Belgium commits support for WHO after the US withdraws from the UN agency

01 june 2020 - 15:44:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A few days after the U.S. announcement to end “relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO)”, [...] Full text...

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Egypt considers gradual resumption of international flights

31 may 2020 - 17:56:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is considering a ‘gradual resumption’ of international flights in the second half of June or [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari gets seven-day ultimatum to give details of all foreign loans obtained and locations of projects executed

31 may 2020 - 17:21:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A major anti-corruption group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has handed President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight US-Russian friction over Libya; Risk of transposing Syrian scenario

30 may 2020 - 18:08:23
Tripoli, 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 - 17:42:48
Tripoli, 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: AfDB boosts Senegal's pandemic economic, social resilience programme

30 may 2020 - 14:47:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday approved a loan of 88 million [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Countries support ‘one-stop shop’ to share science and research

30 may 2020 - 07:05:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty countries and numerous international partners have underlined the need to make tests, treatments and other [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to reopen borders for foreign tourists

29 may 2020 - 22:32:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian will soon re-open its borders to receive German, European and Algerian tourists and others, an [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: President Kais Saied extends state of emergency from 30 May

29 may 2020 - 20:49:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, Friday extended by six months the state of emergency all over [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana tourism enterprise urges tourist to defer bookings

29 may 2020 - 19:01:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Chobe Holdings, a Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed tourism company, has effectively postponed tourist bookings to [...] 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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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

29 may 2020 - 13:41:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tobacco giant sues government over smoking ban

29 may 2020 - 13:19:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) on Friday launched urgent legal proceedings to challenge [...] Full text...

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Kenyan president urges world leaders to avail financial incentives to support economic growth

29 may 2020 - 11:06:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has advised world leaders to expand financial support to enhance the free flow of [...] 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 - 10:37:00
Tripoli, 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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Coronavirus: Act now or risk ‘unimaginable devastation’ globally, warns UN chief

29 may 2020 - 05:19:05
New York, US (PANA) - Unless countries across the world act together now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause “unimaginable devastation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari calls for cancellation of debts for “needy countries” in Africa

28 may 2020 - 22:29:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday Thursday called on developed countries and international financial institutions to cancel the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Shutting down economies, President Barrow tells UN

28 may 2020 - 21:13:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Thursday told the UN high-level virtual meeting on ‘Financing for Development on Covid-19’ [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Group says 7,904 lives lost to violent killings in Nigeria in two years

28 may 2020 - 19:48:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 7,904 persons were victims of violent killings by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Number of children in household poverty to soar to 86 million by end of 2020

28 may 2020 - 19:39:48
New York, US (PANA) – The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic could push up to 86 million more children [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves 30-million-euro loan to fight COVID-19 in Cabo Verde

28 may 2020 - 19:08:01
Abidjan, Cote d;Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has extended a loan of [...] Full text...

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Malian govt. outraged by CMA's "blatant violation" of the Peace and National Reconciliation Agreement

28 may 2020 - 18:57:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In a statement issued on Thursday, the Malian government said it had noted with indignation that [...] Full text...

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Libya, Malta sign agreement on how to deal with illegal immigration

28 may 2020 - 18:50:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord in Libya, Fayez Al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNAMID reports 2 COVID-19 cases on its outbound flight to Nairobi

28 may 2020 - 18:41:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations African Union Peace Keeping Mission to the Sudan (UNAMID) on Thursday said they [...] 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: Tunisia records sudden increase in the number of contaminations

28 may 2020 - 17:24:43
Tunis, 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: EU extends BReST project support to Gambian women, children in response to COVID-19 outbreak

28 may 2020 - 17:18:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to extend the successful Building Resilience through Social Transfers-(BReST) project being [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC, ally appeal for funds to combat pandemic spread

28 may 2020 - 17:06:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is appealing for US$3.19 billion to urgently scale up [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Digital applications offer hope for post-lockdown banking in Africa

28 may 2020 - 15:42:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Banking and financial services in most of Africa have been affected deeply with the coronavirus-induced economic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo's D1, D2 football championships stopped following Covid-19

28 may 2020 - 14:15:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Football Federation (FTF) has blown the final whistle to the national football championships for [...] Full text...

