for the prevention and control of the coronavirus pandemic, worth two [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 90 new cases registered in Kinshasa, DR Congo

08 june 2020 - 17:23:16
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Ninety (90) new cases of COVID-19 were registered on Sunday in Kinshasa (capital of DR [...] Full text...

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First batch of 79 Rwandans released from Uganda prisons return home Monday

08 june 2020 - 15:26:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The first group of 79 Rwandans who were detained in various Ugandan prisons are due to [...] Full text...

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No new confirmed case of Ebola for the 27th day running in DRC

07 june 2020 - 19:01:07
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The national multi-sectoral committee for response to the Ebola disease said here on Sunday that, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo's confirmed cases reach 4,016

07 june 2020 - 18:14:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo's confirmed cases of the coronavirus are now 4,000, with 138 new cases recorded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 48 new confirmed cases recorded Saturday in Congo

07 june 2020 - 09:04:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The technical coordination of the Coronavirus Response Committee announced that Congo recorded, on Saturday, 48 new [...] Full text...

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UNICEF strongly condemns killing of children in DR Congo

06 june 2020 - 19:59:39
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, denounced on Saturday, an attack that killed 16 people, including five [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's positive cases rise to 420

06 june 2020 - 18:58:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s confirmed cases of coronavirus have risen to 420 after heath authorities reported 10 new cases, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo registers 17 new confirmed cases, 3 recoveries on Friday

05 june 2020 - 19:29:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese ministry of Health and Population announced that the country recorded 17 new cases of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, UN donate sewing machines, accessories to make protective masks in Congo

05 june 2020 - 18:26:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Congo, Alexis Lucien Manga, on Friday in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's positive cases reach 410

05 june 2020 - 13:48:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Confirmed coronavirus cases in Rwanda have reached 410 as of Thursday night, according to a statement [...] Full text...

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Uganda set to release 130 more Rwandans

05 june 2020 - 13:30:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ugandan officials have accepted to release 130 more Rwandan nationals following videoconference meeting between the high [...] Full text...

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1,300 civilians killed in DRC in past eight months – UN rights chief

05 june 2020 - 12:29:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 1,300 civilians have been killed in a number of separate conflicts involving armed groups and [...] Full text...

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Trial of repatriated Rwandan rebel spokesperson Sankara postponed again after witnesses fail to appear

04 june 2020 - 19:30:50
Kigali, 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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WHO sends team to DRC on Ebola outbreak

04 june 2020 - 06:51:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 50 staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners arrived in Mbandaka in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo registers 7 new cases

03 june 2020 - 22:35:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Health and Population Wednesday announced that Congo recorded seven new positive cases [...] Full text...

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Congolese government calls for more investment in agriculture

03 june 2020 - 18:40:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture and Livestock, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday stressed the need [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo registers 169 new cases

03 june 2020 - 17:45:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - One hundred and sixty-nine (169) new cases of COVID-19 were registered on Tuesday in the [...] Full text...

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UNDP, GCCI sign MoU on Gender Equality Seal for Private Sector Programme in Gambia

03 june 2020 - 17:25:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in The Gambia and The Gambia Chamber of Commerce [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Bishops call for the reopening of places of worship in Congo

03 june 2020 - 16:57:54
Brazzaville, 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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Trial of repatriated Rwandan rebel spokesperson Sankara set to start Thursday

03 june 2020 - 14:53:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The trial of the deported spokesperson of the so-called National Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda records second death in one week

03 june 2020 - 11:31:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two people have died from coronavirus in Rwanda over the last seven days with the latest [...] Full text...

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Congo: IFAD to assess progress made by PD-PAC on fisheries

02 june 2020 - 19:22:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday in Brazzaville, launched an assessment of the [...] Full text...

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Congo reopens classes for pupils writing examinations

02 june 2020 - 17:32:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese authorities on Tuesday reopened schools for students writing examinations in July across the country, after [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Airtel contributes 50 million CFAF to combat Coronavirus in Congo

02 june 2020 - 15:58:25
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Mobile phone company Airtel on Tuesday in Brazzaville contributed 50 million CFA francs to the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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WHO pledges support to DR Congo as Ebola resurfaces in the northwest

02 june 2020 - 05:16:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) will assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Ebola reappears in Mbandaka

01 june 2020 - 23:30:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo Minister of Health Eteni Longondo said here Monday the Ebola virus disease had [...] Full text...