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AU warns states militarising lockdowns threatens ‘silencing the gun’ initiative

28 may 2020 - 14:11:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The use of lethal force and the militarisation of the state to enforce measures aimed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19

28 may 2020 - 13:05:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions have joined [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Company says the country records nearly US$5 billion in losses after five months

28 may 2020 - 11:42:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of US$4.9 billion in losses have been recorded by Libya since the closure of [...] Full text...

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Countries need to do more to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, says UN

28 may 2020 - 05:10:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in [...] 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: ILO emphasises swift contact tracing to minimise disruption of work

27 may 2020 - 22:48:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for measures to create a safe environment for returning [...] Full text...

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Algeria deplores "proxy" war in Libya

27 may 2020 - 18:20:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algeria has expressed regret over the conflicting international and regional agendas in Libya, saying that the [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM accuses Russia of deploying fighter jets to Libya in support of mercenaries

27 may 2020 - 14:09:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Military Command for Africa (AFRICOM) accused Russia of deploying fighter jets into Libya in [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides US$346 million to build resilience, livelihoods in Lake Chad region

27 may 2020 - 13:09:28
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Tuesday approved two operations of the International Development Association (IDA), totalling [...] 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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Humanitarian agency says new swarms of locusts threaten to increase hunger in East Africa

27 may 2020 - 10:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian agency Oxfam warned on Wednesday that millions of people in East and Central Africa, already [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ministers unclog Kenya-Uganda border point after stand-off

27 may 2020 - 10:22:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from Kenya and Uganda have unclogged the border crossing points at Busia and Malaba after [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president Saied and Libyan PM Al-Sarraj discuss developments in Libya

27 may 2020 - 08:37:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The latest developments in Libya were the focus of a telephone conversation on Tuesday between Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International accuses Nigerian military of subjecting children to unlawful detention

27 may 2020 - 07:52:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday accused the Nigerian military of subjecting children in [...] Full text...

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Libya: Continued military pressure on Haftar's forces rising

26 may 2020 - 18:05:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan army loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the support forces on [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Retired general soon to lead the country

26 may 2020 - 17:54:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Evariste Ndayishimiye (52), a retired general, will take command of the Burundian state on 26 August [...] Full text...

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Repatriation of Tunisians from Libya continues

26 may 2020 - 12:06:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A group of 149 Tunisians were repatriated on Monday from Libya via the Dhiba-Wazen border crossing [...] Full text...

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Make Your Mask Challenge kicks off

26 may 2020 - 11:36:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The "Make your Mask Challenge", a campaign to raise awareness among African communities of the importance [...] Full text...

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Turkish, Tunisian presidents discuss Libya crisis

26 may 2020 - 10:10:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The situation in Libya was the focus of a telephone conversation between Tunisian and Turkish Presidents [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s GDP grew by 1.87 per cent in Q1 2020

26 may 2020 - 08:44:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.87 per cent (year-on-year) in the first quarter of [...] Full text...

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More than a million women in Burkina Faso victims of conflict and coronavirus, says Oxfam

25 may 2020 - 20:32:50
Paris, France (PANA) - More than one million women and girls in Burkina Faso are facing increasing sexual violence, hunger [...] Full text...

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East African ministers schedule meeting over cross-border trade restrictions

25 may 2020 - 19:50:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from the East African region are scheduled to hold a crisis meeting on Tuesday, to [...] Full text...

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Guinea welcomes AU's commitment to building a stable and prosperous Africa

25 may 2020 - 16:44:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement issued on Monday, the anniversary of the creation of the Organization of African [...] Full text...

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Africa Day: Tunisia calls for joint efforts to address health crisis

25 may 2020 - 15:32:22
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Sunday emphasised the importance of combining efforts and strengthening African solidarity to meet current [...] Full text...

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Eleven eastern Libyan MPs support Presidential Council's political reform initiative

25 may 2020 - 13:39:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven members of the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Tobruk (East) have expressed support for the [...] Full text...

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'FAO does not foresee a locust invasion in Libya'

24 may 2020 - 19:23:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says its forecasts valid until mid-June indicate that locusts [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president issues strong warning to counter-revolutionary supporters

24 may 2020 - 09:38:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday issued a stern warning to supporters of the counter-revolution and those [...] Full text...

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Libyan dailies centre on military developments in war for Tripoli, possible scenario

23 may 2020 - 19:09:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military changes taking place on the ground in recent [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Experts underscore COVID-19 threat to global progress on child immunization

23 may 2020 - 06:45:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global experts in health and child welfare have again highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Build back better and preserve biodiversity after COVID-19 pandemic: UN chief

23 may 2020 - 06:17:55
New York, US (PANA) - Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must lead to countries uniting to preserve the natural world, [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirms absence of military solution to Libyan crisis

22 may 2020 - 21:39:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday there was no military solution to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Shrinking forests need bold action to safeguard their biodiversity

22 may 2020 - 18:53:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amidst alarming rates of deforestation and land degradation, urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens prepare to celebrate Aid El Fitr despite Covid-19

22 may 2020 - 18:15:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Muslims in Niger are getting ready to celebrate Aid El Fitr, to mark the end of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Webinar explores how civil society can ensure accountability amid COVID-19

22 may 2020 - 17:31:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Billions of dollars have been allocated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but how can we [...] Full text...

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String of stinging defeats for Haftar’s forces changing military, political picture in Libya (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

22 may 2020 - 09:49:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The recent string of defeats suffered by the Libyan National Army (LNA) commanded by Marshal Khalifa [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM to present 2020/21 national budget on 4 June

22 may 2020 - 07:27:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, announced, on Thursday that the national budget for 2020/21 would be presented [...] Full text...

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Somalia looks to first full elections in 51 years, despite COVID-19 crisis

22 may 2020 - 07:12:21
New 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: UN launches new initiative to fight pandemic misinformation through ‘digital first responders’

22 may 2020 - 06:58:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has launched a new initiative that aims to push back against the tide [...] 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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Election results still expected in Burundi

21 may 2020 - 17:33:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Reports say that the results of the May 20, 2020, presidential, legislative and communal elections are [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East

21 may 2020 - 17:08:45
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank funds business recovery effort in Kenya

21 may 2020 - 16:02:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has approved US$1 billion budget support for Kenya to help close the fiscal [...] Full text...

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French government approves bill for reform of the CFA franc

21 may 2020 - 14:49:51
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Council of Ministers adopted a bill authorizing the approval of the cooperation agreement between [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Paris Club suspends Mali's debt service

21 may 2020 - 14:00:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As part of the G-20 initiative on the moratorium on debt service, the Paris Club has [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: PM says Tunisia has lost 7 growth points due to coronavirus

21 may 2020 - 13:19:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh announced on Wednesday that his country has lost 7 growth points [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands independent probe of 'execution' of 12 men in State custody

21 may 2020 - 11:23:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Burkina Faso authorities should credibly investigate alleged extrajudicial executions of 12 men detained by gendarmes on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records new positive case

21 may 2020 - 10:30:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded a new case of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infections 1,045, the [...] 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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Coronavirus: EU donates equipment towards Gambia’s fight against COVID-19

20 may 2020 - 16:45:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday handed over 10,000 face masks, 500 protective suits and 100 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger president says pandemic should lead to implementation of new paradigm in global governance

20 may 2020 - 16:09:13
Niamey, 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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COVID-19: Africa must act now to avoid a catastrophe, say rights chiefs

20 may 2020 - 13:38:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Human rights chiefs from the United Nations and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights [...] Full text...

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Stand in solidarity to preserve Africa’s hard-won progress, urges UN chief

20 may 2020 - 05:12:17
New York, US (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, the UN [...] Full text...

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UN acting Special Representative Stephanie Wiliams deplores intensification of military escalation between Libyan belligerents

19 may 2020 - 23:30:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The acting special representative of the UN Security Council in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Tuesday deplored before [...] 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 - 18:19:08
Abidjan, 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: Tunisia's tourism revenues nose dive due to Covid-19

19 may 2020 - 14:38:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism receipts in Tunisia have recorded a significant drop due to the Covid-19 pandemic, estimated at [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic closes 90 percent of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings

19 may 2020 - 05:36:17
Paris, France (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the UN [...] Full text...

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WB reaffirms support for reforms in Tunisia

18 may 2020 - 23:21:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The World Bank Monday reaffirmed its support for the plans and programmes of the Tunisian government, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO puts spotlight on women’s voices in imagining the world to come

18 may 2020 - 13:32:02
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has invited leading women thinkers, artists and activists from fields ranging from climatology to international [...] Full text...

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Benin Government reminds voters to respect barrier measures against COVID-19

17 may 2020 - 18:38:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government Sunday reminded voters to respect the measures put in place to prevent the [...] Full text...