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New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest DR Congo

01 june 2020 - 19:32:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Monday that a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 40 new confirmed cases, 18 recoveries

01 june 2020 - 10:17:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's national technical coordinator for coronavirus response, Dr. Gilbert Ndziessi, on Sunday announced 40 new positive [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC deploys 28 frontline responders to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Niger

31 may 2020 - 15:31:50
Addis Ababa, Ryhiopia (PANA) - For the first time, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has [...] Full text...

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Congo grants approval to nine companies to invest in critical sectors

31 may 2020 - 07:06:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national investment commission on Friday granted approvals to nine companies which plan to carry out [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies focus on Covid-19 pandemic, reopening of Rwanda/DRC border

30 may 2020 - 18:36:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to ongoing measures to relax COVID-19 lockdown in the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: New Chinese aid expected in Congo to fight coronavirus

30 may 2020 - 17:07:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Chinese ambassador to Congo, Ma Fulin, announced on Saturday in Brazzaville the expected arrival of a [...] Full text...

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Congo grants approval to nine companies to invest in critical sectors

30 may 2020 - 16:40:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national investment commission on Friday granted approvals to nine companies which plan to carry out [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa must play central role in vaccine development - Africa CDC

29 may 2020 - 21:50:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Vaccine developers around the world must make African countries and scientists at the centre of [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: At least 296 people killed by armed attackers in 6 months in Ituri - UN

29 may 2020 - 19:19:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 296 people were killed, 151 others injured and 38 people raped, including many [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo records 173 new cases

29 may 2020 - 18:31:44
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - One hundred and seventy-three (173) new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were registered on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNHCR continues to support DRC in fight against COVID-19

29 may 2020 - 18:11:13
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) continues to support the Congolese government in its fight [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda, DR Congo agree to strengthen cooperation in pandemic fight

29 may 2020 - 14:06:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have agreed to set up a framework [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo tourism sector severely affected by COVID-19

28 may 2020 - 18:14:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Hotel chains, restaurants and travel agencies have been virtually shut down for the past two months [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO sensitises on de-confinement in Congolese departments

28 may 2020 - 00:27:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - The office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Congo has deployed its team to different [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One million medical masks received by Congo

27 may 2020 - 18:11:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Health and Population, Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, has received in Brazzaville one million [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, telco partners step up free online education access

27 may 2020 - 17:32:54
Paris, France (PANA) - Major mobile telephone operators that are part of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition have stepped up efforts [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 28 new confirmed cases recorded in Congo

27 may 2020 - 17:07:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national technical coordinator for the response to the Coronavirus, Dr Gilbert Ndziessi, announced on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Congolese government sets terms for use of chloroquine

27 may 2020 - 14:53:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has set terms for the use of  chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, according to a [...] Full text...

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River transport #on Congo-Central African Corridor to resume in June

27 may 2020 - 11:45:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - River transport on the Brazzaville corridor in Congo and Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR), vital [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 12th day without new confirmed case of Ebola

26 may 2020 - 19:43:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The countdown to the declaration of an end to the Ebola virus disease in DR [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 106 new cases reported in DRC

26 may 2020 - 18:19:54
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Some 106 cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Monday in DR Congo, including 92 in Kinshasa, [...] Full text...

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28 DRC health professionals back fight against COVID-19 in West Africa

25 may 2020 - 23:58:46
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Twenty-eight Congolese health professionals including doctors, epidemiologists and nurses left here Monday aboard a military [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 11th day without new confirmed case of Ebola

25 may 2020 - 23:28:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  -  The countdown to the declaration of an end to the Ebola virus disease in DR [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 44 new confirmed cases, 8 new recoveries and 1 death recorded Monday in Congo

25 may 2020 - 19:39:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Coronavirus Response Technical Coordination Committee says the African country has registered, in the last 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Chinese medical delegation arrives in Congo

25 may 2020 - 17:56:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A Chinese medical delegation arrived in Brazzaville on Sunday to discuss health concerns with Congolese officials [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Truckers decry 'frustrating' health screening at Uganda border

25 may 2020 - 13:52:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Truck drivers stuck along Bungoma-Malaba highway on the Kenya-Uganda border are decrying frustrating coronavirus screening by Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 18 new confirmed cases, 10 new recoveries