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NATO Secretary-General denounces targeting of civilians, basic infrastructure in Libya

17 may 2020 - 16:43:47
Tripoli, 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: WHO and IOC team up to improve health through sports

17 may 2020 - 12:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Saturday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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CAF rules in Botswana's favour after boycotting U-17 Women's World Cup clash with Morocco

16 may 2020 - 19:50:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African football governing body has refused to punish Botswana for failing to honour their away [...] Full text...

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Chad: President Idriss Déby takes personal charge of Covid-19 committee

16 may 2020 - 17:35:53
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The Chadian president, Idriss Déby Itno, on Friday set up a management committee for the Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Mauritian papers highlight coronavirus this week

16 may 2020 - 15:14:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As in recent weeks, the news in Mauritius is still dominated by coronavirus, with local newspapers [...] Full text...

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Tunisair threatened with bankruptcy

16 may 2020 - 12:11:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced for several years with acute financial difficulties due, in particular, to a plethora of employees [...] Full text...

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Burkinabes bemoan insecurity as politicians strategize for November polls

15 may 2020 - 17:24:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's political class are neck deep in preparations for the country's presidential and legislative [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign ministry welcomes NATO support to GNA

15 may 2020 - 15:20:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has welcomed statements by [...] Full text...

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Truce in Libya out of reach due to military escalation - Italian Foreign minister

15 may 2020 - 13:41:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, says "the conclusion of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Civil society coalition demands urgent action to fight pandemic

15 may 2020 - 10:54:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 400 civil society organizations on Friday came together to demand urgent action to fight the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ILO says access to healthcare for workers now ‘a matter of life and death’

15 may 2020 - 05:38:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of COVID-19 in developing countries has exposed gaps in social protection coverage which could [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Presidents, prime ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’, free to all

15 may 2020 - 05:27:28
New York, US (PANA) - UNAIDS, the UN agency fighting against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus, has initiated a petition from [...] Full text...

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Deadlock in Libyan political process will persist (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

14 may 2020 - 22:14:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The prospects for political solution in Libya seem to be dimming day after day, giving way [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners call for safe, accessible water amid COVID-19

14 may 2020 - 18:55:41
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) - a global partnership of governments, donors, civil society [...] Full text...

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Wealthy Burundian businessman murdered in Bujumbura

14 may 2020 - 16:59:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The lifeless body of a wealthy Burundian businessman, Jackson Simbananiye Kirahwata, was discovered on Thursday morning [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian government adopts bill to amend 2020 finance law to fight Covid-19

14 may 2020 - 14:20:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Council of Ministers  on Wednesday adopted a bill modifying the 2020 finance law to take [...] 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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Coronavirus: Pandemic threatens to undo global health progress, WHO warns

14 may 2020 - 05:41:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While more people are living longer and healthier lives, the rate of progress is too slow [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after pandemic

14 may 2020 - 05:31:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Decades of neglect and under-investment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World economy to shrink by 3.2 per cent, new UN report projects

14 may 2020 - 05:18:22
New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of the raging COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the world economy in 2020 is [...] Full text...

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190 Tunisians repatriated from Libya

13 may 2020 - 23:43:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A new contingent of about 190 Tunisian nationals Wednesday night crossed the Tunisian-Libyan border post of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade, new data shows

13 may 2020 - 15:11:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in the first quarter of this year, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Egypt’s growth to slow sharply in 2020 on coronavirus - EBRD report

13 may 2020 - 13:18:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s economy will slow sharply this year because of the impact of the coronavirus, but will [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF warns that pandemic ‘quickly becoming a child rights crisis'

13 may 2020 - 06:00:36
New York, US (PANA) - As the coronavirus outbreak enters its fifth month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF helps Egypt alleviate financing needs arising from COVID-19 pandemic

12 may 2020 - 12:45:25
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Egypt’s request for emergency financial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: East African countries urged to back local production of medical products to combat virus

12 may 2020 - 11:57:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is urging member states to support local production [...] Full text...

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Four Burkinabe soldiers killed in alleged terrorist attack

12 may 2020 - 11:22:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four Burkinabe soldiers were killed and four others missing on Monday in a clash with [...] 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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UN issues ‘wake-up call’: Don’t sideline AIDS response during COVID-19 crisis

12 may 2020 - 06:09:36
New York, US (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, decades of advances made in the [...] Full text...

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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO

12 may 2020 - 05:39:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...

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António Guterres urges international community to invest in resolution of Libyan crisis

11 may 2020 - 22:54:58
Tripoli, 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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Coronavirus: Niger amends general state budget due to the global health crisis

11 may 2020 - 16:34:23
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government has amended the 2020 general budget of the State, raising the figure from [...] 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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African Athletics Championships in Algiers 2021 set one month before Tokyo Olympics.

11 may 2020 - 14:36:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 22nd African Athletics Championships, originally scheduled for next June in Algiers and postponed due to [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe supporters call for release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé from captivity

11 may 2020 - 13:50:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several Burkina Faso personalities, businessmen, international civil servants, media, cultural and scientific figures have called [...] Full text...

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Japan funds UNDP programme on assistance for hundreds of vulnerable groups in Sudan

11 may 2020 - 12:53:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Japanese Government today announced an additional US$2.4 million of funding for UNDP’s ongoing work to support [...] 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 - 19:34:21
Tripoli, 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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Renewed tension in Libya, Al-Sarraj's call for political dialogue and ICC report highlighted in the news

09 may 2020 - 16:55:05
Tripoli, 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: France supports EU's humanitarian airlift to several countries facing Covid-19

09 may 2020 - 15:43:38
Paris, France (PANA) - France on Friday gave its full support to the initiative taken by the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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New shelling targets districts in Tripoli

09 may 2020 - 14:58:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  New rocket fire on Saturday targeted residential areas near Maitigua airport in the eastern suburbs of [...] Full text...

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Three suspected poachers arrested in northwestern Congo

09 may 2020 - 11:42:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Three suspected poachers, in possession of a two-kilogram ivory spike, a tail and a 12-gauge rifle, [...] Full text...

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32 African NCOs graduate from Military Administration School of Mali

09 may 2020 - 09:56:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirty-two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) trainees from Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, [...] Full text...

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32 African NCOs graduate from Military Administration School of Mali

08 may 2020 - 18:48:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirty-two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) trainees from Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany gives CFAF 7 billion to Mali for food security and resilience

08 may 2020 - 17:25:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany has granted Mali an additional financial contribution of CFAF 7.2 billion, through the World Food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals for global action against coronavirus-fuelled hate speech

08 may 2020 - 17:04:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, is calling for concerted global action to quash the “tsunami” of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: NGOs advocate for the specific protection of women, girls during COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

08 may 2020 - 16:25:41
Paris, France (PANA) - Three organizations on Thursday called on authorities in sub-Saharan Africa to ensure that measures adopted to [...] Full text...

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France, Sudan adopt agree measures during videoconference

08 may 2020 - 15:04:53
Paris, 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: Pandemic feared to affect 1.4 million jobs in Ethiopia

08 may 2020 - 14:20:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Close to 1.4 million workers in Ethiopia will be affected by the coronavirus pandemic, particularly [...] Full text...

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Turkish plane loaded with medical aid for Libya cleared to land in Tunisia

08 may 2020 - 09:20:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Turkish plane loaded with medical aid for Libya has been cleared by the Tunisian presidency [...] Full text...

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EU cites 12 countries, including 4 from Africa, as 'high risk third countries' in money laundering

08 may 2020 - 09:02:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Four African countries are among 12 countries that have been identified by the European Union as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic causes some illegal drug prices to surge, as supplies are disrupted worldwide - UNODC

08 may 2020 - 05:38:43
Vienna Austria (PAN) - Measures by governments across the world to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the widespread [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African artists take creative approach to fighting virus

08 may 2020 - 05:07:07
Paris, France (PANA) - Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with the UN [...] Full text...

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UN appeals for US$6.7 billion to protect millions of lives, stem COVID-19 spread in fragile countries

07 may 2020 - 15:21:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s Humanitarian Chief, Mark Lowcock on Thursday  called for swift and determined action to avoid [...] Full text...

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Some 300 Tunisians stranded in Libya return home

07 may 2020 - 09:23:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 300 Tunisians stranded in Libya returned to their country on Wednesday evening after repairs to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF says Ugandan economy ‘severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic’

07 may 2020 - 08:51:08
Washington, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$491.5 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation, experts warn

07 may 2020 - 05:50:30
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Lockdowns, travel restrictions, resource cutbacks and other measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says average of 80,000 new cases were recorded a day in April

07 may 2020 - 05:23:20
Geneva, 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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Coronavirus: Health system overload threatens pregnant women and newborns

07 may 2020 - 05:12:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 116 million babies have been born since the [...] 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 - 20:48:38
Tripoli, 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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Malian, Burkinabe FMs hold talks on the situation of Malian refugees in Burkina Faso

06 may 2020 - 17:35:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tiébilé Dramé, on Tuesday discussed with his Burkinabe [...] Full text...