25 may 2020 - 11:51:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Technical Coordinator of Congo's COVID-19 Response Committee, Dr. Gilbert Ndziessi, announced on Sunday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to station mobile lab at Tanzania border to speed up virus testing

24 may 2020 - 15:39:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two mobile laboratories Kenya received from the East African Community (EAC) will be stationed in Namanga [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight arrest of most wanted genocide leader Felicien Kabuga

23 may 2020 - 19:21:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week were awash with stories focusing on the arrest of Rwandan tycoon Felicien [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa's cases top 100,000, says WHO

23 may 2020 - 07:06:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic on Friday reached a milestone in Africa, with more than 100,000 confirmed cases.  The [...] Full text...

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Congo: Huawei committed to maintain stable telecommunication network in the country

22 may 2020 - 21:04:54
Brazzaville, Congo PANA) - The Chinese company, Huawei, with high expertise in information and communication technologies, has expressed its determination [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Congo's opposition parties call for a 500 billion FCFA fund to combat coronavirus

22 may 2020 - 14:56:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Leaders of Congolese opposition parties, not represented in Parliament, have jointly proposed the creation of a [...] Full text...

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IAEA gives Congo 50 million CFA Francs for coronavirus detection equipment

22 may 2020 - 12:51:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide the Congolese government with large-scale, time-limited detection equipment [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says armed conflict displaces 660,000 since UN call for global ceasefire

22 may 2020 - 11:22:57
London, UK (PANA) - Armed conflict forced more than 660,000 people around the world to flee their homes between 23 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: 49 new positive cases, 5 cured and 1 death recorded Thursday in Congo

21 may 2020 - 21:59:24
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Forty-nine people tested positive to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic here Thursday, as Congo recorded five new [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces general blackout of independent information during Burundi's presidential election

21 may 2020 - 18:07:00
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced a general blackout of independent information with social networks in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese govt to equip schools with hygiene devices against COVID-19

21 may 2020 - 16:52:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government will provide schools with anti-COVID-19 hygiene devices designed to prevent the spread of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief hails 'landmark resolution’ to accelerate virus response

21 may 2020 - 04:56:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With  “unprecedented solidarity”, the World Health Assembly adopted a “landmark resolution” on Tuesday, which sets out [...] Full text...

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AU contact group on Libya calls on Libyan actors to observe ceasefire

20 may 2020 - 23:37:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) contact group on Libya Wednesday reaffirmed its appeal to “Libyan actors to [...] Full text...

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Libyan protagonists urged to observe humanitarian truce

20 may 2020 - 17:26:01
Brazzaville, 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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ICC rejects Jean-Pierre Bemba's claim for compensation

20 may 2020 - 15:03:07
Paris, France (PANA) - Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected the claim for compensation [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo records 20 new cured, 6 new positive cases

19 may 2020 - 23:58:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese ministry of Health and Population said here Tuesday the country recorded 20 new cured [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Chinese expert mission expected in Congo

19 may 2020 - 21:55:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  A Chinese medical expert on the coronavirus (COVID-19) is expected in Congo in the days to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya pandemic cases reach 963, deaths remain 50

19 may 2020 - 17:07:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The recording of 51 more Coronavirus cases on Tuesday brought the number of cases in Kenya [...] Full text...

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Nkurunziza declares Wednesday public holiday for general elections in Burundi

19 may 2020 - 15:54:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Outgoing Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has declared the country's general elections day, 20 May, a public [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania bans Kenyan truck drivers in pandemic spat

19 may 2020 - 11:48:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzania’s government on Monday slapped an  indefinite ban on cargo drivers from Kenya in an apparent [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US gives Congo 150 million CFAF for fight against coronavirus

18 may 2020 - 19:56:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The US government has given Congo 150 million CFAF to enable the African country to develop [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Craftsmen deliver 800,000 masks to Congolese government

18 may 2020 - 19:46:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese craftsmen on Monday delivered to the Congolese minister of Small and Medium-Size Enterprises and Craft [...] Full text...