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Coronacirus: UNESCO to hold meeting on Africa's future after covid-19

06 may 2020 - 16:58:46
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is organizing an online meeting of intellectuals, change leaders and cultural figures on Thursday to [...] Full text...

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EU scales up support to Gambia's coastal, marine zone resilience to climate change

06 may 2020 - 14:07:12
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)- The  European Union  has provided Euros 1,353,120  to fund a long term technical assistance team  working in support [...] Full text...

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Congo plans 15 billion CFA francs data centre

06 may 2020 - 11:39:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to mobilise 15 billion CFA francs to fund the construction of a data [...] Full text...

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Coronavitus: UNFPA gives 10 million CFA Francs for midwifery protection equipment in Congo

06 may 2020 - 10:14:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday donated protective equipment to midwives in Congo's various [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to prevent layoffs, mass unemployment

06 may 2020 - 08:28:35
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Tuesday evening, told Parliament that the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic makes universal digital access and cooperation essential, says UN tech agency

06 may 2020 - 07:05:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 (coconavirus) pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN celebrates midwives because ‘childbirth doesn’t stop for pandemics’

06 may 2020 - 06:53:36
New York, US (PANA) - With many national health systems totally overwhelmed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, midwives are demonstrating [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN teams step up efforts to protect rights in prisons, as revolts intensify worldwide

06 may 2020 - 06:42:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As senior UN officials spread the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) through prisons [...] Full text...

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250 Tunisians stranded in Libya to be repatriated

05 may 2020 - 23:59:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A group of 250 Tunisians will be repatriated Wednesday from Libya via the border post of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's parliament, senate leaders recall four MDC Alliance legislators on insistence of MDC-T

05 may 2020 - 23:41:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Four members of parliament (MPs) under the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance  led by Nelson [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African leaders laud AfDB's President for visionary leadership amid COVID crisis

05 may 2020 - 17:38:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - South Africa’s President and African Union chairperson, Cyril Ramaphosa, and the Nobel peace laureate and [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj hails political initiatives calling for peaceful solutions in Libya

05 may 2020 - 13:03:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cameroon gets US$ 226 million IMF support to address impact of pandemic

05 may 2020 - 08:43:39
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon has secured US$226 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to meet its balance of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO hails 7.4 billion-Euro pledge for COVID-19 treatments

05 may 2020 - 05:08:12
Geneva, 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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Coronavirus: Germany offers Tunisia laboratory diagnosis teams

04 may 2020 - 23:20:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The German government has presented Tunisia with laboratory diagnosis equipment for carry out tests for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU reinforces technical assistance to Gambia over consequences of the COVID-19

04 may 2020 - 18:56:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is reinforcing its Technical Assistance to The Gambia, with an additional financial [...] Full text...

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UN calls on Libyan authorities to protect journalists

04 may 2020 - 10:32:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Sunday urged the [...] Full text...

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AU high-level meeting notes Somalia’s commitment to build political consensus

03 may 2020 - 19:49:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A High-Level Meeting on Somalia, organized by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco, Tunisia foreign ministers exchange views on combating Covid-19

03 may 2020 - 14:15:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian and Moroccan Foreign ministers Noureddine Erray and Nasser Bourita respectively discussed on Saturday over the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian, Italian foreign ministers discuss Libyan situation

03 may 2020 - 13:49:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian and Italian Foreign Ministers, Noureddine Erray and Luigi Di Maio respectively, on Saturday had a [...] Full text...

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Haftar's announcement of mandate to lead country and the call of European countries for truce highlighted in media

02 may 2020 - 16:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The statement by the head of the Libyan national army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, that he had [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliament speaker reaffirms goal of political initiative to get out of crisis

02 may 2020 - 14:21:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, said here Saturday the political initiative [...] Full text...