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'State exams will take place in mid-July in Congo'

18 may 2020 - 17:47:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Primary and Secondary Education and Literacy, Anatole Collinet Makosso, announced that it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese Football Federation offers financial assistance to clubs, players due to coronavirus

18 may 2020 - 17:09:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) has handed out cheques to clubs in national Leagues 1 and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania rules out lockdown to save economy

17 may 2020 - 18:29:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President Dr John Pombe Magufuli has ruled out a lockdown for his country [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo registers 21 new confirmed cases and 23 cured this Saturday

16 may 2020 - 17:27:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Prime Minister, Clément Mouamba, announced on Saturday in Brazzaville that the country recorded 23 [...] Full text...

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Child vaccinations down in DR Congo and COVID-19 is not helping matters - UNICEF

16 may 2020 - 07:29:31
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO

15 may 2020 - 17:43:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...

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Uganda due to release 176 Rwandans from detention facilities

15 may 2020 - 17:31:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda Foreign Affairs minister, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Friday confirmed that Ugandan authorities will release 176 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO seeks further details on staff expulsion from Burundi

15 may 2020 - 05:10:07
Brazzaville, CONGO (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it is seeking to clarify why authorities [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 50 confirmed cases, 34 cured, 4 deaths recorded Thursday in Congo

14 may 2020 - 23:52:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The ministry of Health and Populations said here the country Thursday recorded 50 new positive cases [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congolese to know government’s de-confinement plan Saturday - official

14 may 2020 - 23:25:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The national coordination of the management of the coronavirus pandemic, chaired by Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso [...] Full text...

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France: Doctor Denis Mukwege calls on Africa not to drop arms against Covid-19

14 may 2020 - 22:47:35
Paris, France (PANA)   - The 2018 Nobel Peace Laureate, Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege, Thursday commended the African continent for resisting [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 27 patients cured in Congo

14 may 2020 - 19:10:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The national coordinator of the response committee to coronavirus in Congo, Dr Gilbert Ndziessi, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Congo expects new equipment to fight Coronavirus

14 may 2020 - 15:32:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Health and Population, Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, announced on Thursday in Brazzaville, the arrival [...] Full text...

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Burundi expels four senior WHO officials as unacceptable persons

14 may 2020 - 15:14:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Four senior officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) have been declared "personae non gratae" by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WFP, UNDP provide CFAF 450 million to vulnerable households in Brazzaville

14 may 2020 - 10:48:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have provided CFAF 450 [...] 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 - 23:19:38
Tripoli, 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: 8 new cases test positive to coronavirus in Congo

13 may 2020 - 20:10:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - The technical coordinator of the response committee to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Congo, Dr Gilbert Ndziessi, [...] Full text...

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Ghana bolsters medicines regulatory system, guarantees product quality - WHO

13 may 2020 - 14:34:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Ghana has strengthened its medicines regulatory system to ensure safety, quality and effectiveness of medical products manufactured, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Statistics of cured judged positive in Congo

12 may 2020 - 21:10:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The Congolese minister of health and populations,  Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, said here Monday the therapeutic plan [...] Full text...

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Canadian Oil Company takes over AAOG Congo

12 may 2020 - 16:53:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Canadian oil company, Zénith Energy, has announced the 100% acquisition of the Congolese subsidiary of Anglo [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

12 may 2020 - 10:47:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese govt. orders 777,000 masks for the fight against Covid-19

11 may 2020 - 19:23:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese minister of Small- and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs), Craft industry and Informal sector, Yvonne Adélaïde [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo extends partial lockdown till 31 May

11 may 2020 - 16:44:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese head of state, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, has extended the partial lockdown in the country till [...] Full text...

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Inflation continues to rise in Congo

11 may 2020 - 15:05:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Inflation continues to rise in Congo, according to a new report of the Central Bank which [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo registers 45 new cases of coronavirus, 8 cured, one death Monday

11 may 2020 - 14:54:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's  National Coordinator of the Coronavirus Response Committee, Dr. Gilbert Ndziessi, announced on Monday that the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congolese Parliament approves second extension of health emergency

11 may 2020 - 14:19:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Senate and National Assembly meeting in Brazzaville have approved the bill authorizing the extension for [...] Full text...

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Chinese traders offer medical masks,food to Congolese police

11 may 2020 - 10:36:25
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Association of Chinese Traders in Congo (ACCC) has donated 1,000 protective medical masks and food to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo plans gradual easing of lockdown

10 may 2020 - 13:34:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's national committee for the coordination of coronavirus under the chairmanship of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is [...] Full text...

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