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World Press Freedom Day: EU pays tribute to journalism for fostering transparency, accountability in societies

02 may 2020 - 08:56:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU), on occasion of World Press Freedom Day, observed annually on 3 May, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$91 million credit for Malawi to tackle COVID-19 effects

02 may 2020 - 08:40:43
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Saturday approved a disbursement of US$91 million under the Rapid Credit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Journalists provide ‘antidote’ to COVID-19 misinformation, says UN chief

02 may 2020 - 08:19:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for greater protection of journalists who are providing the ‘antidote’ [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guterres says rights and dignity of older people must be respected during pandemic, beyond

02 may 2020 - 08:00:20
New York, US (PANA)   -  The COVID-19 fatality rate for people over 80-years-old is five times the global average, UN [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Sweden donates 400,000 dollars to UNICEF-Tunisia

01 may 2020 - 22:11:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sweden Friday donated 400,000 US dollars to UNICEF-Tunisia as aid to fight against the Coronavirus, particularly [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana confident to win pandemic fight

01 may 2020 - 18:00:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is confident the country will triumph over the COVID-19 pandemic, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Friday [...] Full text...

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Business leaders call for timely launch of African Free Trade Zone

01 may 2020 - 16:05:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African business leaders have signed a joint letter calling on ministers and heads of state [...] Full text...

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Two killed, several wounded in rocket attack on Tripoli neighbourhood

01 may 2020 - 15:56:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two persons were killed and several others were wounded in a rocket attack that targeted the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana extends closure of borders by one month

01 may 2020 - 14:14:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday extended the closure of the country’s borders by [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President, European council President discuss boosting ties

01 may 2020 - 10:59:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The "excellent" relations between Tunisia and its traditional European partners and the need to find a [...] Full text...

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Algeria expresses concern about latest political, military developments in Libya

01 may 2020 - 10:12:06
Algiers, 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: IMF approves a US$200 million disbursement to Mali to address pandemic

01 may 2020 - 09:46:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$200 million under the Rapid Credit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$411 million emergency assistance to Ethiopia to tackle pandemic

01 may 2020 - 09:39:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s approval of US$411 million emergency assistance to Ethiopia to address [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU moves to raise US$420 million to increase rapid pandemic fight in Africa

01 may 2020 - 08:26:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said on Thursday that the continental organization [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Finance minister reveals economy near collapse with 20 percent contraction expected (A PANA News Analysis)

01 may 2020 - 06:01:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to contract by a whopping 20 percent this year as it barrels [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for ‘solidarity, unity and hope’ in battling pandemic

01 may 2020 - 05:47:41
New 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 records 3.4 billion dollars in oil revenue in first quarter 2020

30 april 2020 - 23:10:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya recorded 3.4 billion dollars in total revenue from crude oil exports over the first quarter [...] Full text...

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Libya's Presidential Council calls for international sponsorship, guarantees for ceasefire

30 april 2020 - 17:27:28
Tripoli, 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: World Bank grants $20 million to support Tunisia's pandemic fight

30 april 2020 - 17:04:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The World Bank on Thursday approved a new US$20 million project to support Tunisia’s response to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African Union's Free Trade conference postponed to 2021

30 april 2020 - 13:12:37
Cairo, 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: UN agencies call for action to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’ for millions missing out on school meals

30 april 2020 - 05:27:33
New York, US (PANA) - With classrooms closed due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, two UN agencies are urging governments [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: India, Kenya intensify diplomacy after pandemic spread

29 april 2020 - 21:00:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - India and Kenya have agreed to help one another in the fight against coronavirus and address [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: TunisAir temporarily reduces salaries of employees abroad

29 april 2020 - 17:50:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian flag carrier, TunisAir, has temporarily reduced by 50% salaries of its employees overseas. The airline said [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: As job losses escalate, half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods - ILO

29 april 2020 - 15:44:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Due to continued sharp decline in working hours globally following the COVID-19 outbreak, the International Labour [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: European Union supports WFP food assistance in refugee camps in Algeria

29 april 2020 - 15:20:23
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a contribution of €5.3 million (US$ 6 [...] Full text...

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People in Sahel region of Burkina Faso starved by terrorists

29 april 2020 - 14:47:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- Terrorists are starving residents of the Burkinabe Sahel, the chairman of the ruling People's Movement for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank predicts slowdown in Kenya's economic growth to 1.5%

29 april 2020 - 14:14:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to decelerate substantially in 2020 due to the negative [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$3.4 billion emergency support to Nigeria to address pandemic

29 april 2020 - 10:44:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s request for emergency financial assistance of US$ 3.4 billion to address the severe economic impact [...] Full text...

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